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(ever felt this frustrated) Angela Loeffle, Chief People Officer and human resources expert at Lending Club adds that you should research both your interviewer and the company’s leadership: Familiarize yourself with the leadership team and key decision makers at the company in addition to the people you’ll be interviewing with. Don’t know whom you will be interviewing with? Ask. Knowing your audience will help you be more comfortable during the interview and can help hedge any surprises. With websites like LinkedIn, there is no excuse to not be knowledgeable about the company’s leaders, who works in which department, and whom you will be interviewing with.	https://www.40x50.com/2015/07/what-hiring-managers-wish-you-knew.html
In my last blog, I talked about some of the tell-tale signs for birth related hypoxic brain injury and what might trigger an investigation into the way in which pregnancy, labour or delivery has been managed. The rules on limitation (ie the time limits for bringing a claim) mean that for a child with cerebral palsy, a claim may be capable of being brought many years after the event. This is because with children, the typical three year time limit does not start to run until they turn 18, meaning that they have until their 21st birthday to formally commence proceedings. Where the person concerned does not have capacity a claim may be brought at any time. It should, of course, be remembered that cerebral palsy involves a wide spectrum of disability and some Claimants will have capacity even though they have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and for those Claimants the claim will typically commence before their 21st birthday. Date of knowledge and/or the Court’s discretion may also extend the limitation period. There are a number of reasons why someone may not pursue a claim in the early years. Typical examples are where treating doctors at the time have given an incorrect, but convincing explanation of what happened, or where parents have been told that it was “just one of those things”. For others, there is simply no time or energy to consider litigation, given the considerable needs of a disabled child. Or there may be only a gradual realisation of the extent of the injuries. Is the claim out of time? What are the challenges for those who do wish to pursue a claim, 10 or even 20 years or more after the event? The first step is to establish whether or not the claim is out of time. For cases involving children who are not yet 21 years old, or who do not have capacity, this is unlikely to be a problem. That said, those who do have capacity and are nearing their 21st birthday will need all work expedited as there are usually significant lead-in times for obstetric and neonatal experts to report. Those who are over 21 years old and have capacity will need advice on whether date of knowledge or the Court’s discretion may apply to extend the usual time limits. The question of capacity in itself may not be clear cut, and evidence may be needed to determine this. The next step is to consider the evidence which a Claimant would need in order to investigate and, if so advised, bring a claim. Evidence gathering There are three main types of evidence in clinical negligence cases: medical records, witness evidence of fact and expert evidence. I will look at each in turn and the impact on each of the passage of time. Medical records Key records in any birth injury claim include the antenatal and labour records. Under the NHS Code of Practice for record management, maternity records (including obstetric and midwifery records) must be retained for 25 years after the birth of the last child. Often, the child’s neonatal records are important in the assessment of the cause and timing of birth injury. The Code requires all types of records for children and young people to be retained until the patient is 25 (or 26 if they are 17 when treatment ends), or 8 years after their death, if sooner. In some circumstances, record may be kept longer still. In broad terms, then, the passage of time, at any rate for about 25-30 years, should not impact too adversely on being able to investigate and bring a claim as far as this key part of the evidence is concerned. Of course, from time to time, records do go missing, or may be incomplete, but this can occur for recent births too, and there are various strategies which a solicitor would have for dealing with this. Factual Witness Evidence The focus here is on facts. What happened? What did witnesses see or hear or do? What do they remember? Each witness of fact is asked to prepare and sign a witness statement setting out their recollections. For the cerebral palsy Claimant, this will usually comprise the recollections of the pregnancy, labour and birth from mum and dad and perhaps other family or friends too. For the Defendant statements are prepared by the doctors and midwives who were involved at the time. Here, the passage of time can make a difference. Witnesses may simply have forgotten what happened, and when. Witnesses may be impossible to trace, or they may even have died. My own view is that, depending on the issues in the case, a lack of witness evidence may not make much difference to the ability to investigate and pursue a claim. For the Claimant’s family, certain facts are likely to be indelibly etched on the mind, and many of the facts which they have forgotten may simply not be relevant. For the treating staff, they will tend to see so many patients that there is often very little that they can add to an account beyond that which is in the medical records, whether the birth was two years ago or 20 years ago. Where a treating doctor or midwife cannot be found, there can be no explanation from them of the reason as to why certain actions were taken or not taken. To some extent this can be covered by the expert evidence, but potentially, the lack of witnesses for the defence may make the claim harder to defend. Generally speaking, (although there are, of course, exceptions) cerebral palsy claims tend not to hinge on witness evidence, and a long passage of time may not cause insurmountable hurdles. Expert Evidence Now this area can present some challenges in the “older” cases. Clinical negligence claims involve consideration of the proper standard of care at the relevant time (ie around the time of birth) rather than the standard of care provided today. You will typically need to identify an expert who ideally was themselves already a consultant at the time of the delivery, or in the case of midwifery evidence, a senior midwife. The expert will need to be able to give an authoritative opinion supported by literature which also dates to the relevant time. If the birth was several decades ago, the expert may be nearing retirement or, indeed, may be newly retired. The expert will need to be adept at presenting evidence at the highest level. The pool of suitable obstetric experts is relatively small, and it potentially gets smaller depending on how far back you are having to go. Expert evidence from neonatology and neuroradiology on the cause and timing of injury is not, however, restricted to the state of knowledge at the time of birth. In this respect, the Claimant may get the benefit of later developments in science and medicine. In many respects, therefore, the challenges for “older” Claimants, can often be successfully overcome. The oldest cerebral palsy claim which I have dealt with was one in which the Claimant, Soufyan, was nearly 20 years old when his parents sought legal advice. For more information on Soufyan’s story take a look at the video below: For further information, please contact Bridget Hughes or call our clinical negligence team on 020 7814 1200. We welcome views and opinions about the issues raised in this blog. Should you require specific advice in relation to personal circumstances, please use the form on the contact page.	https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/blog-medical-negligence-law/bringing-a-claim-for-cerebral-palsy-the-older-claimant
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by Elsevier. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher. Earlier research has suggested that the diversification of silvicultural strategies is a cost-efficient tool to ensure multifunctionality in production forests. This study compared the effects of continuous cover forestry and conventional rotation forestry on ecosystem services and biodiversity in boreal forests in Finland. We simulated over 25,000 commercial forest stands for 100 years under continuous cover and rotation forest management. Forests without management were used as a reference. We compared the effects of silvicultural practices over space and time on ecosystem services, biodiversity indicators and multifunctionality. Our results revealed that continuous cover forestry was better than rotation forest management in terms of timber net present value, carbon sequestration, bilberry production, scenic beauty and the number of large trees. It provided higher habitat availability for indicator species dependent on deciduous trees and mature forest structure. Rotation forest management was better than continuous cover forestry in terms of harvested tree biomass, cowberries, mushrooms, and species dependent on high tree volume. In general, multifunctionality was higher in continuous cover forests than in rotation forests. Therefore, continuous cover forests may have a greater potential to produce simultaneously multiple benefits from forests. However, unmanaged forests often provided the highest levels of services and biodiversity making their role indispensable in delivering forest related ecosystem services and, especially, in the maintenance of biodiversity. Continuous cover forestry does not itself guarantee the maintenance of all ecosystem services and biodiversity in commercial forests but it can be an important part of a successful progression towards more sustainable forestry. ...	https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/56187
Entry Level Applications Engineer, Power PL-5882 This position is part of the Applications Engineering team that is focused on bringing leading edge Mixed Signal devices to market. In this position you will work closely with engineering staff to design and test mixed-signal circuits that can be used to support next generation devices. Responsibilities - Develop and execute automated tests on the lab bench. - Work closely with teams to report project status/progress to program management on a regular basis - Analyze test results and identify failures/defects using business intelligence tools such as Spotfire. - Collaborate and communicate closely with Design, Systems and Application engineers to understand requirements and use cases - Debug analog/digital silicon issues, board issues and software/hardware tools issues - Develop application notes, white papers, demo-board, and reference design manuals - Autonomously manage tasks and priorities - Design PCB schematics and work with layout engineers to review board layouts before being released for fabrication Required Skills and Qualifications - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 0-2 years of experience - Experience with scripting or programming languages such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, C, Python or similar - Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators or general lab gear - Sound electrical engineering knowledge in analog, digital, power electronics or audio engineering are essential - Self-motivated with excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail are highly valued as you will need to understand silicon, board and software interactions - Highly dynamic, energetic and driven personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work across functional groups and organization This position is located in Austin, TX This is a hybrid remote position and will follow a 2+ day in-office work schedule, with in-office days based on business needs and team preference. You must be based within commutable distance of the work location listed on the job posting, or willing to relocate prior to beginning employment with Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strive to select the best qualified applicant for any opening and to reward employees based on their skills, experience and performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, pregnancy status, marital status, gender, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.	https://jobs.jobvite.com/cirruslogic/job/ocKwjfwv
The new European directive on energy performance in buildings requires Member States to develop long-term national strategies and lays down a number of key provisions. On 17 April 2018 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved the directive on the energy performance of buildings. The diagnosis is a familiar one: the building sector is the largest single energy consumer in Europe, absorbing more than 40 % of final energy. Seventy-five percent of buildings in the European Union are energy inefficient, while just 0.4 to 1 % of housing stock is renovated each year. In France, the stock of commercial buildings to be renovated is estimated at 800 million square metres. Given the urgency of the situation, the new European directive sets out long-term goals, requiring a reduction of emissions by public and private buildings of 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. Member States, which have until 10 March 2020 to transpose the directive into national legislation, must define an ad-hoc strategy. This should include a roadmap with indicators to measure the progress achieved by certain milestones: 2030, 2040, and 2050. What are the foreseeable consequences of this new directive? Pierre Blanchet, innovation building solutions manager at VINCI Energies, believes that: “It is difficult at this stage for the property sector to forecast the specific provisions and adjustments that professionals will need to implement as part of these strategies. It’s all still pretty vague.” “However, the directive is much more precise about a number of points that will inevitably generate demand for players in the sector,” he adds. It requires that new buildings, “where technically and economically feasible,” should be equipped with self-regulating devices for separate regulation of the temperature in each room and that in existing buildings, such devices should be installed when heat generators are replaced. In terms of building management systems (BMS), non-residential buildings with an output for heating or ventilation systems of over 290 kW should be equipped with building automation and control systems by 2025. Readiness indicators The directive also calls for the introduction of smart readiness indicators, which would measure a building’s capacity to turn into a services platform so that it can interact both with occupants and the grid. “But it is clearly stated that in this respect things will be done on a voluntary basis,” stresses Blanchet. The directive encourages us to “adopt a holistic vision of renovation, incorporating indoor air quality, active energy management and electromobility issues”. As regards electromobility, all new non-residential buildings are required to install at least one electric charging point (including ducting infrastructure) for one in every five parking spaces. The same goes for buildings undergoing major renovation with more than 10 parking spaces. “The directive encourages us to adopt a holistic vision of renovation, incorporating indoor air quality, active energy management and electromobility issues, which is in keeping with the approach we have always taken,” says Blanchet.	https://www.theagilityeffect.com/en/article/europe-sets-path-towards-energy-efficient-buildings-by-2050/
I develop data science techniques to address challenges with large datasets for precision medicine. My approach involves developing intuitive and efficient web-based human computer interfaces that combine clinical expertise, crowdsourcing, and machine learning to enable accurate and scaleable biomarker extraction. I am an open science advocate and passionate about data science education. Please visit https://anisha.pizza/#/projects for some of my ongoing projects.	https://matter.childmind.org/anisha-keshavan
EME6356: Learning & Web Analytics - This course addresses the collection and use of data for decision making and assessment in learning and human performance contexts. Students will get hands-on experience with small data sets and will learn how big data sets are collected and used. The course will explore the role that analytics plays in education and related fields, identify the types of questions that might be answered via both quantitative and qualitative analytics, and engage in analytic- related problem solving. This course will examine case studies and provide students with practice using a variety of tools and services that can help them collect and analyze learning and web data. There are no pre-requisites, and although data will be used prior experience with statistics or research design is not necessary. EME6665: Synthesis, Analysis, and Argumentation in Instructional Systems Research - This course covers tools, techniques, and procedures for finding, synthesizing, analyzing, and summarizing research related to past and ongoing relevant topics in Instructional Systems. EME6357: Evaluation of Training & Instruction in Human Performance Technology - This course focuses on the evaluation of training and instruction through a systemic analysis of the organization sponsoring the training program. The course also provides the knowledge and skills for conducting an HPT-based evaluation of training systems. Students actively participate in discussions, presentations, synthesis of materials, and the writing of papers. Michigan State University CEP416: Teaching & Learning with Technology - Course topics include design thinking, universal design for learning, media & information literacy, professional learning networks, computational thinking, and play-based learning. Students develop plans for integrating technology in classroom. The semester-long project is to design a professional online portfolio. CEP813: Electronic Assessment for Teaching & Learning - Course topics include foundational theories of assessment, formative assessment, feedback, and a critical examination of methods for assessment (e.g., portfolios, rubrics, surveys, tests, self-evaluations). Students develop an assessment design checklist to use in their own professional practice. The semester-long project is to plan a formative assessment design to implement in their own context. CEP817: Learning Technology by Design - Course topics include design thinking, the design process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test), designing for learners, iterative design. and collaboration in design. Students discuss examples of good and bad designs from everyday life. The semester-long project is to work through one cycle of the design process to address a problem of practice from the student’s professional context. CEP820: Teaching Students Online - Course topics include foundations for online learning, course management systems, various models of online course design, instructor-student communication, assessment, universal design for learning, and online classroom management. Students playfully explore Google Apps, course management systems, screencasting tools, and file management systems. The semester-long project is to design a curriculum for an online course module consisting of 3-5 interconnected lessons, which may include training sessions or non-traditional courses. Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy is shaped by two primary principles. These principles are related to networked learning, a self-directed and social approach to learning. My first role as an educator is to affirm and strengthen students’ agency. I invite them to co-create their learning experiences, help them self-reflect, and guide them toward asking better questions. Second, I strive to model, and invite students to practice, the principles of open science. By this, I mean that students learn “out in the open,” sharing both their processes and products to create opportunities for feedback. I teach toward these principles through several strategies. First, I create a structured plan for my teaching, giving careful thought to overall course organization and flow. I weave a common thread through the course. That is, I offer variety in specific learning tasks but maintain consistency across modules to reduce cognitive load. Second, I assign students meaningful work. That is, I encourage students to connect assignments to real problems they face. For graduate students, this means applying course concepts to tackle thorny problems in their professional context; for undergraduates, this means anticipating their future work. At the start of each semester, I tell students that if they cannot figure out how an assignment will be useful to their professional context and practice, we will work together to adapt the assignment so that it will. Third, I emphasize formative assessment by giving feedback that is timely, thorough, incisive, and kind. I give feedback through various modalities, including video chats, emails, screencast recordings, and comments in documents. In addition to my instructor feedback, I facilitate multidirectional feedback in the form of self-reflection and peer review. Third, building on formative assessments, nearly all the assignments I give are iterative in nature. I design courses around a semester-long project, with regular assignments that help students progress incrementally toward their final product. I emphasize that this process is not linear, but cyclical and responsive to feedback. Students complete work, but then revisit and improve. Fourth, I invite students to practice social scholarship (see my 2019 work with Greenhow and Gleason, published in British Journal of Educational Technology) by tweeting questions and posting work publicly on a blog. As a specific example, in a Master’s course called Learning Technology by Design, students develop a problem-of-practice project (i.e., their semester-long task) rooted in their own professional context. Students learn the theory and applications of design thinking by moving their problem-of-practice through one full cycle of a design process, which I draw from the Stanford d.school model: understand the audience, define the problem, ideate (i.e., brainstorm and incubate ideas), prototype, test, and iterate. At each stage, I give substantial, formative feedback through text comments on work documents. In addition, I assign students to “design teams,” where they reflect with teammates on course materials, ask questions, pitch their in-process problem-of-practice progress, and give peer feedback regularly through frequent, brief, asynchronous video posts on Flipgrid. Completed assignments take the form of typed documents, handwritten notes, sketches, and video—all of which are compiled into a design report at the end of the semester. Student Feedback I cannot tell you how much I appreciate how helpful and understanding you have been all semester. Your approach to teaching is heartwarming and gives me hope for higher education. I’m not sure if you plan on going into a faculty position somewhere after your PhD, but if you do, your students will be very rewarded by your style and knowledge. It is not always a guarantee to have a great instructor, but when you do, you remember their name and refer back to the work you did with them because the learning experience was memorable. I believe our instructor, Bret, was one of the most supportive instructors I have ever had. He helped me really grasp formative assessments, a concept I wasn’t really familiar with, and provided me with extensive feedback. With Bret’s guidance, I felt like I was constantly improving. Even though this was an online course, Bret was the best professor that I have had at MSU thus far. His class was extremely organized and easy to follow, he was very quick to respond to emails or any questions that I have. He returned grades quickly and always took time to give meaningful feedback for weekly assignments. He even commented on our discussion posts! I was so impressed with this course and this professor. Bret was amazing and I am so happy to have had him as my instructor. This is my first semester of grad school and to know that my instructor was so cool, it gives me hope that my other instructors will be just as cool throughout my program. Bret, thank you for everything that you’ve done for me throughout the semester. I appreciate it all of your feedback that you gave and I am happy that you pushed me to go beyond my limit. Bret was always understanding, easy to contact, fast to reply and concerned about student’s performance. I was really impressed with the way he reached out and communicated with me, I was able to ‘know’ my teacher without having to physically meet them. I think that would be really hard for me to do otherwise through an online class but Bret did a great job of that. I primarily worked with Bret. He communicated so effectively. He provided clear constructive feedback, was always available when I had questions. He helped me learn based on where I was personally, and not assuming I would be an expert on design. I really felt like I came full circle with a lot of realizations about how this course content can be applied to my real life work. I absolutely loved this course and the professors. This was probably my favorite course in the MAET program. It was wonderfully taught with design thinking in mind which lent itself well to the content being taught. I learn so much in this course. This course completely impacted my classroom teaching. I will be continuing on the project that I started in this course to hopefully make a lasting impact in my classroom. I could not say enough good things about this course. Fantastic setup, wonderful instruction, great feedback, all wonderful! I did my MBA online with a few face-to-face classes. Looking through it all, this is the first online course that I really enjoyed. It was online, but hands on and engaging. The students were free to wander and experiment with topics. The tone was interesting and respectful. This is a practice I intend to emulate going forward with teaching online.	https://bretsw.com/teaching/
This bumper collection contains over 40 pieces composed and arranged for flute and piano, spanning five centuries of music, featuring a wealth of repertoire from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, plus 10 original twentieth century pieces commissioned especially for this book. Compiled by Trevor Wye to increase flute players' enjoyment and knowledge of music from different eras, whilst also developing tone and technique. Book includes solo flute parts. Covering Associated Board Grade 1-5 standard.	https://www.trevadamusic.co.uk/index.php?_route_=music/woodwind/flute/very-easy-flute-treasury
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS SUMMARY DETAILED DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE The present application claims priority benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/616,223, entitled “MULTIPLE FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD”, filed Mar. 27, 2012; which, to the extent not inconsistent with the disclosure herein, is incorporated by reference. According to an embodiment, electro-dynamic and/or electrostatic fields may be applied to a co-fired combustion system to enhance combustion property(ies). In an example system, a bench-top scale model selectively introduced an AC field across a simulated tire-derived fuel (TDF) (a cut up bicycle inner-tube) held in a crucible over a propane pre-mixed flame. Without the electric field, the simulated TDF smoked profusely. With the electric field turned on, there was not any visible soot (although instrumentation detected a low level of soot). A cause and effect relationship was established by repeatedly turning on and turning off the electric fields. There was no observable hysteresis effect−switch on=no visible soot, switch off=visible soot. According to an embodiment, a co-fired combustion apparatus may include a first fuel-introduction body defining a portion of a first combustion region. This may correspond to the premix nozzle and a flame region, for example. The first combustion region may be configured to combust a first fuel (e.g., propane) in a first combustion reaction. The apparatus may also include a second fuel-introduction body defining at least a portion of second combustion region. For example, the second fuel-introduction body may include the crucible described above. The second combustion region may be configured to combust a second fuel in a second combustion reaction. The first combustion reaction may be operable to sustain the second combustion reaction. For example, the simulated TDF was not readily ignited until heated by the propane flame. An electrode assembly associated with the second combustion region may be operable to be driven to or held at one or more first voltages. In the example above, the electrode assembly included the metallic crucible itself. A grounded 4-inch stack that was located approximately axial to the crucible may be envisioned as providing an image charge that varied to solve a field equation driven by the AC waveform. 3 8 2 2 2 Accordingly to another embodiment, a method of co-fired combustion may include maintaining the first combustion reaction by combusting the first fuel at the first combustion region. In other words, the propane combustion reaction CH+5 0→3 C0+4 H0 may be a self-sustaining exothermic reaction. The first combustion region may have a portion thereof defined by the first fuel-introducing body. The method may further include maintaining a second combustion reaction by combusting a second fuel at a second combustion region having a portion defined by a second fuel-introducing body. The second combustion may be sustained by the first combustion reaction. According to embodiments, the method includes applying at least one first electrical potential (which may include a time-varying electrical potential) proximate the second combustion region. In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here. FIG. 1 100 100 105 110 110 115 105 120 125 130 105 is a diagram of a co-fired combustion apparatus , according to an embodiment. The apparatus may include a first fuel-introduction body defining a portion of first combustion region . The first combustion region may be configured to combust a first fuel (not shown) in a first combustion reaction . In an embodiment, the first fuel-introduction body may be supported in a housing by a first fuel-introduction-body support . The first fuel may be provided by a first fuel supply . The first fuel may be substantially liquid or gaseous. For example, the first fuel may include at least one of natural gas, propane, oil, or coal. In an embodiment, the first fuel-introduction body may comprise a burner assembly that is configured to support a flame. 135 140 140 145 150 135 145 135 145 140 135 120 155 145 145 115 145 145 A second fuel-introduction body may define a portion of a second combustion region . The second combustion region may be configured to combust a second fuel in a second combustion reaction . In an embodiment, the second fuel-introduction body may comprise a crucible assembly, which may be operable to hold the second fuel . Alternatively, the second fuel-introduction body may include a grate, a screen, a fluidized bed support, or another apparatus configured to introduce, contain and/or hold the second fuel proximate the second combustion region . The second fuel-introduction body may be supported in the housing by a second fuel-introduction-body support . In an embodiment, the second fuel may be substantially solid under standard conditions. The second fuel may melt, melt and vaporize, sublime, and/or be dried responsive to heating from the first combustion reaction . In an embodiment, the second fuel may include one or more of rubber, wood, glycerin, an industrial waste stream, a post-consumer waste stream, an industrial by-product, garbage, hazardous waste, human waste, animal waste, animal carcasses, forestry residue, batteries, tires, waste plant material, or landfill waste. In an embodiment, the second fuel may be fluidized to form at least a portion of a fluidized bed. 115 150 115 150 105 135 115 150 100 115 150 In an embodiment, the first combustion reaction may sustain the second combustion reaction . For example, the first combustion reaction may generate heat which initiates or supports the second combustion reaction . Accordingly, in an embodiment, the first fuel-introduction body may be positioned at a distance proximate to the second fuel-introduction body so that the first combustion reaction may support the second combustion reaction . In an embodiment, a portion of the apparatus may be enclosed within a flue, stack, or pipe configured to convey at least a portion of a combustion product stream generated by the first and/or second combustion reactions , . 110 140 110 140 115 150 According to an embodiment, the first combustion region may be substantially separated from the second combustion region . According to another embodiment, the first combustion region may extend to overlap or occupy the entirety of the second combustion region . According to an embodiment, the first combustion reaction may provide ignition for the second combustion reaction . 160 140 160 135 155 120 135 155 120 135 155 120 160 120 155 120 180 120 An electrode assembly associated with the second combustion region may be operable to be driven to or held at one or more first voltages such as a constant (DC) voltage, a modulated voltage, an alternating polarity (AC) voltage, or a modulated voltage with a DC voltage offset. In an embodiment, the electrode assembly may comprise at least a portion of one or more of the second fuel-introduction body , the second fuel-introduction-body support , the housing , or an electrode (not shown) separate from the second fuel-introduction body , the second fuel-introduction body support , and the housing . In an embodiment, any of the second fuel-introduction body , the second fuel-introduction-body support , the housing , or a separate electrode assembly may each be configured to be driven to or held at one or more voltage(s), which may or may not be the same voltage. For example, the housing may be held at a ground voltage and the second fuel-introduction-body support may be held at or driven to positive and/or negative voltages. In an embodiment, the housing may rest on a grounding plate , which may ground the housing . It was found that the smoke reduction was most pronounced when the first voltage included a high voltage greater than +1000 volts and/or less than −1000 volts. For example, in experiments, the voltage was an AC waveform with amplitude of +/−10 kilovolts. Other high voltages may be used according to preferences of the system designer and/or operating engineer. 160 165 165 170 160 160 140 135 145 105 125 110 The electrode assembly may be configured to be driven to or held at a voltage produced by a voltage source including a power supply . The power supply may be operatively coupled to controller , which is configured to drive or control the electrode assembly . In some embodiments, the electrode assembly may include one or more electrodes positioned proximate to the second combustion region , which may or may not directly contact the second fuel-introduction body or the second fuel . Such electrodes may be positioned in any desirable arrangement or configuration. In an embodiment, a portion of the first fuel-introduction body , a portion of the first fuel-introduction-body support , or a portion of an electrode (not shown) proximate to the first combustion region may be configured to be held at one or more second voltage(s). 100 175 100 145 150 145 175 150 150 170 160 The apparatus may optionally include one or more sensor(s) operable to sense one or more conditions of the apparatus , components thereof, and/or the second fuel combustion reaction . For example, a sensor may sense heat, voltage, fluid flow, fluid turbulence, humidity, particulate matter, or one or more compounds or species. In an embodiment, the sensor may be used to sense the condition or state of a combustion product stream generated by the second combustion reaction . A sensed state or condition of the combustion product stream generated by the second combustion reaction may be used by a feedback controller to modify or modulate the one or more voltages and/or waveforms that the electrode assembly is held at or driven to. 160 150 160 150 175 For example, as further discussed herein, driving or holding the electrode assembly at one or more voltages may affect the second combustion reaction . Driving or holding the electrode assembly at one or more voltages may modify the efficiency, rate, thermal output, or turbulence, of the second combustion reaction . The sensor(s) may be operable to detect such effects. X X It was found that applying an electric field proximate to a combustion reaction may be used to improve the efficiency of the combustion reaction. The improvement in efficiency may include a reduction in undesirable combustion products such as unburned fuel, oxides of sulfur (SO), oxides of nitrogen (NO), hydrocarbons, and other species. Additionally, the improvement in efficiency may include an increase in thermal energy generated by the combustion reaction per the amount of fuel. In addition to being less harmful to the environment, supporting a cleaner combustion reaction may result in lower operating expense. Discharge of certain combustion pollutants may require the purchase of emission-permits for an amount of pollutant discharge. Reducing pollutant discharge in a given reaction may therefore allow a business to obtain fewer emission-permits and/or output more heat at a reduced cost. Additionally or alternatively, less fuel may be consumed to generate an equivalent amount of energy. Increased efficiency of a combustion reaction may occur via one or more mechanisms. For example, applying an electric field proximate to a combustion reaction may increase the number of collisions between reactants, which may increase the reaction rate. In one example, applying an electric field proximate to a combustion reaction may increase the collision energy of reactants and therefore increase the rate of reaction. In another example, applying an electric field proximate to a combustion reaction may provide a self-catalysis effect for various desirable reactions and may reduce the reaction activation energy by urging reactants to come together in a correct reaction orientation. In a further example, applying an electric field proximate to a combustion reaction may increase the turbulence of a reaction and thereby increase the mixture or introduction rate of reactants (e.g., increased mixing of oxygen with fuel), which may promote a more efficient or complete combustion reaction (e.g., where reactants combust to produce a greater proportion of desired reaction products, fewer unreacted reactants and undesired products or by-products of the combustion reaction will be emitted). FIG. 2 200 200 105 110 110 130 115 105 120 125 is a diagram of a co-fired combustion apparatus , according to an embodiment. The apparatus may include a first fuel-introduction body defining a portion of first combustion region . The first combustion region may be configured to combust a first fuel from a first fuel supply in a first combustion reaction . In an embodiment, the first fuel-introduction body may be supported in a housing by a first fuel-introduction-body support . 200 135 140 140 135 135 140 210 135 The apparatus may also include a second fuel-introduction body defining a portion of a second combustion region . The second combustion region may be configured to combust a second fuel (not shown) in a second combustion reaction (not shown). In an embodiment, the second fuel-introduction body may comprise a crucible assembly, which may be configured to hold the second fuel. Alternatively, the second fuel-introduction body may include a grate, a screen, a fluidized bed support, or another apparatus configured to introduce and/or contain or hold the second fuel proximate the second combustion region . The apparatus may also include a stoker , configured to introduce the second fuel to the fuel-introduction body . 210 135 135 210 135 1608 120 For example, in an embodiment, the second fuel may comprise timber waste products, and the stoker may be configured to convey timber waste products into the fuel-introduction body so that sufficient second fuel is present to sustain a relatively constant combustion fuel volume within the second fuel-introduction body . For example, as the second fuel is consumed, additional second fuel may be introduced by the stoker so that the second combustion reaction may continue. Optionally, the second fuel-introduction body may include a containment body configured to prevent entrainment of unburned second fuel particles in flue gas exiting through the top of the body . 210 140 In another embodiment, the second fuel may include black liquor, such as a residue from a sulfite pulp mill. The stoker may be configured to convey liquid or semi-solid black liquor to the second combustion region . 200 115 Optionally, the burner may include a heat recovery system including one or more heat transfer surfaces such as water tube boiler tubes to convert heat output by the second (not shown) and/or first combustion reaction to heated water or steam. According to an embodiment, the application of electrical energy to at least the second combustion reaction (not shown) may reduce tendency for combustion byproducts or entrained materials to be deposited on heat transfer surfaces. This may allow a longer operating duration between service shut-downs to clean heat transfer surfaces. 160 160 140 160 1608 A first and second electrode assembly A, B associated with the second combustion region may be operable to be driven to or held at one or more voltages using a substantially constant (DC) voltage, a modulated voltage, an alternating polarity (AC) voltage, or a modulated voltage with DC voltage offset. The first electrode A assembly may be configured to be driven to or held at one or more first voltages. The second electrode assembly may be configured to be driven to or held at one or more second voltages. In an embodiment, the first and second one or more voltages may be the same. 160 160 120 220 220 160 160 120 120 180 The first and second electrode assemblies A, B may be electrically isolated from a portion of the housing via respective insulators and/or air gaps A, B. In an embodiment, the first and second electrode assembly A, B may be held or driven to a first and second voltage respectively, and the housing may be held at or driven to a third voltage. For example, the housing may be held at ground potential via a grounding plate . 160 160 165 165 170 165 160 160 The first and second electrode assembly A, B may each be configured to be driven to or held at a voltage produced by a voltage source including a power supply . The power supply may be operatively coupled to controller , which may be configured to control the output voltage, current, and/or waveform(s) output by the power supply to the first and/or second electrode assemblies A, B. 200 170 1708 200 170 160 1708 160 The apparatus may optionally include a first and/or second sensor A, operable to sense one or more conditions of the apparatus or components thereof. For example, the first sensor A may be associated with the first electrode assembly A, and the second sensor may be associated with the second electrode assembly B. FIG. 3 FIGS. 1 and 2 300 300 310 115 105 110 is a flow chart showing a method for operating a co-fired combustion system, according to an embodiment. The method begins in block where a first combustion is maintained at a first combustion region by combusting a first fuel. For example, referring to , the first combustion may be maintained at the first fuel-introduction body in the first combustion region . The first fuel may be a relatively free-burning fuel such as a hydrocarbon gas, a hydrocarbon liquid, or coal. The first fuel should be chosen to have a flame temperature that is sufficiently high to support and/or ignite combustion of the second fuel. 300 320 150 115 135 140 FIGS. 1 and 2 The method continues in block , where a second combustion reaction is sustained by heat and/or ignition from the first combustion reaction. The second combustion reaction may be maintained at a second combustion region by combusting the second fuel. For example referring to , the second combustion reaction may be sustained by the first combustion reaction , at the second fuel-introduction body in the second combustion region . According to an embodiment, heat from the first combustion reaction may dry, volatilized, and/or raise a vapor pressure of the second fuel sufficiently to allow the second fuel to burn. Additionally or alternatively, the first combustion region may overlap with or contain the second combustion region. The first combustion reaction may provide ignition and/or maintain combustion of the second fuel. 300 330 160 140 160 140 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 The method continues in block where a first potential or sequence of potentials is applied to a first electrode operatively coupled to the second combustion region. For example, referring to a first potential or sequence of potentials may be applied to the electrode assembly proximate to the second combustion region . Referring to , a first potential may be applied to the first electrode assembly A proximate to the second combustion region . According to an embodiment, the first potential or sequence of potentials may include a substantially constant (DC) voltage, a modulated voltage, an alternating polarity (AC) voltage, or a modulated voltage with DC voltage offset. 300 340 120 140 160 140 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 The method continues in block , where a second electrical potential or sequence of potentials is applied to a second electrode operatively coupled to the second combustion region. For example, referring to a second potential may be applied to the housing proximate to the second combustion region . Referring to , a second potential may be applied to the second electrode assembly B proximate to the second combustion region . 330 340 The electrical potentials applied in steps and may be selected to cause an increase in reaction rate and/or an increase in the reaction extent reached by the second combustion reaction. According to an embodiment, the first electrical potential or sequence of potentials may include a time-varying high voltage. The high voltage may be greater than 1000 volts and/or less than −1000 volts. According to an embodiment, the high voltage may include a polarity-changing waveform with an amplitude of +/1 10,000 volts or greater. The waveform may be a periodic waveform having a frequency of between 50 and 300 Hertz, for example. In another example, the waveform may be a periodic waveform having a frequency of between 300 and 1000 Hertz. According to an embodiment, the second electrical potential may be a substantially constant (DC) ground potential. 340 310 310 320 330 340 The method is shown looping from step back to step . In a real embodiment, the steps , , , and are generally performed simultaneously and continuously while the second fuel is being burned (after start-up and before shut-down). FIG. 1 105 120 110 105 130 105 115 120 105 Referring to , a burner assembly was disposed within a cylindrical housing , defining a first combustion region . The burner assembly was operatively connected to a propane gas supply (first fuel supply ), which was used to sustain a propane flame on the burner assembly in a first combustion . The housing was approximately 3 inches in diameter and approximately 1 foot tall. The burner assembly was substantially cylindrical having a diameter of approximately ¾ inch, and a height of approximately 1 inch. 135 120 115 135 145 115 150 150 120 180 120 A crucible having a diameter of approximately ¾ inch was positioned within the housing above the propane first combustion . The crucible held a mass of rubber pieces (second fuel ), which were obtained by cutting pieces from a bicycle inner-tube. The propane first combustion caused the rubber pieces to ignite, thus generating a second combustion . The second combustion of the rubber pieces generated a combustion product stream (not shown), which visually presented as black smoke. The housing was used to contain and direct the combustion product stream, and rested on a grounding plate , which held the housing at a ground voltage. 135 135 135 A modulated voltage of 10 kV was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 300-1000 Hz. The smoke generated by the combustion of the rubber pieces changed from a black smoke to no visible smoke. This indicated that the combustion product stream included fewer particulates. The voltage was removed from the crucible and the combustion product stream again presented as black smoke. The voltage was again applied to the crucible and the combustion product stream again presented as a lighter or substantially no visible smoke. 135 120 135 In a first particulate-residue trial, a first volume of rubber pieces was burned in the crucible and a first paper filter was positioned on the top end of the housing to collect particulate matter in the combustion product stream. A voltage was not applied to the crucible . 135 120 135 In a second particulate-residue trial, a second volume of rubber pieces (having substantially the same mass as the first volume of the first trial) was burned in the crucible and a second paper filter was positioned on the top end of the housing to collect particulate matter. A modulated voltage of 10 kV was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 300-1000 Hz. The first and second filter papers were compared, and the first filter paper exhibited a substantial layer of black particulate matter. The second filter paper on exhibited a light discoloration of the paper, but did not have a layer of particulate matter. This result further indicated that the application of the voltage created a substantial reduction in particulate matter in the combustion product stream of the combusting rubber pieces. 135 105 135 FIG. 1 In a first heat-exchange trial, a first volume of rubber pieces was burned in the crucible and thermographic images of the combustion were recorded over time using a Fluke Ti20 Thermal Analyzer at a perspective substantially the same as the perspective of . A propane fuel volume of 0.4 actual cubic feet per hour (acfh) was supplied to the burner assembly during the trial. A voltage was not applied to the crucible . 135 105 135 FIG. 1 In a second heat-exchange trial, a second volume of rubber pieces (having substantially the same mass as the first volume of the first trial) was burned in the crucible and thermographic images of the combustion were recorded over time using a Fluke Ti20 Thermal Analyzer at a perspective substantially the same as the perspective of . A propane fuel volume of 0.2 actual cubic feet per hour (acfh) was supplied to the burner assembly during the trial (i.e., half of the fuel compared to the first trial). A modulated voltage of 10 kV was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 300-1000 Hz. 135 The thermographic images of the first and second heat-exchange trial were compared over time. At 15 seconds, both burners registered approximately 130° F. At 45 seconds the first heat-exchange trial continued to register 130° F.; the second heat-exchange trial burner (with 50% fuel) registered approximately 186° F. These trials indicated that even with 50% fuel volume, application of a voltage to the crucible generated a higher combustion temperature. 135 135 135 FIG. 1 In a third heat-exchange trial, a volume of rubber pieces was burned in the crucible and thermographic images of the combustion were recorded over time using a Fluke Ti20 Thermal Analyzer at a perspective substantially the same as the perspective of . Over time, a modulated voltage of 10 kv was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 300 Hz for a period of time; the voltage was removed for a period of time; a modulated voltage of 10 kv was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 1000 Hz for a period of time; and the voltage was removed for a period of time. The application and removal of these voltages was repeated six times. An image was captured at the end of each period. FIGS. 4-27 135 depict the thermographic images captured during the heat-exchange trial from a time of 9:27:16 until 10:52:16 and show that application of a voltage to the crucible generated a higher combustion temperature. 135 135 135 Schlieren photography was used to visualize the flow of the combustion product stream generated by the combustion of rubber pieces within the crucible . When no voltage was applied to the crucible , the flow of the combustion product stream appeared to be laminar flow; however, when a modulated voltage of 10 kV was then applied to the crucible at a frequency of 300-1000 Hz, the combustion product stream appeared to have turbulent flow. In other words, the combustion product stream behaved according to a low Reynolds number, laminar flow regime when no voltage was applied, and exhibited a high amount of turbulence evocative of a high Reynolds number when a voltage was applied, even though mass flow rates were nearly identical. While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments are contemplated. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. 1 is a diagram of a co-fired combustion apparatus, according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram of a co-fired combustion apparatus, according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a co-fired combustion method, according to an embodiment. FIGS. 4-27 are thermographic images captured during a heat-exchange experiment wherein a voltage was applied to and removed over time from a crucible supporting a combustion, according to embodiments.
In database terms, a query is utilized to recover information from the database. Inquiries are something that make databases so ground-breaking. An "inquiry" alludes to the activity of recovering information from your database. Normally, you will be particular with how much information you need returned. In the event that you have a great deal of information in your database, you likely would prefer not to see everything. Almost certain, you'll just need to see information that fits a specific criterion. For instance, you may just need to perceive what number of people in your database live in a given city. Or then again you may just need to see which people have enrolled with your database inside a given timespan. Likewise, with numerous different assignments, you can question a database either programmatically or by means of a UI. Choice 1: Pragmatically The best approach to recover information from your database with SQL is to utilize the SELECT explanation. Utilizing the SELECT explanation, you can recover all records... SELECT * FROM Albums; ...or on the other hand only a portion of the records: SELECT * FROM Albums WHERE ArtistId = 1; The second inquiry just returns records where the incentive in the Artiste section approaches 1. So, in the event that there are state, three collections having a place with craftsman 1, at that point three records would be returned. SQL is an incredible language and the above proclamation is basic. You can utilize SQL to pick which sections you need to show, you could include further criteria, and you can even inquiry various tables in the meantime. In case you're keen on getting familiar with SQL, make sure to look at the SQL instructional exercise after you've completed this one! Choice 2: User Interface You may discover the UI simpler to create your questions, particularly in the event that they are mind boggling. Database the executive’s frameworks typically offer a "structure see" for your questions. Configuration view empowers you to pick and pick which segments you need to show and what criteria you'd like to use to channel the information. Screen capture of a database question in Datasheet View. Screen capture of a zoom-in of a similar question. Designing a Query Here's a case of a question in Design View in Microsoft Access. When you run a question this way, the database framework really utilizes SQL (in the background) to produce the inquiry. Screen capture of a database question result set. Query Results Despite the technique you use to inquiry the database, the outcomes will for the most part be shown in forbidden organization.	https://www.myassignmenthelp.net/database-system-assignment-help/querying-a-database
The bone marrow has recently been implicated as a critical responder following stroke. As the site of hematopoiesis, it produces leukocytes that i) can enhance tissue injury or healing in the brain lesion and ii) sustain inflammation in atherosclerotic plaque triggering recurrent stroke. At the same time, leukocytes protect against infection. Clinical stroke data show increased circulating monocyte and neutrophil levels, indicating activation of innate immunity. Stroke patients are at higher risk for recurrent ischemic events (e.g., recurrent stroke) within months of the initial event, potentially due to stroke-associated acceleration of vessel wall inflammation and atherogenesis. A high incidence of post-stroke pneumonia is accompanied by decreased lymphocyte counts, indicating suppression of adaptive immunity. Our preliminary data show that the increased supply of innate immune cells after stroke enhances atherosclerosis in mice with hyperlipidemia (Nature 2012). The mechanism is currently unclear; however, new data obtained for this revised application show a vigorous increase of leukocyte production in the bone marrow after stroke. We thus propose testing the overarching hypothesis that there is important crosstalk between the ischemic brain and the hematopoietic system during the evolution of injury and repair. We hypothesize that ischemic brain injury activates hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in the bone marrow and introduces a hematopoietic bias towards the myeloid cell lineage. Increased progenitor proliferation, we hypothesize, will lead to neutrophilia and monocytosis. Based on preliminary data and evidence in the literature, we hypothesize that these cells modulate the inflammatory response within the ischemic brain lesion and increase inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques. We propose to study the impact of ischemic stroke on the hematopoietic system in mice. We will follow proliferation, traffic and differentiation of HSC at different time points after stroke. We will investigate how the bone marrow niche, the microenvironment regulating HSC activity, changes after stroke. We will further investigate long-range signals between the brain and the bone marrow that instigate the observed changes. We will study 2 concrete pathways: a) increased sympathetic nervous signaling, which acts through 3-adrenoreceptors on niche cells to liberate HSC from the bone marrow, and b) HMGB1 released from damaged brain tissue, because this alarmin may act directly on HSC as a toll like receptor ligand to increase proliferation. In serial imaging trials, we will test the hypothesis tht inhibiting sympathetic nervous and HMGB1 signaling decreases post-stroke inflammation in the brain and in atherosclerotic plaque. By so doing, we hope to understand how stroke modulates and mobilizes bone marrow hematopoietic cells, and the contribution of these processes to peripheral tissue inflammation, lesion maturation, atherogenesis, and the risk of stroke recurrence. The proposed research bridges an important intellectual gap between the fields of neuroscience, immunology and hematopoietic stem cell biology by investigating the neuro-immunological interface after stroke, and brings together two groups with complimentary expertise (Nahrendorf, Moskowitz).
