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As it turns out, I was wrong, though not by much.
On December 18, 2005, the Times ran a front-page, 3000-word-long story titled, "Louisiana's Deadly Storm Took Strong as Well as the Helpless," which profiled a number of victims and gave fairly detailed accounts of how they died. Buried within the story, in the ninth paragraph, was this information:
State officials have released the names of only 512 victims -- fewer than half the estimated deaths in the state -- and have provided just a skeletal demographic breakdown, showing that most were 65 or older, about half were black and about half were female.
The charts on Page 46, where the article concluded, also showed the racial breakdown of known victims.
In his January 9 column on Katrina myths and facts, John Leo erroneously says that the Times' December 18 analysis "omitted the racial breakdown from the state report." It did not, but its inclusion was easy to miss. The Times article certainly did not stress the fact that the newly released statistics on Katrina deaths contradicted received wisdom (as did Knight-Ridder and The Los Angeles Times); it did not even put the percentage of blacks among Katrina victims in the context of the racial demographics of New Orleans. Instead, it mentioned the statistics in passing. Ironically, on another point, the Times article did specifically note that newly available information contradicted earlier notions about those who died in the hurricane:
Of those who failed to heed evacuation orders, many were offered a ride or could have driven themselves out of danger -- a finding that contrasts with earlier reports that victims were trapped by a lack of transportation.
Yet surely the notion that race (along with income) was a major factor in deciding who lived and who died in the hurricane and its aftermath was far more widely touted, and far more damaging, than the notion that Katrina victims were trapped by lack of transportation.
So, on this one, the Times pretty much lives up (or down) to the "politically correct media" stereotype.
The Washington Post, as far as I can tell, has performed even worse. At the height of Katrina, it ran articles that played up the race card (including one headlined, "To Me, It Just Seems Like Black People Are Marked"). So far, I have not been able to find a single article in its database that even mentions the new reports on the demographics of Katrina's toll. | <urn:uuid:63621908-d9a1-434d-844a-4fcb1ec3b260> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cathyyoung.blogspot.com/2006/01/more-on-katrina-race-and-media.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.985147 | 497 | 1.992188 | 2 |
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is banning vaping on ships after at least a dozen reports of explosions and injuries.
Naval commanders said in a statement Friday that the temporary electronic cigarette policy aims to protect sailors and the fleet. It starts next month.
Officials cited overheated batteries in vaping equipment as the problem. Explosions have led to fires, first-degree burns and facial disfigurement. During a recent eight-month stretch, 12 incidents put sailors out of work for a combined 77 days. Injuries also restricted some to light duty for a total of five months.
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The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 vaccines for infants and preschoolers Friday, clearing the path for health officials to begin administering the vaccines next week. One step left and it is expected Saturday: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends how to use vaccines; its independent advisers are to make a recommendation.
Government labs are only using 2% of their total capacity in testing monkeypox samples, a sluggish response pointing to how little the U.S. learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.
We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the U.S. and the world. Click here to see the rest of our coronavirus coverage and here to see how we track the daily spread across Washington.
A party scene while making Amazon’s ‘Expats’ was followed by a COVID outbreak. Then things got complicated
On a Thursday morning in Long Beach last month, the crew of the Amazon Studios series “Expats” crowded onto a yacht. They were filming a party scene that had shots of a child pushing his way through a forest of adults, followed by star Nicole Kidman’s character, Margaret.
A few days later, the production alerted those who had worked at the location that three people on the set tested positive for COVID-19 and offered additional testing.
But some crew members were unhappy about the way the cases were communicated and raised concerns about whether quarantining protocols were being followed, according to interviews and emails reviewed by The Times.
“There was a general feeling of panic on set,” said a crew member with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly. “This was a very, very close-quarters set.”
COVID-19 vaccine and fisheries deals close a ‘roller coaster’ WTO meeting
WASHINGTON — Members of the World Trade Organization announced several agreements Friday at the close of their first in-person ministerial conference in four years, pledging to rein in harmful government policies that have encouraged overfishing and relax some controls on intellectual property in an effort to make coronavirus vaccines more widely available.
The agreements were hard fought, coming after several long nights of talks and extended periods when it appeared that the meeting would yield no major deals at all. Indeed, although the parties were able to reach a compromise on vaccine technology, the divide remained so deep that both sides criticized the outcome.
“It was like a roller coaster, but in the end we got there,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, said at an early-morning news conference in Geneva after the group’s members approved the final package of agreements.
COVID-19 infection levels rising in all four UK nations
LONDON — COVID-19 infections have risen in all four nations of the United Kingdom, with the increase likely to be driven by the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, figures show.
The number of people in hospital with COVID is also showing signs of an upward trend, suggesting the virus is once again becoming more prevalent across the country.
A total of 1.4 million people in private households are estimated to have had the virus last week, up 43% from 989,800 the previous week, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Total infections are now back at levels last seen at the start of May, but remain well below the record 4.9 million at the peak of the omicron BA.2 wave at the end of March.
The ONS said the latest increase was “likely caused by infections compatible with omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5,” which are now thought to be the most dominant variants in much of the UK.
BA.4 and BA.5 are newer strains of coronavirus that were recently classified as “variants of concern,” after analysis found both were likely to have a “growth advantage” over BA.2.
‘Everybody you know is getting infected’: Why Oregon is awash in unreported COVID-19 infections
Todd Ouzts let his guard down this week for perhaps the first time in two years and quickly regretted it.
After spending most of the pandemic isolated at home with his wife, Ouzts went to a Home Depot on Monday, maskless, to buy a garage door opener. The 60-year-old semi-retired stop-motion animator had already received four doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and figured he was as prepared as he could be to transition back to a more normal life.
But in a variation of what is now a familiar story, Ouzts had a sore throat and was coughing and sneezing the next day. He originally thought the cause was dust he breathed in his garage while installing the opener. But by the following day, his body hurt and he had a headache. He took an at-home COVID-19 test and found out he was positive for the coronavirus.
While he made the choice to go to the store maskless, Ouzts is now frustrated about what he sees as mixed messages coming from the government about what precautions to take.
“I’m angry that we haven’t solved this yet as a society,” Ouzts said. “No one wants to be inconvenienced with rules anymore.”
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At times I felt timid and so unsophisticated that I feared my embarrassment would provoke many a smile from the experienced women who chaperoned me on occasions of great importance.
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His charming niece, Miss Harriet Lane, who presided as mistress of the White House, was so queenly and gracious always that she has had no superior as the first lady of the land.
I shall ever bless them for the cordial greeting extended to Mr. Logan and myself in the executive mansion.
Our first state dinner was an event of so much importance to me that the picture of the table will be in my mind evermore.
It was an elegant affair, notwithstanding the fact that the decorations of that time were very unlike the richer
Virginia, Oct. 8. --The Prince has paid a flying visit of some forty hours to this legislative capital of the Old Dominion as it is called, for Virginia was the first English colony in North America.
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The certainty provided by the development plan in development management should be strengthened.
To incentivise this, allocated sites should be afforded planning permission in principle, could be exempted from pre-application consultation requirements and could benefit from fast-tracked appeals. Conversely, where non allocated sites are being proposed for development a charrette or similar fuller consultation or mediation exercise could be required….
The SPZ concept should be rebranded and evolved into a more flexible and widely applicable zoning mechanism which identifies and prepares areas to make them ‘investment ready.’
e have considered the role of a more ‘zoned’ approach to housing land to reduce the focus of the debate on the effectiveness of individual sites, and looked in more detail at the Simplified Planning Zones (SPZs) in Hillington and Renfrew Town Centre. We were also struck by the potential of SPZs to help to reintroduce residential use in town centres. Establishing a SPZ requires frontloaded site assessments and design work, and this can be costly. The evidence shows that the low level of uptake may be partly explained by the more limited scope for SPZs in Scotland – specifically that they cannot be deployed for schemes requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Our view is that this type of approach need not undermine the environment or quality of place. Frontloaded assessments, site briefs and masterplanning can support placemaking in a holistic way and embed in an infrastructure first approach to area-based development…
The written evidence highlighted the scope for delivery of quality places to be driven by development briefs and master plans, and the use of charrettes for housing sites. The need for multi-disciplinary teams to drive forward development is clear. Affordable housing needs are a key concern and a confirmed priority. Meeting these needs can support the prevention agenda by reducing housing benefit costs and contributing to wider wellbeing and equality.
We were inspired by the flexibility provided by Simplified Planning Zones and propose that their principles could inform an adaptable approach to zoning areas of land for development including housing. These areas would be identified to incentivise development by creating greater certainty as well as flexibility and should be rolled out across Scotland. This approach could help to kick start high quality housing development at a large scale in the immediate future,
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Earnings Management to Reduce Earnings Variability: Evidence from Bank Loan Loss Provisions (ABSTRACT)
Kanagaretnam, K., Lobo, G.J., Mathieu, R.
published: 2004 | Research publication | Refereed Journals - Accounting
Kanagaretnam, K., Lobo, G.J., Mathieu, R. (2004). "Earnings Management to Reduce Earnings Variability: Evidence from Bank Loan Loss Provisions". The Review of Accounting and Finance, 3 (1), 128-148.
ABSTRACT: Prior research demonstrates that share prices reflect a risk premium that is associated with earnings variability. This suggests that managers can reduce the cost of capital and increase share prices by reducing earnings variability. In this study, we investigate bank managers' use of discretion in estimating loan loss provisions (LLP) to reduce earnings variability. We find that banks with relatively high premanaged earnings have positive discretionary LLP and banks with relatively low pre-managed earnings have negative discretionary LLP, results that are consistent with the hypothesis of earnings management to reduce earnings variability. In addition, we find that bank managers' decisions to reduce earnings variability are related to the need for external financing and to gains and losses on the sale of securities which serve as substitutes for accomplishing their objective of earnings variability reduction.
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It’s no secret that nagging is annoying—and it generally doesn’t work. When the dishes finally get put away, it’s probably not from your repeated “gentle reminders,” but because the person simply decided to complete the task.
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If nagging doesn't work, why do we do it? One cause is personal anxieties—because you’re nervous that your child won’t complete their homework and therefore won’t get good grades and therefore won’t do well in school, you nag them to get it done. Your own personal investment in the task makes you more likely to push buttons. If your partner won’t make the bed, you may nag as a result of your insecurities—“If he loved me, and understood how much I have on my plate, he would have made the bed.” While those feelings may be valid, they’re not going to go away by nagging.
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“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
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Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who veils herself
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
I saw him come beside the ram, and he was enraged at him; and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns, and the ram had no strength to withstand him. So he hurled him to the ground and trampled on him, and there was none to rescue the ram from his power.
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USAID's Shaw Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery
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There's definite progress in Haiti. Two years after the earthquake, the number of displaced residents in the tent towns is down by two-thirds, but that still leaves half a million people in often squalid circumstances. More than half of the 10 million tons of rubble has been removed from the streets, but only a little more than half. A less ambiguous improvement: More people have access to clean water now than before the disaster. Even so, hundreds of Haitians contract cholera every day, though a new vaccination project could reduce fatalities.
If you've been to Haiti in the past year, what's the most important priority now? 800-989-8255. Email: [email protected]. You can also join the conversation on our website. Go to npr.org. Click on TALK OF THE NATION. Rajiv Shah is administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He joined us a year ago to talk about distribution of relief aid. He's joined us again today here in Studio 3A. Nice to have you back with us.
DR. RAJIV SHAH: Thank you. It's nice to be here.
CONAN: And what worked, and what hasn't?
SHAH: Well, you know, it is always important to note that on this anniversary of an incredibly tragic event, that more than 250,000 people lost their lives. And the challenge that that has posed for a country that had difficulties to begin with are really extraordinary. But in the context of that, over the last two years, we've seen real signs of hope. A number of things have worked. Partners and the Haitian government and Haitian leaders have done things differently so that today, as you point out, more people have access to clean water and safe sanitation in Port-au-Prince than the day before the earthquake.
Health services are broadly available to a broad range of the population. A quarter of a million kids are now back in school and getting an effective education. And importantly, the economy is actually on the move - 5.6 percent GDP growth. And we've seen real areas of hope in areas like the banking and mobile money system, as well as in agriculture and food security, which continues to be where 60 percent of Haitians are employed. So there are challenges. This is tough. This is a long-term program of leadership for the Haitians and for their partners. But we have seen important concrete results that give us hope for the future.
CONAN: And I'm sure we'll have many questions about the challenges. I did want to ask you, though, about one of the projects that does seem to be succeeding. You wrote an op-ed in the Miami Herald, which we just took a look at, and there is a project to help farmers in Haiti - 60 percent of the workforce in Haiti are famers - to increase their yields, particularly of rice.
SHAH: Absolutely. You know, Haitians have been importing rice and buying imported grains, like rice and wheat and other products, when they have the potential to have a very vibrant economy in the agriculture sector. We've seen a specific partnership between the University of Florida and the people and farmers of Haiti result in their getting access to better technologies in areas like corn or maize, where we've seen more than 300 percent improvements in yield.
In rice, they're using a system called the system of rice intensification, which allows them to use less water, less fertilizer, more safe inputs. And they're seeing a big increase, doubling or tripling of yields, and a 75 percent increase in farm incomes because of that program, which has now reached almost 10,000 farm households, and we believe will reach 125,000 over time. So those are the types of concrete results that will help Haiti develop a stronger economy, reduce poverty and reduce the kind of chronic hunger and malnutrition that has held back so many Haitian children unfairly.
CONAN: The United States is the largest donor to Haiti, yet there are many others, and there are commitments, I think, through 2020. But I wanted to read you this quote: "It is not realistic to expect the international community to continue to direct foreign assistance money indefinitely toward this country, as it has for so many years." The source is U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten. It seems some people are beginning to lose some patience.
SHAH: Well, Ken has been a - Ambassador Merten has been a stalwart supporter of Haiti and the Haitian people and has fought through very difficult circumstances to do that. President Obama and Secretary Clinton have made clear that we will have a long-term and firm commitment to the people of Haiti. We did before the earthquake. We did in the tremendous relief effort immediately following the earthquake that saved tens of thousands of lives, and we will continue to in the future. But what is true is that we need to do things differently. We have to invest in Haitian institutions, work with Haitian partners so that they can lead their own country's future and they can develop strong government institutions, strong NGOs, strong private companies.
And we're starting to see that. We saw Marriott and Digicel make an announcement about a major new hotel investment in Port-au-Prince. We see that we're working today, USAID is working with 500 Haitian organizations after a real intensive effort to go out there and meet these groups and make sure we work directly with them, so that they develop the capabilities and capacity to rebuild their own country and to do it to a higher level of excellence than had been done previously.
CONAN: You talk about Haitian partners, and a lot of those are NGOs. It's fair to describe the government as having itself been shattered by the earthquake. There has been an election, the presidential election, since. There is a new president. Yet, we still read descriptions of the Haitian government as dysfunctional.
SHAH: Well, it's important to put this in context and understand the progress they've made. President Martelly was elected, and then there was a peaceful transition of power in a democratic circumstance with the partnership of the international community. That was an important achievement. President Martelly then went on to build his Cabinet and fill out his government, which has taken some time but is now complete. And the Haitian institutions, ministries are taking leadership of their own future.
So the Ministry of Health has designed a health plan that the United States and a number of other international partners are now lining up behind in trying to help them implement. The Haitian Ministry of Education have been implementing President Martelly's commitment to get every Haitian child into schools. And we're working with them to help them set standards and meet some of the innovators in American education so that we can learn from each other as we go forward.
That's the kind of leadership we want to see from our Haitian partners, and we are ready to be good partners behind their leadership because, ultimately, it's those actions that will create the conditions where aid is no longer needed in the future.
CONAN: Rajiv Shah is the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, joining us, again, a year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and, as he mentioned, killed so many people and left millions homeless. 800-989-8255. If you've been to Haiti over the past year, what is the priority now? Or you can email us: [email protected]. Let's start with Mario. Mario with us from West Palm Beach in Florida.
MARIO: The priority would be to create structures. Haiti doesn't even have a capitol after two years after the earthquake. And there is no movement to our structural capital with modern buildings. There's no movement of that. If you go to Haiti today, it's like the earthquake just happened. But people are talking about progress that they are making, and we have a lot of people under the tents still after two years. And I just came from Haiti. I'm asking myself, where that money has gone? Because I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it.
CONAN: The presidential palace, as Mario referenced...
MARIO: Still a mess.
CONAN: ...still a mess. That's exactly right, Rajiv Shah.
SHAH: Well, it is. It is important to note that the Haitian leadership has put forth their own development plan. And their priorities have included education, have included energy, agriculture, rebuilding their economy and providing health and education services to their people. And they prioritized that over some other potential investments like the reconstruction of that particular palace. But it is important to note, I was in Haiti recently, and you see - visit the camps and, of course, there are still 500,000 people in that setting.
In that environment, it's hard to recognize, but it's important to note that there used to be 1.5 million in that neighborhood. And we moved - in partnership with the Haitians, moved those people into appropriate housing, often by reconstructing homes that had been damaged and reconstructing them to a higher level of earthquake protection than before.
In many cases, there are major new home construction sites, like the 1,500 homes that are going in in the north around this major new industrial park that's an investment with the South Korean textile manufacturer that will initially create 20,000 jobs that might, over time, create 60 or 65,000 jobs. Those are the kinds of large-scale transformational programs and results that will help Haiti become a vibrant, self-sustaining economy over time.
And, you know, I applaud the Haitian government for making some tough choices in terms of setting priorities. I know this is going to be a long road ahead, but we have reason to be optimistic, and we have to be vigilant about tracking where the money is going to making - so that we make sure we deliver more of these results.
CONAN: You trumpet it and for good cause. There are more people getting clean water today in Port-au-Prince than they were the day before the earthquake. I'm sure that's correct, and I'm sure that's very important. Nevertheless, cholera, a disease that is spread and caused by poor sanitation and dirty water, 300 people a day come in with new cases of cholera. This is an improvement too. That's down from 500 a day. This was brought in by the United Nations, troops. Everybody believes, and this is a cause of great resentment.
SHAH: Well, the cholera outbreak was an extraordinary setback to a country that was just trying to climb out and recover from a tremendous tragedy to begin with. The initial case fatality rate was more than 9 percent, and that's incredibly high, and that means we lost far more children than ever should've been the case. The United States, working through the Centers for Disease Control and other partners, really sent our best, most capable disease control experts to Haiti to help, work with them, to bring down that case - fatality rate. The global goal went - in cholera epidemics is about 1 percent. Today, that case fatality rate is 0.56 percent. And so, the goal is to really save as many lives as is possible and to try to keep cholera under control, and that has largely been achieved. We have to keep at it and keep focused at it. And, hopefully, there'll be some new tools like vaccines and other strategies that can help eliminate the problem all together in the near future.
CONAN: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
Let's go next to Megan(ph), Megan with us from Stillwater, Minnesota.
MEGAN: Yeah. Hi. I was in Haiti recently with the Tallahassee Haiti Medical Organization, and I just think, in general, that Haitians need basic access to health care. There's such an inequity in health care there and just lack of clean water. And, I mean, we gave out 650 bars of soap in three days of (unintelligible) because the people just lack the basic necessities like that.
CONAN: And one of the problems there, Rajiv Shah, as you know well, has been the lack of facilities to train health care professionals in Haiti, including doctors. Has there been progress there?
SHAH: There has, but I'm so glad the caller mentioned the distribution of soap and efforts to really promote basic sanitation practices to prevent disease in the first place. That's an area where we've seen a lot of progress compared to pre-earthquake statistics. There's also a challenge about building a vibrant and integrated health system. You know, for too long, Haitian NGOs and international NGOs, as well-meaning as they were, would go out and try and solve one disease or provide services in one area somewhat disconnected from each other.
In the reconstruction, they decided to do things differently, and the Haitian government put forth a single plan for an integrated health system. We are working with them and other partners to make sure there's a reference hospital system so that clinics can be connected to reference hospitals so that if people need a higher level of care, they can be send back to that high level of care. And we're building out the university hospital in the center of Port-au-Prince that can also serve as a training site to address some of the human resource shortages and needs.
Please keep in mind, before the earthquake, the level of chronic child malnutrition was almost 50 percent in Haiti, and so that's a basic health indicator that demonstrates that conditions were very bad. I think we've seen that number come down significantly recently, and we'll expect to continue to see progress as we continue to expand vaccinations, access to basic maternal health and access to basic child health services throughout the country.
CONAN: Megan, I'm sorry. I heard you trying to get back in. I think she has left us. I apologize. Anyway, as you look ahead, the question about wastage of funds, have you been able to account for all of the money that the United States has sent into Haiti and make sure that it has gone to useful causes?
SHAH: Well, the United States has spent in the immediate humanitarian aid, in the first few months after the earthquake, nearly $1.3 billion in an effort to do everything from health and education, protection, and you remember those urban search and rescue teams that were out there saving lives. At that point in time, the goal is to spend the money very, very quickly and save as many lives as is possible. Since then, the United States has committed an additional $1.8 billion. And the goal of the reconstruction resources are to make sure the money is spent effectively to do the extra hard work to invest in local Haitian institutions so that they can build up their own institutions. And there's an exit strategy over time for donors and partners.
And in that context, people sometimes note that, well, not all the money has been spent. Only about 44 percent of that has been spent. But that's actually the - that's the consequence of taking extra measures to make sure that we're safeguarding and protecting resources, taking extra time to work with local entities and local organizations, spending the time coordinating with other donors so that things are not haphazard and uncoordinated, and then measuring concrete results, which is why we can quote to you today the yield performance in the rice project or the percentage of children that are getting vaccinated. Those things take extra time and effort, but it's worth taking that time in order to get it right.
CONAN: Let's see if we can get Maurice(ph) on the line from St. Louis. Maurice, we just have a few seconds.
MAURICE: Yes. Basically, I wanted to talk about how Haiti, I think, should have a plan as far as agriculture and biomass for electricity production. I'm a graduate student in sustainability, and I've actually come across some USAID documents where USAID has provided funding for creosote projects so people can use less charcoal and in turn, you know, reduce the need for charcoal in Haiti. But I think one of the main problems to - for my main point is that...
CONAN: Very quickly, please.
MAURICE: ...basically, Haiti needs to get away from charcoal. People need to have...
CONAN: I'm afraid we're going to leave it there to give Rajiv Shah a chance to respond. Get away from charcoal.
SHAH: Well, you're right. And at the end of the day, we have tried to prioritize science, technology and innovation. I'm so glad the question came from a graduate student because it shows that American students, American universities have so much to offer in terms of moving forward the science and technology to make new things possible. Helping to transition people to better cook stoves has been a major priority for Secretary Clinton and will help reduce health consequences. Building a mobile money system so that cell phones can be use as banks is a different way of thinking about building a financial system so that you don't have to rebuild a traditional banking structure that didn't reach as many Haitians. And there are an infinite number of examples of creative ideas that can be brought to Haiti and can emanate from Haiti to help create a better future for the Haitian people.
CONAN: Rajiv Shah, thanks very much for your time.
SHAH: Thank you.
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By using a model of a meandering stream, scientists have shown two ingredients that are very important for stream health: vegetation to reinforce banks and prevent erosion, and sand to build point bars and block off cut-off channels and chutes. This knowledge will help stream restoration efforts in the future.
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Scientists have built a scale model of a living, meandering river in a lab. From the model they have learned a few things: the importance of vegetation to reinforce the river banks and the importance of sand in healthy river life. The first finding isn't a surprise because scientists have known for a long time that vegetation slows erosion on river banks. But this is the first time sand has been seen as being important for meandering rivers. They learned that sand helps build point bars and blocks off channels and chutes, which keeps new streams from forming and taking away water flow from the river.
The model includes gravel (to represent sand), fine sediment, vegetation and water. It's the first time a model of a river has behaved like a real river that is 50 to 100 times the size of the model. It takes 130 hours for the model to erode its river banks and build point bars by depositing model sand and gravel. This process is the same as what would happen to parts of the Mississippi River would over five or seven years.
Meandering streams are healthy because they contain shallow portions and deeper pools of water. These different habitats mean that different species can live there. Scientists hope they can use what they learn from this model to restore other streams back to being healthy, meandering streams.
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Back to Sleep: The Campaign against SIDS
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When I first met Wilma, I noticed her speech was a little different and she mispronounced some of her words. She had a wire that ran from the inside of her blouse and up through her shoulder length hair to her ear. Her first hearing aid was a large cumbersome device, she wore, pinned to her under garment, a little larger than the size of the modern cell phone with an earpiece attached to the end of a length of wire..
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The first behind the ear hearing aid we were able to get for her, a few years after we were married, was quite liberating for her. She always wore her hair over her ears to hide the fact that she wore an aid. I remember thinking, this little device hanging on her ear cost the same as an expensive stereo. I did not mind that expense because her quality of life was greatly improved.
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Archival storage capacity is always a concern since data is, as mentioned above, generally immutable and cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. This requires careful capacity management to ensure that the archive does not run out of space. One of the major technologies used to extend capacity is data deduplication, also called intelligent compression or single-instance storage.Data deduplication works by eliminating redundant data from the archive -- saving only one unique iteration of the file, block or byte to the archive and replacing subsequent iterations with a small pointer to the saved copy. In normal operation, a deduplicated archive can achieve effective reductions from 10 to 1 up to 50 to 1. Today, most archives employ block- or byte-level data deduplication to reduce storage demands. Index and search
An archive can eventually contain hundreds of gigabytes or more spread out across hundreds of millions of unique files. Retrieving important data months or years later would be problematic at best, so powerful indexing and searching capabilities are an essential element of many archive platforms.Indexing basically generates metadata details about each file and possibly the contents of the file, and then organizes those details into a database or repository of some sort with indices that can be efficiently searched at a later date. Metadata may include details like a filename, description, creator, creation date, key search words, and many other items that are often customized to meet the unique needs of each company. The index may be stored on the archive along with the data. Search tools are actually used to locate the data for retrieval. Depending on the actual search tool, searches can utilize the metadata indexes or even "look inside" some files, such as documents or .PDF files, to perform deeper contextual searches of file content. For example, a healthcare provider might search for records based on patient name, provider ID and dates of service. Similarly, broader searches might be performed for all patients sharing the same illness/diagnosis or prescribed drugs. In many cases, search results are displayed by relevance in a Web browser-based display similar to Google. Do not underestimate the business importance of indexing and searching. Retrieving needed files is crucial for compliance audits, e-discovery and litigation support activities. When a demand for discovery is made, a company typically has only weeks to locate and provide the required data. Failure to tender data in a timely fashion can have terrible financial consequences for a business. Security and retention
Data retrieval from an archive should also be restricted to authorized personnel -- especially if the archive is not immutable. Credentials should be required to authenticate each user, and a detailed activity log should capture file access and track other user activities within the archive. Solid security precautions will reduce the chance that files are altered or deleted unexpectedly.Archives should also be implemented with well-defined data retention and deletion policies in place. Archived data must often be available for retrieval over years -- even decades -- so retention is important to meet compliance and legal obligations. Retention periods can vary by file type and may be set in metadata during the file archiving process and generally cannot be changed until deletion. Deletion is often an overlooked aspect of retention. Experts suggest that there is greater legal exposure in retaining unnecessary data (past its retention period) rather than deleting it, so data should be securely destroyed as soon as its retention period expires. This also frees up valuable space on the archive. The archive platform itself will generally provide the software needed to secure the system, and set retention and deletion policies. | <urn:uuid:02013238-2753-4232-ab19-c824b3ef8d77> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tutorial/Data-retrieval-strategies-Retrieving-data-from-archives-overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719453.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00230-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930572 | 976 | 2.5625 | 3 |
“Our vision has to be as big as the challenges we are faced with.” –Nick Tilsen, Oglala Lakota- Executive Director, Thunder Valley CDC
Thunder Valley CDC, a non-profit organization on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota, has become a major source of hope and inspiration for Indian country, and most directly, the Oglala Lakota people of Pine Ridge. Thunder Valley CDC is bravely taking on the challenges of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and their comprehensive vision is unlike anything yet realized in Indian country.
