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Facilities Utilization Process
The Waterford School District is in the process of developing a Facilities Utilization Plan for adoption by the Waterford Board of Education in March. This process has tentatively identified four elementary schools for possible closure or repurposing. The intent is to maximize our instructional delivery system for the purposes of increased student achievement, while providing the most cost effective and efficient use of District facilities and resources at a time of declining enrollment. Numerous standards were quantified, including current and projected enrollment, building capacity, amount of instructional classrooms, ability to expand a school's existing footprint, and current physical building conditions. The four (4) elementary schools being considered for closing or repurposing include Sandburg, Burt, Waterford Village, and Adams, with all of Adams and a portion of Waterford Village being relocated to what is currently Mason North (formerly Grayson Elementary).
There will be a public forum held for parents and other interested members of each elementary school community. Further information will be provided at that time and those in attendance will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their feedback with members of our central administration and Board of Education. You may review those dates by clicking on Public Forum Schedule under Calendars & Timelines below. | <urn:uuid:f8c39d6c-3c78-438a-90bf-053fbf737e46> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.waterford.k12.mi.us/pages/52163/facilities-utilization | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00334-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955343 | 252 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Jaws (parallel universe version)
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Jaws is a 1974 Atlantic horror film directed by Stephen Sharkberg. The film follows three sharks who attempt to defend their coast against a series of violent attacks from an enormous Roy Scheider. Ultimately they venture out on to the sand to hunt and kill him, thus restoring peace to their seas.
The film is considered one of the best and most successful films ever made at a submarine level, and broke underwater box office records of the era. This feat isn't quite as impressive as it sounds however, because these records are generally moist and poorly kept. It went on to make over 6 million squid in revenue, and was followed by several increasingly impressive sequels, culminating in the 1987 multi-octopus winning epic 'Jaws: The Reunion'.
Late one night, a carefree group of teenage mermaids go skinny-walking up on the beach, when one of the girls is suddenly dragged away by an unseen force. All that is left of her is her disembodied tail (voted best fake limb of the 1970s). Suspecting a human attack, local police shark Martin Brody goes to the mayor to try to get the coastal park shut down, but the mayor overrules him, fearing reports of a man attack will ruin the summer tourist season. The coroner thus reverses his diagnosis of the dead mermaid to "she must have tripped".
When the human attacks continue, Chief Brody enlists the help of Terrain Biologist Matt Hooper and a professional manhunter Quint, and together they set off in an amphibious transit vehicle to locate and kill the man. Up on the beach, a Great White Man looms up from behind, nearly toppling the vehicle. It dashes off into the nearby seaside town before they can harpoon it, but Quint estimates its size at about 6'2" and weighing around 86.6 kg. At this point, Brody makes the classic quip "we're gonna need a bigger amphibious transit vehicle".
On the second sighting, Quint lets his obsession with killing the man get the better off him, and ruins the vehicle's engine in pursuit of it. When the man starts attacking the stranded machine, Hooper tries a more unconventional approach; he dons special SCUBA gear used for land-excursions (SCUBA stands for Sunglasses, Cream, Umbrella, Bucket-and-spade, And towel) and ventures out onto the sand in a man-proof cage to try and stab the monster in the mouth. The man throws itself against the vehicle, and Quint slides down the slippery deck into its mouth and is eaten alive with a side of chips and peas. Finally, Brody throws a pressurised container into the man's gaping jaws and shoots it, causing the man to explode into a million pieces.
The rights to the Jaws novel were purchased in the early 1970s by 20th Century Fish. They considered several directors, including Francis Ford Coddola, Martin Seahorsey and of course, John Waters. William Friedkipper was particularly interested too, but the studio declined him because his name does not contain a fish pun. Ultimately they settled on up and coming Jewfish director, Stephen Sharkberg, who was fresh from directing the hit TV movie Pool, about a small fish fleeing an enormous one along the aquatic highway.
Jaws used landmark special effects, employing the best use of "shark in a man-suit" ever seen in motion pictures at the time. Originally, Sharkberg had wanted to use a real man but it was deemed far too dangerous after the allegedly-tame animal broke free and fried the Best Coy in batter.
The film generated positive reviews from critics and cinemagoers alike, with prominent underwater film historian Roger Seabert giving it "two fins up". Sharkberg's direction in particular was praised for its subtlety and suspense, delaying showing the man until right at the end, at which point the audience would be salivating if it weren't for the fact that they were aquatic lifeforms.
The film was remade a year later by human
director rich businessman Steven Spielberg. It was not received well under the sea due to subtle changes in the plot that demonised the shark. Among these is a scene in which the shark is seen to be smoking marijuana, and another wherein he is implied to be a homosexual. | <urn:uuid:278bab84-e0e4-47a3-852e-6afe7e1fd158> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/JAWS | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279410.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00162-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959088 | 905 | 1.710938 | 2 |
Nowadays the phenomenon of juggling work, school and family is very widespread among young people. It is caused by different life situations. Rapid development of our world demands from us more flexibility, mobility and fitness to new situations. In order to be abreast of the times we should be aware of all innovations, be competent and be able to allocate our time. Many of us want to be successful and to gain a great deal. However, what does it mean to be successful? Does it mean to have a lot of money, to be famous all over the world, or to make a brilliant career? Every person chooses his or her own model of a successful life. People set different goals in front of themselves and try to achieve them. Still, there are different ways to gain your ends. Some people work their way through, taking no notice of others; they are unscrupulous and use all opportunities to make headway. Others knuckle down to work, devote all their free time to their career and thus attain their objects. There are such people that try to come to the top in all spheres of their life: education, work, family life. They do not want to do everything in turn but try to juggle these three spheres. It appears that there are both positive and negative effects of such juggling. But first of all let’s consider the causes of this phenomenon.
Very often hard living conditions make people start working while going to school, in order to earn a living. The necessity to help one’s family forces a teenager to look for a part-time job. There are also cases when young people start working because they do not have enough pocket money for their needs. Thus, in order to meet their constantly growing requirements, young people decide to work.
Moreover, we should consider the cases when people juggle work and studies, when they are grown-up and already have a family. Nowadays the number of students who do not enter the college after graduating from high school increases while the importance of college education grows from year to year. College education becomes a springboard for the future work and aspirations. Studying in college, communicating with successful people, who have already achieved their aims and who are deeply interested in their activity, one also aspires to discover something new, to make one’s own contribution into the science, to learn more and more. Thus, education in college makes people more mature and more interested in what they are doing. It might be just an intermediate stage in their life-long leaning, which will help them better understand their abilities and aspirations in a chosen sphere of life. Therefore, in order to get a good job, a person would have to make up for lost knowledge and would have to combine studies and work. By that time many of them would already have families and children. Thus, a person has to juggle everything.
So, what effect might such juggling have on a person’s life? On the one hand, due to a rigid schedule and a large number of duties, people learn to use their energy sparingly and to allocate their time. Trying to balance studies, work and family responsibilities, people learn to find compromises, to establish a priority and to act in the conditions of limited time. Very often they have to take quick decisions, resorting to an analysis of a situation. On the other hand, such way of life does have pernicious effect on the health of a person. Being under constant pressure, a person has no time to stop and to have a rest. Thus, he or she might face such problems as forgetfulness, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleeplessness, mood swings together with decreased social interaction. Trying to succeed in all spheres, people often overestimate their abilities. So, when they do not achieve their goals in all fields they feel depressed and anxious. It seems to them that their life remains unsettled and at the same time the guilt for problems at home and at work might lead to a serious depression.
In order to avoid such result it is advised to do everything in turn. “One recipe for success is clear everywhere ”” work hard in secondary school, graduate from university, do not get involved with the law, do not have children before the late 20s, and marry or cohabit with someone at least as well educated as yourself”ť (Cook and Furstenberg 21).  However, it is obvious that juggling work, school and family is very widespread nowadays. Therefore, sociologists and psychologists recommend reducing the pressure by sharing duties at home, introducing a family calendar, arranging affairs by phone calls and e-mails if possible.
To make a conclusion, the discussed above problem is urgent and requires much attention from scholars. However, the most important thing, which influences on the effect of juggling several social roles, is the ability to see the situation in the proper perspective and to estimate one’s forces correctly. | <urn:uuid:d160561b-ab88-41d8-8818-221432753ddb> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.proessay.com/effects-of-juggling-school-work-and-family-essay/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00225-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979366 | 1,006 | 2.578125 | 3 |
10,000 Miles of Trouble (Sep, 1949)
Ah, the valiant border patrol guarding us from “undesirable aliens”. It doesn’t seem like much has actually changed in the last 57 years.
10,000 Miles of Trouble
By Nick D. Collaer
Cheif, Border Partol Section, Immigration and Naturalization Service of the U.S. Department of Justice as told to James Nevin Miller
Here’s the Border Patrol Chief’s own story of our constant fight to keep smugglers of aliens from sneaking in with their human cargoes.
SMUGGLING aliens across our 10,000 miles of boundaries has become a big time enterprise!
Some of the crooks engaged in this illegal traffic are netting juicy fees for helping foreigners crash our gates—up to $1000 apiece for Mexicans, $1500 for Chinese and as much as $1600 for Central Europeans and Hindus.
The Border Patrol of your Immigration and Naturalization Service is confronted with an unprecedented situation in American history, especially along the 2000-mile Mexican border. There, 4600 foreigners, many of them of the most undesirable type, were caught by the San Antonio District officers in a recent two-day period!
These alien-smugglers are really wily. Take the case of Joseph McCullough who crossed the Mexican border at least twice a week and always had a big hunk of folding money. He gave every evidence of being an “alien-sneaker” at large, but all efforts to pin him down had proven futile over a period of time.
One day, McCullough loudly announced in the presence of Los Angeles District patrolmen that he was going to “keep his nose clean.” To prove his point, he bought a handsome house trailer, complete with kitchen and bedroom and took under his sponsorship a pretty widow with her three-year old child.
From then on, McCullough often was seen crossing the border on “pleasure trips.” Meantime, reports from the north said that groups of six or more Hindus were arriving there from time to time with no legal entry papers. Of course, the officers examined every vehicle; five or six times they stopped the trailer but found nothing. There was one crossing, however, when the picture changed a bit. A friend of Mc-Cullough’s was driving and an inspector got a sudden inspiration to measure the entire trailer. He found an 18-inch difference between the inside and outside sections. So, he snooped a bit farther and finally a coat hanger gave way and a cup-board swung down. There, in a secret compartment, stood six Hindus.
McCullough wasn’t anywhere around. But later it was learned that he had driven ahead in his own car a couple of hours earlier in order to “run the road” for officers. He escaped apprehension for a year but his friend and the widow were jailed and given stiff fines.
Look at a topographical map, excluding only that section between Seattle and Los Angeles. The Border Patrol is spread over 10 major districts covering these areas— six on the Canadian border, three on the Mexican and one covering the southeastern section of the United States, including Florida and the Gulf coast.
Fourteen hundred young officers, carefully selected and trained, stand guard every hour of every day. Operating with aircraft, jeeps, crash boats and even horses, they caught 27,691 undesirable aliens during the last five months of 1948—a rate 45 per cent higher than in 1947. In the same period, the number of smugglers of aliens who were arrested was 270—an increase of 68 per cent. So you see, our business has been looking up.
Ever hear of human coyotes? American officials just across the border from Juarez report a big increase in the activities of this particularly cunning type of alien-smuggler. They prey on the poor and ignorant. These coyotes
guarantee entry of Mexicans into this country without any risks. A pet trick is to lure the prospective immigrant to the river bank, collect a fat fee and assure the sucker that all he needs to do is wade across. He’s told that he will find friendly guides on the American bank who will pick him up in a truck and carry him to his ultimate destination.
The guides are there, all right. But they’re U. S. officers, delighted to escort the alien to jail as a preliminary to deportation.
Patrolmen engage in numerous gun fights because we deal with smugglers who shoot fast and shoot to kill. We try to halt them by calling out: “Federal officers—halt!” But often by the time the first syllable of the first word is pronounced, we’re fired upon.
Once, the late Lon Parker, Border Patrolman along the Arizona line, came upon a party of three mounted Mexican smugglers. Although he was alone and without a rifle, he emptied his six-shooter at them. Then, facing fire from their carbines, he leaped from his horse and pulled one of the Mexicans out of his saddle.
Parker grabbed the rifle and wounded the other two, one of whom was captured and the other escaped. Later in his career Parker was killed from ambush.
The means by which aliens crash our gates vary greatly. Sometimes it’s a simple transaction of paying the smuggler a few dollars to be put on this side of the border. Other times, it’s an elaborate method by which the alien is provided with a head-tax receipt with forged signature, substituted identification picture and other illegal papers.
During the recent war, Charles A. Levine, once publicized as the first trans-Atlantic air passenger when he accompanied Clarence Chamberlain on his flight to France, figured prominently in a movie-like story of intrigue. It concerned the smuggling of a German man and his wife.
The plan was the brainchild of Peter Josef Walter, a German who had lived here for many years. With the aid of Levine and doctored documents, one of the aliens managed to reach Los Angeles while his wife went to Mexicali, just south of the border. From the proceeds of the husband’s first job, Walter persuaded an auto dealer to sell the alien a new car. Its gasoline tank was removed and a section of the floor was cut away.
Next, the top portion of another car’s gas tank was removed and secured beneath the hole in the floor of the new car. A lid was fashioned to cover the hole and a rubber mat cleverly concealed all alterations.
A small, temporary gas tank was installed under the hood for -actual operation of the smuggling car. And despite a summer temperature of 120 degrees, Walter succeeded in crossing the international boundary line at Mexicali with the German woman hidden under the floor.
Two months after the couple’s illegal entry, both aliens were captured in San Francisco by Immigration and Naturalization officers. In rapid succession both Walter and Levine were apprehended. Levine was convicted of conspiracy to aid aliens to evade the immigration laws. Walter and the German couple pleaded guilty to the criminal charges of illegal entry.
Smuggling aliens by air isn’t new either. As far back as 1927 a ring operating two planes succeeded in landing 70 Chinese aliens in the United States within a period of three months. However, a modern touch was added recently by a man who provided his customers with false documents for entry and then conveyed them from the border to the nearest inland city with an airport. He placed them aboard regular commercial airlines flying inland.
Secret of this fellow’s short-lived success was his foresight in buying a batch of plane tickets in advance and arranging for the aliens to arrive at the airport only a few minutes before the scheduled departure. The confusion of last minute preparations before takeoff made it easy to load his charges aboard the plane. Later, he was caught and convicted.
If you’re interested in the humorous aspects, you’ll find enough screwy Border Patrol anecdotes to fill a book. For instance, a young Marine stationed in China fell in love with a beautiful Oriental girl. When his unit suddenly received shipping orders to return to America, the youth packed his sweetheart, an expectant mother, into a duffel bag and carried her aboard ship. During the entire Pacific crossing the girl hid in a gun storage room.
Upon reaching port, he again crammed her into the duffel bag and hustled ashore. Unfortunately, his fiancee wiggled a bit during the baggage examination and this was the tipoff to a Customs officer who dug her out of the bag. Incidentally, the U. S. attorney who handled the case decided that the ends of justice would not be best served by prosecution.
Aliens who try to crash our borders may be subversive, criminal or even diseased. But, in any event, all are breaking U. S. immigration laws and must be stopped. I can assure you that your Border Patrol is meeting the challenge. Day and night you’ll find us keeping vigil over America’s 10,000 miles of trouble. | <urn:uuid:8b5ef624-797e-44d8-b05a-c23d09820bd2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blog.modernmechanix.com/10000-miles-of-trouble/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00484-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971763 | 1,903 | 1.804688 | 2 |
This project is to make your own Stainless Steel Bitcoin Wallet. (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Cold_storage
You can see it in action here:
Please, don't send any Bitcoins to the address on the wallet. If you must send them somewhere, how about here: 13AEtsPjyDm8SdhQFcwUMDJZYgR5hteZPS :)
Its possible to etch stainless without anything particularly exotic. (I used a bench-top power supply, but thats about it for even remotely out-of-the-ordinary.)
We will use the laser-printer toner-transefer method to make a mask, then apply it to our target steel, and then etch! A Note About Safety
This etching process is safer than many others since there are no acids involved. However, there are still some things to consider.
First, the process will split the water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Hydrogen is flammable and when mixed with oxygen, down right explosive. You don't want to let those gases accumulate. Use plenty of ventilation to prevent the gases from concentrating.
Second, stainless steel is made stainless by adding Chromium to the steel. After etching, there will be contamination in the water from the steel. The only part you have to worry about breathing and environmentally is the hexavalent chrome or (Cr VI). Avoid breathing the fumes from the etching and treat the waste water an an environmental hazard. (It is probable that the concentrations from this project will be too low to officially be considered a hazard, but rather than have it tested, lets just treat it as such.)
Feel free to reuse the solution as much as you can, but when it is time to dispose of the solution you should let it evaporate and then dispose of the remaining solids by tossing them in with some other stainless scrap. Find a local machine shop that works with stainless and toss it in with their stainless scrap. | <urn:uuid:cfe5c9ca-662d-4bbe-8dc2-f57cd75ecd5a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Stainless-Steel-Bitcoin-Wallet/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280221.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00229-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938365 | 413 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Bill Would Allow Illegals To Drive In Idaho, Legally
We're less than a week into the Idaho Legislature and one Idaho lawmaker already gets the award for the most discussed potential law in the state of Idaho. The bill would allow people that are living in Idaho illegally the ability to drive legally on Idaho roads. Republican Senator Jim Guthrie, a rancher, has told the Idaho State Journal that the cards would be renewed annually. If passed, illegal or undocumented aliens would be allowed to drive vehicles on Idaho roads throughout the Gem State. Guthrie says the legislation is needed to help augment the labor shortages throughout the agriculture industry in Idaho.
The Senator expanded his motivation to the paper saying, '“We have undocumented aliens in the country, and that’s a given,” Guthrie said. “Until the federal government decides to address the illegal alien situation, (the proposed legislation) gives us the opportunity to maximize that workforce while they’re here because they’re here anyway and driving anyway.”
Idaho political operatives do not believe there is enough support to get this legislation passed in both houses of the legislature. If the bill makes it out of the senate and the house, Governor Little will have to make a decision to either sign the controversial bill or veto it.
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This article will tell you how you can persuade your parents to buy you a rabbit. Be certain that you are ready for a long term commitment before you try to convince your parents, so do plenty of research first, then show you are responsible enough, all before asking your parents for the opportunity to take on the responsibility of caring for a rabbit.
Learning About Rabbits
1Research rabbits and rabbit care. Learn the basics of caring for rabbits, what to feed them, the kinds of sicknesses they can get, what to do if your rabbit is sick, how to handle rabbits, how rabbits behave, and anything else you can learn!
2Learn from others. If you know someone who is knowledgeable about rabbit care, chat with him/her! Ask him/her about rabbits and if (s)he thinks a rabbit would be a good choice for you.
3Read books on rabbit care.[[Image:
4Visit a fair or show in which rabbits will be shown; you can learn about different breeds and talk with the owners.
5Visit an animal shelter so you can handle rabbits, and learn more from the shelter employees.
6Look online for information. wikiHow, for example, is a good source of information.
7Keep notes. As you learn, write notes on a notepad or computer.
8Consider if you're ready for a rabbit after doing all this research. Rabbits often live for more than ten years - your rabbit will need care, attention, and love right through jobs, relationships, breakups, school, growing up, new interests, etc. A rabbit is not a toy or "starter pet" to throw away once you're bored of. Seriously consider waiting a few years before getting a rabbit, and be absolutely sure you're ready for a rabbit before purchasing one.
9Mention the topic of rabbits on occasion when around your parents, during this research stage. Whenever it seems appropriate, fit it into the conversation. Bring it up in casual conversation, such as while helping with chores, while out shopping, or maybe right before a movie starts.
Showing You're Responsible
1Demonstrate your responsibility. Caring for a bunny takes a lot of work, and your parents will want to know that you're responsible enough for the job.
2Get good grades, do your homework on time, and show interest in your education. This demonstrates your responsibility and pleases your parents!
3Do your chores without complaining.
4Be mature and level-headed.
5Get money. Save your allowance (if you get allowance), and get a job like walking dogs (if you're old enough). Sell lemonade, ask for a gift card to a pet supply store - you'll need money to convince your parents; don't expect them to pay for everything.
Talking to Your Parents
1Talk with your parents. Check that your parents are in a good mood, and then bring up the subject of rabbits. Ask your parents if you can have a rabbit. Be sure to tell them about all your research (see the next step).
2Consider creating a presentation on rabbits on a program such as PowerPoint. Include pictures of rabbits, information you've learned on rabbits, costs, and why you think you should have a rabbit. However, some parents will find this dull or a bit too try-hard. It's quite sufficient to have all of your facts sorted and to talk articulately about your wants and the understanding of the responsibilities involved.
3Respect your parent's decision. They will know about the costs involved, the suitability of your environment and the long-term prospects of rabbit care given your family's circumstances. Respect that decision, and if it does happen to be no, ask whether you might at least get involved in some sort of way with animals such as shelter volunteering or doing courses on animal care. This will demonstrate your enthusiasm and commitment long-term.
- Consider adopting from a humane society, shelter, or rescue instead of buying a rabbit. The adoption fees are usually good deals and the rabbits are often healthy and looking for homes.
- Make a pie chart showing them the cost and everything you've learned about them so they know you did a lot of research.
- Some rabbits live for up to 15 years, so be sure that you are willing to care for it for this long.
- Bunnies need lots of your attention, so if you are involved in lots of sports or activities you should consider waiting until you don't have so many other responsibilities.
- Check that you have enough time to spend with your rabbit; rabbits need at least three hours a day of time with you.
- Bunnies are naturally very timid animals. They can die of a heart attack if frightened too badly; make sure that you'll be able to keep your rabbit in a calm enough environment.
- Remember rabbits have very fragile skeletons and spines so be very cautious when picking them up because if they jump out of your arms it could lead to serious or fatal injury .
- Remember that a bunny's necessities usually cost a lot and that they require a lot of work to take care of.
Things You'll Need
- A pet store
- Notepad and pen
- Bunny info books
- Nearby library
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The 12th annual ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth will co-host March break workshops with Halifax Public Libraries throughout the municipality.
Titled Crash Course Filmmaking with Luckas Cardona, the workshops are for young people aged 12 to 16. They are each two hours long and provide participants with a crash course in the basics of filmmaking, including how to use a camera and how to tell a story visually. Participants will help make a short video, which the group will screen and discuss.
Cardona is a graduate of film and television production at Humber College in Toronto. He works as a director, editor and teacher and for the past two years as ViewFinders producer.
The schedule is:
•Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Keshen Goodman Library, 330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax.
•Tuesday, March 12, 2 p.m., Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth.
•Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., Woodlawn Library, 31 Eisener Blvd., Dartmouth.
•Thursday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., Sackville Library, 636 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville.
•Friday, March 15, 2 p.m., Cole Harbour Library, 51 Forest Hills Pky.
The ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth Expo will take place March 16 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Keshen Goodman Library.
The free expo for all ages will feature animation stations, blue-screen special effects, special FX makeup, photos on the red carpet and ViewFinders Productions in which films made by young people mentored by pros will be shown.
This year’s ViewFinders festival is slated for April 14-20 in Halifax.
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Join us in creating a society in which all Australian children have the supports and opportunities they need to flourish.
- To highlight and celebrate the contributions that children make to society
- To ensure children are treated with dignity and respect
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Guide for Students with Mental Illness
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The Canadian Mental Health Association, a Toronto-based group has just released a comprehensive guide aimed at making student life less harrowing for people with a mental illness.
It is available at: http://www.cmha.ca/youreducation/
It offers practical advice on a wide variety of topics, including selecting programs, managing the workload, getting through the courses and deciding whether to pursue graduate studies.
The guide is posted on the association's website (www.cmha.ca) and will be available at colleges and universities across the country.
"It's a very empowering and necessary document because many individuals with psychiatric disabilities experience mental-health issues," one York University student who has suffered serious anxiety for the past four years said in an interview.
"It's very important to know you can pursue your academic goals in order to pursue your career goals."
The 24-year-old woman, who did not want her name used, praised the guide, entitled Your Education -- Your Future, for its common-sense approach.
"There are a lot of testimonials in the document and that is important because they're real-life stories where individuals who have psychiatric disabilities have been able to pursue their schooling."
Bonnie Pape, who helped develop the guide as the association's director of programs and research, said the project got off the ground when a professor alerted her and other people to the fact students with mental illness were starting to attend university.
For more information See: http://www.cmha.ca/youreducation/
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The IT programme to upgrade the New South Wales school finance, HR and student management system, called Learning Management and Business Reform, had a budget of $483 million and was projected to be rolled out by 2014. The project was slated to save $139 million per year. More than a year late and almost $100 million over budget, 2,000 schools are yet to see the upgrade. In a bid to improve the outcomes of large IT projects, the NSW Government has hired the Boston Consulting Group to create a strategic, whole-of-government framework for best practice ICT project delivery – a three month project at a cost of $863,500.
IT project overruns are an all too common phenomenon. These overruns can cost both time and money to companies; while in the realm of digital transformations, up to two thirds fail according to a recent research. As legacy systems become too expensive to manage, and as demand increases for cost cutting and automation, the introduction of computer systems that manage a range of services – at what appears to be cut costs – is rising.
In 2006 the Learning Management and Business Reform (LMBR) programme was signed off on – the computer programme would replace a range of siloed legacy systems to provide more than 2,500 schools in New South Wales* (NSW) with a one stop solution for finance, HR payroll and student administration. The programme had a budget of $483 million and was projected to be rolled out by 2014. The LMBR was at end-state estimated to realise savings of $139 million per year.
According to recent figures the budget has been overstepped by $90 million, while the programme itself is yet to be fully implemented. As it stands, around 2,000 schools are still awaiting the upgraded SAP-based finance, payroll and student management solutions. The originally estimated cost saving may too have been significantly overstated, with a more recent estimate placing benefits at $26.3 million per year. The programme was also split in two, with the department opting to rollout the finance and student administration functions to high-schools later this year, and within two years to primary schools.
A number of issues were flagged as causing issues in the development of the LMBR, related primarily to ineffective governance and programme management. To combat future issues with the development and rollout of IT programmes within the NSW local government, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was awarded a three month contract to create a "strategic, whole-of-government framework for best practice ICT project delivery”. The contract is valued at $863,500.
To tackle issues such as unclear project expectations, as well as governance and project management issues, a clear guide for ICT investments focusing on state priorities will be developed by BCG with the target of reducing budget blowouts such as that of the LMBR.
While the blowout of the LMBR’s budget has been significant, analysis from BCG suggests that value for money may still be realised if a cumulative payback of $80 million after 15 years is realised, or through the development of additional, unaccounted for, savings from the project.
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Santa Maria Sun / Sports Lead
The following articles were printed from Santa Maria Sun [santamariasun.com] - Volume 15, Issue 19
The SB Bicycling Coalition and New Belgium Brewing join forces for the Clips and Brews Tour
By KRISTINA SEWELL
The 150-mile stretch of coastline from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo is a cyclist’s paradise, with an unparalleled climate, limited rainfall, and unbelievable views of the Los Padres National Forest and Pacific Ocean. But perhaps the most amazing thing about this happy stretch of coastline is how much everyone loves riding on it and taking care of it.
Take, for instance, the Santa Barbara Bicycling Coalition, a nonprofit organization in South County. The coalition has advocated for bike lanes, paths, storage lockers, and increased funding for alternative transportation. Members have also become involved in educating youth on bike safety and benefits through after-school education programs from Santa Maria to Santa Barbara.
The latest focus of the coalition has been improving safety for cyclists along the coast. Despite the picturesque views, safety is lacking for local bike riders. With that in mind, the coalition launched the Connecting Our Community Campaign.
“The Connecting Our Community Campaign is a response to the growing public interest in making bicycling safe and accessible,” Executive Director Edward France said. “It also pairs with the fact that the county and many local cities are updating their bicycle master plans.”
According to the coalition, bicycle ridership has nearly doubled in Santa Barbara County, despite the unsafe infrastructure. Research from the coalition suggests there are many more people who would like to cycle, but are concerned about their safety on the roadways.
“The goal is to grow bicycling, reduce congestion, and help address the health problems caused by sedentary lifestyles,” France said.
For France, a lot of the issues at hand have to do with safety and establishing more connected bike routes. Currently, there are only 17 miles of sporadic bike paths along the South Coast. By 2020, the coalition is aiming to make Santa Barbara a place to which one in five people make a trip by bike. Ultimately, members want to establish Santa Barbara as the national leader in bicycling—and that begins with safety.
“Safe bicycle infrastructure means more people can choose to ride when they want to take a short trip or just go out for fun,” France said. “It makes our neighborhoods more livable [and] accessible, and reduces congestion.”
The coalition’s first steps in this multi-year campaign have been to raise $100,000, which will be used to track all planned improvements, utilize the interactive bike map, and create safe bikeways for everyone ages 8 to 80. SB cyclists are also taking to the roads, helping the coalition determine areas of need and safety concerns on maps.
“We are currently taking feedback about individual intersections, streets, neighborhoods, and bike routes,” France said. “Next, we engage our public process with feedback from constituents.”
The SB Bike Coalition is known for partnering with numerous community organizations over its 10-year existence, pushing for cycling education and safety and filling their volunteer base.
But the group’s biggest partnership yet was announced last month: The SB Bike Coalition will be partnering with New Belgium Brewing Company for its fifth annual Clips and Brews Tour. All proceeds from the event, which is scheduled for Aug. 15 in Santa Barbara, will go toward the coalition and the Connecting Our Community Campaign.
Global Good Impact’s Robin Elander, who serves as a consultant for the coalition, said this would be the biggest event of this caliber.
“We were pretty stoked. We had to submit an application. It was a lot like a grant process,” Elander said.
For five years, the New Belgium brewers have held a tour of 21 American cities. For each event, the company partners with a local nonprofit of its choosing; all proceeds are given to the nonprofits.
The Santa Barbara event at Chase Palm Park will feature 18 beers and a raffle to win a custom cruiser New Belgium Fat Tire bike, as well as a screening of fan-made short films. Everyone 21 and older is encouraged to bring his or her bike and a chair and hang out in support of the coalition.
Jesse Claeys, inventory logistics coordinator for New Belgium, is in his fourth year of being involved with the event.
“The idea behind this tour stems from the philanthropic groups at the brewery,” Claeys said. “It is basically a marketing tour that gives back to various nonprofits.”
In an attempt to spread the love across the nation, New Belgium set its sights on beautiful Santa Barbara.
“We found a great nonprofit in the coalition and liked what they are doing,” Claeys said.
The coordinator shared that some of the beers available at the event can only be found at the brewery in Colorado. There will be tastings available with the purchase of tokens at the event.
Cycling takes a special place in the hearts of Claeys and the folks at New Belgium brewing.
“Cycling is something we enjoy, and there is camaraderie with people,” Claeys said. “Plus, it’s a sustainable form of transportation, and it’s good for people to get outside and enjoy each other.”
Elander shared that prior to the event, there will be planned Drink to Donate happy hours at various Santa Barbara locations now through Aug. 15; a portion of the proceeds will go toward the coalition and its campaign.
France said the focus, for now, is on the southern part of Santa Barbara County, which currently has the largest base of supporters. The director said the coalition has numerous volunteers and advocates in the northern part of the county.
“Our hope is to grow the campaign into North County over the next few years,” France said. “There is such a potential to improve bicycling in and around Santa Maria. It is a simple way to improve quality of life for everybody.”
Staff Writer Kristina Sewell says a Fat Tire is always better than a flat tire. Contact her at [email protected].
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Our First Steroid Abuse and Awareness Event is planned to be taking place on June 30, 2016 near the Hilton in Sacramento (click for reservations).
We decided to cohost this event along with some wonderful sponsors throughout the Central Valley to bring awareness to the community about the Dark Side of Steroid Abuse.
We’ll have some speakers come and talk about the dangers of steroid abuse, as well as some:
- ex professional athletes who destroyed their bodies and their health
- ex bodybuilders who have incredibly large stretch marks, and will share their stories and how the abuse negatively effected their lives
- University professors and PhD’s who have studied the negative effects of steroid abuse
- Law Enforcement Agents who are actively trying to enforce laws
- Lawmakers who are combating steroid abuse on a legislative level, internationally, nationally, in California and the state level, as well as locally and in schools
- Medical Doctors and Surgeons who have operated on people who abused roid’s and have personally seen the damage done
- Researchers with cutting edge information on new findings in the field of steroid abuse, brain damage, and liver damage
- Parents who have lost children to steroid abuse
- Personal Trainers who offer natural alternatives to steroids
- Performance Coaches who show you how to get the most out of your body without taking in illegal and unnecessary drugs
- Natural Supplement Companies who will explain how natural supplements can be even better than steroids
- Nutritionists who will be teaching on how to get the most out of your nutritional plans, which again can be better than the drugs
What: The Steroid Abuse Awareness Event
When: June 30, 2016
Who: The NDB Foundation exposing the Dark Side of Steroids, as well as the top speakers and educators in steroid abuse
For who: Anyone who wants to learn more about the negative effects of steroids on the human body
The Steroid Abuse Foundation
This non-profit was founded in 1986 after the epidemic was discovered that over 500,000 teens were abusing steroids. Based out of Houston Texas, they are glad to sponsor this wonderful event.
Tree Service Fresno
Tree Service Fresno is a local company based out of Fresno, California that is actively involved in sponsoring local causes, foundations and charities, and have been since their inception. A special thanks to this wonderful company who gives back so much to the community. Website: http://www.treeservicefresno.com
A local news station that covers all aspects of news, sports, and community affairs in the Valley. They are big time supporters of the Valley and actively involved in it’s enrichment. Website: http://www.Wtov9.com
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested in attending.
Steroid drugs were created by scientists in 1930s as a synthetic form of testosterone. Their original function was to treat medical conditions in men whose bodies were unable to produce enough of this male hormone for normal growth and development. But soon, athletes began to use them for sports enhancements because they also have the ability to considerably improve strength and muscle mass, thus, enhancing overall athletic performance. However, in the past 20 years, the United States has created some of the strictest laws to prohibit the illegal use of steroids. Actually, all steroid use is illegal unless prescribed by a doctor to treat a documented medical condition. Personal use for performance enhancement can result in a felony charge. A maximum penalty of one year in prison and $1,000 fine can be imposed for simple possession.
The use of anabolic steroids has been linked to physical changes that take place rather quickly, surfacing after a few weeks, once steroids are introduced into the system:
- Unusually greasy hair or oily skin
- Small red or purplish acne, including breakouts on the shoulder or back
- Persistent bad breath
- Thinning hair and receding hair line
- Water retention in the face
- Dizziness, trembling, nausea
- Appetite shifts
- Sleep disturbances
- Shrinking of the testicles
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As we noted in a previous article, steroids are absolutely detrimental to your liver, especially if you’re developing (under 18/ 21/ 25). It also can be damaging to the brain, to your mental health and to behavior patterns.