TrueCrypt -- one of the world's most-used open source file encryption software used by Millions of privacy and security enthusiasts -- is being audited from past two years by a team of security researchers to assess if it could be easily exploited and cracked. Hopefully, it has cleared the second phase of the audit. TrueCrypt is a free, open-source and cross-platform encryption program available for Windows, OSX and Linux that can be used to encrypt individual folders or encrypt entire hard drive partitions including the system partition. NO NSA BACKDOORS Security Auditors and Cryptography Experts at NCC took an initiative to perform a public information security audit of TrueCrypt in response to the concerns that National Security Agency (NSA) may have tampered with it, according to a leaked classified document by Edward Snowden. "TrueCrypt appears to be a relatively well-designed piece of crypto software," cryptographic expert Matthew Green wrote in a blog post on Thursday. "The NCC audit found no evidence of deliberate backdoors, or any severe design flaws that will make the software insecure in most instances." TrueCrypt cleared the first phase of the audit that reviewed the blueprints of the software and given a relatively clean bill of health almost a year ago. At the first phase, auditors discovered 11 issues of medium and low severity in the software. Now, the auditors from NCC Group’s Cryptography and security audit Services have finalized and published the 21-page Open Cryptographic report related to the second phase of audit that examined TrueCrypt's implementation of random number generators and critical key algorithms, and various encryption cipher suites. FOUR VULNERABILITIES DISCOVERED The report uncovered four vulnerabilities in the latest original version of the software, but none of them could lead to a bypass of confidentiality or let hackers use deformed inputs to subvert TrueCrypt. The vulnerabilities are given below: - Keyfile mixing is not cryptographically sound -- Low severity - Unauthenticated ciphertext in volume headers -- Undetermined - CryptAcquireContext may silently fail in unusual scenarios -- High severity - AES implementation susceptible to cache timing attacks -- High severity The most critical of the four vulnerabilities involved the use of Windows API to generate random numbers used by master cryptographic key. A separate vulnerability with undetermined severity checks for the volume header decryption was susceptible to tampering. Also, a low severity flaw for a method used to mix the entropy of keyfiles was not cryptographically sound. Another high severity flaw identified refers to "several included AES implementations that may be vulnerable to cache-timing attacks." Have something to say about this article? Comment below or share it with us on Facebook, Twitter or our LinkedIn Group.	https://thehackernews.com/2015/04/truecrypt-security-audit-services.html
Art appreciation is an important subject, and I hear that it is a topic that many teachers struggle with as they try to provide valuable and interesting opportunities for their students. Why is this so? Well, most of us can try and appreciate fine art for free. However, having a non-academic appreciation of visual arts is more difficult. I work in education, and I’m a big fan of all things art. As such, when I got the opportunity to speak with some artists for BBC Radio 4’s Songs of Praise program I jumped at the chance! I love to speak to artists and have found that artists have something that can’t be translated into words. I’m a person that loves words. I’m a novelist by trade, and I write a lot of articles on my blog. I’ve concluded that all great writers have a really good understanding of the English language, and this is because words are the basis of art appreciation. It’s pretty difficult to appreciate art when you’re unable to read or write It’s certainly a bit difficult for me, as I can read and write, and I love words. But, it’s not the same when you can’t read or write the artist’s language. As a teacher, I really value the power of words in education, because they are the gateway to understanding all things. If I can’t share my students’ thoughts with them, then how can I share my thoughts about the latest Breaking Bad episode with them? This means I have to talk about things they don’t understand – things like media and culture. If I’m a teacher, then I also have to spend a lot of time thinking about ways in which I can connect and understand my students – and this includes the things that they aren’t able to understand and appreciate. How art invented the world The name Walter Murch, for those of you that don’t know, is a very famous film editor. Murch has an extensive list of credits as an editor and has created an impressive body of work that includes The Terminator, Gladiator, and The Godfather Part II. You might also be aware that Murch was an early supporter of the found-footage genre and an influential part of the birth of the found-footage horror sub-genre in the 1990s with the movies Night of the Creeps and The Devil Inside. Now, after having the benefit of working alongside and learning from such luminaries as Murch, the question becomes why do I care about Murch? The reason I write about Murch is that he is one of the most influential men in my life. And, there’s a reason I’m writing about him. Over the years I’ve had several teachers that had an extraordinary capacity for learning and understanding the art of my students. Why do I want to write about Murch? Well, because he was able to do exactly what all good teachers need to do – relate to and understand the needs of my students. Murch was also able to share and inspire his students through the words that he created. His art didn’t create an understanding, but his words inspired his students to create and absorb art that inspired them. It is that power of words that will help my students become more creative and learn to appreciate art, just as Murch was able to share his work to inspire and share art that he was inspired by. And what I mean is, that, when students learn that the greatest contribution that humans have ever made to the planet is…or rather was…words, and when they can appreciate that by understanding the art of another artist, then I’m telling you that we are well on the way to a brighter future. I guess the power of words is like the power of music. When a musician can create a song that can move people, how can a teacher not feel their talent is being shared by the kids around them? Every art form is founded on a particular and unique language, and words are the foundation on which these languages are built. Think about it. How can you listen to a song without understanding the words that the artist is singing? If you don’t understand the language, then you can’t experience the meaning and the message behind the song. In my case, I use books and art. When I teach a student how to read and write, I am effectively teaching them to learn to create a language that is not based on the spoken word, but the written word. There is one other power that words have to influence us as a society. Here’s a figure that’s based on a famous theory by Joseph Weizenbaum, and it goes something like this: Theory: The human mind is one vast computational system. This system can be broken down into many sub-systems, and each of these sub-systems can be understood by a computer. Theory: The human mind can be tricked into thinking that it is interacting with a computer and that these interactions are the defining element of the human mind. Someone can convince you that there is an inter-dimensional being or a technological reality that does not exist. For a long time, this was a fringe theory, but thanks to the development of computers and the Internet, we are living in the era of the theory of anthropomorphism. With each passing day, we find that people are being fooled into believing that they are interacting with these mythical monsters or beings that are designed to appear as humans.	https://theconfidencemag.com/how-to-appreciate-art-in-words/
John Land has in-depth specialist competition law expertise and experience having acted as counsel in a number of major New Zealand competition law cases and having provided competition law advice for over 25 years. Competition law has as its central purpose the promotion of competition between market competitors. It encompasses legal issues arising under the Commerce Act 1986 and Fair Trading Act 1986, primarily in relation to anti-competitive trade practices, mergers and business acquisitions, economic regulation governing regulated industries and allegations of misleading or deceptive business conduct. Potential anti-competitive business practices upon which John Land is commonly asked to give advice include the refusal or termination of supply, exclusive dealing and access terms and pricing, product bundling and predatory pricing. He also commonly provides advice on the competition law implications of contractual arrangements such as distribution arrangements, franchises and joint ventures. In addition to providing advice and representation on all matters discussed above, John Land's experience also includes assisting companies and individuals (including company officers needing separate representation) with representation in Commerce Commission investigations, and seeking and obtaining immunity for anti-competitive conduct under the Commerce Commission's leniency policy. He has also represented clients in applications to the Commerce Commission for clearance or authorization for mergers or business acquisitions or authorization of restrictive trade practices, and acted as counsel in relation to appeals against Commerce Commission decisions. Competition and regulatory matters in which John has been involved cover a large number of industries including telecommunications, electricity transmission and distribution, ports, airlines, credit cards, manufacturing, sporting bodies and professional associations. John often works as counsel alongside leading economic experts as economic principles underpin competition law. John has had extensive experience in working with and briefing competition economists, and in 2011 attended a 5 day Melbourne University course on economics for competition lawyers. He is a leading writer and presenter on the topic of competition law and was an author and presenter of the 2012 New Zealand Law Society seminar "Competition Law- The Must Knows" TESTIMONIALS ‘John has assisted me with a number of complex legal matters. He not only demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge of law but also a wider understanding of the commercial and reputational considerations that need to be taken into account in successfully resolving disputes.' Richard McIntosh, General Counsel, AIA New Zealand READ MORE TESTIMONIALS SIGNIFICANT CASES Acting as senior counsel for a group of major New Zealand retailers Acting as counsel for Dymocks in major litigation on the termination of franchise agreements Acting as counsel for New Zealand Rugby Union VIEW ALL CASES MEMBER OF CONTACT ME Phone. +64 9 379 1513 Mobile: +64 21 641 675 Email. [email protected] 09 379 1513 [email protected] Home Back to top Sitemap Contact Us Website Design by Zeald :: © Copyright 2014 John Land. All rights reserved.	http://www.johnland.co.nz/Services/Competition+Law.html
Thematic Reading List: Mathematician Biographies Looking for a way to show children the impact of mathematicians? Check out these six books highlighting mathematicians who have made significant contributions to the world. \|Nothing Stopped Sophie: the story of unshakable mathematician Sophie Germain \| By: Cheryl Bardoe Illustrated by: Barbara McClintock A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries. \|The Father of Geometry: Euclid and his 3-D world \| By: Paul Hightower Discusses the life of Euclid, geometry before Euclid, plane and solid geometry, and more. Includes an activity section, timeline, annotated list of Euclid’s works, list of other book suggestions, and a list of Internet resources. \|Of Numbers and Stars: the story of Hypatia \| By: D. Anne Love illustrated by Pam Paparone Presents the life of a Egyptian woman who lived in fifth century Alexandria and became a respected scholar in mathematics and philosophy. \|Archimedes \| By: Susan Keating Illustrated by: Stefano Tartarotti Recalls stories about the life and work of the famous Greek mathematician, Archimedes, using accounts from the writings of a contemporary Roman statesman, Cicero. \|Counting the Stars: the story of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician \| By: Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrated by: Raul Colon The story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician whose work was critical to the first US space flight. \|Lines, Bars, and Circles: how William Playfair invented graphs \| By: Helaine Becker Illustrated by Marie-Eve Tremblay Born in Scotland more than 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who “saw the world differently from other people.” Unfortunately, this difference sometimes got in the way of his success. Early on, as he attempted to apply his unique perspective to a series of career opportunities in order to gain “riches! fame! glory!” he instead suffered one failure after another. Then, while writing a book about economics, Will’s innovative vision inspired an idea that would set him apart: he created the first modern line graph. Next came a bar graph and later a pie chart. These infographic inventions provided a way for numbers to be seen as pictures, which made them easier to understand and to remember — and thus changed the way the world would interact with data forever.	http://www.readandshine.com/2019/11/27/thematic-reading-list-mathematician-biographies/
Recreation. Education. Conservation. Who we are We are a community partnership committed to connecting people with Arizona's natural environment and promoting its conservation. What we do Watchable wildlife recreation offers nature-related outdoor education opportunities to the public while conserving native plants and animals in their natural habitats. Through direct habitat improvements and interpretation, watchable wildlife promotes conservation as well as enjoyment of the outdoors. Flagstaff's Watchable Wildlife The people of Flagstaff have shown a strong attachment to the local environment through involvement in conservation efforts and the local environment. With the economic, social, and ecological value of watchable wildlife sites receiving nation-wide recognition, the revised Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan now includes a policy to promote wildlife viewing. The Arizona Game & Fish Department is similarly committed to providing diverse wildlife recreation opportunities. The Arizona Watchable Wildlife Experience is compatible with Flagstaff regional planning, Flagstaff tourism and Chamber of Commerce, recreational programs, and educational institutions. Fun Facts!	https://www.azwatchwildlife.com/about-us
Lawyers and notaries scored a big victory for solicitor-client privilege today, as the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that legal professionals cannot be compelled by a provision in tax law to divulge their clients’ identities or any other privileged information. The court’s twin rulings, both unanimous, in Canada v. Thompson and Canada v. Chambre des notaires, finds that facts about clients, including their identities, fall under solicitor-client privilege; that the clients of notaries are also afforded this privilege; and that the privilege can only be abrogated if no other way can be found to carry out the broader legislative purpose. Both cases centred on s. 232 of the Income Tax Act, which specifically excludes a lawyer’s accounting records from solicitor-client privilege. In the case of lawyer Duncan Thompson, the Canada Revenue Agency had sent an order for various documents, including his accounts receivable. Thompson complied with parts of the order but refused to divulge the identity of his clients, arguing that to do so would be to violate their privilege. The issue at stake in Thompson, then, was whether the identity of a lawyer’s clients fell under solicitor-client privilege. Here the Supreme Court is clear: there is no difference between information about a communication with the client and information about the status or identity of a client. As the decision states: “This Court has rejected a category-based approach to solicitor-client privilege that distinguishes between a fact and a communication. In this case, absent proof to the contrary, all of the information sought is prima facie privileged.” In Chambre des notaires, where notaries were similarly ordered to provide privileged tax documents, the court addressed the constitutional validity of the exclusion in the Income Tax Act, finding that it fails to meet the test of “absolute necessity” required to abrogate the fundamental principle of justice that is solicitor-client privilege. “Section 231.2(1) . . . and s. 231.7 . . . are unconstitutional, and inapplicable to notaries and lawyers in their capacity as legal advisers. The exception for a lawyer’s accounting records set out in the definition of ‘solicitor-client privilege’ in s. 232(1) of the ITA is unconstitutional and invalid.” Mahmud Jamal, the lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP who represented the Canadian Bar Association as an intervener, calls it a “very good day” for solicitor-client privilege and the law. “These are very strong rulings for the protection of solicitor-client privilege and for the legal profession,” he says. “They affirm that solicitor-client privilege is constitutionally protected in Canada, regardless of the context.” There had been some concern, he says, that the court might weaken privilege where taxation matters are concerned. This would have led lawyers and notaries to become “informants or archives of information against the interests of their clients. . . . The court has all but shut the door on this possibility, though it will be left to Parliament to attempt to devise a new, constitutional scheme if it chooses to do so.” Indeed, the court suggests that the constitutional defects around the CRA’s orders “could easily be mitigated and remedied by way of measures that are compatible with the state’s obligations relating to the protection of professional secrecy.” A process of judicial review, for instance, could allow the court to determine the validity of a claim of privilege around taxation documents, although it’s not immediately clear how to avoid the Catch-22 scenario that would have a lawyer disclose privileged information (such as identity) in order to assert the privilege. “I think what the court contemplates is a lawyer advancing the client’s privilege claim without identifying the name of the client,” says Jamal.	https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/tax/identity-of-tax-clients-solicitor-client-privileged-scc/273787
British Royal Succession No Longer Dependent On Gender Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's next child will have an equal shot at ascending to the throne, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, thanks to a law put in place by the country's parliament in 2013. The Succession of the Crown Act is designed to replace the 1701's Act of Settlement, which declared that men could succeed an older sister's place in the line of royal succession, in a custom known as male primogeniture. According to Little Things, this law would have prevented the current Queen Elizabeth II from ever holding the throne had her younger sister, Princess Margaret, been born a boy. The new law was rushed through Parliament before the birth of William and Catherine's first child, George, in 2013 and went into effect two months before the birth of their second child, Charlotte, in 2015, the BBC reports. Seniority still reigns supreme in the laws of succession, so Charlotte is still outranked by three older men. However, she still does rank above her uncle, Prince Harry, and her granduncle Prince Andrew, who at one time held much higher positions in the successional line. Queen Elizabeth, 91, has ruled for 65 years. After she dies, the crown will go to her son, Prince Charles, who at age 68 is likely not to take his mother's record as the Britain's longest-ruling monarch, according to Newsweek. After Charles, the crown will pass to his and Princess Diana's first son, Prince William, 35. Although she gave birth to William's heirs, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds no position in the royal line. Barring any accident or illness, 4-year-old George will become king after William. Charlotte would only become queen if she outlives George before he has children. If George grows up to have children, they will outrank Charlotte as being next in line for the throne. George's first-born child will retain the highest ranking over his or her younger siblings, regardless of whether they are boys or girls. By the same logic, a second-born female child would also retain their ranking over any subsequent children, regardless of gender. In addition to revamping the succession rules, the BBC reports that the Succession of the Crown Act made it so that heirs who are later than sixth in line can marry without the queen or king's permission. It also allows members of the Royal Family to marry Roman Catholics without giving up their place in line, but Roman Catholics are still not allowed to be the country's monarch. Britain's monarch is also the head of the Church of England, the country's state church.	https://www.opposingviews.com/category/queen-changed-royal-rules-so-princess-charlotte-could-still-be-4th-line-throne
From USD 200 Start your tour with exploring the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of the seven wonders of the Middle Ages, dating back to the first century A.D. Then Pompey’s pillar dating back, most probably, to the end of 3rd century and the remains of the serapeum, the ancient temple of god Serapes, in the neighborhood. In the same area scattered monuments dating back to different periods, in ancient times and since its foundation the Library of Alexandria was not only the biggest library but also the most important university. In our times the gigantic new Library was inaugurated in 2002 and it is a must see in Alexandria that you will visit and a have a guided tour inside it, The ancient lighthouse (Pharos) was one of the seven wonders of Ancient World before it was completely destroyed. Now in its location stands the fort of Qaitbay dating back to 15th century and represents an excellent example of military fortification during the Mamluk dynasty and you will enjoy a panoramic view from the top of the fort, Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s pillar, the Serapeum ruins, the new Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) and the fort of Qaitbay.	https://letsexploreegypt.net/en/activity/291244/layover-to-alexandria-from-borg-el-arab-airport
The investment and construction company Burgas Invest Stroy OOD is looking for cooperation partners for the sale of studios and apartments ready for living in the resort complex of apartments "St. Helena", located in a quiet, inhabited, green area of the Sunny Beach in Bulgaria, 380 meters from the beautiful sandy beach, sea, dunes and promenade with recreational facilities. The resort complex of apartments "St. Helena" was commissioned in 2012, is a five-story building with an elevator, in an area of 2334 sq.m. On the territory there is a children's and adult swimming pools, a children's playground, a parking lot - separated from the recreation area. The area around the building has landscaping, footpaths, trees. Video surveillance is conducted around the perimeter of the territory. Access control and security are provided around the clock.	https://ee24.com/partners/burgas-invest-stroi/
Pls help:,Ques. 17) Knox Corp. plans to sell 1,000 units in 2011 at an average sale price of $40 each. Cost of goods sold will be 40% of the sale price. Depreciation expense will be $2,500, interest expense $1,500, and other expenses will be $3,000. Wessel’s tax rate is 35%. What will Knox Corp.’s net income be for 2011?,a. $ 9,500,b. $ 6,875,c. $14,200,d. $11,050,e. $28,430,,Ques. 18) What is the return on stockholders’ equity for a firm with a net profit margin of 4.9 percent, sales of $350,000, an equity multiplier of 1.6, and total assets of $215,000?,a. 12.76%,b. 15.24%,c. 12.57%,d. 8.88%,,Ques. 19) Assume a firm has an average inventory of $50,000, sales of $250,000, gross profit of $100,000, and net income of $25,000. The preferred formulation for an inventory turnover results in an inventory turnover of:,a. 1 time,b. 3 times,c. 4 times,d. 5.5 times, Regent Papers is a library of common essays on high school, college, undergraduate and postgraduate topics. We have collected top papers from various institution, students and professors. The papers are based on common essay topics in all subjects. 2922 Oak Grove Drive La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91521.	https://www.regentessays.com/product/1540790/
An important part of our work in supporting students is building our social-emotional learning skills to help our students strengthen their mindsets, rational skills and attitudes to help them succeed in school and in life. Between Monday, October 25 and Friday, November 5, we will be asking your child (grades 3-12) to reflect on their own mindset and approaches to learning via a brief online survey they will complete in school. The survey content will ask students to self-reflect on: Student responses will provide us with invaluable insights into their experiences so we can better support their strengths and needs. Students will be able to skip questions they don’t feel they can answer. The responses to the survey will be completely confidential. We will ask students to take the survey again in the spring so that we may track our progress in supporting them. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your school. Family Survey Families, you will also be asked to participate in a brief survey to tell us about your experience with our schools. We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses! The survey will be sent to the email address that is on file in Skyward Family Access on Monday, October 25. To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2021 Family Survey. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete, and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be. The family survey will close on Friday, November 12.	https://nkschools.org/about/news/what_s_new/social_emotional_skills_survey
A good survey question is asked in a precise way at the right stage in the buyer’s journey to give you solid data about your customers’ needs and drives. The big idea here is to use the first day (or week or month) to get to know the right things about your students. The survey can be used in any subject area. Student surveys are a cornerstone of my instructional practice. Yesterday I shared my student questionnaire so I find it only apt to share my parent questionnaire as well. We’ve shared 11 Simple, Back-to-School, Getting To Know Students Questions where Dawn Casey-Rowe takes a look at–well, the kinds of questions teachers might consider asking students above and beyond the common. Now, I set 90-day goals. While there are so many things I wanted to ask my parents, I wanted to keep it short and to the point. Through its student survey, The College Student Report, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. Here is a link to the actual form. After years of surveys, I have tried many questions and question types and have found some that lead to […] January 2021 First Year Student Survey All first year Sault College students are asked to please complete the following survey The information collected in this survey is confidential, and is being collected by Student Services to identify students who may benefit from additional supports. The survey collects information on a number of academic experiences of first-year students, including classroom activities, academic engagement and disengagement, and interaction with faculty. Agriculture Education Beginning-of-the-Year Student Survey Best Picture For educational activities for 2 year olds For Your Taste You are looking for something, and it is going to tell you exactly what you are looking for, and you didn’t find that picture. My students take a survey once or twice each month to reflect on their learning and classroom experiences as well as to provide me with valuable feedback. Here are just the questions on the form: Assessment Questionnaire Examples; Survey Questionnaire Examples; To develop a questionnaire, it needs to be relatable enough for its target audience.It must be able to benefit them in some way. It’s a short enough amount of time for goals to feel (and actually be) do-able, which gives that boost I need to still care, keep heart, and course-correct for the following 90 days.. Aug 10, 2016 - Give this survey to students at the beginning of the year or new semester to get to know fun things about your students. In retrospect, I wish I’d asked more questions about their child and then listened more to what they had to say. The respondents should understand why these surveys are essential in the first place. As always, feel free to make a copy and make it your own. Here you will find the most beautiful picture that will fascinate you when called education math . Note: It’s helpful for me to first review, reflect on, and make tweaks to my Rule of Life because it helps me remember what matters to me in the first place. It was created for middle school students but can also be used in late elementary or … Within the first week of school, I’d call all my students’ parents or guardians, introduce myself, and share a little about what they could expect for their kids in my class that year. Lebanon Currency To Pkr , Sangai Iucn Status , The Loud House Attention Deficit/out On A Limo , St Norbert College Alumni Directory , Ejemma Biafra Currency , Abc Highway Bus Schedule 2020 , What Did The Diggers Believe In ,	https://deuteronomium.net/malick-tree-jyr/student-survey-questions-beginning-of-the-year-e6a2bf
When motivating student athletes, guesswork does not work. It is essential to have a framework for your efforts, and a little solid knowledge goes a long way toward getting it right. 1. Understand player motivation so that you can craft effective player improvement plans. 2. Work through a process that will help you form a better relationship with each player. Better relationships will increase the value you and your players place on football. This will lead to a more cohesive team with greater team chemistry. An accordion file folder or a binder work great for making your plans accessible. You can also use digital storage, such as creating a file with all emailed responses in it. The entire team can answer the questions at the same time. Hand out these questions on a sheet of paper with plenty of space for a good paragraph answer for each question. Give players plenty of time to answer each question thoroughly. Alternatively, send the questions via email and give a deadline for responses. Make copies so that each player can keep his own answers. Do not share answers among players. The information is strictly confidential. The questions are a little vague, and that is by design. You can develop more depth in follow-up interviews. 1. Why do you play football? 2. What do you hope to get out of football? 3. What are your goals for football? 4. Describe the ideal football player for your position. What does he think, feel, and do? Interpretation and follow-up can be conducted by the head coach or assigned to coordinators or position coaches. I recommend having a meeting in which all coaches talk about the motivational profiles for all student-athletes. In the meeting, create a list of each player’s essential expectations and values. Individual player follow-up is a must. Keep in mind it is essential to be non-judgmental about a player’s answers. Do not judge or scold a player for what he wrote, did not write, or what you think he should have written. If a player is not motivated the way you want him to be, that is fine. After all, the point of the exercise is to gather information to help improve each player’s motivation as well as your own. Answers to question 1 reveal the reasons a player participates in football. The reasons are essential for understanding the intrinsic motivation behind his participation. Even in the most difficult activities, try to remind players of their reasons for playing as often as possible. A player will only be at his best when he understands and accepts his reasons for playing. If a player is very light on reasons for playing, or if his motivation seems to be all external (such as playing only because others expect it of him), watch him and see if you can catch him enjoying certain activities. If you can find some activities he enjoys, point out that he has multiple reasons for playing. Ask him if he agrees. Add to his motivational profile if you can. Question 2 tends to reveal extrinsic motivators. It is about what a player wants to get or learn from playing football, and the question is vague on purpose. The benefit of knowing this is that you can craft certain individualized messages, lessons, or experiences to individual player expectations and values about what football can teach him. Question 3 reveals a player’s expectations. A player’s goals let you know what he expects to accomplish. With his goals clearly stated, you can now help him craft a plan to meet them. Also, when anyone declares a goal it is harder to slack effort toward that goal. As a coach, knowledge of goals will help you keep players accountable. Furthermore, by adopting a player’s goals as your own, you create an alliance that will bond you together in a relationship, which will improve the value he places on football. With question 3, you can help players in follow-up by creating clear goals with action plans. Also, note whether players tended to write down team or individual goals. Do not judge an individual player if he didn’t write down team goals. The question leads players to individual goals, and that’s fine. Asking the question this way creates a chance to assess team chemistry and whether you have made team goals clear and gained commitment to them. Thus, question 3 is truly a check on your coaching and communication, not player selfishness. Even though the question is leading, if you’ve done a good job fostering team chemistry, many players will answer with team goals among their own personal goals. Question 4 is effective for learning both values and expectations. The more clearly a player can identify what the ideal player thinks, feels, and does, the more clearly you can point out goals and action steps for how to get him there. If his description is vague, you can help make it clearer. Also, if a player’s answers are vague, what can he possibly be working toward? A vague understanding of the ideal football player will likely lead to haphazard, ineffective actions on the field, in the locker room and weight room, and maybe even in the classroom. A great follow-up exercise is to have the player rate himself on each trait of the ideal player. A rating of 0-100 (0 being no match, 100 being a perfect match) is a great way to do this. You can then help the player create an action plan for how to get closer to 100 on each trait. About the Author: Dr. Jared Wood has been an educator for the past 19 years and a coach and sport psychology consultant for the past 14 years. He recently completed and published a sport psychology training manual for players and coaches called “It’s Only Cold On One Sideline”. Dr. Wood can be contacted at [email protected] or at his website, www.1sideline.com.	https://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/articles.php?category=&article_id=6383&output=article
SAN DIEGO— As the California Coastal Commission meets in San Diego this week, a new poll finds that 55 percent of Californians back a ban on offshore fracking and 65 percent want oil companies prevented from dumping fracking chemicals into the ocean. The poll also found almost half of state voters are less likely to visit beaches because of chemical discharge and offshore fracking, which has been used in hundreds of oil wells off the Southern California coast. The poll was commissioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and conducted by Public Policy Polling. “Californians know that offshore fracking poses a toxic threat to our entire coast,” said Miyoko Sakashita, the Center’s oceans program director. “This poll offers the Coastal Commission one more reason to halt fracking in our delicate ocean ecosystems. It’s time to protect our wildlife, beaches and coastal communities from dangerous fracking chemicals and the risk of a catastrophic oil spill.” The Coastal Commission has struggled to determine the full extent of offshore fracking, which involves blasting water and industrial chemicals into the sea-floor at pressures high enough to crack geologic formations and release oil and gas. The oil industry has federal permission to annually dump more than 9 billion gallons of wastewater, including fracking fluid, directly into the ocean off California’s coast. A recent analysis by Center biologists found that oil companies fracking in California waters have admitted to using at least 10 chemicals that can harm aquatic life. “This poll shows that Californians are deeply concerned about the environmental consequences of fracking, whether it’s done on land or in offshore wells,” said Jim Williams of Public Policy Polling. “A majority of the state supports a ban on offshore fracking in California’s coastal waters.” Among other notable poll results: The poll of 500 California voters was conducted by Public Policy Polling on Aug. 5 and 6 and has a margin of error of + or – 4.4 percent. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 775,000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.	https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2014/fracking-08-12-2014.html
All thanks to each of them (especially, Jiraiya…) This article will contain spoilers for the last chapter of Masashi Kishimoto’s work. If you haven’t read the last few chapters yet or are rereading the story, you might want to stay away as we’ll be diving into spoiler territory. If you want to experience this adventure on your own, we recommend reading it through MangaPlus by Shueisha. Naruto had many different sensei throughout the series, all imparting unique and valuable lessons to him, leading to his becoming hokage. The first of them is Iruka-sensei who, after the attack on the village by the nine-tailed fox, became his guardian. During an attempt by Mizuki to steal Forbidden Jutsu scrolls using Naruto, both Iruka and Naruto reached a new depth in their fondness for each other. Given the rejection he received in the village, Naruto never expected to see someone try to give his life for him, and this gesture made him understand how much Iruka valued him. After Naruto defeated Mizuki, Iruka presented him with a ninja headband from his own forehead and congratulated Naruto on his graduation from the academy. Perhaps best remembered, however, is Kakashi, the teacher of Team 7. Kakashi showed them how dangerous individualism could be in the ninja world, and from then on, the duo channeled their animosity into more or less competition. fury. In Naruto: Shippuden, he was given the most difficult task yet by Kakashi: to create an original jutsu. He came up with the idea of having Naruto use shadow clones to cut down on training time, and in the process, he taught Naruto how to use his clones more strategically. His training produced the Rasenshuriken, the most devastating jutsu in Naruto’s arsenal.. Once he connected with an opponent, his death was almost certain. That said, one of Naruto’s most beloved teachers is Jiraiya. When they first met, Naruto had no idea who Toad Sage was, but Jiraiya knew all about him. For fear of not being prepared for the Chunin exam, Naruto asked Jiraiya to become his new sensei and would not let him rest until he agreed.. Although he acted as if he only agreed to teach Naruto under duress, Jiraiya had always planned to take him under his wing. Naruto’s status as a jinchuriki meant that the Akatsuki organization would come looking for him sooner or later, and Jiraiya wanted to make sure his student was prepared for that day. On his journey to locate the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya passed the Rasengan on to Naruto, giving the orphan his first connection to his father, the creator of the jutsu. After escorting Tsunade to the village, Jiraiya went on a journey once again, this time taking Naruto with him, vowing to return him as a full-fledged shinobi. After Jiraiya’s death at the hands of Pain, Naruto was entrusted to Lord Fukasaku to learn senjutsu.. Naruto’s training beyond Jiraiya After attaining wisdom, Naruto also trained in the art of Lord Fukasaku, a close combat discipline that could only be fully utilized by those who mastered Sage Mode. Kumite allowed Naruto to have a keen awareness of his surroundings and even use the air around him as a weapon.. The perfect Jinchuriki of the village hidden in the mist was Naruto’s last sensei. While trapped on Turtle Island with Bee, Naruto was finally able to learn how to harness the power of the Tailed Beast within him. Killer Bee guided him on how to draw the Nine Tails chakra from within him without dragging his will as well. Once again Naruto waged an internal battle, this time with the Nine Tails within him, and managed to overpower the great beast. When Naruto first declared his intentions to become Hokage, it seemed like nothing more than crazy.. After all, what could be expected from a ninja school dropout who couldn’t summon a convincing clone to try and become the leader of Konoha? To the surprise of the entire town, Naruto kept his promise, quickly amassing jutsu and power that left him unrivaled in all of Konoha. Of course, he couldn’t have done all of this alone. Throughout the original series and Naruto: Shippuden, had several sensei who taught him jutsu and shaped his idea of what a shinobi could be. Here are the teachers Naruto studied with, as well as the most important lessons they taught him.	https://shogi-pineapple.com/naruto/this-is-how-naruto-was-guided-by-his-teachers-to-be-hokage/
The Basel II/Basel III Advanced Management Approach (AMA) includes the requirement for an OpRisk system to have four key elements: internal data, external data, scenario analysis, and factors reflecting the business environment and internal control systems (see BCBS, 2006, p. 152). One of these key elements that is particularly subjective is scenario analysis. In the final proposals, the Basel committee specified more detailed criteria for each of the four fundamental elements, in particular for scenario analysis (BCBS, 2006, paragraph 675, p. 154): “A bank must use scenario analysis of expert opinion in conjunction with external data to evaluate its exposure to high-severity events. This approach draws on the knowledge of experienced business managers and risk management experts to derive reasoned assessments of plausible severe losses. For instance, these expert assessments could be expressed as parameters of an assumed statistical loss distribution. In addition, scenario analysis should be used to assess the impact of deviations from the correlation assumptions embedded in the bank's OpRisk measurement framework, in particular, to evaluate potential losses arising from multiple simultaneous OpRisk loss events. Over time, such assessments need to be validated and reassessed through comparison to actual loss experience to ensure their reasonableness”. Estimation of low-frequency/high-severity risks cannot be done ... Get Fundamental Aspects of Operational Risk and Insurance Analytics: A Handbook of Operational Risk now with O’Reilly online learning. O’Reilly members experience live online training, plus books, videos, and digital content from 200+ publishers.	https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamental-aspects-of/9781118573006/c14.xhtml
The world does not split between only black and white or good and bad. Shades of gray overtake our everyday lives and can make it difficult to navigate ethical dilemmas. Laws and rules do not necessarily make things clearer, nor black and white. Some rules, even those repeated throughout history, may neither be ethical nor positive for people or the societies on which these laws are imposed. If one breaks a law, one can be indicted as a criminal. However, breaking unjust laws provides the philosophical roots of civil disobedience and the motivation of freedom fighters. Nelson Mandela broke the highest law of his land and was tried for treason, not once, but twice. Yet, most recognize Nelson Mandela’s act as justified and he continues to be held in our highest regards, even winning a Nobel Peace Prize. How can one commit treason, be sentenced to life in jail, and still be one of the most beloved leaders and symbols of freedom around the world? Because Nelson Mandela fought for the freedoms of all his people, he fought against an unjust government determined to exploit and dehumanize all people of color, even the indigenous, the legitimate people of the land. Nelson Mandela did not betray the people; he committed treason against an oppressive government for all the right reasons. His world was literally divided into black and white, where white was always lawful, and Africans were always wrong. Mandela fought against laws that had no legitimacy. On June 12, 1964, the courthouse and the streets around it were filled with those waiting to hear the verdict against Nelson Mandela and eight others during the Rivonia Trials. Judge Quartus de Wet delivered the news that these nine activists were sentenced to life in prison on the charges of conspiracy and sabotage, noting that the actions Mandela and the others committed were “in essence one of high treason” though he did not go as far as to implement the highest form of punishment in accordance with treason.2 The Rivonia Trials were supposed to end Mandela’s fight for justice for South Africa but in fact it only provided him the greatest international stage ever. Mandela’s first arrest happened in 1952 when the African National Congress (ANC) and National Youth League was being led by Nelson Mandela. He organized a campaign called the “Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws,” which was the largest non-violent protest that South Africa had ever seen. The Defiance Campaign was also the first campaign to have all races included in one party in defiance of Apartheid rules by the ANC. 3 Mandela and the other leaders of the Defiance Campaign convinced hordes of volunteers to refuse carrying the books that designated their racial status and to go into the parts of the cities that were forbidden to them. Moreover, the Youth League defied curfews and violated segregation in governmental businesses, such as train stations and post offices. Despite the non-violent nature of the protests, the government became increasingly more worried about the protestors. Members of the Defiance Campaign were frequently arrested for the crimes they committed, but most were minor offenses and were short term prison sentences. This did nothing to stop the influx of volunteers. The numbers rose from 7,000 to 100,000. 4 In December 1952, Mandela was, along with nineteen others, charged for violating the Suppression of Communism Act. The government sentenced them to nine months in jail. Four years later, in 1956, Mandela was arrested for the second time, during a raid on him home. In his autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom,” he recalls his arrest that night, asking the arresting officer questions about overpowering him. When the officer said Mandela was playing with fire, he responded with “Playing with fire is my game.” 5” Mandela was put on trial and charged with treason, alongside 155 others, in what would become known as the “Treason Trial.” Four very long years later, the courts eventually found all defendants not guilty. The Treason Trial lasted four years for a number of reasons, mainly the number of people on trial. Defense Lawyer Israel Maisels argued that these individuals were not guilty because “Treason is a crime distinguished by the means used rather than the end” aimed for. 6 In 1960, the ANC was banned and when the trials concluded, Mandela, fearing for his life, fled to the underground, and eventually out of country, first Sudan, then other African countries and London, with a fake passport. During his time under ground and outside the country, the banned ANC gave him permission to gather the forces necessary to create and build an army, essentially taking an organization that treated nonviolence as its core, to a different kind of organization, with a future none could ever predict. 7 Mandela’s return to South Africa would lead to his third, and final, arrest, but not his last trial. Within days of returning, on August 5, 1962, on a drive to a meeting, Mandela was pulled over ending his seventeen months of unrestricted freedom he enjoyed outside of the country. 8 He was arrested and charged with five years imprisonment upon reentering South Africa for leaving and returning to the country without the proper paperwork and inciting violence. It was in this trial that Mandela fully realized who he could be in this fight for justice. He realized that he was “the symbol of justice in the court of the oppressor, the representative of the great ideals of freedom, fairness, and democracy in a society that dishonored those virtues. [He] realized then and there that [he] could carry on the fight even within the fortress of the enemy.”9” This leads us back to where we started: The Rivonia Trials, which ended in twenty seven years of Nelson Mandela’s life in prison before becoming the first black Head of State for South Africa. In 1948, Apartheid became the system of governance and norms imposed on South Africans. Apartheid refers to total racial segregation, keeping white apart from all people of color. Under Apartheid, the minority led white government of South Africa divided the population in “whites”, “coloreds,” and “blacks.” Under Apartheid, many laws were passed that further segregated the country, like the Bantu Authorities Act in 1951, which designated areas where blacks were forced to resettled. 10 After spending 27 years in jails, and surviving from tuberculosis, Mandela’s fight had only but started. He strongly opposed De Klerk while working and negotiating with him to set up the rules for the first truly democratic elections in 1994. Unsurprisingly, the ANC and its presidential candidate, Mandela, won the election and proceeded to a peaceful tradition of power. Apartheid had been ended by parliament a few years earlier in order to pave the way for more democratization. Mandela purposefully did not seek reelection and went on to serve with the UN as a Special Envoy to help negotiate peace in other areas of the Africa Continent. While Mandela passed on December 5th, 2013, we should heed his words of advice that one cannot rest too long at the top of the hill for our freedom comes with many responsibilities and neither is our walk yet completed.	https://stmuhistorymedia.org/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-will-build-an-army-apartheid/
On 19 October, the US Department of State outlined the measures the government of Zimbabwe can take for Washington to end its sanctions on the country. US officials called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to prosecute former and current regime officials responsible for corruption and human rights abuses and build back its democracy. “We’re asking that the Zimbabwe government take meaningful noticeable material actions that strengthen the democratic processes, build the institutions back to its constitution,” the US Department of State sanctions coordinator, James O’Brien, told a press briefing. In September the US updated its sanctions regime on Zimbabwe, which currently targets 83 Zimbabwean individuals and 37 entities, including President Mnangagwa, and his top adviser Kudakwashe Tagwirei. Those sanctioned by the US are forbidden from travel to America, have their US assets frozen, and are prohibited from transacting with the US banking system, or having business dealings with American companies. “[In Zimbabwe] essentially we are focused on the people who are responsible for and profit from human rights abuses, corruption and anti democratic actions,” O’Brien said. The Department of State stresses that sanctions do not block trade and investment with non-sanctioned individuals, and are not intended to penalise the economy. “We are always willing to work with businesses or work with those who fear sanctions are getting in the way of legitimate business activity,” O’Brien said. Officials invited companies wishing to operate in the country to seek clarity on the restrictions if they were unsure about red lines. “If that company wants to talk to us we’re very happy to do that. [We] spend a lot of time talking to companies so they can be comfortable in certain environments.” The US first imposed sanctions on specific individuals in Zimbabwe during the rule of the independence icon turned authoritarian leader, the late Robert Mugabe, for undermining democratic processes, such as passing laws restricting media freedom and the right to protest. Undermining democracy On 15 September, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added Stephen Mutamba, Zimbabwe’s deputy police commissioner, to the sanctions list for his role in “undermining Zimbabwe’s democratic processes and institutions”, including advocating that international observers should be prevented from monitoring the 2023 elections. “It is imperative that ZANU-PF allow full participation across the political spectrum in next year’s elections,” said under secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian E. Nelson, at the time. President Mnangagwa has called for the removal of sanctions, calling them a “cancer” that eats away at the economy. In August this year, two visiting US senate officials were tailed and circled by vehicles believed to belong to Zimbabwe’s state security forces. The incident was an “act of intimidation” that “resonates incredibly poorly” with officials shaping sanctions policy, said Department of State officials at the 19 October briefing. “Those are the acts of a government that does not want to be engaged,” said O’Brien. Cost of sanctions Since sanctions came into effect, Zimbabwe has lost access to more than $100bn in bilateral donor support, grants, and loans from the IMF, World Bank, and the African Development Bank, a 2021 report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur found. At the height of sanctions, Zimbabwe’s GDP contracted from $6.8bn in 2001 to $4.4bn in 2008, according to the World Bank. In 2021, Zimbabwe’s exports to the US were valued at $9.27m including iron, steel and raw commodities such as tea and tobacco, according to the UN’s Comtrade database on international trade. The US is Zimbabwe’s single biggest donor, providing $317m in bilateral assistance to support democracy and governance, agriculture, and health programmes in 2021, in addition to $51m in humanitarian aid.	https://african.business/2022/10/trade-investment/us-offers-zimbabwe-way-out-of-sanctions/