Today, indigenous people throughout America suffer from challenges vastly disproportionate to the rest of society, and they often seem insurmountable. Poverty, unemployment, addictions, youth suicide, and low-life expectancy, among many other issues, plague tribal communities today as direct products of colonization and historical trauma. Addressing the tangled web of challenges within tribal communities becomes just as complex as the problems themselves, and nothing short of innovation and loving commitment can solve them.
Thunder Valley CDC seeks to address the many interrelated challenges of the Pine Ridge community, and what you will see at their work-site is a blend of 21st-century innovation, complete with solar powered “green” buildings, sprawling designs of master-planned and indigenized communities, workforce development programs, youth leadership, and food sovereignty practices, all of which are carefully blended with traditional Lakota value systems. And there is even more to come.
The story behind Thunder Valley CDC and how it came to achieve success is worth the attention of all community organizers, philanthropists, social justice workers, and all individuals throughout Indian country.
The story of Thunder Valley begins in prayer. Executive Director Nick Tilsen told ICTMN, “Thunder Valley CDC was inspired through the Lakota way of life. Before Thunder Valley was a community development corporation, Thunder Valley was a sundance circle.”
The Thunder Valley sundance was established by Jerome Lebeaux, his mother and father, and his sisters. “Jerome was really young when he began to lead the sundance, and the helpers were also young,” said Tilsen. “This attracted a lot of young people back to the sundance, and eventually, thousands of people back to more traditional ways. This was a cultural shift that inspired many, and without that cultural shift, the work of Thunder Valley CDC wouldn’t be possible.”
Courtesy Andrew Iron Shell
Alan Jealous, Assistant Construction Trainer for the Workforce Development Program, works on finishing the new porch and outdoor classroom.
Up until 1978, Native American religious traditions were outlawed on reservations. Yet on the heels of the Thunder Valley sundance, many among the younger generation of Pine Ridge and surrounding communities came to recognize the value of practicing traditions in which their parents and grandparents could only practice in hiding, if at all. Moreover, this became an opportunity to reconnect with Lakota spirituality which once stood at the center of Lakota well-being and community health.
Many young men and women of Thunder Valley committed themselves to living the life of a sundancer, giving of themselves physically and spiritually to provide for their community. They began learning the Lakota language and ceremony songs, cutting wood, building sweat lodges and sweatlodge fires, and erecting and maintaining beautiful ceremonial grounds.
As sundancers, they pledged their lives to the health and wellbeing of their people, and this gave life to deep spiritual introspection, and ultimately, a vital epiphany.
“Each time we came out of ceremony, we were becoming empowered culturally,” Tilsen said. “Yet when we became empowered, we began to recognize a disconnect in what was taught in ceremonies, and what was happening out in our communities. We recognized a welfare mentality. We were holding our hand out, waiting for people to put something in it.”
While tribal nations historically stood completely self-sufficient, the early reservation era of the late 19th century was designed, in large part, to create dependency among tribal nations on federal government rations. This forced dependency disempowered once mighty and spirited tribal nations.
“On the outset, we made it clear that we didn’t want to continue dependency,” Tilsen said. “As an organization, we weren’t going to do things to create more dependency among our people. We wanted to create opportunities for people to help themselves, instead of create an institution for people to depend on. As we began to examine and understand the root problems of perpetual poverty, we continued to refine our vision, and sharpen our arrow.”
Thunder Valley CDC is not willing to risk the gamble waiting for government agencies to come in and fix the damage that they have inflicted. “Through ceremony, we came to ask ourselves, would our ancestors be doing this?” Tilsen said, “waiting for the government to fulfill their responsibilities and honor the treaties?”
What this means, then, is providing for their own community, with their own grassroots solutions, with their own hands, their very own blood, sweat, and tears, and visions from their own hearts and minds. This is what Thunder Valley CDC is grounded in. True self-determination.
“In the beginning, we wanted to do something good for our people,” Tilsen said. “At first, we had no idea what that meant, but as we learned more, we recognized that our strength has always been to have the humility to admit what we don’t know, so we are always in a constant place of learning.”
Today, Thunder Valley CDC is in its eighth year of operation, employing 26 staff members who devote their working hours to the empowerment and development of the Pine Ridge community. In the last eight years, they have encountered the expected challenges and setbacks of a start-up organization, yet they have remained steadfast in their commitment to healing their community, from the inside out.
“There is nobody holding you back anymore. If you want something to happen, you have to start from within.” –Jerome Lebeaux, Oglala Lakota
Stay tuned for PART II: Thunder Valley CDC: ‘Are we not warriors?’ - Taking Ownership for Today, and the Future
Part II will cover the community organizing efforts that gave life to the non-profit organization, Thunder Valley CDC. This will include stories of the first community listening sessions, challenges to incorporating themselves as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, past and present project highlights, and the community impact of Thunder Valley CDC today. | <urn:uuid:515d3e16-7590-48dd-a028-e1393fa4b85b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/a-community-self-empowerment-model-for-indian-country-thunder-valley-cdc-part-i | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00070.warc.gz | en | 0.968506 | 1,375 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Progress of Egyptology.
having fallen over and been more attacked by the white ants, is but a
poor thing. The lady sits in her palanquin; sundry girls must have stood
before her, but what they were doing is not obvious.
" The coffins were covered with inscriptions, largely of pyramid texts, and
these will be examined by M. Lacau.
" Another point of interest in these burials is that the bodies were
certainly mummified; there has been till now a great lack of securely-
dated mummies before the New Empire.
" (b) The clearing of the site of the pyramid temple, a long and expensive
task, was continued. A few scraps of sculpture reproducing the motives
found by Borchardt in the Userenre temple, were all that the first
building gave us, but in the S.E. we came on a new pyramid, though a
very small one, it is true, circa 16 metres square. This was cleared except
for a part of the S. side, and the chamber was entered. It had been
entered at least once before, for it contained nothing but a lot of Old
Kingdom potsherds and one Eoman lamp: the first robbers had broken
through the massive roofing slabs; then they, or a second band, had
removed the long plugs from the entrance passage.
" There were no texts in chamber or passage, and the only hint as to the
name of the owner was given by the fact that twice, on a little plaque of
gilt wood and on a tablet that seemed to come from a foundation deposit,
the name of Neferkara occurred.
" The pavement of the court of this pyramid was nearly intact, and sunk
in it were four basins, three of quartzite, one of alabaster.
" The pyramid had, before the New Empire, been quarried till but four
to five courses of stone remained. In the XXth Dynasty it had become
forgotten, and a chapel or chapels were built over it, and several large
stone-lined shafts were sunk through the rubbish filling the court,
breaking through the pavement and opening below into chambers in
which numerous gaily-painted anthropoid coffins were laid. These had
again, of course, been robbed, but one interesting find was made, that of a
" (c) An accident decided our digging at the third site. It is the spot
at the end of the Bedreshein road which is called ' lioman village ' on the
maps, but was recognised by Maspero in the early eighties as being the
Monastery of S. Jeremiah. It has been, for many years past, given as a
prey to the sebakhin, and many inscriptions sold in the Museum and
others still remaining there come from this site. No paintings, however,
have been reported.
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View of Lake Lucerne from the Pilatus
|Lake type||freshwater fjord, recent regulation[note 1]|
|Catchment area||2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)|
|Max. length||30 km (19 mi)|
|Max. width||20 km (12 mi)|
|Surface area||113.6 km2 (43.9 sq mi)|
|Average depth||104 m (341 ft)|
|Max. depth||214 m (702 ft)|
|Water volume||11.8 km3 (2.8 cu mi)|
|Residence time||3.4 years|
|Shore length1||143.7 km (89.3 mi)|
|Surface elevation||434 m (1,424 ft)|
|Frozen||in the 17th and 19th century; Lucerne Bay and Lake Alpnach in 1929 and 1963|
|1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.|
Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, literally "Lake of the Four Forested Settlements", French: lac des Quatre-Cantons, Italian: lago dei Quattro Cantoni) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.
The lake has a complicated shape, with several sharp bends and four arms. It starts in the south-north bound Reuss Valley between steep cliffs above the Urnersee from Flüelen towards Brunnen to the north before it makes a sharp bend to the west where it continues into the Gersauer Becken. Here is also the deepest point of the lake with 214 m (702 ft). Even more west of it is the Buochser Bucht, but the lake sharply turns north again through the narrow opening between the Unter Nas (lower nose) of the Bürgenstock to the west and the Ober Nas (upper nose) of the Rigi to the east to reach the Vitznauer Bucht. In front of Vitznau below the Rigi the lake turns sharply west again to reach the center of a four-arm cross, called the Chrütztrichter (Cross Funnel). Here converge the Vitznauer Bucht with the Küssnachtersee from the north, the Luzernersee from the west, and the Horwer Bucht and the Stanser Trichter to the south, which is to be found right below the northeast side of the Pilatus and the west side of the Bürgenstock. At the very narrow pass between the east dropper of the Pilatus (called Lopper) and Stansstad the lake reaches its southwestern arm at Alpnachstad on the steep southern foothills of the Pilatus, the Alpnachersee. The lake drains its water in Lucerne from the literally correctly translated western arm Lake of Lucerne (Luzernersee) into the Reuss.
The entire lake has a total area of 114 km² (44 sq mi) at an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft) a.s.l., and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is 11.8 km³. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque views including those of the mountains Rigi and Pilatus.
The Reuss enters the lake at Flüelen (in the canton of Uri, the part called Urnersee) and exits at Lucerne. The lake also receives the Muota at Brunnen, the Engelberger Aa at Buochs, and the Sarner Aa at Alpnachstad.
It is possible to circumnavigate the lake by train and road, though the railway route circumvents the lake even on the north side of the Rigi via Arth-Goldau. Since 1980, the A2 motorway leads throuth the Seelisberg Tunnel in order to reach the Gotthard Route in just half an hour in Altdorf, Uri right south of the beginning of the lake in Flüelen.
Steamers and other passenger boats ply between the different villages and towns on the lake. It is a popular tourist destination, both for native Swiss and foreigners, and there are many hotels and resorts along the shores. In addition, the meadow of the Rütli, traditional site of the founding of the Swiss Confederation, is on the Urnersee shore. A 35 km commemorative walkway, the Swiss Path, was built around the Lake of Uri to celebrate the country's 700th anniversary in 1991.
The older name of the lake is Luzerner See ("Lake of Lucerne").
The (three) "Waldstätte(n)" (lit.: "Forested Sites/Settlements") since the 14th century were the confederate allies of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden. The notion of "Four Waldstätten" (Vier Waldstätten), with the addition of the "town" of Lucerne, is first recorded in the 1450s, in an addition to the "Silver Book" of Egloff Etterlin of Lucerne. The name of Vierwaldstättersee is first used in the 16th century.
- Urnersee ("Lake of Uri"): The first part of the lake, at the mouth of the Reuss between Flüelen and Brunnen.
- Gersauer Becken ("Basin of Gersau"): In front of Gersau below the Rigi massif, the deepest part.
- Buochser Bucht ("Bay of Buochs"): The bay of Bouchs, where the Engelberger Aa enters the lake.
- Vitznauer Bucht ("Bay of Vitznau"): The part between the Bürgenstock and Rigi.
- Küssnachtersee ("Lake of Küssnacht"): The most northern arm, west of the Rigi with Küssnacht SZ at its northern end.
- Alpnachersee ("Lake of Alpnach"): the almost separate, southern arm below the southern mountainside of Pilatus near Alpnach.
- Horwer Bucht ("Bay of Horw"): The bay in front of Horw.
- Stanser Trichter ("Funnel of Stans"): The part north of the Pilatus, west of Bürgenstock, and in front of Hergiswil and Stansstad.
- Chrütztrichter ("Cross Funnel"): The meeting point of Stanser Trichter, Luzernersee, Küssnachtersee, and Vitznauer Bucht.
- Luzernersee ("Lake of Lucerne"): Only the bay in front of Luzern as far as Meggenhorn, with its effluence of the Reuss, is called "Lake of Lucerne" in original language German, not the whole lake.
Lake Lucerne borders on the three original Swiss cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (which today is divided into the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden), as well as the canton of Lucerne, thus the name Vierwaldstättersee (lit.: Lake of the Four Forested Settlements). Many of the oldest communities of Switzerland are along the shore, including Küssnacht, Weggis, Vitznau, Gersau, Brunnen, Altdorf, Buochs, and Treib.
Lake Lucerne is singularly irregular and appears to lie in four different valleys, all related to the conformation of the adjoining mountains. The central portion of the lake lies in two parallel valleys whose direction is from west to east, the one lying north, the other south of the ridge of the Bürgenstock. These are connected through a narrow strait, scarcely one kilometre wide, between the two rocky promontories called respectively Unter Nas and Ober Nas (Lower and Upper Nose). It is not unlikely that the southern of these two divisions of the lake—called Buochser Bucht—formerly extended to the west over the isthmus whereon stands the town of Stans, thus forming an island of the Bürgenstock. The west end of the main branch of the lake, whence a comparatively shallow bay extends to the town of Lucerne, is intersected obliquely by a deep trench whose south-west end is occupied by the branch called Alpnachersee, while the north-east branch forms the long arm of Küssnacht, Küssnachtersee. These both lie in the direct line of a valley that stretches with scarcely a break in between the Uri Alps and the Emmental Alps. At the eastern end of the Gersauer Becken, where the containing walls of the lake-valley are directed from east to west, it is joined at an acute angle by the arm of Uri, or the Urnersee, lying in the northern prolongation of the deep cleft that gives a passage to the Reuss, between the Uri Alps and the Glarus Alps.[unreliable source]
The Urnersee occupies the northernmost and deep portion of the great cleft of the Reuss Valley, which has cut through the Alpine ranges from the St Gotthard Pass to the neighbourhood of Schwyz. From its eastern shore the mountains rise in almost bare walls of rock to a height of from 3,000 to 4,000 ft (910 to 1,220 m) above the water. The two highest summits are the Fronalpstock and the Rophaien (2078 m). Between them the steep glen or ravine of the Riemenstaldener Tal descends to Sisikon, the only village with Flüelen right on the shore on that side of the Urnersee. On the opposite or western shore, the mountains attain still greater dimensions. The Niederbauen Chulm is succeeded by the Oberbauenstock, and farther south, above the ridge of the Scharti, appear the snowy peaks of the Gitschen and the Uri Rotstock (2,928 m). In the centre opens the Reuss Valley, backed by the rugged summits of the Urner and Glarner Alps.
The breadth of these various sections of the lake is very variable, but is usually between one and two miles (3 km). The lake's surface, whose mean height above the sea is 434 metres, is the lowest point of the cantons of Uri, Obwalden and Nidwalden. Originally the lake was susceptible to variations in level and flooding along its shoreline. Between 1859 and 1860, the introduction of a needle dam in the Reuss in the city of Lucerne, just upstream from the Spreuerbrücke, allowed the lake level to be stabilised.
|Left shore[l 1]||Right shore|
- At the entry of the Reuss: the western, later southern shore.
The lake is navigable, and has formed an important part of Switzerland's transport system for many centuries, and at least since the opening of the first track across the Gotthard Pass in 1230. This trade grew with the opening of a new mail coach road across the pass in 1830. This road had its northern terminus at Flüelen at the extreme eastern end of the lake, and the lake provided the only practical onward link to Lucerne, and hence the cities of northern Switzerland and beyond.
Whilst the development of Switzerland's road and rail networks has relieved the lake of much of its through traffic, it continues to be used by a considerable number of vessels, both private and public. Much of this usage is tourist or leisure oriented, but the lake continues to provide practical public and cargo transport links between the smaller lakeside communities.
Passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV) provide services on the lake, including many run by historic paddle steamers. The SGV serves 32 places along the shore of the lake, with interchange to both main line and mountain railways at various points. Under separate management, the Autofähre Beckenried-Gersau provides a car ferry service between Beckenried, on the south bank of the lake, and Gersau on the north.
Cargo barges, to a local design known as Nauen, are still used on the lake. Some have been converted for use as party boats. Other barges are used by the gravel dredging industry that operates on the lake, using large dredgers to obtain sand and gravel for use in the construction industry.
Notes and references
- The weir in Lucerne keeps the water level 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in) above the natural average, see Canton of Lucerne, department of traffic and infrastructure (2008):Die Regulierung des Vierwaldstädtersees – Der Ausbau der Reusswehranlage in Luzern (PDF)
- Vierwaldstättersee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2013-02-27.
- "Vierwaldstättersee: Über sieben Becken..." (PDF). BeobachterNatur (in German) (8/2011). Zurich, Switzerland: Beobachter (magazine). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- John Ball, The Alpine guide, Central Alps, p. 153, 1866, London
- 1:25,000 topographic map (Map). Swisstopo. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- "Paddle Steamboat Uri" (PDF). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- "Geschichte SGV" [SGV History] (in German). SGV. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- "WABAG Kies AG" (in German). WABAG Kies AG. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- "Arnold & Co. AG" (in German). Arnold & Co. AG. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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“Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?”
The last company I co-founded was based on open source software. For those of you who are not familiar with software, open source means that anyone can see the actual code that was written to make a given program. If you wanted to see all of the programming behind Apache, the software that is the infrastructure for most of the Internet, for example, all you need to do is download Apache, and you can see if for yourself. Try doing that with, for example, Microsoft Word. You can’t. They are what is called closed source, or proprietary software.
Thus, the conundrum we faced was how can we make money from software where everyone can see the code base? The answer was to provide services based on that software. Anyone could download the software and install it, but getting it to do specifically what they wanted was a different kettle of fish.
We excelled at solving the harder problems, the ones where people threw up their hands and said “I give up.” Once they reached that point, they called us.
Therefore, it was in our best interest to get as many people to install the software and solve the easy problems so that they would get to the hard problems and call us.
But, there was a line that we didn’t want to cross. We didn’t want, as part of our marketing efforts, to solve difficult problems that people would otherwise pay us to solve. Doing so may have increased our credibility, but it would have also cannibalized potential revenues.
In any company that provides a service or a product that is not intuitively simple to solve – in which case, you’re either competing on price or convenience – there is a fine line to walk between making it appear so simple that nobody is willing to pay you for what you offer because it’s perceived to be so simple and obfuscating information with jargon and dense phrases to make you seem like the smartest person on the web. My friend Paula Pant calls this peacocking. Err on the side of peacocking and you risk coming across as either a pompous so-and-so or as such a gearhead that nobody wants to work with you. Neither is a description you want.
How much should you reveal, and how simple do you want to make it appear?
The approach that we took was to demonstrate how to solve general problems, but never to solve someone’s specific problem. We wrote blog posts and spoke at conferences, and my partner even co-authored a book that still provides royalties four years later. We’d address commonly encountered errors and problems and show how to solve them. The presentations and our content demonstrated code snippets at specific, important points – the “a-ha moment” – but would make assumptions and skip steps along the way to that crescendo of solving the problem.
If someone in the audience asked how to solve a specific problem in their own instance, our stock answer was for them to see us afterwards to discuss a consulting engagement on how to solve it, unless the problem was so general in nature that many people would encounter it and could work through the solution without much effort.
In creating content and making presentations, we lived by one motto:
Don’t give away the special sauce
Whatever it is in your business that causes people to hire you rather than hire someone else, that’s what I define as the “special sauce.” That is what you must preserve as sacrosanct, because once you give that away, you’ve provided others with your competitive advantage to use as their own.
However, just because you can’t give away the special sauce doesn’t mean that you can’t demonstrate its effects and outcomes.
- Case studies. Show how what you did created life-changing results for your clients. Demonstrate this in a quantifiable way. Don’t just say “Susie’s life was better after I used my ‘SuperRelaxant™ MindMeld’ on her.” Instead, give specific results, such as “Susie’s blood pressure dropped 20 points and she ran a marathon 30 minutes faster after I used my ‘SuperRelaxant™ MindMeld’ on her.” The more specific and dramatic the result is, the more you want to focus on it.
- Testimonials. While I, as a Registered Investment Adviser, am prohibited by the SEC from providing testimonials, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use them to their utmost. Blow away clients and then get testimonials from them. Make sure that, in gathering the testimonials, you have their permission to use the testimonial on your marketing literature. Plaster testimonials everywhere. Testimonials build trust. You want your potential customers to see someone else’s story, think “that’s just like me,” and see the results that those happy clients got from working with you or using your product.
- Perform benchmarking studies. If your product is 73% faster than your competitor’s product, then put them through benchmarking studies and show in an undeniable fashion how yours performs. Highlight the areas where what you have outclasses what your competitors have. Don’t shy away from making comparisons. But, don’t pull such a smoke screen that you don’t acknowledge where the competitor does well too. If the competitor beats you in something, acknowledge it. Even go so far as to tell your potential customer that if they’re looking for a feature where your competitor shines to go to the competitor. It will add credibility to your claims and it will prevent you from having dissatisfied customers.
There’s one other area your communication should focus on.
Solve the “why” but not the “how”
You want your potential customers to understand why they need to use you. They need to see the benefits. Speak to them in terms of emotions and pain, and in eliminating that pain. No matter who the purchaser is, emotions play some role in the buying process. If a potential client doesn’t understand why they need to be taking action, they rarely will.
Communicating why to a potential customer doesn’t mean sugar-coating everything in flowery, syrupy language. It can be as simple as explaining a problem, the solution, and the benefit. But, if you’re not giving your potential customers the reasons why they should commit to buying, they won’t move their image from you as “an expert in [X]” to “an expert in [X] who can help me solve this problem.”
How do you balance establishing authority and not giving away the farm? How do you convince people to pay you rather than assuming everything should be free? Let’s talk about it in the comments below! | <urn:uuid:ecf471df-a0d0-47df-a7f9-76facbd9e742> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.hullfinancialplanning.com/how-black-should-your-box-be/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720475.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00353-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969424 | 1,468 | 1.671875 | 2 |
PRE-GAME meal in practice + our soccer players’ top 6 choices
You’ve probably wondered more than once how players eat, what rules they follow when composing pre-game meals, and finally what their favorite dishes are.
Today you have the opportunity to “look” into their plates and get some inspiration!
There are several classic (though, not always universal) rules when it comes to composing a pre-match meal:
- The pre-game meal should to be well tolerated, tested, familiar to the player.
- The dominant macronutrient is carbohydrates, usually 2-4g / kg body weight with the addition of protein (from our experience rather small) such as parmesan, poultry, sometimes fish. Players usually avoid excessive amounts of vegetables in this meal. If this is an addition such as tomato sauce, pesto, a handful of steamed vegetables. Olive oil usually occurs as a source of fat, also in a small amount. Sometimes there is a small dessert in the form of e.g. a piece of yeast cake, apple pie.
- The meal is previously tested and often repeated in the player’s routine.
- It is usually low-medium fiber (durum noodles more than rye, basmati rice not brown rice etc.)
- About an hour before the start of the warm-up, in most cases an additional carbohydrate snack up to 1g / kh body weight carbohydrates will work well, such as a fruit bar, fruit or a rice cake.
- For some players (in particular those who do not like to eat much on the day of the match) we use additional carbohydrate supplementation such as SiS’ PRE-90. | <urn:uuid:33893630-c117-45e8-988c-36b8986f01fd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://becompleat.pl/en/blog/pre-game-meal-in-practice/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00671.warc.gz | en | 0.957856 | 372 | 2.03125 | 2 |
The Problem of Dual Identity
Professor Danny Greene
Sundays, January 12, 19 and 26, 2014
Some of the most influential figures in American Jewish life during the first half of the twentieth century found their voices in a magazine called the Menorah Journal. The class will mine this journal in an exploration of how Jewish-American leaders such as Louis Brandeis and Mordecai Kaplan addressed the question of this dual identity.
Daniel Greene is Vice President for Research and Academic Programs at the Newberry Library. He a historian who specializes in ethnicity, pluralism, and American identity. He is also an Affiliated Faculty member of the history department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. | <urn:uuid:823dcead-0ba8-454d-9cf8-1b8059079537> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-problem-of-dual-identity-tickets-7889438523?aff=es2&rank=7 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720026.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00457-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952602 | 138 | 1.8125 | 2 |
The newly built expressway was formally launched on 2 July 2015, after a successful onsite inspection in June 2015 by a 100-member contingent from the Gansu Expressway Bureau, led by the Deputy Director of the Gansu Communications Department, as well as road bureau directors from14 cities in Gansu province and engineering experts.
This project is part of China’s $79.8 billion infrastructure plan for Gansu province to facilitate trade and people exchanges between China and Central Asia, as part of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative in launched in 2013. The initiative will see the demand for high quality bitumen rise, needed to pave the thousands of kilometres of highways and high speed rail links. The total transport infrastructure investment in the initiative is estimated to hit $5 trillion in the next five years, equivalent to 2.5 times the market size in China.1
Shell is one of largest international bitumen suppliers in China, and is the only IOC with a dedicated bitumen technical service team in the country. Shell imports most of its bitumen supply for China from its own plant in Pulau Bukom, Singapore, to provide Chinese customers with consistent high quality. Beyond just providing high quality bitumen, Shell also operates one of its three bitumen-dedicated Regional Solution Centres in Beijing, China. Shell operates three bitumen manufacturing plants as well as two joint venture plants in strategic regions throughout China, producing high quality polymer modified bitumen (PMB) products.
“We are looking to expand our business in China, widening our business reach into provinces in China’s northwest and southwest regions. We are looking forward to supporting China’s infrastructure boom with our high-quality products and attentive technical services,” said Jian Ping Shen, General Manager of Shell Bitumen China.
Shell Bitumen markets both conventional bitumen and specialised bitumen products to customers in China, including Shell Cariphalte, its polymer modified bitumen (PMB) solution recommended for use in heavy duty applications like expressways, airport runways, etc. Shell also markets a range of emulsions used in road paving and other asphalt-based products used in industrial applications like waterproofing. Shell Bitufresh, a specially formulated bitumen additive designed to neutralise bitumen odour, is also offered in China.
Shell Bitumen has supplied its expertise in bitumen technology to some of China’s most important infrastructure projects including the 302km-long Guangdong Guangle Expressway, Beijing’s Changan Avenue’s East section and 2nd Ring road used during the APEC meeting held in Beijing in 2014. Shell also supplied bitumen for the roads surrounding Beijing Olympic Park and the China Pavilion during the 2010 World Expo held in Shanghai. Shell also played a key role during the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai, Harbin-Dalian, Beijing-Shijiazhuang and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway projects.