Steroids and Brain: Can deteriorate faster
Studies are unclear as to how damaging your steroids are to your brain, but you can have an idea that its’ going to affect it negatively. You aren’t going to be able to process information as well as you possibly could because of the artificial things going into your body.
You see, the brain is the body’s computer. It houses a majority of the nervous system, and the brain controls everything. Once your brain gets screwed up, it’s difficult to reverse course. Studies have shown that brain cells cannot be regenerated once they are killed off, unlike other cells.
You have a fixed amount of brain cells.
And to destroy them means destroying your present, and your future.
Why you would want to mess up the delicate balance just to get a little bit strong is anyone’s guess.
Do you really want to have 1/2 a brain when you’re 50? Do you really want to be like a doctor we know who is only age 45, and can’t even think straight? He took steroids 30 years ago when he was 16 until age 20, and hes still screwed up from it.
Not only do steroids mess up your brain, but can actually cause a phenomenon known as roid rage (short for steroid induced rage fits or episodes). This is where you basically go crazy because your body is producing too much testosterone. You get really aggressive and can behave very irrationally. Wrestler Chris Benoit was thought to be going through roid rage when he killed his wife and child. At least part of the case was linked to steroid abuse.
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Steroid abuse has long term effects on your liver. There’s no doubt about it. Here’s a great review on the link between liver disease and steroid abuse.
Healthy Liver Vs Bad Liver
Included in the long list of side effects on the liver and other conditions/ diseases are:
• Increased blood pressure
• More aggressive behavior
• Inability to reproduce for men
• Period problems for women
• More mood swings
• Increased cholesterol levels
Knowing how bad it is for your liver and the rest of your body, you should be extremely hesitant to consume anabolic steroids because of it’s damaging effects – and know that you are destroying your long term health.
Your Liver: What it does and why you need it
The following is an expert definition of the liver and it’s functions:
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Every young athlete wants to perform better and reach the pro’s. It’s the pinnacle of our sports crazy culture- to become a pro. We look at our pro’s as role models and place them on a pedestal, immortalizing them so they can do no wrong.
Even when an athlete gets suspended for PED abuse, they’re usually back within the same season, and only switch up the drugs they got caught with, so the tests cant test for it any more.
Steroid abuse is a cultural problem that is not just a singular issue, but a complex one with many facets. But with all the glory and fame and riches that professional athletes have, their is a dark side to steroid abuse.
Steroid Abuse: Effects your Liver
Numerous studies show the long term negative effects of steroids on your liver. One of the most comprehensive articles out there detailing these facts is this article from Liver Tox. You need your liver for your long term health, and abusing steroids will damage it in the short term and long term. We wrote an extensive article on liver damage and steroid abuse, which you can read by clicking the previous link. It would be great to share with a friend if they are considering taking steroids.
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....The only point of the single point ground system for home use is to allow it to be bonded to the service entrance ground, regardless of how 'good' it may be, so that extraneous currents can't be induced to flow between the antenna system and the house AC system. Ain't trivial and certainly not meant to guarantee no damage in the event of a direct strike but it should guarantee minimal damage. This assumes of course a nearby strike doesn't induce a severe transient on the power lines coming into the house, another problem altogether. I haven't addressed that yet although I did request it from our utility company but no surprise, no reply.
And this is somewhat of a fallacy in itself. How many times has a report been made of a lightning strike 'jumping' from a known electrical path to a random metal pathway that has no relation to the electrical ground itself? There are so many potential ground points in a home that 'single point' ground system protection is improbable at best. Buried water lines, although most are plastic or PVC now, buried gas lines, buried telephone and cable lines, heating systems, heck--even iron/steel support posts buried in a concrete basement floor! There is absolutely no way to achieve a true single point ground for a building unless you were to insulate that building in every way from all surrounding conductive materials. A lightning charge is unpredictable and may well jump from point to point even if you provide an optimum pathway for it to follow.
As I've already said, if you sustain a lightning strike, you're going to have damage--and a single point ground system as you suggest won't stop the charge from going through your house if it 'sees' an optimum pathway that you didn't anticipate at all. After all, that charge just came down through hundreds of feet of air. It may well ignore that 'single point ground' and hit at some other metal point around or in the building. 73.
Yes, absolutely true. Lightning jumps in the strangest of ways and can cause damage regardless. A single point ground per NEC is at least the minimum one should take but it doesn't guarantee no damage will occur sorry if it seems I implied it. Minimizing damage it may do but it's really impossible to say just how minimal damage may be especially if one is unfortunate enough to suffer a direct strike. The charge will go through the house and the potential differences and available surge currents will destroy pretty much everything, no doubt about it. The only way to avoid it is either build a broadcast quality installation or don't own any equipment.
Half a loaf and all that I figure. With all the elements in a real world house that concentrate fields and allow the air to be ionized into conduction to form many unpredictable paths there's only so much one can do, you're completely correct about that, lightning made it all the way down from the sky and it isn't likely to follow wiring only. What little does follow wiring or gets induced in the wiring elevates the station where it's plugged in and should it be so great an energy at that point it will indeed arc to whatever can accept charge which is why all metallic objects are supposed to be bonded to a ground window. But even then it offers only so much protection, as many unseen paths are easily overlooked.
I think we're really in agreement here, I'm just following the recommendations for best practices as reasonably as possible and fully understand the risks involved given its inherent limitations without a true perimeter ground and all the ancillary protections available to further harden the station against damage. And at some point the cost of protecting the equipment exceeds the cost of the equipment itself. I'll be happy if a strike at least doesn't start a fire...
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No Educator Left Behind is a series providing answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions about the federal No Child Left Behind Act and how it will affect educators. If you have a question about No Child Left Behind, send an e-mail to Ellen Delisio, and we will submit your question to the Department of Education.
How are federal funds specifically tied to achievement?
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act does not directly link funding to achievement. However, it does create accountability systems, with true consequences for schools that are consistently low performing.
Under NCLB, states developed and implemented a plan for adequate yearly progress (AYP). AYP is an individual state's measure of yearly progress toward achieving state academic standards. It sets the minimum level of improvement that states, school districts, and schools must achieve each year. NCLB raises the bar of expectations for all students -- especially those ethnic groups and those disadvantaged students who are falling farther and farther behind and who are most in danger of being left behind. States start by defining adequate yearly progress -- the measurements of academic improvement a school must achieve to ensure that, at the end of 12 years, every student graduating will have a mastery of the basics.
Each state chooses where to set the initial academic achievement bar based on the lowest-achieving demographic group or based on the lowest-achieving schools in the state, whichever is higher. Once the initial bar is established, the state is required to "raise the bar" gradually to reach 100 percent proficiency at the end of 12 years. The initial bar must be raised after two years and subsequent thresholds must be raised at least once every three years. Schools that have not made state-defined adequate yearly progress for two consecutive school years are identified as needing school improvement before the beginning of the next school year.
Immediately after a school is found to be in need of improvement, officials receive help and technical assistance. These schools must develop a two-year plan to turn around the school. Every student in the school will be given the option to transfer to a better public school in the district. If the school does not make adequate yearly progress for three consecutive years, the school remains in school improvement and the district must continue to offer public school choice to all students. The school must also provide supplemental educational services to disadvantaged children. Parents can chose the services their child needs from a list of approved providers. If the school remains in a failing status for consecutive years, more steps are taken to ensure improvement, leading to the eventual complete restructuring of the school, if it is unable to improve.
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The 2014 Young Inventor Challenge, presented by Spin Master, is returning for its eighth year at the annual Chicago Toy & Game Fair. The toy and game inventing competition is open to kids between the ages 6 to 18, and designed to combine imagination, play, and critical thinking.
Attendees will cast their votes for their favorite inventions based on originality, creativity, appeal, and presentation of the marketing message. Six winners in total will be announced in junior and senior categories, including “First Place,” “Runner Up,” and “Fan Favorite” for each. The winners will be announced on November 22, the day of the competition.
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Household products like washing up liquid will no longer be tested on animals such as rabbits dogs and mice, the Home Office is due to announce.
UK to stop testing household products on animals
Household products like washing up liquid will no longer be tested on
animals such as rabbits dogs and mice, the Home Office is due to announce.
Theresa May is due to announce a ban on testing household products on animals shortly
By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent
18 Jul 2011
Everyday goods like glue, air fresheners and lavatory cleaner have been
tested on animals for years.
The experiments, usually involving rabbits, can mean shaving off hair to
test irritation or force feeding animals to see if products are toxic.
However Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said the practice is no longer
She is due to announce a ban on testing household products on animals
The UK Government banned testing cosmetics on animals in 1998.
But between 1997 and 2006, government figures showed 7,184 animals were used to test products like bleaches and disinfectants. Last year there were 24 tests for household products on animals. Rats, guinea pigs and sometimes dogs are used. The animals can be made ill or even killed in the process and are routinely disposed of.
The main reason for recent the decline is because of consumer pressure and Marks and Spencer, the Co-operative banning testing on animals for their household products.
Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, said it had taken too long to ban testing of household products as well.
'The BUAV would be delighted for the Government to finally implement a ban on animal testing for household products. After many years of campaigning on this issue it is clear that, as with animal testing for cosmetics, there is no public or political appetite for these cruel tests to continue. It is simply unacceptable for animals to suffer and die in poisoning tests for a new washing up liquid or window cleaner."
The overall number of animal experiments in the UK rose last year to 3.7 million, up 105,000 on the previous year.
Legislation outlawing the sale of cosmetics tested on laboratory animals by 2013 is already in place by the European Union, but there are fears it could be delayed.
Campaigners including Sir Paul McCartney, Meg Matthews and Jodie Kidd, want an EU-wide ban brought in as soon as possible.
However testing for medicines is a more subtle debate, with scientists insisting animals must remain part of the process to discover new drugs.
NAVS RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT ANNOUCEMENT ON END TO
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is encouraged by the Home Office�s announcement today, declaring the Government�s commitment to ending the testing of household products on animals.
Jan Creamer, Chief Executive of the NAVS said: 'This announcement follows the huge public support we have found for our campaign to end these tests.
'We now urge the Home Office to implement their proposed consultation as soon as possible and not kick this important animal welfare issue into the long grass. The NAVS will ensure that it is part of the process to ensure the best possible outcome, and encourage Government to move the initiative on as quickly as possible.'
The Home Office has also announced today that the Coalition Government will work towards the reduction of the use of animals in scientific research, which will be delivered through a science-led programme by the National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research.
However, disappointingly, the proposed programme intends to focus on reducing numbers of animals, rather than development and implementation of advanced scientific methods to replace animals. Advanced techniques are the cutting edge of modern science � essential not only to staying ahead of international technologies, but good for human medicine and saving animals. NAVS would like to see more commitment from the government on replacement of animal use.
Commenting on these proposals Jan said: 'Last week the Home Office released its 2010 animal testing statistics, which made depressing reading by showing an increase in the number of animals used in procedures by over 100,000 compared to the previous year, as had actual procedures.
'This rise was completely unacceptable and shamed the UK. This latest announcement is encouraging and we shall continue to meet with the Home Office to ensure that they deliver on this commitment, and press for a phase out of animals in scientific research altogether.'
The NAVS, together with all the main animal protection and non-animal research bodies in the UK, is pressing the Coalition Government to use the new EU Directive on animal experiments, to make ten steps to advance scientific research, but without animal suffering:
1. Ban household product testing
2. No downgrading of existingUK animal protection measures
3. Commit to replacing experiments on monkeys inUK laboratories
4. End the capture of monkeys from the wild, by laboratory dealers
5. Set limits on the pain laboratory animals are allowed to suffer
6. Increase transparency and public accountability on animal experiments � before animals are used
7. Increase compulsory data sharing to prevent unnecessary experiments
8. Establish a national co-ordinating body for the development and validation of replacements � non-animal methods
9. Ensure the effective implementation of non-animal methods � if there is an alternative it must be used
10. TheUK to arrange regular reviews to identify and agree replacement methods for specific animal experiments or uses of animals � with binding targets for replacement
To view the Home Office announcement go to:
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Phil Buckley, Media Relations Director, National Anti-Vivisection Society, 0207 630 3344, 07716 018250,[email protected]
Last Wednesday, the Home Office published the annual 'Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals' for 2010. The results show that there was an increase in the number of animals in the UK by 101,265 (3%) to 3,642,517, compared to 3,541,252 in 2009. There has also been an increase in the number of procedures by 105,186 (3%) to 3,724,726 compared to 3,619,540 in 2009.
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), founded in 1875, is the world�s premier group campaigning for an end to cruel and futile experiments on animals. Through its department, the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research, NAVS sponsors non-animal scientific and medical research; annual grants awarded are in the region of �300,000 per annum.www.navs.org.uk
There are numerous efficient, accurate, fast and reliable alternatives to the use of animals. These include human tissue cultures, in vitro andin silico methods, micro-dosing of human volunteers, epidemiological studies and innovative imaging techniques.
Media Relations Director
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Histology (noun, “Hiss-TAWL-oh-gee”)
This is the study of the microscopic parts of a plant or animal. Histology is focused on the anatomy of tiny structures. This can be anything from studying an onion cell on a microscope slide to looking at the microscopic structures inside ancient fossils. Studying the anatomy of tiny parts of the human body has allowed scientists to figure out how our lungs take in oxygen, what blood is made of and how we reproduce.
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Scientists used histology to show that while teens might have brains that are getting smaller, those brains are also getting denser.
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At least six people were killed when buildings collapsed on islands popular with tourists in the central Philippines on Tuesday, radio reports said, after an earthquake measuring 7.2 hit the region.
Philippine radio reports quoted an official from the national disaster agency as saying four people had been killed on Bohol island, about 400 km southeast of the capital, Manila, when buildings collapsed during the quake.
Radio reports said at least two people had also been killed in nearby Cebu. At least two low-rise buildings collapsed and other buildings, including a church and former town hall, were damaged.
Similar damage reports were received from Bohol.
Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said in a radio interview that parts of the Tagbilaran port in Bohol had cracked and collapsed.
Official confirmation of the radio reports was not immediately possible.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at a depth of about 56 km (35 miles). No tsunami warnings were issued after the quake.
Tens of thousands were ordered from their homes when a tsunami warning was issued after an undersea quake in the central Philippines in September 2012.
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Moleskine introduced its Smart Writing Set last year, which let users jot down their notes in a specially textured Moleskine notebook and transfer them to an iOS and Android app. Now the company is collaborating with Microsoft to bring the Moleskine Notes app directly to Windows 10, so you can see your notes in real-time on your Surface device. The app is free, but the Paper Tablet notebook and Pen+ will cost you $199. Replacement Smart Planners cost $29.90.
In addition to the transcribing your handwritten notes and sharing them to iCloud, Google Drive, Evernote, and Adobe, the Windows 10 Notes app brings a few new features. You can also draw images and charts that can be copied into PowerPoint, OneNote and Word, making it easy to create presentations and save all your frenzied brainstorm doodles. There’s also a new “Collaborative Ideation” feature, which lets you and up to six of your richest friends connect your smart pens together and actively participate in projects. Fun!
Plenty of companies have their own analog-to-digital smart pen and notebook systems, from Livescribe’s line of smart pens, which debuted in 2012, to Montblanc’s digital notebook wrapped in Italian leather. These products have all forced users to dig through their notes within their own poorly-designed apps though, which is why Moleskine’s Notes app for Windows 10 makes a little bit more sense. Still, if you have a Surface device, wouldn’t it be easier to just write directly on it with the Surface Pen? Maybe if you’re worried about distraction, today’s research that laptops are terrible for students at lectures will give you the push to start reconsidering pen and paper. | <urn:uuid:6273eb6e-26ed-4f84-b1d2-3f787a5e739c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/27/16704300/microsoft-moleskine-smart-writing-set-notebook-windows-10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.925991 | 376 | 1.71875 | 2 |
If first you don’t succeed — try, and try again.
That is precisely what those recently laid off amid the coronavirus pandemic have been trying to do. It has been well-reported that the pandemic resulted in more than 16 million jobless claims in the last three weeks alone.
That number is expected to climb again next week.
Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged that there were issues with New York’s unemployment system, which saw hundreds of thousands of calls and claims in the first two weeks of the economic shutdown associated with COVID-19.
The old website crashed, failed to get residents through the process, and in few cases delivered ideal results.
Now, the state has launched a new, redesigned interface through a partnership with Google and Verizon.
“This morning at about 9:15, I got a phone call from unemployment saying that my claim had been filed and if they had anymore questions they would contact me and I didn’t need to contact them any further. That was probably the best phone call I’ve received in quite sometime,” said Jessica Rich. She spoke with 13WHAM about her experience from start to finish.
Officials say that with the new process — instead of residents needing to place a call with the Department of Labor for unemployment — even after filling out information online — a rep from their office will call you. It’s an important change between the old- and new systems.
They also note that those who started applications on the old site shouldn’t have to fill out anything new, or apply again.
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extension of scientific professional appointments and. professorships, by assimilating in some cases the English system of teaching to that of the Scotch, and by creating travelling and other fellowships which shall enable their holders to view nature in various aspects, and to work with foreigners whose habits of thought are fruitful in themselves, but of a different kind to our own.
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Join Eve as she covers the basics of the fingerstyle genre, then uses a variety of songs to solidify these concepts in your fingers!
To kick off her new Phase 2 Fingerstyle lesson series, Eve Goldberg talks about fingerstyle, why she likes it, artists who play it, and more.
Eve Goldebrg talks about the basic principles behind fingerstyle guitar and provides some exercises to get you started.
Eve Goldberg presents a lesson to help cement basic fingerstyle techniques using "Skip to My Lou" as a simple practice song.
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion on the simple tune "Skip to My Lou" as a way of showing basic fingerstyle techniques.
Eve Goldberg concludes "Skip to My Lou" in this lesson by going over the last line of the song.
Eve Goldberg spends some time talking about right hand positioning in the first part of this lesson. Then, she moves on to introduce a new song called "Shortnin' Bread."
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion of "Shortnin' Bread" in this lesson.
Eve Goldberg continues instruction on the song "Shortnin' Bread" in this lesson by taking a look at pattern 2.
Eve Goldberg talks about pattern 3 in the song "Shortnin' Bread" then puts it all together.
Eve Goldberg continues "Shortnin' Bread" with a lesson on the melody for the verse, or the "B" part of the song.
Eve Goldberg introduces the concept of syncopation into "Shortnin' Bread."
In this lesson, Eve Goldberg adds syncopation to the melody of "Shortnin' Bread."
Eve Goldberg applied syncopation to Pattern 1 in the last lesson. Now, she adds syncopation to Pattern 2.
Eve Goldberg revisits "Shortnin' Bread" with a lesson on syncopating Pattern 3.
Eve Goldberg takes all 3 patterns and brings them together in the song "Shortnin' Bread."
Eve Goldberg explains the most effective way to practice with a metronome.
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion on "Shortnin' Bread" and syncopation with a new variation.
Eve Goldberg continues teaching the second syncopation variation with a look at pattern two.
In this lesson, Eve Goldberg covers pattern three in her second syncopation variation mini-series.
Eve Goldberg finishes up the second syncopation variation with a lesson on how to put it all together.
Eve Goldberg reviews her third syncopation variation using the song "Shortnin' Bread" as an example.
Eve Goldberg continues "Shortnin' Bread" by applying her third syncopation variation to pattern two.
In her fingerstyle lesson 23, Eve Goldberg takes a look at the final pattern of syncopation variation three.
Eve Goldberg concludes her mini-series on syncopation variation three with a lesson on putting it all together.
In lesson 25 of her fingerstyle series, Eve Goldberg adds a brand new syncopation variation to your bag of tricks.
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion of the fourth syncopation variation in her fingerstyle series.
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion on the fourth syncopation variation with a look at the third pattern.
Eve Goldberg concludes her mini-series on syncopation variation four with a lesson on putting it all together.
Eve Goldberg takes some time to discuss the possibility of mixing your syncopation patterns together. Doing this will help personalize and add spice to your playing.
Eve Goldberg takes a few minutes to discuss some of the trickier parts of reading tablature for fingerstyle guitar.
Eve Goldberg is back with a new tune in her fingerstyle series! This time she introduces "Freight Train," a beautiful song you will be learning and using to pick up new techniques in lessons to come.
Eve Goldberg continues her discussion on the song "Freight Train" with a close look at the first half of the melody.
Eve Goldberg continues "Freight Train" with a lesson on the second half of the melody.
Eve Goldberg takes a look at a fun syncopation for the song "Freight Train" in this lesson.
Eve Goldberg finishes up the syncopation for "Freight Train" by taking a look at the second part.
Eve returns to her fingerstyle lesson series by adding another lesson in her look at the tune "Freight Train". In this lesson you'll learn a new way to interpret the rhythm of the melody.
Now that you've learned the new syncopation pattern and the first part of Freight Train, it's time to apply the pattern to the second half of the tune.
In lesson 38, Eve continues her look at the iconic fingerstyle standard "Freight Train." In this lesson she introduces yet another syncopation that you can add to the melody to spice up the tune.
In lesson 39 of her fingerstyle series, Eve is taking a look at the second half of "Freight Train" with your most recently learned syncopation rhythm.
In the tenth installment of Eve's look at Freight Train, she introduces a fourth syncopation to be added to the melody. You'll look at the first part of the melody in this lesson and the second part of the melody in the next.
In lesson 41, you'll be taking the syncopation rhythm that you learned in lesson 40 and applying it to the last part of the tune Freight Train. Once you've done this, you'll be putting the entire melody together with the new rhythm.
Now that you should have four different syncopation variations under your fingers, it's time to start looking at how to combine those patterns to make the tune more interesting. In lesson 42 you'll be doing just that. Eve talks about the various ways you can use these different patterns to spice up the song as you desire.
Nearing the end of Eve's study on the iconic fingerstyle tune "Freight Train," she offers up a few more items that you can add to make the song unique. Specifically she looks ad adding melody notes on the third string, changing the bass lines and adding palm muting.
Congratulations! You made it to the final installment in Eve's study of "Freight Train." By now you have all the picking patterns, syncopation ideas and flair to make this song your own. The only thing there is to do at this point is add your lyrics and make your own arrangement. In this final look at the tune, Eve discusses ways that you can lay the lyrics over top of the song and change it around to make it uniquely yours!
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All new ideas to me. Teacher is very personable and clear.
all three above. Eve is incredible. Love her style, like my camp counselor when I was a teenager.
and the other two bullet points !
Am loving this so much!! Thank you for your easily understood and enjoyable lessons!
No magic just step by step and no steps missing.
Easy to understand and just what I needed
Eve is a great instructor
Eve is a great teacher. I'm older and hard of hearing but I hear her crystal clear. She really knows her stuff and explains it beautifully.
good encouraging & clear instruction
Good pacing of lesson. Also presents basic concepts that will be useful for learning any tunes later on.
Great instruction. Eve's lessons are well paced.
Would be good to be able to mark all 3 options above. So my comment is to consider them marked. Eve, you have really upped my game and I will always be grateful. Thank you.
Thank you for the fingers' position tips.
It's truly great tips.
Plan to go through his series!
I have taken quite a few of Eve's lessons. I always walk away with a definitive benefit. I've have had private lessons from teachers I respect but Eve has moved me forward quickly. I have poked around with the other instructors and they are ok
The best teacher ever!!! YEAH!!!!!
just what i've been looking for. where can i print the tab?
Loved the series! Great stuff
She explains the process in a very well.
She is just the right person for beginners.
Signed in today for a year because of the way Eve explain the process very clear very easy to follow. Thank you Eve
smiled as soon as she said Doc Watson
Thanks for the clear lesson, I understood easily and feel it will help me start practing.
Thanks that was a great lesson.
The best teacher, sweet,knowledgeable, very patient,etc.etc.
The does a great job of breaking it down. I don't know how she can keep it straight, going *that* slow, but it's great for beginners.
Very clear and understandable.
Very conscious of new guitar players. Thank you.
very easy to understand great speed to learn at visuals are great
What a beautiful voice and talented player! Very nice indeed!
wish they had the music below the teacher while pcking
would like to pass on shortnin bread...
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Drug Class Season 3 - 1st DVD. Rand welcomes both viewers and students to Drug Class. The new season begins with Chelsie. Last season, Chelsie’s episode ended with her pregnancy. Now Chelsie is back in class with her baby boy. Bev Drew, FASD Prevention Program Coordinator of the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, talks to the class about FASD. Chelsie shares what it’s like to be a mom and the responsibilities that come with it. DVD is 23 minutes in duration, Includes an online Leader's Guide.
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Parsley is a biennial plant whose leaves can be used in the kitchen to flavor soups and sauces and in general as a condiment for many foods. It is a vegetable that does not fear the cold, so it can be planted already starting in March, in a humid and half-shaded place. Parsley prefers moist soils rich in nutrients and well drained. The seedlings should be placed at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other. Parsley is a plant that requires an abundant amount of water, so water it frequently especially in the hottest and dryest periods. Parsley leaves, whose smooth-leaf variety is very aromatic and rich in vitamins, are harvested all year round directly from the flower bed, bearing in mind that after flowering it loses its edibility. Furthermore, the parsley contains a poisonous substance, the apiol, with a low concentration: however it is advisable to consume it in not excessive quantities.
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Project: Economic Forecast
This project will focus on writing about a current event in an economic forecast. Economic forecasting can involve estimating the value of the GDP. Effective planning and policies depend on accurate forecasts. Companies need sales forecasts, and governments need forecasts of unemployment, inflation, and GDP. Forecasting is an important part of economic measurement. The task is to first find an article that presents a forecast of the economy’s performance in the next three months to a year and then to write a summary of the article. In your summary, you should discuss what is predicted and the evidence that is provided to support the claim.
During this project, you’ll accomplish the following:
Find an article that deals with economic forecasting and write a summary of the article. If you use the Internet, include the link you used as a resource.
Use the Internet to find an article that presents a forecast of the economy’s performance in the next three months to a year. Once you have found and read your article, record your summary using the following format in the box below and include the link. Be sure to include the URL links you used as resources in the space below.
Paragraph #1 – Summary of article including the link.
Paragraph #2 – How it relates to entrepreneurship.
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Deep apricot singles. 20cm. Sun-1/2 Shade.
Long blooming. Hardy
EASY LOW CARE
Growing: Geum ‘Sunset’
– Height with flowers: 20cm approx.
– Width: 20cm approx.
– Position: Part Shade; Dappled Sun and Shade; or Morning Sun. Will enjoy Full Sun in cooler districts.
– Soil: Thrive with additions of compost. Acid or alkaline is acceptable.
– Fragrance: None, but their cheerful colour and generous flowering makes you forget about it.
– Frost: Very frost hardy in even severe frost areas.
– Growth: Evergreen perennial rosette.
– Beneficial for wildlife: Bees and butterflies love foraging among the pretty stamens. Long and repeat blooming is a big help to our pollinator friends.
– Care: Very easy low maintenance.
– Deer & Rabbit resistant: Downy foliage seems to keep Geums low on the menu selection for rabbits and deer.
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This is the best part of the whole series, as in this part I will tell you, what to do to protect yourself from prying eyes, whether the prying eyes are of hackers, or oppressing regimes (This is such a relative term 🙂 ). It’s usually such a good feeling when you realize and appreciate that your thoughts are your own, imagine if some of us could read your mind and could siphon off anything that you think and then mine the data and extract the useful bits of information and then use it. Well this is what is going on nowadays, in the cyber world, which has already been discussed previously (briefly) in this series.
So, how do I become invisible to everyone and even to a point where one has contingencies to if life turns into an iRobot’s plot.
The privacy protection can be divided into two parts:
Physical – In context of cyber
Physical protection entails protection of your credit card data, protection of your phone’s screen information. Please keep in mind, this is not a tutorial to learn Kungfu and protect your wallet or phone from thieves, this is more in the context of what data an attacker can extract by not even making contact with you and how you can secure it, so that all the attacks are rendered unsuccessful.
Nowadays, if we notice, all credit/debit cards are contact-less, which means, in layman’s terms, you can just touch the point of sales machine with the card and you are good to go. It is a well-known fact that any threat agent can use cheap hardware to extract information from the credit card from afar. Same goes for the bus cards, tram/train tickets, etc. They all use RFID technology now.
The easiest way to protect them from an attack is to use a wallet with RFID protection. You can find many different kinds of wallets in the super market. If you love your own wallet, or your wife gave that as a gift and if you won’t use it, you will be sleeping outside of your house, then my friends, there is another solution, you can easily buy RFID protection sleeves which can hold your cards and then you can put them into your wallet. You can buy them from anywhere as well. I have been using the sleeves as well in my wallet. I got the F-Secure ones, work pretty well.
Information from the phones can be protected by adding a privacy screen protector on your phone. It comes for Android devices and iPhone/iPad/iWhatevertheycomeupwithNext.
Cyber based protection entails everything which is done online or offline, but dealing with the non-physical, bitbytes!! In case of Cyber, the threat actors have already been explained in the previous articles of this three part series.
The first thing one must and I say MUST do, is to install a VPN. VPNs are virtual private networks, which in a nutshell, encrypt all traffic between you and their server. Think of it as an underground tunnel which uses a special train which makes you invisible so you can easily pass through any barriers, and exit the city you want to exit undetected and then carry on. Usually when your traffic is going through the network, it looks like this (again a lot is going on but just to explain my point, it is illustrated so simply):
You ==> Your ISP — |Prying eyes| ===> Google/Facebook/Instagram/Blah/Blah and Blah
When you are going through a VPN:
You =|Encrypted tunnel|=> VPN server (ISP? WHO/WHAT?) ===> Google/Facebook/Instagram/Blah/Blah and Blah
So, that was that, VPN is a must if you want to stay anonymous, of course, one should never abuse this. Never do anything illegal!
Secondly, browser addons are your best friends. Addons like NoScript, Disable WebRTC, HTTPS Everywhere, uBlock Origin, User-Agent switcher. These are some of the addons for Mozilla Firefox. If you are a Chrome user then find equivalent addons.
TOR is another good example of how to keep yourself anonymous. It is to note that TOR works as a proxy but it is untraceable. The operating system as well as all other apps which are not proxy aware and have not been explicitly provided, the IP for the proxy, they will connect to their respective services normally, and not through TOR.
Just to remember, if you are using TOR, never use your credentials on websites which do not run on HTTPS.
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Leaving 30% crop residue has been proven to minimize top soil losses from wind and water erosion. But what does 30% soil cover look like? Do certain tillage implements leave less than 30% crop residue? Crop residue in the form of corn stalks or cereal straw, or green cover (growing crops or cover crops) are all effective ways to achieve 30% cover. In a demonstration at the Outdoor Farm Show in 2012 we learned that if we remove straw from a cereal crop and follow with any type of tillage we retain less than 30% residue. However, the tillage action stimulated a more uniform germination of volunteer cereals which increased total soil cover to well over 30%. The following photographs illustrate crop residue cover after tillage action on two differently managed field scenarios. | <urn:uuid:3706f240-dfd8-45e5-ac6b-01e8e50a46d5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://seedbed.realagriculture.com/2012/10/tillage-can-it-leave-over-30-percent-residue-cover/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.942524 | 158 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Now it appears that the Obama administration is taking yet another step to make us look like Europe: he’s negotiating an agreement that could end up requiring American companies, domiciled in America and operating in America, to report to European Union authorities.
Recall the European Court of Justice’s ruling last month that European citizens’ personal data that winds up being stored in the US as a result of various business deals is too exposed and the 15-yr-old, successful data-transfer Safe Harbor agreement between the US and the EU. This is the arrangement that’s being renegotiated, and potentially included in the new agreement is this:
American businesses could be required to report requests by US intelligence services for the data of European users under a trans-Atlantic data-transfer pact now being negotiated, according to the European Union’s justice commissioner.
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Ecologically friendly gardening isn’t as tough a commitment as you might think. In fact, you won’t just be saving the planet, you’ll be saving time and money. Watch Eliza Fournier’s video for tips on how easy it can be or read on for the highlights.
- Repurpose packing materials by filling the bottoms of large pots with leftover styrofoam and packing peanuts. You’ll reduce the amount of potting soil needed, and make your pots lighter and easier to move around.
- Replace chemical herbicides with a natural mix. Boil 1 gallon of white vinegar with 1 cup of table salt, then cool. Add 2 or 3 drops of liquid dish detergent and pour into a sprayer.
- Reuse! Instead of buying cheap tools every year, consider investing in quality tools and maintaining them properly. Your tool-sharpening kit should include WD-40, a rasp, coarse sandpaper, and a clamp.
- Recycle garden pots at garden centers or at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s World Environment Day on June 4, 2011.
- Reinvent your garden to include native plants and organic vegetables. Native plants attract pollinators to make your veggies more productive. Natives are also low-maintenance.
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Intermediate filaments (IFs), microfilaments and microtubules are the three major cytoskeletal protein families found in most mammalian cells. Of these three families, IFs are the largest (>70 genes) and mutations in IF genes cause or predispose to more than 70 common and orphan human diseases. In digestive-organ epithelia, keratin polypeptides 8, 18, 19, and 20 (K8/K18/K19/K20) are the major IF proteins; and mutations in K8/K18/K19 predispose their carriers to acute or chronic liver disease progression. Disruptions of normal IF cytoplasmic organization is a defining feature of most IF diseases. A critical current challenge is the absence of targeted therapies for any IF disease, and the lack of selective IF-stabilizing compounds;in contrast to well-established compounds such as paclitaxel that stabilize microtubules. An important biological property of many IFs, including K18/K19, is that they serve as major caspase substrates during apoptosis. Furthermore, disease-causing keratin mutations that involve the caspase recognition motif interfere with caspase digestion. K18 is cleaved sequentially at two aspartates (one conserved in most IFs and the second K18-specific), while K19 is cleaved only at the conserved aspartate. However, the significance of any keratin proteolysis during apoptosis is unknown, except for our recent results that suggest an important role in allowing K18 filament reorganization and protecting cells from necrosis. Our proposal tests two hypotheses: First, caspase digestion of keratins is critical to permitting keratin filament reorganization and to protecting cells from injury;Second, small-molecule compounds can be identified that alleviate cytoskeletal structural alterations caused by keratin mutations and, thereby, provide potential novel treatment options for cytoplasmic keratin diseases. We already have extensive preliminary results to support both hypotheses. We propose to test the two hypotheses using four specific aims: (i) Determine the function of K18 proteolysis in digestive organs during apoptosis;(ii) Define the function of K19 proteolysis during apoptosis in the intestine;(iii) Identify and characterize small-molecule compounds that stabilize disassembled mutant keratins;(iv) Test the therapeutic utility and selectivity of compounds identified in Aim 3. The proposed approach combines state-of-the-art high throughput screening, molecular and cell biological approaches, and transgenic animal models to translate basic science discoveries into new fundamental knowledge and potential treatments. Our findings should help establish the functional role of keratin proteolysis by caspases during apoptosis, and clarify the pathogenesis of some disease-causing keratin mutations that interfere with caspase digestion. We anticipate being able to define novel compounds, or reposition current FDA-approved drugs, for normalizing mutation-induced keratin disorganization. These drugs may serve as potential therapies for IF diseases or as powerful research tools for studying fundamental cell biologic principles of the mammalian IF cytoskeleton.
