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Deep vein thrombosis signs, symptoms and treatment
Deep vein thrombosis or DVT is a very serious issue that can happen when blood clot forms within a vein located deep inside the body. A blood clot is simply a clump of blood that is in a solid, or gelatinous state. Deep vein clots often form within the thigh or calf, but they might develop within various other areas of the body too. Other names associated with deep vein thrombosis might include thromboembolism, post-thrombotic syndrome, and more.
DVT commonly occurs in people over the age of 50. Some conditions can alter the way the blood moves through your veins, and therefore increase your risk of having clots. These conditions might include having an injury that causes damage to your veins, another problem is being obese or overweight which puts additional pressure on your veins, and having a history of DVT.
Sometimes, undergoing hormone therapy or regularly taking birth control pills can also increase your risk of DVT, and you may find that smoking increases your risk too. Additionally, if you stay seated for long periods of time, this can cause your blood to start pooling, and the result might be a higher risk of having deep vein thrombosis.
In some cases, certain disorders or diseases may increase your chances of suffering fromr blood clots too. For instance, a lot of people have a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis simply because they have genetic clotting disorders that affect the way their blood moves around their system. Additionally, there can be other risk factors too such as inflammatory bowel disease or cancer, which increase your chances of developing a blood clot. Conditions like heart failure can also increase your chances because they make it harder for your heart to pump blood around the body.
The Symptoms and Signs of Deep Vein Thrombosis:
According to experts at the Blood, Lung and Heart Institute, the symptoms of deep vein thrombosis are only evident in about half of the people who suffer from this condition. However, if you do notice any symptoms, it’s important to speak to your doctor as quickly as possible. Catching the signs of deep vein thrombosis early can mean that you have the opportunity to keep complications to a minimum.
Keep a watch out for swelling throughout your ankle, feet, or leg sparticularly on one side of the body, or cramping that begins within the lower part of the leg. You might also notice unexplained but severe pains in your ankle or foot, or areas of skin that seem warmer than the surrounding areas of the leg. In some affected areas, you could notice the skin turning a blue or pale color.
One of the biggest risks with deep vein thrombosis is the fact that many people don’t actually discover that they have the disease until they’ve gone through an emergency treatment procedure for a pulmonary embolism. This is a life-threatening complication of deep vein thrombosis, which happens when one of the arteries in your lungs gets blocked off due to the presence of a blood clot.
Remember, DVT is a very serious condition, and if you think you might be experiencing any symptoms, or you notice something wrong within your legs that you simply can’t explain, then you should either go to the emergency room, or see your doctor immediately. Healthcare experts will be able to check you out and decide whether a diagnosis of DVT should be given or not.
Remember, even if you don’t believe that you have DVT, but you’re concerned that your risk might be higher than for most people you can schedule a doctors’ appointment, and your health expert can let you know if preventative treatments are right for you.
Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis:
Treatments for deep vein thrombosis typically focus on reducing your risk of a blood clot developing. Over time, your treatment will help to prevent pulmonary embolisms from occurring within your system, and it could also reduce your risk of suffering from additional clots. Your doctor may also prescribe medications that are designed to thin your blood. For instance, you might be given warfarin, heparin, or a variety of other medications. This means that it becomes much harder for your blood to clot, and it can also keep any existing clots as small as possible, decreasing the chance that you’ll develop additional clots.
If blood thinning substances don’t work, or you’re suffering from a severe case of DVT, then you might be given something known as a thrombolytic drug. These drugs work to break up clots, and you can receive these substances intravenously.
In some cases, your health expert might recommend wearing compression stockings, which limit the swelling in your system and reduce your chances of developing clots. These methods do not decrease your current DVT problems. Compression stockings can extend to either just above your knee, or just below it. Your doctor might recommend wearing these stockings on a consistent basis.
If you suffer from deep vein thrombosis, then you might need to have filters placed within the vena cava, which is a large vein in your body. This is usually the case if you’re unable to take blood thinners. This treatment can help to prevent embolisms by stopping clots from entering the lungs. However there’s a risk to placing filters, because if they are left there for a long period of time, they can cause DVT.
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis:
If you’re concerned that you’re at risk of having DVT then you can minimize your chances by making some important changes to your lifestyle. These might include giving up smoking, keeping your blood pressure under control, and even losing weight if you are obese. Additionally, it’s important to move your legs as often as you can when you sit for long periods of time, as this can keep your blood flowing more effectively. Walking around can prevent the onset of clots.
In most cases, the risk of developing DVT during travel is lower than you might think, but it can get higher if you sit for more than four hours at a time when flying or driving. You can reduce your risk by moving around as often as possible. Remember to get out of your car and move around during long drives. Walk around the aisles when you’re driving, riding a bus, or taking a train. | <urn:uuid:208411d3-169b-4575-a59e-6dc316631704> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.bungmais.com/2021/11/deep-vein-thrombosis-signs-symptoms-and.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.958804 | 1,359 | 2.703125 | 3 |
You can do almost anything with your smart phone these days. You can video call a friend in China, order pizza with the click of a button, and even see in the dark! So, if your smart phone can help you do these and an almost infinitely large number of other things, then why can’t you use it to study for the MCAT? In this article, I am going to show you that you not only can, but should use your smart phone to study for the MCAT. Here are 5 ways that you can start using your iPhone to study for the MCAT right now:
The Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (or CARS) section of the MCAT is occasionally placed on the backburner by prospective medical students who are focused on learning (and relearning) the information necessary for success on the science-based portions of the test. What some individuals realize too close to their exam date, however, is that the CARS section is anything but a buffer score for results in “more difficult” sections of the MCAT.
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Jemilly Baltazar Velasco, more commonly Joyful Jem or simply Jem, is an international Filipina modern artist, whose areas of interest include painting; drawing; having many friends all over the world; learning new and different things; and making and editing photos. She likes to play scrabble; watching singing competitions, live concerts, classical movies, documentaries around the globe on television. She has been variously called an ideal wife because of her inner kindness, faithfulness, and authenticity of love for mankind as she is also educated to preach the Holy Bible. She is involved with various religious activities of her ministry in Vienna, Austria. She, in fact, was born on Valentine’s day (February 14), which is maybe one of the reasons why she is always generous with her friends and family. She believes in the old saying, “love yourself first...and then you will have the ability to love others.”
Jemilly Velasco is renowned primarily as a painter. The “Abundance” is the most famous of her works and her most circulated painting internationally. She has exhibited her “Abundance” painting on canvas in New York, Zurich, and Vienna.
Not so many knows about Jemilly’s early life. She was born in Bulacan, one of the most interesting places in Luzon in the Philippines, which has more than 7000 islands. She was the first born of a beautiful mom, who was sadly separated from her husband when Jemilly was only 5 years old. Because of the complexity of their living situation, Jemilly was left with no other options but to live with her grandmother, who had learned to love her unconditionally and made her the sole legitimate heiress of her agricultural properties which produced different crops, such as mangoes and bananas. However, Jem is prepared to share it to all her living relatives. Jemilly spent her early childhood missing the presence of her beloved mom, who had just passed away few weeks ago from the incurable illness she suffered for years. While in the custody of her grandmother, Jemilly grew up an intelligent independent girl and was always top of her class from elementary to high school. She envisioned herself to have a beautiful home living with her parents, which she slowly accomplished at the age of 20 as the breadwinner of her family.
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Jemilly got married at the age of 25 to an honorable man in Austria. During their early years of marriage they had to live separately as he lives abroad but then later she joined him in Vienna, leaving her only brother and mother in the Philippines behind. However, Jem remained being thoughtful and generous to her family in the Philippines, providing them a nice home to live while she is away as a married woman. Now, Jemilly and her husband are blessed with condominium unit in Manila and hotel unit in one of the best tourist spots in the Philippines, the Boracay Island, known for its white sand.
Favorite food: Fish, fruits and vegetables, Italiian pasta, Chinese noodles, rice products
Favorite flowers: Jasmine because of its fragrance
Favorite color: Blue which means victory
Ideal artists: Jemilly loves songs from Barry Manilow, Britney Spears, Regine Velasquez, Charice Pempengco
Motto: Learning is a journey not a destination.
Despite her busy schedules in other aspects of her life, Jemilly Velasco still allots a little bit of her time in painting. This February 2021, she finds her passion in painting a realistic painting of mountains, cloud, river, trees and grass.
She still has on-going exhibitions in Switzerland and Italy, and hopefully this year, she will also exhibit in United Nations Vienna, together with her Filipino co artists in Vienna.
Helenna Jouja, Jemilly Velasco, Roswitha Schablauer, Gerry de Guzman art exhibit at Gallery Steiner Vienna Austria August 19 to September 14, 2019 Vernissage August 21, 2019 7 to 10 pm.
Check out this great video of Jemilly Velasco’s first attempt to paint on canvas
Untitled 50x50cm acrylic painting by Jemilly Velasco
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A musical partner for life
An upright or grand piano is a secure investment, and a musical partner on which we can focus our emotions in a fast-moving world. A particularly versatile instrument, a piano can adapt to any taste: on your upright or grand, you can play jazz or classical music, rock or pop tunes.
This Piano Guide is intended to help you choose the instrument that best meets your requirements.
The many advantages of playing piano
Playing piano is not only fun – it’s healthy for both the body and mind. It boosts your creativity and helps you to relax. Children and teens who play the piano are more disciplined and learn more easily than those who don’t. According to scientific studies, training the fingers on the keyboard has a positive impact on the brain, even in the elderly. Last but not least, playing the piano can make you a big hit among your friends!
A good investment for the future
You want a piano that is a source of enjoyment for years or even decades thanks to its powerful and colored sound, as well as its pleasant and dynamic touch. One that is solid, made by a reliable manufacturer and provided with a case that meets your expectations. A good piano dealer will be able to recommend an instrument that fulfills all these criteria.
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Labels Offer FDA Clues To Spiked Supplements, Health Fraud
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Claims that promise too much point FDA to products marketed as supplements that warrant investigation for health fraud, CFSAN’s Corey Hilmas tells USP workshop on economically motivated adulteration.
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Alberto Oliveros-Bastidas1, Pedro L.C.A. Alves2, Nuria Chinchilla1, José M.G. Molinillo11 and Francisco A. Macías 1*
1 Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (ceiA3), University of Cádiz, C/ Avda. República Saharaui, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
2 Department of Applied Biology to Agropecuary, São Paulo State University, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, Brazil.
Soil micrganisms represent one of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity in the world. Soil microorganisms are very important as almost every chemical transformation taking place in soil involves their active contributions. The study of soil dynamics in presence of phytotoxic agents is of great importance because of the role that microorganisms have in modifying the phytotoxic compounds and consequently affecting their biological properties. Possible biotransformation developed by soil microorganisms could yield compounds with modified biological properties. The aim of the present work is to study microbial respiration in soil cultivated with different varieties of Triticum aestivum L. by measuring the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), and by correlating the results to the ability of the soil to degrade allelochemicals and to release CO2.
Keywords: Benzoxazinones, degradation, CO2 emission, microflora, allelopathy.
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DataSense uses message metadata to facilitate application design. With this functionality, Anypoint Studio proactively acquires information such as data type and structure, in order to prescribe how to accurately map or use this data in your application.
Rather than forcing you to manually discover information about the data your internal and external resources employ, Mule intelligently discovers this information and uses it to make application design suggestions. For example, if your application connects to Twitter, DataSense captures information about the type and structure of data that Twitter employs, then uses the information to advise you of the type of data you should send to, or expect to receive from Twitter.
Studio offers these DataSense features to support proactive discovery of metadata from external resources:
Perceptive Flow Design
Mule takes one more step to make designing your application easier with Perceptive Flow Design. If you model a flow to include an Anypoint Connector with a working configuration selected, preceded or followed by a DataWeave (Transform Message) component, Mule uses the working connection to the resource – a SaaS provider, for example, to retrieve metadata about message payload and properties. Capturing the data type and structure that a SaaS employs, Mule feeds that data into DataWeave, thereby providing DataWeave with the expected input or output. This functionality facilitates mapping of data from one data format and structure to another which saves you the development time you would otherwise spend trying to discover the structure and format yourself.
For example, imagine you are tasked with the job of connecting your organization’s Salesforce accounts with Twitter to publicize specific performance indicators. One of your first tasks would be to examine the available documentation from both SaaS providers to determine what type of data structures they use so that you can, eventually, figure out how to map one structure to the other. Rather than plod through that exhausting exercise, you can utilize Perceptive Flow Design. Drop two connectors onto your Studio canvas – Salesforce and Twitter – then configure them, making sure to test the connection for Salesforce. After confirming connectivity, simply drop a DataWeave Transformer between the connectors. Open DataWeave to find that Mule has intelligently captured the data type and structure information from each SaaS provider, and prescribed the input and output for your data mapping. With the prescription in place, all you need to do is configure the mapping, filling in the blanks of the DataWeave code.
As an even simpler example, imagine you are obtaining status update data from a Twitter connector and that you want to log the tweet text but you aren’t familiar with the property names used by this connector. Instead of having to look up Twitter’s documentation to find out what arbitrary name they picked for the property you need, you can just place a Logger message processor right after the Twitter connector and write in it. If you start writing
#[payload. in the logger’s Message field, and then press ctrl + space bar, you will get a list of all the properties and methods associated to the payload, including the properties returned by the request that you’re performing on the Twitter connector.
This handy feature in Studio allows you to preview the Message data structure at different points of the flow, while still in design time. Select a specific element in the flow, then click the DataSense Explorer icon (shown below) and explore the structure of the data that enters and leaves it.
The DataSense Explorer allows you to navigate the Payload, Flow and Session Variables, Inbound and Outbound Properties, and Record Variables. It takes the known output fields of flow elements and the DataSense metadata of compatible connectors into account to predict the message contents at any given point in the flow. You can easily find what information is available where, even the variables that are implicitly created by certain flow elements which you might not be aware of.
To take full advantage of the functionality DataSense has to offer, design-time best practice dictates that you should build an application in the following order:
Configure the endpoints and connectors — and the global configurations they reference — so that, where possible, you can establish connections and use DataSense to extract any metadata about the expected input or output with the external source. If a connector itself doesn’t expose any metadata about its output, you can specify it through the custom metadata tab of the connector.
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Lastly, insert any DataWeave transformers into your flow to adjust the format or structure of the message so that each connector receives the input it expects.
The objective of this design-time strategy is to set the pieces of the integration puzzle in place, then "glue them together" with DataWeave transformers. Rather than designing a flow sequentially, this type of "align, then glue together" strategy ensures that you are utilizing DataSense, wherever possible, to pre-populate the information about the structure and format of the input or output data into a DataWeave transformer.
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I rowed a kayak for two hours to get from San Rafaelito Island to a spot in the ocean where sea lions were said to interact with schools of sardines. The water was cold, and the pungent scent of sea lions filled the air. Below the surface were thousands of sardines moving in unison through the water. As I snapped underwater shots, I realized that the sea lions were playing with the sardines, rather than devouring them!
Then a young sea lion approached me with a playful gleam in its eye and a wiggle in its tail. I continued to take pictures, and it disappeared from the frame of my lens, only to reappear moments later with a toy in its mouth: a seabird feather.
The pup swished the feather from side to side, released it while looking at me, and then grabbed the feather back in its mouth. I could tell it was waiting for me grab the toy and join in the fun. It was as if the youngster were saying to me, “Hey friend, want to play?”
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Gulls don’t have the kudos of other seabirds—except among the real bird nerds. Not that they’re exclusively seabirds these days. Like those other maligned avians, pigeons, gulls have adapted to the new environments created by our own species’ inexorable expansion. They’ve fitted in, moving into our towns and cities, and especially on to our rubbish dumps.
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Small Engine Rule to Bring Big Emissions Cuts
Release Date: 04/17/2007
Contact Information: John Millett, (202) 564-4355 / [email protected]
(Washington, D.C. - April 17, 2007) EPA continues to mow down harmful emissions from the nonroad sector with a new proposal that sets strict standards for most lawn and garden equipment and small recreational watercraft.
"From the largest locomotives to the smallest lawn mowers, EPA's current and planned clean air regulations will continue environmental progress, keeping the air cleaner than a generation ago," said EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Bill Wehrum.
The proposal is groundbreaking in several areas. To meet the new exhaust emission standards, manufacturers are expected to use catalytic converters for the first time ever in many types of small watercraft, lawn, and garden equipment. After rigorous analysis and extensive work with diverse stakeholders, EPA determined that such a strategy was feasible and safe. This proposed rule also includes the first ever…
- Fuel evaporative standards for all the types of equipment and watercraft covered in the rulemaking
- National standards for vessels powered by sterndrive or inboard engines and
- Carbon monoxide standards for gasoline-powered engines used in recreational watercraft
Americans spend more than three billion hours per year using lawn and garden equipment. Currently, a push mower emits as much hourly pollution as 11 cars and a riding mower emits as much as 34 cars. With this proposed rule, nonroad gasoline-powered engines, such as those used in lawn and garden equipment, would see an additional 35 percent reduction in HC and NOx emissions beyond a 60 percent reduction that finished phasing in last year under an earlier rulemaking. Those engines would also see a 45 percent reduction in fuel evaporative emissions.
Additionally, recreational watercraft can emit as much as 348 cars an hour. By 2030, recreational watercraft powered by gasoline engines would see a 70 percent reduction in smog-forming hydrocarbon (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), a 20 percent reduction in carbon monoxide (CO), and a 70 percent reduction in fuel evaporative emissions. When fully implemented, the rule would result in annual emission reductions of 630,000 tons of HC, 98,000 tons of NOx, 6,300 tons of direct particulate matter, and 2.7 million tons of CO.
The total estimated public health benefits of this rule are about $3.4 billion by 2030. These benefits would prevent 450 premature deaths, 500 hospitalizations, and 52,000 work days lost annually. When fully implemented, EPA expects that technology needed to meet the standard will have the added benefit of saving about 190 million gallons of fuel annually. The estimated costs of the new standards range from $9.5 million in 2008 to $620 million in 2037. These control costs are partially offset by estimated annual fuel savings of about $360 million in 2037 once standards are fully implemented. As a result, the net cost of the program in each year ranges from $6.4 million in 2008 to $260 million in 2037.
The new standards would apply as early as 2011 for most lawn and garden equipment (under 25 horsepower) and 2009 for watercraft.
Comments are due Aug. 3, 2007. The proposal and information about how to submit comments are at:
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Two-peak lofty Elbrus is a symbol of the Caucasus, the main summit of this mountain range. The sacral meaning of this peak is reflected in many local legends. The spa resort complex “Mashuk Aqua-Therm” organizes excursions to Elbrus from Zheleznovodsk at the affordable cost with the visits of incredibly beautiful and unforgettable places that will remain memorable for years to come.
Peculiarities of the region
Elbrus is a sleeping volcano with an absolute elevation reaching 5,642 meters; this is the highest peak of Russia and Europe. It is included in the list of the world seven summits with the highest peaks. For a long time this mountain has been famous as a sacral place among local tribes and was regularly mentioned in folk art and traditional beliefs as the place where the spirits and divine beings. The characteristic feature of Elbrus is a snow-covered two-peak summit divided by a flat saddle. Today it is the most popular ski resort, so-called Mecca for climbers and a recreation area. Every year Elbrus is visited by thousands of people to enjoy the magnificent views over the Caucasus Mountains as well as for extreme climbing and down-runs from this lofty summit.
This excursion lasts 12 hours on the route “Pyatigorsk – Baksan – Tyrnyauz – Elbrus village – Cheget glade – Azau glade – Glade of Narzan – Pyatigorsk”. Tourists travel between the cities by bus, while through the hard-to-reach areas they travel by foot or by a funicular. The distance covered by bus trip is 380 km, and about 0.5 km tourist travel by foot.
Peculiarities of the excursion
During the trip to Elbrus organized by our spa resort you’ll become acquainted with the most high-altitude region of the Central Caucasus – the vicinity of the Mt. Elbrus. Using funiculars, you’ll ascend to the shoulders of the Mount Cheget and then get to Elbrus reaching the altitude above the sea level equal to 3,500 meters. Our guide will tell you about the history of this area and its colonization – first by ancient tribes and then by Russian pioneers. He will introduce the guests into the history of ascent of the great Caucasian peaks and the most heroic period in the history of Elbrus – the Great Patriotic War. This was the place of the world’s highest battle line. You will learn about the great deeds of Soviet soldiers and how they defeated dangerous German hunters. And, of course, you’ll enjoy splendid landscapes of snowy summits, deep valleys and gorges cutting through a lofty countryside.
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Regional Violence Highlights a Middle Eastern Arms Race
President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran Deal unveiled a small portion of an arms race that has been underway in the last few months throughout the Middle East
Last week’s events—President Trump's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran Deal, the Iranian rockets launched at the Golan Heights, and the extensive strikes Israel staged throughout Syria against Iranian objectives in response—have unveiled a small part of an unprecedented arms race in the Middle East.
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In his speech, President Trump referred to the fact that the Iranian nuclear project, along with the effort to develop long-range missile systems and intensive involvement in terrorism, has already led the other countries of the region to massively arm themselves.
The factor that pushed this race to unprecedented proportions in Middle East history was, first and foremost, the Iranian nuclear project. As early as the outset of the present decade, Iran's neighbors estimated that the Shi'ite country was determined to obtain nuclear weapons, but after the sanctions that had been imposed on Iran were lifted under the 2015 agreement, nearly all restraints were removed.
Most of the restrictions on the sale of arms to Iran included in the 2015 deal would be lifted as of 2020, but the transfer of billions of dollars into Iran's empty purse has already started the procurement drive, in practical terms.
The scope of armament in the region was presented in a May paper by researchers from the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC), an Israeli academic institute. The paper by researchers Shaul Shay, Oded Brosh, and Yair Freymovich describes how Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt have become a major target market for defense contractors and weapon makers.
Russia sold state-of-the-art S-300 air-defense batteries to Iran, but the deal was put on hold due to the sanctions. Russia still intends to supply Iran with Sukhoi-35 fighters and various sea, air and land systems, including cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. The scope of the procurement deals between Russia and Iran will amount to $10 billion.
Russia is also stocking up the weapon silos of Syria with S-300 and SA-17 air-defense systems, Yakhont shore-to-sea missiles and Metis and Kornet anti-tank missiles.
A massive armament process is also taking place in Sunni Muslim countries, that regard Shi’ite Iran as a threat.
The recent reports regarding the severe economic situation in Egypt notwithstanding, apparently el-Sisi's regime invests billions in a military build-up. Rebuked by the U.S. over human rights violations, Egypt has set its aims on creating arms development operations of its own, and to diversify its procurement sources.
Accordingly, Egypt is to take delivery of not less than 180 latest-generation U.S.-made F-16 fighters, along with 50 Russian-made MiG-29 fighters to be delivered by 2020, 24 French-made Rafale fighters and 46 Russian-made Ka-50 Kamov attack helicopters.
After getting a cold shoulder from the U.S. when it comes to unmanned aerial vehicles, Egypt turned to China. The Egyptians are also investing in ground forces and anti-aircraft systems. The country’s main focus is on naval arena: Egypt bought two aircraft carriers and corvettes from France, and four submarines from Germany.
Without a doubt, the country making the most substantial arming effort in the region is Saudi Arabia. This year, Saudi Arabia's defense budget was no less than $56 billion, nearly three times the size of Israel’s annual defense budget. The kingdom is the world's second-largest importer of arms, after India.
The Saudi procurement list seems endless, and the country is set on establishing aircraft and weapon manufacturing operations on its soil, in cooperation with the likes of Lockheed Martin, British BAE, or the Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov. Nearly none of this procurement pertains to an expected deal with the U.S., that could amount to the procurement of systems worth hundreds of billions of dollars over a decade. The deal has been under discussion since 2017.
In the past two years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was ranked as world's third-largest importer of arms.
The UAE has been acquiring cutting-edge weapon systems from the U.S., Russia, the U.K., China, South Africa and Finland, while at the same time developing a local arms industry. Qatar has been arming itself to the tune of tens of billions of dollars, putting down dollars at an even higher pace since it had a diplomatic showdown with Egypt last year. France sold 12 Rafale fighters to Qatar, Italy added seven frigates, and Germany threw in some tanks. The Qataris do not necessarily have the forces to operate all these weapons, but they keep buying nevertheless.
Countries in the region also purchase satellite imagery services, which are becoming increasingly less expensive and more readily available, making the entire Middle East is becoming transparent.
Commenting on the power balance in the region, Mr. Shay, said that in the long run, armament outweighs a possible qualitative advantage on Israel’s side. “Eventually, the massive amount of state-of-the-art weapon systems undermines our qualitative advantage," he said.
In contrast, a former head of a division in the Mossad claimed regional armament opens new opportunities for Israel. Armament by Saudi Arabia and other countries "Is more of an opportunity than a threat for Israel," said Haim Tomer, former head of the Mossad directorate responsible with relations with potential Middle Eastern allies to Israel.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE see Iran as a “very concrete” threat and can potentially form a military alliance with Israel against Iran, he said.
This article was originally published by IsraelDefense.
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In the context of the Up-Stairs project, AMB has developed a model of 36 One-Stop-Shops (OSS), one for each metropolitan municipality, in order to support the creation of energy communities. Public workers are hired by municipalities to drive the energy transition through energy communities. They provide the OSS service as Implementation Champions. Following the preparation process, 3 municipalities have launched their own OSS, providing support for citizens and responding to an average of 30 questions every month.
The AMB OSSs are focused on the creation of energy communities by supporting the installation of renewable energy systems.
The concept of self-consumption has been introduced in the Spanish legislation through the Royal Decree 244/2019, which derives from the Royal Decree-Law 15/2018. The purpose of the 244/2019 Decree is to promote the self-consumption of renewable energy by introducing proper regulations within the sector and establishing the framework for the energy supply to the electricity grid, including the economic compensations that are applicable to considered schemes. The Decree provides means for the authorisation of the self-consumption for groups of people and simplifies the regulatory process relevant for small-scale energy producers.
The Royal Decree-Law 23/2020 approves energy-related and other measures to reactivate the economy, refers to the utilisation of renewable sources from renewable energy communities (RECs) - alluding to the EU definition - and commits to consider the particularities of RECs with the aim of increasing the participation of local citizens and other actors in community-based projects based on renewable energy.
A limitation of the current legislation is that is allows electricity sharing only according to static allocation coefficients. This means that the coefficients employed throughout all the hours of the year cannot be changed to follow the varying demands of the group members. A new legislation is expected to enable variable coefficients. The profitability of local energy communities in terms of energy savings and reduction of the payback time depends on both tariff regulation and the use of the variable coefficients for electricity sharing.
In this regulatory context, supporting citizen renewable energy initiatives that strive for a greener energy mix is key.
The fist OSS officially opened in May 2022. Since then, 2 more OSSs were launched. These 3 OSSs are in the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Sant Boi de llobregat and Viladecans.
A training programme is provided to de Implementation Champions present in the OSSs. Thanks to the support provided by the Town Councils, the OSSs started supporting citizen initiatives before the training programme was completed.
Activities carried out in the context of Up-Stairs are the following:
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What happens when you, or some of your colleagues, accidentally get injured while going for a work break, or lunch?
Are you eligible for workers compensation? What does workers compensation mean?
What are the exceptions to this rule? Complexities can arise in certain cases, including those that involve injuries that happen off the clock, or during a break.
Workers compensation is an insurance program that covers employees who sustain injuries on the job or develop illnesses related to the job. Most employers are required to carry workers compensation insurance, which helps employees who have sustained a work-related injury recover lost wages and other accommodations. The types of injuries compensate under worker’s comp are those which can be connected in some way to an employment requirement.
Requirements for Coverage
If you are seeking workers compensation benefits, you will have to show that your injury or illness is work-related. If you were doing something for the benefit of your employer, and you were injured or became ill as a result, then your injury or illness is work-related and you can receive benefits as long as you meet the other eligibility requirements. In contrast, if you left the job site to run a personal errand or to get something to eat and were injured, this injury is likely not compensate as it is not within the scope of employment.
A lawyer can help protect the injured worker’s rights and pursue workers compensation benefits on the worker’s behalf. If the worker’s claim is initially denied, a workers compensation lawyer can help with the appeals process.
Although the “work-related” requirement may seem like a simple rule, it can get tricky. Some common situations are covered below. If your injury or illness falls into a gray area, you may want to consult with an attorney to find out whether you will be eligible for benefits.
Usually, injuries or illnesses that happen on an employee’s lunch break are not covered under workers compensation. For example, if you sprained your ankle while walking into a deli to pick up your lunch, then you probably cannot claim workers compensation for that injury. However, if you were also picking up lunch for your boss, then the injury might be covered.
Many companies sponsor special events like parties, picnics, or baseball games and injuries sustained at these events are usually covered by workers compensation.
If you are injured on your commute to or from work, your injury probably isn’t covered by workers compensation. However, there are many times when injuries during travel are covered. For example, if you are traveling for work then your injuries will probably be covered.
If you were injured while breaking a workplace safety rule or while doing something else that your employer has prohibited (even a criminal act), your injury may still be covered by workers compensation, depending on the level of your misconduct.
Mental conditions that are job-related are covered by workers compensation. Conditions caused by a stressful workplace environment can also be compensate. In addition, if you become depressed because you have suffered from a workplace injury, that depression is covered by workers compensation.
Diseases and Illnesses
If you have a disease or illness resulting from your work, then you are entitled to workers compensation.
In order to collect workers compensation benefits, you must prove that your injury or illness arose as a direct result of performing required job duties, or as a direct result of your employment relationship. You do not need to prove that your employer was negligent or careless in any way in order to collect workers comp benefits, and even your own negligence won’t disqualify you as long as your behavior did not violate company policy. However, you do need to have been working. This means that injuries that occur on a lunch break are generally not going to qualify you for workers compensation benefits except in special circumstances.
Injuries That Are Not Covered
While workers compensation is designed to provide extensive protection to employees, as mentioned, there are some exceptions to the types of injuries that will be included. For example, in general, you will not be covered for injuries sustained while traveling to or from work.
Injuries during your lunch break are also not covered injuries unless, for example, you’re “on-call” during your lunch break or on a business lunch. Injuries you suffer while playing a basketball game with your work friends on your day off or attending voluntary party outside of work with your co-workers, or boss, that had no bearing on your job, may also not entitle you to workers compensation benefits. | <urn:uuid:5152e36c-ab0f-47d9-9c93-5f2439ed3f95> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://goldbachlaw.com/qualify-workers-compensation-lunch-break/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.975908 | 950 | 1.75 | 2 |
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Why is industrial roller chain corroded？Have already visited 3208/02/2022
No matter what kind of chain we use in life, it is easy to rust after a long time of use, so the same is true of the industrial roller chain used in the factory. Such a situation is easy to occur after a long time of use and without doing a good job in maintenance. Specifically, what is the reason for this?
The quality of antirust lubricating oil, clean kerosene, and other products used in the production of the enterprise does not meet the requirements of technical specifications.
In the production process of the industrial chain, the company did not strictly follow the cleaning, rust prevention regulations, and oil seal rust prevention packaging requirements on the finished chain during the processing and assembly of chain parts. If the chain contacts corrosive liquid or gas.
The environmental conditions of some enterprises are poor, the content of harmful substances in the air is high, and the turnover space is too small to carry out effective rust prevention treatment. In addition, the weather is hot, and there are many phenomena such as production workers violating rust prevention regulations.
As the price of chain steel has fallen, again and again, the material of chain steel has also gradually declined. For example, the content of non-metallic impurities in steel is too high (the increase of sulfur content in steel reduces the corrosion resistance of the material itself), and the deviation of metallographic structure. The quality of steel is uneven.
This is why the industrial roller chain will rust. I believe that after this introduction, you will also have some understanding of this!
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By Darren Waters
Technology editor, BBC News website, Las Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has shown that the digital living room is now a reality but the battle to become the dominant player is still to be won.
Apple offers its solution for the digital home
Microsoft and Apple want to be the centre of your digital world. But so too do Motorola, British Telecom, SlingMedia, Netgear, BSkyB, Verizon and a myriad other firms.
It is a complicated picture because the ways in which people are accessing and using content - TV, film, music, photos etc - is changing all the time.
"The future is about providing services that cut across these platforms, and none of us knows exactly what they are," Time Warner Cable president Glenn Britt admitted at CES.
As the range of technologies to serve people their digital content increase, so too do the walls that separate one solution from another.
Jon Erensen, a senior analyst with Gartner, said: "The most difficult task facing the consumer electronics industry right now is setting up standards to move that content around the home, to make it interoperable between different types of devices and from different vendors."
The problem is three-fold - digital content that is protected by rights holders will not play on all devices, the array of devices themselves will not always talk to each other and no-one is quite sure of the best method of exchanging this content.
The confusion arises because technology is developing as rapidly as the hunger to consume content. And where there is hunger, there are companies battling to be the one's feeding consumers.
"There's competition on an unprecedented level," said Mr Erensen.
"There were industries that were very defined, very clear; you knew who your competitors were and you had similar business models to them.
"Now those lines are blurring between industries."
Will ours TVs one day share information?
On display at CES this year many different technologies boasted they could connect your digital world.
Microsoft is pushing its new operating system Vista as the glue for the connected world, while networking companies like Linksys, D-Link and Netgear also have ways to get content from your PC to your TV.
TV maker Sharp has demonstrated a television which can connect wirelessly so that it can access your music, video and photos on a PC that has Intel's Viiv brand on it.
Sony too has realised that digital entertainment means connected experiences and has released an internet video module that plugs into your broadband connection and your Bravia TV and delivers content without the need for a PC.
Other non-PC solutions include systems from cable and satellite firms who see set-top boxes as the doorway to entertainment, while IPTV set-top boxes delivering video over the net could one day be the digital hub.
Microsoft has a finger in this pie too - it provides the software systems in many IPTV services - including BT Vision in the UK - and used CES to announce that its Xbox 360 box could also double as an internet TV box.
"The games console, DVD recorder, set-top box and PC are competing for that one spot in your life to be your hub and the reality is that many consumers will have a preference based on their primary activity," said Mr Erensen.
Companies like Verizon now provide infrastructure and content
"There will be a lot of different boxes in the home and they all need to work with each other."
Tech firm Intel is hoping it will be have the solution to fit the digital jigsaw together and works with hardware manufacturers - PCs and set-top boxes - as well as with service providers wanting to delivering content.
Merlin Kister, director of consumer PC producer market at Intel, said the company did not want to prescribe to the industry one method of delivering the seamless digital world.
He said: "What works in my home, may not work in yours. There have been several models put out there by the industry.
"There is the vision that the PC can be controlling and can serve out different content.
"There is also the vision from set-top box manufacturers saying they will be the gateway to the home and provide content.
"From an Intel perspective we have asked how to make things communicate with each other."
Exactly how they talk to each other and in what language they will be speaking remains an unanswered question.
In the digital living room huge amounts of content needs to be shifted between devices.
"At the moment there are lots of different types of wireless technologies - and they are all good at doing one thing or the other," said Mr Erensen.
Systems like Bluetooth 3.0, wireless USB, 802.11n are all potential solutions demonstrated at CES and all are incompatible with one another.
"Some are good at high speed but short range some are good over longer distances," said Mr Erensen.
In the wired world there are also competing standards - such as Ethernet, Powerline or Mocca.
You cannot share Zune songs with an iPod because of DRM
Gartner thinks there needs to be a wired backbone to the digital home, with wireless nodes also serving data to places the wires do not reach.
"Powerline has a lot of potential because it is so simple - the challenge is to make it network aware so it can talk to you and the other devices on the network," said Mr Erensen
Powerline systems allow data to be exchanged across existing electrical wiring in your home and now offers enough bandwidth to deliver high definition content.
"The nice thing about Powerline is that there are multiple places in the room where there are outlets," he added.
But even if the devices speak to each other and the wired or wireless connections also start to shake hands, some content has been protected specifically so that it cannot be shared.
Digital rights management is designed to protect content from piracy but it also limits how and who uses the material.
"Transcoding will play a bigger role, " said Mr Erensen, referring to the potentially real-time transfer of one format to another.
"Part of the problem is that it is hardware and software intensive, especially in high definition.
"The PC has been the machine in the home capable of doing that - in the future you will see other platforms like set-top boxes, DVD recorders and even games consoles capable of that."
Intel thinks its Viiv platform can help.
"We have architecture built-in to Viiv that keeps digital rights associated with content but allows us to wrap and unwrap content with copy protection," said Mr Kister.
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1 Insolvency: a guide for directors When Where How - What
2 Contents 1. About this guide... 3 What is insolvency?... 3 What is The Insolvency Service?... 3 What is compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court)?... 3 Who handles a compulsory liquidation?... 4 Who are official receivers (ORs) and insolvency practitioners (IPs)? Compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court) the procedure... 4 Will I be notified when a winding-up order is made?... 4 Can the winding up be stopped once the order has been made?... 5 If the company is still trading, what will happen?... 5 What will happen to me once my company has been wound up?... 5 What information do I have to supply and when?... 5 Do I have to supply information about the company to the OR/IP?... 6 Will I have to pay any of the company's debts?... 6 When will the company cease to exist?... 6 During this liquidation, can I act as the director of another company? Disqualification of unfit directors of insolvent companies... 7 What is meant by disqualification?... 7 When can disqualification occur?... 8 How will I know if a disqualification order is to be sought against me?... 8 How long does the Secretary of State have to apply for a disqualification order?... 8 What happens after an application for disqualification is made? Other action against directors Where to go for further information... 9 Who to contact... 9 Investigations hotline... 9 What to do if you are dissatisfied with the handling of the liquidation How to get more copies of The Insolvency Service publications Other insolvency procedures Administration How is an administrator appointed? When is a court order necessary? What does the administrator do? How long does administration last? Administrative receivership Company voluntary arrangement (CVA) Creditors' voluntary liquidation Members' voluntary liquidation Insolvency terms Data Protection Act 1998 How we collect and use information Disclaimer and copyright information... 17
3 1. About this guide This guide is for directors of any company involved in compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court) in England and Wales. It talks about the disqualification of company directors and criminal offences in relation to a company. It also summarises the other insolvency procedures that can apply to companies and explains some common insolvency terms. The insolvency procedures apply to companies and partnerships in England and Wales only. Under the law, the term "director" applies to anyone occupying the position of a director of a company, whether they are called a director or not. The law applies equally to "executive" and "non-executive" directors. What is insolvency? The most common descriptions of insolvency are that the company cannot pay its debts when they become due, or that its liabilities exceed the value of its assets, or both. "Insolvency" is also used to describe the various formal procedures that may apply to an individual or business. The Act of Parliament under which most formal procedures are administered is the Insolvency Act Insolvency law provides a system for dealing fairly with the assets of the insolvent individual or company and the claims of creditors. The law also deals with what happens to the individual or company and its directors after the insolvency. What is The Insolvency Service? The Insolvency Service is an executive agency in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The Insolvency Service, through its official receivers: administers and investigates the affairs of bankrupts and companies in compulsory liquidation establishes the reasons for the insolvency reports on misconduct by bankrupts and directors deals with the disqualification of unfit directors in all corporate failures. The Insolvency Service is not involved in the day-to-day handling of administrations, administrative receiverships, voluntary liquidations or most voluntary arrangements. What is compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court)? This is an insolvency procedure that applies to companies (and partnerships) and is started by a court order - a winding-up order. A petition is presented to the court, normally by a creditor, stating that the company owes a sum of money and cannot pay it. The petition may also be presented by the company itself, its directors or its shareholders. A winding-up order can still be made even if the company: has no assets, or disputes the amount claimed. Any disputes over debts should be resolved with the creditor(s) before a winding-up order is made, because the effects of the order are severe.
