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A crows foot spanner is a tool that is used to apply torque to screws and bolts. It is a type of wrench that is made up of a handle and a socket. The socket is usually attached to the handle via a screw thread. The crows foot spanner is used to apply torque to screws and bolts by turning the handle. The socket is usually attached to the handle via a screw thread. A crows foot spanner is a type of wrench that is used to turn bolts or nuts that are difficult to reach with a regular wrench. The crows foot spanner has a long, thin handle with a small, open-ended head that resembles a crow’s foot. How do you use a crow’s foot on a torque wrench? If you place the crowfoot wrench at an angle 90-degrees to the torque wrench handle, the amount of torque you’re applying doesn’t change. You can set the torque wrench to the fastener’s torque specification and continue to use the torque wrench normally. This is a great way to ensure that you’re applying the correct amount of torque to the fastener. When you put an extension on a torque wrench, the torque applied to the fastener increases as the lever arm extends. The calculator will work out what value you should set into the wrench to achieve the required fastener torque. How do you measure torque with a spanner When tightening a bolt with a torque wrench, it is important to first place the wrench around the nut to hold it in place. Then, move the torque wrench back and forth until the bolt is tight. You will hear two distinct clicks to indicate the correct number of foot pounds of torque has been applied. Finally, lift up the torque wrench to release the bolt. A torque wrench is a precision tool that helps ensure that screws and bolts are tightened to the correct level of tension. This is important in order to avoid problems with assembly or adjustment. The torque wrench allows the operator to set the level of torque that is applied to the fastener, so that it meets the requirements for the particular application. This ensures that all parts are properly tensioned and loaded. Can you torque bolts with a crow’s foot? When you’re using a torque wrench, it’s important to get the setting right. The setting will determine how much torque is applied to the bolt or nut that you’re tightening. Too much torque can damage the bolt or nut, and too little torque won’t secure it properly. Finding the right setting is important to ensure that your work is done properly. As such, when using a torque wrench, it is important to first identify which direction the torque wrench is designed to operate in. For most torque wrenches, this will not be an issue, as they will work in either direction. However, for the “C” series of torque wrenches, it is important to note that they will only work in the clockwise direction. The exception to this rule is the C4D600F series of torque wrenches, which have a ratchet that can be flipped over to allow for counter-clockwise applications. What happens if you torque too much? If a technician uses too much force when tightening or loosening a threaded fastener, they can strip the threads or stretch the bolt beyond its limits. This can result in loose nuts, or the bolt may crack and break. It is important to use the correct amount of force when working with threaded fasteners, to avoid damaging them. You should never, under any circumstances, use a “cheater bar” with a torque wrench. Not only is the accuracy adversely affected by cheater bar tools, but also serious bodily injury may result. Does torque wrench prevent over tightening A torque wrench is used to apply a specific level of torque to a fastener such as a nut or bolt. It is important to use a torque wrench to prevent over tightening, which can damage the fastener or the surrounding material. While a torque wrench can help to prevent over tightening, it is still possible to damage the fastener if the operator does not pay attention to the click sound indicating that the torque has been reached. An adjustable spanner is a versatile hand tool that can be used to tighten or loosen a variety of different fasteners. To use one, simply identify the size of the fastener you wish to work with, turn the screw mechanism on the spanner to open or close the jaws (adjusting the width between them as necessary), and then place it over the nut or bolt you wish to tighten or loosen. Finally, tighten the thumb screw back up to the desired grip. What is the easiest way to measure torque? One relatively simple way to estimate torque on the output shaft of an electrical motor is to measure its electrical power input via an electrical power meter. The meter calculates the power input by measuring the current and voltage in the line driving the motor. This power input can be then used to estimate the torque by using the motor’s efficiency. A torque wrench is a tool used to tighten nuts and bolts to a predetermined torque value. This instrument allows fasteners to be tightened to the proper tension, helping avoid damage from over tightening or joints coming apart from under tightening. What are the three most commonly used torque wrenches There are four basic types of torque wrenches, each with slightly different operating principles: beam or deflection, dial indicator, clicker, and digital. Beam or deflection torque wrenches are the most basic type. They work by deflecting a beam of metal when a certain amount of torque is applied. Dial indicator torque wrenches are a bit more complex. They have a dial that indicates how much torque is being applied. Click torque wrenches make a clicking sound when a certain amount of torque is applied. Digital torque wrenches are the most advanced type. They use electronic sensors to measure the amount of torque being applied. It is important to keep your torque wrench clean and stored properly in order to keep it in good condition. Micrometer adjustable type torque wrenches should always be stored at their lowest torque setting to prevent damage. Always remember to unwind the handle after each use. If a torque wrench is dropped, it should be re-calibrated before use. It is also important not to exceed the capacity of the torque wrench. How do you find the right torque without a torque wrench? A ratchet is a tool that is used to tighten or loosen a fastener. It is a very versatile tool and can be used in a variety of applications. A long ratchet will work best for this application, but any ratchet that is at least a foot long will suffice. The crowfoot wrench is a handy tool to have around when you need to work in tight spaces. The ratcheting action of the socket handle locks in the direction the wrench is turned, providing the leverage needed to turn the bolt or nut. A crows foot spanner is a type of wrench that is used to loosen or tighten bolts and nuts. It has a long, thin handle with a small, rounded head that looks like a crow’s foot. A crows foot spanner is a wrench with a short, offset handle that is used to turn fasteners in tight spaces. The offset handle provides extra leverage, making it easier to loosen or tighten a fastener.
- The ignition of my gas hob keeps sparking during cooking - All the burners on my hob ignite when I press one button - Stuck ignition or clicking noise on the gas hob - The spark ignition of my gas hob keeps ticking/clicking - Electric spark ignition gives a short circuit after water boils over - Why is my gas hob sparking constantly? - Gas hobs - Gas cookers When any button on the gas hob is pressed, all the burners will spark. When the button is released when the burner is lit, the sparking will stop. This is the normal operation of a gas hob If the spark ignition remains active after releasing the button, check the following: - Check whether the hob has become wet due to water boiling over. Remove the plug from the socket or switch off the group in the fuse box to which the gas hob is connected and dry the plate as much as possible and check whether the sparking has stopped after the group has been switched on again or the plug has been placed in the socket. - Check that the knob has not been accidentally left pressed by removing the knob from the hob and removing the rubber seal as instructed in the user manual. - Clean the rubber mounted under the button with a damp cloth. Due to the use of oil and fats during cooking, the rubbers can become greasy, causing the knob to stick to the rubber. - Replace the rubber seal, replace the knob, and check that the ignition returns to normal operation. If the issue persists, please contact our Customer Care Team. If the hob continues to tick, the plug can be removed from the socket and the hob can be used by igniting the burners with a match or table lighter. In this case approach the burner with a flame, turn the control knob counter-clockwise to the maximum gas supply position and push it down. Keep the control knob pushed for equal or less than 10 seconds to let the thermocouple warm up.
Severe Weather Coordination Message #2 – Friday 5/15/20 Severe Weather Potential Hello to all… ..Severe Weather Risk has shifted a bit further north and west with Western and Northern Massachusetts into Southern New Hampshire, clipping parts of Northwest Connecticut as the key risk area but all areas should monitor similar to the previous coordination message particularly interior Southern New England.. ..Scattered to Numerous Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are likely Friday particularly across Western and Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut but also possible in interior Northern Rhode Island through interior Northeast Massachusetts along and north and west of the Boston to Providence. Strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours resulting in urban and poor drainage flooding are the primary threats with the secondary threat for an isolated tornado particularly in Western New England.. ..The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has shifted the enhanced risk area to focus on Western and Central Massachusetts as far east as North-Central Middlesex County Massachusetts clipping a portion of Northwest Connecticut. A slight risk of severe weather exists for the rest of Northern Connecticut, Rhode Island and interior Eastern Massachusetts up to the Boston to Providence corridor. East coastal and south coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island remain in a marginal risk for severe weather.. ..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio call-up nets are likely after 3 PM ET Friday Afternoon. The timeframe for severe weather is between 3-10 PM Friday Afternoon and Evening.. At 1110 AM, the warm front has shifted through Southern New England with clearing evident on visible satellite imagery across interior Southern New England across, Connecticut, Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts from the Boston to Providence corridor north and west. Clearing is also starting in southeastern areas as well. Based on the timing of the cold front being a bit later, the focus for more widespread strong to severe thunderstorms is across Western and Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire clipping Northwest Connecticut. Radar does show an area of showers over Southern Ontario Canada and lighter showers in South-Central New York where which may be an area that allow severe thunderstorms to develop in the earlier peak heating timeframe of 3-7 PM and will bear watching. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include: 1.) Clearing allows for the expected heating and destabilization as modeled. This is progressing as expected. 2.) The position of the warm front verifies allowing most of Southern New England to be in the warm sector. This has progressed as expected. 3.) The position of and timing of the cold front is a bit later than previously forecasted which is why the enhanced risk for severe weather has shifted into Northwest Connecticut, Western and Central Massachusetts through North-Central Middlesex County Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The key item is whether the warm/cold frontal positions will allow for the triggering mechanism to be close enough for severe thunderstorms to develop ahead of the main line increasing the severe weather risk. The squall line of severe thunderstorms will arrive towards sunset where instability will be dropping but jet dynamics and forcing could allow the severe thunderstorms along the line or activity ahead of the line to maintain itself for 2-3 hours after sunset with the focus again in Northwest Connecticut, Western and Central Massachusetts through North-Central Middlesex County Mass and Southern New Hampshire. If the timing is later or jet dynamics do not compensate to maintain the squall line of activity or any activity ahead of the squall line, the severe weather potential would be more muted and/or isolated to scattered in nature. Regardless, the potential will have to be monitored closely. SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio call-up nets are likely after 3 PM ET Friday Afternoon. This will be the last coordination message as we shift into operations mode. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Special Weather Statement on Severe Weather Potential, Hazardous Weather Outlook, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook: NWS Boston/Norton Special Weather Statement: NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook: NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook: SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook: Robert Macedo (KD1CY) ARES SKYWARN Coordinator Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM) Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM) Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM) Email Address: [email protected] Like us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/wx1box Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/wx1box
A Messiah for All People Louis H Valbracht, St. John’s Lutheran Church Ephesians 3: 2-12 Several years ago, a young woman strayed into our church. At nineteen years of age, she had been a prostitute, had borne an illegitimate child, been married and divorced, and was well on her way to alcoholism. She wanted, and desperately needed, the help of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She needed a Savior. She had a beautiful singing voice, and I suggested that she begin her relationship with our congregation by joining the choir. After the first rehearsal and the first service at which this woman sang with the choir, I heard one of the elderly members of the choir say to a friend of hers: “And there she sat, right in the choir, along with the rest of us, just like she belonged there.” What a tragedy! Another time, in another city, I heard a neighboring church referred to by one of its members as a “very exclusive church.” What a horrible contradiction! How could that organization, whatever it was, be a part of the church of Jesus Christ and be “exclusive?” In another case, a church member told me one time about a family of prospective members whose names I had received from someone in the congregation. Those prospects happened to be the neighbors of the member who gave his estimate. He said to me: “Quite confidentially, Pastor, I don’t think you would want them as members of our church. They just are not our kind of people.” And so it has gone, the terrible exclusiveness of part of the church of Jesus Christ, negating the message of the Gospel, which was meant for all people, the understanding of which first came about through the dynamic, untiring efforts of the Apostle Paul, who almost single-handedly carried that Gospel outside of the Jewish culture where some people, including St. Peter himself, sought to confine it. The Twelfth Day We like to sing about the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” We go through the whole song to the twelfth day of Christmas. But I venture to say that if I were to ask you what is the twelfth day of Christmas, there would be probably half of you that wouldn’t know. Usually, even though we sing about the twelve days of Christmas, we never make it. By that time, our trees are down, the decorations are all packed in their usual places for another year, the children are back in school, and the January White Sales have begun. What is the twelfth day of Christmas? It is January 6th, the Epiphany of our Lord. Epiphany was the first Christmas, the most ancient celebration of Christmas in Christendom, and a lot more valid, incidentally, than December 25th. We put the festival of the birth of Christ on that date so that we could compete with the pagan festival of Saturnalia. Epiphany was the great celebration. That word coming from the two Greek words epi and phaino, means, “to show forth.” The glory of Christ was shown forth, for this is the day that we observe the visit of the Magi or the Wise Men to the child Jesus, and notice that I said “child,” not “infant.” I am sure that you are well aware by this time that contrary to much of our Christmas art and imagery and Christmas cards, and even our creche out in front of the church, that the Magi did not arrive at the same time as the shepherds at the stable in Bethlehem. They arrived between one and two years after the birth of Christ. Mary and Joseph and the young Jesus was not living in a stable at that time. The Gospel clearly states that they were living in a home. And it doesn’t call Jesus an “infant,” it calls him a “young child.” We sing “We three kings of Orient are.” But there are three things wrong with that song. In the first place, they weren’t kings. In the second place, they weren’t from what we consider the Orient. And, in the third place, there weren’t three of them. And yet, we sing that song as one of our Epiphany hymns. Actually, these men came, not from what we call the Orient, but from the area of ancient Babylon, the Tigris-Euphrates valley. They were men who were much more respected than kings, because, in those days in the Middle East, kings were a dime a dozen. These were the representatives of the school of the Magi. They were the astronomers, the astrologers, the scientists, the physicians, the prophets, the religious seers of their day. At the height of their fame and influence, they were honored far above kings, because kings were not particularly notable for being wise men. Kings don’t travel somewhere to worship other kings. They usually are going out to kill them. But here is the Epiphany, the “showing forth” of the glory of Christ. Here is the miracle of joy. Here was a marvelous manifestation in the heavens – a star so new, so brilliant, so unusual that it stirred the school of the Magi into immediate contemplation and study, and finally action. What did the Magi see? What kind of star? Is it still in the heavens? Why did nobody else see it? Remember, they were Zoroastrians. They were astrologers, the chief astrologers of their day. They were the ones who believed – the way some people foolishly believe today – that the movement of stars had something to do with the behavior of people upon earth. And so, through calculations of astronomers and historians, we have determined that Christ was born, not in the year 1, but because of many changes and mistakes in our calendar, He was born in the year 6 or 7 B.C. Now in the 17th Century, the astronomer Kepler found that something did occur in the year 7 B.C. that only occurred once every 805 years in the solar system. And so, obviously, the Magi could have known nothing about that. In 7 B.C., in the winter, there occurred a very close grouping – actually a juxtaposition – of the three planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as they were viewed from the earth. They became, literally, one light in the sky, more brilliant, obviously, than anything else in the sky at that time. That grouping occurred under the sign of the Zodiac, Pisces, in the winter. Some of you have noted that in my regular clerical garb I sometimes wear a medallion with the figure of Pisces on it. That is not because I’m an astrologer or believe in astrology. It is a Christian symbol. It symbolizes the coming of Christ, and it was the first symbol of the early church, not just because I was born in that period of the year. The sign of the fish! This portion of the sky in which this juxtaposition occurred was known as the House of the Hebrews. And so, it was perfectly readable to the Magi as they studied the stars as though planets came together in the grouping that had never before occurred in their experience, and it occurred in the House of the Hebrews. It was obvious that something important was happening to the Jews. And since they knew that the Jews expected the coming of a great king, it was obvious to them that he had apparently come. And so, they eventually started out on their caravan, and it was about sixteen months later, in the spring of 6 B.C., that something happened that only happens once every one hundred twenty-five years in the solar system. The planets of Jupiter and Saturn came together, and to the Wise Men looking at it from Jerusalem, it appeared right over Bethlehem. So it is explained why the Wise Men knew that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The Irony of Epiphany This marvelous manifestation happened, and yet the shepherds of Bethlehem didn’t see it. You know, we send out Christmas cards showing the shepherds out in the fields and the star shining above them. Well, that’s ok, if you want to put the star in, but don’t show the shepherds looking at it, because they didn’t see it. The priests and Levites didn’t see it. The Romans didn’t see it. Herod didn’t see it. And here was the sad beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy: “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” Here is the irony of God’s revelation of Himself to us. The first to fall down and worship Jesus Christ as divine king were not the ones who were supposedly waiting and watching for him, but the despised, the hated, the pagans, the heathen. They fell down and worshiped him. They came, as they told Herod, for the expressed purpose of worshiping him. Everyone else was so preoccupied with the pettiness of life that they didn’t notice the coming of Christ. They were too busy even to notice that the King of kings had come. But that is typical, even in our day. Back in the early 1950s, the world was all involved in what we called the cold war. Oh, we were fighting a nasty little was over in Korea, but that wasn’t really important. What was important was the cold war, in which the world was choosing up sides over the barbed wire of the Berlin wall. Everyone was wondering about the balance of terror between the Communist countries and the so-called Free World. Everyone was concerned about the arms race, the atomic race, the missile race. Everyone wondered when World War III would begin, and how. The old, moldy, empty minds among the military and political leaders on both sides in the cold war thought nothing else except the inevitability of a final, tragic confrontation between these two opposing sides, and so we were feverishly preparing for that. Nothing that a generation of babies was being born throughout the world at that time, and those babies are now young adults or students. Today in every part of the world, those young adults are soundly rejecting the tired, old, stupid cliches of the tired, old, stupid, statesmen and militarists of the world. They no longer accept the inevitability of war. They no longer believe the scare warnings of the militarist. Thousands of them refused to take part in our war in Vietnam. They are well on their way to rejecting forever war as an instrument of international relationships. Yes, in the 1950s everybody was looking at the arms race. No one noticed that God was bringing to life a generation which might take a good look at all of this and get rid of both piles of that bloody junk their fathers had paid for! Twenty years ago, the church was in its heyday. The heyday was popularity, and the church was feverishly building up the establishment. One denomination competed with another for numbers, wealth, power and prestige. The church moved to the suburbs to attract the more affluent. Left behind were the plaguing problems of the inner city – the poverty, the hunger, the unemployment. Left behind was the question of racial equality in the churches. The parishes sought refuge in the lily-white suburbs and neighborhoods where they deal with such problems by ignoring them. They didn’t kow that at the time they were raising their statistics of “success” in their own eyes, they were also raising a generation of young people who would reject this kind of “Establishment” church in all of its glory and strength and wealth. We were raising youth, both white and black and brown and yellow and red, who would ask” “But what is the church doing to carry out the mandates of the Gospel of Jesus Christ about these problems that we face today? How relevant is this organization? Does Christianity mean anything?” They are still asking that. It’s up to Us And so, history repeats itself. We are the people of God. We worship every week in His temple. We read the Scriptures. We know all about the promises about the Second Coming of Christ. And yet, we are so preoccupied with our own little projects that when Christ comes in Spirit in revolutionary power in our culture, we don’t recognize Him. In fact, we even resent and resist the upsetting influence the Gospel has when it interjects itself into our social and national and international lives. It threatens our position as the self-righteous policemen for the rest of the world. Here, then, was the irony of the coming of the Magi. The ones to whom the Messiah was promised were too busy worrying about the preservation of the kingdom to know that the king had come. They saw no star. They experienced no light. But, lo, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and there came pagans, Gentiles, heathen, from the East who said: “We have seen his star and have come to worship.” What about you? Have you seen the star? No, we don’t preach every Sunday that Christ is coming soon, that we know this by private knowledge or study of the Scriptures. That’s nonsense! There’s not a word in Scripture that tells us anything about when Christ is coming, and there will be no one, the Scripture tells us, who knows the day or hour of his coming. No, we don’t know when he is coming, but we know he is coming, not alone to the Jews, or to the Americans, or to the civilized white people of the Western Hemisphere, but as a Messiah, a Savior for the whole world! As it says in blazing words in the Gospel: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.”
“Plank Pose – Step by Step Instructions” is a blog post that talks about Plank pose and what you need to do in order to achieve it. Planks are an essential exercise for those who want to work on their core strength, balance, and stability. The plank position also trains the abdominal muscles as well as your back muscles. Plank is one of the most foundational poses in yoga for lots of good reasons. Each time you visit this grounding pose you’ll build abdominal strength and power in your arms and wrists. You’ll also strengthen the muscles surrounding the spine, which improves posture. The increased strength and stamina you build in Plank will help you with more challenging postures like Boat Pose, Dolphin Pose, and Side Plank Pose. The benefits of this posture aren’t just physical. Plank Pose also builds mental endurance and deep focus. Holding the pose when your arms start to shake is a powerful reminder that you can tackle challenges both on and off the mat. Because Plank Pose is part of the Sun Salutation sequence, it’s easy to cruise through it during a vinyasa without focusing on your alignment. So make sure to dedicate some time in your practice exploring Plank on its own. It can take some time to build up enough strength to hold Plank Pose for more than a breath or two. If you’re still building up the core and arm strength, drop to your knees. If the full expression of Plank Pose puts too much pressure on your wrists, the forearm version of the pose can reduce the strain. Plank Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Plank is a basic yoga position that offers an excellent full-body stretch. Beginners should be aware of their breathing while easing into Plank Pose. For those who prefer video, see our Plank Pose video here. Start in Downward Facing Dog. Then inhale and draw your torso forward until the arms are perpendicular to the floor and the shoulders directly over the wrists, torso parallel to the floor. Press your outer arms inward and firm the bases of your index fingers into the floor. Firm your shoulder blades against your back then spread them away from the spine. Also, spread your collarbones away from the sternum. Press your front thighs up toward the ceiling, but resist your tailbone toward the floor as you lengthen it toward the heels. Lift the base of the skull away from the back of the neck and look straight down at the floor, keeping the throat and eyes soft. Plank Pose is one of the positions in the traditional Sun Salutation sequence. You can also perform this pose by itself and stay anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. Plank Pose Information 1 – Beginner Contraindications and Cautions Carpal tunnel syndrome Plank Pose Modifications and Props Do Downward Facing Dog with your index fingers and thumbs pressed against a wall. Inhale the torso forward, as above, and press the crown of your head against the wall. Use the pressure of the head on the wall to learn about the release of the shoulder blades down the back. Deepen the Pose Open the space between the shoulder blades. As you press the outer arms inward, push the inner borders of the shoulder blades into this resistance. Make sure you don’t narrow across the collar bones to do this. This is a useful action to learn for poses like Bakasana and Sirsasana. - Downward Facing Dog - Four-Limbed Staff Pose - Downward Facing Dog - Bakasana (Crane Pose) - Four-Limbed Staff Pose To help strengthen the arms in this pose, loop and secure a strap around your upper arms, just above the elbows. Push the inner arms out against this strap. Release the outer arms from the shoulders to the floor, and lift the inner arms from the bases of the index fingers to the shoulders. Plank Pose Benefits - Strengthens the arms, wrists, and spine - Tones the abdomen A partner can help you learn about the lift of the top thighs in this pose. While in the position, have your partner loop a strap around the topmost thighs, just where they join the pelvis, and lift up. Press your tailbone down, against this lift, and lengthen along your back thighs through your heels. Just as Downward Facing Dog has a one-leg-lifted variation, so does Plank Pose. After coming into the position, inhale and lift one leg parallel to the floor. Press strongly through the raised heel and lengthen through the crown of your head, keeping the tailbone pressed towards the pubis. Hold for 10 to 30 seconds, exhale the foot to the floor, then repeat with the left leg for the same length of time. Plank Pose offers an excellent full-body stretch and is a basic yoga position that beginners should be aware of their breathing while easing into. Plank pose can also be performed by itself and hold anywhere from 30 seconds to one minute. Plank pose benefits include strengthening the arms, wrists, and spine as well as toning the abdomen. A partner can help you learn about lifting your top thighs in Plank Pose which will allow for deeper hip flexion through your back thighs leading towards stronger external rotation too! Plank Pose has variations such as holding it with just one leg lifted parallel to the floor or performing this balancing variation on each side consecutively without losing form for maximum strength-building potentials.
Environmentally-friendly Management of Organic Fertilizers in Agriculture Priority: P2 Sustainable use of common resources Specific objective: Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflow into the Baltic Sea The project GreenAgri aims at reducing nutrient losses from agriculture in Baltic States by introducing and testing environmentally-friendly management of organic fertilizers. As agriculture is one of the sources of nutrients eventually entering from surface waters to Baltic Sea the project’s idea is to amend the situation. The project is a joint effort of farmers from Estonia and Latvia contributing to the improvement of eutrophication status of the Baltic Sea. During the project period 20 farmers from Estonian and Latvian pilot areas implement innovative technologies and methods in real life using their own financial resources. Experts and researchers gather and analyse nutrient runoff data and provide the farmers with information about the efficiency of different solutions demonstrating real results in reducing nutrient losses from farms. It’s the first time, when testing of different technologies in manor management will be arranged in wider area using financial resources and intellectual capital of Estonian/Latvian farmers, farmers organizations and research institutions. Project main result is reduced nutrient inflows from 20 pilot farms from Estonia and Latvia to surface water entering the Baltic Sea. The sustainability is ensured through dissemination of new knowledge to approximately 300 farmers. The advisors, who receive knowledge and experience during the project implementation, are able to support farmers from both sides of the border. Additionally, the project results support achieving the HELCOM targets for reduction of phosphorus and nitrogen input in Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Riga, aiming at reaching good ecological and environmental status by 2021. - The Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce - NGO “Farmers Parliament” Total budget: EUR 859 491.51 ERDF co-financing: EUR 730 567,78 Partners contribution’: EUR 128,923.73 - Silja Lehtpuu – Project Coordinator: [email protected] - Roomet Sõrmus – Chairman of Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce: [email protected] - Maira Dzelzkalēja-Burmistre, Deputy Chair of the Farmers’ Parliament: [email protected] - Zanda Melnalksne – Project Manager of the Farmers’ Parliament: [email protected] - Malle Lind, Communications Manager of the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce: [email protected] - Līva Norkārkle, PR off Union “Farmers’ Parliament”: [email protected] Elīna Dūdiņa, Junior Project Manager of the Union “Farmers’ Parliament”: [email protected] Project GreenAgri homepage: www.epkk.ee/en/green-agri/ 21.09.2016. Rural day “Environmental requirements for organic fertilizer management” VIDEO Union “Farmers’ Parliament” introduces organic fertilizer spreading technologies Report Project number: CB272 GreenAgri Project period: 09.2015.-08.2019. The project GreenAgri is co-financed by the Central Baltic Programme 2014-2020.