1 “One Belt, One Road: Building Links, Strengthening Influence”, Fidelity Worldwide Investment, 2015
Notes to Editors
- Shell is the world’s largest bitumen marketer, and delivers enough bitumen to pave a one-lane kilometre road every four minutes.
- Shell Bitumen was recently named the winner of the 2015 Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) by the International Road Federation (IRF) in the research category for its product Shell Bitufresh.
- Shell is a leader in bitumen technology, and recently published the “Shell Bitumen Handbook, Sixth Edition”, which covers the latest topics in bitumen technology and application.
- Shell Bitumen also offers its customers fixed price risk management services, allowing contractors greater price stability, enabling them to plan project budgets more accurately.
- Shell Cariphalte has a proven track record and is differentiated by Shell’s capability in technical expertise and a track record of over 40 years in PMBs.
- Shell Bitumen operates a network of Regional Technical Centres located in key regions (Beijing, China, Strasbourg, France, and Bangkok, Thailand.) Shell has also established its global bitumen R&D Centre in Bangalore, India.
Shell Bitumen Global
+ 65 9727 8960
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Royal Dutch Shell plc is incorporated in England and Wales, has its headquarters in The Hague and is listed on the London, Amsterdam, and New York stock exchanges. Shell companies have operations in more than 70 countries and territories with businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and marketing of liquefied natural gas and gas to liquids; manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects. For further information, visit www.shell.com.
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities. In this presentation “Shell”, “Shell group” and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them.
These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. ‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this presentation refer to companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or indirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to as “joint ventures” and companies over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as “associates”.
The term “Shell interest” is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
This announcement contains forward looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell and the Shell Group. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Shell and the Shell Group to market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend", "may", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "seek", "should", "target", "will" and similar terms and phrases.
There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell and the Shell Group and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements included in this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates;
(f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and
(m) changes in trading conditions. All forward looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in Shell's 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2014 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov).
These factors also should be considered by the reader. Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, 11 AUGUST 2015. Neither Shell nor any of its subsidiaries nor the Shell Group undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward looking statements contained in this announcement. | <urn:uuid:ee6e5bc1-3748-440d-bd53-0c09e4257669> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.shell.com.cn/en_cn/media/media-releases/2015-media-release/shell-paves-lanzhou-airport-expressway.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00019-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940599 | 1,871 | 1.59375 | 2 |
"School District possesses full authority to act unilaterally with respect to any matter not expressly set forth in this Agreement."
Perhaps a few quick highlights will be illuminating:
• All salaries will be reduced, with those making the most money to be losing 13% of what they earn. I imagine a wave of retirements and resignings from the veteran cohort of teachers. Say what you will about the stereotypical image of the old-school teacher not doing a good job - but know that the majority of them are good teachers and would continue for years unless this kind of things takes hold.
• Increase in time for school day from 7 hours, 4 minutes to 8 hours. While I understand the desire to increase the number of minutes in high-quality learning environments, the people who are crafting these policies seem unaware of modern biology and psychology. People can only focus for a certain amount of time and after that there is diminishing marginal utility.
• Increase teaching load to six classes per day (from five). As teachers (and friends/family thereof) know, class sizes have ballooned to such a number that each teacher easily sees 150-160 students per day. If another classes were added on top of that, we would be pushing 180 per teacher. If any assignment were given more than 1 minute of time for assessment, that would be 3 hours of work! How could any teacher give reasonable feedback with that load? Answer: they couldn't.
• Elimination of copy machines and textbooks. Not only are teachers supposed to teach 180 students per day, but they are also supposed to do it without resources. It is easy to save money by not providing paper or machinery to copy. It is also easy to eliminate learning by not actually teaching.
If the District is serious about retaining or - more importantly - enticing new teachers to work, they will reconsider this proposal. Otherwise I would be happy to join my compatriots on the picket line. | <urn:uuid:708df760-c770-4a82-92df-3876d8e29f88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bncohen.com/making-the-grade-blog/archives/02-2013 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.969124 | 390 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Modern history of EUTIT company is based on privatisation of formerly state enterprise. The company was privatised in 1995 by direct sell method to group of partners, which was created mainly by long-term employees of the enterprise.
In this period the sewerage program has been resuscitated. The company linked to successes from fifties and again it started with production of gutters and other casts from melted basalt for this application field. This completed today form of production program with three main pillars – piping, tiles and products for sewerages.
In 2000 the company invested into purchase of line for grinding of SKID PAN special tiles. This step was forced by increasing demands of main users of the tiles, i.e. leading automobile manufacturers, which use them in construction of special polygons for testing of running characteristics of the vehicles and tyres.
In cooperation with specialist company, special binders for gluing of basalt products were developed. This product range is named EUFIX and it was developed with regard to specific characteristics of basalt products. The adhesives are used mainly for gluing of tiles and sewerage elements.
Presently the company persistently achieves annual sales exceeding 200 mil. CZK, it has approx. 200 employees and exports its products worldwide. EUTITcontinuously tries to penetrate even into non-traditional areas, it is open to needs of customers and thus it continuously develops still new products either for their application in industry, or in architecture.
In 2008 EUTIT took over 100% and founded its subsidiary company SLÉVÁRNA PLZEŇ s.r.o.
The shareholders decided to take up the tradition of gray and ductile iron manufacturing and extended the range of other types of material, namely wear-resistent ones. | <urn:uuid:02f101d1-6572-4b5b-9d20-6d41d12f9ccd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.braubeviale.de/en/ausstellerprodukte/brau16/exhibitor-24684513/eutit-s-r-o | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00351-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966641 | 364 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Our skin is the largest organ in the human body and performs a critical role as our interface to the environment and as our first line of defence against external threats. It protects us from bacteria and toxins, minimizes water loss from the body and regulates our temperature. It is also the most visible sign of our aging!
The skin we see every day is not constant but is in a perpetual state of change. Like all of our body it is composed of cells and these cells undergo a process of renewal as cells at the skins surface are lost and replaced by new ones arising from deeper layers in the skin. But where do these new cells come from? The answer is Stem Cells.
Stem Cells are the subject of much medical research due to their unique properties. They are unique in our body in that they are able to replenish themselves through self-renewal and have the ability to differentiate – to become cells of other types. Of interest to us in the skin are Adult Skin Stem Cells which are able to become other types of cells in the skin – an ability called multi-potency. This capacity to become other cells is what allows the skin to be renewed – in fact our skin is completely renewed about every four weeks. So the maintenance of a source of healthy skin Stem Cells is critical to healthy, youthful skin.
All cells in the body – stem or otherwise – have the same DNA, so what makes a stem cell a stem cell? Stem cells are not immortal and can only divide a certain number of times and a stem cells ability to remain viable is determined by both genetic and, importantly, epigenetic factors – factors that determine a cells fate other than its DNA. In stem cells they act to preserve the cells multi-potency and ability to self-renew. As we get older the number of stems cells in our skin falls and with it the speed and efficiency of its renewal and the signs of aging such as wrinkles set in. But what if we could maintain our stem cells vitality for longer? Wouldn’t this be a path to skin that looks younger for longer?
Plants also have stem cells. Like humans the maintenance of stem cells in plants is dependent on signals from epigenetic factors similar to that of our own stem cells. Mibelle Biochemistry researchers have looked at various plants to find a source of plant stem cells that give rise to epigenetic factors that might exert an effect like those inherent in adult human stem cells. When isolated and applied appropriately they provide a way to exert a positive impact on skin stem cells vitality and functioning.
Using advanced technology to isolate and grow human skin stem cells outside the body, Mibelle is able to expose them to active materials from plant stem cells and observe how it affects key measures of epidermal stem cell vitality such as viability and resistance against aging. From this they have identified sources that demonstrate the desired properties – and with it a way to enhance our own stem cells.
From this understanding Mibelle have developed the PhytoCellTec Malus Domestica and Argan lines of plant stem cell derived actives that can be incorporated into modern cosmetics. They offer a way to enhance the renewal and appearance of skin on multiple levels using stem cells from rare and unique plants that have been shown in laboratory and consumer testing to have significant benefits to stem cell vitality and key measures of skin appearance.
Mibelle use advanced techniques to isolate and grow stem cells from these plants found to possess beneficial factors for human skin. In this way only a small amount of the plant is needed, meaning rare and protected plants are not harvested from nature, ensuring their long term survival and sustainability of the PhytoCellTec products. These stem cells are then ‘harvested’ and their valuable contents encapsulated in liposomes ready for delivery to the skin.
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Another ban is up for displacement.The government will open up for 16-year-olds to drive a moped car. “It can contribute to increased road safety” said the Fremskrittsparti (Frp) spokesperson.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has asked the Road Directorate to send a proposal for consultation that the age limit for driving a moped car will be lowered to 16 years, Frp stated.
“It is clearly an advantage that 16-year-olds can drive a moped car.It will provide more experience and better driving skills. They will learn how to master a car, read and understand the traffic so that the transition to a proper car will be far easier when they reach 18″said the party’s political advocate, parliamentary commissioner Tor André Johnsen.
Today, you must be 18 years old to drive a moped over 150 kg.
“I would argue that it is also safer with a moped car than a moped” said Johnsen.
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give or take), but it would appear that only a small fraction of our collective gaming time is being spent in massively multiplayer online worlds. A recent survey conducted by GamesIndustry.com (via IndustryGamers) asked 13,000 US and European citizens, aged eight and up, to break down how much time they spent playing various types of games.
The article detailing the survey's results, titled "Today's Gamers MMO Focus Report," claims that US citizens spend more time with MMOs than Europeans by far – 21 percent on this side of the Atlantic and 10 percent across the pond. Furthermore, 8-12-year-old males make up the majority of US players, "[which is] explained by the popularity of virtual worlds aimed at young children, such as Club Penguin and Disney Toontown," according to the report. We might normally wonder how the rest of our time stacks up in other gaming genres, but we're too busy playing Modern Warfare 2 online. See ya later! | <urn:uuid:f90edc0a-fff4-4f07-b051-dd91e3443c32> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/survey-says-mmos-taking-up-15-of-gaming-time/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00123-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953622 | 201 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Moving on after a verbally abusive relationship is challenging because your abuser has convinced you that your character is somehow deficient. Verbal abuse can leave you with enduring psychological wounds; scars that can influence every part of your life and damage your self-esteem. Best-selling author, Patricia Evans, founded the Evans Interpersonal Communications Institute in order to emphasize the devastating consequences of verbal abuse. She says, “Verbal abuses creates emotional pain and mental anguish. It is a lie told to you or about you. Generally, verbal abuse defines people telling them what they are, what they think, their motives, and so forth.”
Confront the pain. Allow yourself to express any negative emotions you have towards your abuser. Face your anger and sadness. Recognize that the abuse wasn’t a result of your deficiencies, but a result of your abuser’s defects.
Don’t attempt to hide your emotions. Repressing the anger can force you to simply accept the abuse as a reality, rather than allowing yourself to face the devastating consequences of the manipulation, says psychoanalyst Jane Bolton. She says that by suppressing the resentment, you’re allowing your abuser to hold emotional control over you. As a result, the “…internal pressure builds up until the self-suppressing can no longer hold and emotional eruption follow.” Subsequently, she says, you feel “…remorse, shame, and self-esteem plummets.”
Direct your feelings towards a constructive outlet. Find an active means by which you can express your frustrations. Engage in activities that allow you to focus on your well-being and your self-improvement.
Challenge yourself by participating in new hobbies. Sign up for a half-marathon and join a marathon-training group, take martial arts classes, participate in a cooking challenge or register for an intellectually demanding class at a local college. Your abuser has controlled you through domination and submission techniques, says social scientist and educator, Michael J. Formica. Give yourself an opportunity to recognize your strengths and prove that you can achieve success, even when you’re presented with a difficult task.
Give and receive support. Find a support group for victims of abuse. Not only can you receive help for coping with your suffering, but you can also assist others in their journey through the pain. Empathizing with others can produce a healing effect in victims, says Bolton.
She says that the ability to recognize a need for understanding and compassion in regard to others can “…heal and support blossoming of the self and relationships.” Be open and honest within the group by sharing your experiences and receiving feedback from other victims who have shared some of the same hardships—you’re not alone. Bolton says that when you see someone who’s attempting to understand how you feel, it can give you a “…burst of hope, optimism and energy. That renewed energy brings us closer to being able to act upon what we need…” and permits you to take care of your physical and emotional needs.
Replace negative self-talk. Replace the negative thoughts or words in your head with positive self-affirmations. Remind yourself that you were strong enough to leave the abuse and move on with your life.
Make a list of what has changed since you left the relationship and compare it to your life when you were absorbed in the abuse. Focus on your needs and do whatever it is that allows you to feel a sense of joy and accomplishment. Psychologist Daniel Tomasulo says that you should take time each day to identify and ponder the positive aspects in your life. He says that if you focus on moments of happiness or inspiration, you can transfer your “…mindset toward finding and savoring the good things in our life which, in turn, allows for a genuine resilience in our spirit, mind, and body.” | <urn:uuid:3f751007-470d-419a-ad1f-19ce7add2fbe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nyxstium.info/various-writtings/how-to-build-self-esteem-after-a-verbally-abusive-relationship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.94824 | 814 | 2.28125 | 2 |
If you have not heard of 3D printing then shame on you! Haha, no really it is changing the world. 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing in which a digital model of an object can become a solid, 3D dimensional object. Nowadays just about any material can be used as 3D printer food – plastics, ceramics, metals and even chocolate. 3D printing is a mainstay in the Maker/DIY Movement and considered a wave in the wake of the next Industrial Revolution. But that is a topic for another blog. Our focus here at Mocci is on 3D printing and jewelry.
How will 3D printing revolutionize the jewelry industry?
A couple ways.
- First, anyone and everyone has access. With 3D printing the power of manufacturing is put into the users hands. No longer does it cost thousands of dollars in investment capital for the necessary molding equipment. No longer does it take months of apprenticeship to learn how to sculpt and mold molten metals at dangerously high temperatures. 3D printers can be had for as cheap as $300 and are only going to get better and more affordable. If $300 is not available, one can always use someone else’s printer with 3DHubs, Shapeways, ponoko, etc!
- Second, the greatest design is now in your hands. The power of CAD (computer aided design) modeling software has progressed to the point where the only limitation in what you can create are the 3D printers themselves. Think of CAD as the architect and the 3D Printer as the civil engineer. The architect dreams up the vision while the civil engineer is there to tell the architect it can’t be done. The technology for 3D printing however is advancing at a rapid rate and soon enough the quality, rate of production and material choice will rival traditional manufacturing methods. Numerous companies and 3D printers have been popping up all over the world, so it is inevitable that growth will lead this technology into sophistication. The greatest advantage of the 3D printing age is the ability for customization.
The biggest challenge is disrupting the precious gem portion of the jewelry industry. With current technology, it is impossible to 3D print highly coveted fine ores such as diamond or gold. In this case, jewelry is molded from 3D printed wax castings by the lost wax casting method. Synthetic gems like sapphire and emerald are possible to recreate but will people even want them? Perhaps an amazing highly coveted composite material will be made in the future or scientists will find a way to 3D print gold.
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Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed:
1. We have run out of Huawei puns. Huawei is embroiled in a political maelstrom over the integrity of its telecommunication equipment and its connection to the Chinese government. At the center is Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who was granted bail in Canada this week as she awaits possible extradition to the United States for evading U.S. sanctions. Although U.S. officials have insisted that the case against Meng is a law enforcement matter and separate from U.S.-China trade talks, this week Trump linked both issues, saying he is open to using Meng as a bargaining chip with China.
Meanwhile, a number of countries are continuing their slow march towards cutting Huawei out of their 5G networks. This week Germany’s Deutsche Telekom announced it would review its vendor strategy and France’s Orange said the Chinese firm would not build its 5G network. Also, Japan's top three telecom operators announced that they would eschew Huawei gear in their 5G networks. These developments came the same week as a report in the Australian press claiming that members of the Five Eyes intelligence network met in Canada to coordinate their efforts against Huawei, and reportedly aim to coordinate with Japan and Germany as well. Together, these countries represent a formidable coalition that might keep Huawei out of the telecom networks of most developed countries.
2. Did you enjoy your stay at the Marriott? The Chinese government wants to know. Fueling officials’ concerns about Huawei is the resurgence of Chinese cyberattacks. This week government sources disclosed that China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) was likely behind a recent cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain, which exposed the personal details of over 500 million guests. The attack appears to be the latest in a string of “big data” heists originating from China. Experts believe that the MSS is building a database with stolen data to identify U.S. spies and aid intelligence gathering.
3. The last nail in the coffin for Bloomberg's Super Micro story? Super Micro informed customers that independent testing of its motherboards found no malicious chips or other hardware that would enable espionage. Super Micro commissioned the independent verification after a blockbuster Bloomberg Businessweek report that alleged China's intelligence services had covertly modified Super Micro motherboards during the manufacturing process in China. The allegedly altered motherboards were then sold to Amazon and Apple. If true, the story would confirm longstanding fears in the U.S. intelligence community that China was leveraging its position as the world's IT manufacturer to facilitate intelligence operations. Both companies vociferously denied there was any evidence of compromise of the Super Micro hardware they bought, and this new independent testing seems to confirm that. Bloomberg has not responded to the latest development in the saga, but has previously maintained that it stands by its story.
4. You will respect my authority! Russian legislators and regulators are proposing two new internet-related laws. The first, a proposal by a trio of lawmakers—including one the UK alleges played a role in the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko—would make it a misdemeanor to "blatantly disrespect Russian society, the state, official state symbols, the Russian constitution, and law enforcement agencies" online. Violators would be liable to up to a $75 fine or fifteen days in prison. The second, proposed by internet regulator Roskomnadzor, would give it the ability to ban search engines that did not filter search results against the regulator's list of banned websites in Russia. The law stems from a dispute between the regulator and Google, which was recently fined a pittance for failing to comply with Roskomnadzor's request to remove the banned links from its search results in Russia. | <urn:uuid:8fcb19a1-925f-4cf8-b161-66d366f02188> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cfr.org/blog/cyber-week-review-december-14-2018 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.965728 | 788 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Digital VLSI Design
| About The Book Digital VLSI Design
This well-organized book provides an in-depth coverage of VLSI design engineering, which ranges from CMOS logic to physical design automation. The book begins with a discussion on the structure and operation of MOS as MOSFET is the basic building block for any VLSI design. Then, it goes on to explain the various fabrication methods of MOSFET and CMOS, implementation and properties of MOS inverter circuit, and parasitic parameters and resistances associated with MOSFET, which determine and ultimately limit the performance of a digital system. Besides, it describes design methodology and the concept of the combinational static logic circuits, sequential circuit design and CMOS dynamic circuits. Finally, the book examines semiconductor memory and the importance of adder and multiplier circuits for the VLSI designer.
Primarily intended as a text for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the book would also be of considerable value to designersboth beginners and professionals.
Key Features :
Provides mathematical derivations for both noise margin and logic voltage.
Explains all combinational and sequential logics separately.
Contains a large number of solved and unsolved problems based on issues related to digital VLSI design.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 A REVIEW OF MICROELECTRONICS
Chapter 2 MOS STRUCTURE AND OPERATION
Chapter 3 CMOS FABRICATION PROCESS
Chapter 4 MOS INVERTER AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Chapter 5 PARASITIC CAPACITANCES AND RESISTANCES
Chapter 6 COMBINATIONAL STATIC LOGIC CIRCUITS
Chapter 7 SEQUENTIAL LOGIC CIRCUITS
Chapter 8 DYNAMIC LOGIC GATES
Chapter 9 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY
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Russia operates multiple news sites with the aim of spreading fake news and systemic propaganda. These sites are often easily traced back to Russia, where the front-end target is often members of the EU and/or the United States. Since mid-March 2021 Germany has been targeted at least 700 times and France was targeted 300 times with articles containing fake news. Analytics state that South Front, one of the Russian-backed news sites, could have as many as 1.5 million views per month. While this may seem like a small amount, South Front is just one of the hundreds of thousands of Russian news sites. Read more about how to avoid falling for pro-Kremlin propaganda here.
Welt, a German news site, interviewed Holger Frommert, about his work as a volunteer translator for the Russian misinformation site, South Front.
Frommert was a reader of South Front because he wanted to keep up on international news, but believed German reporting was not critical enough. Then he signed up to be a volunteer who translated articles into German and English. He began receiving direction over email from “Rene SF Team,” who sent him more than 100 articles to translate. He no longer works for the website because he was frustrated with their relationship. However, when Welt asked about South Front’s Russian origins, he claimed not to be bothered by it. In fact, he still reads South Front almost every day. Additionally, South Front itself is once again asking for German volunteers.
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TE 500 – Seminar/Workshop
Due Wednesday by 9pm
Final Research Project Paper-Due: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 by 9:00 p.m.
PROJECT: The student’s project will be an extension of the proposal. The student will identify a component for workforce or educational training to facilitate to classmates
Develop a Three to Five page report further explaining the need for training in your specified area. Paper you be in the following APA format:
– Title page
– Body of paper (no abstract)
– What is training (also discuss types of training)
– Why is proper training important to implement when conducting workshops/seminars
– Your proposed training (the extension from your proposal)
– What type of training (workshop) is it (education, industry, corporate, etc.)
– Describe proposed training (workshop)
– Purpose, Goals and objectives
– Who is your proposed target audience and why?
– What are proposed training activities for your audience–Explain (see examples below)
– Interactive activity
– Team building exercises
– What will your training (workshop) accomplish
– What new or enhanced skills will your audience “take away” from the workshop
– How can this enhance their workforce
– Why is technology important in training and how will technology be used in your training
– Reference page (3-5 reference, should not date back to 2012)
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People are being given the opportunity to operate military-grade tanks from World War II.
The American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts, allows those who can pay $995 to $1,495 the chance to operate their choice of a M4 Sherman, M24 Chafee, or M26 Pershing tank, the Military Times reported Wednesday. None of the tanks’ weapons work, however, due to a process called demilitarization.
The museum is also holding a contest for one lucky person to get an “Ultimate World War II Tank Experience.” This involves driving all three of these tanks, as well as “inside the hatch” tours of five other tanks from Germany, Russia, and the U.K., with options including the IS-2 Iosef Stalin heavy tank used by the Red Army or the Panther tank used by the Wehrmacht. (RELATED: Happy Tanksgiving! Celebrate With These Photos Of Badass Tanks)
The M4 Sherman was the iconic American tank of World War II, seeing battle in both Europe and the Pacific. It had a crew of five, either a 75mm or 76mm main gun, a .50-caliber machine gun, and two .30-caliber machine guns. About 50,000 were produced, notes MilitaryFactory.com.
The M24 Chafee was a light tank with a crew of five that was introduced late in World War II. Like the Sherman, it had a 75mm main gun, two .30-caliber machine guns, and a .50-caliber machine gun. Just over 4,700 were produced, according to MilitaryFactory.com.
The M26 Pershing was a heavy tank intended to help American tank crews take on the Panther and Tiger tanks that took a fearsome toll on the M4 Sherman, but arrived too late to the battlefield to make much of a difference, according to MilitaryFactory.com. It had a crew of five, a 90mm main gun, a .50-caliber machine gun, and two .30-caliber machine guns. Over 4,500 were produced. | <urn:uuid:e640380e-7850-4ecd-b62b-ddce038a75f4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/26/how-to-drive-world-war-2-ii-tank-american-heritage-museum-massachusetts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00073.warc.gz | en | 0.967357 | 431 | 2.734375 | 3 |
On 14 August, 2020 i.e. a day before India’s 74th Independence Day, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India convicted advocate Prashant Bhushan for the offence of Contempt of Court. Mr. Bhushan was found guilty for two of his tweets wherein he had made remarks on the incumbent Chief Justice of India (“CJI”), Justice S.A. Bobde and the last four Chief Justices.
The verdict received polarizing responses, much like Mr. Bhushan’s reputation and stature. While some lauded the judgment for finally punishing Mr. Bhushan for his constant attack and criticism of the judiciary, whereas the others criticised it for stifling dissent and ignoring the contribution of Mr. Bhushan to the legal profession and the society. Post the judgment, the Court gave Mr. Bhushan an opportunity to rethink his remarks, which he respectfully denied. The Court is now due to sentence Mr. Bhushan i.e. award the punishment.
The judgment has again brought to focus, India’s problematic contempt law which is highly discretionary and often casts a chilling effect on the right to free speech. In this post, I shall elaborate on these concerns, in light of the Court’s judgment.
Recap of the Episode-
- Mr. Bhushan and the Tweets:
Before discussing the substantives, a brief recap of the entire episode would be helpful. Mr. Prashant Bhushan is an advocate who has been practising primarily before the Supreme Court and the High Court of Delhi, for over 30 years. He has been instrumental in bringing to the Court’s attention significant public issues and grievances, through Public Interest Litigation Petitions, filed and/or argued by him.
In the past, Mr. Bhushan has also made some controversial remarks against the Supreme Court and/or its Judges. For instance, in an interview given to Tehalka magazine in the year 2009, he had remarked that half of the last sixteen/seventeen Chief Justices were corrupt. His outspoken nature and vitriolic criticism of the Courts, has made him a polarizing figure. While some see him as a crusader for public good, the others see him as troublemaker, who launches baseless attacks on the judiciary. For instance, eminent senior counsel Shri Soli Sorabji had reportedly remarked, ‘that both Prashant and Shanti Bhushan (his father) will not say that a judgment is erroneous. Their instant deduction is that the Judge was dishonest.’
Earlier this year, Mr. Bhushan wrote the following tweets:
“CJI rides a 50 Lakh motorcycle belonging to a BJP leader at Raj Bhavan Nagpur, without a mask or helmet, at a time when he keeps the SC in Lockdown mode denying citizens their fundamental right to access justice!”
“When historians in future look back at the last 6 years to see how democracy has been destroyed in India even without a formal Emergency, they will particularly mark the role of the Supreme Court in this destruction, & more particularly the role of the last 4 CJIs.”
These tweets were not received well by one Mahek Maheshwari, who filed a petition before the Hon’ble Supreme Court praying that the Court should initiate contempt proceedings against Mr. Bhushan. On perusing the tweets, the Court took suo moto cognizance of the matter i.e. on its own motion. A notice was issued to Mr. Bhushan and he was asked to explain why he should not be punished for the offence of criminal contempt of court. The punishment for the offence is imprisonment of six months or fine or both.
- Law on Criminal Contempt:
According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (“Act”), criminal contempt is the publication, which may be in the form of words (spoken or written), signs or any visible representation which:
- scandalizes or tends to scandalise, or lowers or tends to lower the authority of, any court; or
- prejudices, or interferes or tends to interfere with, the due course of any judicial proceeding;
- interferes or tends to interfere with, or obstructs or tends to obstruct, the administration of justice in any other manner;
One should note however, that fair criticism of a judgment/order (§ 5) , fair reporting (§4) and even an act of defaming a Judge in his personal capacity (i.e. not in relation to his office) are not acts of contempt. [Read more on Law of Contempt]
The test of contempt can be best understood from the decision in PN Duda v. P. Shivshankar, AIR 1998 SC 1208, wherein the Court observed,
“Any criticism about the judicial system or the judges which hampers the administration of justice or which erodes the faith in the objective approach of judges and brings administration of justice into ridicule must be prevented. The contempt of court proceedings arise out of that attempt. Judgments can be criticised; the motives of the judges need not be attributed; it brings the administration of justice into deep disrepute. Faith in the administration of justice is one of the pillars through which democratic institution functions and sustains. In the free market place of ideas criticisms about the judicial system or judges should be welcomed, so long as such criticisms do not impair or hamper the administration of justice. This is how courts should approach the powers vested in them as judges to punish a person for an alleged contempt, be it by taking notice of the matter suo motu or at the behest of the litigant or a lawyer.”