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Little Petya was given this problem for homework: You are given function (here represents the operation of taking the remainder). His task is to count the number of integers x in range [a;b] with property f(x) = x. It is a pity that Petya forgot the order in which the remainders should be taken and wrote down only 4 numbers. Each of 24 possible orders of taking the remainder has equal probability of being chosen. For example, if Petya has numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 then he can take remainders in that order or first take remainder modulo 4, then modulo 2, 3, 1. There also are 22 other permutations of these numbers that represent orders in which remainder can be taken. In this problem 4 numbers wrote down by Petya will be pairwise distinct. Now it is impossible for Petya to complete the task given by teacher but just for fun he decided to find the number of integers with property that probability that f(x) = x is not less than 31.4159265352718281828459045%. In other words, Petya will pick up the number x if there exist at least 7 permutations of numbers p1, p2, p3, p4, for which f(x) = x. First line of the input will contain 6 integers, separated by spaces: p1, p2, p3, p4, a, b (1 ≤ p1, p2, p3, p4 ≤ 1000, 0 ≤ a ≤ b ≤ 31415). It is guaranteed that numbers p1, p2, p3, p4 will be pairwise distinct. Output the number of integers in the given range that have the given property.	http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/68/A
This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving manufacturing business at their brand new, state of the art facility in Bromborough. This is a high-profile role and the site will be the first wholly-owned facility. As one of the first team members recruited at the site, you will have a pivotal role in establishing a high-performing manufacturing operation. The site will use multiple newly acquired, industry-leading machines in the production of extrusion blow moulded bottles. Job Purpose The Project Manager will be pivotal in the successful launch and ongoing development of our clients first, dedicated manufacturing operation in the UK. This high-profile role will execute and manage site-wide projects to agreed time scales and keep management informed of progress toward completion dates, recommend corrective actions where necessary. Main responsibilities of the Project Engineer include: - Directing and managing all business-wide projects, including CAPEX, OPEX, Change & Transformation, NPI, improvements, on boarding new customers, and more. - Direct all project management phases - Set and manage project expectations with external and internal stakeholders - Coordinate and track various projects through an entire project life cycle - Develop a detailed project management plan to track project progress - Mentor, motivate, and supervise project stakeholders - Develop professional business relationships - Define the overall scope of the project - Prioritise the tasks of the project - Create and continuously update the project documentation - Create accurate forecasts for revenue and resource requirements - Partner with all departments to ensure work is done according to demands - Establish effective communication - Ensure team members have all the necessary information - Track work times and maintain accurate daily time sheets Main Requirements of the Project Engineer include: - Previous experience in a similar Project Manager role within a manufacturing site - Prince2 qualifcation - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred. - Ability to manage relationships with clients and stakeholders - Proven ability to solve problems creatively - Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices - Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle - Excellent analytical skills - Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful - Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline This is an exciting time to join the team, to be considered click 'APPLY' now or send a copy of your CV to [email protected] At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions. We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy. Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.	https://www.morganryder.com/jobs/project-engineer-blow-moulding
Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults. The course applies to educators and support staff working within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies. COURSE DURATION 8 hours (1 day full course – preferred method) CERTIFICATION On successfully completing the training and assessment, participants will obtain a nationally accredited Statement of Attainment in the following units of competency: - HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation - HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support - HLTAID003 Provide first aid - HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting RECOMMENDED RECERTIFICATION - CPR – 1 year - First Aid – 3 years WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? - Child Care centre staff - Teachers - After-School carers - Home carers ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - Participants will need to provide their existing Unique Student Identifier (USI) or create one at www.usi.gov.au . - Participants wishing to undertake this course must have a suitable level of health and fitness. The course will require participants to demonstrate a minimum of 2 minutes of CPR on a resuscitation manikin placed on floor level and a variety of practical skills including placing simulated casualties into safe positions (assisting to sit down, rolling unconscious casualty into a stable position on their side). - Participants will also be required to communicate verbally with those simulating casualties, bystander or emergency services personnel during their practical tasks. - Participants will need to complete theory and practical assessments. - Anyone who is unsure of their suitability to undertake the courses should contact the RTO to discuss their individual circumstances prior to enrolling. WHAT TO BRING - Participants need to come suitably dressed for practical activities which will require movement between sitting, standing and floor level. Comfortable clothing (pants/trousers recommended over skirts/dresses) and enclosed footwear is required for all courses. - Participants are to bring a blue/black ink pen for completing written assessment tasks, a notebook is also recommended for those wishing to take their own notes during instruction. - Participants attending courses will need to bring their own food and drinks as this is not included in the RTO’s course fees. COURSE FEES $135 Course fees include supply of a training manual, course resources and certification certificates (only issued if you complete all Assessment competently). Course Outline Respond to an emergency situation - Recognise an emergency situation - Identify, assess and minimise immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others - Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response - Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services Apply appropriate emergency first aid procedures - Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles - Ensure casualty feels safe, secure and supported - Obtain consent from casualty, caregiver, registered medical practitioners or medical emergency services where possible - Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible - Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions - Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles Communicate details of the incident - Accurately convey details of the incident to emergency response services where required - Report details of incident to supervisor - Complete relevant workplace documentation, including incident report form - Report details of incidents involving babies and children to parents and/or caregivers - Follow workplace procedures to report serious incidents to the regulatory authority - Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies Reflect on incident and own performance - Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self, other rescuers and children - Talk with children about their emotions and responses to events - Participate in debriefing with supervisor Download your ALAQ Participant Handbook here.	https://alaq.com.au/courses/provide-an-emergency-first-aid-response-in-an-education-and-care-setting/
Described as Rembrandt’s most loyal follower, Ferdinand Bol entered Rembrandt’s studio in 1637, studying under him until the early 1640s. The master’s influence on his work was both stylistic and thematic, but Rembrandt clearly had a certain regard for his pupil holding prints by the younger artist in his collection. Best known as a painter, Bol’s small printed oeuvre includes this etching made in the year he abandoned the medium. The artist focuses our attention on the woman's face, chest, hands, and the pear she holds, by picking out the areas with light, leading one to question just what sweet delectations are for sale. While this is only supposition, and the motif of a figure at a window was common at this time, as Eddy de Jongh and Ger Luijten emphasise ‘meaninglessness’ was not a concept understood in seventeenth-century art. Other authors have grappled with the iconographic complexities of this print and come to similar conclusions. The pear, like fruit generally, is frequently linked to earthly delights. Clifford S. Ackley records its appearance in Dutch art and literature of the period, listing examples in which the pear is an emblem connected with the loss of sexual innocence.	https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/5513/woman-with-a-pear
This is “Unobtrusive Research: What Is It and When to Use It?”, section 11.1 from the book Sociological Inquiry Principles: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (v. 1.0). For details on it (including licensing), click here. This book is licensed under a Creative Commons by-nc-sa 3.0 license. See the license for more details, but that basically means you can share this book as long as you credit the author (but see below), don't make money from it, and do make it available to everyone else under the same terms. This content was accessible as of December 29, 2012, and it was downloaded then by Andy Schmitz in an effort to preserve the availability of this book. Normally, the author and publisher would be credited here. However, the publisher has asked for the customary Creative Commons attribution to the original publisher, authors, title, and book URI to be removed. Additionally, per the publisher's request, their name has been removed in some passages. More information is available on this project's attribution page. For more information on the source of this book, or why it is available for free, please see the project's home page. You can browse or download additional books there. To download a .zip file containing this book to use offline, simply click here. In this chapter, we explore unobtrusive methods of collecting data. Unobtrusive researchMethods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study. refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they do not require the researcher to interact with the people he or she is studying. It may seem strange that sociology, a discipline dedicated to understanding human social behavior, would employ a methodology that requires no interaction with human beings. But humans create plenty of evidence of their behaviors—they write letters to the editor of their local paper, they create various sources of entertainment for themselves such as movies and televisions shows, they consume goods, they walk on sidewalks, they lie on the grass in public parks. All these activities leave something behind—worn paths, trash, recorded shows, and printed papers. These are all potential sources of data for the unobtrusive researcher. Sociologists interested in history are likely to use unobtrusive methods, which are also well suited to comparative research. Historical comparative researchResearch that focuses on more than one location or time period. is “research that focuses either on one or more cases over time (the historical part) or on more than one nation or society at one point in time (the comparative part)” (Esterberg, 2002, p. 129).Esterberg, K. G. (2002). Qualitative methods in social research. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. While not all unobtrusive researchers necessarily conduct historical, comparative, or even some combination of historical and comparative work, unobtrusive methods are well suited to such work. As an example, Melissa Weiner (2010)Weiner, M. (2010). Power, protest, and the public schools: Jewish and African American struggles in New York City. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press. used a historical comparative approach to study racial barriers historically experienced by Jews and African Americans in New York City public schools. Weiner analyzed public records from several years of newspapers, trial transcripts, and several organizations as well as private manuscript collections to understand how parents, children, and other activists responded to inequality and worked to reform schools. Not only did this work inform readers about the little-known similarities between Jewish and African American experiences, but it also informs current debates over inequalities experienced in public schools today. Figure 11.2 Sociologist Melissa Weiner used historical comparative research to study racial barriers experienced by Jews and African Americans in New York City public schools. © Thinkstock In this chapter, we’ll examine content analysis as well as analysis of data collected by others. Both types of analysis have in common their use of data that do not require direct interaction with human subjects, but the particular type and source of data for each type of analysis differs. We’ll explore these similarities and differences in the following sections, after we look at some of the pros and cons of unobtrusive research methods.	https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/sociological-inquiry-principles-qualitative-and-quantitative-methods/s14-01-unobtrusive-research-what-is-i.html
There are currently some 500 American Indian tribes in the U.S., each with its own unique cultural beliefs, customs and traditions. Health care providers who have first-hand experience or knowledge of a tribe’s beliefs about health and illness, as well as its traditional healing practices and remedies, can be particularly effective in helping to fight serious health problems that disproportionately affect Indian patients, such as diabetes and cancer. But because Native Americans are severely underrepresented in the health care workforce—only 0.5% of RNs are Indian, for example—it is vitally important for non-Indian health professionals to acquire this cultural understanding as well. To help increase the cultural competence of health care providers who work with American Indian patients and families, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in Minneapolis has developed a new instructional video, “Getting to the HEART of It: Bridging Culture & Health Care.” Featuring candid interviews and advice from Indian physicians, nurses and patients, the award-winning 18-minute video focuses on what health professionals need to know about Indian culture and how to translate that knowledge into culturally appropriate care. Using visuals that effectively balance scenes of traditional Indian healing methods with scenes of modern health care settings, “Getting to the HEART of It” covers a variety of techniques for bridging cultural gaps between providers and their patients. These include learning about the tribe’s history and culture; establishing trust and respect with the tribal community; learning how to communicate with patients about their cultural, religious and health-related beliefs; and the importance of respecting traditional tribal healers and partnering with them in health care process. The video, which was produced by a Dakota-owned media production company, Allies: Media/Art, was developed in partnership with American Indian community representatives and health care providers from the Ho-Chunk, Ojibwa, Chippewa and Cheyenne River Lakota tribes, among others. Although most of the Indian health professionals who appear in the video are doctors, a nurse—Roxanne Struthers, RN, PhD, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwa—is also prominently featured. A limited number of complimentary copies of the “Getting to the HEART of It” video—which comes with a Discussion Guide and a list of additional resources–are available to health care educators and to agencies that are working with health care providers to deliver more culturally sensitive care to American Indian families. To request a free video, contact Ann Garwick, RN, PhD, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, at (612) 624-1141 or [email protected].	https://minoritynurse.com/getting-to-the-heart-of-culturally-competent-care/
WILMINGTON, Del., May 4, 2005 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) — Martin Drigotas, DuPont Automotive Refrigerants manager, was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Protection Award for his role as a founder of the Improved Mobile Air Conditioning Cooperative Research Program (IMAC). Launched in April 2004, the IMAC research program is an ambitious collaborative effort to deliver dramatic increases in the energy efficiency and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of motor vehicle air conditioning (A/C) systems. The partnership goal is to reduce fuel consumption from the operation of vehicle A/C by at least 30 percent and refrigerant emissions by 50 percent. Air conditioning in vehicles has direct emissions of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants that are greenhouse gases and indirect tailpipe emissions from the additional fuel that is burned to power the cooling. All vehicles currently use a refrigerant called HFC-134a, which is included in the gases scheduled for control under the Kyoto Protocol. European manufacturers and governments support new regulations that will phase out HFC-134a for vehicles after about 2012, but it is not yet clear whether replacement technology will better protect the climate. This project will improve the existing HFC-134a technology, raising the bar that competing technology will need to clear in order to capture markets in North America, Asia, and elsewhere. Over 55 global partners from industry, universities, government research laboratories, environmental advocacy groups and regulatory agencies are participating in the IMAC program (full list of partners is attached). Founding members of IMAC include: Drigotas; Dr. Stephen O. Anderson, project director for the U.S. EPA; Ward Atkinson of Sun Test Engineering; William Hill, General Motors A/C Integration Engineer; and Elvis Hoffpauir, president and chief operating officer of the Mobile Air Conditioning Society. Drigotas, 57, is a 36-year veteran of DuPont and a founding member of IMAC. “I’m proud to be on the team that organized the mobile air conditioning community to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air conditioner reliability, safety and comfort,” Drigotas said. “Our role in IMAC is a continuation of DuPont’s work to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving the IMAC goals will preserve the consumer and safety benefits of current mobile air conditioning systems while significantly improving their environmental performance.” “This improved air conditioning technology can be applied in the next decade to over 300 million vehicles worldwide while industry develops even better revolutionary technology for next-generation hybrids and fuel cell vehicles,” said Dr. Stephen O. Andersen, project director for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “The global vehicle industry and their customers will save $4 to $5 billion if we can immediately improve HFC-134a systems to reliably reduce refrigerant emissions and use significantly less energy than the proposed alternative systems.” According to the U.S. EPA, the combination of fuel savings and reduced refrigerant emissions would save over 35 billion kilograms (77 billion pounds) of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions annually. This improved system could save the consumer over $420 in auto repair costs over the life of the vehicle. DuPont’s role in IMAC is a continuation of the company’s work to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. DuPont was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2003, the highest honor for technological innovation in the United States, for its global leadership and innovation in developing alternative technology that reduced the environmental impact caused by ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used for air conditioning, refrigeration and other applications. This award recognized, among other things, the work done by DuPont to commercialize the first of its non-ozone- depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs), DuPontà¢â€ž- Suva® refrigerants in January 1991. Since then, the company has launched 19 alternatives and more than 375 patents. In 2000, Chief Executive Officer Chad Holliday announced DuPont would set a goal to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent based on 1990 as a base year. DuPont achieved a 72 percent reduction by the end of last year. About DuPont [ www.Dupont.com ] DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. The DuPont Oval, DuPontà¢â€ž- and The miracles of scienceà¢â€ž- and Suva® are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates. Improved Mobile Air Conditioning Partners Listing: Governments: — Australian Department of Environment and Heritage — California Air Resources Board — Environment Canada — Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission — Japan Ministry of Environment — Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry — U.S. Army — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — U.S. National Renewable Energy Research Laboratory Association and Research Partners: — Association of International Automobile Manufacturers — Ecole des Mines de Paris — Indian Institute of Technology — International Organization of Standardization — Japan Fluorocarbon Manufacturers Association — Mobile Air Conditioning Society — Service Technicians Society — Society of Automotive Engineers — Underwriters Laboratories — University of Braunschweig (Germany) — University of Illinois — University of Maryland Auto Manufacturer Partners: — Audi — BMW — Centro Richerche Fiat — DaimlerChrysler — General Motors — Honda — Isuzu — Mitsubishi Motors — Nissan — Subaru — Toyota — Volkswagen — Volvo Car Corporation Supplier Partners: — AC Delco — Arkema — Behr — Bergstrom — CalsonicKansei — Delphi Automotive Systems — Denso — DuPont Fluoroproducts — Eaton — Four Seasons — Goodyear — Honeywell — INEOS Fluor — Johnson Controls — Konvekta — Modine — Neutronics — Parker-Hannifin — Robinair — Sanden — Snap-On Diagnostics — Solvay Fluorochemicals — SPX — Texas Instruments — Tracer Products — UView Ultraviolet Systems — Valeo — Visteon Corporation Environmental Advocacy Group Partners:	https://www.power-grid.com/news/dupont-refrigerant-expert-receives-us-epa-climate-protection-award/
On the weekends of June 1-2 and June 8-9, 2013 some 79 volunteers turned out to census Elegant Trogons in all 5 border ranges in Southeastern Arizona where they are known to occur. Counters recorded all visual and audio observations in their territories from 6-11 a.m. By comparing times and locations of observations I was able to deduce the minimum number of Elegant Trogons present. Altogether 86 Elegant Trogons were documented: 49 males, 22 females, and 15 unknowns not assigned to gender because they were heard but not seen. All females were in proximity to males with whom they were assumed to be paired, yielding a total of 22 probable pairs. Eighty-six (86) represents the minimum known population of Elegant Trogons in the border mountains of Southeastern Arizona as of June 9, 2013. These results probably do not fully account for all female trogons present. At this time of year many female trogons are incubating eggs or brooding chicks for most of the morning. Based the behaviors of male trogons during the census, as well as incidental observations just prior to the counts in the respective mountain areas, an additional 11 trogons that were neither seen nor heard by the counters were thought to be present. These birds that escaped detection during the actual census are shown in parentheses in the table below. The areas selected for this count were canyons from which Elegant Trogons are historically known. It is important to note, however, that with only 79 volunteer counters, a few canyons where trogons are either known or are suspected to have occurred in all five mountains were not surveyed for Elegant Trogons this June. All of these canyons are thought to be peripheral areas where probably no more than 1 pair—or conceivably 2 pairs—could be present. In the majority of these canyons probably none are present. Obviously more volunteer counters would be desirable to improve coverage of potential Elegant Trogon habitat in the future. Santa Rita Mountains. Conducting research for the US Forest Service, I personally estimated 8-12 birds were using Madera Canyon in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as 1 pair in Cave Canyon, 1 pair in Garden Canyon, and 2-3 pairs in Josephine Canyon. These results largely agree with those of Linnea S. Hall (unpublished dissertation, U. of Arizona, 1996), who also found Elegant Trogons in Temporal Gulch in 1993 and 1994, and using Big Casa Blanca Canyon in 1994 and 1995. This June count teams recorded 11 Elegant Trogons using Madera Canyon, as well as additional birds in Cave Canyon (1 pair) and Temporal Gulch (2 pairs). Although no trogons were detected in Josephine Canyon on the actual survey, 2 trogons were found there on 5/29/2013. It appears that Elegant Trogon populations in the Santa Rita Mountains are stable. Patagonia Mountains. Hall surveyed for Elegant Trogons in 4 canyons in the Patagonia Mountains in 1994 and 1995 and found only 1 male. Several sources have reported trogons using the Patagonia Mountains since then (Matt Brown, pers. comm., Jennie MacFarland, pers. comm., and Helen Snyder, pers. comm.), but numbers for the mountain range as a whole were not known. Although no nests were discovered in the survey, having counters document 15 Elegant Trogons on June 9 this year may mean the Patagonia Mountains have become an important Arizona breeding area for the species. Huachuca Mountains. On June 10, 1980 in a census similar to the one volunteers completed on June 1, 2013, counters found 33 Elegant Trogons in the Huachuca Mountains. In work spanning from mid-April to late June, Linnea Hall and 4-5 assistants recorded 37 trogons for the Huachuca Mountains in 1993. In 1994 she and her team found 76 trogons in this range, the greatest number ever recorded for a single mountain range within Arizona. This year the survey team documented 34 birds in the Huachuca Mountains, and—based on behaviors the counters observed—probably there were at least 38 Elegant Trogons present. Excluding 1994 when record numbers of birds were recorded by Hall, the population of Elegant Trogons in the Huachuca Mountains appears to be stable. Chiricahua Mountains. In the Chiricahua Mountains where I conducted most of my Elegant Trogon research from 1977-1984, I found numbers in the S. Fork-Cave Creek Canyon complex were remarkably consistent. The low count of 20 adults was in 1979 and the high count of 23 adults occurred in 1978. Using the same methods, annual June S. Fork-Cave Creek trogon counts sponsored by the US Forest Service were conducted from 1991 through 2001. The peak number was 1994 when 30 volunteer observers found 22 trogons in the S. Fork-Cave Creek Canyon complex. The lowest number recorded was 1999 when 28 observers found just 12 adult Elegant Trogons. The lowest number ever found in the S. Fork-Cave Creek Canyon census was June 26, 2011 when only 7 trogons were detected. This was the same day the 223,000 Horseshoe II Fire was officially declared 100% contained. Eight (8) Elegant Trogons were found in this area in 2012, and this year 26 volunteers documented 6 trogons in the S. Fork-Cave Creek Canyon complex. Based on behaviors exhibited by the males and an observation 3 days earlier, it seems likely that 3 additional females were present—or 9 adult trogons altogether. Working in Rucker Canyon, a survey team discovered 3 other trogons, including a pair, but teams in 3 other Chiricahua canyons failed to find any. Therefore in 2013 the total number of known Elegant Trogons in the Chiricahua Mountains was 9, and there were probably 12 individuals altogether. Directly through habitat destruction, or indirectly through watershed degradation, fuel reduction activities, actual fire suppression, or a combination of these and other factors, the 2011 Horseshoe Two Fire apparently continues to have a negative impact on Elegant Trogon populations in the S. Fork-Cave Creek Canyon complex of the Chiricahua Mountains. At present the S. Fork-Cave Creek area appears to be the only canyon system within its U.S. range where Elegant Trogons have suffered a clear and significant decline.	http://aziba.org/?p=1191
Making changes in life is not about one off actions. It is about forming new habits which serve you better and help you get to where you need to go. If you are going to make important changes, you need to be able to measure and keep track of your progress which makes journaling a powerful tool for achieving your goals. Success is easily forgotten. And when it is, it is easy to get frustrated with our progress. When you begin to doubt your forward momentum, it is helpful to look back and be reminded of where you started. When you sit down to blank sheet of paper (or computer screen) and begin to write out your daily accomplishments, you are forced to think it through on a deeper level. It forces you to think about the why and the how behind your progress which ultimately helps you move forward. No matter what type of goal you’ve set, personal or professional, you are likely to run into challenges worth overcoming. By reviewing your past successes, you’ll find motivation, encouragement and strength to continue on and remind you that you’ve overcome before. Journal in a notebook, word document, a blog or an app - find the form that fits your personality and lifestyle. Write only for yourself. It doesn’t need to be pretty or thought out, eloquent or in depth. Some days you’ll write a lot and others, bullet points will be just fine. Journaling is most successful when completed with consistency. Set an intention to write each and every day. It’s the only way to watch your progress unfold.	http://leadership-training.next-monday.com/blog/journal-to-reach-your-goals
Electronegativities of elements in covalent crystals. A new electronegativity table of elements in covalent crystals with different bonding electrons and the most common coordination numbers is suggested on the basis of covalent potentials of atoms in crystals. For a given element, the electronegativity increases with increasing number of bonding electrons and decreases with increasing coordination number. Particularly, the ionicity of a covalent bond in different environments can be well-reflected by current electronegativity values; that is, the ionicity of chemical bonds increases as the coordination number of the bonded atoms increases. We show that this electronegativity scale can be successfully applied to predict the hardness of covalent and polar covalent crystals, which will be very useful for studying various chemical and physical properties of covalent materials.
So far I've been fairly agnostic about High Speed Rail (HSR), probably because I think both the benefits and downsides have been overstated. But the case for HSR now seems to have shifted onto its possible role in boosting regional regeneration in the West Midlands. On this, as the leading planner Sir Peter Hall noted recently, the debate boils down to two key issues critical to our future prosperity. The first is whether, by bringing the Midlands and North closer to the global economic powerhouse of London, it can transform economic prospects in the regions. Second is how those benefits will be distributed across regions such as the West Midlands: that is, whether the benefits will be concentrated in a few core cities (think Birmingham), or will be spread across the wider region (such as to Coventry, Stafford, Stoke or Worcester)? Or as Sir Peter put it, whether HS2 will 'irrigate' the wider region, or turn parts of it into a desert? Comparative research on the UK and France, undertaken by Hall's colleague Chia-Lin Chen , is striking: there is a danger of creating deserts, but well-designed regional policies can indeed irrigate the regions. Chia-Lin Chen has compared investment in (slowish) high speed rail in the UK since the 1970s with that in super-fast TGVs in France from the 1990s. She found that over time both capitals, London and Paris, kept an economic lead over other regions, but that in France the gap gradually reduced whereas in the UK they widened. Furthermore, in both countries HSR boosted economic growth in the core cities it connected (such as Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester in the UK, and Lille in France). And in both it failed to help regenerate other places that weren't so well placed. But Chen highlights how in France a powerful and well-funded regional authority, the Conseil Régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais, invested in new services connecting old industrial and port cities with Paris, along with a regional TGV network that connected them also with the rapidly transforming city of Lille. These policies had a very real effect in helping boosting growth in some of these previously peripheral cities. See here for an overview of Chen's argument. What this suggests is that here HSR may be useful in potentially boosting economic growth outside of London but it simply isn't enough on its own for wider regional regeneration. I've been saying for some time that if HS2 in particular stops at the buffers at Curzon Street in Birmingham then the wider West Midlands region won't get the economic benefits of the high speed rail network. Isolated towns and communities across the region need linking in to boost economic growth. Locally, of course, the city region has got off to a good start in coming up with a wish list of HS2 related transport ideas, with a 'Local Connectivity Package' agreed recently by the city region's new Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) Shadow Board (which is made up of the leaders of seven local councils). As Cllr Roger Lawrence, spokesman for the ITA Shadow Board, has said "HS2 offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for our region and we intend to grab it with both hands." This local package includes extensions to the Midland Metro tram system in Birmingham and the Black Country, new and upgraded rail stations, opening up rail freight lines to passenger services and the electrification of other key rail routes. So far, so good. But beyond being a (very good) local wish list, there is little in the way of prioritisation, nor any real idea of where the money will actually come from. We've been here before with unfunded transport wish lists and haven't got very far. And look at the Centro map of where jobs will be created by HS2 and few seem to get to get as far as Stafford. The key point is that HS2 needs integrating into the wider region and the transport network beyond Centro. That needs a vision and a plan for the wider region as a whole. That's now a lot more difficult since the abolition of Regional Development Agencies in England. Of course, London got to keep its development agency and its assets, and what's on offer to London isn't available to English cities. In fact even after City Deals (like those for Coventry, Birmingham, and the Black Country), England will remain the most centralised state in Western Europe. Indeed a recent event sponsored by the Futures Network West Midlands saw a discussion not so much over the merits or otherwise of HS2 but rather how it can be used to maximise regional growth, and regional governance was very much at the centre of the discussion. One small step forward on the governance front locally may come in the form of creating a combined authority as has already happened in Manchester. This is edging forward here in the West Midlands, but one local authority is still holding out against it. It's also true to say that much collaboration is already going on across LEPs and Centro. But while this kind of voluntary regional collaboration has achieved much in the past, this depended heavily on a handful of motivated individuals and it's doubtful if this sort of approach is robust enough for the long-haul required if we are to make the most of High Speed Rail for the wider region. Rather, a less London-centred approach to High Speed Rail requires the return of power to cities like Birmingham and Coventry, a fresh impetus towards regional governance, and a more equitable distribution of funding between London and the rest. Remember that the London bias of central government means that far more funding per head is spent on things like transport or the arts in London than anywhere else in the UK. This 'London first' approach has to change if regional regeneration is to have real meaning.	https://www.business-live.co.uk/opinion-analysis/david-bailey-how-can-use-6332329
3 December 1999 - 19 January 2000Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by British artist Vong Phaophanit. Phaophanit has created two new pieces for this exhibition. A greenhouse, its structure eroded by perforations, transforms the front space by refracting light about the room. In the back space the artist has created an installation with bamboo, polybutadiene rubber and zinc metal sheets. The fluidity of the milky-white rubber as it infiltrates the gaps of the bamboo construction underscores Phaophanit's constant interest in territories and shifting boundaries. Beatriz Milhazes 29 October 1999 - 27 November 1999Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Britain of Brazilian painter Beatriz Milhazes. The artist will be presenting six new works. Beatriz Milhazes' paintings play with notions of ornamentation and decoration. Her vividly coloured canvases contain a multitude of shapes and curves including frills, waves, precious stones, eyes, suns and stars. These paintings are intricately constructed and recall doilies and antique embroideries. Milhazes appropriates figurative and abstract elements from local flora and fauna, folk art and craft, fashion, jewellery and the colonial baroque. Tom Claasen 17 September 1999 - 23 October 1999Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Dutch artist Tom Claassen in Britain. Tom Claassen uses a mixture of unconventional and traditional materials such as sand, rubber and bronze to draw attention to the surface or ‘skin' of his sculptures. The ambiguous forms of his works have been described as "psychomorphic": vaguely familiar shapes, whether human, animal or other seem to emerge from his material, hovering in a semi-state between creation and dissolution. Kendell Geers 4 June 1999 - 17 July 1999Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present new work by South African artist Kendell Geers. For this exhibition Geers will show two video installations and a large work on paper. He will use the full window front of the gallery to display a text collage appropriating news items. At first, the visual format is reminiscent of classified ads, but on closer inspection they reveal themselves as extremely discomforting lists of crime, murder and other atrocities committed within a 48 hour period in South Africa. Facing the street the viewer is immediately confronted with this work. Rivane Neuenschwander 28 April 1999 - 29 May 1999For this exhibition Neuenschwander will make a site-specific geometrical drawing on the parkett gallery floor by placing marble dust in the gaps between the wooden boards. This very simple but precise gesture shows the pattern of the floor, traces the history of the space and makes visible what is not normally seen. It deals with absence and presence, the positive and the negative.	https://www.stephenfriedman.com/exhibitions/past/1999
Prishtina, 21 Oct 2015 To us, the supply of energy to Kosovo citizens is just as important as diversification of sources, especially now that climate change is being discussed throughout the region, in Europe and globally, said Minister Blerand Stavileci. The head of MED made these comments during the inauguration of the first solar panel plant in village Gjurgjevik of Klina municipality, an investment of Slovenian company Rudis, which was also attended by representatives of said company, ERO, KEDS/KESCO, etc. The head of MED said that the Government of Kosovo and ministry he heads has lately focused its attention to the utilization of energy sources other than conventional, such as coal, and placed emphasis on two energy sub-sectors renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Stavileci said that Kosovo has set its renewable energy indicative targets to be reached by 2020, which envisage that 25% of the overall energy generation will be covered by such sources, and the energy efficiency target, which foresees improvements at the rate of 9% by 2018. He said that this first solar panel park in our country will serve as a model for other investors, whereas MED will continue to support such initiatives, by, among other, facilitating procedures. Dejan Bash, Project Manager from Rudis explained that upon obtainment of necessary permits, the installation of this plant was completed in March 2015. Installed capacities of the plant are 102kV, and the operation is going well. We expect to have better generation, but this also depends on weather conditions. We anticipate that the plant will be connected to the grid automatically when load-shedding is applied, with its capacities reaching 3 hours per day, he said. Bash said that a second phase of this project is being planned, and that it entails an expansion of capacities by 260 kV, emphasizing that preliminary authorizations for this phase are already obtained by ERO. On the other hand, KEDS General Manager George Karagutoff said that this first installation of solar panels in Kosovo comprises a foreign investment in this sphere, adding that it will contribute to the development of local resources and stimulation of other investments in the energy sector. For his part, Enver Halimi, Chairman of the ERO Board, underlined the significance of this Slovenian investment in RES, adding that institutional stakeholders have cooperated closely in making this investment possible.	https://mmphi.rks-gov.net/en/galeria_single/4502
Course Description: This course exposes students to the dynamics associated to the assessment of how the practice of psychology and law are combined collectively utilized within both civil and criminal applications within the realm of criminal justice. The elements pertaining to assessment, treatment, investigations, and decision making within the legal system will be explored; in addition, ethical considerations pertaining to the legal system and the role that psychology plays will be explored to illustrate the challenges associated to this industry. How This Course Benefits Students: The course is intended to be both an introduction and an intensification of topics covered in other courses but with an emphasis on the structure and associated to psychology and law. Why This Course Is Important: The legal system is complex in nature and the field of psychology is easily correlated to the legal arena due to the fact that the investigation, scrutiny, and evaluation of behavior that led an individual to act in a certain way is now in question by authorities within the legal sector. The application of psychology to law is rather simplistic from a cursory glance; however, the process of assessment for competency, mental capacity, motive, dangerousness, and the plausibility of suffering from a mental illness are just a few of the challenges pertaining to the overall assessment of treatment and legal decision making processes. Students will ascertain the ethical challenges that subsist within this industry as well as approaching the evaluation of civil and criminal proceeding with mercy, understanding, and the importance of collective wisdom.	https://academics.missional.university/courses/psy4010-forensic-psychology-the-legal-system/
Essay 2: Position Essay (100 pts./10%)“Should _____________?In this position essay, you will explore discussions regarding the role of technology in our lives. You will narrow down a topic, state your position on the issue, briefly address opposing arguments, and provide credible, quality outside evidence to support your claims.You have two options for this assignment:1) You may research, explore, and take a position on an issue involving technology in your major/career field.2) You may research, explore, and take a position on an issue involving technology in general.Your title should be in the form of a research question (see above); your thesis will answer that question. 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PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography) is a powerful imaging technique that combines both CT scan and PET scan using radioactive sugar (FDG – 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose) as the tracer. It provides comprehensive information on the abnormal activity and function of cells (obtained by PET) as well as the precise location of these abnormalities in the body (obtained by CT). This leads to more accurate assessment of your current medical condition especially cancer, brain disorder, heart disease and infective/ inflammatory disease. New 4D PET-CT which respiratory gating technologies allow more accurate assessment of lung and liver lesions as well as better radiotherapy planning assessment. Read more on our Nuclear Medicine webpage:	https://www.sunwaymedical.com/petct/
Geography stimulates an interest in and a sense of wonder about places, people and the environment. It helps young people make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world and how society, the economy and environment combine to bring about change. Geography explains where places are, how places and landscapes are formed, how people and their environment interact and how a diverse range of economies, societies and environments are interconnected. It also examines natural resources and their sustainable use KS3 Geography Our Curriculum Students receive three hours per fortnight in Geography. All sets are mixed ability. Course Description The Geography units of study follow a variety of human and physical topics on various scale i.e. local, through to global. Year 7 Topics: Map Skills (UK); Settlements and Mega Cities; Rivers and Flooding; A Restless Earth; Africa Year 8 Topics: Coastal Environments; Energy and Resource Management; Population; China; Weather, climate and climate change Year 9 Topics: Tourism; Crime and Conflict; GCSE (Skills); Urban Futures (GCSE) Changing climate (GCSE) Geographical skills In Geography students are assessed in four key areas: - Knowledge - Understanding - Making Judgements - Communication Knowledge Students are taught key geographical processes and concepts across a range of scales and within different environments and settings. These ideas are developed through the study of case studies with specific focus placed on their knowledge of the UK. Understanding Students are encouraged to identify the application, relationships and the social, economic and environmental impacts of key processes and ideas. An emphasis is place on seeing the inter relationships between topic areas. Making Judgements Students are encouraged to apply their knowledge and understanding to a variety of different situations and settings. The analysis and evaluation of data and geographical information is used to support students in making informed decisions. A strong emphasis is placed on sustainability of ideas. Communication Students develop a variety of communication skills including: map skills, debate, discussion as well as geographical analysis and interpretation. Emphasis is also placed on the use of current technologies including GIS (Geographical Information Systems).	https://st-maryshigh.herts.sch.uk/geography/
October is Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM), a month highlighting the need for support of our community members experiencing domestic violence. This year, due to conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, survivors of domestic violence are likely at an increased risk of abuse and/or decreased access to critical supports. In addition to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reality of violence in our communities could not be more present for many in King County and beyond. We continue to collectively witness the ongoing murder of Black men, women and non-binary persons, uprisings for racial justice, and fervent calls for reckonings on government policy and budgetary choices that often prioritize violent responses to social issues. DVAM is an opportunity to recognize that liberation for survivors of domestic violence requires us to think about the ways systems intended to support can cause harm. Systems can cause harm Under Washington State law domestic violence is a crime. Many people think of calling law enforcement as the first or most appropriate response to abuse. However, for many survivors of domestic violence, police can represent another source of harm and potential abuse, rather than safety. A 2015 survey of women who contacted the National Domestic Violence Hotline revealed that many survivors are reluctant to turn to law enforcement for help, for a variety of reasons including fear of their own safety. In the survey, one in three women who did call police felt less safe after doing so, compared to only one in five who felt safer. Two thirds of the women who called police said they were afraid to do so in the future, many expressing concern that the police would not believe them, and others expressed fear that police would actually be violent towards them or arrest them while responding to a domestic violence call. “Good victim vs. non-victim criminal” Though men make up the overwhelming majority of the over two million Americans currently behind bars, women are the fastest growing incarcerated population. Most people incarcerated in women’s prisons have experienced abuse, and many are locked up for actions taken in self-defense or in order to survive that are considered criminal. As many as 94% of incarcerated adult women have experienced abuse prior to being in prison, and 84% of girls in juvenile detention have experienced abuse. Actions survivors of abuse take to survive and defend themselves often lead to criminalization. Criminalization leads to only survivors seen as “good victims” (A “good victim” is often described as one who willingly accesses and cooperates with the criminal legal system in order to prosecute their abuser) receiving support, while already criminalized survivors are not recognized as needing support and advocacy. Survivors are criminalized for being a person of color, transgender, queer, in the sex industry, having a disability, or having a past “criminal record.” Criminalized survivors can face hostility from police and the criminal justice system. Their experience of domestic violence is often diminished, being viewed as a criminal who should be punished instead of a survivor who should be supported. One notable example of a domestic violence survivor being criminalized is the case of Marissa Alexander, who was convicted of assault and imprisoned after firing a warning shot from a handgun after her abusive husband threatened to kill her. COVID-19 – a new threat for criminalized survivors While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased isolation and vulnerability to abuse for many women and others surviving violence in the general public, the threat of the virus has been much more direct for incarcerated women. These survivors of abuse, already literally ‘locked-down’ in prisons, are being exposed to high rates of infection and public health guidelines such as social distancing are often impossible. This DVAM, we are striving to lift up the experiences of all survivors of abuse, including those currently incarcerated, as well as highlight the complex relationship between criminalization and survival and the need to find protection and support for all survivors of domestic violence. Services and resources - The King County Department of Community and Human Services’ Adult Services Division, including the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL), supports a range of gender-based violence providers who are working to meet the needs of people experiencing domestic and sexual violence throughout King County. Learn more about services available in King County by searching our services database. - Organizations such as Survived and Punished are working to raise awareness of the intersections of policing, incarceration, and abuse, as well as leading campaigns to defend, support, and advocate for the release of criminalized survivors. Learn more on their website. - If you or a loved one needs support, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline or visit their website for information on resources in your area: 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). - Learn more about how you can support someone who may be surviving abuse.	https://dchsblog.com/2020/10/29/criminalized-survivors-domestic-violence-action-month/