4 There are alternatives to company liquidation. If your company is facing financial problems, even temporarily, you should consider seeking advice from your professional adviser, a solicitor, a qualified accountant or an authorised insolvency practitioner. Not doing so can have serious consequences. Other organisations also offer insolvency advice and debt counselling. Some of them are entirely reputable and offer a professional service. However, others are controlled by individuals with no obvious qualifications who appear to be motivated mainly by a desire to exploit an already difficult situation. Beware particularly of unsolicited approaches through the post or by telephone. Who handles a compulsory liquidation? Official receivers (ORs) handle the early stages of a compulsory liquidation. The OR will tell the company's creditors and contributories (mainly shareholders) that the company is being wound up. If there are significant assets, an insolvency practitioner (IP) may be appointed as liquidator in place of the OR, either by the Secretary of State or at the first meeting of creditors or contributories (shareholders). The liquidator's role is to realise the company's assets (for example, to sell them), pay the fees and charges arising from the liquidation and share out any remaining funds to the creditors. In rare instances a surplus may be available for distribution to shareholders. Who are official receivers (ORs) and insolvency practitioners (IPs)? ORs are appointed by the Secretary of State and are officers of the courts to which they are attached. As well as administering cases, ORs have a duty to investigate the affairs of individuals in bankruptcy and companies in compulsory liquidation. They report to The Insolvency Service's Investigations and Enforcement Services any conduct that makes an individual unfit to be a company director. IPs work in the private sector. They are usually accountants or solicitors. They must be authorised by the Secretary of State or by one of the Recognised Professional Bodies before they can act as IPs. The majority of IPs are authorised by Recognised Professional Bodies. Where IPs act as administrative receivers, administrators or liquidators in creditors' voluntary liquidations, they report evidence of unfit conduct by directors to The Insolvency Service. 2. Compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court) the procedure Will I be notified when a winding-up order is made? As a director of the company you should know its financial position and whether any creditors are pressing for payment by letters, statutory demands and court proceedings. These may lead to a petition to wind up the company.
5 When a winding-up order is made, the court will notify the OR, who will then send notice of the order to the directors. In some cases the OR will need to contact you at once. This can happen if there are urgent matters to deal with relating to the company's business, employees or assets. Can the winding up be stopped once the order has been made? Only the court can stop the process. If you wish the court to cancel a winding-up order (a process called rescission), you should apply to the court within 7 days of the order. You can also ask the court to review or vary the order or you may appeal to a higher court. If you intend to take any action, you should seek professional advice at a very early stage from a solicitor, a qualified accountant or an authorised IP. You must also tell the OR and you must continue to co-operate with the OR in the meantime. If the company is still trading, what will happen? The OR will usually visit the company's premises to assess the situation. The OR has limited powers to continue a business and will use them in very few circumstances. Any employees will be dismissed and the assets and premises secured. Trading is unlikely to continue. What will happen to me once my company has been wound up? You will no longer have control of the company's business, assets and property. Most of your powers as director will cease and, in general, you will no longer be entitled to act for or on behalf of the company. (Directors still keep some very limited powers, for example to appeal against the order.) It follows that you will not be able to manage the company s affairs day to day. However, your duties and responsibilities as a director do not stop. For instance, you may have to help the OR dispose of assets. If you are also a company employee, your employment will end on the winding-up order. The OR or IP will tell you how to claim any unpaid wages or other money owed to you as an employee. You must not use company assets to pay creditors or for your own use and benefit. What information do I have to supply and when? Usually they will arrange an appointment for you to attend the OR s office for interview, normally on a date convenient to all parties. They will give you the name of the person dealing with the liquidation and will tell you what you have to bring with you. You will be sent a questionnaire, called PIQ(C), to complete before the interview. At the interview, you will have to: supply the completed questionnaire hand over all the company's books, records and paperwork in your possession give full details of all the company s assets and liabilities tell the OR if somebody else is holding assets or trading records.
6 You may be asked to: provide further information that is relevant to the company, its business and its failure attend at the OR's office more than once, so that the OR can make sure they have all the information they need provide a sworn financial statement (called a "statement of affairs") showing all the company's assets and liabilities (plus other financial information that may be required) within 21 days of being asked to do so. The OR will write to ask for this statement. Do I have to supply information about the company to the OR/IP? Yes, you have a duty to provide information and co-operate with the OR/IP. Failure to cooperate is a serious matter and can result in your being publicly examined by the OR/IP before the court, when creditors may also ask questions. If you do not attend such an examination without giving the court a good reason, such as serious illness, the court may issue a warrant for your arrest. Your failure to attend or refusal to give information may be treated as a contempt of court, for which the penalties may be a fine or imprisonment or both. It will also be a factor in deciding whether you are fit to be a director. Will I have to pay any of the company's debts? You may have to contribute to the company's assets if you have misapplied company funds or if the company has traded wrongfully or fraudulently. If you are a shareholder of the company, you may be asked to pay for any shares that you have not fully paid up. If you have guaranteed any of the company's debts, it means that you have agreed to pay the debt if the company cannot. When a creditor becomes aware of the liquidation, you may be asked to make full payment subject to the guarantee s terms. When will the company cease to exist? When the winding up is complete, the IP will, and the OR may, apply to be released from the office of liquidator. IPs are released following a final meeting of creditors. Following the OR/IP then sending a notice to the Registrar of Companies the company will usually be dissolved 3 months later. It then ceases to exist. During this liquidation, can I act as the director of another company? You can act as the director of another company unless you are subject to a disqualification order or undertaking, are an undischarged bankrupt, are subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking, or are subject to a debt relief restrictions order or undertaking. A disqualified person must obtain the court's permission to act as a director or to take part in promoting, forming or managing a company.
7 You cannot be involved in another company or business that has or uses a name which is so similar that it suggests there is an association with the failed company. This restriction lasts for 5 years after the winding up and applies: if you were a director or shadow director (a person who gives instructions on which the directors of a company are accustomed to act) of the failed company in the 12 months before the windingup order, and to any name used by the failed company in that 12 months. This restriction does not apply if the other company had already been known by that name during the whole of the 12-month period and was not dormant in that time. If you do not comply with this restriction, or if you act as a director without leave (permission) of the court while disqualified from doing so, you may be held personally liable for the debts of that company. You may also be committing a criminal offence. If you believe that these restrictions may apply to you, you should: seek advice on your own position read more information including a separate publication called Re-use of a company name after liquidation. It explains more and gives details of some exceptions to the restrictions on the reuse of prohibited names. Available from The Insolvency Service website at 3. Disqualification of unfit directors of insolvent companies What is meant by disqualification? The court makes a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act The Act applies to: a person who has been formally appointed as a director someone who has carried out a director s functions, shadow directors. Unless the court gives specific permission otherwise, the Act disqualifies a person from: acting as a company director taking part, directly or indirectly, in promoting, forming or managing a company or limited liability partnership acting as an insolvency practitioner being a receiver of a company's property. Other regulations place many other restrictions on disqualified people. A disqualification order can be made under various sections of the Company Director Disqualification Act The order will specify the period of disqualification. For orders made against an unfit director of an insolvent company under section 6, the minimum period is 2 years and the maximum is 15 years. In April 2001 disqualification undertakings were introduced. These are the administrative equivalent of disqualification orders. You give an undertaking to the Secretary of State; it has the same effect as a disqualification order but does not involve court proceedings.
8 When can disqualification occur? In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, an administrative receivership or an administration, the IP must send the Secretary of State a report on the conduct of all directors who were in office in the last 3 years of the company's trading. If possible misconduct has been identified in a compulsory liquidation, then the OR must report. The Secretary of State has to consider whether it is in the public interest to seek a disqualification order. If it is, the Secretary of State will apply to the court for an order, and the court will decide whether to grant it. There is no complete list of conduct that may lead to disqualification but examples include: continuing to trade to the harm of creditors at a time when the company was insolvent conduct that seeks to deprive creditors of assets fraudulent behaviour failure to keep proper accounting records failure to prepare and file accounts or make returns to Companies House failure to submit tax returns or pay over to the Crown tax or other money due failure to comply with other regulatory requirements failure to co-operate with the OR/IP. How will I know if a disqualification order is to be sought against me? If the Insolvency Service is investigating a particular individual s conduct, it will always make best efforts to contact the person and seek to engage with them at as early a stage a possible. If the Service makes a final decision to seek a disqualification order, it will notify the person by post to their last-known address. How long does the Secretary of State have to apply for a disqualification order? The majority of applications made by The Insolvency Service, on behalf of the Secretary of State, come under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act (CDDA) These applications must be made within 2 years of the first date of insolvency this means the first winding-up order, voluntary liquidation, administrative receivership or administration. In rare circumstances, the court may extend that time. What happens after an application for disqualification is made? The application is made by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills or, usually in compulsory winding-up cases, by the OR at the Secretary of State s direction. A court hears and decides on the application under civil, not criminal, law. Directors will be able to respond to the misconduct allegations and to give the court and the Secretary of State explanations and reasons for their actions. They may do so via a statement of truth (a written account of the relevant facts which is sworn on oath or affirmed, usually before a solicitor). There may also be statements of truth from other people (such as the company's bankers, accountants and creditors) presented as evidence to support the case for or against the directors. The court will then decide whether the conduct makes the directors unfit to act in the management of a company. If so, the court will say how long they should be disqualified for. An order usually comes into effect 21 days after the date of the order.
9 At any stage in these proceedings the director may give an undertaking to the Secretary of State. This has the same effect as a disqualification order and will stop the court proceedings. At all stages in the proceedings, any new information provided to The Insolvency Service or the court is reviewed. If the proceedings are no longer considered to be in the public interest, they will stop. 4. Other action against directors The disqualification order or undertaking does not affect the right of the Secretary of State, or any other prosecuting authority, to take criminal proceedings over any conduct carried out by or on behalf of the company or by a director which may amount to an offence. Nor does it affect the right of the liquidator or creditors to take civil proceedings against the directors over any losses that result from directors misconduct. Where appropriate, The Insolvency Service will inform the police or another relevant regulator about possible misconduct. It is for that body to decide whether to take further action. The court may also make a disqualification order on the conviction of a director for a criminal offence connected with the management of a company. 5. Where to go for further information Who to contact Please put any questions on the procedures of a specific liquidation to your professional adviser or to the OR/IP handling the case. The Insolvency Service and official receivers can only provide information about the administration of a liquidation they are handling. They cannot offer legal or financial advice. Where necessary, you should seek this from a solicitor, a qualified accountant, an authorised IP or a reputable financial adviser. You can contact The Insolvency Service Enquiry Line with general insolvency enquiries on Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm (except bank holidays) or Investigations hotline We welcome information about misconduct relating to companies, the re-use of prohibited names, directors, disqualified directors, undischarged bankrupts, people subject to debt relief orders and those who are subject to restrictions. For more information about how to complain, please see our website at
10 What to do if you are dissatisfied with the handling of the liquidation If an OR is dealing with the case, you should follow the procedure at: If an insolvency practitioner is dealing with the case, you should follow the procedure at: How to get more copies of The Insolvency Service publications Our publications give general information about insolvency procedures. Other publications are available from The Insolvency Service website: 6. Other insolvency procedures The following is a general outline of the insolvency procedures handled by IPs only (not ORs). Please contact your solicitor, accountant/auditor, an IP or your professional adviser for further information. The website may be able to provide help or direct you to someone who can advise you. If your company is in financial difficulty and a rescue is to be attempted, the earlier you seek advice the greater the prospect of success. Warning: There are now many organisations offering insolvency advice. Some are entirely reputable and offer a professional service, but others are controlled by individuals with no obvious qualifications, who appear to be motivated mainly by a desire to exploit an already difficult situation. Beware particularly of unsolicited approaches through the post or by telephone. Administration This procedure starts with the appointment of an administrator and can be used to: rescue as a going concern a company having financial problems achieve a better result for the company s creditors as a whole than would be achieved in an immediate winding up, or realise property for the benefit of secured or preferential creditors if neither of the above is possible.
11 How is an administrator appointed? An administrator may be appointed: by court order on the application of the company or its directors or one or more creditors of the company or a combination of them, or by the holder of a floating charge filing a notice at court (Form 2.6B), or by the company or its directors filing a notice at court (Forms 2.9B or 2.10B). The without court order routes are quick and do not need a court application or hearing, although in some circumstances notice of intention to make such an appointment must be given. The appointment takes effect from the date and time that a company, director or floating charge holder files a notice of appointment with the court. There are some restrictions on when the without court order routes may be used. For example, an appointment may not be made if there is an administrative receiver in office. The holder of a floating charge can file a notice of appointment even when the court is closed. The holder should fax or the notice of appointment (form 2.7B) to a designated number or address at the High Court, from where it will be forwarded to the court that will deal with the administration. Here it is placed on the court file. The administrator's appointment is effective from the time the floating charge holder faxes or s this notice to the High Court. Although they don't need to fax or all the accompanying documents with the notice, they must hand in the original notice and all necessary supporting documents on the first day that the appropriate court is open for business after the notice has been filed. The court will then endorse the notice and the administration will continue to be effective. If they have not complied with this requirement by delivering the notice and documents to court by the close of business on that day, the administrator's appointment will end. When is a court order necessary? The holder of a qualifying floating charge or the company or the directors can apply for an administration order to be made if they choose not to use the 'without court order' route'. And a court order remains the only way in which a creditor, acting alone or on behalf of additional creditors, or the supervisor of a Company Voluntary Arrangement, can initiate the appointment of an administrator to a company. A court order is also needed for all administrator appointments if: the company is in liquidation (where the court can end the liquidation and make an administration order instead), or there is an administrative receiver in office, or a provisional liquidator has been appointed, or there is an outstanding winding-up petition against the company.
12 What does the administrator do? The administrator (an IP) puts forward proposals for consideration by the creditors to: restore the company's viability come to an arrangement with the creditors sell the business as a going concern or realise more from the assets than in a liquidation, or realise assets to pay a preferential or secured creditor. How long does administration last? Administration will automatically finish after one year unless: the administrator applies to the court to extend their term of office for a specified period, or the creditors agree to the administrator s term of office being extended for up to 6 months only. Administrative receivership This is the result of a holder of a floating charge (usually a bank) appointing an administrative receiver (an IP) to recover money owed to it. The court is not usually involved. A company in administrative receivership is also said to be "in receivership". The administrative receiver's task is to recover enough money to pay: their costs the preferential creditors, and the floating charge holder's debt. An administrative receiver does not make payments to unsecured creditors. Under the Enterprise Act 2002, the holders of a floating charge created after 15 September 2003 can appoint an administrative receiver only in connection with floating charges granted in relation to: certain transactions in capital markets public/private partnerships utility projects. finance projects financial markets, and registered social landlords. Company voluntary arrangement (CVA) This procedure allows a financially troubled company to reach a binding agreement with its creditors about payment of all, or part of, its debts over an agreed period. A CVA can be proposed by: the administrator, where the company is in administration, or the liquidator, when the company is being wound up, or the directors, in other circumstances. A CVA cannot be proposed by creditors or shareholders.
13 Before the proposal is made, the liquidator or directors can apply to court for a moratorium (a stop) that prevents creditors taking action against the company or its property for up to 28 days. If an administrator is in office, the company will already be covered by the moratorium arising from the administration. When the CVA has been proposed, a nominee (who must be an IP) reports to court on whether a meeting of creditors and shareholders should be held to consider the proposal. The meeting decides whether to approve the voluntary arrangement. If 75% in value of the creditors, present in person or by proxy, agree to the proposal, it binds all creditors who were entitled to vote at the meeting or who would have been entitled to vote if they had been notified. If the meeting of creditors and shareholders approves a voluntary arrangement, the nominee (or other IP) becomes the arrangement s supervisor. Once the CVA has been carried out, the company's liability to its creditors is cleared. The company can continue trading during the CVA and afterwards. A CVA can be set up when a company is in liquidation or in an administration, as well as at any other time. Creditors' voluntary liquidation This procedure allows an insolvent company to put itself into liquidation. It is started by the directors (not the creditors) calling a meeting of shareholders who agree to wind up the company. The shareholders may nominate an IP to act as liquidator, but the final choice is made by the creditors at their meeting. The procedure does not usually involve the court. Members' voluntary liquidation This procedure allows a solvent company to put itself into liquidation where, for example, a family business is sold off or the purposes of the company have come to an end. The members (shareholders) appoint their own choice of IP as liquidator. Creditors do not have to be notified. The company must be able to pay its debts in full within 12 months. If the liquidator considers that this will not be possible, a meeting of creditors must be held and the liquidation becomes a creditors' voluntary liquidation. 7. Insolvency terms This is a brief explanation of some of the terms you may come across in insolvency proceedings. Please note that this glossary is for general guidance only. Many of the terms have a specific technical meaning in certain contexts that may not be covered here. Administration order An order made in a county court to arrange and administer the payment of debts by an individual; or an order made by a court in respect of a company that appoints an administrator to take control of the company. A company can also be put into administration if a floating charge holder or the directors or the company itself file the necessary notice at court. Administrative receiver An IP appointed by a lender (debenture holder) whose debt is secured by a floating charge that covers the whole or almost all of the company's assets. The IP's task is to realise those assets on behalf of the debenture holder.
14 Administrative receivership Where a debenture holder (lender) appoints an insolvency practitioner to realise a company's assets and pay preferential creditors and the lender's debt. The right of a debenture holder (lender) to appoint an administrative receiver has been restricted by the Enterprise Act Administrator An IP appointed by the court under an administration order or by a floating charge holder or by the company or its directors filing the necessary notice at court. Annulment Cancellation. Assets Anything that belongs to the debtor that may be used to pay their debts. Bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking (BRO/BRU) A procedure whereby a bankrupt who has been dishonest or in some other way to blame for their bankruptcy may have a court order made against them or give an undertaking to the Secretary of State. The order or undertaking will mean that bankruptcy restrictions continue to apply after discharge for between 2 and 15 years. Charge Security interest taken over property by a creditor to protect against non-payment of a debt (such as a mortgage). If the debtor does not pay the debt, the creditor has the right to take the property. Company Directors Disqualification Act (CDDA) 1986 An Act of Parliament about the disqualification of directors. Compulsory liquidation Winding up of a company after a petition to the court, usually by a creditor. Contributory Each person liable to contribute to the company s assets if it is wound up. In most cases this means a shareholder who has not paid for their shares in full. Creditor Someone owed money by an individual or company. Debenture A document in writing, usually under seal, issued as evidence of a debt or the granting of security for a loan of a fixed sum at interest (or both). The term is often used in relation to loans (usually from banks) secured by charges, including floating charges, over companies' assets. Director A person who conducts a company s affairs. Disqualification A procedure whereby a person has a court order made against them or gives an undertaking to the Secretary of State which makes it an offence for that person to be involved in the management or directorship of a company for the period specified in the order (unless the court grants leave). Dividend Any sum distributed to unsecured creditors in an insolvency.
15 Fixed charge A charge held over specific assets. The debtor can only sell the assets if the secured creditor agrees, or if the debtor repays the amount secured by the charge. Floating charge A charge held over the general assets of a company. The assets may change (such as stock) and the company can use the assets without the secured creditor s consent until the charge "crystallises" (becomes fixed). Crystallisation occurs on the appointment of an administrative receiver, on the presentation of a winding-up petition or as otherwise specified in the document creating the charge. Guarantee An agreement to pay a debt owed by a third party. To be enforceable it must be in writing. Insolvency practitioner (IP) An authorised person who specialises in insolvency, usually an accountant or solicitor. They are authorised by the Secretary of State or by one of a number of recognised professional bodies. Liquidation (winding up) Applies to companies or partnerships. It involves realising and distributing the assets and usually closing down the business. There are three types of liquidation: compulsory, creditors' voluntary and members' voluntary. Liquidator The official receiver or an insolvency practitioner (IP) appointed to administer the liquidation of a company or partnership. Member (of a company) A person who has agreed to be, and is registered as, a member, such as a shareholder of a limited company. Moratorium Stopping an activity for an agreed period. Nominee An IP who carries out the preparatory work for a voluntary arrangement before it begins. Officer (of a company) A director, manager or secretary of a company. Official receiver (OR) An officer of the court and civil servant employed by The Insolvency Service, who deals with bankruptcies and compulsory company liquidations. Person An individual or corporation. Petition A formal application made to a court. Preferential creditor A creditor who is entitled to receive certain payments in priority to floating charge holders and other unsecured creditors. Preferential creditors include occupational pension schemes and employees.
16 Proof of debt A statutory form completed by a creditor in a compulsory liquidation to state how much is claimed. The form is supplied by the liquidator. Provisional liquidator An OR or IP appointed to preserve a company's assets pending the hearing of a winding-up petition. Proxy Instead of attending a meeting, a person can appoint someone to go and vote on his or her behalf a 'proxy'. Proxy form A form that must be completed if a creditor wishes someone else to represent them at a creditors' meeting and vote on their behalf. Public examination When a company is being wound up or someone has been made bankrupt, the OR may at any time apply to the court to question the bankrupt, the company's director(s) or any other person who has taken part in promoting, forming or managing the company. Realise Realising an asset means selling it or disposing of it to raise money, for example to sell an insolvent's assets and obtain the proceeds. Receiver The commonly used name for an administrative receiver. The term can also mean a person appointed by the court or with the power to receive the rents and profits of property. Receivers who are not administrative receivers do not need to be insolvency practitioners. Receivership A company in administrative receivership is often said to be "in receivership". Release When the OR or IP is discharged from the liabilities of office as trustee/liquidator or administrator. Rescission A procedure that cancels a winding-up order. Secretary of State The Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Secured creditor A creditor who holds security, such as a mortgage, over company s assets for money owed. Shadow director A person who, without being formally appointed, gives instructions on which the directors of a company are accustomed to act. Statement of affairs A document sworn under oath, and completed by a bankrupt, company officer or director(s), stating the company s assets and giving details of debts and creditors.
17 Supervisor An IP appointed to supervise the carrying out of a company or individual voluntary arrangement. UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. Unsecured creditor A creditor who does not hold security (such as a mortgage) for money owed. Some unsecured creditors may also be preferential creditors. Voluntary liquidation A method of liquidation not involving the courts or the OR. There are 2 types of voluntary liquidation: members' voluntary liquidation for solvent companies and creditors' voluntary liquidation for insolvent companies. Winding-up order Order of a court, usually based on a creditor's petition, for the compulsory winding up or liquidation of a company or partnership. 8. Data Protection Act 1998 How we collect and use information The data controller obtains personal data about individuals to fulfil the statutory functions of The Insolvency Service and its official receivers in relation to bankruptcy, Debt Relief Orders (DROs), company insolvencies and other regulatory functions. The data controller may check information provided by individuals, or personal data provided by third parties, with other personal data held by the data controller. The data controller may also obtain personal data about individuals from various other regulatory or statutory bodies, public authorities, police, prosecution authorities and the courts, or provide personal data to them, to check the accuracy of information, to prevent or detect crime or to contribute to regulatory and statutory functions. They will not disclose personal data about individuals to anyone outside The Insolvency Service unless the law permits them to do so. The official receiver is the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 and is registered under the Act for the processing of personal data for insolvency cases allocated to them by the courts. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is the Data Controller under the Act for personal data held and processed by other parts of The Insolvency Service. Disclaimer and copyright information This publication provides general information only. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate, but it is not a full and authoritative statement of the law and you should not rely on it as such. The Insolvency Service cannot accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions as a result of negligence or otherwise.
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FABE, Chief Justice.
This appeal raises a constitutional challenge to the creation of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission in 2005. The Alaska Public Interest Research Group (AKPIRG) contends that the establishment of the Appeals Commission violates the separation of powers doctrine implicit in the Alaska Constitution by creating a court in the executive branch and improperly removing jurisdiction from the superior court. The State responds that the creation of the Appeals Commission was simply an exercise of the legislature's article III power to create a quasi-judicial agency. The superior court granted summary judgment to the State, deciding that the Appeals Commission is a quasi-judicial agency. We conclude that establishment of the Appeals Commission does not violate the separation of powers doctrine, but we narrowly construe the statute's provision that decisions of the Appeals Commission have "the force of legal precedent," determining that the decisions are binding only on the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board and the Appeals Commission itself. We also conclude that we have the inherent authority to order a trial de novo when due process requires one.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The Twenty-Fourth Legislature enacted a number of changes to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act in chapter 10, FSSLA 2005. The governor sponsored the legislation in response to a perception that workers' compensation insurance rates were too high and were making it difficult for some businesses in the state to continue.1 Among the changes was the establishment of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission.2 The Appeals Commission is comprised of five members.3 One member, the chair, must be an attorney experienced in Alaska workers' compensation law.4 The other members of the Appeals Commission are equally divided between representatives of employers and employees.5 Members of the Appeals Commission other than the chair must have served for at least eighteen months on the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.6 The members of the Appeals Commission are appointed by the governor and confirmed by a majority of the legislature.7 Those who want to serve on the Appeals Commission submit their applications to the chief administrative law judge, who chooses the individuals whose names are submitted to the governor for selection.8 Members of the Appeals Commission are subject to conflict of interest provisions9 and may only be removed by the governor for good cause.10
Under the new statute, the Appeals Commission hears appeals of decisions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board;11 it is the "exclusive and final authority for the . . . determination of all questions of law and fact"12 arising under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act,13 except for an appeal to this court.14 Three-member panels of the five-member Appeals Commission hear and decide appeals.15 The statute also provides that unless reversed by this court, decisions of the Appeals Commission have the "force of legal precedent."16 The statute authorizes the Appeals Commission to adopt regulations implementing its duties, including the adoption of rules of procedure and evidence, in addition to its work reviewing decisions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board.17 It is also able to award reasonable attorney's fees.18
AKPIRG filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief on September 30, 2005. In its complaint it alleged that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission was an "executive court." It further alleged that creation of the Appeals Commission violated article IV of the Alaska Constitution by: (1) improperly removing superior court jurisdiction and granting jurisdiction to the supreme court; (2) creating a court outside the unified judicial system; (3) not following constitutional provisions for the selection of judges; and (4) improperly granting power to the Appeals Commission to make rules governing the administration of the Appeals Commission. AKPIRG asked the superior court to declare the provisions of the statute creating the Appeals Commission "null and void," enjoin the implementation of those sections of the statute that created the Appeals Commission, and declare that appeals in workers' compensation cases could be filed and heard in the superior court.
About two weeks after AKPIRG filed its complaint, the State moved for summary judgment, asking the superior court to decide as a matter of law that: (1) the Appeals Commission was a properly created quasi-judicial agency under article III, section 22 of the Alaska Constitution, and (2) taking intermediate appellate jurisdiction in workers' compensation cases from the superior court was a valid exercise of legislative power under article IV, section 1 of the Alaska Constitution. On October 21, 2005, AKPIRG filed its own summary judgment motion, seeking an order that sections 8, 40, and 41 of chapter 10, FSSLA 2005 were unconstitutional.19
After hearing oral argument on the cross-motions for summary judgment, the superior court granted the State's motion. It decided that the Appeals Commission was a quasi-judicial agency that the legislature properly created under article III, section 22 of the Alaska Constitution. In reaching its decision, the superior court considered the difference between judicial and quasi-judicial functions and the extent to which appellate review was a uniquely judicial function. It determined that there was no constitutional provision for intermediate appellate review by the superior court, so that the legislature could properly limit the superior court's appellate jurisdiction.
A. Standard of Review
We review a grant of summary judgment de novo.20 We will affirm a grant of summary judgment when there are no genuine issues of material fact and the prevailing party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.21 For questions of constitutional law, we apply our independent judgment.22 In interpreting the constitution, we adopt "a reasonable and practical interpretation in accordance with common sense based upon the plain meaning and purpose of the provision and the intent of the framers."23 Statutes are presumed to be constitutional, and the burden of showing that they are unconstitutional is on the party challenging the statute.24
B. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission Is a Quasi-Judicial Agency.
This case presents two interrelated issues: whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission is a properly created quasi-judicial agency and whether the Appeals Commission represents executive branch encroachment on the power of the judiciary, in violation of the separation of powers doctrine. The parties agree that there are no factual disputes. We conclude that the legislature acted within its constitutional authority in creating the Appeals Commission and that, with some limiting construction of the statute, the authority of the Appeals Commission does not encroach on the judicial branch.
We have recognized that the separation of powers and its complementary doctrine of checks and balances are part of the constitutional framework of this state.25 The separation of powers doctrine is derived from the distribution of power among the three branches of government.26 The Alaska Constitution vests legislative power in the legislature; executive power in the governor; and judicial power in the supreme court, the superior court, and additional courts as established by the legislature.27 The separation of powers doctrine limits the authority of each branch to interfere in the powers that have been delegated to the other branches.28 The purposes of the separation of powers doctrine are to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power and to safeguard the independence of each branch of government.29
In determining whether creation of the Appeals Commission violates the separation of powers, we examine the nature of the power that the legislature granted to the Appeals Commission.30 We also examine which branch of government is assigned this power in the constitution and whether the constitution suggests that the power is to be shared by two branches.31 Finally, we must determine whether the limits of any express grant have been exceeded or present an encroachment on another branch.32
The parties here agree that the function of the Appeals Commission — hearing appeals — is adjudication, which is primarily a judicial function.33 Although the Alaska Constitution vests judicial power in the courts, it also explicitly envisions legislatively created quasi-judicial agencies within the executive branch.34
Article III, section 22 of the Alaska Constitution provides: "Regulatory, quasi-judicial, and temporary agencies may be established by law. . . ." But the constitution contains no definition of "quasi-judicial" agency. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, in discussing whether to include quasi-judicial agencies in the new Alaskan government, looked at a dictionary definition of "quasi-judicial" as "designating an act or proceeding of or before an administrative tribunal or official of the general nature of a judicial act or proceeding but not within the judicial power as defined under the Constitution."35 The delegates debated the advantages that quasi-judicial bodies might offer, such as specialization and expertise, and the disadvantages, such as the potential for abuses of power.36 The delegates saw two checks on the power of quasi-judicial agencies: the legislature, which could hear citizen complaints about agencies, and the courts, which could "rise up and destroy" an intrusion on judicial powers.37
AKPIRG contends that the creation of the Appeals Commission improperly takes judicial power from the judicial branch and delegates that power to the executive. The State counters that the Appeals Commission is simply another quasi-judicial agency, creation of which is within the constitutional power of the legislature.
1. Delegation of judicial function
The legislature may constitutionally delegate some adjudicative power to an executive agency, but it may not delegate judicial power.38 The attempt to distinguish between a judicial function, which cannot be delegated, and a quasi-judicial function, which can be, is not new. In his treatise on state administrative law, Professor Frank Cooper notes that in delegation cases, courts have tried to distinguish "purely" legislative or judicial functions from quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial functions and concludes that no court has successfully distinguished the two.39 Although there is not a clear line of demarcation, courts have looked at several factors in analyzing whether a particular delegation of power to an administrative agency is constitutional. Among the factors are the limited jurisdiction of administrative agencies, the lack of finality of agency decisions, the availability of judicial review, and the amount of discretion available to an agency.
a. Limited jurisdiction
One factor that courts rely on to determine that an agency exercises only quasi-judicial authority is the limited jurisdiction of the administrative agency.40 One of the policy justifications for the existence of administrative adjudication is that as a result of their limited jurisdiction, administrative agencies are able to develop expertise in a narrow area.41 Some courts have decided that a grant of judicial power to an administrative agency is acceptable when the administrative body "resolve[s] factual issues underlying a purely statutory right."42 Administrative agencies do not have jurisdiction to decide issues of constitutional law.43 Delegation to an administrative agency is upheld as long as the administrative tribunal stays within the bounds of its authority.44
The Appeals Commission's jurisdiction is limited to "hearing and determination of all questions of law and fact" arising under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act in matters that have been appealed to the Appeals Commission.45 The scope of its jurisdiction is not that different from the Board's jurisdiction,46 except that the Appeals Commission performs a quasi-judicial function that is akin to appellate review, while the Board performs a quasi-judicial function that resembles that of a trial court. We recognize that the Appeals Commission, like the Board, may be required to apply equitable or common law principles in a specific case,47 but both of these quasi-judicial agencies can only adjudicate in the context of a workers' compensation case. Neither the Appeals Commission nor the Board has jurisdiction to hear any action outside of a workers' compensation claim.48
Although AKPIRG's main argument is that the Appeals Commission has usurped a judicial function and therefore cannot really be a quasi-judicial agency, it does not appear that AKPIRG argues that all administrative appellate review is unconstitutional. AKPIRG lists the Board's authority to hear appeals from decisions of the reemployment benefits administrator (RBA) as one of the Board's functions. In appeals from a decision of the RBA, the Board is limited by statute to reviewing the action for abuse of discretion.49 AKPIRG does not attack the Board's appellate authority as an excessive delegation and does not explain why a delegation of appellate review to the Appeals Commission would be suspect when a delegation of a similar, though narrower, function to the Board is permissible.
The superior court considered whether appellate review is a uniquely judicial function and decided that it was not. In Alaska, multi-level agency review is used in unemployment claims50 as well as contract claims against the state.51 Decisions of fair hearing officers in public assistance cases must be reviewed by the division director before they can be appealed to the court.52 The procedures used by the Appeals Commission may be more formal and more closely resemble the courts' procedures, but that does not render them unconstitutional.
AKPIRG also urges us to declare the Appeals Commission a court because its function, to review Board decisions, was formerly performed by the superior court. The fact that an administrative body performs a function previously performed by a court does not automatically make it a court. Several years after Congress amended the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to provide for administrative appellate review by the Benefits Review Board and judicial review by the United States Courts of Appeal, two members of the Benefits Review Board, who had been removed from their positions, claimed that the Benefits Review Board was in fact an Article III court, in part because its review function replaced a function that had previously been performed by the District Court.53 In deciding that the Benefits Review Board was not an Article III court, the D.C. Circuit observed, "Article III requires only that the ultimate `judicial power' be reserved in the Article III courts; it does not require that all adjudicative bodies exercising the review `standards' that Article III courts exercise be constituted as Article III courts."54 Similarly, the fact that the Appeals Commission reviews Board decisions and uses standards of review and procedures that closely parallel those of the court does not make the Appeals Commission a court. The Appeals Commission's limited jurisdiction supports the conclusion that it is a quasi-judicial agency rather than a court.
b. Enforcement of orders
Another factor that courts have looked at in assessing the constitutionality of an agency's power is whether an agency can enforce an order that it creates.55 As we recognized in a previous separation of powers case, "the essence of judicial power is the final authority to render and enforce a judgment."56 Neither the Appeals Commission nor the Board has the ability to enforce its own orders. AKPIRG contends that after the legislature removed the superior court's jurisdiction to hear workers' compensation appeals, this court alone can enforce Board or Appeals Commission orders. We disagree. The superior court retains jurisdiction to compel compliance with Board subpoenas57 and to enter judgments when a party to a workers' compensation proceeding defaults on payment of a compensation order.58 The superior court's authority to enter a judgment when an employer defaults on payments is independent of its power to hear appeals.59 In addition, nothing deprives the superior court of jurisdiction to hear declaratory actions related to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.60 Because the Appeals Commission cannot enforce its own orders, it lacks one of the essential attributes of a court.
c. Agency discretion
Delegation of power to an administrative agency is more likely to be found constitutional if the grant of power minimizes agency discretion.61 For example, in workers' compensation cases, the amount of benefits is set by statute so that the Board has minimal discretion in awarding benefits as compared to a jury awarding tort damages.62 Courts also sometimes look at whether the area of delegation is one that historically has been subject to administrative regulation.63 Workers' compensation is an area of law that has been subject to administrative adjudication for a considerable period of time.64 The Alaska Workers' Compensation Board was created in 1959, the same year that Alaska became a state.65 AKPIRG does not question the Board's power to perform a quasi-judicial function. The Appeals Commission has no more discretion to award damages than the Board since its jurisdiction is limited to review of Board decisions. This lack of discretion weighs in favor of the Appeals Commission being a quasi-judicial agency rather than a court.
d. Judicial review
Courts have also looked at the availability of judicial review in determining whether an agency has been properly delegated quasi-judicial authority.66 We have found a right to judicial review of agency action in the absence of an explicit statutory provision67 and a right to limited review even in cases where the legislature has precluded judicial review.68 Decisions of the Appeals Commission are subject to judicial review by this court, so judicial review is available.69
AKPIRG contends that the legislature may not constitutionally provide for direct appeals from administrative agency decisions to this court because article IV, section 2 of the Alaska Constitution provides that the supreme court has "final appellate jurisdiction." But we agree with the State's argument that this court can have both initial and final jurisdiction to hear administrative appeals, just as it has initial and final jurisdiction to hear civil appeals from the superior court.70 AKPIRG points to no authority that there is a right of intermediate appellate review in agency decisions or otherwise, and we find none in the Alaska Constitution. Superior court review of administrative agency decisions is a statutory, not a constitutional, right, even though the separation of powers doctrine and principles of due process require an opportunity for judicial review. The court reviewing the administrative action does not need to be the superior court, however.
Among the goals of the legislature in changing the Workers' Compensation Act were decreasing costs and speeding the processing of claims. The Appeals Commission was created to help achieve these goals: it was intended to provide "consistent, legally precedential decisions in an expeditious manner."71 The legislature hoped that the Appeals Commission would provide necessary expertise and thereby improve the appeals process. Other states have workers' compensation systems similar to that which was created by chapter 10, FSSLA 2005. At the request of the superior court, the State provided information about five other states with direct appeals to their supreme courts in workers' compensation appeals. A number of other states have workers' compensation statutes which have two-tier administrative decisionmaking, with initial determinations reviewed within the agency or department, followed by judicial review by an appellate court.72
We are not aware of any successful constitutional challenge to a similarly structured workers' compensation appellate procedure. Constitutional challenges to similar statutes were rejected in New Hampshire73 and Kansas.74 Because the Appeals Commission has limited jurisdiction and discretion and because its decisions are subject to judicial review, the legislature validly delegated quasi-judicial power to the Appeals Commission.
AKPIRG contends that because the legislature did not explicitly call the Appeals Commission a "quasi-judicial" agency as it did when it created the Office of Tax Appeals in the Department of Administration, the Appeals Commission is not in fact a quasi-judicial agency. A comparison to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board shows that AKPIRG's argument is flawed. The Alaska Workers' Compensation Board was an early quasi-judicial agency, created by the legislature in 1959.75 At the time of its creation, it was not explicitly labeled a quasi-judicial agency, yet we have recognized that it is one.76 AKPIRG does not question the Board's status as a quasi-judicial agency or the legitimacy of its power: in fact, AKPIRG uses the Board as a model quasi-judicial agency with which to compare the Appeals Commission.
AKPIRG also argues that the Appeals Commission cannot be considered a valid quasi-judicial agency because of its limited function. It alleges that the only power delegated to the Appeals Commission is the authority to hear appeals in workers' compensation cases. While it is true that the Appeals Commission has a more limited function than the Board, its limited function does not disqualify it as a quasi-judicial agency.77 Delegates to the Constitutional Convention appeared to be more concerned that the scope of powers delegated to a quasi-judicial agency would be too broad, rather than too narrow.78 Furthermore, the Appeals Commission, like other quasi-judicial agencies, is empowered to adopt regulations consistent with its function.79 It can also hold hearings and receive evidence on a limited number of issues.80 The legislature acted within the authority to create quasi-judicial agencies accorded to it by the constitution when it established the Appeals Commission.
C. The Organization of the Appeals Commission Is Permissible.
AKPIRG implies that the legislature could not validly create a quasi-judicial agency independent of the Board to review Board decisions. The constitution grants the legislature and the executive broad power to organize administrative bodies.81 We have also recognized that the legislature has constitutional power to allocate executive department functions and duties among the different administrative bodies within state government.82 In this case, even though the legislature made the Appeals Commission independent of the Board, both of them are within the same executive department, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.83
The administrative structure adopted by the legislature for the Appeals Commission is not unique among the states. Minnesota's Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals is an independent agency within the executive branch and by statute is required to maintain its offices in a building separate from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.84 The federal government has established independent commissions for administrative adjudication85 and also has administrative appellate review within an executive department by different sections of the department.86 While the Appeals Commission may be the first Alaskan administrative agency to have the limited function and structure that it does, we conclude that the organization that the legislature chose does not violate the separation of powers doctrine.
D. Appeals Commission Decisions Have Precedential Value Only for the Appeals Commission and the Board.
The State contends that the Appeals Commission is not the first level of judicial review, but merely a second layer of administrative adjudication; according to the State, the Appeals Commission simply renders the final agency decision for purposes of judicial review. AKPIRG argues that the Appeals Commission is not needed to add finality because the Board's decisions are already final. It asserts that the result of creation of the Appeals Commission is to give administrative adjudication legally precedential effect. AKPIRG's argument misconstrues the concept of final agency action. Nothing requires an appeal to the Appeals Commission; if parties are satisfied with a Board decision, that decision is final as to the parties and binds them, just as a Board decision bound them under prior law.87 What the 2005 amendment changed is the way in which an administrative decision in a workers' compensation case becomes final for purposes of judicial review.