The Court concluded that the tweets in question were against the Supreme Court as an institution and not an individual Judge, therefore the law on criminal contempt was applicable in the matter. It also held, that the tweets did not amount to a bona fide criticism and instead scandalized the Court and/or lowered its authority. (Read more)
At the outset, I wish to state that there is no legal infirmity with the judgment. In other words, the judgment conforms to the precedents on the issue and is valid. However, there are other problems with it.
First, the judgment inadvertently brings to focus the inconsistent approach of the Courts in deciding contempt cases. For instance, in PN Duda’s case, the Court showed mercy on a speech which had accused its Judges of comprising of an elite class that had an unconcealed sympathy for the haves. It held that although the speech made serious allegations against the Court, the offence of contempt was not made out.
On the other hand, in Hira Lal Dixit & Ors., (1955) 1 SCR 677, the Court reprimanded the author of a leaflet, that insinuated that Judges who decide in favour of the government are rewarded by government appointments. Here the offence of contempt was made out. Similarly, where a Chief Minister remarked that Judges are guided by class hatred, class interests and class prejudices, he was found guilty of contempt of court (E.M. Sankaran Namboodripad vs. T. Narayanan Nambiar, (1970) 2 SCC 325).
Legal Journals are replete with such contradictory decisions, which shows that there is no clarity or predictability when it comes to contempt cases. Therefore, the outcome of a contempt case, is largely dependent on the discretion and sensitivities of the Judge presiding over it. If a resilient Judge presides over the Bench, the outcome is a decision like PN Duda, whereas with a sensitive Judge the outcome is akin to Hira Lal and Sankaran.
Second, the present judgment adopts the strict approach as taken by the Court in Hira Lal and EM Sankaran’s case, respectively. Such an approach is bound to cast a chilling effect on free speech, as one would be scared to criticise the judiciary or put forth an unpopular opinion, as the fear of a conviction for contempt would be looming over her/him.
The Court in the present judgment has also reiterated that if an individual imputes partiality, corruption, bias or improper motives to a Judge, it would amount to contempt. This observation is particularly interesting, as it arguably renders all the publications discussing the Supreme Court during the tenure of Mrs. Gandhi as contemptuous. This includes the classic Working a Democratic Constitution by Granville Austin, the biographies of several Supreme Court Judges and other such books and articles, as they had attributed improper motives to several sitting Supreme Court Judges during the tenure of Mrs. Gandhi. (Maybe these publications would be spared, since the Court itself calls the Emergency Era as the blackest era of our democracy, in its judgment.)
Third, a major reason for Mr. Bhushan’s conviction is his stature and public presence. The Court in its judgement notes that the extent of publication is a key factor in deciding the question of good faith. It observes,
“The scurrilous allegations, which are malicious in nature and have the tendency to scandalize the Court are not expected from a person, who is a lawyer of 30 years standing. In our considered view, it cannot be said that the above tweets can be said to be a fair criticism of the functioning of the judiciary, made bona fide in the public interest.”
Therefore, it is likely that had Mr. Bhushan been an ordinary citizen, the Court would have shown him mercy.
Concluding Remarks: In my opinion, one should criticise the judgment for its conclusion rather than its reasoning. The Court here had the option of being resilient or sensitive, and unfortunately, it chose the latter. It is debatable whether Mr. Bhushan’s tweets were distasteful or not, however, the Court could have chosen to ignore them and showed the nation, that it comprises of men of fortitude who can thrive in a hardy climate.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered to make the implementation of night curfew stricter in UP. Although the number of cases in the state are decreasing, people have been told to follow the Covid protocols.
From now on, the police will begin to play hooters from 9 o’ clock at night as a reminder of night curfew to shopkeepers and general public. The shopkeepers will have to close the shops by 10 PM.
Even though the state is doing great when it comes to dealing with Covid still they are taking actions to keep it up. Despite being the most populous state, UP is doing way better than other states at curbing coronavirus.
UP has only 342 active cases and here is a list of other states and their active cases. 50,183 in Maharashtra, 1,70,312 in Kerala, 19,318 in Karnataka, 18,352 in Tamil Nadu, 14,061 in Andhra Pradesh, 9,185 in West Bengal, 6,295 in Telangana.
Preparing for Third wave
Since the danger of a potential third wave of coronavirus is lurking, UP government is trying their best to prepare for it and go through it with least damage possible. Medical facilities are being increased and over 2.5 lakh tests are being done every day.
2,16,629 tests took place in last 24 hours in UP and 19 cases were registered. Over 7 crore tests have been done by the state and the positivity rate remains to be 0.01, while the recovery rate stands at 98.6%.
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Two Cabinet ministers on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility that they might visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 — the 68th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier this week he would not prevent any of his ministers from visiting the Shinto facility (while declining to comment on whether he intends to go so himself), Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada both said they would decide later.
It’s “permissible as a (citizen of a) sovereign state to offer thanks and respect to people who sacrificed their lives for the state,” Inada told reporters.
“I will decide and act appropriately as a Cabinet member,” she said.
Shindo said at a separate news conference that he is still considering the matter, since his ancestors are honored there and he has repeatedly visited in the past.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at his morning news conference that he would not comment on whether ministers should visit.
Visits by prime ministers and other politicians to the Shinto facility especially anger China and South Korea because the shrine, which honors millions of the nation’s war dead, as well as Class-A war criminals, served as the spiritual backbone of Japan’s war of aggression.
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Growing from 6 operators in 2012 to 41 by mid-2015, carsharing is rapidly expanding in emerging markets worldwide. What is the future of carsharing? What impact will this innovation have on cities? What are the key challenges for ensuring that carsharing becomes a vehicle for sustainable mobility? This four-part series from TheCityFix draws on new research from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, exploring and unpacking what carsharing means for cities of the future.
Carsharing has expanded exponentially in the past few years. Indeed, while you may have used a Zipcar in the US or Europe, it’s difficult to grasp just how much carsharing has advanced in emerging markets. Here’s a look at four surprising facts about carsharing in developing economies:
1: Today, You Can Rent a Shared Car in 41 Cities in Seven Emerging Markets
Carsharing companies currently operate in seven emerging markets, including Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey. Notably, Costa Rica also hosted a carsharing operator (CSO) which began in 2010; however, the company closed in 2014. Furthermore, the number of cities within these countries with at least one operating CSO has risen steadily from 6 in 2012, to 41 by mid-2015. For some regions, this looks to be just the beginning for CSOs. For example, Africa’s first carsharing company—South Africa’s Locomute, which launched in June 2015—is planning to expand to two new cities (Durban and Cape Town) this year.
2: The Number of Carsharing Operators in Emerging Markets Has More Than Doubled Since 2012
Carsharing is growing rapidly in emerging markets, with the number of CSOs doubling in just three years. For example, in Brazil, there are now six carsharing companies operating, including Zazcar, JoyCar, and Fleety, the first peer-to-peer carshare in emerging markets. Moreover, since 2012, 17 new CSOs have been introduced (and four have closed operations), bringing the number of CSOs in emerging market cities from 9 in 2012, to 22 by mid-2015. The more businesses providing carsharing services means more competition within the industry, and more options for users. Further, this growth doesn’t seem to be slowing, as two new carsharing operators plan to launch within the next six months in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chongqing, China.
3: Carsharing Growth in India and China Has Outpaced Established Markets
Carsharing in India and China has grown so quickly in recent years that these countries are now outpacing more established markets, like the U.S. and Europe. Indeed, three CSOs in China and India—two of which launched since 2013—now have the largest memberships in emerging markets, with more than 100,000 members each.
In 2012 there were only 2 CSOs in China; today, there are 10 operational CSOs in the country, with an eleventh planned to open in late 2015. These Chinese CSOs operate a total of 6,500 vehicles across 15 cities and have an estimated 693,000 members.
In India, two CSOs—ZoomCar and MYLES—have seen massive recent growth. ZoomCar has more than 100,000 members across 4 cities, and has raised $11 million in venture funding. Partnering with automotive companies, Zoom was India’s first rental car company to offer electric vehicles in their fleet. MYLES, the carsharing branch of car rental company Carzonrent, currently has a fleet of 1,000 cars in 13 Indian cities.
4: Today, an Estimated 898,000 Members Share More than 9,200 Vehicles in Emerging Markets
Not only are there now more CSOs around the world, but these businesses have more vehicles and more members than ever. In 2012, the 9 CSOs in operation had a combined fleet of about 260 vehicles, which were shared between roughly 4,460 members. Three years later, by mid-2015, 22 CSOs were operating in emerging markets and have an estimated 898,000 members sharing more than 9,200 vehicles. As the numbers make clear, CSOs have scaled up exponentially in just four years.
As these figures show, the carsharing industry in emerging markets is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. However, it remains unclear whether or not carsharing will continue to expand to other cities in these seven developing countries, or move into new countries. With continued innovation and investment by entrepreneurs, and recognition and support from local governments, carsharing may very well play a major role in sustainable cities of the future. | <urn:uuid:7b5ae298-21e2-4d30-8ffb-d238b523e12d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thecityfix.org/blog/four-facts-carsharing-report-emerging-markets-surprise-you-aileen-carrigan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.968505 | 973 | 2.046875 | 2 |
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has been backing home loans for people with low credit scores and smaller down payments since the 1930s. Before applying for an FHA loan, you’ll want to know what those minimum requirements are, if you meet them and – if necessary – how to improve your credit score to qualify.
Fha Borrower Requirements To meet the needs of borrowers looking to get FHA-insured loans, Elevate Mortgage Group is applying their well-known customer service standards to the FHA loan program, and has completed the.
Bad Credit Home Mortgage Loan FHA has become synonymous at times with Bad Credit Home Loans. It is a government backed loan program that does allow for relaxed credit guidelines, allowing for far lesser or lower scores than do conventional loans. One of the first things a bank will look at when you apply for a loan will be your credit scores.
When Applying For A Home Loan What Is Required The actual process of applying for a mortgage is not that difficult, especially as the mortgage industry has become increasingly automated. However, that doesn’t mean getting approved is easy. According to a recent LendingTree report, nearly one in 10 loan applications will be declined – which.
Both the FHA loan limits and approved lenders vary from one state to another. Please. Below are a list of FHA lenders that allow credit scores as low as 500.
There are two different ways that FHA loans for bad credit are underwritten – Automated and Manually. When a lender accepts your mortgage application, the data on your application is run through a desktop (digital) underwriting system. The desktop underwriting system weighs all factors of your application.
Borrowers benefit from an FHA loan's low-down-payment threshold of 3.5% of the total home purchase. Borrowers with FICO credit scores as.
Bad credit fha loans? Technically speaking, the FHA loan program does not have a "bad credit loan" provision. THe FICO score ranges mentioned above are the specific credit score numbers required for an FHA mortgage loan with the lowest down payment or an adjusted down payment based on the lender’s assessment of you as a credit risk as related to your credit history.
That’s a problem since the FHA relies on the credit measure recommendations from so-called. when it was required to pay insurance claims filed by the holders of loans that went bad, the Justice.
The agency does not make loans; it insures lenders against losses should loans go bad. It has always. tactics migrated to the FHA after the subprime market collapsed, attracting borrowers with.
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Recent studies demonstrate that tankcontainers have a carbon footprint almost 50 per cent lower than equivalent drummed shipments on long-haul routes.
Tankcontainers are the most energy-efficient and environment-friendly way of moving intermediate quantities of bulk liquids.
In an increasingly environment-conscious world, where carbon trading is now a real economic consideration the tankcontainer makes sense, according to UBH International, which has been producing transport tanks for 50 years.
The intermodal tank container is an extremely safe, economical and environmentally friendly means of transport, offering, reduced handling, safer filling and discharging, robust design, tamper-proof construction and re-usability over a life of up to 35 years. A contrast to the inefficient, costly and sometimes hazardous shipment of liquids in drums.
ISO-tanks range in capacity from 7500 to 26000 litres and are equally well-suited to foodgrade, pharmaceutical and hazardous chemical applications. Industrial gases such as liquid nitrogen, oxygen and argon can also be securely shipped in tank containers, with easy transfer from road to rail to ship minimising the burden on the environment, and benefiting the bottom line.
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Neurogenesis is a wonderful word that means our brains continue to grow new neurons throughout our lifetimes. Not long ago, the brain was thought of as a static hunk of tissue that stopped growing after a neuronal "pruning" period early in our lives.
With time, neuroscience research uncovered two parts of the brain that evidence neurogenesis: the hippocampus, associated with memory formation, and the olfactory bulb, associated with the sense of smell.
Now, a study has uncovered a third part of the brain that, at least in mice, shows positive signs of neurogenesis: the hypothalamus, associated with body temperature, metabolism, sleep, hunger, thirst and a few other critical functions.
The news about this particular form of neurogenesis, however, isn't so wonderful.
Researchers from the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine injected mice with a chemical that incorporates itself into newly dividing cells. They found that the chemical appeared in rapidly proliferating cells called tanycytes in the hypothalamus, and further tests confirmed that the tanycytes specifically produced new neurons and not other types 0f cells.
The research team then wanted to find out what these neurons do, so they studied the new hypothalamus neurons in mice that had been fed a high fat diet since birth. Since the hypothalamus is associated with hunger and metabolism, the team speculated that the neurons may be linked in some way to weight gain. Turns out, they were right.
At a very young age, the mice fed a high fat diet didn't show a difference in neurogenesis from young mice fed a normal diet. But when they became adults, the mice fed a high fat diet showed four times the neurogenesis of the normal mice, and gained significantly more weight and had much higher fat mass.
To make sure that the new neurons were actually correlating with the weight gain, the researchers killed the neurons in some of the mice with focused X-rays. Those mice showed far lower weight gain and body fat than those fed the same high fat diet, and even lower than mice that were more active.
In other words, it's clear that these neurons have a major impact on weight regulation and fat storage in mice -- and it's altogether possible the same holds true for us.
Further tests will have to be conducted to find out if that's the case, but from an evolutionary standpoint it would make sense. Dr. Seth Blackshaw, the lead researcher, comments that hypothalamic neurogenesis may be a mechanism that evolved to help wild animals survive and probably also our ancestors. "Wild animals that find a rich and abundant source of food typically eat as much as possible as these foods are generally rare to find."
But in a culture with an abundance of food, that formerly life-saving advantage can turn into a distinct disadvantage. Blackshaw explains, "In the case of the lab animals and also in people in developed countries who have an almost unlimited access to food, this neurogenesis is not at all beneficial as it potentially encourages unnecessary excessive weight gain and fat storage." In short, our diets may be training our brains to keep us fat.
On the upside, if these findings are confirmed in humans, they may eventually lead to a drug that blocks neurogenesis in the hypothalamus -- but we're a long way from there.
The study was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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20 Helpful Wonderlic NFL Practice Test Questions and Answers Samples
This post provides useful samples of Wonderlic NFL practice test questions and answers that you can study to effectively prepare for the exam and make a great score.
Please read on:
What to Know About Wonderlic NFL Test?
Just about 2.5 million people worldwide take the Wonderlic Test each year, including roughly 300 football players at the NFL Scouting Combine.
The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test (WCA) is being utilized by the NFL (National Football League) as a component of the drafting process during the NFL Scouting Combine.
The NFL Combine is an event that occurs every February. During the drafting period, college football players are tested on paper and on the field so as to be drafted into the NFL.
Coaches want to know the players’ abilities for thinking and their capacities while on the field.
The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test is being taken by candidates prior to demonstrating their skills on the football field.
Through the Wonderlic test scores, hiring managers will be able to choose scouts, coaches, general managers, etc. with information about the ability of players to make decisions.
Players can do well on the field with quick decision-making abilities.
For players to score high on the Wonderlic test, they need to make use of Wonderlic NFL practice questions and answers to help them practice for the real exam.
Players can make quick decisions while on the field and help win games and lead teams to Superbowl just because they practiced for the Wonderlic test and solved similar problems that could possibly come out.
10 Helpful Wonderlic NFL Practice Test Questions and Answers Samples
- Fred and Paul have 56 marbles together. Paul has 6 times more marbles than Fred.
How many marbles does Fred have?
F. None of these
The answer is A. 8.
If Paul has 6 times more marbles than Fred, we can define Fred as X and Paul as 6X, and work out something like this equation X+6X=56. Therefore, X=8.
- Mike is 9 years older than Rita. Mike’s age will be double Rita’s age in 4 years’ time. What are their ages today?
A. Mike is 5 years old and Rita is 14 years old
B. Mike is 14 years old and Rita is 5 years old
C. Mike is 2 years old and Rita is 11 years old
D. Mike is 10 years old and Rita is 1 year old
E. Cannot be determined
The answer is B.
All the information provided is based on the relation between Mike’s age and Rita’s age.
Let’s denote Mike’s age by X and Rita’s age by Y. We can translate this information into an equation “Mike is 9 years older than Rita”.
It is quite unfortunate that an equation with two variables cannot be solved unless there is another equation. Mike’s age in 4 years’ time will be X+4 and will be double Rita’s age, which will become Y+4. Check out the equation below:
- Sandra was able to serve the following number of burgers within the first 4 months of the year: 370, 330, 460, and 420. The average number of burgers Sandra served per month was____.
The answer is C. 395
- If the first two statements are correct, is the final statement correct?
Emma organizes Christmas parties for the company.
Tomorrow is December 22.
Emma will be organizing a party soon.
The answer is C. Uncertain
- In a 4-day period, a courier service agent delivered the following number of packages per day: 1150, 1200, 1900, and 1350. He delivered an average number of __ packages per day.
The answer is C. 1400
- Which month’s weather is most comparable to April’s?
The answer is B. October
- Four persons bought a property together and decided to divide the profits equally. The first person spent $200,000; the second person spent $500,000; the third person spent $800,000; while the fourth person spent $500,000. If $1,000,000 was the net profit for the first year, the first person receives __ more than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they spent.
The answer is C. 150,000
- A truck contains 300 coins and stamps. The value of the coins is $3 each and the value of stamps is $1.5 each. The total value of the items is $825. How many coins are there?
The answer is B. 250
- A full amount of 33 minutes was spent washing 6 vehicles. At this rate, it would take ____minutes to wash 42 vehicles.
The answer is E. 231
- ____is the tenth month of the year?
The answer is E. October
- PUMMEL is to HIT as __ is to RECITE.
The answer is A. Chant
- Which THREE of the following words have similar meanings?
The answers are Impracticable, Unrealizable, and Preposterous
- What number comes next in the series? 1/192 1/96 1/48 1/24 1/12 __?
The answer is C. 1/6
- Ruben is 15 years old and his uncle Bobby is three times as old. When Ruben will be 32 years old, his uncle Bobby will be __?
The answer is D. 62
- Which of the following is the first date?
A. November 12, 1898
B. January 1, 1988
C. April 30, 1898
D. August 16, 1898
E. March 17, 1989
The answer is C. April 30, 1898
- One word below is capitalized. What is the opposite of that word?
Business presentations emphasize “PREVALENT” risks for potential investors.
The answer is E. Scarce
- The words LENIENT and FORBEARING have __ meanings.
The answer is A. Similar
- Kevin’s total grocery expenses in January were $25. It was $25 more than his February cost in January, and it was $5 less than his February cost in March. What were his average grocery expenses from January to March per month?
The answer is C. $40
- A total of $114,000 will be evenly spent to build 12 Duplex Apartments. If the first 5 Apartments have been completed and paid for, then __ is still available for the remaining Apartments.
The answer is D. $66,500
- Rearrange all of the words below to make the best sentence. Which word should come just before “light”?
light inside room go quietly the
The answer is E. The
This post provides valuable Wonderlic NFL sample test questions and answers you can use for practice.
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1907-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned and thoroughly lustrous. A presentable example, this being the final year of the Liberty Type (PCGS # 9054) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. Categories:
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' board has approved kill limits for the state's second wolf hunt.
The DNR proposed a quota of 275 wolves, up from 201 in last year's inaugural hunt. The state's Chippewa tribes would be entitled to up to 115 wolves within the ceded territory.
The DNR would issue 2,750 permits, but that may drop to offset the number of wolves the tribes ultimately decide they want. The Chippewa are fiercely opposed to hunting wolves, though, and chose not to kill any of the 85 they were allotted last year.
The Natural Resources Board approved the package unanimously during a meeting Wednesday in Wausau.
The hunt is scheduled to begin in mid-October and run through the end of February or until the kill limits are reached.
- La Crosse distribution facility to close
- Icy weather brings danger
- Assignment: Education - Advanced Placement Program Growing
- Packers WR Nelson unlikely to play vs. Falcons
- Ice causing large number of falls in La Crosse
- Republican senator circulates marijuana extract bill
- Icy conditions make area sidewalks slippery
- Travel dangerous in many roads in Wisconsin
- UPDATE: Suspects in Tomah high speed chase arrested
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A Council of Historians?
Graham Allison and Niall Ferguson make a proposal in The Atlantic. An excerpt:
Start with the issue that the president and his national-security team have been struggling with most: isis. Recent statements indicate that the administration tends to see isis as essentially a new version of al-Qaeda, and that a top goal of U.S. national-security policy is to decapitate it as al-Qaeda was decapitated with Osama bin Laden’s assassination. But history suggests that isis is quite different in structure from al-Qaeda and may even be a classic acephalous network. When we searched for historical analogues to isis, we came up with some 50 groups that were similarly brutal, fanatical, and purpose-driven, including the Bolsheviks of the Russian Revolution. By considering which characteristics of isis are most salient, a Council of Historical Advisers might narrow this list to the most relevant analogues. Study of these cases might dissuade the president from equating isis with its recent forerunner. | <urn:uuid:b577bcb0-d5b5-4e25-9e90-f5e583fa49c6> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.execupundit.com/2016/08/a-council-of-historians.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280587.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00568-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956894 | 216 | 1.734375 | 2 |
China authorities at the highest level are acting on legislation that would, among other things, decentralize drug industry regulation and free some price controls.
The State Council, China's cabinet, is meeting this week to consider bills and amendments intended to give some regulatory relief to several industries, including pharmaceutical.
Instead of dealing with one centralized regulatory agency, drugmakers would be required to get their certificates to operate at the provincial level, according to Xinhua, the state-owned news agency, which did not elaborate.
Other legislative amendments would determine the prices that can be charged for drugs and some other products based on the market as well as the central government. The amendments suggest the changes would allow "competitive prices" for drugs.
One State Council official said, "Price administrative departments of the State Council will make supervising regulations, increasing supervision over prices, and deal with violators."
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NEW DELHI (Sept. 4, 12:55 p.m. ET) — Uflex Ltd. is aiming to become one of the world’s largest flexible plastic producers by expanding its base in India as well as setting up new plants globally.
The company, which broke ground on its first U.S. plant a year ago, is currently looking at Latin America as a location for a future plant.
The objective is to cut the lead time for global customers, according to N. Siva Shankaran, vice president of business development of the company’s packaging division.
“Earlier, the lead time used to be around 45 days, when we were supplying from India,” Shankaran said in an interview with Plastics News at the Packaging Technology for Optimization conference in New Delhi.
Now the lead time is down to a maximum of about 10 days, he said.
Shankaran said the company’s plant in Latin America would “most likely” be in Brazil. The company will probably zero in on a location in early 2013.
“Ideally plant construction would take about 12-15 months and the proposed South American venture would likely to kick-start production in the first half of 2014,” Shankaran said.
The company expects the plant will be similar to its plant in Noida, near Delhi.
“We replicated the Noida plant in our overseas plants in the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Egypt, Poland and the U.S., and would follow it in the South American plant also,” he said.
Uflex Ltd. broke ground on its U.S. plant, in Elizabethtown, Ky., in October. The $180 million plant, which will be known as Flex Films, will make PET film.
Already India’s largest flexible material producer, Uflex recently expanded one of its three plants in Jammu, India, Shankaran said. Two of the plants make laminated films and pouches.
Shankaran said Uflex also still has plans to grow in India.
“We are looking for suitable site for the new plant, which would likely to be located in the southern part of India,” Shankaran said. The proposed facility would likely to be operational by early 2014.
Uflex grows by about 15 percent annually.
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by Frank Pauc
This first appeared in Frank’s blog on December 9, 2018, as “Planned Parenthood.” It is republished here with the author’s permission.
The National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) loved plenary sessions. During the conference, there were three plenary sessions a day in the main ballroom of the Marriott. The tables in the ballroom were full of people from all over the country. These meetings leaned heavily on motivational speakers and left-wing rhetoric. Lots of talk about “solidarity” and “justice” and “being progressive.” Lots of people sitting at their tables and checking their smartphones while the speakers rambled on and on. In fairness, many of the people who addressed the assembled guests had worthwhile things to say. It’s just that there were a few too many long-winded rabble-rousers who also had access to microphones.
One of the plenary sessions was titled: “The Women’s Wave: Women’s Leadership, Immigrants, Refugees, and our Shared Vision.” That seemed to be a reasonable topic for a full session, seeing as most of the work regarding immigrant rights is being done by women. The panel was made up of women: politicians, lawyers, or leaders of non-profits. Then there was also Dr. Leana Wen, who is the President of the Planned Parenthood Foundation. So, why was she there? What does Planned Parenthood have to do with immigrant rights?
I’m not entirely sure how to answer those two questions. Dr. Wen is an immigrant from Shanghai, China. Her life is a classic immigrant success story. She was a hero to many of the people in the audience. To me, she looked out of place. The connection between reproductive rights and immigrant rights seems a bit tenuous, except for the fact that it’s all about “rights.”
It made me think about the fact the Planned Parenthood has been very active and visible with marches and demonstrations organized by Voces de la Frontera here in Milwaukee. There is some kind of synergy, but I don’t know exactly what it is.
I also thought about the fact that I knew almost nothing about Planned Parenthood. Ever since I was a teenager, I had heard homilies in church railing against the organization because it provides abortions. Years ago, I had gone to at least one demonstration against Planned Parenthood. In all that time, I never once spoke to anybody who actually worked at Planned Parenthood. I decided that now was the time to do that.
In the hall outside of the main ballroom were rows of tables used by various organizations that help immigrants. Planned Parenthood had its own table with pamphlets and t-shirts and bumper stickers. Oddly enough, two tables away were people from the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. I didn’t notice any discomfort or awkwardness on the part of the members of either group.
After one of the break-out sessions, I walked past the tables and I noticed a young Latina at the Planned Parenthood booth. I walked up to her and she greeted me.
I started cautiously, “Hi, I have some questions about what you folks do. Ummm, I’m not quite sure how to how to go about this…” The Latina nodded encouragingly.
I continued, “Okay, I’m Catholic, and I actually care about it. Can you explain to me what you do for people, especially immigrants?”