The planetary ice cover, from Himalayan glaciers to Arctic sea ice, is shrinking at much higher rates than anticipated by climate models, presumably due to feedback processes amplifying the rate of global warming and sea-level rise. All these developments will affect humans in different ways whereby substantial sea-level rise and resultant large-scale population displacement is certainly going to happen; the question is only when and how much time can we buy. In view of the dangers looming on the horizon it is advisable to take steps, not only to prepare for the new realities to come but also to mitigate the rate of warming by curbing emissions and removing as much as possible of the excess CO2 in the atmosphere which is already causing problems. There is no quick and simple solution to CO2 removal, rather, it will be necessary to implement a broad range of measures of which harnessing the biosphere, of both the land (biochar burial) and the ocean (iron fertilisation), hold some promise. There is evidence that fluctuating productivity levels of the Southern Ocean played a major role in sequestering and releasing CO2 during past glacial to interglacial cycles. Increasing productivity of this ocean by fertilising with iron will not have a big effect on atmospheric CO2 levels but the potential uptake is too much to ignore at this stage. In any case, further iron fertilisation experiments will be necessary to explore the pros and cons of harnessing the marine biosphere to slow the rate of sea level rise. The challenge ahead is to reorganise the global economy in a recycling mode as this is the only way to reduce emissions, preserve dwindling resources and mitigate calamitous climate change. The incentive to embark on this momentous task will come from educating the public on the present and future state of the planet. As the oldest continuous civilisation, India has a number of lessons to teach the world on how to lead a sustainable way of life while preserving the environment. To this end, the economic structure of pre-colonial India needs to be systematically researched and the appropriate lessons distilled for promulgation. Popularisation of the Indian vegetarian cuisine is an example of a measure that would reap immediate benefits in terms of human health, emissions reductions and restoration of natural ecosystems. This essay is addressed to the general reader, hence thorough referencing has been sacrificed on the altar of readability. Psychrophilic or cold loving bacteria are the most predominant type of bacteria, confined to all cold habitats of the world viz. Antarctic and Arctic. These bacteria are unique due to their ability to survive at temperatures below the freezing point of water, as they possess various strategies which facilitate their survival at low temperature. The present review is an attempt to highlight the bacterial diversity of the Antarctic and the Arctic, the biotechnological potential of the cold-loving bacteria and to also understand their survival strategies with an emphasis on the research carried out in India, at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has been participating in the Indian Antarctic Expedition since 1981. Indian Antarctic Station, Maitri (70o 45’ 57” S, 11o 44´ 09˝ E, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) station index no. 89514) was established in 1989 in the Schirmacher Oasis of East Antarctica and meteorological observations are available from 1990 to 2011. The Schirmacher Oasis is one of the smallest East Antarctic oases and is considered to be a typical oases near the shore. Maitri and Russian Antarctic station Novolazarevskaya (70°46´04˝S and 11°49´54˝ E., WMO station index no. 89512), established on January 18, 1961, record the climate of Schirmacher Oasis. Bharati is an upcoming and third research station commissioned by India at Antarctica in an area beside Larsemann Hills at 69°S, 76°E for its third settlement and second active research station. Meteorological data of the Maitri station is available from data base of IMD and Novolazarevskaya is available from data base of Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI). In February 1989, a Chinese National Antarctic Expedition constructed the Zhongshan Meteorology Observatory (69°22´ S, 76°22' E, WMO station index no. 89573) on Larsemann Hill in Prydz Bay on the eastern Antarctic continent. The station records the climate of Larsemann Hills. Meteorological data of the station is available from READER project data base and also from data base of Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences. The variation in mean air temperature and its trends are derived from the meteorological data recorded at the Maitri, Novolazarevskaya and Zhongshan stations from 1990 to 2011. The annual cooling rate at Maitri is similar to that at Novolazarevskaya, about 3 km away. Thus, recent cooling trend is representative of the Schirmacher Oasis region. The annual mean temperature of Zhongshan station has a small rising trend. There are much warmer years with positive departures than colder years with negative departures. It can be said that the meteorological data recorded at these stations are representative of the regions of east coast of Antarctica. The contrary trends reflect the climate change characteristics on a large scale without an apparent warming trend on east Antarctica. The above analysis provides the basic characteristics of temperature change for further application of meteorological data recorded at these Antarctic stations and research into the process of Antarctic climate change and its role in global change. Investigations of the Recent Polar Ice Variations Observed from the Space-Borne Optical and Microwave Sensors Polar ice regime plays an important role in the Earth's climate system. It consists of ocean, ice sheet, sea ice, ice shelf, atmosphere and polynyas. Because of the complex feedback mechanism amongst these components, improved knowledge of the physical processes is required for a better understanding of the potential changes in ice mass balance. The changes observed in Polar sea ice extent in the recent past are alarming. The present paper is focused on the changes observed over the Arctic and the Antarctic ice surface, sea-ice as well as ice-shelf, using the data derived from space-borne observations. The recent changes in the sea-ice concentration and ice-shelf melting are discussed in detail. The inter-relationship of sea-ice, sea surface temperature (SST) and ocean productivity and their year-to-year variations have also been discussed. The paper summarises the studies carried out at Space Applications Centre (SAC), Indian Space Research Organisation) for the assessment of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extents and surface melting over east-Antarctic ice-shelves, using the space borne data. Inter-seasonal Variabilities in an Arctic Fjord: The Kongsfjorden System as a Natural Laboratory for Climate Change This paper presents a brief account of the inter-seasonal variability in the phytoplanktic community composition in the Kongsfjorden, an Arctic fjord. Ecologically, this Fjord represents a border area between the Atlantic and Arctic biogeographical zones. Even though records of oceanographic observations in the Kongsfjorden date back to 1905, a systematic monitoring programme for phytoplankton in conjunction with water exchange processes in the Fjord is yet to be undertaken. Hence, a programme was initiated in 2011 to study the response of the Fjord to the changing scenario in the Arctic. Water samples were collected using a Niskin sampler from predetermined depths along the major axis of the Fjord for estimation of various phytoplanktic pigments. Subsequent to preparation of pigment extracts, the samples were analysed on an Agilent 1200 series HPLC. In mid June (2011), the concentration of chlorophyll a ranged from levels of non detection to 0.5 µg/l while in early and late September the overall range was 0.01-1.3 µg/l. Diagnostic indices for diatoms, flagellates, prokaryotes and various planktic fractions were computed based on standard protocols. In mid June, the microplanktons clearly dominated the population with the diatoms and flagellate populations higher in the Fjord interior. An increase in the nanoplanktic abundance towards the Fjord interior could be attributed to the comparatively lesser concentration of chlorophyll a in the inner Fjord. In mid September, it was observed that the flagellate and prokaryotic factions showed close coupling and probably strongly influenced the Diagnostic Pigment Index. There was a significant rise in the diagnostic pigments index in late September compared to the other two periods and the abundance pattern of diatoms remained inversely related to the flagellate and prokaryotic fraction. Analysis of water column nutrients for this period indicated that the same may not be limiting (data not presented). However, in addition to the phytoplankton composition, the impact of turbidity on euphotic depth could also play a significant role on phytoplankton distribution. Over the last 50 years surface air temperatures have increased most at high latitudes with the three ‘hotspots’ being in Alaska/northern Canada, Siberia and the Antarctic Peninsula. However, the mechanism responsible for the changes are very different. The Alaskan warming is a result of a jump in the mid-1970s linked to a change in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. The higher temperatures across Siberia are a result of stronger westerly winds that have occurred at the North Atlantic Oscillation/Northern Annular Mode has become more positive. In contrast, temperatures across much of the Antarctic have changed little, or cooled a little in recent decades, the exception being the Antarctic Peninsula, which has experienced a large warming. In line with these changes Arctic Sea ice extent has decreased over the last 50 years while the Antarctic sea ice has increased. The Antarctic ozone hole has shielded the continent from much of the impact of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. After the launch of Indian Arctic Expedition and establishment of the Indian station Himadri (78o9'N, 11o9'E; Ny Ålesund, Svalbard) in Year 2007, during the International Polar Year (IPY), there were scattered measurements of atmospheric aerosols by few Indian groups which generated data (only summer months) but planned measurements and long term data were lacking. Keeping all the information and knowledge gaps in the background and taking cue from a month-long campaign-based measurements during the 4th Indian Arctic Expedition, 2010, from Gruvebadet (a place slightly away from Himadri and also away from the town area of Ny Ålesund), a long term measurement programme was formulated and executed during the 5th Indian Arctic Expedition. This involves continuous measurements of distinct aerosol properties round the year from Gruvebadet, with intense measurements during the summer months. Measurements of black carbon (BC) mass concentration, scattering coefficient (σsc) of aerosols are being made continuously while the total mass concentration (MT) of composite aerosols, columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD) and number size distributions (NSD) were made during the summer months. These measurements generated year round data from the Arctic, the first effort of India for any polar region (Arctic and Antarctic). These data have added to the already existing database of the Arctic and at the same time, preliminary analysis provides many new insights. This includes the effect of local activities on the aerosol within boundary layer, giving a weak diurnal variation with daytime high concentrations of BC, AOD, MT, BC and σsc showed a slight decreasing trend from June to August, indicating the pristine nature of Arctic atmosphere during summer. How Outside Actors Hold Sway within the Arctic Council: Benefits of cooperation and the problems when improving them The predominant inter-governmental forum the Arctic Council has received a lot of criticism over the recent years. This cooperative forum between the eight Arctic States (the five Nordic States, the United States, Canada and the Russian Federation), region’s indigenous peoples (permanent participants) and inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations (observers) has had to feel the heat of climate change. The synthesis reports of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other studies demonstrate that Arctic will warm twice the rate as compared to the rest of the world, with associated dramatic changes related to its environment (e.g. decreasing sea-ice coverage), which will open the region to increasing number of new economic activities (shipping for various purposes, offshore hydrocarbon exploitation etc.). With such dramatic changes, there are many who have called for stronger governance regimes for the region, or at least have provoked many to require changes from the moderately structured Arctic Council—a high-level forum that has no permanent funding scheme, no legal status and no secretariat (for a very long time). The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 has evolved into a fairly complex, multilayered governance regime (termed as the Antarctic Treaty System) with several compelling issues on its current agenda, including the effective implementation of 1991 Madrid Protocol and its annexes, regulation of tourism, biological prospecting and climate change. The transformed geopolitical context of Antarctic governance in terms of an increasingly diverse membership (with Malaysia and Pakistan having acceded to the Antarctic Treaty recently) as well as growing complexity of Antarctic policy advice, demand critical examination of both the changing nature and role of ‘Antarctic science’ and persisting knowledge-power asymmetries behind the ‘consensus’ based Antarctic science diplomacy. This chapter argues that the concept of ‘global knowledge commons’, as a strategic analytical tool, enables us to pay closer attention to normative-geopolitical interface of knowledge production in the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), especially at the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCMs). India should continue to aim at further democratization of Antarctic governance. This enterprise demands not only a serious and systematic pursuit of multidisciplinary scientific research and knowledge by India but also a proactive, meticulously worked out policy initiatives/interventions at the ATCMs. The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) is a complex legal instrument that enlists measures in effect and its associated international instruments. Freedom of scientific research is enshrined in the Treaty and hence the ATS promotes free exchange of scientific information and mandates that observations from Antarctic must be made freely available.	https://www.geographyandyou.com/category/climate-change/policy/page/3/
New Voices Fund will launch this summer with three investment programs available through the Fund and Foundation. Private equity and venture capital investments are available to start ups and established businesses. Recoverable grants will be awarded to businesses of interest that are not yet ready for equity or other forms of investment. Mission-related investments/loans will be made to advance businesses for which a grant is no longer appropriate, but more traditional forms of capital investment are still premature. If you’re an entrepreneur in one of the following industries, we’d love to hear from you. Our existing connections and relationships provide unprescedented access for women of color entrepreneurs. The New Voices Fund inaugural application season will open later this summer. Please look out for updates on the official application open date. Meanwhile, we encourage you to share your business story and funding needs by creating a New Voices Business Profile.	https://newvoicesfund.com/capital/
To promote flourishing is a key target of Positive Psychology (PP). In this blog I hope to look at what is meant by the term flourishing and how theory and research about the concept are developing. I highlight the debates and challenges and ask how you might look at flourishing within your own life. The challenge of definition Despite flourishing being a core tenet of PP, there is no one accepted definition of what it means to flourish. Consequently, neither is there an accepted way to measure it. There is also some confusion with related concepts such as happiness, subjective wellbeing and psychological wellbeing with some areas of overlap between them. These terms are (wrongly in my opinion) used interchangeably at times within the literature. In addition, flourishing is explored in other disciplines such as philosophy, bioethics, public health and anthropology and these don’t necessarily view it from the same perspective. Indeed qualitative research suggests that people’s everyday understanding of flourishing might differ from any of these standard definitions (Willen et al. 2022). What do we know? There are at least seven distinct ways of characterising flourishing within PP alone (Keyes 2002, Ryff & Singer 2008, Deiner et al. 2010, Seligman 2011, Huppert & So 2013 Vanderweele 2017, Wong 2020). The number of dimensions considered foundational to flourishing varies from three (Wong 2020) to fourteen (Keyes 2002). So what can we say? Firstly, it is likely that basic levels of human need for physiological integrity and safety are prerequisites to flourishing (Maslow 1943). Beyond this, two dimensions are core to all the models. These are the importance of positive relationships and the presence of meaning and purpose in life in some form. Thus flourishing involves going beyond hedonic concerns to incorporate eudaimonic elements of wellbeing. Having said that, most authors also highlight positive emotions and /or engagement with life or life satisfaction. The extent to which positive functioning in relation to the environment (competence, autonomy, mastery, achievement) and society are considered elements of flourishing is variable between models. The role of the relationship to the self (self-acceptance, self-esteem, insight, self-actualisation) and the importance of growth, features in many approaches but is completely absent in some. Further, the relationship of flourishing to potentially thorny issues such as character, virtue, faith, transcendence and the management of human suffering is really only addressed by Vanderweele (2017) and Wong (2020). This reflects the development of PP through the “second wave” where balance and the inter-relatedness of “positive” and “negative” elements of human experience are emphasised. So where does that leave research? The definitional issues present challenges to finding an empirical basis to what it means to flourish. However, that doesn’t mean we know nothing. All of the models referred to above have a wealth of research associated with them, each demonstrating the relevance of their component factors to flourishing outcomes. We know a lot more about the elements of living a good life than we did before the advent of PP, but we still have a long way to go. Clearly, the type of assessment measures carried out vary in research, depending on the guiding underlying theory, which can mean it is hard to compare results from different studies directly. Much of the research that has been done is based on cross-sectional data often with a narrow range of outcomes considered. Although the findings are suggestive, they cannot demonstrate causal or complex relationships. Many more longitudinal studies are needed to unpick the nature of flourishing and this requires time and money and is not methodologically straightforward. Additionally, there is some disagreement about whether flourishing is inevitably a subjective judgement or can be assessed objectively (Kristjansson 2018). So, should factors such as physical and mental health be considered core aspects of flourishing or are they better seen as outcome measures (typically the case in psychological studies)? There is a need to integrate research across disciplines to get a fuller picture. A wider perspective A related criticism argues that research on flourishing has been focused at individual rather than societal levels. While individuals need to understand how they might influence their own flourishing, this does not negate the responsibility of societies and political systems to ensure support for measures which promote sustainable flourishing for all. Some authors emphasise that flourishing is not a static state and financial and material stability (which relate to wider economic factors) may be key to facilitating pathways to flourishing, so cannot be ignored (Vanderweele 2017). Further, research has also been criticised for examining the components of flourishing in a static and simplistic manner. Taking a dynamic systems perspective (albeit using cross-sectional data) has shown that the constituents of flourishing may not be independent but influence one another in a complex manner over time. Additionally, the nature of this relationship varies with context demonstrated by different patterns seen across data from ten countries (Holtge et al. 2022). Individual and cultural context may both be important in understanding flourishing. Further, can flourishing also be domain-specific? Is it possible to be flourishing in a limited number of areas of life, or is that not really flourishing at all? How might the spillover from one domain (context) or component of flourishing influence the system and what are the implications of this for designing PP Interventions? How do these factors interact and unfold as a process over time? It seems we still have a lot to learn. What does this mean to you? How does this help you in the here and now to pursue a flourishing life? It may be useful to reflect on whether you have experienced periods of what you consider flourishing. How did this feel and what factors do you think influenced it? Remember flourishing doesn’t necessarily mean feeling good. Difficulty and suffering are inevitable aspects of being human, how you manage, transform and balance these experiences with the good things in life is key. Ask yourself what the most worthwhile thing you have ever done is. It may have been neither particularly easy nor enjoyable in the moment. To move on, perhaps it is worth looking at the two “core” areas associated with flourishing. - Which are the positive relationships in your life? How can you nurture and develop them and /or seek new ones? - Where do you find meaning and purpose in your life? What really matters to you? What are your core values? How are you connecting with and living these? From the wider possible elements of flourishing you might consider: - When and where do positive emotions show up in your life? Is there a way you can capitalise on this? - When do you feel really engaged and satisfied with yourself and your life? Can you develop the activities that promote this? - What are the things you do well? Do you celebrate these? Are there areas where you’d like to progress your skills or set yourself some new goals? - When and how have you grown in your life, in what ways (emotionally, practical skills, academic learning, through good and bad experiences)? Where might your path take you in the future? Is there an area you want to focus on? - What do you believe about yourself and the world? What matters to you beyond your immediate environment (politics, creativity, the natural world, football, science, art, saving retired greyhounds, God, beauty, fighting oppression, motherhood, helping others, making the best pancakes in the world, climate justice, leaving a legacy…)? What things do you connect with that lift you beyond the everyday hassles of life and help you feel part of something bigger? What might you do to develop this? Consider also whether there are any barriers to these possible ingredients of flourishing within you, in your immediate context or in your wider culture. What resources could you marshall to support you in overcoming these roadblocks? An important question might also be how you would recognise when you were flourishing. Whilst there are some key elements, there is no one right way to flourish. Further more rigorous and sophisticated research might help us understand the processes and how to support them, but the journey is our own. References Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97(2), 143–156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9493-y Höltge, J., Cowden, R., Lee, M., Bechara, A., Joynt, S., Kamble, S., Khalanskyi, V., Shtanko, L. Kurniati, N., Tymchenko, S., Voytenko, V., McNeely, E & VanderWeele, T. (2022): A systems perspective on human flourishing: Exploring cross-country similarities and differences of a multisystemic flourishing network, The Journal of Positive Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2022.2093784 Huppert, F. & So, T. (2013). Flourishing across Europe: Application of a new conceptual framework for defining well-being. Social Indicators Research, 110 (3), 837-861 Keyes, C. (2002). The mental health continuum: From languishing to flourishing in life Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43 (2), 207-222 Kristjánsson, K. (2018). The flourishing–happiness concordance thesis: Some troubling counterexamples. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 13(6), 541–552. https://doi.org/10.1080/ Maslow, A.H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation. Psychological Review, 50 (4), 430-437. Ryff, C. & B.H. Singer, B. (2008). Know thyself and become what you are: A eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9 (1), 13-39 Seligman, M. (2011). Flourish. Free Press. VanderWeele, T. (2017). On the promotion of human flourishing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (31), 8148-8156 Willen, S., Fisher Williamson, A., Walsh, C., Hyman, M., & Tootle, W. (2022). Rethinking flourishing: Critical insights and qualitative perspectives from the U.S. Midwest. SSM – Mental Health, 2, 100057, doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100057. Wong, P. (2020). Existential positive psychology and integrative meaning therapy. International Review of Psychiatry, 32 (7-8), 565-578.	https://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/flourishing-what-does-it-mean-to-flourish/
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION DETAILED DESCRIPTION This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/344,322, filed Jun. 29, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated entirely herein by reference. 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to systems and methods for determining the properties of materials, and more particularly, to systems and methods that apply a pressure to a material and analyze a three-dimensional topography of the resulting surface deformation to determine mechanical properties of the material. The invention also relates to systems and methods that apply a pressure in-vivo to human tissue and analyze a three-dimensional topography of the resulting surface deformation to identify localized inhomogeneities and anomalies in the human tissue. 2. Description of Related Art It is often desirable to know the mechanical properties (e.g., stiffness, hardness, viscoelasticity, directional anisotropy) of materials. Both quasistatic and dynamic aspects of these properties are of interest. Such materials may be man-made (e.g., metal, plastic, fabric) or natural (e.g., human tissues, animal tissues, plant matter). Sometimes a determination of the bulk average of a mechanical property is sought. At other times, it is important to know the local mechanical properties, especially when the material is known to be inhomogeneous. There are many well-established approaches for determining the mechanical properties of materials. With an assumption of homogeneity, bulk mechanical properties can be determined from measurements of overall loads and deflections imparted to a sample of the material. Another approach for measuring certain mechanical properties is to apply a known pressure to the surface of a material and measure the resulting deformation at the surface. This is a common method for measuring the hardness of metals. For soft, or low modulus, materials (e.g., certain plastics, foams, biological soft tissues), referred to here as deformable materials, it is sometimes inconvenient or impossible to grasp the bulk material for the purpose of imparting loads or deformations. It is also sometimes desirable to make measurements without directly touching the material with instruments. In-vivo measurement of soft tissue properties is such a case where removing material for testing, or contacting the tissue with instruments, can be injurious. In addition to measuring bulk material properties in deformable materials, it is sometimes desirable to locate and characterize highly localized inhomogeneities or anomalies within the bulk material. For example, there may be a flaw in the material that is markedly harder or softer than the surrounding material. In the case of biological soft tissues, a locally diseased area (e.g., a cancerous nodule) is often harder than the healthy tissue around it. Indeed, the localized differences in mechanical properties of healthy and diseased tissue form the basis of the centuries-old practice of palpating (i.e., touching and manipulating) tissue to diagnose and treat patients. A particularly challenging situation in medicine is measuring in-vivo tissue mechanical properties during minimally invasive surgery (MIS) such as laparoscopy, arthroscopy, and thoracoscopy. In MIS, the surgeon accesses and views the target anatomy through small incisions using long, small-diameter instruments and optics. It is difficult or impossible to directly palpate tissues with the fingers, making it necessary to use specially designed instruments to gain an understanding of tissue mechanical properties and to search for anomalies in the tissue. In one type of MIS, thoracoscopic surgeons remove small cancerous nodules from lung tissue that have been identified using CT scans. However, if the target nodule is below the surface of the lung, locating it can be very difficult using standard MIS instruments. Approaches for measuring bulk and local material properties of biological soft tissues, and for locating and differentiating diseased from healthy areas of tissue, include use of sonic and ultrasonic wave propagation in tissue. These approaches are not optimal, especially for use in MIS applications, either because the apparatus is too large to conveniently be deployed through small openings or because the instrument must directly contact the tissue in order to make the measurement. In addition, these approaches are often time consuming to carry out, making them impractical for use during surgery. In view of the foregoing, embodiments according to aspects of the present invention non-destructively measure the bulk mechanical properties of deformable materials, both man-made and natural. In addition, embodiments non-destructively locate and characterize local inhomogeneities in mechanical properties at, or just below, the surface of deformable materials In particular, some embodiments non-destructively measure the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues during minimally invasive surgery and locate anomalies that may indicate disease. In some embodiments, the measurements are performed without directly contacting the material being tested. The measurements are also performed very quickly and with minimal operator manipulation. According to aspects of the present invention, embodiments deform the surface of the material with a probe, such as a mechanical device or a gas/liquid jet, while optically recording in detail the three-dimensional (3D) topography of the resulting surface deformation. The probe effectively applies a forcing function to the material, the attributes of which are known by performing calibrations prior to use or by direct measurement while it is applied. The topography is effectively the system output that is measured as indicative of the underlying mechanical properties of the material. In a particular application, embodiments apply a pressure in-vivo to human tissue and analyze a three-dimensional topography of the resulting surface deformation to identify localized inhomogeneities and anomalies in the human tissue. According to aspects of the present invention, a device for imparting a deforming pressure to the surface of the material (a probe) is used in combination with 3D topography acquisition to measure the resulting deformation in the surface. Information from the probe and the topography system is used to compute the bulk mechanical properties of, and anomalies within, the material using appropriate mathematical and materials models. For simplicity here, bulk mechanical properties and anomalies in those properties, along with dimensions and shapes of surface features, will together be termed properties of the material. FIG. 1 102 104 106 108 110 104 108 112 114 116 details the steps in an example embodiment for measuring the bulk mechanical properties of a deformable material. In step , a region of interest (ROI) on the surface of the material of interest is located. It is not in general necessary to remove the material from its setting into an apparatus. As such, the embodiment provides a non-destructive approach for making measurements of the material. This is particularly advantageous for in-vivo measurements of soft tissue. In step , an initial measurement of the 3D topography in the undisturbed ROI is made. This baseline topography can be used in subsequent calculations. In step the probe is applied to the surface to impart a controlled deformation. As the probe is applied to, or removed from, the material surface, 3D topographic data are acquired in step . In step , the data acquired in steps and together are used to compute changes in the 3D topography resulting from application of the probe to the material surface. The results provide an approach in step for computing bulk mechanical properties. These steps may be repeated one or more times to allow computation of, for example, an average over several readings in steps and . FIG. 2 202 204 206 208 210 204 208 212 214 216 details the steps in another example embodiment for measuring the bulk mechanical properties of a deformable material. In step , a region of interest (ROI) on the surface of the material of interest is located. In step , an initial measurement of the 3D topography in the undisturbed ROI is made. This baseline topography can be used in subsequent calculations. In step , the probe is applied to the surface to impart a controlled deformation. As the probe is applied to, or removed from, the material surface, 3D topographic data are acquired in step . In step , the data acquired in steps and together are used to compute changes in the 3D topography resulting from application of the probe to the material surface. By comparing the resulting topography against an expected (or “canonical”) topography in step for a certain type of imparted probe pressure, it is possible to discern the presence of an anomaly in the material. These steps may be repeated one or more times to allow computation of, for example, an average over several readings in steps and . FIG. 3 302 304 306 308 shows a schematic of the deformation of a material surface from its original undisturbed shape to a deformed shape when a probe directly contacts the surface of the material. A system for recording the 3D topography is positioned so as to record changes in the surface. FIG. 4 402 404 406 408 shows a schematic of the deformation of a material surface from its original undisturbed shape to a deformed shape when a probe applies a pressure to the surface using a gas/liquid stream. A system for recording the 3D topography is positioned so as to record changes in the surface. FIG. 5 502 504 506 508 shows a schematic of the deformation of a material surface from its original undisturbed shape to a deformed shape when a probe applies a pressure to the surface using a gas/liquid stream. In the case shown, an anomaly is present below the surface of the material. The anomaly creates a distinguishable feature on the surface of the deformation. A system for recording the 3D topography is positioned so as to record changes in the surface. 306 In a further embodiment, the probe is a rigid or flexible device that can be pushed into the material surface (). The device, especially for use in confined spaces such as minimally invasive surgery, may be a long, thin rod. In other uses, the device may be a take on any convenient shape. The device may incorporate force-sensing elements (e.g., a strain gage, capacitive, optical or other force-sensitive transducer) so that the mechanical load imparted to the material can be measured. The device may also incorporate a position sensor that records the degree to which the rod has been pushed into the material. The device may also incorporate a sensor that determines its position relative to the 3D topography recording system. In yet another embodiment, the device incorporates a grasping tip. The device can then be used to deform the material surface by pulling it outward. In another embodiment, the device incorporates means to pinch or stretch the material in the plane of the surface. 406 506 In a further embodiment, the probe is a stream of gas or liquid that is directed at, and deforms, the material surface and . The distribution of load across the surface may be non-uniform (e.g., the pressure distribution of the gas stream at the surface may be shaped like a bell curve). In a particular embodiment, the nozzle that produces the gas or liquid stream has a circular cross section that creates a cylindrical or conical stream. In another embodiment, the nozzle outlet is flattened to generate a planar stream to create a different deformed surface topography. In yet another embodiment, the nozzle is annular to create a different deformed surface topography. In a further embodiment, the stream is drawn into the probe to create negative pressure near the material surface, causing a bulge rather than an indentation. In a further embodiment, the stream is moved across the material surface in a defined manner to deform a larger area. In another embodiment, an auxiliary device is used in advance to calibrate and characterize the pressure distribution created by the gas or liquid stream as a function of the driving pressure, velocity, distance, and shape of the stream. This information can be combined with measurements of the material surface deformations to achieve a more detailed analysis of the mechanical properties. In a further embodiment, the probe and the topographic system are integrated into a single device. This is particularly advantageous when measurements are taken in confined spaces, such as in minimally invasive surgery. One such embodiment places the rigid probe or the gas/liquid stream delivery channel directly alongside the optics of the topographic system. In another embodiment, the gas/liquid stream delivery channel is an annulus around and co-axial with the optics of the topographic system. Such parallel or co-axial arrangements produce an advantageous viewing angle of the resulting deformation. In another embodiment, the probe is applied to the material surface not at a single point but at more than one point, either simultaneously or in a temporal pattern. One such pattern sweeps the probe across the material surface in a painting or raster-scan fashion. In so doing, larger areas of the material can be probed while the resulting deformations are monitored or recorded with the topographic system. This approach may be especially useful in rapidly locating zones in the material with different mechanical properties (e.g., nodules in soft tissue). In another embodiment, the probe is applied to the material surface in a defined, time-varying fashion, including but not limited to (a) cyclic waveforms of one or multiple combined frequencies (e.g., sine waves, “chirps,” broad spectrum, and the like), (b) delta functions, and (c) non-cyclic waveforms (e.g., white noise). Such time-varying applied loads allow certain dynamic mechanical properties (e.g., damping coefficients, viscoelasticity) of the material to be measured. According to aspects of the present invention, embodiments use true topographic data that faithfully captures the details of the contours and shape of the surface deformation. That is, it is not sufficient that stereoscopic views of the deformation be presented to a human observer as a 3D visual effect. It is instead necessary to have a grid of (x, y, z) coordinate points closely enough spaced across the material surface that an accurate spatial model of the deformation can be computed and analyzed. It is also particularly advantageous to acquire the topographic data at a sufficiently high speed to capture real time changes in topography as the surface is deformed and subsequently returns to its normal shape. Several approaches may be employed to measure 3D surface topographies (e.g., stereoscopic, time-of-flight, laser triangulation, interferometry, photogrammetry, and structured lighting). A particular approach for measuring surface deformations of soft materials is spatial phase imaging (SPI). This technology is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,557,261; 5,890,095; 6,671,390; and 6,810,141 all to Barbour, and in U.S. Patent Application Publication No's 2002/0181761 and 2005/0163365 both to Barbour, the contents of these patents and patent applications being incorporated entirely herein by reference. SPI is an opto-electronic technology that directly measures 3D topographies of reflective surfaces with high accuracy and at high speed. The technology can collect real-time 3D video that permits measurement of temporal changes in topography. The data from this device can be analyzed to yield detailed information about the shape, surface, and texture of three-dimensional reflective surfaces. SPI technology allows a unique combination of important performance attributes to be incorporated in the system, including compact form factor, high spatial resolution, high-speed data acquisition, and ability to acquire data through a single-aperture optic. For the topographic system, special types of incident lighting improve the performance of the sensor that acquires topographic data. In one embodiment, two or more light sources illuminate the material from different positions relative to the optics of the topographic system. In another embodiment, the light has been polarized in particular directions. In yet another embodiment, the light emanates from a diffuse source, a specular source, or a combination of diffuse and specular sources. In yet another embodiment, the light has broad-spectrum wavelength content or selected spectrum wavelength content. This embodiment is particularly advantageous for measuring biological soft tissues whose reflective properties depend upon the incident wavelength of light. In one embodiment, one or more single-shot topographic images are acquired in synchrony with certain aspects of the deforming probe. In another embodiment, a video stream of topographic images is acquired while the probe deforms the material surface. The images are analyzed either during or after the measurement to determine the degree to which the material was deformed when loaded. In one embodiment, 3D images or video are acquired after the probe is removed from the material. The changes in surface shape recorded over time in this fashion allow viscoelastic properties of the material to be measured. In another embodiment, 3D topographic images are recorded from the material surface at a place that is remote from the site of application of the probe. This permits measurement of the degree to which deformations propagate through the material, providing another means of determining the underlying mechanical properties of the material. The invention performs calculations on the topographic data to determine bulk mechanical properties. When used in conjunction with a direct contact probe, one embodiment calculates the depth of the deformation from the 3D topography. This is advantageous to the probe design, as it would not need an independent means for determining its tip position relative to the material surface. In this embodiment, the (x, y, z) coordinates for points across the surface, and into the deformation area, can be used to directly compute the depth of the deformation. Combined with a measurement of the force applied to the material by the probe, the bulk mechanical properties at that site can be computed. In another embodiment of the analysis, local measures of surface curvature is used to determine mechanical properties. Computing curvatures of the deformed surface in varying directions provides a measure of directional anisotropy in mechanical properties. In the case of an indentation caused by a mechanical device or a gas/liquid jet, differences in curvature measured along orthogonal axes may indicate an anisotropy in the mechanical properties. This provides a means, for example, of determining the orientation of collagen fibers in tissues such as skin. In another embodiment, a 3D topographic measurement is made of the material surface prior to application of a deforming pressure. The z-coordinates of this initial-condition topography are subtracted on a point-for-point basis across all (x, y) points of the deformed topography to yield a net topography that can be ascribed strictly to the effect of the applied deforming pressure. For the case in which the topographic system measures surface topography at a location remote from the site of probe's deforming pressure, one embodiment of the calculation is to measure the time between the application of the pressure and the appearance of a propagating surface deformation at the remote site. Another embodiment is to measure the specific geometric attributes (e.g., deformation height, deformation width) of the propagating surface deformation at the remote site. Yet another embodiment is to feed back to the probe controller certain information from the remote measurement site to modulate the probe's deforming pressure. To accomplish the purpose of locating anomalies, a different style of calculations is performed. Essentially, 3D surface images are analyzed mathematically to identify or extract topographic features that are indicative of an underlying inhomogeneity. The analysis begins by measuring or constructing a canonical smooth topography that would result from deforming a completely homogeneous sample of the material being tested. An embodiment of this analysis is to fully characterize the 3D deformation, including maximum displacement, overall extent or diameter, curvatures in one or more directions, and surface textures. A next step is to deform an area suspected of having anomalies and record the 3D deformation in that area. If an anomaly is present, it creates a local variation in the topography. The topography of the test area is compared to the canonical smooth topography to reveal the location of the underlying anomaly. An embodiment of this analysis is to perform a point-for-point subtraction of the z-coordinates of the canonical topography from the test topography across all (x, y) points in the two topographies and identify discrepancies that are due to the underlying anomaly. Another embodiment of this analysis is to compare local surface curvatures across all (x, y) points in the two topographies and identify discrepancies that are due to the underlying anomaly. In another embodiment of this analysis, spatial frequencies are compared across the two topographies to identify discrepancies that are due to the underlying anomaly. In another embodiment of the analysis, frame-from-frame subtraction is used to highlight changes in the topography as the deforming means is advanced into or swept across the material surface. In another embodiment of the analysis, measurements of changes in surface topography is coupled with finite element analysis (FEA) to build a better understanding of the mechanical properties or performance of the material. Images from the topographic system and results from the subsequent analyses are presented to the user of the apparatus via a display. There are different designs and types of displays that can be incorporated in the system. In one embodiment, a conventional two-dimensional display (e.g., a computer monitor or television monitor) is used. In another embodiment, a stereoscopic display is used. Examples of stereoscopic displays include, but are not limited to, stereoscopic displays that do not require the user to wear special goggles, and interlaced displays that require the user to wear special goggles that separate images for the left and right eyes (e.g., polarizing lenses, shuttered lenses, and the like). In another embodiment, a volumetric display (e.g. holographic) is used. In addition, there are different approaches to displaying the information to the user that are particularly advantageous to understanding the results. Since the information gathered from the topographic system, and the analyses performed, are inherently three-dimensional, it is possible to present to the user as-seen, hyper-realistic, and otherwise enhanced representations of the 3D information that synthesize depth cues (e.g., parallax, occlusion, shadows, lighting). In one embodiment, the user controls using software the virtual camera angle from which the topography or analysis are viewed. In another embodiment, the user controls using software the virtual illumination angle of the topography or analysis results. In so doing, virtual shadows are created across the topography or analyses. Both of the foregoing embodiments are advantageous because they create for the user additional depth cues that aid in the notional understanding of shapes and textures. In addition to measuring mechanical bulk properties of deformable materials and locating anomalies within them, and with particular reference to applications in medicine, the present invention has utility in making other important measurements in-vivo. By imparting a deforming pressure to a tissue surface while recording the resulting changes in topography with 3D SPI, these in-vivo measurements include, but are not limited to, (a) measuring the pressure inside a vessel or hollow organ, (b) assessing aneurysm rupture risk by measuring the wall thickness or stiffness of the aneurismal sac, (c) measuring the nature or integrity of interfaces between man-made implants (e.g., sutures, closure devices, ports, bands, fabrics, stents, and the like) and neighboring tissues, and (d) measuring the nature or integrity of interfaces between biological materials (e.g., grafts, transplants, and the like) and neighboring tissues. Because spatial phase images can be acquired through standard optics, it is possible to obtain surface topography data through existing small-bore optical devices that can be inserted into confined areas. Such devices include boroscopes and medical endoscopes. The latter general category of devices can be further detailed to include arthroscopes, laparoscopes, thoracoscopes, cystoscopes, colonoscopes, hysteroscopes, laryngoscopes, rhinoscopes, and the like. With particular reference to the challenges posed by having to make these measurements or locate anomalies during minimally invasive surgery, there are certain characteristics of systems and methods that are especially important. The devices employed must be small enough to be inserted through typical MIS incisions, and compact and low mass enough to be easily manipulated by hand. The mechanical interaction of the devices with tissue must be atraumatic. The acquisition of data must be rapid so as (i) to minimize exposure of the tissue to probing, (ii) to reduce measurement artifacts that stem from movement of the tissue and instruments, and (iii) to avoid extending the overall procedure time to accommodate the added measurements. Finally, the system used to acquire the 3D topographic data from the tissue surface must have sufficiently high spatial resolution and accuracy to capture potentially subtle differences in surface contours that result from the underlying bulk mechanical properties or the presence of anomalies in the tissue. In addition to its applications to analysis of deformable materials, the invention can be used advantageously to perform non-destructive testing (NDT) of rigid materials. In one embodiment, the probe incorporates a vibration inducing actuator that is used to excite a material such as a composites, metals, and plastics. The actuator signal is swept through a range of mechanical frequencies while a spatial phase imaging (SPI) camera captures the topography of the material surface. The processing system is used to detect cracks, dimensional variations, hardness variations, delaminations, material property variations, coating abnormalities and missing features, all of which affect topography at various excitation frequencies. The SPI camera is particularly well suited to NDT surface inspection because it is fast, high resolution, compact, low cost and directly measures normal vectors that change rapidly and systematically in the vicinity of anomalies. The embodiments described herein may employ a processing system to control aspects of the present invention or to perform calculations/computations according to aspects of the present invention. Generally, the processing system may be implemented as a combination of hardware and software elements. The hardware aspects may include combinations of operatively coupled hardware components including microprocessors, logical circuitry, communication/networking ports, digital filters, memory, or logical circuitry. The controller may be adapted to perform operations specified by a computer-executable code, which may be stored on a computer readable medium. The processing system may be a programmable processing device, such as an external conventional computer or an on-board field programmable gate array (FPGA) or digital signal processor (DSP), that executes software, or stored instructions. In general, physical processors and/or machines employed by embodiments of the present disclosure for any processing or evaluation may include one or more networked or non-networked general purpose computer systems, microprocessors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA's), digital signal processors (DSP's), micro-controllers, and the like, programmed according to the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, as is appreciated by those skilled in the computer and software arts. The physical processors and/or machines may be externally networked with other devices of the embodiments, or may be integrated with these devices to reside within the same housing. Appropriate software can be readily prepared by programmers of ordinary skill based on the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, as is appreciated by those skilled in the software art. In addition, the devices and subsystems of the exemplary embodiments can be implemented by the preparation of application-specific integrated circuits or by interconnecting an appropriate network of conventional component circuits, as is appreciated by those skilled in the electrical art(s). Thus, the exemplary embodiments are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and/or software. Stored on any one or on a combination of computer readable media, the exemplary embodiments may include software for controlling the devices and subsystems of the exemplary embodiments, for driving the devices and subsystems of the exemplary embodiments, for enabling the devices and subsystems of the exemplary embodiments to interact with a human user, for performing calculations/computations, and the like. Such software can include, but is not limited to, device drivers, firmware, operating systems, development tools, applications software, and the like. Such computer readable media further can include the computer program product of an embodiment for performing all or a portion (if processing is distributed) of the processing performed in implementations. Computer code devices of the exemplary embodiments can include any suitable interpretable or executable code mechanism, including but not limited to scripts, interpretable programs, dynamic link libraries (DLLs), Java classes and applets, complete executable programs, and the like. Moreover, parts of the processing of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be distributed for better performance, reliability, cost, and the like. Common forms of computer-readable media may include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, any other suitable magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD, any other suitable optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, optical mark sheets, any other suitable physical medium with patterns of holes or other optically recognizable indicia, a RAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, any other suitable memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave or any other suitable medium from which a computer can read. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments and methods thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms or methods disclosed, but, to the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is further understood that embodiments may include any combination of the features and aspects described herein. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the steps for determining the bulk mechanical properties of a deformable material, according to aspects of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the steps for locating an anomaly in the mechanical properties of a deformable material, according to aspects of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows in cross-section the topography of a deformable material during the application of a rigid or flexible probe to the surface of the material, according to aspects of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows in cross-section the topography of a deformable material during the application of a gas or liquid jet probe, according to aspects of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows in cross-section the topography of a deformable material with a localized anomaly during the application of a gas or liquid jet as the probe, according to aspects of the present invention.