Only final administrative orders are subject to judicial review.88 The legislature may require compliance with specific procedures for an order to be final for purposes of review.89 Here, the legislature decided that final agency action for a workers' compensation case now must be an Appeals Commission decision, not a Board decision.90 However, if a party does not want to appeal the Board decision, it need not do so; the Board decision is then final.91
AKPIRG argues that the legislature acted improperly in creating the Appeals Commission, staffing it with a majority of non-lawyers, yet giving the decisions of the Appeals Commission the force of legal precedent.92 It also asserts that the acceptance of the State's argument results in affording legally precedential value to decisions of an executive agency but not the superior court. But examination of administrative law principles shows that the powers explicitly granted to the Appeals Commission are similar to powers already exercised by non-attorneys in quasi-judicial agencies, including the Board.
The Board is composed of eighteen members, who are equally divided between representatives of labor and industry.93 Nothing requires that Board members be attorneys. Until the creation of the Appeals Commission, the Board was the administrative body responsible for interpretation of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act, both through its quasi-legislative function of promulgating regulations and its quasi-judicial function of adjudicating claims.94 Administrative agencies can set policy through adjudication, as well as rulemaking.95 While there has never been a statutory provision that Board decisions have precedential effect, the Board has looked to its prior decisions in deciding individual cases.96 As a result, the decisions of Board panels had some intra-agency precedential effect. And while we have not had occasion to address this exact issue, some courts have held that administrative agencies, while not strictly subject to the doctrine of stare decisis, nonetheless must act consistently with their prior adjudications or explain why they do not.97 If administrative agencies did not adhere to some loose form of precedent, their actions could easily appear arbitrary.98 In fact, cases disapproving administrative action for failing to follow agency precedent have found the agency action arbitrary.99 In sum, the Board, which may be composed of a majority of non-lawyers, already uses agency adjudication as some form of precedent to establish policy.100
Non-lawyers in administrative agencies can also interpret statutes by promulgating regulations.101 In reviewing administrative action, we give deference to an agency's interpretation of a statute when the question involves fundamental policy decisions or administrative expertise.102 In so doing, we in effect give some power to non-lawyers to interpret the law. There is nothing new in giving non-lawyers some interpretive authority in determining the meaning of a statute through administrative agency action.
Alaska Statute 23.30.008 potentially goes beyond these settled legal principles by providing that decisions of the Appeals Commission have the force of legal precedent unless reversed by this court.103 This provision could be read to encroach on judicial functions if it meant that decisions of the Appeals Commission could serve as precedent for courts or other administrative agencies. Even though courts currently defer to an agency's interpretation of a statute in questions of fundamental policy, the judiciary exercises its independent judgment when there is a question of law that does not involve agency expertise.104 Courts also retain the authority to set aside an agency's interpretation of the law, even if it involves a fundamental policy question, if the agency interpretation is unreasonable.105
The State responds to AKPIRG's argument by asserting that Appeals Commission decisions "are binding legal precedent only in the sense that commission decisions bind the appeals commission and the compensation board." However, nothing on the face of the statute limits the precedential value of the decisions in this way. The Appeals Commission provides an additional layer of administrative adjudication in workers' compensation claims. It is constitutionally permissible for the legislature to direct that the Board must adhere to Appeals Commission decisions and that the Appeals Commission must give precedential effect to its own decisions.106 But the legislature cannot constitutionally require the courts to give precedential value to Appeals Commission decisions.
The judiciary alone among the branches of government is charged with interpreting the law.107 To give an administrative agency decision precedential value in a way that binds the courts or even other agencies would undermine the notion of judicial review. Judicial review of legal questions is one of the fundamental principles that underpins the notion that administrative adjudication is constitutional.108 Any attempt to undermine independent judicial review of agency action cannot be constitutional. To better understand this statutory provision, we explore what the doctrine of precedent entails and the reasons that the legislature may have included this provision in the statute.
The doctrine of precedent is a common law doctrine under which courts are bound by prior decisions in their consideration of new cases.109 Precedent is a judge-made rule designed to constrain judicial decisionmaking by requiring that prior decisions with similar relevant facts be followed or, if they are not followed, that the reasons for departing from the prior rule be explained.110 Two types of stare decisis have been identified: horizontal stare decisis and vertical stare decisis.111 Horizontal stare decisis binds the issuing court to its own prior decisions.112 Vertical stare decisis requires that courts of lower rank follow decisions of higher courts.113 Vertical stare decisis has a stronger effect, in that lower courts generally cannot overrule decisions of higher courts, whereas a court may, given adequate reasons to do so, overrule itself.114
Precedent goes beyond the related principles of res judicata and collateral estoppel and serves a different purpose. Res judicata, or claim preclusion, and collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, bind the parties and their privies to factual findings, as well as legal conclusions, that have been the subject of prior litigation.115 The goal of res judicata and collateral estoppel is finality: both doctrines "aim to prevent parties from again and again attempting to reopen a matter that has been resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction."116 When a decision is precedent, that decision binds other parties in similar, not necessarily identical, circumstances to the legal conclusions of the precedential decision.117 Precedent serves several purposes.118 One goal of precedent is to narrow issues that need to be litigated, thus making litigation less costly and time consuming. As we have previously noted, "no judicial system could do society's work if it eyed each issue afresh in every case that raised it."119 Adherence to precedent also ensures that litigants have an understanding of the rules that may be applied to their actions.120 Finally, and perhaps most importantly, precedent "maintain[s] public faith in the judiciary as a source of impersonal and reasoned judgments."121
We have already determined that the principles of res judicata and collateral estoppel apply in administrative proceedings. We have held that principles of res judicata apply to Board proceedings to foreclose relitigation of the same issues between the same parties.122 We have also held that administrative agency decisions can have preclusive effect on later court proceedings, so that if a party participates in an administrative adjudication, the administrative adjudication may foreclose the possibility of a later lawsuit on the same factual issues.123 But when the courts evaluate an agency interpretation of a statute using the reasonable basis test, we do not accept the agency's interpretation as binding and do not use the same analysis to overrule an agency's interpretation of a statute that we use to overrule a legal precedent that we have established.124
The State argues that Appeals Commission decisions must be given precedential weight in order to achieve the legislature's goal of increasing efficiency and consistency in processing workers' compensation claims. There is little legislative history about the precedential nature of Appeals Commission decisions. The director of the Division of Workers' Compensation testified that the Appeals Commission would increase the speed, efficiency, and predictability of appeals because superior court judges are not experienced in workers' compensation law and because "[t]heir decisions do not establish binding legal precedent."125
Before the creation of the Appeals Commission, the Board was a party to any workers' compensation case filed in the superior court.126 The Board could elect not to participate in an appeal, but its election not to participate would not affect whether it was bound by a decision on appeal.127 The potential difficulty for the Board was that one superior court decision did not, and does not, bind other superior courts.128 As a result, the Board could be left with conflicting legal guidance, which would make it difficult to provide consistent and fair adjudication of workers' compensation claims. Creation of the Appeals Commission resolves this issue.
Both the Appeals Commission and the Board have jurisdiction in workers' compensation cases, but without direction from the legislature, the inter-agency precedential value of Appeals Commission decisions would not have been apparent. Furthermore, the process for administrative review of Board decisions differs in one significant way from past practice: the Board is not automatically a party to an Appeals Commission proceeding.129 If the Board is not a party to an appeal to the Appeals Commission, the Board would not be bound by an Appeals Commission decision under principles of either res judicata or collateral estoppel, unless it chose to intervene in every case that came before the Appeals Commission.130 The provision that decisions of the Appeals Commission have precedential effect clarifies that its decisions are binding on the Board even when the Board does not intervene in an appeal. In other words, the statute gives vertical stare decisis effect to Appeals Commission decisions. The statute also makes plain that different panels of the Appeals Commission must follow prior decisions of the Appeals Commission; it gives horizontal stare decisis effect to the decisions as well. The statutory provision that Appeals Commission decisions have precedential effect, if construed as applying only to the Board and the Appeals Commission, furthers the goal of achieving consistency in workers' compensation cases.
The statutory provision that Appeals Commission decisions have the force of legal precedent unless reversed by this court could encroach on the power of the judiciary to be the final interpreter of the law. Because statutes should be construed to avoid the risk of unconstitutionality,131 we construe the provision that decisions of the Appeals Commission have the force of legal precedent as meaning that they serve as legal precedent for the Board and the Appeals Commission only. This construction does not detract from the legislation's goals and clarifies the relationships between the Board and the Appeals Commission. It is also consistent with current administrative law principles.
E. This Court Can Order a Trial de Novo if Necessary.
AKPIRG asserts that trial de novo is an important right that was removed when the legislature took jurisdiction to hear workers' compensation appeals from the superior court. The Appeals Commission does not have the authority to provide a trial de novo, but it can remand to the Board matters that it determines were "improperly, incompletely, or otherwise insufficiently developed."132 Before the enactment of chapter 10, FSSLA 2005, workers' compensation claims were appealed under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which permits the superior court to conduct a trial de novo.133 Trial de novo is discretionary in the APA as well as the Rules of Appellate Procedure.134
To the extent that trial de novo is a statutory right, the legislature can amend the statute to remove that procedural right.135 To the extent that trial de novo is necessary as a constitutional matter, however, the legislature cannot deprive the courts of jurisdiction to hold a trial de novo.136 Although we have held that there is no general constitutional right to a trial de novo,137 we have recognized that in some cases, trial de novo may be constitutionally required. We previously stated, "[W]here a statute establishes a right to a trial de novo, that right must be recognized under Appellate Rule 45. We believe that a similar right to trial de novo is created if an administrative adjudicative procedure does not afford due process."138 The only circumstance when a trial de novo is constitutionally required is when administrative agency procedures are so lacking as to deny due process to litigants.139 If the process provided by agency regulations conforms to due process, but the agency has not adhered to the required process in a particular case, the remedy is not a trial de novo but a remand to the agency.140
Before the creation of the Appeals Commission, the superior court could first, in its role as an appellate court reviewing a Board decision, determine if the process afforded litigants was so suspect as to be out of compliance with due process. If it made that determination in its appellate capacity, it could then hold a trial de novo as part of its constitutional role as the trial court of general jurisdiction. We agree with the State that we have the authority to order a trial de novo as part of our inherent powers as an appellate court in accordance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure. We decided in State v. Lundgren Pacific Construction Co. that the superior court had the authority to order a trial de novo pursuant to its inherent authority. We stated, "The superior court has sufficient authority to order a trial de novo under Appellate Rule 45(j) which confers upon the superior court `power to make such orders as are necessary and proper to aid its appellate jurisdiction.'"141 Appellate Rule 520(c) provides that this court may "require such further proceedings to be had as may be just under the circumstances."142
As the only court with jurisdiction to review Appeals Commission decisions, we have the authority to decide whether workers' compensation procedures in a case are so deficient as to deprive litigants of due process.143 If they are and litigants are constitutionally entitled to a trial de novo, their cases can be assigned to the superior court as the constitutional trial court of general jurisdiction.
F. Establishment of the Appeals Commission Is Substantive Law.
AKPIRG argues that because chapter 10, FSSLA 2005 failed to amend the appellate rules that provide for appeals in administrative proceedings, the court rules providing for an appeal to the superior court remain in effect. It bases its argument on the constitutional provision that changes to court rules must be enacted by a two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature.144 It also argues that because article IV, section 1 of the Alaska Constitution says that the jurisdiction of the courts shall be prescribed by law, the legislature cannot prohibit the exercise of appellate jurisdiction in administrative cases. "Prescribe" is defined as "to establish rules, laws, or directions."145 Establishing a rule that the superior court does not have intermediate appellate jurisdiction to hear workers' compensation cases prescribes the jurisdiction of the superior court as much as granting the superior court jurisdiction to hear them. The legislature could permissibly remove the superior court's appellate jurisdiction in workers' compensation cases.
We have previously stated that the question whether article IV, section 15 of the Alaska Constitution applies to the passage of legislation depends on whether the subject matter of the statute at issue is substantive or procedural; only changes in procedural law require a super-majority for passage.146 Substantive law "creates, defines and regulates rights, while procedural law prescribes the method of enforcing the rights."147 With the enactment of chapter 10, FSSLA 2005, the legislature took subject matter jurisdiction to hear workers' compensation appeals from the superior court. We recently held that subject matter jurisdiction is "the legal authority of a court to hear and decide a particular kind of case"148 and noted that the legislature could properly authorize the superior court and a quasi-judicial agency to hear particular classes of cases.149 The removal of subject matter jurisdiction to hear appeals in workers' compensation cases from the superior court is substantive because it is directly related to the legislature's constitutional authority to prescribe the jurisdiction of the courts.150 The legislation was properly enacted.
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International Glocalities Research Highlights Significant Societal Distrust in the World Economic Forum
On May 22-26 the 2022 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is held in the Swiss town Davos. This will be the first global in-person leadership event since the beginning of the pandemic bringing together nearly 2,500 leaders and experts in politics, business, civil society, and media from around the world. The topics that will be discussed among others include securing economic recovery, fostering global and regional cooperation, safeguarding climate, food, and nature, and driving industry transformation.
Given the global issues that have arisen during the last years, rebuilding trust will play a central role in the discussions of the 2022 forum. But how does the international general public perceive the World Economic Forum and how much trust do they have in it?
This is the question that Glocalities, an international research agency, answers with the use of its 7th annual wave surveying 25 countries and 26000 respondents into values and socio-political trends. The survey that was conducted in February and March 2022, amongst others, asked respondents to indicate if they have trust in the “World Economic Forum in Davos - International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation”.
Distrust in WEF Reflects the Larger Trust Crisis in Advanced Economies
The results highlight a significant lack of trust in the WEF in Davos. Globally, 39% of participants don’t trust the World Economic Forum, in comparison to the 27% who have trust in it. The rest (34%) don’t know whether to trust WEF or not. In addition, there are certain characteristics that people who distrust WEF share in common such as feeling let down by society and being pessimistic, worrying about oppression from the state, the gap between the rich and the poor, corruption, and freedom of expression. They do not feel proud of their country and value freedom, being independent and imaginative. They resonate with the Rebel archetype, which stands for being free and independent, and score much lower on the Ruler archetype which stands for power and control. Moreover, they have very low levels of trust in institutions in general, including media, parliament, multinational companies, government, capitalism, and socialism.
The survey data clearly show that trust in WEF is closely related to the larger crisis of trust. People who don’t trust WEF often live in advanced economies in Europe, such as Spain, France, Switzerland (where the WEF meeting is held), Italy, Germany, Belgium, the UK, Romania, and Austria. In addition, the results highlight that the discussion of whether to trust WEF or not is strongly male-dominated since 43% of women are undecided in comparison to 26% of men. Among men, 43% have no trust in WEF, and 32% do have trust. Among females, 34% have no trust in WEF, and 23% have trust.
The group of people who have trust in the WEF is more prominent among the values segment of Achievers. They feel attracted to the elitist ruler archetype, which stands for power, progress, taking responsibility, and control. They focus on networking, advancing their careers, like to stand out, believe in technological progress, are interested in politics, feel involved in their community, and are proud of their country. They worry most about climate change and pollution, child abuse, and extreme poverty. They express high levels of trust in institutions in general, and especially in science, education, democracy, the United Nations, banks, and ordinary people. The highest levels of trust in WEF are found in developing economies such as India, Phillippines, and China.
Today Reuters published the article "Back to Snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023". The Glocalities survey results are contrasting the evaluations of the WEF participants mentioned in the article, who mostly seem to fit the values profile of the people from our survey who have trust in Davos.
You can find the link to the Reuters article here: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-economic-forum-reverts-january-2023-davos-meeting-2022-05-26/
The Glocalities 2022 data make it possible to delve into the trust crisis much deeper, at the international or country level. For more information about the survey, contact <
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September 18, 2020
Health and Safety Update
Esteemed Parents and Staff,
You may have heard the news that the County of San Diego may be moved from tier two (red) to the lowest tier (purple) on Tuesday, September 22nd in California’s new COVID-19 monitoring system, Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This likely change in status is a result of the average number of new COVID-19 cases rising above a rate of 7.0 per 100,000 residents.
The California Department of Health has also clarified that the new “purple” tier designation means Vista Unified and other schools and school districts in San Diego County may not be permitted to open our campuses for in-person instruction until the County has returned to the red tier and been in the red tier for two weeks (October 27th at the earliest). There is an informative article in the San Diego Union-Tribune that outlines this new information.
The California Department of Public Health has also authorized the County of San Diego to resume a process for schools to apply for reopening waivers. We are exploring the new waiver option in order to resume in-person instruction for our elementary campuses (TK-5) on October 20, 2020. All of the supplemental programs that Vista Unified has already started will be allowed to continue uninterrupted: Special Education, Dual Language, First Grade, English Learner, Foster Youth, and Homeless Youth.
We understand how disappointing this is for our students, families, teachers, and staff, who have been working diligently to create and implement plans to safely reopen our campuses. We know you have been planning for this return and that the new restriction on reopening may have a ripple effect on your jobs, child care arrangements, and more. We are closely monitoring the situation and will continue to work with local public health officials as we move forward.
We will share updates as more details become available. You can also find the most current information on our district’s reopening plans: www.vistausd.org/schoolreopening.
While this news is frustrating, we appreciate your patience, flexibility, and understanding as we adjust to these ever-changing conditions.
Matt Doyle, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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This book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, providing needed perspective on the development of biological thought while shedding light on the field's upheavals and key breakthroughs through the ages. Michel Morange brings to life the dynamic interplay of science, society, and biology's many subdisciplines, enabling readers to better appreciate the interdisciplinary exchanges that have shaped the field over the centuries.
Each chapter of this incisive book focuses on a specific period in the history of biology, describing the major transformations that occurred, the enduring scientific concerns behind these changes, and the implications of yesterday's science for today's. Morange covers everything from the first cell theory to the origins of the concept of ecosystems and offers perspectives on areas that are often neglected by historians of biology, such as ecology, ethology, and plant biology. Along the way, he highlights the contributions of technology, the important role of hypothesis and experimentation, and the cultural contexts in which some of the most breathtaking discoveries in biology were made.
Unrivalled in scope and written by a world-renowned historian of science, A History of Biology is an ideal introduction for students and experts alike, and essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the present state of biological knowledge.
Michel Morange is professor emeritus at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Sciences and Techniques at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. His books include The Black Box of Biology: A History of the Molecular Revolution, Life Explained, and The Misunderstood Gene. He lives in Paris.
"Morange simultaneously manages to present the facts with authority and to challenge the reader to think more deeply about what he writes."
– Andrew Saintsing, Integrative and Comparative Biology
"This book is a masterpiece. Step-by-step, Morange charts a history of how countless great ideas developed and how we came to understand life and ourselves in the way we do. This is a book to treasure and one that I will refer to again and again."
– Daniel M. Davis, author of The Beautiful Cure and The Secret Body
"Hurrah – what a pleasure to see this remarkable history available in English! Michel Morange provides a much-needed and compelling account of the history of biology."
– Janet Browne, editor of The Quotable Darwin
"Brilliant, insightful, and challenging, Michel Morange's masterpiece reveals the continuities and profound changes in the history of biology. Spanning millennia and roaming across the planet, this book takes us on one of humanity's most significant and exciting journeys – the quest to understand life itself. Few scholars could have written this stimulating mixture of the historical, the philosophical, and the scientific – Morange is a global treasure, unique in his ability to make the reader think in completely new ways."
– Matthew Cobb, author of The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience
"This is an astonishing book, breathtaking in its range across time and subjects, from the ancient era of Hippocrates and Galen to the modern age of genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Morange's compelling account of the past brightly illuminates issues confronting biology in the present."
– Daniel J. Kevles, author of In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
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Kinda of a hefty Turf today… Best get your cuppa and sit back. Lots to digest, and to have fun with.
There is a fresh wind coming…. it looks like A Change In The Weather.
On The Menu:
John Bauer Biography
A Change in the Weather
Poetry: The Mystical Poetry of Teixeira de Pascoaes
Art: The Fairy Art of John Bauer
John Bauer was born in Jonkoping, Sweden, in 1882, the third of four children born to Emma and Joseph Bauer. The loss of his sister Anna, two years his senior, who died when John was only 11, which affected his family very much. At 16, John went to Stockholm to begin his art studies. After two years, he was accepted at The Royal Academy of Art, where Classical Art classes, Anatomy, Perspective, and History of Art lectures comprised seven lecture hours, with overtime and drawing assignments at home. There he met his wife, Esther, whom he married in December, 1906. Esther was the model for The Fairy Princess and many of his later illustrations. In the spring of 1908, John and Esther traveled to Italy, settling in a villa above Volterra. They stayed in Italy for nearly two years. Bauer was stricken by the beauty of 14th century works he found in the museum of Naples, causing him to say “I notice more and more, that it is from the oldest and most primitive artists that one must learn to become an artist oneself”.
The details of John Bauer’s work are accurate — Bronze Age axes and medieval ironwork. The costumes in his fairy tales are modeled from books in found in the Royal Library. In 1904, he was commissioned to do a book about Lappland and spent a summer following the Lapps on their migrations. Some of the details of their dress are included in the costumes of his trolls.
His most famous work, the illustrations to the first of eight volumes of Bland tomtar och Troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), a collection of fary tales written by Swedish authors, was published in 1907. It was hugely successful. In the early volumes, the illustrations were printed in grey tones only, sometimes with yellow color added. In the later volumes we find the famous examples of his mature work: Princess tuvstarr and Skutt the moose against the twilight sky. In the later volumes, his illustrations were printed in color.
In 1915, he resigned from the commission to illustrate BTT because he wanted to take his art in a different direction. He painted Adam and Eve, a fresco of St. Martin, a large oil painting on canvas, Freja. He suffered from depression, and doubted his abilities and purpose. By 1918, his marriage was on the rocks, divorce was being discussed, and the world was at war. The country house at Bjorkudden was too remote for Esther and a new home was built in Stockholm with assistance from John’s father. Esther and John, and their two-year old son, Bengt or Putte, hoped to start a new life in the new home in Stockholm. John distrusted trains and insisted that they return by ferry, but the Per Brahe capsized in stormy weather and all aboard drowned.
Big Thanks To Morgan For This….
Progressive Dennis Kucinich takes over a new House subcommittee, signaling changes in national drug policy
~ By DEAN KUIPERS ~
~ The drug hawks worst nightmare: Kucinichs hearings will raise a ruckus ~
The Democratic sweep in the 2006 mid-term elections has done more than finally install a woman as speaker of the House. It has also put one of the most vocal critics of the ill-starred War on Drugs in a position to affect federal drug policy. On January 18, Ohio Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, one of the most progressive Democratic voices in the House, was appointed as chair of the new House Government Reform and Oversight subcommittee on domestic policy, causing drug reform organizations coast-to-coast to rejoice in hopes that a moment for significant change may have finally come.
This subcommittee replaces the now-defunct Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources subcommittee, which was headed up by staunch drug warrior, Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN). Kucinich will assume many of his oversight duties, including policy oversight of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and appointed Drug Czar John Walters. One commentator on Stopthedrugwar.org crowed that the responsibility of overseeing the ONDCP has effectively been transferred from Congresss most reckless drug warrior to its most outspoken drug policy reformer [his emphasis].
He is certainly the polar opposite of his predecessor, Mark Souder, says Allen St. Pierre, spokesman for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML. Since the time the [ONDCP] was created in 1988, there have always been friendly people in that subcommittee and the ONDCP has always been able to get what they want under the guise of protecting children and saving America from drugs. But Kucinich doesnt believe any of that. Any of it!
For instance, St. Pierre notes, Kucinich is a supporter of industrial hemp, the non-psychoactive product of the cannabis sativa plant. He is also a supporter of medical marijuana and of the federal rescheduling of marijuana, where it is currently illegal as a Schedule I drug, classified as having no medical value. This classification clashes with states such as California, which have legalized medical use of marijuana, and leads directly to the current rash of raids on medical marijuana dispensaries by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Kucinich is expected, St. Pierre says, to be a sponsor of a new bill to be introduced in March that would decriminalize pot.
Washington insiders, however, are not holding their breath for great upheaval in federal drug policy overall. Sources close to the appointment, who asked not to be named, say that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the Democratic leadership have effectively embargoed major crime or drug policy legislation for the next two years, to avoid looking soft on crime in the 2008 election.
Kucinich, however, is promising a couple years of entertaining and edifying hearings.
Were going to open up the discussion to new hearings, says Kucinich, interviewed Sunday in Culver City, where he presented his bill for Universal Health Care, which is co-sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI). We want to explore the federal governments policies and the Department of Justices policies on medical marijuana, for example. We need to also look at the drug laws that have brought about mandatory minimum sentences that have put people in jail for long periods of time. I think its an appropriate time to look at the proliferation of drugs in America, and how that fits in with our health care crisis, and how that fits in with law enforcement.
The ONDCP did not reply to several requests for comment. That office, however, which is a function of the executive branch, has been deeply involved in pushing heavy sentences for nonviolent drug offenders and resisting medical marijuana, buying big-money ad campaigns attacking marijuana in states trying to legalize at the state level. Controlling that ad money could be a key to reform. When asked if his subcommittee has any budget oversight or other muscle, Kucinich shook his head and added, No, this committee does not have control of the budgets, but it does have control of the policy, and it can ask questions and get documents that others couldnt get.
That can make a difference, says Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, one of the nations biggest drug policy reform organizations. His group plans to push for incremental slices of legislation that can move a progressive agenda while not upsetting Democratic unity, adding that Kucinich can hold hearings on some of the subjects that havent been addressed in, you know, decades. Like a hearing on America having the highest incarceration rate in the world. Or maybe a hearing on why the DEA has jurisdiction over medical issues.
One can obviously empathize with the democratic leaderships desire to be cautious when it comes to supporting drug policy reforms and other sentencing reforms, he adds. But when you have a growing number of Republicans supporting sentencing reform, this might be a good time for the Democrats to show a little leadership.
In fact, several activists point out, the new Congress may be the most sympathetic to drug-law reform that America has ever seen. Progressives like Senator Richard Durbin and Reps. Pelosi, George Miller, Conyers, Barney Frank, Henry Waxman, Kucinich, and Bobby Scott have all turned up in leadership positions.
If we had to pick out our 40 best friends in Congress, theyd be disproportionately in leadership positions, says Nadelmann. He includes Sen. Patrick Leahy on that list, but cautions: Mind you, seven years ago, Leahy said that sentencing reform was one of the top priorities, but now its not even a top-10 priority. Part of thats because theres so much other stuff to deal with.
Still, action on several fronts is expected. Sentencing reform should get some attention, with an aim of reducing the number of non-violent drug offenders currently getting long prison sentences, which has given the U.S. the highest per-capita incarceration rate in the world. One such change would be to make sentences involving crack cocaine equal to those given for powdered cocaine, as community activists have long contended these simply punish the black and poor who are more likely to use the drug in the form of crack. Hearings might also bring new media scrutiny to decades-long marijuana rescheduling motions and several Data Quality Act petitions, which force bodies like the Food and Drug Administration to make decisions based on science rather than ideology, and which have been roundly ignored by the Bush administration.
St. Pierre points out another potential point of influence: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, or HIDTAs. Congress funnels millions of dollars to local law enforcement for use in these areas, and activists have long argued they are wrongly prioritized.
Thats a very obscure acronym, but when it comes down to the billions of dollars that get channeled out to local governments and their law enforcement, HIDTA is the battleground. Thats where Dennis can come in and say, Mr. Walters, we the Congress, and, clearly, your own constituents want methamphetamines as the number one priority, not marijuana, and certainly not in the states that have medical marijuana laws. A couple of weeks ago, Walters was out in Fresno giving awards away for busting buyers clubs. Dennis can clip those wings. It all depends on how hes going to want to pull the trigger.
The Voice of Happiness
After Bankei had passed away, a blind man who lived near the master’s temple told a friend:
“Since I am blind, I cannot watch a person’s face, so I must judge his character by the sound of his voice. Ordinarily when I hear someone congratulate another upon his happiness or success, I also hear a secret tone of envy. When condolence is expressed for the misfortune of another, I hear pleasure and satisfaction, as if the one condoling was really glad there was something left to gain in his own world.
“In all my experience, however, Bankei’s voice was always sincere. Whenever he expressed happiness, I heard nothing but happiness, and whenever he expressed sorrow, sorrow was all I heard.”
Zen students are with their masters at least ten years before they presume to teach others. Nan-in was visited by Tenno, who, having passed his apprenticeship, had become a teacher. The day happened to be rainy, so Tenno wore wooden clogs and carried an umbrella. After greeting him Nan-in remarked: “I suppose you left your wodden clogs in the vestibule. I want to know if your umbrella is on the right or left side of the clogs.”
Tenno, confused, had no instant answer. He realized that he was unable to carry his Zen every minute. He became Nan-in’s pupil, and he studied six more years to accomplish his every-minute Zen.
Arresting the Stone Buddha
A merchant bearing fifty rolls of cotton goods on his shoulders stopped to rest from the heat of the day beneath a shelter where a large stone Buddha was standing. There he fell asleep, and when he awoke his goods had disappeared. He immediately reported the matter to the police.
A judge named O-oka opened court to investigate. “That stone Buddha must have stolen the goods,” concluded the judge. “He is supposed to care for the welfare of the people, but he has failed to perform his holy duty. Arrest him.”
The police arrested the stone Buddha and carried it into the court. A noisy croud followed the statue, curious to learn what kind of a sentence the judge was about to impose.
When O-oka appeared on the bench he rebuked the boisterous audience. “What right have you people to appear before the court laughing and joking in this manner? You are in contempt of court and subject to a fine and imprisonment.”
The people hastened to apologize. “I shall have to impose a fine on you,” said the judge, “but I will remit it provided each one of you brings one roll of cotton goods to the court within three days. Anyone failing to do this will be arrested.”
One of the rolls of cloth which the people brought was quickly recognized by the merchant as his own, and thus the thief was easily discovered. The merchant recovered his goods, and the cotton rolls were returned to the people.
The Poetry: Teixeira de Pascoaes
My living encounter with the humble
Things of Nature gives birth to souls,
Which abstractly behold me from I dont know where,
From I dont know what unfamiliar place
Outside this space
In which trees and rocks appear.
I see specters, images of Mystery,
Glowing outlines imprinted on the dusk,
Like so many omens. . .
Outlines of pallor emerging in the distance,
And sorrows that are fading portraits
Of unknown Divinities. . .
Statues of silence and melancholy
In the solitude of the hills. . .
Sphinxian postures in the desert,
The shadows of the Pyramids in the sun,
And Plato dragging his tunic of light
Among Egypts sad and solemn priests
Wearing vestments of dust and dead penumbras,
In temples of moonlight and petrified clouds. . .
I see before me fantastical presences,
Dreamed horizons that gird me
In a painful embrace! Dark birds that alight
On my brow, where night has fallen,
And winds that carry me through
Mists and lightning. . .
Already lost and dead, Im no more
Than a human appearance,
Floating over the waves of emotion
That surge inside me like blood
From an open wound. . .
And I ride the waves, which spread
Over shores of snow and white foam,
In blue distances of endless clarity,
And in the nocturnal vagueness where stars
Emerge, like smiles of the devil. . .
I float on a lofty dream,
In heights of mystic splendor,
Where the white lily of moonlight opens.
I float on a lofty dream, in which I see
Myself as an indefinite being. . . The vast night,
Spreading over me its black wings,
Cannot hide me. My face,
Risen above the darkness,
Contemplates the divine Moon.
INDEFINITE SONG XXII
Fraternal things, cosmic memory
Of the divine hope
Which expands in an infinite thrust
And cools into forms of granite,
Earth and fire beautiful brute forms!
And it kindles in the imperfect creature
(Humanized, embodied night)
Souls, which are intimate stars.
Of all its vast creation
The deepest and most vital inspiration
Leaves, in words of ink, the splendor of a verse.
So too hope, endlessly burning,
Following its ethereal course,
Leaves in space the forms of the Universe,
Mortal recollections of its divine being.
WIND OF THE SPIRIT
I felt a mysterious wind pass by
In a profound and cosmic whirl.
It took me in its arms; I avidly
Went; and I saw the Spirit of the World.
Earths solitary things, glowing
Like an unconscious gaze of night,
Like a tears dead light, felt none
Of that tragic gust, which ruffled
Only my soul! O lofty wind!
Wind of Prophecy and Exaltation!
Wind that blows in waves of mystery,
Stirring me up, making me ecstatic!
Strange wind, raging without touching
The tenderest flower! But it inflames
My entire being, causing it to give off
Gods light, loves light, infinite light!
O wind that nothing resists except
An invisible shadow. . . A forest
Or rough stone is, for you, a wispy
Essence, and I am a rugged cliff.
At night, O crazy wind, you pound
My troubled soul, and a loud whoosh wraps it
And swoops it away; and so it passes
From life to life, and from death to death.
Wind that took me to I dont know where. . .
But I know I went, and I saw close up,
Before my eyes, the burning mist that hides
Gods ghost, hovering over the desert!
And I also saw the hazy light
That loomed out of the darkness, enlightening
My heart, which soars beyond life,
Shedding its burden of tears.
That great wind overturned
My calm existence; and ancient sorrow
Drenched my mean and feeble body,
Like rain the tatters of a beggar woman.
In a great wind I went; I went and saw:
I saw Gods Shadow. And in that shadow
I lay down, ravished, and felt within me
The earth in bloom and the sky aglitter.
Teixeira de Pascoaes
A mystic poet who felt profoundly connected to the humblest things and to the brightest stars, Teixeira de Pascoaes was born and died in the small town of Amarante, in northern Portugal, and led a relatively uneventful life. In 1896 he went to Coimbra to study law, though poetry and contemplation were his favorite endeavors. University life was, at the time, a rather boisterous affair, but Pascoaes kept out of student brawls and political rows, devoting himself to study and writing. He published his first three books of poems while at university (not counting the book, later repudiated, that he had published a year before arriving at Coimbra), and these already show his attraction to an idealized nature, to the darkly mysterious, to the vague and ethereal. He worked for a few years as a lawyer and a judge, but then retreated, as it were, into his inner life. He was by no means a recluse, however. His religiosity had a missionary side: Pascoaes became the chief apostle and theoretician of saudosismo.
Saudosismo was a movement that promulgated saudade as a national spiritual value that could have transformative power. Saudade means longing, nostalgia, yearning for something absent, but it is a feeling fraught with more emotional weight and affective intensity than corresponding words from English and other languages convey. Pascoaes gave this unique Portuguese word a philosophical and spiritual twist. In an article published in 1913, he wrote that saudade is creation, a perpetual and fruitful marriage of Remembrance with Desire, of Evil with God, of Life with Death . . .. And in a conference delivered that same year, he spoke of the action of desire on remembrance and of remembrance on desire, the two intimate elements of saudade, described elsewhere in the conference as the perfect and living fusion of Nature and the Spirit. Saudade was, in Pascoaes conception, a species of élan vital.
From 1910 to 1916, Pascoaes was editor of A Águia, an Oporto-based magazine that became the mouthpiece for the Renascença Portuguesa (Portuguese Renaissance), a movement of which saudosismo was part and parcel. It was by cultivating saudade, considered to be the defining characteristic of the Portuguese soul, that a national renaissance was supposed to take place. This signified not a simple return to the Past (wrote Pascoaes in A Águia in 1912) but a return to the original wellsprings of life in order to create a new life. To achieve this Renaissance he advocated, among other things, the establishment of a Portuguese Church, which could better accommodate the original spirit of the nation, part Christian but also part pagan.
The nationalist program of saudosismo is only latently felt in most of Pascoaes poetry, for his bent was predominantly spiritual, and in a lecture delivered in the last year of his life, he remarked: Man does not belong only to society; he belongs, first and foremost, to the Cosmos. Society is not an end but a means for facilitating mans mission on earth, which is to be the consciousness of the Universe. This point of view informs virtually all of his poetry, which is, in large measure, a pantheistic celebration of life not just life on earth, but also the life of the imagination and the universe. In the early poem Poet, he states that I am, in the future, time past the embodiment, in effect, of saudade. He claims to be a mountain cliff, an astral mist, a living mystery, Gods delirium, and so on, which is why he also says, Im man fleeing from himself. Not limited to his own body, he connects with the rest of reality, to the point of interpenetrating and becoming its other manifestations.
Pascoaes universe is one of correspondences between seeming opposites: the past with the future, nostalgia with hope, sorrow with joy, the material with the spiritual. The dynamic nature of this unity of opposites is well expressed by two verses greatly admired by Fernando Pessoa: The leaf that fell /Was a soul that ascended (from a poem titled Elegy of Love). Far from being a fixed machine of integrated moving parts, Pascoaes universe is in continual expansion, through the creative energy of hope, sorrow, desire, saudade. Just as poetic inspiration leaves the splendor of a verse on the printed page, so too hope, endlessly burning, ( ) / Leaves in space the forms of the Universe, ( ) / Mortal recollections of its divine being (in Indefinite Song XXII). And man, through his living encounter with the things of Nature gives birth to souls, / Divine apparitions (in Encounter).
Profoundly religious in spirit, Pascoaes did not seem to have or to need any clear notion of God. His poetry is an ongoing hymn to a Nature made divine, in which mans role is to see and sing it. | <urn:uuid:3fb21e08-f653-428c-acfc-17453ae942bd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gwyllm.com/2007/02/08/teixeira-de-pascoaes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.963482 | 5,029 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Memory Lane: Chazzan Yossele Mandelbaum, z”l
In the Czestochowa Ghetto—in which the Nazis, ym”sh, herded together the Jews of the surrounding Polish towns, in 1942 and ’43, until their eventual transfer to the Death Camps—a lone voice rang out amid the terror and the suffering one Friday night.
Among the Yidden confined Jews in the ghetto were “Lulek” Lau, and his elder brother Naftali. Surprised at the haunting voice filled with longing and beauty—emanating from the barracks, Naftali went to investigate. He found a Yid from Krakow, singing the words of Lecha Dodi… kumi tze’i mitoch hahafeichah, Rav lach sheves be’emek habacha…get up and emerge from the turmoil…it is enough sitting in the valley of tears.
That sight would never leave him or his brother Lulek. Years later, the Chief Rabbi Lau made his way to the Bobover beis Medrash in Boro Park, and approached the Rebbe and related that he had regards for him from a Bobover chossid whom he had seen in the Czestochowa Ghetto, pouring out his heart in the most otherworldly way. The Rav promptly reunited the two men.
That Chazzan was the famed Yossele Mandelbaum from Krakow.
Here, we present a brief portrait of this consummate ba’al tefillah, whose legendary voice reverberated within the walls of the Sefardishe Shul. Like his tenure in at the amud in Krakow—on the other side of an annihilated world—his deep emotion, his deep chassidishe neshamah, coupled with his phenomenal musical and vocal abilities, moved the congregants (most of whom were she’eiris hapleitah) to tears.
Reb Yossele was born in Krakow, in 1903, to his father Reb Moshe Duvid Mendelbaum, from a distinguished family of Bobover chassidim. He became the chazzan in one of Krakow’s largest shuls, and many of the town’s chassidishe Yidden would make their way from their shtieblach to hear the chazzan. Then came Hitler, ym”sh, and among the millions lost were his wife and daughter, Hy”d.
Having lost his wife and daughter, he emerged from the ashes—with a fierce determination to live his life as the same Bobover chassid that he had been in Krakow. For a while he was in the Bergen Belsen DP camp, eventually making his way to America, where he became a legend in the rebuilt world of Bobov. In addition to his tenure at the Sfardishe Shul, he was the Bobover ba’al menagen; serving as the ba’al tefillah for Ma’ariv every year on Rosh Hashnah, and often for selichos.
He was always at the side of the Rebbe, and for anything related to neginah, the Bobover Ruv would turn to him.
There exists a video recording of a hachnasas sefer Torah to the Bobover Shul. Seen is an elderly chazzan with a long white beard. His voice is strong and unwavering, despite his advanced age—and he is animated as he leads the young Bobover children’s choir in a chassidishe niggun. In the center, observing, sits the Bobover Rebbe. Two remnants from a lost world, eliciting the timeless song from these young souls who are the rebirth of that world.