Members of the keratin family of proteins play a critical role in protecting from digestive-organ cell injury. Such injury may result from inflammation, infection, autoimmune disease or toxins. Our project aims to understand how keratins protect digestive organs from injury, and to identify potential drugs that can be used to treat a range of human diseases caused by keratin mutations. Importantly, there are no known targeted therapies for keratin-associated diseases that impact every epithelial tissue in the body.
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The Wien bridge oscillator, Pierce crystal oscillator, Hartley, Colpitts and tuned-gate oscillators
We have already treated several kinds of relaxation oscillators in these units. The sine waves that your function generator creates are made from square waves, by wave-shaping circuits and filters, and are really not very good sine waves, though they do have most of their energy close to one frequency. If you need better sine waves, a linear oscillator will make them. A linear oscillator is very different from a relaxation oscillator. The name "linear" really does not fit, since all oscillators are nonlinear, but a linear oscillator at least does not produce corners and jumps, but a smooth wave. There are many interesting aspects to these oscillators. The most important is probably what determines the amplitude of oscillation and keeps the feedback accurately at -1, so the output has a steady amplitude. An oscillator must also start, and this can be interesting, especially when the oscillator is just able to oscillate, or at threshold. We will not do theory here, but will look at a few practical oscillators, and see how they work.
The first is the remarkable Wien Bridge oscillator (named after Professor Wien, and not spelled Wein). This oscillator gives a really beautiful sine wave, and is an excellent choice for a precision audio oscillator. Its characteristic feature is the RC network consisting of R and C in series with a parallel combination of R and C, as shown in the circuit diagram below. The resistors and capacitors can be different in value, but it is much simpler to take them equal, and nothing of value is lost. This network, considered as a passive filter, gives zero phase shift for some intermediate frequency, given by f = 1/2πRC. It is a second-order filter (two capacitors), and this is a remarkable occurence. Work out the transfer function of the network, which is Vo/Vi = jωCR / [1 - (ωCR)2 + 3jωCR]. At the frequency of zero phase, the gain is exactly 1/3.
Use a function generator to supply the network with a sine wave, and use the scope to look at Vin and Vout. It is instructive to use the XY plot and look at the Lissajous' figure. At the frequency of zero phase, the figure will reduce to a straight line, showing this fact. At low frequency, the output leads, while at high frequency the output lags. This kind of second-order filter is called an allpass filter, used for its phase properties rather than for its amplitude properties.
The circuit for the oscillator is given at the right. The Wien network is seen at the right, arranged to give positive feedback, which an oscillator must have. The op-amp works with a bipolar supply, so the output can swing above and below ground. Note that the Wien network is returned to GND, not the negative supply. On the left is the negative feedback network. When the oscillator is running stably, this must exactly counterbalance the positive feedback. It is impossible to do this with fixed resistors. If the postive feedback dominates, then the op-amp saturates and we have a relaxation oscillator. If the negative feedback dominates, then the oscillator never starts. We must start with positive feedback, and then reduce it as the amplitude increases, and finally maintain constant amplitude by minute adjustment.
This is usually done with tungsten-filament lamps, as here. If you wish to build the oscillator, you will have to rummage about for suitable lamps. I just happened to have the JKL7876 lamps around, and they were pressed into service. It actually took two in series, but the job can be done with one lamp, if it is suitable. The resistance versus current characteristic for these lamps is shown at the left. Note how rapidly the resistance increases with current. This is just what we need, since a larger amplitude of the output will heat the lamp more, raise its resistance, and decrease the positive feedback. The lamp is heated by the rms value of the alternating current through it, and its thermal inertia means it cannot follow the instantaneous variations. It is affected only by the rms value of the output. Try to find a lamp with about 100Ω resistance when cold (like the two 7876's in series). When the oscillator is running, you should not see the lamp even glowing (though some might). The lamp will last forever in this circuit.
Once you have a suitable lamp, you can make the oscillator and observe its output. When first turned on, the op-amp might saturate, but when the lamp heats up the waveform will spring away and assume a beautiful shape. The amplitude is determined by the interaction of the lamp and R1. To get an oscillator of around 1 kHz, I used R = 15k, C = 0.01. The rms current, determined from the output amplitude of 13.4 V peak to peak, was 9.6 mA, within the capabilities of the op-amp's output. How would you change R1 to get a smaller amplitude? In this case, the resistance of the two lamps in series was 165Ω when the oscillator was running.
Some crystals develop surface charges when they are squeezed, bent or twisted, and are called piezoelectric. Conversely, when an electric field is appied to them, they expand, contract, bend or twist. The mechanical vibrations of the crystal are directly associated with electrical changes at the same frequency. Like all mechanical systems, crystals may vibrate at resonant frequencies, where small pushes create a large amplitude, just as in electrical resonant circuits. The mechanical vibration of crystals gives a standard of time, better than that of mechanical clocks, but inferior to that of atomic vibrations.
Quartz is a piezoelectric material, not the most sensitive, but so very stable mechanically and electrically that it is almost the only resonant crystal used. A thin plate will vibrate at megahertz frequencies, so the crystals are used in radio-frequency circuits. The vibrations most often used are not the simple thickness vibrations of an elastic plate, but are more complicated shearing modes that provide the desired frequencies and the best independence of temperature. The equivalent circuit of a crystal, shown in the figure on the left, consists of a capacitance C1 (of the metal electrodes on two opposite surfaces) in parallel with a series RLC circuit representing the crystal itself, called the motional arm, in which the equivalent value of L is surprisingly large. It is this that makes the crystal such a good frequency standard.
The reactance of a crystal varies with frequency as shown at the right. At both low and high frequencies, it appears capacitive, with a short interval between the series and resonant frequencies where it looks like an inductance. A typical crystal might have C = 10 fF (.010 pF), L = 2 H and R = 50Ω, which gives a series resonant frequency of fs = 1/2π√(LC) = 1.125 MHz. The Q of the resonance is Q = ωL/R = 141,400, so the width of the resonance is only 8 Hz. The parallel resonant frequency fp is a little higher, the exact amount depending on C1 and the external load capacitance. By varying the load capacitance, the resonance frequency can be adjusted slightly, which is called pulling the crystal. Depending on the circuit, the crystal can resonate in either the series or parallel mode, and in either case will control the frequency.
The simplest crystal oscillator is the Pierce oscillator, shown in the figure on the left. An FET is used as the amplifying device, since it provides a high input resistance that allows the use of a 10M gate resistor. The crystal had a frequency of 2.000 MHz, but any reasonable crystal can be used. The 3.3 mH RF choke gives a high load impedance to alternating current, while passing the DC drain current without voltage drop (the choke had a resistance of 41Ω). The choke must be specially designed to retain the desired inductance while it carries DC, so make sure the choke you use is designed for the purpose. The impedance of the choke is over 41k at 2 MHz, which gives sufficient gain.
The crystal is the only resonant element in the circuit, and so must determine the frequency of oscillation. It is connected as for shunt-shunt feedback. Here is a case when instability is desired, and there is a 180° phase shift at resonance, making the feedback positive. The amplitude is limited by the maximum range of the voltage excursions at the drain. The resistor R can be used to reduce the feedback and the crystal drive. It is not required for oscillation, and if you look at the output wavform when it is zero, you will see a waveform flattened above and below. With R = 10k, the waveform is much more sinusoidal, especially the upper parts, but the lower part is still noticeably flattened. With R = 15k, the oscillator will not oscillate (it does not start). Crystals, incidentally, must not be driven with too high a voltage, or the mechanical stress will break them. The amplitude of oscillation at the drain was 24 V with R = 1k, the RF voltage across the choke reversing in direction during the cycle.
The oscillators studied here are based on the circuit on the left, which shows the principles. Component values are not shown, because this circuit has not been built and tested yet, and is here for illustration only. Q is an FET, with high input resistance and self-limiting drain current, both of which features are important here. A triode vacuum tube could also be used, which has the same characteristics. When the circuit is quiescent, the resistor Rg, called a grid leak (from vacuum-tube days) provides VGS = 0, and so the drain current is IDSS, and the FET is prepared to amplify. The tuned circuit L1C provides an oscillating voltage to the gate through blocking capacitor Cg when excited. The drain current then varies sympathetically, and is coupled through the mutual inductance M12 to the tuned circuit. If the polarities are properly arranged, the oscillations in the tuned circuit are encouraged, and if the losses are counterbalanced, the oscillations continue and even increase. When the gate becomes positive by about 0.7 V, current through Rg pulls the gate negative, decreasing the gain until the losses are just compensated, and the amplitude of oscillation is steady. When this occurs, the gate becomes quite negative, even beyond cutoff, and the drain current decreases. All the oscillators studied below operate in this way. The grid leak solves the basic problems of every oscillator: starting, and amplitude limiting. The diode D is there only to ease the load on the gate when starting; it has no effect when the oscillator is in operation.
This circuit is called an Armstrong oscillator to honor Major Armstrong, who invented the regenerative receiver, and much else besides in radio. He added the tickler coil L2 that provides positive feedback. If L or C is varied, the frequency of oscillation changes, and we have a variable-frequency oscillator, or VFO. LC tuned circuits do not provide good frequency control, but with effort relatively stable VFO's can be built. Oscillators with air-core inductances are quite practical at radio frequencies (above, say 250 kHz). Note that the inductance of an air-core coil is not affected by DC in the coil. The circuit shown is called series-fed because the bias and signal flow in the same drain circuit (the power supply should be bypassed with a capacitor so it is a good signal ground). The drain could also be shunt-fed, as in the Pierce oscillator above, by using an RFC and a capacitor to separate bias and signal.
Two modes of feedback are shown at the right. In the Hartley circuit, the inductor is tapped to match the low impedance of the collector circuit (or plate, for a tube), while the other end supplies the base (or grid). Only one capacitor is used, which makes tuning easy. The Colpitts circuit does not require a tapped inductor, but uses two capacitors as a capacitive voltage divider. The phase is opposite at the two ends of the tuned circuit, providing the necessary positive feedback. The frequency is f = 1/2π√LC. In usual high-frequency RF circuits, L is in μH and C in pF.
A modification of the Colpitts circuit, called a Clapp oscillator, is shown at the left. This circuit can be built and tested. The tuning capacitor is in series with the inductance; here, it is a fixed capacitor, but in a VFO it would be variable. All three capacitors are 0.001 μF in this circuit, but in a practical circuit, the capacitance in series with the inductor would be much smaller than the other two (perhaps 50 pF), and would give a considerable range of frequencies. The inductor was a 120 μH (shown as uH on schematics) ferrite core inductor I happened to have on hand. The 1 mH inductor in the source lead is a radio-frequency choke or RFC, designed to retain its inductance when a reasonable DC current passes through it. Here, it separates the bias circuit from the RF circuit. The leads of the MPF 102 JFET are DSG, in that order, when looking at the flat side of the package with the leads downward.
This circuit gave a 5 V peak-to-peak signal at the source at a frequency of about 828 kHz, appropriate for a 120 μH inductor resonating with 1/3 nF--the three .001 capacitors in series. The average gate voltage was about -4.5 V, which meant that the gate varied from about -10 V, well beyond cutoff, to +0.7 V, limited by the diode. The average drain current was 0.6 mA. The JFET is operating as a Class C amplifier in this circuit. This makes an excellent RF oscillator for other purposes, if you do not have a signal generator.
A Hartley oscillator is shown at the right. It uses most of the same components as the Clapp oscillator. A capacitor is necessary to block the gate bias voltage from the tuned circuit. The tuning capacitor is a 100 pF poly capacitor. L1 is a coil wound with #30 wire on a 1/2" form--I used a lucite tube. It has 210 turns, tapped at the 45th turn, and is about 3" long. The tube makes a nice handle while winding the coil, and is cut off when the winding is finished. The ends of the coil can be put through #60 holes in each end. When you get to the 45th turn, scrape off a little of the enamel with sandpaper and solder the tap wire to it. This is a delicate operation, but not really difficult. The turns can be secured with coil dope, if you have it. If not, just use transparent tape or nail lacquer. Solder #22 leads to each of the three wires.
My oscillator went at 1.67 MHz. The inductance of the coil can be estimated from the formula L = D2N2/(18D + 40L) μH, where D is the diameter and L the length of the coil in inches, and N is the number of turns, which gave 85 μH. With 100 pF, this predicts a resonant frequency of 1.73 MHz, close enough agreement. There was a very noticeable parasitic oscillation at about 10 MHz, caused by stray capacitance with the long, looping leads to the coil; better layout would cure this. The gate operated at -5.86 V, and the output was again about 5 V peak to peak. It is very satisfying to see the oscillator work with coils you wound yourself.
Other oscillators are discussed on other pages, for example The VTVM and GDO, where the grid-dip oscillator is studied, and Vacuum Tubes, where local oscillators for superheterodynes are presented.
Composed by J. B. Calvert
Created 30 July 2001
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Calculation of molecular and ionic diffusion coefficients in sea water or in pore water of a sediment column. Various investigators have developed models (formulas) to predict diffusion coefficients when the solute in question is present in small vanishingly concentrations. While one might first presume that such formulas are of limited value in moderately strong electrolyte solutions such as marine waters - instuition fails in this case. In fact, infinite dilution coefficients play an integral role in the theories for stronger solutions, and they are reasonably accurate approximations for all but the major ions. (Boudreau, 1997)
Diffusion coefficients are in C. CANDI units [cm2 a-1] and in SI-Units [m2 s-1]:
Boudreau, B., 1997, Diagenetic Models and thier implementation, Springer, Berlin.
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CPD 2012 Module 8: Guide to colour and contrast
Colour is a vital part of interior design but is subjective and hard to define. But for the visually impaired, colour and contrast can be critical to accessibility and are subject to strict regulations. This CPD module is sponsored by Dulux Trade
How to take this module
To take this module read the technical article below and click through to a multiple-choice questionnaire, once taken you will receive your results and if you successfully pass you will be issued automatically with a certificate to print for your records.
Colour selection is one of the most fundamental aspects of interior design. But colour is a complicated thing, not easy to describe in empirical terms. What we perceive as colour depends on many different factors. These include light, contrast, surface texture and subjective considerations.
- Light: We are all generally aware of this: colours do not look the same at dusk as in the midday sun, and look different in daylight or artificial light.
- Contrast: Our perception of colour changes depending on the background or other colours that are used around an object or coloured area.
- Surface texture: Materials can also define the perception of a colour. This is often due to the associations these materials evoke. Soft, matt, dry, textured or light materials, such as some woods and textiles, have a warm effect. Hard, shiny, wet or dark materials, and materials without texture, give a cool impression. Metal, glass, stone and some plastics are perceived as cold materials.
- Subjective factors: Some colours carry clear associations — for example, red is often used to indicate danger or emergency. But the psychological effects of different colours are not the same for everyone. Even if they are looking at the same object, people will draw on different references and experiences and describe the same colour in very different words. Visual impairment will also change perception from person to person, which this article will look at in more detail below.
It is also important to note that colour can also have an illusory effect. Contrast can be used to suggest a direction of movement or to create a sense of distance. In this way, the size of a room can be “corrected” — if it feels too big, deep colours such as red, orange or dusky yellow can be applied to make the walls seem to advance towards you; if it feels too small, lighter colours such as pale green, blue and off-whites can give the effect of walls
receding, making it seem larger than it actually is.
For all these reasons, colour often defies definition. Unlike weight or length, there is no universal scale to measure it. There are, however, various notation systems, including RAL — a German system used mainly in powder coating — the Natural Colour System, the Dulux Trade Colour Palette, and Pantone, which is used mainly in printing.
As this article will examine, ways of denoting colour contrast have become more important in recent years with the introduction of regulations on this aspect of buildings.
Importance of contrast
Sight is our most important sense — about three-quarters of information about our environment is received through vision. But there are more than 80 different types of eye disease and about 3 million people in the UK suffer some form of visual impairment. Of those who are registered blind in the UK, 96% are able to detect some light. It is vital to make the most of contrast and lighting design to enhance people’s spatial awareness and help them use their residual vision to navigate buildings.
When entering a space, most people look around to understand the area they have entered. People with good vision usually do this instantly. Visually impaired people, however, often pause to gather information about the space or adjust to changing luminance. They often first try to discern the visual contrast at the wall/ceiling junction, usually the least cluttered area of a room, to establish a change of surface area or feature. When they start to move they concentrate their vision downwards, within 2m, and scan the area in front of them for contrasts between features.
Key areas where designers need to create colour contrast include doors, skirting, general obstacles and furniture, and lighting.
Wherever possible, the whole door and architrave should contrast visually with the surrounding surfaces.
The leading edge of the door should contrast with the wall in which it is opened, while the rest of the door, handles and finger plates should be
sufficiently different in colour to the door. However, doors used for specific purposes that are not important for people to identify (for example, doors to maintenance areas or restricted working areas) can be in a similar colour to the adjoining wall.
Identifying the junction of the wall and floor is important to visually impaired people when moving around, and both the depth of the skirting and its visual contrast with the wall or floor can influence their decisions.
For example, if a skirting board is the same colour as the wall, visual contrast will be seen between the bottom of the skirting and the floor. This will give an accurate indication of the size of the floor. However, if it is in a colour similar to the floor, the focus will be on the top of the skirting and the wall, making the space appear wider than it actually is.
For shallow skirting (100mm deep or less) this will not usually be critical, but for deeper skirting it can have a major impact on the safety of visually impaired people in smaller rooms or corridors, and on their confidence.
Skirtings in colours that lie between those of the wall and the floor should also be avoided by designers.
General obstacles and furniture
The number of items protruding into the walking space should be minimised. Those that are essential should be contrasted against floor and wall surfaces, and other backgrounds against which they may be viewed. This also applies to free-standing objects.
Poor lighting can affect colour and contrast and defeat the object of creating a suitable scheme in the first place. In many interiors, lighting conditions can produce glare and shadows, which might add interest to a space, but can also create an environment in which visually impaired people feel uncomfortable. The recommended general minimum luminance at ground level is 100 lux.
It is important to note that different types of lighting have different effects on colour.
- Tungsten is a warm light that reflects back from warm colours but makes cool colours look dull.
- Halogen is the closest to natural daylight and both warm and cool colours remain “true”.
- Fluorescent makes cool colours appear brighter but warm colours absorb light and seem dull.
Regulations on contrast
The Equality Act came into force on 1 October 2010, streamlining previous anti-discrimination legislation. Guidelines relating to inclusive design in buildings within this are Part M of the Building Regulations and BS8300:2009.
Part M stipulates a minimum difference in light reflectance value (LRV) between two adjoining surfaces of 30 points for new-build and major refurbishment projects; BS8300:2009 says this is best practice for all buildings.
The LRV is a 100-point scale that expresses the percentage of light reflected from a surface, where 0 is black and 100 is white. Light reflectance is deemed more important than hue in visual contrast because many visually impaired people find it difficult to distinguish between surfaces of a different hue.
Providing visual contrast is not prescribed by law, but a building is unlikely to be signed off by building control if it does not adhere to the relevant regulations.
Regulation or restriction?
The emergence of regulation on visual contrast has led some designers to fear that they will be forced to create stark, even ugly, colour schemes, dependent on whites, blacks and striking intermediate colours such as yellows. But Part M and BS8300 only advise on levels of visual contrast, not on how colour schemes are put together.
Light reflectance is just one of three aspects of colour as perceived by the eye. Notation schemes such as the Dulux Trade Colour Palette identify the other aspects as chroma and hue.
Hue is the colour family and chroma is the intensity of the colour. Rich colours used to provide accent or drama are high chroma and have a low LRV; calm shades have a low chroma and low LRV; and fresh shades have a medium chroma and high LRV.
Notation schemes demonstrate that, by adjusting the hue or chroma, complementary schemes can be created that still provide an LRV contrast of at least 30 points.
To take this module read the technical article and click through to a multiple-choice questionnaire, once taken you will receive your results and if you successfully pass you will be issued automatically with a certificate to print for your records.
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While Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage will continue during the shutdown, with 800,000 federal employees going without paychecks, there are a range of fears looming in terms of health, for federal workers specifically, as well as for public health more generally.
Kaiser Health News recently reported the story of Joseph Daskalakis, a federally employed air traffic controller in Minnesota whose son was born on New Years Eve, about 10 weeks earlier than expected. The very premature baby was taken to a specialized neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a hospital outside of the father’s insurer’s network. Ordinarily, he would be able to file paperwork and switch insurers. But this isn’t possible during the shutdown. And while Mr. Daskalakis’ insurer and the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM, which oversees federal health benefits programs) website have indicated that his requested change of carriers to have that hospital in his network would be effective retroactively, his family still received an initial bill of $6,000, with more charges likely yet to come. And as long as the shutdown lasts, none of those federal employees can add spouses or newborns to existing plans or change insurers in the case of unexpected circumstances.
Uncertainty surrounding medications during the shutdown can also present incredibly difficult decisions for federal workers, as it already has for Mallory Lorge, an employee of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lorge is diabetic and began rationing her insulin because “‘the thought of having more debt was scarier than the thought of dying’ in her sleep.” Lorge went an entire weekend without using her insulin pump, experiencing skyrocketing blood sugar levels, but knowing she couldn’t afford the copay if she needed more insulin. | <urn:uuid:e1585e18-ac39-4a5b-a2f0-cf576d823ec0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/author/rfriedman/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00679.warc.gz | en | 0.973097 | 378 | 1.9375 | 2 |
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Fifty rice farmers have been trained in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on how to get relevant information on rice production using their smartphones as gadget. The training was conducted by the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, in collaboration with the federal ministry of agriculture.
The training Program had in attendance,participants drawn from across six rice producing states namely Kogi, Nasarawa, Kano, Ebonyi, Kebbi and Niger.
Acting Executive Director of NCRI, Agboire Samuel, said the gesture was part of policies of the federal government aimed at scaling up rice production in the country to meet both local and export demands.
“The use of the electronic system in the form of information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture became a welcome idea. The promotion of RiceAdvice which is a decision support tool for rice farmers in Nigeria started at AfricaRice, Cotonou”.
“This tools when used correctly will enhance rice yield and boost farmer’s income thus the living standard of rural dwellers will be enhanced”, he said. He said apart from serving as e-extension tools for farmers in the area of rice production, the smartphones would also serve as employment opportunity for the beneficiaries given the applications embedded in gadgets.
The Director charged the beneficiaries to maximize the training opportunity and the tools to boost rice production, advising that participants should share their knowledge with other farmers in their localities. Speaking at the event, Representative of the Managing Director of Kogi Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Mr Gabriel Ojogbane lauded the initiative saying it would go a long way in assisting farmers with relevant information on rice farming to boost productivity.
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Montgomery County, TN – As of this morning, there are several roadways that are closed due to high water. Use caution around roads with water flowing over them.
The Cumberland River and Red River crested Thursday morning. The Cumberland River is currently at 45.3 feet, which is now below the flood level of 46 feet. Water levels are expected to remain at or near flood stage until Saturday, around 11:00am at which time it will start receding. It is expected to be below 40 feet by Sunday at 8:00pm.
The following are the current road closures for the Clarksville Montgomery County area.
City of Clarksville Road Closures
- Meadow Brook
- Spees Drive
- Tobacco Road between Jack Miller and Hadley
- Freestone Drive
- Thomas Street
- Alfred Thun Road
- Front Street
- Idaho Springs
Montgomery County Road Closures
- Lock B South Bottoms – including Lock B Road South, Shelton Ferry Road and Southside Road
- Hematite Road
- Chapel Hill Road at Pinnacle Point
- Port Royal Lane
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Rome Reports reports that the seminarians from the Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae and players from the Fellowship Team from Holland played cricket to collect funds for 240 children in an Indian orphanage. The story is here.
Do you know what cricket is? I don’t. But I did have a cricket in my room the other night making so much noise that I was kept awake for hours. Just in case you don’t know what cricket is –like me– have a read of this wiki article on cricket.
AND now we look forward to the Clericus Cup in 2009.
Team USA from the Pontifical North American College lost the spring 2008 game 4-0. The Clericus cup is Vatican-sponsored and is an international soccer tournament for priests and seminarians studying in Rome. The games are played at the Oratorio San Pietro, a center with a field maintained by the Knights of Columbus since the 1920s.
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Taking care of your skin not only involves using products that you think are good for your skin, but really knowing what you apply on your skin. If you go to a dermatologist, they will assure you that there are three products that cannot be missing from your routine skin care: sunscreen, retinol and vitamin C. The latter comes in several presentations and therefore we want to share everything about it.
Although many products contain it, you must inform yourself and follow the recommendations of a specialist to use it correctly and thus obtain the desired results.
Fall in love with her!
Vitamin C helps to smooth, strengthen and improve the texture and appearance of the skin. In addition, it is an antioxidant and neutralizes free radicals, which are the cause of causing wrinkles on the skin. In the same way, it is excellent for the production of collagen and eliminates small spots on the face caused by sun damage and age.
This is how you find it in your products skin care
It is said that the best way to use it is topically, as this will prevent and correct the signs of aging. In addition, it will keep your skin radiant and luminous.
It is necessary that you learn in what ways you can find this asset, since you will not always find it as “vitamin C” on the labeling of your products, but with names like these:
- Ascorbic acid: So far it is the newest version of this derivative and is usually found in scrubs. It works great to stimulate collagen production.
- Vitamin C Ascorbyl Palmitate: It is normally found in creams, it does not irritate and therefore does not cause allergic reactions.
- Magnesium Ascorbyl Palmitate and Vitamin C: Until recently it was recommended that people with sensitive skin should not use vitamin C. However, this active is perfect as it helps the production of collagen without having an acid effect causing a disadvantageous reaction.
Learn to use it favorably
Each product has a specific form of use, so it is important that you know at what time of day to use each one.
- Creams: Perfect to wear during the day. Remember that if yours contains vitamin C, before applying it you should use sunscreen. In this way, if you expose yourself to UV rays, your face will not stain.
- Serums: Remember to apply them at night. They are ideal for achieving an overnight repair and waking up with a much smoother complexion.
- Masks or scrubs: Use them once a week. The fact that they contain vitamin C makes them have an effect peeling. In this way, you will get rid of spots, marks and small wrinkles on the skin.
- Toners and cleansers: They are perfect for helping skin renewal. You can use them in the morning or at night as a complement to your routine.
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My name is Guadalupe Hernandez. I was born in Mexico, and I came to the US at the age of three, and I basically grew up in San Antonio, with this heavily Hispanic centered family. I actually didn’t go to school to study art, but then after my first semester, I missed art. I missed being able to do all these things with it, so I ended up switching after my first semester. Being here and it being a historically black community, I decided to change it up a little bit. I decided to do this group of artists that do spoken word and hip hop. They kind of like are differentiating themselves from the norm, from the usual - whatever you think of when you think of rap and hip hop. They speak about social issues, injustices, and they offer hope to an upcoming generation. Propaganda, he’s from California, and he does a lot of spoken word. I’m going to be doing five charcoal drawings of these artists, and then I’m working a way to integrate the entire space whether its putting up lyrics of their songs. I know I want to have their music playing so whenever they’re walking around they can just listen to the music.
About Guadalupe Hernandez
Guadalupe Hernandez is a student at Houston Baptist University whose work is heavily influenced by the intersection of Mexican culture and faith, and consists of traditional Mexican subjects, images, and symbols that contain spiritual undertones and symbolism. He plans to foster cross-cultural dialogue in the Third Ward through a mixed-media installation encompassing drawing, painting, print, and sculpture.
About Summer Studios
Summer Studios was developed to provide an opportunity for emerging artists to create and exhibit work that responds to, engages with, and/or is reflective of community. This program is open to seven art students and emerging artists, nominated by professors and selected by a panel of professional artists. Summer Studios is open to artists who are interested in making art in an urban community setting, engaging with the PRH/Third Ward Community and interacting with established Houston-based artists.
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For those who love a good multiple of 1,000, or enjoy drooling over the passing of a historical threshold, yesterday was such a day for influenza (flu) counts in Australia. 2019 was Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record
Laboratory confirmed flu notifications in 2019 just reached 252,142, surpassing the 2017 total of 251,163. Australia’s biggest confirmed flu count on record. Yay?
This hasn’t been a severe or even moderately severe year though. Despite the huge numbers (which can be influenced by things other than actually change numbers of infection), the big burden on hospital beds (which may be impacted by higher, media-driven numbers of short stays) and the large numbers of residential care facility outbreaks (which could simply be a result of us becoming better at recording these), the mainstay of what defines a severe season, death and intensive care admissions suggest a low severity season. Which is good news.
However, I think we need a wider discussion about “severity”. I personally feel that this messaging is out of touch with the community’s expectations. Something that is often a problem in flu’ville.
Thanks very much, A/H3N2
In yet another year of A/H3N2-dominated cough and fever, lab testing and media-driven healthcare-seeking behaviour have been front-of-mind for those looking for ways to describe these big flu seasons. That is, ways that don’t involve looking closely at efficiently transmitting, constantly mutating, highly effective respiratory virus variants. Through, ya know, virology and stuff.
The season – early though it was – has peaked, but the decline in positivity is slow. And this is despite the media kinda cooling on the whole flu thing.
Also remember, these numbers are coming from a long way up, so “peaked” just means cases have stopped rising month on month – not that the season is over and done with. In fact, there have been plenty of jurisdictions showing signs of a slight bump up in the past 2 weeks.
Unfortunately, the national fortnightly flu report seems to have gone missing in action, and now related websites have gone offline. So we’ll have to wait a bit to see the national picture.
In the meantime – feel free to check out my twitter @MackayIM timeline for the latest cobbled together numbers. I keep the latest info pinned to the top. At least for until things slow down some more.
What of the North?
A brief whip around the US and UK hasn’t found any signs of a 7-month early rise above the maximum baseline levels (I choose a worst-case threshold rather than an average) of flu notifications for the past 20 years; as Australia saw. So at least on one count the north is not “following Australia” in its flu patterns.
It really just remains to be seen what will take hold and dominate in the north’s 2019/20 flu season.
Get your vaccine when it becomes available.
If your vaccine is delayed in 2019, there’s also no real indication yet that this will influence the size of the season. If the north begins it season with viruses that are the same as the vaccine – get vaccinated when you can, and you’ll have done all that you can. The vaccine should still arrive well before the normal peak season.
If the season kicks off with a virus or two that is significantly different from the vaccine (antigenically speaking), then vaccine delay won’t be the biggest concern, but still get the shot because it has more than a single virus in it!
Side-eye to you northerners
Just on this topic, having spent a good few weeks looking into flu genome sequences from the GISAID database – it’s become more clear to me (I’m still learning new things every day, even since this post) that a lot of what Australia has been hit with – that is, the more recent flu viruses circulating around the end of last year that added into our pre-existing flu ecosystem – have lots of similarities to recent flu viruses from the US, Europe and China.
It’s almost like Australia was getting seeded with viruses via infected travellers from the north (it’s a much more complex story than that, of course).
Those of you who read my recent post Which is the inFLUencing hemisphere north, south or neither, won’t be at all surprised by that. Those of you living by the teachings of some bloke somewhere in the past at a medical school far far away; read that post and it’s linked papers.
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In remarks to an “America First” rally in Georgia, Florida, Republican congressman Matt Gaetz told a cheering crowd “we have an obligation” to take up arms against Silicon Valley companies that he believes are “suppressing” right-wing voices on their platforms.
He went on to define the Second Amendment of the US Constitution as ensuring citizens have “the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government of the United States, if that becomes necessary”.
The GOP lawmaker’s remarks on Thursday night follow a mass shooting in San Jose, California, where a gunman fatally shot nine of his coworkers.
He delivered his speech while the US Senate convened for a potential vote on the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the assault on the Capitol on 6 January. Mr Gaetz voted against the measure in the House of Representatives.
“The Internet’s hall monitors out in Silicon Valley, they think they can suppress us, discourage us. Maybe if you’re just a little less patriotic. Maybe if you just conform to their way of thinking a little more, then you’ll be allowed to participate in the digital world,” Mr Gaetz told the crowd.
“Well you know what? Silicon Valley can’t cancel this movement, or this rally, or this congressman,” he said. “We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an obligation to use it.”
Right-wing lawmakers and commentators have exploited the term “cancel culture” to define policies from social media companies that bar mis- and disinformation, hateful rhetoric and abuse on their platforms, which have suspended high-profile GOP accounts or barred figures like former President Donald Trump from using them.
Mr Gaetz said that the Second Amendment “is not about hunting, it’s not about recreation, it’s not about sports”.
“The Second Amendment is about maintaining within the citizenry the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government of the United States, if that becomes necessary,” he said.
He added: “I hope it never does, but it sure is important to recognise the founding principles of this nation and make sure they’re fully understood.”
Democratic US Rep Ted Lieu, who also serves with Mr Gaetz on the House Judiciary Committee, called on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to remove him from his post.
Mr Gaetz, who also is facing a federal investigation linked to a former Florida politician who pleaded guilty to trafficking a 17-year-old girl, among other crimes, is also facing calls to step down from Congress. The House Ethics Committee is also investigating allegations against him.
He has adamantly denied any wrongdoing, and has not been charged with any crimes.
“It’s a conflict of interest for Gaetz to have oversight over the DOJ that is investigating him for sex crimes,” Mr Lieu said. “Also, Gaetz is urging people to shoot Silicon Valley employees.”
Republican US Rep Adam Kinzinger, who has been critical of his party’s far-right pro-Trump faction, argued that Mr Gaetz’s remarks do not constitute First Amendment-protected speech.
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Not all bumper cars are created equal. Somehow I always pick the one with a sticky gas pedal and become the object of torment for my opponents. This is essentially what happens to microscopic particles when you stick them in a jar of water. The microscopic particle is a massive bumper car stuck in the middle of the rink surrounded by a bunch of tiny super-charged bumper cars, water molecules. The water molecules are all crashing into the poor, defenseless particle at once, and this makes it move. If you were to watch the particle, it would look like it’s moving in random directions for no apparent reason. A botanist named Robert Brown (hence the name Brownian Motion) watched pollen grains doing this in water with a microscope almost 200 years ago.