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A life. What color is it? The word life initially carries the vibrations of a golden color - this is the embodiment of wisdom that is born from: - kindness of pink - passion of red - calmness and inner silence of blue - originality, optimism of yellow But in front of you you see a stream of green color that was born from the combination of the calmness of blue and the optimism of yellow, which tells us about harmony and balance, showing that life is an all-encompassing integrity.
BREAST CANCER ACTION MANITOBA Breast Cancer Action Manitoba (BCAM) is a grass roots organization which was started in the early 1990s by a small group of women living with breast cancer who met informally in a private living room to support each other and to share coping skills. After they attended the National Forum on Breast Cancer in 1993, they decided to form Breast Cancer Action Winnipeg to assist women who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. By 1997 there were support groups throughout Manitoba and the name was changed to Breast Cancer Action Manitoba. The volunteer members of the BCAM Board are women living with breast cancer. In 1998 BCAM became a registered charitable organization (#87036 3462 RR0001). The original goal of BCAM was to provide support and education to women living with breast cancer. - Monthly meetings were held to provide coping information and ongoing emotional support. - Potluck suppers were held twice a year. - Our telephone calling tree was used several times a year to inform members of upcoming events and to encourage members who could not attend meetings. - Many of our members were involved in the CCMB-BCCH Peer Support Program and/or the Cancer Connection Program of the Canadian Cancer Society Manitoba Division. - Frequently we invited guest speakers to our monthly meetings to inform us about various topics on interest to people living with breast cancer. - For twelve years “News and Views”, the BCAM quarterly newsletter, was distributed province wide to breast cancer support groups, dragon boat teams, hospitals and clinics, women’s centres and BCAM members. - Together Conferences provided information and emotional support to those living with breast cancer in Manitoba. We set up displays to educate the public at the CIBC Run for the Cure, the Misericordia Health Centre and the Health Science Centre. BCAM was represented on following committees: - The Winnipeg Breast Cancer Information and Support Network - The Manitoba Breast Cancer Information and Support Network - The Run for the Cure Planning Committee - The Canadian Breast Cancer Network Board of Directors. - The Breast Cancer Centre of Hope’s Younger and Wiser Sessions for young women living with breast cancer - The Manitoba Advocates for Breast Cancer Funding (now Helping Hands). - The Board of the World Conference on Breast Cancer Foundation for two World Conferences - The International Support Links Project formed at the WCBC in Victoria in 2002 - The CCMB Breast Cancer of Hope Younger and Wiser Planning Committee - Assisted The Canadian Cancer Society Manitoba Division with two New Connections Conferences - At the national level BCAM was involved with the formation of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control which evolved from 1999 to 2002 and its success at obtaining funding by the federal government to implement the strategy. - Working with several volunteer cancer groups, BCAM participated in the drafting of the Breast Cancer Patient Charter which specified the standard of care expected and outlined the rights of people living with breast cancer. This document was launched at the Reasons for Hope Conference in 2006. It was ultimately used by the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control to develop the Canadian Cancer Patient Charter. We were involved in the drafting of the Victoria Declaration which advocated for the implementation of the precautionary principle to ensure a safe and healthy environment for the peoples of the world. - BCAM made a presentation to the Manitoba Government on behalf of the Manitoba Advocates for Breast Cancer Funding (now Helping Hands) regarding the financial difficulties incurred by people living with breast cancer. The cost of prostheses and surgical bras are now covered in Manitoba. BCAM continues to have representation on the following committees: - The Canadian Cancer Action Network Manitoba - The Breast Cancer Centre of Hope Peer Support Program - Canadian Cancer Society Manitoba Division Volunteer Program BCAM is currently a member of: - Canadian Breast Cancer Network - Canadian Cancer Action Network - Manitoba Breast and Women’s Cancer Network At a strategic planning meeting in 2011, the Board Members of BCAM decided to change our focus to include not only people living with breast cancer but also those at risk. We agreed on a new vision and mission statement which reflected the big picture of the current support and information available to those diagnosed with breast cancer in Manitoba. Our commitment to promote awareness of the causes of cancer and educating people to make informed choices about the products they consume and use daily is based on our belief that although the number of breast cancer survivors is increasing, the number of people being diagnosed with breast cancer is NOT decreasing. To achieve goals of our Mission Statement we have formed a Primary Cancer Prevention Committee composed of members of Breast Cancer Action Manitoba and non-members who have an interest in reducing the incidence of cancer. A website committee was formed to develop a website to make people aware of the causes of cancer and to provide information on ways that they can reduce their risk of a cancer diagnosis or a recurrence by making informed choices.
O MOTHER CERES set her torch in a corner (where it kept burning all the while), and took up her abode in the palace of King Celeus, as nurse to the little Prince Demophon. She treated him as if he were her own child, and allowed neither the king nor the queen to say whether he should be bathed in warm or cold water, or what he should eat, or how often he should take the air, or when he should be put to bed. You would hardly believe me, if I were to tell how quickly the baby prince got rid of his ailments, and grew fat, and rosy, and strong, and how he had two rows of ivory teeth in less time than any other little fellow, before or since. Instead of the palest, and wretchedest, and puniest imp in the world (as his own mother confessed him to be when Ceres first took him in charge), he was now a strapping baby, crowing, laughing, kicking up his heels, and rolling from one end of the room to the other. All the good women of the neighbourhood crowded to the palace, and held up their hands, in unutterable amazement, at the beauty and wholesomeness of this darling little prince. Their wonder was the greater, because he was never seen to taste any food; not even so much as a cup of milk. "Pray, nurse," the queen kept saying, "how is it that you make the child thrive so?" "I was a mother once," Ceres always replied; "and having nursed my own child, I know what other children need." But Queen Metanira, as was very natural, had a great curiosity to know precisely what the nurse did to her child. One night, therefore, she hid herself in the chamber where Ceres and the little prince were accustomed to sleep. There was a fire in the chimney, and it had now crumbled into great coals and embers, which lay glowing on the hearth, with a blaze flickering up now and then, and flinging a warm and ruddy light upon the walls. Ceres sat before the hearth with the child in her lap, and the fire-light making her shadow dance upon the ceiling overhead. She undressed the little prince, and bathed him all over with some fragrant liquid out of a vase. The next thing she did was to rake back the red embers, and make a hollow place among them, just where the backlog had been. At last, while the baby was crowing, and clapping its fat little hands, and laughing in the nurse's face (just as you may have seen your little brother or sister do before going into its warm bath), Ceres suddenly laid him, all naked as he was, in the hollow among the red-hot embers. She then raked the ashes over him, and turned quietly away. You may imagine, if you can, how Queen Metanira shrieked, thinking nothing less than that her dear child would be burned to a cinder. She burst forth from her hiding place, and running to the hearth, raked open the fire, and snatched up poor little Prince Demophon out of his bed of live coals, one of which he was griping in each of his fists. He immediately set up a grievous cry, as babies are apt to do when rudely startled out of a sound sleep. To the queen's astonishment and joy, she could perceive no token of the child's being injured by the hot fire in which he had lain. She now turned to Mother Ceres, and asked her to explain the mystery. "Foolish woman," answered Ceres, "did you not promise to intrust this poor infant entirely to me? You little know the mischief you have done him. Had you left him to my care, he would have grown up like a child of celestial birth, endowed with superhuman strength and intelligence, and would have lived forever. Do you imagine that earthly children are to become immortal without being tempered to it in the fiercest heat of the fire? But you have ruined your own son. For though he will be a strong man and a hero in his day, yet, on account of your folly, he will grow old, and finally die, like the sons of other women. The weak tenderness of his mother has cost the poor boy an immortality. Farewell." Saying these words, she kissed the little Prince Demophon, and sighed to think what he had lost, and took her departure without heeding Queen Metanira, who entreated her to remain, and cover up the child among the hot embers as often as she pleased. Poor baby! He never slept so warmly again. While she dwelt in the king's palace, Mother Ceres had been so continually occupied with taking care of the young prince that her heart was a little lightened of its grief for Proserpina. But now, having nothing else to busy herself about, she became just as wretched as before. At length, in her despair, she came to the dreadful resolution that not a stalk of grain, nor a blade of grass, not a potato, nor a turnip, nor any other vegetable that was good for man or beast to eat, should be suffered to grow until her daughter were restored. She even forbade the flowers to bloom, lest somebody's heart should be cheered by their beauty. Now, as not so much as a head of asparagus ever presumed to poke itself out of the ground without the especial permission of Ceres, you may conceive what a terrible calamity had here fallen upon the earth. The husbandmen ploughed and planted as usual; but there lay the rich black furrows, all as barren as a desert of sand. The pastures looked as brown in the sweet month of June as ever they did in chill November. The rich man's broad acres and the cottager's small garden patch were equally blighted. Every little girl's flower bed showed nothing but dry stalks. The old people shook their white heads, and said that the earth had grown aged like themselves, and was no longer capable of wearing the warm smile of summer on its face. It was really piteous to see the poor, starving cattle and sheep, how they followed behind Ceres, lowing and bleating, as if their instinct taught them to expect help from her; and everybody that was acquainted with her power besought her to have mercy on the human race, and, at all events, to let the grass grow. But Mother Ceres, though naturally of an affectionate disposition, was now inexorable. "Never," said she. "If the earth is ever again to see any verdure, it must first grow along the path which my daughter will tread in coming back to me." Finally, as there seemed to be no other remedy, our old friend Quicksilver was sent post haste to King Pluto, in hopes that he might be persuaded to undo the mischief he had done, and to set everything right again by giving up Proserpina. Quicksilver accordingly made the best of his way to the great gate, took a flying leap right over the three-headed mastiff, and stood at the door of the palace in an inconceivably short time. The servants knew him both by his face and garb; for his short cloak, and his winged cap and shoes, and his snaky staff had often been seen thereabouts in times gone by. He requested to be shown immediately into the king's presence; and Pluto, who heard his voice from the top of the stairs, and who loved to recreate himself with Quicksilver's merry talk, called out to him to come up. And while they settle their business together, we must inquire what Proserpina has been doing ever since we saw her last. The child had declared, as you may remember, that she would not taste a mouthful of food as long as she should be compelled to remain in King Pluto's palace. How she contrived to maintain her resolution, and at the same time to keep herself tolerably plump and rosy is more than I can explain; but some young ladies, I am given to understand, possess the faculty of living on air, and Proserpina seems to have possessed it too. At any rate, it was now six months since she left the outside of the earth; and not a morsel, so far as the attendants were able to testify, had yet passed between her teeth. This was the more creditable to Proserpina, inasmuch as King Pluto had caused her to be tempted day after day with all manner of sweetmeats, and richly preserved fruits, and delicacies of every sort, such as young people are generally most fond of. But her good mother had often told her of the hurtfulness of these things; and for that reason alone, if there had been no other, she would have resolutely refused to taste them. All this time, being of a cheerful and active disposition, the little damsel was not quite so unhappy as you may have supposed. The immense palace had a thousand rooms, and was full of beautiful and wonderful objects. There was a never-ceasing gloom, it is true, which half hid itself among the innumerable pillars, gliding before the child as she wandered among them, and treading stealthily behind her in the echo of her footsteps. Neither was all the dazzle of the precious stones, which flamed with their own light, worth one gleam of natural sunshine; nor could the most brilliant of the many-coloured gems, which Proserpina had for playthings, vie with the simple beauty of the flowers she used to gather. But still, wherever the girl went, among those gilded halls and chambers, it seemed as if she carried nature and sunshine along with her, and as if she scattered dewy blossoms on her right hand and on her left. After Proserpina came, the palace was no longer the same abode of stately artifice and dismal magnificence that it had before been. The inhabitants all felt this, and King Pluto more than any of them. "My own little Proserpina," he used to say, "I wish you could like me a little better. We gloomy and cloudy-natured persons have often as warm hearts at bottom as those of a more cheerful character. If you would only stay with me of your own accord, it would make me happier than the possession of a hundred such palaces as this." "Ah," said Proserpina, "you should have tried to make me like you before carrying me off. And the best thing you can do now is to let me go again. Then I might remember you sometimes, and think that you were as kind as you knew how to be. Perhaps, too, one day or other, I might come back, and pay you a visit." "No, no," answered Pluto, with his gloomy smile, "I will not trust you for that. You are too fond of living in the broad daylight, and gathering flowers. What an idle and childish taste that is! Are not these gems, which I have ordered to be dug for you, and which are richer than any in my crown--are they not prettier than a violet?" "Not half so pretty," said Proserpina, snatching the gems from Pluto's hand, and flinging them to the other end of the hall. "Oh, my sweet violets, shall I never see you again?" And then she burst into tears. But young people's tears have very little saltness or acidity in them, and do not inflame the eyes so much as those of grown persons; so that it is not to be wondered at if, a few moments afterward, Proserpina was sporting through the hall almost as merrily as she and the four sea nymphs had sported along the edge of the surf wave. King Pluto gazed after her, and wished that he, too, was a child. And little Proserpina, when she turned about and beheld this great king standing in his splendid hall, and looking so grand, and so melancholy, and so lonesome, was smitten with a kind of pity. She ran back to him, and, for the first time in all her life, put her small soft hand in his. "I love you a little," whispered she, looking up in his face. "Do you, indeed, my dear child?" cried Pluto, bending his dark face down to kiss her; but Proserpina shrank away from the kiss, for though his features were noble, they were very dusky and grim. "Well, I have not deserved it of you, after keeping you a prisoner for so many months, and starving you, besides. Are you not terribly hungry? Is there nothing which I can get you to eat?"
A few months ago, a colleague and I had a hot discussion on good styles of sorting methods in source code, and (of course) we also discussed the advantages of the newspaper-style as proposed by Robert C. Martin: Have you ever chased your tail through a class, hopping from one function to the next, scrolling up and down the source file, trying to divine how the functions relate and operate, only to get lost in a rat’s nest of confusion? Have you ever hunted up the chain of inheritance for the definition of a variable or function? This is frustrating because you are trying to understand what the system does, but you are spending your time and mental energy on trying to locate and remember where the pieces are. Concepts that are closely related should be kept vertically close to each other. We want to avoid forcing our readers to hop around through our source files and classes. Robert C. Martin "Clean Code" pp. 80 Unfortunately, Eclipse doesn't support sorting members in "clean-code style". Thus, we decided to give away this idea to a pair of students as an Eclipse hand's-on training. This post is a follow-up of my post in May. To get you started, here is a quick refresh of the problem: Typically, there are two types of code ordering. Alphabetically (+ modifiers) or completely hand-crafted (which in many cases means "without any particular order"). But is it that complicated to let the IDE sort a class' members for you? Reducing the need to hop from top to the bottom of the file and thus minimizing scrolling and confusion? The slide below gives you an example of how a well-sorted piece of code might look like. As you see the number of hops required to read the whole code is minimal since there is a clear ordering between the code: How complicated can it be? It's amazingly complex :) We had to learn that an optimal solution would be APX-hard to find (did you no that complexity class before? I didn't.) Anyways, we had quite tough discussions with our students and sometimes even bar room fights what might be the best solution. To make that part of the story short, Mateusz and Fabian came up with two solutions. One solution is already available for testing. If you like the newspaper-style as described by Robert C. Martin, you should give it a try! Please check this wiki page for further information about the plug-in and installation instructions (it's not an official part of Code Recommenders yet). To track the progress of this feature, add yourself to this bugzilla report. Stay in touch with Code Recommenders via Twitter.
One approach to reducing friction loss, as well as vibrations, is to focus on an adjustment we normally call “Pinion Angle.” We tend to think of this difference in the angles between the driveshaft centerline (CL) and the pinion gear CL. A more correct term for this angle is to call it the “Working Angle” of the rear U-joint. However, to look at this relationship as being only between the pinion and the driveshaft would be a mistake. We also need to consider the working angle at the opposite end of the driveshaft, where it meets the transmission output shaft. In doing so, we will be considering the entire drivetrain angle. Yet before we leave the topic of what we call this adjustment, let’s understand that to many drag racers, particularly those with leaf spring rear suspensions, the words “pinion angle adjustment” often relates to a tuning aspect of their suspension setup. For these guys, pinion angle is used to adjust how hard they hit the tire on a launch. This is a somewhat controversial topic. For some, the reason for paying attention to pinion angle is so that we will reduce bind in the U-joints in the driveshaft. If we follow this logic to its final conclusion, then the reason racers see a difference in ET, reaction time, or 60-foot time with different pinion angles is that incorrect pinion angle is a form of bind and having this bind is a way to remove violence from the hook. Remove the bind, or in other words have the correct pinion angle, and you’ll hit the tire harder because the suspension will move that much more freely. Such racers often monitor U-joint temperatures with the same heat gun they use to measure track temperatures. The other side of the conversation is based on the notion of harnessing the torque of the pinion gear as it climbs up the ring gear. Drag racers use this rotational force to a better effect than any other type of motorsports. In a leaf spring application, the forward half of the leaf spring is the front/rear locating device for the suspension system. Keeping in mind that this front locator is a spring; it flexes and in doing so, can permit more vertical pinion motion, which lifts the front eyelet of the leaf spring upwards. In doing this, the differential housing is forced downward. Careful racers modulate this downward thrust with some excessive amount of pinion angle that they adjust into the car by adding, or removing, wedged-shaped shims between the leaf spring and the housing tubes of the differential. They are careful because to do this they must tickle the limits of the range of motion of the U-joints. If they exceed these limits too many times, noisy, spinning, middle-of-the-car badness follows. How much torque do we produce at the ring and pinion? ( Drive Wheel Torque ) DWT= Engine Torque X First Gear Ratio X Rear Gear Ratio X .85 We’ll consider a racecar that produces 515 foot-pounds of torque during the usual launch rpm. This is a manual-transmission car with a low gear ratio of 2.95 and a rear-gear ratio of 5.38. Reduce friction and you also reduce bind. We see this attitude in play when we look closely at the engine position in a tubeframe racecar. Normally, to reduce frictional losses, the tubeframe chassis builder, who does not have a stock transmission tunnel to work around, can aim the crankshaft directly at the pinion CL. The crankshaft, input and output-shaft on the transmission and driveshaft are all on the same angle. In this case, the front and rear working angles are the same and we have the least amount of resistance at the U-joints. For this conversation, we’ll take an average of these 10- to 20-percent estimates and say our car loses 15-percent of its torque from friction. That .85 factor at the end of the above formula is one way of reducing the total by 15-percent. DWT=515 ft/lbs X 2.95 X 5.38 X .85 = 6947.53 ft/lbs Now we know that when the pinion gear tries to rotate upward in this car, it is doing so with a force of nearly 7,000 pounds! (And we wonder why stuff back there flexes.) Scratch one up for the leaf spring guys because they can say this is the DWT force they use to wrap their springs up with and load against the chassis then beat the daylights out of their rear tires. But ladder bar racers and four-link guys can’t forget that they too, use this DWT. Ladder bar racers use it to raise the front rod end against the chassis. In four-link cars, the top bars pull and the lower bars push from this DWT. Pinion Angle? If all we are going to do is think only about pinion angle, many racers measure this angle incorrectly. They think pinion angle is the angle of the pinion in comparison to the level ground. They place an angle finder on the yoke of the pinion and what ever that number is; they call it the pinion angle. For cars with the stock floor still in the car, zero pinion angle is the same as the crankshaft angle. “In a textbook approach, what people call the pinion angle is the working angle of the U-joint at the rear of the driveshaft. There is another working angle at the front of the driveshaft. That’s the one people don’t think about. They don’t realize there is a front working angle and a rear working angle and the relationship is about both working angles. We want them to be the same within a half-degree tolerance. Also, we want no more than three degrees of working angle for the U-joints on either end of the drive shaft. If we are going to consider both front and rear working angles, then we can split the combinations of angles into two types of cars. The first is the tubeframe car, which has the benefit of, the crank aims right at the pinion, working angles are the same, and friction is reduced. So in this case, we compare the angle of the pinion to the angle of the driveshaft, which is concentric with the transmission shafts and crankshaft. Here’s a maintenance tip for those racers who have a tubeframe car with the crank aimed at the pinion. One of the benefits to having a very small difference in working angles is that the bearing cups in the U-joint are rotated slightly with each revolution of the driveshaft. This causes the needle bearings within the cups to roll so that a different needle bearing will receive the full impact of the torque with each turn of the driveshaft. As the working angles become closer, this rotation of the bearing cups lessens and individual needle bearings get clobbered with the force of moving the car. The tip is to periodically remove the driveshaft and manually rotate the bearing cups in the U-joints. “That’s a good idea,” Rahek said. “Grease gets backed against the needle bearings and holds them in place while they get hammered by the torque. They will form splines into the surface of the trunnions to the point of U-joint failure.” The second type of car is one that has the stock floor in The transmission tunnel of the stock floor creates some limitations on the engine placement along with ring-and-pinion location. The crank CL can not be aimed at the pinion CL so the two shafts that will be connected by the driveshaft will be at different heights to each other. That’s when guys get into trouble, The OEM guys have the working angles down pat for the engine/chassis combinations they sell to the general public. When a racer places a different engine in a car, he loses all that engineering that went into driveline placement. This means that racers, who upgrade to a bigger engine, need to pay close attention to the angle of that bigger motor, which probably does not have the same crank CL height location as the original, meaning the transmission will need to be relocated also; and that changes the front working angle, which no longer matches the rear working angle. Now we’ll return to the issue of using the rear working angle as a means of planting the tires harder. Keep in mind the environment that the driveshaft is in and the job it has to do. It must smoothly transmit massive amounts of torque between two shafts that may, or may not be aligned, remembering also that the angular relationship between the two shafts constantly changes. Launching 3500-pounds of anything is going to resist a lot of force that is trying to move it (the name of the game.) This means that the driveshaft, like most driveline components, is subjected to two loads. These are the huge amount of torque from the engine/transmission and the enormous inertia that is inherent in a 3500-pound car. To be able to transfer lots of torque, move a porky automobile and not bust into a bunch of needle bearings is a very good quality to have in a driveshaft. Everyone who has considered the rear working angle, no matter what they call it, realizes that the angle of the pinion changes as the differential goes through its vertical travel and that it rotates up when torque arrives. The amount of upward rotation is limited by the suspension linkages. These include the leaf spring, which has a lot of pinion rotation, the commercially available ladder bar, which has less pinion rotation than the leaf spring, but more than an equal-length four-link system. When we compare the equal-length four-link system to the triangulated four-link on a Fox-bodied Mustang, where the upper bars are shorter than the lower bars, we see that the equal-length four-link has less pinion rotation. So when we can ask ourselves what angle should our pinion shaft be, we should also identify what we compare that angle to. If we want the rear working angle to be within a half degree of the front working angle for the least amount of vibration and friction loss, then we’d like to have the pinion at nearly the same angle as the crankshaft, and consequently the transmission output shaft. This means that we can register the angle of the pinion against the angle of the crankshaft and call that “Zero Pinion Angle.” For tubeframe cars, pinion angle is the difference between the angle of the driveshaft versus the angle of the pinion shaft. Knowing how much our suspension linkage changes the angle of the pinion, we can lower the angle of the pinion at the yoke end by the same amount that the suspension permits the pinion to raise under acceleration. * For leaf spring cars, the pinion CL is set between 5-7 degrees down in comparison to the crankshaft angle (keep your temperature gun handy.) * Ladder bar cars normally run three degrees down in relation to the crank. * ( Modern )Equal-length four-link bars run one-to-two degrees down in comparison to the crank angle. * Unequal-length four-link cars will see as much as four-to-five degrees in relation to the crank (find a buddy with a leaf spring suspension and a temperature gun.) How to measure Drivetrain Angles To reduce frictional loses and vibration, we need to compare the working angle of the front U-joints versus the working angle for the rear U-joints. We want the two working angles to be within a half-degree of each other and as slight an angle as possible, less than three degrees is normally recommended in drag racing. The exception is in cars with leaf springs where the spring wrap exceeds three degrees and cars with triangulated four-links where the upper bars are shorter than the lower bars. There are three angles that we are concerned with in our driveline. These are: • The driveshaft angle, which is exactly what it sounds like and is the easiest to measure. This is the angle of the driveshaft, which normally spans downward from the tail of the transmission to the pinion in the differential. • The front working angle is a comparison between the angle of the output shaft and the angle of the driveshaft. For this, we’ll need to measure the angle of the yoke at the rear of the transmission, and then compare that to the driveshaft angle. • The rear working angle is a comparison between the angle of the pinion gear and the angle of the driveshaft. For this, we’ll need to measure the angle of the yoke at the front of the pinion, and then compare that to the driveshaft angle. For example, let’s consider a car with the transmission angle at 3.5 degrees, driveshaft angle at 4.5 and actual pinion angle at 3 degrees, as shown below. The front working angle is 1.0 degrees, while the rear working angle is 1.5 degrees. This alignment will probably work, but is at the edge of tolerance, which is a half-degree difference between the two working angles. Both working angles are also less than three degrees, which is considered the limit of the range of motion available from the U-joints.