His compositions all stand out for their richness, and an unmistakable chassidishe warmth runs through all of them, and thus, the power and the emotion of Reb Yossele’s songs lives on to inspire future generations—music that emanated from the heart of Chazzan Yossele Mandelbaum in Krakow and in Boro Park of yesteryear. | <urn:uuid:658057ad-7c51-4cc5-ae85-e3f0c743a022> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.boropark24.com/news/memory-lane-chazzan-yossele-mandelbaum-z-l/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.971318 | 892 | 2.140625 | 2 |
What You Need to Know About the Lottery
The lottery is a form of gambling that involves drawing numbers at random. Some governments outlaw the lottery, while others endorse it. They may even organize a state or national lottery. Some governments regulate lotteries. However, there are some rules that must be followed when you play the lottery. Here’s what you need to know. Hopefully, this information will be helpful for you and your family. The lottery is legal and can be fun for your whole family.
Lotteries are often government-sponsored alternatives to illegal games. The process of playing a lottery involves matching a set of numbers or symbols. They have been around since biblical times and can be traced back to the sixteenth century. Throughout the years, lotteries have raised significant amounts of money for government projects, from courthouses to roads. Some even fund wars. Today, more than 100 countries hold a lottery. But not all states are the same.
While lottery security measures aren’t foolproof, there are ways to circumvent the lottery’s security. One way to circumvent this security measure is by gluing the winning number onto the back of a ticket. Another way is called “wicking.” This method involves using solvents to force the winning number through a protective coating. In this way, you can make the lottery’s security a point of contention. This is an example of a lottery’s potential to create a sham by misusing taxpayer money.
The earliest recorded lotteries offered money prizes in exchange for tickets. They were common in Low Countries towns that held public lotteries to raise money for town fortifications or for poor citizens. There is some evidence to suggest that these lotteries existed as far back as the 14th century. The most ancient record pertaining to the town of L’Ecluse mentions a lottery that involved the purchase of 4,304 tickets. In 2014, that’s about US$170,000.
In addition to these regulations, lottery authorities have taken the opportunity to increase their marketing efforts. Using a lottery to attract children is an effective way to reach a wide audience. A well-designed lottery marketing campaign can promote awareness of its benefits and minimize exploitation. The money earned by the lottery is a legitimate source of revenue for local governments. It is a great way to raise public funds. It also helps keep state taxes in check. The money that is generated through a lotteries is a source of income for the government.
While the majority of lottery players ignore the laws of probability, the chances of winning are very high. For instance, the odds of selecting six numbers out of 49 are 14 million to one. According to the statistics, the average lottery player spends $0.46 per $100 of income on lottery tickets. This is an extremely small percentage compared to the average American, but it’s still significant. This money also funds community organizations and wars. Those are just a few examples of the benefits of a lotteries. | <urn:uuid:0362f026-a38e-42ac-bfa1-cbc591da1ede> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.therevoltingsyrian.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-lottery/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.969144 | 625 | 2.359375 | 2 |
編者/作者：Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
出版機關：Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
內容介紹：Tuberculosis is one of the most widespread communicable diseases in the world. For years, tuberculosis has had the highest incidence and mortality rate among all communicable diseases in Taiwan. In 2012, there were 12,338 tuberculosis cases (53 cases per 100,000 population) and 626 tuberculosis-related deaths (2.7cases per 100,000 population) in Taiwan. In the follow-up of treated cases, the treatment success rate of new smear-positive cases notified in 2011 is 70.4%, which is lower than the WHO’s treatment success rate target of 85%, suggesting more efforts need to be put into the control of tuberculosis. This report records Taiwan’s epidemiological data of tuberculosis in 2011 and part of 2012. It is hoped that it will provide some insight into the tuberculosis epidemic and prevention and control efforts implemented in Taiwan. Your comments on this annual report are most welcome. | <urn:uuid:0505b72c-9598-4316-b04e-94ff83271f4d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cdc.gov.tw/InfectionReport/Info/upxJr9t9iKeSbo_Wpacpuw?infoId=hKuf2wHmPgZfdcOTht16ZA | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.862449 | 341 | 2.609375 | 3 |
For those who need it or who are required to have it, the l1a visa is a very important thing. For those of you who have never heard and would like to more about it, here are some facts about the very important l1a visa.
This type of visa is a non-immigrant visa. It is used for foreign executives or those in a managerial position to be able to move to their offices in the United States unfettered. This visa allows the companies to move their employees in an intracompany fashion. The visas can also be used by companies to bring in workers from foreign countries to establish new offices or branches of that company.
By applying for and receiving this particular type of visa, the employee may legally live in, work, and travel in the United States. Their dependents may also do this as well. In addition to these two benefits, it is also possible for the employee to apply for a class of permanent residency and for the foreign company to establish a State-side office.
To qualify for this Visa, the applicant must have been working at the company for a period of no less than three years prior to the application being filed. They must also be coming to the United States in the position of either a manager or an executive.
The employer must also show that they have the licenses and the physical area in which to build the new business location. These types of visas are very useful and they can be quite the boon to new businesses which want to establish their presence in this country. While they are not impossible to get by any stretch of the imagination, they definitely need to be taken seriously and applied for in the proper manner. | <urn:uuid:bafaebee-e956-42c0-a684-c980a162339f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.yamsfiles.com/facts-about-the-l1a-visa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.979198 | 340 | 2.078125 | 2 |
From this month, 18–21 year olds in the UK will lose their entitlement to claim the housing support element (formerly known as Housing Benefit) of Universal Credit unless they meet certain stipulations. This policy change, which was announced over two years ago by then-Prime Minister David Cameron, is designed to reduce the working-age welfare bill and encourage young people to find work, but critics have accused the government of risking the safety and security of some of the most vulnerable members of this age group. What will this change mean for young people?
During a speech back in 2012, David Cameron outlined the idea of curtailing young adults’ eligibility for housing benefit as part of his plan to save £10 billion from the annual working-age welfare bill. This was presented as part of the Conservatives’ attack on what George Osborne called the “benefits lifestyle”; Cameron argued that it was morally wrong for the benefits system to be offering young people who left home the “choice” of enjoying an independent lifestyle while supposedly many of their peers who didn’t claim benefits couldn’t afford to do so. As he put it in his original speech:
“I want us to end the idea that aged 18 you leave school, go and leave home, claim unemployment benefit and claim Housing Benefit. We should not be offering that choice to young people.”
This pledge eventually materialised in policy form as part of the 2015 Summer Budget, when Osborne announced that from April 2017 young people aged 18–21 would no longer be able to claim Housing Benefit. (Confusingly, one of the Conservatives’ other welfare reforms is to replace Housing Benefit with Universal Credit – a single welfare payment which will amalgamate a variety of ones that currently exist separately, which is being rolled out in stages – so Housing Benefit is going to become the “housing support element of Universal Credit”, hence the use of both these names (Housing Benefit and housing support) in this blog.)
As stated in a parliamentary briefing paper on this topic, the government’s rationale is to “ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.” Importantly, the reform does not mean that all young people in this age group will lose their entitlement, regardless of status; a number of groups have been protected, including those who have dependent children, people who have no parents or who would be considered to be at “serious risk to their physical or mental health” if they had to live with them, victims of domestic violence by their family members, and young people who cannot work more than 35 hours a week because of a serious physical or mental impairment, among others.
Since the policy was first announced, the government has produced several different estimates of both the number of young people who will be affected and the amount of money it is expected to save: the most recent estimate is that around 10,000 people will be affected, saving £65m by the end of 2019/20.
What impact will this have on young people?
Virtually all of the major charities that deal with young people and housing have criticised the move, arguing that it will deprive some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people of a vital safety net, without which it is likely many of them will be at risk of homelessness.
The Chartered Institute of Housing, Centrepoint and Shelter have all publicly argued that young people who do not fall into one of the exempt categories are effectively being denied any help with their housing costs. An important issue will be how the exemptions are applied in practice; for example, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced that it will produce guidelines for determining whether a young person would be at risk if they lived with their parents, but once decisions are being made on a case-by-case basis (rather than young people having an automatic entitlement) it is almost inevitable that some of these decisions will be wrong.
Another very important point which Shelter have emphasised is that the new policy appears to create a “catch-22” situation; as things stand, members of this age group who are trying to claim housing support will need a tenancy agreement in order to do so, but landlords are unlikely to offer them one until they have proved they can pay their rent. Perhaps this problem can be ironed out, but as things stand it could make it extremely difficult for any members of this age group to obtain support. Landlords’ organisations have already warned that their members will likely be unwilling to take on these kinds of tenants if they think their housing support is uncertain.
It has even been suggested that the change could prove largely futile: according to the House of Commons Library, the trade publication Inside Housing has estimated that an additional 9,000 young people could become homeless as a result of the changes, which would potentially wipe out most of the savings to the welfare budget as the homelessness imposes costs on the state in other ways. It is to be hoped that the flawed aspects of this policy will be reconsidered before vulnerable young people are placed in harm’s way. | <urn:uuid:09f109f0-3225-47e3-8abf-f11668d90b5d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.if.org.uk/2017/04/18/18-21-year-olds-to-lose-entitlement-to-housing-support/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.978299 | 1,062 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Chiropractic Care in Raleigh
People start chiropractic care for many different reasons. However, our primary goal is not simply to alleviate your pain or symptoms. Instead, our focus is to ensure that your body’s nervous system is able to relay messages between your brain and body with no interference.
The spine houses and protects the spinal cord, through which nerve fibers pass from the brain to the rest of the body. Every organ, tissue and cell is controlled by nerve impulses traveling from the brain to all parts of the body. The nervous system controls all other systems in the body including respiratory, circulatory, digestive, immune and reproductive systems.
Misalignments of the vertebrae can interfere with the normal functioning of these nerves. Misalignments can be caused by slips & falls, accidents, injuries, stress, heavy back packs, repetitive activities, car accidents and poor posture.
Detection of these spinal misalignments is done through a thorough consultation, spinal examination and x-rays. Our primary goal is to correct these misalignments of your spine which are called Vertebral Subluxation. Then through a process of wellness education we are able to help patients and their families not only to maintain their spine, but also how to reach their true level of optimal health. We focus on nutrition, stress management, exercise and detoxification.
When you have a spine that is able to properly communicate with all parts of your body, you are better able to handle the challenges of life because you are able to adapt and recover at your fullest. Our goal is to help you to maximize your health so that you can reach your God given potential to live your life to the fullest!
Understanding Spinal Subluxation
Over the last 100 years, Chiropractic science has been reaching millions of people. It has become the fastest growing health profession in the world. Research continues to validate the health benefits of chiropractic.
The pathway to good health is the spine and nervous system. The spine houses and protects the spinal cord, through which nerve fibers pass from the brain to the rest of the body. Every cell, tissue and organ is controlled by nerve impulses which travel from the brain to all parts of the body.
The nerves leave the spine through openings between the vertebrae. Misalignment of the vertebrae can interfere with the normal functioning of the nerves. Misalignments are often caused by activities of our daily living such as stress, bad posture, poor sleeping habits as well as accidents, injuries and falls. New research has revealed that the first misalignment may occur in the birth process itself for both the mother and baby. This misalignment is called a “vertebral subluxation.” Subluxations can cause pain and malfunction in the nervous system that affects posture, range of motion and strength. Uncorrected subluxation leads to spinal degeneration/ arthritis in the spine.
Chiropractors are trained to detect and reduce or correct subluxations. The subluxations are detected through a consultation, spinal evaluation and x-rays. X-rays demonstrate the number and degree of subluxation present in the spine. Light, specific adjustments are performed to these misaligned areas to allow the body to heal and regain its optimal level of health. | <urn:uuid:86f76d40-5559-4f02-b71b-deee797e153b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://raleighchiropractic.com/why-chiropractic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.956161 | 677 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Forests cover around a third of the world’s land area, and it’s believed there are more trees on earth than there are stars in Milky Way. But each year, huge swathes of forests are cleared to make way for crops, grazing livestock, mining and urbanisation.
It’s not just the trees that are lost. People living in the forests and savannahs are left without homes, millions of animals are killed and injured, and precious ecosystems are decimated. Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forested land, and it’s unfortunately nothing new – it’s been happening since human beings have had access to tools.
In fact, since humans first started cutting down trees, 46% of the world’s forests have been destroyed. This is not OK.
Why we need trees
Apart from everything we’ve just mentioned? Trees absorb carbon dioxide and harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, making them the unsung heroes of the world’s climate crisis. It’s estimated that forests store around 450 billion tonnes of carbon (that’s about 50 years of emissions at the rate we’re going).
But when a tree is cut down, all of the carbon dioxide it was storing is released back into the atmosphere, increasing the temperature of the planet – aka global warming.
Deforestation, in numbers
Each year, around 177,000 square kilometres of forest across the globe are destroyed. That’s roughly the same size as 50 football fields per minute. Between 1990 and 2016, 1.3 million square kilometres of forest was lost to deforestation; around the same size as South Africa or Peru, to put things into perspective.
We’re not much better in Australia – in fact, Australia’s among the worst perpetrators of deforestation. Eastern Australia ranks alongside Borneo, the Amazon and the Congo Basin, and has some of the highest rates of tree clearing of any developed country. Every year, around 5000 square kilometres of virgin bushland is destroyed, which wipes out native wildlife, produces salinity and erosion, and causes around 14% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Since 1999, 7.7 million hectares of land in Australia – roughly the same size as Tasmania – has been cleared.
Almost half of the world’s trees. Gone.
“Half the world’s forests are gone, half the Great Barrier Reef marine park is dead, and over 50% of the world’s wildlife and plant species are extinct,” explains Jimmy HalfCut (formerly James Stanton Cook), co-founder of Australian not-for profit HalfCut, “It’s devastating for people, for social justice, for wildlife, and for the planet.”
After travelling around South America in 2011, and seeing the devastation caused by deforestation firsthand – and realising the global extent of it – Jimmy and his partner Jessica decided to do something about it.
They launched HalfCut, encouraging people to raise funds – and awareness – of deforestation by committing to shaving half their hair or beards off. This year, Bank Australia is supporting HalfCut, raising over $70,000 this August to prevent deforestation.
What does HalfCut actually do?
“We wanted to create a visual disruption, a metaphor, to say ‘half’s gone’. We grow our hair back, but the reality of growing back Gondwanaland? You can’t really get that back.”
The funds raised by HalfCut go towards revegetation and land buybacks in Queensland’s Daintree rainforest. They’ve been working with the Kuku Yalanji, the traditional landowners, to purchase freehold properties in the forest that will then be handed back to local communities to manage themselves. Lot 155, HalfCut’s third property purchase, has over 220 endemic species on the 22-acre lot, and will secure habitat for the threatened endangered Southern cassowary and Bennett’s tree kangaroo.
What can you do?
It’s not all doom and gloom – there are lots of great reforestation and forest protection projects happening around the world (some of them, like HalfCut, are supported by Bank Australia too!). Ready to sport a new do and support HalfCut? Sign up here!
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Calculating Shreveport's ROI on Miss USA, Miss Teen pageants
How many dollars did Shreveport lose hosing Miss USA pageants?
It’s a good question.
Let's start with money paid by Shreveport. Like Bossier City, Bossier Parish and Caddo Parish, the city paid a $50,000 sponsorship.
The city also paid a total of $94,329 in overtime wages: $81,556 for Shreveport police, $3,530 for the Shreveport Fire Department and $9,242 to Sportran, the bus operator. These amounts do not include charges for gas and maintenance on any city-owned vehicles used by police officers, firefighters or Sportran.
So that puts the total city investment at $144,000.
For comparison purposes, Bossier City spent $636 for police overtime and Caddo sheriff's deputies were paid $322 for overtime services.
Stacy Brown, executive director of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau, estimates that the pageant generated the following in revenues to both Shreveport and Bossier:
- $530,000 for hotel rooms.
- $600,000 for meals.
- $200,000 for retail shopping.
- $160,000 for entertainment.
This total estimate is $1.49 million.
The contestants stayed at the Margaritaville Resort and Casino. Many of the activities for the pageant crowd were held in Bossier City, including shopping trips to the Louisiana Boardwalk.
The sales tax rate in Shreveport is 9.6 percent. Of this amount, 2.75 percent is remitted to the city. If all the meals, shopping and entertainment dollars were spent in Shreveport (computed from $960,000), the city would have received $26,400 in sales tax revenue.
The hotel motel tax breakdown is .75 percent for Shreveport. Assuming all the hotel rooms were booked in Shreveport , the revenue from hotel taxes (computed from $530,000) would be $3,975.
So let's do the math. The city invested $144,000 in pageant sponsorship and expenses. The maximum dollars the city would have received, if all of the $1.49 million in estimated pageant spending flowed into Shreveport, is $30,375.
If Shreveport got only 60 percent of the pageant spending, then the total tax revenue for the city would be $23,625. If 70 percent, then the city’s tax revenue would be $27,562.
The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants also had expenses. These have yet to be reported. However, estimates for hotel rooms and meals include pageant staff and crew.
The actual spending for hotel rooms, meals, retail shopping and entertainment may be low. If the estimates are raised to $2 million, the bottom line numbers do not change that much.
It is apparent that Shreveport did not recoup the $50,000 sponsorship fee, much less the overtime expenses.
The average Joe and Judy in Shreveport did not give a tinker's damn about the pageants. And they did not bother to watch the televised events that many believe are degrading to women.
But Joe and Judy are concerned about crime in Shreveport. They wonder what the impact on crime would have been if the $81,556 in police overtime for the pageants had been spent instead on extra police patrols, more police investigations of crimes and public safety in general.
Those who follow the Shreveport City Council wonder why the obvious question was not asked when Brown was pitching pageant platitudes when seeking the $50,000 sponsorship. If the pageants were such a great economic boom to Phoenix (Miss Teen USA) and Las Vegas (Miss USA) in 2017, why did the pageant organizers come running to Shreveport at virtually the last minute — less than two months before the events?
Once the Miss USA numbers are in, there will be some additional tax income to Shreveport. However, there is no way these numbers can drive the revenue up to sponsorship fee, much less the overtime wages.
It’s time — no, past time — for Shreveport city officials to focus on the city’s needs, not civic wants. Hopefully, a "thank you but no thanks" will be extended to the pageants in 2019.
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Architecture · Construction · Engineering
ACE Mentor Program
Its mission is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction, supporting their continued advancement in the industry through mentoring.
Holland Basham Architects is a founding member of the ACE-Omaha Mentor Program. The program is designed to introduce and inspire high school students while experiencing a career in design and construction. Through this opportunity, more than 8,000 students nationwide, each year are able to gain-hands on experience through hypothetical and real-world projects, construction site tours and visits to professional offices.
For HBA, the opportunity to work with the students at Omaha South High School in the ACE Program has been extremely rewarding.
“Currently, we are working with about 12 students. The project focuses on the Omaha Public School Norris Middle School addition and upgrades,” says Brittany McClure, HBA Architect and Lead ACE Mentor. “The students will look at site planning, construction feasibility, engineering systems, and architectural design.”
The project started in early January and will run for 16 weeks. Each student brings their own background and experiences to the table. Throughout the program, students will enhance and strengthen personal and team building skills.
“Last week we conducted a charrette where the students were drawing on trace paper, tossing ideas around and experiencing what we do professionally when meeting with consultants. It was such a great opportunity to see them brainstorm in a collaborative way,” McClure says.
The program goes far beyond the classroom to connect with students on a professional and personal level. HBA’s main focus with the ACE Mentor Program is economic inclusion. The firm is dedicated to expanding the availability of architectural education and integrating students into this field. HBA believes each individual should have an equal opportunity to explore their future career options and connect with professionals in their field of interest.
At the end of the 16 weeks, students are inspired to set goals and be a part of their community. It also gives them an opportunity to explore their creative side and develop skills that can advance them in their career early on. In addition, the program financially supports students through scholarships and grants to help prepare them for college.
HBA hopes to keep encouraging high school students to join the ACE Mentor Program and become involved.
“We are just as excited as the students are to see the end results, and it’s energizing to see the project from a fresh perspective,” McClure says. “They are capable of grasping complex concepts that you wouldn’t typically expect from high school students, and it’s gratifying to see it all come together.”
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The New Yorker, March 9, 1998 P. 82
A CRITIC AT LARGE about Hollywood film scores and the Oscars. James Horner, who wrote the music for the blockbuster Hollywood film "Titanic," has just become one of the most commercially successful composers of the century. His "Titanic" score has sold 10 million copies, and has held the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" pop chart for 6 weeks. No original orchestral piece has reached the top of the charts since "Dr. Zhivago" in 1966. But it turns out that Horner doesn't deserve all the credit for his work on this and other movies like "Aliens," "Willow," "Glory," and "Braveheart." Horner, who studied at the Royal College of Music and then graduated to Roger Corman's B-movie shop, often recycles his own and other's work. Despite the "Titanic" craze, Horner's score doesn't reinforce the film's deeper emotions or grander images. If, as predicted, Horner wins an Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score, prospects for the art of Hollywood composing will seem bleak. Film scoring is one of those Hollywood industries whose practices remaine arcane: composers arrive late in the process and must churn out an hour or more of music in a few weeks; and their work may be taken apart and put back together in any way the director sees fit. The four other nominees this year--Jerry Goldsmith, for "L.A. Confidential"; John Williams, for "Amistad"; Danny Elfman, for "Good Will Hunting"; and Philip Glass, for "Kundun"--all outpower Horner in terms of originality, depth, and creativity. Film has fascinated composers right from the start, and a magnificent roster of composers wrote for film in the '20s and '30s. Back then, composers were often more famous than the directors, which allowed them more freedom than they have today. The first master of film orchestral music was Max Steiner, a Viennese who immigrated to America in 1914 and to Hollywood in 1929; he did the scores for "King Kong" and "Gone with the Wind." In 1934, Warner Bros. hired Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the composing wunderkind of turn-of-the-century Vienna, and he set the tone for film music of the '30s and '40s with his sumptuous harmonies. After WWII, film producers wanted a harder, more modern sound, like Alex North's 1951 pathbreaking jazz score for "A Streetcar Named Desire." Bernard Herrman, whose career stretched from "Citizen Kane" (1941) to "Taxi Driver" (1976), proved to be a master of the new modern scores. In the '60s and '70s, with the introduction of synthesizers and the breakup of the studio orchestras, the symphonic score went into decline. But Steven Spielberg and George Lucas stopped that decline by using John Williams to compose sweeping orchestral movements for their blockbuster films like "Star Wars" and "Jaws." In the '90s, movie music has been both enriched and handicapped by a long history, creating a sort of musical inbreeding which inhibits a composer's creativity. Describes the other composers nominated for Oscars this year. John Williams has been nominated 31 times since 1968. Jerry Goldsmith has brought various modernist devices into film music--aleatory passages in the manner of the '60s Polish avant-garde, atonal passagework on the piano, all manner of exotic percussion...His score for "Chinatown" remains his best work. Philip Glass's nomination for "Kundun" signals an intriguing recent development in Hollywood: a give-and-take between Hollywood and the world of classical music. Glass's trance-inducing minimalist style is almost too perfect a match for the meditative rhythms of Scorsese's film. Danny Elfman, the former leader of the New Wave group Oingo Boingo, came to prominence with his scores for "Beetlejuice" and "Batman." His rock origins and lack of classical training raised doubts at the start, but his double nomination this year--for "Good Will Hunting" and "Men in BLack"--suggests that he has finally won respect. The major omission in these nominations is Howard Shore's eerie score for "The Game." Shore, who was the music director during the first years of "Saturday Night Live," may well be the most imaginative Hollywood composer since Herrmann. The writer feels that most Hollywood film scores are dismal. | <urn:uuid:47557629-3f4b-4fc3-91b6-59e879176f5c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/03/09/scoring-for-oscar | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.961316 | 967 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Just how ‘Subtle Asian Attributes’ Became a Global Success
A small grouping of Asian-Australian pupils begun a myspace cluster to talk about jokes and memes regarding their encounters. Today, it has almost so many fans world-wide.
SYDNEY, Australia — The fb people got supposed to be a fun distraction from senior school tests.
Its creators, a crew of Melbourne people who’d fused over sundays in Oriental college, have noticed A Facebook people also known as “Subtle Private School Characteristics.”
They begun fooling about their own experiences: the fight and joys of being a first-generation immigrant.
“We comprise like, let’s say we made a ‘Subtle Asian faculties’ webpage,” said Anne Gu, 18.
The style was actually quick: show humor in regards to the qualities, simple or else, that distinguisheded the Asian-Australian feel, from cultural clashes with moms and dads and also the sanctity of ripple dairy teas, into the groan-worthy collection outlines from white men on online dating applications. (have you been from Asia? Because I’m China get wide variety.)
In September, they developed a Facebook people and added their friends, anticipating it can reside and die within the younger, Asian society in Melbourne.
But as memes and laughs flowed, the follower amount soared. Today, it’s edging close to one million followers, spawning spinoffs, and catapulting the dialogue on the US, Canada, brand new Zealand, the uk, Hong-Kong and the Netherlands.
“It continued developing and then we couldn’t believe it our selves,” stated Ms. Gu. “It’s tapped into anything.”
That something try potent, youthful and international.
Running on global immigration and also the borderless procrastination magnetic of social media marketing, the fb party is becoming a gathering spot for laughs and reflection from the complicated experience with first-generation Asian immigrants that adult reconciling the objectives of these traditions plus the identification of the country they phone home.
“We’ve started raised inside in-between,” said Angela Kang, 21, another co-founder. As well as in the party that credentials is the standard.
“Everyone’s only a lot more supportive,” she said. “Everyone realize.”
Anne Gu remembered a memory that reflects the sort of activities creating the party. One-day at the girl personal high-school, the lady instructor found she performedn’t speak Mandarin or Cantonese home, but Shanghainese — one of more than 100 dialects.
“He quit the entire class and asked if everyone understood there is another dialect,” she said.
She mentioned she doesn’t notice that this lady pals ask the lady about the woman history, although responding to questions may be “a bit boring.”
The unlimited stream of memes inside “Subtle Asian attributes” cluster brings relief — it’s to be able to belong for a change without having to shot.
“We don’t must clarify information,” she said.
That feeling of contributed convenience is actually a particularly persuasive attract Australian Continent, where an increasingly multicultural people is available alongside a mostly white power construction. For all young Asian Australians, it may be tough to not internalize the observed hierarchy, specially when immigration is starting to become a far more controversial problems ahead of subsequent year’s federal election.
“It’s so hard because section of all of us desires to easily fit in and start to become in the group and be like them,” stated Ms. Gu, of Anglo-Australians. “I’ve sensed unfortunate about whom our company is, where we result from, and merely the identification that individuals hold.”
Along with delicate Asian qualities, those differences aren’t thus various after all; they’re standard.
On a daily basis family tag one another in memes that weigh in on an array of experience. In one example an Expanding Brain meme plots the perils of ordering coffees with an ethnic title. In another, the joke was pitting lactose attitude, a condition frequent among the Asian society, against dairy beverage.
These memes — amusing, artistic and focused toward audience — posses operated the group’s explosive development by permitting self-reflection.
“Memes reveal a community’s belief, they tell its tales, they transfer these narratives from person-to-person,” stated Dr. Justine Humphry, a lecturer in digital countries on college of Sydney.
The simple act itself of revealing a meme and being in a position to decode it positions someone as insiders within a tradition, she added.
“Those types techniques — of discussing and producing humor which can be readable within a community — are now actually most, very powerful,” she said.
Under the laughs, weightier dilemmas have grown to be an interest of group discussion, such as the varying expressions of appreciate across societies and family. One lady shared a meme through the team along with her mama, which led to a surprising conversation.
“Subtle Asian characteristics have me personally my basic ‘I love you’ from my mom thus I’d always thank you all for the,” she uploaded.
Cautious moderation for the group, which includes ready its build, is actually a vital factor of the party’s profits, said Dr. Humphry. Members willing to distribute content to slight Asian Traits must initially have their particular article passed by an administrator.
“They incorporate someplace in which such discussions are more lively and much more fresh,” she said.
These days, about 3,000 blogs daily keep consitently the moderators active, with all putting up in.
Ms. Kang usually scrolls through articles while on the train to institution. Some period, she’ll sit at the pc for hours, approving articles, with the quantity maybe not losing. “By the amount of time we agree one blog post, four content will come in,” she said.
Some people when you look at the party have actually criticized subdued Asian faculties if you are too dedicated to the Chinese and Vietnamese diaspora. “We bring noticed that, we’re maybe not going to refuse that,” mentioned Ms. Kang, incorporating all of the articles they get tend to be for everyone communities, though these are generally motivating some other communities to contribute.
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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has said it is working with ECOWAS through the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to develop the energy market, which aims at to ensuring improved quality and quantity of energy supplied to West Africa.
This was revealed by Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Director-General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office of the Bank, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
The WAPP is a specialised agency of ECOWAS which covers 14 of the 15 countries of the regional economic community (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Akin-Olugbade noted that the bank is proud of the investment it has made, saying it had financed a lot of transmission lines for the transmission of electricity.
”We have financed a lot of transmission lines and this will be for the transmission of electricity.
”Now, we are going to reap the return of some of these investments because with these facilities, energy will truly circulate in these countries because these countries have very low energy access rate at the moment.
”We are working with the government to ensure that we have the growth of clean energy to change the lives of millions of inhabitants in the region.
”This is what we set out to do to promote regional integration and here we are talking about regional integration as far as energy market is concerned.
”We have a number of energy transition projects in West Africa in addition to Nigeria and we believe in ensuring sustainable, fairness and a just energy transition.
”We also believe that West Africa should leverage its resources,” she said.
Speaking on transportation infrastructure, she said the bank financed a road project between the Lome-Cotonou corridor, which had reduced the length of time for goods to be moved from Burkina Faso to port of Lome.
"We need good connectivity if we want to see the dream of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) materialise."
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Easter Toy And Polaris ROV Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. About 560,000 units of the toy were produced. The model number is 234-25-1200, which can be found on the back of the package. The number for the Hatch Your Own Dino egg is 234-09-0016, found on the label inserted in the package. These were sold by Target.
According to the report, the agency said that if one of the small toys is ingested, the toy could expand and cause intestinal obstructions that could lead to severe discomfort, vomiting and dehydration. The damage could be life-threatening.
There have been no reported injuries, according to the safety commission.
Removal of a swallowed toy requires surgery, but it is possible the swallowed toy may not show up on an X-ray.
There are fire and burn concerns associated with a recall involving a Polaris Rov. The Ranger 900 contains a heat shield that can fall off, according to the report. Owners should contact Polaris to set up a free repair. The recall involves models sold nationwide from April 2014 to March 2017 and costing between $13,400 and $21,300.
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Study and Reports on the VAT Gap in the EU-28 Member States
The aim of this project is to update the estimates of VAT Gap, identify trends in the VAT Gap time series and monitor progress in closing the Gap. The study will be complemented by the econometric analysis of VAT Gap determinants. Similarly to previous studies, the set of objectives for the two subsequent updates of the VAT Gap study includes nine components, which are:
- To discuss the economic and policy context, potential VAT regime changes, sources of potential changes in VAT revenue components.
- To review and, where applicable, revise the VAT Gap estimates of previous publications for 2014-2018 by taking into account the new or updated data available at the moment of publication and the 5-years period for revision. Furthermore, each publication should include the full series of VAT Gap estimates available since the first estimate for year 2000.
- To present the estimates of the VAT Gap in 2018 at EU level and for each of the 28 Member States (dedicated individual pages).
- To include "fast estimates" for the VAT Gap for 2019.
- To analyse the trends in the VAT Gap estimates that can be interpreted from the numerical estimates.
- To present estimates of the VAT policy Gap in 2018 at EU level, with a country-by-country analysis on the respective impact that VAT reduced rates and exemptions have on it.
- To further analyse the VAT gap with respect to possible irregularities over time, such as sudden drops/increases; or with respect to possible anomalies, such as negative gaps or gaps close to zero.
- To consult the Member States’ statistical offices and Ministries of Finance prior to the finalisation of the calculations, in agreement with the European Commission, in order to validate the results of the analysis and check for and correct possible anomalies in the data.
- To describe in detail the methodologies used to arrive at the findings in the report, preferably presented in a specific annex.
Project funding: Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD)
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Mental Health in PR Workplaces – Findings from the First-ever PRCA APAC Mental Health Report 2021
Today, mental health awareness is at an all-time high worldwide. Even before the pandemic, there seemed to be an increasing number of people who were more open to address and start conversations on mental health issues. One of the most frequently talked-about mental health topic is mental well-being in workplaces. Work is an integral part of adult life, but also a common source of stress for many of us. In order to gain a further, more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between work (in particular, PR work) and our mental health, PRCA APAC had recently published the very first report on mental health.
Between 21 July and 16 August, PRCA Asia Pacific worked with YouGov to survey PR and communications professionals across the Asia Pacific region. A total of 1,187 responses were received from practitioners in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Below are some of the more important findings we’ve gathered from the report.
Our workplace has a significant influence on our mental health
When asked how much influence the respondents think their workplaces have on their overall mental health, 46% indicated ‘Moderate influence’ whereas 34% indicated ‘Strong influence’. High workload and long hours were the top 2 factors identified as potential triggers of poor mental well-being at work. Practitioners who work extra hours experience a knock-on effect and as a result, they struggle to do things that can be conducive to positive physical and mental health.
Damaging effects of overworking in pandemic times
Overworking, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, prove to be damaging to the respondents’ mental health. Nearly half (48%) of survey respondents report that they are going through a particularly stressful period in their life, with 45% disagreeing, and 7% choosing not to answer that question. It is also worrying to see that in the last 12 months, many of the region’s PR professionals have experienced trouble with sleep, anxiety, feelings of social disconnection or similar.
Identifying mental health issues
On a more reassuring note, the report shows that majority of the region’s PR professionals are confident in being able to identify mental health issues, and are comfortable talking to colleagues about such problems. Overall, 62% agree that they are ‘very well-informed and educated about mental health’ – another 10% disagree, and the remainder are unsure.
Confiding in our colleagues about our mental health state
Out of the 71% of people who had discussed their mental health with one or more colleague in the past year, younger age groups were found to be more likely to have spoken about their mental state to someone at work. Majority of respondents (64%) indicated that it would be likely for them to talk to a colleague if they were faced with a mental health issue in the future. For those who are unwilling to do so, their main concerns were that it would be inappropriate to do so or it would bring negative impacts on their career.
Less optimistic reality with regards to seeking help
Despite a large portion of respondents indicating that they know what they ‘should’ do if experiencing mental health issues, not many actually practice it – 48% suggested seeing a mental health practitioner if they experience feelings of extreme highs and lows, but in reality, only 24% of people who had experienced that in the last 12 months sought a practitioner.
Employees’ performance in addressing mental health at workplaces
Thankfully, 68% of the respondents said that their employees have communicated with staff about mental health during the past year, although a small group have yet to do so. A narrow majority (52%) of respondents overall rated their employer as ‘very good’ or ‘good’ at providing mental health resources, but this figure varies in different markets.
Overall, the region’s PR and communications professionals are positive about their employers’ work both on general company culture, and specific mental health-related measures. The majority (83%) of companies offer at least one type of support – a number rising to 96% in Vietnam but dropping to 75% in Malaysia and Singapore, and larger companies are slightly more likely to provide mental health benefits to staff than smaller firms.
No room for complacency
Overall, respondents also agree that their organisations have been supportive during the pandemic. But a sizable number (40%) say they are not doing enough overall to support mental health – so there is no room for complacency.
“Now more than ever, mental health has to be taken seriously both at home and at work. Awareness is key and communicating ways to approach mental health can be done so in a variety of ways. This can range from weekly team meetings, staff intranets, one-on-ones, monthly wellness workshops and or just basic communication that there is an open door policy between employees and employers that it’s okay to speak up if you are suffering. Participating in or encouraging activities that support mental health within the workplace are important, especially when we are in and out of work-from-home, not taking holidays as there’s nowhere to go and suffering from mental fatigue. This can be anything from getting out of the house for a walk in nature, online team activities to connect, having mental health experts available to speak to, right down to basic things such as understanding each individual’s unique situation and just asking how they are – one size does not fit all. From working mums who simultaneously have to homeschool and work, graduates whose first job out of college starts working from a packed household, to business executives who have pressure to bring in revenue in an unpredictable market – every person’s situation is different and needs a bespoke approach. Business owners and managers also need some form of training or awareness in terms of how to manage situations when staff have mental health problems and steps to take to allow employees to a) feel comfortable speaking up and b) how to best manage their needs. Singapore still has a long way to go compared to the West when it comes to normalising talking about mental health. This in itself needs to be talked about and made the norm, that essentially it’s okay, if you aren’t feeling okay – we are only human.”Lynda Williams, Co-Founder of The Soothe
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5 Tips To Get Out Of Your Head On The Course
The biggest problem golfers have when it comes to scoring is making putts, specifically those deadly 4 to 5 footers. FlatCat can help you confidently sink more putts. When you can actually feel what square feels like, you’re gonna sink more putts…it’s that simple.
One of the challenging things you will face as a golfer is not the golf course or the elements, but the mindset we have going into our swing. Since golf is a stationary game, we have all the time to think about what we are going to do. The ultimate problem is that we have too much time to think. Becoming mentally strong on the golf course will give you a major advantage.
1. Shift Your Focus
When you are about to swing, you may get into the habit of playing golf swings through your head, or the different technical checkpoints you must work on and make sure you do right for your next swing. Finding your normal focus, whether it be just focusing on rotating your body, can help you get a clear mind to swing. Having a magnitude of thoughts going through your head about every exact detail within your mechanics will lead you into an unnatural swing. It is best to let things happen rather than trying to make them happen. Golfers should start to shift their focus on one concept only like making a smooth rhythmic movement.
2. Swing Thoughts
Having a phrase or concept to focus on through your swing can help overcome anxiety filled swings and have consistent grip pressure. One recommended swing thought is “smooth takeaway and accelerate into the ball.” Think of accelerating the ball into the exact target you want. This is a great mindset to have for a pressure filled shot or putting.
3. Trust Your Routine
There is a big difference between practicing your swing and then playing a game on the course. Do most of your thinking and mechanical tweaks on the practice range. This can help separate your mind from practice range to being on the course. Using your pre shot routine and concentrating on your rhythm can help you prepare for your swing. Your pre shot routine can help you stay consistent and focused on the course. A pre shot routine that might help is - line up from behind the ball, setting up to the ball and relax, and then let it go. Visualize the shot you want to hit and use your pre shot routine to create the feeling of producing that shot.
4. Focus On What You Want, Not What You Don’t Want
Feeling and imagining the shot is important but it also is about the target. Many players focus on where they do not want the ball to end up. They might repeat in their head before their swing “don’t hit the water” and completely lose sight of their main target. It is important in your warm up to not think about the hazards and to think about your target. Keeping your mind busy with where you want the ball to end up, enables your mind to perform the physical movement.
5. Be Present
When putting many people over analyze and your mind interferes with your putt. Try this drill to be more aware of what your mind is telling you.
- First place the ball one inch from the hole and putt it in - this is so easy and almost seems silly
- Then move the ball back six inches and putt it
- Then 12 inches and putt it
This is your baseline experience and your mind is silent and not over analyzing because the shots are not challenging. From these short distances there is minimal thinking and you just do it.
Now keep taking the ball back 6 inches, you will notice at a certain point your experience has changed. Your mind might be talking to you and giving you criticism. Or you keep taking more and more glances at the cup. Or the panic starts to settle in. Being aware when you are not going through baseline anymore and your mind takes over is the key of this drill.
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It’s no secret. Science demands a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in each year of this decade if we are to avoid the worst of human-caused climate change. Lakehead University isn’t asking whether to do this, but how. Along with Sustainable Orillia and other local groups, Lakehead has committed to taking serious action to create a healthy, just, and sustainable future for our community, and our planet
One year ago, Lakehead announced it would divest from fossil fuel investments, the sixth Canadian university to do so. Recognizing the need for more bold steps, Lakehead has declared this academic year to be the Year of Climate Action (YOCA).