It turns out actually that this process isn’t entirely random. How fast particles jiggle around is dependent on a few things. As the particles get bigger, they will move slower because more water molecules have to gang up on it to push it around. We can also give the water molecules more energy by increasing the temperature. At higher temperatures, the water molecules will move around faster and bang into the particle with more force that will make the particle move more quickly. It’s also important what kind of fluid the particle is immersed in, as you may or may not know from experience, it’s a lot easier to swim through water then something more viscous, or “thicker” like molasses. So if you take these few things into consideration, we can predict how big the random jumps particles make pretty accurately.
So then how do we measure how fast they move? Well, you need some way to watch the particles move around and this is still done the same way Robert Brown did back in the day with a microscope. Then you can watch the particle for awhile and write down where it went over time. You’ll see that if given x amount of time, the particle on average moves about the same distance. In fact, if you plot the average distance the particle moves versus time, it’s a straight line. The slope of that line is what we use to figure out the diffusion coefficient of the particle, and this tells us how fast or slow the particles will move.
Luckily in my lab, we have fancy cameras attached to our microscopes to make movies of particles moving around. I have a video here I took recently of some gold particles I was messing around with. I used a technique called dark field microscopy, which is a nice way to image really, really tiny particles like these that can’t be seen in normal microscopes. We’ve also written particle tracking software that does all the number crunching for us to figure out how fast the particles are moving. It is important for us to know how fast particles are moving as they approach each other for instance, when we try to build crystals out of them or as they approach a surface, like a cancer cell.
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Laws from 'Henry II to Edward III', in a Legal Compilation
Medium: Ink and pigments on vellum
A large compilation of documents relating to English law, this manuscript is only part of the original book, with others now kept by the Corporation of London and Oriel College, Oxford. Compiled about 1321, it appears to have been connected with Andrew Horn, Bridge Street fishmonger and Chamberlain of the City of London who bequeathed the manuscript to the City upon his death in 1328. Written by several scribes, it was decorated by a team of artists, some of whom were working in a style seen in luxurious contemporary manuscripts from London, such as the 'Queen Mary Psalter' (now in the British Library). Its visual impressiveness and chronological ordering (not done since the 10th century) places its purpose beyond the utilitarian law book, perhaps as a history in times when the use and idea of law were changing.
The inscription (probably 16th or early 17th century) at the top of the page says that this section containing laws from the "reign of Henry II to Edward III was taken from the great roll in the archives of the Tower of London and begins with a copy of Magna Carta." The portrait of a king differs in style from the 'Queen Mary Psalter' but resembles the work of some London painters working in the 1320s. It probably is meant to portray the King Edward mentioned in the sentence next to it, but if it is Edward III (1327-1377), it would be after 1326 or 1327. The arms in the lower border are Robert Cotton's elaboration of the Cotton-Bruce family. Cotton acquired the manuscript in the late 16th century. | <urn:uuid:9bc888ff-b722-4975-b71a-aba2e29cc640> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/illmanus/cottmanucoll/l/011cotclad00002u00139000.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280504.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00146-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969836 | 359 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Why have I scanned this article and put it on this site? Simply because I like it. It gives an interesting look into what Civil War reenacting was like during the 1961-1965 Centennial, and adds some insight to the origin of the term "farb." (But the complete story is here.) Enjoy. - Jonah
Reenacting: A Retrospective
Reenacting: A Retrospective
by Harry Roach
(as printed in the July 1986 Camp Chase Gazette)
This July marks the 125th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run -- First Manassas to the Southrons. To commemorate the event, the largest authentic battle reenactment ever held on the North American continent is scheduled for July 19th and 20th near Centreville, Virginia. Approximately five thousand Living History buffs from across the nation (and a few from as far away as Australia) will struggle once again for possession of the batteries on Henry House Hill. I will be one of them. For me, the event will be a 25th anniversary of sorts, because I participated in the reenactment held at Bull Run in 1961 to kick off the Civil War Centennial celebration.
It was my first event. I was 16 years old and crazy with excitement. The temperature was over 100 degrees but I didn't notice. I was running, shooting, yelling, and I was having the time of my life.
I'm still running, shooting and yelling, but a lot more slowly now. I'm 41 and I've been in more reenactments than I can remember. This year seems like a good time to sit back and reminisce about what reenacting was like in 1961, to look at the changes over the years, and to pass on a few observations. This is, of course, just one man's view, not an authoritative "History of Reenacting."
The 1961 event was held on the actual battlefield--the National Park Service had not yet closed its doors to battle reenactments. The equestrian stature of Stonewall was covered with camouflage netting to hide it from the cameras. Stuffed dummies were scattered around the hill as "casualties." And about 2,500 troops were ready to do battle. Some were military academy cadets. Some were Virginia National Guardsmen wearing gray work clothes and carrying M-1 rifles. But the majority came from the ranks of the North-South Skirmish Association. The NSSA was a target shooting organization that used Civil War weapons and wore uniforms resembling to some degree those of the Civil War. It had started as a small outfit in the early 1950's, but by the time of the Civil War Centennial it had grown to around 3,000 members. It is still going strong today, with a home range near Winchester, Virginia.
99.99% of the participants at the 1961 Bull Run would be considered "farbs" by today's standards. The uniforms looked good only from a distance. I was in the NSSA's 150th Pennsylvania Infantry, and we considered ourselves hot stuff because we actually had blue wool coats. They were original five-button blouses from the Indian War period, but they looked better than the work shirts most units seemed to have. For trousers we wore light blue Sears work pants. Any shoes were OK as long as they were black: combat boots, engineers, Wellingtons, oxfords, you name it.
The only outfit that was genuinely authentic was the 2nd North Carolina, led by the late George Gorman. They had hand-made wool trousers and jackets, and no two uniforms looked alike, which we thought was pretty bizarre. About that time, George started using the term "farbie" to describe inauthentic garb. When asked what the word meant, George responded: Far be it from me to criticize inauthentic uniforms!" George died in 1981 at the age of forty-five; by my reckoning he should get the credit for being the first "authentic" reenactor. [Well, one of the firsts... The very first might well be Gerry Rolph. - Jonah]
If our uniforms were awful, our weapons and accouterments were authentic. They had to be, because they were originals. Nobody was retailing repro gear back then. In 1960 I bought an original M1864 Springfield for $85. A mint-condition cartridge box was $20. And there was plenty of that stuff around. We carried it into battle and generally banged it up. Nobody gave it a second thought.
We did not camp authentically. The only canvas tents to be seen were WW2 surplus. Our camp was away from the battlefield, out of sight of the spectators. And there were spectators--50,000 came to see the battle. A few of them died, from heat stroke and heart attacks and bee stings. It was hot!
The reenactment was scripted and it followed fairly closely to the original fight for the Union batteries on Henry House Hill. On Friday we had a walkthrough rehearsal. On Saturday and again on Sunday the battle was fought. We did no complicated maneuvering, because nobody knew Civil War drill. Before coming out of the woods we formed a line of battle and stayed that way through the whole fight, only moving forward and back. I can still hear the drums and smell the powder. I don't remember many of the details. I was having too much fun.
The year following Bull Run was another big reenactment, this time on the Bloody Lane section of the Antietam battlefield. Uniforms had improved slightly but not much. I was impressed to see the 3rd U.S. Regulars in frock coats and Hardee hats.
The next year, 1963, saw battles at Hanover Courthouse and Gettysburg. At Hanover, in a big open field, Union cavalry decided to charge through our skirmish line to get at some Rebs who had formed a hollow square. We skirmishers were standing about 12 feet apart and the John Waynes were galloping toward the intervals, all except one clown who had lost control of his horse and was coming directly at me. He was sawing on the reins, so the horse was running sideways with his flank; turned toward me. There was nowhere- to run, nowhere to hide. I was scared s---less. Suddenly the cinch strap broke, the rider spun around under the horse and fell to the ground, whereupon the horse jumped up and down on him a few times and then ran off in the other direction. I cheered! And I still cheer whenever I see a rider thrown. Infantrymen have never liked cavalry, and I know why.
About this time I dropped out of the NSSA and went away to college for four years, followed by another four years in the Air Force, including one in Nam.
When I got back, I rejoined the NSSA, but things had changed. I'd go to the National matches, and notice all these guys in great uniforms hanging around the Sutler area. Many of them were not in the NSSA but came to the Nationals merely to buy gear. Terry Daley and Carl Couch were there, buying up "SNY" buckles for a new unit called the Duryea Zouaves. Their uniforms were fantastic! And there was another crowd calling themselves "General Sherman's Bodyguard." They were dirty and scuzzy and looked like real veterans. Eventually they became "Sherman's Bummers," one of the leading authentic units on the East Coast during the 1970's.
I hung on in the NSSA until the big reenactment at Gettysburg in 1976. After seeing Thomas's Mudsills and Cleburne's Command doing battalion wheels, I gave up target shooting altogether for the joys of reenacting. By the end of the year I had brogans, wool pants, and a frock coat, and was referring to others as farbs. I was authentic. Or so I thought.
What is authentic? Do wool uniforms, three-banders, and repro tents make one authentic? Not necessarily.
In the late 1970's I was unmarried, so I went to a dozen events a year, ate hardtack, and slept under a shelter half. It was as close as I've come to living like a Civil War soldier.
In 1981 I got married, and my wife entered the hobby with a great deal of enthusiasm. She enjoys Living History, and I enjoy her company, so now we sleep in a larger A-tent and we have slowly accumulated enough camp gear to fill half a wagon: clutch oven, folding stools, wood boxes and barrels to hold food, cook gear and several changes of costume. Our first child was born last year, so we'll be needing another box for gear soon. The same thing was happening to the folks around us, and this is reflected in the great increase in activities scheduled for ladies at events. Women, and by extension, children, have become much more visible in the Living History scene.
The unit that I joined in 1978, the 4th Texas Infantry, has a history which is perhaps typical of many reenacting units. It started out in the early 1970's with a bunch of young guys, all single, all wild, all hard-core. Ten years later, some of them were no longer around, but many had married and their wives were now active members of the regiment. Today you might call the 4th Texas a "family" unit. Though most of the new recruits are young single guys, the core consists of older guys with families.
Many units do not survive this transition from youth to maturity. Members drift away because of unit politics, job transfers, and the money problems chronic to young families. Other units disintegrate when some of its members switch from Civil War reenacting to other time periods such as WW1 -- this was the fate of Sherman's Bummers.
The units that do survive, like the 4th Texas, find themselves encamped with wall tents, Sibleys, piles of camp gear, and herds of children. Each item in the camp may be entirely authentic, but the overall picture is not.
What's the solution? For some, it means separating the men and women. In the 5th New York, for instance, the troops stay in shelter halves while the women sleep outside the camp perimeter in wall tents. One Pennsylvania unit barred families completely; they even barred one male recruit because he was too fat to look like an authentic soldier. It was a very hard-core unit. Eventually the unit broke up as its members grew older and got married; it did not survive the transition. For the 4th Texas, it means doing one or two "stag" events a year, where we take no tents and carry all gear on our backs in a true campaign impression. We consider ourselves as having the best of both worlds. Others would disagree.
The fact is, we can be truly authentic for only a brief period in our lives. The vast majority of Civil War soldiers were single young men, between 18 and 22 years of age. Any reenactors over that age are, statistically, inauthentic.
So where do we go from here? We continue to reenact, of course, as long as we can. Some older reenactors, bored with infantry impressions or unable to keep up, switch to civilian or staff impressions such as surgeon, signal corps, sutler, etc.
The hobby as a whole seems to be allowing more leeway in impressions. Specialties such as surgeon are encouraged, and more allowances are made for unusual uniforms. Ten years ago one had to wear wool and only wool. Now that research has shown that other fabrics were common, we are beginning to see more cotton and linen in the Rebel ranks. Blue jean material, if cut and sewn properly, is perfectly acceptable for Confederates. And don't forget the "Beatle" boots. Reenacting has come a long way, and so have I.
At the 1961 Bull Run battle, my unit (150th Pennsylvania) was part of Sherman's Brigade on the Union left. In 1986, my unit (4th Texas) will also be in Sherman's Brigade because we are galvanizing as the 2nd Wisconsin, a Yank unit that wore gray in the original battle. Somehow I have come full circle.
I can still hear the drums and smell the powder. Through the haze I see a National Guardsman, zigzagging like a running back, firing his M-1 from the hip as fast as he can pull the trigger. Yet, it was a farb fest, but it was great. It was my first event. I was sixteen and crazy with excitement... | <urn:uuid:6d9fda31-2534-416b-94d0-0bf45c2a70a1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://wesclark.com/jw/roach.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00047-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982863 | 2,636 | 1.921875 | 2 |
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Portland Chapter, hosts a blood drive commemorating the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Portland Rizwan Mosque, 9925 SW 35th Dr.
The Skanner News spoke with Harris Zafar about the event, his faith and more public service efforts by the Muslim community in the Portland area.
The Skanner News: Talk about this event you're having Saturday.
Harris Zafar: So we are the Amadiyya Muslim Community, we're the oldest Muslim organization in America, established back in 1920, and we have over 70 chapters around the country. The Portland chapter, incidentally, is also one of the oldest Muslim communities in Portland and built the first mosque ever in Portland, where the blood drive is occurring.
So our community nationwide decided that we wanted to do something extraordinary on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. And there are a lot of things happening around the country that were one-day events, memorials, and we thought those are great, but in order to show the type of effort that we're willing to put into something extraordinary, we decided to do a month-long campaign.
We know that 10 years ago people were looking at Muslims as causing the deaths of 3,000 Americans. So we wanted to multiply that number by these 10 years and save 30,000 American lives, and we could do that by collecting 10,000 bags of blood, because the Red Cross says that every bag of blood can save up to three lives. We've already organized or hosted blood drives in over 165 cities across the country and here locally we've done blood drives already in Portland, we did one in Eugene, and so this is our last one here. And so we will have done four blood drives this month here locally in Oregon for this campaign which we call Muslims for Life.
And it was for the dual purpose: One is to honor the lives lost on this day 10 years ago and to honor the victims of 9/11 by saving lives. And secondly to educate people that here we have Muslims that are not shedding blood to take lives, they're shedding blood to save lives because of Islam's position on the sanctity of human life.
TSN: Can anyone come and contribute?
HZ: Yes, absolutely, this is definitely not only a collection of Muslim blood. We engage in interfaith outreach as well in order to work with any Americans who would like to make this effort to save lives as a way to honor the victims. So across the country we have done blood drives that are part of the Muslims for Life campaign at churches, and even at synagogues. We even had members of the Jewish community donate blood on Saturdays, even though it's Sabbath for them, but they're so taken by this that they wanted to be part of it. So we've had people from all backgrounds come and donate blood at all our blood drives.
TSN: What are the other things that your community does and are there any other important projects and programs that people should hear about?
HZ: Yes we are the founders of another initiative that we've been doing for almost two years now called Muslims for Peace. It was in early 2010 when we felt like there was this void in the Muslim community – we needed a centralized, concerted voice to counter this ideology of hatred amongst some Muslims. That's why people kept talking about this deafening silence within the Muslim community. So we started a campaign last year called Muslims for Peace, which is now our parent initiative and Muslims for Life is kind of a subdivision of that.
But Muslims for Peace is meant to educate Muslims and non Muslims on Islam's stand on peace. And it's not just one of the things where you can stay at home in the comfort of your home and say, 'Yes, Islam stands for peace.' Here we're taking an active stance for peace by having tens of thousands of Muslim volunteers around the nation walking around on the street, in neighborhoods, downtown, and engaging people.
TSN: What kind of response do you get from people?
HZ; The vast majority are positive responses. We have had some adversarial responses, of people challenging us, saying 'you're not people, you're not peaceful people, what about all of this that the Muslims are doing,' and we're able to have a good dialogue with them, and at the end, we're able to at least shake hands and walk away. There haven't been any bad moments. The vast majority of people have taken the flier from our hands, said 'we're glad you're doing this – we're sorry you have to do this, to stand for your faith.' And so I think here in Portland, I think people have been very open-minded to begin with, and so they've been very receptive.
We have t-shirts on that actually say, "Muslims for Peace," and people have actually walked across the street not because they saw my flier but because of the t-shirts we were wearing. And they came and said, "I love your t-shirt," and were shaking our hands. So it's been very well-received. We actually did that the same day as the attempted bombing in Pioneer Courthouse Square on Black Friday last year. Incidentally just a few hours earlier, we were there, in downtown Portland in that same area, handing out these peace fliers.
And so then the very next day we went back to Pioneer Square, because that's where the whole thing went down. We went there, and we were handing out peace fliers again. So these are things we continue to do, a lot of interfaith activity with huge 9/11 events in partnership with a Jewish congregation and a Christian congregation. We do a lot of interfaith outreach, community service with blood drives and Adopt-A-Highway cleanups or adopt a family at Christmastime.
So we like to play an active role to show that we're part of the vibrant community here in Portland.
For more about Muslims for Life and the blood drive project, click here
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06 March 2012 Yellowstone Bison Gaining Ground Posted by: Jonathan Proctor | 2 comments It’s been slow but steady progress lately for bison conservation in Montana. Tribal wildlife managers at Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian reservations are busy making preparations to receive 65 disease-free, genetically pure bison from a quarantine facility near Yellowstone National Park—a move that was approved late last year by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission. Litigation from a handful of local private landowners threatens to stop the move, which could occur any day. Meanwhile, the state has agreed to open more land outside the park for bison to use during the winter when heavy snow sends them in search of food at lower elevations. Last week, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released its updated interagency bison management plan that will allow bison to continue roaming north of Yellowstone National Park into Gardiner Basin during winter months. The revised plan is not perfect, but it is a step in the right direction for Yellowstone bison, the most important bison population in the United States. These genetically pure wild bison are essential to the ecological restoration of the species, and there is no better place than Gardiner Basin for Montana to learn how to live with free-roaming bison. Yellowstone bison were first allowed to roam Gardiner Basin last year when deep snow pushed hundreds of bison to leave the park in search of food. In previous years, bison that strayed beyond park boundaries were promptly hazed back into the park, shipped to slaughter, or held in captivity. But the new policy allows bison to remain in the area until May 1 each year. Just as with the proposed move to tribal lands, litigation threatens to end this progress as well. Montana Governor Schweitzer has also weighed in, once again prohibiting the shipment of Yellowstone bison to slaughter, thereby forcing the state and federal agencies involved to seek alternatives. Defenders supports this move to prohibit needless slaughter and will continue to help in the effort to find alternatives. In 2011 Defenders contributed $7,000 to pay for fencing to keep bison off private property in Gardiner Basin where they are not wanted. This new effort, managed by the state wildlife department, increases tolerance for bison by allowing local landowners and bison to coexist. The revised plan for Gardiner Basin is not all that these bison deserve, as some bison will continue to be hazed and held in captivity should more than 300 or so roam the basin at any one time. Ultimately, we believe bison should be allowed to roam year-round in Gardiner Basin – and other locations around Yellowstone – without confinement. Still, this is a start, and our hope is that we will see greater tolerance in the near future based on the success of coexistence projects. Jonathan Proctor, Rockies & Plains Program Director Jonathan oversees Defenders' offices in Denver, Colorado and Missoula, Montana strengthening and promoting the diverse programs in the region, and working on species like wild bison, black-footed ferret, and grizzly bear. | <urn:uuid:5ba031fd-4c29-4124-a6b4-ea3519e3c408> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.defendersblog.org/2012/03/yellowstone-bison-gaining-ground/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988722459.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183842-00344-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951689 | 620 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Before April 28, 1919 there was no way for a pilot to jump out of a plane and then to deploy a parachute. Parachutes were stored in a canister attached to the aircraft, and if the plane was spinning, the parachute could not deploy. Film industry stuntman Leslie Irvin developed a parachute that the pilot could deploy at will from a back pack using a ripcord. He joined the Army Air Corps parachute research team, and in April 1919 he successfully tested his design, though he broke his ankle during the test. Irvin was the first person to make a premeditated free fall jump from an airplane. He went on to form the Irving Airchute Company, which became a large supplier of parachutes. (A clerical error resulted in the addition of the "g" to Irvin and this was left in place until 1970, when the company was unified under the title Irvin Industries Incorporated.) The Irvin brand is now a part of Airborne Systems, a company with operations in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K..
An early brochure of the Irvin Parachute Company credits William O'Connor 24 August 1920 at McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio as the first person to be saved by an Irvin parachute, but this feat was unrecognised. On 20 October 1922 Lieutenant Harold R. Harris, chief of the McCook Field Flying Station, jumped from a disabled Loening W-2A monoplane fighter. Shortly after, two reporters from the Dayton Herald, realising that there would be more jumps in future, suggested that a club should be formed. 'Caterpillar Club' was suggested because the parachute canopy was made of silk, and because caterpillars have to climb out of their cocoons and fly away. Harris became the first member, and from that time forward any person who jumped from a disabled aircraft with a parachute became a member of the Caterpillar Club. Other famous members include General James Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh and (retired) astronaut John Glenn.
In 1922 Leslie Irvin agreed to give a gold pin to every person whose life was saved by one of his parachutes. By 1945 the number of members with the Irvin pins had grown to over 34,000. In addition to the Irvin Air Chute Company and its successors, other parachute manufacturers have also issued caterpillar pins for successful jumps. Irvin/Irving's successor, Airborne Systems Canada, still provides pins to people who made their jump long ago and are just now applying for membership. Another of these is Switlik Parachute Company, which though it no longer makes parachutes, still issues pins.
The club has no meetings, officers, or formal organization, but the requirements for membership are rigid – members must have saved their lives by jumping from a plane with a parachute. In the early 21st century, only about ten people qualify each year, including military pilots who eject from their planes.
RAF Sgt. Nicholas Alkemade, who during World War II baled out of a RAF Avro Lancaster without a parachute and landed uninjured in a snow-drift, was refused membership because a parachute had not been used. More recently, a group of twelve skydivers were denied membership when one of them fouled the plane's tail and caused it to fall from the sky. He died in the crash, but the other eleven parachuted to safety. They did not qualify because they boarded the plane with the intention of parachuting from it. The pilot, however, was admitted to the club. | <urn:uuid:d7f9283e-d02f-4222-959b-a18ca3b26398> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Club | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00523-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980477 | 733 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Petroleum Engineering – 1960
Enoch L. Dawkins paid his tuition by working nights for Halliburton Company in Brownfield Texas and attended classes during the day. He not only achieved good grades, but also was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and served as President of Pi Epsilon Tau, the honorary petroleum engineering fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1960.
After graduation he took a job as a drilling engineer with The California Company. In 1964 he joined the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company and has held numerous management positions in the United States and foreign areas. In 1991, he became the President of Murphy Exploration and Production Company’s world wide upstream operations, based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mr. Dawkins is a member of the Louisiana Mid–Continent Oil and Gas Association and the National Ocean Industries Association. He currently serves on the board of directors of both organizations and serves as a member of the executive committee for the National Ocean Industries Association. He is a member of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Wetlands Coalition, and the American Petroleum Institute, where he is currently a member of the Upstream Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Murphy Oil Canada, Ltd. During his tenure overseas, he served on the boards of the Stavanager, Norway American School and the American School of The Hague, Holland.
He currently serves as a member and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Business for Higher Education of the University of New Orleans, and as a member of the Executive Committee. He is an active supporter of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans area and has served for the past two years as Chairman of the Petroleum and Marine Services Division. He is a member of the Texas Tech Century Club, and in the year 2000 was inducted into the Texas Tech Academy of Petroleum Engineers.
He and his wife, the former Wraye Frances Short of Lovington, New Mexico, have two daughters, Roni R. Carter and Jennifer L. Dixon. They are also proud grandparents of six granddaughters and two grandsons.
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MELBOURNE – With daily headlines focusing on war, terrorism, and the abuses of repressive governments, and religious leaders frequently bemoaning declining standards of public and private behavior, it is easy to get the impression that we are witnessing a moral collapse. But I think that we have grounds to be optimistic about the future.
Thirty years ago, I wrote a book called The Expanding Circle, in which I asserted that, historically, the circle of beings to whom we extend moral consideration has widened, first from the tribe to the nation, then to the race or ethnic group, then to all human beings, and, finally, to non-human animals. That, surely, is moral progress.
We might think that evolution leads to the selection of individuals who think only of their own interests, and those of their kin, because genes for such traits would be more likely to spread. But, as I argued then, the development of reason could take us in a different direction.
On the one hand, having a capacity to reason confers an obvious evolutionary advantage, because it makes it possible to solve problems and to plan to avoid dangers, thereby increasing the prospects of survival. Yet, on the other hand, reason is more than a neutral problem-solving tool. It is more like an escalator: once we get on it, we are liable to be taken to places that we never expected to reach. In particular, reason enables us to see that others, previously outside the bounds of our moral view, are like us in relevant respects. Excluding them from the sphere of beings to whom we owe moral consideration can then seem arbitrary, or just plain wrong. | <urn:uuid:5b3968d6-eb2e-4859-b08d-0d4c2e63630f> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/are-humans-getting-better?barrier=true | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00272-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965302 | 338 | 2.15625 | 2 |
As society has seen over the last few decades, ethics had not been at the forefront of organizational decision-making and change processes as it should have been. Unfortunately because of the actions or lack of actions by the few, many lives have been devastated and society’s view of corporate organizations has been severely damaged. Between government interventions, and organizational realizations, ethics seem to have become a focal point during the decision making and change processes. Most organizations realize that changes must occur to maintain, sustain, and grow, and the inclusion of ethical considerations is imperative to sound decisions and implementation. Organizations must make a commitment to themselves and society, to uphold a high level of ethical standards and behaviors, to ensure the view of the organization remains positive. Simply stated, ethics are beliefs individuals and organizations have that determine what standards or behaviors are deemed to be appropriate or inappropriate.
According to Sonenshein (2009), there is a theory about the emergence of ethical issues during the change process (Sonenshein, 2009, p. 230). Sonenshein (2009) explains that the starting issues found in change are, “trigger points, ambiguity, and employee welfare frame” (Sonenshein, 2009, p. 230). Sonenshein (2009) further explains that the starting issues found during the implementation of change, refer to an individual’s sense-making about the organizational change (Sonenshein, 2009). Sense-making, according to Palmer, Dunford, and Akin (2006) “is a significant part of importance to understanding the change” (Palmer, Dunford & Akin, 2006, p. 190). When one does not have a clear understanding of the changes occurring, and the effect or consequences the change will have on him or her and the position held within the organization, emotions tend to become involved. One emotion described by Sonenshein (2009) is that an individual may perceive during the change process, is “loss,” which he explains may also lead to an individual believing that he or she has been treated unfairly (Sonenshein, 2009, p. 231).
To further add to ethical change issues, if the directives created for the change are not clear and concise, the interpretation of what is to occur can have multiple meanings and cause confusion. Ambiguity occurs when, “an organization has a vision but is not prescriptively clear on how to achieve it” (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2006, p. 268). Palmer, Dunford, and Akin (2006) explain the importance of communication during change implementation as well as factors that help to create a sense of confusion. The three factors mentioned are, “message overload, message distortion, and message ambiguity” (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2006, p. 268). The purpose of communication is to ensure each individual understands the changes to occur, the reasons for the change, and the effects expected from the change.
The individual must have the ability to make sense of the change, understand the social impacts of the change, to ensure he or she is willing to “buy-in” to the change. The “employee welfare frame” is explained as a thought process some employees choose to use to determine the impact the organization’s change will have on him or her, and any inherent rights that may be infringed upon because of the change (Sonenshein, 2009). As explained by Sonenshein (2009), “poorly managed change efforts erode organizations relational health” (Sonenshein, 2009, p. 233). For an organization to achieve a successful change, the stakeholders must see the benefits associated with the change. The stakeholders must also have a clear view of the organizations vision and mission to accept and commit.
Some organizations may take short-cuts in efforts to speed-up the change process; others may conceal information from employees and external entities that may be vital to gaining acceptance and commitment, thus damaging how the organization is viewed by stakeholders. Ethics in business must remain at the forefront of any decisions or changes during discussions or implementations. As seen, ethics in business is not confined to simply financial reporting; ethics encompasses every facet of organizational health and growth.
Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Akin, G. (2006). Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach, 1e. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database. Sonenshein, S. (2009,
Jan/Feb). Emergence of Ethical Issues during Strategic Change Implementation. Organization Science, 20(1), 223-239. Retrieved August 23, 2013 from http://sonenshein.rice.edu/uploadedFiles/Publications/Sonenshein_emergence%20of%20ethical%20issues%20during %20strategic%20change%20Org%20Science.pdf | <urn:uuid:1dab9e28-5fe7-4da2-bf55-ece8ef596ab5> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://studymoose.com/ethics-during-change-essay | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719041.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00168-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929237 | 1,014 | 2.578125 | 3 |
We are taking a detour from quilting today as I like to explore from time to time the other disciplines within the art world. Today I would like show you an elephant drawn by my “mermaid” friend, Sandy. I got to know Sandy shortly after I arrived off the
boat plane in the States about 16 years ago. I fell in love with her beautiful silky blonde “mermaid” hair the minute I met her. It was a huge deal for me because up until that point, I had never seen that many people with hair color other than black!
Sandy studied art in college, and she has drawn this beautiful Ambolesi Elephant. Sandy decided to direct any profit from the sale of this drawing or prints of it (including greetings cards) to help the Village of Kiu in Kenya.
[Image Source: Sandy Swanner. Copyright: Sandy Swanner. Please do NOT use image without expressed consent of the artist]
Sandy wrote of her experience with the people of Kiu Village:
“We arrived on Saturday afternoon to GREAT celebration and excitement. I’ve never felt so welcome and wanted anywhere. They had an official welcoming ceremony for us and several groups performed songs and dances. Then we played with the kids. We visited 4 or 5 local churches in the morning on Sunday, then we spent the afternoon visiting homes, helping with chores, learning how they build their mud huts and how they cook and preserve food, and playing with the kids. The rest of the week was divided between guest teaching in the school, building a fence around their existing well, giving the ladies manicures and pedicures, and playing with the school kids every afternoon. Our last day in the village was Wednesday. While we were there, they slaughtered a goat and a chicken to provide a feast for us. This was very humbling, because we knew it was very costly for them, but so special for us! Once we finished out work in the village, we were taken on a safari in the Amboseli National Park where the picture of the elephant was taken that inspired the elephant drawing.”
Sandy wrote further:
I had the privilege of visiting Kenya on a mission trip with my church and an organization called 410 Bridge in June of 2010. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. We ministered in a small farming village called Kiu. Most of the homes we visited were mud huts. They had only one or two rooms, no electricity, and NO running water. In fact, some of the villagers had to travel as far as 2 km every day to get water from the village well. Women or children usually do this. Most of them carry the water in large containers on their back, using a strap that goes across their forehead. Despite all of this hardship, the Christians we met there were filled with amazing joy and hope. They love to sing, dance, and praise the Lord, and never in my life have I met people more welcoming and generous.
[Quilty insert from Wendy: I think I just landed a color scheme that is going into one of my next quilts! You just can’t blame a quilter seeing all things “quilty”, can you?]
Back to Sandy, and she continued:
“The lack of running water, and frequently food, can be a major stumbling block for education, because children often cannot make it to school on time after fetching water for their family. Also, if they have no food at home for lunch, they may be too hungry to return to school in the afternoon. This is why 410 Bridge is committed to putting water reservoirs and lunch programs into the schools in their communities. This way the children can fetch water for their family while they are at school, and they are sure to receive at least one meal that day.”
“After our mission trip in 2010, my church decided to partner with the village of Kiu long term to help them get water from their well piped out to the various parts of the village, put cement floors in the classrooms of the local primary school, address medical needs, and above all, help spread the love of Jesus.
We are so excited about what God is doing in Kiu, but there is still much to be done. Water is such a HUGE need in Kenya right now. They have had a severe drought for the past couple of years. They need rain and fresh water wells desperately in so many areas….and many people still need Living Water.”
Seeing my friend Sandy making an impact in the lives of others through her talent struck a chord within me. Click here if you would like to bless the people in the village of Kiu.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have been moved reading about the Kiu people today. Blessings to you and yours. I will chat with you again tomorrow. | <urn:uuid:91d0928e-3e9a-4c45-8b43-49de0ad823f3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/ambolesi-elephant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00305-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984856 | 1,013 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Mogesh Sababathy: Being Part Of The Solution, Not The Problem
Mogesh Sababathy, Co-Founder, Ocean Hope Project
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23 year old marine biologist Mogesh Sababathy has been named among 20 finalists from 18 countries for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards, which honours extraordinary young individuals whose work has made a major impact on people and communities in their country. We speak to Mogesh about his Ocean Hope Project, which focuses on the sustainable development goal of “Life Below Water”.
Image Source: Mogesh Sababathy Facebook
Produced by: Juliet Jacobs
Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Dashran Yohan, Hezril Asyraaf
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A discussion as old as games themselves...
"Journey" a game that is consider as an important work of art due to its minimalist landscape designs, strong aesthetic, immersive gameplay and emotional journey.
However, while the game is easily acknowledged for having powerful artistic elements throughout, a question still remains, one as old as the begining of video games… Namely, is the video game “Journey” itself a work of art? And how important is the answer as to whether the game itself is a work of art? These are both recurring themes and questions within the industry of video games, shared by both developers, critics, and fans alike.
Are videogames art? A question that seems to appear time to time.
One of the opinions more notorious in this matter came from the US film critic Roger Ebert, who stated that video games could never be art. After an avalanche of comments from gamers enraged, he softened his position by saying it may be possible, but that "no player alive today will live to see this medium as an art form." The question arises as to the validity and importance of his opinion in general, and to whom does it matter most.
Gamers usually react citing games with artistic traits, but this issue ultimately involves a larger and more difficult topic and corresponding question. The topic of what is art, and the corresponding question, “What is art, and is not art?” This question doesn’t have a consensus answer or singular definition. We only have are an several answers from a diverse populous, who lack agreement.
The Italian critic Ricciotto Canudo set in the early 20th century the seven sub-arts: music, dance, painting, sculpture, theater, literature and cinema as the seventh. According to Aristotle "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." to Immanuel Kant "Art is purposiveness without purpose." and to according to Oxford Dictionary art is all "conscious production works, shapes or objects toward the realization of an ideal of beauty and harmony or to the expression of human subjectivity." So not even the greatest minds in western philosophy to modern critics and even modern dictionaries all fail to reach a singular definition. Without a singular definition, the definition can not be imposed fairly and in an objective manner, unquestioned. So despite attempts from even the some of the greatest minds, signifies how difficult this question and issue really is. It’s not a simple yes or no question. As is currently stands, art is what we want and determine it to be. For example, I view speeches and quotes an form of art because of their ability to motivate and inspire people and can make us discover new outlets of self-expression. These qualities would satisfy at least Kant’s definition of art, but i understand if most of you don't agree with me, and don't consider speechs to be art.