The young lady said, “We provide medical services for women who cannot get them elsewhere. Maybe it’s because of money or status or because they are afraid to talk to other doctors about reproductive issues. For instance, in my culture, it is very difficult for a woman to discuss sexual matters.”
I said, “You know that the Church demonizes this organization every day, all day?”
She nodded as if to say, “Yeah, and …?”
Then she said, “I’m Catholic. I am a person of faith. I believe that we are helping those who really need help. We do cancer screenings. We do a lot of preventive medicine and we give out a great deal of information. If the patients want, we talk to them about contraception. I let patients know that they have the option of an abortion.”
I winced a little at that.
I asked her, “So, do you fill a niche that is not filled by any other organization?”
She nodded. “We help the people who have nowhere else to go. We don’t worry about insurance. We don’t ask if they are documented. We don’t judge.”
I had to admire the woman’s sincerity. She is doing what she believes to be right. The abortion thing bothers me, but that’s part of their deal.
What I wonder is this: Does the Catholic Church offer the services that Planned Parenthood does (excluding contraception and abortion)? Does the Church do anything to meet the medical needs of the poor and outcast? Could the Church fill the gap that is currently filled by Planned Parenthood? Could the Church provide reproductive healthcare in a way that is not judgmental?
The Catholic church spends untold amounts of time and energy fighting against abortion, and I think that it should. However, it also needs to offer an alternative to the immigrants and others who depend so much on the services of Planned Parenthood. If the Church is going to damn Planned Parenthood, then it needs to provide a choice.
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What is the Internet of Education?
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It seems only natural to introduce a tentative new concept to describe these current phenomena in education, namely the Internet of Education, which can arguably be described in its core concept as being equal as the Internet of Things only mapped to education. Similarly to the concept of the Internet of Things which tries to produce pervasive presence around us via a variety of things or objects (tags, sensors, actuators, mobile phones, etc.), which through unique addressing schemes, are able to interact with each other and cooperate with their neighbours to reach common goals. It seems that education is also gaining such a shape. Therefore the Internet of Education could be understood as a layer within the Internet of Things, which would unify all ICT based ventures and novelties surrounding the field of publishing and education as described in the emerging trends of the very sucessful Workshop on Co-creation of Emerging Trends in Academia. We hope that with the ever growing amounts of information within academia, academic video journals, video articles, video systems and pedagogical edu systems a s necessary nuclei component of these, will met fertile grounds for adoption and in time become a viable means, new publishing paradigm and a pillar of the Internet of Education.
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BOSTON, MASS.- The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
opened the first solo museum exhibition of Boston-based artist Steve Locke, titled there is no one left to blame. For several years Steve Locke has been making images of male heads with their tongues sticking outa curious expression that suggests disgust or dislike as much as it does teasing or flirting. Lushly painted, in a wide-ranging palette, they are alternately disturbing, comical, vulnerable, and sensual. Locke's works challenge the historical tendency in portraiture to depict men as authoritative and powerful by suggesting a more ambivalent array of ideas and emotions regarding masculinity. The exhibition features twelve all new works by Lockeincluding a constellation of paintings, paintings affixed to sculptural supports, and a neon work bearing the shows title, there is no one left to blame. Organized by Helen Molesworth, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, Steve Locke: there is no one left to blame is on view at the ICA from July 31 through October 27, 2013.
The male faces in Lockes portraits float disembodied within the canvas, evoking a range of referencesfrom the myth of Medusa to historical traumas such as the French Revolution or the lynching of African-Americans to current anxieties about terrorism, war and torture. In addition to this layered and nuanced field of associations, Locke is also experimenting with a variety of display strategies for paintings. Whether embedding them in the wall of the museum, or propping them onto sculptural supports, Lockes treatment of oil paintingstraditionally simply hung on the wallis commensurate with his complication of our conventional images of men. In both instances, Lockes work pushes boundaries and suggests subtle hopes for new ideas and expanded freedoms.
Steve Locke is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited in several solo and group shows, and he has served as Artist-in-Residence at Savannah College of Art and Design and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Locke has received numerous awards including the LEF Foundation Contemporary Work Fund Grant and the Art Matters Foundation Award. He lives and works in Boston. | <urn:uuid:5142307b-9e2e-4847-9fe5-184ffe7ce679> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://artdaily.com/news/64130/Boston-based-artist-Steve-Locke-s-first-solo-museum-show-opens-at-the-Institute-of-Contemporary-Art-Boston | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00528-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960187 | 447 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Alabama remains an international leader in the aerospace industry
Allow me to open this column by sharing some words from the governor of Alabama:
“Huntsville, Alabama is to the Space Age as Detroit, Michigan is to the Automobile Age. We are living in the Space Age. We must think big and do big tasks.
We must let the rest of the world know that Alabama is the same friendly state it has always been, and that Alabama welcomes new industry, tourists, and retired people.
This can only be done through an administration that recognizes our problems and is determined to tackle these problems with a realistic approach that makes Alabama truly the leader of the Space Age.”
Now, that message is not from Gov. Kay Ivey. It is from former Gov. James E. “Big Jim” Folsom, who gave the remarks back in 1962.
I shared those words to demonstrate just how very long Alabama has played an important and vital role in the nation’s aerospace program.
In 1910, the Wright brothers opened the nation’s first flying school on the outskirts of Montgomery, where the present-day Maxwell Air Force Base is located.
Roughly 40 years later, development of the Mercury Redstone rocket, which would propel our nation’s first astronauts into the heavens, began in Huntsville and gave birth to the manned space program.
And Marshall Space Flight Center is where Dr. Wernher Von Braun and his committed team of scientists and engineers developed the Saturn V rocket that took men to the moon and allowed them to place a U.S. flag on its surface.
The aerospace manufacturing and development that is still being done in Alabama today continues to bring the stars and planets closer to the earth and ensures that future generations are privy to the same dreams and inspirations that the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Shuttle, and International Space Station eras provided to those who came before them.
Aerospace remains a significant contributor to Alabama’s economy with more than 60,000 jobs within the state relying directly upon the industry and its associated defense components. Additionally, its economic impact is estimated to be in the billions of dollars.
The Marshall SFC, for example, is spearheading development of the Space Launch System rocket that will take astronauts back to the moon and the lunar lander that will return them to its surface as part of the Artemis program.
Several Alabama-based companies and hundreds of suppliers are also deeply involved with space transportation and cargo missions to the International Space Station.
Companies such as United Launch Alliance (ULA), who build Atlas 5, Delta 4 and Vulcan-Centaur rockets, continue to lead our nation in space development. Their recent Pentagon award, cements Alabama’s significance in aerospace development and exploration for many years to come. Aerospace leaders rely on the state’s strong workforce, and encourage suppliers such as Blue Origin and RUAG, to call Alabama home and further grow the Alabama economy.
And when President Trump signed the $738 billion defense appropriations bill last December, he officially created the United States Space Force, which is now the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Services and the first new one since the Air Force was originated in 1947.
“Space is the world’s newest war-fighting domain,” President Trump said during the signing ceremony. “Amid grave threats to our national security, American superiority in space is absolutely vital.”
Given the prominent role that Alabama companies have played in our nation’s past and present aerospace dominance, the creation of the Space Force holds much promise for future economic opportunities, as well.
In addition to being significant employers and economic drivers within the state, Alabama’s aerospace partners are also proving to be committed and generous corporate citizens.
A staggering revenue shortfall prompted by the Coronavirus pandemic recently threatened to close the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s world-famous U.S. Space Camp. The Rocket Center is consistently ranked as Alabama’s most popular paid tourist attraction, and last year alone, about 44,000 children and adults graduated from the Space Camp program. Vice President Mike Pence visited and toured the hands-on learning facility last year, as well.
When a public plea for donations to avoid closure was broadcast, our state’s aerospace industry helped raise more than $1.5 million in less than a week, to keep the center open. Boeing, which employs roughly 3,000 Alabamians, donated $500,000 in response, and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a federal government information services contractor with significant infrastructure in Huntsville, contributed $250,000.
Combined with another 8,000 financial contributions from individuals and businesses in all 50 states and 36 countries around the world, the generous giving was able to rescue the Space Center from shuttering and ensure that thousands more attendees will be able to learn about and experience the science of flight.
As the national chairman of the Aerospace States Association, a group of public officials, academics, and private sector entities from areas with ties to the aviation and spaceflight industries, I often bear firsthand witness to the important role this sector plays in our state, our nation, and the world.
Alabama is fortunate to have such a significant aerospace influence within its borders, and with our strong support, the industry can continue to provide high-paying jobs, long-term investment, and positive impact to our state for decades to come.
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If you’re planning to install the Mac OS X beta
for day-to-day use, expect a dose of disorientation. You’re installing the beta because you can’t wait to live in the Aquafied world of Mac OS X, right? It ain’t gonna happen. In fact, you’ll probably spend most of your time in the Classic environment, which looks and behaves pretty much like Mac OS 9–though everything runs slower in Classic than it does in true OS 9. (See the results of Macworld Lab’s tests at
http://www.macworld.com/2000/09/13/lab.html.) And a lot of things don’t work.
At best, you’ll get bounced back and forth a lot between Mac OS X proper and Classic, because few popular apps will be Carbonized–rewritten to take advantage of OS X–until well into the beta period. See
for a constantly updated list of Carbonized apps.
In the meantime, here are a few pointers to help you survive the ride.
No matter how you configure your network settings in Mac OS 9, Mac OS X will override them with its own settings when Classic starts up. Mac OS 9’s networking software, Open Transport, is disabled by OS X. Location Manager may appear to be active in the Classic environment, but it doesn’t work. Likewise, you can’t use OS 9’s Remote Access control panel to make a dial-up connection to the Internet. You have to use OS X’s PPP Connect application. And AirPort isn’t supported in OS X beta, period.
Mac OS X and the Classic environment don’t share a common set of fonts. Your Classic apps will have access to all the fonts you had installed in Mac OS 9, but your Mac OS X apps won’t, unless you also install them in the OS X Fonts folder (System: Library: Fonts).
Extensions and Control Panels
They’re not accessible in Mac
OS X, and they don’t all work when you run Classic apps. Before starting up Classic for the first time, you’ll probably want to turn off all third-party extensions and control panels, leaving active only those that were installed on your computer as part of Mac OS 9. Once you get Classic working properly this way, you can start adding back your favorite extensions, checking each one to see if it behaves itself in the Classic world.
Printers, scanners, mice, and other peripheral devices communicate with your computer through bits of software known as drivers. Well, guess what? Mac OS 9 drivers don’t work under Mac OS X, so peripherals need all-new drivers for OS X. Many of these aren’t ready. Apple provides some generic drivers for devices such as laser printers, mice, and keyboards, but you’ll probably have to wait awhile to use all of the features of all of your peripherals with OS X. Most notably, the Mac OS X beta won’t let you print to USB printers from Classic applications.
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Commercial Farmers Union Vice President Charles Taffs said some of his members are renting the same land they lost under land reform program in the past decade as a way to make a living doing what they know best
A growing number of the black farmers resettled on land taken from white commercial growers during Zimbabwe's chaotic and often violence land reform program since 2000 have started leasing land to some of the same farmers who were dispossessed during the decade-long exercise, agricultural sources say.
Commercial Farmers Union Vice President Charles Taffs said some of his members are renting land they lost under land reform program as a way to make a living doing what they know best. He said the arrangement is benefiting both landless white growers and newly resettled farmers who frequently lack expertise and capital.
The development came to light this week during debate in Britain's House of Lords during which Lord Anthony St. John said large numbers of white farmers were entering into agreements with black land beneficiaries which was somewhat spontaneously reviving Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, in decline for the past decade.
His comments upset some officials of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party who have threatened action against black farmers engaged in such deals. But some of those entering such agreements are ZANU-PF officials.
Taffs told VOA Studio 7 reporter Gibbs Dube that because sub-leasing land to white commercial farmers is not a sustainable situation, Zimbabwe must come up with a new land policy applicable to all races.
South African-based agriculturist Mandla Nkomo said partnerships of this kind can do much to ensure that every hectare of productive land in the country is used, relieving shortfalls in staple grain production.
Meanwhile, ZAPU spokesman Methuseli Moyo said his party has teamed up with war veterans and villagers to block any further land grabs in Matabeleland region. “We think it is unreasonable for some of these farmers to be disempowered by misdirected people when in fact they are helping local people in various ways,” he said. | <urn:uuid:71061b95-137c-464a-aea8-17b7c42dfcf2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zimbabwe-new-farmers-leasing-land-to-white-96488489/1470669.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282926.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00400-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973912 | 424 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Play With Art Via Puzzles And Coloring
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Give your child the reward of belonging, and a chance to contribute to their communities. When our youth make art together, they change themselves and the world around them for the better. 288 New Cross Road homes the Centre for arts and learningand is where most of MAAL teaching sessions and shows are conducted. There are workers places of work, three educating/workshop spaces, and a set of Mac computer systems. The Educational Studies Building offers a variety of seminar and bigger educating rooms designed for flexibility and sensible work, and two IT/ICT suites with state-of-the-art computer gear. You’ll be asked to addContent/include as much as 10 images of your practice/art work as part of your application.
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You will explore the literature pertinent to this concern, design and conduct an appropriate intervention, and explore ways of evaluating the change together with your stakeholders (college students and/or colleagues). You will study contemporary higher education contexts, discussing the role of universities in a quickly changing world. You will discover the relationship between policy, society and theory, while considering what this implies in your personal apply. Dartington has a spread of dance, theatre, music and art studios and a wealth of outdoor learning areas together with woods, farmland, the river Dart, the medieval deer park, food rising and landscaped gardens. The ornamental art type that influenced art, design, structure, jewellery and fashion.
- Our work is particularly centered on issues of social inclusion and variety and seeks to engage with global points whereas being rooted in the history of our locality.
- Our exhibitions and artist led initiatives provide a framework for events which bring together people and organisations inside and outside of the humanities to have interaction in debate and artistic practice.
- Our inventive programme offers a platform for participation, change and dialogue for artists, our partners and diverse audiences.
- Through the practice of arts integration, teachers are in a position to engage college students more deeply in learning content material.
All programmes will be delivered in-individual on campus with some specific classes inside every programme being delivered on-line in a pre-recorded format. Dr Dave O’Brien, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, explores the state of arts funding in England right now, and explains why using Lottery cash to compensate for cuts in core funding is very controversial. The work of the centre engages with elements of aesthetics, creativity, ethics and advocacy, and celebrates, in addition to questions, learner identities and learning communities. A scoping evaluate of analysis that examines El Sistema and Sistema-impressed music education programs. On thirteen December 2016, UNESCO approved Dr. Benjamin Bolden as the brand new Chair holder, following his nomination and appointment by Queen’s University. In his role as Past Chair, Professor Emeritus Larry O’Farrell continues to help Dr. Bolden and the present and future initiatives of the Chair.
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Below Niagara Falls, there are huge bodies of river ice that form, thaw, reform, heave and collapse constantly through the winter season. This process creates undulations, pools, crevices and ridges that can be quite dramatic. And where the ice meets the water, hundreds of seagulls gather.
The Niagara River joins Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, two of the five Great Lakes, which together hold over 20% of the world's surface fresh water. At some point it all runs over the Falls and through this gorge.
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Subhogen (4067) 2014-02-27 8:20
Wow! that is a lot of snow. Nice photo from your high POV. The gulls look like pins in a pin cushion :-). Great image quality, so much more can be enjoyed in the beta version. Expertly handled exposure with all that dominating white in the frame. A fine shot with natural colours and clarity. Thanks for sharing.
mirosu (16273) 2014-02-28 5:58
Another detail winter photo in excellent light. Sometime I miss this icy atmosphere.
Very well done
Wish you a very nice weekend.
HOLIDAYS in MOUNTAINS
jhm (158016) 2014-03-01 1:15
This type nature pictures get we not everyday to see, this is perfect taken.
Also the snow and birds are a nice addition.
Your picture is very well, and very attractive made in high quality
Sharpness and clarity be superb.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
COSTANTINO (68266) 2014-03-02 7:37
Hello dear friend
At first tha nks for sharing with us all
those beautiful and difficult photos
the title of this shot is very suitable
and looking at it carefully thousand
of seagulls have been taken carefully
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It’s been happening in Rio’s famous favelas for some time. Now slum tourism—which turns a real-life ghetto into a “hot” tourist destination—has spread to Johannesburg, Manila, Cairo, and, in the wake of the blistering success of Slumdog Millionaire, Mumbai. But it’s controversial wherever it goes.
Shelley Seale, author of The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India, thinks slum tourism (also known as “poorism”) can be positive for both visitors and locals, but only if it’s done right. Seale toured the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, Asia’s largest slum and the setting for Slumdog, with Deepa Krishnan of Mumbai Magic, a socially responsible tour operator who donates a portion of her profits to local NGOs.
“Dharavi gave me a resounding rebuttal to the myth that poverty is the result of laziness,” Seale says. “I have never seen people work so hard. The place abounded with an industry and entrepreneurship such as I have not ever witnessed anywhere else. “It was an amazing experience, and I believe that things like this can do a lot to eradicate cultural bias and misunderstandings, and also the images of poverty that many of us have.”
Indians tend to be very sensitive about their country’s identity. Many didn’t embrace the feel-goodism of Slumdog because they felt the film portrayed their country in a negative light, without offering explanations or solutions for the living conditions in the slum.
Likewise, Indian tourism professionals tend to be wary of slum tourism. They feel it can be exploitative, turning people’s lives into sideshow spectacle and obliterating both the slum dwellers’ humanity and the underlying issues, like India’s unrelenting rural to urban migration.
There are also justifiable concerns about who conducts the tours, and how. Ronjon Lahiri, director of India Tourism in Toronto, says that many of the so-called slum tourism operators are only looking to make a buck and don’t educate tourists on Dharavi and its residents.
He says that many people live there because Mumbai’s property prices are among the highest in the world. Even when residents make money, many don’t leave because Dharavi has become their home, their community.
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Breast Milk is a gift from God, bringing many benefits to
Benefits of breastfeeding for babies
What does breast milk provide to the baby?
Breast milk provides rich nutritional components, antioxidants, many substances, immune and resistance properties from the mother. Mother’s mature immune system produces antibodies against the virus for her baby. On the other hand,these antibodies can pass into breast milk providing protection from disease, containing Immunoglobulin, A which coats the lining of the baby intestine against germs or allergens. Especially breast milk quenches thirst and the drops of milk are called colostrum, which is extremely rich in protein, vitamins (A, E, K) & ganglioside – these are the important factors to brain development and system intestine.
Breastfed babies grow up to be healthy babies
The list below will help you evaluate the benefits of breastfeeding more generally. Includes factors such as:
- Strengthen immune systems for babies to fight diseases.
- Less common intestinal problems: diarrhoea, constipation, gastroenteritis, gastroesophageal reflux.
- Limit respiratory diseases such as colds, pneumonia, phlegm cough, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), asthma, throat, sinuses.
- Fewer ear diseases such as ear infections, otitis media can cause harm to your baby’s hearing.
- Fewer cases of bacterial meningitis in babies.
- Better vision, avoid retinopathy caused by prematurity.
- Lower rates of infant mortality & Lower rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
- Avoid illnesses overall, common colds, and fevers.
- Limit skin causes of allergies, redness, eczema.
- Lower rates of cancer on babies: leukaemia.
- Prevent factors that increase the risk of diabetes and obesity.
Therefore, it can be said that Breast Milk is essential nutrition for babies, protecting them from birth, and enhancing their physical health and comprehensive development later on.
Benefits of breastfeeding for mothers
Breastfeeding helps mothers physically
According to the opinions of the breastfeeding mother’s group on the forums, breastfeeding helps to change mother’s live more posit, lively and the benefits of breastfeeding are the perfect technique that mothers should not ignore:
- Promote weight loss, get in shape quickly with everyday breastfeeding, burn up to 500 calories.
- Stimulates uterine contractions and returns to normal size after delivery.
- Fewer bleeding after childbirth, faster physical recovery.
- Fewer urinary tract infections, causing pain and discomfort.
- Lower chance of anaemia, dizziness.
- Reduce the risk of postpartum depression and a more positive mood.
Breastfeeding is better for mental and emotional health
- Breastfeeding produces the naturally soothing hormones oxytocin and prolactin that promote stress reduction and positive feelings for the mother. According to the research, mothers who wean early or do not breastfeed are more likely to experience postpartum depression.
- Increase confidence when taking care of the baby.
- Increase comfort and tranquillity for moms because breastfed babies cry less overall and be more happy.
- Strengthen the emotional bonding between mother and baby. Breastfeeding promotes skin-to-skin contact, emotional connection, and understanding baby’s needs.
- Fewer children’s disruptive behaviours that many mothers are annoyed with.
Breastfeeding and life values
- Prevent the risk of cancer for the mother.
- The risk of ovarian cancer is low.
- Reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus (erythema).
- Less endometriosis in the mother.
- Fewer age-related osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood fat, and obesity.
- Lower risk of cardiovascular disease, avoid heart spasms.
- Stabilize blood pressure, reduce symptoms of anemia, fatigue, and breathlessness.
- Less headaches and ear tumors.
- Less stress, more cheerful and confident spirit making mothers quickly integrate into all outside activities.
- Help the spirit of the whole family to be positive and healthy. Create a positive and healthy spirit for the whole family.
- Babies will be smarter, more developed in their brains and more receptive later.
Many health professionals and doctors recommend breastfeeding thanks to its advantages. Breast milk is the best choice for babies and for their growth. Hope this article from BioHealth will be helpful to you.
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SEATTLE, Calif., April 23 (UPI) -- Women in hundreds of U.S. counties are living shorter lives than their mothers did, a county-by-county analysis of life expectancy found.
Dr. Ali Mokdad of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle and colleagues analyzed new mortality data by age, sex and county from 1989 to 2009.
Across U.S. counties, life expectancy in 2009 ranged from 66.1 to 81.6 years for men and 73.5 to 86.0 years for women. From 1989 to 2009, life expectancy for men improved by 4.6 years on average but the increase for women 2.7 years.
Throughout the country, women were more likely than men to have no progress in life expectancy or to have their lifespan get shorter over time, Mokdad said.
"It's tragic that in a country as wealthy as the United States and with all the medical expertise we have that so many girls will live shorter lives than their mothers," Mokdad said in a statement.
Women were living longest in Collier, Fla., 85.8 years on average, and shortest in McDowell, W.Va., 74.1 -- an 11.7-year gap. In 1989, the gap was 8.7 years.
The overall gap was larger for men -- 15.5 years -- but it has grown by less than a year since 1989.
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By Cessna Guy | AuxBeacon News Contributor
[Editor’s Note: We received an anonymous tip regarding this crash. Thank you for your contribution. This CAP plane crash in Washington was attributed to mechanical failure and later, hypothermia.]
Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182Q Crashes – Survival Instructor Pilot Dies of Hypothermia
HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT
On April 12, 1995, about 0615 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N97843, crashed during an emergency landing, about 4 miles east of Bumping Lake, Washington. The airplane, registered to the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and operated by the Washington Wing of the CAP (WACAP), sustained substantial damage. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR), cross-country flight to Boise, Idaho. The pilot’s itinerary included a proposed business meeting.
The CAP indicated the flight was a military auxiliary proficiency training flight. The Yakima County Coroner reported the pilot received minor injuries during the accident but later succumbed to hypothermia. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, filed a VFR flight plan to Yakima, Washington. A primary radar target was located departing the Auburn Municipal airport, Auburn, Washington, at 0502.
[James Morrison Powell died April 12, 1995 of injuries suffered in an airplane crash in the Washington Cascades. He was 29. He was born March 29, 1966, in Portland, Oregon. He was involved in computer consulting.]
At 0409, the pilot obtained a weather briefing from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Seattle Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS). The pilot indicated the route of flight was from Auburn, to Yakima, Washington, with a continuation to Boise, Idaho, via Pendleton, and Baker City, Oregon. The briefing included a local field Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that the unicom radio facility at the Auburn airport was out of service. The pilot then filed his VFR flight plan to Yakima, Washington.
After departure, the pilot opened his flight plan with the Seattle AFSS at 0519. A review of primary radar data located a target at 0519 that was about 20 miles southeast of Auburn. No further communication was received from the pilot. When the pilot failed to close his flight plan, the FAA began a telephone and airport search for the airplane. About 0850, the airplane was declared overdue and an alert notice (ALNOT) was issued.
The FAA notified State of Washington, Department of Aeronautics (WADOA) personnel of the missing airplane. An aerial and ground search was initiated for the missing airplane. Poor weather conditions in the area, including low ceilings, snow, and thunderstorms, hampered search efforts. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signals in the area of the search were intermittent throughout the search. Search personnel did not locate any discreet transponder radar data from the airplane.
On April 15, 1995, about 1115 hours, the airplane was located about 32 miles northwest of Yakima, Washington. The location was about 4.5 miles southeast of Bumping Lake Dam in the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area on the northwest ridge of Nelson Butte.
The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at latitude 46 degrees, 49.37 minutes north, and longitude 121 degrees, 12.49 minutes west, about 7,100 feet mean sea level.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. The most recent third class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on July 5, 1994, and listed no limitations.
According to the WACAP, the pilot’s total aeronautical experience consisted of about 266 hours, of which 96 were accrued in the accident airplane make and model. In the preceding 90 and 30 days prior to the accident, the pilot accrued a total of 31 and 11 hours respectively.
On July 12, 1994, the pilot received a CAP Form 101T (training) authorization for search and rescue mission pilot that was signed by his unit commander. The pilot qualified to fly a CAP Cessna 182 on July 22, 1994, by completion of a check ride (CAP Form 5). The pilot received a CAP Form 101 authorization for transport mission pilot on September 21, 1994. The pilot had not completed a search and rescue mission pilot check ride (CAP Form 91).
The airplane had accumulated a total time in service of 1,583 flight hours. The most recent annual inspection was accomplished on March 31, 1995, 3 flight hours before the accident.
The engine had accrued a total time in service of 25 hours of operation since being installed as a re-manufactured engine. An annual inspection was accomplished on March 31, 1995.
MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION
A postmortem examination of the pilot was conducted by the Yakima County Coroner’s Office, 128 N. Second Street, Yakima, Washington, 98901, on April 17, 1995. The examination revealed that the pilot sustained injuries that included abrasions, lacerations, and contusions. The cause of death for the pilot was attributed to hypothermia. The corner noted that the pilot was wearing a flight suit over dress clothes, flight jacket, and dress shoes. The coroner did not state a date and time of death.
A toxicological examination was conducted by the FAA’s Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) on December 1, 1995. The examination revealed that 59.00 mg/dl of acetone was detected in the urine and 24.00 mg/dl of acetone was detected in the blood. Medical personnel at CAMI indicated that the level of acetone could be attributed to the pilot being a diabetic or to fasting. The pilot was not a known diabetic.
The State of Washington mandates survival kits to be carried on airplanes used for compensation and in any rented or leased airplane. Airplanes owned by and exclusively used in the service of the U.S. government are exempt. The accident airplane, operated by the WACAP, was exempt from the requirement. The pilot had received training in survival skills and was a CAP survival skills instructor.
CAP personnel reported that he usually carried a personal survival kit in the airplane. A kit was located in the pilot’s personal vehicle at the departure airport. Several CAP aircraft have some type of survival items stored in each airplane; however, no consistent policy mandates an aircraft survival kit.