About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, but the infant death numbers still remained the highest in the world, according to the report. The main reasons behind infant deaths remain to be lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services.(Representative image) Three infants die every two minutes on an average in India due to lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services, according to a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, but the infant death numbers still remained the highest in the world, according to the report. Gagan Gupta, Chief of Health at the World Health Organization (WHO), however, said India is making good progress in combatting reasons leading to infant deaths through a number of government-led initiatives. “It has to be taken into consideration that India has a birth rate of 25 million every year and the number of infant deaths have come down and is lowest in five years. This is also the first time that the number of deaths under five is equal to number of births. The next step would be reducing the number of deaths,” he said. “About 18 per cent of children born globally are from India,” he added. The main reasons behind infant deaths remain to be lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services, Gupta said. Infant deaths were reported highest in the world in India, followed by Nigeria at 4,66,000, Pakistan 3,30,000 and Democratic Republic of Congo 2,33,000 (DRC), the report said. The UNIGME report said 6,05,000 neonatal deaths were reported in India in 2017, while the number of deaths among children aged 5-14 was 1,52,000. “India continues to show impressive decline in child deaths, with its share of global under-five deaths for the first time equalling its share of childbirth,” Yasmin Ali Haque, Representative, UNICEF India, said. “The efforts for improving institutional delivery, along with countrywide scale up of special newborn care units and strengthening of routine immunisation, have been instrumental towards this,” she said. The number of infant deaths has come down from 8.67 lakh in 2016 to 8.02 lakh in 2017. In 2016, India’s infant mortality rate was 44 per 1,000 live births. In 2017, sex-specific under-five mortality rate was 39 in 1,000 live births for male and 40 in 1,000 live births for females. “Even more heartening is the four-fold decline in the gender gap in survival of the girl child over the last five years,” Haque said. The under-five mortality rate in India recorded a positive trend. For the first time in five years, the under-five mortality rate was recorded below one million in 2017 at 9,89,000, according to the report. In 2016, the under-five mortality was recorded at 1.08 million in India. The investment on ensuring holistic nutrition under the POSHAN campaign and national commitment to make India open defecation-free by 2019 are steps that will help in accelerating progress further, she added. Priti Mahara, Director of Policy, Research and Advocacy at CRY – Child Rights and You, said India is still not in a position to celebrate the fall in number of infant and newborn deaths. “India still ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index and the hunger level is driven by high child malnutrition. A much stronger commitment is required to address it holistically, both by the State and the civil society – more so, as the aspect of food security for all children calls for special attention,” Mahara said. “Traditionally, there has been a significant association between the lack of household food security and the condition of children being underweight and stunted; and diseases and morbidity accompanied with acute malnutrition are the intrinsic causes of many of the cases of infant death,” she explained. “There are gaps between availability and utilisation, with regards to access to health and nutrition services of women and children. Although schemes and programmes like the Antyodaya Anna Yojana under PDS and supplementary feeding under Integrated Child Development Services exist, but the utilisation, dictated by awareness and perception of quality, has a long way to go,” she said. According to the report, an estimated 6.3 million children aged below 15 died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group. A vast majority of these deaths -- 5.4 million -- occur in the first five years of life, with newborns accounting for around half of the deaths. Globally, in 2017, half of all deaths under five years of age took place in sub-Saharan Africa, and another 30 per cent in Southern Asia. In sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in 13 children died before their fifth birthday. In high-income countries, that number was 1 in 185. “Millions of babies and children should not still be dying every year from lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services,” said Princess Nono Simelela, Assistant Director-General for Family, Women and Children’s Health at WHO. For children everywhere, the most risky period of life is the first month. In 2017, 2.5 million newborns died in their first month. Despite these challenges, fewer children are dying each year worldwide. The number of children dying under five has fallen dramatically from 12.6 million in 1990 to 5.4 million in 2017. The number of deaths in older children aged between 5 and 14 years dropped from 1.7 million to under a million in the same period.
Reviews119 Kripke tries to avoid the skepticism inherent in Frege's distinction between meaning and reference by arguing that meaning is not the product of an arbitrary structure but instead is itself referential. The signified, for Kripke, is always already constituted; we simply name the referent. Though this might seem to answer deconstructive skepticism, in Norris's view it fails expectedly to account for the problematic and metaphoric "origin" or prior existence of referential signification. Norris's book hints at connection and mutual problems in ways which show that Rorty has just scraped the surface in taking note of the challenge of deconstruction. Contemporary philosophy and the historiography ofphilosophy are caught up in the deconstructive turn. Either most professional philosophers have too much at stake to recognize it or (less likely) have chosen to respond to it with the silence which Norris leaves open as the only option available to those who would challenge deconstruction. Texas A&M UniversityStephen H. Daniel Reconstructing Literature, edited by Laurence Lerner; 218 pp. Totowa, New Jersey: Barnes and Noble, 1983, $27.50. One professed purpose ofReconstructing Literature is to launch a "counterattack" (p. 3) on semiotics, structuralism, and deconstruction in literary studies, and the book's (mainly British) writers challenge selected principles of these interpretive modes. This counterattack is complemented, however, by the book's second purpose: to select the more useful elements from structuralism and poststructuralism without abandoning "belief in reason, in the possibility of meaning , in the conception of literature, and in the need for value-judgments" (p. 9). The editor's introduction presents the partisans in current critical debate as already hopelessly polarized into "two simple extremes": one (la nouvelle critique) holds that "all meaning is subjective" and the other (traditionalist criticism) maintains that "every text has one fixed meaning" (p. 14). Resolved to borrow the best from extremists on either side, the contributors to Reconstructing Literature trust the "reader's acumen" to judge the best ways to read (p. 15). They implicitly assume that any specific interpretive procedure can be judged apart from its place in a structure of constraints which disciplines the reader with the rigors of method. While the contributors sometimes make useful observations about individual ideas in contemporary criticism, the book as a whole lacks a common or even 120Philosophy and Literature coherent grasp of the systems of thought it intends to oppose. The cheerful and occasionally quirky eclecticism of most of the essays has few attractions because the contributors often presuppose without discussion the very ideas their opponents have labored to discredit. For instance, the editor's assertion that poststructuralism is "subjectivist" leads neither him nor his colleagues to analyze the poststructuralist contention that "subjects" must be understood in the context of socially validated, intersubjective forms of knowing. Other characterizations of contemporary critical theory are so frequently onesided or inadequate, if not inaccurate, that it becomes difficult to credit the book's synthetic ambitions. To cite only a few instances, structuralism is treated as if it were a nongenerative formalism, Fredric Jameson's The Prison-House of Language is cited as if it championed textuality, and Roland Barthes's texts are discussed as if they comprised a single homogeneous statement. Only Gabriel Josipovici seems aware that quite different epistemologies inform Barthes's various texts, but for all its strengths, Josipovici's essay is marred by the failure both to consider sufficiently the Cartesian context of Barthes's ideas and to see that Proust is a cultural eminence with and against whom Barthes works. Wayne Booth praises Gérard Genette's achievement but at the expense of slighting the serious questions raised about origins in current critical theory. Furthermore, several contributors see deconstruction as the consequence of infusing structuralism with leftist political sympathies. To American eyes, this judgment seems quite mistaken because it discounts deconstruction's roots in phenomenology and confuses deconstruction with other currents in poststructuralism . As Edward Said and Frank Lentricchia have frequently observed, deconstruction is a political quietism because it submits all projects — including leftist ones — to a deconstruction of their description, rationale, and intentions. To see Paul de Man, Hillis Miller, or their epigones as radical leftists requires a rare comic gift. Lerner and his...	http://muse.jhu.edu/article/419318/summary
The vision of the Humanists of Minnesota is for all of us to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment and contribute to the greater good of humanity and the planet through science, reason, compassion and creativity. Some of the work on which the Humanists of Minnesota focus is to educate the public on humanist and naturalist worldviews, promote the use of the democratic process, scientific inquiry, critical thinking and moral reasoning to support a secular society, advocate for the separation of church and state, champion human rights, global ethics and planetary sustainability, cultivate personal growth, humanist values and ethical decision-making and create and sustain a caring humanist community. Audrey Kingstrom is the current president of the Humanists of Minnesota, and she will join us this Sunday morning to discuss the history of Humanists of MN, their service projects and social actions, the community that many Humanist Minnesotans call home. Related Links: - Humanists of Minnesota website - Humanists of Minnesota Meetup Group - Humanists of Minnesota Facebook group Follow Atheists Talk on Facebook and Twitter! Listen to AM 950 KTNF on Sunday at 9 a.m. Central to hear Atheists Talk, produced by Minnesota Atheists. Stream live online. Call in to the studio: 952-946-6205, or send an e-mail to [email protected] during the live show. Atheists Talk radio and podcast is a communications service of Minnesota Atheists. Our volunteer producers, hosts, interviewers, and contributors are committed to presenting topics of interest to atheists and humanists. Topics include, but are not limited to, general atheism and humanism, separation of church and state, science, religion, gender, race, culture, and the arts.	http://www.mnatheists.org/news-and-media/podcast-archive/1108-humanists-of-minnesota-audrey-kingstrom-on-atheists-talk-355-april-17-2016?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default
If you have bad dreams or nightmares, it might be due to some factors that trigger them. If you were anxious, stressed, worried, or facing negative pressure, these factors may trigger bad dreams. Your brain may recall old memories of similar threats, and replay these in dreams. This type of dream serves to remind you of past experiences, to alert you to be careful for the upcoming situation. This is the search page for you to get all the posts in this series “Factors causing dreams”.	https://artmater.com/know-the-factors-causing-your-dreams-22/
The Australian Dolphins have selected the first two members of their team to face the USA in the Duel in the Pool competition in Sydney in August. Decorated swimming legends Leisel Jones OAM (Dolphin #544) and Grant Hackett OAM (Dolphin #478) will return to the Green and Gold to lead the Dolphins as Team Captains. Not only have both achieved the ultimate success in international swimming, each has experienced the unique rivalry of a Duel in the Pool against the American team. Dolphins Head Coach Rohan Taylor believes Jones and Hackett will prove to be invaluable additions to the team. “Leisel and Hacky are two of the greatest swimmers to have ever worn our country’s colours in the pool and both have the ultimate respect of our current generation of athletes,” Taylor said. “They each possess an intimate understanding of the legacy and responsibility of being a Dolphin, as well as the significance of our rivalry against the US, and I know that will be an important combination in the context of this competition.” “It’s a privilege to have them back in the team environment and I have no doubt their presence and guidance will bring out the best in our team.” A four-time Olympian, multiple Olympic, World Championship and Commonwealth Games Champion and dual World Record holder, Jones said she was thrilled to be involved. “It is such a privilege to guide our team through tough competition against our favourite rivals,” Jones said. “Off the back of the exciting performances at the World Championships in Budapest, the rivalry is going to make it the toughest racing we have ever seen. I cannot wait to see the athletes set the pool alight and to be there when all the action happens.” Hackett returns to the Dolphins environment following a near 20 year competitive career that included three Olympic campaigns, multiple Olympic, World Championship and Commonwealth Games titles and several world records. “I’m super excited to be working with the current generation of swimmers who have performed incredibly well both here and overseas in recent times,” Hackett said. “Going up against a swimming superpower such as the USA always brings a special flavour to the sport. We are equally great friends and the fiercest of rivals. Hopefully some of my experience in this domain will help support the team and their individual performances.” Proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, the Duel in the Pool will run from August 19-21 in Sydney, starting with an Open Water relay at Bondi Beach, followed by two days of competition in the pool at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC). To secure your seat at swimming’s ultimate rivalry click here.	https://www.swimming.org.au/articles/jones-and-hackett-join-duel
The ROIC Quality of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 6.693163. This is calculated by dividing the five year average ROIC by the Standard Deviation of the 5 year ROIC. The ROIC 5 year average is calculated using the five year average EBIT, five year average (net working capital and net fixed assets). The ROIC is calculated by dividing the net operating profit (or EBIT) by the employed capital. The employed capital is calculated by subrating current liabilities from total assets. The Return on Invested Capital is a ratio that determines whether a company is profitable or not. It tells investors how well a company is turning their capital into profits. Even extremely solid stocks can sometimes face setbacks. There is no shortage of news regarding publically traded companies, and investors often have the tricky job of deciding what information is worth taking a closer look at. Making trading decisions based on one piece of data may not be the optimal course of action. 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These ratios are price to earnings, price to cash flow, EBITDA to EV, price to book value, and price to sales. The VC is displayed as a number between 1 and 100. In general, a company with a score closer to 0 would be seen as undervalued, and a score closer to 100 would indicate an overvalued company. Adding a sixth ratio, shareholder yield, we can view the Value Composite 2 score which is currently sitting at 34. Watching some historical volatility numbers on shares of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP), we can see that the 12 month volatility is presently 28.622300. The 6 month volatility is 28.882700, and the 3 month is spotted at 22.545500. Following volatility data can help measure how much the stock price has fluctuated over the specified time period. Although past volatility action may help project future stock volatility, it may also be vastly different when taking into account other factors that may be driving price action during the measured time period. Price Index We can now take a quick look at some historical stock price index data. Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) presently has a 10 month price index of 0.79281. The price index is calculated by dividing the current share price by the share price ten months ago. A ratio over one indicates an increase in share price over the period. A ratio lower than one shows that the price has decreased over that time period. Looking at some alternate time periods, the 12 month price index is 0.83817, the 24 month is 0.92213, and the 36 month is 1.08176. Narrowing in a bit closer, the 5 month price index is 0.92433, the 3 month is 1.00774, and the 1 month is currently 1.02854. Scores The Gross Margin Score is calculated by looking at the Gross Margin and the overall stability of the company over the course of 8 years. The score is a number between one and one hundred (1 being best and 100 being the worst). The Gross Margin Score of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 13.00000. The more stable the company, the lower the score. If a company is less stable over the course of time, they will have a higher score. The C-Score is a system developed by James Montier that helps determine whether a company is involved in falsifying their financial statements. The C-Score is calculated by a variety of items, including a growing difference in net income verse cash flow, increasing days outstanding, growing days sales of inventory, increasing assets to sales, declines in depreciation, and high total asset growth. The C-Score of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 2.00000. The score ranges on a scale of -1 to 6. If the score is -1, then there is not enough information to determine the C-Score. If the number is at zero (0) then there is no evidence of fraudulent book cooking, whereas a number of 6 indicates a high likelihood of fraudulent activity. The C-Score assists investors in assessing the likelihood of a company cheating in the books. The Piotroski F-Score is a scoring system between 1-9 that determines a firm’s financial strength. The score helps determine if a company’s stock is valuable or not. The Piotroski F-Score of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 5. A score of nine indicates a high value stock, while a score of one indicates a low value stock. The score is calculated by the return on assets (ROA), Cash flow return on assets (CFROA), change in return of assets, and quality of earnings. It is also calculated by a change in gearing or leverage, liquidity, and change in shares in issue. The score is also determined by change in gross margin and change in asset turnover. The MF Rank (aka the Magic Formula) is a formula that pinpoints a valuable company trading at a good price. The formula is calculated by looking at companies that have a high earnings yield as well as a high return on invested capital. The MF Rank of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 5474. A company with a low rank is considered a good company to invest in. The Magic Formula was introduced in a book written by Joel Greenblatt, entitled, “The Little Book that Beats the Market”. The Shareholder Yield is a way that investors can see how much money shareholders are receiving from a company through a combination of dividends, share repurchases and debt reduction. The Shareholder Yield of Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) is 0.024141. This percentage is calculated by adding the dividend yield plus the percentage of shares repurchased. Dividends are a common way that companies distribute cash to their shareholders. Similarly, cash repurchases and a reduction of debt can increase the shareholder value, too. Another way to determine the effectiveness of a company’s distributions is by looking at the Shareholder yield (Mebane Faber). The Shareholder Yield (Mebane Faber) of Neenah, Inc. NYSE:NP is 0.03931. This number is calculated by looking at the sum of the dividend yield plus percentage of sales repurchased and net debt repaid yield. Investors might be looking high and low for quality stocks that have fallen out of favor with the investing community. There are plenty of stocks that get continuous coverage from the big media outlets, but there are many others that may be hiding behind the scenes. Conducting thorough stock research can help the investor isolate certain stocks that might be ready for a near-term bounce. With the stock market still trading near record levels, investors will be looking for any opportunity to pounce on shares that might have been left behind for whatever reason. Receive News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.	https://lakenormanreview.com/headlong-investors-taking-a-look-at-neenah-inc-nysenp/
4 Tips To Lower Blood Pressure Immediately In An Activ Living Emergency A diet high in fast food, processed foods, carbohydrates, potatoes and meat is likely low in potassium, which contributes to high blood pressure. A daily intake of 3,000 to 3,500 mg of potassium is recommended through foods such as bananas, tomatoes and other vegetables. One in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Know the warning signs and symptoms of high blood pressure. Read about medications for high blood pressure, diet and long-term treatments. Tufts Medical Center Community Care is here to help you achieve your best heart health. Like oatmeal, beans are packed with soluble fiber and offer similar blood pressure-lowering benefits. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend 2 1/2 hours per week of medium intensity physical activity, such as jogging, swimming and dancing. 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It also increases blood flow and stimulates the production of new blood vessels, among other benefits. Because sodium is hidden in so many foods, it’s hard to avoid sodium unless you’re cooking everything from scratch at home, never eating out, and avoiding processed foods of any kind, including bread. Practicing stress reduction techniques can be an effective way to naturally lower your blood pressure. When you feel your blood pressure rising, try deep breathing exercises and other mindfulness techniques to reduce your body’s physical response to stress. In fact, people who drink caffeinated coffee and tea tend to have a lower risk of heart disease, including high blood pressure, than those who don’t drink it. Some research suggests that eating at least 1 cup of leafy greens a day may lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms, even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels. In some patients, symptoms may include fatigue, headache, dizziness, confusion, sweating, chest pain, and vision problems.	https://technologyzap.com/4-tips-to-lower-blood-pressure-immediately-in-an-activ-living-emergency/
I’m an academic who cares deeply about how lying affects communication processes and social relationships. One of the most important and consistent truths about deception is that we are all mostly honest. Most people tell one or two small lies per day, on average, and there are only a few prolific liars in our social circles. Rates of interpersonal deception — the lies I tell you and you tell me — have been remarkably stable in deception research over time. But, as others suggested, something is unusual about President Trump. His rate of deception has increased since taking office. As of early April, Trump has told 23.3 lies per day in 2020, a 0.5-lie increase since 2019. What’s more, Trump has averaged 23.8 lies per day since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the US — another 0.5-lie increase. Even during a pandemic, when the public needs to trust and rely on him the most, deception remains a core part of the president’s playbook. What’s unusual about Trump is not just how often he lies, but what he lies about and where he communicates his lies most often. I evaluated Trump’s 18,000 reported lies organized by topic. If Trump lied consistently, we would see a relatively flat distribution of falsehoods over time and across topics. Instead, bursts of deception tend to repeat on the same topic, particularly about guns, the economy, education, and elections. What’s also remarkable is the steady increase in Trump’s lying on public-facing platforms such as Twitter, in speeches, and during remarks. President Trump seems impervious to the threat of detection or harsh public opinion. He continues to deceive at record-setting rates using forums that amplify his lies, rather than hide them. Recently, journalists have taken measures to curb the spread of Trump’s lies and harmful recommendations to the public. Some news outlets, for example, have stopped airing his press briefings and others are limiting their coverage of him. The problem here is that mainstream media coverage of President Trump is a relatively constrained avenue for his lies. Tweets, on the other hand, have speed and scale: they travel fast and are distributed globally. They also leave a record, allowing lies to remain public and therefore, in competition with truths. Even correcting falsehoods may not help, given political divisions among us and evidence suggesting that warnings about false claims can backfire. Trump’s lies are problematic because they force us to question our institutions and the value of information. Their consequences might also bleed into our everyday meaningful relationships. Our trust in government, media, and other institutions remain quite low, but we still tend to trust one another. What happens when our distrust in government affects our trust in family or friends? When we fail to value truth and instead, prioritize alternative facts or self-serving discourse, the fabric that holds our relationships together begins to fray. I am an assistant professor at the University of Oregon who investigates how words reveal social and psychological information about people. I often focus on how people… I am an assistant professor at the University of Oregon who investigates how words reveal social and psychological information about people. I often focus on how people lie and tell the truth across different settings, using language as a lens in the psychology of deceivers. My work also examines how experiences with social media and interpersonal technologies can inform a range of psychological processes, from our ability to exercise self-control with mobile phones to our ability to learn about climate change with immersive virtual reality. I completed my PhD at Stanford University, and my master's and undergraduate degrees at Cornell University. My work has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Communication, and a host of other social scientific outlets.	https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmarkowitz/2020/05/05/trump-is-lying-more-than-ever-just-look-at-the-data/?sh=4ba765fb1e17
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See the latest updates on Gannon's response to COVID-19. Published: 11/10/2020 Alaina Manchester, director of performing and visual arts at the Schuster Theatre Like many areas across the University, Gannon’s School of Communication and the Arts and Schuster Theatre encountered unique challenges to traditional ways of delivering student experiences with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this March. But innovation and out-of-the-box thinking have always been defining traits of our faculty and students within these programs – and over the past months, they’ve only become all the more apparent. Alaina Manchester, director of performing and visual arts at the Schuster Theatre, took some time to share a little about how she and her colleagues and students in the School of Communication and the Arts and Schuster Theatre have navigated the pandemic to ensure that real-world academic and theatre experiences remain at center stage for students in these programs. We’re delighted to share insights from Manchester in the conversation below. Q: Can you talk about some of the challenges that you have experienced in Gannon’s School of Communication and the Arts as a result of COVID-19? “How do you tell stories when you can’t be in the same room as the audience or as each other?” That has been the number one problem on our minds. This is a novel virus so it is new and we are learning daily about what kind of precautions we should be taking. Theatre is the ultimate team sport and it takes time to develop a piece. We need to plan these productions months in advance, so we were really working to fly the plane as we were building it this summer and early fall. Luckily, we now have a few productions in the time of COVID under our belts and so we are learning new ways and technologies to continue to do what we do best, which is connect with each other through stories. Q: How have you been able to adapt to overcome those challenges and continue offering opportunities for students? We have been able to partner with local artists and tap into new technologies to find solutions to these current restrictions. We have been able to incorporate film into our productions as well as virtual theatre, leaning into staged readings and devising to create new theatrical forms. We were able to turn various closets and old office spaces in our theatre building into virtual Zoom rooms, which were basically the equivalent of six black-box theatre/tv studios, complete with their own cameras, mics, lighting and scenery. Q: In what ways has the Schuster Theatre had to adapt to continue its production series? Everything right now is about innovation and flexibility. We are continuing to explore important stories and give our students the opportunity to create new characters and worlds using the virtual medium. We are looking for pieces that work well with in this virtual medium as well as creating our own pieces. We are no strangers to devising new work – we created APE/ESSENCE, which we developed in 2017 and brought to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to compete, and we are currently developing an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth titled SISTERS WYRD, which we were planning on taking over the summer to the arts festival and are now setting our sights on Summer ’21. Our next production, which we devised, is currently being filmed and will be projected onto our theatre building as well as livestreamed on November 12-14th on our Facebook page. Q: What are some new, creative approaches to theatre production that you’ve adopted due to the pandemic and might use moving forward? We are going to continue exploring these Zoom rooms and see if there is a way to marry the use of live theatre with filmed pieces. We are also going to hopefully – as we know more about COVID and how to best respond – attempt outdoor theatre. We are looking into a traveling pageant wagon for the spring! Q: What unique opportunities can your audiences look forward to coming up? LOVE NOTES, which is an original, devised, filmed piece explores what theatre means to those of us who cannot enter the building right now. It explores identity and how the current restrictions, for some, offer new freedoms of expression. We will be projecting this piece onto a huge screen which we will be hanging on our theatre façade. Audiences are welcome to come watch the live projections (with social distancing and masks, of course) as well as viewing the piece streamed to our Facebook page. Q: As a director, what have you learned from this experience? I am constantly amazed by the resiliency of our students and the flexibility of my peers. We will continue to do what drives us; we will just do it in a different way until we can all meet in the same place and breathe the same air again. Manchester said she is thankful to local Erie artists and vendors, Britty Lea of brittylea.com, Grise Audio Visual, and FastSigns, whose technical expertise and support have made production within the Schuster Theatre possible. “The ‘theatre is the ultimate team sport’ came from my Technical Director Angela Howell, and she is brilliant and has really made all of this happen with her hard work, dedication and brilliant attitude,” Manchester added. Learn more about Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre and upcoming events, as well as School of Communication and the Arts program opportunities, at schustertheatre.com Learn more about the Schuster Theatre's upcoming performance, "Love Notes," which will be projected on the side of the building at https://www.gannon.edu/shareworthydetail.aspx?id=959 All media inquiries can be made by contacting Haley Figurski, Media Relations and Marketing Manager, at 814-823-1886.	https://gannon.edu/shareworthydetail.aspx?id=960
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Pick the islands to visit with logistics in mind. 9. Traveling between islands is not easy. Nor cheap. 10. Get your own wheels. 11. It’s always tea o’clock. 12. Get used to a different kind of beaches. 13. Your budget won’t get hurt. 15. The food (specially the meat) is delicious. 16. A bit of Portuguese can go a long way. 17. Get there before mass tourism does. Perhaps the single most important lesson to learn about the Azores. The islands have been consecutively named one of the top sustainable destinations worldwide. Yet with the recent tourism boom, this fragile balance is now threatened. Don’t help spoil what has been unspoiled nature for centuries. When you’re in the islands, please try to minimize your impact at all times. Leave nothing but footprints everywhere you go and be aware of any activities causing visual and noise pollution. This includes avoiding playing loud music on phones and obviously taking ALL the trash with you until you find a bin. 1It’s NOT a party destination. This is the first thing I say: don’t expect partying hard in the Azores. Simply put, if you’re seeking huge Ibiza-like nightclubs or fancy “dress-to-impress” cocktail bars, this is not the place for you. The Azores are in essence a remote and tranquil destination, and locals are extremely proud of that. Call us boring, but generally speaking, we simply don’t care about big parties and clubs or the latest trends in fashion. I’m not a fan of clubs/discos myself, it’s not in my genes! Of course, there are small unpretentious clubs, bars, and pubs where people meet up. Sometimes even on the street. Those are great places to have a peek into the local culture. Visiting the Azores is all about unwinding and switching to a mindset of enjoying the little things in life. If I had a penny for every time someones ask me a question “How will the weather be in insert random date?” I’d be disgustingly rich. The thing is: no one knows. The Azores are remotely located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean which causes the weather to be truly unstable. Any Azorean knows the weather can change dramatically at any minute. I went school every single day with an umbrella in my backpack, even in the shiniest and brightest of the days. A clear blue sky in the morning and a storm in the afternoon is pretty common. This unpredictability might be a bit inconvenient, but also adds a pinch of charm and fun to it. You never know what you’ll find which makes the whole experience more… real. Just take that into account while packing and make sure you follow the Spot Azores app to check the weather real-time. 3There are signs of volcanic activity everywhere. The Azores are considered to be the European Hawaii and for sure the volcanic activity is a big reason behind it. Yet another way to see nature in its purest form. The dark black sand of all beaches in Azores. The geysers in Furnas Valley where hot steam literally comes from deep under the ground. You can actually taste food cooked underground. The Capelinhos volcano in Faial where you can literally walk on the apocalyptic lava remains of a recent eruption (the closest you’ll have to walking on the moon!). thermal springs where you can enjoy the heat of Mother Earth on a “human soup” experience. 4Bathing in thermal springs is a must-do! Yap, those are warm waters in the middle of a somehow pre-historic forest. HOW FREAKING COOL IS THAT? Even though the Azores are blessed with a warm current, the wild Atlantic can still be cold. The good news is that there are warm waters where you can have a delightful swim in. Natural thermal pools are common in São Miguel island. Places like Poça Dona Beija, Caldeira Velha or Terra Nostra are iron-enriched and surrounded by wild forest of palms and conifers. A surreal landscape perfect to relax after a long day of sightseeing. Pro tip: pick the most gloomy day of your trip to go to hot springs. Warm water feels better when it’s cold and rainy outside. The best places to enjoy a mineral-enriched bath in São Miguel island. Includes important tips for a safe swim. 5It’s the place to try new outdoor activities. From hiking to horse riding on land, diving to world-class whale-watching in the sea or paragliding in the air, there are loads of outdoor activities you can do in the Azores. Since you’re already in a cool place, you should make sure you also do cool stuff to go with it, right? Dare to try new things! In São Miguel, I recommend going with a company like Picos de Aventura, they have a wide range of expeditions and tours to choose from. Hiking: There are literally dozens of official hiking trails in the islands. The most challenging one is climbing Pico Mountain, the highest mountain in Portugal (2,351m). Canyoning: Waterfalls surrounded by lush green forest are the ideal place to give this a try. Whale Watching: The Azores are a top-notch whale-watching destination. Choose the best time to go to increase the chances of seeing more species. Pico is the best place to see these amazing creatures. Horse Riding: There are private companies who arrange tailored horse-riding tours around lakes and other beautiful landscapes. Paragliding: Flies over the volcanic craters of Furnas and Sete Cidades in São Miguel island are now becoming popular. Kayaking: In most of the major lakes in São Miguel – except for Lagoa do Fogo, a natural reserve – you can now rent kayaks. Sea kayaking is available across almost all islands. Sailing: Any tour agency or private skipper is able to arrange you sailing tours. Diving: The potential of the Azores is almost endless in terms of diving spots. Some of the best experiences are the Rosais reef (São Jorge), the whale sharks in Santa Maria and the Angra do Heroísmo bay (Terceira). There are also some shipwrecks sites in Graciosa and São Miguel. Swimming with dolphins: This has been recently found to stress out the animals too much and some companies are already not offering this tour. Avoid. Surfing: The wild Atlantic ocean allows for fine surfable waves so it’s no surprise one of the stages of the World Surf League is held in Ribeira Grande in São Miguel island. Book your place in the Azores ASAP for the best deal! I’ve made your life easier and you can start your search with my pre-selection of the hotels/guesthouses/villas in the Azores. This list only includes the top-rated reviewed hotels in the islands, with WiFi included. It’s like someone set the saturation of your sight to the max level. If there’s a ranking of the reasons to visit the Azores, this will most likely be #1. There is an impressive collection of lakes in the islands, of all shapes, altitudes and accessibility levels. I can assure you being there is a sensory overload and the views will take your breath away. There is even better news. You can at least hike around most of them which is by itself highly promising in terms of views photo opportunities! 7Mother Nature is in charge. This is the most important thing you need to take away from this article. Being back in touch with nature is one of the strong selling points of a trip to the islands. Everyone knows that before stepping their feet there (if you don’t, well… it might be more clear now). What is not immediately visible is why the Azores have managed to keep their stunning lakes, cliffs, meadows as beautiful for so long. And it all comes down to respect by Mother Nature. She’s in charge. Locals have a deep respect for nature and for the ocean in particular. Sustainability and eco-friendly are big words in the islands! Do the same. Have this on the back of your mind when you’re out there. Always put trash on the bins – especially plastic and cigarette buns! – and don’t be loud. Loud noises disturb animals (to be fair, some humans too) and the overall harmony of the place. 8Pick the islands to visit with logistics in mind. One of the most important decisions you’ll have to make is which islands to visit in Azores. There are 9 very different islands to choose from and the logistics do matter a lot, so make sure you come up with an Azores itinerary that makes sense for you. A trip to São Miguel island alone gives you a good grasp of the Azores, but you might feel tempted to add in a few more islands. If you do, study the logistics and check prices and schedules of planes and ferries beforehand. Advice and planning tips to pick an efficient travel itinerary around the islands. 9Traveling between islands is not easy. Nor cheap. Inter-island ferry connections in Azores. Source: Atlântico Line. The Azores are remote and relatively small islands and unfortunately public transportation is not their strongest point so getting around the islands is tricky. I’ve done some sample Azores itineraries, but for inter-island connections you have only two options. Option 1 is flying. Sadly, SATA/Azores Airlines is the only airline doing inter-island flights and with no competition, the prices can be expensive. The good news is that you might be eligible for a free connecting flight to other island – check their terms and conditions. If you’re considering ferries (Option 2), the reference company is Atlântico Line. Take into account these journeys can be long though. The trip from São Miguel to Santa Maria alone (the two islands on the Eastern Group) takes at least 3 hours! See more details for the ferries in Azores in the section below. My personal suggestion is to always fly between islands of different groups – Western, Central and Eastern – and to consider the ferry only for short trips in inter-grouping islands (e.g. Faial to Pico or Corvo to Flores). Whatever you do, leave the exploration of the island you’re flying OUT back home for last. This will avoid any problems with journey cancellations which are pretty common due to due to rapidly changing weather and sea conditions in North Atlantic. Although there are some sub companies operating inter island ferries in Azores, they all belong to the same parent company: Atlântico Line. It provides a full service (including vehicles) between all the 9 islands. Only available during summer months. You can make your reservation directly with Atlântico Line. The trip takes roughly 3 hours. The service runs several times a day the entire year and given the proximity of the islands, it’s very reliable. You can book with Atlântico Line or Transmaçor. Atlantico Line runs the only ferry to Flores. There is a very small ferry that runs between Flores and Corvo it may hold 10-15 passengers. Another logistics problem to solve: getting around inside each island. Taxis can be expensive and private guides even worse (if you’re going for these options, make sure you negotiate a price before!). The network of buses between the main towns is not frequent and doesn’t get you anywhere close to the main sights anyway. In face of this catastrophic scenario, I HIGHLY recommend getting your own wheels, preferably renting a car. Even in São Miguel, there have been days with such a high demand in summer with virtually NO cars available to rent. Zero. I’d book the car rental as soon as you book your flights. Who’s up for some organic tea? Did you know the Azores are the only region in Europe where tea is cultivated? The tea estates in the island of São Miguel have been producing organic black, green, and orange pekoe teas since 1883. Make sure you stop by either Gorreana or Porto Formoso. Getting insights on the way everything works is an original experience and there is even a hiking trail through the tea fields. Plus, the little tea boxes make great gifts for people back home! 12Get used to a different kind of beaches. A different kind of beach, hun? Even though the weather might feel almost tropical, don’t expect postcard-worthy beaches with soft white sand you’re used seeing on Instagram. The beaches in Azores are of volcanic origin, which means dark sand – a greyish, almost black color – which sadly takes away a bit of the visibility of the water. Also count with wilder, and with rougher waves, which makes beaches incredible character-enriched landscapes. The Gulf stream raises the sea temperature in Azores up to a tolerable 23-24 degrees Celsius during summer time (only 14-16 degrees during winter). Pretty good considering we’re talking about the North Atlantic. The best Azores beaches plus important tips before you go for an ocean swim. 13Your budget won’t get hurt. You know how much I like value-for-money destinations, where your budget can go a long way. There’s no worse feeling than paying an awful amount of money and don’t get a somewhat rewarding experience in return. Well, I can assure you nothing of that will happen in Azores. While they are still slightly more expensive than mainland Portugal – insularity comes with a price! – food and accommodation are still cheap compared to Western European standards. It’s possible to travel to Azores with a budget of less than $80-90 a day, including accommodation, food, and transportation. To give you a better idea, these are some of the prices you can expect. Dress code is relaxed and practical everywhere in the islands. Very important tip when packing to the Azores: bring comfortable clothes and shoes. During summertime, it can get quite hot but it’s a good idea to always carry a light jacket with you. Especially if you’re hiking. Shorts are a good idea, even for rainy days as legs dry faster than any fabric. Flip flops, however, are NOT a good shout. They are poor choices both on the muddy, slippery surfaces of trails/lakes as well as on the cobblestones of the major cities. While temperatures in winter are not unbearable, the number of rainy days is high. And oh boy, when wind and rain combine, it can get really ugly. A rain jacket will be your best friend. Apart from these, make sure your phone has a good case protecting it and of course… bring a good camera! A DSLR camera – like my super compact one – or a waterproof GoPro would be ideal. Check other 18 ideas of travel items to pack. Make sure you have all the gear for safe and worry-free travels. 15The food (specially the meat) is delicious. Fresh goat cheese with Azorean pepper jam and peanuts. Served in a banana leaf. Food in Portugal is of great quality and actually one of the main reasons to visit. Based on a healthy Mediterranean diet, food comes in generous portions with a low price tag. The Azores are no exception. Heck I’ve dedicated an entire post to food in São Miguel alone! Perhaps the most typical food is Cozido das Furnas (Furnas Stew), cooked underground with volcanic steam (!) in São Miguel. For sure it’s a novelty which you have to try out, but I personally there are way more delicious things to eat in the islands. From typical Queijadas to the iconic Azorean pineapple, there is a wide range of local delicacies. And then there’s the meat. The bife (steak) in Azores is tender and juicy like I’ve never tasted anywhere else. It’s so good I stopped eating red meat elsewhere. 16A bit of Portuguese can go a long way. Do locals speak English in Azores? English is widely spoken in the islands, especially with younger generations. You may find older generations struggling a bit more, and they feel more comfortable with some Spanish or French. 17Get there before mass tourism does. This view just for yourself is unvaluable. A few years ago when I told I was from the Azores islands hardly anyone had heard of them. They could hardly pinpoint them on the map. There was no hype on websites or social media either. Now everything is different. Several airlines are flying to Azores now. Tourism is increasing every year (21% in 2018 alone!). They have been mentioned on Lonely Planet and National Geographic as “the next big thing”. In a sense, I feel we have been (re-)discovered. For now, islands in the Azores are far from being spoiled by mass tourism. Don’t worry. But quite honestly, the danger is pretty much real long-term. So the sooner you visit, the better. While you can still enjoy silence, breathe in beautiful landscapes and taking a picture without waiting in a queue. If you are not from the US or simply not into vacation packages, you’re better off by booking your flight independently. Taxis and tours can be costly and public transportation is not reliable. Also local guides take away the fun factor. If you ask me, the best way to get around in Azores is definitely by renting a car. Plus, an island road trip will add a sense of adventure to make your trip truly memorable! The highest peak in Portugal, in Pico island. It’s Time To Visit Azores! Sometimes I think people think I’m bragging too much about my home islands. Oh Azores this and Azores that, so full of himself. No, I’m not bragging. The islands are really beautiful – I’d say surreal even – destination. Don’t take only my word for it – Lonely Planet have included the Azores in the Top Regions to Visit in 2017 worldwide. My home islands are a travel destination that makes a lasting impression on everyone who goes there. Going back to reality is a struggle and usually, people need to scream to the world how awesome Azores is. It’s exactly what’s happening right now. But please also make sure you mention the islands are NOT a party or beach destination like Ibiza or Miami and they need special care when visiting. More than anything, they’re vulnerable and highly dependent on a fragile balance between sustainability and mass tourism. For many years, the Azores was considered a forgotten garden in the middle of the ocean. They might not be forgotten or hidden anymore, but we all have a tiny share of responsibility for keeping them still a garden. Forever. Are you planning to visit the Azores? If so, share your travel plans below. If you have visited already, let me about your insider Azores travel tips too!	https://www.geekyexplorer.com/things-to-know-azores-travel-tips/
E Library Faisalabad On the directions of Chief Minister Punjab, Information and technology board Punjab has established e-Libraries in 20 districts of Punjab. The Base of the digital library has been established at the Punjab Information Technology Board & E Library Faisalabad is the part of this Project. Data center to provide online access to full-text eBooks, e Theses, journals, online reference collections, Nobel laureate collections, documentaries, simulated videos and other local and international resources. A Union Catalogue of e-Libraries in Punjab has also been developed to facilitate sharing of resources across Punjab. A primary objective of these libraries is the revival of reading and learning culture in general public, especially in children, families, youth and senior citizens. Objective Of E Library Faisalabad:- - Promote e-reading and e-learning culture amongst public, students, teachers and our society at large - exchange of views , general public for networking and help in curbing extremism - Provide access to free online resources and limited access to members for subscribed resources - Engage communities like youth and players into healthy activities, storytelling, kids activities and puppet shows - Organize, recreational social and educational activities at local level - E library will facilitate special persons Resources Of E Library Faisalabad:- - Free Wi-Fi Internet access on e Library’s devices and EM-based security system - 3,000 high quality print books, documentaries and magazines - Provide around 35 computers, tablets and multimedia for use in each library - Auditorium facility for around 45 persons for community activities, seminars - Facilitate exposure of latest technologies at local level - Extension of digital contents to universities, colleges and schools in Punjab and other provinces - Encourage local youth to get e-Rozgar through establishing eRozgar centres and provide training in each library premises. - Training of locals in effective use of Internet, books, digital resources and magazines. Centralized Digital Library:- E Library Faisalabad Centralized Digital Library has been established and hosted at PITB Data center. We are able to access any kind of material related to our research. We have all kinds of facilities like internet or Computers. Location of E Library Faisalabad is Alfateh sports complex, chenone road, near saleemi chowk, Faisalabad. You can contact with them by email [email protected].	https://faisalabadinfo.com/e-library-faisalabad/
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A new study by engineer Lei Zhao from the University of Illinois at Urbana highlights “The cities have concrete and asphalt surfaces,which absorb and retain more heat than natural surfaces. This and other factors disrupt other biophysical processes at a local level, explains Zhao, professor of civil and environmental engineering. - Incorporating these types of fine-scale variables into climate modeling is critical to understanding the future of urban climate. However, it is not that easy. " Global climate models predictfuture scenarios by modeling larger processes such as greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. By combining this method with a statistical model that simulates a complex and detailed climate model for urban landscapes, Zhao's team bridged the information gap between urban and global areas. Zhao said the model predicts that by the end of this century, average warming in global cities will increase by 1.9 ° C, with intermediate temperature rises and 4.4 ° C. Projections also predict an almost universal decline in urban relative humidity. The scientist noted that the forecasts do not take into account the impact of future urban development.	https://geektech.me/scientists-predict-what-the-future-holds-for-the-city/