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Sanicle.us, in collaboration with CF Industries, proudly hosted the groundbreaking ‘Period Party,’ a prelude to Menstrual Hygiene Day, which raises awareness about the importance of good menstrual hygiene management. Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed annually on May 28, aligns with the average length of a menstrual cycle of 28 days, with an average menstruation duration of five days per month. This year’s theme, “Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030,” as stated by Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, emphasizes the need to destigmatize menstruation globally. The first day of the black Menstrual Health summit on May 26, conducted virtually, focused on highlighting the disparities faced by black women regarding menstrual health and involving men in the conversation. Diverse speakers from various organizations, backgrounds, and ethnicities came together to share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives on menstrual health, particularly within the black community. “We are excited about hosting this edition as we have witnessed the potential of a cohesive community for Black Menstrual Health,” expressed Dr. Ray Owen of The Met Church. “We have found this summit to be an effective tool in keeping the community engaged, and we are glad to have collaborated with Sanicle during Martin Luther King Day and World Menstrual Hygiene Day.” The summit featured esteemed speakers including Tosin Oni and Zaakirah Muhammad of Sanicle, Priscilla Siwela of Manevia, Hawa Diallo of the United Nations, Ogene Jude Ogbodo of Town Crier Initiative, Stephen Yinka Oguntoyinbo of Alarinka Communications, and Kolawole Elisah Akinmuyiwa of Roses Natural. 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Representative Amanda Swope shed light on the challenges faced by black and Native women, addressing the need for policy changes to enhance access to period products. Notably, she emphasized the critical moment when she assumed office and discovered that correctional facilities were denying female incarcerated inmates access to necessary period products. The representative expressed her enthusiasm for Senator Jessica Garvin’s bill, which aims to combat period poverty—an often overlooked issue affecting many women in Oklahoma. The proposed legislation allocates $1 million from sales tax revenue to establish a program starting in the 2024 fiscal year. Local health departments can apply for funds from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), with grants awarded based on the specific needs of the served population. In addition, the bill introduces a refundable sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, including tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar items related to feminine hygiene during the menstrual cycle. Women would be eligible for a refund of the sales tax paid on these products by providing their receipts to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for qualifying purchases made in the previous year. Representative Swope found personal resonance with the mission of the summit, particularly in promoting father involvement. Having grown up with a single father due to her parents’ divorce, she recognized the importance of advocating for justice system reform. Furthermore, on behalf of The Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus, she presented the Citation of the Black Menstrual Hygiene Day, highlighting the significance of the occasion. The women’s panel, moderated by Caragan Tillman of Tulsa Innovation Labs, featured Aiko Pickering of Monthly, Chrystvan D. Cross of PERIOD. Oklahoma City, Rose Hurd of With Love Births, and Dominique Clarke of Tulsa Remote. These multigenerational women discussed their personal experiences with menstruation, the affordability of period products, and strategies to combat the stigma surrounding menstrual health. They emphasized the importance of including both boys and girls in discussions about periods. Chaste Inegbedion, also known as Mr. Padman, took the stage to highlight his career journey and the creation of Sanicle in the menstrual health industry. As the Chief Product Officer at Sanicle, Chaste emphasized the significance of involving men in menstrual health conversations and introduced the “Period Passport,” a self-help guide to educate fathers and daughters about menstruation. The diverse industry-focused men’s panel, moderated by Dr. Ben Barenberg, MD, FPMRS of Optimal Health, discussed menstruation and menstrual health. Panelists included Joshua Bowers of Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, Juhon Irons of KIPP Schools, Darrel Frater of Visible Hands, Kyle Smith of Builders and Backers, Marquess Dennis of Tulsa Dream Center, and Claudio Nascimento of CF Industries. They explored how organizations can better support female employees during their menstrual cycles and encouraged more men to engage in menstrual health outreach. “Claudio Nascimento of CF Industries expresses our pride in partnering with Sanicle to address the critical issue of period poverty. Through our Our Communities program, which is aligned with our Vision 2030 goal to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community, we aim to create a positive impact that resonates with Sanicle’s mission.” stated Mr. Nascimento. He further added, “CF Industries firmly believes in supporting the communities where we live and work, and we demonstrate this commitment through financial donations, personal time, and a localized giving strategy that aligns with our business objectives. The topic of period poverty resonates deeply with our team, as I, as a first-generation graduate from a humble background in Rio, have personally experienced the transformative power of support. I am grateful for the unwavering support of my mother, my high school sweetheart, and most notably, my sister, who selflessly donated her kidney to save my life. These experiences have fueled my passion for breaking taboos and fostering open discussions about these challenges. I wholeheartedly encourage men to be exemplars of change and contribute to meaningful progress in this area.” Justin Harlan, Managing Director at Tulsa Remote, extends warm congratulations to Chaste, a valued member of Tulsa Remote, and co-founder Roxanne for their exceptional contributions to the Tulsa community since their relocation. Their dedication and efforts in hosting the first-ever Black Menstrual Health Summit in Tulsa have been instrumental in promoting awareness and addressing important issues surrounding menstrual health. Dr. Harlan commends their commitment to fostering positive change and their valuable impact on the community. Their contributions are truly commendable and have made a lasting difference in Tulsa. The summit fostered a remarkable environment for learning and networking, expanding the community of like-minded individuals committed to addressing the challenges faced by Black women. By promoting open conversations about menstrual health, Sanicle aims to eliminate fear, ridicule, and stigma surrounding the topic. “A specially-curated period menu with delectable food and drinks with an emphasis on nutritional benefits from Onifade Cookies, the vendors, and potential partners we are committed to working with going forward, like accessing Impact Investment from Visible Hands, all showing off the Menstruation Bracelet as a symbol of the menstrual cycle to help #EndPeriodStigma and celebrate women’s equality,” stated Roxanne Stewart. Sanicle had the privilege of being featured on IG Live with two influential hosts. Pimkiepriscilla, with over 199k followers, and Cutekimani, with over 66k followers, invited Sanicle as a special guest to discuss the significance of Black Menstrual Hygiene Day. It was an engaging conversation that shed light on important menstrual health issues and fostered awareness among a wide audience.
Most finance professionals view the “13-week cash forecast” as a burden – another task to satisfy an overbearing banker. The fact that the forecast is less interesting than an analysis of an acquisition or investment doesn’t help. People often prioritize these forecasts only in desperate situations when it’s too late to correct the problem. What are Weekly Cash Flow Predictions? Weekly Cash Forecasts can be used to estimate a company’s cash flow over the medium term by estimating timing and amounts. Weekly intervals force companies to examine their business in greater detail. Cash inflows can be high one week if receivables have been collected well, and outflows huge the following week if rent or payroll is due. Cash flow reports broken down weekly can capture granular information that is otherwise missed when using quarterly or annual intervals. Why not make a daily forecast? It can be overkill, as it has seven times more variables than a weekly forecast. And it may not increase the accuracy of a prediction. The weekly interval is a good compromise between granularity and detail. The industry standard for a forecasting period is 13 weeks. This is the number of weeks that make up a quarter. Ideally, a business should be able to predict how costs and revenues will change in the next 13 weeks. It will be hard to react effectively to issues of liquidity if you project only four to eight weeks out. It is important to project out far enough to allow your team to respond but not too far so that there will be no certainty. Arguments against weekly forecasts are short-sighted. Some of you have probably used one or more reasons for not doing the forecast. It’s great that you did, but they were all in distress situations. Weekly cash reports are a waste because my business is in good health. I have a small (or no) team and don’t have the time to prepare weekly cash flow reports. “My business is doing well and I see no reason to think otherwise.” Cash forecasting does not apply to my business because it is different from the companies you describe. “My shareholders/lenders/parent company believes in us and has deep pockets. They will cover any shortfall in cash if there is a problem. All of these examples are relatable but short-sighted. No matter how successful a company is, it will face tough times. We must not forget the Great Recession when blue-chip companies (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, etc.) were at their zenith. They were brought to their knees. Would a cash forecast for the week have prevented this disaster? Perhaps not. What I can say is that these companies did not have a clear understanding of their liquidity requirements, which would have helped to mitigate the damage. Operators need to be aware of the limit on their liquidity. Cash is King mentality forces discipline. Accounting tricks cannot be used to conceal underperformance. GAAP may help to cover business problems, but it’s hard to hide issues when you focus on cash. Businesses that are subject to seasonality can benefit from focusing on near- and medium-term time frames. Improved understanding of suppliers and customers The process of stratifying customers and suppliers can provide insights on key customers and vendors, depending on the circumstances: A customer who is slow to pay can be called as an excuse. Instead of simply demanding payment, it can be another revenue-generating opportunity–assuming your company still wants business from this customer. Certain suppliers may offer discounts for early payment. By managing cash flow, a business can take advantage of the discounts. When certain vendors are flexible with their terms, a company can increase its cash flow and decrease its net working capital by stretching some of its flexible vendors. Understanding the cost of business growth is important for businesses Cash is often a problem for growing companies, as capital expenditures and investments in inventory must be made before the revenue generated by the growth. Understanding the near-term cash needs of a business allows it to plan and secure financing for development. This helps the company avoid financial difficulties or, even worse, failure to deliver. The cost of capital is reduced. Understanding liquidity allows a business to minimize the use of credit for interim payments such as rent and payroll. Other times, a business can reduce its cash on hand by investing it back into the company, paying down debt, or distributing dividends. Communication with other departments is improved. 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The International Cultures Committee is excited to “travel” with you to Czechia in April as part of the Holmes Cultural Passport Program. Fun Facts About Czechia 1. The largest ancient castle in the world is the Prague Castle. 2. Czechia has the highest castle-density in the world (with more than 2000!) 3. Mushroom hunting is a very popular pastime of the Czechs - The Virtual Cooking Club will be on Friday, April 23rd from 5-6pm, hosted by our chef duo Jill and Petr Marousek, who will teach us to make Czech Breaded Pork Cutlet and Czech potato salad. This event is open to all Holmes school families. No pre-registration needed (the Zoom link will be sent the day before the event). - Our adults-only International Book Club will be meeting on Wednesday, May 5th from 7:30-8:30pm. To join, please email Aparna at [email protected] Please click here to learn more about April’s offerings including the ingredient list and background on our chef duo! Also, please share photos of your participation in these events with Sary at [email protected] so they can be shared on Holmes social media.
\|Landscapes of facilitation: how self-organized patchiness of aquatic macrophytes promotes diversity in streams Cornacchia, L.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Wharton, G.; Puijalon, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2018). Landscapes of facilitation: how self-organized patchiness of aquatic macrophytes promotes diversity in streams. Ecology 99(4): 832-847. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2177 In: Ecology. Ecological Society of America: Brooklyn, NY. ISSN 0012-9658; e-ISSN 1939-9170, meer Callitriche platycarpa; habitat diversity; patchiness; positive interactions; spatial patterns; spatial self-organization; species coexistence; stream macrophytes. - Cornacchia, L., meer - van de Koppel, J., meer - van der Wal, D., meer - Wharton, G. - Puijalon, S. - Bouma, T.J., meer Spatial heterogeneity plays a crucial role in the coexistence of species. Despite recognition of the importance of self‐organization in creating environmental heterogeneity in otherwise uniform landscapes, the effects of such self‐organized pattern formation in promoting coexistence through facilitation are still unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of pattern formation on species interactions and community spatial structure in ecosystems with limited underlying environmental heterogeneity, using self‐organized patchiness of the aquatic macrophyte Callitriche platycarpa in streams as a model system. Our theoretical model predicted that pattern formation in aquatic vegetation – due to feedback interactions between plant growth, water flow and sedimentation processes – could promote species coexistence, by creating heterogeneous flow conditions inside and around the plant patches. The spatial plant patterns predicted by our model agreed with field observations at the reach scale in naturally vegetated rivers, where we found a significant spatial aggregation of two macrophyte species around C. platycarpa. Field transplantation experiments showed that C. platycarpa had a positive effect on the growth of both beneficiary species, and the intensity of this facilitative effect was correlated with the heterogeneous hydrodynamic conditions created within and around C. platycarpa patches. Our results emphasize the importance of self‐organized patchiness in promoting species coexistence by creating a landscape of facilitation, where new niches and facilitative effects arise in different locations. Understanding the interplay between competition and facilitation is therefore essential for successful management of biodiversity in many ecosystems.
In the past, the cleaning industry in India was not so vibrant. Due to poor services and the least use of machines and equipment in the cleaning of offices or residences, the company had almost lost its sheen until it started regaining its lost credibility after 2010. But now the economic experts in India are seeing the cleaning industry as one of the businesses with better prospects of growth in the coming years. Some of the Major Reasons for the Growth of Office Cleaning Service in India are as Follows: 1. The reasons include the increase in the double income households and a major increase in the income per household in India. 2. As the population of the country increases and a growth in the number of the empty nest households the growth of the cleaning industry looks obvious now in the country. The double income families which juggle with young children and hundreds of other responsibilities hardly find time or energy to keep their house or office clean. 3. On the other hand, the cleaning services in the country provide services to people at very less prices. For a double income family, the cost of the cleaning services per week will be negligible. Moreover, the double income families in India see housekeeping services as the luxury more than a necessity. 4. The disposable income per family across the country in 2017 is now at an all-time high. Due to some visible cons of the availing the maid services, even the average income families have now shifted to the housekeeping services in Metropolitan cities of India 5. Moreover, the flexibility offered by the cleaning services in India is one more reason why the trust of the people is gradually building over this industry. You can opt for a normal cleaning service for your office or go for a deeper cleaning service. We offer you cleaning services for deep sanitizing sofas, chairs and other furniture. 6. In your office, the desks carpets, pantry, floor and appliance are the focus of attention and hence need regular cleaning. The cleaning services offer you cleaning services from cleaning floors to the deep sanitization of the washrooms and the pantry. 7. The cleaning industry in India can be categorized into office cleaning services, residential cleaning. 8. In the past, the cleaning industry in India was not so vibrant. Due to poor services and the least use of machines and equipment in the cleaning of offices or residences, the company had almost lost its sheen until it started regaining its lost credibility after 2010 and particularly 2015. 9. The flexibility in the laws has made it easier to start a successful cleaning company in India. And the relatively low capital investment, low level of market share and the extreme demand for the cleaning services in the country has given a new life to the cleaning industry in India. 10. The majority of the income of the cleaning companies in India comes from the retail and commercial sectors along with health care. The other major sources of their income are the household services. Advantages of Opting Office Cleaning Service in Kolkata 1. It Relieves Stress When you opt for office cleaning services, it creates a neat and organized kind of atmosphere that limits distractions and you are able to concentrate more on your work, not on your clutter. 2. Reflects Your Personality The neat and tidy workplace reflects your personality and you look like an organizer Genius. It portrays a better image of you as a boss in the office and you appear pulled-together and productive otherwise disorganized and sloppy. 3. Increase Efficiency The need and tidy workplace increase efficiency and limit distractions. The cluttered desk will always pull your mind off from your task. When your workplace looks organized, it becomes easier for you to focus on your work. You will have space available to keep things rather than pushing mess aside to carve space out of your water bottle. 4. Prevents health problems The untidy office causes many health problems to your staff. They often suffer from health issues like a stomach bug, vomiting and allergy. 5. Ensures Safety Of Employees The neat and tidy Office doesn’t only mean having a fresh and sparkling building; it also means to ensure the safety of employees. The safety of employees is in their best health. The work space injuries due to clutter and messy office can prove a great loss to your business. Backed by our expertise in this domain, we are involved in providing a range of Factory Cleaning Service in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal to our customers in diverse industrial domains. These Factory Cleaning Services are delivered to the clients by employing latest techniques and methodologies. All the personnel involved in delivering the cleaning services are trained and skilled to perform the task diligently and with precision. Apart from this, we deliver these services within the promised time period. We use only the best quality chemicals and equipment to carry out the cleaning process. We have a staff of well-disciplined , trustful and experienced employees to deliver services. We ensure that the factory processes are not hampered while we carry out the cleaning services, causing zero inconvenience to the workers of the factory. We are punctual and plan to ensure that work finishes on time. We offer customized solutions-weekly, monthly and yearly contracts are available at affordable prices.
“Magic and Myths Unite Europe”, has taken off with gusto over the last few weeks. The project website, www.magicandmythsuniteeurope.weebly.com was launched. Here you will find about information about each partner school. Activities undertaken already and those to be undertaken in the future are listed. A vast array of photographs taken in Le Chéile and our partner schools show how our project is taking shape. Check it out and be kept informed of project life around Europe! Many classes have written their first letters to the new penpals. Some classes have even received replies! All penpals will be school based with letters being exchanged school to school. Aidan’s fifth class made a video to show what life in Le Chéile is like! Children took it in pairs to record and present. This video was presented to our partner schools during the first project meeting in Turkey. It was a fantastic piece of work and credit must go to all the children involved. Well done Aidan’s class! All children were invited to take part in a logo competition, which would see their logo potentially representing the project not just in Ireland, but across Europe. To be kept up to date with all Erasmus+ events in Le Chéile, please visit our project website- www.magicandmythsuniteeurope.weebly.com To see all Posts related to the Erasmus+ Project click here:
One of the most trusted method of testing to truly determine an individual is DNA testing. This is especially true when one wishes to develop the identification of a moms and dad. These days most examinations of DNA are lawfully binding so the test results can be made use of in a court of law whether to establish a DNA paternity or to convict a felon. The price of DNA testing varies depending on which laboratory does the work. It additionally relies on the dimension of the example and its condition. Oh yes how the examination results will certainly be used is also shown in the cost. Analysis starts at around 200 and also increases. But results for a DNA paternity examination usually begin around 500 and increase. DNA testing can range from an extremely affordable rate to inflated rates that are out of this world. That is why it pays to look around and get the very best price. Naturally the simpler the test the more affordable the rates and also the harder the test and the even more analysis the extra it is most likely to set you back. It can run right into the thousands. That is especially true if records are called for. The sort of evaluation that is done will certainly also be reflected in the cost of testing DNA. In the case of a normal paternity DNA examination a person would likely spend around 200. If that test required to be made use of in a court of legislation where a lot more comprehensive evaluation and reporting was needed you would generally be looking at around 600. DNA testing is usually not covered by insurance provider however some do cover the lower valued basic screening so you will certainly require to speak with your insurance provider to see if the expense of testing DNA is covered and if so what percentage and to what quantity. Most trustworthy way of recognizing an individual whether as a parent or as a felon is with DNA testing and in almost every circumstances it is legitimately binding. The cost of NOVAGEN will additionally differ from one lab to the following. In some situations it pays to shop about. There are likewise free screening of DNA kits readily available online then you simply ship back and pay the charge for processing the laboratory work. Often this is less expensive than various other laboratories in some cases it works out the same so make certain that you contrast alternatives and also search like you would for any type of other surface area.
The British Intelligence Agency recently said the latest weapon of Al Qaeda is to use female suicide bombers with explosive breast implants, thus making it impossible to detect at security check-points. While British agencies are finding it difficult to deal with this new technique, Indian agencies say that they are aware of the new technique. It was in fact started by the Jaish-e-Mohammad. However they had used this technique in men where bombs were planted inside the human body. This was quickly picked up the Lashkar-e-Tayiba. Indian agencies say that it was the Lashkar which was first to start using women in its organisation. The IB says that there is a difference, however, in the manner in which Lashkar and Al Qaeda use women for terror. While the Al Qaeda is clear that women would be used as bombers, the Lashkar uses them as foot soldiers and recruiters. However of late, the Lashkar, too, has been mooting various ideas to use women as suicide bombers. Finding a women suicide bomber is not a big deal for the outfits. The Lashkar has also used women to circulate fake currency and as recruiters. The Lashkar has managed to convince outfits such as the SIMI and the Indian Mujahideen to follow suit. The SIMI, which opened up a wing called as the Shaheen Force to educate children, was soon converted into an all-woman force. The role given to the women was to recruit children into the outfit. The IB says that in future, women will play a much bigger role in terror attacks. The British Intelligence MI5 had stated that the Al Qaeda has a dedicated set of doctors to implant the explosives. They have been doing it with so much expertise that once the bomb is implanted it would be virtually impossible to detect. Indian agencies say that detecting such a bomb will be extremely difficult unless there are sophisticated X-ray machines in place. This new technique would not, however, be used in major explosions. It has been specifically made for airline bombings. The quantity of the substance will be extremely low since it needs to be implanted in the body and also not be detected. Experts say that the explosion on an aircraft would be sufficient to damage the aircraft to such an extent that it would crash.
The main objective of the project was to help countries make their PA networks more resilient to the impacts of climate change, by: 1. Developing innovative science-based tools for assessing the vulnerability of PAs to climate change; 2. Designing adaptation strategies to strengthen the resilience of PAs; 3. Building capacity in the region for applying the tools and implementing the strategies; and 4. Creating a platform for further field implementation following transboundary pilot site activities.
Photo Credit - CDC/ Frederick Murphy. This colorized negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM), captured by F.A. Murphy in 1968, depicts a Marburg virus virion, which had been grown in an environment of tissue culture cells. Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The four species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family. See PHIL 7219 for a black and white version of this image. After an incubation period of 5-10 days, the onset of the disease is sudden and is marked by fever, chills, headache, and myalgia. Around the fifth day after the onset of symptoms, a maculopapular rash, most prominent on the trunk (chest, back, stomach), may occur. Nausea, vomiting, chest pain, a sore throat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea then may appear. Symptoms become increasingly severe and may include jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, severe weight loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, and multi-organ dysfunction. Because many of the signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar to those of other infectious diseases, such as malaria or typhoid fever, diagnosis of the disease can be difficult, especially if only a single case is involved..
Layout is as important as the science itself - keep it simple. Exceptional layouts, graphical details, or interactive parts should enhance the understanding of the results. Challenge your layout by involving your colleagues, e.g. print a version and hang it in the hallway to get feedback. Not all information can be visualized in exactly the same way. Something compelling on A4 does not automatically work on A0 and vice versa. Your genuine enthusiasm in presenting your research and your ability to explain the results is very important, but respect that some audiences just want to read the poster and not engage in a long discussion. Check out these websites for further instructions and inspiration: Designing conference posters and Better posters. Posters can be in portrait format only. Posters in landscape format will not be exhibited. The dimensions of the poster should be maximum A0 size (84.1 x 118.9cm). Fittings will be provided. Read the detailed poster guidelines. Poster session at ICES ASC 2015 in Copenhagen.
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Many in the United States have failed to see the urgency of the Islamic State because it seemed focused on the Middle East and thus a good candidate – whether you’re coming from the left or libertarian right – for non-intervention. But the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have disabused us of the notion that the Islamic State isn’t afraid to punch above its weight and take on Europe and the United States. At Politico Magazine, Harleen Gambhir writes: ISIL’s global strategy should come as no surprise. In fact, ISIL has pursued an international expansion campaign from the moment it declared its “caliphate” in June 2014. While the group solidifies its proto-state in parts of Iraq and Syria, it also is expanding its would-be caliphate regionally – and preparing for the apocalyptic war it desires with the West. To expedite that, the Islamic State is “fostering affiliates in Muslim-majority areas and directing and inspiring terror attacks in the wider world,” including “Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Russia and Nigeria,” and, in the future, Bangaladesh, Tunisia, and Somalia. Mergers and acquisitions, in other words! (Breaking for an incipient panic attack as we briefly contemplate the Islamic State taking over the world.) Kruse writes that, “Its growth strategy is sophisticated and systematic” – wait for it – “much like a multinational corporation expanding by acquisition.” Rather than build affiliates from the ground up, ISIL co-opts and changes existing militant groups or networks, some of which have splintered from Al Qaeda. Potential affiliates must consolidate factions, select a leader and present a military plan to ISIL’s leadership for approval, according to ISIL’s own standards. Also, like a multinational, the Islamic State performing due diligence. ISIL then chooses whether to establish a wilayat, or province, in the affiliate’s operating area. ISIL’s leaders help these affiliates to become more brutal and effective by exporting military training and expertise. ISIL calls for international recruits to reinforce its strongest partners; it also provides military training and funding to some affiliates. The irony of the Islamic State’s resemblance to a multinational corporation is almost too delicious. But, it plans ahead, unlike multinationals (seem to, at any rate). ISIL’s most dangerous affiliates are those that give the group strategic resilience: They’re strong enough that they could help the group survive even if the group were to be wiped out in its home territory of Syria and Iraq.
The Students’ Association exists for the purpose of ensuring that Mount Royal University students have an opportunity to participate in all matters that may affect the quality of student life at the University. The representation responsibilities associated with this mandate are critical. SAMRU ensures that all students are well represented on dozens of academic and non-academic committees and boards on and off campus and to all levels of government. Council of Alberta University Students SAMRU partners with other student organizations to represent students’ interests municipally, provincially and federally. SAMRU is a member of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS), which advocates for students on post-secondary issues such as tuition fees and university funding. As the provincial government is largely responsible for the post-secondary sector, CAUS is the primary avenue for effecting change for our university. Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations The Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations (CASA) is the federal group in which SAMRU holds membership. It advocates on national issues of accessibility, affordability, innovation and quality. SAMRU student representatives lobby to make a positive difference for students, dealing with issues like tuition and loan policies across Alberta and Canada or academic and non-academic issues and mental health initiatives on your very own campus
Origin: Wild caught, Canada & USA – FAO21 Size: 500g- 1kg Ingredients: Skate Wings Skates are members of the shark family that have pectoral fins. They eat mainly crustaceans and other invertebrates. It is rare in NA to encounter skate on a dinner plate, it is served in areas like New England that have a strong fishing and seafood tradition. In Asia, it is considered a delicacy. Skate is Harvested the year round, with a peak of catching during the summer. Skin-on wing sections. Skinless wing sections Skate flesh is quite mild, but slightly more gelatinous than that of regular fish. It cooks very quickly and if overcooked breaks up along the corrugations. Strictly inspected, size graded and Ammonia tested
Here Comes Santa Claus was inspired by a Christmas parade. In 1946, the original singing cowboy, Gene Autry, was riding Champion, his horse, down Hollywood Boulevard in the annual Christmas parade. He was placed just a few spots ahead of Santa Claus. He noticed that no one was paying any attention to him. They were all shouting, “Here Comes Santa Claus!” In the summer of 1947, Art Satherly suggested that Autry record the Christmas song, An Old Fashioned Christmas. They needed a song for the B-side of the album, and Autry remembered the idea he had at the Christmas parade. Autry was inspired to write the song. Oakley Haldeman set the lyrics to music. The demo was recorded by Johnny Boyd, who had Art Satherly standing beside him as he recorded. The ice from Satherly’s drink was captured on the recording and sounded like jingle bells. This inspired the use of real jingle bells when Autry recorded the song. Autry recorded and released the song in 1947, and it became an instant classic, selling two million copies in the first release.