“YOCA is an invitation, a call to action, and an opportunity for faculty, staff, administration, students, and our larger community to join together to listen, learn, share, and—most importantly—act on climate change,” says Dr. Ellen Field, Assistant Professor in Lakehead’s Faculty of Education. “We have an organizing committee putting ideas forward, and everyone is doing what they can, wherever they are, in whatever positions they hold.”
Ledah McKellar, Sustainability Coordinator for Lakehead University, is inspired by the relationships that are building through the process. “I’ve seen the network of people inside and outside the university grow as a result of YOCA,” she says. “People seem to be drawn to it. I’m excited that there are new voices being added every day. I hope that YOCA builds long-term leadership and relationships that take our climate action to the next level. We have until 2030 – one year of action won’t solve it. Climate action is just beginning. This is an opportunity for Lakehead University to reflect on what it means for Lakehead to be a climate leader. I love the idea of other individuals, groups and organizations starting their own YOCAs. It would be amazing if a bunch of YOCAs popped up in other contexts.”
All YOCA events hosted by Lakehead Orillia’s YOCA Coordinating Committee (at this time, mostly virtual) are open to the public, such as an address by renowned writer and speaker Elin Kelsey. “There’s an alignment around addressing climate change,” says Field. “A lot of what the university does is being focused on this issue. Momentum is building – so many different university groups and places are orienting to address climate action. Faculty are creating class projects for their students. There’s a social media campaign. Every week there’s a focus on a particular climate action and participants are asked to post on what they’ve done and use our hashtag, #36climateactions.“
McKellar describes YOCA’s “36 Climate Actions” initiative as an invitation challenging individuals to take climate action in their own daily lives – “one climate action each week for 36 weeks. The first was to read the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and reflect on one’s own personal role. Another is to write to a Member of Parliament.”
YOCA isn’t happening in isolation. Many Orillia organizations such as Sustainable Orillia, local businesses, and the City itself (with the development of the community Climate Change Action Plan and the new energy-saving street lights) are demonstrating what climate action means. The community movement is widening and actively creating the possibility of a more liveable future for generations coming behind us.
What can individuals, groups and institutions in Orillia do to contribute to a collective Year of Climate Action?
- Start a conversation within relevant committees and groups in your household, business or organization.
- Gather together the people who are passionate and committed to climate action, and create a working group. Identify a lead champion who will coordinate the YOCA.
- Define how the YOCA could support your organization and the community, and pitch your idea to the others.
- Start by doing. It’s OK not to have all the answers — YOCA is about learning together and will look differently in each organization! Set goals for your climate action and declare focused timelines, and build momentum. Aim for a mixture of dialogue and action.
- Spread the word and share, share, share. Become members and supporters of Sustainable Orillia and help to build the movement.
- Track your progress, milestones and indicators so you can measure impact. Have midway touch-point conversations to ensure questions are answered, and to report on progress. Be transparent and consistent with reporting.
- Consider what’s next. One year isn’t enough to get to where we need to be. How will you continue the momentum?
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Underprivileged children, especially those in developing countries experience difficulties achieving their full potential. We want them to have the chance for a brighter future. Through our partner, Sunny Korea Foundation, we are helping our communities in areas of health and education, which are core values in our social responsibility commitment.
A good business not only serves its customers but is also socially responsible. This is why we have invested in eco-friendly amides manufacturing processes and equipment to minimize our impact on the environment.
Furthermore, as a company with customers worldwide, our communities are not limited by national borders. Therefore, we dedicate our resources to improving the lives of children in needs and investing in their futures.
Health is the most important foundation
Children living in developing countries, especially those in poverty, do not have access to advanced medicine that can save their lives. Through our partner, Sunny Korea Foundation, we seek to help those children.
The foundation partners with local government and hospitals to bring children with congenital heart defects to Korea for operations at advanced medical facilities.
One operation is usually enough to fix the defect and allow children to live a healthy life but patients in developing countries, unfortunately, die without even having a chance to be diagnosed.
We also finance trips to Korea and operations for children born with rare and incurable diseases to give them the medical attention they require.
To date, we have helped over 300 children to come to Korea for medical treatments.
Education is the key to
a brighter future
Education and cultural exchanges introduce young minds to the diversities of the world and offer opportunities to learn.
Over the years, we have partnered with foundations to organize numerous initiatives including youth orchestra, martial arts classes, and language exchanges for students in developing countries.
The Ho Chi Minh Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, for example, is composed of 100 students from Vietnam and Korea. Through participation, not only do they learn to play musical instruments but also learn the importance of cooperation despite the language barrier.
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Happy Sun Festival
In ancient times in the lands of Europe that were dominated by the Celts this day celebrated the very first harvest, which was combined with the celebration of Lugh, the Sun God, as through his blessing the crops grew rich and plentiful. For this reason this was regarded a very festive and fortunate day for markets, matchmaking, fortune telling and many more activities which required the blessing of luck and of the divine. To this day, the harvest festival of Lughnasadh is celebrated across neo-pagan and Wiccan believers and followers as a celebration meant to bring together the community, through rituals that ensure blessings for the wellbeing of the community in the coming year and upon their offspring. In Ireland this festivity survived its pagan origins by adopting a Christian version known as Reek Sunday, which pretty much involved the same fairs, music and dancing as well as blessing of the crops.
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Archive For The “available light” Category
For the Christmas Bird Count in Kitimat, there’s usually a lot of ground to cover in a very short period of time–that’s because here in the northwest daylight hours are limited as we get closer to the Winter Solstice. So we started before dawn, which is OK for those who are counting but not so good for photography.
The highlight of my day came at what is known as the Maggie Point trail to a gazebo overlooking Kitmat harbour built by members of the Haisla Nation. The problem is as you get older, hiking a trail in icy weather can be quite dicey, especially for me who has had minor hip problems since I was a kid. So with ice on the trail, I decided to stay by the cars and wait while the rest of the gang went to see what they could see from the gazebo. Then a swift flying bird landed on the branch not far from the parking area. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I began shooting with my SonyRX10iii which is 24 to 600 mm 35mm equivalent.
I wasn’t sure what the bird was, but I guessed it was a raptor since it sat there for almost ten minutes, surveying the area. At one point a crow flew by and the raptor didn’t budge. Then it swooped down over my head and into the bush. It was only then I checked the display to see the yellow rimmed eyes. The birders debated whether the raptor was a merlin or a sharp-shinned hawk and then came to the conclusion looking at the eyes that it was a dark red-tailed hawk.
And here are some other views from the Christmas Bird Count 2019.
All the images were taken in the morning up until about 11 a.m. I went home for lunch, ingested the morning images and then we went out again. But with heavy cloud cover, fading light and fewer birds, the afternoon session was a bust. No photos worth posting.
A winter full moon rises over Kitimat BC’s iconic Mt. Elizabeth, November 25, 2015.
The moon rises over Mt. Elizabeth, shot for the sky. Sony A7II, using old Vivitar manual Minolta mount 85 to 205 zoom, 1/100 sec, f3,5, ISO 5000, Shutter priority (Robin Rowland)
The moon over Mt. Elizabeth, shot for the moon, a bit noisy, better in black and white. Sony A7II, Vivitar 85 to 205mm, ISO 5000, 1/250 f3.5, Shuter priority (Robin Rowland)
The moonrise begins. Sony A77, Sigma 170-500 at 180mm, 1/30 f5.0, ISO 4000, Shutter priority (Robin Rowland)
Mt. Elizabeth at dusk as I was setting up. Taken at 1649. Alpha 55, Tamron 70 to 300mm at 135, ISO 6400 1/125 at f4.5, Shutter priority (Robin Rowland)
Another view of the hint of moonrise to come. The sky is dark enough at this point that you can see stars in the sky, before the bright moon floods them out. Sony A77 with Sigma 170-500mm (on tripod) at 180mm, 0.4 sec at f5, ISO 4000 program mode.
The cold November moon, over Kitimat, shot for moon exposure at 1749. Alpha 77, 170 to 500 at 200mm, shutter priority 1/2000, f5.6, ISO 4000. (Robin Rowland)
Hundreds of people (including lots of kids) turned out in a chilly, wet, West Coast November downpour on Saturday for Kitimat’s Festival of Lights, officially marking the start of the holiday season.
A construction truck created an arch of Christmas lights over Mountainview Square. (Robin Rowland)
Puddles reflected the lights as the rain continued. (Robin Rowland)
A couple of reindeer in lights on the back of a flatbed. (Robin Rowland)
A dump truck arrived, lit up like a Christmas tree. (Robin Rowland)
Then just as Santa Clause was due to arrive, the rain stopped.
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You’re checking work emails late into the night, obsessing about the next day’s to-do list, then glimpse the clock and panic that there’s no way you’ll get enough sleep to function. Are you waking up happy and refreshed the next morning? Probably not.
So what can you (realistically) do to ensure you actually wake up on the right side of the bed? After getting some amazing advice from the professionals in Thrive’s contributor community about the worst advice they got when they were young, the books that changed their careers, and the things they stopped doing that led them to be more successful, we asked them about the nighttime routines that ensure a happy wakeup.
We’re excited to test out some of these thoughtful rituals. Which will you decide to try?
Tap into gratitude
“I make a gratitude list every night. A friend going through a rough time in her life told me a story about how she started to write down things that she was grateful for that day. How that seemingly simple act gave her the peace of mind to sleep amazing and wake up well rested. Instead of getting another journal, I started say ten things I was grateful for when I would lay down at night.I have found that the more specific I am, the better I sleep.”
—Mandy R. Clark, author and consultant, LaGrange, KY
Acknowledge your wins
“I write down my ‘wins of the day’ before I go to sleep. This could be anything from a completed project to a wonderful cup of tea. Anything that makes you smile. Remembering it and reliving the feelings just before you go to sleep will help you to sleep better and wake up feeling awesome.”
—Janet Mohapi-Banks, life coaching, Cornwall, U.K.
Watch a calming clip
“At night, I turn on a video called ‘Fireplace for your home.’ It’s an hour-length video of a crackling fireplace. Then I do whatever calls me for the evening—journal, paint, or stretch with this video in the background. I don’t like to watch regular TV or look at my iPhone before bed because media can put harmful images in my mind or distract me from my goals. Having this practice helps me take control of my time, calm my worries, and prepare for restful sleep.”
—Andrea Bijou, artist and author, Los Angeles, CA
Check on the kids
“My one nightly habit is to pop in and see our two young boys just before I go to bed. Seeing them sleeping safely and knowing they are happy and healthy is a hugely calming experience for me. It helps me reset and reframe any concerns, worries, money woes, work problems as ultimately they are problems of our own.”
—Andy Dougan, advertising & communications, London, U.K.
Create a no-phone zone
“When we moved into a new house, my husband and I committed to leaving our phones outside of our bedroom at night. We sleep much better without any phone disturbances at night. There also isn’t the temptation to look at your email or text messages right away in the morning, which I have found is never a calming way to start to the day.”
—Michelle M., corporate retail, Rhinelander, WI
Take to paper
“I’ve written in a journal every night before bed since I was in elementary school. I feel it helps me process my day and what ever unresolved feelings I may have. It’s also nice to be able to look back at any point in my life and see exactly what I was going through.”
—Jessica Yorkin, student, Los Angeles, CA
Play family games
“My Dutch in laws recently came to visit my husband and I in San Francisco. After after dinner each night, we played board and card games together, laughing, and getting to know each other better, During that visit, I forgot about watching the nightly news, thinking about work, and, emailing and texting. I woke up happy each morning. It pays to disconnect from routine and replace it with great company, a little mind exercise, and, laughter.”
—Kirsten, design management, San Francisco, CA
Try a sleep meditation
“After years of nightly anxiety, I found myself on an insomniac’s quest for relief online. At first I’d look for happy content (think puppy videos and goats tumbling in meadows) but then discovered the world of sleep meditations and hypnotic stories. My favorite channel is Michelle’s Sanctuary because I am completely transported from my thoughts and have found I have better dreams (that I remember) and wake up happy.
—J.M.K., attorney, New York, NY
Record your thoughts
“To sleep with a clear head, I occasionally audio-record my thoughts on my phone. At that point of the night I am too tired to write and don’t want to power up my computer. I verbalize the concerns I have with no one judging me. I usually fall asleep instantly after recording. Surprisingly, I don’t remember what was bothering me so much the night before when I wake up.”
—SC, psychology, San Francisco, CA
Stretch to release tension
“About an hour before bed, I stretch, doing held yoga poses and meditate for at least 15 minutes. The physicality and quiet reflection help me release any tension or stress-related thoughts I built up during the day.”
—Estelle Atney, C.P.A., Playa del Rey, CA
“After a near-death experience many years ago, I began a nightly, deep meditative practice that sustains me from day to day. My meditation allows me to free up the constraints of my physical body and mind and lays forth another worldly existence where all possibilities exist. I’m able to recharge effectively and seamlessly, while recovering from the depletion of the day.”
—Peg, writer, Raleigh, NC
Set the tone for a good night’s sleep
“When I get that solid eight hours of sleep, I wake up feeling rested, recharged and ready to tackle the day’s challenges. To ensure I get sufficient sleep, I make sure to get into bed at a set time every night. My evening routine after work generally involves exercise, dinner, to-do’s for that day, maybe some T.V. and a warm shower before snoozing. I usually turn off the T.V. an hour before bedtime. Light poetry reading in bed for few minutes sometimes helps me relax and unwind.”
—Vijaya Yelisetty, M.D. of sleep medicine, California
Make your bed an oasis
“For me, it’s cold sheets and lots of pillows! I prepare myself for a great night of sleep by making sure I’m as comfortable as I can be. I absolutely love pillows — the more the better! My boyfriend jokes that every night I build a pillow fort around myself. My comfy bed oasis ensures a great night’s sleep and on most days I wake up ready to bounce out of bed, make my bulletproof coffee, and conquer the day!”
—Elle Westley, empowerment coach, Ventura, CA
“Every night before I go to sleep, I say ‘thank you.’ I am not a highly religious person, but I do believe in a higher power and I believe I am looked after. Showing gratitude, even when I’ve had hard day, helps me realize that nothing bad is permanent, and that I am more lucky than I think.”
—Aleks Slijepcevic, project coordinator, Newark, DE
Share your appreciation
“My husband and I do what we call ‘shared appreciations’ before we go to bed at night, where we each share three things that we appreciate about ourselves and the other person. It helps us to feel connected and appreciated before we sleep, so that we are wake up feeling loved and off to a good start to our day!”
—Elsie Storm, M.A., transformational life coach, Duluth, MN
Try a repetitive habit
“I sew every night; whether this is embroidery, sewing cushions or dresses. I have recurring nightmares, and a doctor told me the repetition of sewing helps put thoughts ‘in the right place’ so you can relax at night. And this has been very helpful for me. I sleep better and am refreshed in the morning.”
—Susan Heaton-Wright, impact and speaking mentor, Hertfordshire, U.K.
Think heart-warming thoughts
“At night, when the monkey chatter is there as I’m trying to fall asleep, I stop and think of three to five things that made my heart smile that day. It shifts the brain and I’m drifting off to sleep from a place of relaxation.”
—Marja Norris, author and mentor, Franklin, MI
Put things in perspective
“By being grateful every night before sleeping for my countless blessings is one habit that makes me wake up inspired and blissful the next day. Thinking about people who had nothing to eat today, who don’t have any shelter (let alone a comfy bed), who are debarred the joy of being with their families, or who just met a disaster that took away all their happiness makes our problems look smaller.”
—Anisa Muhammad Ali, marketing, Dubai, U.A.E.
Take a bubble bath
“One night after a hectic few weeks, my partner suggested taking a bubble bath together to catch up on our day and unwind. This has become a ritual that we try twice a week at least. Beyond the obvious romantic, intimate and beautiful time to emotionally connect there is no place for our devices anywhere near a bubble bath. We genuinely have a captive audience with each other. We refer to our bubble bath time as ‘meetings.’ Without fail, I always sleep better and wake up exhilarated more than ready to attack the day ahead.”
—Lara Smith, CEO, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Roasted pork loin with roast potatoes
For this recipe, the following elaborations are needed:
- White stock.
- Baker’s potatoes (sliced roasted potatoes)
- Roast the loin, previously salted, peppered and greased at 180-200 ºC.
- Cook it until the loin is soft and making sure that the interior temperature is 65 ºC.
- Remove the loin from the tray reserved for making the sauce. Leave the loin to rest so that the fibres relax and the temperature is evened out.
- Cut the loin into fillets and place them on a baking tray, spread out but overlapping.
- Make some gravy.
- Pour over the gravy and place the pork in the oven until the meat is well heated, without letting it boil.
- Spread the loin on one side of the plate adding some sauce and place the warm baker’s potatoes next to it.
Nutritional information (1 portion)
Fiber 7.0 g
Saturates 19.64 g
Monounsaturated fatty acids 33.25 g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 16.5 g
Cholesterol 165.55 mg
Calcium 192.47 mg
Iron 6.28 mg
Zinc 4.83 mg
Vitamin A 153.13 ug
Vitamin C 63.39 g
Folic acid 119.87 ug
Salt (Sodium) 1229.86 mg
Sugars 8.94 g
The data is merely a guide and should not be used for medical purposes. Those responsible for the web disclaims any responsibility.
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The Stress of Pandemic Trauma Has Crime Rates on the Rise
The coronavirus ravaged the U.S. over 2020. Americans have been living under some form of “shelter in place” orders for nearly a year. As a result, people have lost their jobs, the economy has shuttered, and hospitals have been overrun. Some families have had to move in with relatives, while others have had to turn to their cars or homeless shelters. The safety net that many Americans felt over their lifetimes has been stripped and, even with a vaccine currently being distributed, returning to “normal” may not happen soon.
Many Have Developed PTSD as a Result of Pandemic Trauma
In an interview with Healthline Dr. Julian Lagoy defined PTSD trauma “as being exposed to a traumatic event, such as a sexual assault, war, a car accident, or child abuse. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic has qualities that qualify as a traumatic experience as it takes a physical and emotional toll on many people.”
A key indicator of PTSD is that a person has come to view the world as dangerous. This is a fear that has been realized in many Americans over the last year. Dr. Lagoy went on to say, “Some people during this pandemic feel more on guard or unsafe, have an increase in negative thoughts and feelings, and have problems with sleep and concentration — also symptoms of PTSD trauma.”
The best way to resolve this kind of anxiety is to talk it through with a licensed psychiatrist or psychotherapist. Yet, because of the pandemic, many people are scared to make an in-person appointment. Others just aren’t comfortable discussing these topics and would rather bottle it up.
The risks of untreated trauma can include:
- Decreased physical health
- Higher risk of suicide or self-harm
- Substance abuse
- Panic attacks
Unprocessed Pandemic Trauma Manifested Correlated With a Higher Crime Rate in 2020
According to FBI data, violent crimes, robberies, aggravated assaults, and car thefts were all higher, as compared to the same time the year before.
- Murder and non-negligent homicide were up nearly 15%
- 6% jump in aggravated assaults
- 6% climb in vehicle thefts (Los Angeles, Denver, and Scarsdale, New York broke records for the number of cars stolen in 2020.)
Many other Americans turned to drugs and alcohol as a way to process trauma. The use of both has seen a very large spike, including the number of drug overdoses.
- According to a study published in JAMA alcohol consumption was up 14% in June 2020, over the same time the year before.
- An analysis conducted by Millennium Health showed steep increases in drug use following mid-March 2020.
- Cocaine up 10%
- Heroin up 13%
- Methamphetamine up 20%
- Non-prescribed fentanyl up 32%
- Drug overdoses increased by 31% in the first half of 2020, as compared to the same time in 2019.
Jesse Kalter is Ready to Help Nevadans Recover from 2020
Many Americans have handled this pandemic trauma exceptionally well. But, whether due to a loss of a job, a loss of a home, or the loss of a loved one, others have not. Everyone processes trauma differently and if those choices have resulted in criminal charges, then you may need the help of an experienced attorney. Jesse Kalter can help you recover your life and get things closer to normal. Whether you are facing charges for theft, DUI, drug possession, public intoxication, aggravated assault, domestic violence, or homicide, Jesse Kalter is ready to fight for your freedom. His expert understanding of the judicial system has resulted in countless not-guilty verdicts, reduced charges, and complete dismissals. He is available to serve the people of Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fallon, Fernley, Dayton, Yerington, Douglas County, and all other Northern NV rural counties.
Pandemic Trauma is Tough, But it Doesn’t Have to be the End.
Contact Jesse Kalter Today for a Confidential Case Evaluation and Consultation
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All Indian students are allowed to enter Australia for the purpose of education, provided they have a valid student visa (subclass 500).
The visa is typically issued for a period of 5 years, but also depends on factors such as age, and the duration of your course.
In order to apply for an Australian student’s visa, you will require:
- A valid passport
- Proof of enrolment
- Your Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) statement
- Visa application fee
- Academic and work records
- IELTS test scores
- Proof of financial stability
- Details of medical insurance
- Passport size photos
- Statement of Purpose
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Met Éireann (Irish pronunciation: [mʲɛtʲ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; meaning "Met of Ireland") is the state meteorological service of Ireland, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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The history of modern meteorology in Ireland dates back to 8 October 1860, when the first weather observations were transmitted from Valentia Observatory on Valentia Island in County Kerry to the British Meteorological Office. A network of weather stations was established around the coasts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Following the independence of most of Ireland as the Irish Free State in December 1922, the new Free State continued to rely on the British Met Office for weather services, and the Met Office continued to administer the weather stations around the Free State. With the advent of transatlantic air services in the 1930s, it was decided that Ireland needed its own weather service to provide detailed aviation weather reports.
In 1936, the Irish Meteorological Service was set up with its headquarters in St. Andrew's Street, Dublin. In 1937 it took over the network of weather stations from the British Met Office. On the date of transfer, the Irish weather observation network consisted of the following stations:
- Valentia Observatory, then the only permanently staffed weather station
- 4 telegraphic stations (at Malin Head, Blacksod Point, Roche's Point and Birr)
- 18 climatological stations
- 172 rainfall stations
At first, the new weather service was bolstered by Met Office employees seconded from London, but by 1941 they were able to depend on their own resources. During 'the Emergency' (as the Second World War was referred to in the neutral part of Ireland), the Irish Meteorological Service supplied the Allies with weather information despite the official neutrality of Ireland. The decision to go ahead with the D-day landings was made following a favourable weather report from the Blacksod Point weather station in County Mayo.
The service expanded rapidly in the post-war years, with its headquarters relocating to O'Connell Street, opposite The Gresham Hotel in Dublin. The service began supplying forecasts to Radio Éireann from 1948, to daily newspapers from 1952, to television from shortly after the first Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) television broadcasts in 1962, and recorded telephone forecasts in the 1960s. Ireland joined the World Meteorological Organisation in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in 1975 and EUMETSAT in 1983.
In 1979, the service moved to new purpose-built premises in Glasnevin, Dublin, designed by Liam McCormick (primarily known for his ecclesiastical buildings in Ulster). In 1996 the service was renamed to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann uses the HIRLAM weather model for short-term forecasts (up to 48 hours). This model is developed cooperatively by multiple European weather services. Met Éireann runs a 10 km resolution HIRLAM model four times daily. The operational running of this model has been managed by the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) since 2005. Met Éireann and ICHEC are working on bringing a 5 km resolution HIRLAM model into production by the end of 2010.[needs update]
For medium-term forecasts (between 48 hours and approximately two weeks), Ireland, along with 17 other European states, relies on forecasts provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in the United Kingdom.
In November 2021, Met Éireann partnered up with the met offices of Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands to create a supercomputer to give more accurate short term weather readings in the face of Climate Change. It will be up by 2023 and will be powered by Icelandic 100% green electricity.
- Belmullet, County Mayo
- Ballyhaise, County Cavan
- Gurteen, County Tipperary
- Claremorris, County Mayo
- Roche's Point, County Cork
- Sherkin Island, County Cork
- Mace Head, County Galway
- Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
- Oak Park, County Carlow
- Malin Head, County Donegal
- Mullingar, County Westmeath
- Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford
- Valentia Observatory, Cahirciveen, County Kerry
The service also runs many more automated observation stations around the State, including –
- Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork
- Grange, Dunsany, County Meath
- Mount Dillon, County Longford
- Markree Castle, County Sligo
- Finner Camp, County Donegal
- Athenry, County Galway
As Ireland is strategically located on the busy air routes between North America and Europe, aviation forecasting is an important part of Met Éireann's work. In 2005, the service received payments of €7.8 million from the Eurocontrol air traffic control authority. Aviation weather offices are located at Casement Aerodrome, Cork Airport, Dublin Airport, Ireland West Airport Knock and Shannon Airport.
- Our History – About Us – Met Éireann — Met Éireann website, retrieved 11 April 2022.
- page 180, Duggan, John P. "Herr Hempel at the German Legation in Dublin 1937 – 1945" (Irish Academic Press) 2003 ISBN 0-7165-2746-4. (Review)
- Sticks to satellites RTÉ. Retrieved: 2014-03-31.
- "Met Éireann – Apps on Google Play".
- "Met Éireann Weather Ireland".
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- ICHEC Testimonial Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine page 3, Ray McGrath, Head of Research and Applications Division, Met Éireann, retrieved 22 July 2010.
- "Met Éireann Annual Report 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2006.
- "Met Éireann joins forces over climate, forecasting supercomputer". www.rte.ie. RTÉ. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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One in five American adults is currently experiencing nerve pain, in one terrible form or another.
As these numbers increase, the importance of finding the right nerve pain management plan becomes crucial for our overall quality of life. Keep in mind how cold Colorado can get. The weather and snow can create the perfect recipe for numb limbs and creaking joints.
Damage or abnormalities to your nerves due to illness or injury lead them to misfire and transmit pain signals to your brain, causing you to experience nerve pain.
But, no worries, there are many different ways to achieve significant nerve pain relief. Keep on reading for our full breakdown of how to treat nerve pain.
Nerve Pain Treatment 101: Recognizing Nerve Pain
Damaged nerves produce incorrect signals, resulting in chronic pain, the most common cause of nerve pain. There is a chance that the signals may not correctly detect the pain caused by an injury.
Because of a lack of pain response (for example, someone with diabetes and neuropathy in the feet may not register a foot injury when it happens), this person may not be able to tell whether they’ve been injured.
Symptoms of Nerve Pain
People might become highly sensitive to particular circumstances if they have atypical triggers. This may be due to sensitivity to stimuli (hypersensitive) neurons.
When a person has herpes zoster, they may suffer from nerve sensitivity to touch, making it painful for them to have clothes or sheets contact the diseased region. Painful body postures when standing or sitting may be caused by other types of nerve injury as well.
What Does It Feel Like to Have Nerve Pain?
Neuralgia, the medical term for nerve pain, is a particular sort of pain that might have a stabbing, shooting, or burning sensation connected with it.
The pain may be as immediate and intense as an electric shock. As a result, the person becomes too sensitive to various stimuli, including cold or touch. During the night, it becomes worse.
Muscle Discomfort vs. Nerve Pain: What’s the Difference?
Muscular pain is an achy sensation that often resembles a feeling of muscle tightness. Only the usage of specific muscles aggravates this form of localized discomfort.
On the other hand, Nerve Pain is characterized by a stabbing, crushing, or scorching pain that also causes numbness and tingling sensations in the affected areas. It may be on and off all the time. The nerves and the skin above them are both affected by the pain.
The Foundation of Nerve Pain Management
A variety of treatments exist for nerve pain. Seeing a doctor and getting treatment for the underlying problem should be your priority (if there is one). Diabetic neuropathy discomfort, for example, can be alleviated with improved diabetes management.
When in doubt, always set up an appointment at your pain management center. Medication and non-medication approaches may be used in conjunction during treatment.
Non-pharmacological Methods: Nerve Pain Remedies
The use of acupuncture or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may benefit certain persons.
Some folks may benefit from psychological treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). It may help with neuropathic pain, but the data is mixed. It helps to think about how you want to handle your everyday tasks.
With chronic pain, fatigue may set in rapidly, so organizing your day might help you feel more in control of your situation.
Early in the day or when you’re at your most alert may be the best time to focus on critical chores.
In addition, sleep deprivation may exacerbate pain, while pain itself can cause sleep disturbances. If you’re having trouble falling asleep, make an appointment with your doctor.
Maintain a healthy level of activity. It’s critical to stay active since even a slight amount of inactivity may lead to discomfort. An experienced physiotherapist can provide you with safe exercises and suggestions on becoming more active without exacerbating your pain more.
Become familiar with the concept of mindfulness. Anxiety and tension are reduced via the practice of mindfulness. Avoiding and redirecting your thoughts in a manner that helps you manage your discomfort are both possible benefits of this technique.
Medicine for Nerve Pain
For nerve pain, regular medications are frequently ineffective. Paracetamol, NSAIDs like ibuprofen and diclofenac, and opioids like codeine are all examples of these.
Nerve pain may also be relieved by the following other medications:
- amitriptyline and nortriptyline
You should use these drugs for at least a few weeks for the best results. Your doctor may recommend switching to another alternative or mixing several medications if your pain does not react to the first one.
Initially, your doctor will prescribe you a low dosage and gradually increase it until you begin to see an improvement in symptoms. Higher dosages may be more effective, but they may also produce more significant adverse effects.
Tiredness, dizziness, feeling sleepy, and a loss of focus are the most prevalent adverse effects. You may need to adjust your dosage if you experience these side effects. Take a break from driving or operating heavy equipment when you’re sleepy or have blurry vision.
Making Peace With Chronic Nerve Pain
Pain may impact you in various ways and might prevent you from accomplishing your goals. As a person who suffers from long-term or chronic pain, it is common to feel irritated.
The good news is that there are various methods you may use to approach chronic pain management to enhance your overall well-being.
Nerve Pain Relief: Unlocked
Dealing with nerve pain is unpleasant at its best and downright terrifying at its worst. Thankfully, our guide has shed some light on your nerve pain management options.
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Load, Aim, Fire with your new rifle scope
Given the capacity to strike a target from long distances, a rifle sight has long been considered an absolute must for hunters who hunt with rifles. Riflescopes have gained popularity due to their widespread use in various shooting sports.
The number of advantages of utilising rifle scopes surpasses the number of disadvantages. That is why hunting aficionados regard the 6.5 Creedmoor scope as a must-have piece of equipment. It may assist beginners in gaining confidence in their shooting abilities and improving their expertise.
To be successful in shooting with a rifle, one’s psyche must be in sync with the technique used. It would help if you had a decent rifle, but you also need the correct frame of mind and the ability to operate it effectively. Riflescopes will increase your self-confidence and assist you in becoming a better shooter.
In general, it helps you enhance your shooting abilities. Your confidence in your ability to improve will increase as your shots become more accurate. This implies that you will be in the proper frame of mind. Practising with a rifle scope beforehand is a good idea when preparing to compete in a shooting competition. A rifle scope will almost likely replace any lingering uncertainty with a sense of security.
Taking a clear shot requires practice and may not be as simple as it appears at first. It won’t be easy, but you will become an expert with practice. The most astonishing thing about using a rifle is that it hits its target with pinpoint precision. The rifle’s job is to improve your site so that you can shoot with more precision.
Using a magnifying scope will allow you to better view your target. It will be possible to identify and see prey in the bushes, which will allow you to take a perfect shot. The most important thing is to strike the target with the fewest tries and in the shortest amount of time. When using a rifle, accuracy is significantly higher than when without one. The accuracy will reduce the amount of time and bullets spent.
The primary reason for its widespread adoption is the potential to achieve higher scores with rifle scopes. One of the primary goals of a shooting competition is to get high scores. Installing a high-quality sight on your rifle will offer you a distinct advantage over the rest of the competition.
A rifle scope will assist you in maintaining the majority of your high scores practically all of the time. This implies that your shooting abilities will likely increase with time if you maintain high consistency in your results. The likelihood of being at the top of your game will be high. Invest in a high-quality rifle sight to drastically enhance your scorecard.
The range is crucial because it helps form a person’s shooting experience. Shooters may be concerned about being too close or too far away from the target if the range aspect is not considered. A rifle scope will allow you to shoot from a greater distance away from the target. Targets that are far away will look closer to you, giving you more time to fire them.
The capacity to shoot from a greater distance increases the likelihood of a successful shot. The increased distance gives the shooter more time to prepare before bringing the target to the ground. Because of this, the shooter will have enough time to lock on to their target before firing. It is stated that a more extended shooting range provides a much better shooting experience during your hunting expedition. | <urn:uuid:32127412-5a23-42f7-88db-1826e10a6a16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.globallytime.com/load-aim-fire-with-your-new-rifle-scope/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.955174 | 702 | 1.546875 | 2 |
What's your definition of inbound marketing vs. outbound marketing?
I recently had to explain inbound marketing to my parents, who are in their 80s/90s. They are not on Facebook; my mother has not yet sufficiently been motivated by her granddaughter do embrace email, but she does do Skype and loves Amazon. My dad is who turned me onto TurboTax and Quicken; he appreciates the ease and relevance of the searches he does via Google and has read a few of my [~ 1000] blog articles.
Even though they aren't the savviest Internet users, neither appreciates interruptions, irrelevance or having his or her time wasted - i.e., outbound marketing - which applies to most of us. They do respond well to relevant, targeted messages [i.e., inbound marketing].
Their curiosity inspired me to create a list of what inbound marketing is and isn't. I'm not limiting the examples to online, by the way, and I invite you to add your examples, too!
Inbound Marketing is:
1. Blogging - in a focused, persona-based approach while publishing consistently over time. See How Business Blogging Fits Into Inbound Marketing
2. Lead nurturing
3. Lead generation on your website or blog via targeted content offers. See How To Get Started With Inbound Marketing
4. Permission-based emails
5. Samples in-store
6. Social media engagement on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other networks
7. Creating delicious and search engine optimized content for your website
8. Inbound Marketing is "any marketing tactic that relies on earning people's interest instead of buying it." [see presentation below]
9. Not interruption based.
10. Not cold-calling
11. Not broadcast TV ads
12. Not print-based ads
13. Can include PPC advertising. See How To Get Started with Paid Search to Get Found Online: 15 Tips
14. All about referrals and earned media
15. Includes smart and honest search engine optimization. See SEO Tips: Having Fun with Title Tags and Meta Descriptions
16. Less about trade shows and more about 1:1 focused interactions
17. Doesn't force unwanted video experiences on you [see Hall of Shame Inductee - LabCorp]
18. If it does interrupt, it entertains deliciously [see Augmented Reality Ad Puts YouWith Angels in London Train Station - hat tip @RetailProphet]
19. It's about targeted content offers that only those interested respond to - think food tastings in a super-market
20. It has nothing to do with buying mailing lists
21. And even less to do with buying links!
Your turn. What would you add to this list of inbound marketing definitions?
For inspiration, here is From Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing via Hubspot, and a terrific slide presentation:
Transform Your MarketingView more presentations from HubSpot Internet Marketing
A Few More Inboundy Marketing Examples:
- See Hubspot's Customer Inbound marketing Examples.
- For how Inbound needs Outbound, see Ardath Albee's thoughtful discussion.
- You'll definitely enjoy What is Inbound Marketing? from Our Social Times.
Having read all this, tell me which are your favorite examples and definitions of inbound marketing? What do you see working best with your customers? Let me know in the comments.
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That's what I call one of my 6th graders because he just can't SIT in his desk. He hovers. He floats. He perches like a bird in his seat - - - so he's my little Bird Man of Alcatraz.
He's fun, bright, and energetic.
Every year I assign a "Cell Project" in which my 6th graders have to create a model of a plant cell and one of an animal cell.
They've brought cell models made out of everything imaginable - - - candles, odds 'n ends from their dad's workshop, cakes, cookies, modeling clay, 2 liter soda bottles, pudding with fruit, and t-shirts.
But the Bird Man of Alcatraz is the FIRST to ever bring pizza cells!!!!
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To use your iPhone as a webcam, you must install an app on your iPhone and a companion app on your Windows PC or Mac. The app on your iPhone must be running for it to work. Setting up is pretty easy, but there is an even easier way: native apps.
Video calling has taken the place of phone calls. It seems like everyone does it. Video calling is everywhere, whether it’s for work or to talk to family and friends.
Now, you also need a webcam, which is a camera that plugs into your computer. A lot of YouTubers and gamers who are just starting out depend on this piece of technology. And people who like to make video calls need it too.
What happens, though, if it breaks or stops working? Do you just sit around and feel bad? NO! You don’t.
What if I told you that you could get your webcam back? Just use your iPhone.
How to Use Your iPhone as a Webcam?
Your iPhone can do everything or almost everything. It helps you with almost any problem you might have. And if your webcam breaks, it would still help you. There are a number of apps that let you use your iPhone as a webcam. These are:
This is one of the best and most downloaded apps that lets you use your iPhone as a USB webcam. Who even used those old webcams?
EpocCam has a special place in the hearts of all people who use video calls because it is so good and reliable.
It has a free version with ads and limited features, and a paid version called EpocCAM HD that has all features unlocked.
There’s audio support, a flashlight, focus, and autofocus modes, and the video resolution has gone from 640480 pixels to 19201080 pixels, which is an improvement.
It is also a nearly perfect app for using the iPhone as a security camera, baby monitor, and spycam. It is easy to set up and works with both Mac OS X and Windows. However, it only works with iOS 8.0 or higher.
WebCamera is an iPhone webcam app that is both very powerful and very popular. It costs less than $5, which is a lot less than even a cheap, off-the-shelf webcam.
It uses the local Wi-Fi connection and has a really good set of video quality, modes, and latency. It doesn’t have HD resolutions. It can only record videos in 640×480, 480360, and 192144. But even so, it does a great job with things that move quickly and in low light.
It works well with Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Google Hangouts, and other instant messaging apps, which is a big plus. Along with them, this app has a great connection with video production software like Camtasia and Boinx TV.
3. PocketCam by Senstic
PocketCam is a smart and well-made tool that can be used for almost anything. It has many sides, many talents, and many amazing things about it.
It makes it easy to turn your iOS device into a USB webcam that you can use on your Windows or Mac PC. Setting up the application is a breeze, and it’s even easier to use and configure. It is the real deal because it has high-quality video and features that are easy to use.
4. iCamSource Pro
Another great app that can turn an iPhone into a webcam is iCamSource Pro. It only has a price tag because it doesn’t come in a “lite” or “free” version with fewer features.
But if you buy this, you will also need to install the iCam Pro Webcam Streaming app. Once you have both apps, it will be very easy to stream live audio and video from any iOS device.
With the help of this app, you can also set up your iPhone so that it works as a security camera. It sends out alerts right away when it sees or hears something. Stream multiple live videos at once, record motion events and play them back, back them up, and do a lot more right away after recording.
With the iVCam app, your iPhone can be turned into a wireless webcam. It can send high-definition (HD) videos quickly and supports all standard sizes, such as 720p, 360p, 480p, and 720p. The user can also change the frame rate and the quality of the audio and video.
It also has two versions: one that is free and one that costs $5. Both have the same features, but the only difference is that the paid version doesn’t have a watermark on the video. To use it, all you have to do is download the app to your phone, download the driver from the app’s website to your computer, and then pair the two devices. iVCam also has amazing features like landscape and portrait modes, face beautification, video flipping/mirroring, and many more.
The biggest problem with this full-featured app is that it doesn’t work on Mac. It only works on Windows. So Mac users would have to use software from a different company.
6. Instant Webcam
Instant Webcam streams videos and sounds on full screen on devices that are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Many people like it because it has CD-quality AAC audio, a latency of less than 100 ms, and 30 FPS videos. It also lets users choose the resolution of the video they want to watch.
Depending on what you prefer, you can choose to shoot videos with either the front or the back camera. You would only be able to record and download MPG videos in your browser.
And that’s how you can stop worrying about a broken webcam and keep making and receiving video calls with the help of the apps listed above.
Tips for Using an iPhone as a Webcam
Always choose a wired connection over a wireless one. If you want the most reliable way to connect your webcam, ditch wireless and go with USB. Both of our chosen apps have USB connections that are rock solid. Wi-Fi doesn’t make much sense here unless you walk around the house while you talk.
You’ll also need a way to keep your iPhone still if you want to use it as a webcam. The best solution is to get a smartphone tripod or if you already have a tripod, a tripod mount.