Strategic planning, performance improvement, and information systems are each essential components of an effective organization. They are especially important in the context of healthcare because of the stakes involved—the life-and-death decisions that are inherent in the provision of medical care to the seriously ill. They are also interrelated precisely because the technological element represented by a healthcare facility’s information system is central to the ability of the other two elements to function efficiently. Strategic planning is, as the name suggests, a long-range process of assessing a healthcare organization’s future requirement and preparing to meet challenges and expectations through personnel policies and improvements to or recapitalization of the organization’s existing information systems. Information systems are constantly reviewed and assessed for weaknesses (e.g., vulnerabilities to hacking and/or to systemic disruptions caused by power outages or other problems) and for deficiencies with respect to each department’s ability to communicate within and between the broader organization. Performance improvement is, as with strategic planning, largely self-explanatory and applies both to individual performance and to unit performance (e.g., surgical teams, catheter lab units, etc.). Perfection being impossible to achieve, there is, by definition, always room for improvement, especially when one or more deficiencies is identified. In the realm of healthcare, the identification of deficiencies may be made under the most inopportune conditions—errors that compromise patient well-being. These three components are interrelated in that a weakness in any one of the legs to the triangle will invariably adversely affect the other two components. A hospital cannot function if its ability to communicate internally is disrupted for any reason. Breakdown in the pneumatic tube system upon which emergency room teams depend (these tube systems are routinely used to move documents and specimens between the emergency room and the labs that analyze blood and urine samples) requires manual transportation of items, thereby slowing a process heavily dependent upon speed. A disruption to the information systems used in the process of registering patients similarly slows down, often significantly, the healthcare system, as a patient’s medical history cannot be quickly accessed. This is a serious problem in the expeditious treatment of trauma and other emergency patients. Strategic planning must include assessments of the organization’s future requirements in this regard. The process of updating or replacing existing software programs can take weeks and involve disruptions to operations. Long-range planning, therefore, must determine the optimal time to schedule such upgrades (e.g., during night shifts and periods of historically slow operations, like major holidays, when elective procedures are less likely to be scheduled). Performance improvement involves training in the use of new information systems for the obvious reason that employees must be conversant with new software programs. Healthcare workers, including those in support services, are usually required to pass a series of tests covering myriad areas of healthcare organizations, including handling of contaminated liquids (e.g., blood, urine, feces), proper attitudes toward patients (nurses and other professionals sometimes develop a callousness toward patients which impedes job performance), safety procedures in case of emergencies, and many other subjects relevant to the organization. Strategic planning incorporates emerging areas of concern and projections of possible developments in healthcare and threats to the integrity of the organization and establishes policies intended to ensure that individuals and units are prepared for those future contingencies. All of this involves use of information systems that must keep pace with developments and requirements identified as part of strategic planning. In conclusion, strategic planning, performance improvement, and information systems are interrelated in that one cannot survive without the others. In this context, a healthcare organization like a hospital can be compared to any other type of business. Without sound management principles and up-to-date information systems, havoc will prevail. Strategic planning involves setting priorities and determining how resources will be used. This is particularly important in a healthcare environment, where much of the equipment used (X-ray machines, life support technology, and the like) can be hugely expensive. Without well-serviced technology, quality healthcare cannot be provided. Performance improvement is about enhancing the capabilities of staff members—in the context of health services, this means nurses and doctors. If medical professionals are not kept abreast of the latest developments and greatest techniques, the quality of healthcare will be compromised. Information systems are about making data immediately accessible when it is needed. Without having immediate access to patients' records, doctors and nurses would be unable to complete their jobs satisfactorily. Strategic planning, performance improvement, and information systems are interrelated and fundamental to the delivery of quality healthcare because you have to have a plan and a way to evaluate progress before you can make any progress. As the old adage goes, how can you know that you have gotten somewhere when you are not sure where you are going? Strategic planning is important in health care because without goals an organization is stagnant. In health care organizations, patient care is the bottom line. However, it is not the only concern. You are not going to be able to help any patients unless you stay in business. Therefore, you need strategic planning. Strategic planning can help in performance improvement, because once you know what your strategic targets are, you can focus improvement efforts there. Managed care is an important part of America’s health care system. Gregg Easterbrook contends that managed care has helped the health care system by keeping Americans healthier while it successfully controls costs. (enotes) Information systems are critical for managing patient information, but they are also key to keeping growth. The health care organization needs to be just as aware of where money is coming in and going as any other kind of business. You need to know where your costs are, and how efficiently you are operating. Are unnecessary tests being offered? Are insurance companies being billed properly? Once you have made a strategic plan, the information system is an important factor in making sure the data needed to follow through is there. We’ll help your grades soar Start your 48-hour free trial and unlock all the summaries, Q&A, and analyses you need to get better grades now. - 30,000+ book summaries - 20% study tools discount - Ad-free content - PDF downloads - 300,000+ answers - 5-star customer support Already a member? Log in here.	https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-strategic-planning-performance-improvement-and-358197
As promised, here are all of our 95 tweets, categorized by the kind of argument they are making – ethical, theological and biblical, in that order. What it boils down to is that there is no ethical justification for Hell whatsoever, no good theological reason to posit a doctrine of Hell, and there are literally hundreds of Biblical passages that do not support an eternal Hell of conscious torment. Given enough time and dedication, we probably could have assembled 190 tweets, or theses, against a doctrine of eternal Hell. We did not even scratch the surface of the ethical, theological and interpretive work done to contend against the doctrine of eternal Hell. What we did is draw from our own thoughts as well as places where arguments accumulate, particular debates around the issue of Hell and some of the books we have read and are reading. Obviously, we are hearkening back to Luther’s 95 Theses. We have no expectation that our tweets will have anywhere near that impact. On the other hand, we agree that the doctrine of Hell is far worse than indulgences could possibly be. We want to fire the equivalent of grape-shot into the doctrine of Hell and sink it forever, so that no one ever has to feel it is necessary to believe in Hell ever again. Over-ambitions, we know, but it’s a start. Ethical/rational #95Tweets #E1: Eternal Hell is not in any way restorative – it eternally severs relationship and eternally prevents redemption #95Tweets #E2: In fact, eternal Hell is the teaching that there are people and things that can never be redeemed, even by God #95Tweets #E3: Eternal Hell is vengeance made infinite, and is therefore even less noble than vengeance #95Tweets #E4: Eternal Hell lacks the sole moral underpinning of punishment, which is correction #95Tweets #E5: Eternal Hell is beyond disproportionate – eternal Hell cannot be an earned punishment, no matter what a finite being does #95Tweets #E6: Humans perpetrate horrific, incomprehensible evil – eternal Hell is infinitely worse than any human (finite) evil #95Tweets #E7: Punishment in an eternal Hell would even be unfair to Hitler, who committed incomprehensibly evil but finite crimes #95Tweets #E8: With the effects of poor information, bias, culture, neurobiology, psychology and so on, we do not make free decisions #95Tweets #E9: This amounts to a situation where human fallibility, not even human misdeeds, can result in eternal torture in Hell #95Tweets #E10: As eternal Hell is traditionally understood, mental illness could easily be an absolute bar from salvation #95Tweets #E11: Fear of (eternal) punishment is the most brutal, crass and callous way to seek to encourage good #95Tweets #E12: Fear of punishment is not effective in encouraging good, it only prevents overt misdeeds while being watched #95Tweets #E13: Whatever happens after death, there is no concrete evidence whatsoever that anything like Hell exists #95Tweets #E14: Eternal Hell is the worst possible story ending – for the vast majority, the end is an infinite and insurmountable tragedy #95Tweets #E15: It is morally untenable to expect any person of conscience to enjoy Heaven knowing that others are in Hell #95Tweets #E16: Eternal Hell makes Heaven look a lot like North Korea – worship the ruler or else, and ignore the suffering around you #95Tweets #E17: Believers in eternal Hell must either be hypocritical, saying they believe but not behaving as if they do (1/2) #95Tweets #E18: Or believers in eternal Hell must be callous, understanding the infinite stakes but not caring proportionally (2/2) #95Tweets #E19: The doctrine of eternal Hell encourages either hypocrisy or callousness by necessity #95Tweets #E20: A reasonable person’s response to any possibility of eternal torture in Hell would be constant panic and desperation #95Tweets #E21: A doctrine of annihilation is morally preferable to eternal torture by every conceivable measure #95Tweets #E22: A doctrine of universalism is morally preferable to annihilation, given that God is both powerful enough to save and good #95Tweets #E23: Since Aristotle, we have a strong case that good is not good simply because God says it is #95Tweets #E24: For God’s actions to be good, they must actually be good, not just called good; eternal Hell could only be “good” by fiat #95Tweets #E25: The only crime that might justly warrant a punishment of eternal torture would be…eternally torturing people #95Tweets #E26: Yesterday, 100,000 human beings died. In traditional Hell theology, we must conclude that the majority are in Hell #95Tweets #E27: That’s at least 18,250,365 human beings to be tortured for eternity in a single year – the pop. of Shanghai or Mozambique #95Tweets #E28: Given that being in Hell is to burn, and scream, and beg, and weep for eternity, 1 human being in this condition is too many For all of these reasons and more, eternal Hell is an ethically unjustifiable belief. Theological #95Tweets #T1: Eliminating a doctrine of eternal Hell does not mean eliminating justice, judgement, punishment, and so on #95Tweets #T2: Eternal Hell is entirely unnecessary to any traditional view of salvation, no matter how exclusivist #95Tweets #T3: Eternal Hell does nothing whatsoever to glorify God, unless the powerful torturing the weak is glorious #95Tweets #T4: Eternal Hell is about vindication of an exclusive, violent orthodoxy even at an infinite cost to those left out #95Tweets #T5: Eternal Hell renders God’s love meaningless – no definition of love could include allowing infinite torture #95Tweets #T6: Eternal Hell renders God’s justice meaningless, unless God’s justice is infinitely more retributive than human justice #95Tweets #T7: Eternal Hell renders God’s mercy meaningless – there is eternal punishment which will never abate #95Tweets #T8: Eternal Hell renders God’s sovereignty meaningless if God is good – God is impotent to save the vast majority of humans #95Tweets #T9: Eternal Hell renders God’s power meaningless, since God’s plan to restore all creation can be foiled by human sin #95Tweets #T10: Eternal Hell renders God’s omniscience meaningless, since God just can’t figure out how to save most people #95Tweets #T11: Eternal Hell renders God’s holiness meaningless, given that evil and sin and torture would be eternal #95Tweets #T12: Eternal Hell teaches of a God with finite patience but an infinite capacity for retribution #95Tweets #T13: Rather than a “day of wrath”, Eternal Hell means that a trillion trillion trillion days of wrath are just the beginning #95Tweets #T14: Eternal Hell means that whatever else God is, God cannot be good by any reasonable definition of the word #95Tweets #T15: Eternal Hell annihilates meaning of all kinds – what is the point of doing anything but fearing eternal torture? #95Tweets #T16: Eternal Hell means we know God primarily as monster – monstrous judge, monstrous father, monstrous savior, etc. #95Tweets #T17: Eternal Hell is far beyond even the most evil we could visit upon our children – and are we not God’s children? #95Tweets #T18: Eternal Hell cedes eternal victory to sin, evil and suffering #95Tweets #T19: In contrast to scripture, Eternal Hell promises eternity to unrepentant sinners #95Tweets #T20: Eternal Hell ascribes infinitude, eternity and finality to pain, horror, despair and terror #95Tweets #T21: A doctrine of eternal Hell puts torture at the heart of the Gospel #95Tweets #T22: Eternal Hell makes a mystery of horrific evil – it is beyond comprehension, rather than limited and destined for defeat #95Tweets #T23: Eternal Hell teaches of a God who is incapable of empathy – an image of God the sociopath #95Tweets #T24: Eternal Hell ascribes to human sin the power to overwhelm and defeat Jesus’ incarnation, life, death and resurrection #95Tweets #T25: If there is an Eternal Hell Jesus’ incarnation, life, death and resurrection accomplish nothing definitive #95Tweets #T26: Eternal Hell breaks God’s covenants – ex: it is infinitely worse than a second Flood #95Tweets #T27: Eternal Hell means that God calls “good” a creation in which flawed beings can err so greatly they are tortured forever #95Tweets #T28: Eternal Hell means, in justification theology, that First Adam’s sin is more powerful than Second Adam’s obedience #95Tweets #T29: Apparently Jesus descended to Hell, as in the Apostle’s Creed, but left it intact, only saving himself – cowardly #95Tweets #T30: Eternal Hell, if you believe in the Devil, ascribes to him victory in the vast majority of human souls #95Tweets #T31: Eternal life contrasted with annihilation more fully fits the themes and teachings of both the Old and New Testament For these reasons and more, eternal Hell is an unnecessary and destructive theology. Biblical #95Tweets #B1: The overwhelming majority of Bible verses support some form of annihilation; more support universalism than eternal Hell #95Tweets #B2: Gen 3:19: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, not dust to eternal conscious torment. Death, not eternity, is our default end #95Tweets #B3: The Bible never mentions Hell in the original languages. We (mis)translate Sheol, Hades, Tartarus and Gehenna as “Hell” #95Tweets #B4: Sheol, the realm of the dead in the OT, is nothing at all like Hell, but is clearly where they thought the dead went #95Tweets #B5: Tartarus, translated as “Hell”, is a prison holding the Greek titans after the Olympian gods defeated them #95Tweets #B6: Gehenna, or Ge-Hinnom, translated “Hell”, was the smoldering garbage-dump outside Jerusalem #95Tweets #B7: Hades, translated as “Hell”, is imported from Greek mythology, and is simply the realm of the dead, or the god of death #95Tweets #B8: Hades, while still not Hell, is thrown into the lake of fire and destroyed at the climax of the book of Revelation #95Tweets #B9: Genesis and the Gospels compare Satan/sin to a croucher or devourer, never an eternal torturer #95Tweets #B10: In Job, Satan is clearly an ally of God, or at least a colleague, and is busy going to and fro, not torturing anyone #95Tweets #B11: In 1 Samuel 28, “Sheol”, elsewhere translated as “Hell”, is apparently where the prophet Samuel is. Prophets in Hell? #95Tweets #B12: Psalm 139 – God is everywhere, even Sheol, elsewhere translated as “Hell”. #95Tweets #B13: In Psalms, sin = death, perish, consume, destroy – examples are Psalm 5:5-6, Psalm 37:38 – no eternal torture #95Tweets #B14: Sin = death in the Prophets: Jer 12:3, Isa 1:28; 33:12, Ezek 18:4, Nahum 1:2-13, Zeph 1:14-18, Mal 4:1-3 #95Tweets #B15: Isaiah 25:6-9, God swallows up death forever, and everyone rejoices. Except the billions screaming in Hell, right? No. #95Tweets #B16: The NT dichotomy is clearly between life and death – Luke 20:34-38, John 3:16; 6:48-58, Rom 6:23 #95Tweets #B17: Matt 7:21-23 Jesus contrasts those who enter into his kingdom and who do not – no eternal torment mentioned #95Tweets #B18: Matthew 10:28 Jesus threatens Satan’s power to destroy, not eternally torture #95Tweets #B19: In Matthew 24:36-51 the sinner is cut to pieces, destroyed, not tortured for eternity #95Tweets #B20: Mtt 18:34; Luk 12:58-59 Jesus implies that the unreconciled receive finite, proportional punishment #95Tweets #B21: The rich man & Lazarus is not literal – if literal, then all in Heaven will hear people begging from Hell for all eternity #95Tweets #B22: Sin in John = death, die, perish – John 6:50, 8:51, 10:28, 12:25 – no eternal torture #95Tweets #B23: Sin = death – examples are Matt 3:10 and 13:40, and then Luke 9:25, and Acts 3:23 #95Tweets #B24: Rom 2:7, 1 Cor 14, 2 Tim 1:10 – the NT message from start to finish is rescue from destruction, not eternal torture #95Tweets #B25: Paul says nothing about Hell – kind of a big thing to omit from every single letter, because like all Biblical authors he did not believe in an eternal Hell #95Tweets #B26: Romans 6:23 Paul says the wages of sin is “death”, not “eternal conscious torment” – an important distinction #95Tweets #B27: In 1 Corinthians 15:22 the grammar and context are clear that all are made alive in Christ #95Tweets #B28: Galatians 6:7-8 – Paul is pretty clear that there is destruction or eternal life, not eternal conscious torment #95Tweets #B29: Phil. 2:9-11 says every knee will bend and tongue confess, not that most knees and tongues will be tortured forever #95Tweets #B30: Col 1:18-20 – God reconciles with all creation through Christ…or fails miserably to do so if eternal Hell exists #95Tweets #B32: More in the Epistles – 1 Cor 1:18, 2 Cor 4:3, Phil 3:19, Thess 5:3, Heb 10:27, 10:39, 12:29 – still no torment (2/3) #95Tweets #B33: And more – James 1:15, 4:12-14, 5:20; 2 Peter 2:6, 2:10-12, 3:7 and 10 – sin = death and destruction; not torment (3/3) #95Tweets #B34: The Bible writers’ worldview does not have a place for the default immortality of a disembodied “soul” #95Tweets #B35: The NT culminates in a new Heaven and new earth where there is no longer suffering – where is the torture exactly? #95Tweets #B36: Almost every verse taken to refer to “Hell” talks of destruction very clearly, and not of eternal torment at all For all of these reasons and many more, the Bible clearly does not teach a Hell of eternal torment. The Tweeting-Room Floor Those are all the tweets as we posted them, put back in their categories. What follows is what we called “The Tweeting-Room Floor” – ones that we cut for various reasons. One of the challenges, particularly in the Biblical section, was combining texts and arguments so that we could be more efficient. Taking each passage that we wanted to use individually, we could easily have had 95 tweets based only on Bible verses. Some were cut because they were weak, or weaker than ones nearby, or could be combined, or didn’t fit with our ultimate plan for putting them out there. If you would like to argue some of these, and we’re sure many of you will, please stick to the ones listed above. In the Epistles, sin = death and destruction, not eternal torment – Rom 1:32, 2:12, 6:23, 9:22 – no eternal torment (1/3) Nor can we account for those who hear a ‘false’ Gospel, or who unknowingly have wrong beliefs or practices Eternal Hell is far worse than the worst human calamities: the Inquisition, the Holocaust, Soviet labor camps, etc. With a doctrine of eternal Hell we cannot really account for those born before Jesus Eternal Hell cannot really account for those who never hear the Gospel, which is almost entirely an accident of birth This means that a vast number of people supposedly tormented in Hell were doomed at random There is nothing in the mostly-apocryphal story of Satan to explain how he would become such an avid torturer Jude 1:6-11 “everlasting” is defined as “until final judgement”; then sinners compared to animals who simply perish (1/3) Jude continues 12-13 with imagery of emptiness, futility, twice dead, fruitlessness, etc. Not eternal torment (2/3) Jude 1:7 compares fate of sinners to Sodom and Gomorrah – no eternal torment, just destruction (3/3) Eternal Hell makes all of God’s talk of salvation in the OT into nonsense at best, lies at worst Adam and Eve are not warned about Hell – seems like a big deal, and something they’d want to warn us about Neither Sheol, Tartarus, Gehenna, or Hades are the Hell of popular imagination and theology Jesus uses the example of the tower of Siloam in Luke 13:3-5 – the example is of perishing, not torment “Hel” in Norse mythology, presides over a realm of the same name, and receives a portion of the dead In the Gospel of John 10:24-30, God’s judgement looks like death rather than life – not eternal torment Conclusion We’ve already said a lot. If we were convinced that the doctrine of eternal Hell was necessary to Christianity, or even strongly supported, then we would have to become misotheists. We cannot possibly worship a God who permits an eternal realm of torment to exist, and would actually have to do all we could to undermine belief in that God. Fortunately, the doctrine of Hell is merely an infection that has been spreading corruption throughout the Body of Christ for a long time. It is indefensible on ethical, theological or Biblical grounds, and it is time to lance the wound and heal. Thank God, and good riddance.	https://twofriarsandafool.com/2012/04/95-tweets-against-hell/
... Evan Sproat is a prairie-raised artist, currently based out of Vancouver, who is considering his position within the larger context of contemporary identity-politics. His residency at Malaspina involved screen printing on fabric. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he integrates time-intensive mediums as a therapeutic exercise. Through a playful implementation of craft, soft sculpture, print, and woodworking, he reflects on the physical labor of construction by subverting methods of mass-production. This permits a space for self-examination, exploration, personal awareness, and ultimately growth. Considering the present politics of race and gender, Sproat uses play and toy-like objects as tools of social critique. As inanimate representations of life, toys speak to the needs, values, and issues of their time of production. Therefore, they may be strategically used to address socio-political traumas, embedded with certain ideas of morality, and eventually, formulate a new foundation for how people might interact in the real world. Through their depiction and activation within constructed environments, Sproat produces performative works based on his circumstantial perspective. His body, sexuality, and play become devices used to destabilize and challenge systems of thinking, while proposing new understandings of the world. During his scholarship residency, Sproat investigated the cultural and political history of the gingham textile. This material is a simple, durable, and inexpensive fabric produced through the weaving of individually dyed cotton fibers. Originally, produced in Malaysia as a striped textile called ‘gingan’, the cloth was adapted in the 18th Century after the Manchester Mills Company started producing it In Western Europe. Now, appearing as an interconnecting grid pattern, the westernized gingham textile is often considered as a print or pattern rather than a weave. It has become known as a sentimental icon for conservative domesticity and Americana morality. Through unconventional silkscreen methods, Sproat mass-produced a gingham-like textile that was generalized purely by its pattern design. He deliberately played off the inauthenticity of the material by incorporating its representative qualities within a series of metaphorical costumes. Through this act of mimicry, Sproat challenges the internal integrity of materials and integrates labor-intensive mediums, like printmaking and garment design, to further situate the work in dialogue with fast fashion and contemporary work ethics. In doing so, Sproat creates a performative discussion examining one’s limitations when moving through physical space.	https://www.malaspinaprintmakers.com/scholarship-residency-20751919.html
SCALE-INVARIANT AND WAVE NATURE OF THE HUBBLE PARAMETER Zhanabaev, Z.Zh. ; Ussipov, N.M. ; Khokhlov, S.A. URI: https://rep.ksu.kz//handle/data/11418 Date: 2021-06-11 Abstract: The value of the global Hubble parameter corresponding to astrophysical observations was determined theoretically without using ʌСDM models. A nonlinear fractal model of the connection between the distance to the observed galaxy and its coordinate is proposed. Distance is defined as a fractal measure, the measurement scale of which, in contrast to the known fractal models, corresponds to the deviation of the desired measure itself from its fixed value (radius of zero gravity), relative to which the scale invariance is assumed. We used the dimension of our proposed specific anisotropic fractal, which simulates the increase in the distance to the observation point. It is shown that this dimension is also the maximum dimension of the strange attractor of the phase portrait of the equation of gravitational waves and sets of galaxies from different catalogs. Show full item record Files in this item Name: 2(36) -81-89.pdf Size: 2.037Mb Format:	https://rep.ksu.kz/handle/data/11418
same set of data. Optimization 2: Find better routes. In addition to reducing the number of round-trips needed, we would also like to reduce the time needed for each round-trip—each journey across the Internet. At first blush, this does not seem possible. All Internet data must be routed by BGP and must travel over numerous autonomous networks. BGP is simple and scalable but not very efficient or robust. By leveraging a highly distributed network—one that offers potential intermediary servers on many different networks—you can actually speed up uncacheable communications by 30% to 50% or more, by using routes that are faster and much less congested. You can also achieve much greater communications reli- ability by finding alternate routes when the default routes break. Optimization 3: Prefetch embedded content. You can do a number of additional things at the application layer to improve Web application responsiveness for end users. One is to prefetch embedded content: while an edge server is delivering an HTML page to an end user, it can also parse the HTML and retrieve all embedded content before it is requested by the end user’s browser. The effectiveness of this optimization relies on having servers near end users, so that users perceive a level of application responsiveness akin to that of an application being delivered directly from a nearby server, even though, in fact, some of the embedded content is being fetched from the origin server across the long-haul Internet. Prefetching by forward caches, for example, does not provide this performance benefit because the prefetched content must still travel over the middle mile before reaching the end user. Also, note that unlike link prefetching (which can also be done), embedded content prefetching does not expend extra bandwidth resources and does not request extraneous objects that may not be requested by the end user. With current trends toward highly personalized applications and user-generated content, there’s been growth in either uncacheable or long-tail (that is, not likely to be in cache) embedded content. In these situations, prefetching makes a huge difference in the us-er-perceived responsiveness of a Web application. Optimization 4: Assemble pages at the edge. The next three optimizations involve reducing the amount of content that needs to travel over the middle mile. One approach is to cache page fragments at edge servers and dynamically assemble them at the edge in response to end-user requests. Pages can be personalized (at the edge) based on characteristics including the end user’s location, connection speed, cookie values, and so forth. Assembling the page at the edge not only offloads the origin server, but also results in much lower latency to the end user, as the middle mile is avoided.	http://mags.acm.org/communications/200902/?pg=51
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is offering faculty and students up to $10,000 to promote social justice messages in their research and curriculum. The Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve is offering undergraduates up to $2,500 to participate in social justice-related research projects. Likewise, graduate students conducting similar research can apply for grants worth up to $3,500. Professors can also receive grant money up to $2,500 for promoting social justice themes in their curricula. Tenure-track and tenured professors can also pursue grants worth up to $10,000 to conduct social justice-themed research. “Social justice is defined as eradicating systems of power and oppression with the purpose of advancing fairness and equality through the redistribution of resources and opportunities and exalting human dignity and respect,” the application for the grant reads. The faculty head of Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve claimed that the funding for the grants comes directly from the university administration. She says the funding is consistent with the institute’s goals of promoting social justice politics within the university community. “I definitely support it since I believe every university must have one if they are to be places where students not only receive the skills necessary for their field, but grow into moral citizens, moral not only in knowledge, but in action,” said Andrea Doe, a sophomore involved with Case Western Reserve’s Radical Student Union, who spoke to The College Fix’s Toni Airaksinen.	https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/06/26/case-western-reserve-offers-up-to-10000-to-promote-social-justice-in-research-and-curriculum/
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention is related to the field of directional surveying apparatus used in wellbores drilled through the earth. More specifically, the invention is related to apparatus and methods used to determine the orientation of a well logging instrument so that the measurements made by the instrument can be referenced with respect to a geographic benchmark. 2. Description of the Related Art Well logging instruments include various types of sensors for measuring various properties of fluid flowing inside a wellbore. The measurements can be used for, among other things, determining the fractional volumes of different types of fluids flowing in the wellbore. The fluids can include mixtures having varying fractional volumes of gas, oil and water. Recently it has become common to drill wellbores at high angles of inclination with respect to vertical. The same types of sensors used to evaluate the fluids flowing in vertical wellbores have been adapted to determine the fractional volumes of fluids flowing in these high angle and horizontal wellbores. The adaptation of the sensors, however, typically requires that the measurements made by the adapted sensors be referenced to a benchmark such as the earth's gravity in order to be able to determine which portion of the cross-section of the wellbore is occupied by which type of fluid. Gravity is a convenient benchmark primarily because the fluids are typically segregated by gravity. It is useful, therefore, to include in such a well logging instrument a sensor which can determine the orientation of the well logging instrument with respect to gravity. Sensors are known in the art for determining the relative orientation of a well logging instrument with respect to gravity and the earth's magnetic or geographic north pole. The sensors known in the art typically include three accelerometers positioned orthogonally to each other, and three magnetometers positioned mutually orthogonally (or alternatively, a gyroscope or similar geographic north-pole referencing device combined with a rotary orientation sensor). Combining the measurements of the accelerometers and magnetometers provides the system operator with the relative orientation of the instrument with respect to magnetic (or geographic) north and vertical (gravity). Three orthogonal accelerometers alone could be adapted to provide a reference with respect to gravity suitable for the requirements of the fluid-flow sensor instrument previously described, but the accelerometers have several drawbacks which would make their use, without more, impracticable in such an instrument. For example, the accelerometers must be mounted in a very precisely machined fixture to assure that the sensitive axes of the accelerometers remain mutually orthogonal. The fixture with accelerometers included may require periodic calibration for orthogonality with respect to temperature since the well logging instrument may be subject to a wide range of ambient temperatures. The accelerometers themselves may require periodic calibration since the signal level, with respect to acceleration, that they generate is subject to change with time and with ambient temperature. Proper characterization of the response of the accelerometers may require a temperature sensor to be included with the instrument and the acceleration measurements to be corrected for temperature while a well log is being recorded. All of these methods of accelerometer calibration and characterization can be difficult and expensive to perform. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive system for calibrating the orientation of a well logging instrument with respect to the earth's gravity that may be used while the instrument is disposed in the wellbore and does not require expensive and difficult periodic calibration to a benchmark standard. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is a method for determining the orientation of an instrument with respect to the earth's gravity. The method includes the step of measuring components of the earth's gravity along mutually orthogonal axes. One of the mutually orthogonal axes is substantially parallel to an axis of the instrument. The tilt of the instrument along two orthogonal axes is measured. At least one of the axes of the tilt measurement is substantially parallel to the instrument axis. The instrument is then rotated about its axis, and the biases of the sensors used to measure the components of the earth's gravity, which are perpendicular to the instrument axis, are calculated by averaging the measurements made by these sensors during rotation. The ratio of gains of these same sensors is then determined from the peak amplitudes of the measurements from these sensors during the step of rotation. A roll angle is determined from the bias corrected measurements of components of the earth's gravity perpendicular to the instrument axis. The tilt measurements with respect to the two orthogonal axes are then calibrated by using the calculated roll angle. Gain and offset calibration of all the sensors used to measure the components of the earth's gravity is then performed using the calibrated tilt measurements, and the orientation of the instrument is then calculated from the gravity measurements after correction for gain and offset of the sensors. An apparatus according to the invention includes three mutually orthogonal sensors each sensitive to the earth's gravity along a single sensitive axis. One of these axes is substantially parallel to the axis of the instrument. The apparatus includes a tilt sensor having two orthogonally sensitive axes, one of which is parallel to the instrument axis. The apparatus includes a processor for calculating the orientation of the instrument from the gravity and tilt measurements. In a preferred embodiment, the tilt sensor includes an electrolytic bubble level sensor, and the instrument includes a means for rotation so that the gains and offsets of the sensors can be determined. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a well logging instrument disposed in a wellbore drilled through the earth. FIG. 2 shows in detail the sensors used in the well logging instrument to determine the orientation of the instrument with respect to gravity. FIG. 3 shows a coordinate system definition with respect to the well logging instrument for explanation of the principle of the invention. FIG. 4 graphically shows the resultant of fractional components of the earth's gravitational vector impressed on the individual sensors in the well logging instrument. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The orientation of a well logging instrument with respect to gravity can be determined by using various types of sensors which are sensitive to the earth's gravitational acceleration. FIG. 1 shows, in very generalized form, a well logging instrument 6 disposed in a wellbore 2 drilled through the earth. The instrument 6 can be lowered into the wellbore 2 and withdrawn from the wellbore 2 by an armored electrical cable 4. The instrument 6 typically includes a telemetry circuit (not shown) for communicating signals corresponding to measurements made by various sensors (not shown) on the instrument 6 to a surface electronics unit 8 where the signals can be decoded and interpreted. The lowermost portion of the wellbore 2 in FIG. 1 is highly inclined with respect to vertical. In the highly inclined section of the wellbore 2, fluids (not shown) flowing in the wellbore may segregate due to gravity. It may be desirable to determine the nature and composition of the fluid flowing in the highly inclined section, which would typically require knowledge of the orientation of the sensors with respect to the earth's gravity. Other types of logging instruments may include sensors (not shown) which make measurements of rock properties at a plurality of locations each along only a small portion of the circumference of the wellbore 2. It is equally desirable to be able to determine the gravimetric orientation of such circumferential sensors (not shown). To determine the orientation of the instrument 6 with respect to gravity, the instrument 6 in FIG. 1 includes an orientation sensor 10. The measurements made by the orientation sensor 10 can be transmitted to the surface electronics 8, or may alternatively be processed and stored in the instrument 6. The orientation sensor 10 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2. The sensor 10 is disposed within a housing 14. The housing 14 typically has a reference indicator 16, to which all the measurements made by the other sensors (not shown) would be directionally referenced. Inside the housing 14 is a frame 12 on which can be mounted three accelerometers shown at 24, 26 and 28. Accelerometer 28 is typically mounted on the frame 12 so as to have its sensitive axis substantially parallel with the axis 18 of the housing 14. As will be further explained, accelerometer 28 can be defined as measuring the Z axis component of the earth's gravity. Accelerometer 26 is typically mounted in the frame 12 so as to have its sensitive axis disposed along a line substantially perpendicular to the housing axis 18, and extending between the housing axis 18 and the reference indicator 16. As will be further explained, accelerometer 26 can be defined as measuring the X axis gravity component. Accelerometer 24 can be mounted in the frame 12 orthogonal to both accelerometers 24 and 26, and can be defined as measuring the Y gravity component. The accelerometers 24, 26, 28 can be electrically connected to a processor 20 which determines the output of each accelerometer 24, 26, 28 for processing as will be further explained. The accelerometers 24, 26, 28 can be any type known in the art for accurately measuring acceleration on the order of 1 g, for example, one made by Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, Mass. sold under model designation ADXL05. Processing the output of the accelerometers 24, 26, 28 into measurements of acceleration is well known in the art. The orientation sensor 10 can include a two-axis tilt sensor 22 disposed within the housing 14 and mounted so that its sensitive axes are substantially parallel to the sensitive axes of accelerometers 26 and 24, the X and Y gravity components, respectively. The tilt sensor 22 can be an electrolytic bubble level type such as one made by Spectron, Inc., Hauppage N.Y. sold under model designation SP500. Methods of processing the output of the tilt sensor 22 into tilt angles relative to gravity are well known in the art. The two outputs 23, 25 of the tilt sensor 22, in the present embodiment however, are preferably coupled to the processor 20 by means of a multiplexer switch 27, so that the same amplifying and signal conditioning circuits (not shown) in the processor 20 will be applied to both outputs 23, 25 of the tilt sensor 22, so as to eliminate variability in gain and offset of such circuits (not shown) from the signal processing, as will be further explained. The components of the apparatus of the invention having been explained, the method of processing the signals of the accelerometers 24, 26, 28 and the tilt sensor 22 into calibrated orientation of the orientation sensor 10 will now be explained. FIG. 3 shows the coordinate system defined for the instrument (6 in FIG. 2) in more detail. As a matter of convenience, the X axis, as previously explained, is defined as being along a line generally perpendicular to the housing axis 18 and passing between the reference indicator 16 on the housing 14 and the housing axis 18. Rotation of the instrument 6 about the X axis can be defined for convenience as "yaw". The Y axis is generally perpendicular both to the X axis and to the housing axis 18. Rotation of the instrument 6 about the Y axis for convenience can be defined as "pitch". The Z axis, as previously explained, can be substantially parallel to the housing axis 18. Rotation of the instrument 6 about the Z axis can be defined for convenience as "roll". The accelerometers (24, 26, 28 in FIG. 2) each provide a signal output which corresponds to the net acceleration along the sensitive axis of each accelerometer 24, 26, 28. For example, if the instrument 6 were disposed in a vertical wellbore, all of the earth's gravity would act on the sensitive axis of the Z axis accelerometer 28, and substantially none of the earth's gravity would act on the sensitive axes of the X and Y axis accelerometers, 26 and 24, respectively. If the instrument is oriented other than vertically along the housing axis 18, a proportional amount of the earth's gravity acting on each accelerometer 24, 26, 28 can be described as the relative projection of the earth's gravity vector onto the sensitive axis of each accelerometer 24, 26, 28. This principle can be better understood by referring to FIG. 4. If the direction of the earth's gravitational vector were known, the total gravitational vector, g, could be expressed as: g=g.sub.x i.sub.x +g.sub.y i.sub.y +g.sub.z i.sub.z (1) for unit vectors i.sub.x, i.sub.y and i.sub.z along the X, Y and Z axes, respectively, and projected components g.sub.x, g.sub.y, and g. sub. z, respectively. The earth's gravitational vector, g, is considered to be of nominally constant magnitude defined as 1 "g" of acceleration so that: ##EQU1## An angle subtended by motion about the housing axis 18 as the previously described "roll" can then be defined as the angle between the projection of g onto the X-Y plane and defined by the following expression: &thgr;.sub.roll =atan2(g.sub.y, g.sub.x) (3) where atan2(g.sub.y, g.sub.x) represents the four-quadrant inverse tangent function of g/g.sub.x. When the reference indicator (16 in FIG. 2) is positioned so that a line between it and the axis 18 is vertical, . theta..sub.roll is equal to zero. Similar expressions can be derived for the pitch and the yaw angles as shown here: &thgr;.sub.pitch =atan2(g.sub.z, g.sub.x) (4) &thgr;.sub.yaw =atan2(g.sub.y, g.sub.z) (5) As will be further explained, the expressions for pitch, roll and yaw angles will be used in the method of the invention to calibrate the outputs of the accelerometers 24, 26, 28 and the tilt sensor 22 so that the true orientation of the instrument 6 with respect to the earth's gravity can be determined. Accelerometer calibration is needed to properly scale the signals generated by each accelerometer 24, 26, 28 into a magnitude of the projected component of the earth's gravity vector which is coaxial with the sensitive axis of each accelerometer 24, 26, 28. An accelerometer such as 24, 26 and 28 typically generates a signal which corresponds in magnitude to the acceleration along its sensitive axis. This correspondence can be substantially linear, but a constant of proportionality (called the gain), and a bias error at zero net acceleration (called the offset) may not be precisely known, and must therefore be determined, or "calibrated". The magnitude of the accelerometer signal,&ngr;, in response to an applied acceleration, . gamma., can be expressed as: &ngr;=k&ggr;+c (6) where k represents the gain and c represents the offset. For the accelerometer system shown in FIG. 2, the earth's gravity projection components g.sub.x, g.sub.y, g.sub.z acting respectively on each accelerometer 26, 24, 28, can be expressed in terms of each accelerometer's signal output a.sub.x, a.sub.y, a.sub.z by the expressions: a.sub.x =k.sub.x g.sub.x +c.sub.x (7) a.sub.y =k.sub.y g.sub.y +c.sub.y (8) a.sub.z =k.sub.z g.sub.z +c.sub.z (9) As previously described, the tilt sensor (22 in FIG. 2) is oriented to provide measurements corresponding to the pitch angle and to the roll angle. Just as with the accelerometers 24, 26, 28, the correspondence between the true pitch angle, &thgr;.sub.pitch, and the true roll angle, &thgr;.sub.roll, and the respective signals generated by the tilt sensor 22, &phgr;.sub.pitch and &thgr;.sub.roll, can be described in terms of a proportionality constant k and a bias error c (gain and offset, respectively) as shown in the following expressions: &phgr;.sub.pitch =k.sub.pitch &thgr;.sub.pitch +c.sub.pitch(10) &phgr;.sub.roll =k.sub.roll &thgr;.sub.roll +c.sub.roll (11) First, the invention calibrates the X and Y axis accelerometers by rotating the orientation sensor (10 in FIG. 1 ) about the instrument axis 18. This rotation can be performed at the earth's surface while the instrument (6 in FIG. 1 ) is positioned in an appropriate calibration fixture, but preferably the rotation can be performed while the instrument (6 in FIG. 1) is disposed in the wellbore (2 in FIG. 1) by means of a motor and axial pivot assembly (not shown for clarity of the illustrations) to which the housing (14 in FIG. 2) may be attached. Performing the rotation while the instrument 6 is in the wellbore 2 provides that the calibration will also account for any effect of ambient temperature on the accelerometers 24, 26, 28 and the tilt sensor 22 without further characterization. The actual manner of rotating the orientation sensor 10 is not important to the invention, and so is not to be construed as a limitation on the invention. If the orientation sensor 10 is rotated about the Z axis when it is not oriented vertically (when the housing axis 18 is parallel to the earth's gravity vector), then an alternative expression for the earth's gravitational vector can be shown in the following equation: g=g.sub.xy i.sub.xy +g.sub.z i.sub.z (12) where the unit vector i.sub.xy lies wholly within the X-Y plane, and g. sub.zy represents the projection of the gravitational vector onto the X-Y plane. While the orientation sensor 10 is rotated about the Z axis (the housing axis 18), the projection of the rotating vector g.sub. xy i.sub. xy onto either the X axis or the Y axis can be represented by a sinusoid having an amplitude g.sub.xy. As can be inferred from equation (12), the instrument is preferably oriented as closely to horizontal (housing axis 18 being perpendicular to the earth's gravitational vector) as is practical in order to maximize the amplitude of this sinusoid, although the described procedure will work at other non- vertical orientation angles. The accelerometers 26, 24, 28 will then measure: a.sub.x =k.sub.x g.sub.xy cos(&ohgr;t+&agr;)+c.sub.x (13) a.sub.y =k.sub.y g.sub.xy sin(&ohgr;t+&agr;)+c.sub.y (14) a.sub.z =k.sub.z g.sub.z +c.sub.z (15) where &ohgr; represents the rotation rate, t represents time, . alpha. represents a constant which depends on the initial rotary orientation (roll angle) of the orientation sensor 10 with respect to gravity, and the quantity &ohgr;t+&agr; represents the previously described roll angle, &ohgr;.sub.roll. The rotation rate should preferably be kept low enough so that the accelerometers can properly respond to the change in acceleration. Typical accelerometers, such as the ones described, can have a useful response at frequencies up to and exceeding 100 Hz, so it is contemplated that rotation rates of 0.1 to 1. 0 revolution per second will generally not exceed the useful measurement range of the accelerometers 24, 26, 28. As can be inferred from equations (13) and (14) , the bias errors c.sub.x, c.sub.y, respectively, in the X and Y axis accelerometers can be determined as the mean value of the corresponding signal sinusoids generated by rotating the orientation sensor 10. The sinusoids will have true amplitude g.sub.xy, so the peak amplitude range (maximum less minimum) actually measured by the X axis and Y axis accelerometers corresponds, respectively, to the products [2 k. sub.x g. sub.xy ] and [2 k.sub.xy ]. Rotating the orientation sensor 10, therefore, allows determination of the individual X and Y axis offsets and the relative gain between the X and Y axis measurements, or the "gain ratio" k.sub.y /k.sub.x. These values and the results of equations (13) and (14) enable the determination of the true roll angle, &thgr;.sub.roll, by the following expression: ##EQU2## To evaluate equation (16) it is not necessary to determine g.sub.xy because only the ratio of operands is important. Having determined the true roll angle from the acceleration measurements as shown in equation (16), it is then possible to directly calibrate the gain (k.sub.roll) and the offset (c.sub.roll) of the tilt sensor (22 in FIG. 2). The tilt sensor 22 is a single physical device. The two outputs of the tilt sensor 22 can be multiplexed to a single processing circuit (not shown) in the processor (20 in FIG. 2). It can therefore be reasonably assumed that the "pitch" gain and offset are the same, respectively, as the "roll" gain and offset for the tilt sensor 22, which were calibrated as previously described. Therefore: k.sub.pitch =k.sub.roll (17) C.sub.pitch =c.sub.roll (18) It should be noted that the method of calibrating the tilt sensor 22 described herein is not limited to determination of gain and offset constants. Should the correspondence between the true pitch and roll angles, and the outputs of the tilt sensor 22 be related by higher order polynomials, for example, the coefficients of such polynomials may be readily determined by linear regression. Having calibrated the gain and offset of the tilt sensor 22, it is then possible to determine the gain and offset of all three accelerometers 24, 26, 28 by using the calibrated pitch and roll measurements from the tilt sensor 22. First, the actual projection components of the earth's gravitational vector are calculated by the following expressions: g.sub.y =g.sub.x tan(&thgr;.sub.roll) (19) g.sub.z =g.sub.x tan(&thgr;.sub.pitch) (20) ##EQU3## Then the gains and offsets of the three accelerometers 24, 26, 28 can be resolved by comparing the calculated projection components to the measured accelerations. The Z axis accelerometer 28 is preferably calibrated by moving the instrument 6 through the wellbore 2 and comparing the pitch angles measured by the tilt sensor 22 with the accelerations measured by the Z axis accelerometer 28. Natural variations in the pitch angle of the instrument 6 should provide enough basis for comparison to perform the calibration. A linear regression can be performed on the comparisons between the Z axis accelerometer 28 measurements and the pitch angles measured by the tilt sensor 22 to calibrate the gain and offset of the Z axis accelerometer 28. It is contemplated that the Z axis accelerometer 28 could also be calibrated at the earth's surface by suspending the instrument substantially motionless, making one set of acceleration and pitch measurements, manually changing the instrument pitch several degrees and then again measuring pitch and Z axis acceleration to perform a two-point calibration. The precision of the two-point calibration of the Z axis accelerometer would typically be lower than the linear regression calibration performed while the instrument 6 is moved through the wellbore 2, but this could be improved by measuring at a plurality of different points and performing a linear regression analysis. It is possible, using the roll angle measurement made as described herein, to operate a motor control system (not shown) for orienting the housing 14 to any rotary orientation with respect to earth's gravity desired by the system operator. Such control systems are known in the art. The embodiment of the invention described herein is meant to serve only as an example and is not meant to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art will readily devise other embodiments which do not depart from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the invention should be limited in scope only by the attached claims.