Given that Florida is known for its heat and humidity, many are often surprised to find that the state has its own hail season. March to July is the season for hail in Florida, with the peak of the season occurring in May. Cold air from the north clashes with the warm breath from the Gulf of Mexico, sharing the stage for operatic thunderstorms that develop into hail. It is the south-central portion of the United States that receives the highest amount of hailstorm damage each year. Knowing the patterns of hailstorm can help mitigate hailstorm risks, which is important particularly if you are an apartment manager. How to Prepare Apartment Buildings for Hailstorms While you cannot prevent a hailstorm, there is much that you can do in preparation to mitigate the damage that can occur before and after an event. Much of these preparations have to do with roofs, which can be prepped to be more hail-resistant. - Keep roofs clean. Regular roof maintenance puts you ahead of the game. Regularly clear your roof of debris, dirt and other items to promote better drainage and resist water ponding. - Impact-related skylights. Ordinary skylights are not best equipped to handle intense hailstorms. Opt instead for skylights with hail ratings that show that they can better withstand hail. - Protect your HVAC equipment. A bulk of HVAC equipment is located on rooftops, so it is recommended that you ensure that this equipment will be able to withstand hail impact. We also recommend installing hail shields, guards and wire mesh protection. - Get the right solar panels. Solar panels are in the direct range of hail, so it is best to ensure that the solar panels placed on your roofs are able to withstand them. - Post-storm inspections. Following a hailstorm, it is recommended that you conduct a comprehensive roof inspection. Assess for and repair damages immediately to prevent them developing into more significant costlier issues. Minimizing Hailstorm Risks and Liabilities It is ideal for apartment owners to communicate clearly with their tenants regarding hailstorms. This includes making sure that your tenants are aware of what should be done before, during and after severe storms. Hailstorms can incur property damages, and keeping your tenants safe helps you reduce liability. Conduct drills with your tenants and prepare a checklist with handy information and guiding instructions; take the time to ensure that your tenants are familiar with it prior to each storm season. It would also be helpful to keep copies of these documents where your tenants can easily see them. Some items on the checklist can include: - Preparing a weather safety kit that includes items such as flashlights, medical supplies, batteries, nonperishable food and hydration. - A list of emergency contacts and phone numbers - Emergency exits and storm protocols. - Staying away from windows and keeping shutters closed. Dealing with Hail Damages Claims As with any natural disaster, hailstorms can strike quickly. If you are facing the aftermath of a hailstorm, you may be wondering about dealing with hail damages claims. If you are having trouble with a claim or have been denied one, contact us today. We are here to help you claim what is rightfully yours.
Do you think on your own polygamous? Polyandrous? Polyamorous? If you ask me, the word “polygamy” has been quick – one person being in a romance having numerous anyone else. Turns out the notion of “polygamy” is more nuanced. It may be split up according to who is with who and in what way. Kind of poly Polygamy – a type of wedding in which a person away from often intercourse keeps several partner meanwhile (increased exposure of the word ‘y. Inside West regions, polygamy with all of the divisions isn’t prominent. On the other hand, it is widely practiced in a lot of areas of Africa. It is reasonably judge within the asian countries and Middle east. Polygyny – Merriam-Webster defines polygyny as the that have one or more partner otherwise ladies partner meanwhile. It will not say far towards fundamental topic of these a love – the person who has actually these spouses. The newest LGBTA Wiki, but not, determine that in case off polygyny, it is men who has multiple wives. Polyamory – staying in multiple romantic matchmaking immediately. The brand new matchmaking is going to be emotional, intimate, otherwise romantic. Remember that brand new parties can be familiar with each other. Though they don’t relate genuinely to one other people away from its lover, they should have knowledge of the life. If they don’t, such as for example an ordeal might possibly be noticed an open matchmaking otherwise ordinary cheating. Unlock matchmaking – a committed couples who’ve concurred they can have sex with other people plus don’t always have share with per other information regarding their “extra” partners. Then there’s together with “swinging” and you will “mate exchanging” that also be lined up less than an enthusiastic umbrella label away from “consensual nonmonogamy”. It’s possible to argue that polygamy is even polyamory, exactly what throughout the loveless marriages? I’m able to exit one on how best to wonder upon. Let us just agree that the new website name are complex in reality. Dating into the Dutch aka twarrel, scharrel, kwarrel, prela, and rela Possibly I’ve resided living when you look at the a weird method, but have never dated multiple people at the same time. I’ve had several members of the family and, at some point, I have build a liking to 1 ones. That it, consequently, has evolved to the a romantic relationship with that people, nevertheless moment such as for instance liking happens, relationship anyone else has been from the dining table. For this reason, I became quite astonished as i been aware of new relationship society regarding the Netherlands. Dutchies are loose with their dating games. It is common to blow long relationships, often investigating numerous prospective relationship at a time. Basically polyamory! Good twarrel identifies a man you connect having immediately after inside a blue moonlight. You scarcely learn one another. A beneficial twarrel cannot meet your mother and father. If you start connecting with greater regularity and you will speaking of the thoughts, your own relationship are upgraded to help you scharrel. A scharrel is basically a fuck friend – anyone you butt phone call when you need getting informal intercourse. The relationship is fairly irregular, low, and noncommital. Merely a couple having a good time. It probably is inspired by the brand new verb “scharrelen” and thus “so you can scrape upwards” otherwise “rummage using sth”. “Scharrelkip” makes reference to 100 % free-variety chicken and “scharreleieren” for the egg instance good hen provides, therefore i wanna think of it as perhaps not getting all the the eggs in one container. Basically, keeping the options open. A great kwarrel is regarded as a beneficial “quality scharrel”. It is just in short supply of in love. You love both, has significant discussions, hook up multiple times a week, and you will become personal if you wish to, but it’s maybe not sensed like. A beneficial prela was an abbreviation to have pre-relationship, as soon as before you could y part-of-glance at, you’ll be mostly personal along with your prela. The thing is one another usually, thought you are in love, and discuss a future with her. Good prela you can present on the moms and dads. Between a good prela and a rela a keen ignorela will be defined – a turn down relationships. We all know you fall in together, however you have not really had “the fresh new speak” yet ,. Something is actually for yes – relationships or making love which have anybody else was frowned-upon within that it stage. Good rela ‘s the ultimate quantity of the new Dutch relationship video game – the relationship. You love both, perhaps real time together with her, inhale with her, generate a lifestyle together with her. If for example the mothers haven’t fulfilled the rela yet ,, you do something wrong! You are demonstrably intended for each other and certainly will alive happily ever before immediately after. - Scharrel (a loosely discussed relationship) - Kwarrel (kwaliteits scharrel, which have potential) - Twarrel (twijfel scharrel, having doubts) - Barrel (a bad vehicles) - Varrel (vacation scharrel) - Larrel (long distance scharrel) - Mischarrel (high school scharrel) - Prela (pre relationship) - Rela (early dating)
we provide innovative solutions for health-screening and snoring prevention for people around the globe. any abnormal enlargement can be harmful, starting from the size of specific organs, finishing with being overweight. snoring isn’t as simple as one may consider, and the variety of its causes only supports this fact. how are tonsils and snoring connected? tonsils are located at the back of your throat. snoring can hit anyone. enlarged tonsils and child snoring are very common. the function of those glands is to fight infections, and that’s extremely important during the first years of our life. enlarged tonsils and snoring can happen to adults as well. the noise created by snoring develops due to vibrations of the soft tissue in our throat. narrowed space for airflow contributes to louder noise and even breathing pauses (that can later flow into a disorder, sleep apnea). does taking out tonsils stop snoring? but let’s recall that the function of tonsils or adenoids in our body diminishes with age. plus, there is an amazing statistic that nearly 79% of children who overcame tonsillectomy (part- or full tonsil removing surgery) experienced relief of snoring. as you can see, there is a direct connection between enlarged tonsils and snoring. in case you’re snoring isn’t caused by tonsils, you can download a snore recorder app goodsomina lab and figure out the possible reason for your snore directly at home. get a personal mobile tool for sleep recording and snore analysis. get a personal mobile tool for sleep recording and snore analysis. the medical terms for these enlarged areas of tissue are “tonsil hypertrophy” and “adenoid hypertrophy. it is also important not to confuse enlarged tonsils with tonsillitis (an inflammation of the tonsils). pauses in breathing during sleep, on the other hand, are mainly caused by enlarged palatine tonsils. and the severity of symptoms isn’t always related to the size of the affected tonsils or adenoids. these problems are often caused by enlarged tonsils or adenoids in children, particularly between the ages of 3 and 6 years. he or she then looks at the child’s throat to see how big their tonsils are and how narrow their airways have become as a result. it is also important to rule out other possible causes of the symptoms, such as allergies or a jaw misalignment. but this step is often not taken in people with enlarged adenoids or tonsils because it involves a lot of time and effort, and there are only limited appointments. if both the adenoids and the tonsils are enlarged, they can be (partially) removed in one operation. the suitability of any of the described options in an individual case can be determined by talking to a doctor. you can find a detailed description of how our health information is produced and updated in our methods. enlarged tonsils and adenoids are a common cause of snoring and sleep disruption in children. the tonsils are clusters of lymphoid tissue in the back of the enlarged tonsils cause snoring snoring can hit anyone. however, some factors can make you more vulnerable. those include sex, age, enlarged adenoids or tonsils don’t cause any problems in many children. about 7% of all children snore all the time, and about 2% have nighttime, . enlarged tonsils and adenoids are a common cause of snoring and sleep disruption in children. the tonsils are clusters of lymphoid tissue in the back of the throat while the adenoids are a similar mound of tissue in the back of the nose. when snoring is linked to enlarged tonsils or adenoids, surgery may be recommended to remove them. removing the tonsils or adenoids is a relatively straightforward procedure and it can be very effective at treating snoring. enlarged tonsils caused by tonsillitis can cause snoring and sleep apnea or worsen current sleep disorders worse. tonsillitis is especially if a child snores, is surgery the answer? surgeons often remove tonsils and adenoids in children to help treat snoring and mild sleep- tonsils when are enlarged, while sleeping, blocks or blocks the airway entirely, can fall into the back of the throat. tonsils become the cause, . When you try to get related information on tonsils and snoring, you may look for related areas. tonsil removal for snoring,enlarged tonsils and snoring child,swollen tonsils from snoring,lingual tonsils snoring,tonsils and snoring in adults,tonsil snoring remedies .
Melanoma may be the deadliest type of epidermis cancer and comes with an incidence that’s growing faster than every other great tumor. dacarbazine in 675 sufferers with studies Up to now, numerous studies have got investigated mixed targeted therapy and immunotherapy in melanoma. The very first report recommending that oncogenic BRAFV600E can result in tumoral immune system escape was released in 200633. Further research have already been performed following the advancement of particular BRAF inhibitors, and BRAF inhibition in BRAF mutant melanoma cell lines and clean tumor digests continues to be demonstrated to bring about up legislation (as much as 100-collapse) of melanoma differentiation antigens34. Additionally, inhibition with BRAF and MEK inhibitors elevated the recognition of the melanoma antigens by antigen-specific T lymphocytes. Nevertheless, MEK inhibitors adversely have an effect on the T cell function whereas those treated with BRAF inhibitors preserved efficiency34. Further unbiased studies on the consequences of dabrafenib (BRAF inhibitor), trametinib (MEK inhibitor), or their mixture on T lymphocytes also have proven that trametinib by itself or in mixture suppressed T-lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine GSK1059615 creation, and antigen-specific extension, whereas treatment with dabrafenib acquired no impact35. Callahan and research Importantly, the result of BRAF inhibition in addition has been examined in sufferers with metastatic melanoma. Outcomes showed an identical upsurge in melanoma differentiation antigens and a substantial upsurge in intratumoral Compact disc8+ T cells, that have been even more clonal 10-14 times after initiation of BRAF inhibition37-39. These results were also connected with down governed IL-6, IL-8, IL-1 and vascular endothelial development aspect (VEGF)38,40,41. The elevated immunomodulatory substances, PD-1 and PD-L1, 10-14 times after BRAF inhibition initiation will also be important, which condition suggests a potential immune-based system of level of resistance38. The up controlled PD-L1 expression might have been due to infiltrating GSK1059615 IFN–secreting T cells42, although stromal parts can also be included43. Jiang cytotoxic activity and intratumoral cytokine secretion from the moved T cells. Oddly enough, BRAF inhibition didn’t alter adoptively moved T cell development, distribution, or intratumoral denseness45. Liu and function is definitely beneficial. Aggregate data claim that BRAF inhibitor treatment is definitely associated with improved melanoma antigens, improved Compact disc8 T cell infiltrate, and reduced immunosuppressive cytokines and VEGF early Mouse monoclonal to FOXD3 throughout therapy (within 14 days of initiating treatment in individuals)38,40,41. Nevertheless, a simultaneous upsurge in immunomodulatory substances was also discovered, which may donate to therapy level of resistance. Adding BRAF-targeted therapy to a variety of treatment modalities could improve reactions (Number 1), and these mixtures are currently becoming examined in murine versions and medical trials. Open up in another window Number 1 Putative ramifications of adding BRAF targeted therapy to immune-based therapies. With no treatment, melanomas demonstrate an immunosuppressive environment with generally low degrees of melanoma antigens, low degrees of infiltrating cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and high degrees of immunosuppressive cytokines and VEGF (A). Treatment having a BRAF inhibitor leads to a good tumor microenvironment with an increase of antigens and Compact disc8+ T cells and reduced immunosuppressive cytokines and VEGF, but with concurrent upsurge in immunomodulatory substances, such as for example PD-1 on T cells and PD-L1, within the tumor microenvironment (B). BRAF-targeted therapy may synergize with different treatment modalities, which phenomenon has been examined in murine versions and in medical trials. Proof for synergy is present with immune system checkpoint blockade (C), due to the fact the BRAF inhibitor addition offers positive effects within the tumor microenvironment (with an increase of antigens, Compact disc8+ T cells, and reduced immunosuppressive cytokines/VEGF) and that the simultaneous upsurge in immunomodulatory substances is definitely tempered by immune system checkpoint blockade (D). The synergy includes mixed treatment with IL2 (E), where the addition of BRAF-targeted therapy may augment the antitumor immune system response by its beneficial results within the tumor microenvironment (F). However, regulatory T cells with this setting could be questionable. Adoptive cell therapy functions through former mate vivo activation of autologous antigen-reactive T cells (G), which behavior could be improved by the good ramifications of BRAF-targeted therapy within the tumor microenvironment (H). Rays therapy has very clear results within the tumor microenvironment with results on both tumor cells and antitumor immunity (I), which might be augmented with the addition of BRAF-targeted therapy (J). Current and ongoing medical trials of mixed targeted and immunotherapy Translating the ideas derived from earlier studies has captivated much interest for software in GSK1059615 patient treatment setting. Nevertheless, GSK1059615 data on.
Ecuadorians Vote to Stop Petroecuador’s Oil Drilling in Yasuni National Park Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, is home to the Huaorani, Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples. It has been exploited for oil by companies like Shell and Petroecuador for over 50 years. In September 2023, after 10 years of activism, the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling forever. “Finally, we are going to kick oil companies out of our territory! This is a major victory for all Indigenous peoples, for the animals, the plants, the spirits of the forest and our climate!” – Nemonte Nenquimo, Indigenous Waorani leader Oil extraction first began in Ecuador’s Amazon in 1972. Drilling concessions were granted to oil companies such as Shell and Texaco (now Chevron). In 2010 Ecuador began the process of nationalization of the petroleum industry and handed oil concessions to state-owned Petroecuador. Today Petroecuador extracts 57,000 of oil barrels a day from the Yasuni National Park. Yasuni ITT Initiative In 2007, president Rafael Correa launched the “Yasuni ITT” initiative seeking to keep over a billion barrels of oil in the ground in the Ishpingo, Tiputini and Tambococha (ITT) oil fields of Yasuni National Park, if the international community was willing to pay US$3.6 billion. Unfortunately, six years later, with just $336 million pledged, the plan was shelved. In 2013, YASunidos – a group of youth activists in Ecuador – together with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other organizations started collecting signatures for a national referendum to keep oil in the ground in Yasuni. They gathered 757,623 signatures in the span of 5 months, more than the 580,000 required by law. Unfortunately, the National Electoral Council arbitrarily annulled over 60 percent of the signatures gathered. After a decade of court battles by YASunidos, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that the Ecuadorian state violated the rights of participation of its citizens, on May 10, 2023, allowing the referendum to go ahead. “There should never have been oil exploitation in Yasuní. Oil exploitation in Yasuní should always have been prohibited, not only because the people there live in isolation but because it’s a protected area.” – Pedro Bermeo, YASunidos spokesperson On August 20, 2023, Ecuador’s citizens went to the polls to vote on the initiative. Over 5.2 million people voted in favor (58 percent of those who voted), giving Petroecuador 12 months to stop operations in the ITT zone and banning the government from signing any new oil exploration contracts. “Petroecuador will coordinate all pertinent actions, together with the other State institutions involved, to fully comply with the sovereign decision of the Ecuadorian people in Block 43 ITT.” – Petroecuador press release This is #61 in our series of Instagram infographics on resistance against corporate power. Click here to see the full post on Instagram. 📸 1/10 Nemonte Nenquimo at oil spill near Shushufindi, Ecuador. Photo: Sophie Pinchetti/Amazon Frontlines © 2/10 Omanka Enquiri, Waorani traditional leader (“Pikenani”) speaks during a press conference outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Resources in the city of Quito. Photo: Amazon Frontlines © 4/10 Petroecuador petrol station on the Pan-American Highway, Ecuador. Photo: Bernard Gagnon 5/10 Jaime Vargas, President of national indigenous organization CONAIE, marches alongside Waorani women including Waorani leader and lead plaintiff Nemonte Nenquimo and Omanka Enquiri, Waorani traditional leader (“Pikenani”). Photo: Amazon Frontlines © 6/10 Young Kichwa leaders join in the Waorani people’s mobilization in the city of Quito. Photo: Amazon Frontlines © 7/10 The Waorani people spearhead a mass mobilization in the city of Quito to demand the government to respect the court’s decision and indigenous rights. Photo: Amazon Frontlines © 9/10 Kofan leaders from the small community of Sinangoe, which won a landmark ruling against gold mining last year, join in the Waorani people’s mobilization. Photo: Amazon Frontlines ©
Beaverhead County High School has had a strong Athletic Training program for many years. Alysa Brown is the high school’s trainer; she provides support to athletes in many sports programs. Taping, icing, and stretching are just the beginning. Each injured athlete is put on a rehab plan to get back to their sport safely as quickly as possible. Dr. Downey helps Alysa make diagnoses and establish treatment plans for injured athletes. Dr. Downey also attends or arranges for another physician to attend every BCHS home football game. In addition, injury prevention training is taught to athletes.
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What are the technological innovations that will shape the future of the automotive industry? From electric vehicles and fast-charging batteries to autonomous vehicles, additive manufacturing and robotics, let’s explore what the automotive industry will look like over the next decade. The most fundamental trend in the global automotive industry not just in 2022 but for the rest of the decade will be an increasing emphasis on the development of vehicles that produce zero emissions. Here are the top 5 automotive we identified for 2022 and beyond. 01. Electric Vehicles Oliver Larkin is head of group corporate relations for Volkswagen in the UK. He says that in order for VW to meet the demands of the Paris Climate Accord for complete CO2 neutrality in both products and processes by 2050, the company “must be making electric vehicles (EVs) only by 2040.” He explains that, “At the moment, 14% of global CO2 is generated by the transport sector, which means given VW’s share of the market that 2% of global CO2 emissions is produced by cars made by VW.” This will involve massive investment in the company. Larkin promises “35 billion euros of investment in EVs by VW over the next five years.” This will allow the company to develop over 70 new EV models and make 26 million such vehicles at 18 different locations worldwide by 2030. 02. Ultra-Fast Charging Batteries In order for EVs to take off, something else is necessary – the ability to charge their batteries from nearly flat to full in a matter of minutes just like filling the petrol tank of a car today. StoreDot based in Herzliya, Israel is developing technology for this purpose. CEO Dr. Doron Myersdorf says that the importance of ultra-fast charging in a future EV infrastructure is still under-appreciated, but he believes that : “It is in fact the number one barrier for the adoption of EVs. Cost of ownership and cost per mile over the lifetime of a car is already less for EVs than it is for ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles.” StoreDot’s solution is to re-engineer the chemistry of the lithium-ion batteries most commonly used in EVs so that graphite is replaced by a nano-silicon formulation as the primary anode material with vastly superior performance. According to Dr. Myersdorf, the company’s “Gen1” technology should be ready for implementation with EVs in a couple of years and should enable the charging of a typical saloon car in “about ten minutes” with a charging station rated at 300-350kW. Further in the future, he is confident that StoreDot will have advanced its own technology with charging stations perhaps twice as powerful to enable “five-minute charging.” 03. Autonomous Cars Another technology that may well shape the future is that of self-driving cars. But their development has to overcome a surprising possible obstacle – the fact that they can cause nausea and other symptoms together known as motion sickness in-vehicle occupants. Dr. Joseph Smyth, a research fellow at the Warwick Manufacturing Group in the UK, explains that the cause is “mismatches” between the perceptions gathered by occupants’ sensory systems in such vehicles. He says that design opportunities presented by autonomous vehicles such as reducing window size or turning seats around limit the ability of occupants to gain visual information about the motion of the vehicle and so increase chances of motion sickness. He believes the problem is potentially highly significant: “One third of the population is highly susceptible to motion sickness.” But he adds that research at WMG has shown that “there are lots of options vehicle manufacturers can incorporate into their future vehicles” to counter these effects. Remedies may involve vehicle design to ensure appropriate attributes covering not just windows and seating but also vehicle dynamics. Vehicles may even need to be programmed to follow particular routes. 04. Additive Manufacturing But what of the manufacturing processes involved in making cars? One technology that will continue to have increasing influence is that of additive manufacturing, explains Fadi Abro, head of global automotive for additive technology supplier Stratasys. According to him, most car manufacturers are currently using the technology for “design validation to support and speed up product development.” Others are forging ahead with its application in direct support of manufacturing such as by making customized tooling. “Innovative thinking is allowing them to recognize cost and time savings that their competitors have yet to achieve. This is the most significant way to implement additives in the automotive industry today, and will be for the next 5-10 years.” Abro is also emphatic that additive manufacturing will play a major role in the industry’s switch to electrification. “Electrification means new products, new plants and new ways of doing things. Additive manufacturing can help every step of that change and will eventually support the customization that will come with high-end EVs by making on-demand parts.” Lastly, automation will continue. But one change will be that robots will increasingly take the form of ‘cobots’ – machines that work in close collaboration with people instead of in isolated cells. This development is confirmed by Christoph Hock, head of human-robot collaboration for German robot supplier KUKA. “There are already 150 cobots on the market from around 50 different suppliers and many car manufacturers have implemented successful applications.” Their further implementation is being facilitated by the development of supporting technologies such as factory floor radar. Current applications include precise tasks such as adhesive application and screwdriving. But further ahead Hock says that there will be increasing opportunities for using cobots to support “assembly in motion.” “Demand for cobots will pick up significantly once the economic situation recovers. Device prices will continue to fall, while technology such as ‘machine learning’ will continue to improve to help meet the demand for applications in the industry.” Phone: 136 6181 3373 Tel: 021-5106 1321
Kentucky Residential Rental Agreement When it comes to renting a property in the state of Kentucky, it`s crucial to have a clear and comprehensive residential rental agreement in place. This legally binding document outlines the terms and conditions of the lease, including rent payment schedules, security deposits, and rules and regulations for tenants. Here are some key components that should be included in a Kentucky residential rental agreement: 1. Basic Information: The agreement should start with basic information such as the names of the landlord and tenant, the address of the rental property, the start and end dates of the lease, and the amount of rent to be paid. 2. Rent Payments: The payment schedule for rent should be clearly outlined in the agreement, including the due date, the amount due, and any late fees that may be incurred. 3. Security Deposits: The agreement should specify the amount of the security deposit required, how it will be held, and under what conditions it will be refunded. Kentucky law limits security deposits to two months` rent. 4. Tenant Responsibilities: The agreement should outline the responsibilities of the tenant, including maintenance and upkeep of the property, compliance with rules and regulations, and restrictions on subletting or allowing others to live in the property. 5. Landlord Responsibilities: The agreement should also specify the responsibilities of the landlord, such as providing necessary repairs and maintenance, and adhering to local and state housing codes. 6. Termination: The agreement should include details about how the lease can be terminated, such as notice requirements and penalties for breaking the lease early. When drafting a residential rental agreement in Kentucky, it`s important to be familiar with state laws and regulations regarding landlord-tenant relationships. Seeking the guidance of a legal professional or experienced property manager can help ensure that your rental agreement is legally sound and protects the interests of both parties. In conclusion, having a comprehensive and clear residential rental agreement is essential for any property owner or tenant in Kentucky. It outlines the expectations and obligations of both parties, protects individuals from unexpected circumstances, and helps to avoid disputes.