The problem of defining games as art even creates differences between those who work at video games.
For David Perry, electronic games can already be considered art...
... And Hideo Kojima, the creator of the series "Metal Gear", sees video games as just one type of service ...
For Satoru Iwata president of Nintendo "Nintendo creates games, not art."...
... And for Tim Schafer more important than setting out to create art, the most important thing is for developers to “make the kinds of games they want to make, the games they are passionate about. That’s what is going to lead to the best games overall.”
So with a wide array of diverse opinions, who’s right and who’s wrong? Alternately, is it possible that no one’s wrong? In my opinion, no one’s wrong, as there is no wrong answer to this question.
Historically, when a new form of entertainment arrives there is usually a resistance for the generation that has not grown with it. The trajectory of acceptance of comic books as art is very similar to the video game. In the 1950s, comic books were even burned in the streets of the U.S. in reaction to the book "Seduction of the Innocent" Fredric Wertham a psychiatrist who blamed the comic super heroes of inciting juvenile delinquency, "perversions" sexual fascism and racial hatred. The gradual acceptance of video games as a legitimate form of entertainment from those who didn't grow up with them is already a great achievement. But do we need them accept as an form of art in order to enjoy our hobby? If video games are not considered art and just a form of enterteniament, do that change the fact that we feel a deep emotional connection to characters and the worlds that developers create? Further, who’s to say in twenty years we won’t be the ones to criticize, and who’ll have difficulty accepting a new form of entertainment as art? Truthfully… only time will tell.
To me this is always a difficult question to answer. Because i always view video games as an different form of art, not the traditional way that most people see art. I think the problem is that videogames are actually a deeper form of art than 'traditional' art. Anyone can look at a painting. But videogames have a layer of fun, and a deeper layer of story and interactivity. When i'm playing an game like Enslaved (please suport this game, i really want a sequel) i don't feel like i'm experiencing art. But when i reach the end of the game, with these characters by my side that have been there throughout this adventure, at the climax of a slowly revealing mystery. That is art in a way that only gamers can describe.
I don't claim to know much about art, but to me art is: an expression of self; a way of communicating ideas, emotions, morals, values, and the like. Art is all around us: in the obvious - sculptures, paintings, books, movies, and music, as well as the not-so-obvious - tv commercials, a dress, and can be simple as a wonderfully prepared meal arranged on a plate, or a childs creative drawing at the age of 5. Art for me can be a feeling, a speech, a smile to someone who needs it, an act of kindness to a stranger. Art can inspire, soothe the savage beast, captivate, solicit smiles, tears, rage and happiness. Art can also touch the soul to bring about change in the world. Art is like beauty, it is in the eye of the beholder! Or maybe i'm wrong, and maybe...
And like always thank for taking the time to read my blog. ^_^
Just a two side notes. I haven't been blogging a lot lately, and sorry about that, in the last couples of weeks it was been hard for me to manage my schedule. I will try to do more blogs and more often, and thank for the pacience that you all have been having with me. And i also have to give a huge thank you to a lot of people for helping me writing this, for several reasons. Leafeater for helping me realize that i was taking the wrong approach, when talking about this subject he also help me with the position and spelling, so thank you so much. militaryveterangamer for providing links for the comics reference, i really don't understand nothing about comics. Zack0723, Blue and Zeraphim24 for discussing with me about this subject although sometimes they don't agree with me they always respect my opinion. And Amaltheaelanor, that put up with for three days and talk to me about this subject. She is nice so she never told me, but i bet she was starting to think that i was being annoying, so sorry about that Amal and thank you. | <urn:uuid:a7d6907b-eddb-45cd-b118-9982f037b45f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.ign.com/blogs/lucyana/2013 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00122-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968301 | 1,630 | 2.21875 | 2 |
The Marcus Vigil Institute for Higher Learning, founded after its namesake, Marcus Vigil, seemingly gave his life to end the war that had torn the world in two for so long. The school was shut down after the Battle for Oklahoma City some 25 years following its founding, and then ransacked and destroyed during the Red Tide 4 years after that. This school was built on the grounds of the old, except for the cornerstones of the buildings, which were recovered from the wreckage.
Funded through mostly state funds, the school is the first of its kind: actively teaching SuperMortals alongside average students. Currently, the school is not yet an accredited college, but is already drawing in world renowned educators, academics, and top-tier students from all walks of life. The self-evaluation part of the accreditation process is slated to begin during the spring semester, barring any setbacks.
In an effort to bring people together, the school offered classes geared specifically towards the changing world, such as ‘Ethics in the age of Powers’, ‘Applied Arcane Theory’, as well as classes on more mundane topics, and encouraged applicants | <urn:uuid:846e335c-d9a3-4ce7-af48-15323b8bf9b0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://crucible.obsidianportal.com/wikis/the-school | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00567-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981283 | 235 | 1.796875 | 2 |
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GCSE PE Diet
Transcript of GCSE PE Diet
Unit 17: The Link between Exercise, Diet, Work and Rest
It is all about achieving balance!
The biggest loser
supersize v superskinny
It is not all about losing weight though! The word diet can be misused though. It is not just what people on ‘The Biggest Loser’ do. We all have a diet.
The definition of the word diet is....
“The amount of food we can eat on a daily basis” or “the normal food we eat”
So what do I need to know about diet to answer questions in my GCSE PE exam?
•Understand the links between exercise, diet, work and rest and how these factors influence your personal health and wellbeing.
•Explain the requirements of a balanced diet.
•Recall the factors of a balanced diet.
•Explain how each of those factors fits into a balanced healthy lifestyle.
Unit 18: Dietary Intake and Performance
How does work make you happy?
Well it provides you with money.
It can also be very fulfilling and offer mental challenges.
In some cases it can offer physical and social benefits as well. Can you think of any?
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!
Rest is essential to wellbeing as it provides time for recovery.
Why is diet important for wellbeing?
Why is it essential for athletic performance?
How important is diet?
Well the government think it is worth a national advertisement campaign to get you lot to eat healthier!
An essential part of the recovery process. Protein is used to repair muscles and aid muscle growth.
Carbs are the main source of energy used during exercise. They are transformed into glycogen and stored in the muscles and liver before being used to fuel exercise.
Fats, like carbs are used to provide fuel for athletes during exercise. However they are only used once the body has used its resources of carbs. Therefore fats are only used during long distance events. Many people confuse fats with being fat. In actual fact fats can be both good and bad for you.
It is as easy as ABC.......DE!
Complete the table in your groups of 4 to identify which foods will provide the body with which vitamin. When you have completed the table you will also be able to describe the function of each vitamin in the body!
Explain the process of blood shunting? (4)
Why is it important to time your meals to ensure that blood shunting does not have an adverse effect on performance? (2)
Name 3 events that may require the athlete to carbo load before the event. (3)
Where will blood be sent to at the start of exercise?
Blood is sent to the working muscle.
Why is this? (think about your knowledge of the cardiovascular system)
Unfortunately because blood is moved to your working muscles by the process of blood shunting there is less available for your gut and stomach to use to digest food. This can lead to stomach cramps or abdominal pain.
Blood flow during exercise
This is the process by which athletes competing in endurance activities increase their intake of carbohydrates in an attempt to maximize their energy stores prior to an event.
Can you think of 4 examples of foods that are high in carbohydrate an athlete could consume prior to a race?
Now with the person next to you try to explain how an individual running the London Marathon might prepare in the week leading up to the marathon following a 20 mile run the previous weekend.
Remember to consider what the athlete will need to eat for recovery and energy.
What is Carbo Loading?
This is the amount of energy we use through exercise and general life.
What happens if we do not achieve a balance?
Basically if your energy intake is more than your energy expenditure you will put on weight (fat!).
For example: If your energy expenditure is 1000kcal per day but you consume 1500kcal then you will put on weight.
Even if your diet is balanced you will put on weight if your energy balance is not correct as even carbohydrates and protein turn to fat if they are not used.
This is basically the amount of food we consume. As we know carbohydrates and fats are the primary sources of energy
can you link these words to their definitions?
Lets see if you got it right?
Having weight in excess of normal
Having too much body composition as fat
Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
What do we already know?
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
Explain the importance of the right timing of dietary intake or optimum performance
Understand and explain blood flow (blood shunting) during exercise
Have a basic understanding of teh terms overweight, overfat and obese.
Understand the importance of achieving a energy balance
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The Universe is the only reality. The word "reality" has many meanings, but as meant here that which is real is called substance (Dravya). The universe is a universe of substance; and by universe we mean every thing and being that three is, visible or invisible, tangible or intangible, sentient or insentient.
If the universe be regarded as one whole, in the past, present and future then there is but one example of it, there is no other reality. That which is other than real is not real, but is false or fanciful, and impossible of existence except as a false idea.
The following paragraph is of interest only to the logical mind:
Now, as the universe is all that is, it becomes necessary to understand what is meant by nothing or all that is not. Given a universe of real substance, the absolute non-existence of any part of it, large or small, is impossible, as is the absolute non-existence of the whole of it, to leave an empty nothing. Outside away beyond all the worlds, heavens, hells, or other abode of living beings, there is empty space, but space is real and something. Empty nothing is a false idea or ignorance of what is. Nothing is not real when it means absence of all reality. Regarding the universe as one whole, we must include ourselves in it. In thinking of ourselves we exclude the remainder; and in the remainder we ourselves are excluded. Thus, immediately, the universe, regarded as one whole, consists of two mutually exclusive parts, - oneself, and the rest. Directly we get two mutually exclusive things, there is non-existence of one in the other beyond it! Knowledge is final ground, and no one can know or truly feel, believe or maintain that the rest of the universe is himself, or that he is the rest of the universe. He knows and can truly believe and maintain that he is related to the rest of the universe, also that the rest is related to him. Thus, to think of one's own non-existence is simply to think of the part of the universe which lies beyond oneself; there, non-existence of oneself is to be found, while he himself exists where he is. Hence non-existence of oneself is a false idea if it is thought to mean absolute non-existence anywhere, complete annihilation or ceasing to be. So, in a universe of inter-related but mutually exclusive units, regarded as one whole, (though not as one individual whole), while it is universe of everything that is (itself), it is also a universe of everything that is not (something else). The universe is always the one universe with its same contents of mutually exclusive units. Thus the words `existence' and `non-existence' of the universe produce in the mind the self-same mental picture of the actual positive omnipresent universe. "Hegel's Logic" is said to show that existence and non-existence are the same if the universe be regarded as one whole. The idea which prevents us from conceiving this is the fixed false idea that non-existence of the universe means absolute non-existence or empty nothing.
KINDS OF SUBSTANCE
The universe is one reality but it is not one homogeneous substance. In that part of the universe which is not ourselves we find insentient matter as well as other beings sentient like ourselves; also space, time and something to account for movement and for stationariness.
As religious doctrine concerns only living beings, we may make the simple division of the universe into: Substance (Dravya):- 1) Alive (Jiva), 2) Not alive (Ajiva)
Substance not alive may for the moment be left without sub-division.
SUBSTANCE - JIVA (ALIVE)
The particular substance in organized beings which makes them alive, in the sense of having feeling, awareness, and self-conscious activity is not generally acknowledged by science to exist, and some proof of its existence is, therefore, necessary.
All proof starts from some known fact which does not itself need to be proved. The fact upon which the proof of the existence of conscious substance is built is the fact that motion of matter (pudgala) is not consciousness, whether the motion be in the shape of nerve tremor or in the shape of brain molecules vibrating. Consciousness is different in kind and not only in degree from vibration of matter or any other activity of matter.
If this fact is not known it can be learned by comparing in thought an example of consciousness with an example of movement of physical mater. Take, for instance, the consciousness of the swinging of a pendulum, as an example of awareness; and the swinging of the pendulum as an example of physical matter. If these two example are compared in thought it will be seen or learned that the one is a different kind of fact from the other. Or, if we had sufficient insight to see the molecules in the brain vibrating as they are said to be, the perception would be a different kind of event from the vibration of the molecules. The vibration is one kind of kind of activity. The swinging and the vibrating are the behavior of the pendulum and of the molecules respectively; our consciousness or knowledge of these events is not in the pendulum or in the molecules.
Consciousness is a quality. Qualities do not exist apart from substance. Thus some substance different from the matter which moves is proved to exist. This conscious substance, which also feels, and is self-active, is invisible and intangible; but the signs of its existence are seen in others, and each being experiences his own feeling, consciousness, and self-activity.
Visibility, tangibility, and movement; self-activity, feeling, and consciousness are found or are conceivable in men, animals, cells, devils, and angels, all of which are living beings. Here are two different sets of qualities :
1. Visibility, tangibility, movement;
2. Self-activity, feeling, consciousness.
The last set is never manifested by pure physical matter; the first set is manifested by physical matter. These livings beings are thus provided to be compounds of two different kinds of substance namely, soul and body.
The body is only temporarily a unit, being a vast multitude of cells which come and go; while the soul is one homogeneous irresolvable substance not composed of separable factors; its qualities (guna) do not come and go; it is also permanently itself, never becoming or merging into another soul. Each set of feeling, self-activity, and consciousness with all their changing modifications (paryaya) forms a separate, different, individual soul from every other changing set. These qualities (guna) are an irresolvable complexity; they (guna) never part company, become scattered, or float away from or change their point of attachment; though in their modifications (paryaya) they are ceaselessly changing.
The above named examples of this substance (jiva), men, angles, etc. are examples of it in an impure state. In them the naturally invisible soul is compounded in a very subtle way with visible, tangible matter, and is in a sense thereby rendered visible, as water is colored by the addition of coloring matter. In its pure state the soul is invisible just as in itself water is colorless.
Thus is the existence of the first kind of substance, soul, established. And it is not one individual universal great big soul, but a mass of mutually exclusive, individual souls. We may now sub-divide substance not-alive.
SUBSTANCE - AJIVA (NOT-ALIVE)
All the following real things have the common characteristic of being unconscious. There are five kinds of substance not-alive, namely :
1. Matter (pudgalstikaya)
2. Space (akasastikaya)
3. An ether, the fulcrum of motion (dharmastikaya)
4. Another ether, the fulcrum of rest, in the sense of not moving (adharmastikaya)
5. Time, which is in only a figurative sense a substance (kala)
In all these things there is no feeling or consciousness.
This is well understood in physics and chemistry. Here the real substance is the ultimate indivisible atom. Matter is made up of atoms, but the atom is not made up of other units. Atoms as at present understood by modern chemistry are far grosser than those contemplated by the Jains. Innumerable atoms as understood by the Jains make, when combines, the atom of modern chemistry, which is not an ultimate atom.
Ether, mentioned above, is no matter in the jain view. Matter has various qualities and relations which these two ethers do not posses. It is only the Jain philosophy that believes in these two substances. They are the accompanying causes (hetu) respectively of the motion of moving things and beings, and of the stationary state of things and beings that are resting, in the sense of not moving. In each case it is the accompanying cause without which you cannot do.
Space is that which acts as a receptacle of all the other substances; and it is not a kind of thing that needs to be contained. It has not that nature of needing to be contrained. It is a reality, but not matter (pudgala).
Time is not a collection of indivisible inseparable parts, as are the other five substances. Time is called a substance only as a matter of convenience. It is really the modification of a substance. It is the modification of a thing or being by which we know the anteriority or posteriority of it, the oldness or newsness. And it is a modification which is common to all the other substances. Time is really the duration of the states of substances.
DEFINITIONS OF SUBSTANCE
Having mentioned the kinds of substance that there are in the universe, the next thing will be to give the definition of substance. The definition must be such that it shall include not only matter, visible and tangible to the senses, but also spiritual substance (soul) not cognizable by the senses.
Any substance can be looked upon in four different ways, and so it shall be defined from each of these four points of view. This is only possible in thought and not in actual fact.
1. Substance is that in which the differences of time, space, and modifications inhere together. This definition is from the point of view of the permanent nature of the thing. In spite of the differences in the units making up the mass of any substance, still there is the unity in the mass. Conscious individuals, for instance, are not identical with each other, but still there is a mass, soulness; it is one substance.
2. Substance is the subject of qualities (guna) and modifications (paryaya). This definition is from the point of view of the state of a thing that is, of its changing nature or modification. The quality stays with the substance, and is constant; the modifications succeed each other. A particular piece of clay always has form, but not always the same form. It is never without form; for is a constant quality; it may be now round, then square; these are modifications.
3. Substance is that in which there are origination, destruction, and permanence. This definition is from the two previous points of view taken together. With the origination of a new mode of existence there was the destruction of the old mode of existence, while the substance has remained permanent. With the destruction of a house three is the origination or coming into existence of heap of debris, while the bricks, etc. are the same. The substance is neither destroyed nor originated, only the mode of existence; only the relations between the parts, in this case.
4. Substance is that which performs a special action. This is from an ordinary point of view, and would hold good only of a special substance.
Substance has now been defined, and each definition is application not only to matter but also to spiritual substance or soul. The next thing to introduce is the natures of substance. What are its natures?
NATURES OF SUBSTANCE
There are two kinds of natures found in all substance. Any real, concrete, existing thing or being can be looked upon in a general way or in a particular way; that is to say, it has natures in common with other things (samanya svabhava), and at the same time it has natures peculiar to itself (vishesh svabhava). For instance, this book is matter, in common with all other material things; and at the same time it is a particular matter, namely, paper.
According to Jainism three is no such thing as matter (pudgala) or any substance (dravya) only in general; wherever there is matter (pudgala) it is matter (pudgala) of a particular kind, paper for instance, not stone; or wherever there is substance (dravya) it is substance (dravya) of a particular kind, matter (pudgala) for instance, not space (akasa), space is substance (dravya).
Of the general natures of substance, one is existence (astitva); another is knowableness (prameytva). This latter differentiates Jainism from Kant's philosophy: according to Jainism things are knowable.
The general natures are always everlasting; and are not analyzable. Other natures common to all substance are the fact of being in one sense permanent, un-created, and indestructible (nitya samanya svabhava); and the fact of being in another sense perishable (anitya samanya svabhava); gold may perish as a ring, but it is always something somewhere. Other common natures are the fact of being one or a unit, the fact of being many the fact of being separate, and the fact of being not separate. From the point of view of omniscience the general natures of a thing are infinite.
Of the particular natures of substance consciousness (cetana) is one, and belongs only to live substance (jiva). Another particular nature is the fact of having form, and is peculiar to matter (pudgal). Another is the fact of containing, which is peculiar to space (akasastikaya). From the point of view of omniscience the particular natures of a thing are, like the general natures, infinite.
Everything, then, has its natures, both those peculiar to itself, and those in common with other things. The next subject in connection with substance is the ways of knowing it, or the aspects it has (nayas). One of the functions of philosophy is to advance from the known to the unknown. The Jain procedure is as follows: Synstatis, analysis, synthesis.
Synstatis comes first: it is the state of mind prior to analysis; it is the definite cognition of a thing or idea as an isolated object; that condition of things to which analysis is to be applied. "This is what is really meant by unity, or identity, of the universe with the real which many philosophers proclaim."
Analysis comes next: resolving, separating, or differentiating the parts, elements, properties, or aspects of the object of cognition.
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The Metropolis of the Western Reserve Reclaims its Urbanity
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Cleveland has long been ridiculed as a dysfunctional city bisected by the once-infamous Cuyahoga River, where oil-soaked debris caught fire in 1969. Yet today more than 40 species of fish live in the far cleaner Cuyahoga, crew teams ply its curves, and the $250 million Flats East Bank development, with an 18-story office tower, hotel, nightclubs, and apartments, is rising amid the numerous bridges that link the city's halves. Burning River, meanwhile, is the name of a pale ale made by the local Great Lakes Brewing Company'a signal of counterintuitive pride in the city's big moment of shame, and a measure of how far it's come since then.
Though its population has shrunk to just below 400,000 from nearly 1 million in the 1950s, Cleveland is experiencing a $6 billion burst of development that includes everything from big downtown projects to the fine-grained revival of a half-dozen neighborhoods. An influx of young professionals, drawn by jobs in tech, digital media, marketing, and biomedical companies, has led to a tight downtown rental market with a residential population of about 10,000 and growing, and an occupancy rate of nearly 96 percent.
Michael Christoff, a 30-year-old architectural designer who grew up in rural Canfield, Ohio, says he decided to stick around Cleveland after graduating from Kent State University in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in architecture because he saw new opportunities in a city young people once fled. 'If you've got ideas and you're passionate enough to put the work into doing them, people in Cleveland will support you,' he says. 'You can engage and get traction.'
The change in Cleveland is readily visible four miles east of downtown in the University Circle neighborhood, the fast-growing cultural and educational hub, which is also home to University Hospitals and the world-famous Cleveland Clinic, the city's largest employers, with a combined staff of nearly 30,000. To stand there on Euclid Avenue, once notable for its Millionaires' Row mansions, is to catch a glimpse of a city capitalizing on one square mile of legacy institutions set among greenways designed a century ago by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Fresh investments in the district include a $350 million expansion of the Cleveland Museum of Art, designed by Rafael Vi'oly, and the new home of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), a shiny gemstone in black, reflective stainless steel by Farshid Moussavi. MOCA anchors the eight-acre Uptown development, on the flank of Case Western Reserve University, which includes apartments, a bookstore, a supermarket, nightclubs, and restaurants wrapped in crisply geometric, aluminum-clad buildings designed by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects of San Francisco.
Such projects raise the possibility that other shrinking cities across the industrial Great Lakes could build a brighter future on similarly rich assets such as medical and cultural institutions, universities, specialized manufacturing, and handsome early-20th-century neighborhoods. Also key is a relatively low cost of living and a vast supply of Great Lakes water, now much improved in quality after decades of environmental regulation originally inspired by a certain burning river.
State and federal historic-preservation tax credits and other forms of public-sector leverage, including large-scale mass-transit improvements, have triggered many of the new projects. The Regional Transit Authority's new $200 million rapid bus line on Euclid Avenue, modeled on an award-winning fast-boarding system in Curitiba, Brazil, has boosted ridership with faster headways and shiny silver buses. It also provided the impetus to rebuild crumbling Euclid Avenue. That investment'80 percent of it in federal funds'has reinforced or leveraged more than $1 billion in development in University Circle alone, says Chris Ronayne, director of University Circle Inc., the area's nonprofit community-development corporation. 'This was an intentional effort to bring back our historic Main Street,' he says.
To be sure, Cleveland still struggles with poverty, racial tension, and poor public schools. Its shrinking population means the city is losing political clout in Congress and in the politically fragmented northeast Ohio region, where most of the 3.8 million residents live in sprawl suburbs and rarely go downtown. Yet several decades of patient stewardship by its cultural institutions, universities, foundations, and developers is paying off in selected parts of the city.
Efforts to improve social equity are part of the package. The Cleveland Foundation, the nation's oldest community foundation, with assets of over $1 billion, persuaded University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic to spread their wealth into the surrounding poor, predominantly African-American neighborhoods by patronizing local employee-owned cooperatives such as laundries and urban greenhouses.
The Cleveland Foundation also cajoled the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to work with Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and others on a $3 billion project to cut pollution from the aging combined storm and sewer systems. The collaboration is part of KSU's 'Reimagining Cleveland,' an influential study of how the city could reuse neighborhoods hollowed out by population loss and foreclosures for parks, agriculture, constructed wetlands, and trails. 'It's about nothing less than creating a sustainable framework for reviving the city,' says Terry Schwarz, who heads the KSU program. 'Rather than let the voids dilute the city, we have to think about putting vacant land back into productive but nontraditional uses.'
The new projects across Cleveland are adding a fresh layer of architecture and landscape to the handsome civic armature established during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by industrial barons who built immense fortunes in oil, steel, mining, and banking, including John D. Rockefeller, industrial magnate John Long Severance, and Jeptha H. Wade, a founder of the Western Union Telegraph Company. 'We inherited incredible bones, then we figured out how to take these wonderful old buildings and give them new uses,' says the developer Ari Maron of MRN Ltd. Outside the historic core, prior attempts at revitalization include the less-than-successful Erieview urban-renewal district, conceived in 1961 by a young I.M. Pei. The project erased 200 acres of downtown density and filled the ensuing voids with bland Modernist towers now struggling to keep tenants.
Though considered the Midwest, Cleveland clings to its New England roots as part of a territory once termed the Western Reserve of Connecticut, first surveyed by Moses Cleaveland in 1796. He laid the plans for a 10-acre public square and downtown grid atop a 70-foot-high bluff that rises above Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Downtown is still dominated by landmarks, such as the Neoclassical 1931 Terminal Tower, and by one of the largest intact City Beautiful districts in the country, designed in 1903 by Daniel Burnham. Part of the district will be relandscaped by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol of Seattle atop a new, below-grade convention center, designed by LMN Architects, also of Seattle. The $465 million project includes the nation's first Medical Mart, a showroom for advanced medical devices, set to open next year. Almost 20 years ago, Cleveland pegged its hopes for rebirth on such big, taxpayer-bankrolled projects as the Browns stadium and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a mediocre building designed by an older I.M. Pei, plopped on the drab lakefront. The projects ensured that the city retained its major-league teams and attracted tourists, but did nothing to improve streetscapes or the poorly planned Lake Erie shoreline, cut off from downtown by a railroad and an interstate highway.
That once-elegant downtown, its broad streets nearly empty of shops, is still quiet these days, but there are pockets of vibrancy. Along East Fourth Street, in the shadow of the Gateway ballpark and basketball arena, also built in the 1990s, MRN Ltd. gentrified a dingy block of wig shops and greasy spoons, turning it into a regional hotspot for nightlife. Anchors on the street include Lola Bistro, one piece of a growing restaurant empire conceived by Iron Chef Michael Symon'part of the city's booming locavore gourmet movement'and the House of Blues, where you might catch one of the regular Pecha Kucha nights. In those alcohol-fueled networking events, young creatives strut their ideas in successive six-minute-and-40-second presentations on everything from art and fashion design to comedy, ceramics, and community redevelopment. 'The energy is pretty awesome,' says designer Christoff, an organizer of the events. If at least some of those twenty- or thirtysomethings stick around to grow new companies and raise families, Cleveland just might achieve its dream: a self-sustaining wave of reinvestment that leads the way to an even bigger rejuvenation.
Steven Litt is the architecture critic of the Plain Dealer in Cleveland.
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If you want to know the difference between the United States government and the Los Angeles Dodgers, look no further than their activity during the month of December.
The Dodgers bought up every free agent in sight, including ace pitcher Zach Grienke, while the U.S. government threatened to default on the national debt because President Obama ordered new toilet paper rolls for the White House.
But, to every jubilant Dodgers fan, a message: there will be a reckoning for all this spending. You have to admire the Dodgers’ commitment to win and the organization will reap the benefits in the short term.
But Los Angeles is headed for a fiscal cliff.
En-route to re-defining baseball’s pay-walls, shattering the contract dollars record for a right-handed pitcher, and adding nearly $200 million in new salary from trades alone, the Dodgers have created a payroll in excess of $220 million. That in itself is not the problem, the problem is that payroll contains five contracts with over $20 million in average annual value for 2013.
Yes, you read correctly. Counting an inevitable extension for ace Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers will have those same five contracts for over $15 million on their payroll five years from now. And those players will be ancient: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Andre Ethier will all be over 35 years old, while Zach Grienke and Matt Kemp will each be well on the wrong side of 30.
Worse, the newly-uber rich Dodgers will be saddled with baseball’s highest taxes and revenue sharing payments, which will eat into their record TV revenues. It is hard to calculate what those taxes will be five years out but they could easily exceed $75 million annually if the Dodgers’ spending continues to accelerate.
What does that add up to? Nearly $200 million in dead-weight contracts and payments by 2017; plus a first baseman, two outfielders, and a stable of pitchers to replace in the off-season.
If the Dodgers want to spend in free agency to fill those holes with a fresh crop of stars, it will add up to over $100 million in new annual spending, at least in part because of the Dodgers’ work this off-season to shatter previous contract records. Combined with other contracts they will inevitably add to the payroll, that would be $450 million in annual payroll-related expenses.
No TV contract will cover that kind of spending.
In many ways, the Dodgers’ spending resembles the U.S. government’s spending between 2001-2006. Fresh off the surpluses of the late 1990s, which look eerily similar to the Dodgers’ sudden windfall, the government funded a huge stimulus package, a $1.5 trillion tax break, and a massive extension to Medicare: Part D for prescription drug coverage. In Dodger-speak, a trade for Hanley Ramirez, taking all the Red Sox’s bad contracts, and a massive contract for Zach Grienke.
The U.S. government spent because it could. The money was there, the economy was strong, and the country looked invincible. What could go wrong?
The Dodgers are in the same position: their new owners and TV windfall have the franchise feeling invincible. But, like America’s expenses did during the 2008 recession, and will continue to do as entitlement obligations grow heavier, the Dodgers will feel their current obligations when they are trying to build a new contender in 2017.
And, when the Dodgers’ fiscal cliff arrives, even a little toilet paper will feel expensive.
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John Gilbert Winant: The Most Important NH Man You Never Knew
You've heard of our famous former governor, but what do you really know about his illustrious career and tragic life?
In his 58 years of an extraordinary life, John Gilbert Winant rose from anxious schoolboy in Concord to the pinnacle of political power in New Hampshire and later to international influence in the Allied nations’ victory in World War II.
Much like today, the early years of the 20th century were tumultuous. Winant turned out to be an excellent leader for those times, until his own personal troubles overcame him — but that’s a sad note for later.
Winant’s political mettle was tested in the world of New Hampshire politics. His progressive vision made Winant the right man to lead New Hampshire at a critical point in the Great Depression and propelled him to become the first person to be elected to three two-year terms as the state’s chief executive. At one point in 1933, after Winant personally mediated a violent strike of 8,000 workers at the mills in Manchester, Republicans began to tout him for president. Although Winant had White House ambitions, he had been boosting FDR and the New Deal too much for that role.
Later, as Hitler’s troops swarmed across Europe, Winant was the right man to risk his life during the Nazi Blitz of London to help build an alliance between England and the United States. That became the core of the Allied nations in their ultimate triumph over the Axis Powers in World War II and in their creation of the United Nations after the war.
Because of the uniqueness of his public service, his quirky personality, the bittersweet way he navigated through life, and most of all because of his passion for the troubled and less fortunate, Winant is a man worth knowing about and remembering. And the state of New Hampshire has extended a rare honor to Winant’s memory. At the end of June, in a setting reserved for commemorating the state’s most distinguished citizens, a nonprofit committee will dedicate a life-size bronze statue of John Gilbert Winant in his honor. The governor and executive council gave permission to the Winant Memorial Committee to erect the statue on the State Library grounds, facing the Capitol building and in view of the governor’s corner office.
Winant becomes only the fifth person accorded such recognition, and the first who served in the 20th century. His statue joins memorials to Daniel Webster (1782-1852), General John Stark (1728-1822), Abolitionist US Senator John P. Hale (1806-1873), President Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) and Civil War Commodore George Hamilton Perkins (1835-1899).
Who Was John Winant?
Winant, known to his friends as Gil, was a transplant, born into an upper-middle class family on New York City’s East Side. His father prospered in real estate. A defining event occurred for young Winant when he was enrolled at St. Paul’s School in West Concord at age 15. Teachers there instilled in him a sense of direction and purpose. He served as the captain of the intramural rowing team, his first test of leadership. Although he had difficulty in his studies, he graduated from St. Paul’s and entered Princeton, where he soon faltered under the heavy academic pressure. Without a degree, he returned to St. Paul’s to teach history.
Winant loved to teach, and his students loved him. St. Paul’s remained a rock for Winant throughout his life. He returned to St. Paul’s after military service as a pilot in World War I, discharged as a captain in the Army Air Corps.
“One of John’s personal values was to encourage citizens to stay engaged in the changing world in which we live,” says Michael Hirschfeld, St. Paul’s current rector. “His example continues to serve as a model for how our young students might engage in the future themselves. When he was a St. Paul’s School student in the 1960s, former Secretary of State John Kerry established the Winant Society to discuss current events and to share differing perspectives on worldwide issues. The society remains a vital organization with students meeting several times a month over dinner to discuss today’s global issues.”
In 1919, Winant married Constance Rivington Russell, who came from a privileged New Jersey family, and they became the parents of two sons and a daughter, John Jr., Rivington and Constance. His wife was never comfortable living in New Hampshire, though, nor with Winant’s busy life. In the end, they would grow apart.
At 36, Winant projected the image of a handsome, charming, wealthy and optimistic man. Tall and a bit awkward, Winant was delighted when people said he resembled Abraham Lincoln, his personal hero. He seemed uneasy with people until his innate goodwill, kindness and openness began to shine through. After the bumbling handshakes were over, he was warm and engaging, but he suffered from self-doubt and dark moods all of his life. Dr. Abby Rollins Caverly of Laconia, his aide and interpreter while in Geneva, said he was “one of the loneliest men I’ve ever known. I think he sometimes desperately needed someone to talk to, and at home, there was no one to listen to him.”
There was a period early in his marriage when Winant took a stab at investing. In 1921, he bought a part-ownership in the Concord Monitor with $40,000, selling his stake at a $10,000 profit six years later.
He speculated in Texas oil leases during the ’20s, with modest success at first. He owned the Patriot Building on Park Street, a block from where his statue now stands, and along with UNH graduates he operated the Edgerstoune Dairy with a herd of Ayrshires in East Concord. There was also the Stevens-Winant Lumber Company. He lost heavily in each — much of it his wife’s money. Then he sank the rest of whatever remained of his own money in the stock market before the 1929 crash. By 1935 he was broke and would remain so for the rest of his life.
The Great Depression
The 1930s were years of increasing hardship for Americans, as the stock market crash led to one economic catastrophe after another. Banks closed, and millions of working people lost their savings. Businesses and factories toppled into bankruptcy. Unemployment soared. In New Hampshire, the jobless rate reached a staggering 25 percent.
During this time, Winant was elected to terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate, and later as governor from 1925-1927 and 1931-1935.
During his time as governor, Winant worked tirelessly to find ways to stem the downward economic spiral and to generate jobs. Although a Republican, he embraced Democratic President Roosevelt’s New Deal, which called for government spending to create jobs. New Deal workers built municipal structures, cleared trails for ski resorts, created recreation areas, and developed tourist and commercial resources that still exist and serve the public to this day.
Winant became an expert in labor issues such as limited work weeks (often 48 to 54 hours back then) and new concepts such as unemployment compensation. Today his terms as governor are generally considered highly successful despite the trying times.