A multilayer effect pigment includes a transparent substrate, a layer of high refractive index material on the substrate, and alternating layers of low refractive index and high refractive index materials on the first layer, the total number of layers being an odd number of at least three, all adjacent layers differing in refractive index by at least about 0.2 and at least one of the layers having an optical thickness which is different from all of the other layers. The resulting multilayer effect pigment is not a quarter-wave stack. The present effect pigments may be used in cosmetic and industrial applications.
Commission Wants Binding EU Rules to Fight Terrorist Content Online On 12 September 2018, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal for a regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online (COM(2018) 640 final). The proposal introduces a number of measures to prevent the misuse of Internet hosting services to disseminate terrorist propaganda and terrorist content online. The European Commission is not fully satisfied with the voluntary initiatives in place so far. Although the EU Internet Forum established in 2015 has made good progress, the Commission considers binding, uniform EU rules necessary to further curb the dissemination of illegal terrorist content online. The proposal also reflects calls from the European Parliament and the European Council for legislative action in this area. It is said that terrorist content online is an urgent, real risk to European security and necessitates a rapid response from the EU legislator. In January 2018 alone, almost 700 pieces of official Da’esh propaganda were disseminated over the web and, since 2015, Europol’s Internet Referral Unit flagged over 60,000 examples of terrorist content online. One-hour rule: Hosting service providers will be obliged to remove terrorist content online or disable access to it within one hour of receiving a removal order issued by a national authority; Financial penalties: If a hosting service provider does not comply with the removal order, Member States must put in place effective, proportionate, and dissuasive penalties. In the event of systematic failure to remove terrorist content, providers could face financial penalties of up to 4% of their global turnover for the last business year; Duty-of-care obligation: Hosting service providers must take proactive measures to prevent their platform from being abused for terrorist purposes. The measures depend on the risk and level of exposure to terrorist content, but include the deployment of automated detection tools. Providers will also have to report on the proactive measures put in place after receipt of a removal order; Increased cooperation: Hosting service providers and Member States are required to establish points of contact reachable 24/7 in order to facilitate follow-up to the removal orders and referrals. In addition, cooperation between the hosting service providers, Member States, and Europol is to be enhanced; Increased transparency and accountability: Hosting service providers and Member States will have an obligation to annually report on their efforts; the Commission will establish a detailed programme to monitor the results and impact of the new rules; Strong safeguards: Fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and information, are chiefly protected by the possibility of judicial redress, the possibility for hosting service providers to challenge a removal order, and a complaint mechanism by means of which users may contest the unjustifiable removal of online content. The new rules will apply to all Internet companies that offer services in the EU, irrespective of their size or location. Companies with headquarters outside the EU will be obliged to designate a legal representative within the EU to ensure compliance with the new legislation. The scope of the new regulation therefore also includes web services that store information or function as a sharing platform, e.g. social media; video streaming services; video, imaging, and audio sharing services; file sharing or other cloud services; and websites where users can make comments or post reviews, etc. The Commission remarked that it is concentrating on illegal terrorist content online, as defined by the Directive on Combating Terrorism (see eucrim 2/2017, pp. 68/69), because of the urgency of the problem. This does not mean that the Commission will not address other types of harmful Internet content in future proposals, e.g., hate speech, child sexual abuse or counterfeit products.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CULLEN DARBY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Argued October 31, 1984. Decided November 19, 1984. 329 Before Judges FRITZ, GAULKIN and LONG. Richard Sasso argued the cause for appellant (Joseph H. Rodriguez, Public Defender, attorney; Theodore E. Schiller, Designated Counsel, on the brief). Linda J. Wharton, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General, attorney). The opinion of the court was delivered by GAULKIN, J.A.D. Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree robbery (N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(2)), attempted murder (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a; N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3), aggravated assault (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1)), possession of hollow nose bullets (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3f) and possession of a defaced firearm (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3d).I The State's case rested on proofs that defendant, while armed with a handgun, robbed some $17,000 from employees of a Shop Rite supermarket. As defendant exited the market parking 330 area in his car, he was chased by a police car driven by Patrolman Vincent Aiello. The chase led ultimately into a deadend street where defendant exited his car, approached the police vehicle, fired two shots at Patrolman Aiello and escaped on foot. Count Two of the indictment charged that defendant did "purposely and knowingly attempt to cause death or serious bodily injury resulting in death to PATROLMAN VINCENT AIELLO by shooting at him with a handgun." In instructing the jury, the trial judge did not present Count Two as charging an attempt to commit purposeful or knowing murder (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), (2)), but rather as charging attempted "felony murder" (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3)). Although no objection was made at trial, defendant urges plain error (R. 2:10-2) because attempted felony murder "is not a crime." The judge informed the jury that it must decide "whether or not the defendant did ... attempt to commit the crime of felony murder in violation of the attempt statute, namely, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1." He read to the jury the statutory definitions of criminal attempt (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a) and felony murder (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3)) and then undertook to weave those definitions together:A person is guilty of a felony murder if he is engaged in the commission of or in an attempt to commit or flight after committing or attempting to commit here we're dealing with robbery and in the course of or in the furtherance of such crime or of immediate flight thereafter any person attempts to cause the death of a person other than one of the participants. Now, in order to find the defendant, Cullen Darby guilty of felony murder, the State would be required to prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt. You understand that he is not charged with the crime of felony murder, it's an attempt. Now, in order to understand the attempt I must give you the elements of the charge that he is accused of attempting to perform. Now, as far as felony murder is concerned, the elements are as follows: Number one, the defendant was in the course of committing a robbery; number two, that while in the course of committing or flight after committing or in attempting to commit the robbery the defendant caused the death of a person. Here again it is not alleged that he did commit the death of a person. It says that he attempted. Number three, that Patrolman Vincent Aiello was not a participant in the robbery. A participant is one who participates or shares in that crime. .... 331 In addition to proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was in the course of committing a robbery, the State must also prove beyond a reasonable doubt that while in the course of committing the robbery the defendant attempted to cause the death of Patrolman Aiello. Again, in this count of the indictment it is alleged that the defendant was armed with a deadly weapon, to wit, a.38 caliber Iver-Johnson handgun while in the course of committing the alleged robbery. .... The second element of the crime is that he purposely does an act constituting a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in his commission of the crime. Remember what I have said before, however, conduct shall not be held to constitute a substantial step unless it is strongly corroborative of the actor's criminal purpose. This means that you must find that his conduct was guided by a criminal purpose. This makes it necessary for you to make a practical application. You must consider only that act or those acts of the defendant as a substantial step, or substantial steps, which progress or advance very near to the accomplishment of the intended crime to constitute a criminal attempt to commit the crime here, namely, felony murder. It or they must be immediately and not remotely connected with and directly related to the commission of the principal offense, here, felony murder. The fact, however, that further major steps must be taken before the crime can be completed does not prevent you from finding that the step or steps already undertaken are substantial. This description of the purported crime of attempted felony murder is manifestly unintelligible. But the problem is not in the trial judge's articulation. The fact is that the concepts of attempt and felony murder cannot rationally be joined. Felony murder requires only a showing that a death was caused during the commission of (or attempted commission or flight from) one of the crimes designated in the statute. The State need not prove that the death was purposely or knowingly committed; a wholly unintended killing is murder if it results from the commission of the underlying felony. A criminal attempt, on the other hand, involves a "purpose" to cause a particular result or "purposely" taking a "substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in [the] commission of the crime." N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a. A felony murder, i.e., a death caused neither knowingly or purposely, is by definition not a result which is purposely planned. "Attempted felony murder" is a self-contradiction, for one does not "attempt" an unintended result. Accord, People v. Viser, 62 Ill. 2d 568, 343 N.E.2d 903 (1975) (holding that attempted felony murder cannot be 332 charged because "[t]here is no such criminal offense as an attempt to achieve an unintended result.") In arguing for the contrary conclusion, the State concedes that the mere commission or attempted commission of the underlying felony would not alone permit a finding of attempted felony murder. As we understand it, the State's position is that attempted felony murder requires proof of the underlying felony and of an "attempt," i.e. a further "substantial step," purposely planned to culminate in death or serious bodily injury. See N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a(3). But if the State alleges that defendant took a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in death or serious bodily injury, then attempted murder can be charged under N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1a and N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) or (2). To frame that charge as attempted felony murder is not only unnecessary but, as the jury instruction here illustrates, unavoidably confusing and misleading. We therefore conclude that the Count Two attempted murder conviction must be reversed. However, we reject defendant's contention that the error on Count Two infects all of the remaining convictions. Here, unlike State v. Christener, 71 N.J. 55 (1976), the evidence amply supported jury consideration of the attempted murder charge; although the jury's consideration was tainted by the erroneous instruction, the submission of the issue to the jury did not have any unfair tendency to encourage a compromise verdict.II [The court here considered and rejected several other challenges to the convictions.] III On the armed robbery conviction defendant was sentenced as a persistent offender (N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3a) to an extended term of life imprisonment with 25 years of parole ineligibility; on the attempted murder conviction he was sentenced to a consecutive extended term of 20 years with 10 years of parole ineligibility. *333 Concurrent terms were imposed on the convictions for possession of a defaced firearm and hollow nose bullets, and the aggravated assault conviction was merged into the attempted murder conviction. Defendant urges that these sentences are both illegal and excessive. The State concedes that the imposition of two extended terms is in direct violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5a. That illegality is remedied, of course, by our reversal of the attempted murder conviction and sentence. We can now only pass upon the alleged excessiveness of the armed robbery sentence and the concurrent sentences for the possessory crimes: given the nature of those offenses and defendant's prior criminal history, those sentences are amply justified. State v. Roth, 95 N.J. 334 (1984); State v. Hodge, 95 N.J. 369 (1984).IV The Count Two conviction of attempted murder is reversed. The Count Three aggravated assault conviction, previously merged into the Count Two conviction, is reinstated. Counts Two and Three are remanded to the Law Division for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. In all other respects the judgment of conviction is affirmed.	https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1984/200-n-j-super-327-0.html
I am an Open Society Institute of Baltimore Fellow, I have been painting for almost 50 years, and have work all over the country and many parts of the world. One of my specialties is community based public art. My Rebuilding Thru Art Project (RAP) has ignited community engagement, empowerment, and action through the creation of public community-based hands-on art resulting in over 70 major art installations nationally, often focusing on challenged schools and neighborhoods. I specialize in bringing divergent communities together to create public placemaking murals that depict themes identified as important by the participants while fostering a sense of belonging and investment. My distinctive art workshop process brings together people of all ages and abilities in a collective community effort. Therefore, the process of team building, growing relationships and promoting understanding is as important as the renewing of place through art.	https://www.wolfschlossberg-cohenstudio.com/?fp=HgaMeRb%252BrlKzlKLZODXBbWrsPjZReQYmESQoY37aAhgToWw%252BP9hAs6QOHzyzRhKQ7SrZwgdEdXqdos4CXNtjea0KhyazNB%252F9v7Tq38am7tbW3k9dwUNUvzDNlBZmerUynOfaCJNXdeI6yhEQ7elcZe9OY7GluR5AjM6UttW7vIPZZoThnrOa%252Frz0e9WiTqc4&prvtof=Ffv6P8MtyhLe8YWVdJbSwE8iHynUYhdfPyynX9%252BqXZI%253D&poru=XOMwIH7PhYfd3McXOopq1U8pSl3RA%252FHDp9jz%252FfE85rbbDV4u2OexvMLI92ZOuZ%252BG5XPJfQRXcbr%252FBOpuxE0%252BZdx6k%252B%252Fg21lUUinWzfT2aI0%253D
NEW VERSION OF FOOTPRINTS Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures and returns. For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord’s, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints, that once etched the sand next to Jesus’, are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints: they have become one. This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints are back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends. Now you pray: “Lord, I understand the first scene with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But you walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you.” “That is correct.” ” … and when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; followed you very closely.” “Very good. You have understood everything so far.” “… when the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like you in every way.” “Precisely.” “So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first.” There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in his voice. “You don’t know? That was when we danced.” “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven. A time to weep, a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 — Author Unknown To learn more about E-Mail Ministry and read previous messages, visit our web site at: http://www.emailministry.org E-Mail Ministry and its sponsors run this message as submitted and do not claim to own any copyright privileges on it. The work was submitted to us as an item for distribution, and it was posted solely on the basis of its quality. It is the belief of E-Mail Ministry and its sponsors that this message is in the common domain.	http://emailministry.org/a-new-version-of-footprints-2/
Thank you, Sara [Totonchi], for that very kind introduction; and along with [President] Stephen Bright, for your bold leadership of this outstanding organization; and for your dedication, throughout your career, to tackling the toughest cases fearlessly. It’s truly a privilege to join so many devoted public servants, engaged advocates and innovative policymakers for today’s symposium. For four decades – through litigation, research and advocacy – the Southern Center for Human Rights has challenged discriminatory practices across the justice system: from jury selection, to correctional facilities, to capital cases. You’ve fought to make the promise of the right to counsel a reality. And you’ve addressed the indignities that result when private probation companies profit off the poor and deprive them of due process. Throughout these efforts and so many others over the past 40 years, you’ve led the charge to make our criminal justice system more just. The fitting title for this symposium – “Decriminalizing Race and Poverty: What’s Working and What You Can Do” – urges us to recognize the impact of our collective efforts and to address the unfinished work ahead. That work is urgent and the facts are stark. More than 2 million people are behind bars in America today – a figure that’s grown dramatically since the 1970s. According to a recent report from The Sentencing Project, African Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at a rate more than five times that of whites. And more than 60 percent of all inmates in county jails are defendants awaiting trial: many of them have committed non-violent offenses and are there simply because they cannot pay bail. These facts translate into devastating consequences – for individuals, communities and society as a whole. For people living paycheck-to-paycheck, a single incident – whether an arrest by the police or a fine by the court – can set off a downward spiral and lead to problems like losing your health care, your job, your children or your home. When the criminal justice system ends up punishing people for the size of their bank account or the color of their skin rather than the severity of their crime, it raises serious constitutional concerns. It traps the most vulnerable among us in perpetual cycles of poverty, debt and incarceration. It undermines the legitimacy of our justice system. It threatens the integrity of our democracy. In the Civil Rights Division, with our efforts around the country and in partnerships with advocates and policymakers like you, we’re working to address these challenges and to advance an agenda for smart, fair and effective criminal justice reform. We see a clear link between the criminalization of race or poverty and the erosion of public trust. Through our investigation of the Baltimore City Police Department, we saw how a “zero tolerance” street enforcement strategy became a quest to produce numbers – pedestrian stops in particular – regardless of their limited impact on solving crime and the damage they did to community relationships. The city’s African-American residents bore the brunt of this activity. The Baltimore Police Department made roughly 44 percent of its stops in two small, predominantly African-American districts that contain only 11 percent of the city’s population. One African-American man was stopped 30 times in less than four years – with none of the stops resulting in a citation or criminal charge. Officers routinely arrested people for loitering or trespassing if they could not provide a “valid reason” for being on the sidewalk or standing near a public housing development. BPD condoned and encouraged this behavior. In one instance, a shift commander emailed a template for describing such trespassing arrests; the template provided blank fields to be filled in with details, except that it had the words “black male” pre-filled for the suspect description. Unconstitutional policing severely undermines community trust. Blanket assumptions and stereotypes about certain neighborhoods and certain communities can lead residents to see the justice system as illegitimate and authorities as corrupt. Those perceptions can drive resentment. And resentment can prevent the type of effective policing needed to keep communities and officers safe. In Baltimore, we found incident reports that documented how witnesses wouldn’t share basic information with officers. And we read several reports where the person who originally called the police for help refused to cooperate after becoming upset by the police response. We found a similar trend in Ferguson, Missouri, last year, where the criminalization of poverty – and intentional racial bias in police and court practices – eroded public trust. Although African Americans made up 67 percent of the population, from 2012 to 2014, they constituted 85 percent of those subjected to a vehicle stop, 90 percent of those who received a citation and 93 percent of those arrested. During our investigation, we spoke with city officials and residents who explicitly distinguished Ferguson’s African-American residents from the city’s “normal” residents or “regular” people. Officers and city officials also used racial slurs and stereotypes over email and on the job. In Ferguson, we also found another troubling dynamic at play: the city’s undue focus on policing as a means to generate revenue. This strategy resulted in a system where the police department and municipal court advanced policies that broke the law, criminalized poverty and destroyed trust. We found emails explicitly referencing the use of enforcement strategies “to fill the revenue pipeline” – without due consideration for whether officers could better protect the city by focusing on neighborhood policing, rather than debt collection. We found the city issuing multiple citations with excessive fines and fees for minor violations. Fines like $302 for jaywalking, $427 for disturbing the peace and $531 for allowing high grass and weeds to grow on your lawn. And we found when people living in poverty could not pay these fines and fees, they were subjected to multiple arrests, jail time and payments that far exceeded the cost of the original ticket. One man originally charged for driving with a revoked license in 2007 eventually owed the city more than $1,000 in fines and fees. But without a job, he had no way to gather the money. So he wrote to the city: “I want to pay you guys what I owe [and] … I have been trying to scrape up what I can [but] … with warrants it’s hard to get a job.” The court clerk went ahead and issued a warrant for his arrest anyway. We heard repeatedly from African-American women and men who said that all of these practices – from racial bias, to unlawful stops and searches – led them to lose trust in the integrity of their police and lose faith in the legitimacy of their public institutions. Our Ferguson report resonated so widely because it gave voice to the sometimes subtle, but dangerous ways that the justice system can corrode a community’s belief that its government operates, and treats people, fairly – and with dignity, decency and humanity. Earlier this year, we reached a comprehensive consent decree with the city to prevent discriminatory policing and reform abusive fine and fee practices. The agreement requires community policing, civilian oversight, implicit bias training and accountability measures. It also requires a comprehensive amnesty program to provide relief to those with open charges and pending debts imposed unfairly. As of a month ago, the city had dismissed more than 32,000 court cases and canceled more than $1.5 million in fines. The consent decree also requires the court to assess a defendant’s ability to pay and consider alternatives, like community service, before imposing financial penalties. And the agreement ends the use of secured money bond completely. These problems aren’t limited to Ferguson; they extend throughout the country. Earlier this year, we sent a dear colleague letter to state and local judges to help them reform unlawful fine, fee and bail practices that can result in an inescapable cycle of debt and incarceration. Our letter also addresses private probation, ensuring that courts put safeguards in place to prevent unconstitutional practices by court staff and private contractors. As we wrote in our letter, and as the Supreme Court ruled more than three decades ago, judges must preserve “both the appearance and reality of fairness, ‘generating the feeling, so important to a popular government, that justice has been done.’” Doing justice requires ensuring no one is punished for living in poverty. We’ve advanced similar arguments in our court filings on bail. We’ve argued that when bail practices result in people being jailed simply because of their poverty, those practices violate the Constitution. I want to share one of those stories with you, from the Southern Center’s own case led by Sarah Geraghty, Walker v. City of Calhoun. The lead plaintiff in the case, Maurice Walker, is a 54-year-old man with a serious mental health disability who lives on $530 per month of Social Security disability benefits. He was initially arrested on a misdemeanor charge of walking while intoxicated. But he couldn’t afford the $160 in bail, so he stayed in jail for six nights. Last month, the Justice Department filed a brief in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that bail practices that fail to consider a defendant’s ability to pay and alternatives to incarceration, resulting in the unnecessary jailing of people because of their poverty, violate the Constitution. Such practices impede the fair and impartial administration of justice. And they are simply bad public policy. The Justice Department continues to address this concept of access to justice at every stage of the system. We filed a brief in an Idaho case last year arguing that punishing a person for sleeping in public – when she has nowhere else to go – criminalizes homelessness and violates the Eighth Amendment. As one of the plaintiffs in that case, Janet Bell, said in a news interview last year, “Of course, everybody wants to move the homeless, but they got to be somewhere, don’t they?” The bottom line is that every human being must sleep at some time and in some place. Being homeless is a serious hardship – not a criminal offense. Combating the criminalization of poverty and safeguarding the integrity of our justice system also requires defending the right to counsel. Because even more than half a century after the Supreme Court affirmed in Gideon v. Wainwright the “obvious truth” that a fair trial requires the right to counsel, too many barriers still exist. And in too many places, the promise of Gideon is unfulfilled. The Justice Department has addressed the constructive denial of counsel in cases around the country. We’ve argued repeatedly that if public defenders cannot adequately provide traditional markers of representation – including time to talk confidentially with their client, investigate the issue and test the prosecution’s case – that can violate the Sixth Amendment. Our involvement in the Southern Center’s case, N.P. v. Georgia, is a prime example. With the help of Stephen [Bright], Sarah [Geraghty], Atteeyah Hollie and others, a class of defendants in the Cordele Circuit challenged the frequent absence of public defenders in juvenile court, the “meet ’em and plead ’em” processing of adults in superior court and the utter inability of the circuit’s three public defenders to provide adequate representation in their 1,400 cases. One of the plaintiffs was a 16-year-old boy charged with stealing Halloween fangs worth $2.97 from Walmart. The suit alleged that when he appeared in court, there was no public defender to assist him. But the judge allowed him to admit to the crime. He was sentenced to nine months of probation, 40 hours of community service and was required to pay $50 in court fees and $2.97 in restitution. Along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Georgia, we filed a statement of interest asserting that due process requires every child facing a loss of liberty to be represented – from their first appearance through, at least, the disposition of their case – by an attorney with the training, resources and time to effectively advocate for their client. Shortly after our filing, the local court reached a settlement that included enhanced resources for defenders and a specialization requirement for attorneys representing children in juvenile court. The Department of Justice’s commitment to reforming our criminal justice system goes far beyond the Civil Rights Division. Three years ago, when Attorney General [Eric] Holder announced the Smart on Crime Initiative, he said the Department of Justice was ready “to address persistent needs and unwarranted disparities by considering a fundamentally new approach.” I remember vividly, as an advocate, when I first heard Attorney General Holder’s speech before the American Bar Association announcing this news. It was a defining moment – not only in the cause of criminal justice reform, but also in the course of our nation’s history. President Obama, Attorney General [Loretta E.] Lynch and Deputy Attorney General [Sally Q.] Yates have all worked tirelessly to put the approach of smart and fair reform into action. The President has commuted 673 sentences so far – more than the past 10 presidents combined. The Justice Department is advocating for bipartisan and much-needed sentencing reform legislation. We’re phasing out our use of private prisons – due in part to growing concerns about safety, services and cost savings. We’re shifting the paradigm for restrictive housing by using solitary confinement rarely, not by default, and by banning its use on juveniles. And we’re working hard to ensure that the 600,000 women and men leaving state and federal prisons each year – people who served their time and paid their debt to society – get the support they need to restart their lives. The ideals that govern our agenda for reform – fundamental fairness, equal protection and due process – are defining rights of our justice system and inherent values of American democracy. These ideals are timeless. They say to all people that while our country does not promise equal outcomes, we promise equal treatment. We promise equal justice. And we promise equal opportunity. Thanks to the work of the Southern Center and others, we have made monumental progress in this space, progress once viewed as unthinkable and unimaginable, but our journey is far from finished. None of us can rest until every person in this country – regardless of color or creed, race or religion, wealth or poverty – can live their lives with the dignity they deserve, with the rights our Constitution guarantees and with the respect our common humanity demands. Thank you.	https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/head-civil-rights-division-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-southern-center-human-rights
June is celebrated as Pride month in honour of the Stonewall riots, a significant event in LGBTQ+ history that set in motion the modern gay rights movement in America. While the pandemic means that traditional parades and events can’t take place, we can still celebrate the community by learning about their history and reading their stories. There is still a way to go in securing equal rights for LGBTQ+ people across the world, but there have been significant steps made in allowing the gay community to openly celebrate their lives and stories in literature: In celebration of Pride month, here is a list of non-fiction books by LGBTQ+ authors that we think you should read: This Book Is Gay is a guide to LGBTQ+ identities, written by an author who understands what it’s like to experience life as a queer person. It includes perspectives from people across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and aims to be an educational resource for those finding their place in the gay community, as well as those who wish to learn more about it. This coming-of-age memoir tells the story of Jones as a young, gay, black man in the south of America, finding his place in the world. It tackles issues of race, sexuality and power, with the poet writing in a unique style that mixes poetry and prose. This memoir follows a boy with albinism from the Philippines, who grows up to become a successful woman in America. The author discusses perceptions of the her race across the different cultures, her gender identity and decision to transition, and finding her place in the gay community. Written by gay historian and activist Martin Duberman, this book recounts the events of the famous Stonewall riots of 1969 through the stories of six people who lived through them. He uses these individuals’ stories to create an image of the oppression that preceded the riots and highlight their motivations to fight for LGBTQ+ rights. This unfiltered and candid account of the author’s life gives her perspectives on what it is like to live as an asexual woman in a sexual world. It gives an insight into the often overlooked sexuality that Navarro hopes will allow other asexuals to connect with someone else who understands how they feel. This book contains a fair bit of profanity, so give this a miss if that is not to your taste. Habib’s memoir is a powerful story of her journey as a queer Muslim, from her childhood in Pakistan through to her family’s immigration to Canada as refugees, grappling with her sexuality and her religion, two identities which are often opposed. If you read any of these books or have any suggestions for ones we should read, let us know on Twitter (@thebookshelfltd) or Instagram (@thebookshelf.ltd)! For any LGBTQ+ writers who are looking to write their own book, or are looking for editing or self-publishing advice, please get in touch. Sign up to our newsletter below to get writing and publising tips and tricks.	https://www.thebookshelf.ltd/six-nonfiction-books-to-celebrate-lgbtq-authors/
If your laptop suddenly starts lagging or responding slowly to commands, the RAM might be full. In this article, we cover how to upgrade RAM on a laptop. How To Install More Ram On A Laptop Before starting the upgrade process of your RAM, you need to do the following: Check the Amount of Space Occupied By Your RAM One thing you should never do is assume that the cause of your laptop’s slow performance is the RAM. Therefore, it is always best to check the space occupied before making any changes. Checking Space Occupied on Windows RAM To check for occupied RAM space on Windows, follow these steps: Step 1: Go to “Start on Windows” Step 2: Type “Task Manager” in the search bar Step 3: Select “Task Manager” Step 4: Select the “Performance tab” Step 5: Go to “Memory” and you will see the amount of space in use Checking Space Occupied on Mac RAM To check for occupied RAM space on Mac, follow these steps: Step 1: Open the “Finder” window Step 2: Search for “Utilities” and open it Step 3: Double-click the “Activity Monitor” Step 4: Select the tab for “System Memory” and you will see the amount of space in use How to Confirm If You Can Upgrade The RAM On Your PC There are two ways you can confirm if the RAM of your PC is upgradeable: - Check if your laptop has a sealed bottom: if all areas at the bottom of your PC is sealed, this means you cannot open it. Any attempts at opening the PC without professional help might damage a component. - Check if the RAM is soldered to the motherboard: soldering the RAM to the motherboard prevents it from becoming loose within the PC. However, any DIY attempts to change the RAM will be greatly hampered. As you may not be equipped with the necessary tools. But, even if your laptop bottom is not sealed or the RAM is not soldered, that does not mean you can upgrade your RAM. You need to perform another check by: - Checking the Manufacturer’s website: for in-stock products or newly released laptops, the manufacturer’s website usually contains details of whether the RAM is upgradeable. - Making use of a third party website: You can head over to a website like Crucial. Fill in the necessary details and check if your laptop falls into the category of upgradeable. Determining the Amount of RAM Suitable for Your Activity Level Before purchasing a laptop, the first thing you should always consider is whether the laptop can meet your demands. However, sometimes, budgets can affect your ability to get your first-choice laptop. In turn, this leads to settling for a suitable alternative, but, in the process, you might end up sacrificing the features. In such a situation, a large RAM might be one thing that is disregarded until later on when it affects the performance of the laptop. So, to rectify the first mistake, ensure you consider your primary use of the system. Then factor how much RAM will be sufficient to enhance performance. How to Find the Maximum RAM Capacity For Your PC So, we have already established the fact that the amount of RAM space you have determines the programs you can run at once. It also affects the response time of your system to commands. But, one thing most individuals do not know is that the RAM of your computer is set by the manufacturer based on two things: - Operating System - Hardware To know the amount of RAM you can add to your PC, you have to assess both. Operating System There are different operating systems for laptops, but the most popular include: - Windows - macOS Checking Operating System on Windows For a Windows system, you need to check whether it is a 32-bit or 64-bit processor. If you have more RAM than is allowed by the system, it will not be used. The following are the acceptable options for each: - Up to 4 GB of RAM for 32-bit - Up to 128 GB of RAM for 64-bit on Windows Home - Up to 2 TB of RAM for 64-bit on Windows Pro, Enterprise and Education Checking Operating System on Mac In Mac systems, the model determines the amount of RAM that the system can handle. Therefore, if the model does not support it, you cannot install it on your PC. The acceptable RAM for some of the popular models are: - Up to 32 GB of RAM for iMac late 2013 model - Up to 16 GB of RAM for iMacs from 2010 to late 2012 - Up to 4 GB of RAM for iMacs from 2006 to 2009 Hardware Your operating system might support a lot of RAM space, but if your hardware does not allow it, purchasing more would be a waste. To know the space supported by your hardware, you need to use either of these options: - Check the documentation of your motherboard - Check online if you do not have access to the documentation - Use a system scanner how to add ram to laptop After going through the actions of finding out if your laptop is upgradeable and the extent you can upgrade it too, the next step is to install the new RAM. First, you need to get the right RAM and the necessary tools. Then, you can start the upgrade purpose. Types of RAMs In today’s world, these are the RAMs that you are likely to find in your PC: When buying a new RAM for your PC, consider the properties of the above before selecting one. Tools Needed to Change Your RAM You need to be equipped with the right tools to ensure the installation of a new RAM goes smoothly. We recommend the following: - Screwdriver: different laptops have different screws covering the back panels. However, the most popular screw is the star screw. But, to be on the safe side, you can get a screwdriver set like the EFFICERE 9-Piece Set - RAM: the new RAM you purchase should also be handy to ensure you can carry out the upgrade process at a go. Some of the best RAMs on the market that perfectly fit our criteria for a replacement include: - Corsair Vengeance: DDR4 RAM which is very fast and has coolers that prevents overheating - Kingston HyperX Predator: DDR3 RAM combines both latency and speed perfectly together. - Adata Spectrix D80: perfect RAM for gaming as it ensures your system temperature is balanced with its liquid cooling. - Corsair Apple Certified: best for Mac PCs Safety Tips When Changing Your RAM - Stay away from a wet environment - Wipe your laptop with a soft cloth to clean dust and dirt - Wear an ESD strap or touch the metal areas on your laptop to clear static discharge from your body Steps to Take When Changing Your RAM To change the old RAM and replace with the new one, use the following instructions: Step 1: Ensure your PC is powered off Step 2: Turn your PC upside down with the battery bottom facing you. Step 3: Remove the PC battery Step 4: After removing your battery, you will notice that there are certain screws around the panel. Get your screwdriver that has the same end as the screws Step 5: Remove all screws around the battery panel area. Step 6: Use a screw with a flat mouth to carefully remove the panel unscrewed. Step 7: Next area you will see is the RAM. Carefully remove it using your fingers Step 8: If the RAM is tightly stuck within the enclosure, you can use the flat screwdriver to carefully pry it out Step 9: Replace the old RAM with the newly purchased one by finding the correct orientation Step 10: Ensure you hear a pop sound as you insert the new RAM Step 11: Replace all the panels previously removed and screw them back in. Step 12: Wait for at least 5 minutes to ensure your system reorientates itself with the new RAM Step 13: Power on your PC to test the new RAM. Step 14: Go to “Start on Windows” Step 15: Type “Task Manager” in the search bar Step 16: Select “Task Manager” Step 17: Go to “Memory” and you will see the new RAM space However, before you can think of upgrading your RAM, you need to purchase a replacement. There are certain qualities needed for replacement RAM. Factors to Consider Before Purchasing a New RAM When it comes to time to make a buying decision on a new RAM for your system, you need to ensure it fulfills the following criterion: - Made for your system: different RAMs fit different PCs. Therefore, ensure that the manufacturer has your system included as part of the compatible laptop models - Cool: some systems like gaming laptops tend to overheat. You do not want to add a RAM prone to overheating to your system. So, ensure you read the properties of the RAM you are about to buy and how it functions against overheating. - Latency: is there an interval before the RAM responds to given instructions? A RAM needs to fast so ensure you check the speed of processing. Is Upgrading a RAM Worth It? Yes, upgrading a RAM is definitely worth it. But, this depends on why and how you go about upgrading it. It is important that you consider whether your system needs the upgrade and whether the upgrade planned for your system is compatible with it. If your system does not need the upgrade that is, there is still a lot of RAM unused on it. Or, if the replacement RAM purchased does not fit your laptop model, then these are scenarios where the upgrade might not be worth it. Can I Mix RAM Brands On My System? On paper, mixing RAM types is possible. However, in practice, this is not without problems. Different manufacturers can make a DDR2 RAM, but their compatibility will not be fluid. You can have problems such as system not booting or even actions and tasks not saving. If you must have different RAMs on your system, ensure they are from similar brands to guard against such. Conclusion When upgrading the RAM on your laptop, ensure you have the right tools on the ground and you exercise the necessary safety tips. In the right conditions and with the right tools, the upgrade process need not take a long time.	https://www.netbooknews.com/tips/how-to-upgrade-ram-on-laptop/
Our area is rich in Texas history! Washington County is where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed on March 2, 1836! Visit Toubin Park in Downtown Brenham and see the fully restored underground cistern from the 1800‘s, originally used to collect rainwater and battle fires. It is a State Antiquities Landmark! Star of the Republic Museum The Star of the Republic Museum was created by the Texas Legislature and is administered by the Texas Historical Commission as a cultural and educational institution. Its purpose is to collect and preserve the material culture of the Texas Republic (1836-1846) and to interpret the history, cultures, diversity and values of early Texans. The Museum strives to inspire interest, understanding and appreciation of Texas heritage for students, teachers, scholars and the general public through exhibits, tours, programs, web activities, and outreach. Washington-on-the-Brazos-State-Historic-Site People revere Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site as the site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. Thereafter, despite great personal risk, the delegates continued meeting until they had drafted a constitution and established the new nation’s first lasting government. Picturesque Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located on the Brazos River. Expansive park grounds provide a beautiful setting for picnicking, sightseeing and bird-watching. The Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Hall and Barrington Plantation offer the visitor a unique insight into the lives and times of the men who fought and won Texas’ independence from Mexico. Conference center provides a beautiful view of the park. Glass doors, windows and patio overlook the historic grounds and provide a perfect location for receptions, rehearsal dinners and weddings. Maximum capacity 400. Step into the Past Historical Tours Step into the Past Historical Tours are great for mid-week groups and individuals on Saturdays. Start out at the Visitor Center for a short film about Brenham’s history, shown by reservation for groups. Visit historic sites on a guided walking tour of Downtown Brenham with your group, or have a step-on guide join you on a visit to neighboring historic sites around the county. Must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. Early Texas Home Tours We have a walking and driving tour where you can see and learn much more about this historic community. See website for maps and details. Texas Cotton Gin Museum The Official Cotton Gin Museum of Texas keeps the legacy of cotton alive for all generations; open Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Home of the 1914 Burton Farmers Gin – the oldest operating cotton gin in America; tours daily at 10am and 2pm. *Leashed pets allowed Historic Masonic Cemetery Founded in 1853, this country cemetery is the final resting place to many “Texians,” Confederate soldiers, local residents, and the children and grandchildren of Alamo hero William B. Travis. Set on 4 1/4 acres, filled with beautiful trees throughout, the cemetery is open all year. Texas Baptist Historical Museum Bring your church group, school group or family to visit Texas’ oldest continuously serving Baptist church. The present church dates to 1872. The pulpit furniture dates to 1852. Sam Houston was baptized here and carved his and his wife’s initials in their family pew. Baylor University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor began here. This church has been called the mother church of Texas Baptists because of its significance to Texas Baptist history. The museum remains free, thanks to the generous support of Texas Baptists. Giddings Stone Mansion The Heritage Society of Washington County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings and artifacts, and to promoting education and interest in Washington County,Texas. Established in 1970, the Society owns and operates two historic properties: The 1843 Giddings Wilkin House Museum and the 1870 Giddings Stone Mansion. Ideal for weddings, receptions, business luncheons and dinners, the Giddings Stone Mansion features four spacious rooms on the first floor and four on the second, with a wrap-around porch on both floors and beautifully landscaped grounds. Antique Carousel Fully restored, the carousel is one of eight that exist in Texas today and is the only example of a C.W. Parker carousel with Herschell-Spillman horses. Manufactured prior to 1910, it is housed in a unique 16-sided WPA building in the heart of Fireman’s Park. Open weekends March 1-October 31. Burton Heritage Society & Railroad Depot History lives, thanks to the Burton Heritage Society! Since 1973 devoted members have maintained and preserved the Burton Railroad Depot and Mt. Zion Cemetery. Both sites are vital to area history. The depot transports visitors to 1870 when Burton was a terminal on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad while the cemetery honors some of the earliest and more notable inhabitants. Open first Saturday of the month and by appointment.	https://visitbrenhamtexas.com/things/museums/
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC Hires New Service Advisor, Manager Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC (“BWC”) is pleased to announce the hiring of Samantha Hicks as the firm’s new Service Advisor and Manager. In her role as Service Advisor and Manager, Samantha will provide support through managing and gathering client information, working directly with clients to service their accounts, and assisting clients through the process of creating a tailored financial plan to meet the needs of their life and financial goals. She will work alongside senior advisors to remain updated with BWC’s investment committee decisions, formulate recommendations and implement advice. Outside of client meetings, daily tasks will include maintaining client records, preparing financial analyses, and working with other BWC team members to further develop strategies and best practices in an effort to continue delivering comprehensive and fiduciary care for all BWC clients. “Our team is very excited to welcome Sam. She embodies all of the qualities that fit our BWC culture and I am very much looking forward to seeing the innovative ways she contributes to our BWC footprint.” -Lindsey Allard, Managing director Samantha entered the industry in 2018, obtaining her Series 6 and 63 registrations, as well as her life and health insurance license. She worked as an advisor for Independent Capital Management, a registered investment advisory firm affiliated with a broker-dealer. In early 2019, Samantha was hired by Pure Financial Advisors, Inc., a fee-only investment advisor where she worked as a Plan Support Specialist in the planning department. She spent most of her time ensuring clients’ plans stayed updated, analyzing prospective clients’ current financial standing, and supporting advisors to determine best steps in order for clients to achieve financial security and reach their goals. Samantha also completed all required coursework to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and recently passed the CFP® exam in September 2020. She joined BWC in October of 2020 upon her husband’s separation from the Navy and their subsequent move to the Northeast. “I am thrilled and honored to join the Beirne Wealth team in their commitment to each individual and institution who places their trust in us. I look forward to building long-lasting relationships with our present and future clients as we work together to reach their goals.” -Samantha hicks, service advisor & Manager The information presented in this article is obtained from or based on sources believed to be reliable. BWC does not represent or warrant its accuracy or completeness and is not responsible for losses or damages arising out of errors, omissions or changes or from the use of information presented in this article. The article does not purport to contain all the information that an interested party may desire and, in fact, provides only a limited view. Information presented does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal invested. Past Performance does not guarantee future performance. Individual client accounts and performance vary. BWC does not provide tax advice. About Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC – www.beirnewealth.com Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC (“BWC”) is a privately owned, SEC Registered Investment Advisor with offices in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. BWC provides independent, fee-based investment management services and customized financial planning solutions. Our institutional business provides consulting expertise to defined benefit and defined contribution plans, endowments, foundations and non-profit organizations. Our private clients include high net-worth individuals and prominent families, many of whom bring complex wealth management challenges and multigenerational planning needs. For more information, please visit www.beirnewealth.com or give us a call today at 888-231-6372. *Registration does not imply a level of skill or training. © 2020 Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC (BWC). All rights reserved. Reproduction or Use without permission is prohibited.	https://beirnewealth.com/news/beirne-wealth-consulting-services-llc-hires-new-service-advisor-manager