After the accident, the crash site was subjected to low temperatures and snow. Ground search personnel reported that the pilot appeared to have utilized portions of the airplane in an attempt to build a shelter. Search personnel noted that the pilot wrote several messages after the crash.
One note, hand written on paper with a date and time of April 12, 1995, 1400, indicated that he had lost engine power and crashed about 0615. It also indicated that he had been unconscious for an unspecified period of time. A hand written message was noted on the pilot’s sun visor indicating…”cabine to wes”.
A third message was noted on the rear of the front passenger seat indicating…”1700 going down hill”. A fourth message was noted on the back of the pilot’s right hand indicating…”1500 can’t see (smudge mark)”, and “to cold to (smudge mark)”.
Investigators noted that several food wrappers were located in and around the airplane along with several areas of urination. A military shovel reported to be the airplane the night before the accident was not recovered from the accident site.
A portable cellular telephone was located in the pilot’s flight suit with a cigarette lighter power adapter attached to the phone. WADOA personnel reported that the telephone antenna was broken; however, when tested after recovery by plugging into a power source and holding the antenna in place, it acquired a cellular signal. A cellular phone battery was not located in the wreckage. Cellular phone coverage existed in the area of the accident. | <urn:uuid:ea863d94-1b72-4270-b97c-93947198c38a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.auxbeacon.org/civil-air-patrol-survival-instructor-pilot-dies-of-hypothermia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.967731 | 1,688 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Academic highlight: Gonen and Davies on “in chambers” decision making
A few weeks ago, Chief Justice Roberts issued an order staying the Maryland Court of Appeals’ ruling that the state’s DNA Collection Act violated the Fourth Amendment. As a result, the police in Maryland can continue to collect genetic material from arrestees until the Court either hears and decides the case or denies the petition for a writ of certiorari. As Circuit Justice for the Fourth Circuit, Chief Justice Roberts was authorized to make this decision entirely on his own. Individual Justices have long been empowered to grant petitions for extensions, stays, injunctions, and habeas relief (though in practice habeas petitions are almost always referred to the en banc Court). Over the last few years, however, a few academics have examined single-Justice decision making more closely, and some have questioned it on both constitutional and policy grounds.
Daniel Gonen’s article, Judging in Chambers: The Powers of a Single Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, provides fascinating examples of such “in chambers” decisions – such as the time lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order were forced to hike for hours to track down Justice Douglas, who had a habit of disappearing into the wilderness for weeks at a time during the summer recess. Gonen is critical of the frequency of single-Justice decisions, and argues that an individual Justice should only make decisions on substantive matters in an emergency, when time is short and the other Justices unavailable. An article by Ross Davies, The Other Supreme Court, describes how from 1802 to 1838 Congress required a single Justice to preside over the Court’s August Term, issuing decisions on behalf of the full Court on a limited set of issues. According to Davies, this thirty-seven-year interlude suggests that the Constitution’s requirement that there be but “one supreme court” is more flexible than some contend today.
Even though decisions by a single Justice “in chambers” have a longstanding pedigree, these articles raise some hard questions about the practice. For example, is the Justice acting on behalf of the entire Supreme Court, or just him- or herself? Can another Justice, also acting alone, reverse such a decision? (In 1973, Justices Douglas and Marshall issued conflicting “in chambers” orders within a few days of each other that lifted, and then put back into place, the Second Circuit’s stay of a district court’s decision to enjoin military operations in Cambodia.) And even if it is constitutionally permissible, is it wise to permit a single Justice to make decisions that can put an end to litigation (such as when a Justice’s refusal to grant an injunction moots a case)? These articles provide an interesting perspective on the longstanding but under-explored practice of “in chambers” decision making.
[Update: I’ve just been informed by Ross Davies that The Green Bag, in collaboration with Cynthia Rapp of the Clerk’s Office, has been gathering and publishing in-chambers opinions for several years. All of that work is available for here, and most installments include some sort of substantive introductory essay or comment.]
Recommended Citation: Amanda Frost, Academic highlight: Gonen and Davies on “in chambers” decision making, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 21, 2012, 11:37 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/academic-highlight-gonen-and-davies-on-in-chambers-decision-making/ | <urn:uuid:d3d722bd-6400-4c95-9b58-dcdd4da32442> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/academic-highlight-gonen-and-davies-on-in-chambers-decision-making/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280292.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00347-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935305 | 741 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Dental debridement is a type of preliminary dental cleaning done before a professional dental cleaning can be administered. Therefore, a dental debridement is often recommended for patients who have not received dental services for several years.
The Definition of a Dental Debridement
When plaque and tartar buildup on the teeth to the point that we cannot perform a complete dental exam, we need to remove the buildup. Therefore, a total removal or dental debridement is undertaken to remove the buildup on tooth surfaces, between the teeth, and around the gums. In this case, the buildup has become embedded. This causes the gums to become inflamed and swollen. Before a regular prophylaxis or regular dental cleaning can be performed then, a dental debridement must happen first. The debridement will also help us complete an exam that is comprehensive and diagnostically accurate.
When a Debridement Is Recommended
If the buildup of plaque and calculus surpasses the normal buildup, we regularly clean off the teeth, we will likely recommend a debridement. This is done, so we properly assess the health of your teeth and gums. Otherwise, we cannot determine a course of treatment or what needs to be done to improve a patient's oral health. During the procedure, we will use a piezoelectric scaler to get rid of the tartar on and between the gums. The machine vibrates and uses water to break down the tartar and get rid of it. Besides removing and pulverizing the calculus, the piezo scaler also removes surface stains leaving the teeth cleaner and smoother and allowing for gum healing. We often use an anesthetic during the procedure to reduce any discomfort caused by the buildup.
Do you believe you need a debridement? If so, this procedure is usually only done once, so you might say it is a “once-in-a-lifetime” event. After a dental debridement is performed, we can regularly schedule dental cleanings and/or periodontal maintenance if gum disease happens to be a problem. Give us a call today if it has been a while since your teeth have been cleaned. You may need to schedule a dental debridement so we can help support you in your goal of better overall dental care.
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The Luckiest Unlucky Kid
Oct 06, 2017 Cedars-Sinai Staff
Tanner Martin is the luckiest unlucky kid. He was born with a very rare and usually fatal brain condition. With three surgeries before his 3rd birthday, he's overcome the odds.
Tanner Martin was born with a serious vascular condition in his brain that only happens once in every 3 million births. It can seriously damage the brain and the heart, and it's almost always fatal.
He hasn't had his 3rd birthday yet, but he's had 3 major surgeries—2 brain surgeries and an eye surgery. He's logged more days in intensive care units than his mom, Kelli, can easily count. As she says, "He's already been through so much in his little life."
Yet, he's also been lucky. Lucky to be born to a tenacious mom with an eye for picking up any change in his behavior or any tiny physical symptom, and a knack for administering complicated medications.
Lucky his mom found the right team to help him. Lucky he survived a lifesaving surgery when the chances of him surviving were daunting. Lucky to be crawling, scooting and climbing over the incredible odds.
"It's a very delicate and difficult surgery. The risk is very high, and really against the odds compared to other brain surgeries that we do."
Tanner has a vein of Galen malformation. Usually, arteries carry blood from the heart to capillaries in the brain—tiny, branch-like blood vessels that slow blood flow. In Tanner's case, the arteries connected directly to veins, resulting in an aneurysm. The fast rush of blood forces the heart to work overtime. From birth, Tanner's heart raced hard, like he was constantly sprinting through a marathon.
The condition can seriously damage the brain, heart, lungs and kidneys.
He was diagnosed a little more than a month before he was born, and Kelli started looking for the right specialist to help her son. She found Nestor Gonzalez, MD, who works with medical centers throughout Southern California to treat kids and babies with vascular malformations in their brains. Tanner met Gonzalez, who worked at a different hospital at the time, when he was just 3 days old.
Tanner was too little and fragile to have surgery immediately, so Gonzalez advised they wait for him to get a little bigger and stronger. In the meantime, Tanner took heart medications to control his blood pressure and other complicated issues stemming from the aneurysm.
But after 3 months, the medications weren't enough to support his heart, and surgery became the only hope for saving his life.
Gonzalez worked with a team of cardiologists for 9 hours. They placed tiny platinum spring-shaped coils in the affected blood vessels in the brain to block the heavy blood flow. He wanted to place at least 8 coils—he was able to place 35. With each one, Tanner's heart responded, and his blood pressure dropped closer to what's normal for an infant.
"It's a very delicate and difficult surgery," says Gonzalez, now director of the Neurovascular Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai. "The risk is very high, and really against the odds compared to other brain surgeries that we do."
Over the next months, Tanner recovered. Kelli slept next to him, waking up hourly to give him the medications he needed to protect his heart and organs. With the approval of Tanner's doctors, she adjusted his dosages as needed based on his behavior and symptoms.
Around his first birthday the following December, Tanner's health took a downward turn. The veins in his head started to bulge and look very blue, and a bluish bubble appeared on the side of his nose near his eye. His head started to tilt strangely. Kelli recalls getting the results on his MRI on Christmas Eve. Instead of wrapping presents, she brought her son to Gonzalez at Cedars-Sinai for his second surgery. More coils and a special kind of glue were used to further slow the blood flow around his aneurysm. His surgery went well.
"From that point to now,” Kelli says, "it's like a miracle."
Doing things his own way
In the last year, Tanner has learned to sit, crawl, scoot and climb. In the last few months, he's started walking. He coos and babbles, mimicking familiar tones and sounds. His growth and development are on par with a 15-month-old. They work on his skills every day to try to catch him up. He's making great progress, Gonzalez says, with no significant lasting brain or heart damage. He'll start preschool this fall.
In each stage, he's found a unique way of doing things. His crawling style looks something like a breast stroke, for instance.
"Anything Tanner has ever done, all the therapists say they've never seen a child do something that way before," Kelli says. "And that's how it works for Tanner."
Not surprising, in some ways. From the day he was born, he's found his own way through life. Luckily, he's had his mom and medical science to help him. | <urn:uuid:c01224c0-41e8-4bbf-a995-80d4f0f2db10> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/treating-vein-of-galen-malformation.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.986523 | 1,084 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Network loops are also known as Layer 2 switching loops or bridge loops, because they occur at Layer 2. Put simply, a loop occurs when a network is cabled in a way that allows traffic to get to a destination by multiple paths.
How to handle the troubleshoot layer 2 ethernet problem? we discussed on this webinar series
Webinar topic: Troubleshooting Layer 2 Ethernet Problem: Loop, Broadcast, Security
Presenter: Achmad Mardiansyah (CEO GLC Networks)
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Most investing discussions revolve around when to buy a stock. “Which stock should I buy?” is the first question that comes to your mind when you think about investments. But equally important is the question – “When should I sell a stock?”
Now, there aren’t any “10 Immutable Laws of Selling.” In fact, the answer to this question is often as difficult and subjective as deciding when to buy a stock.
But, without doubt, a disciplined sell process injects a healthy dose of Darwinism – survival of the fittest – into the portfolio. This process weeds out the weakest stocks – the ones that have deteriorated / deteriorating fundamentals or diminished margins of safety – in favour of stronger ones.
In a special report, and through a diagrammatic checklist (see below), I try to answer some of the questions around when to sell a stock. Not every selling rule under the sun may be included herein, but I’m sure what you read and see below will still be of some help to you.
Here’s my hand-made When to Sell a Stock Checklist…
Click here to open a larger image of the checklist.
Let me know your thoughts on the special report and checklist in the Comments section. Also, for the benefit of others, please share your personal rules, if any, for selling a stock. | <urn:uuid:09cd366b-ef9a-4557-bc8e-a56a387c46c1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.safalniveshak.com/when-to-sell-a-stock/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00007-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939602 | 286 | 1.695313 | 2 |
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, an official with Mexico’s navy confirmed Friday.
The source was not authorized to speak publicly and agreed to confirm the action only if not quoted by name. No further details about the capture were immediately available.
Caro Quintero walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The brutal murder marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained that he is not interested in detaining drug lords and prefers to avoid violence.
An appeals court overturned Caro Quintero’s verdict, but the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. It was too late by then; Caro Quintero was spirited off in a waiting vehicle.
He was on the FBI’s most wanted list, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program. He was added to the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list in 2018.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. He blamed Camarena for a raid on a marijuana plantation in 1984. In 1985, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. His tortured body was found a month later.
The DEA did not immediately comment.
Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations, said Caro Quintero was believed to have been operating independently most recently, though there had been rumors he was back with the Sinaloa cartel.
Caro Quintero was from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, the same area as Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the former Sinaloa cartel leader now serving a life sentence in the United States. He eventually became one of the “godfathers” of Mexican drug trafficking.
Caro Quintero’s arrest was a surprise, considering López Obrador’s stated disinterest in going after drug cartel leaders, Vigil said, but he added that the DEA would never stop looking for someone who killed an agent.
“We didn’t see a lot of effort (to capture Caro Quintero) in the last several years, especially when (López Obrador) came in and immediately started to dismantle a lot of the infrastructure and the bilateral relationships between the U.S. and Mexico relative to drug trafficking,” Vigil said.
After seeing Caro Quintero walk out of a Mexican prison once already, Vigil said he hopes the government won’t risk a repeat — Guzman twice escaped from Mexican maximum security prisons — and would agree to a likely U.S. extradition request.
In Sonora, one of the state’s hit hardest by Caro Quintero’s efforts to reclaim his territory, there was a hope his arrest could help.
“I believe in Sonora, in general, there could be calm, and yes, relief for us, because I believe the disappearances will diminish,” said Cecilia Duarte, an activist with a team of volunteer searchers in Sonora who look for the clandestine graves of the disappeared. Some activists have been threatened and even killed in Sonora amid Caro Quintero’s turf wars with the sons of “El Chapo.”
But, Duarte said, Caro Quintero “is only part (of the conflict), the conflict doesn’t end.”
Associated Press writers AP writers Mark Stevenson, María Verza and Christopher Sherman in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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What is your sunscreen type?
Although we may love the outdoors, the beach, and the sexy tan; overexposure to the sun can cause more harm to us than our skin can take. It is imperative that we all understand the damage we expose ourselves to when we venture out in the sun. Whether the summer is upon us or not, using a sunscreen is important to limit the dangers that the harsh ultraviolet rays can cause. A sunscreen with the highest amount of SPF (sun protection factor) is ideal.
But are you using the right sunscreen type for your skin? Surely we all have different skin types and hence our needs are different as well. Take a look at the different types of sunscreens listed below and be sure to pick the right one that suits your needs.
Gel sunscreens are better absorbed in the skin. They can be used by swimmers and people who have acne-prone skin.
Cream based sunscreens:
Cream sunscreens are best used for children and elderly people. Try a sunscreen lotion if you are into swimming.
Sunscreen wipes are great for people who are always on the go, or those who are mostly outdoors and cannot keep reapplying sunscreen.
Spray sunscreens are good for areas like the arms, back and thighs. Do not use them directly on your face. If you like the bronzed look, opt for a tinted sunscreen close to your skin tone.
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If you are affected by sight loss, are you aware that technology exists that may enable you to continue in or gain employment, pursue hobbies and interests, make the most of your leisure time and keep in touch with friends and relatives?
Assistive technology and digital inclusion
We can assist you to familiarize yourself with relevant products and enable you to access digital services such as email, the internet and more.
This can be done either through training delivered by our own staff and volunteers, or by working in partnership with other organisations.
Remember – it’s not all about computers. We can talk to you about other devices, including phones, mobiles, smartphones, iPads (and other tablets) and electronic/video magnifiers that have features and adaptations built in to enable access.
Assistive Technology Coordinators
Our Assistive Technology Coordinators are here to explain what technology can do for you. They can assess your needs and abilities and discuss the various equipment options available – so you could still use the internet to search for information and services, and join online groups.
We are working with the RNIB Group to deliver a 3 year Big Lottery funded project named Online Today. Our team of Technology Coordinators across the country are working with local and national organisations to encourage and enable more people with sight loss to get online; resulting in a whole new world of information, resources and opportunities to increase their independence.
Action has a number of Resource Centres located across the country. These are designed to enable you to find out about the latest products and to try before buying.
Do you have a passion for technology and would you like to share this with others? Within Action for blind people and the RNIB group in general, there are opportunities for you to help and assist many people in various areas of technology. These include:
Information and advice for technology
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The coronary arteries supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Coronary artery spasm is a brief, sudden narrowing of one of these arteries.
The spasm often occurs in coronary arteries that have not become hardened due to plaque buildup. However, it also can occur in arteries with plaque buildup.
These spasms are due to a squeezing of muscles in the artery wall. They most often occur in just one area of the artery. The coronary artery may appear normal during testing, but it does not function normally at other times.
About 2% of people with angina (chest pain and pressure) have coronary artery spasm.
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Emotional stress
- Exposure to cold
- Medicines that cause narrowing of the blood vessels (vasoconstriction)
- Stimulant drugs, such as amphetamines and cocaine
Cocaine use and cigarette smoking can cause severe spasms of the arteries. This causes the heart to work harder. In many people, coronary artery spasm may occur without any other heart risk factors (such as smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol).
Spasm may be "silent" (without symptoms) or it may result in chest pain or angina. If the spasm lasts long enough, it may even cause a heart attack.
The main symptom is a type of chest pain called angina. This pain is most often felt under the chest bone (sternum) or left side of the chest. The pain is described as:
It is most often severe. The pain may spread to the neck, jaw, shoulder, or arm.
The pain of coronary artery spasm:
- Often occurs at rest
- May occur at the same time each day, usually between midnight and 8:00 a.m.
- Lasts from 5 to 30 minutes
The person may lose consciousness.
Unlike angina that is caused by hardening of the coronary arteries, chest pain and shortness of breath due to coronary artery spasm are often not present when you walk or exercise.
The goal of treatment is to control chest pain and prevent a heart attack. A medicine called nitroglycerin (NTG) can relieve an episode of pain.
Your health care provider may prescribe other medicines to prevent chest pain. You may need a type of medicine called a calcium channel blocker or a long-acting nitrate long-term.
Beta-blockers are another type of medicine that is used with other coronary artery problems. However, beta-blockers may make this problem worse. They should be used with care.
If you have this condition, you should avoid coronary artery spasm triggers. These include exposure to cold, cocaine use, cigarette smoking, and high-stress situations.
Coronary artery spasm is a long-term (chronic) condition. However, treatment most often helps control symptoms.
The disorder may be a sign that you have a high risk for heart attack or deadly irregular heart rhythms. The outlook is most often good if you follow your treatment, your provider's advice, and avoid certain triggers.
Complications may include:
- Abnormal heart rhythms, which may cause cardiac arrest and sudden death
- Heart attacks
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Immediately call the local emergency number (such as 911) or go to the hospital emergency room if you have a history of angina and the crushing or squeezing chest pain is not relieved by nitroglycerin. The pain may be due to a heart attack. Rest and nitroglycerin often do not completely relieve the pain of a heart attack.
A heart attack is a medical emergency. If you have symptoms of a heart attack, seek medical help right away.
Take steps to reduce your risk of developing heart disease. This includes not smoking, eating a low-fat diet, and increasing exercise.
Variant angina; Angina - variant; Prinzmetal angina; Vasospastic angina; Chest pain - Prinzmetal
Amsterdam EA, Wenger NK, Brindis RG, et al. 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. Circulation. 2014;130(25):2354-2394. PMID: 25249586 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25249586/.
Boden WE. Angina pectoris and stable ischemic heart disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 62.
Giugliano RP, Braunwald E. Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Tomaselli GF, Bhatt DL, Solomon SD, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 39.
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Pandemic-related unemployment benefits slated to end in September
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Unemployment benefits funded through federal COVID-19 funds will end Sept. 4, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.
The VEC says it has already started notifying customers about the end to the federal programs, which were funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act of 2020. Benefits were later extended through the Continued Assistance Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
The following programs are affected:
- Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation: Provides an extra $300 each week for anyone eligible for at least $1 of an underlying unemployment compensation program.
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: Provides benefits for those who are unemployed as a direct result of COVID-19 and not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or other programs. This includes those who are self-employed or are gig workers.
- Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation: Extends benefits after a claimant has exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits.
- Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation: Provides an extra $100 each week payment for those who have at least $5,000 in self-employment income in the most recent taxable year, prior to their application for regular unemployment compensation.
Since the pandemic began, the VEC said it has issued more than $14 billion in benefits.
The commission will continue to process and pay benefits to eligible people
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Amazingly detailed and very
attractive: an extensively illustrated Pictorial edition of a Family Holy Parallel Bible, including
numerous full page Gustave
Dore engravings, chromolithographs (color engravings and
color maps from 1886 published by H.D. Burroughs (AJ Holman).
Gold gilt pages and original fully functional closing clasp. This very large
Pictorial Family Bible has
intricate gold-embedded decorated covers (depicting scenes of the Bible,
including the temple and the last supper) and spine, all with the gold-letter text "Holy Bible",
"The Parallel Bible" and "The Old and New
Versions in Parallel Columns". The Bible text is both
the King James (Authorized Version) and the Revised Version
for the Old and New Testament presented in parallel columns allowing
Additionally there are
extensive other resources included, like: the Psalms in Metre;
A History of the religious denominations; color maps and
color engravings; History of the Books of the Holy Bible;
Description of the Israelitish Tabernacle; Patriarchs,
Prophets and Kings; Cities and Towns of the Bible; Proverbs of
Solomon; Parables of our Lord; Gallery of Scripture Illustrations;
Lives of the Holy Apostles and Evangelists; The Life of Saint
Paul; Four Thousand Questions and Answers; various Galleries of
Scripture Illustrations, and much more, including a complete Cruden's
concordance; a Comprehensive Illustrated Household Bible Dictionary.
and the Parables of Jesus in beautiful color illustrations.
There is a blank presentation
page in the front. Between the Old and New Testament are the
Holy Matrimony page and pages for recording births,
deaths and marriages.
Pages for family pictures at the end of the Bible.
This Bible is in a VERY GOOD (VG)
to EXCELLENT (E) and
DAILY USABLE condition. The
Bible's binding, spine and cover are in a solid professionally
restored condition and this Bible can easily be used on a daily
No writings, complete Bible. VERY clean pages with some age related
browning. Minor typical wear for its age.
Very well preserved covers. Restored family pages, with engraved marriage certificate.
Many color plates and engravings.
A gorgeously illustrated
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Edgar, the second child of David and Elizabeth Poe, was born at Boston, in the United States, on the 19th of January, 1809. Upon his mother’s death at Richmond, Virginia, Edgar was adopted by a wealthy Scotch merchant, John Allan. Mr. Allan, who had married an American lady and settled in Virginia, was childless. He therefore took naturally to the brilliant and beautiful little boy, treated him as his son, and made him take his own surname. Edgar Allan, as he was now styled, after some elementary tuition in Richmond, was taken to England by his adopted parents, and, in 1816, placed at the Manor House School, Stoke-Newington.
Under the Rev. Dr. Bransby, the future poet spent a lustrum of his life neither unprofitably nor, apparently, ungenially. Dr. Bransby, who is himself so quaintly portrayed in Poe’s tale of ‘William Wilson’, described “Edgar Allan,” by which name only he knew the lad, as “a quick and clever boy,” who “would have been a very good boy had he not been spoilt by his parents,” meaning, of course, the Allans. They “allowed him an extravagant amount of pocket-money, which enabled him to get into all manner of mischief. Still I liked the boy,” added the tutor, “but, poor fellow, his parents spoiled him.”
Poe has described some aspects of his school days in his oft cited story of ‘William Wilson’. Probably there is the usual amount of poetic exaggeration in these reminiscences, but they are almost the only record we have of that portion of his career and, therefore, apart from their literary merits, are on that account deeply interesting. The description of the sleepy old London suburb, as it was in those days, is remarkably accurate, but the revisions which the story of ‘William Wilson’ went through before it reached its present perfect state caused many of the author’s details to deviate widely from their original correctness. His schoolhouse in the earliest draft was truthfully described as an “old, irregular, and cottage-built” dwelling, and so it remained until its destruction a few years ago.
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Earlham Environmental Action Coalition (EEAC)
The Earlham Environmental Action Coalition works to educate and advocate for the environment on Earlham's campus and further abroad.
Earlham Bike Co-operative
Located in the basement of Gurney (Environmental House) the Earlham Bike Co-op is a community space for the sharing of bike mechanic skills, a place for students to learn to fix their own bikes for free, and an organizing hub for bicycle activism in Richmond. The Bike Co-op hosts monthly Critical Mass bike rides through the city to promote biking as transportation, as well as hosting bike-friendly events and rides throughout the year.
The new Miller Farm is located on back campus near the equestrian barn. The farm currently has several garden plots, a hay field, and a community garden area. Miller Farm hosts Farm Day every Saturday from 10 am-1 pm on the farm and invites all interested folks to join the farmers in a morning of farm projects culminating in a shared lunch. Miller Farm's webpage contains more info on the farm and contacts for the farmers.
A residence for students, Gurney house is located on College Avenue and is a focal point for environmental activity at Earlham. The house is home to six students each year who collaborate to run house events, and to host student groups and events in the house. The residents maintain a small library of environmentally focused books available to the community, and strive to live ecologically healthy lives.
Rose City Coffee Co-op
Earlham's student run, consensus based coffee shop- Rose City is a great place to witness sustainability business design at work. The coffee shop offers only fair trade coffees and teas, organic milk and soy milk products, and eco-friendly beverage containers. Rose Ciy Coffee Co-op is open Sunday-Thursday 2 pm-5:30 pm and 7 pm-midnight. Find out about the coffee co-op on their website. | <urn:uuid:0e13bd31-94e2-4260-9568-381b5fa2b2a1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://earlham.edu/sustainability/get-involved!/student-groups/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00551-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960404 | 397 | 1.625 | 2 |
Sunday, January 18, 2009
New energy policy in CARICOM and Cuba depends on the United States.
Any policy that is not preceded by an awareness of human solidarity and love will save the Caribbean and Latin America for their poverty. The first principle is solidarity and love of neighbor. Science without conscience is not for humans. Blogger
"Modernity in CrisisModern man, imbued with science as the newest of religions, expelled God back to the celestial kingdom and decided to conquer, dominate, control and direct the natural and social world on earth to his liking.At the end of the 20th century, on the threshold of the third millennium, humanity has certainly come closer to divine powers, but not to the knowledge of their love. Nuclear energy, the genetic revolution and informatics grant humanity the power to create new forms of life or destroy all those existing, as well as to manipulate human thought and behavior."...José Antonio Blanco
The Future of Humanity Is Being Decided Today
Director of the Felix Varela Center, a Cuba NGO. (This article summarizes part of the author's book, Tercer Milenio: Una visión alternativa de la posmodernidad).http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/3031"Revista envio".Managua, Nicaragua.
FROM THE LOVE OF CATHOLIC ROMAN CHURCH THAT BUILT UP THE CULTURE IN CUBA 'FELIX VARELA' STAR TO TEACHING A SCIENCE COUNCIUSSNESS BASED ON CARIBBEAN IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE "RERUM NATURA".