The revolutions of those times took up the historical scene, with the cruelty and generalizations that came with them, destroying the greatness of the intellectual turmoil and dimming the power of thought that lightened the era. FROM FILANGERI TO THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION Behind such revolutions was the need to establish a new status for the individuals and for the population, after centuries of obscurantism; the principles of democracy, forgotten since the time of Athens, came back to life in the passionate discussions of philosophers, legal experts and knowledgeable citizens. All the interconnections of the European intellectuals were working to contribute to these new ideals, but soon they realized that Europe was not the right continent to apply these ideals, due to monarchical resistance and the persistence of feudalism. On the contrary, the 13 ex-colonies of North America, the New Nation, were the perfect place to experiment with these new ideals, a sort of world laboratory for modernity. When reading the works of authors of that time it is possible to grasp not only the actual content, but a surplus of enthusiasm and a universal idealism that went beyond the tight borders and the barriers of the single States, in order to face the entire world and the whole of humanity. Francesco Mario Pagano, Neapolitan jurist and intellectual, believed that “State and citizenship” were words to abolish from the vocabulary of a modern society. Antonio Genovesi elaborated the principles of “public happiness” in his economy lectures at the University of Naples. Gaetano Filangieri in Naples had already published the first two volumes of his treaty on the “science of legislation” in 1780, trying to consider rules that could work for the whole world, outlining the road to grant freedom of the individual and development of the human being. The visionary power of Filangieri is still appreciated, declining some of the aspects he elaborated: abolition of excise duties to guarantee development; freedom of the press to enable a righteous formation of the public opinion; the right to a fair trial are only few of the colors with which the young Filangieri from Naples tried to depict the rules for a new humanity. And he was not alone. The intellectual Masonic net of the times, before the papal bulls that would claim its illegality, has surely had a leading role in the promotion and divulgation of the new ideals, and determined the encounter of the innovative power of the young Neapolitan philosopher and jurist, Gaetano Filangieri, with an undisputed leader of the birth of the New Nation, the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, both exponents of the Free Masonry. Gaetano Filangieri was in Naples between 1780 and 1783, at the court of the King, already followed by a consistent fame among intellectuals thanks to his work, and kept a strong correspondence with many of these. After taking part in the Committee of Five, held by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in order to corroborate the New Nation in the European courts, Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris, at the court of King Louis XVI of France, as the first of the American ambassadors. From 1779 to 1781 Franklin became Master of the Lodge of the Neuf Soeurs, one of the most important expressions of the French Masonry. In 1781 Luigi Pio, a young secretary representing the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in Paris and another member of the Masonry, obtained the diplomatic role at the same court, becoming an essential channel between Filangieri and Franklin. Franklin was astonished by Filangieri’s work, and from that moment a strong correspondence started between them, influencing the liberal principles of the first parliamentary and republican democracy of the planet. The human and personal differences between Filangieri and Franklin were unbridgeable, yet their destinies travelled parallel from 1781 to 1788, up to the point when Tuberculosis broke Filangieri’s young life; he had yet to turn 35. Young, idealist and intellectual the first; consummate politician, scientist and entrepreneur the latter, they only shared the fact they were great innovators, able to elaborate theories or inventions without any conformism. Gaetano Filangieri had idealized Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to the point of seeing it as a land where the ideals of freedom that he supported with such vigor had already found life. In a letter of the 24th August 1782, Filangieri writes to Franklin: “From childhood, Philadelphia has called for my eyes. I have grown so accustomed to seeing it as a land where I could be happy, that my imagination cannot get rid of this idea”. Everything had started with a letter dated 11th September 1781 from Luigi Pio to Filangieri, where he explained that Franklin wished to encouraged him to obtain the work “Science of Legislation” as it was to be “more useful in his Nation, terribly lacking in aspects of this topic.” A rich correspondence that followed in the years, in which Franklin also asked Filangieri for suggestions, as well as opinions on the Constitution of the 13 American States, sending him a copy of the book printed in Philadelphia. This book is lost, and probably is still in some private library of the heirs of the jurist and philosopher. The correspondence ended with a letter from the 14th October 1787 that Franklin, now President of the State of Pennsylvania, wrote to Filangieri to tell him of the approval of the American Constitution, adding a freshly printed copy of it. Together with the news, Franklin asked for nine copies of the third volume on Criminal Legislation, and eight copies for the next publications on the Science of Legislation by Filangieri. The third volume had also been the subject of a letter from Filangieri to Franklin, who was still in Paris, on the 21st March 1784, in which Filangieri sent a sheet from that book, marked by the letter “V”. That page, recognizable also thanks to stylistic anomalies, included the proposal to establish that, as the first act of the process, there should be the summons to the accused, that is later found in 1791 in the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution which provides for the right of the accused to be informed of the accusation. The tribute sent by Franklin on the 14th October 1787 arrives in Naples on July 1st 1788, by which time tuberculosis had begun to undermine the health of Filangieri, that will pass away after three weeks, on the 21st July 1788 in Vico Equense. It will be Filangieri’s wife, Charlotte Frendel, to respond to Benjamin Franklin, with a letter sent from Naples September 27, 1778 with which she announced the death of her spouse and followed through with Franklin’s request, thus providing the certainty that those copies of Filangieri’s work arrived at destination. This story, as I said, describes the visionary power of the legal and philosophical thought of Filangieri, but also tells us about the importance of Naples at that time, when it was the centre of a European and international network of intellectuals who set out to forge the society and to regulate the future and the changes, with an eye to the whole world. It questions us on how much we still need a network of modern Filangieris and Franklins to take charge of processing new rights and duties of which we all feel the need, with the same universal and reforming vision, thinking about the United States, but not only of America.
Today is Labor Day, a holiday that the U.S. observes on the first Monday in September to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, parades and athletic events. When I was young – very young – my dad put Labor Day right up there with the Fourth of July in holiday rankings. He was a coal miner. A working man. Labor Day meant a day off for anyone with that title. It wasn’t just a day off. It was the last day off until Thanksgiving, unless it happened to be an election year, of course, when there’d be a day off in early November to vote. That was a big day for my dad, also. And when I was growing up, school always started the day after Labor Day, so that made it a biggie for me, too. Every holiday was a big deal for my dad. Each special day that rolls around brings with it loving memories of him and his zest for life. He was the force behind our family; a typical “head of the household” man. I wonder how many of those are left. If I could turn back the hands on the clock today to a time when I was about ten years old, I’d find my dad sitting on the front porch swing puffing on his pipe; my mother would be in the kitchen cooking a nice meal and I’d be sitting on the porch listening to one of my dad’s stories. He always had a story! I was never quite sure if his tales were true or if he was just having fun with his listeners. He loved to tease! There was one I’d heard many times, but I kept asking him to tell it again and again over the years. Seems he and a friend went hunting in mid-November. It was pretty cold so they took along some moonshine. They couldn’t say where it came from, but its purpose, so they said, was to help them stay warm. “Like I said, it was awfully cold,” my dad began, “so we needed a few swigs of that moonshine before we ever got started. Only thing was, before long, we were feelin’ so nice and warm, we didn’t care much about shootin’ anything but the breeze, so we found a couple-a tree trunks to lean back on and sat down and started tellin’ each other tall tales. We were just a-laughin’ and havin’ the best ole time when all of a sudden, we heard a noise from behind some bushes.” We both sat straight up! “What was that?” Ole Jim said, his eyes as big as half dollars. “’Bout the time I was ready to answer, that noise came again! Well, we didn’t wait around to see what it was. We were both on our feet in a flash and climbin’ the trees right behind us. In a few minutes, we sure were glad we did ‘cause we saw what was makin’ all the noise.” It was a big ole grizzly bear!” He came walkin’ out from behind the bushes, didn’t even see us, but you could tell he was hungry ‘cause he went right over to our basket of food and started pullin’ out stuff and eatin’ everything in sight. He must-a been thirsty, too, ‘cause he looked around and, sure nuff, he spotted our jug-a moonshine. Well that ole bear picked up that jug and turned it up and just barely tasted that corn liquor before he shook his head like a wet dog and then snorted like a scared stallion. We were tryin’ to keep from laughin’, ‘cause we didn’t want that ole grizzly to spot us, but it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen!” Well, we didn’t know what to do. We just wanted him to leave so we could come down and go on home since he’d done away with all our food and everything. But he just kept lookin’ around. He finally picked up the jug again, turned it up to his mouth and didn’t take it down ‘til it was plumb empty! Then he pitched it as far as he could.” I was gettin’ so cold I didn’t know if I’d ever be able to move again and so was ole Jim, but that grizzly didn’t look like he was goin’ anywhere. Then after about twenty minutes, all of a sudden, plunk... he just fell to the ground! Me’ n ole Jim looked at one another. “You think it’s alright,” Jim said. “I reckon it is,” I said back, “He doesn’t look like he’s gettin’ up any time soon.” So we came down outta the trees, tiptoed around that big grizzly bear, and took off runnin’. We didn’t stop ‘til we got to Jim’s pick-up parked down on the highway ‘bout a half mile away. Me ‘n ole Jim were so glad to get home, we never went huntin’ again!” "Is that a true story?" I asked. "Every word!" my dad said, winking. "Every word!" my dad said, winking. Happy Labor Day!
Garlic head bottle vase Han dynasty (206 B.C – 220 A.D) H. 35 cm or 13 ¾ in / d. 20.5 cm or 8¼ in This amazing terracotta ceramic is a hu 壺 type bottle vase. Globular in shape, its body is surmounted by a long thin tubular neck. This slender vase is also characterised by the edge of its mouth, the lips of which take on the subtle appearance of a garlic head. Traces of polychromy have survived to the present day. Remains of red pigments are visible around the foot and in the grooves of the garlic clove. Finally, this work dates from the Han period (206 BC – 220 AD). At the time of this dynasty, this model of vase was based on bronze vases, whose production cost was very high. Their use was mainly dedicated to the conservation of liquids such as fermented drinks. Shaped like a bottle vase, this hu type ceramic with a ‘garlic-head’ mouth is in very good condition. It shows no structural anomalies and only a few concretions, testimony to its past burial, are to be noted.
Risk and Reward You should understand the degree of risk you are willing to accept before undertaking any kind of investment. People have very different attitudes to risk and you need to be clear about the degree of risk you are willing to accept. The following is an example of a Risk/Reward profile. These risk categories are for guidance only. The risk of an investment is affected by a number of factors and varies depending on the timeframe of an investment. A volatile investment such as a share in a company may be very risky over a short timeframe. There is a balance between risk and potential return and, in general, higher risk investments usually mean that higher returns are possible but the risk of losing money is also increased. Lower risk generally means lower returns but a lower risk of losing money. The risk of an investment varies according to how long the investment is held. With volatile investments such as property and shares you should be looking to invest for a minimum of ten years. Risk can also be varied by how you invest. Combining different types of investment (property, shares, bonds and cash) via an asset allocation model can help to even out these swings in value, especially if they are "non-correlated" (i.e. their prices move independently). This is why it usually makes sense even for investors to have some exposure to bonds and cash even though their long term potential is less than that of property and shares. Our job as advisers is to help you understand enough of this to make the best decisions for your savings but also minimise the time you need to spend on your investments as we want to take this hassle away from you, safe in the knowledge that your money is being professionally monitored and re-balanced to your optimum and chosen asset allocation on a regular basis. THE VALUE OF INVESTMENTS AND INCOME FROM THEM MAY GO DOWN. YOU MAY NOT GET BACK THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT INVESTED. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
US president sets Afghan target The increasingly deadly conflict in Afghanistan is a "serious fight" but one essential for the future stability of the country, the US president says. Insisting that US and allied troops have pushed back the Taliban, Barack Obama said the immediate target was to steer Afghanistan through elections. The country is due to hold a presidential vote in August. Mr Obama spoke to Sky News as concern grew in the UK at the rising British death toll in Afghanistan. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was also forced on Saturday to justify British involvement in Afghanistan. Mr Brown said the UK's military deployment there was aimed at preventing terrorism in the UK. Fifteen British troops have died in the past 10 days, pushing the country's number of deaths in Afghanistan past the number killed in action in Iraq. Speaking during a day-long visit to Africa, Mr Obama also told Sky News that the battle in Afghanistan was a vital element in the battle against terrorism. He said the continued involvement of British troops in the conflict was necessary, right and was a vital contribution to UK national security. "This is not an American mission," Mr Obama said. "The mission in Afghanistan is one that the Europeans have as much if not more of a stake in than we do. "The likelihood of a terrorist attack in London is at least as high, if not higher, than it is in the United States." He praised the efforts of all troops currently fighting the Taleban in gruelling summer heat, singling out British forces for praise when asked if their role was still important. "Great Britain has played an extraordinary role in this coalition, understanding that we can not allow either Afghanistan or Pakistan to be a safe haven for al-Qaeda, those who with impunity blow up train stations in London or buildings in New York. "We knew that this summer was going to be tough fighting. They [the Taliban] have, I think, been pushed back but we still have a long way to go. We've got to get through elections." Since taking office in Washington in January of this year, Mr Obama has announced a troop "surge" in Afghanistan. The US has said it is sending up to 30,000 new troops to Afghanistan this year to take on a resurgent Taleban. They will join 33,000 US and 32,000 other Nato troops already in the country. He also replaced the incumbent US commander in the country, ousting Gen David McKiernan less than a year into his command. The new US chief in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has a stellar reputation from his days commanding special forces operations in Iraq. He has been tasked with the mission of outsmarting the Taliban, who continue to win support among ordinary Afghans often caught in the crossfire of the bitter fighting. High numbers of Afghan civilian casualties have become an issue of major concern to the US. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has regularly called on the international forces to reduce the numbers of Afghans killed in its operations. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Obama said although forces were currently engaged in heavy fighting, new strategies for building bridges with Afghan society would be considered once the country had held its presidential election. Afghanistan needed its own army, its own police and the ability to control its own security, Mr Obama said - a strategy currently being implemented in Iraq, where security is being handed over to Iraqi forces. "All of us are going to have to do an evaluation after the Afghan election to see what more we can do," the president said. "It may not be on the military side, it might be on the development side providing Afghan farmers alternatives to poppy crops, making sure that we are effectively training a judiciary system and a rule of law in Afghanistan that people trust." "We've got a core mission that we have to accomplish."
Swedish Massage- Incorporates gentle pressure applied to long flowing strokes, called effleurage. This massage also includes techniques such as kneading, friction and tapotement . A Swedish massage tends to be very relaxing by working with and manipulating the superficial muscle layers of the body. Therapeutic/Deep Tissue Massage- Like it's name implies, Deep Tissue Massage works with the manipulation of the deeper layers of muscle as well as connective tissue and is carried out with medium to firm pressure. Aromatherapy Massage- Essential oils are incorporated into your massage for a truly delicious experience. Hot Stones- Heated soapstones that retain heat, stones are placed both to rest on particular high tension areas as well as used to massage areas of discomfort and pain. Maneuvered using either light or deeper pressure. Reflexology- Massage targeting particular areas of the feet or hands that correspond with different regions or systems of the body. Sports Massage- Massage focused on those who are active and work out regularly. This is another type of therapeutic work that incorporates stretching to increase mobility and flexibility of the ligaments and joints. Neuromuscular Therapy- Massage that involves applying static pressure to different areas of skeletal muscles as to balance the central nervous system with the musculoskeletal system. Prenatal Massage- Massage done during pregnancy, specifically catering the needs of Mom-To-Be. Thai Massage- This unique form of bodywork is done fully clothed and on a futon floor cushion. The therapist applies pressure to specific points on the body as well as preforms assisted stretching. This form of massage is very relaxing and is commonly known as the lazy mans yoga. Sound Therapy- A variety of singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and other high frequency instruments are used to send you on a journey to help you relax into a deep and meditative state. As you drift away to the sound of these powerful tools, it works toward healing you on a cellular level. You will leave feeling transformed realigned with your higher self.
\|2014-08-30 21:05:32 UTC \|2014-12-24 20:26:52 UTC \|Delorazepam is a benzodiazepine which, like other drugs in its class, possesses anxiolytic, skeletal muscle relaxant, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties. It may have adverse effects such as drowsiness, and cognitive impairments such as short term memory impairment. Delorazepam is an active metabolite of the benzodiazepine known as cloxazolam. It is a long acting benzodiazepine which makes it superior in this sense to lorazepam which is short acting. Lorazepam is also a major active metabolite of delorazepam. In addition to be long acting, delorazepam is relatively potent, with 1 mg of delorazepam being the equivalent of 10 mg diazepam. It has been approved for marketing in Italy. - Organic Compound - Synthetic Compound \|Average Molecular Mass \|CAS Registry Number \| belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,4-benzodiazepines. These are organic compounds containing a benzene ring fused to a 1,4-azepine. - Alpha-amino acid or derivatives - Aryl chloride - Aryl halide - Monocyclic benzene moiety - Carboxamide group - Secondary carboxylic acid amide - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic 1,3-dipolar compound - Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Carbonyl group - Organic oxide - Organooxygen compound - Organohalogen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound \|Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds \|Detected and Not Quantified \|GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized) \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative \|Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative \|Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization) \|Route of Exposure \|77-87% oral bioavailability, with a relatively slow absorption rate. Reaches peak plasma levels within 1-2 hours of administration. Food may slow absorption, however other pharmacokinetic variables remain unchanged. After multiple doses delorazepam accumulates, however accumulation is slower in younger patients. \|Mechanism of Toxicity \|Benzodiazepines bind nonspecifically to benzodiazepine receptors BNZ1, which mediates sleep, and BNZ2, which affects affects muscle relaxation, anticonvulsant activity, motor coordination, and memory. As benzodiazepine receptors are thought to be coupled to gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors, this enhances the effects of GABA by increasing GABA affinity for the GABA receptor. Binding of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA to the site opens the chloride channel, resulting in a hyperpolarized cell membrane that prevents further excitation of the cell. \|Delorazepam is metabolized at a relatively slow pace by the liver. The major metabolite (15-34% of the parent drug) is lorazepam. Older patients metabolize delorazepam slower than younger patients. \|Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification) \|No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). \|Mainly used as an anti-anxiety agent. Studies have found delorazepam to be more effective in the first 4 weeks of use than antidepressants; however, after 4 weeks, antidepressants showed superior anti-anxiety effects. Anti-anxiety effects also appear to be weaker in elderly patients. Effectiveness has also been observed in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Delorazapam was reported to be a manageable drug in that it did not exhibit severe side effects and did not require further therapies to control symptoms of withdrawal. \|Minimum Risk Level \|Older patients metabolize delorazepam slower than younger patients and thus suffer from more adverse effects. \|General supportive measures should be employed, along with intravenous fluids, and an adequate airway maintained. Hypotension may be combated by the use of norepinephrine or metaraminol. Dialysis is of limited value. Flumazenil (Anexate) is a competitive benzodiazepine receptor antagonist that can be used as an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose. In particular, flumazenil is very effective at reversing the CNS depression associated with benzodiazepines but is less effective at reversing respiratory depression. Its use, however, is controversial as it has numerous contraindications. It is contraindicated in patients who are on long-term benzodiazepines, those who have ingested a substance that lowers the seizure threshold, or in patients who have tachycardia or a history of seizures. As a general rule, medical observation and supportive care are the mainstay of treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. Although benzodiazepines are absorbed by activated charcoal, gastric decontamination with activated charcoal is not beneficial in pure benzodiazepine overdose as the risk of adverse effects often outweigh any potential benefit from the procedure. It is recommended only if benzodiazepines have been taken in combination with other drugs that may benefit from decontamination. Gastric lavage (stomach pumping) or whole bowel irrigation are also not recommended. \|PubChem Compound ID
I was watching a documentary on earthquakes about 9 days ago, based in part on this book. I ordered the book and started reading two days later. I thought myself fairly knowledgeable on earthquakes, but I was wrong. Mostly because most of what we know we have found out in the last decade or two. The book is written as a sort of detective novel, leading up to its big conclusion. Many people of my age probably think that we are in a largely earthquake free zone. Geologists thought so too, but wondered why the Cascadia had not had a large quake when every other part of the ring of fire did. They rationalized that our rocks are slippery so stresses can be relieved regularly. After Sumatra and the 250,000 dead there, interest picked up in Cascadia. Could a Magnitude 9 quake be in our future too? In the olden days, lo, several decades ago in the sixties, plate tectonics was only just gaining acceptance. In the eighties, lasers were used to measure distances between points to see if the earth was moving. This was expensive and difficult. Then GPS came along. Geologists were not interested in GPS coordinates per se, they were interested in how far apart two rock-fixed points were. This was cheap and easy. Soon tons of data was pouring in and computer simulation started taking off. The other thing they did was to look for evidence of past quakes in multiple different ways. They found it. Spoiler alert… We are due. The Juan De Fuca Plate is now called the Cascadia Subduction Zone Fault and it has let rip every 400 years or so with a massive quake. The last was 400 years ago. If you live in the interior, you are laughing. If you live on the coast of Vancouver Island, you are fucked. Depending on the nature of the shaking, many buildings in Vancouver (esp brick and mortar "medium-rises") will collapse. In the worst case scenario, the entire west coast of North America from LA to Alaska may be hit hard. The expected tsunami would hit Crescent City like a hammer, and would probably do significant damage in Japan. It is a good story. The evidence of the turbidite cores, tree rings, oral histories, ghost forests etc all come together nicely. The upshot is that we should be spending more on earthquake preparedness and building reinforcement. One nice sub-story came from a ten year old British girl in Phuket who had been taught what to look for. She spotted the signs of an incoming tsunami. She convinced her parents and saved her family. Cascadia is Sumatra. The death toll will be lower, but the damage worse. The good news is that while earthquake prediction is still a dark art, predicting what tsunamis will do is becoming relatively easy. For example, next time, we will be able to tell the Sri Lankans to bug up (not out) even if they are on the lee side of the island… which actually got hit worse than the weather side did. You will have to read the book to find out why. Lee Moller is a life-long skeptic and atheist and the author of The God Con.
West Meet East Holistic Therapy & Acupuncture Clinic 715 1/2 Adelaide Street N. London, ON, N5Y 2L4 In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin and Yang is used to describe how seemingly opposing forces are interconnected and interdependent in the nature. There are complementary opposites that, together, create a dynamic, balanced, integrated and inter-dependent whole. This is the central concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Main Aspects of Yin and Yang: (1.) Yin and Yang are Opposites but in a constantly changing balance - They are either on the opposite ends of a cycle, like the summer and winter seasons of the year, or, opposites on a continuum of energy or matter. This opposition is also relative. For instance, water is Yin relative to steam but is Yang relative to ice. (2.) Yin and Yang are interdependent and can't exist without each other - Nothing is totally Yin or totally Yang. When a state of total Yin is reached; Yang begins to grow. As the Chinese old saying states: "Yin creates Yang and Yang activates Yin." (3.) Yin and Yang can be mutually weakened each other - In a harmonious state, the relative levels of Yin and Yang are continuously transform into each other. However, when Yin or Yang are out of balance, they affect each other and too much of one can weaken the other. In practice, clinical signs and symptoms can be interpreted through the concept of Yin and Yang. When Yin and Yang are in dynamic balance and relating harmoniously, there will be no symptoms to observe. When Yin and Yang are out of balance, they become separate and symptoms appear. When Yin does not cool and nourish Yang, then Yang rises - symptoms like headaches, red face, sore eyes, sore throats, nosebleeds, irritability, manic behavior appear. When Yang dose not warm and activate Yin, then Yin rises - symptoms like cold limbs, hypo-activity, poor circulation of blood, pale face, low energy appear. From this view, we get sick when the rhythmic cycling between yin and yang in our body gets out of balance. In general, a shift toward yin shows up as under activity, while a shift toward yang shows up as over activity. For example, the immune system is influenced by two general kinds of signals: (1) those that promote attacking invaders and (2) those that inhibit, or shut off, the attack. The Chinese would call the attackers yang and the suppressors yin. This table shows that allergies and autoimmune conditions are yang disorders because they come from an overactive immune system. Infections and tumors are yin disorders because they come from an underactive immune system. Thus, Diseases can be prevented by having a Balance Lifestyle, such as excessive (Yang) work without rest leads to deficiency (Yin) of energy; excessive consumption of cold food (Yin) leads to deficiency of body's Yang energy. Weight Loss Solution Cancer Patient Support in network with most major insurance companies Monday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Tuesday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Wednesday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Thursday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm ©2014 WestMeetEast . All Rights Reserved
You may recall the story in June about a motorist who videotaped a police officer writing him a ticket and posted the video on YouTube. He was arrested and charged with violating Maryland’s wiretap law. The prosecutor claimed that police exercising their public duty have an expectation of privacy. The You Tuber was facing 16 years in prison. Well, some activist judge dismissed the case. Judge Emory A. Pitt Jr. had to decide whether police performing their duties have an expectation of privacy in public space. Pitt ruled that police can have no such expectation in their public, on-the-job communications. Pitt wrote: "Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public. When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation. ‘Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes’ ("Who watches the watchmen?”)." Graber was also charged with possessing a “device primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of oral communications" — referring to the video camera on his helmet. The judge disagreed with the prosecutor that the helmet cam was illegal, and concluded the state’s argument would render illegal “almost every cell phone, Blackberry, and every similar device, not to mention dictation equipment and other types of recording devices." Pitt’s decision is the first ruling in Maryland to address the legality of citizens taping police in the course of their duties. Because it is a circuit court ruling, it is not binding on other judges. However, unless it is appealed, said Graber’s attorney, David Rocah of the ACLU of Maryland, "it is likely to be the last word" on the matter and to be regarded as precedent by police. No word yet on whether the state’s attorney will try to appeal the decision. Graber still faces traffic charges stemming from the incident. No word on whether he got his four computers, external hard drives, thumb drives and a camera back that police confiscated. (Cross-posted on Commonwealth Commonsense)
The Action Date Range Picker allows setting a date range (From Date and To Date) and triggering an action. Whenever the date range picker values are changed, the associated action is executed. 1. After double-clicking or drawing a rectangle on the dashboard canvas, click on the Select Part pane then click the Action Date Range Picker icon. The Action Date Range Picker pane is displayed, and the Action Date Range Picker part is added on the dashboard canvas with the current date range (parameters From Date to To Date) and the Set button. 2. Select the parameters that will be used for the From Parameter and To Parameter dates range. 3. Enter the Title of the action date range picker button. 4. Select the Date/Time Format. Clicking on the Date/Time box displays the current month. The text of the date can be directly entered, or alternatively it can be clicked on, to bring up a date picker in the Web client. 4. Tap the Hide Button slider to turn it on. This means the action control will update the parameter whenever the value of the data picker changes. 5. You can either: · tap the Default to Today slider to turn it on. This allows the action date picker to check the current value of the dashboard parameter. If it is set to null/empty, an action is executed to update the parameter and trigger the loading of the parameterized data with the current date. · or enter the following date range values: ¨ Relative From Date or the start Date/Time ¨ Relative To Dateor the end Date/Time This allows the relative date calculation (based on today’s date), by parsing the input text string. This method uses the following pattern: SIGN NUMBER UNIT o Sign is either a ‘+’ or ‘-’ o Number is any number o Unit which can be any of the following: § m – minute § H – hour § D – day § B – business day § M – month § Y – year Back 5 minutes from current time. Back 1 day from today. Forward 1 day from today. Back 1 business day from today (ignore Saturday and Sunday). Forward 1 business day from today (ignore Saturday and Sunday). Back 1 month from today. Back 1 year from today. Back 7 days from today. Back 14 days from today. When these values are entered, the correct date should be selected, and then the data requests are executed based on this date. The special now term can also be used, this represents the current Date/Time. For example: ¨ Using now will set the date picker to the current Date/Time ¨ now-7D will set the date picker to 7 days ago. This is the same as specifying 7D The From date will be now-7D and the To date will be now by default. For example, now is February 13, it will go back 7 days (February 6) and then the date will be recalculated. In addition, you can use the SIGN UNIT NUMBER pattern to modify the relative date calculation. For example, if you enter -1M: The recalculated relative date will be January 13: Complex expressions can also be entered to recalculate the relative date. These expressions are evaluated from the left to right pattern. The now term can also be used as a pointer to the currently evaluated value of the relative time expression. For example, if you enter now-5M-2D+3Y as the Relative To Date and now as the Relative From Date: The date will be now-5M-2D+3Y by default. In the expression, you can also use startOf and endOf functions. Both functions take the same arguments, a relative time string, and a unit. Lastly, you can define a complex expression with the functions. For example, if you enter startOf(now-7D, W) as the Relative From Date and endOf(now, D) as the Relative To Date: The From date will display the start of the previous week and the To date will display the end of the current day: · The Default Relative Date will be used if the dashboard parameter is null/empty. · The relative Date/Time string is case sensitive. · You can also opt to select from a pre-populated date ranges: Refer to Selecting Relative Dates in Action Date Picker and Action Date Range Picker Controls for more information. 6. You may opt to set new From Label and To Label. 7. Tap the Auto Fire Quick Ranges slider to turn it on. This automatically updates the date ranges as you click in the drop-down in the Web client. Otherwise, you have to select a date range first in the drop-down and then click to update. 8. Set the Range Limit of the date by selecting the number of days. By default, the range limit is -1. Selecting a shorter date range limit can help in having a faster response time. 9. When a Range Limit has been set, the Range Limit Error box is enabled. It is mandatory to enter an error message to help in defining a better input to match the set limit. (Default: Out of range) For example: “The Range Limit is set to 30 days. Modify the To date within this limit.” 10. Tap the Display in PDF slider to turn it on and include the action date picker in the PDF output. 11. To modify the style settings of the action date picker: · click the Background box to display the Color dialog and set the background color or enter the Hex color code · click the Foreground box to display the Color dialog and set the foreground color or enter the Hex color code · set the Font type, size, style (Bold and/or Italic) 12. Click the Save icon on the toolbar to save the changes. When saved, the notification is displayed.