GorillaPods are great for this because they can be attached almost anywhere. The Joby GripTight ONE is a sturdy little smartphone tripod mount that snaps on and off almost instantly. The GripTight PRO 2 (shown below) comes with a GorillaPod that is the right size for it. Binder clips can also be used to make a tripod mount for your phone if you are in a pinch.
Both apps let you use the camera on the back of your phone, which is something you should do. You can use the flash if you need to, and the cameras on the back of an iPhone are much better than the selfie cam. If your iPhone has more than one lens, you can also choose which one to use. But for a more flattering focal length, you should stick with the regular wide lens and not the ultrawide or telephoto ones.
You can record sound with both EpocCam and iVCam, but you probably shouldn’t. Headphones are fine, but a good desk microphone will sound 10 times better. Before you answer a call, you might also want to adjust your desk lamp so you don’t look like a zombie.
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#MP13 MEDIA PREDICTS: 2013 – “What’s Hot, What’s Not in Technology”
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This week we embark upon the first of our travel survival phrases! What can you say if you’re shopping in South Korea and you want to find out the price of something?
The simplest way to ask the price of something is this phrase above. It translates with the meaning of, “How much is this?”, “How much does this cost?”, or “What is the price of this?” You can use this phrase in any kind of shopping situation, whether you’re in a clothes store, a food market or a cafe. Of course, you’ll need to know your Korean numbers (remember there are two sets!) to understand the reply, so remember to study them, and which set of numbers to use in which situation, frequently. I do admit that numbers are my downfall when learning languages because I don’t practise them enough!
This phrase can be extended with the following words, and they aren’t necessary because people will understand you without them but if you want to be extremely clear in your meaning then use them as appropriate.
이거 – (i-geo) / this (something is closer to you)
그거 (geu-geo) / that (something is closer to the vendor)
저거 (jeo-geo) / that (something is far away from you and the vendor)
Can you translate this now? It means, “How much is that?” You could say this if the thing you wanted to buy was next to the vendor, or being held by the vendor, for instance.
There is another way to use these three words if you want to be even more specific. If we take the beginning letter of each of the words, we get 이 (i), 그 (geu) and 저 (jeo). If you know the Korean word for the thing you want to buy, you can put it after one of these letters, choosing the correct letter according to the rules we just learnt.
For example, if you want to buy a 팔지 (pal-ji) / bracelet that is near to you but you don’t know the price, what would you say?
How much is this bracelet? Simple, isn’t it? Write your own example in the comments below!
And, if you don’t quite catch the reply, what should you say? Here are two options…
가격을 적어주세요 (ga-gyeo-geul jeog-eo-ju-se-yo) // Can you write the price down for me?
다시 말해주세요 (da-shi mal-hae-ju-se-yo) // Please say that again.
Quick Quiz – Let’s practise! Can you translate these sentences? Write your answers in the comments below!
1) 그가방 얼마예요?
2) 이시게 얼마예요?
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Equity in STEM by using intersectional physics identity
- Datum: –15.30
- Plats: Zoom
- Föreläsare: Angela C Johnson
- Arrangör: Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Kontaktperson: Karin Schönning
Seminarieserie om lika villkor: Del 8
Seminariet hålls på engelska och är del i en seminarieserie som tar upp lika villkorsfrågor. Initiativet för seminarieserien kommer från lika villkorsgruppen vid institutionen för fysik och astronomi.
Registration is open on our indico page: https://indico.uu.se/event/978/ and you will receive a webinar link upon registration. The registration is open until the start of the webinar.
About the seminar:
Latinas and Black women make up about 2% of all physics majors in the US. Typical experiences include isolation and microaggressions. In contrast, I will describe a physics setting where women of color feel successful and like they belong (typical comment: “physics is what I’ve always been interested in. It doesn’t feel like I’m out of place. It’s the subject I’m interested in.”) I analyzed the setting using an intersectional identity framework which could be of value to others who are studying or pursuing equity in STEM settings. The framework reveals how this setting differs from prototypical physics departments and shows actions professors can take to make their departments healthier for women of color. This talk will be useful to those interested in diversifying STEM and in how the insights from our intersectional identity framework can be translated into action.
About the speaker:
Angela C Johnson is Professor of Educational Studies, the G. Thomas and Martha Myers Yeager ’41 Chair in the Liberal Arts at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and a former physics teacher. Dr. Johnson is an expert in equity and inclusion in STEM education; in particular, the inclusion of women, especially women of color. She uses ethnographic methods to study the structural features of science education settings that lead to systematical over- and under-representation; opportunities for agency for members of under-represented groups to persist in science against the odds; and the agency of professors to broaden participation in STEM. Her model of the science identity trajectories of women of color has been adopted and extended in dozens of studies. | <urn:uuid:e888015b-8bab-4795-8e4c-2a7dec0a302f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.physics.uu.se/kalendarium/evenemang/?eventId=64162 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.789089 | 541 | 1.875 | 2 |
ARCs and the NIHR
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research and provides the people, facilities and technology that enables research to thrive.
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health and care systems.
The NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber is one of 15 ARCs across England, part of a £135 million investment by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public.
Each NIHR ARC is made up of local providers of NHS services, local providers of care services, NHS commissioners, local authorities, universities, private companies and charities. These collaborations work together to conduct high quality, generalisable, applied health and care research that addresses the specific health or care issues in their region.
NIHR ARCs also act to close the second translational gap and increase the rate at which research findings are implemented into practice.
The 15 ARCs work collaboratively to address national research priorities, with individual ARCs providing national leadership in their areas of expertise.
About the NIHR
NIHR's mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR was established in 2006 and is primarily funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Working in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public, the NIHR delivers and enables world-class research that transforms people’s lives, promotes economic growth and advances science.
People-powered research in Yorkshire and Humber
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber is an important programme of applied research, hosted within Bradford Institute for Health Research, and delivered through a partnership of organisations, including NHS organisations, Local Authorities, universities, third sector organisations and industry.
Our ARC supports people-powered research that aims to tackle inequalities and improve health and well-being for our communities. Our themes of healthy childhood, mental health and multimorbidity, older people and urgent care are the priorities that have been identified by our NHS partners and the public and will ensure our region will benefit from cutting-edge innovation. The ARC will ensure our NHS and social services are able to improve effectiveness and impact to benefit our patients and their families.
Our vision and principles
catalyse world leading applied health and social care research, to advance knowledge and support change relevant to local needs
encourage high quality regional research collaborations and between ARCs nationally
engage with policy makers, professionals, health and social care commissioners to develop the research agenda and translate research findings to improve services and health outcomes, and reduce health inequalities
co-produce the development and translation of research with practitioners and public
develop innovative methods for applied health research for evaluation, addressing equity impact of innovation and value for money
build researcher capacity in service delivery and university sectors.
10 key characteristics of our work:
Interdisciplinary: we promote cross discipline, profession/sector working to extract value across professions disciplines and services, and developing pan-Yorkshire and Humber strengths.
Strong public, patient and other service user engagement: we engage effectively with the public and service users to promote genuine community and patient co-production of research and delivery of impact.
A policy and practice focus: we involve staff providing services to address relevant questions, promote findings and realise impact. This will be supported by the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy.
A system wide approach: we engage with health and social policy organisations which reflect service users’ journeys through age, place and organisation, and which influence levels and distribution of health and wellbeing.
A focus on reducing inequalities: we are supported by experts in the cross-cutting Health Economics, Evaluation and Equality theme to consider how our research can reduce health inequalities.
Exploit the power of population cohorts: we use our world-leading cohorts, involving more than 100,000 active participants, to develop and test interventions.
Harnessing the potential of routine data linkage: we develop learning health and care systems using routine data collection and linkage across primary, secondary and community care, education and social services.
Capacity building emphasis: we aim to inspire and train the next generation of researchers, harnessing local creativity and involving staff to develop and test new approaches.
Distributed and flexible: our approach is non-bureaucratic, channelling resource into research, implementation and capacity development.
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You might check on the internet some of medical form PDF that you can use in the future or maybe now. For some of you, medical certificate or medical form might be popular already. But for some of countries, medical form or medical certificate is a new thing. And it could be problematic since actually medical form is very important both for you and for people around you.
For example, it is an emergency situation and you can’t tell the care providers all the medical history that you have as well as the medicine you take. Or else, you might be not available if your child is in need of attention in an emergency department of a local hospital. So, this kind of form can help you to get the care that you need in the life threatening condition. There are some types of medical form that can be got in pdf format.
Medical Form Types
Emergency information Form to Children with a Special Health Care Need
American Academy of Pediatrics and ACEP offer the parents of the children who need special health care one kind of medical form. It is called as Emergency Information Form. It is a tool for transferring the child’s medical history which is complicated. It is also to transfer the critical information in an event of acute illnesses of the emergency injury. You can browse some examples of this medical form.
Personal Medical History
If a member of your family of maybe you have medical emergency, then the doctor or the physician is going to need the complete your medical history. You need to complete the form of medical form PDF and then don’t forget to always update every single improvement or something new about your health. And after that, keep it in the easy to find place. This kind of form will be convenient to use when you are traveling.
Consent to Treat Form
This kind of form will give your doctor or physician the permission to treat your children when they are in someone else’s health care. You have to complete it and then make sure as well that the babysitter and the grandparents have the access to reach it. It is used when you are not around your children or you are traveling.
When You Need Medical Examination Form?
If you are applying for a VISA, usually you need to have a medical form. There might be some differences on the template when you want to apply VISA for different countries. So, you may find some of the examples of Medical form PDF on the internet. Not only that, for some countries, such as New Zealand, medical form must be completed as well with a chest X-ray and medical certificate. It is used as the proof that you are in a good health. They ask your x-rays to check the tuberculosis (TB) as well as the medical examination in order to check another medical condition. So, it is clear that medical form or medical examination form is very important for people now or for the future.
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Medical History Form PDF
Return to Work Medical Form PDF
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Medical reimbursement form pdf
Medical Assessment Form Pdf
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Medical Clearance Form Pdf
Medical Fitness Form Pdf
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With the demand for TikTok and online dating, you could wonder just how safe haitian girls it is to time. While the fact is that there are handful of risks linked to online dating, some of the most common risks will be encroaching about privacy and violating permission. In a survey of above 2, 000 singles, 12-15 percent distributed embarrassing or perhaps private photographs with their suits, and one-in-ten revealed exclusive pictures of themselves. In the end, sharing this sort of information can result in unwanted interest.
Even though the online dating globe can seem like a completely varied world, there are certain precautions you can take to stay safe. Do give out your real name on seeing profiles and use a completely different email address. Eliminate geotagging and geolocation. Usually update your anti-virus software and install fire wall protection. Do not give your password to a whole stranger. Besides, avoid using sexting apps on online dating sites. They may have got malicious intent.
First-dates are often difficult — emotionally and physically. Even more difficult, it’s frightening to meet someone you only know over the internet. However , in case you follow a couple of safety precautions, it should be safe. Women of all ages typically have guidelines for security while internet dating. In fact , 15 of the participants to an AskWomen thread to the topic include shared their particular rules and tips for wellbeing. Taking these kinds of precautions will save you a lot of money and time.
There are not any hard-and-fast rules on regardless of whether online dating is secure. It depends about how much you practice secure behavior and exactly how sensitive you are about your personal information. The essentials of safe online dating, nevertheless , include certainly not talking about cash or mailing gifts into a stranger on the site. Furthermore, you should steer clear of revealing private information that may put you at risk of info theft. Because of this, you can all the worst dangers and continue to be safe.
It’s important to use a secure going out with site if you’re considering dating online. The internet is a very dangerous place and you ought to take the important precautions to hold yourself secure. Online dating applications like Tinder and Bumble have many features that make these people safer. Make sure you check the safeness guidelines of those dating apps before signing up. A photo verification characteristic is a very helpful feature for anyone who is worried about getting catfished. Approved profiles present a green checkmark.
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Everybody views and uses color from early childhood onwards. But this magnificent property of all objects around us turns out to be elusive if you try to specify it and communicate it to another person. Also, people often don’t know what effects color may have under different conditions. However, color is so important and omnipresent, that people can hardly avoid to 'rely on it' – so they do, in particular on its predictability. Thus, there is a discrepancy between the seeming self-evidence of color and the difficulty in specifying it accurately, for the prevailing circumstances. In order to analyze this situation, and possibly remedy it, a short historic perspective of the utilization and specification of color is given. The 'utilization' includes the emotional effects of color, which are important in, for instance, interior decorating but also play a role in literature and religion. 'Specification' begins with the early efforts by scientists, philosophers and artists to bring some order and understanding in what was observed with and while using color. Color has a number of basic functions: embellishment; attracting attention; coding; and bringing order in text by causing text parts presented in the same color to be judged as belonging together. People with a profession that involves color choices for many others, such as designers and manufacturers of products, including electronic visual displays, should have a fairly thorough knowledge of colorimetry and color perception. Unfortunately, they often don’t, simply because for 'practitioners' whose work involves different aspects, applying color being only one of those, the available tools for specifying and applying color turn out to be too difficult to use. Two consequences of an insufficient knowledge of the effects color may have are given here. The first of these consequences, on color blindness, relates to 8% of the population, but the second one, on reading colored text, bears on everyone. Practical guidance is given, especially on color and legibility. Anyway, the available tools mentioned, such as chromaticity diagrams and color spaces, are mainly the responsibility of the CIE. It would therefore be a laudable initiative if the CIE would not only refine their present systems, but devote some time and energy to the development of a simpler color specification and measurement system. With that it would be worth trying ergonomics research principles, to begin with end-user involvement: investigating what color science practitioners really want and need.
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Over time, humans have creatively built tools to improve lives and the ROV is no different. ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) are unoccupied robots designed for specific underwater missions. Human crews typically control ROVs from a vessel, from land, or on a floating platform. Here is an insight to the history of ROVs and their use today.
Who invented ROVs?
The navy first developed ROVs to recover torpedoes, bombs and mines in the 1960s. ROVs were often used on rescue missions that were too dangerous for sailors, such as mine hunting and mine breaking.
Since the 1980s, the offshore oil industry has successfully used ROVs to assist in offshore development, especially as waters became too deep for human divers.
ROVs have also become famous for discovering shipwrecks, including the famous Titanic shipwreck in 1985. Here is some interesting footage of the RMS Titanic which was filmed by an ROV.
Other examples of shipwrecks discovered by ROVs can be seen in this YouTube video.
How do ROVs work?
ROVs are typically connected to their host vessel by a tether. This cord is not only responsible for sending signals to manoeuvre the robot but also to relay the communication from the robot back to the host ship, such as a live video feed and data transfer.
ROVs are equipped with camera and lights, and many are designed with additional instruments, such as a robotic gripper and arms, water sampling, and a variety of sensors to test for water temperature, humidity, and leakage.
There are numerous industries which rely heavily on ROVs today. Some examples include:
- Science: scientists use ROVs to study deep-sea flora and fauna, sample water, and recover shipwrecks for underwater archaeology projects.
- Military and law enforcement (search and rescue): ROVs are used for surveillance, search and recovery missions, disposing of explosives, and detecting environmental hazards.
- Film and documentary: The significant improvements in camera technology and lighting on ROVs make it possible for filmmakers to use ROVs to record footage used for TV, film, and other broadcasting purposes.
- Maritime: The maritime industry relies on ROVs for ship hull inspections and dock inspections. ROVs allow vessel owners to detect and quickly fix problems with the vessel’s structure. Border security professionals use ROVs to inspect vessel hulls for contraband, which is safer and more efficient than sending a human diver.
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A mom created this incredibly cool line of “dolls” for boys
We’ve come a long way in recent years toward acceptance of boys playing with dolls and teaching our sons it’s OK to show emotion. The idea that boys shouldn’t cry is definitely dated, but as one mom discovered, it’s still very much felt by children. To that end, she sought to create a line of dolls geared toward boys so they can develop the emotional skills that girls do through play.
According to The Huffington Post, mom Laurel Wider created Wonder Crew, a line of dolls aimed at empowering kids, especially boys who may think dolls are exclusively for girls. Wider was inspired after her preschool son came home telling her “boys aren’t supposed to cry” and sought to figure out why he felt that way and what could be done to change that harmful gender stereotype.
Wider says, “I was shocked; he’d been raised in a household and community that was very pro-feelings — I’m a therapist after all! But I soon realized that, of course, these messages and pressures about what it means to be a boy or a man exist everywhere. Of course my son would be affected, too.”
In order to learn how playtime affects kids and their emotional and social development, Wider interviewed 150 kids, parents, educators, psychologists and experts in the toy industry. Her findings? “I learned that doll play teaches a wealth of social and emotional skills. Boys are interested in playing with dolls, yet for many parents and some boys there’s a stigma attached to this type of play and the word ‘doll’ itself is a barrier.”
Her conclusion makes perfect sense. When you think of the toys most boys are encouraged to play with, that human element is often missing. Trucks, cars, blocks, action figures and light sabers don’t lend themselves to the kind of pretend play girls engage in with their dolls where they can practice having conversations and talking about their feelings through the dolls.
That’s what motivated Wider to create the Wonder Crew, a line of dolls that combine “the adventure of an action figure with the emotional connection of a favorite stuffed animal.” She calls the dolls “crewmates” and after completion of a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, the dolls are now available for sale on her website.
As far as what types of doll you can expect to see, Wider used her research to choose. “We learned about the most popular preschool pretend-play scenarios and then combined those with opportunities to nurture. Why can’t a superhero, builder or dino explorer also be a nurturer?”
Wider emphasizes that all kids can play with the crewmates and there are plans for a line of female dolls too. She says, “Our mission is to empower all kids to see themselves as connected, creative, strong individuals with the ability to go anywhere, be anything. And we are doing just that!”
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When I finally got home I borrowed my girlfriend's computer (because I don't even have a working computer with internet access) and I saw some emails about my floor, wall, roof post. First of all I was ecstatic to see that people were responding, but also that the blog is working to spread my projects and initiate feedback.
My friend Tyler Smith is an architectural engineer and works for a building envelope engineering firm in Portland, Oregon. When he read my post he took it straight to his boss and they had some discussions about the design. He later called me back and we had a bit of a conference call. He said it was a great learning opportunity for him to cover external wrap insulation with his boss and it was very helpful for me to get building engineer's input.
Advice from buildings engineers:
1. Do not use polyiso foam. They claim that the stuff acts like a sponge and if you mount it over the housewrap to the plywood sheeting it will hold moisture and there will be inward solar vapor drives that will push the moisture from the insulation into the wall. They recommended using xps (extruded polystyrene) because it is waterproof and to get the foam board xps insulation that has vertical grooves in the insulation so when moisture condenses it can have an avenue to get out.
Tyler also mentioned that once the Polyiso is impregnated with water it no long has any insulating value. In all types of insulation the closed air space creates the insulating capacity. Once the air spaces become filled with water, the water transfers heat well and the wet insulation will become a bio-mass that actually, in our climate, will stay cold and your heating system will have to work against it.
2. The wall wrap material is not sufficient for the floor moisture barrier. It is gonna rip.
3. They recommend using an impervious membrane on the floor and walls, but not on the roof. A friend of mine has been encouraging me to use a vapor permeable house wrap so that when moisture builds in the walls it can escape. The engineers claim that you do not want moisture entering in your walls or floor and that the only way to prevent that is to put a heavier, impervious membrane. I was advised that the interior wall paneling that I am going to use, (woven cedar mat) will have plenty of airflow to dry out the wall if water were to enter. Because the foam is sitting directly over the wall it can hold moisture and they would highly recommend using something that will not allow water build up to pass through.
After all that great advice my friend stayed late at work and sketched these wall/floor cross-sections for me. Thanks so much Ty.
The email ended with this recommendation:
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You are standing in line on the division store you start to really feel your heart beating faster and quicker. A very hectic life event could also be all that it takes for anyone who has been discharged from services to want the identical companies once more. One of the good privileges of being a behavioral health clinician is that in most cases you need to pay to receives a commission. This is a meeting of the South Florida Center for Independent Living and organization that deals with individuals with physical or mental disabilities or impairments.
Behavioral Gerontology: Refers to conduct analytic analysis on people who find themselves getting old as well as the design of treatments carried out to help them. As a Licensed Social Worker working within the psychological well being subject, I really feel that it is a very important motion that won’t only assist individuals discover ways to assist these in want mentally, however to additionally scale back the stigma that is so heavily ingrained in our society concerning psychological well being. This often works with any age group, but may be higher for greater functioning people.
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Hope in a Secular Age
Deconstruction, Negative Theology, and the Future of Faith
- ISBN: 9781108595100
- Published By: Cambridge University Press
- Published: January 2020
David Newheiser’s first book, Hope in a Secular Age: Deconstruction, Negative Theology, and the Future of Faith, works to build a theology of hope that takes seriously the realities of disappointment, despair, and the temptation of complacency. In many ways, for a book about hope, Newheiser’s project is fairly pessimistic, or at least he isn’t sanguine. The opening line hints at this: “I wrote this book because I believe it is hard to hope” (1). However, the author holds that hope is exactly what is needed to propel life forwards. In his own words, “because complacency and despair exert a constant pull, hoping is hard, but it is also indispensable” (3). Newheiser defines hope as “decision added to desire” (9), which enables us to move beyond the temptation of complacency and despair towards a better future.
Newheiser’s primary influences in the book, Dionysius the Areopagite and Jacques Derrida, are situated in the premodern and the postmodern epochs, respectively. Through an intriguing and refreshing reading of their works, Newheiser contends that “it is possible to keep faith in the dark through the discipline of hope.” (11) In the first chapter, the author spends considerable time arguing that Derrida’s concept of deconstruction is an ethical position of uncertainty that “nurtures an affirmation without assurance,” and therefore models hope as a discipline (37). Chapter 2 contends that Christian theology operates with a similar tension between uncertainty and affirmation, as demonstrated by the Areopagite.
In chapter 3, Newheiser develops his idea of the character of hope. Here, he argues that instead of viewing hope as a fantasy to be avoided, hope may be open to negativity, for hope requires that we acknowledge the distance between our desires and their realization. The author believes that Dionysius and Derrida both affirm a hope of the same kind, though with different content. They both “recognize that hope is directed toward the future, nourished by the past, and sustained in the present” (77). At the end of this chapter, Newheiser states that “through the discipline of hope, it is possible to admit that even the most extensive rationality is inadequate to protect against the fragility of human existence” (84). Hope allows one to endure through uncertainty. Though Newheiser offers compelling readings of both Derrida and Dionysius, as well as other interlocutors such as Albert Camus or Baruch Spinoza, it is unclear exactly how hope is separate from rationality, or at least in what ways hope is in some way a supplement to, or a possible corrective of, extensive rationality. It seems that hope as a discipline, or a virtue, can be inculcated without some sort of rational process, which does not receive much attention in his argument. While I am inclined to agree with his description of hope as incorporating a self-critical negativity, it would have been good to see further development of this distinction.
Through chapters 4 and 5, where Newheiser discusses the idea of the secular age at length, he pays less attention to Charles Taylor or Harvey Cox (perhaps more “obvious” candidates) and instead focuses on Mark Lilla, Jacques Derrida, and Thomas Hobbes. Newheiser argues that the total exclusion of religion from public life “is both impossible and unnecessary” (109), and that the account of hope that he has been developing has political implications, which are addressed through chapter 6. Engaging the work of Giorgio Agamben, Newheiser argues that a Dionysian vision of uncertainty affirms imperfect structures in such a way that allows for the possibility of transformation. Hope, providing an avenue towards critique and self-critique, opens new political possibilities for our time. As he notes at the end of the book, “apophasis reminds us that the beyond can be captured neither in a discursive description, nor in a political system, nor in ritual practice,” but “hope does not preclude such efforts” (156). Hope requires that we endure despite uncertainty.
Stylistically, the book presents complex arguments in ways that I believe a broad audience will be able to follow. Newheiser sometimes relies too much on “in this chapter I will . . .” and “I have argued . . .” formulas, which feels unnecessary, if for no other reason than he is already a skilled enough writer to present his arguments in a flow that is easy to follow. I wish the author would trust his readers more than he appears to. In the end, this book is valuable for anyone who is interested in the fields of political theology and negative theology, as well as for those with interest in ethics, secularization theory, and theologies of hope. Hope in a Secular Age skillfully draws from an eclectic and rich well of sources spanning across time and philosophical commitments, envisioning a new way forward through uncertain times.
Regan Hardeman is a PhD Student at the Boston University School of Theology.
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Baile an Truiseil facts for kids
Quick facts for kidsBallantrushal
The Clach an Trushal at Ballantrushal
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Ballantrushal (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Truiseil) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857. The standing stone Clach an Trushal is beside the village. and was the site of the last battle between the Lewis Macaulays and Morrison clans.
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Let’s pretend that there is a small Japanese restaurant that you have been going to for years. It’s nice, quiet, and they know your name. The food is delicious and a fair price and they even make special orders for you. Now you have been going for years, and there is something that you never noticed until recently. It’s just that, the leftmost stall in the restroom is always out of order.
At the engagement party.  The night you celebrated your new job. The day you had two bottles of sake with your coworkers at lunch then went back to work and no one noticed. The day everyone was snowed in and they were the only restaurant open.
It’s just that tonight, tonight as you are washing your hands you notice that there is a new sign taped to the stall. The paper is white, taped up with cello tape. The letters are large and red, and simply read, “OUT OF ORDER.”
But this time you really look at the door. The metal lock has been mangled shut and the space between the door and the wall has been taped over with black duct tape. There are plywood panels that extend from the bottom of the stall to the floor. There is a similar treatment from the top of the stall to the ceiling. You think nothing of it until you notice something.
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James Pethokoukis examines whether Tim Pawlenty’s 5 percent growth target is achievable:
Overall, U.S. GDP growth has averaged 3.3 percent over the past 50 years, with roughly half coming from a growing labor force (1.6 percent) and half coming from higher productivity (1.7 percent). But with America aging, annual labor force growth is expected to slow dramatically to just 0.5 percent. The McKinsey Global Institute thinks a higher retirement age and smarter immigration policy could boost that rate to 1 percent or so. But even then, productivity growth would have to increase to 2.3 percent long term just to maintain that historic growth rate.
The good news is that McKinsey thinks that’s possible, too. One move it recommends is enhancing the U.S regulatory environment. Another is reducing marginal tax rates. Both actions are in line with the Pawlenty agenda. Pawlenty’s proposal to eliminate capital gains taxes would create a de facto consumption tax, which many economist think good for growth. He would also lower the top individual tax rate to 25 percent and the top corporate rate to 15 percent.
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Very few people have the will — the capacity — to show up and follow-through every single day.
What does it mean to be a leader? How does one lead effectively? These are questions I’m asking of myself these days — as I focus on growing my company, growing personally, and as I help others in growing their own ideas. Growth that isn’t about fame, recognition, or a huge paycheck, but rather — about purpose.
You lose sight of that purpose as you become allured by the quick fix — the easy way out — the blogs and consultants and coaches and books out there that define how to get the best results with minimal effort. The complacency of “reality” sets in, you lose focus of why you got started, and you take on the role of a wanderer as your search for answers.
It would be a helluva lot easier to grow fast. It would be easier to say “yes”. It would be easier to be the kind of leader that aligns all of the cogs to create a well oiled, efficient, money-making machine. You and I could be doing a lot less and making a lot more money, but neither of us would be nearly as happy as we could be. As we should be.
Leadership is synonymous with follow-through. Great leaders ask questions, evaluate the present, plan for the future, and navigate toward specific solutions.
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Leaders confidently say yes. More importantly, leaders confidently say no. Want to earn the respect from those around you? Want to really shake things up? Try saying “no” to a seemingly obvious “yes”. Leaders understand that the right thing to do and the hard thing to do are very often the same.
Leading effectively demands accountability. Leadership is about setting clear goals, even if the path to get there isn’t completely understood. Strong leaders take ownership of their role, but welcome and facilitate ongoing collaboration. Leaders align and cultivate ideas. They question and tinker and experiment but most importantly, they follow-through. They keep showing up. Every. Single. Day.
“The world, as it is, is not a permanent reality, but is a temporary product of our choices as creators.” — Bryant McGill
As creative professionals. As leaders. As human beings. We have one power that lies within our control. That power is choice. We choose how to act. We choose what to pursue. We choose when and how to follow-through. The only question, then, is “what will you choose?”
I’m going to continue to choose to lead a life of purpose — on purpose. I’ll choose to be intentional about what I write. I’ll choose to be deliberate about who I hire. I’ll choose to let others push me. I’ll choose to ask “why”. I’ll choose to admit when I don’t know something and I’ll choose to speak up when I do. I’ll choose to confidently say “no” to work that I shouldn’t be doing. And I’ll choose to say “yes” to the good things that come my way.
Leadership isn’t something you’re given. Leadership is a choice. Whatever may lie in front of you — it only seems impossible because it hasn’t been done yet.
Choose to show up. Choose to follow-through.
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But the merger did not result in the closure of East Germany’s embassy in Brussels. Instead, it was turned into the premises from which the five new Länder monitored and lobbied the European Union.
Their early arrival so soon after the eastern part of the country was integrated into the EU was further proof of the importance which regional and local authorities attach to being on the spot in Brussels.
There are now more than 100 regional offices in the Belgian capital, representing areas of every member state, as well as from further afield. Although Norway has rejected EU membership on two occasions, the city of Stavanger and the country’s association of local and regional authorities have a presence in Brussels.
The upsurge in regional interest is relatively recent. In the early Eighties, only the Scottish region of Strathclyde and the German Hanseatic ports were represented in Brussels. But, for various reasons, the trickle became a torrent later in the decade and in the early Nineties.
The first was undoubtedly the realisation that the EU institutions in Brussels were a potential source of finance. As the Union’s budget grew and sizeable resources were allocated to regional and social funds, so local authorities explored the possibilities of tapping into Union cash.
Almost as important as the actual money is the fact that political support from the Union for a particular project can often be the key to making that scheme viable.
For those trying to get across the arguments for their specific project and establish a constructive working relationship with the officials concerned, there is no substitute for being represented on the ground.
“Essentially, we are involved in two-way lobbying. Our role is to make sure our people back home are aware of what is going on in Brussels which is of interest to them, and to put our point of view on particular EU developments to the appropriate people,” explains Richard Dunsmore who represents the Borders and North East of Scotland regions.
More recently, the growth in the Union’s research and development (R&D) funding and the expansion of its educational activities have attracted the attention of the regional offices. Some of them are also helping businesses in their areas to participate in the Union’s Phare and Tacis programmes in the former Communist countries.
Some authorities, such as Germany’s Länder, are well established in Brussels. This is partly because on certain issues it is the Länder, not the federal government, which represent the country in the Council of Ministers.
“The Länder present their own views and have their own powers in European decision-making, and it is very important to have our own information system,” explains Folker Schreiber, director of the North Rhine Westfalia office.
With the huge growth in regional offices, there is a very real danger that EU officials handling specific issues will be swamped by representatives of local authorities seeking information or anxious to give advice on the drafting of Union initiatives. Hence the recognition among the regions of the need to cooperate as much as possible.
“We have different working groups involving all the Länder on transport, social and environmental policy, for instance. We want to avoid all 15 offices going to the same official to ask what is new. We also want to ensure that all the German offices have the same level of information,” says Schreiber.
Another big magnet drawing local authorities to Brussels was the creation of the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
Although its faltering start four years ago was hardly auspicious, the CoR is gradually finding its feet and now offers a forum where regions can present a united front towards the Union.
Perhaps one of the biggest factors behind the upsurge in the regional presence on the Union’s centre stage is the disappearance of the hostility which EU governments generally displayed until the late Eighties towards any form of representation in Brussels other than their own embassies.
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One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand - Music Reference Collection (Hardback)Donald Patterson (author)
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This guide to the piano literature for the one-handed pianist surveys over 2,100 individual piano pieces which include not only concert literature but pedagogical pieces as well. Following the introduction are four chapters cataloguing original works for the right hand alone, original works for the left hand alone, music arranged or transcribed for one hand alone, and concerted works for one hand in concert with other pianists, instruments, or voices. Each entry assesses the individual composition, its quality, its difficulty, its particular appeal, and its uses with the composer's name, dates, and nationality, where possible. Also included is a selected discography of commercially produced phonodiscs, compact discs, and cassettes.
Instructors and pianists alike will appreciate this exhaustive guide to one-handed piano music. To aid further research, a bibliography of books, articles, and theses about the literature is provided along with a chapter that lists the contents of thirty-six anthologies devoted to one-handed piano music. This unique reference also includes an index.
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 657 g
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
Edition: Annotated edition
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In last month’s issue, we discussed the effects of what grain-free diets can do to your dog and cat. We mentioned that one of the recently researched conditions that may have a link with grain-free pets is Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). As promised, we will discuss what this disease is, in detail, in this month, to better inform our readers what signs to look for! DCM is a common heart muscle disease found in dogs. This disease causes weakness in the heart’s muscles making them contract and also contributes towards poor pumping function. Congestive heart failure is often a condition seen with DCM, since the heart chambers potentially begin to enlarge, which allows valves to leak.
As mentioned, one recently discovered cause of DCM could be grain-free diets being given to your pet. However, there are other causes as well. DCM can be an inherited predisposition in certain dog breeds, such as: American and English Cocker Spaniels, Afghan Hounds, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, English Bulldogs, Great Danes, Irish Wolfhounds, Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards and Scottish Deerhounds. DCM can also occur as a consequence, due to a primary infection or toxin found in your pet. A common cause of DCM can be the lack of ‘Taurine’ in the diet. Taurine is a nutrient that aids in providing healthy heart function, reproductive health, retinal function and it also is a component of bile acids. Deficiency in such case can lead to Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
In any such cases, initially DCM does not typically present with any clinical signs. Your dog may show some reduction in wishing to move around or exercise, to which veterinarians refer as ‘exercise intolerance’. Some dogs may also show a small heart murmur upon presentation or abnormal/ irregular heart sounds. A persistent cough can also be seen, along with difficulty in breathing, anorexia (chronically losing weight due to loss of appetite) and even episodes of collapse. If you are at all in any doubt of if your dog may have such signs, then it is highly recommended for you to have your pet examined by a professional. If DCM is not dealt with at the right time, it can potentially lead towards heart failure and other complications. Signs of progressed heart failure would include labored breathing, cough, exercise intolerance, collapse, not wishing to lie down, not feeling at ease and being restless or loss of appetite.
When you bring your dog to your local veterinarian, he or she will first conduct a proper physical examination. A cardiac examination will also be performed, in which your vet can determine if there are any abnormalities in your dog’s heart sounds or rhythms. Typically, chest radiographs, electrocardiogram or even an echocardiogram can be done to detect a further diagnosis. These tests allow for your vet to detect the level of severity of his patient at hand. When it comes to treatment, each case is dealt with individually. However, generally dogs showing no particular signs will be treated with drugs like Enalapril or others in its category that allow signs of heart failure to regress.
Treatment options will always be subjective to each individual patient and the level of severity of their condition. However, it is important to keep in mind that since DCM is not reversible, the amount of treatment will most likely increase over time as the condition progresses at its rate.
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Some new functions have been introduced with the Windows Fall Creators Update Version 1709 , we have already reported about them in the past. Today we would like to deal with an innovation in the area of Windows updates, which is called as follows.
Operating system build info
Below we have shown you an original image from the Windows Update window of a Windows 10 Fall Creators installation, which you can also see this new operating system build info .
As you can see here in the next figure, this link opens another Windows 10 settings window , which reveals various information and device specifications for your PC. The following safety information is displayed in the ” Info ” area .
- Virus & threat protection
- Firewall and network protection
- Device performance and integrity
- App and browser control
Through the corresponding representation, you can see at a glance in which area your Windows installation may have weak points and where, if necessary, something still needs to be done. In our example, it concerns virus protection and firewall and network protection .
In the ” Device Specifications ” area, important system information about your Windows 10 installation is shown. These are as follows:
- Device name (computer name)
- Processor (type and clock speed)
- Installed RAM
- Device ID
- Product ID
- Syst e mtyp (32 or 64 bit installation)
- Pen and touch input
At the end of this ” Windows Information ” you will find the item ” Rename this PC “. This point was also present in the Windows 10 Creators Update Version 1703 in this notification area .
If you do not want to take the detour via the Windows Update window to get this information, simply enter the term ” Info ” in the search field of the Settings app, as you can see below. All of these 4 framed access options will bring you to the info and device specifications display.
You can also find many more tips and tricks for the Fall Creators Update here.
Uninstall Fall Creators Update Version 1709 – RSAT Tools for Windows 10 Fall Creatos Update for download
– Free up space in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Version 1709
– Remote desktop settings now also in Windows 10 Settings app (Fall Creators Update 1709)
– Administrative ADMX Templates for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 – Download
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|LETTER TO EDITOR
|Year : 2020 | Volume
| Issue : 1 | Page : 81
N-95 face mask for prevention of wuhan novel coronavirus: It is actually effective?
Won Sriwijitalai1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1 TWS Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Honorary Professor, Dr DY Patil University, Pune, India; Visiting Professor, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
|Date of Submission||06-Feb-2020|
|Date of Acceptance||15-Mar-2020|
|Date of Web Publication||09-Jul-2020|
TWS Medical Center, Bangkok
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
|How to cite this article:|
Sriwijitalai W, Wiwanitkit V. N-95 face mask for prevention of wuhan novel coronavirus: It is actually effective?. Int J Prev Med 2020;11:81
Wuhan novel coronavirus infection is a new disease that has become an important public health problem at present. This infection causes respiratory illness and can be transmitted from human to human. As a respiratory disease, a basic prevention by mask wearing is generally used. The special N95 face mask is suggested for prevention of the air borne transmission of virus. Here, the authors would like to discuss about the efficacy of N95 face mask for prevention of Wuhan novel coronavirus infection.
Based on the nanostructure concept proposed by Wiwanitkit, the pore size of the protective mask plays important role in allowance or prevention of the passage of viral pathogen. For novel coronavirus, its estimated size is about 50-120 nm. This size is considered very small and the particle might be able to penetrate the N95 face mask. In fact, the non-effectiveness of N95 face mask is the similar observation as the previous reports in cases of bird flu and MERS.,
Financial support and sponsorship
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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Hsia W. Emerging new coronavirus infection in Wuhan, China: Situation in early 2020. Case Study Case Rep 2020;10:8-9.
Wiwanitkit V. N-95 face mask for prevention of bird flu virus: An appraisal of nanostructure and implication for infectious control. Lung 2006;184:373-4.
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Mubychem Group, established in 1976, is the pioneer manufacturer of Sodium Bromide, Pharmaceutical, Fragrance & Flavor chemicals in India. Mubychem Group has several manufacturing facilities spread across Gujarat and Mumbai India and world wide contacts and toll manufacturers. We are exporting globally to countries like USA, Europe, UAE, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dubai etc.
The participating units have one or more accreditations like FDA - GMP approval; ISO-9001 Certified; "REACH" Pre-registered; ISO-22000; Kosher Certified; Halal Certified; HACCP. We offer Pure & IP BP USP FCC Food Grade ACS AR Analytical Reagent Grades of Chemicals
Sodium Bromide Manufacturers, MSDS Sheet
Sodium Bromide Manufacturers
Sodium Bromide MSDS Sheet, Material Safety Data Sheet
1. Product Identification
Synonyms: Sedoneural; Sodium Bromide
CAS No.: 7647-15-6
Molecular Weight: 102.89
Chemical Formula: NaBr
2. Composition/Information on Ingredients
Ingredient: Sodium Bromide
CAS No.: 7647-15-6
3. Hazards Identification
WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BRAIN AND EYES. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Potential Health Effects
Inhalation: Sodium Bromide dust may cause irritation to the respiratory tract; symptoms may include coughing and shortness of breath.
Ingestion: It may cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Ingestions are usually promptly rejected by vomiting, but sufficient absorption may occur to produce central nervous system, eye and brain effects. Symptoms may include skin rash, blurred vision and other eye effects, drowsiness, irritability, dizziness, mania, hallucinations, and coma.
Skin Contact: Sodium Bromide dry material may cause mild irritation. Solutions may cause irritation, redness, and pain.
Eye Contact: It may cause irritation, redness and pain.
Chronic Exposure: Sodium Bromide repeated or prolonged exposure by any route may cause skin rashes (bromaderma). Repeated ingestion of small amounts may cause central nervous system depression, including depression, ataxia, psychoses, memory loss, irritability, and headache.
Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions: Persons suffering from debilitation, depression, alcoholism, neurological or psychological disorders may be more susceptible to the effects of this compound.
4. First Aid Measures
Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Call a physician.
Ingestion: Induce vomiting immediately as directed by medical personnel. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a physician.
Skin Contact: In case of contact with Sodium Bromide, immediately flush skin with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing before reuse. Call a physician.
Eye Contact: Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes, lifting lower and upper eyelids occasionally. Get medical attention immediately.
5. Fire Fighting Measures
Fire: Sodium Bromide is not considered to be a fire hazard.
Explosion: Sodium Bromide is not considered to be an explosion hazard.
Fire Extinguishing Media: Use any means suitable for extinguishing surrounding fire over Sodium Bromide.
Special Information: In the event of a fire, wear full protective clothing and NIOSH-approved self-contained breathing apparatus with full face piece operated in the pressure demand or other positive pressure mode.
6. Accidental Release Measures
Ventilate area of leak or spill of Sodium Bromide. Wear appropriate personal protective equipment as specified in Section 8. Spills: Sweep up and containerize for reclamation or disposal. Vacuuming or wet sweeping may be used to avoid dust dispersal.
7. Handling and Storage
Keep Sodium Bromide in a tightly closed container, stored in a cool, dry, ventilated area. Protect Sodium Bromide against physical damage. Containers of Sodium Bromide may be hazardous when empty since they retain product residues (dust, solids); observe all warnings and precautions listed for the product.
8. Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
Airborne Exposure Limits: None established for Sodium Bromide.
Ventilation System: A system of local and/or general exhaust is recommended to keep employee exposures as low as possible. Local exhaust ventilation is generally preferred because it can control the emissions of the contaminant at its source, preventing dispersion of it into the general work area. Please refer to the ACGIH document, Industrial Ventilation, A Manual of Recommended Practices, most recent edition, for details.
Personal Respirators (NIOSH Approved): For conditions of use where exposure to dust or mist is apparent and engineering controls are not feasible, a particulate respirator (NIOSH type N95 or better filters) may be worn. If oil particles (e.g. lubricants, cutting fluids, glycerin, etc.) are present, use a NIOSH type R or P filter. For emergencies or instances where the exposure levels are not known, use a full-face positive-pressure, air-supplied respirator. WARNING: Air-purifying respirators do not protect workers in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
Skin Protection: Wear protective gloves and clean body-covering clothing.
Eye Protection: Use chemical safety goggles. Maintain eye wash fountain and quick-drench facilities in work area.
9. Physical and Chemical Properties
Appearance: Sodium Bromide is white crystals, granules, or powder.
Solubility: Sodium Bromide solubility is 116 g/l00 g water @ 50C (122F)
Specific Gravity: 3.21 for Sodium Bromide.
pH: No information found.
% Volatiles by volume @ 21C (70F): 0
Boiling Point: 1390C (2534F)
Melting Point: 755C (1391F)
Vapor Density (Air=1): No information found.
Vapor Pressure (mm Hg): No information found.
Evaporation Rate (BuAc=1): No information found.
10. Stability and Reactivity
Stability: Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Absorbs moisture from air.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Oxides of the contained metal and halogen, possibly also free, or ionic halogen.
Hazardous Polymerization: Will not occur.
Incompatibilities: Acids, alkaloidal and heavy metal salts, oxidizers, and bromine trifluoride.
Conditions to Avoid: Moisture and incompatibles.
11. Toxicological Information
Toxicological Data: Oral rat LD50: 3500 mg/kg. Investigated as a reproductive effector.
Reproductive Toxicity: Causes reproductive system effects in laboratory animals.
12. Ecological Information
Environmental Fate: No information found.
Environmental Toxicity: No information found.
13. Disposal Considerations
Whatever cannot be saved for recovery or recycling should be managed in an appropriate and approved waste disposal facility. Processing, use or contamination of this product may change the waste management options. State and local disposal regulations may differ from federal disposal regulations. Dispose of Sodium Bromide container and unused contents in accordance with federal, state and local requirements.
14. Transport Information
15. Regulatory Information
Chemical Weapons Convention: No; TSCA 12(b): No; CDTA: No
SARA 311/312: Acute: Yes; Chronic: Yes; Fire: No; Pressure: No
Reactivity: No (Pure / Solid)
Australian Hazchem Code: None allocated.
Poison Schedule: None allocated.
US Federal and State Regulations: TSCA 8(b) inventory: Sodium bromide
EINECS: This product is on the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.
WHMIS (Canada): Not controlled under WHMIS (Canada).
R36- Irritating to eyes. S2- Keep out of the reach of children. S24/25- Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S46- If swallowed, seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label.
Health Hazard: 2
Fire Hazard: 0
Personal Protection: E
National Fire Protection Association (U.S.A.):
Gloves. Lab coat. Dust respirator. Be sure to use an approved/certified respirator or equivalent. Splash goggles.
16. Other Information
Our company provides this Sodium Bromide MSDS information sheet contained herein in good faith but makes no representation as to its comprehensiveness or accuracy. This Sodium Bromide MSDS sheet is intended only as a guide to the appropriate precautionary handling of the material by a properly trained person using this product. Individuals receiving the information must exercise their independent judgment in determining its appropriateness for a particular purpose.
Sodium Bromide manufacturers at:
CHINCHBUNDER, MUMBAI 400009, INDIA
TEL: (OFFICE) 91-22-23774610, 91-22- 23723564. 91-22-23728264
USA & Canadian Customers may e-mail: [email protected]
Copyright and Usual Disclaimer is Applicable.
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Daily Archives: November 27, 2016
Alice Walker included this poem in her novel Temple of My Familiar. She speaks to the challenge we face when we wait for others to do what needs to be done. They, in turn, wait for us to what needs to be done. It is a vicious, not virtuous circle.
In living and leading, the and others call each of us to be mindful and attentive to the world and people. My first language is French. I am not very fluent as an adult, but how the language is used seems imprinted on me. Being mindful and attentive is living and leading in proper relationships.
I recall my mother saying “ce n’est pas propre.” It is not proper and not right (vrai) or correct (correcte). Proper is a way of comporting one’s self and is an ethical position. When I hear politicians and pseudo-politicans say they followed the letter of the law, that is about being right and correct, not proper.
Aristotle spoke about praxis as an ethical practice in living one’s life. Goodness in this sense was the goal of living without knowing what that meant. When I wait for another to do the proper thing, I am not doing the proper thing.
To the extent that it is possible,
You must live in the world today
As you wish everyone to live
In the world to come.
That can be your contribution.
Otherwise, the world you want
Will never be formed. Why?
Because you’re waiting for others to do
What you’re not doing;
And they are waiting for you,
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Alabama’s Teacher Shortages Reach ‘Crisis’ Level
By Mary Sell
Alabama’s teacher shortages are reaching crisis level, education leaders say.
In the 2017-2018 school year, there were more than 1,700 teachers in grades seven through 12 who were not certified to teach the English, math, social studies, science or special education classes they were assigned, said Ryan Hollingsworth, executive director of School Superintendents of Alabama. Some of those teachers may have a one-year emergency certificates or are “teaching out of field,” meaning they’re certified in other subjects.
“I would call it a crisis that today we’re sending children to schools where 1,700 teachers aren’t certified in the subject they’re teaching,” Hollingsworth told BirminghamWatch recently.
There aren’t enough new teachers in the pipeline, Hollingsworth said. The state’s education colleges recently graduated just more than 500 new educators to teach the core subjects that are being taught by more than 1,700 uncertified teachers.
“We’re seeing fewer people go into education for various reason,” he said. “It’s a crisis.”
While data on how many more teachers are needed in Alabama and other states is often hard to find, a task force put together by the Alabama State Department of Education is trying to get a grasp of the problem, its causes and possible solutions. Findings will be shared with the Alabama Legislature.
“We’re trying to make a point to legislators that we have an issue and we’re going to need to address it in the next couple of years,” Hollingsworth said. “And they know it.”
State Superintendent Eric Mackey put together the panel. It met late last month to discuss where the shortages are and what barriers are keeping people from becoming teachers.
From 2009 to 2015, the enrollment of education majors at Alabama’s public universities dropped by 19 percent, according to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
In 2017, Gov. Kay Ivey said there were hundreds of math and science teachers who weren’t certified in at least one of the classes they were teaching. She pushed for $325,000 in scholarship money for potential math and science teachers in the 2019 education budget. This year, that amount was increased to $725,000.
“Superintendents are doing the best they can (to find teachers)” Mackey said. “There just are not enough people out there to do it.”
Worse in rural areas
“(The shortage) is crisis level in places, especially in rural areas,” Mackey said. He said the Perry County school system has only one certified high school math teacher.
“People are not relocating to these rural communities,” Mackey said. “They’re simply commuting until they get a job closer to home.”
Data on the shortage by school systems isn’t readily available. The State Department of Education did give BirminghamWatch a spreadsheet that showed shortages by district and subject areas for the current year, but 55 of 137 systems statewide hadn’t reported data to the ALSDE. Of the 83 that did, all but four reported shortages in at least one subject. Math topped the list.
Some city systems are also struggling. Montgomery Public Schools, which covers the city and county, has open positions “and there are not applicants,” Mackey said.
The U.S. Department of Education lists reported shortages by state and subject area, going back to 1990. According to it, Alabama had shortages in special education at all grade levels in 1990 through 1999.
By 2017-2018, the list of subjects had expanded to include middle and high school arts courses, English and language arts, foreign languages, history and social sciences, math and science.
“It is a crisis of proportion, and it’s going to get worse if we don’t intervene pretty quickly,” Mackey said.
Elementary teachers becoming harder to find
Teacher shortages in high school math and science aren’t a new problem. Systems for years have looked for creative ways to fill these posts. But now, even elementary classrooms are getting harder to staff.There are enough elementary teachers, but there is not a surplus, Mackey said.
Before becoming head of the superintendents’ association last year, Hollingsworth was the head of Marion County Schools for 10 years. In his last year, he said, he had three elementary teachers out on maternity leave.
“I had a hard time finding teachers to fill (those positions),” he said.
Mackey said postings for elementary school teaching positions used to get as many as 60 applications, but now they get five or six in some systems.
Again, the problem is worse in more remote parts of the state. Some rural superintendents have only one or two teacher applicants to choose from for positions.
When the task force meets again later this month, it will discuss teacher recruitment and possible alternative paths to get more people qualified to teach. Other topics, and conversation with state leaders, will follow.
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PATIENT SAFETY TECH - SITTERS
Status: Full Time
Shift: 7P 12 hour shifts
The Patient Safety Technician performs basic patient monitoring activities under the supervision of a licensed nurse. The Patient Safety Technician provides one-on-one observation of selected patients for the purpose of maintaining patient safety.
High School or GED equivalent preferred.
Must be able to communicate verbally with patients, visitors, and co-workers.
Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member.
Never leave the patient unattended for any reason.
Assists in calming and/or reorienting patient in cases of agitation or confusion.
Removes visible hazards and/or broken equipment from immediate environment and reports as appropriate.
Assists with keeping patient's room clean, safe and orderly.
Maintains visual observations at all times. Position yourself so that you have a constant view of the patient.
Accompanies patient when diagnostic testing is required.
Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance or other nursing interventions or exhibits unusual behavior or verbalizations.
Immediately reports any potentially dangerous behavior or concerning conversations to the nurse.
Participates in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patient when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.
Arranges meal break times with nurse and informs nurse prior to leaving patient for any reason in order that relief is provided to ensure constant patient observation. Never leaves patient alone.
Assists patient with setting up of patient's meal trays, feeding patient, basic positioning of patient, taking a ride in wheelchair and/or ambulation if patient is stable and gait has been previously determined safe by assigned staff nurse. May assist the PCT or RN with ambulation if directed to by the RN.
Seeks help or advice as soon as possible when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others.
Notifies clinical staff of patient safety issues. Assures patient’s environment is safe.
Seeks assistance with removal of any potential safety hazard from room and reports findings to Charge Nurse.·
Engage patient with activity, if applicable (conversation, reading to patient, etc.)
If restraints are in use, do not release without assistance from the nursing staff.
If assisting a PEC or CEC patient :
o PEC patients should be placed in a designated safety gown.
o Patient belongings will be collected and sent to security.
o Visitors will not be allowed to bring any items in the room
.o Patients should only use plastic utensils.
ADDITIONAL for Patient Safety Technicians with appropriate training and demonstration of competency will also be able to:
o Provide continuous observation and surveillance of assigned patients
o Verbally direct patients through remote monitors and timely communication to the nursing staff about the patient’s behavior changes.
o Maintain patient confidentiality and adheres to hospital related polices.
o Demonstrate understanding and proficiency of the use of the AvaSys TeleSitter Solution software.
o Maintain visual observation at all times. Verbally redirect patient over digital 2-way audio device that is in patient room. Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance.
o Demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide the appropriate care to this patient population based on the patients individualized treatment plan as delegated by the RN.
o Participate in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patients when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.
Arrange meal break times with the CN and staff from the assigned unit and informs nurse prior to leaving monitoring station for any reason so that relief may be provided to ensure constant patient observation.
o Provide patient with explanations as necessary, but does not counsel or provide opinions. Demonstrates behaviors that support patient experience initiatives.
o Seek help or advice as soon as possible when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others by reporting patient safety issues and patient environment concerns to the primary care nurse and/or charge nurse.
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Last week, a Swedish website known as The Pirate Bay announced its intention to purchase the principality. The site doesn’t have the necessary cash, so they’ve made a call for donations. Sure, it sounds a little greedy, but if you donate, you automatically become a citizen if the sale is completed. Score! But buyer beware: the citizenship is essentially worthless since no country actually recognizes the sea platform as a sovereign nation.
If the website fails to acquire Sealand, The Pirate’s Bay plans on purchasing a small island with the donation money. You know, they’re doing the sorts of things that Bill Gates probably does as a hobby. | <urn:uuid:e3238dd3-9eb5-4084-885b-7a241b1013d1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gadling.com/2007/01/18/pirates-of-sealand/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.95406 | 138 | 1.5625 | 2 |
According to Chu, however, district hospitals are hamstrung by resource and capacity constraints. Many district hospitals, for example, do not have the necessary ICUs and CT scanners and there are things surgical care needs postoperatively that are not there. The surgical care package they can provide is limited, she said.
“The regional hospitals do what we call ‘bread and butter’ surgery and mostly have some good capacity. However, there are many district hospitals that are smaller and in rural areas that should (based on international practice) be providing basic surgical care but what that surgical package of care should look like is not that well defined, specifically in SA.”
Also weighing in on possible solutions to improve the co-ordination of surgical care, associate professor Lydia Cairncross, University of Cape Town Global Surgery Oncology Lead at Groote Schuur Hospital, said from a cost efficiency point of view it is much better to treat patients at a district rather than central hospital level.
“But a lot of relatively minor surgery that could be done at district level hospitals is being done at central or regional hospitals,” said Cairncross.
This adds to the service pressures at these hospitals.
“We need to focus on the district hospitals and ensure they have the capacity to provide a package of surgical procedures. At present it’s very patchy.”
Beefing up the surgical workforce
Both Chu and Cairncross flagged staff shortages, especially theatre nurses, as a huge challenge.
According to Cairncross, the more immediate priority for government is to unfreeze all posts so surgical teams can be capacitated.
“I don’t know how to emphasise this enough,” she said.
“There’s doublespeak happening when we talk about capacity. We need human resources but at the same time we have a growing unemployment crisis among junior doctors. There are people who can do the work but funded posts are not available.”
According to figures from the national health department, by May this year there was a 15.47% vacancy rate of critical skills personnel in the nursing category, which meant 22,655 vacant posts.
“When someone resigns or retires, the post is often left unfilled for six to 12 months and the whole system spirals into chaos while that person isn’t in place. This obviously has knock-on effects with other people who get burnt out and also leave,” said Cairncross.
“The first step in a national co-ordinated response would be to fill all theatre-related vacant posts as a matter of urgency.” | <urn:uuid:05329df1-9967-4579-b3fe-0b3a0c346029> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-07-20-what-to-do-about-sas-chronic-surgical-delays/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.961574 | 558 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Harry Meyer, In Dialogue
Exhibition at Stadt- und Fachwerkmuseum "Alte Universität, Eppingen
1.11.2017 - 30.3.2018
This is not the first time that the artist Harry Meyer has presented his works in a museum. Indeed, he is carrying on a tradition that he began ten years ago at the Diocesan Museum in Eichstätt and has continued at a variety of places across the museum landscape.
His current exhibition takes him to the “Alte Universität” museum in Eppingen in Southwest Germany, a museum devoted to the town and to half-timbered architecture and housed in an impressive half-timbered building from the late 15th century. There, Harry Meyer’s sculptures and oil paintings encounter evidence of local and regional history as well as the building itself and the genius loci, the spirit of the place; in other words: the concrete and in each case singular reality that one is confronted with in a certain place and with which one has to engage and ultimately come to terms. A place is therefore a space with a certain character of its own. Now, what character does a museum have, and what is the particular essence of rooms in a Gothic half-timbered house? Let us allow Harry Meyer’s works to guide us.
Gothic architecture, the most outstanding achievement of which is considered to be the cathedral, is characterised by its emphasis of the vertical, its striving towards the heavens. The realisation of apparent weightlessness came at the price of having to build vaults that were as difficult as they were precarious and for which their builders had to go to the limits of the possible – and not seldom beyond their own limits. The heavenly vaults depicted in Harry Meyer’s starlit nights reflect this striving towards the heavens. Like Jacob’s ladders, strands of materialised energy twist their way upwards. Is it the vital energy of the Earth, that of the trees rooted in it, light energy in physical form, or a symbiotic combination of all these forms of energy? The artist leaves it open – it is not important either. Like nature returning to the embrace of night at dusk, the viewer of the celestial vault can sense the presence of the breath of the universe, intangible though it is.
The synergy of museum space and image space produces a silence and peace all of their own that enable the viewer to re-attain a more profound level of perception. The light in Harry Meyer’s paintings – be it the irresistible pull of light in his “Lux” series or the twinkling of individual stars in the night sky – rekindles the memory in the viewer that it is with light that orientation “dawns” on one in space. This brings us full circle to the space in this case, which is that of the museum. The “encountered container space” is transformed; it is “no longer a homogeneous three-dimensional receptacle for inanimate objects and living things”. In dialogue with art, it fulfils its potentiality.
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Psychedelics – assisted psychotherapy in Maryland
Maryland is right next to Washington, D.C., which is debating whether or not to decriminalize psilocybin. This might or may not have an effect on Maryland’s public and legal perceptions of magic mushrooms. For the time being, people cannot possess, sell, or transport any psilocybin-containing mushrooms.
It’s really ironic that Maryland – home to the world’s leading psychedelic research center, the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research, which opened in 2019, still classifies psilocybin as a Schedule I substance that can’t be used therapeutically.
The efficacy of psilocybin as a new medication for opioid addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (formerly known as chronic Lyme disease), anorexia nervosa, and alcohol usage in people with major depression will be determined in upcoming research. The researchers hope to develop precision medicine therapies that are personalized to and patient’s unique needs. | <urn:uuid:aa0b9002-c7b1-499d-a83d-8fb2c3a1e89f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://psychonaut.care/psychedelic-therapy/in-the-united-states/maryland/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.887685 | 221 | 1.976563 | 2 |
TORONTO, May 26, 2020 – How does the brain determine what shade of colour our eyes are seeing? Vision researchers at York University have pinpointed the exact mechanism that allows the brain to do just that. In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Center for Vision Research show how the brain can perceive a wide range of colours while being able to differentiate between, for example, magenta and lavender. There is still much debate on where and how in the brain such perceptions happen, but by creating a new mathematical model, researchers have found the brain achieves this by very simple calculations that use multiplication.
“If you’re looking at a particular shade of blue, is there somewhere in your brain that represents that blue? This study explains how the brain computes that blue and it gives you every step of processing in detail so that you can trace where things might go wrong,” says John Tsotsos, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Lassonde School of Engineering.
The study found that a simple processing framework not only furthers our understanding of colour processing in the brain but may also help in testing these mechanisms in individuals who have shown less accurate colour discriminations than individuals in a control group.
Researchers took all the previous mathematical and theoretical models of colour processing – including data on how animal neurons respond to colour – and added the new component of multiplicative modulation. Using physiological evidence, they computationally modeled neurons from different areas of the brain involved in colour processing. The model lays out the progression of the colour signal in the brain in a step-by-step manner. By using this approach, they were able to provide a more comprehensive understanding of colour perception than had been possible previously.
“Our network of neurons was required to comply with existing knowledge of brain color cells,” says Paria Mehrani, a PhD student in Tsotsos’ Lab and lead author of the study. “Setting the properties of model neurons based on the statistics of some observed data could possibly result in cells with properties different from those of biological colour neurons. As a result, one could not have meaningful processes explaining the brain that way. In our model, however, certain colour processing aspects can be learned given data, especially in the last processing layer in our network. With such a model as foundation, machine learning can help further our understanding of other aspects of colour processing in the brain.”
Furthermore, the research team suggested their model sheds light on a specific kind of neural interaction. This information could prove useful in explaining poor colour discrimination and provide a pathway to a remedy in the future.
The study may also help inform the building of machine vision systems which need to have this process in place, says Tsotsos. “If you want to have as good colour discrimination as humans do, this study helps inform us on how to build that machine vision system.”
Researchers say those working in the development of AI systems that rely on discrimination of pure colours could benefit from this information: for example, autonomous car systems and agricultural vision systems that rely on colour discrimination to determine ripeness of fruits and vegetables.
York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
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|Year : 2022 | Volume
| Issue : 2 | Page : 121-127
Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study
Prahbhjot Malhi1, Abhishek R Shetty2, Bhavneet Bharti3, Lokesh Saini4
1 Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Professor; Ex Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Director-Principal of the Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, Punjab, India
4 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
|Date of Submission||11-Sep-2021|
|Date of Decision||16-Nov-2021|
|Date of Acceptance||20-Nov-2021|
|Date of Web Publication||12-Jul-2022|
Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh - 160 012
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
| Abstract|| |
Background: Research in India has seldom studied caregivers' perceptions, experiences, and needs for information and personal support after an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to understand the perceived barriers for obtaining a diagnosis and the perspectives and experiences of parents of children with autism. Materials and Methods: Parents with a diagnosed ASD child (within a year of diagnosis) in the 3–8 years range were recruited from the Pediatric Psychology and Neurodevelopmental Clinic from a tertiary care teaching hospital in North India. An interview guide elicited information about experiences regarding obtaining an ASD diagnosis, perceived barriers and facilitators, reactions to diagnosis, postdiagnostic family and community experiences, and stress experienced by parents. Qualitative responses were analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants were recruited till there was a saturation of themes. The ethics clearance was provided by the institutional review board. Results: Twenty-eight caregivers of children with ASD were recruited for the study. Overall, nine themes were identified from the qualitative analysis of the interviews: two before diagnosis (delayed help-seeking and experiences with healthcare), one at the time of diagnosis disclosure (heightened emotional response to diagnosis), and six themes after the diagnosis (increased stress, behavioral challenges, deterioration in family relationships, negative attitudes of the family, seeking support, and moving forward with hope for the future). Conclusions: There are several barriers and gaps in the autism-related available services in the country, and there is a need to provide inclusive, supportive, culturally sensitive, and family-centered model of care for parents raising children with ASD.
Keywords: Autism, lived experiences, parental stress, qualitative research
|How to cite this article:|
Malhi P, Shetty AR, Bharti B, Saini L. Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study. Indian J Public Health 2022;66:121-7
|How to cite this URL:|
Malhi P, Shetty AR, Bharti B, Saini L. Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study. Indian J Public Health [serial online] 2022 [cited 2022 Aug 16];66:121-7. Available from: https://www.ijph.in/text.asp?2022/66/2/121/350659
| Introduction|| |
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication deficits and repetitive patterns of behaviors and interests that generally manifest in early childhood. Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is increasing globally with reported rates of about 1%–2%. Autism is often difficult to diagnose and is associated with multiple consultations, inordinate delays in getting a formal diagnosis, and general dissatisfaction with the delivery of services. In addition, a sizeable number of children with ASD have comorbidities including intellectual disability, behavioral challenges, psychiatric, and medical disorders, thereby increasing the caregiving demands on parents. Parents are considered important stakeholders in the autism-related intervention services and are expected to be actively involved in the child's overall management that necessitates substantial time and commitment. Previous research indicates that the lengthy diagnostic process leads to increased family stress and delay in initiating interventions that are critical for an optimal long-term outcome. Moreover, caregiving demands appear to lead to parental ill health, reduce the effectiveness of treatment, increase child-behavior problems, and financial burdens.
Research in India has seldom studied caregivers' perceptions, experiences, and needs for information and personal support after an ASD diagnosis. Indeed, research in this area is dominated by evidence from the western countries and neglected in the low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) leading to a substantial gap in the literature with regard to the specific issues associated with the care of a child with ASD. Recent research indicates that cultural variables influence family experiences of disability and western findings may not be able to guide policy and clinical practice in traditional and conservative nations such as India., This qualitative study attempts to redress this knowledge gap by understanding how parents of newly diagnosed children with autism navigate the complex health-care system, their potential needs, and psychological functioning in the context of their situation and lifeworld. It is hoped that understanding parents' evolving perceptions and concerns after diagnosis will raise awareness about the unmet psychosocial needs of families, detect barriers, and care gaps and help in guiding frontline professionals to better support families, modify clinical practice, develop family-focused interventions, and assist in policy formulation in India.
| Materials and Methods|| |
An interview guide was used to elicit information about experiences regarding obtaining an ASD diagnosis, perceived barriers and facilitators, reactions to diagnosis, postdiagnostic family and community experiences, management constraints, and stress experienced by parents of recently diagnosed ASD children from a tertiary care centre in North India. A brief questionnaire was used to collect demographic information. Inclusion criteria were having a child with ASD in the age range of 3–8 years and being in the follow-up of the Pediatric Psychology and Neurodevelopmental Clinic for the past 1 year (within 3 months). The semi-structured guide was developed after reviewing related literature. [Table 1] presents an outline of the interview questions. The questions were used only as a broad guideline and the format and wording were used flexibly and modified as per the participants' unique context. Spontaneous follow-up questions were used to encourage elaboration of experiences and gather in-depth information.
Interviews were conducted with 28 caregivers who described their lived experiences postdiagnosis and their journey thereafter. The interviews were conducted in Hindi at the clinic and were audiorecorded, transcribed, and analyzed. An inductive, descriptive thematic analysis was utilized to extract broad themes and subthemes from each of the interviews conducted. The themes and coding discrepancies were finalized after discussion and consensus among the research team members. Participants were recruited till there was a saturation of themes. Significant quotes were selected and used as illustrations to highlight the themes. Redundancy in the quotes, if any, was removed, and some additional words were added to improve the readability. The Institutional Review Board approved the study and parents provided written informed consent for participation and recording of the interview.
| Results|| |
The ASD sample consisted of 24 boys and 4 girls (M = 4.5 years, SD = 1.7). Parents' age ranged from 23 to 44 years, and the majority belonged to upper-middle and upper socioeconomic status (71.4%), from urban areas (89.3%), with maternal education of graduate or higher (82%). [Table 2] shows the sociodemographic information of the sample.
Parents discussed a range of issues including the arduous process of getting a diagnosis, their emotional responses to diagnosis disclosure, financial and relationship struggles, lack of emotional and financial support, significant challenges of parenting a child with autism, and coming to terms with autism. Overall, nine themes were identified from the qualitative analysis of the interviews: Two before the diagnosis (delayed help-seeking and experiences with healthcare), one at the time of diagnosis disclosure (heightened emotional response to diagnosis), and six themes after the diagnosis (increased stress, behavioral challenges, deterioration in family relationships, negative attitudes of the family, seeking support, and moving forward with hope for the future). These themes are elaborated in [Table 3] along with sample quotes.
Themes identified before the diagnosis
Parents recalled that they were unaware that some of the early signs of autism were aberrations of normal development. Delayed development, particularly in the language sector, was generally ignored or not considered severe enough to warrant medical attention. Parents who did raise concerns were either reassured or worries dismissed by the family elders. In the words of one mother: “My mother-in-law repeatedly told me that boys speak late and I should not bother wasting money by consulting doctors.” Some parents expressed frustration that the physicians were slow to respond to concerns and falsely reassured them by saying, “he will catch up,” “make sure he watches less TV,” and felt that “they should have listened to us and sent us to a better hospital in a big city.”
For most parents, behavioral abnormalities and developmental delays became a matter of concern around the time when the child started attending preschool. On few occasions, these signs were flagged by school teachers who directed parents to seek a consultation. Inadequate guidance regarding diagnostic and remedial services by local health functionaries inadvertently delayed efforts for timely consultations with specialists. Some caregivers regretfully recalled that their child at first had been wrongly diagnosed and they spent scarce resources getting unnecessary medical tests. This was associated with feelings of anger, regret, and guilt about time and money wasted searching for a diagnosis. Interviewed parents had limited knowledge of autism prior to diagnosis, though three families reported having watched a popular Indian television show, Aapki Antara, about the life of a girl with autism and how the family struggles to come to terms with living with a special child.
Themes identified during diagnosis disclosure: parents reported different types of emotions experienced while seeking out professional care and diagnostic process including disbelief, sadness, dread, shame, guilt, and hopelessness. More specifically, parents described their feelings as “a big dark cloud over my head,” “life has become a huge mountain, which is very hard to conquer,” “living through a nightmare,” “I am living in a pressure cooker,” and “tension, tension, and more tension! Oh god.” Parents who struggled with accepting the diagnosis of autism reported consulting multiple health professionals for confirmation. “My child was not like the child in the TV show, I was more than sure they (doctors) have made a mistake. Now I feel guilty.”
Themes identified after the diagnosis
Mothers of children with ASD reported greater caregiving burden and lower marital satisfaction after the diagnosis. Some had made professional sacrifices by withdrawing from workforce, foregoing career advancement, and shifting their career paths to manage the increasing demands of rearing a child with autism. One mother regretfully shared that “my job profile has changed and been downsized over the last few years. I've missed my arrears too.” Another mother wondered if she should quit her job and lamented “I really don't want to but I may have no option. I can't imagine my life without my job and my earnings. How will we manage if I lose my salary”? Expressions such as “being tired all the time,” “mentally drained of energy,” and “I did not sign up for this” illustrated feelings of frustration and being overwhelmed. The additional burden of imparting autism-related therapies seriously restricted parents' freedom, flexibility of choice of career path, and personal functioning.
Couples experienced a wide range of challenges that greatly affected their relationship within the family, particularly the spouse: “we are always arguing over trivial matters,” and 'his (husband) lack of involvement is so annoying.” Partners accused each other of not caring, sharing childcare duties, and even attributed the child's disability to poor parenting. Some mothers reported being threatened with divorce by their husband's extended family as they held them responsible for the child's disability. A few respondents felt conflicted that they were neglecting the needs of other family members as their daily lives revolved around supporting the myriad needs of the ASD child. Emotional distancing with spouse was regretfully reported by one mother: “we used to be so close but now we barely get time to talk and bond, so many tasks need my attention all the time.”
At times, the extended family members disagreed about treatment decisions and forced parents to seek out traditional healers and rely on prayers and religious rituals for miracle cures. Parents who felt unsupported either by their spouse or extended family members reported feeling relatively more conflicted and stressed: “there is so much that I have to bear by myself.” The knowledge that the disorder was chronic and long-term contributed to an intense sense of anxiety regarding the increased financial burden and they bemoaned that it was an “endless battle,” and wondered “when will this end?”
Many families endorsed that they were stigmatized and marginalized within their communities due to prevalent traditional and cultural beliefs that equate disability with an ill-omen and punishment for transgressions in a previous life: “perhaps this was the lesson God wanted to teach us,” while others wondered “what have I done to deserve this?” Restrictions in social engagements were a common theme and as one mother regretfully said “it's been ages since we visited the temple, shopped at a mall, or attended a wedding together as a family.” A substantial proportion of parents reported that the most challenging feature of their parenting experience was managing their child's deviant behaviors in public places that caused acute embarrassment and rejection by the community members: “people don't want to invite us or socialize with us,” and “they avoid us like a contagion.” Direct criticisms of the child's behavior and blaming parents for not being able to control their child were also experienced. Parents perceived that their child's special needs had contributed toward the devaluation of their social identity and tried to keep their child concealed from the community: “better to keep him home and avoid others.” In addition, families encountered negative social stereotypes and rejection by mainstream schools in admissions and opportunities for inclusive education. In describing their experiences with school teachers' parents complained, for example: “they (school teachers) are heartless, do they not know that all children are different and all cannot be brilliant,” “no school wants to enroll my child,” and “when the school authorities asked us to enroll him in a different school, we felt so devastated and rejected.”
Caregivers worried about the child's future well-being in view of the few available educational services for children with autism, especially in the rural areas, and limited government-sponsored respite facilities. Seeking out external supports such as discussing with families who had faced similar tribulations and equipping self with autism-related information from books and regular consultations with professionals helped families cope. Some couples felt that having a shared purpose in life gave them the fortitude to face the future and strengthened the marital bond “we are now thinking as a team, with a common goal that is the future of our child.”
The importance of coming to terms with the child's disorder was emphasized as an imperative part of the learning process. One mother explained “one can't keep feeling sorry for oneself …we have to move forward.” A few parents expressed a sense of pride at making unconditional compromises and hoped that “our sacrifices will not go in vain and ensure him (the child) a brighter tomorrow.” On an optimistic note, parents proudly shared the gradual improvement in their child's functioning and felt that their persistent efforts had paid rich dividends. The need for external validation of their resilience in the face of adversity was also a strong underlying theme: “I have not fared so badly after all.” Some parents had strong religious beliefs and expressed utmost faith in God who would guide and see them through these testing times. Relinquishing control to a greater power helped families in eventually accepting the disorder and moving forward with a sense of personal growth and “humility in our newfound spiritual strength.”
| Discussion|| |
The present study extends the knowledge base regarding perspectives and lived experiences of Indian parents raising a child with autism. The results indicated that families struggled with a wide range of emotions and challenges during the diagnostic process and postdiagnosis. Parents reported that navigating the complex health-care system was emotionally and physically draining and feelings of helplessness and alienation toward the system were common. These findings are generally consistent with studies reported in the wider literature that parents experience mixed feelings ranging from disbelief, distress, to relief to the disclosure of diagnosis., Indeed, positive parent–physician experiences during the diagnostic process can have an all-encompassing influence on parents' perceptions and future relationships with their child and other health providers. Moreover, families' experiences at the time of the diagnosis predict future adaptation to autism. It seems especially important that health providers reconsider their communication and information sharing style and provide more supportive care while disclosing diagnosis. Preparing parents for possible reactions to a diagnosis may be a useful strategy for managing their emotional reactions at this critical juncture in life.
Delay in health-seeking behaviors has been reported in previous studies from Asian countries as families often lack information about development and atypical behaviors are generally dismissed as normative variations that the child would eventually outgrow., Asian cultures may not consider early language and social deficits as a manifestation of a disorder and may be less likely to notice early aberrations in social development.,, In such contexts, it becomes imperative that clinicians perform developmental surveillance and autism-specific screening during routine health visits for early detection and timely interventions.
Some parents reported consulting traditional healers and spiritual leaders to invoke blessings or seek alternative treatments for their autistic children before consulting physicians. Turning to religious leaders and offering prayers is not uncommon in traditional societies.,, Cultural beliefs, faith in local traditional healers, lack of partner support, and resistance by family elders and family support to consult specialists all contribute to delayed help seeking. There is a need to explore the local beliefs and social norms that dictate a family's response to developmental disabilities in general and autism in particular and the extent these differ across various cultural settings.
Many parents reported a high amount of postdiagnosis stress, poorer parental functioning, greater marital conflict, family socialization difficulties, and feelings of inadequacy. Parental stress was primarily related to the burden of childcare, difficulty in managing family relationships, limited support systems, financial concerns, and stigma associated with childhood disability. Previous studies have reported that the caregiving demands exacerbate stress and increase the likelihood of dysfunctional interpersonal interactions, maladaptive parenting behaviors, and render parent-mediated interventions less effective., Indeed, there are reciprocal effects of parenting stress on acute externalizing behavior problems and poorer child outcomes among ASD children. Interestingly, parenting stress is more prevalent in conservative, traditional, and collectivistic cultures., These findings underscore the importance of creating social support networks and investing in respite care for families burdened with raising children with disabilities. Programs that provide postdiagnostic supportive social networks for families and community activities for children improve children's social and communication skills and reduce parental stress by empowering and addressing their unmet emotional and social needs.
Despite the significant challenges, some respondents reported that parenting a child with autism was also enriching as it provided them with an opportunity for developing spirituality and a new life vision. These findings emphasize the need for primary care providers to understand that caregiver's acceptance and readiness of optimal engagement with the care of their ASD child develops progressively and they may use religion and spirituality to help families to accept and work through their challenges. Providing user-friendly, reliable, and relevant information through support brochures and videos may be an effective strategy in augmenting traditional counseling services. A recently published meta-analysis highlights the important role of enhancing formal and informal social relationships and support services to improve the mental health of parents with ASD children. The need for health functionaries to work in partnership with traditional authority religious and community leaders and structures is imperative for implementing public educational initiatives and countering discrimination against childhood disabilities. These initiatives need to be culturally and locally driven to be tenable within the different settings, in which they have to be implemented.
Stigmatizing attitudes of community members were generally attributed to the socially inappropriate behavior of ASD children, which was ascribed to parent's inability to manage their child's disruptive and odd behaviors in public places. Research indicates that stigma is universally experienced by caregivers of children with autism in LMICs and internalizing negative beliefs, also referred to as “affiliate stigma” affects caregivers subjective well-being and quality of life,, especially in conservative cultures where socially devalued stereotypes of disability are widespread. Brief “stigma protection” interventions that utilize techniques such as community education, screening of movies, debates, and inclusive sports can help in countering discrimination at the community level. Psychosocial stigma protection interventions that employ cognitive restructuring and compassion-focused strategies are beneficial to improve the functioning of caregivers. In a recently published literature review of 25 qualitative and quantitative studies on stigma among parents of children with autism, Liao et al. concluded that the majority of the research is confined to the western world and evidence from resource-poor countries is lacking. The current study adds to the literature by demonstrating that bias against children with autism is acutely perceived by Indian parents.
The study has a few limitations that need to be kept in mind. The sample was relatively small, mostly comprised mothers, families with boys with autism, and relatively homogenous with respect to education and socioeconomic status. Moreover, the families were receiving services in a tertiary care specialized clinic and hence were not representative of families of children with ASD in the community. Future studies should recruit a more varied sample and elicit views of families with autistic girls and fathers as they are underrepresented in the literature. The main strength of the study is that it provides detailed, specific experiences of families, and direct quotes to support presented themes and constructs. Moreover, the current research identified important gaps in the autism-related available services in the country and makes a strong case for the provision of inclusive, supportive, culturally sensitive, and family-centered model of care for parents raising children with ASD.
Physicians can play a salient role in helping parents navigate the complex health-care system, weigh the pros and cons of various intervention strategies, and make decisions that best suit their individual needs in the immediate and long-term future. Clinical implications of the study highlight the need for more family-centred physician–parent communication that is strengths-based, sensitive to families' emotional needs, and individualized to a family's unique context. Support to families should be positive and evidence based that takes into account the perspectives of parents so that program planners can take a more balanced view of the potential challenges and future of their ASD child.
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Isozaki Arata (born July 23, 1931, Ōita) is recognized as Japan’s most influential postwar architect. Described by the Pritzker jury as “a versatile, influential, and truly international architect”, he established his own firm in 1963, the Arata Isozaki & Associates.
Early Years, Education and the Establishing of the Arata Isozaki & Associates
Born on 23 July 1931 in Ōita City, Kyushu, Japan, Arata Isozaki completed his schooling at the Oita Uenogi High School. He then graduated from the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1954. Subsequently, Isozaki followed a doctoral program in architecture from the same university and worked under the renowned Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. A few years later. in 1963, he established Arata Isozaki & Associates, the base from which he has continued to work ever since. In 2019 Isozaki won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize for its influence on international architecture.