“As governor, Winant was very well-liked, and he changed the office,” says William H. Dunlap, president of the New Hampshire Historical Society. “Governors would be at the Statehouse only for the few months that the Legislature was in session. Winant was full-time. He held regular office hours and would see anyone who came to visit, literally anyone off the street.”
Dunlap explains that Winant helped the state navigate through the difficulties of the Great Depression by implementing progressive policies such as a minimum wage for women and children. Winant, though, was about more than just implementing policy.
“What set Winant apart was his empathy and genuineness; there was just something compelling and authentic about him,” says Dunlap.
“In the Depression my grandfather lost his job,” he adds. “He ran into Governor Winant on Main Street in Concord and told him what had happened. Winant said, ‘Come by my office tomorrow, and I’ll see if I can help you.’ Winant found him a job. Winant did a lot to help people at a human level, one on one.”
In Charge of Social Security
With the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935, Winant, promoted by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, was suggested to lead the effort. Roosevelt came to believe that the appointment of Winant, a Republican, would calm fears on the right, and that Winant’s support for the New Deal would reassure the left. Roosevelt was correct on both counts. Winant’s appointment as chairman of the three-man Social Security Board was widely praised.
The Social Security Board job was the biggest challenge of Winant’s career. A new office with no employees and a treasury of many millions of dollars brought the potential for not only grand public service, but also for misuse and scandal. Winant and his board vigorously fended off political attempts to coerce them into placing facilities in certain states or congressional districts. They resisted similar attempts when it came to awarding jobs. By and large, they succeeded, and Social Security was launched with a high-quality civil service workforce and a determination to achieve honesty and impartiality in its services, a determination that it maintains to this day.
In his assessment for Winant’s official biography for the Social Security Administration, staff historian Larry DeWitt refers to Winant’s “glancing acquaintance with financial management,” and calls him “pretty much a disaster” as an administrator, but adds that the he was “an effective leader … an inspirational leader, a visionary, of the type organizations need in their founding era.
“Winant was passionate, with a smoldering emotional intensity,” DeWitt concludes. “For him, every public policy issue was personal, it was about people, sometimes specific individuals, and the effect of the policy on them.”
In 1939, Roosevelt appointed Winant to head the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The ILO had been formed by the victorious nations in World War I to address international labor concerns and workers’ rights. With war in Europe imminent, Winant moved ILO headquarters to Montreal, Canada, but he left in 1941 when Roosevelt called with an even more urgent assignment.
Called Into War Service
Americans in the late 1930s were still struggling to lift their nation up from the abyss of the Great Depression — they were in no mood for war. Nazi forces were sweeping through France and the Low Countries; Italy had fallen to a dictator who joined Germany in forming the Axis. London was under nightly bombings by Hitler’s vaunted Luftwaffe. Nevertheless, most Americans wanted to keep out of the conflict.
Roosevelt knew he had to respect the isolationist mood of his country, but he also believed that, to protect the United States, he could not abandon England and Europe. In fact, many Americans saw little hope for England’s survival, including the US ambassador to London, Joseph P. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
Conflict between Kennedy and FDR eventually resulted in Kennedy’s resignation, whereby Roosevelt dispatched Winant as his replacement in March of 1941. Unlike Kennedy, Winant was deeply sympathetic to the English cause. As an expression of the importance his appointment had to the British, King George VI — in top hat and greatcoat — greeted Winant upon his arrival at Windsor Station after his trip from the United States. The monarch of England had never before left the palace to greet an arriving ambassador in modern times.
Winant soon formed an easy and open relationship with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and began to spend weekends at Chequers, the prime minister’s country retreat. The two had deep and probing discussions that often lasted into the night. Declining use of the American Ambassador’s official residence, Winant took a small flat nearer the Grosvenor Square Embassy — but also in the target zone of the Luftwaffe bombers. Today, a small plaque describing his residency there is placed beside the front door.
Winant often joined Churchill on morning rounds after a bombardment. The two would walk through badly damaged neighborhoods, knowing unexploded bombs could be anywhere. They would talk with survivors and firefighters. Winant was soon a focus of the newspapers, and he was embraced by Londoners as a brave and beloved American cousin.
Winant led a vigorous effort to inform Roosevelt and the Americans of what was happening in England and Europe. He sent military dispatches on England’s preparation for Germany’s invasion. Each night, Americans tuned their radios to the riveting accounts of London under siege reported by renowned newsman Edward R. Murrow.
On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Churchill and Winant were at Chequers when the radio announced that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. The men were stunned. Churchill angrily barked, “We shall declare war on Japan!” Winant’s son, Rivington, recalls that his father said, “Good God, you can’t declare war on a radio announcement!” Churchill demanded, “What shall I do?” Winant answered, “I will call up the president by telephone and find out what the facts are.” Churchill added, “And I will talk to him too.”
Winant placed the call and Roosevelt confirmed the grim news. The next day, the United States and Great Britain declared war on Japan.
“The United States has sent hundreds of ambassadors overseas in its history, but only a handful can claim to have had the influence of John Winant,” says Kurk Dorsey, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire and a specialist in diplomatic history. “Despite fundamental differences about strategy and goals, the UK-US alliance in World War II functioned better than any major alliance in history. Winant deserves much of the credit for that.”
Dorsey adds that the relationship Winant helped forge still matters. “When we speak today of a special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, we are acknowledging Winant’s vision, that the post-World War II world needed a strong Western alliance to provide peace and security. That’s just what we have had so far,” says Dorsey.
In 1942, Winant fell in love with Sarah Churchill, an auburn-haired, 27-year-old actress and youngest daughter of the prime minister. Sarah was unhappily married to a philandering musician, and Winant’s marriage was suffering. The highly discreet relationship lasted until the end of the war, and her rejection would devastate him.
As the war ended, Winant was known throughout the world as a key advisor to Roosevelt and Churchill. He appeared in news accounts and photos of the Allied leadership as the man who had helped fashion the Allied war effort and was now helping design the new world that would follow.
But with the war finally over, Winant was left very much alone. Roosevelt had died. Churchill was defeated at the polls. President Truman recalled Winant as ambassador and named his successor. As he boarded the plane for home, Winant told the press, “I arrived in the thick of the storm and I’m leaving it in sunshine.” In a little less than two years, he would be dead.
This man of the people stumbled on his own path forward. He was trusted by his state and his nation and revered by the British. He was recalled to England to receive Great Britain’s highest civilian honor — Honorary Knighthood of the Order of Merit — by King George VI for his valor during the Battle of Britain, only the second American to be so honored, the first being General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Winant returned to his home in Concord, his granite foundation, to write his memoirs, but writing was tedious and difficult for him. A deep depression continued to overwhelm him. He tried to reunite with Sarah with phone calls to Europe, but she would have none of it. He was now drinking steadily. His personal debt, the result of years of living beyond his means, had now reached more than $750,000, nearly $8 million today. He faced lawsuits from creditors, which were headed off by his friends, Concord lawyers Robert and Richard Upton, who worked pro bono. His estranged wife was living in New York.
Winant’s Last Day
“On November 3, 1947,” Winant biographer and historian Bernard Bellush writes in “He Walked Alone: A Biography of John Gilbert Winant,” “Winant arose but did not dress. Aimless and distant, he managed to inform his financial secretary that a copy of his book, ‘Letter from Grosvenor Square,’ would be bound that day and rushed to Concord in time to be picked up at the post office by 7:45 p.m.
“Into a black Belgian automatic he inserted three bullets. Slowly he knelt on the floor, steadied himself with his left elbow on the chair and held the pistol against his right temple … Within a half hour, John Gilbert Winant was dead. ‘Letter from Grosvenor Square’ was indeed waiting for him at the post office, but he would never see it.”
Dean Dexter, journalist and former state representative from Laconia, is also a historian who has studied Winant’s legacy. Dexter notes that during the Depression, as governor, Winant gave a standing order to the Concord Police Department to house in jail any homeless persons found on the street at night, feed them breakfast, let them out, and then send the bill to him. As the state’s chief executive, Winant would walk down the street in his long, black overcoat and fedora. When he came across people who were down-and-out, he’d give them cash from his own pocket. He would shake their hands, leaving a roll of bills in their palms as he walked away.
“People might ask, why have the people of New Hampshire put a statue of this person up there, under that second story window in the corner of that big building with the gold dome?” says Dexter. “Maybe it’s because whoever is governor can turn his or her chair around and see it on the lawn below. They can picture a man who, once upon a time, held that same office they have. Maybe they’ll remember that even if you have a big important job and a big ego, sometimes your own life is sad. Perhaps they will know what Winant knew — that the only thing that really counts in this life is how much you help your fellow man, how well you can offer a little hope to others as they try to make it along the way.”
From Clay to Bronze
A Man of the People Gets a Fitting, Permanent Tribute
Growing up in Concord, Steve Shurtleff heard about “Gil” Winant and eventually found his own path into public service. Now a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Shurtleff read about Winant in “Citizens of London,” Lynne Olson’s masterful account of Winant and the small band of Americans in London who helped Britain through its darkest days early in World War II.
Representative Shurtleff knew his history. He knew that Winant himself had been a member of both the House and Senate in New Hampshire. He knew that Winant had been willing to take on the New Hampshire governorship even as the nation plunged deeper in the abyss of the Great Depression. He also knew that Winant played a leading role in guiding President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill to come together for an important common cause — saving England from the Nazi Blitz and defeating Hitler in Europe.
“I realized that Governor Winant deserved permanent recognition,” Shurtleff says. In 2013, he introduced legislation in the New Hampshire House that authorized a committee to study the construction of a memorial to Winant. Two years later, Shurtleff won passage of a second bill establishing the nonprofit John G. Winant Memorial Committee, with authority to raise tax-deductible funds to pay for the memorial (providing, the law said, no public funds would be used).
With Shurtleff as chairman, that committee quickly attracted a strong membership of legislators, administrators, historians and other citizens, including Van McLeod, the state commissioner of cultural resources and a powerful advocate for New Hampshire arts and culture. The committee eventually raised more than $270,000 to pay for the statue and its maintenance as well as for scholarships for New Hampshire students to attend St. Paul’s School’s advanced studies programs.
What of the statue itself? Tall, lanky, stylish, a bit shy, gracious, intelligent — Winant would seem a challenge to any sculptor. How to capture his humanity, his courage, his compassion? The Missouri sculptor Brett Grill, who created the sculpture of President Gerald Ford that now stands in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, was commissioned to design and sculpt the model for casting the statue in bronze. A site on the grounds of the State Library, facing the State Capitol, was chosen.
Groundbreaking took place on April 3, and the first shovel of dirt was turned by Joan Goshgarian in honor of her late husband, Van McLeod, whom Shurtleff dubbed “the heart and soul” of the memorial committee. The formal dedication is set for June 30.
Winant’s death almost prevented one of his life wishes: that his final resting place be in the St. Paul’s School cemetery on Hopkinton Road in Concord. At the time of his death, clinical depression (which most likely beset the former governor) was little understood and suicide was considered sinful. The Episcopal rector at St. Paul’s refused to allow his burial on the grounds of the school, and he was interred in the grounds of Blossom Hill Cemetery on North State St. Just a couple of decades later, with depression better understood and new leadership at St. Paul’s, his wish was finally granted. Winant was exhumed and reburied in the St Paul’s plot in September 1968. The illuminating and lengthy inscription found on the back of his gravestone reads:
“Doing the day’s work day by day, doing a little, adding a little, broadening our bases wanting not only for ourselves but for others also, a fairer chance for all people everywhere. Forever moving forward, always remembering that it is the things of the spirit that in the end prevail. That caring counts and that where there is no vision the people perish. That hope and faith count and that without charity, there can be nothing good. That having dared to live dangerously, and in believing in the inherent goodness of man, we can stride forward into the unknown with growing confidence.”
Although his contributions to our state, country and the world are vast, some aspects of Winant’s legacy are quite tangible. Winant Park in Concord is an 85-acre city park offering trails for hiking, skiing and bicycling. It was a gift to the city of Concord from the late governor’s son, Rivington, and his wife Joan in 2009. The Winant Fellowship Program was established in his memory in 1982 at the University of New Hampshire. The fellowship is aimed at students who are considering a career in public service or the nonprofit sector, and pays a $3,500 stipend. Finally, the Winant Clayton Volunteers (see “Editor’s Note") still provides an eight-week US/UK summer exchange program to support the disadvantaged in New York and London. For more information, visit winantclayton.org.uk. | <urn:uuid:1a2e4beb-9f33-45d3-a293-e9a9e6e1bcdd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nhmagazine.com/john-gilbert-winant-the-most-important-nh-man-you-never-knew/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.980078 | 5,135 | 3.21875 | 3 |
For Educators, "Bully" Is a Serious Conversation Starter
By Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association (NEA)
Your 14-year old son is being tormented by bullies at school and on the school bus. Every day he seems more withdrawn, every day it's harder to get him to go to school.
So you go to the school and talk to an assistant principal. You tell her about the bullying. She tries to reassure you — "We're taking care of it." It occurs to you after the meeting that this person sees you as the squeaky wheel to which oil must be applied.
The bullying persists. You return to the school several more times, talking with whomever is available, and again you hear — "We're taking care of it."
Your son grows more silent, more depressed. You question him — the bullying hasn't stopped. You are afraid he might commit suicide like some other bullied children have done. You are desperate. Fortunately, you find some help for your son outside of the school.
This is one of the true stories told in the new documentary movie, "Bully." The boy's name is Alex and his mother, Jackie Libby, has become a passionate advocate for bullying prevention and for public school employees getting the support and training they need to prevent bullying.
"Bully" gives a voice and a face to bullied students by following three of them — Alex, Kelby, and Ja'Meya — and it tells us about two other children, Ty and Tyler, who were bullied so relentlessly that they committed suicide. I've never seen a film like it. Director Lee Hirsch intended for us to feel what it is like to be a child who is bullied — and he succeeded. He also shows us the adults in these children's lives and their sometimes confused and fumbling responses to bullying.
Here's the thing — despite 48 states now having passed bullying prevention laws, despite a mountain of research documenting the negative impact of bullying on students' health and education, despite intensive media coverage of bullied students' suicides, the myth that bullying is a harmless rite of passage persists.
No one who sees "Bully" will ever believe that myth again. This movie should be shown to every school board and in every middle and high school across America. Every school administrator and every school employee who comes in contact with students should see "Bully." NEA is urging its members to see the movie. Already showing in New York City and Los Angeles, "Bully" opens in more than 45 other cities across the nation on April 13.
What is so very frustrating for educators and researchers who have dug deeply into the issue of bullying is that it is a preventable problem. The tragic suicides of Ty Smalley or Tyler Long could have been prevented. Adults — school employees and students' families — ultimately determine the amount of bullying that occurs in any given school, they create the climate, and working together, the adults can eliminate bullying from the school.
NEA's research shows that public school teachers and education support professionals are ready to act, but many of them lack training in the most effective, research-proven measures to take to prevent bullying. It is the responsibility of school districts, with support from their states, to provide this training — and not only to administrators and teachers, but to the wide array of adults who come into contact with students at school: bus drivers, front office staff, custodians, librarians, and food service workers.
Human connection is the key to bullying prevention. This principle is the foundation of Bully Free: It Starts with Me — NEA's campaign to equip caring adults in students' lives to stand up, and cease being bystanders.
Any effort to create a safe learning environment for all students in a school must start with the adults having a serious conversation, and the movie "Bully" is an excellent conversation starter. This will be a hard one if it is an honest one, especially if downplaying the importance of bullying — "kids will be kids" — is embedded in the culture of a school or school district.
Equally hard will be the action steps necessary to eliminate bullying. They will require relationship building and learning new behaviors. Just because the experts say that the problem is "solvable" doesn't mean solving it will be easy.
But preventing bullying will be far easier than having to deal with another precious child committing suicide because he or she was mercilessly bullied while adults went about their everyday routines.
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In part one of a two-part series on consumer laws, we discussed the Consumer Sales practices Act (“CSPA”) and reviewed, generally, some rules that businesses should follow to have their best shot at keeping compliant under the CSPA. However, because the CSPA is technical and nuanced and its application is somewhat complicated and very fact driven, it is typically necessary to consult with an attorney to make sure you are protected. If that option is out of reach, one way to get familiar is to seek guidance at the Ohio Attorney General’s website.
This blog post will take a practical look at how to know whether or not you are in violation. As always, you should consult with an attorney to discuss your particular situation and nothing contained herein should be construed as legal advice.
The fact is that the Ohio Attorney General’s office receives over 30,000 complaints per year, often in areas involving home improvement contracts. The primary focus of the CSPA is to protect consumers from poor workmanship, deceptive advertising, and one-sided contracts. The Attorney General can investigate any complaints it receives, but the most frequently utilized forum to address alleged CSPA violation is the court system via private litigation. The consumer sues the supplier/business owner and if the consumer wins, they may be entitled to 3 times their actual damages plus up to $5,000. In addition, the supplier/business owner may have to pay the consumer’s attorney fees.
How do you know if you are CSPA compliant?
In general, a business violates the CSPA when it commits an unfair or deceptive act or practice or an unconscionable act or practice, during or after a sale of goods and services, whose purpose is primarily for personal, family or household use.
The CSPA is codified in the Ohio Revised Code, which generally speaking, is law that is passed by the legislature. The CSPA is codified in Revised Code 1345.01. However, that’s not the end of the story, because to know whether you are in compliance, you have to understand how the courts apply the law to real life situations. Therefore, the courts have the job of interpretation, meaning the courts take the revised code and apply it to particular scenarios and specific facts of real cases brought before them. Reviewing how courts interpret the law is how you can understand when and how you may be in danger of committing a violation, even unwittingly. Unfortunately, it is impossible to condense all of the court’s interpretations of what constitutes violations into a blog post. And, also, if you are reading this post, you are probably not a lawyer with an interest in reviewing caselaw. However, the Ohio attorney general does have a catalog of all CSPA cases. Those are stored in what is referred to as the Public Inspection Files.
Below is a list of what the legislature and Ohio attorney General believe to be unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive business practices.
- Stating that something is the particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model, when it is not
- Stating that something is new or unused, when it is not
- Telling a consumer something is necessary for a reason that does not exist
- Telling a consumer that the supply is of a greater quality than he intends to sell
- Telling a consumer that something needs to be replaced or repaired when it does not
- Telling a consumer that a price advantage exists when it does not
- Deceiving a consumer about a warranty or lack of warranty
- Taking advantage of the consumers mental or physical illness, ignorance, or illiteracy, or inability to understand the contract.
- Knowing that the consumer could not pay for the product
- Requiring a consumer to enter into a contract with terms that are one-sided in favor of the supplier
- Refusing, without justification, to make a refund in cash or check for a returned item unless there was a pre-existing refund policy known by the consumer, or otherwise posted.
To help avoid getting sued under the CSPA, a business owner should have an attorney make sure that all contracts and forms comply with the CSPA, and the procedures it follows are acceptable under the CSPA.
Wick Law, LLC is a small business legal practice, representing owners, investors, and entrepreneurs in all aspects of commercial, corporate, and business law, estate planning, contracts and negotiations, business litigation, and real estate. For more information: Contact 614-572-6366, visit www.mwicklaw.com, or email us at [email protected]. Wick Law, LLC is located in Columbus, Ohio.
(Materials in this article have been prepared by Wick Law, LLC for general informational purposes only. This list is for educational purposes and is not to be considered exhaustive. More items could be added to this checklist based upon the type of transaction or industry standards. These materials do not, and are not intended to, constitute legal advice. The information provided is not privileged and does not create an attorney-client relationship with Wick Law, LLC or any of the firm’s lawyers. This checklist is not an offer to represent you. You should not act, or refrain from acting, based upon any information in this checklist. Wick Law, LLC maintains offices in Columbus, Ohio, and has lawyers licensed to practice in Ohio and in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. The firm does not intend to practice law in any jurisdiction where the firm is not licensed.)
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Almost 30 years after losing a war over the Falkland Islands, Argentina is once again warning Britain that it still wants back what it calls the Malvinas.
Argentina is now angry over a British company's oil exploration off the windswept islands in what it considers its own South Atlantic backyard.
Although nominally democratic, the unpopular Kirchner government in Buenos Aires has claimed that the sparsely settled islands are a symbolic matter of Spanish-speaking pride throughout Latin America -- and is theirs because the islands once belonged to Spain in the 19th century.
In response to all this, the Obama administration announced that it would remain neutral. Aside from the fact that the Falkland Islanders wish to remain British, and our prior support for the Thatcher British government during the 1982 war, there are lots of reasons why our neutrality here is a bad idea.
Britain is a longstanding NATO member. It has bled side-by-side America in two world wars, Korea and two conflicts in Iraq, as well as presently in Afghanistan. And the United Kingdom still shares close linguistic, cultural and historical affinities with the United States.
We do not support all the British do; nor do they always support us. But our centuries-old friendship should earn Britain special support in its disputes, even in the relatively unimportant Falklands mess. If Britain is not considered an ally, then America no longer has real allies.
And perhaps that is the point, after all. The Obama administration does not wish to see the world so divided between allies and the rest.
The president rather abruptly cancelled missile defense with the allied Czech Republic and Poland in order to woo the antagonistic Russians.
Dictatorial Syria and the anti-Western Palestinians gain as much American outreach as does pro-American and democratic Israel.
Obama seems more eager to mollify Venezuela's Hugo Chavez than to strengthen our alliance with a democratic and pro-American Uribe government in neighboring Colombia.
The list goes on. Meanwhile, Obama has symbolically tried to downsize the profile of the U.S. by downplaying the idea of an "exceptional" America, bowing to foreign leaders, and apologizing for supposed past American sins.
All that raises the question of what exactly are advantages these days of being a friend of the U.S., when neutrals and enemies garner as much of our sympathies?
We have seen such naive attitudes before in the West.
After the horrific carnage of the First World War, utopians wrongly swore that rival European alliances had alone caused the war, and so created the League of Nations. Enlightened world citizens would do better legislating peace than prior nationalist politicians who crudely had once sought security through balancing power and forging alliances. Hitler and the far more lethal Second World War followed instead.
After 1945, a much wiser United States talked grandly about the new United Nations, but, in reality, its own alliances kept much of Europe and Asia free from an aggressive Soviet Union.
Today there are many Falkland-like hot spots throughout the world. Yet the United States, not the International Court at The Hague, keeps North Korea from attacking our ally South Korea. The power of America, not the international community, persuades China not to squeeze our friend Taiwan. Europe is safe because of an American-led NATO -- not due to any concern from the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
In other words, America and its alliances keep friends safe. And the world is more peaceful and prosperous than at any time in history because dozens of nations count on our support and share our values.
So until human nature changes, there are always going to be some nations that are more aggressive than others, seeking to take what they can by force. Groups of like-minded others will resist them both for principle and their own self-protection. And the majority of "neutral" countries will keep quiet, waiting to see who proves the stronger -- and then opportunistically joining the eventual winner.
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How to acquire business education in Nigeria to gain financial freedom
May 02, 2014
Acquiring practical business education in Nigeria is the way to go if you want financial freedom. It’s this knowledge that will give you wealth so that you can benefit from those things that make life worth living. Why did I say so?
Presently, Nigeria educational system does not equip you with the knowledge that will empower you to be self employed and gain financial freedom. Our educational policy encourages theoretical studies to get good grades and get a high-paying job after graduation.
That form of education may have been working in the past, but not in this 21st century because the jobs are no longer there. With the present global economy recession, most companies are downsizing their employees.
You can now imagine the fate of thousands of students, without financial knowledge that are passing out every year from our universities and colleges.
What is the way out? You should accept responsibility for your life. You should stop blaming others for your predicaments. The solution is to acquire entrepreneurship knowledge that will help you to start and run a business successfully.
Presently, there are hundreds of people that are running successful internet businesses from home. There are others that have started small businesses and have nurtured it to a big company and are now employing others.
Because of lack of business education in Nigeria , most people believe that for them to set up a business, they need large capital to get started. With such mindset, they keep procrastinating, they never get started.
You must understand that most corporate businesses you are seeing today actually started small. Without taking the first step to begin, you will remain stand still and poor.
Here are case studies of people that have acquired business education in Nigeria, they started small and have successfully grow the business to big companies.
Let me start with the story of Mrs. Kehinde Kamson, the chief executive officer of the popular Sweet Sensation. She started her confectionary business from her backyard for eight years before the first outlet was opened. That business has now grown into several outlets in Nigeria.
Another person that has developed himself with business education in Nigeria is Dr. Frank Nneji, founder and chairman of ABC Transport.
As a student in the university, he started the business of printing and selling of past question papers to students. He later upgraded the business to selling clothing materials and lastly to transportation using his car as taxi to carry students.
He went into full transport business after his National Youth Service using his N750 bicycle allowance as the initial capital.
Today that business he started with bicycle allowance as seed capital has grown to a big company.
In conclusion, this article encourages you to take action by developing yourself with business education in Nigeria. If you are interested in learning practically how to make money from network marketing/internet business opportunity you can reach me.
Sir Isaac Newton’s principle that states a “body at rest tends to remain at rest, and a body in motion tends to remain in motion.” This applies to the law of activities. Once you have taken the first step, the next steps seem easier to take.
Yours in success,
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What are the causes of war of independence?
Arooj Chaudhry last edited by cyberian
2) Socio-religious causes
By rapid spread of Western civilisation in India, a large section of the population was alarmed by it. An act in 1850 changed the Hindu law of inheritance enabling a Hindu who had converted into Charistainity to inherit his ancestral properties. Besides, the missionaries were allowed to make convertions into Charistainity all over India. The people were convinced that the Government was planning to convert Indians into Charistainity.
The abolition of practices like Sati and female infanticide, and the legislation legalizing widow remarriage, were threats to the established social structure. Even the introduction of railways and telegraph was viewed with suspicion.
3) Economic causes
Following are the main economic causes for war of independence;
1) Exploitation of economic exploitation:
- India was forced to export cotton, silk at cheap rate to England.
- forced plantation of Indigo and Tea.
- Indians had to accept ready made British goods.
- Indian’s hand made products couldn’t compete with machine made British goods.
- problem of unemployment increased.
- India had no agricultural surplus which raised prices of raw materials in India.
2) Drain of wealth:
After the Battle of Plassey, British stopped bringing gold to Indai. Raw material was bought in England from the surplus revenues of Bengal and started looting India’s raw materials, resources and wealth. The transfer of wealth from India to England is called Drain of wealth.
3) Decay of cottage industries and Handicrafts:
- heavy duties killed Indian cottage industries and Handicrafts.
- imported British goods worsened thier condition.
- Export of cotton and silk was ceased.
- Art of spinning and weaving was killed, creating severe unemployment.
- Absence of Royal buyers, Princes, Zamindars, etc.
4) Growing unemploymen:
Unemployment was continuously increasing.
**5) Inhuman treatment of Indigo cultivation:
Forced plantation of Indigo and other crops were destroyed, didn’t follow the orders and cattle were taken away as punishment.
6) Poverty and famines:
There were 12 minor famines but British did not bother.
7 ) Economic decline of peasantry:
Peasants had to pay high taxes and land revenues.
8 ) Decline of landed Aristocracy:
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1 Big Reason BP Shareholders Should Be Happy
BP's struggles over the past few years have been well documented. Facing multibillion-dollar payments related to its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the British oil giant has struggled to generate sufficient cash flow to cover its high level of capital spending.
A cursory look at the company's recent financial performance would seem to suggest that not much has fundamentally changed. It is still unable to bring in enough cash to cover its spending, with 2013 capital expenditures coming in at $24.6 billion, compared with just $21.1 billion in post-tax operating cash flow.
But this trend is set to reverse this year, with the company expected to generate enough cash flow to cover its expenses for the year and with plenty left over for dividends. Let's take a closer look at the main factors that will allow BP to finally return to material growth in operating cash flow and return more cash to shareholders.
Major 2014 project start-ups
The first big reason is the start-up of six major projects this year, including BP-operated Na Kika Phase 3 in the Gulf of Mexico and Kinnoull in the U.K. North Sea, Total-operated CLOV offshore Angola, and Husky Energy-operated Sunrise Phase 1 in Canada's oil sands, as well as two other projects -- Mars B in the Gulf of Mexico and Chirag in Azerbaijan -- that have already started producing oil.
Crucially, all six of these are high-margin oil projects and will provide a big boost to production and cash flows, assuming a $100 Brent price. For instance, production from Mars B -- a deepwater oilfield operated by Royal DutchShell with a 71.5% stake, alongside BP, which holds the remaining 28.5% stake -- is expected to reach a peak of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or boe/d, up from 60,000 boe/d last year. The field is currently being developed using Shell's Olympus tension-leg platform.
Whiting refinery and working capital reversal
In addition to these projects, the start-up of BP's upgraded Whiting refinery in Indiana will also provide a substantial boost to cash flow. After completing significant upgrades at the facility last year, including the reconfiguration of its 250,000-barrel-per-day crude unit and the addition of a new gas oil hydrotreater, BP brought the 413,000-barrel-per-day refinery on stream in December.
As a result of the upgrades, the plant can now process heavy, sour crude for up to 80% of its crude feedstock slate, up from 20% before the modernization initiatives were completed. Given the stronger margins from using discounted heavy crude as a feedstock, BP expects the plant to generate at least $1 billion in operating cash flow this year.
Lastly, 2014 cash flow will also get a big boost from the reversal of working capital build, which was around $5 billion last year. This large build of working capital -- defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities -- was one of the main factors negatively affecting the company's underlying cash flows last year.
The reason for this is that an increase in working capital is treated as an outflow of cash, since cash tied up in working capital can't be used for other purposes and doesn't generate returns. But with less cash to be tied up in working capital as the year progresses, BP expects to reduce last year's working capital build of $5 billion by about two-thirds.
The bottom line
BP's likely return to material growth in operating cash flow this year is a hugely positive development, because it will allow the company to sustain its hefty dividend, which it raised by 5.6% in October. This year, BP expects to generate $30 billion to $31 billion in operating cash flow with capital expenditures of $24 billion to $25 billion -- a trend it expects to continue for the foreseeable future.
Furthermore, the company plans to sell another $10 billion of assets through 2015, with much of the proceeds going toward returning cash to shareholders, mainly through share buybacks. Last year, the company returned nearly $11 billion in cash to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.
Still, despite these positive developments, the uncertainty regarding the outcome of the ongoing litigation related to the 2010 oil spill will continue to weigh on BP's share price. If the company is deemed grossly negligent for its role in the disaster, it could add tens of billions to its final bill, placing added stress on its cash reserves and likely forcing it sell more assets.
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Do you feel bad for shouting at your partner for no good reason? Are you feeling miserable for speaking to him or her in a loud tone? Do you realise that fight wasn’t worth it? If the answer is yes, and now you are left wondering how to make up for that rude behaviour, there’s nothing much you have to do.
First, and foremost it is important for you to learn to control your emotions. While your partner must not say it ever, but picking up unnecessary fights or being rude towards each other does make one feel bad, at times.
So, the next time you have those mood swings or are if you are just under PMS effect, it is important to inform your partner, and apologise right after you realise it.
In case, you were looking for ways to apologise for your uncalled-for behaviour this morning, here are a few tips that will help.
A simple sorry works like magic
Accepting your mistake and feeling bad about it is the best thing to do. If you have realised your fault, it’s always a good idea to keep your ego aside for the sake of your relationship and say sorry to your partner. However, make sure that you don’t repeat it every time, because if you do the magical word will definitely lose its essence, and it will feel more like a formality rather than a genuine expression of regret
Mind your actions
In case, you are too shy to say sorry or if you think that a sorry is just not enough, be mindful of your actions in future. Make it a rule of thumb to not repeat the same things you have done before no matter how angry or frustrated you are. By doing this, you are not only realising your mistake but also expressing that you know you had done something wrong. This will bring the two of you a little bit closer.
Express your feelings
If your behaviour is bothering you so much, think how much it would have bothered your partner. So, open up and express yourself. Explain in detail what made you behave that way or what is that thing that is stressing you up. Take the charge of speaking up and kill the awkwardness, if any. This will help bring transparency to the relationship and will also help let your partner know that it was all unintentional. | <urn:uuid:73fca07c-6e48-4673-b02d-8cbfc1b18808> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sgwrite.com/struggling-with-your-business-969 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.967675 | 473 | 1.570313 | 2 |
The Ministry of Health in Malaysia has issued further guidance on the requirement for all registered pharmaceutical products to be labeled with a Meditag, a hologram security device. The Meditag was initiated by the government in an effort to combat the flood of unregistered imitation drugs and health products. All products registered with the Malaysia Drug Control Authority, including traditional medicine and health supplements are required to bear the Meditag. Cosmetics and OTC external care products such as antibacterial, oral care, or anti-acne products are currently exempt from this requirement.
Anyone who fails to abide by this law will be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both. First-time offenders will be fined up to RM25,000 (US$6,632) and/or jailed for up to 3 years. Second-time or subsequent offenders will be fined up to RM25,000 (US$6,632) and/or jailed for up to 5 years. Any corporate entity failing to abide by this law will be charged a fine of RM50,000 (US$13,264) for first-time offenders or RM100,000 (US$26,529) for second-time or subsequent offenders.
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Research & Commentary: Carbon Tax Proposal Is a Bad Idea for Utah
Tax Would Start At $15 Per Ton, Cap At $100 Per Ton
A proposal under consideration in Utah would establish a carbon-dioxide tax on fossil fuels, which are defined as “a petroleum product, motor fuel, special fuel, aviation fuel, natural gas, petroleum, coal, or any form of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel derived from these products, including still gas, propane, and petroleum residuals.”
The purpose of the carbon tax is to decrease carbon-dioxide emissions by levying a tax based on the amount of emissions produced. The tax would begin at $10 per ton in 2020, increasing by 3.5 percent each year until it reaches $100 per ton. The proposal would also impose an 8.89-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax in 2020, which would increase by 3.5 percent each year until it reaches 88.9 cents per gallon. Diesel fuel would be taxed at 10.6 cents per gallon in 2020, and would increase by 3.5 percent each year until it reaches $1.02 per gallon. Jet fuel would be taxed at 9.57 cents per gallon in 2020, and like the gasoline and diesel taxes, increase by 3.5 percent each year, until it reaches 95.7 cents per gallon. Natural gas would be taxed at 53.12 cents per 1,000 cubic feet in 2020, increasing by 3.5 percent each year until reaching $5.31 per 1,000 cubic feet.
A Fiscal Note prepared for the program estimates the carbon tax could cost Utah taxpayers $980 million in just its first two years on the books. [A substitute version of the bill reduced these cost to taxpayers to $949.4 million in the first two years of the tax.] Unlike many other carbon tax bills proposed in other states, there is no provision to return any collected tax revenue to low-income families or businesses in the form of a direct rebate or dividend.