This green energy policy has a preceding history throughout America due to the invention of Father Felix Varela in Havana of the first air conditioning system replacement and air heat and wind in hospitals. The plane's original invention is in the hands of Eusebio Leal in Havana. I could study the original in l971. Historically, the green energy has its first precusosr in America, and perhaps in the entire Western world, in the Father Felix Varela, who founded the first scientific laboratory in Cuba, following the English universities, the most advanced ..
This is one of the new invention in United States about "green" energy for house and building power suplies that can support a new energy policy in the caribbeans goverments from Aerotecture Inc* a company interested in caribbeans islands bussines and preservation.Blogger.
...........................................This is and information about technical data in Aerotecture Inc. web site:
Wind turbines designed for urban settings. Invented by University of Illinois industrial design professor, Bil Becker, Aeroturbines are a new development in wind turbine technology. Aeroturbines can be installed on existing rooftops or built into the architecture of new buildings to provide clean renewable electricity at its site of consumption. Aeroturbines are uniquely suited to urban environments because they are:
Noise and vibration-free
Safe for birds
Able to utilize multi-directional and gusting winds
Self-regulating (no overspeed protection required)
Made from low-cost and readily available materials.
......................................Information from "Antigua Sun":
"Even as recently as 2008, a delegation from Barbuda visited Cuba and according to Mussington, one of the results was a promise from the Cuban government for technical assistance in a number of areas, including alternative energy generation.
An American company called Aerotecture Inc.* also put out an offer, Mussington said.
Although Mussington stated that he has not heard anything since the Budget Speech pertaining to plans for wind and solar energy in Barbuda, he stated that Barbuda was perfect for such a venture." ("Antigua Sun".Fiday, 16 of January 2008) Click here to see the news.
The Japanese government is installing up solar panels on the roofs of the houses in a village and the government are paying monthly money to homeowners with solar panels by elecricidad generating outside the household consumption. Japanese families who save electricity receive a check for excess electricity generated to the national system. This energy policy is at an experimental stage in Japan.Blogger.
The possibility of a new energy policy in the Caribbean depends on the U.S. political will to transfer technology, and allow credits to technology companies to trade with Caricom and Cuba. The new energy policy is ecologically clean and contribute to two things: The first is the restoration and preservation of the ecology of the Caribbean and the second is that in the long run allows the government to release funds for the Caribbean education and health of most of the poor and defenseless people of these islands. United States contribute to a good cause if this energy policy in the Caribbean receive official support from Obama.Blogger opinion.
URGENT, INFORMATION ABOUT HAITI.
Don't forget haitian and palestinian people in distress!They need human being solidarity around the world.
THIS IS THE NEWS ABOUT HAITI SOCIECONOMY WORSENING SITUATION TODAY:
The Seatle Times. "Nation & World"
Gloomy prognosis predicted for Haiti as misery deepens
Haiti's misery is expected to deepen this year as its crippled economy and the global financial crisis collide with donor fatigue and increasing frustrations about the lack of social and economic progress.
By Jacqueline Charles
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds were killed and tens of thousands left homeless in 2008 when hurricane rains washed their homes away. Joblessness deepened. Malnutrition magnified. Farms failed.
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Hossain, M. M., Begum, M., Nyachoti, C. M., Hancock, J. D. and Kim, I. H. 2015. Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 95: 561-568. This study evaluated the efficacy of fenugreek seed extract (FSE) in sows and suckling piglets. The trial was conducted with 78 multiparous sows and their litters in a 28-d feeding trial, and one of three diets: CON (control, basal diet); FSE1 (basal diet 0.1% FSE), and FSE2 (basal diet 0.2% FSE). Piglets suckling sows fed the FSE1 and FSE2 diets had higher average daily gain compared with those suckling sows fed the CON from week 2 to weaning (linear, P<0.05). At weaning, sows fed the FSE1 and FSE2 diets had higher immunoglobulin G and lower low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations compared with those fed the CON diet (linear, P<0.05). Sows fed the FSE2 diet linearly reduced total cholesterol concentrations at weaning (P<0.05). Piglets suckling sows fed the FSE2 diet had higher immunoglobulin G and red blood cell concentrations compared with those suckling sows fed the CON diet (linear, P<0.05). Sows fed the FSE2 diet had higher apparent total tract digestibility of N and gross energy and reduced fecal E. coli counts and ammonia gas emission compared with those fed the CON diet at weaning (linear, P<0.05). In conclusion, results indicate that feeding sows a diet supplemented with FSE in late gestation and lactation improved performance in sows and suckling piglets.
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What is Hanukkah about?
Folks all over the world ask, "What is Hanukkah about?" Hanukkah is a celebration of religious freedom, miracles and light. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the holiday of Hanukkah. Here are Hanukkah stories, songs, games and prayers to get you in the Hanukkah spirit!
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Ran into this video made of individual Chinook and Steelhead Salmon smolt migration in British Columbia. These individuals are tagged before they are released as stocked salmon in the Snake and Thompson Rivers. Their movements are monitored by an impressive system called the POST array. I don't really know much about the details, however, the punch line is there is an impressive monitoring system in place for these salmon and it makes a great video. Also if you are more interested here is the paper where they have some interesting survival data like survival /100km migrated and on places with and without hydroelectric dams. | <urn:uuid:f87c5aa5-0834-4ccf-8604-0aa1857c6c7c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://bayblab.blogspot.com/2008/10/migrating-salmon-video.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00539-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972368 | 126 | 1.617188 | 2 |
By Jennifer J. Salopek
The Committee on Interns and Residents Policy and Education Initiative (CIR PEI) and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) jointly have announced an ambitious new resident training pilot initiative specifically designed to address the gaps for which graduate medical education has been recently criticized. Resident Quality Improvement Clinics at two pilot sites, Harlem Hospital Center and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, will bring learners together in multidisciplinary teams for didactic and experiential learning.
Farbod Raiszadeh, MD, PhD, is founding director of CIR PEI’s Quality Improvement Innovation Institute (QII2). He notes that, despite requirements, less than 20 percent of U.S. medical schools and residency programs offer training in patient quality and safety. “There is really a need for these kinds of resources and projects,” he says.
The QI Clinics will have four main components:
- A large-scale didactic process open to all learners in the pilot hospitals, delivered grand rounds-style once a month
- Workshops for residents to work in small groups to design and develop QI projects
- Virtual support via webinars and offline contact with faculty who are not in the hospital
- Access to e-learning modules and mentors via SHM Access.
“This smart design takes the needs of all learners into consideration, particularly time-constrained residents, by delivering an intense day once a month, then spreading out the rest of the interactions,” says Raiszadeh.
The pilot hospital sites were selected based on previous quality improvement efforts by residents and their ability to conduct these collaborative, multi-stakeholder projects. QII2 will provide examples of projects via the curriculum but “we hope they will grow organically out of the relationship between faculty mentors and residents.”
The mentorship piece is the purview of SHM, which has been teaching QI through its Quality & Safety Educators Academy and award-winning mentorship programs to hundreds of hospitals and hospitalists nationwide.
“The initiative is a cross-section of many cool things, including SHM’s expertise in mentoring, quality, and safety; a multi-tiered, multidisciplinary model; national expertise; and accountability,” says Brendon Shank, director of communications for SHM. “Plus, it will do good things for hospital patients at large.”
Resident physicians at Harlem are eager to begin working with the SHM mentors.
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The actual conduct of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and Sweden is different from the ethical standard codified in the industry Codes of Practice, reveals a study published by Shai Mulinari and colleagues from Lund University, Sweden in this week's PLOS Medicine.
The researchers reached these conclusions by performing a qualitative content analysis of the documents outlining the rules and procedures governing the self-regulatory bodies overseeing medicines promotion in the two countries. The researchers also analyzed numerical data collected by the self-regulatory bodies on complaints, complainants, and rulings. They found that between 2004 and 2012 the Swedish and UK bodies ruled that 536 and 597 cases, respectively, were in breach of the country's rules on medicines promotion, and that many of the violations in both countries concerned misleading claims about a drug's effects.
AdvertisementCharges incurred by companies because of violations of the medicines promotion code were equivalent to about 0.014% and 0.0051% of annual sales revenue in Sweden and the UK, respectively. Notably, nearly 20% of the cases in breach of the code of practice in both countries were serious breaches, and seven companies were in serious violation more than ten times each in the two countries combined.
Importantly, the number of violations may be larger than reported because the researchers only considered violations that were detected and punished by the self-regulatory bodies in their analysis.
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Mangino column: Pandemic exposes country fraught with economic disparity
Columns share an author's personal perspective.
Every day Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of New York, is a fixture on cable television providing detailed updates on the impact of COVID-19 on his state and more particularly New York City. His updates are chock-full of scientific data, insightful opinions and personal reflections.
The pandemic he talks about every day has had an enormous impact on every man, woman and child in this country and around the world. The pain and sorrow for those personally touched by the virus is beyond comprehension.
Americans are agonizingly coming to terms with the breadth of the destruction caused by this health emergency. The impact on workers and businesses is dire. As social distancing regulations have tightened, people are being forced to choose between the risk of bringing the virus into their homes or going without food, medication or other basic necessities.
The virus has revealed a stark divide in this country. Sure, we know about the ideological divide - “Keep America Great” versus “Never Trump;” right versus left; conservative versus progressive - but the split is even more profound.
There is a class divide in the country - the have and have nots. The divide is not new, but the pandemic has brought it into clear focus. More than 35 years ago another New York Governor named Cuomo gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Governor Mario Cuomo said, in reference to President Ronald Reagan’s remark that the United States is a “Shining City on a Hill,” - "Mr. President you ought to know that this nation is more about a ‘Tale of Two Cities’ that it is just a ‘Shining City on a Hill.’”
People wait for hours at food banks across the country to get food for their families. Men and women living from paycheck to paycheck had jobs only weeks ago and when the money stopped, so did the food. A woman wearing a protective mask holding her children’s hands told a reporter on the nightly news, “I’m a waitress, I don’t have food for my kids.”
Many parents who lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic have, in turn, lost their medical insurance. So now the medicine they, or their children, need is unaffordable.
Schools are closed to protect our children, but many of those parents who must work are forced to leave their children without supervision. They can’t afford childcare, even if they could find it. They can’t ask for help from elderly or infirm friends or relatives because of their increased vulnerability to the virus.
Today, poverty puts people at a higher risk of exposure to COVID 19 - whether it’s working in a service industry with inadequate protection; ongoing health problems because of a lifetime without adequate medical care; a lack of medical insurance; or being in jail - poverty is a factor.
Imagine being accused of a crime during a pandemic. One month ago, I wrote, “There are 3,163 local jails across the country. According to the Prison Policy Institute, within those walls are 612,000 inmates, of which 462,000 have not been convicted of a crime.”
If a defendant has money for bail, no matter the underlying charges or the level of risk, he or she is free while awaiting trial. If a person accused of a crime is without money he or she sits in jail until trial. But for poverty one person is locked up and the other is free.
The Marion Correctional Institution is the site of the largest coronavirus outbreak in Ohio. According to the Marion Star, at least 78%, or 1,950, inmates at Marion have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 154 staff members have been infected, and a guard and inmate have died.
When it comes to the have and have nots, I’m reminded of something else Gov. Mario Cuomo said on that summer evening in San Francisco, “It’s the same shining city for those relative few who are lucky enough to live in its good neighborhoods. But for the people who are excluded - but for the people who are locked out - all they can do is stare from a distance at that city’s glimmering towers.”
When Gov. Cuomo delivered his keynote address, 36 years ago, he wasn’t thinking about America in the midst of a pandemic, but his words are befitting these troubling and frightening times.
Matthew T. Mangino is of counsel with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly & George P.C. His book “The Executioner’s Toll, 2010” was released by McFarland Publishing. You can reach him at www.mattmangino.com and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewTMangino. | <urn:uuid:8794af4e-0443-4b09-934a-a28e960da833> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cjonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/04/24/mangino-column-pandemic-exposes-country-fraught-with-economic-disparity/1297216007/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.963303 | 1,025 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Thanks to the eagle eye of an early reader, I was alerted to an error on page 15, column 2, of Cites & Insights 14:9. While there are almost certainly grammatical and spelling errors in every issue, this one was a math error that changed the significance of the paragraph–and since it was caught so early, I did something I normally never do: I fixed the paragraph, added a “[Corrected 8/26/14]” flag, and reissued the publication.
If you’ve already read it or downloaded it and don’t wish to do so again, here’s the change:
In the paragraph beginning “Most of the university libraries…” (in the subsection “Elsevier journals–some facts”), I managed to reverse the British pounds to dollars calculation. Doing it properly means changing the last two sentences in the paragraph.
What was there originally:
Notably, assuming that a pound is worth $1.70, JISC struck a much harder bargain than American public universities in general: the range is from $7.36 to $49.27, with a mean of $18.45, less than half the mean for U.S. institutions. of course, the package may very well be different.
I was somehow dividing pounds by $1.70 rather than multiplying them. Fixing that yields this text:
Converting to dollars, the range is $21.27 to $142.39 with a mean of $53.37—higher than the U.S. figures except at the low end. [Corrected 8/26/14.]
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2000 - Petco goes private in leveraged buyout by Leonard Green Partners and Texas Pacific Group.
2001 - Petco.com is launched, offering online shoppers an expansive selection of products and services.
2002 - Petco again becomes publicly traded and grows to more than 600 stores in 48 states.
2004 - The San Diego Padres open play in the beautiful new Petco Park major league ballpark in downtown San Diego. With a strong commitment to elevating animal care standards across the industry, Petco introduces new store pet habitat designs and improved standards for animal suppliers. Petco is recognized for its animal care commitment and contributions to the pet industry with the APPA's first Gold Standards Award. The company also adds dog training classes to all stores.
2005 - Petco celebrates its 40-year anniversary and opens its first store in Alaska, the company's 49th state.
2006 - Petco grows to 800 stores in 49 states and more than 18,000 associates nationwide. The company is taken private again by private equity investment groups led by TPG.
2008 - The first Petco store opens in Hawaii expanding Petco's "paw print" into all 50 United States.
2009 - Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation) celebrates its tenth anniversary, surpasses $50 million donated to animal welfare partners across the U.S. Petco introduces Unleashed by Petco, a small format store with a limited, high-end assortment and friendly neighborhood feel. | <urn:uuid:7e15b5e2-1a28-4916-b36f-9dad09c56a42> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://corporate.petco.com/early2000s-petcohistory | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.91258 | 301 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel and others during Israel’s military offensive against Gaza in July and August 2014, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, torture and summary killings of Palestinians by Hamas forces during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict highlights a series of abuses, such as the extrajudicial execution of at least 23 Palestinians and the arrest and torture of dozens of others, including members and supporters of Hamas’s political rivals, Fatah.
“It is absolutely appalling that, while Israeli forces were inflicting massive death and destruction upon the people in Gaza, Hamas forces took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores, carrying out a series of unlawful killings and other grave abuses,” said Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International.
“In the chaos of the conflict, the de facto Hamas administration granted its security forces free rein to carry out horrific abuses including against people in its custody. These spine-chilling actions, some of which amount to war crimes, were designed to exact revenge and spread fear across the Gaza Strip.”
It is absolutely appalling that, while Israeli forces were inflicting massive death and destruction upon the people in Gaza, Hamas forces took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores, carrying out a series of unlawful killings and other grave abuses,Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International
Many of these unlawful killings were publicly billed as attacks against people assisting Israel during the July and August 2014 conflict as part of an operation, codenamed “Strangling Necks”, to target “collaborators”. However, in reality, at least 16 of those executed had been in Hamas custody since before the conflict broke out. Many had been awaiting the outcome of their trials when they were taken away from prison and summarily executed.
Hamas forces also abducted, tortured or attacked members and supporters of Fatah, their main rival political organization within Gaza, including former members of the Palestinian Authority security forces. Not a single person has been held accountable for the crimes committed by Hamas forces against Palestinians during the 2014 conflict, indicating that these crimes were either ordered or condoned by the authorities.
“Instead of upholding justice, the Hamas authorities and leadership have continuously encouraged and facilitated these appalling crimes against powerless individuals. Their failure to even condemn the unlawful killings, abduction and torture of perceived suspects leaves them effectively with blood on their hands,” said Philip Luther.
Instead of upholding justice, the Hamas authorities and leadership have continuously encouraged and facilitated these appalling crimes against powerless individuals.Philip Luther
Atta Najjar, a former police officer under the Palestinian Authority who has a mental disability, was serving a 15-year prison term imposed by a military court after he was arrested in 2009 and subsequently convicted of “collaborating” with Israel. On 22 August 2014, he was taken out from the prison and executed.
“There were marks of torture and bullet shots on his body. His arms and legs were broken… his body was as if you’d put it in a bag and smashed it… His body was riddled with about 30 bullets. He had slaughter marks around his neck, marks of knives… And from behind the head – there was no brain. Empty… It was difficult for us to carry him… He was heavy, like when you put meat in a bag; no bones. His bones were smashed. They broke him in the prison,” said his brother, who retrieved the body from al-Shifa hospital morgue on 22 August 2014.
Eight detainees were still on trial charged with “collaboration” with Israel at the time of their executions. Six others had been awaiting the outcome of appeals against death sentences from a military court in Gaza on the same charges. Two others had been convicted and were serving prison terms when they were executed. Many had been sentenced after trials before courts whose proceedings are grossly unfair. A number had said they had been tortured in order to extract “confessions”.
Ibrahim Dabour, an insurance company employee and father of two children, was held at Katiba Prison in Gaza City standing trial before a military court on a charge of “communicating with hostile sides” when he was taken out and extrajudicially executed by firing squad on 22 August 2014.
“We were told about the execution by people around us at 1pm. There was no official notification. He was executed at 9:30am on Friday. My brother received a text message at 10:31pm that night saying ‘The judgement against Ibrahim Dabour has been carried out according to the Shari’a as per the ruling of the Revolutionary Court’,” his brother told Amnesty International.
“Even if he had been sentenced to death, there would have been an appeals process and other alternatives. What they have done is nothing to do with justice, it’s just criminal. These are the actions of militias,” he said.
In one of the most shocking incidents six men were publicly executed by Hamas forces outside al-Omari mosque on 22 August in front of hundreds of spectators including children. Hamas announced the men were suspected “collaborators” who had been sentenced death in “revolutionary courts”. The hooded men were dragged along the floor to kneel by a wall facing the crowd, then each man was shot in the head individually before being sprayed with bullets fired from an AK-47.
“The Hamas leadership repeatedly calls for rights and justice for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere. But they do not always act in a manner that reflects respect for rights, justice and the rule of law. By failing to halt such grave violations, the Hamas authorities are dragging the name of justice through the mud and condoning these appalling crimes,” said Philip Luther.
By failing to halt such grave violations, the Hamas authorities are dragging the name of justice through the mud and condoning these appalling crimesPhilip Luther
As well as carrying out unlawful killings, others abducted by Hamas were subjected to torture, including severe beatings with truncheons, gun butts, hoses and wire or held in stress positions. Some were interrogated and tortured or otherwise ill-treated in a disused outpatient’s clinic within the grounds of Gaza City’s main al-Shifa hospital. At least three people arrested during the conflict accused of “collaboration” died in custody.
“Hamas forces have displayed a disregard for the most fundamental rules of international humanitarian law. Torture and cruel treatment of detainees in an armed conflict is a war crime. Extrajudicial executions are also war crimes. The de facto administration in Gaza must send a message to all law enforcement forces to treat prisoners humanely at all times. All allegations of extrajudicial execution and torture must be impartially and independently investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice in fair trials,” said Philip Luther.
Amnesty International is calling on the Palestinian authorities, including the Hamas de facto administration in Gaza, to co-operate with independent and impartial international investigative mechanisms, judicial or non-judicial, including the Commission of Inquiry set up by the UN Human Rights Council in July 2014. They should seek to ensure that the cases documented in this report, among others, are investigated impartially and independently and that, wherever there is sufficient admissible evidence, suspected perpetrators are brought to justice in proceedings that fully respect international fair trial standards and without recourse to the death penalty. | <urn:uuid:1b327daa-c513-4ad0-8cc7-82ed7be99fad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/05/gaza-palestinians-tortured-summarily-killed-by-hamas-forces-during-2014-conflict/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.981458 | 1,581 | 1.609375 | 2 |
“It feels a little lonely right now,” Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday. Flanked by a trio of Republicans, the Missouri Democrat was on hand for a Capitol Hill press conference Tuesday to unveil a new bill to rein in spending. If McCaskill was feeling isolated, it’s because of her partners on the bill, not because the measure itself is really that groundbreaking. Like many of its counterparts, the Commitment to American Prosperity (CAP) Act puts forth aggressive deficit-reduction goals without pinpointing how to meet them.
The measure would cap discretionary and mandatory spending at a declining level of GDP over the next 10 years, pushing spending levels down from the current level (24% of GDP) to 20.6%, the 40-year historical average, over the course of a decade. In essence, it would force a body that likes to talk about spending cuts to actually follow through. “It puts a straitjacket on Congress,” as Corker put it. If Congress manages to wriggle out of it, the bill would authorize the Office of Management and Budget to impose automatic, across-the-board cuts itself. Corker argued it imposed dramatic cost-cutting controls on a Congress that has a hard time with parsimony. “One of the things I find fascinating about this place is we never have a plan,” he said. “We never have any idea where we’re going.” If the CAP Act is adopted, they would.
Sort of. They’d have a benchmark, but not a blueprint for getting there. Unlike competing deficit-reduction plans, in the CAP Act “everything is on the table,” Corker said, including entitlements. But the bill says nothing about what should be cut and what shouldn’t. That may be because support for deficit-slashing may wane when people learn what programs could come under the knife in a plan that would pare an estimated $7.8 trillion off federal outlays. Paul Van de Water, of the liberal Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, argues that it would be “virtually impossible to maintain federal spending at its average level for decades back to 1970 without making draconian cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and an array of other vital federal activities.”
McCaskill, who deviated from her colleagues by pushing to eliminate earmarks and voting against omnibus spending bils, knew Majority Leader Harry Reid wouldn’t be a fan of her proposal, and she spent time Tuesday casting the plan as perilous politics. She predicted that it would be spun by opponents as an attempt to snatch Social Security from seniors. “If this bill is distorted and twisted, it could cost me my senate seat, but it’s a price I’m willing to pay,” she said.
I’m not sure it’s as risky as she claims. McCaskill is a moderate Democrat in a state that has been trending Republican. She won a tight race in 2006, and already multiple challengers are lining up to take her on next year. It’s hard to see how bucking Reid to sign onto a bipartisan deficit-reduction measure — and trumpeting her willingness to risk her seat for a cause that’s highly popular (in theory) — does her much harm with the independents who will tip her 2012 race. (Corker, it’s worth noting, is also up for re-election in 2012.) That’s particularly true because the CAP Act’s authors don’t tell any of those voters where they’d have to sacrifice. Nor, with Democrats unlikely to sign on, will they have to. Somber press conferences about the need to clamp down on Congressional profligacy and sacrifice for our grandchildren are actually fairly easy. Filling in the fine print is what’s hard. And in failing to do so, the authors are hardly alone. | <urn:uuid:c9d2a1bd-0425-41c3-851a-f18a75703fd5> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://swampland.time.com/2011/02/01/bipartisan-spending-bill-is-still-light-on-specifics/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282935.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00235-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958981 | 823 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Fifth graders work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. They present potential solutions to the class for discussion.
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Patterns, Functions, and Algebra: Wired for Space
Students assess how patterns, functions and algebra can assist NASA engineers design new ways of propelling spacecrafts. They explore how electricity and magnetism are replacing the fuel-consuming rocket propulsion. Electromagnetism is...
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In an announcement earlier this week that excited South Africans and international travelers alike, the leading intercontinental airline Emirates Airways announced that they will be increasing their flights to South Africa. What does this mean for South Africa and how can travelers benefit from this?
Gateway to Africa
For many travelers and safari adventure travelers, South Africa serves as a gateway to the rest of the African continent. Currently, the Emirates airline has inbound flights to South Africa’s top three tourism cities, including Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Although the latest agreement between Emirates Airways and South African Tourism does not mention any further destinations, we are expecting to see a fair increase in the number of inbound and outbound flights. Emirates is an important airline link for international and intercontinental travelers, hence why this recent announcement can be expected to not only boost South African tourism, but can also improve South Africa’s accessibility, and ease of traveling for some.
A good tourism year
The announcement of increased Emirates flights to and from South Africa, comes at a time when tourism in South Africa is experiencing healthy international interest. Despite the global economic downturn which affected the country’s tourism industry, the industry’s recent trends are showing that South Africa is a travel destination of note. And although the weakening trends of the South African Rand in relation to both the US Dollar and Euro remain a concern for locals, this does play for the benefit of international travelers hoping to experience South Africa and perhaps even other African countries. Recent tourism trends showed that Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg – corresponding with the country’s major international airports – are remaining the country’s top destination favorites. But considering the major centers, we also need to bear in mind the safari and game lodge destination which is found in close proximity to these city centers. For example, the wildlife oasis and unforgettable safari destination Sabi Sabi, is merely an hour’s flight from Johannesburg.
In the airline’s announcement, Emirate’s senior vice president identified what attracts tourists to South Africa: the country’s incredible diversity, friendly and welcoming people, the country’s cuisine and the fact that you can find anything in South Africa, from a leisurely beach holiday, to an adrenaline laden bushveld journey. And hence why Emirates want to be part of this growing tourism market.
Looking from a local perspective, there is an excitement about the way in which South Africa is experienced by travelers from abroad. Because there is no doubt, South Africans are proud of their country, heritage, diversity and above all, its unique wildlife and landscapes. We are seeing authentic eco-tourism initiatives gaining ground, and adventure expeditions with the odd lion roar reaching more and more travelers.
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When Mary, aged 45, got sick, residents in her remote highland village in Papua New Guinea (PNG) did not take her to the doctor, but to a traditional healer believed to have magical powers.
“They said a witch had put a curse on me. They had to remove it. Had they not brought me to the nearest health clinic, however, I could have died,” she said. Her symptoms involved respiratory difficulties, in a country with a high incidence of TB.
Such stories are not uncommon in PNG, a largely traditional society with 836 languages and where belief in witchcraft or sanguma as it is known in Tok Pisin, the lingua franca, continues to undermine health care in the country.
“People routinely delay seeking proper medical care when they attribute their sickness or illness to witchcraft rather than natural causes,” said Sibauk Bieb, executive manager of public health within the Ministry of Health. “At that point, however, it can be too late.”
“Whether it’s diarrhoea, diabetes or heart attacks, people think witchcraft is involved and are not open to a medical explanation,” said Josephine Andreas, a registered nurse with 36 years of experience working in PNG’s Eastern Highlands Province. “This is the biggest problem and one deeply entrenched in people’s mind.”
“When people get sick they don’t think in terms of the medical cause, but rather who is to blame,” said Jack Urame, director of the Melanesian Institute (MI), an ecumenical cultural research centre in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province.
For many, old age is the only “natural cause” of death, regardless of what a hospital autopsy might say, according to Richard Eves, a noted Australian anthropologist. All other deaths are invariably viewed with suspicion.
Deteriorating health system
The problem is made worse by PNG’s deteriorating public healthcare system.
“The serious decline of health services in PNG has undoubtedly exacerbated the degree of recourse to sorcery and witchcraft as an explanation of illnesses and death,” Eves said.