Stylistic Influences and the Italian Department
Isozaki’s early projects were influenced by European experiences with a style mixed between “New Brutalism” and “Metabolist Architecture”, later on, his style continued to evolve and he developed a more modernistic taste with buildings such as the Art Tower of Mito (1986 – 1990) and the Domus-Casa del Hombre in Spain (1991 – 1995). In 2005, Arata Isozaki founded the Italian branch of his office, Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associates and worked on two major projects: the Allianz Tower City Life office tower, a redevelopment project in the former trade fair area in Milan, and the new Town Library in Maranello, Italy.
The Personality of Isozaki Works Behond Stylistic Boundaries
From his 1960s work such as Oita Prefectural Library to his 21st-century work in the Middle East and Asia, Isozaki has created an architecture so personal in its ideas and spaces that it defies characterization in any single school of thought. At the same time, he resists the temptation to apply a signature style to his jobs, preferring instead to create architectural solutions specific to the political, social and cultural contexts of the client and site in question.
By harnessing the latent strength that has existed in architecture since its inception, Isozaki has been able to wield influence on knowledge systems far beyond his own field. In addition, through his activity as a critic and a jury-member for major public and private architecture commissions and competitions, he has contributed significantly to making the vision of the world’s most radical architects a reality.
His activities, spanning over a half century, have gone beyond thought, art, design, music, film, theatre and of course architecture, and they have raised questions spanning multiple ages and multiple disciplines.
Isozaki’s Notable Works
Over 50 years of a flourishing career, Isozaki has designed numerous buildings and structures, both private and public, that have become masterpieces of architecture.
Museum of Modern Art Gunma, Japan, 1974
Considered one of Isozaki’s masterpieces, the Museum of Modern Art Gunma has a minimal aesthetic to prevent the architecture from competing with exhibits.
It is composed of an arrangement of cubes, combined to form a large rectangular block with projecting wings. Isozaki extended the museum in 1994.
Palau Sant Jordi, Spain, 1992
One of Isozaki’s best-known buildings is the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, a sports facility completed for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.
The 17,000-seat arena is covered by domed roof informed by traditional Catalan vaults and finished in locally-sourced materials including brick, tile, zinc, and travertine.
Ark Nova, Japan, 2013
Isozaki worked with artist Anish Kapoor to create this inflatable mobile concert hall, which was created to tour regions affected by a major earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
It housed a 500-seat performance venue and was made from a stretchy plastic membrane that could be quickly inflated or disassembled to be transported to a new location.
Qatar National Convention Centre, Qatar, 2013
Gigantic tree-like columns support the overhanging roof of the Qatar National Convention Centre, which Isozaki designed as a reference to the holy Islamic Sidrat al-Muntaha tree.
The columns stand in front of the building’s large rectangular glass facades, which enclose the largest exhibition center in the Middle East, accommodating up to 7,000 people in its three main halls.
Prizes and Recognition
- Annual Prize, Architectural Institute of Japan in 1967 and 1975;
- Mainichi Art Award in 1983;
- RIBA Gold Medal in 1986;
- International Award “Architecture in Stone” in 1987;
- Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1988;
- Chicago Architecture Award in 1990;
- Honor Award, the American Institute of Architects in 1992;
- RIBA Honorary Fellow in 1994;
- The ECC Award in 2012 for his Venice installation Zhongyuan;
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Misleading at best
And something else at worst
One claim that the Page People make on its website, advocating for the “Page Amendment,” is that the proposed constitutional amendment is “nearly identical” to one adopted in a referendum by the voters of Florida. This is a craven, mendacious, and laughable claim. Here’s the claim on the Page People website:
Florida updated their [sic] constitution in 1998 to recognize education as a fundamental value of the state, making it the strongest education clause in the nation. Nearly identical to the proposed Page Amendment, the Florida amendment requires the state to provide high quality education, and makes the provision of education a paramount duty of the state.
For backgrounders on the Page Amendment, which might as well be called the Kashkari Amendment or the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Amendment, or perhaps the Minneapolis Foundation Amendment, please read articles by Rob Levine and by me.
The language that the Page People want to include in the Minnesota Constitution, in lieu of the current language of Article XIII, Section 1 (which is reproduced below) is this:
EQUAL RIGHT TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION. All children have a fundamental right to a quality public education that fully prepares them with the skills necessary for participation in the economy, our democracy, and society, as measured against uniform achievement standards set forth by the state. It is a paramount duty of the state to ensure quality public schools that fulfill this fundamental right.
Here is the Florida Constitution language that the Page People say that its amendment is almost exactly like:
(a) The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require. To assure that children attending public schools obtain a high quality education, the legislature shall make adequate provision to ensure that, by the beginning of the 2010 school year, there are a sufficient number of classrooms so that:
(1) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for prekindergarten through grade 3 does not exceed 18 students;
(2) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for grades 4 through 8 does not exceed 22 students; and
(3) The maximum number of students who are assigned to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for grades 9 through 12 does not exceed 25 students.
The class size requirements of this subsection do not apply to extracurricular classes. Payment of the costs associated with reducing class size to meet these requirements is the responsibility of the state and not of local schools districts. Beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the legislature shall provide sufficient funds to reduce the average number of students in each classroom by at least two students per year until the maximum number of students per classroom does not exceed the requirements of this subsection.
(b) Every four-year old child in Florida shall be provided by the State a high quality pre-kindergarten learning opportunity in the form of an early childhood development and education program which shall be voluntary, high quality, free, and delivered according to professionally accepted standards. An early childhood development and education program means an organized program designed to address and enhance each child’s ability to make age appropriate progress in an appropriate range of settings in the development of language and cognitive capabilities and emotional, social, regulatory and moral capacities through education in basic skills and such other skills as the Legislature may determine to be appropriate.
(c) The early childhood education and development programs provided by reason of subparagraph (b) shall be implemented no later than the beginning of the 2005 school year through funds generated in addition to those used for existing education, health, and development programs. Existing education, health, and development programs are those funded by the State as of January 1, 2002 that provided for child or adult education, health care, or development.
The principal amendment language was adopted in 1998; the universal pre-K language was added in 2002. The pre-K language probably did the heavy lifting the in improvement of Florida student performance.
Even the casual observer will notice some differences between Florida and the Page People. One of the differences that is not so apparent, though, is that the Florida language focuses on the standards of schools for the benefit and betterment of all students, while the Page People’s language focuses on individual student’s rights. It is rather remarkable that red state Florida’s language is more communitarian than the language proposed by the Page People, but there it is.
Since most children will continue to be educated in public schools of the non-charter variety, doesn’t it make sense to focus on improving those schools, rather than killing them with a thousand cuts?
The Florida Constitution language refers to specific things, like class sizes and preschool education. The Page People leave things up to the judicial imagination.
I am glad the Page People invited the comparison, frankly. Here’s the language of Article XIII, Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution as it exists today:
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The stability of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the intelligence of the people, it is the duty of the legislature to establish a general and uniform system of public schools. The legislature shall make such provisions by taxation or otherwise as will secure a thorough and efficient system of public schools throughout the state. [emphasis added]
I think there is more consonance between the Florida language in Section (a) and the current Education Clause in Minnesota, especially regarding the requirement of uniformity, which is gutted by the Page Amendment. As I noted in What Lies Beneath, the Page People eschew uniformity on their website.
Now, I will admit that the Page People’s language and the Florida constitutional language share the adjectives quality and paramount. But the existing language of the Education Clause in the Minnesota Constitution and the Florida language share words, too: uniform, efficient, adequate provision.
As Rob Levine recounts, even the great Shiva of public education, Mike Ciresi, says that current Minnesota law requires public school education of high quality. Changing the duty in the current constitutional language to a paramount duty is just silly frippery. I invite the Page People to explain how there is a practical difference. Maybe they could call it a Very Serious Duty, or a Dammit, We Really Mean It Duty.
The Page People’s amendment would add nothing to the duty of the State to educate children, and it only detracts from the requirement of integrating schools, as I describe in What Lies Beneath. Court decisions under the existing Education Clause, discussed in that story, set many parameters for the duty of the state to educate children, including requirement of equal protection against segregated schools.
I submit that if the Page People were serious about improving public schools, they would supports the efforts of the Cruz-Guzman plaintiffs (see What Lies Beneath) and others to enforce the already existing quality and equal protection requirements in Minnesota law, rather that trying to rejigger the state’s Education Clause.
You’d almost think there was an ulterior motive. Well, there is.
This is the underlying motive of the Page People: the maintenance of segregated charter schools and privatization of public education. I wish the Page People would just admit this so that the discussion could be conducted honestly.
But in this debate, quality and paramount are the stalking horses for private education and segregation.
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Mackinaw City Main Dock in Mackinaw City, MI
The docks are home to most of the popular ferry charters that transport passengers across the Mackinac straits to Mackinaw Island and St. Ignace in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Thousands of tourists and Mackinac residents and resort staff utilize these docks each year and it is one of the more recognizable landmarks in Mackinac City.
In addition to providing the only public access to Mackinaw Island, the main docks of Mackinac city offer some of the best views of the Mackinac bridge and the straits. There are multiple well-groomed and paved walkways for enjoying the sights while waiting for the next boat, or just taking in a Michigan sunset. The state operated docks also offer a public fishing pier at the northern tip of the docks where lake perch and bass are plentiful. The docks are nestled between a few of the many parks that are spread throughout the city which are connected by a 3-mile historical walkway, featuring audio tours and posted landmarks denoting historical sights. Right next to the docks is 'the Mackinaw', a coast guard icebreaker decommissioned in 2006 which now serves as a Coast Guard museum.
Mackinaw City has a rich Native American and maritime history and there are several landmarks and museums commemorating both. The docks are the best place to take in the historical and natural sights that Mackinaw City has to offer.
St. Ignace Main Dock
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Every Rivermouth boy looks upon the sea as being in some way mixed up with his destiny. While he is yet a baby lying in his cradle, he hears the dull, far-off boom of the breakers; when he is older, he wanders by the sandy shore, watching the waves that come plunging up the beach like white-maned sea-horses, as Thoreau calls them; his eye follows the lessening sail as it fades into the blue horizon, and he burns for the time when he shall stand on the quarter-deck of his own ship, and go sailing proudly across that mysterious waste of waters.
Then the town itself is full of hints and flavors of the sea. The gables and roofs of the houses facing eastward are covered with red rust, like the flukes of old anchors; a salty smell pervades the air, and dense gray fogs, the very breath of Ocean, periodically creep up into the quiet streets and envelop everything. The terrific storms that lash the coast; the kelp and spars, and sometimes the bodies of drowned men, tossed on shore by the scornful waves; the shipyards, the wharves, and the tawny fleet of fishing-smacks yearly fitted out at Rivermouth these things, and a hundred other, feed the imagination and fill the brain of every healthy boy with dreams of adventure. He learns to swim almost as soon as he can walk; he draws in with his mother’s milk the art of handling an oar: he is born a sailor, whatever he may turn out to be afterwards.
To own the whole or a portion of a rowboat is his earliest ambition. No wonder that I, born to this life, and coming back to it with freshest sympathies, should have caught the prevailing infection. No wonder I longed to buy a part of the trim little sailboat Dolphin, which chanced just then to be in the market. This was in the latter part of May.
Three shares, at five or six dollars each, I forget which, had already been taken by Phil Adams, Fred Langdon, and Binny Wallace. The fourth and remaining share hung fire. Unless a purchaser could be found for this, the bargain was to fall through.
I am afraid I required but slight urging to join in the investment. I had four dollars and fifty cents on hand, and the treasurer of the Centipedes (1 A secret society, composed of twelve boys of the Temple Grammar School, Rivermouth.) advanced me the balance, receiving my silver pencil-case as ample security. It was a proud moment when I stood on the wharf with my partners, inspecting the Dolphin, moored at the foot of a very slippery flight of steps. She was painted white with a green stripe outside, and on the stern a yellow dolphin, with its scarlet mouth wide open, stared with a surprised expression at its own reflection in the water. The boat was a great bargain.
I whirled my cap in the air, and ran to the stairs leading down from the wharf, when a hand was laid gently on my shoulder. I turned, and faced Captain Nutter (2 Tom Bailey’s grandfather.) I never saw such an old sharp-eye as he was in those days.
I knew he would not be angry with me for buying a rowboat; but I also knew that the little bowsprit suggesting a jib and the tapering mast ready for its few square feet of canvas were trifles not likely to meet his approval. As far as rowing on the river, among the wharves, was concerned, the Captain had long since withdrawn his decided objections, having convinced himself, by going out with me several times, that I could manage a pair of sculls as well as anybody.
I was right in my surmises. He commanded me, in the most emphatic terms, never to go out in the Dolphin without leaving the mast in the boat-house. This curtailed my anticipated sport, but the pleasure of having a pull whenever I wanted it remained. I never disobeyed the Captain’s orders touching the sail, though I sometimes extended my row beyond the points he has indicated.
The river was dangerous for sailboats. Squalls, without the slightest warning, were of frequent occurrence; scarcely a year passed that three or four persons were not drowned under the very windows of the town, and these, oddly enough, were generally seacaptains, who either did not understand the river, or lacked the skill to handle a small craft.
A knowledge of such disasters, one of which I witnessed, consoled me somewhat when I saw Phil Adams skimming over the water in a spanking breeze with every stitch of canvas set. There were few better yachtsmen than Phil Adams. He usually went sailing alone, for both Langdon and Binny Wallace were under the same restrictions I was.
Not long after the purchase of the boat, we planned an excursion to Sandpeep Island, the last of the islands in the harbor. We purposed to start early in the morning and return with the tide in the moonlight. Our only difficulty was to obtain a whole day’s exemption from school, the customary half-holiday not being long enough for our picnic. Somehow, we could not work it; but fortune arranged it for us. I may say here, that, whatever else I did, I never played truant (“hookey” we called it) in my life.
One afternoon the four owners of the Dolphin exchanged significant glances when Mr. Grimshaw announced from the desk that there would be no school the following day, he having just received intelligence of the death of his uncle in Boston. I was sincerely attached to Mr. Grimshaw, but I am afraid that the death of his uncle did not affect me as it ought to have done.
We were up before sunrise the next morning, in order to take advantage of the flood-tide, which waits for no man. Our preparations for the cruise were made the previous evening. In the way of eatables and drinkables, we had stored in the stern of the Dolphin a generous bag of hard-tack (for the chowder), a piece of pork to fry the cunners in, three gigantic apple pies (bought at Pettingil’s), half a dozen lemons, and a keg of spring water–the last-named articles were slung over the side, to keep it cool, as soon as we got under way. The crockery and the bricks for our camp- stove we placed in the bows with the groceries, which included sugar, pepper, salt, and a bottle of pickles. Phil Adams contributed to the outfit a small tent of unbleached cotton cloth, under which we intended to take our nooning.
We unshipped the mast, threw in an extra oar, and were ready to embark. I do not believe that Christopher Columbus, when he started on his rather successful voyage of discovery, felt half the responsibility and importance that weighed upon me as I sat on the middle seat of the Dolphin, with my oar resting in the rowlock. I wonder if Christopher Columbus quietly slipped out of the house without letting his estimable family know what he was up to? Charley Marden, whose father had promised to cane him if he ever stepped foot on sail or row boat, came down to the wharf in a sour- grape humor, to see us off. Nothing would tempt him to go out on the river in such a crazy clam-shell of a boat. He pretended that he did not expect to behold us alive again, and tried to throw a wet blanket over the expedition.
“Guess you’ll have a squally time of it,” said Charley, casting off the painter. “I’ll drop in at old Newbury’s” (Newbury was the parish undertaker) “and leave word, as I go along!”
“Bosh!” muttered Phil Adams, sticking the boathook into the string-piece of the wharf, and sending the Dolphin half a dozen yards toward the current.
How calm and lovely the river was! Not a ripple stirred on the glassy surface, broken only by the sharp cutwater of our tiny craft. The sun, as round and red as an August moon, was by this time peering above the water-line.
The town had drifted behind us, and we were entering among the group of islands. Sometimes we could almost touch with our boat- hook the shelving banks on either side. As we neared the mouth of the harbor, a little breeze now and then wrinkled the blue water, shook the spangles from the foliage, and gently lifted the spiral mist-wreaths that still clung alongshore. The measured dip of our oars and the drowsy twitterings of the birds seemed to mingle with, rather than break, the enchanted silence that reigned about us.
The scent of the new clover comes back to me now, as I recall that delicious morning when we floated away in a fairy boat down a river like a dream!
The sun was well up when the nose of the Dolphin nestled against the snow-white bosom of Sandpeep Island. This island, as I have said before, was the last of the cluster, one side of it being washed by the sea. We landed on the river-side, the sloping sands and quiet water affording us a good place to moor the boat.
It took us an hour or more to transport our stores to the spot selected for the encampment. Having pitched our tent, using the five oars to support the canvas, we got out our lines, and went down the rocks seaward to fish. It was early for cunners, but we were lucky enough to catch as nice a mess as ever you saw. A cod for the chowder was not so easily secured. At last Binny Wallace hauled in a plump little fellow clustered all over with flaky silver.
To skin the fish, build our fireplace, and cook the chowder kept us busy the next two hours.
The fresh air and the exercise had given us the appetites of wolves, and we were about famished by the time the savory mixture was ready for our clam-shell saucers.
I shall not insult the rising generation on the seaboard by telling them how delectable is a chowder compounded and eaten in this Robinson Crusoe fashion. As for the boys who live inland, and know not of such marine feasts, my heart is full of pity for them. What wasted lives! Not to know the delights of a clambake, not to love chowder, to be ignorant of lobscouse!
How happy we were, we four, sitting cross-legged in the crisp salt grass, with the invigorating seabreeze blowing gratefully through our hair! What a joyous thing was life, and how far off seemed death, that lurks in all pleasant places, and was so near!
The banquet finished, Phil Adams drew from his pocket a handful of sweet-fern cigars; but as none of the party could indulge without imminent risk of becoming ill, we all, on one pretext or another, declined, and Phil smoked by himself.
The wind had freshened by this, and we found it comfortable to put on the jackets which had been thrown aside in the heat of the day. We strolled along the beach and gathered large quantities of the fairy-woven Iceland moss, which at certain seasons is washed to these shores; then we played at ducks and drakes, and then, the sun being sufficiently low, we went in bathing.
Before our bath was ended a slight change had come over the sky and sea; fleecy-white clouds scudded here and there, and a muffled moan from the breakers caught our ears from time to time. While we were dressing, a few hurried drops of rain came lisping down, and we adjourned to the tent to wait the passing of the squall.
“We’re all right, anyhow,” said Phil Adams. “It won’t be much of a blow, and we’ll be as snug as a bug in a rug, here in the tent, particularly if we have that lemonade which some of you fellows were going to make.”
By an oversight, the lemons had been left in the boat. Binny Wallace volunteered to go for them.
“Put an extra stone on the painter, Binny,” said Adams, calling after him; “it would be awkward to have the Dolphin give us the slip and return to port minus her passengers.”
“That it would,” answered Binny, scrambling down the rocks.
Sandpeep Island is diamond-shaped one point running out into the sea, and the other looking towards the town. Our tent was on the river-side. Though the Dolphin was also on the same side, she lay out of sight by the beach at the farther extremity of the island.
Binny Wallace had been absent five or six minutes when we heard him calling our several names in tones that indicated distress or surprise, we could not tell which. Our first thought was, “The boat has broken adrift!”
We sprung to our feet and hastened down to the beach. On turning the bluff which hid the mooring-place from our view, we found the conjecture correct. Not only was the Dolphin afloat, but poor little Binny Wallace was standing in the bows with his arms stretched helplessly towards us drifting out to sea!
“Head the boat inshore!” shouted Phil Adams.
Wallace ran to the tiller; but the slight cockle-shell merely swung round and drifted broadside on. Oh, if we had but left a single scull in the Dolphin!
“Can you swim it?” cried Adams desperately, using his hand as a speaking-trumpet, for the distance between the boat and the island widened momently.
Binny Wallace looked down at the sea, which was covered with white caps, and made a despairing gesture. He knew, and we knew, that the stoutest swimmer could not live forty seconds in those angry waters.
A wild, insane light came into Phil Adam’s eyes, as he stood knee deep in the boiling surf, and for an instant I think he meditated plunging into the ocean after the receding boat.
The sky darkened, and an ugly look stole rapidly over the broken surface of the sea.
Binny Wallace half rose from his seat in the stern, and waved his hand to us in token of farewell. In spite of the distance, increasing every moment, we could see his face plainly. The anxious expression it wore at first had passed. It was pale and meek now, and I love to think there was a kind of halo about it, like that which painters place around the forehead of a saint. So he drifted away.
The sky grew darker and darker. It was only by straining our eyes through the unnatural twilight that we could keep the Dolphin in sight. The figure of Binny Wallace was no longer visible, for the boat itself had dwindled to a mere white dot on the black water. Now we lost it, and our hearts stopped throbbing; and now the speck appeared again, for an instant, on the crest of a high wave.
Finally it went out like a spark, and we saw it no more. Then we gazed at one another, and dared not speak.
Absorbed in following the course of the boat, we had scarcely noticed the huddled inky clouds that sagged heavily all around us. From these threatening masses, seamed at intervals with pale lightning, there now burst a heavy peal of thunder that shook the ground under our feet. A sudden squall struck the sea, ploughing deep white furrows into it, and at the same instant a single piercing shriek rose above the tempest the frightened cry of a gull swooping over the island. How it startled us!
It was impossible any longer to keep our footing on the beach. The wind and the breakers would have swept us into the ocean if we had not clung to one another with the desperation of drowning men. Taking advantage of a momentary lull, we crawled up the sands on our hands and knees, and, pausing in the lee of the granite ledge to gain breath, returned to the camp, where we found that the gale had snapped all the fastenings of the tent but one. Held by this, the puffed-out canvas swayed in the wind like a balloon. It was a task of some difficulty to secure it, which we did by beating down the canvas with the oars.
After several trials, we succeeded in setting up the tent on the leeward side of the ledge. Blinded by the vivid flashes of lightning, and drenched by the rain, which fell in torrents, we crept, half dead with fear and anguish, under our flimsy shelter. Neither the anguish nor the fear was on our own account, for we were comparatively safe, but for poor little Binny Wallace, driven out to sea in the merciless gale. We shuddered to think of him in that frail shell, drifting on and on to his grave, the sky rent with lightning over his head, and the green abysses yawning beneath him. We suddenly fell to crying, and cried I know not how long.
Meanwhile the storm raged with augmented fury. We were obliged to hold on to the ropes of the tent to prevent it blowing away. The spray from the river leaped several yards up the rocks and clutched at us malignantly. The very island trembled with the concussions of the sea beating upon it, and at times I fancied that it had broken loose from its foundation and was floating off with us. The breakers, streaked with angry phosphorus, were fearful to look at.
The wind rose higher and higher, cutting long slits in the tent, through which the rain poured incessantly. To complete the sum of our miseries, the night was at hand. It came down abruptly, at last, like a curtain, shutting in Sandpeep Island from all the world.
It was a dirty night, as the sailors say. The darkness was something that could be felt as well as seen it pressed down upon one with a cold, clammy touch. Gazing into the hollow blackness, all sorts of imaginable shapes seemed to start forth from vacancy brilliant colors, stars, prisms, and dancing lights. What boy, lying awake at night, has not amused or terrified himself by peopling the spaces around his bed with these phenomena of his own eyes?
“I say,” whispered Fred Langdon, at last, clutching my hand, “don’t you see things out there in the dark?”
“Yes, yes Binny Wallace’s face!”
I added to my own nervousness by making this avowal; though for the last ten minutes I had seen little besides that star-pale face with its angelic hair and brows. First a slim yellow circle, like the nimbus round the dark moon, took shape and grew sharp against the darkness; then this faded gradually, and there was the Face, wearing the same sad, sweet look it wore when he waved his hand to us across the awful water. This optical illusion kept repeating itself.
“And I too,” said Adams. “I see it every now and then, outside there. What wouldn’t I give if it really was poor little Wallace looking in at us! O boys, how shall we dare to go back to the town without him? I’ve wished a hundred times, since we’ve been sitting here, that I was in his place, alive or dead!”
We dreaded the approach of morning as much as we longed for it. The morning would tell us all. Was it possible for the Dolphin to outride such a storm? There was a lighthouse on Mackerel Reef, which lay directly in the course the boat had taken when it disappeared. If the Dolphin had caught on this reef, perhaps Binny Wallace was safe. Perhaps his cries had been heard by the keeper of the light. The man owned a life-boat, and had rescued several persons. Who could tell?
Such were the questions we asked ourselves again and again, as we lay huddled together waiting for daybreak. What an endless night it was! I have known months that did not seem so long.
Our position was irksome rather than perilous; for the day was certain to bring us relief from the town, where our prolonged absence, together with the storm, had no doubt excited the liveliest alarm for our safety. But the cold, the darkness, and the suspense were hard to bear.
Our soaked jackets had chilled us to the bone. In order to keep warm we lay so closely that we could hear our hearts beat above the tumult of sea and sky.
After a while we grew very hungry, not having broken our fast since early in the day. The rain had turned the hard-tack into a sort of dough; but it was better than nothing.
We used to laugh at Fred Langdon for always carrying in his pocket a small vial of essence of peppermint or sassafras, a few drops of which, sprinkled on a lump of loaf-sugar, he seemed to consider a great luxury. I do not know what would have become of us at this crisis if it had not been for that omnipresent bottle of hot stuff. We poured the stinging liquid over our sugar, which had kept dry in a sardine-box, and warmed ourselves with frequent doses.
After four or five hours the rain ceased, the wind died away to a moan, and the sea–no longer raging like a maniac sobbed and sobbed with a piteous human voice all along the coast. And well it might, after that night’s work. Twelve sail of the Gloucester fishing fleet had gone down with every soul on board; just outside of Whale’s-Back Light. Think of the wide grief that follows in the wake of one wreck; then think of the despairing women who wrung their hands and wept, the next morning, in the streets of Gloucester, Marblehead, and Newcastle!
Though our strength was nearly spent, we were too cold to sleep. Once I sunk into a troubled doze, when I seemed to hear Charley Marden’s parting words, only it was the Sea that said them. After that I threw off the drowsiness whenever it threatened to overcome me.
Fred Langdon was the earliest to discover a filmy, luminous streak in the sky, the first glimmering of sunrise.
“Look, it is nearly daybreak!”
While we were following the direction of his finger, a sound of distant oars fell upon our ears.
We listened breathlessly; and as the dip of the blades became more audible, we discerned two foggy lights, like will-o’-the-wisps, floating on the river.
Running down to the water’s edge, we hailed the boats with all our might. The call was heard, for the oars rested a moment in the row-locks, and then pulled in towards the island.
It was two boats from the town, in the foremost of which we could now make out the figures of Captain Nutter and Binny Wallace’s father. We shrunk back on seeing him.
“Thank God!” cried Mr. Wallace fervently, as he leaped from the wherry without waiting for the bow to touch the beach.
But when he saw only three boys standing on the sands, his eye wandered restlessly about in quest of the fourth; then a deadly pallor overspread his features.
Our story was soon told. A solemn silence fell upon the crowd of rough boatmen gathered round, interrupted only by a stifled sob form one poor old man who stood apart from the rest.
The sea was still running too high for any small boat to venture out; so it was arranged that the wherry should take us back to town, leaving the yawl, with a picked crew, to hug the island until daybreak, and then set forth in search of the Dolphin.
Though it was barely sunrise when we reached town, there were a great many persons assembled at the landing eager for intelligence from missing boats. Two picnic parties had started down river the day before, just previous to the gale, and nothing had been heard of them. It turned out that the pleasure-seekers saw their danger in time, and ran ashore on one of the least exposed islands, where they passed the night. Shortly after our own arrival they appeared off Rivermouth, much to the joy of their friends, in two shattered, dismasted boats.
The excitement over, I was in a forlorn state, physically and mentally. Captain Nutter put me to bed between hot blankets, and sent Kitty Collins for the doctor. I was wandering in my mind, and fancied myself still on Sandpeep Island: now we were building our brick stove to cook the chowder, and, in my delirium, I laughed aloud and shouted to my comrades; now the sky darkened, and the squall struck the island; now I gave orders to Wallace how to manage the boat, and now I cried because the rain was pouring in on me through the holes in the tent. Towards evening a high fever set in, and it was many days before my grandfather deemed it prudent to tell me that the Dolphin had been found, floating keel upwards, four miles southeast of Mackerel Reef.
Poor little Binny Wallace! How strange it seemed, when I went to school again, to see that empty seat in the fifth row! How gloomy the playground was, lacking the sunshine of his gentle, sensitive face! One day a folded sheet slipped from my algebra: it was the last note he ever wrote me. I could not read it for the tears.
What a pang shot across my heart the afternoon it was whispered through the town that a body had been washed ashore at Grave Point–the place where we bathed! We bathed there no more! How well I remember the funeral, and what a piteous sight it was afterwards to see his familiar name on a small headstone in the Old South Burying-Ground!
Poor little Binny Wallace! Always the same to me. The rest of us have grown up into hard, worldly men, fighting the fight of life; but you are forever young, and gentle, and pure; a part of my own childhood that time cannot wither; always a little boy, always poor little Binny Wallace!
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After the very hot summer, fall is a welcome relief. The night air is getting cooler, days are getting shorter and we cram all gardening tasks in all available free time we have on weekdays and more on weekends. Though I miss the autumn splendor that Mother Nature gives to northerners, I enjoy the long growing season down here in the lowcountry.
We still have lots of chores ahead of us to get the garden prepared for winter.
Fertilizer: Fertilizer should be discontinued till Spring. Fertilizer encourages new growth which will be killed when the first frosts occur. This loss of energy will reduce the energy stores of the bushes that are needed to help the plants survive over winter.
Mulch: After cleaning the rosebeds, put more compost around the bushes and then apply new mulch on the rosebeds. Aerate the soil before you put down the mulch. Just poke the tine of your pitch fork into the bed. Mulch helps to conserve moisture, suppresses weed growth and helps maintain the soil temperature. In this part of the country, the favorite is pine straw. However, I use cedar mulch. I find it easier to clean the bed with cedar mulch on it.
Planting: While spring is the traditional season for rose planting, fall is also an excellent time to add roses to the garden. Fall planting will give your roses a head start to establish their root system before the winter sets in and in the spring with a healthy and established root system in place, your roses will take off faster than those planted in the spring. If you plan to share and give your roses to friends, make sure you plant the fragrant varieties. There is no sense planting the roses for their form alone. Fragrant roses to me are still the best. No offense to die-hard exhibitors.
Pruning/Deadheading: Stop pruning your roses. Pruning roses sends a signal to the plant to initiate new growth. Only remove the petals to help signal the plant to go into dormancy. Keep some rose hips for winter interest. It is a great food source for the birds and keeps them in your garden ready to do their work in spring to get rid of bad insects from your garden.
Soil Testing: Fall is a good time to test your soil to check the pH. Take some soil sample from different locations in your garden and bring it to Cooperative Extension Service or ask your local nursery where to send it.
Spraying: Continue your spray program. If you want perfect blooms and foliage, you have to continue your spray program to control insects and diseases. Do not spray insecticides until you see some insects. Follow manufacturer's directions for safety. At this time, you might see some spider mites. Check the underside of the leaves for spider mites. If it feels grainy and the lower leaves lose their color and small webs appear with the leaf fall, you probably have spider mites. A good blast of water every two or three days might work. If not, a miticide might be the next remedy.
Add Spring Color: Browse through the garden catalogs and look for fabulous colors of spring bulbs to add to your rose garden. There are spaces between your roses that can accommodate these spring beauties without competing with your roses. By the time the roses come into bloom the spring flowers will be gone. When planting spring bulbs, make sure you sprinkle cayenne pepper to keep the squirrels away. Every fall, I used to add more spring bulbs in the garden around my roses and practically everywhere I can find a space so that in the spring the garden will come to life early. After I plant my bulbs, I add more compost. Last year, I added some tulips in my garden. Not all of them came up but I’m learning that in Zone 8, you have to pre-cool them first to get them to bloom.
Water: Don't forget watering. You do not want to send your roses to bed thirsty. Roses need 2 inches of water every week to avoid stress so if it does not rain, you have to put the sprinklers on. Water early in the morning so leaves will be able to dry before nightfall. Deep watering is best otherwise the little feeder roots on the plant will grow toward the surface seeking moisture.
Weeding: Continue weeding. Watch for the weed which germinates in the fall. They grow slowly in the winter and then bloom and set seeds in the spring. Pulling them out now will prevent a new generation of weed come spring. As I weed, I clean the beds at the same time. Cleaning up your garden of weeds and leaves infected with blackspot, downy mildew and other diseases is a must. Though it is time consuming, these infected leaves will harbor diseases in your garden during the winter, and come spring, you'll have more problems. Discard them in the trash. Do not add them to your compost pile. Start cleaning up the garden now before the weather gets freezing cold. Rid the garden of diseased leaves so fungi cannot overwinter in your rosebeds. After I clean the rosebeds, I put more compost around the bushes.
Take advantage of the mild weather that remains to start a compost pile from the falling leaves. Oak leaves are the best. If you have a lawn mower/shredder, run over the lawn a couple of times. You can even spread the shredded oak leaves on your garden beds. Do not use maple leaves; they tend to mat. Instead put them in the compost heap.
After all these things are done, you can rest easy with the knowledge that your garden is ready for their winter nap.
Cut roses to bring indoors. Enjoy the last blooms of the season indoors as well as out in the garden. Never mind that the bushes have lost most of their leaves to blackspot, just enjoy them. STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES!!!
Roses are not difficult to grow contrary to popular belief as long as you know what they need. Why do you think Roses have been around for millions of years? All they need are food, water and sunlight. Just like you and me.
Here at Rose Gardening World, we’ll educate you about the Rose - our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states. Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World where Rose Gardening Tips, Rose Growing Advice, Planting a Rose Garden, Rose Descriptions, Where to Buy Roses, Where to see Rose Gardens, Rose Culture, Rose History, Rose Events, Rose Verses are all here in one place.
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Opera Singer Works With Theater Arts – In the art of theater stage drama roles not only show the limited theatrical with words and deeds only. However, this stage stage drama theater art can also contain a musical theater in which contains some beautiful singing.
Usually in this musical theaters the operator will work with several opera houses or with various opera singers to add players or to fill the chanting section to make it more jarring and more interesting. The opera players will usually follow in any scene of theater drama theater stage that run or just to sing on certain parts.
There are so many opera singers who often work with theatrical stage drama plays to create even more powerful theatrical roles. Here are some of the most famous opera singers in the world who often work with theatrical stage drama plays:
1. Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)
Luciano Pavarotti is an Italian opera singer. He started his singing career in 1961. Various activities he often fill with a song that is so slick. Similarly, musical theater he once filled.
Luciano Pavarotti died at the age of 71 years on 6 September 2017 ago but all the works and songs are still remembered to this day. His ability in singing is undoubtedly good.
2. Maria Callas (1923-1977)
One of the most famous opera singers in the world who are of course also gifted this female sex is held by Maria Callas. He is a singer from the United States who was born on December 2, 1923 ago. In the twentieth century, he was regarded as an opera singer who had an enormous influence.
His musical talent can not be doubted. Various opera performances maupaun opera theater that he filled with the singing merdunya still remember and remember until now even though he died in 1977 ago. The repertoire of Maria Cellas ranges from ipera bel canto to classic serial opera which is the work of Rossini, bellini and donizetti.
3. Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22, 1958 which means he is now 59 years old. Andrea Bocelli is an Italian opera singer who has a distinctive voice and very melodious to be heard. With its peculiarity that is also soft and beautiful makes it more and more favored by the world community.
There are so many opera stages that he has made a place to perform. Not only as opera singers who fill in the various performances, opera theater and opera performances.
He is also a musician, writer again, producer and many more productive and has produced a lot of existing works. He can play a lot of instruments ranging from saxophone, harp, trombone and many more. Until his age is already dusk, he is still active in various existing arts performances.
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This has been a relatively difficulty task in detecting new forms of malware being created each day, but Google claims a high degree of success with Bouncer: malware’s have decreased on the Android Market by 40%. This is cheekily included next to a mention that providers of anti-malware software are claiming that the amount of malware on the Market is increasing. This appears to be true based on Google’s claim though – as they claim a 40% decrease in “potentially-malicious downloads from Android Market” while device activations increased 250% year-over-year.
Contrary to the malware rate on the App Store which is nearly zero, a lot of users iOS user feel Android is not secure. This is a trade-off on Android: because apps have more power and higher level of permissions in exchange for some decreased security conditions. It’s part of Android, and as Google claims – apps have to list their permissions on the Market, third-party software must be prompted to install on a device before having negative effects, there is a degree of sandboxing on the device, and Google can kill malware on users’ devices remotely. This is superior to most any desktop platform experience, still, and at least Google is trying to take steps to show that the Market is not just the Wild West that some would make it out to be. | <urn:uuid:5db0a382-df6a-41d7-8b2e-01c232448717> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.androidapplog.com/2012/02/android-app-news/bouncer-service-from-google-will-remove-malware-on-the-android-market/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.96346 | 283 | 1.726563 | 2 |
SAFE will be hosting an event on June 13th on the impacts of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on America’s economy and labor market. The release event for “America’s Workforce and the Self-Driving Future” will feature high-profile speakers exploring the scope of benefits associated with self-driving cars, and how policy can help us achieving them. In addition to a fireside chat with J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, the event will feature former Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater, Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Loren Smith of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Uber, the American Trucking Associations, and more. Join us for engaging panel conversations on the path forward for AV policy and how the industry and policymakers can collaborate on transitioning to a new transportation revolution where consumers, businesses, and workers will all prosper. Admiral Dennis Blair (Ret.), former Director of National Intelligence and a member of SAFE’s ESLC, will provide closing remarks.
Contrary to recent commentary warning of massive job losses, the new report says widespread AV adoption would not lead to long-term negative impacts on the labor market.
SAFE’s report, developed in collaboration with leading transportation and labor economists, analyzes important uncertainties surrounding AVs as they move from concept to reality. We believe that the growth of AVs is a critical issue that requires policymaker attention. Self-driving technology has the potential to alter the transportation landscape, significantly reducing petroleum consumption and accelerating the transition to vehicles that run on electricity and other alternatives. In addition, a reduction in traffic accidents, less congestion, and improved access to transportation for the underserved are other positive societal impacts from the adoptions of driverless vehicles. The report estimates that total annual benefits of AVs could possibly reach as high as $800 billion by 2050.
Yet, despite the numerous positives, there are concerns about the impact of driverless vehicles on the U.S. labor market. Will AV technology result in labor displacement? What are some historical examples to show the potential economic and social benefits of AVs? What are possible medium- to long-term effects of vehicle automation on working-class Americans? The authors examine these questions throughout the report.
Contrary to recent commentary warning of massive job losses, the report concludes that widespread AV adoption would not lead to long-term negative impacts on the labor market. There will, of course, be an adjustment period for some workers. The authors highlight how past technological changes have led to sizable economic and public benefits despite short-term challenges such as employers needing skilled labor and some workers requiring retraining. Any losses in wages and employment would occur alongside positive societal impacts. “The benefits of AVs each year are far greater than the cost to workers over the next 35 years combined,” the authors conclude.
“The best pathway to broad American prosperity is through the adoption of policies supporting AV deployment while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the workforce of the future.”
Although the deployment of AVs promises to transform the U.S. economy in ways not seen since the middle of last century, most of the impacts of AVs will not likely be evident until the 2030s and may not reach full effect until the 2040s. As a result, policymakers have significant time to find solutions to possible future workforce dislocations. “The best pathway to broad American prosperity is through the adoption of policies supporting AV deployment while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the workforce of the future,” the report says.
As the transportation system rapidly evolves, unintended consequences could emerge—but the opportunities that lay ahead to enhance economic growth, improve accessibility to low-cost mobility, and increase efficiency and diversity in the vehicle fleet are massive. SAFE hopes that the event and the report foster a broader discussion on AVs and instigate more research on their economic effects. We look forward to continued dialogue on this critical policy area. | <urn:uuid:13ddffe4-e838-4790-aa2c-ef8bae2c97d5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.energyfuse.org/10640-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.942389 | 831 | 1.890625 | 2 |
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