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What you should know: - Akkeshi Distillery is a craft whisky distillery (or known locally as Ji-whisky) from Hokkaido, Japan, and looks to use ingredients sourced locally such as malt, peat and even Mizunara oak. - Its first series is called the “24 Solar Terms” which is the Japanese tradition of segmenting the four seasons into 24 parts, and is used by Akkeshi to showcase the effects of the local climate in different seasons on the whisky. - This plays into the increasingly in vogue theme of terroir. - The first two releases are Kanro and Usui, which refer to early winter “Cold Dew” and “Spring Showers”. Read below for tasting notes! - Akkeshi’s whiskies are moderately peaty, briny from the seawaters around Hokkaido, fruity like apples and strawberries, sweet like milk chocolates with a touch of pepper. - Ji-whiskies have been gaining in popularity with distilleries like Chichibu and more recently Akkeshi and Shizuoka (here). - We can’t wait to try some! Hokkaido Is known for its gorgeous seasonal colours, the spring time foliage, to the plush snowcap peaks and cozy ski inns. Don’t forget the seafood! As a coastal island north off the main island of Japan, the prefecture has be thoroughly blessed with natural abundance. But did you know that it also happens to spot the perfect location for whisky to be distilled in. It has a cool humid climate, great access to fresh water and clean, crisp air, very similar to…the Scottish highlands! Nikka’s Yoichi Distillery was the first whisky distillery in Hokkaido. You can’t miss it, it looks like what Santa’s workshop would look like. (Image Source: MATCHA) The first distillery to find its home in Hokkaido was none other than Nikka’s Yoichi Distillery, and for a long while the distillery had the beautiful island all to itself. However, as Japanese whisky soared in popularity, it was inevitable that it would find itself sharing some of its turf. In comes Akkeshi Distillery, which started distilling in 2016. And if you know some quick whisky math, you’d figure that 2020 would be a momentous year for the young distillery. For whisky to be considered “legit”, it would have to meet Scotch whisky standards of 3 years of maturation. And as our math would have it, Akkeshi released its highly anticipated inaugural release Kanro in October of 2020. The Akkeshi Kanro meaning “Cold Dew”. (Image Source: Whisky Auctioneer) Kanro, which actually translates into “Cold Dew” in the early winter, is the first in a series of 24 bottles to be released by Akkeshi, titled “24 Solar Terms”. Now you might be wondering “what is this cryptic ancient term you’re using Akkeshi?”. Well Japan has a traditional way of expressing its seasons, which basically splits the longitude of the sun into 24 terms, or “solar terms”. Hence, Akkeshi’s series is an ode to the seasons experienced in Japan and will look to explore the effects of local climate, wildlife and farming on the whisky (this is linked to the idea of terroir which you can read here). Where the Beckies at? We need to know what the effect of Leo Sun and Sagittarius Rising has on the whisky. (Image Source: China Travel) Back to Kanro, this single malt full-sized bottle (the distillery released 20ml bottles of its new-make in a series called Foundations) is a peated malt whisky matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, wine, mizunara and sherry wood. The tasting notes we can expect are: Nose: Strawberry, Orange, Apple, Cereal, Sour Lemon, Butter, Sweet Milk Palate: White Pepper, Sweet Chocolate The bottle comes in a 55% abv, with a total of 15,000 bottles released. If you’re keeping track, Kanro is actually the 17th Solar Term. Just some quick facts for you to flex about to your friends. Next up! Akkeshi has announced the upcoming release of the 2nd bottle in its Solar Terms series. We have the Usui, 2nd solar term (LOL…as much as are into this whole whisky as an expression of its provenance movement, the solar term idea is just a tad much). So from 17th we’ve jumped to 2nd so you know they’re not ones for arithmetic order. Usui actually means “Spring Showers” and is the time when the climate becomes warmer and snow begins to melt and becomes rain. The Akkeshi Usui. Okay now what about Gemini Sun and Virgo Rising? (Image Source: Ultimate Spirits JP) This one is going to be a blend, unlike the Kanro, which was a single malt, and will integrate non-Japanese grain whisky, which under the new rules (read here) would disqualify it from using the title “Japanese whisky” on its label. It is bottled at 48% abv but we don’t know yet how many bottles will be released. Our digging tells us we can expect tasting notes to be: Nose: Smoky, Sweet, Butter Biscuits, Touches of Seabreeze Saltiness, Orchard Fruits (Apple, Peach, Apricot), Citrus Zest, Dark Cacao Palate: Peaty, Sweet, Peppery, Tartness, Raspberries, Blueberries First off, Hokkaido is an amazing place, I remember spending holidays there when I was still in school. The weather was awesome, so cool and filled with plush snow that you could jump into and fall right through. In fact it was the first time I ever saw snow! The seafood is of course incredibly fresh as well. The skiing was fun even though I spent more time barreling down the slope and would not be remotely categorized as skiing by even an amateur. As such, I have a great affinity to the place with all these wonderful memories of first times. And I would imagine all the freshness of the place would bode well for anyone looking to produce anything on the island. The Akkeshi Distillery almost looks like a little seaside cottage. (Image Source: Dekanta) Akkeshi itself belongs to the revitalizing Ji-whisky movement. For those unfamiliar with term, Ji-whisky means craft whisky in Japan and was big in the 80’s where whisky was produced in small batches by hand with ingredients sourced locally as much as possible. If we look more broadly, it’s not too different from the popularity that craft beers are enjoying right now. Unfortunately, when Japan’s economy collapsed in the 90’s, it plunged the country in a deep recession that wiped out most of these small whisky producers. Perhaps the most popular Ji-whisky right now is Chichibu, but Akkeshi and peer Shizuoka are not far behind. Akkeshi’s New Born series. (Image Source: Akkeshi) Akkeshi, while fairly young, has been met with much fanfare. Prior to their full-sized bottlings, they released multiple batches of their new-make in the New Born Foundations series, which were very well received. Since then, they’ve also begun to move towards using more local ingredients, such as local Akkeshi malt, peat and Mizunara. This would give drinkers a true taste of the region which is obviously very exciting and plays into a greater interest in terroir. While I can’t totally appreciate the Solar Term theme, which I feel is alittle melodramatic, I’m definitely interested in trying whisky that gives me a good representation of the local terrain. I find the idea of terroir incredibly interesting and locally sourced ingredients certainly make for a very unique whisky and therefore experience. To distill a big concept like provenance and everything unique about a place into a single bottle of local produce is simply irresistible to our human craving for something so one of a kind that cannot be replicated. And my own melodrama aside, who can truly say I don’t like something floral like a potpourri, fruity like strawberries and apples, a wee touch of smoke, slight side of brininess, of citrus zest and dark cacao bitters. It has something for everybody. Now only if we can get our hands on it.
It's a new age sound made by 20 meta instruments. The sound came from Stanford's laptop orchestra. The Mac books are programmed to create sound, notes, and music. It's a concept assistant professor Ge Wang, Ph.D., created three years ago while at Princeton. "We want to play music with laptops. We want to make new instruments, find new sounds, make new music," said Wang. He brought the idea of musical computers to Stanford this year. Students learn not only to play on the computers, but musical composition and sound design as well. The final step is the performance. "I love it," said Jason Riggs, from the Stanford laptop orchestra. "It's very refreshing to do something new and innovative." To get that surround sound so to speak, it requires attaching the computers to this speaker, which is actually a salad bowl from Ikea. They've drilled six different car speakers to it and inside there's an amplifier. "What this gives us is an intimate sonic identity for each lap top station," said Wang. On Tuesday night, the advanced technology didn't stop here, it traveled 6,000 miles to Beijing. The high definition inter-connectivity line allows traditional Chinese musicians to accompany the multi-media American musicians during a first of its kind, real time, jam session. "We just want to play music together and be able to do this without planning months ahead, actually get a plane ticket, find a venue and actually meet up in the same place," said Wang. Playing music and being on stage is a first for most in the lap top orchestra. In fact, the majority like their professor, have a background in computer science, but after Tuesday night, they're getting used to being in the spotlight.
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Yesterday, in a segment on autism and vaccines on the Today Show, Dr. David Tayloe, President Elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, was asked the following question: "Do you believe that all vaccines should be used on every child?" His complete response: "Yes. I think any of the vaccines we have today have been tested and proven to be safe, and the credible studies don't show any relationship between vaccines and permanent injury. So we favor this and we know that unless we have vaccination rates that are in the 90 to 95% range we are not going to prevent epidemics from coming into this country of measles, of polio, from countries where these diseases are still endemic. So its very important that we vaccinate all our children." Repeating: No "relationship between vaccines and permanent injury". This is probably the most glaring falsehood that I have heard in the vaccine debate yet, stated by the chief pediatrician in the US, to whom all other pediatricians look to for guidance in how to treat their patients. Has Dr. Tayloe has never heard of the Federal Program called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, the sole purpose of which it to compensate people for the permanent injuries that they sustain from approved vaccines? From the VICP section of the HRSA web site that shows the vaccine injuries that are covered: "The Vaccine Injury Table (Table) makes it easier for some people to get compensation. The Table lists and explains injuries/conditions that are presumed to be caused by vaccines. It also lists time periods in which the first symptom of these injuries/conditions must occur after receiving the vaccine. If the first symptom of these injuries/conditions occurs within the listed time periods, it is presumed that the vaccine was the cause of the injury or condition unless another cause is found. For example, if you received the tetanus vaccines and had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) within 4 hours after receiving the vaccine, then it is presumed that the tetanus vaccine caused the injury if no other cause is found." A quick rundown of a few of the covered reactions: DTaP, Tdap, DTP-Hib, MMR, MR, R - Anaphylactic shock, encephalopathy, any accute complication or sequela of above events(including death). Rubella vaccines - Chronic arthritis, any acute complication or sequela (including death) of above event. Measles vaccines - Thrombocytopenic purpura, Mealses, any acute complication or sequela (including death) of above event. Live Virus Polio vaccines - Polio. Inactivated Virus Polio vaccines - Anaphylactic shock, any acute complication or sequela of above events(including death). I am pretty sure that "Death" could be considered permanent injury. Additionally, Dr. Tayloe has apparently never read a package insert in a box of vaccine. Here is a random sample of insert quotes. Let's start with the one that sent my two week old Chandler into three months worth of fevers and crying and two years of constipation: ENGERIX-B, Hepatitis B Vaccine - "Multiple Sclerosis: Although no causal relationship has been established, rare instances of exacerbation of multiple sclerosis have been reported following administration of hepatitis B vaccines and other vaccines. In persons with multiple sclerosis, the benefit of immunization for prevention of hepatitis B infection and sequelae must be weighed against the risk of exacerbation of the disease." "Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility: ENGERIX-B has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility." "Postmarketing Reports: Additional adverse experiences have been reported with the commercial use of ENGERIX-B. Those listed below are to serve as alerting information to physicians. Hypersensitivity: Anaphylaxis; erythema multiforme including Stevens-Johnson syndrome; angioedema; arthritis. An apparent hypersensitivity syndrome (serum sickness–like) of delayed onset has been reported days to weeks after vaccination, including: arthralgia/arthritis (usually transient), fever, and dermatologic reactions such as urticaria, erythema multiforme, ecchymoses, and erythema nodosum (see CONTRAINDICATIONS). Cardiovascular System: Tachycardia/palpitations. Respiratory System: Bronchospasm including asthma-like symptoms. Gastrointestinal System: Abnormal liver function tests; dyspepsia. Nervous System: Migraine; syncope; paresis; neuropathy including hypoesthesia, paresthesia, Guillain-Barré syndrome and Bell’s palsy, transverse myelitis; optic neuritis; multiple sclerosis; seizures. Skin and Appendages: Eczema; purpura; herpes zoster; erythema nodosum; alopecia. Special Senses: Conjunctivitis; keratitis; visual disturbances; vertigo; tinnitus; earache." "CONTRAINDICATIONS - Hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine, including yeast, is a contraindication. This vaccine is contraindicated in patients with previous hypersensitivity to any hepatitis B-containing vaccine." (Even though my baby, in no uncertain terms, showed "hypersensitivity", his doctors continued to administer the vaccine to him until his regression at 18 months). This is given to babies that are hours old. And remember, the head of the AAP says, even though the package insert says differently, that the vaccine is safe for every child and no permanent injury will occur. Fluvirin, Flu Vaccine "Controlled studies on FLUVIRIN® have not been conducted to demonstrate safety in pregnant women." INFLUENZA VIRUS IS PROPAGATED IN EGGS FOR THE PREPARATION OF INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE. THUS, THIS VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED TO ANYONE WITH A HISTORY OF HYPERSENSITIVITY (ALLERGY) TO CHICKEN EGGS, CHICKEN, CHICKEN FEATHERS OR CHICKEN DANDER. THE VACCINE IS ALSO CONTRAINDICATED IN INDIVIDUALS HYPERSENSITIVE TO ANY COMPONENT OF THE VACCINE INCLUDING THIMEROSAL (A MERCURY DERIVATIVE) (SEE ADVERSE REACTIONS). EPINEPHRINE INJECTION (1:1000) MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE SHOULD AN ACUTE ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION OCCUR DUE TO ANY COMPONENT OF THE VACCINE. IMMUNIZATION SHOULD BE DELAYED IN PERSONS WITH AN ACTIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY CHANGING NEUROLOGICAL FINDINGS, BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN THE DISEASE PROCESS HAS BEEN STABILIZED. THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION OF ANY VACCINE IS A CONTRAINDICATION TO FURTHER USE. THE VACCINE SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED TO PERSONS WITH ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESSES UNTIL THEIR TEMPORARY SYMPTOMS AND/OR SIGNS HAVE ABATED." Influenza Virus Vaccine should not be given to individuals with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder that would contraindicate intramuscular injection unless, in the judgment of the physician, the potential benefits clearly outweigh the risk of administration. Patients with impaired immune responsiveness, whether due to the use of immunosuppressive therapy (including irradiation, corticosteroids, antimetabolites, alkylating agents, and cytotoxic agents), a genetic defect, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or other causes, may have a reduced antibody response in active immunization procedures. But if Dr. Tayloe is right, the package insert should be changed to read: "No studies regarding the simultaneous administration of inactivated influenza vaccine and other childhood vaccines have been conducted." One more... Merck's MMR vaccine: Hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine, including gelatin. Do not give M-M-R II to pregnant females; the possible effects of the vaccine on fetal development are unknown at this time. If vaccination of postpubertal females is undertaken, pregnancy should be avoided for three months following vaccination (see INDICATIONS AND USAGE, Non-Pregnant Adolescent and Adult Females and PRECAUTIONS, Pregnancy). Anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions to neomycin (each dose of reconstituted vaccine contains approximately 25 mcg of neomycin). Febrile respiratory illness or other active febrile infection. However, the ACIP has recommended that all vaccines can be administered to persons with minor illnesses such as diarrhea, mild upper respiratory infection with or without low-grade fever, or other low-grade febrile illness. Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This contraindication does not apply to patients who are receiving corticosteroids as replacement therapy, e.g., for Addison's disease. Individuals with blood dyscrasias, leukemia, lymphomas of any type, or other alignant neoplasms affecting the bone marrow or lymphatic systems. Primary and acquired immunodeficiency states, including patients who are immunosuppressed in association with AIDS or other clinical manifestations of infection with human immunodeficiency viruses;41-43 cellular immune deficiencies; and hypogammaglobulinemic and dysgammaglobulinemic states. Measles inclusion body encephalitis60 (MIBE), pneumonitis61 and death as a direct consequence of disseminated measles vaccine virus infection have been reported in immunocompromised individuals inadvertently vaccinated with measles-containing vaccine. Individuals with a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency, until the immune competence of the potential vaccine recipient is emonstrated." Due caution should be employed in administration of M-M-R II to persons with a history of cerebral injury, individual or family histories of convulsions, or any other condition in which stress due to fever should be avoided. The physician should be alert to the temperature elevation which may occur following vaccination (see ADVERSE REACTIONS). Hypersensitivity to Eggs Live measles vaccine and live mumps vaccine are produced in chick embryo cell culture. Persons with a history of anaphylactic, anaphylactoid, or other immediate reactions (e.g., hives, swelling of the mouth and throat, difficulty breathing, hypotension, or shock) subsequent to egg ingestion may be at an enhanced risk of immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions after receiving vaccines containing traces of chick embryo antigen. The potential risk to benefit ratio should be carefully evaluated before considering vaccination in such cases. Such individuals may be vaccinated with extreme caution, having adequate treatment on hand should a reaction occur" "The AAP states, "Persons who have experienced anaphylactic reactions to topically or systemically administered neomycin should not receive measles vaccine." Now that Dr. Tayloe is running the AAP, will they remove that statement from the insert? I have not even gotten to the sections on Adverse Reactions yet, but I have already made my point. Oh, yeah... and then last week the Hannah Poling case broke. It is factual to say that in come cases, approved vaccines DO result in permanent injury and that not all vaccines are safe for all children. Dr. Tayloe is wrong. Either he knows about the things which I have written above, in which case he has lied to the American public and he has no place being the head of the AAP, or he does not know the things which I have written above, in which case he is incompetent to be the head of the AAP. ... and there is not a chance in hell that he does not know about all that I have written here. Additionally, allow me to draw your attention to the second half of Dr. Tayloe's statement: "So we favor this and we know that unless we have vaccination rates that are in the 90 to 95% range we are not going to prevent epidemics from coming into this country of measles, of polio, from countries where these diseases are still endemic. So its very important that we vaccinate all our children." Note the goal of his vaccination policy, not to serve the best interest of your individual child, but to protect this country of a viral epidemic. Keep in mind, that when your are in the pediatricians office and he is looking at your child and making decisions on how to treat him, the AAP, his professional organization has taught him that your baby is not his client. That 'society' is his client. And that depending on how ethical he is or how sharp his critical thinking skills are, he may not actually be serving your child, but "the greater good". We have been lobbying the AAP to reevaluate vaccines and move in a more cautious direction in making recommendations for their doctors. If the election of Dr. Tayloe and his criminal pronouncements are the response to the AAP of parents increasingly loud protestations of their destructive direction, then it is time to start ignoring the AAP. There are many, many pediatrician out there who genuinely want to work in the best interests of their patients, and as difficult as it was for me and Honey to hear Dr. Tayloe lie on tv, it must have been more difficult for them to have heard. They know that serious vaccine reactions exist, and they just watched the man that represents them tell a very stupid lie to the entire country. (please excuse any typos, etc, as I have not had a chance to proof this. I reserve the right to make corrections)
Nicholas A Branch What is your next adventure? I'll be coming back to Georgia Tech to work in the High-powered Electric Propulsion (HPEP) Lab with Dr. Walker. Mostly, I'll be looking at plasma material interaction because that's the big question in electric propulsion these days. When rockets re-enter the atmosphere we have to better understand what happens between materials and the plasma if we want to reduce degradation. What about your next adventure are you most looking forward to? Just getting into the physics side of propulsion will be exciting. A lot of the research opportunities when you're an undergrad don't allow you to control the science part. As a grad student I will be able to begin asking my own questions. Also, this summer, I will be at JPL, working on an upgrade for one of the more advanced Hall thrusters. That will be exciting. Did you have any previous co-op, internship, or research experience in this area? My first semester freshman year I got involved in the Prox-1 [cubesat] project with Dr. Spencer. Coming from a high school that had very little science beyond AP calc, that was the perfect learning experience for me. They didn't expect me to have already worked on advanced projects -- I didn't have to have already laser-cut a 3D printer if I wanted to join the team. I built up my knowledge and skills over two-and-a-half years. Then Dr. Walker needed someone with mechanical/hardware experience to design an ion-beam dump. I knew that would teach me vacuum hardware, so I joined him. That led to an other project helping Dr. Walker to build up the propellant feed system for a jet thruster. That was a lot of work and a lot of learning at the same time. In the Fall of 2016, I started working on another project: the magneto-hydrodynamic generator where I was designing electrodes. Ultimately we were trying to see if you could power a rocket with its own exhaust. In the Spring of 2017 I interned at NASA Marshall where I was working computer algorithms to identify mode shapes and frequencies. We got some great software out of it. This summer I worked with SpaceX, on engine-related ground support equipment for the Dragon II vehicle. This past fall, I was in the lab with Dr. Walker preparing a vacuum chamber for testing helicon plasma thruster. How did your educational experience at GT-AE help you achieve that goal? There is a lot of knowledge in our faculty. A lot of them have worked in the field so they can tell you how things will actually work. Dr. [Marilyn] Smith directly correlates things with how it works in industry. When you have that sort of knowledge as a foundation, it's not that hard to put all of your trust and time into a project. No matter how hard it is. What advice would you give to an underclassman who would like to follow the same path? Number one, if you don't like coffee, suck it up. You'll be putting in the time. Also, I had a couple of really good friends in AE which was, for me, like having work-out partners. They were motivating when I was not motivated. And, two, find yourself a community that's not AE. For me, that was the CRC, where I worked as a building supervisor. It was completely social. Every shift there were people from other schools working with me, and we could crack jokes. It was a great support.
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died Posted On March 17, 2021 Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is dead. The head of state died of heart failure in a hospital in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, said Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Previously, his lengthy absence from the public had fueled speculation that the head of state, who had been in office since 2015, was ill. The 61-year-old had long denied the existence of Covid-19 in the East African country and downplayed the risk of the corona virus. The former German colony with its around 58 million inhabitants has not published the number of new infections since May 2020. According to the constitution, the vice-president will now assume the highest office in the country until the next election in 2025. Only last year Magufuli had won a controversial presidential election. During the corona pandemic, Magufuli questioned the credibility of corona tests and recommended prayers and steam baths. Magufuli – sometimes called the “bulldozer” because of his uncompromising leadership style – urged the Ministry of Health to be careful with vaccines developed abroad and questioned how they could have been developed so quickly. Unlike in many other African countries, where foreign holidaymakers arriving by plane had to go into quarantine for several days last year, he opened the East African country to tourism. The opposition politician Tundu Lissu, who lives in exile, recently sparked speculation on Twitter about Magufuli’s disease of Covid-19. “With his devastated Covid denial, his prayer-instead-science craze has proven a deadly boomerang,” he wrote. According to his information, Magufuli was seriously ill and first taken to a hospital in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for treatment and then to India. Magufuli, who came to power in 2015, polarized the East African country. He was supported by proponents, among other things, because of his strong and uncompromising leadership style, large infrastructure projects and promises to fight corruption. Critics, however, condemned his increasing restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of expression as well as his handling of the corona pandemic. The human rights record in Tanzania has steadily declined under Magufuli, judged the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW). The politician was born on October 29, 1959 in the western Chato district and first became a teacher before earning his doctorate in chemistry at the University of Dar es Salaam and then going into politics.
Roerich Nicholas. Bridge of Glory. Fine art postcard A6 Haze was flaring, and behind it, at a great distance, the most powerful element was raging. Haze, glow, and heat lightning are the messengers of remote events. Northern lights or the Himalayan glow remind one of the accumulations which ears and eyes cannot perceive. It is the heart that can sense them, and it will beat with agitation and solemnity. Nicholas Roerich. Diary Leaves. Vol.2. Synthesis. 1941 We have changed design of our site for you to make using of our site more comfortable. We are appreciate your opinion if we have achieved this goal. We are waiting for your critics in Guestbook. Agni Publishing House (Samara, Russia), Nicholas Roerich Museum (New York) and Fine Arts Academy Gallery (Moscow, Russia) have published a unique album, dedicated to the pictorial heritage of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). Will be available on the second volume of a unique publication dedicated to the works of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). The album was released by the publishing house "Agni" (Samara), with active cooperation of the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York, as well as the Moscow Gallery Fine Arts Academy and the St. Petersburg State Museum and Institute of the Roerich Family.