These rebates and dividends are important because carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found a $28 per ton carbon tax would result in energy costs being 250 percent higher for the poorest one-fifth of households than the richest one-fifth of households.
CBO reports the reason for cost discrepancy is “a carbon tax would increase the prices of fossil fuels in direct proportion to their carbon content. Higher fuel prices, in turn, would raise production costs and ultimately drive up prices for goods and services throughout the economy … Low-income households spend a larger share of their income on goods and services whose prices would increase the most, such as electricity and transportation.”
Another problem with a carbon-dioxide tax is any environmental benefits that it might produce would be effectively meaningless without concomitant legislation enacted throughout the rest of the globe. A country-wide carbon tax that completely reduces U.S. emissions to zero by 2050 would only avert global temperature by just 0.2 degrees Celsius by 2100. A state-based carbon tax would have even less impact on global temperature.
It is likely for these reasons the U.S. public finds the idea of a carbon tax so unpopular. An October 2017 poll of 1,038 adults conducted by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research for the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago revealed 68 percent of respondents said they were unwilling to pay an extra $20 month on their electric bills to combat climate change, although this amount is “roughly equivalent to what the federal government estimates the damages from climate change would be on each household.” Further, almost half the respondents, 42 percent, said they would be unwilling to pay even one extra dollar.
At 8.72 cents per kilowatt hour, Utah currently has the 10th-lowest retail electricity prices in the United States, well below the national average, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Also, a 2017 WalletHub study found at $273 per month, Utahans face total energy costs just below the national average, and the Tax Foundation ranks Utah’s tax climate the country’s eighth-best. A carbon-dioxide tax would do nothing to help these rankings, and would make everything more expensive for working families in Utah, leaving them less to spend and save – all without any guaranteed environmental benefits.
The following documents provide more information on carbon taxes.
The Deeply Flawed Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax
In this paper published by the American Enterprise Institute, Benjamin Zycher says the “conservative” Climate Leadership Council’s (CLC) much-hyped carbon-tax proposal is “naïve” and “virtually all of the … assertions in support of its proposal are incorrect or implausible.” The CLC’s plan is “poor conceptually and deeply unserious,” wrote Zycher.
The Case Against a U.S. Carbon Tax
In this paper from the Cato Institute, Robert P. Murphy, Patrick J. Michaels, and Paul C. Knappenberger examine carbon-dioxide tax programs in place in Australia and British Columbia and consider whether similar programs would be successful in the United States. They conclude, “In theory and in practice, economic analysis shows that the case for a U.S. carbon tax is weaker than its most vocal supporters have led the public to believe.”
Economic Outcomes of a U.S. Carbon Tax
This report from the National Association of Manufacturers evaluates the potential impacts carbon taxes whose revenues would be devoted to a combination of debt and tax rate reduction would have on the U.S. economy. The results consider the varied economic effects of fossil-fuel cost increases caused by carbon taxes, as well as the positive economic effects of the assumption that carbon tax revenues would be used to reduce government debt and federal taxes.
The Carbon Tax Shell Game
Oren Cass of the Manhattan Institute argues the carbon tax is a shell game. The range of designs, prices, rationales, and claimed benefits varies so widely that assessing the validity of most proposals is nearly impossible to accomplish. In this article for National Affairs, Cass says the effect of carbon-dioxide taxes on emissions has proven to be insubstantial, a fact he says is ignored by the tax’s proponents when promoting its purported benefits. Cass also says carbon-dioxide taxes’ negative fiscal effects are claimed to be offset by efficiency improvements and by promising the revenues will be spent to offset the costs, but he says the same revenues are often promised to different constituencies to accomplish completely different and largely incompatible goals.
Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues
This Heartland Institute booklet explores solutions to the top public policy issues facing the states in 2018 and beyond in the areas of budget and taxes, education, energy and environment, health care, and constitutional reform. The solutions identified are proven reform ideas that have garnered significant support among the states and with legislators.
Less Carbon, Higher Prices: How California’s Climate Policies Affect Lower-Income Residents
This study from Jonathan Lesser of the Manhattan Institute argues California’s clean power regulations, including the state’s renewable power mandate, is a regressive tax that harms impoverished Californians more than any other group.
Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions
The government is required to quantify the costs and benefits of regulations they propose. In the context of regulations pertaining to carbon-dioxide emissions, various agencies have been using differing estimates of the net social cost related to carbon dioxide. In response, an interagency working group (IWG) was created to establish a consistent and objective “social cost of carbon.” The range of estimates of the social cost of carbon produced by the IWG is too narrow and almost certainly biased upwards. Using better models and the most recently available evidence on climate sensitivity, this study from the Reason Foundation finds the range of the social cost of carbon should be revised downwards. The study states carbon-dioxide emissions may have a net beneficial effect on the environment.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Approximately 7 million people are living with HIV in South Africa today, and over 180,000 AIDS-related deaths occurred there in 2015. The prevalence rate of HIV in South Africa is 19.2 percent, making elimination of the disease a top priority for the country.
The South African government allocates one billion dollars annually to its HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs, which are the largest in the world. Already, 48 percent of those infected are on anti-viral medications, but the goal, apart from preventing the expansion of HIV in South Africa, is for everyone to receive proper treatment.
The South African government follows the World Health Organization’s policies for care and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The country believes that making HIV testing accessible is an effective means of prevention.
The South African antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program uses different strategies to help people seeking tests or treatments feel as comfortable as possible. The program delegates medical responsibilities not only to doctors and pharmacists but also to counselors and pharmacy technicians. For people who may be hesitant to seek public medical testing, in-home HIV tests are available at pharmacies.
September marked the beginning of the ARV medication expansion plan in South Africa. With the help of Right to Care, a non-profit that helps run clinics, ARVs will now be offered to all HIV-infected patients. Instead of receiving treatment based on their CD4 cell count, patients will be given ARVs as soon as they test positive for HIV.
ARVs suppress the disease, lower the chance of transmission and keep it from progressing into AIDS. People who test HIV-negative or have not yet been tested are being encouraged to retake the test once every year.
The goal of this project, known as 90-90-90 by 2020, is a fundamental step suggested by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). South Africa hopes to make 90 percent of people infected with HIV in the country aware of their status, treat 90 percent of HIV patients with ARVs and make the virus virtually undetectable in 90 percent of patients by 2020.
The strategy is working in accompaniment with other prevention methods, including increased sexual education for teens and young adults, availability of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV, voluntary male circumcision, which reduces female to male transmission, and availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication to at-high-risk individuals such as sex workers and vulnerable young women.
Although South Africa is deeply committed to ending HIV/AIDS, procuring funding is a struggle. The prevalence of HIV in South Africa makes the country one of the top consumers of ARVs in the world. Unfortunately, this appears to have made it easy prey for greedy pharmaceutical companies that require it to pay amounts well above what other lower-middle class countries pay for their ARVs.
To provide ARVs to everyone in need, the South African government will be increasing its annual budget for HIV/AIDS programs by $65 million. The U.N. hopes to contribute to the country’s success by providing an additional $8 million over the next five years.
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Population biology is the study of organism populations as a whole. This branch of biology includes many different facets of biology, including evolution, statistics and genetics. It is used to understand how the population works together, the health of the population and how it grows and develops.Continue Reading
Rather than studying individuals, population biology takes a look at the whole population, be it the population as a whole or the local population. Evolution and genetics are an important part of this because isolated populations evolve and change different from one another, even when starting from the same place. Studying a population can help show scientists how abundant food is and which traits are most helpful for survival. For example, if one birthing season results in a lot of new young, then the food is plentiful and the population is thriving.
Population biology also looks at group dynamics to understand the social structure of the population, where the population fits into the larger group of populations in the area, and how the geography affects the population. In addition, invasive species are of particular importance to this division of biology. Because population geography is such a wide-reaching branch, it covers all forms of life, including both animals and plants.Learn more about Biology | <urn:uuid:ebcd41af-8824-4487-992a-9c0e5976786d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.reference.com/science/definition-population-biology-85b464528ebf1ef6 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00066-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935302 | 241 | 3.65625 | 4 |
In many discussions with maintenance professionals, the topic of training usually comes up.
There are a number of managers who believe that the training process should begin and end with on-the-job training.
The following paragraphs may lend another side to the discussions.
Learning is defined as the acquisition of knowledge or skill, or knowledge or skill gained through education.
Knowledge or skill-based training gained before attempting something is usually better for the outcome of the procedure or task at hand.
Take learning to print or write as a child as an example.
Before the mechanics of writing could be learned, a child needed to understand the basics, like how to properly hold a pencil so small motor group muscles in the hands and fingers could perform the tasks necessary for the pencil to make the marks on the page.
This early skill set development took place in a classroom, not out in the real world with students writing term papers for class.
The classroom learning before the tasking is the basic starting point of all knowledge-based learning that we have been accustomed to for many years.
The health care industry, law enforcement and many other technical fields use the classroom technique for training before sending trainees out into the world to use the skills they were taught.
Imagine a physician with no classroom training, only training on the job.
As a patient, I would not be comfortable with doctors who followed that particular training regimen.
The classroom is also a comfortable environment to learn and develop the confidence necessary to understand the reasons we approach the procedures a certain way.
I think this is where the classroom training approach is far superior to the on-the-job approach.
Yes, But Why?
Technicians are always wondering and asking, "Why?"
Why do we have to remove dry, particulate soils before using the damp or wet mopping procedures; why do we have to perform floor scrubbing procedures before burnishing the floor finish; why is it not a good idea to shake the dust mop at the end of the halls?
They thirst for the knowledge of not only how to accomplish the tasks, but also why they need to follow a certain order.
The classroom gives the student the forum to ask these questions and the time to understand and appreciate the answers while working out the programs in their heads.
We can show the long-term effects of scheduling, tasking and soil assessments to help the trainees have the understanding to help in the building of maintenance programs.
And, when custodians have a vested interest in the programs they themselves helped develop, they will qualify the outcomes everyone is searching for.
Many trainers believe the proper way to approach skill-based training is a two-pronged approach with classroom training for the basic skills and some on-the-job training for the more detailed programs.
When these two training procedures are combined, it creates a powerful training component system incorporating several learning models.
Different people learn differently: Some are visual learners and can learn by seeing something happening and replicate the actions or procedures; others can hear a lecture and remember or perform simple to complex tasks after receiving the information.
Another group can listen, watch and take notes in their own words to place concepts in their minds in the order that makes sense to them.
The classroom training program can be used alone, but is better in conjunction with an on-the-job training program to better learn the skills.
Alone, on-the-job training is usually not enough; however, a combination of classroom and on-the-job training can be a powerful training program.
Dane Gregory is the commercial sales manager for Bridgewater Corporation, which owns Interlink Supply. He works with commercial cleaners to help them build their businesses by adding services without a lot of additional cost. He also helps them with technical aspects of cleaning carpet, tile and grout and stone surfaces. Gregory instructs classes for each floor surface as well as the Commercial Cleaning Initiative, which covers all these floor surfaces. He may be reached at [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:568ce55e-7633-4db8-9f31-88e74c5b89c1> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cmmonline.com/articles/print/training-talent-3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719273.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00065-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959067 | 828 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Managing Databases in a CI/CD pipeline is a nightmare. Migration scripts are better than making changes on running servers, but become hard to manage in complex modern pipelines. Truly solving the problems requires revision control for databases so that you can clone, branch and merge your database.
Devs have it pretty good these days.
With Git, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and the Public Cloud, you can have an idea in the shower, write some code after breakfast, commit to git and start collaborating with colleagues after lunch.
You can Docker up your app, Terraform some infra, create a CI/CD pipeline, and then test and have everything deployed to production by dinner.
By beer o’clock you’re sitting back and watching the hype buzz up the ranks on hacker news.
But then, after the glorious intro to this thus-far happy film, our protagonist wakes up screaming.
What horror haunts their dreams? What nightmare invades their peaceful bliss? What terror wrenches their face into a wretched scowl?
It’s The Data!
It’s the damn database.
Every application is perfect, beautiful, flawless, until you have real users and their stupid data. Then, the pain begins.
Then, when you want to push more amazing code to production, the database rears its ugly head, raises its iconic knife-fingered glove and sneers “Come to Freddy!”
As I was saying, managing Databases in a CI/CD pipeline is a nightmare.
Git, CI/CD and Cloud APIs have completely transformed the way software is made. The days of slow and deliberate software release with loads of manual work are gone, we now live in a world of continuous everything as code.
However, once an application is live, it has production data. Production data is important, especially to users, and needs to be preserved, you can’t just wipe it out when you release a new version of your software to production, and the new version of your software has schema changes and new data.
In the old days, when software changed such that the database schema also had to change, DBAs would immediately wait around for a few months, mostly hiding, until eventually, several entity–relationship diagrams later, they would simply take backups, modify the schema on the live server and hope for the best.
Since new software was deployed less often than Sylvester Stallone movies were released, and users were fine with a few hours, or even days, of downtime for each update, everything was fine. In those days “Agile” was a word you used to describe a Soviet gymnast, not a software development team.
But now, applications are developed continuously, different versions of the application need to run in test, dev and staging environments, each of which has different data and a different schema. This makes for a difficult set of challenges in the set up of each environment, and the reliable promotion of software from one environment to the next.
Moving data to production requires not only updating the databases schema with the latest changes, but also updating all existing data such that it is valid within the new schema.
Staging environments need copies of production data in order to test things properly. They also need all the new data and schema changes that are required to make the new version of the software work.
So now you’re moving data and schema changes back and forth, up and down the pipeline. But unlike with software source code, you do not have Git to clone, branch and merge your changes.
You need to do migrations. And migrations are flaky, slow, error prone, and frankly, terrifying. The only good thing about a migration is that you can store it in version control with your code.
Writing migrations as code become popular in the heyday of Ruby on Rails, they had “up” and “down” functions, which could either migrate the schema of the production database to the current version required by the software, or revert to the previous version.
Writing up and down migration functions for each schema and data change was a lot of work, but it seemed manageable, and everyone was happy enough so they got back to riding around on single gear bicycles and making fun of DBAs.
Later, clever devs working with enterprise teams at ThoughtWorks and other places, took a break from writing drab Java code and realized that “down” migrations never worked when you needed them, because new data could not be cleanly mapped back to an old schema without losing data. They stopped making them, creating “forward only” migrations, only making “up” migrations, and if/when they needed to revert, they would just make a new migration. Forward became the new back.
It’s a lot of work, and as applications become more data-centric and designers create design systems with all kinds of amazing reactive components for devs to use in their applications, each of these components has fields and each of these fields have data, and this data needs to be stored in a database, and this database needs to updated every time new components are added, modified, or used in new ways.
And so here we are. Stuff is complicated. And despite all the awesomeness of devops, design systems, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, despite all this automation, everyone is still terrified of the production database.
How we do we deal with all this?
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- Nearly two weeks of protests and strike actions from municipal sanitation workers in Greece has led to growing piles of trash in cities around the country, as reported by Reuters. In addition to marching, sanitation workers have also been blocking the entrances to garages and landfills in an effort to prevent other collection crews from doing their jobs.
- Union leaders are calling for the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to follow through on previous promises for long-term jobs. They fear that a recent court order banning extensions on short-term contracts could put thousands of employees in jeopardy. While Tsipras' government has offered to give these employees first preference in contract renewals, and met with union leaders earlier this week, no deal has been reached.
- The Greek government is now considering ways to move forward if the strikes continues, such as attempting to force the employees back to work or calling in the national army to do collections, according to the Greek Reporter. This week, emergency municipal crews have been sent out to spray down piles of decomposing trash and also make collections.
As Greece enters a summer heat wave, with temperatures regularly topping 100 degrees, government officials are becoming more concerned about public health. Residents have been asked to keep additional waste inside to reduce opportunities for rodents, insects and the spread of disease. Though for many, the smells coming from outside are already bad enough. Greek officials have also raised concerns about how the strike could affect tourism.
This follows other recent garbage crises in Paris and Beirut that drew international attention. The issue in Paris also revolved around a labor dispute over a policy that union officials believed would make it easier to terminate workers. Unemployment rates in France at the time were more than 10% and have since dropped slightly. Due to ongoing financial issues, the unemployment rate in Greece is currently more than 20%. The root issue in Lebanon had more to do with the operation of the government itself than specific labor disputes, leading to a longer-lasting and more complex situation. Sanitation operations are now back on track in the country and designers have reportedly become more interested in using recycled material as a result.
A potential strike was threatened at the Sims Municipal Recycling facility in New York earlier this year before an agreement was reached, but otherwise talk of such action has been rare in the U.S. recently. Aside from the occasional snow storm or service disruption, residents are used to seeing their waste get whisked away with minimal issues. Images like the ones coming from Greece are a stark reminder of how quickly that waste can present a sanitation issue and how deadly it used to be before cities learned proper management techniques. | <urn:uuid:c841181b-9aac-403a-b503-94570fecbc16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wastedive.com/news/garbage-piles-up-in-greece-as-sanitation-worker-strike-continues/446153/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967941 | 540 | 2.375 | 2 |
Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
1[mass noun] Activities taxing the mind; mental work.
- ‘Their quick and decisive headwork prevented fuel from going down the Prowler's port intake and starting a fire.’
- ‘Good headwork and crew coordination saved a situation that easily could have turned disastrous within a second or two.’
- ‘His headwork and CRM were good, but something was missing; that something missing was with me.’
- ‘This recovery was the result of good headwork and great across-the-board CRM, and could easily stand on its own merits as an example of any of the seven critical CRM skills.’
- ‘We have all talked this event through many times since that day, and we all agreed that, despite the poor headwork, we had managed to escape real trouble only because we were at the peak of our flying game.’
- ‘For once, we used good headwork by climbing off the route and squawking emergency when it was obvious we no longer could continue on the route.’
- ‘And we certainly should have used better headwork.’
- ‘I did a little headwork, some guestimating, and soon I had a rough idea of where he was.’
- ‘However, NATOPS and good headwork prevailed, and we looked for the nearest paved field.’
- ‘I am worried about his headwork, but I have prepared for it, and will keep my head down.’
- ‘As I slowly but surely began to rebuild my airmanship skills, my headwork deteriorated.’
- ‘When something unusual occurs, you always can fall back on CRM, solid headwork, and good airmanship.’
- ‘Add to the instrument-scanning task all the headwork you're doing to understand what the instruments are indicating.’
- ‘That one mistake, and subsequent bad headwork, had almost cost the Navy a $35-million aircraft and me, my life.’
- ‘We just handle emergencies using NATOPS and sound aircraft knowledge, tempered with situational awareness and headwork.’
2headworksApparatus for controlling the flow of water in a river or canal.
- ‘The headworks (water, power and sewerage mains) already go to the edge of the proposed new Larapinta development.’
- ‘There is a pleasant walk of about a kilometre alongside the race as far as its headworks, where a weir on a mountain stream intercepts the water.’
- ‘With a rise in the water level of the Sutlej after the release of water from the Ropar headworks, panic has gripped villagers living along the Dhussi bundh.’
- ‘However, the native title holders will get development approval for half of the land to be opened up, no less than 30 blocks; get to choose the half; have the right to develop first and don't get charged for the upgrading of the headworks.’
- ‘Major projects in the planning stages, with tenders to go out shortly, include: Desert Knowledge Centre headworks - $2.2m.’
- ‘The association has threatened that if the case was not withdrawn, canal water supply would be stopped by junior engineers from various headworks in the state.’
- ‘This coupled with the already plunging water table in Punjab should awaken to bitter reality those who reckon only with misleading data gathered from headworks during the floods.’
- ‘Present Queensland legislation contains fairly specific provisions enabling local authorities to require contributions from development applicants in respect of water and sewerage headworks.’
- ‘Villagers of Nurpur Bet, Bagge Kalam, Bagge Khurd and Bonkar Shole said they could not sleep last night after they heard that water was being released from the Ropar headworks.’
- ‘Some pockets of the area started getting water only three or four years ago after a headworks was created near Valluvar Kottam.’
- ‘The latest grant will be for the start to finish line, headworks for permanent power and water, and turn-off from the Stuart Highway.’
- ‘While in Baghdad, [they] made a pyramid of the skulls of Baghdad's scholars, religious leaders, and poets, and… deliberately destroyed what remained of Iraq's canal headworks.’
We take a look at several popular, though confusing, punctuation marks.
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, discover surprising and intriguing language facts from around the globe.
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Microsoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates was America’s fifth-most admired man in 2010, according to a Gallup poll released today.
Gates, who spends the majority of his time as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, received 2 percent of total mentions in Gallop’s December survey of about 1,000 U.S. adults. He trailed Barack Obama (22 percent), George W. Bush (5 percent), Bill Clinton (4 percent) and Nelson Mandela (2 percent).
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Last year, Nancy Curtatone, wife of Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and mother of four, attended a house party hosted by fellow Somerville mom, Randi Smith Soltysiak. Although the
event had the appearance of a typical house party – food, drinks, friends, and neighbors – it actually was part of a serious and growing movement led by Mothers Out Front, a new organization with the mission of transitioning our society away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Mothers Out Front is a dedicated group of mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers who are engaging elected officials, business leaders, and the public through a variety of activities, including rallies at the state house, neighborhood events, and house parties.
The group wants Massachusetts to be the first state to commit to meeting its new energy needs through conservation, efficiency, and renewables, and they believe mothers can lead the way, beginning with their own homes. They’ve teamed up with Mass Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy) a local non-profit organization and renewable energy supplier. The two organizations are working together to encourage families to make the switch to clean, renewable, and local sources of electricity through Mass Energy’s renewable energy programs. Mass Energy has been serving parts of the state with renewable energy options since 2002, and has 4,000 members in Massachusetts alone. Since Mothers Out Front launched their campaign in February, they’ve successfully convinced hundreds more to make the switch to green power, including Nancy Curtatone.
When asked to comment on her family’s decision to make the switch, Curtatone remarked, “As residents, we are committed to ensuring our city remains a safe and healthy community for our kids, but with four young boys it can be challenging to find new and interesting ways to keep our emissions low. After attending a Mothers Out Front house party, I was inspired to make this change within our home, not only because of the environmental benefits, but also taking this opportunity to teach our children the importance of making choices that can change the future for the better.”
Through Mass Energy, anyone in NSTAR, National Grid, and very soon, Western Massachusetts Electric territory to choose renewable energy instead of fossil fueled electricity. Both of Mass Energy’s green power options — New England GreenStart and New England Wind, which differ in price and renewable energy sources— match a household’s electricity usage with electricity produced by renewable energy projects in Massachusetts and other parts of New England. With the support of members like Curtatone, Mass Energy pro-actively seeks out and provides funding for local community-scale renewable energy projects, such as a brand new wind turbine at the Water & Sewer Treatment in Lynn, an anaerobic digester in Rutland, and several others.
The Curtatone family’s decision to switch to green power reflects many of the policy decisions Mayor Curtatone has made for the City of Somerville since he took office in 2003.
“As Mayor of the City of Somerville, I have worked to expand Somerville’s commitment to clean, efficient energy and initiated Somerville’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050. As a citizen and a consumer, making my home energy efficient and reducing our family’s carbon footprint is just as important. I am proud to partner with Mothers Out Front and Mass Energy and to take this important step for the health of my family and my home, and the future of our great city,” said Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor of Somerville.
Vanessa Rule, a longtime resident of Somerville and Organizing Director of Mothers Out Front, is excited by the example Somerville has set.
“As a 23-year-long resident of Somerville, I am thrilled to see our city taking the lead on choosing clean renewable energy through Mothers Out Front and Mass Energy to protect our children’s future in the face of climate change! Somerville can be a model climate-friendly city for Massachusetts and the rest of the country as residents, businesses, and the public sector make the switch away from dirty fossil-fuels,” said Rule.
Rule and other organizers from Mothers Out Front met in June with Governor Deval Patrick, who has made Massachusetts a national leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy. According to Rule and her co-organizers, the Governor was impressed to hear that members are choosing (and asking others to choose) clean, renewable energy in their own lives, just as they’re asking him to make this choice for the Commonwealth.
Now the group is focused on showing the governor a powerful display of public support that will allow him to make this commitment. As more people make the switch to clean electricity through Mass Energy, the demand for it grows, sending a strong message to the Governor that Massachusetts can be the first state in the country that builds only clean and renewable energy infrastructure. Making this commitment would be a historic step that could inspire other states to do the same, in turn giving the U.S. a chance to lead the world to a safer climate, and a safer climate is what Mothers Out Front and Mass Energy want most.
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Managing Problem Behavior in the Classroom
CLASS SESSION: Thursday, August 21, 2014-Friday, December 05, 2014
Course Delivery Type: Web: A Web course is taught using one or more web delivery platforms such as Blackboard, Streaming Video, Adobe Connect etc.
Students must have access to a high-speed Internet connection. More information will be provided by the instructor in the course syllabus.
(100% asynchronous - if course has any online or face-to-face meetings, live attendance will not be required. For any such sessions, there will be alternative ways to view or obtain the material covered).
Credit: 3 semester hours of undergraduate/graduate credit
Instructor: Mitchell Yell
Bulletin Course Description: The development of a workable approach to classroom management through an examination of a research-based synthesis of current knowledge in classroom and behavior management.
Information is accurate as of
January 24, 2017, 12:06 pm
(Subject to change)
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Today we have to discuss about a thank you letter which is send after a job interview if you going to take any interview then you know what is thank you letter and what is it important in the field of job. thank you letter is a we letter in which we have to to thank a person who is conducted interview in a particular company we have to think that person and said that thank you you are coming for interview.
Many people said that with thank you letter it is an unnecessary exercise they believe that it is a counter-productive and some of them think that it is a excellent way to thank a person. if he was selected or rejected because it increases confident of a person in which a particular person can do more from now.
Set timer for competition so in this competitive world sending a thank you letter after a job interview it makes some sens because today we will live in a wonderful world. there are a lot of facilities like email sending messages etc so sending a thank you letter after job interview is very easy and fast as comparison to sending a thank you letter via post.
Advantages of thank you letter send after a job interview
There are a lot of major advantages of a thank you letter which send after job interview nowadays there are a very fast facility email in which we can send a thank you letter and this is going very fast trending nowadays. so we all have Smartphone and we all have use Gmail so we have connect our gmail with all job interviews and all important document so all the important messages are directly sent to our Gmail.
so we use smartphone and we have to send a good thank you letter within a few minute by using a Gmail if you have not our facility of smartphone and you can go a Cyber Cafe or somewhere else where internet connection is available. so you can send a thank you letter from there nowadays millions of people use Gmail and millions of people go for a job interview Delhi so return a particular thank you letter is very hard working process so written at thank you later on Gmail is a good way and a good habit to thank a person he or she is coming for a job interview.
Sending a thank you letter is a clear indication that the process is going excellent your interview is doing excellent and the letter conveys your appreciation for a time and efforts of the interviewer person. thank you latter is also clear indication of job rejection or job and this is also a indirect way to say a people dead you are not selected for a job in that way the interviewor person don’t think bad.
Disadvantages of thank you letter sending after a job interview
Disadvantage of sending us thank you letter after a job interview it may sometimes create a major drawback specially there are very several applicant for the same job so walk and interview is very common usually eyespot decisions. whether or not to hire a job at taken during a walk in interviews so in such cases thank you later is not helping much expected so it maybe e-emphasys employee death justice missed your application.
But there are many other disadvantages of thank you letter which is standing after a job interview in any company and employee would not entertain any correspondence for a job seeker interview in such cases. you are not able to break of the No correspondence clause and could not lose their opportunities that was almost yours so in that way the thank you letter creating a misconstraint or we can see that thank you letter are not working in that case.
Thank you letter creating a big issue like D motivate a person this will impact a bad impression on job interviewer he or she will be demotivatedor the thing they are not able to get any job so this is a big issue that at thank you later can creating bad impact on the person.
What we have to do for sending a thankyou letter
There are some important point that we have to observe while before sending thank you letter to interviewer there are some important points that we have to know about a thank you letter let’s see what that all important point.
- Before sending a thank you letter to identify your bi have to you know the name and address of that person and also a contact information we have to to get a proper detail of a interviewer person.
- Sometimes due to a wrong information thank you letter is send to a wrong person so we have to make sure that the thank you later goes to a right person.
- Thank you letter after job interview is very necessary because this is a surety of a job clear ration or job rejection so make sure the thank you letter is send to a person.
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There were no curtains hung in the Scandinavian homes in order to show that their residents, especially women, had nothing to hide; that they lived honestly and devoutly. But what about the residents of contemporary homes, hiding behind the heavily curtained windows? Are the curtains hiding only their sins and minor misdeeds? Or are they hiding dreams as well, allowing the residents to break the bonds of propriety, to, if only temporarily, forget about social expectations? The Austrian playwright Werner Schwab mercilessly opens these curtains. He allows us to look into the deeply hidden desires of his presidents, the pillars of the middle class community, who, in spite of being burdened with everyday concerns, are still dreaming of love. And only behind the curtains they can safely fantasise.
Teatr Nowy in Poznań invites for spectacles with subtitles in English
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As emerging technologies continue to transform the world, cybersecurity is becoming more and more central to the engineering profession. Cyberattacks pose an ever-present threat to governments, businesses, and individuals, and it is incumbent on engineers to design and maintain secure digital infrastructure.
At OSPE’s 2022 Engineering Conference, Changiz Sadr (P.Eng., FEC, CISSP) will lead a presentation on engineering and cybersecurity, using real-world case studies of cyberattacks on smart grids, transportation systems, and other critical infrastructure. He will share statistical data about these attacks and their impacts, identify the shortcomings that made them possible, and present engineering solutions to these incidents. Sadr’s presentation (Engineering and Cybersecurity) offers compelling real-world examples of cybercrime and identifies how engineers can build a safer digital world.
About the Speaker
Changiz Sadr (P.Eng., FEC, CISSP) is a telecommunications engineer who worked in communications infrastructure and cybersecurity for many years. Since his retirement, Sadr has been a speaker and panelist at numerous engineering and cybersecurity events and served on numerous boards (including the Advisory Board of Space Place Canada, the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board, and the Board of Engineers Canada). He has been recognized with numerous awards, including Most Dedicated Communications Engineering Consultant in Ontario from Corporate Vision Magazine (2019).
About the Conference
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Professor Peter Bruce
Champion: Energy Storage
Peter Bruce works in the fields of solid state chemistry and electrochemistry, with a particular emphasis on energy storage. His research involves the investigation of ionically conducting solids and intercalation compounds. By understanding the properties of such materials, he is able to examine their application in devices such as fuel cells and rechargeable lithium batteries.
His pioneering work has provided many advances. For example, Peter discovered that crystalline polymer electrolytes actually are better conductors than amorphous ones. He used solid state chemical principles to develop a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that has since revolutionised the electronics industry. He also developed lithium–air batteries that have found uses in electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
Peter’s outstanding research has been recognised with a number of prestigious awards and fellowships. He received the Tilden Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2008, the Carl Wagner Award of the Electrochemical Society in 2011 and the 2012 AkzoNobel UK Science Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Peter is among the The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds as a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher. | <urn:uuid:e5249b8c-6dcd-40d2-8a35-f553fa84a791> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.royce.ac.uk/about-royce/people/professor-peter-bruce/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.932709 | 239 | 2.25 | 2 |
While parts of PC programs run on the Mac, such programs are not considered by users to be “Mac-like.” So, what is this elusive quality that makes a program “Mac-like”?
A Macintosh, to its user, is more than just another computer platform. When technically-oriented people look at a program, they tend to look at the functionality of that program—what it does and how it does it. When typical Mac users look at a program, they look at the program’s interface—what the program shows of itself to the outside world. Along with all their expectations, they bring to the program all the experiences that they have already had with any Mac program. In general, Mac users feel that they are in control of their computer, rather than the reverse being true. This feeling is due to the three attributes of a “good” Mac program:
- · responsiveness
- · permissiveness
- · consistency
A responsive program quickly follows the user’s actions with the direct results of that action. Indeed, you might consider this attribute to be the foundation of a Mac application. What I mean is that Mac programs generally execute in an endless loop that looks for user-initiated events to occur. Once the event is detected, it is handled. Handling the event means doing whatever it is that the event requires to be done. It is the total opposite of the fascist programs that I used to write before the Mac came along. Oh sure, there would be the odd “get input” line. But I decided when that would occur, and the user had better be ready to respond! My programs executed top-down, one line at a time, the way I wrote them; that was that.
However, a Mac program turns this concept upside down. The program’s main loop is an event handler mechanism that branches to the subroutines, which do all the work, and then comes back and waits for another user event. Of course, all sorts of initializations must occur before the main loop can work, but you get the idea. This difference explains why so many MS-DOS programmers could never make it on the Mac side. They had to rethink their entire concept of programming. (Windows eventually made them change, but they went kicking and screaming.) So, responsiveness is more than just some lofty idea; it is the very core of the Mac experience and most Mac programming.
Permissiveness follows up on the user-centered approach to computing. It means that the application will allow the user to do anything that is reasonable. The user decides what to do next, not the system or program.
The simple way to encourage permissiveness is to avoid modes. A mode is some part of the program that restricts the user’s options and must be entered and exited. Modes are generally confusing to the user, especially when the user is in the wrong one. However, some modes may be acceptable. A short-term “spring-loaded” mode (when the user does something to keep the mode active) may be all right. Alert modes that make the user rectify some situation may be necessary but should be kept to a minimum. A mode may be acceptable if it changes the attributes—not the behavior—of something.
Let’s consider one example of mode-less operation. Suppose you’re developing a word processing program that includes an automatic spell-checker. At some point, the user makes a spelling error. The modal response to this would be to throw up an alert box of some sort when the error is detected and to force the user to correct the mistake before proceeding. The non-modal way might consist of alerting the user to the error (perhaps by bolding the text) but allowing the processing to continue. This non-modal way gives the user—not the program—the choice of when to correct the error. Permissiveness reinforces the user’s control of the computing experience.
Consistency means that, in certain respects, most Mac programs are alike. For example, Mac users expect the File menu to be the menu at the far left, followed by the Edit menu just to the right. They are used to this convention because of their experiences with other Mac programs. Smart designers know to play off of the skills that people bring with them, rather than force them to learn new conventions just to use the program. Really smart designers capitalize on these learned responses to make their program interfaces seem natural to the user.
One last thing to consider is that Mac programs should be as country- and hardware-independent as possible. Words that the user sees should be stored in changeable resources, not hardcoded into the program. Accessing hardware directly from the program—rather than calling the system routine (“manager”) to deal with it—is guaranteed to cause the program to fail when next year’s Mac shows up. I use a 15-year-old word processing program on my G3 Mac that works as well as it did on my Mac Plus. It did everything the right way because it avoided machine dependencies. I’m sure that it would be easy to “localize” (that is, translate the program into non-English operation), too. The same code has migrated with me by following these simple concepts. Your code can be this enduring, too. It just takes thought and planning to avoid the bad habits that we’ve picked up along the way.