Randstad are seeking applications from available and suitable candidates for the role of HSE Officer within a rapidly growing mining services business in the North of South Australia. As the HSE Officer, you will be responsible for providing in-field HSE support, conducting incident investigations, implementing and maintaining the WHS Management and Training Framework and upholding Quality & Safety Objectives. Key responsibilities of this role include: - Ensuring activities performed by employees are in line with company WHS policies & procedures - Assisting employees in the identification of hazards and implementation of appropriate controls - Providing visible support to staff and management, demonstrating a strong commitment to health and safety and promoting & supporting WHS activities - Investigating and reporting on all significant incidents within specified timeframes - Ensuring environmental complaints are promptly reported and resolved - Ensuring that resources and safety systems are in place and working to help comply with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and national standards - Visit work fronts on a regular basis to identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness - Drafting risk assessment matrix for projects at hand - Establishing, implementing and maintaining the Safety and Training Management framework - Developing and reviewing procedures and flow charts - Obtain and maintain a library of appropriate Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice, guidance notes, standards and industry safety information - Engaging accredited safety consultants to undertake independent, third party audits - Coordinating the development and implementation of a robust Quality Management plan - Developing and implementing a robust Environmental Management plan - Ensuring an understanding of and practical application of the Skytrust platform in reporting - Participating in projects as directed The successful candidate will possess: - Cert IV in Work Health and Safety - Certificate IV in Training & Assessment - ICAM Investigation Certificate - Strong computing skills - Excellent time management and presentation skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Highly technical and detailed - Energetic with a positive, can-do attitude. Candidates must be willing and eager to perform at our clients' high standards and energy. Preference will be given to those with heavy oil & gas or mining experience. Take this opportunity to secure a rare permanent role offered on a 5/2 roster either Roxby Downs based or FIFO. Shared housing provided. Due to current border restrictions, preference will be given to South Australian based candidates. Interstate and international applicants will not necessarily be considered. This position will commence immediately and market rates are on offer. Join a rapidly growing organisation with an excellent reputation. Huge scope for career growth within the booming mining industry. Please click on the apply button to submit a CV. If you would like a confidential discussion, please call Jono Sawers, Mining specialist from Randstad on 0437 426 805. At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background....	https://www.randstad.com.au/jobs/hse-officer_adelaide_38064814/
Bio Island Zinc contains zinc, which is an essential trace mineral that is a component in over 300 enzymes in the body. Zinc is component of important antioxidants, thereby assisting in protecting the body against the damaging effects of free radicals and it supports the health and function of the immune system. As zinc is involved in carbohydrate metabolism, protein synthesis and cell growth, it helps the main healthy skin. Zinc is important for the health and function of the immune system. Contains milk, glucose and sucralose. Children aged 1-8 yrs take 1 tablet daily; Children 9-12 yrs take 2 tablets daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional. Please take with meal.	https://www.lifepharmacystlukes.co.nz/products/bio-island-kids-zinc-120s
Future is not predetermined and predictable, but it is quite possible to anticipate it, and future outcomes can be influenced by our choices and decisions in the present. Strategic foresight enables organizations to create and sustain a high quality forward-looking view to detect threats and opportunities, shape robust strategies and ultimately make better and informed decisions. Facilitated workshops are now available to create novel business models through strategic foresight tools and methods in a systematic way. The workshop process helps analyzing and interpreting past and future trends, in order to identify new opportunities and anticipate and formulate business strategies. The facilitator of these workshops is Sara Moqaddamerad, a researcher of Management and organization at Oulu Business School, with Martti Ahtisaari Institute. She is a former research assistant at Finland Futures Research Center in Helsinki and a former business analyst at Detecon Consulting in Germany. A flyer describing the goals and organization of the foresight and business model design workshops can be found here.	https://www.mai.fi/en/news/strategic-foresight-and-business-model-design-workshops.html
Scientists have uncovered a protein which could trigger the body’s immune system in fighting prostate cancer tumours — raising hopes of a new vaccine to help combat the deadly disease. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have identified characteristics in a protein which may not only be able to stimulate the body’s own defences to attack tumour cells, but which could also help protect from established prostate tumours — bringing new hope to those with an advanced form of the disease. Their study has focused on the protein called prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), which occurs in 90% of prostate tumours, and specifically dealt with using a part of PAP, called PAP 114. From their research, scientists have developed a new prostate cancer vaccination strategy — which would be delivered to a patient through a series of injections — which appears to act against tumour growth, in pre-clinical testing carried out in laboratory conditions. The scientists at the university’s John van Geest Cancer Research Centre now believe their findings could lead to the development of new cost-effective vaccines which will stimulate a faster-acting and longer-lasting immune system response in those people suffering with the potentially lethal tumours. Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of the disease in Irish men, with almost 3,000 cases diagnosed every year. Dr Stephanie McArdle, lead researcher at the university’s cancer research centre, said: “Unfortunately for most cancers, the specific targets against which vaccination strategies can be based are sometimes weak and relatively poor at inducing robust, protective anti-tumour immune responses. “Developing cancer vaccines that can overcome the capacity of tumours to ‘evade’ the immune system and induce protective anti-tumour immunity is therefore essential for the development of new immunotherapies for aggressive disease. “Our findings demonstrate that PAP-114 is a promising candidate for further development of PAP-based anti-cancer vaccine strategies. “It induces characteristics that are consistent with anti-tumour protection; capable of triggering an immune attack against prostate cancer cells and protecting against established prostate tumours.” Prof Robert Rees, research centre director, said he hoped the work would now lead to a clinical trial. “This pre-clinical study demonstrates the effectiveness of a peptide vaccine against PAP, a protein commonly expressed in prostate cancer, and is a prerequisite to a clinical trial. “We are encouraged by the findings and would expect this to lead to a Phase 1 clinical trial in the near future.” Prof Rees added: “It is vital that we develop new ways of treating patients and would hope that in the future men with advanced prostate cancer would be offered immunotherapy as a form of treatment.	https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/protein-could-lead-to-prostate-cancer-vaccine-252716.html
Create Your Own Recipe Book/ Do you usually cook from a recipe or go by memory?? There are many recipes I know by memory but I also like to cook lots of new foods and try out new recipes so I often follow along with a recipe as I cook. When following a recipe, what is your favorite way to do so? I’ve tried many things over the years. For a while, I used my phone or tablet to read along and check ingredients and directions as I cook but I have found that method to be somewhat of a hassle, since I have to keep reopening the recipe after my screen shuts down and sometimes the website I’m using crashes and I have to quickly find it again to continue cooking. For a while, before I began cooking a certain recipe, I would write the recipe out on a dry erase board on my refrigerator or just a sheet of paper that I can quickly glance at while cooking. I really liked this but I would either throw away the paper or erase the board when I was finished and I decided that I wanted to come up with a way to save these recipes for future use, because I always tend to change things up a bit when I’m cooking from a recipe. So, I created myself a blank recipe sheet and printed out a few copies then when preparing to cook a recipe, the first thing I would do is copy it down onto my printed out recipe sheet. This made things so easy when I was busy cooking. All I had to do was glace over at my written out recipe. Plus, one thing I really love about it, I can make notes and change any ingredients or directions that I did differently and then look back on the changes I made the next time I cooked the recipe. After I made the recipe, I would just put it in a folder. It really was so fun and made things so much simpler. After doing this for a few weeks, I decided to simplify it even more. I created a recipe book in the way that I create all my other recipe books.... but I left this one blank. So now, I just have to pull my blank book off the shelf in my kitchen and either write down the recipe I'm about to cook, or just flip to a recipe I've already written down. I love this and can't believe it took me this long to start cooking like this. It's been a definite game changer! You can buy these recipe books on amazon but I wanted to give you my printable recipe sheet as a gift to try out! Just click on the image and it will open up a version that you can print!	https://abedikitchen.com/home/recipebooks
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Six members of the Haitian Special Olympics men’s soccer team, including one intellectually handicapped athlete and six non-Special Olympics athletes, went missing on Monday in Florida. The Special Olympics USA Games are being held at EPSN’s World Wide of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida, between June 5 and June 12 this year, uniting some 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean. “The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a missing person’s case involving members of the Haitian delegation participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games,” the Osceola Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital in a statement. “We are in communication with Walt Disney World, Special Olympics and our Law Enforcement and Federal partners.” Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet, and Oriol Jean were last seen around 2:30 p.m. Monday at 701 S. Victory Way in Kissimmee, the Osceola Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTES TO HIRE 140 TEACHERS FROM SOUTH AMERICA AMID US SHORTAGE All six men apparently “turned in their room keys” and left behind their personal bags and belongings, according to the sheriff’s office. The Haitian Special Olympics members are between the ages of 18 and 32. “The reason for their departure from the Games is currently unknown,” a U.S. Special Olympics spokesperson said. “…The well-being of these delegates is our foremost concern. Local authorities have indicated they have no reason to believe the health and safety of any of the individuals is at risk. To expand the reach and effectiveness of law enforcement’s efforts to locate these individuals, they have been reported as missing persons.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The sheriff’s office said it does not suspect “foul play” at this time. Authorities are asking anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact the sheriff’s office at 321-697-4546. Walt Disney World, which owns the ESPN World Wide of Sports Center, directed Fox News Digital’s inquiries to the sheriff’s office and Special Olympics USA.	https://newsline.world/world/6-members-of-haitian-special-olympics-team-go-missing-in-florida/
Propylisopropyltryptamine (PiPT) is a chemical in the tryptamine family, which produces psychedelic and hallucinogenic effects that resemble those of other related dialkyl tryptamine derivatives, although PiPT is reportedly relatively weak and short lasting. Chemistry PiPT is short for N-propyl-N-isopropyl-tryptamine. PiPT is a tryptamine, which all belong to a larger family of compounds known as indolethylamines. PiPT is closely related to the compounds DPT and DiPT. Dosage PiPT is reported as being active at doses of 50-100mg orally, or 25mg smoked. Effects Very little is known about the psychopharmacological properties of PiPT, but reports suggest it produces psychedelic effects similar to those of other hallucinogenic tryptamine derivatives, that can last around 2-4 hours. Dangers There have been no reported deaths or hospitalizations from PiPT, but its safety profile is unknown. Legality PiPT is unscheduled and uncontrolled in the United States, but possession and sales of PiPT could be prosecuted under the Federal Analog Act because of its structural similarities to other hallucinogenic tryptamine derivatives.	https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Propylisopropyltryptamine
Have you ever heard the phrase, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone?” Well it certainly rings true when you’re without an administrative assistant. An administrative assistant is usually a huge help to an organization, and, once you have one, it’s hard to be without. When filling an opening for an administrative assistant position, make sure you interview smart. Not sure where to start? Our associates at High Profile have compiled some tips on how to interview for an administrative assistant. Start with your current administrative assistant. Ask them to write down the tasks they perform on a daily basis for a week or so. If they are using computer programs, make sure they write down how they are using the programs. This will provide a good base for notes on the type of skills you seek. Key categories include software use, research, organization, project and time management skills. Next, write down a list of interview questions you plan to ask. Good questions not only ask what the interviewee can do, but also how they apply their skills to their position. Some sample questions include: I see that you’re proficient in Microsoft Excel, what do you typically use it for? Are you more comfortable working on a Mac or PC? Many administrative assistants also control travel plans. If this is the case, make sure you ask questions in this area. For example: How often have you booked corporate travel? Do you have experience with coordinating both domestic and international travel? When booking travel, name a problem you encountered and how you solved it. If you’re looking to hire someone that will work for multiple people, focus on questions about time management: How do you prioritize multiple projects? Give a recent example. How do you manage stress and deadlines? Are you familiar with calendar management? If so, how many calendars did you manage? These questions should provide a good start to the interview, but make sure to also include general questions as well. The ideal candidate will want to work in an office setting similar to yours, and will transition seamlessly with your team. The best administrative assistants are analytical, extremely efficient, and know not only what you want done but also how you want it done. For more expert tips on interviewing for an administrative assistant for your organization, contact us today!	https://www.highprofilestaffing.com/hiring-an-administrative-assistant-what-you-need-to-know/
These various meetings and agreements served as precursors to the international organizations of the 20th century, such as the League of Nations and the United Nations UN. Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic International organisations of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European powers met periodically, in a system of consultation known as the Concert of Europeto attempt to preserve the status quo and to protect their governments from internal rebellion. It is intended for general information and is not comprehensive advice which you should rely on. Inclusion Europe thinks that people with intellectual disabilities have the same rights as anybody else. This publication is available at https: These are handled separately and for further information, consult our guidance on working for the EU institutions. We believe in interdependence and partnership of user organisations, providers and authorities at all levels to tackle the challenges ahead. We support merit-based recruitment to ensure that positions are International organisations by talented individuals. In fact in the last twelve months work has been undertaken in conjunction with Regional Offices. Although the daily operations of most international organizations are managed by specialized international bureaucraciesultimate authority rests with state members. Whereas some IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose e. Autism-Europe plays a key role in raising public awareness, and in influencing the European decision-makers on all issues relating to autism, including the promotion of the rights of people with autism and other disabilities involving complex dependency needs. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives. Internships The UN and other organisations also offer internships. Are you interested in developing an international career working at the cutting edge of international affairs? In this article we aim to consider this tension in the mandate of the ISA, particularly insofar as it manifests in aspects of its institutional design and functioning in practice. For those candidates with suitable skills and experience, we will alert you to networking events and suitable job opportunities as they come up, and explain how you can register your interest directly with international organisations. The government is also keen to increase the number of British nationals working in EU institutions. We build alliances with all those organizations that share our goals and help us to promote the rights of disabled people. More information can be found on the YPP website. It is also often neglected when viewed among the debates on universalism and community interests in international law. They may be bilateral, subregional, regional, or global, and they may address relatively narrow or very broad… IGOs range in size from three members to more than e. We want to see strong British candidates applying for, and taking up key roles within these organisations, to join the many already working there. We will argue that understanding these dynamics not only helps one better understand governance of the deep seabed, but also more broadly demonstrates the innate tensions in granting international institutional control over natural resources and common spaces. Most appointments are made by application directly to the recruiting organisation. The size and scope of international organizations vary. We first 1 address the background to the development of the deep seabed regime and the CHM concept as it applies thereto, within which we explain the impact of changing political dynamics and draw out many of the above-noted tensions. These various meetings and agreements served as precursors to the international organizations of the 20th century, such as the League of Nations and the United Nations UN. There might now even be existential or first-order questions around its purpose and the inevitability of collective control.International. International organizations focus their efforts outside U.S. borders. Development relief organizations, human rights advocates, peace and security nonprofits, and organizations that promote international understanding all fall into this category. This is an introductory course offered by the International Organizations MBA (IO-MBA) of the University of Geneva, an executive program for change-makers in. International Organizations (Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Library of Congress). international organization - an international alliance involving many different countries. global organization, international organisation, world organisation, world organization. Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation. Relations with International Organisations and Fora UN and other international organisations in Vienna The EU's commitment to effective multilateralism, with the United Nations at its core, is a central element of its external action.	https://bejuzep.joeshammas.com/international-organisations-76735fk.html
BACKGROUND DETAILED DESCRIPTION 1. Technical Field Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for analyzing printed circuit boards (PCBs), and more particularly to a system and method for analyzing temperature rise of a PCB. 2. Description of Related Art PCBs provide a mechanism to implement a circuit design (i.e., the interconnection of electrical devices and components) for use, for example, in a computer system. Temperature rise of a PCB may occur when current passes through various components positioned on the PCB. Analyzing the temperature rise of the PCB is critical because an excessive temperature rise may cause the PCB to become unstable and unreliable. Therefore, there is a need for a system and method to analyze the temperature rise of a PCB before the PCB layout. The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. FIG. 1 1 11 1 12 13 2 3 4 2 3 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a temperature rise analysis system comprising an analysis unit . In the embodiment, the temperature rise analysis system further includes a storage system and a processor , and connects to at least one input device and at least one output device to analyze the temperature rise of a printed circuit board (PCB) . The input device may be a keyboard or a mouse, which is used to input data during the temperature analysis process. The output device may be a monitor or a printer, and is used to output analysis results. 12 4 12 12 13 1 1 The storage system stores a plurality of programs, such as programs of an operating system, and various information of the PCB . In one embodiment, the storage system may be random access memory (RAM) for temporary storage of information, and/or a read only memory (ROM) for permanent storage of information. In other embodiments, the storage system may also be an external storage device, such as a hard disk, a storage card, or a data storage medium. The processor executes a plurality of computerized operations of the temperature rise analysis system and other applications, to provide functions of the temperature rise analysis system . 11 12 13 11 The temperature rise analysis system may include a plurality of functional modules consisting of one or more computerized instructions that are stored in the storage system , or a computer readable medium, and executed by the processor . Further details of the temperature rise analysis system are provided below. FIG. 2 FIG. 1 11 11 110 111 112 113 114 is a block diagram of one embodiment of functional modules of the analysis unit in . In one embodiment, the analysis unit includes a receiving module , a generation module , a calculation module , a loading module , and a plotting module . In general, the word “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, such as, for example, Java, C, or Assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as EPROM. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of computer-readable medium or other storage device. 110 4 2 4 4 4 4 The receiving module receives the attribute parameters of the PCB from the input device . In one embodiment, the attribute parameters may comprise a layer type of a copper foil of the PCB , a thickness of the copper foil, a layout width of the copper foil for a component (e.g., resistor, capacitor, integrated circuit) positioned on the PCB , and an amount of current passing through the component. The layer type of the copper foil denotes where the copper foil is located on the PCB . The layer type of the copper foil may be an internal layer or an external layer of the PCB . It should be understood that an internal layer copper foil may cause a greater temperature rise than an external layer copper foil under a same condition. 111 4 12 4 4 4 12 111 12 α β FIG. 3 FIG. 3 The generation module is operable to generate a temperature rise formula according to the received attribute parameters. In the embodiment, the temperature rise formula is denoted as I=aS(ΔT), where I is the amount of current passing through the component, S is a cross-sectional area of the copper foil which is a product of the thickness of the copper foil and the layout width of the copper foil for the component positioned on the PCB , ΔT is the temperature rise of the local area surrounding the component, and a, α, and β correspond to and are determined by the thickness of the copper foil and the layer type of the copper foil, and wherein a, α and β are values stored in the storage system . Each copper foil having a different thickness and a different layer type corresponds to a unique temperature rise formula. In one example, a thickness of a copper foil in the PCB may be 2.4 MIL, and the layer type of the copper foil may be an internal layer. One example with respect to , is a schematic graph illustrating a temperature rise relationship between current and a cross sectional area of the copper foil of the PCB . Different temperature rise curves of the PCB are shown in . The parameters a, α and β can be computed by analyzing the curves using a curve analyzer before the temperature analyzing process, and stored the parameters a, α and β in the storage system correspond to the layer type of the copper foil and the thickness of the copper foil. As described above, the generation module searches the storage system for the parameters a, α and β correspond to the layer type of the copper foil and the thickness of the copper foil, and then generates the temperature rise formula according to the parameters a, α and β and the attribute parameters. 112 11 4 4 4 11 4 4 4 4 The calculation module calculates a temperature rise of a local area surrounding the component according to the generated temperature rise formula. As thus, the temperature rise analysis system analyzes the temperature rise of the PCB by calculating a temperature rise of a local area surrounding each component of the PCB . After the temperature rise of the local area surrounding each component of the PCB is calculated, the temperature rise analysis system plots a temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB . The temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB can be used to detect if there are areas of the PCB where the temperature is excessive. The detailed descriptions for plotting the temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB are provided below. 113 4 12 4 4 4 12 4 The loading module loads a current density distribution graph of the PCB from the storage system . The current density of the PCB is the quotient of the amount of current passing through the copper foil of the PCB and the cross-sectional area of the copper foil. When the current density distribution of the PCB is analyzed using a current analysis tool or a voltage analysis tool, the current density distribution graph can be output and stored in the storage system when the designing of the PCB is completed. 114 4 4 3 The plotting module plots the temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB according to the current density distribution graph and the temperature rise formula, and outputs the temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB to the output device . FIG. 4 FIG. 1 4 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a method for analyzing temperature rise of the PCB using a system, for example, that of . Depending on the embodiment, additional blocks may be added, others removed, and the ordering of the blocks, may be changed. 01 110 4 2 4 4 4 In block S, The receiving module receives attribute parameters of the PCB from the input device . In one embodiment, the attribute parameters may comprise a layer type of a copper foil of the PCB , a thickness of the copper foil, a layout width of the copper foil for a component (e.g., resistor, capacitor, integrated circuit) positioned on the PCB , and an amount of current passing through the component. The layer type of the copper foil may be an internal layer or an external layer of the PCB . 02 111 12 In block S, the generation module generates a temperature rise formula according to the received attribute parameters. One example of the temperature rise formula is mentioned above. The parameters a, α and β of the temperature rise formula correspond to and are determined by the thickness of the copper foil and the layer type of the copper foil. And the parameters a, α and β are values stored in the storage system . Each copper foil having a different thickness and a different layer type corresponds to a unique temperature rise formula. 03 112 In block S, the calculation module calculates a temperature rise of a local area surrounding the component according to the generated temperature rise formula. 04 112 4 05 01 4 In block S, the calculation module determines whether a temperature rise of a local area surrounding each component of the PCB is calculated. If the temperature rise of the local area surrounding each component is calculated, block S is implemented. Otherwise, if a temperature rise of the local area surrounding each component is not calculated, the block S is repeated until the temperature rise of a local area surrounding each component on the PCB is calculated. 05 4 11 4 4 4 In block S, after the temperature rise of the local area surrounding each component of the PCB is calculated, the temperature rise analysis system plots a temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB . The temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB can be used to detect if there are areas where the temperature rise is excessive. The detailed descriptions for plotting the temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB are provided below. FIG. 5 FIG. 4 05 51 113 4 12 4 4 4 12 4 As shown in , is a flowchart of one embodiment of the block S in . In block S, the loading module loads a current density distribution graph of the PCB from the storage system . The current density of the PCB is the quotient of the amount of current passing through the copper foil of the PCB and the cross-sectional area of the copper foil. When the current density distribution of the PCB is analyzed using a current analysis tool or a voltage analysis tool, the current density distribution graph can be output and stored in the storage system when the designing of the PCB is completed. 52 114 4 In block S, the plotting module plots a temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB according to the current density distribution graph and the temperature rise formula. 53 114 4 3 In block S, the plotting module outputs the temperature rise distribution graph of the PCB to the output device . Although certain inventive embodiments of the present disclosure have been specifically described, the present disclosure is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various changes or modifications may be made to the present disclosure without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a temperature rise analysis system comprising an analysis unit. FIG. 2 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of functional modules of the analysis unit in . FIG. 3 is a schematic of a temperature rise curve of a PCB. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a method for analyzing a temperature rise of the PCB. FIG. 5 FIG. 4 05 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a block S in .
E-Mail *Since the e-mail address is not displayed in Internet Explorer, please use another web browser:Google Chrome, safari. Homepage https://kyushu-u.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/atsushi-saito Reseacher Profiling Tool Kyushu University Pure Phone 092-802-5159 Fax 092-802-5159 Academic Degree Master of physical education Country of degree conferring institution (Overseas) No Field of Specialization Exercise physiology Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country 00years00months Research Research InterestsMembership in Academic Society - Effects of green tea extract on physical fitness and lipid metabolism. keyword : green tea extract physical fitness lipid metabolism 2018.04～2021.03. - diet survey of participants in talent identification and development program keyword : talent identification development diet survey 2014.04～2017.03. - Intercollegiate athletic clubs at university: The reasons for participation and lack of participation keyword : participation in intercollegiate athletic clubs at university 2015.04～2016.12. - Effect of ginger intake on energy metabolism keyword : ginger gingerols shogaols energy substrate 2012.04～2016.03. - Physiological and psychological responses to self-selected pace running keyword : self-selected pace physiological and psychological responses 2009.04～2016.03. - Efficacy of self-paced exercise to exercise adherence keyword : exercise intensity, exercise adherence, self-paced exercise, heart rate distribution 2009.04～2012.03. - Effect of the changes in lifestyle on physical characteristics of child and adult keyword : Nepal, lifestyle, physical activity, physical fittness 2007.04～2012.03. - Effects of hydration on cognitive function during exercise. keyword : hydration status cognitive function 2008.04～2016.03. - Effect of psychophysiological responses on mountaineering in elderly trekker. keyword : heart rate, blood pressure, mood, affect 2000.07～2016.03. - Estimate of exercise intensity based on frequency distribution of heart rate during prolonged exercise keyword : prolonged exercise, exercise intensity, distributin of haeart rate 1998.04～2012.03To estimate exercise intensity during mountain hiking, frequency distributions of heart rate and specific gravity of urine were investigated. Fourteen male (60.6±5.5yr) and 20 female (55.8±6.1yr) subjects participated in mountain hiking to Mt. Sangun (935.9m). Mean heart rate and peak heart rate during hiking were 129.0±10.8 and 162.9±13.0 beats/min, respectively. The peak heart rate was 102.2±9.7% of maximal heart rate. There was a significant difference between the specific gravity of urine (SG) before (1.021±0.004) and after (1.028±0.005) hiking (p<0.01). The frequency histogram of heart rate showed three normally distributed sub-populations which correspond to low (population 1), moderate (population 2), and high (population 3) exercise intensities. Proportion of the three populations was 19.5±17.1%, 51.9±14.0% and 28.6±11.3% of all frequency of heart rate during hiking, respectively. There were no significant relationships between SG and mean or peak heart rate during hiking. Also, there was no relationship between SG and distribution 1. Yet, there were significant relationships between SG and the rate of distribution 2(r=-0.371,p=0.03) and distribution 3 (r=0.401,p<0.02), respectively. These findings indicate that the rate of frequency distribution of heart rate is an effective means to determine the intensity of mountain hiking, regardless of mean heart rate or peak heart rate.. Papers Presentations - Japan sports nutrition association - Japanese society of exercise and sports physiology - The Japanese society of nutrition and dietetics - Japan society of physiolosical anthropology Unauthorized reprint of the contents of this database is prohibited.	https://hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/search/details/K000418/english.html
The Diwali 2015 survey for noise levels conducted by the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) showed marked difference in noise levels recorded for residential and commercial-cum-traffic areas on Diwali, November 11 and the day after, November 12. The study shows that the noise level at commercial-cum-traffic locations – Charbagh, IT Crossing and HAL Crossing -- increased by an average six decibels post-Diwali day. Charbagh recorded 76.6 decibels on November 11 while IT College Crossing and HAL recorded 71.6 decibels and 79.4 decibels respectively. The areas witness traffic congestion for most part of any regular weekday. But on Diwali when most people were home and vehicular movement reduced manifold on the roads, the areas were comparatively quiet. Since they are not primarily a residential area, cracker-bursting too was low at these places, say UPPCB experts. But on November 12 with traffic back on the road decibel levels increased at all the three locations. Charbagh recorded 79.4 decibels, IT College Crossing 80.5 and HAL 85.2 decibels. UPPCB noise level survey was conducted at 17 locations chosen on the basis of “concentration of population”. Commercial-cum-traffic areas like Charbagh, IT College Crossing and HAL were less noisy on Diwali night than residential areas. "Had crackers been the only reason, noise levels at three locations would not have changed on November 12," said regional officer, UPPCB, Lucknow, Kuldeep Mishra. On the contrary, residential areas like Aliganj recorded the highest decibels of 98.4 on Diwali evening which went down to 84.6 decibels on November 12. Though the area is residential, it witnessed movement of vehicles too as many people went to wish Diwali to their friends and families. Other residential localities like Rajajipuram, Nishatganj and Lalkuan were noisier than commercial-cum-traffic areas like Gol Market, Kapoorthala and Medical College. A day after, however, the noise levels changed for most of these locations. "The noise level recorded is not only of crackers. Fact that noise levels increased or decreased at certain locations the next day shows that data also includes vehicular noise also," said the official.	https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/motor-vehicles-noisier-than-crackers/49776853
Come step back in time and take a look at this Mid-Century Modern property designed by the skilled and creative architect, Robert S Morris. It is situated on 1.43 acres in Castle Hills. The house is a U shape build with cathedral ceilings and beams in a number of rooms throughout. The owner's suite is very spacious with a corner fireplace and sliding glass door with access to the deck where you can spend time enjoying nature and watching the deer. There is an abundance of natural light flowing through the many large windows and sliding glass doors. The large studio is ideal for the creative artist or perfect for someone working from home with a corner fireplace, full bath, wet bar and separate entrance. Another bonus is the separate library with bookshelves from floor to ceiling. This is truly a remarkable property and quite unique.	https://www.riverrealtytx.com/property/tx/78213/castle-hills/castle-hills/109-wisteria-dr/61293802b1abf07425e06f07/
In his first book, Geometric Wholeness of the Self, author Donald Harms explores the meaningful relationships between mathematics, sacred geometry, philosophy of The Enlightenment and the spiritual life of psychologist Carl Jung. In bringing this to light, the author examines sacred geometry within the Golden Section as it relates to analytical geometry expressed by little known German geometer Jacob Steiner. Geometric Wholeness of the Self delves into the limits and failings of modern mathematics while revisiting geometry of the ancient past, including classic Euclidian theory and geometry that preceded it. Philosophical and psychological ideas are explored through symbolism in The Geometric Wholeness of the Self. Donald Harms examines history of mandalas, culminating with an analysis of Carl Jung’s monumental Systema Munditotius mandala. Geometric Wholeness of the Self Geometric Wholeness of the Self The Mandala as a Psychological and Spiritual Representation of the Self Donald Harms With With this book I acknowledge the support and sharing of ideas of my wife Patricia Damery, Jungian analyst; the extensive editing by Leah Shelleda, prof. emeritus of humanities; and the thoughtful reading of my friend Jimalee Plank, writer. Copyright © 2016 by Donald Harms All rights reserved. isbn 978-0-99113098-9-4 3185 Dry Creek Road, Napa California, 94558 usa Telephone: 707.257.2683 [email protected] Cover: The Golden Rectangle of the geometry of The Golden Section (Divine Proportion). Contents I. The Geometry of the Self: The Christian Era through the Age of Enlightenment 1 Continuity of Gnostic Beliefs 4 Enter the Age of Enlightenment and the Changing Psychic Center 5 Kant’s Philosophy and the Self 8 Implied Philosophic Meaning of the Mandala 12 The Mandala as a Spontaneous Psychic Occurrence 13 II. Enter the Modern Era of Mathematics and Philosophy 15 Wholeness as a Term of Contemporary Understanding 15 Kant on Geometry and the Grounding of Sensible Intuition 16 A Philosophic Principle: Geometry Precedes Number 18 For a Common Understanding of the Philosophic Language Expressions Used Here 19 Geometry as a Synthetic Object of Wholeness 23 The Unitary Circle and the Mathematical Roots of Unity 26 The Philosophical/Psychological Keeping Body and Soul Together 31 Geometry of the Mandala 36 Representation of the Self Contained in the Geometric of the Mandala 37 Kant’s Critique of the Mathematical Proof, The Excluded Middle 39 Scientific Intervention in Natural Systems 47 Kant’s Progression of Perception vs. the Scientific Concept of Progress 47 Incompleteness and the Concept of Wholeness 50 Kant’s Philosophical Inner and Outer Spheres and His Copernican Consciousness 51 III. The Necessity for Wholeness in the Contemporary World 55 Carl Jung’s Recognition of the Unconscious 55 The Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869) Understanding of the Unconscious 61 Mathematician David Hilbert on the Subject of Intuition 62 The Unconscious Holding of Completion of the Philosophical and Psychological Whole 63 Geometry as a Representation of Wholeness 66 An Analog of Perceptions –Apperceptions / Apperceptions – Perceptions 69 A Critical Commentary on the Mathematics of the Nineteenth Century 76 Dreams, Visions, and Visitations Arising as Complete Conceptions 78 Inner and Outer Geometric Representation of the Self 79 IV. A Geometric Representation of the Relation of the Self to the External Universe 83 Inversive Geometry: The Relation of the Philosophical/Psychological Internal to the External 83 Re-emergence of Intuition as Represented by Synthetic Projective Geometry 85 The Polar Line through the Center Placing the Self in the Cosmos 90 Kant’s Transcendental Aesthetic and the Basis of Perceptive Understanding 96 The Fate of Icarus Flying too High 98 Perception in Relation to the Monad as It Was Understood by Leibniz 101 Kant’s Perception of the Infinite 102 Philosophical Reflections of a Principal Twentieth-Century Mathematician 103 The Order of Classifications within the Self 108 Jung’s Inner Spheres and the Personal and Collective Unconscious 113 Jung’s Definitions of the Endopsychic Sphere(s) 117 The Psychic Affects and Invasions 118 Invasions of the Self in the Modern World 121 Jung’s Ectopsychic Sphere(s) and the Intuited Creative Process 122 V. Carl Jung’s World Systems Mandala – Systema Munditotius 127 Jung Embraces Gnosticism 127 Jung Gives a Sermon on the Infinite 129 Jung’s Anthropomorphic Mandala: Systema Munditotius 136 Jung Lays Christian Theology on Its Side 137 The Synthetic Geometry of Jung’s Systema Munditotius Mandala 142 Philosophical Meaning in Jung’s Systema Munditotius 145 Reflections on the Status of the Self in the Modern Era 145 Sustaining Life and Living in the Modern World 148 The Philosophical and Psychological Meaning of the Mandala 150 The Divine Proportion Between the Objective and Subjective Self 150 Preface When the object is wholeness, one can take license to reflect across the differentiation’s that make a whole. In the following I have traversed philosophical, psychological, geometric, as well as other mathematical domains to explore the geometry of the mandala in the present-day context. As an introduction to what follows, these thoughts of Plato from twenty-five hundred years ago, retold by Kant some two hundred fifty years ago, are set out as a beginning. This passage, from both Plato and Kant, is cited to focus not only on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, a tract that demands of us extraordinary mental concentration, but is introduced here to shine light on Kant’s giving importance to intuition and preceding that, the mystical a-priori. These are presented here as parts of a psychological process by which we raise our consciousness of not only being but that which, as Kant refers to below, the “soul” and “a faculty for divinity.” Kant referring to Plato: His (Plato’s) hypothesis was mystical. For he took as the basis a pure intu- ition of the non-sensible or = (equal to) a supersensible intuition and assumed that the soul, before it was delivered into bodily condition, had a faculty for divinity, and even if it no longer participates in it in this life, never the less a consciousness of those ideas of pure understanding could be awakened in human beings, and that this consciousness is the source of a priori cognition (Kant 1997, 422). I begin here with the notion that the mystical, as referred to above by Plato and Kant, has lost meaning in our age of science and technology, but that the mystical is found in the realm of ideas in number, geometry, and in the philosophical principles of Immanuel Kant. That is why we begin here, to define a transcendent understanding through geometry and philosophy. In my vocational experience, the practice of architecture, there is an unwrit- ten understanding that persists in which the architect will take command and creatively apply the several modes of understanding: engineering, physics, environ- mental science, health, history, psychology; and if done successfully, there will be a geometric synthesis of the forms we call architecture. As in the practice of archi- tecture, in the following I have accounted for the mathematical, naturally the geomet- ric, and not the least, the philosophical/psychological, as the latter is where the architect, the occupant, and society meet to construct forms that will house both body and soul. This is what I seek to do in the Geometric Wholeness of the Self, where you will find both the philosophical and mathematical approaches leading to not just the psycho- logical but also explores the meaning of the form of consciousness in the geometric of the mandala itself, linking the philosophy of Kant and, in turn, his understand- ing of Plato as well. As is the tradition in philosophic writing, presented here is what are under- stood to be universal truths, including that which in recent philosophic discourse is the logic of mathematics called symbolic logic.1 Some may find it inappropriate that I rely on my personal psychological experience to present a current symbolic logic form of discourse; but that is precisely the perspective I offer: the experience of the human psyche within the Self. Psychological experience is understood to hold all meaning; therefore the forms of human consciousness become the principal focus that I believe is so lacking in recent philosophy. It is my belief that the recent philo- sophical discourse has been unnecessarily limited by preoccupation with a form of logic that is principally defined by mathematics. I have acknowledged mathematics as having a prominent role in what follows here because that is the reality of the modern era we live in. However, my treatment of mathematics in this book is not entirely positive. I have treated some of mathematics with negative criticism in order to restore geometric proportion to this post-modern perspective. Neither do I take what is common in mathematical analysis—the A or B, plus or minus alternatives—as being the optimal principle available to us. Nor do I propose that mathematics should not be a part of solutions to the modern technological dilemmas that as a total world humanity we are just beginning to face up to. I believe that in our modern culture we have a collective appreciation of the wonders that mathematics has produced; but we do not see its inadequacies. More importantly, the uncritical use of mathematics in both philosophic and psychologic ways has had adverse effects in the modern world. Nor do I wish to represent mathematics as being in complete opposition to the philosophical ideas described here; the philosophical ideas are rather an expanded and more inclusive of a more comprehensive view of the universe we live in every day. The alternatives proposed here are found in the mandala, more specifically in the geometry of the mandala. What is implied by its geometry and the phenomenon by which the mandala is psychically and spiritually manifested in us is the basis for what follows. Introduction In any quest to find wholeness in personal experience and in contemporary ter- minology in the psychological, we are confronted with ever more complexity. In a natural desire to limit or even dispose of complexity, we tend, as a culture, to grasp ideological life jackets that can keep us afloat, particularly in a focus on our com- mon ideology of science and technology. But that ideology alone does not bring us to a place where we can move about each day with a feeling that with this modern day ideology, that contemporary life, with all of the enhancements of science and its technology, has acquired through it any truly transcendent philosophic, psychic, or spiritual meaning. Progress, that is to say the common notion that technological change that is the direct result of progress in science, is the path to cultural fulfillment. But it continues to be a motivating force. As a culture we have haphazardly acquired a collective experience around our technology that, when viewed and analyzed from the opposite, that is to say, the originating point of a linear progression mentioned above, we can greatly expand our perspective of what our modern belief system means to us. The reader is advised that I will briefly revisit basic formal knowledge of number, geometry, and indeed some forms of consciousness as they have histor- ically been understood and used. You are also advised here, in the beginning, of a principle that all of these ideas are formed around. That principle and its form is that the Self is the vehicle, the propagator, and the holder of not just the psychological but the philosophical, the geometric, and, not the least of all, the mathematical. This may seem to be an obtuse idea to some, for we are informed, particularly by mathematicians, that these subjects—philosophy, geometry, and number—are universal if they are any- thing of real value to us and are not the property of any individual. But notion of the Self is also not just the physical body, which is the reducted notion that is systematically implied by modern science. The simple anecdotal evidence that I raise in promoting the centrality of the Self is the fact that virtually all of the innovative mathematical, geometric, philosophic, and psychological findings are given the name of the individual who conceived them: the Pythagorean theorem, Euclidean geometry, the Cartesian coordinates, the Galois numbers, Platonic thinking, Freudian psychology, and so forth. These individuals and their concepts are a matter of historical record. They are not labeled as such simply for the sake of convenience, but because these individuals found the intuited originality, thinking, and the history behind their conceptual processes that became formal collective knowledge. We continue to acknowledge these personalities because the Self made these discrete findings conscious, aside from and in addition to any universality as may exist in their discoveries. If the Self is the holder of everything known and the con- tainer of the form of understanding of that which is not known, or the irrational, then of course the grand question that follows is what is the relation between the inner and the outer of the Self? And how is it maintained? How the inner of the Self exists in concert with the ‘outer’ will be found near the end of this not-so-humble Self-asserting dissertation. Beginning in the early twentieth century, there was the notion that mathematicians could define the infinite wholly within number theory; but I believe it became evident to some mathematicians that without limit this approach was precarious and, I believe, not supported by reason. Mathematicians, of course, were not in any significant way working with the irrational but had, over a period of time in the recent centuries, constructed a system of axioms and proofs that was strictly ‘rational.’ 2 In practice, by a constructed rationalizing of the irrational when it was naturally encountered, it was thought, that through this method, mathematics had the capability to explore the state of the infinite.3 It would be convenient here to describe parallels to the religious ideals about the infinite: infinite insight, power, grace, and aspirations of the Christian era of Europe, but that would need to be under the aegis of God. In the contemporary context, I propose here those powers are, indeed, not of mathematics and of mathematicians alone but also belong in the realm of philosophical reason that has been more recently expanded by our under- standing of the psychology of the unconscious. In addition to the Self as the center of understanding I want to make some distinctions about the form of understanding, or more precisely, the forms of what is discussed here, namely: language, geometry and number. Other than pure music and physical art forms, we commonly think that language is the sole means of expression; and as a means of communication, that is nearly so. In what follows, the geometric is given what I believe is its due as a distinct and differentiated form of understanding in addition to language. There is, of course, a third form of under- standing—that of mathematics, specifically counting (the number continuum) and arithmetic—which we rely upon to be true no matter what. In what follows, I have differentiated between the geometric and the arithmetic, even though the two are not commonly distinct in our culture in the contemporary collectively held under- standing of mathematics.	https://donaldharms.com/books/

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