Synthetic intelligence (AI) is turning into commonplace, and machine studying fashions are on the coronary heart of this development. Machine studying strategies and applied sciences are revolutionizing varied sectors, from healthcare to finance. Nonetheless, few folks perceive the significance of machine studying and the instruments that make it potential. The precise set of instruments could make a major distinction within the success of a undertaking. Observe that there’s a couple of kind of machine studying, together with supervised studying and unsupervised studying. Every kind has its functions and is fitted to particular duties. These fashions have turn out to be the spine of varied machine studying strategies. They’re important for constructing AI-powered functions. This weblog submit will talk about the highest 7 machine studying instruments of 2023. Hopefully, it should enable you to select the best machine studying algorithm and power on your undertaking. On this part, we’ll introduce the seven hottest machine studying instruments and platforms in 2023. These instruments have been rigorously chosen primarily based on varied elements. As an example, some stand out on account of their ease of use or algorithmic functions. Others have greater GPU coaching pace or extra instruments provided. You’ll discover two sorts of instruments for machine studying on this listing. Cloud-based platforms play a major function in machine studying. Huge names like Google Cloud AI Platform, Amazon Machine Studying, and Azure Machine Studying cleared the path. The platforms present easy accessibility to highly effective computing assets. Additionally they let you entry collaborative companies. Open-source frameworks and libraries are additionally a vital a part of the machine studying ecosystem. Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch are a few of the hottest decisions amongst builders, because of their in depth capabilities and ease of use. Machine Studying on Microsoft Azure Our first ML software is Microsoft’s Azure Machine Learning. It’s a strong cloud-based platform for machine studying that gives a big selection of options. Most of it’s carried out via its Azure Machine Studying Studio. This platform supplies a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface. It’s tremendous straightforward to create Enterprise Intelligence functions, even for these with restricted ML experience. You should use these functions for anomaly detection, fraud detection duties, and extra. The benefit of use of Azure’s graphical consumer interface is mixed with an in depth vary of machine studying algorithms and predictive fashions. This enables customers to rapidly create and deploy varied machine studying functions. This versatility makes Azure Machine Studying appropriate for a variety of initiatives. It might assist with small-scale experiments and large-scale, mission-critical techniques. Along with Azure Machine Studying Studio, Microsoft gives different companies that complement its machine studying platform. Microsoft Power BI is a well-liked knowledge reporting and visualization software, nice for enterprise intelligence. However, Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based knowledge integration service. Lastly, Azure Databricks is an Apache Spark-based analytics platform. It may be used for large knowledge processing and machine studying duties. This integration permits customers to leverage the complete potential of the Microsoft ecosystem. It enhances their machine studying initiatives and ensures easy interoperability between totally different elements. Its help for common open-source frameworks, like TensorFlow and PyTorch, makes it much more versatile. IBM Watson is a complicated AI platform with a powerful service suite. The preferred is IBM Watson Studio, IBM’s major machine studying platform. With capabilities like NLP and picture recognition, Watson can autonomously execute varied duties. It’s primarily used to ship insights throughout industries. The well-known supercomputer additional reinforces Watson’s skill to deal with machine studying duties. It does an amazing job of powering deep studying frameworks and recurrent networks. This neural community mannequin permits Watson to excel within the subfield of machine studying. As such, it’s a flexible software for builders and researchers. Actual-life functions and case research of companies utilizing IBM Watson are a lot. The corporate demonstrated its worth in varied industries, like sign processing and healthcare. You may additionally discover it in finance, advertising and marketing, and customer support. Watson’s superior capabilities have confirmed efficient in fixing complicated issues and driving innovation. Along with its core machine studying capabilities, Watson additionally gives a set of AI-powered instruments. For instance, there’s Watson Assistant, used for constructing conversational AI functions. These digital assistants are surprisingly human-like and have the potential to revolutionize customer support. Watson Discovery is one other great tool used for unstructured knowledge evaluation. These extras assist companies harness the true energy of AI and machine studying, unlocking new alternatives and efficiencies. Sadly, working Watson’s in-house operations could be moderately costly for many companies. In response, IBM gives cloud-based choices for smaller firms. Going via the cloud reduces the price for these in search of entry to Watson’s superior studying capabilities with out the necessity for vital infrastructure investments. Additionally Learn: What Happened to IBM Watson? Subsequent, now we have a Goliath of ML. Amazon Machine Learning on AWS is a well-liked cloud-based machine studying infrastructure seen as a pioneer within the business. With its cost-effective and scalable options, Amazon ML is a lovely possibility for all sorts of companies. They make it straightforward to implement machine studying of their operations. Integration with the AWS ecosystem, together with Amazon S3 and Amazon RDS, additional enhances its attraction. Amazon ML helps many machine studying strategies, similar to: - Supervised studying - Binary classification - Multiclass classification This versatility permits customers to use Amazon ML to make use of instances starting from fraud detection to suggestion techniques. It’s additionally nice for predictive upkeep and demand forecasting. This platform focuses on offering a protected house for companies. Their tight security measures make it a well-liked alternative amongst giant organizations. One notable instance of leveraging Amazon infrastructure is Coursera, a web-based schooling platform. Amazon ML’s skill to ship actionable insights is a testomony to its worth within the machine studying panorama. Its effectiveness has been confirmed in predictive analytics and buyer segmentation. To brighten its choices, Amazon ML additionally supplies extra instruments and companies. As an example, Amazon SageMaker simplifies the method of constructing, coaching, and deploying functions at scale. With this complete suite, Amazon ML is well-equipped to help companies of their endeavors. TensorFlow, an open-source framework developed by the Google Mind crew, is a well-liked alternative for deep studying. As a library for dataflow programming, it tremendously simplifies the creation of machine studying fashions. You’ll discover pre-trained fashions and varied instruments for duties like: - Picture recognition - Speech recognition - Neural networks - Pure language processing - Laptop imaginative and prescient TensorFlow’s in depth ecosystem consists of extra instruments and libraries as effectively. There’s TensorFlow Lite for cellular and embedded units, TensorFlow.js for browser-based machine studying, and TensorFlow Extended (TFX) for end-to-end machine studying pipelines. These instruments make TensorFlow a complete platform for varied machine studying duties. TensorFlow’s highly effective capabilities make it a best choice for builders in varied industries, from healthcare and finance to retail and manufacturing. Most individuals within the business have heard of Python. However do you know it’s additionally a well-liked scripting language for ML initiatives? This is because of it boasting a big group and a comparatively easy syntax. With its in depth libraries and packages, Python is a well-liked software for growing machine studying fashions. Some examples of those libraries embody scikit-learn, which gives: - Dimensionality discount - Mannequin choice NumPy is one other one, offering help for linear algebra operations. One other helpful library, pandas, simplifies knowledge manipulation and evaluation, making it simpler for builders to work with structured knowledge. Python’s function in machine studying schooling can also be price noting. Many on-line studying platforms like edX are constructed on it. Additionally they provide programs that train programming abilities, knowledge evaluation, visualization libraries, predictive analytics, and internet software improvement utilizing Python. As an unbiased programming language, Python gives flexibility and flexibility. This makes it a well-liked alternative for machine studying initiatives. Python’s package deal supervisor caters to a variety of machine studying duties, from knowledge preprocessing and have engineering to mannequin coaching and analysis. The straightforward syntax and readability make it straightforward for rookies to study. However it’s nonetheless strong sufficient for skilled builders to put in writing environment friendly traces of code. Additionally Learn: How Long Does It Take To Learn Python One other rising possibility on this planet of ML instruments is PyTorch. This open-source framework is known as after its origins. You guessed it; it combines the Python programming language and the Torch library. Scripted utilizing Lua, PyTorch gives a dynamic computation graph and linear algebra framework. There are over 200 mathematical operations, making it a perfect alternative for deep studying duties and irregular knowledge. Certainly one of PyTorch’s key strengths is its flexibility. Builders can construct and experiment with complicated fashions extra simply. Its sturdy debugging capabilities and lively group help cement its attraction as a machine studying framework. PyTorch’s compatibility with varied programming languages and platforms, similar to Python and C++, makes it a flexible software for builders. Actual-life functions of PyTorch embody laptop imaginative and prescient, language fashions, speech recognition, and reinforcement studying. Additionally Learn: Introduction to PyTorch Loss Functions and Machine Learning Lastly, now we have Vertex AI, a comparatively younger platform. Vertex AI helps varied machine studying strategies, claiming to supply all the mandatory instruments underneath one unified UI and API. A few of its functions embody object detection, pure language processing, anomaly detection, and sentiment evaluation. Google Cloud’s Vertex AI is a cloud-based machine studying platform with a user-friendly interface. It lets customers begin coaching fashions rapidly, even with out prior expertise. Vertex AI’s integration with different Google Cloud companies makes it even higher. The API provides you entry to Google Cloud companies, similar to Google Cloud ML Engine and Google Cloud Storage. That makes it a lovely possibility for companies trying to hit the bottom working. Vertex AI has a scalable structure that permits customers to construct and deploy fashions effectively. In conclusion, the highest 7 machine studying software program instruments mentioned on this article are main the way in which on this thrilling discipline. These common machine studying platforms and deep studying instruments provide a number of necessary options and capabilities. When selecting a machine studying software, it’s important to guage the particular wants and targets of your undertaking. You should guarantee to pick essentially the most appropriate machine studying algorithm and platform. When you perceive the superior studying capabilities of every software, you may make an knowledgeable resolution about the perfect match on your undertaking. We encourage readers to discover and experiment with totally different instruments to search out the one which most closely fits their initiatives and targets. Because the world of synthetic intelligence and machine studying fashions continues to evolve, so will the applied sciences that drive it. Keep up-to-date with the most recent developments in machine studying applied sciences and neural community fashions, and you’ll assist form the longer term!
There have been a lot of changes in managing your HVA’s units in the last few years: from refitting units to ensure that they are the most up-to-date possible, to alteration to coolants and refrigerants that are used in your units. Most homes in the US have some form of heating and cooling unit in their homes, with only 3% without heating at all. The majority use natural gas, with most of the rest using electricity to heat their homes. In order to get the most from an existing Las Vegas NV HVAC Unit , or to look at fitting a new one, you need to understand the demands that are being placed upon these devices in Las Vegas. Changes to HVAC Ratings Since 2015 One of the biggest issues that users of HVACs in Nevada have is the changes to ratings of these units. This is in response to a 2015 federal regulation which affected the energy rating of air conditioners and heat pumps. Any unit which has been installed since this time must comply with the new SEER standard. This energy rating affects the HVAC particularly because it is likely to be used throughout the year, both for heating and for air-conditioning. Therefore, if you wish to buy a new model, you have to consider how this rating will affect its use and the possibility of getting your home to the temperature you require. Why Does HVAC Heating Need To Be Regulated? There are several reasons why the government has decided to adjust its efficiency ratings. Mostly, it is to provide a higher quality for customers, reducing the amount of energy that they use on their units, while still providing the best comfort possible. This energy rating relates to the installation and running costs of the unit. Since 2015, most HVAC units are operating more efficiently, using fewer natural resources and providing lower energy bills for homeowners. Adding or Replacing Components If you need to replace particular parts or components of your HVAC, then you will need to make sure that these comply with the new regulations. Components are often made separately from the units, and this can mean that sometimes they are not compliant with the SEER rating, even though they have been designed to work with a unit that is. Non-compliant parts will affect the efficiency of the unit, sometimes causing problems such as condensation, higher energy bills or even failure of the unit. In order to make sure that you get a suitable replacement for parts within the HVAC, you need an HVAC expert who can help you to get the right parts for your machine. A contractor who understands the parts is vital in getting the right unit. Improving Your HVAC Ratings If you are thinking about how to improve the efficiency of your HVAC without having to renew or replace all of its components, then you need to make sure that you take control of your heating. You can do this in a number of ways, for example by making sure that you clean and replace filters and radiators, heaters and other parts of the HVAC. You should also ‘bleed’ your radiators regularly, at least twice per cold season, in order to get the best results. You might also consider reducing the amount of time that you use fans, for example extractor fans in the kitchen and bathroom. Turn these off 20 minutes after you finish in order to reduce cool air coming into the home. You can also do other things such as keeping the house warm using drapes and shades at night, leaving them open during the day to allow warm air to circulate. Choosing the Right Las Vegas NV HVAC Unit If you want to replace your HVAC machine, then you will need to buy one which is best suited to your home. For example, thanks to the new efficiency ratings, you will not have to buy so big a unit in order to keep your home cool and hot during the different seasons. Even smaller HVAC units can now be as powerful as the older ones, and it is more important to find one which will match the size of the rooms you use rather than simply picking the largest one. Find What You Need From Our Team Do you need help with getting a new HVAC unit installed in your home? Do you want to make sure that the component you receive will work with your existing HVAC unit? In order to make sure that you get the best air conditioning services available to you, you need a team like Air Pro Master. Our team is here to help you, so start your HVAC journey by contacting us online, or call us at (702) 935-5622 today.
June 10th, 2013 Food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. “Hunger hits closer to home than many of us think. Based on this data, we all probably know someone who isn’t sure where their next meal is coming from,” said Kristina Scott, executive director of Alabama Possible-Alabama Poverty Project. Children are more likely to be food insecure than adults, and 26.4 percent of Alabama children lived in food insecure households. Child hunger is linked with poor health and educational outcomes. Alabama is the nation’s sixth poorest state, and 19 percent of Alabamians and 28 percent of children live in poverty. According to the Fe eding America analysis, Macon and Greene Counties were both in the Top 10 majority African American counties within high food insecure rate counties. Both are 82 percent African American, and 28 percent of Macon County residents are food insecure. In Greene County, 30 percent of residents are food insecure. Macon County, which has a poverty rate of 31 percent and a median income of $27,591, also is one of the nation’s highest food insecure and highest food cost counties. “Hunger is a solvable problem. Emergency food assistance is just the start, however. In order to ensure no Alabamian goes hungry, we need to explore local food systems, economic development, community support systems, and civic engagement for sustainable solutions to build a food secure and thriving community,” said Scott. Charts with complete Alabama 2011 food insecurity and child food insecurity data is available on the Feeding America website. Alabama Possible-Alabama Poverty Project (APP) is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing systemic poverty and its root causes across Alabama. APP educates Alabamians about poverty, motivates colleges and faith-based institutions to engage in poverty-reduction activities, and advocates for fact-based policy decisions. APP was founded in 1993 and is based in Birmingham. For more information visit http://www.alabamapossible.org. Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we provide food to more than 37 million people through 61,000 food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in communities across America. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org
When I conceived my idea for a thin, flexible wallet invention in 2002, I was very excited about the potential of my invention. But, I had no clue what I should do first. So I found a patent attorney and filed for a utility patent on my product. Ready, fire, aim! Fortunately it worked out for me and my product has been a big success, but it could very easily have been a complete waste of $5,000. New Inventor Startup Kit – a Much Better Way Over the last 15 years of my invention journey I have acquired a lot of ‘wisdom' in the form of countless costly mistakes and missteps. Now, I know there is a better way to get off to a good, productive start with a new invention idea – a plan to mitigate risk and optimize potential reward. Sound interesting? Here is the 3-step process: - Decide what you want to do – what you are willing to do - Become a fisherman: throw the ‘little ones' back - Learn what matters most to the buyer – and give it to them Decide What You Want to Do This sounds so simple, doesn't it? But it's not and many inventors never do this early and only discover much later they are pursuing a course that doesn't work for them. You need to decide if you want to build a business around your product or if you want to license it and be paid a small royalty percentage on sales. Building a business around a product requires a huge commitment of time and capital. You should carefully consider your family circumstances and your career needs carefully before making such a commitment. Inventing is a very risky venture, you must feel comfortable with the commitments and risks you will have to take and that there is no guarantee of success. Sometimes it is just better to keep your day job and a regular paycheck. Really. Licensing transfers the risk away from you and onto the licensee – the company that would manufacture, package, distribute and market your product. The time commitment is much less and can easily be managed while holding down a full time job. There is no guarantee that you will find someone willing to license your product, but you might come up with another invention. This course is much less taxing on families and bank accounts. Once you have chosen your path, focus on it – in the words of entrepreneur and podcaster, John Lee Dumas – Follow One Course Until Successful. Throw the ‘Little Ones' Back Professional fisherman (and women) who fish for a living follow a simple creed: throw the little ones back. You can't make much of a meal or have much to sell with tiny fish. Unfortunately, inventors tend to fall in love with every idea they have, often pursuing and spending thousands on little ones – inventions that simply have no chance for success. Learn to cull your invention ideas. Recognize that a great product must have strong profit margins, sell to a very large segment of the population, and provide clear benefits over competitive products. Carefully assess each product idea you have against these three measures. If it is not great or even questionable – throw it back and go to the next idea. Learn What Matters to the Buyer – and Give it To Them Here is a simple fact: what matters most to the inventor is quite different from what matters most to the buyer – whether it is a retail buyer or a potential licensee. What matters most to the inventor is how unique and beneficial their product will be to the end buyer, the consumer. Guess what? The buyer assumes your product is unique and beneficial or there would be no conversation. A retail store buyer cares most about profitability, turns, and shelf space – probably in that order. They expect their wholesale cost to be ‘keystone' – 50% or less of the retail price. If it's $20 retail price, they expect to buy for $10 – or better yet, $9.50. Higher profit margins for them mean lower risk on stocking the product. You must be able to live with your margin and offer them one that is attractive to them. They also want a product that ‘turns' quickly – doesn't stay on shelves very long. Products sitting in inventory only make the store money when they sell. Slow sellers are quickly returned to the vendor – the inventor in this case. An ideal product has a small ‘footprint' – it takes up very little shelf space. Retailers' shelf space is a valuable commodity. Products with small footprints are easily displayed, easily bought and restocked. Larger products hog shelf space and often are slow sellers too – a bad combination. Talk with the retail buyer about profit margins, turns, and shelf space and you will have their undivided attention. Talk to them about how great your product is – and they will be looking at their watches or checking emails! Licensees care about cost to manufacture (versus retail price), any special tooling required, and how it will complement their existing product line. Their focus is much more on their capital risk (which is guaranteed if they take on the product ) versus the potential reward of lucrative sales – which is an unknown and never guaranteed. Talk to your buyers about what matters most to them.
What is sexual self-advocacy and why is it important? Sexual self-advocacy is the ability to communicate and assert your sexual desires and needs in a way that is respectful of yourself and others. Sexual self-advocacy is important for everyone, but it can be especially important for people who are marginalized or discriminated against, such as people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and teens from low-income families. It includes the right to: Sexual self-advocacy provides an individual with the freedom of choice to engage in a romantic sexual relationship with another consenting adult. In order to make healthy choices the individual must first be informed. Too often people with disabilities are treated like children who do not have sexual desires and are not seen as sexual beings. They are excluded from age-appropriate health education classes that teach about sexuality. They are not provided with correct information about their bodies and sex. And they may be prevented from having a healthy sexual relationship with another person. Sexuality education is important for ALL teens, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. It can help teens to make informed decisions about their sexual health and well-being and to build healthy relationships. There are many reasons why it is important to teach sexuality education to all teenagers. Sexuality education can help teens to: Sexuality education is not just about sex. It is also about teaching teens about their bodies, their rights, and their responsibilities. It is about helping them to develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices about their sexual health and well-being. Here are some specific benefits of sexuality education for teens: Sex Positive Sexuality Education Sex-positive sex education is taught in a way that is non-judgmental and inclusive. It challenges traditional gender roles and stereotypes, recognizes that sexuality and sexual development are natural, normal, and healthy parts of our lives, and refrains from using shame and fear to motivate students to be abstinent, and it affirms the right of everyone to express their sexuality in a way that is safe and healthy. Research has shown that sex-positive sex education is effective in reducing risky sexual behaviors and promoting healthy sexual attitudes and behaviors. It can also help to prevent sexual violence and abuse. Many parents may find the topic of sexuality uncomfortable to talk about. We may believe that by discussing sex, we are offering permission for our kids to engage in unsafe sexual activity. This could not be further from the truth. When parents increase their own knowledge about sexuality, and we become more comfortable talking to our kids about sex, we are directly supporting our children's sexual self-advocacy to make healthy choices as they explore their normal sexual feelings and desires. Everyone is entitled to receive correct information about their bodies using medically accurate terms. They should receive appropriate sexuality education that is age-appropriate. They deserve the right to explore their sexuality, their sexual orientation, their gender identity, and enjoy sexual pleasure without judgment or criticism. Sexuality education should be sex-positive and trauma-informed. Trauma-informed Sexuality Education Trauma-informed sexuality education is an approach to sex education that takes into account the impact of trauma on people's sexual development and experiences. It is based on the understanding that trauma can have a profound impact on people's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being, including their sexuality. Trauma-informed sexuality education aims to create a safe and supportive learning environment where people can learn about sex and sexuality in a way that is empowering and respectful. It focuses on teaching people about their bodies, their rights, and their options, and it helps them to develop the skills they need to make healthy choices about their sexuality. Courses and Workshops We offer individual and small group courses in Healthy Relationships and Human Sexuality for Teens and Young Adults. We also provide parent workshops and parent training to support parents and caregivers in this difficult topic and to teach strategies to communicate about sexuality with their children.
This article investigates the motivations behind why bosom knead is good for ladies who are on a program of regular bosom development whether they are taking spices, bosom expansion pills, creams or moisturizers. Nearly everybody appreciates having a body back rub to mitigate away strains, a throbbing painfulness. A decent body knead makes a quiet condition of readiness while diminishing mental pressure. It expands the progression of oxygen and blood course in the body. At the point when there is unsettled strain and stress in our regular routines, it can wind up making consistent solid pressure. Strain makes a development of poisons in the body. Elevated degrees of harmfulness can prompt bosom malignant growth and will keep natural bosom supplements from arriving at the bosom tissue cells. A bosom back rub will likewise assist with adjusting the chemicals in the endocrine framework. Sound Bosom Back rub – Western Culture Bosom knead, as a device for prosperity, isn’t as broadly acknowledged in our western culture. We see bosoms as objects of want and we center more around developing greater bosoms instead of better bosoms. Bosom rub then again is an acknowledged piece of medical care in Asia. Without a doubt there are as yet numerous sexual restrictions encompassing the legitimate consideration of bosoms. Numerous ladies might feel awkward to have their bosoms moved by anybody other than their accomplices. Indeed, even in the back rub treatment callings, numerous male experts face opposition and humiliation with regards to advancing and managing bosom wellbeing. We keep on burning through a lot of cash on recognizing bosom malignant growth. Current measurements show that 1 out of 8 ladies will contract bosom malignant growth in the course of their life. Insufficient is finished to advance protected and straightforward strategies, for example, self-bosom rub. Nations, for example, Thailand put incredible significance on the restorative worth of a bosom knead and are effectively advancing it as a feature of a health schedule. While tragically the advantages of a bosom rub (whether for growth or for helpful purposes like the counteraction of cancers) has not yet been generally perceived and advanced, ladies can do an incredible arrangement by a few straightforward strategies for self-bosom rub. A few Basic Procedures for Self-Bosom Back rub o It is recommended that bosom rub be performed up to three times each week for 2 – 5 minutes to animate chemical discharge from the bosoms and ovaries and to forestall poisonous development in the lymph and bosom tissue. o Apply rub oil: you can buy these at a wellbeing salon or at your nearby wellbeing food shop. Sweet almond and apricot piece oils are phenomenal. Assuming you are oversensitive to nuts, keep away from the almond oil. Coconut oil is a light, fluid oil which functions admirably. Attempt to keep away from scented or mineral based oils. o This is likewise a great chance to utilize your bosom broadening creams and serums o Utilize just a light strain on the bosoms while applying the oil and for rub, as unnecessary tension will cause torment and inconvenience. You just need the lightest development, utilizing the palms or level of the fingertips to flush poisons from the bosom region through the lymphatic framework. o Cup the bosoms with your hands and utilize a light roundabout movement over the entire of the bosom. You can likewise knead the under of the armpit to advance flow. o Delicately work the bosoms with your hands utilizing a lifting and squeezing activity o Try not to wear a bra when you can, for example, at home or when snoozing. Take out the metal wiring in those push-up bras (in the event that you can manage without them), as they can be harming to the fragile tissue of the bosoms and to appropriate dissemination. Bosom rub subsequently is perceived as a great method for keeping the bosom tissues solid and to advance regular bosom extension. Ordinary self-bosom back rub will assist with keeping the bosoms smooth and firm. In particular, a bosom back rub will assist with adjusting the chemicals in the endocrine framework.
‘Smash and grab’ theft has spiked recently in affluent areas across the country. But you can protect your vehicle and the valuables inside with an aftermarket car alarm. Car Windows and Stolen Items It doesn’t take long for someone to become a victim. Thieves quickly spot and snatch bags, electronics and other valuables from vehicles parked on the street, in parking lots and parking garages. These incidents usually involve the perpetrator using a blunt tool to break a car glass allowing them to reach in and remove items. ‘Smash and grab’ incidents happen in just a few seconds and are usually reported in sprees, within the same area and time frame. By smashing a window, the thieves are able to steal valuable possessions left in sight, even if the glass is tinted and the doors are locked. How to Protect Your Car To prevent break-in’s police in Alberta advice against leaving anything of value inside the vehicle. Items that are considered easy targets for car theft include: - Mobile phones - Laptops and tablets - GPS navigation devices Drivers should also park in well-lit areas, close to the nearest building. Anti-Theft Alarms Systems Another precaution for smart car owners includes installing an anti-theft alarm system, but buyer beware. Not all systems can effectively prevent this type of car break-in. A few years back, Tesla owners complained of a security vulnerability. The Model 3 Tesla was the target of an increasing number of ‘smash and grab’ crimes. This was because the alarm system apparently didn’t sound when the glass of the rear quarter window was broken. Thieves were then able to reach in, fold down the rear seats, and steal items from the trunk. Tesla responded by installing enhanced anti-theft systems on the Model S and Model X. The advanced systems now alerts to any motion inside the locked car. Unfortunately, not all vehicle manufacturers and factory models offer this kind of comprehensive system. But car owners have a wide range of aftermarket alarm options which can help prevent them from becoming a victim of this type of crime. Factory, optional and aftermarket alarm systems have a computer-controlled unit which triggers the siren when necessary. Systems can use one or multiple types of sensors to understand that someone is trying to break into the vehicle. Glass Break Sensors This kind of sensor detects certain acoustic frequencies. The noise of shattering glass is picked up by highly sensitive microphones and activates the alarm system. It’s a popular way of protecting the car cabin which should also detect tampering and blows to the glass which don’t cause breakage. A shock sensor helps prevent theft by detecting impact on the auto body, including the door panels. If a person hits the car body or delivers a blow to the glass, for example, the system will sense the intensity of the motion. Some models have a warning signal which sounds before the regular alarm is triggered. A pressure sensor detects changes in the air pressure changes within the vehicle. If a window is broken or the doors are forced open, this type of sensor will trigger an audible signal. Other alarms can be more effective at preventing theft by detecting movement inside the cabin. Cadillac, for example, provides systems which detect motion using ultrasonic waves. This type of system effectively alerts owners to break-ins and ‘smash and grab’ theft. Expert Car Glass Repair & Replacement If you have been the victim of a car break-in or a ‘smash and grab’ incident, we can get you safely back on the road. All Makes Auto Glass has specialized in glass repair and replacement for over 15 years. We are your local windshield and car glass expert, servicing all car makes and models. Call us at 403-539-5411 or take a moment to contact us online.