Larry Loeb has 20 years of computer journalism experience. He was Consulting Editor at the late, lamented BYTE magazine, he launched WebWeek, he ran the online Macintosh section of BIX (the BYTE Information eXchange), and he wrote numerous articles for many major computer magazines. Recently, he also wrote a book on Secure Electronic Transactions, the protocol endorsed by MasterCard and Visa that allows merchants, cardholders, and banks to work together over the Internet. For banter, tips, and general screaming, send Larry an e-mail .The authors and editors have taken care in preparation of the content contained herein, but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for any damages. Always have a verified backup before making any changes. | <urn:uuid:e3062ded-c36c-4549-8724-5f6909da235d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.techrepublic.com/article/mac-boot-camp-part-1-whats-a-mac-program-like/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00147-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955646 | 1,302 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Reports that Revive and Restore is funding an effort to bring back the extinct passenger pigeon -- and other species -- brings to mind Stephen King's 1983 horror novel "Pet Sematary," in which a cat and a boy are brought back to life after being buried in a Native American burial ground. They're indeed back in the land of the living, but they're not quite right.
Or perhaps "Jurassic Park," though re-creating dinosaurs wouldn't be possible even with today's advanced genomic technologies.
Because a full DNA profile of the extinct pigeon doesn't exist, the passenger pigeon genome would be mixed with DNA from the band-tailed pigeon to re-create the passenger pigeon, a species that once numbered in the billions until becoming extinct in the early 20th century. Without the full genome, though, those who argue against "de-extinction" say it would be a new bird and not the passenger pigeon of old.
Those against de-extinction also say efforts to conserve habitat and endangered species are more important, considering the earth to be in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, primarily caused by humans and climate change.
One of the biggest challenges of reviving an extinct animal -- even a close facsimile -- is where to put it. Is there a habitat that will support a new passenger pigeon? What about a re-created wooly mammoth -- also on the list of candidates for de-extinction -- now that its former habitat of grassy steppes has become tundra. The chances are great, experts say, that de-extinct animals would quickly become extinct again.
Proponents counter that the genomic technologies they're developing can be used to help in the recovery of endangered species. That may be the best argument for the pursuit of de-extinction, but only if the two camps can find a way to work together and if de-extinction isn't seen as just an end in itself.
And if the de-extinction movement helps bring more attention to the possibility we truly are experiencing another mass extinction -- one that could ultimately threaten man's future -- so much the better. | <urn:uuid:4069c16d-5acb-4aef-8523-b0fe8a2d28ed> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.timescall.com/opinion/editorial/ci_23642584/newstip | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00263-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959728 | 435 | 3.390625 | 3 |
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Biologic sampling of employee's hair, blood, and urine, and air measurements of copper (7440508), tin (7439921), and lead (7440315) dusts in a plant manufacturing musical bells indicate that exposure to bronze dust is nontoxic. Discoloration of one employee's hair is due to interaction of lipids on the scalp and hair with the bronze dust and is only of cosmetic significance.
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Your whole life is a symptom of the thoughts that take place in your head.
This is a quote made popular by Australian tv manufacturer and also author Rhonda Byrne, who released her best-selling self-help book The Secret in 2006. The book took place to sell greater than 30 million duplicates, acquire a legion of celebrity fans consisting of Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith as well as Ellen DeGeneres, and create the bedrock of indication practices seen across the globe today How To Add Activity To Android Manifest.
Yet materializing, which is basically prepared your goals into presence, isn’t specifically a new phenomenon. Based on the Legislation of Destination, which was part of the New Idea movement and theorised by 19th century spiritualist Phineas Quimby, manifesting is everything about the belief that our ideas are energy.
The principle has its foundations in a number of thoughtful as well as spiritual practices, from Hermeticism and also Transcendentalism to Hinduism, and has actually been broadened on by a number of Twentieth Century philosophers such as Napolean Hillside (Believe and also Grow Rich, 1937) and also Louise Hay (You Can Recover Your Life, 1984). To put it simply, materializing goals to put the individual in the vehicle driver’s seat of their own life and makes them responsible for the positive and also unfavorable effects in their lives.
What Is manifesting?
In contrast to the belief that ‘seeing is believing’, materializing is all about believing in something in order to see it come your means. ‘Showing up is the ability to use the power of your mind to transform as well as develop the fact you experience,’ discusses self-development train Roxie Nafousi.
Nafousi began manifesting at the age of 27 after experiencing an addition to cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes for a number of years, and feeling an absence of self-respect and also function. Really feeling something ‘click’ in her mind after paying attention to a podcast on showing up, the mother-of-one has given that carved out a name for herself in the wellness market, as well as lately ended up being a Sunday Times bestselling author following the publication of her book Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life.
‘ [Materializing] is a practice that benefits actually every location of your life due to the fact that it encourages you to end up being the absolute best version of on your own that exists, personify the individual you most intend to end up being, as well as assist you to unlock the infinite capacity that you need to create the life of your desires,’ she proceeds.
What are the actions for manifesting?
The idea of starting on your manifesting journey may have you wishing to run for the hills, particularly if you’re not utilized to taking time out to sit with your ideas. As opposed to promptly investing a fortune on bullet journals, expensive looking really felt idea pens or panicking at the view of a yoga exercise floor covering, Nafousi says materializing begins with an individual acquiring quality on just how they really want their life to look, and also how they wish to feel in six months or a year from currently.
For some, this may be attained by creating a vision board you ‘d see in a meeting space full of key expressions, timelines and also images. For others, it might include visualization reflection.
1. Comprehend what you intend to manifest
‘ Be crystal clear concerning what it is that you would love to manifest and also be as detailed as feasible. If you want to manifest even more cash as an example, be specific – how much money, by when do you want to get this amount, how does it really feel to have this abundance of cash in your life, what would certainly you do with the money?
On a notepad, list just what it is that you want as well as think of how you would certainly feel if you reached your objectives. Let your feelings cut loose and write them all down.
2. Work with your way of thinking
Attempt to overcome your restricting ideas as well as guarantee your mindset is in alignment with your goals If you want something, yet deep down you don’t think you’re worthy of it, you will certainly press that goal additionally away.
3. Take wholehearted action in the direction of your goals.
Put in whatever function you can from your side to relocate you closer towards your objective, as well as leave the remainder to the universe.
The professionals suggest making actionable goals that are reasonable to fulfil and accomplish, whether it’s taking place a day-to-day stroll to eventually reach your 10km run goal, or connecting to prospective companies via email if you intend to alter occupations by the end of the year.
4. Method appreciation
Be grateful wherefore you currently have and also thankful for what other stunning blessings are to find.
Stuart Sandeman, creator of Breathpod and also host of BBC Radio 1’s Decompression Sessions says that appreciation ‘will help move your mind-set from “lack” to “wealth”, which means you’ll choose to focus your energy on everything you have instead of what you don’t’.
5. Raise your resonance
Some of the methods I recommend which assist to raise my resonance are yoga exercise, meditation, workout, a plant-based diet regimen, surrounding myself with positive and also motivating people, sleeping and waking very early with eight hrs of rest, paying attention to self-development podcasts, journaling and also exercising thankfulness.
Read ELLE UK’s list of the best podcasts for 2022 here.
6. Be open and also receptive
Power flows, where interest goes. Provide caring energy to whatever is in line with your objectives. Once you are in this state of circulation, you will certainly start to draw in even more of the right people and scenarios to help you meet your objectives. And also in the due training course of time, you will certainly find yourself going through doors you once prayed would open.
When as well as exactly how should you manifest?
From getting a Deliveroo to your door in under and hr, or picking the specific checkout at Sainsbury’s, we’re all guilty of desiring immediate gratification in today’s tech-driven globe. Yet, in much the same manner in which treatment and workout can not produce over night outcomes, materializing is a slow-burning method that needs devotion and perseverance.
Showing up benefits essentially every location of your life
To start off, Sandeman suggests those thinking about manifestation start their day with a specialized breathwork, visualisation as well as gratitude practice in the morning, as well as finish their day by producing a vision board to help enhance the procedure. You can have a look at Sandeman’s everyday breathwork manifestation techniques right here.
What are the most significant misconceptions and also concerns surrounding manifesting
Among the biggest troubles bordering showing up is individuals thinking that it’s a passive process ‘or that thinking of one’s dreams is enough’ to see modification, says Nafousi. For instance, by regularly informing deep space you desire a new cars and truck, you’re not unbelievely going to find a shiny Ferrari on your driveway without doing some useful work to attain that objective. ‘There is no replacement for hard work!’ she includes.
In contrast to popular belief, hopefulness alone isn’t going to bring about change either. While some studies have actually found those with a favorable attitude are most likely to accomplish their goals, Fatmata Kamara, a mental wellness registered nurse expert at Bupa UK says that success is affected by the behavior embraced from a positive attitude, as opposed to showing up alone. ‘Previous research study has actually also located the capability to visualise events prior to they happen can aid with choice making procedure, meaning the choice manufacturer has the ability to eliminate options which would certainly be much less effective,’ she states. | <urn:uuid:41f04137-98df-41b0-8210-2a14556b0488> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.act-one.org/how-to-add-activity-to-android-manifest/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.96507 | 1,684 | 1.664063 | 2 |
In our lifetimes, institutions like the International Criminal Court have fundamentally reshaped the sphere of international justice and accountability. Just a few decades ago, an international criminal indictment against a sitting head of state would have been much less likely or perhaps even inconceivable. Today, the President of Sudan is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The ICC traces much of its legacy back to the Nuremberg Trials, which held dozens of leaders of Nazi Germany accountable for their actions after World War II. Since then, temporary international tribunals have been created to respond to specific situations of mass atrocity and human rights abuses, such as in Rwanda or the former Yugoslavia. Some of these tribunals are still in place today, but they have been joined by the ICC, the world’s first permanent, global court with jurisdiction over crimes seen as so egregious they are deemed crimes against all people.
We asked four leading experts to weigh in on some of the most controversial issues facing international criminal justice, including its potential interference with state sovereignty and its capacity to really curb human rights abuses.
Is the social control of crime at the international level a new development?
Naomi Roht-Arriaza: War crimes trials go back at least to the 14th century. Even the principle that some crimes are so heinous and so difficult for any one state to try has a long and storied pedigree, going back to cases involving piracy and slave trading.
Two things are perhaps new… One is a commitment by states, at least in terms of discourse, to combat the impunity of powerful actors, whether they be heads of state, militia leaders, or generals. This is where national criminal law has had difficulty in many states. It is why international tribunals or prosecutions are sometimes necessary. The new salience of fighting impunity is a change driven by civil society—human rights groups, journalists, family members of victims, lawyers, women’s groups, religious organizations, and others.
The second is the convergence of international criminal law with international humanitarian law (the law of war) and international human rights law. The kinds of crimes that international criminal law is predominantly concerned with—genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, enforced disappearance, piracy, slavery, and the like—are also almost all violations of the law of war when committed during armed conflict. And, in addition to individual criminal responsibility, they are violations of human rights for which states are responsible if they commit, condone, or fail to protect against them.
Susanne Karstedt: Moving control of mass atrocity crimes to the international level has been a long process with numerous setbacks… The Nuremberg Trials after World War II became a landmark of international criminal justice. Notwithstanding its numerous flaws, [Nuremberg] has become a benchmark for later trials, like Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Cambodia. Regional initiatives and institutions [have also] had an undisputable impact, particularly in Europe and Latin America.
However, social control is comprised of more than formal institutions of criminal justice. It includes the reactions of communities towards crimes and offenders. Did social control in this sense move to the international level? Social control in the international sphere is highly dispersed among numerous institutions outside of the system of criminal justice, and [it is] based on regional and global power relations. A global civil society is emerging, with cosmopolitan actors and international NGOs actively working in the human rights regime and in crisis areas…Kathryn Sikkink: One of the great paradoxes of criminal law in the past was that if an ordinary criminal killed one person, there was a strong chance that he would be prosecuted and sent to prison, but if a state leader ordered the murder of thousands, he would virtually never be held accountable. Thus, the expansion of criminal law to include state officials addresses a glaring inequality in the criminal law system. However, the great bulk of such accountability is happening in domestic courts, not in the international tribunals. [So] the key issue is not the emergence of international criminal law by itself. Rather, the big issue is the emergence of an interrelated but decentralized system of accountability for core human rights violations that includes international, foreign, and domestic prosecutions and courts. Many of these domestic prosecutions primarily use domestic criminal law, not international criminal law. But international criminal law and international tribunals have played a key back-up or supporting role in the process, both by producing some important legal innovations that have facilitated domestic trials and by making it more difficult for former state officials to escape accountability by going into exile.
International law is sometimes seen as a direct contradiction to the carefully protected principle of state sovereignty, or the idea that states have control of their own affairs. How do you see this developing in the future?
Roht-Arriaza: Much of international law is, in fact, an embodiment of the principle of state sovereignty. States freely negotiate and choose to enter into treaties with other states. With some exceptions, they can choose not to comply with specific treaty provisions they disagree with, while still being part of the treaty. States, through their practice and behavior, create implicit rules that over time become accepted as customary international law—if states don’t like the emerging rule, they won’t be bound by it if they persistently object to it. There are a few exceptions: a handful of norms, such as a prohibition on genocide or crimes against humanity, are considered inherent to state-dom, and therefore cannot be changed via treaty or through persistent objection.So, it’s not international law in itself that creates a challenge to state sovereignty. The international human rights regime does have a normative component, deriving from the inherent dignity of the individual, which says that people have rights whether their government chooses to recognize those rights or not. While we may disagree around the edges about what those rights are and how they are enforced, at the core there is little disagreement.
Sikkink: States use their capacity as sovereign states to ratify human rights treaties that essentially “invite” other states and international organizations to intervene in issues that were previously considered internal affairs. This process is so far advanced that it begins to seem naïve for states to later complain that their sovereignty is being undermined. When I see states that have ratified multiple human rights treaties with detailed provisions for international supervision of human rights practices later complain about violations of sovereignty, I always think of the scene from the film Casablanca where the corrupt police inspector says that he is “shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on here” at the same time as he accepts the cash winnings for bets he has placed. In other words, states ratify treaties hoping to gain something, perhaps international legitimacy, and then later claim that they are “shocked” to find that the fine print of the treaty may actually be implemented.Karstedt: State sovereignty is indeed crucial to the success and proliferation of international criminal justice. Nonetheless, with the establishment of international criminal tribunals, the international community has taken bold steps toward restraining sovereignty. In particular, the principles of the responsibility to protect and to prosecute restrict sovereignty and are often seen as direct and imminent threats to it. For example, as the international crime of genocide justifies (military) intervention… any definition of a situation as genocide can be seen as an invitation to intervene directly into sovereign states.
Roht-Arriaza: It is also true that some states are more sovereign than others in practice: it is far easier to bring international criminal charges against a militia leader in the Congo than against Donald Rumsfeld. And international law can, and often is, used to enforce and expand the power of powerful states. This, it seems to me, is not a problem unique to international criminal law, but rather shows the limits of law itself when confronted with power.
The International Criminal Court is often hailed as the culmination of decades of work promoting international law and individual criminal accountability. Looking back on the ICC’s first 10 years, how do you assess its contributions and achievements?
Wenona Rymond-Richmond: Decades of work promoting international law and individual criminal accountability culminated in the establishment of the ICC… Contributions and achievements of the Court include a warrant [for the arrest of] Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir: Charges filed by former Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo against President Bashir include war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, rape, and mass murder as genocide. Of these charges, rape as genocide is the most groundbreaking. Prosecuting the crime of rape as genocide is unprecedented for the ICC and relies on two lesser-known ways of destroying a people, as stated in the Genocide Convention: “causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group” or “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.” Prosecuting President Bashir… will provide a legal precedence for the Court to pursue rape as a form of genocide in the future.
Additional contributions and achievements of the ICC include the conviction of Lubanga Dyilo [the first person convicted by the ICC, found guilty of conscripting child soldiers], the issuance of 22 warrants of arrest,
the overseeing of 16 cases in seven countries, and the investigation of 7 ongoing situations. Furthermore, the ICC has [created] an unprecedented series of rights for the victims to present their experience before the Court and established a trust fund to make financial reparations to victims. In this way, the ICC possesses an extraordinary opportunity to bridge the gap between retributive and restorative justice.Karstedt: Defining the International Criminal court as the “culmination” of decades of development of international criminal justice seems to raise expectations to a very high level. Indeed, the ICC presently suffers from exaggerated expectations. I would suggest seeing the ICC as part of a process of continuous proliferation of legal instruments and institutions that deal with mass atrocity crimes and human rights violations. In the course of this process, numerous local, regional, and international institutions have emerged. Rather than being the apex of this build-up, the ICC should be seen as part of it, connected in various ways to local and regional forms of justice and peacemaking. Whether justice will cascade down from the ICC… as a model or whether [the Court] will be invigorated and changed by local initiatives, we do not know yet.
Roht-Arriaza: The creation of the ICC was an enormous achievement, but it also created unrealistic expectations that the ICC—or any Court—could single-handedly do away with mass atrocity. There have been legitimate criticisms of the ICC: it is very slow, the Prosecutor has at times been willing to cut corners or has pursued too narrow a strategy…. The decision to focus on only African situations, while perhaps responding to… the constraints of the Rome Statute that limits who the ICC can investigate, has created frictions with African states. It has showed that the Achilles heel of the ICC, and of international justice in general, is the need to rely on state cooperation to actually detain suspects. Thus, when Sudan’s President Al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC, can still travel internationally and not be immediately arrested, the ICC’s long-term credibility is undermined, and, when the UN Security Council hears about the failure to cooperate and does nothing about it, the problem is compounded.
Sikkink: It is still very early… if we compare [the ICC] to other important regional human rights courts, like the European Court of Human Rights or the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, we see that [other courts] did relatively little in their first ten years. Both [of these] Courts have gone on to produce many landmark cases, but [not] in their first decades. The ICC has succeeded in setting itself up, surviving, and moving ahead with its tasks—far more than many predicted, given the initial harsh opposition from the United States. The initial prediction was that the United States would make sure the Court was never able to function properly. Instead, the United States, even during the Bush Administration, was obliged to change its position from active hostility to tacit acceptance.
Second, in order to evaluate the achievements of the Court, we don’t only want to assess what happens in The Hague, but the effectiveness of the whole “Rome Statute system.” The Rome Statute, which established the ICC, set forth the doctrine of complementarity, meaning that the ICC is a last resort when national courts have failed. …[O]ne important goal of the ICC is to work with states to modify their laws… and to develop their capacity to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in domestic courts. Thus, one underappreciated part of the work of the Court has been the degree to which it has spurred domestic legislative changes and prosecutions.
Some argue that international trials deter future human rights abuses. Do they? What are some other important effects of such trials?
Karstedt: As a criminologist, I am rather skeptical of criminal justice being a deterrent in general. First, even domestically, there is hardly any reliable evidence of a deterrent impact of criminal justice, neither on the individual offender, given the enormous recidivism rates, nor on the community, as high imprisonment rates do not seem to have a substantive impact on crime levels. Second, it is important to unpack the concept of deterrence: does this imply that perpetrators are deterred from re-offending or that non-offenders are deterred from committing a crime? As French sociologist Émile Durkheim pointed out, the function of punishment is not the prevention of crime, but the confirmation and validation of norms. Punishment thus enhances the solidarity of communities as their members rally around the visible demonstration and “monumental spectacle” of reactions to breaking rules, norms, and laws.
Indeed, the threat of prosecution may weigh little against what might appear to be gained in a conflict situation. Notwithstanding, the normative appeal of international criminal justice to “put an end to impunity” has emerged as a powerful tool. Both globally and regionally, mass atrocity crimes and human rights violations have subsided; it cannot be proven whether deterrence as threat of punishment or as normative change and confirmation of norms was actually decisive in this process. I would rather opt for the latter than for the former.
Roht-Arriaza: This is, empirically, very hard to prove—it’s the “dog that didn’t bark” problem. How do we know how many human rights abuses were deterred? We do have some anecdotal evidence that leaders of murderous regimes are afraid to be “sent to the Hague,” but that’s about it.However, trials do serve other important purposes… they help stem revisionist history and establish facts, they allow victims and survivors to visualize the change in power that put the once all-powerful [on trial], and, sometimes, [they can let victims] confront [perpetrators]. Trials can, in this sense, rebalance power and head off vigilante justice and collective blame. They can also incapacitate, either through incarceration or political discrediting, local leaders who would otherwise continue to wield power, to terrorize, and to impede any change to a more just society. They can signal the emergence of norms of behavior, and help set the limits of the thinkable—and the unthinkable. And yet… trials are necessary but never sufficient.
Sikkink: International trials are still too few and too recent to give any systematic judgment about their effects. …But some of my research shows that human rights prosecutions, including combinations of both international and domestic trials, are associated with improvements in human rights practices in transitional countries. This suggests that trials, including international trials, may indeed deter human rights abuses. …The most complex issue with determining the effects of international trials is that such trials are carried out in exactly those countries with the most severe situations, including conflict, authoritarianism, and chaos. This creates some selection effects…
Rymond-Richmond: I agree with fellow roundtable panelists that it is challenging to prove that international trials deter human rights abuse because far too few have occurred…. Yet, there are indications that legal interventions more broadly can deter future human rights abuses. [O]ne of the best and most creative examples is Savelsberg and King’s 2011 book American Memories. [These authors have done] a remarkable job of demonstrating that legal intervention may be a key mechanism in curtailing… mass atrocities. In addition, trials play an important role in shaping a nation’s collective memory of past atrocities and shaping present day laws against hate-motivated violence.
Citing the potential benefits, advocates claim trials are essential in the wake of human rights abuses. Others argue that resources would be better used for more far-reaching measures, like truth commissions or reparations. In the broader context of post-conflict rebuilding, what do you think is the role of criminal trials of individual perpetrators in dealing with widespread situations?
Sikkink: Why are transitional justice choices so often framed in either/or terms? It does not and should not have to be a choice among truth commissions, reparations, and trials. In fact, many countries use all three… Different transitional justice mechanisms serve different purposes. Until we know more about what works… I would not say that criminal trials are somehow [more or] less capable of addressing these situations than other mechanisms.Karstedt: International trials are defining moments for societies emerging from a violent past. They symbolize the end to impunity for individual perpetrators and set the scene for further prosecution in years to come. For example, it was a common criticism of the Auschwitz trials that only a handful of perpetrators were brought to justice… However, [it] was a “cultural watershed” for German society, [F]or the first time, the voices of the victims could be heard.
Roht-Arriaza: If all that is done is to try a few perpetrators, trials may be necessary but not sufficient to dealing with the aftermath of mass atrocity. What’s needed is a holistic effort to [re]construct social relations and political trust…. This may involve a wide array of measures, including truth-telling, documentation and archival work, reparations, revamping and cleansing of government services, memorialization, changes in educational curriculum, and more. Over the last few years, that agenda has broadened even more, so that we’re now including in the idea of “transitional justice” efforts to deal with the marginalization of groups…. While the needs will be similar, how each state does this will differ depending on their culture, traditions, the nature of the conflict, and so on. It will have to be done, moreover, with close attention to not reproducing earlier oppressions—of women, of indigenous peoples—and to ensuring that those most affected have a say.
International criminal justice has changed tremendously over the last several decades. Based on what we have seen, do you have any predictions (or hopes) about its future?
Sikkink: The main issue is not the future of international criminal justice, but the future of the interrelated but decentralized system of accountability for human rights violations (which includes international and domestic prosecutions). With regard to this system of accountability, the most striking theme in my book The Justice Cascade is the persistence of the demand for justice: I believe human rights prosecutions will not go away. Such prosecutions are not a panacea for all the ills of society, and they will inevitably disappoint as they fall short of our ideals. They represent an advance, however, over the complete lack of accountability of the past, and they have the potential to prevent human rights violations in the future.Roht-Arriaza: Our expectations of international criminal justice will eventually come more into line with what it can actually accomplish. It can’t put societies back together, it can’t bring closure to those who have suffered horrible losses, and it can’t rid the world of international crime, any more than domestic courts have been able to abolish ordinary crimes. It can make modest contributions to each of these things, and that’s all to the good. I think we will see new ways of intertwining international and national prosecutions, supporting the national courts, [and] linking reparations and structural reform to justice efforts. And I think that we will see new kinds of conflicts over natural resources and land, which will require their own set of holistic responses.
Rymond-Richmond: My hopes … include continued and increased global support of the International Criminal Court. The ICC has the potential to contribute to world peace and security. However, international criminal justice is only one piece of [the] holistic approach necessary to eliminate human rights violations. [This] includes identifying precursors to mass atrocities, increased international and national prosecutions, assistance and protection for refugees and internally displaced people, raising the status of women, eliminating racial and ethnic discrimination, understanding the context of genocide, and [funding] reparations for victims.
…We must try, though a variety of means, including scholarship, activism, and legal interventions, to end the massive killing, raping, and displacement that has left a scar on the twentieth century and each century before. What is the alternative? For individuals, states, or the international community to be bystanders to atrocities is shameful and the implications of inactivity are deadly. Advancements in international criminal justice are a step in the right direction.
Karstedt: The development and proliferation of international criminal justice testifies to the human capability of inventing institutions—good ones as well as bad ones that do a lot of harm. …Its history also testifies to the many obstacles and setbacks that international criminal justice has to confront. It is my hope that international criminal justice becomes the beacon for institutions all over the world to end impunity for human rights violations and mass atrocities, and that it promotes the empowerment of citizens to find their own ways out of conflicts and violence. | <urn:uuid:90250e5a-b921-414b-a01b-c9ea19863015> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://thesocietypages.org/roundtables/international-criminal-justice/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00333-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955529 | 4,558 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Basic Addition Using Numbers Between 10 and 50: Part 1
In this online interactive math worksheet, learners add using numbers that range between ten and fifty. Students may access the correct answers and their score by clicking submit.
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Ten-Frames – A Games Approach to Number Sense
"How can you help students visualize numbers in a way that is compatible with our base-ten number system?" The answer is simple: use ten-frames. Whether they're being used as a part of classroom routines or as instructional tools, this...
K - 3rd Math CCSS: Adaptable
Activities that Build Number Sense
Have fun while building the number sense of young mathematicians with this list of ten-frame learning games. From developing cardinality and counting skills to learning place value and basic addition strategies, ten-frames are excellent...
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GPS Map is a free app that allows you to create, view, import and export locations on a map powered by Google Maps on Android devices. Tour your Tracks on Google Earth! After using Menu, My Place, Start Recording Track, going somewhere and then Menu, My Place, Stop Recording Track that track can now be shown on on Google Earth Tour. Using Menu, More, Tracks, selecting a Track, Tour on Google Earth lets you build a custom tour.You can customize the distance (range) and angle of the Google Earth camera. Time scale the tour from approximately the original to 1/100 of the original speed. Export to a file, share with another app, or view in Google Earth your custom tour.Use almost any image from your Camera, Gallery, or file browsing app to create a Marker for a Placemark on the map. Images containing location information can be imported as Placemarks with their image as the Marker on the map.GPS Map has the following features:* My Location - a button over the map to allow you to center the map over your location.* Placemarks - a button over the map to allow you to center the map over the last Placemark that you selected.* Layers - a button over the map to display a popup window to allow you to toggle the visibility of My Location, Placemarks, Satellite, Traffic, Track, and Route layers.* Google Earth - export your Placemarks, Routes, and Tracks to Google Earth* Latitude - integrated with Google Latitude (part of Google Maps). Allows you to update your current Latitude location using either your real location, or a Mock Location. Allows importing your history of Latitude locations as Placemarks.* Tracks - record your location over time and later view your Track colored according to your speed, or the color that you choose. Tracks can also be exported to KML and viewed in applications like Google Earth.* Placemarks - mark and geodecode your current location with a Placemark and your own photo or image* Change Location - change the location of a Placemark by pressing a new location on the map* Mock Location - allows use of any Placemark to act as your current location* Compass Mode - rotates map to face north instead of My Location arrow* Images - import images for Markers, import Images with GPS Information as Markers and Placemarks, view images, select default image for new Placemarks, or delete images.* Markers - Manage Placemarks by Marker, and filter for Main Map, Placemark list, and Export Placemarks.* Navigation to selected Placemark with your navigation application.* Search - input text with an address, landmark name, or latitude, longitude to search for a location to geodecode and Placemark.* Search nearby - search nearby a Placemark location for keywords like "Pizza" and have them displayed.* Routes - Display route to the selected Placemark on the map from your real or Mock location. Import from Google Earth (KMZ) or GPS Map (KML) routes.* Street View - Google Street View for selected Placemark, if location is available.* Import/Export your Placemarks - GPSMap GPS, Garmin CSV, Geocode GEO, Google Earth/Google Maps KML,GPS Exchange GPX filesand TomTom ASCII (Upgrade to GPSMap Pro to be able to import Placemarks).- Import from Google Latitude (even GPS Map)- Export to Google Fusion Tables* Database Management - Import, Export or Reset the database of Placemarks, Markers, Images, Tracks, and Track Points. - Export Placemarks using a typed path, file management or email application - Import Placemarks using a typed path, file management (GPS Map Pro) - Other applications Share images to GPS Map/GPS Map Pro to import an image as a Marker and/or Placemark - Browser can Share a KML download link to GPSMap/GPS Map Pro to import Placemarks.Works best with:* Google Earth, Google Maps, Latitude and Google Street View installed.* Active Gmail account for Google Drive (Fusion Tables).GPS location service enabled.Visit https://sites.google.com/site/wrightkeith/gpsmap/ for more information. | <urn:uuid:63096171-5dd0-4ab8-b778-0a1976a49af0> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://android-apps.com/apps/gps-map/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720475.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00354-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.790444 | 912 | 2.25 | 2 |
Strange Matings: Hybridity and Miscegenation in Octavia Butler's Fiction
2016 (English)Conference paper, Presentation (Other academic)
“Strange matings” is a quotation from African American science-fiction writer Octavia Butler’s fifth novel, Wild Seed (1980) – it also serves as the title of the second book entirely devoted to Butler’s work. Nothing could be more appropriate since there are intimate encounters between humans and different species in a number of her narratives from the Clayarks (a quadruped hybrid human-alien species) in her first published novel Patternmaster (1974) to the Ina (vampires) in her last novel, Fledgling (2005). The protagonist of this novel is a genetic experiment, a hybrid, whose African American ancestry is the solution to a problem but, at the same time, means that her family members are murdered due to enduring racist ideas originating in American slavery, which in this speculative novel has spread to another humanoid species. In many of her novels, Butler addresses the racist notion of miscegenation both literally and figuratively. Many of her main characters are what other characters often regard as miscegenated offspring; many are also placed in situations where they have to embrace, or at least accept, inter-species biological relations and reproduce differently in order to survive and possibly develop. In this paper, I will focus on how Butler portrays “strange matings” and imagines different family constellations for hybrid protagonists against the backdrop of American ideas of miscegenation.
Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler (2013) edited by Rebecca J. Holden and Nisi Shawl.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Octavia Butler, hybridity, miscegenation, American literature
Research subject English
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Business as usual? Is capitalism as we know it destroying us? Economy is vital base of how and why nations function. It has a role of making and giving value, keep us going. Where are we going and where do we need to go? Who sets our path? Is it the entity Capitalism? How economy and markets work and what they produce very much tell in what kind of world we live. Should markets be less open or more free is a nonstop argument. Most people seek to become rich wanting to possess more than is necessary and maintain a luxurious standard of living and consume more than is sufficient and sustainable.
Anti-Capitalists ground their claims on facts that economy practiced now leaves most of the people in the world standing outside the fancy restaurant. To blame the system Capitalism is complicated swamp of questions and accusations for which there aren’t much easy answers. It is common demand of anti-capitalists to abolish our current economic system altogether. Anti-Capitalists claim capitalism exploits workers and consumers for few to make huge profits. Anti-Capitalism can be called anti-profitism. Money being root of all evil and laws to regulate economy serve the wealthy.But how can economy and money be accused of governments functioning poorly and would any other economic system work any better? I doubt it strongly, but I also doubt system we are having. There has not been any better solution so far of making trade as we do now. It is worth while question businessmen and their ethics. Do consumers have ethics? Do they know what it is to consume ethically?
Capitalism can be good and it has been. Probably welfare here would not be without Capitalist ways of making wealth. Workers gaining their rights within this Capitalist production system has made them prosperous. Capitalism can serve good of all mankind if it is used in democratic and honest way. There is always the B side to making money how honest can it be and how money-making is regulated plays important part. How does morals work in this picture and how does a person’s moral develop in this system? How much is it due to in what kind of culture one grows up to and to what kind of needs we are culturally grown to live by?
That would mean a drastic altering of way of life for which few would be ready. Are you ready for environmental time bomb, because it is ahead of us pretty close by. To say hey I’m doing this because I can is the most bullshit excuse to justify anything that is damaging planet and people in this magnitude!
Such unwritten moral codes – I have not figured out what they actually are, but they exist never the less. Somehow I just fail to believe you. | <urn:uuid:40bf0c8e-6e59-4fe0-a0a3-73c1a21ecd50> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://majakollektiivi.com/tag/morale/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573744.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819161440-20220819191440-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.970029 | 545 | 2.046875 | 2 |
“Please, sir, can I have some tours?”
Why, of course you can! Tours are the ultimate way for the family to experience a city or attraction, and in Oakland, California there are certainly lots to choose from!
Why not take the family on a city tour? It’s a great way to not only see this amazing The Golden State city, but a great way for kids to LEARN about the city too! You can never have too many fun facts to tell friends!
Why not take a nature tour? There are plenty of places to go with kids in and around Oakland, with some spectacular wildlife and wilderness to explore and experience. You might be surprised how quickly the scenery changes!
A tour that can take you back in time? Sounds exciting! Historical tours are always a great experience with children, because they can use their imagination as they recount incredible and iconic events that happened right where they are standing!
Wildlife tours, ghost tours, food tours….see another side of Oakland!
May the tours be with you!
There are so many fun things to do in Oakland with kids, we have a feeling you just might not want to leave!
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To assist educators with teaching maths, we have made the below number playdough mats resources to help children learn to count. There are many different themed number play dough mats to chose from,which are great for kids to practice their counting during their numeracy lessons / numeracy activities.
Playdough Mat 'Can You Make ..... Pets?'
Pet themed A4 sheet, ready to laminate and write numbers on using a drywipe pen. | <urn:uuid:d9d5b42c-2132-42a4-8591-9ce2d3eaf11b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.primarytreasurechest.com/teachingresources/category/number-playdough-mats-2-2.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281746.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00289-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942213 | 92 | 2.3125 | 2 |
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