Despite strong economic growth rates in recent years (and a projected 6.2 percent growth rate in 2014) fuelled by significant oil, gas, and gold reserves, the country’s public health system is dysfunctional at best.
According to the PNG Department of Health, less than half the population has access to health care; a problem pronounced in rural areas, where 87 percent of Papuans live. Here residents are largely dependent on more than 2,000 community health posts - the mainstay of PNG’s healthcare system - many of which have fallen into disrepair or closed due to lack of funding and corruption.
Health expenditure in PNG is US$114 per capita, the World Bank reports, compared to $148 in the Solomon Islands, $177 in Fiji and $6,014 in Australia, while PNG has 0.58 health workers per 1,000 people (WHO recommends 2.5 per 1,000 simply to maintain primary care).
Jacinta Edson, 55, a pediatric nurse, outside the Asaro Health Centre in PNG's Eastern Highlands Province. In less than 10 years, 50 percent of the work force in the health sector will either have retired or moved elsewhere
In the Highlands province of Ora, nearly 40 percent of all health posts are shuttered, the authorities confirm, due to shortages in funding, and insufficient staff, especially midwives and doctors.
At the same time, a fragmentation in institutional relationships (for example, when some health workers at the village post level do not recognize or fail to refer patients to hospitals or district clinics), compounded by an unclear allocation of responsibilities for service delivery, has exacerbated healthcare woes.
All this in a country where babies, children and mothers continue to die in large numbers from preventable causes. At 230 per 100,000 live births, PNG has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in Oceania region (a collective name for the 25 islands in the tropical Pacific Ocean) and more than 3,000 percent more than neighbouring Australia, while poor drug distribution and PNG’s largely rural and remote population find it difficult and expensive to access basic medical services.
Fuelling the problem further is the inability of health staff to effectively convey health messages and treatment decisions to patients and their families in a way they can readily understand, a fact which can further strengthen people’s belief in a universe of magic.
Doctors and nurses unable to properly diagnose a specific illness will routinely suggest to patients and their families that their sickness might be sik bilong ples (sickness from the village), which serves as a code word for illnesses of magical origin stemming from social disharmony in the village, suggesting that someone with a grudge had caused the sickness by sorcery or witchcraft.
People distinguish between this and sik nating (ordinary sickness), which can be cured by modern medicine, according to MI.
“When delivering health messages, people need to recognize that such beliefs [witchcraft and sorcery] exist and do impact people’s understanding of health,” Lillian Siwi, head of health in Eastern Highlands Province, said.
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It is generally accepted that when training, exercising and competing the body is depleted of essential minerals and nutrients. Every part of the body is pushed to achieve optimum performance, with all kinds of chemical reactions occurring in the body. Following that exercise, adequate muscle recovery is required. Whether it be resting between exercises or supplying the muscles with the correct nutrients, athletes know that magnesium oil will assist a speedier recovery.
Most athletes experience muscle weakness, cramping, anxiety, poor circulation and neck and shoulder pain.
The muscles can be cramped and contracted after intense exercise and competitions, probably causing pain and discomfort. Research shows that magnesium contributes to flexibility and helps prevent injury by loosening tight muscles. Straining a muscle can make it spasm or tighten, plus make it feel very sore.
Magnesium oil can be sprayed or rubbed into the skin and when applied it absorbs immediately, bringing pain relief and muscle relaxation. Shown to provide relaxation and also improve sleep, magnesium oil can be used as a spray, which soaks into the skin without leaving a residue. Magnesium is also known to improve joint mobility and repair and have positive effects on the nervous system. By applying the oil to the skin, it allows the magnesium to enter the bloodstream faster and increases the amount of magnesium in the body tissues; remembering that the skin is actually the body’s largest organ for absorption.
Lightly massage the oil post-workout or before going to bed. An itchy sensation (that does diminish) indicates a magnesium deficiency, but the more often you apply the oil this sensation should decrease.
There are three types of magnesium associated with muscle recovery. There are other magnesium types that provide different benefits, but these three are the most relevant.
- Magnesium sulphate. Studies show that ingestion can even halt the body’s natural shivering response. It has good absorption, hence bathing in Epsom Salts is popular.
- Magnesium chloride. The most common type of magnesium for leg cramps, it is extracted from salt water or from rock. A 2008 study discovered that MC relaxes rock oysters.
- Magnesium citrate. This is the easiest to digest and usually taken orally.
Typically, the body contains 20-30gms of magnesium, mostly found in the skeleton and muscles. Magnesium is an essential body nutrient responsible for over three hundred biochemical reactions. A molecule responsible for converting chemical energy is adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP production is dependent on magnesium. Magnesium adjusts calcium at the cell membrane, allowing muscle contraction and relaxation.
Many food sources contain magnesium, but studies show that people are not achieving the recommended daily intake of 350mg. Magnesium is often referred to as the forgotten electrolyte. Too much magnesium can also have negative effects with an increased risk of feeling sick, diarrhoea and cramping.
Luckily the kidneys are excellent at controlling magnesium levels, by determining the quantity of magnesium released in the urine. Low levels of magnesium can create a build-up of lactic acid in the body, causing muscle burning, cramps or exhaustion. It is the muscles recovering from the lack of oxygen in the bloodstream because magnesium is required to help replenish red blood cells. The body needs about 15% more magnesium when exercising than when resting.
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Nullification consists of any state or local action rendering an unconstitutional act null, void or simply unenforceable within that state.
As Bryant points out, nullification was first formalized by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798. In his original draft, Jefferson asserted “where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” Madison used different language, writing that “in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil.”
But Madison actually provided the blueprint for nullification in Federalist 46, prior to ratification. He called opposition to unwarranted federal actions “powerful and at hand.” His blueprint includes refusing cooperation with federal officials and “legislative devices” blocking federal acts. Madison said even in a single state, these actions would create “impediments.” And when several states act against a federal measure, it “would present obstructions which the federal government would hardly be willing to encounter.”
Bryant asserts “Talk of nullifying unpopular federal laws has been heard for more than 200 years. At present, none have successfully been nullified.”
Not the case.
Northern states successfully thwarted draconian fugitive slave acts denying basic due process to any black person accused as a fugitive slave. Personal Liberty Laws primarily involved noncooperation – denying use of state or local facilities to slave catchers and punishing state officers who cooperated. Some guaranteed jury trials to accused fugitives. And a few states took things a step further. Vermont law subjected fugitive slave hunters to arrest.
These northern efforts defying an 1842 Supreme Court decision were so effective that several southern states cited northern nullification (and they used that word) in their declaration of causes for secession.
More recently, states have nullified federal marijuana prohibition. The battle against unconstitutional federal marijuana laws started when California voters approved legalization of medicinal cannabis. The Supreme Court ruled that the feds could indeed regulate six plants grown in your own back yard in 2005, but that didn’t stop the momentum. Today 21 states have ignored the SCOTUS opinion and legalized medical marijuana programs. Last November, Washington and Oregon voters took the next step, approving full legalization. Recently, the Department of Justice essentially announced, “You go right ahead and ignore federal ‘law.’ It’s the law! But we won’t enforce it.” While federal marijuana laws remain on the books with sporadic enforcement attempts, state actions have rendered them practically a dead letter.
And state refusal to implement the Real ID Act of 2005 successfully thwarted that federal program. Eight years later, it still has not gone into full effect. The feds have essentially given up trying.
Despite these successes, Bryant calls nullification “dangerous.”
His argument depends on conflating secession and nullification. Proponents of nullification have always viewed it as a “moderate middle road” between unlimited submission and outright rebellion. Nullification does not seek to destroy the union, but preserve it by restraining the federal government to its constitutionally delegate powers.
Nevertheless, Bryant links secession and nullification, and then cries “danger!”
“Four years after the Civil War began it ended with the defeat of the Confederacy, the destruction of slavery, secession and for all practical purposes, nullification.”
Civilized people should find the notion that war and violence “settles” political debate extremely offensive. Let’s say Bryant claims 2+2=5. I object; so he bludgeons me over the head until I submit and acknowledge 2+2 does indeed equal five. Does that really settle the issue of 2+2?
In fact, the Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery, not Lincoln’s cannons. And the bloodshed between 1860 and 1864 did not alter the constitutional limits on federal power, annul the Tenth Amendment or delegitimize nullification as a principle.
The people of the states undeniably created a federal government of limited powers, leaving all other authority to the states and the people. That being the case, some mechanism must exist to check federal power. A limited institution that defines the extent of its own limitations cannot exist.
James Madison draws the only logical conclusion.
“The States then being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity, that there can be no tribunal above their authority, to decide in the last resort, whether the compact made by them be violated; and consequently that as the parties to it, they must themselves decide in the last resort, such questions as may be of sufficient magnitude to require their interposition.”
Nullification does not pose a danger. The true danger lies in an unrestrained federal government doing whatever it pleases.
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This then is a list of the 15 essential films that one must be familiar with in order to understand the early, ‘classic’ period of film noir that thrived from 1940 to 1949.White Heat is part film noir, part gangster film, with James Cagney as criminal ringleader Cody Jarrett. Film scholar Alain Silver has asserted that film noir is not a genre but a ‘cycle’ of films that occurred during a certain historical period of time. Veda eventually despises the plebeian way her mother makes a living and seems to be in love with Monte, who – in the opening scene of the film – is shot to death at Mildred’s beachfront home. This was especially true about the 1940s and 1950s, when World War II plus post-war events (notably during the earlier years of the Cold War) had so profoundly affected the everyday lives of people around the globe.
Married to the deceitful Verna (Virginia Mayo) but totally devoted to his mother, “Ma” (Margaret Wycherly) Cody and his gang rob a mail train but the job goes awry. Taste of Cinema 2019. When Joan Crawford left MGM and came to Warners, this was her initial outing as star (Bette Davis famously turned down the part before her) and it was an enormous success. The portrait is of Laura (Tierney), a beautiful advertising executive. One night in Laura’s apartment, McPherson drinks himself into a stupor while looking at Laura’s portrait only to fall asleep and wake up to…surprise! Film noir thrived predominantly in Hollywood crime films in the early post World War II years, as men were returning from the military to their lives at home, and it expresses the anxiety that many men felt about being displaced as workers, boyfriends, husbands and fathers during wartime.
When hard working Mildred (Crawford) divorces her first husband Bert Pierce (Bruce Bennett), she is determined to make a success of herself for her daughter Veda, who seems to want all the best things in life. This was the fourth and final film of Bogart and Bacall, including Dark Passage (1947), another outstanding film noir.The definitive film of one of the definitive actresses of the classic noir period, Gilda stars Glenn Ford as Johnny Farrell and Rita Hayworth as the title character. The protagonists of these film are men who are often in love with and yet betrayed by beautiful women and they often face the choice between a fair haired ‘good’ woman and a dark haired, sultry ‘femme fatale’ who is likely to lead them astray down the wrong path (which is the path that they take, for the most part). The situation becomes even worse for Wanley when Reed begins to be blackmailed by crooked ex-cop Heidt (Dan Duryea, a frequent noir bad buy and character actor).
As with most of the films of this era, the story is told by Welles in flashback with a voice over. The film seems to function in two worlds, the melodramatic daytime world of Mildred’s successful restaurant chain that is filmed in low contrast ‘high-key’ lighting, and the noir nighttime world of Mildred’s outside life with daughter Veda (Ann Blyth) and her chiseling second husband, Monte Beragon (Zachary Scott) that is filmed in the shadowy, high contrast, chiaroscuro lighting style typical of film noir. Cody confesses to a lesser crime in order to get a shorter prison stretch; in prison he is befriended by Hank Fallon (Edmund O’Brien) an undercover agent trying to find out who is laundering Cody’s money. Produced at Twentieth Century Fox and shot in beautiful black and white by Preminger, another German emigre and one of the masters of the genre, Laura was based on a novel by Vera Caspary and was transformed from what might have been a run of the mill detective film into a true classic.Orson Welles was given the chance to direct again after his falling out at RKO and he produced The Stranger (1946), a solid film noir that starred Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young.
Can Wanley escape from the trap that his fascination with the beautiful Alice has ensnared him?
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Located in western Japan’s Chugoku region, Okayama Prefecture is known as the land of the sunshine for its pleasant climate. It is just an hour from Kyoto and thirty minutes from Hiroshima by bullet train.
Okayama has a rich history of art, culture, and nature, with many attractions that are unique to the region. More recently Okayama has found fame as a producer of high-quality denim; especially in the town of Kojima, known as Japan’s ‘denim capital’.
In the postwar years, a school uniform manufacturer named Maruo took contract work to re-cut discarded old American jeans to fit Japanese bodies. This progressed into Maruo making their own jeans, less expensive than American imports and the region thrived.
Historic places of interest include the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, a picturesque old village encompassed by a willow-lined canal with traditional wooden boats – often called the “Venice of Japan.” In Okayama City, the Okayama Korakuen Garden, completed in 1700, has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan.
The Okayama area was one of my favorite destinations in my educational tour through the Setouchi Region. What resonated with me was the merging of the “East meets West” dynamic.
The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter harmoniously blends Western and Japanese cultures where streets are lined with white-walled, black-tiled rice storehouses and visitors can explore the city in traditional punt-style boats, perhaps in a kimono or yukata (kimono-like garment with a half-width collar usually worn by men.)
The rickshaw is the transport of choice and very knowledgeable guides educate and entertain travelers. I found the best shopping of local handicrafts for textiles and lacquerware in Kurashiki.
Two notable museums to visit in Kurashiki are the Ohara Museum of Art, Japan’s first for Western art, and the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum.
Okayama Castle symbolizes local history in the prefecture’s capital Okayama City. Nicknamed ‘the Crow Castle’ due to its black exterior, the 16th-century building was reconstructed in 1966 after its destruction in World War II. Visitors can dress up as feudal lords and princesses by renting authentic period costumes.
With its iconic reddish tone, Bizen pottery is one of Japan’s oldest crafts, and Okayama is home to many traditional kilns. Imbe village in Bizen City is the place to discover more about the art form–over 250 masterpieces are shown in its Bizen Pottery Museum, while at Gallery Shozan, visitors can try making bizen-yaki themselves.
For the style-conscious, a visit to Kojima, Japan’s ‘denim capital’ is a must. I visited a boutique ryokan that had its own denim gift shop where you can have customized garments made to order during your stay. Until I visited, I did not recognize Japan’s obsession with denim and was amazed at the many boutiques that only specialized in denim products that lined its famous ‘Jeans Street.’
Okayama has earned the nickname ‘the fruit kingdom’ not only for its grapes, but for its peaches, strawberries, and fruit parfaits. You can enjoy these at the Kurashiki Momoko, in Kurashiki’s Bikan Historical Quarter, where the jellies, puddings, and jams also make delectable gifts.
Kakushi sushi may be Japan’s most delicious culinary joke. At first glance, it is a very plain dish of chopped egg over white rice. But when the plate is flipped, a cornucopia of treats is revealed, such as mackerel, dried tofu, shrimp, lotus root, and pickled vegetables.
The name means hidden sushi, and the dish legendarily originated to defy a decree by the Edo-period lord that only one topping should be served with rice at a meal.
Where to Stay
Okayama boasts high-quality accommodations, and I strongly recommend a traditional Japanese ryokan stay here.
I stayed at Ryokan Kurashiki, in historic Kurashiki town, and was transformed back in time with window views of thatched-roofed houses and kimono clothed visitors strolling along the canal. My suite, 260 years ago was used for rice storage, and today is a lovely spacious Japanese tatami mat room with private bath.
Hyogo Prefecture sits at the heart of Japan’s main island, Honshu, and given its large size, the climate and topography vary greatly in different areas. Its northern coast on the Sea of Japan experiences strong winds, rainfall, and heavy snow, while to the south where Hyogo meets the tranquil Seto inland sea, the climate is much more temperate.
With Kobe as its capital, Hyogo connects eastern and western Japan through a modern rail and road network. The prefecture has more than one thousand castles of which the imposing Himeji Castle is a UNESCO-listed treasure.
Hyogo has no shortage of exciting destinations and activities for city, nature, and culture fans. Its capital Kobe is famed for its exquisite beef, but there’s plenty to do before dinner! The city is home to a bustling Chinatown and an entertainment district that makes for vibrant evening exploration.
Kobe is considered the hub of the prefecture’s art scene. Designed by world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando and opened in 2002, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art is worth visiting for the elegant building along. Being a novice of modern art, I was impressed with the multitude of sculptures, prints, and paintings that I thoroughly appreciated.
Hyogo is rich in castles and temples and is home to Japan’s iconic, UNESCO-listed, 400-year-old Himeji Castle, or the White Heron as the locals call it due to its white appearance. This castle is widely revered as the most spectacular castle in Japan for its imposing size, beauty, and well-preserved grounds.
Not far away is Shoshazan Engyoji Temple, known as one of the three great dojos, or places of meditation. Those who hike Mount Shosha to reach it can regain their strength here as visitors can stay for up to two nights and live like a monk.
Connected to the mainland by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge – the longest suspension bridge in the world – Awaji Island is also a rewarding destination for visitors.
Gourmet beef eaters all over the world consider Kobe beef a culinary delight; being prized for its buttery and smooth flavor. Only 3,000 Hyogo-raised Tajima beef cattle per year meet strict certification standards such as having to be aged between 28 and 60 months and having to possess the highest marbling score. My guide and I went to a Kobe steakhouse and were presented with a platter of this prized and flavorful beef which we thoroughly enjoyed.
The legend surrounding Kobe beef has long been a source of fascination. Folklore tells of cows enjoying classical music, daily massages with sake and diets based on beer.
Sake is another classic Japanese dining tradition and Hyogo is known for its innovative producers, many of which can be visited on tasting tours in the Nadagogo area of Nishinomiya. This is the largest sake producing region in Japan with breweries in the area accounting for just over one-quarter of the sake production in the entire country.
Places to Stay
Hyogo’s capital Kobe offers a wide range of choices. Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland offers luxurious, individually decorated rooms in the city center with fantastic views across the port.
However, I would recommend visiting Kobe as a day trip from Kyoto or Osaka; the bullet train will get you there in 50 minutes from Kyoto or 15 minutes from Osaka.
Stay tuned for part three…
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With so many of our school-age children drinking caffeinated beverages
Many of them are consuming more caffeine than their parents, giving their adult counterparts the jitters. And they are not getting the amount of sleep that they need, according to the Journal of Pediatrics. Studies show that on average, 5- to 7-year-olds drink 52 milligrams of caffeine daily.
This has the caffeine equivalent of one Coke and while this doesn’t sound so bad, the 228 parents in the study admitted that their 8 to 12-year-olds drink the caffeine equivalent of almost three Cokes daily. The more caffeine children consumed, the less they slept.
Soft drinks are the biggest culprit which are a bad choice due to the high sugar content and zero nutritional value. Schools don’t always help as a recent study showed that 14 percent of public elementary school students and 38 percent of private elementary school children can buy sugared beverages at school. Kids and parents do not always realize that sports drinks are just soft drinks in disguise. Here are three helpful ways to limit your child’s caffeine consumption:
• Take soft drinks off the menu, at home, and in restaurants.
• Not all caffeinated drinks are brown, some come in an array of colors. Just one can of Mountain Dew has 55 mg of caffeine, surpassing the amount in a can of Coke or Pepsi.
• Energy drinks do not provide the right kind of energy. A 16-ounce Arizona Green Tea Energy has 200 mg of caffeine which is equal to four Cokes.
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TL;DR – What if the founders of Snapchat, AirBnb or Pinterest had no-code tools for their initial concept? Would no-code be a game-changer, even for these now successful unicorn start-ups. How might no-code help you and improve your odds of success? See if one of the three Maker personas identified below is an opportunity for you.
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Let’s take a trip back in time.
Imagine it’s 2009 and you have an idea for the next big thing in tech. But no one knows it yet. You believe in your vision and you’re putting together a startup.
Your idea: A collections board.
You want to allow your users to pin collections of your favorite things and share them with your friends. But most you talk to about it, do not fully grasp it.
Explaining new things in tech is a lot easier when they can see it and use it. So you create a prototype.
Now, this presents another challenge. You need to write some code to create it. One big problem. You have little background in coding anything. And your co-founders don’t have an overly technical background either.
Somehow, you are able to hack together a prototype that works…kind of.
It takes a long time to create it. You go through 40-50 tedious iterations. The design is very important to the value of your product.
It takes months to build.
Finally, you get your first users. Growth is painfully slow. Investors ignore you, and even when you do pitch it, they just don’t get it.
Even infamous Angel Investor, Naval, passes on you.
If that startup story sounds familiar…it’s because it describes what happened to Ben Silberman of Pinterest.
The frustration that Ben Silberman had when he and his co-founders first developed Pinterest is well documented.
Ben wasn’t a developer. His co-founders weren’t overly technical either. They had the major obstacle of finding technical talent to create it. Their initial network didn’t produce anything fruitful. In order to hire talent, they needed funding.
But in order to get funding they needed to convince someone to give them money.
In order to convince investors to give them money, they needed some proof that they were on to something.
But without a solid working prototype or exciting story of users frantically flocking to use Pinterest, Ben and his co-founders had a really steep hill to climb.
“With the prototype, it was a pretty rough process”, Ben explained about trying to secure meetings with VC’s to get funding, to get a better working application.
There in lies the catch-22.
How do you convince investors to give you money, when you don’t have any good proof that people need that thing you are building and you don’t even have a good working prototype, validation from users, or good data.
The power of no-code is it can drive you from idea to high fidelity working application in a fraction of time. (If you are not sure what no-code is, then read about it here.)
Is it a game-changer?
Here’s a look at three personas of Makers who are taking advantage of this new wave and proving to be early game-changers.
Which one do you most closely identify with?
Build a fully functioning web application or native mobile application. Without code. No developer experience required. No computer science degree required.
Pinterest Timeline Review:
Fast forward ten years later. March 2020.
Meet Karthik Puvvada (KP) and Michael Gill. Founders of Cuppa.
KP Maker, Cuppa
Michael Gill Maker, Cuppa
KP launched the idea and initial landing page on March 13, Michael Gill built the initial fully automated beta version of Cuppa with no-code and in the span of 20 days went from idea to working application to discussions with Investors:
How is this possible? Cuppa’s technical stack was built with these no-code tools. To see more about this stack of dozens of other no-code projects and the tools used to build them, visit here.
In a Startup Grind Interview, Ben was asked, “Why didn’t people jump on it and why did everyone pass?”
Ben remarked, “People didn’t really understand the concept of the product ..don’t know if we didn’t communicate it well… or it didn’t resonate with folks… it didn’t help that none of us founders were really technical…”
Investors didn’t get it.
Ben later talked about gaining leverage in negotiations to get funding, “Venture capitalist can see your app and its kind of crappy, nobody really uses it, there’s nothing you can do unless you hack that system, unless you somehow turn the tables and give them a reason that you should have a leverage…”
Can no-code be the hack to give Makers more leverage?
What no-code unlocks is the ability to create a real app, not prototype. That user experience can propel the Maker with very actionable feedback. Now the Maker can quickly iterate with visual development without having to re-codify. The time saved in visual development is far less than rewriting actual code.
Cuppa was able to build a working application in one week. Build buzz about their product instantly rocketing to 500 users waiting list. Then up to 1000 weeks after.
Momentum can be everything.
Will Cuppa be a unicorn like Pinterest? I have no idea. But I’m raising my cuppa to the idea that it can be. And that no-code was a major factor in their success story so far.
If you have an idea you’d like to make. But don’t know what no-code tools are best to create it, I’ve launched a web app (with no-code) to send you the best no-code tools to use for your idea. Check it out for free.
The Peter Thiel aka Contrarian Maker
Make something that is contrarian and may not make sense when you first hear it.
Meet Whit. He is a no-code Maker who built RandomPizza.
RandomPizza is a subscription service that sends a random pizza delivery to your house, and you have no idea when it’s being delivered.
You might say, that’s random…because it is.
Why is this an example of no-code being a game changer?
When Snapchat burst onto the scene. Many including myself were perplexed about disappearing messages.
Before Snapchat caught on, no-one grasped the idea:
Even the original developer of the app wasn’t initially convinced. “After Reggie Brown talked with Evan Spiegel they then had to convince someone to make it. Evan would talk to Bobby Murphy in hopes of developing the app.” – Techcrunch
“Evan was sure he could convince Bobby to work on the app. He called Bobby and explained Reggie’s idea. But Bobby wasn’t convinced. Would people really want to use this? Evan nervously urged him that this idea was different from anything other people were working on.” – Techcrunch
When Evan went to present to his Stanford class that had 6 VC’s present, you could probably hear a pin drop in the classroom based on the reactions we read about:
“The response? Less than enthusiastic. Why would anyone use this app? “This is the dumbest thing ever,” seemed to be the sentiment underlying everyone’s tones. One of the venture capitalists suggested that Evan make the photos permanent and work with Best Buy for photos of inventory. The course’s teaching assistant, horrified, pulled Evan aside and asked him if he’d built a sexting app.” – Techcrunch
With no-code what’s the risk in trying something totally off the wall?
Previously, trying trivial things that are contrarian was higher risk.
The business model for snapchat – disappearing messages. huh? Random pizza. huh?
What’s the risk? Take a few hours or days to create it and ship it.
What do you have to lose? Your time? You don’t need to binge watch another Netflix series. Let’s build.
Just make something. See what happens.
It’s the opposite of what you think might be a good idea to spend your time. But with nocode thats the magical part. What’s the risk when you can build an app in an afternoon?
Check our more here for an interview.
With no-code you can create simple web apps, by linking together tools. It’s called a no-code tech stack. Stacks that you can put together quickly to try a new idea over a weekend.
One more take-away about no-code: You can also iterate insanely fast. Like during a world wide pandemic.
If you’re interested in getting started with no-code, try Get Stackd. Its an app I created that uses actual data from talented Makers who have launched successful projects made with no-code to recommend which no-code tools to use.
The Niche Insider Maker
A non technical niche expert like a photographer can solve their own problems with technology. Dogfooding on steroids. (Definition: Dogfooding is the practice of an organization using its own product.)
Meet Andrew. A professional photographer by day. And now a no-code Maker by night.
Andrew is building a SaaS to solve a particular problem in a niche that he is very familar with, photography. He is uniquely qualified to solve it because he is an expert at what his niche is.
If Andrew were to hire a development shop, he would face an really hard problem of communicating to someone who is not an expert in the niche of what exactly needs to be built. This process, would be long and expensive and a large risk for Andrew to take on.
Instead Andrew builds it himself:
Andrew also has a unique advantage. Not only can he test on himself what the product needs to be he also has an inside track to selling his product to others in his profession.
What industry are you in? Real estate? Photography? Now you can create an actual working application that works and sell it.
No-code by itself is interesting to hobbyist, but why should you care?
Because no-code + ___________ can be a game-changer.
No-code + startup idea.
No-code + a contrarian idea.
No-code + niche market insider.
All three, nocode + _______ is going to prove to be absolutely lethal.
What’s next? Ill be adding to this as more persona examples are developed. To stay in the loop, I’d love to update you by subscribing to my no-code newsletter here.
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I recently gave a presentation about the different types of no-code Makers with HelloMeets. There are some added visuals and excerpts from slides of the presentation that you might find helpful. Check it!
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