Furnaces are great systems to heat your home and are sure to keep you toasty warm all winter long — unless the pilot light goes out, that is. If this happens to you, don’t panic. Relighting your furnace’s pilot light is a lot easier than you think. Just follow this super easy step-by step-guide on how to light a furnace. How to light the pilot light in your furnace Here are the easy steps for how to light the pilot light on your furnace. To do this, you will need a long-necked lighter and a fire extinguisher. You are unlikely to need the fire extinguisher, but you should have one nearby while trying to relight the pilot light. Now let’s get down to how to light a furnace: Step #1: Do the initial checks Sometimes we can get all the signals or symptoms that a pilot light has gone out only to discover that isn’t really the problem. Before attempting to relight your pilot, make sure you do a thorough check of your furnace and thermostat system to ensure that lighting a furnace is the correct course of action. One thing to do is to make sure that your furnace is connected properly to the electric and gas sources. You should also double-check that the pilot light is indeed unlit. The pilot light may be fine in some cases, and the furnace may be functioning properly, but the thermostat may just need new batteries. Step #2: Locate your furnace’s instruction label Every furnace is designed with a visible and clear instruction label on it. The instructions located on this label will give a detailed description of how to light your furnace. Sometimes the instruction label can be small and difficult to read, though. If that’s the case, or you simply can’t find your furnace’s instruction label, we recommend printing out this article and keeping it close to your furnace in case the pilot light goes out again. Step #3: Locate the pilot light The pilot light should be located towards the bottom of your furnace. It should be clearly labeled “Pilot” and should also have an “On/Off” switch very close by. If your pilot light is out, make sure you turn this switch to the “Off” position and wait at least five minutes before proceeding to step three. This is very important. A pilot light is a small flame that is constantly burning, whether your furnace is generating heat or not. This small flame is sustained by releasing a small amount of fuel in a constant stream. The pilot light is then used to provide the necessary flame for burning the fuel when your furnace is turned on to generate heat. If the pilot light goes out, the small but constant stream of fuel meant to power it will still release gas into the surrounding area until the pilot switch is turned off. Waiting for five minutes after you turn your pilot switch off allows this built-up fuel to disperse and prevents you from causing an explosion or a fire. In the meantime, you can locate the reset button, which should be found close to the switch you flipped off. Again, this waiting period is the most important step in this guide for how to light a gas furnace. Step #4: Re-light the pilot After the five minutes have elapsed and the gas has dispersed, turn the switch back to “On.” Note: your switch may say “Pilot” instead of “On.” Once you’ve turned the switch to “On,” hold down the “Reset” button while you bring your lit long-necked lighter to the pilot opening. This process should light the pilot in your furnace. As soon as the pilot light has been lit successfully, you can release the pressure on the “Reset” button. Important considerations and notes There are a few things to keep in mind when trying to relight your pilot light. - If your pilot still won’t light after correctly following the above instructions more than two times, this likely indicates that the furnace is malfunctioning. If this is the case, you should stop attempting to light the pilot light and should contact a professional for a consultation and repair. - You should never attempt to light your furnace’s pilot light without making sure it has been completely switched off for a period of five minutes. Failing to follow this crucial step can result in an incredibly dangerous situation. - Relighting the pilot light is the only thing you should attempt on your furnace unless you are trained to repair furnaces. For any other problems, you should consult a professional. This is because gas can be very dangerous, and a lot can go wrong very quickly if you don’t have experience repairing furnaces. - Do not attempt to relight your pilot with a short lighter or match. You should acquire a long-necked lighter or a long match before attempting to light your pilot light to ensure that there is enough distance between you and the flame you are about to ignite in your furnace. Conclusion and final thoughts Most furnaces that are functioning properly won’t require you to relight the pilot light more than a few times in their life span. Most furnaces last about 15 years after installation with regular use, and it’s more likely that you’ll need to light the pilot light more frequently at the end of a furnace’s lifespan. Relighting the pilot light can seem like an intimidating task, but as you learned by following the steps above, it’s actually quite simple. Despite the fact that it’s simple enough to execute, it is still a potentially dangerous operation to attempt if you don’t follow the safety protocol. Therefore, you need to be sure that you carefully follow all of the steps and the safety recommendations listed above.
Celebrating a chassideshe Yom Tov in a most exciting manner was the goal of the PTA, as they held their Annual Hey Teves Book Fair. In preparation for the book fair, sale pamphlets were sent home so the talmidim can choose which seforim and books they want. There was a special pamphlet prepared for the younger grades as well, so everyone can choose seforim on their level. Funds were raise to be able to offer the talmidim even greater discounts. Rabbi Veli Karp was instrumental in this project. Unique to this year was a an exhibit, Shaleshles Hakabalah – A chronological overview of Tanach,, which is printed in the back of the siddur. This presentation was prepared by OTEG – A project of the eighth-grade classes, under the direction of Rabbi Yossi Bryski. Also new to this year was an exhibition of 70 tanyas from around the world, which was done in connection with Shnas HaShivim of the Rebbe’s nesius. The PTA also sponsored seforim for a nominal fee of One dollar – making it possible for every talmid to come home with a sefer. Other highlights included, Chinese auction of various sefirim and judaica, an expanded display of antique seforim and a guest mashpia who held farbrengens and dancing with the talmidim. He explained to the students the special simcha and yom tov atmosphere of the day, and the importace of Didan Notzach and what it represents. The PTA is a most important and energetic group that enhances many aspects of the day to day yeshiva experience. The care and generosity of the PTA infuses the yeshiva programs immensely. The PTA annual auction, https://www.oholeitorahpta.com/ their main fundraiser enabling them to do so much will be held on Sunday, Januray 19th.
Not all technology is benign. The rapid pace at which technology is evolving brings new opportunities and challenges for businesses and individuals alike, but some innovations can pose serious threats to our digital security, privacy, and safety. The global cost of a data breach last year was USD $4.45 million—an increase of 15% over the last three years. As we step into 2024, it’s crucial to be aware of emerging technology threats that could potentially disrupt and harm your business. The tech experts at Anderson Technologies have outlined the most prescient emerging technology threats to be aware of in 2024 and beyond. Threats on the Horizon Data Poisoning Attacks Data poisoning involves corrupting datasets used to train AI models. By injecting malicious data, attackers can skew algorithms’ outcomes, leading to incorrect decisions in critical sectors like healthcare or finance. Some actions, like protecting training data integrity and implementing robust validation mechanisms, are vital in countering this insidious threat. Businesses should use AI-generated data cautiously. It should be heavily augmented by human intelligence and data from other sources. 5G Network Vulnerabilities The widespread adoption of 5G technology introduces new avenues of cyberattack. With an increased number of connected devices, the attack vector broadens. IoT devices, reliant on 5G networks, might become targets for cyberattacks. Securing these devices and implementing strong network protocols is imperative, especially for preventing large-scale attacks. Ensure your business has a robust mobile device management strategy. Organizations should properly track and manage how these devices access business data. Quantum Computing Vulnerabilities Quantum computing, the herald of unprecedented computational power, also poses a threat. Its immense processing capabilities could crack currently secure encryption methods. Hackers might exploit this power to access sensitive data. This emphasizes the need for quantum-resistant encryption techniques to safeguard digital information. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Manipulation The transformative nature of AI tools means they can be manipulated more covertly. Cybercriminals might exploit AI algorithms to spread misinformation. They are already creating convincing deepfakes and automating phishing attacks. Vigilance is essential as AI-driven threats become more sophisticated. It demands robust detection mechanisms to discern genuine from malicious AI-generated content. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Exploits AR and VR technologies offer immersive experiences, but they also present new vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals might exploit these platforms to deceive users, leading to real-world consequences. Ensuring the security of any AR and VR applications you use is crucial, especially for preventing user manipulation and privacy breaches. This is very true in sectors like gaming, education, and healthcare. Always update devices and programs when prompted to patch new vulnerabilities. Ransomware attacks have evolved beyond simple data encryption. Threat actors now use double extortion tactics. This consists of stealing sensitive data before encrypting files for a ransom. If victims refuse to pay to decrypt the files, hackers leak or sell the stolen data, causing reputational damage. Some defenses against this evolved ransomware threat include: - Robust backup solutions - Regular cybersecurity training - Proactive threat monitoring and response Supply Chain Attacks Persist Supply chain attacks remain a persistent threat. Cybercriminals infiltrate third-party vendors or software providers to compromise larger targets. Strengthening cybersecurity in the supply chain vector is critical in preventing cascading cyber incidents. Businesses can do this through rigorous vendor assessments, implementing multi-factor authentication, and deploying continuous monitoring. Biometric Data Vulnerability Biometric authentication methods, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, are becoming commonplace. The downside is that users can’t change biometric authentication data once compromised, like they can passwords. Protect biometric data through secure encryption. Ensure that service providers follow strict privacy regulations. These are paramount to preventing identity theft and fraud. Advanced Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are one of the oldest and most common forms of cyberattacks. Thanks to AI, these attacks are becoming more sophisticated and targeted than ever before. For example, hackers customize spear phishing attacks to a specific individual or organization based on online personal or professional information. Another example is vishing attacks. These use voice calls or voice assistants to impersonate legitimate entities. They convincingly persuade victims to take certain actions. Ongoing employee phishing training is vital to preventing these carefully crafted phishing campaigns, as well as automated solutions like email hardening tools to detect and defend against phishing threats. Tips for Defending Against These Threats As technology evolves, so do the threats businesses face; it’s more important than ever to be vigilant and proactive in your business’s cybersecurity approach. Here are some tips that can help: - Educate yourself and your employees about the latest technology threats. - Use strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for all online accounts. - Update your software and devices regularly to fix any security vulnerabilities. - Avoid clicking on suspicious links or attachments in emails or messages. - Verify the identity and legitimacy of any callers or senders. Do this before providing any information or taking any actions. - Back up your data regularly to prevent data loss in case of a cyberattack. - Invest in a reliable cyber insurance policy that covers your specific needs and risks. - Report any suspicious or malicious activity to the relevant authorities. Need Help Ensuring Your Cybersecurity is Ready for 2024? Last year’s solutions might not be enough to protect against this year’s threats. Don’t leave your security open to emerging vulnerabilities. We can help you with a thorough cybersecurity IT assessment, so you know where you stand against a future of new digital risks. Contact Anderson Technologies today to schedule a chat with one of our experts! Article used with permission from The Technology Press.
There’s a lot to like about cloud computing. St. Louis businesses can benefit from the cost-savings, security features, and ease of collaboration facilitated by cloud-based solutions. Here’s what you need to know. Worldwide spending on public cloud computing will increase from $67 billion in 2015 to $162 billion by 2020, according to IDC, a global market intelligence firm. This surge is fueled in part by a growing number of small and medium-sized businesses adapting cloud computing. St. Louis companies are investing more in IT across the board. According to a recent report, technology hiring in the St. Louis area is on the rise for the second half of 2017. More companies are expanding in or relocating to St. Louis, which is part of what’s driving the trend, but in general, St. Louis small businesses are investing more in digital marketing, mobile, and big data. Cloud services can play a crucial role in data security, and they also offer a host of other benefits. What is Cloud Computing? In the past, businesses stored all their data and ran their applications on company-owned and managed servers in their offices. Now, they can do these same functions online. When someone says they’re using cloud-based software, that software is delivered via the internet, as opposed to the “old days,” when we used CD-ROMs to physically install programs on our computers. If a business is using the cloud as part of its data storage approach, that means it is storing critical business information somewhere other than a server onsite. The information lives online. Let’s take a closer look at why small businesses are using cloud-based services. Cloud computing services allow smaller companies to leverage IT technology that was previously reserved for businesses with big budgets. For example, rather than having to invest in its own network of servers, a small business can pay a monthly fee to leverage cloud computing services. With cloud computing, it is also easy to scale services up or down as your business needs change. Storing data in the cloud, ideally as part of a hybrid approach in which you back up data locally and online, offers businesses of all sizes important security benefits. For example, if your server crashed or your office was hit by a natural disaster, you’d have peace of mind knowing your data was also stored remotely. The security benefits of the cloud extend beyond data storage. If you use cloud-based software, or software as a service (SaaS), your software is automatically updated with important security patches. These security updates help protect you from digital fraudsters, who are constantly looking for new ways to infiltrate your system. The increase in cyber crime also contributes to the growing adoption of cloud services. St. Louis businesses identify cyber security as a key concern, according to the previously cited report. If an employee clicks a link and unwittingly downloads ransomware, the damage could extend beyond that machine. New strains of ransomware can encrypt your entire network, even your local backup servers. If you were backing up data to the cloud, you would be able to work with your IT provider to wipe your system clean and start anew from your last backup. It is worth noting that not all cloud backup providers are created equal, and they are not immune from hackers. Cyber crime targeting the cloud is on the rise. A dual-destination backup approach is just one part of a comprehensive IT security plan. Cloud-based services make collaboration easier. A simple case in point is when multiple team members are working on the same file. Rather than sending the document back and forth and tracking changes, a system where edits can be easily lost or mismanaged, businesses can opt to use a cloud-based program, such as Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox for Business. Then, multiple users can work from the same master document easily. When your data is in the cloud, you can also access it remotely, whether you are onsite with a client or working remotely. Those are just a few of the reasons to consider cloud services. St. Louis businesses should work with an IT specialist to determine what is right for them. Anderson Technologies has a team of St. Louis cloud services specialists who can assess your IT needs and determine, execute, and manage the most cost-effective, efficient, and secure plan for you.
Hot on the heels of the highly generous 12-year tax-free status for Lynas Corporation comes another huge ‘GIFT’ – this time for the oil and gas big boys. While the government seems intent on cutting subsidies on selected essential goods used by ordinary Malaysians, it is dishing out more corporate subsidies, oops, I mean ‘incentives’, to a small band of lucky firms in the lucrative oil and gas sector. There is a 100 percent 10-year ‘Investment Tax Allowance’ for firms involved in petroleum refining. The Edge notes that among the US$20bn oil and gas projects in 2012 are the Rapid project in Pengerang, the oil and gas terminals in Johor and Sabah, and the regasification plant in Malacca. Apart from this, LNG trading companies will enjoy a three-year 100 percent income tax exemption under an appropriately named GIFT (Global Incentive For Trading) programme. What is the justification for this ‘gift’ of a 100 percent income tax exemption? And then we wonder why there is a fiscal deficit! While the government dishes out generous tax exemptions to the corporate sector, it is now mulling a Goods and Services Tax that will hit many ordinary Malaysians, especially low- and middle-income workers who are currently exempted from income tax. But of course the GST will only come AFTER the general election (if the BN wins, that is). Meanwhile, enjoy the RM500 and RM250 cash handouts (vote buying?) while it lasts. It is policies such as these that have contributed to the widening gap between the rich and poor. In fact, corporate subsidies are never referred to as such. Instead many euphemisms are used: soft loans, income tax allowance, pioneer status, tax relief, tax exemption etc – even though these are all obviously subsidies. So whenever there is any discussion about removing subsidies, all these generous subsidies to the corporate sector are never mentioned.
Another school year, your children have learned a lot and it is time for a break. The summer holidays lie ahead. Some people embrace the change and let term time patterns and routines have a holiday too. Late breakfasts, less tidying, more being outside. Some people will continue working and be arranging for other people to look after their children while some of you will find the thought of the holidays a bit overwhelming. Whatever your reality, the summer holidays bring a change of rhythm and pace. To fully embrace this and ease gently into the next few weeks, I’ll often start by asking my clients to take a bit of time to think and plan for themselves first. Find 10 minutes for yourself in a quiet moment this week and, thinking about you, answer the following questions: How do I want to be this summer? How do I want to feel in the holidays? What thoughts do I want to have? How do I want to react in situations of tears, tantrums and tension? For the next few weeks, what can I let go of? How do I want to be at the end of the holidays? By giving yourself the time to answer these questions and others like them this week, you are making plans and setting the tone that will work for you and your family this summer. You may have babies and sleepless nights, toddlers with piles of lego and crayons and puzzles everywhere, you may have slightly older children who are enjoying doing more things for themselves like being involved in cooking, playing games by themselves and going for bike rides with their friends. You may have teenagers who could well sleep their way through the best weather and be mono syllabic a lot of the time walking around with Whatever stage your children are at being realistic about where you are at as a family is key to a happy vibe. If you plan a day out to a dinosaur museum your 15 year old may not enjoy this and your toddler may not be able to last all day. What are the best outings for us at the moment and how long is a realistic amount of time for us to all stay having fun? If you are stressed and not having fun and doing things because you think you ought to that stress will vibrate through your family. So keep it real and ask, What works for us at the Anna and I were having a great Business coaching session last week and she told me about her mantra of seeking out the Daily Joy. I thought this was a lovely phrase and it made me think about the holidays. Your days will have ups and downs, tired children, tired parents – both can lead to sulks and arguments, See those moments for what they are – a dip in blood sugar, a lack of sleep, a traffic jam. During those days there will also be moments of joy – things that make you smile and shared times when you all laugh out loud. Put your focus on these moments. It can be a fun exercise for you all to play at the end of the day to recall and share with each other a particular joyful moment or two that was special for each of you. Children will learn to tie their shoe laces with summer, others will swim for the first time without armbands, some will master riding a bike and some may even make their beds!! Lots of learning and small moments of Daily Joy to be celebrated. They count for a lot. An important point is to avoid comparison and your planning at thinking about your vibe at this stage will help you avoid that. As my coach friend Janey says: ‘Comparison is the thief of Joy’. You may know people who have what sound like amazing summer plans and you may not have plans yet or feel that yours don’t measure up. Put away that particular measuring stick. Your families summer is your families summer and whatever your particular family make up and circumstances there is fun and joy to be had in whatever you are doing and this is the very best place to put your focus. How you react to situations is a choice. If your plane was delayed, if it rain constantly on your camping holiday, if the house was a constantly covered in toys, cooking with children makes lots of mess, if you don’t enjoy playing with your children, if you had to work every week of the holidays and if your plans got unexpectedly changed there will be moments of joy in all these situations. Seek them out. Reporting that while the plane was delayed you all sat on the airport floor and played uno for hours, fish and chips on a rainy Welsh beach actually tastes extra good, the lego creations have reached a new level of complexity, fairy cake heaven was created in the kitchen, I actually did allow myself to relax into childsplay, when I phoned the children from work they sounded like they were having a great time – these and others like them are the moments I am talking about. It is your choice where you put your focus. Good luck with some simple planning and I hope you all have great summers filled with many joyful moments.
What are space features and which of them are secured? Space features are Confluence features that can only be used in spaces. The Space Privacy app ensures that users can see only those users who have at least one extranet space in common. This prevents accidental interaction with users that don’t have access to the current extranet space. Regarding space features, even users in administrative roles (Confluence administration, extranet administrators or extranet user administrators) can not interact with users that are not assigned to the current extranet space. The following space features are secured: - Mentioning users (@-mention) - Sharing pages
- The ECB’s corporate bond purchase program will officially kick off this week, but potential impacts have largely been priced in by the market. - The program has already resulted in reduced yields on corporate bonds, and could keep a lid on U.S. rates if European investors look across the pond for higher yields. The European Central Bank (ECB) recently announced that its Corporate Sector Purchase Program (CSPP) will begin on June 8. The program was announced on March 10, 2016, as an enhancement to the ECB’s quantitative easing (QE) program, which was also increased to 80 billion euros per month (from a previous 60 billion) during the same announcement. The CSPP allows the ECB, through its member banks, to purchase both primary and secondary issues subject to predefined credit quality ratings and concentration limits. Adding corporate bonds to the mix is intended to further increase the reach of the QE program and continue to lower debt costs broadly. HOW WILL THE PROGRAM IMPACT MARKETS? The CSPP had a large impact on the European corporate bond market, pushing non-financial corporate yields significantly lower following its unveiling in March. The ECB announced final details of the plan following the conclusion of last week’s meeting, but the impacts of the program had already been largely priced into the market [Figure 1]. The ECB didn’t announce a specific monthly purchase amount, but consensus forecasts expect a range of 5 to 10 billion euros per month. Investors remain uncertain, however, how quickly the ECB may ramp up the program. HOW BIG IS THE PROGRAM RELATIVE TO THE MARKET? In short – it’s big. There is no question that the ECB’s CSPP is aggressive and is worthy of impacting the market. According to ECB data, outstanding non-financial corporate debt stands at approximately 916 billion euros. The size of the eligible universe for the CSPP is smaller though, as restrictions on credit ratings (BBB or better), type of business (i.e., no financial institutions), and position limits (no more than 70% of any individual bond issue) likely reduce the CSPP eligible market to somewhere between 600 and 700 billion euros. This means that based on 5 billion euros per month in purchases, the ECB would be purchasing in the neighborhood of 10% of the eligible market, and 7% of the entire non-financial corporate bond market per year [Figure 2]. If the ECB purchases 10 billion euros per month, then the share of purchases rises to a more significant 20% of the eligible market. HOW DOES THE PROGRAM AFFECT U.S. INVESTORS? Over $10 trillion of global sovereign debt is now trading with negative yields, but so far, corporate bonds have been a notable exception to this phenomenon. Moves from both the ECB and Bank of Japan (BOJ) have been primary drivers of pushing rates into negative territory in their respective areas. Corporate bonds offered investors higher yields; but with the addition of the CSPP, one more opportunity for more reasonable yields is put under pressure. U.S. Treasury yields, while low compared to history, are attractive compared to European alternatives, and the yield advantage of Treasuries to German bunds is near an all-time high[Figure 3]. This fact has helped to keep U.S. yields lower than they may otherwise have been, as foreign purchases help support prices. A similar story is playing out with corporate investment grade bonds, and the CSPP is likely to continue to put downward pressure on corporate European debt yields, potentially pushing even more money toward the relatively higher yields of U.S. corporate and Treasury markets. Both U.S. and European corporate bond yields have decreased in recent weeks, another sign that the market has already adjusted following the announcement of the CSPP, but U.S. corporate investment-grade yields remain about 2.3% higher than their European counterparts, based on a comparison of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Credit and Euro Aggregate Credit indexes. The ECB’s CSPP is an aggressive program designed to broadly lower debt costs for companies in the European Union. By that measure the program has already been successful, with the yield for AA-rated non-financial corporations falling from 1.6% prior to the announcement of the program to less than 1% today. While the recent announcement of additional details brought the program back into the news, further upside for European corporate bonds may be limited. 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Applications Due March 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., January 21, 2021—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began accepting applications for two summer opportunities: the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) and the ARC/Oak Ridge Summer STEM Program in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Both programs are free intensive learning experiences specifically for the Region’s high school and/or middle school students. The Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA), developed in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership, prepares the next generation of regional entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers. Chosen via a competitive application process, rising high school seniors from across Appalachia are selected to participate in an intensive learning curriculum designed to cultivate creativity, sharpen business acumen, and develop skills essential for entrepreneurial success. As part of matriculation, AEA participants receive tech support, materials, a stipend and other resources to participate in all aspects of the program. At completion, participants will receive a formal Certificate of Completion. AEA will be held in two phases – one virtually from June 14-25, 2021 and the second in person in Pittsburgh, PA from July 12-30, 2021. Changes to this schedule may be made due to COVID restrictions. More information and application materials are available at www.arc.gov/AEA. The ARC/Oak Ridge Summer STEM Program is a hands-on learning experience for Appalachia’s middle and high school students, as well as high school teachers in STEM-related fields. Hosted by Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, this program is a gateway to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the Appalachian Region. Working with award-winning scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, high school and middle school students conduct guided group science, math, and computer science technology research projects, while high school teachers work with science practitioners to develop STEM-related curriculum. Many students gain their first exposure to applied science and STEM education through this experience. This program will be held virtually from June 19-July 2, 2021 for high school students and teachers and June 26-July 2, 2021 for middle school students. If COVID restrictions allow, the program will be held in person in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. More information and application materials are available at www.arc.gov/summerSTEM. Applications for both opportunities are due March 1, 2021. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, and the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy and ARC/Oak Ridge Summer STEM Academy are opportunities for young Appalachians to gain the skills and experience modern leadership requires,” said ARC Federal Co-Chairman Tim Thomas. “I encourage students and educators interested in applying their STEM skills or students who see themselves running a business one day to apply for these programs.” About the Appalachian Regional Commission The Appalachian Regional Commission (www.arc.gov) is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the Region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation.
Mobility is one of the biggest challenges for urban regions today. How can we shorten travel and transport distances? And how will (technological) innovation influence the spatial design of our living environment? Think of the technological innovations that can be used for more sustainable mobility, the ever more radical automation of vehicles, or the rise of bike and car sharing. How can these developments be seized as opportunities for the rethinking of regional transport systems? And how can we come up with better organized and more sustainable mobility in our spatial environment and infrastructure? With a lecture by Paul Gerretsen (Vereniging Deltametropool) and Angelo Meuleman (expert shared mobility at Taxistop). Debate with Pascal Smet (Brussels minister Mobility), Jan Vermeulen (chairman Fietsberaad/mayor Deinze) and Sidharta Gautama (UGent). The debate will be moderated by AWB. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 Time: 19.00 - 21.00 Location: Atelier Flemish Government Architect, Ravensteingalerij 54-59, Brussels Admission: free. Register via this link. Designing the Future sessions This debate is part of the debates program Designing the Future and is organized by AWB and IABR, with the Flemish Government Architect, the Flemish Association for Spatial Planning and the Brussels Government Architect. Various global and local challenges present themselves increasingly as complex spatial issues: energy transition, the socialization of health care, sustainable mobility, and others. This has resulted in a renewed belief in the potential of design based on the assumption that it can help us realize the future that we want. At this point in time, there is a need to merge the knowledge, insights and experiences that have been produced. What are the lessons learned? And more importantly, what are the next steps? How can we translate intentions into practice? How and with whom do we start? The Designing the Future sessions are devoted to the development of a shared agenda for designing a better future.
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. Utah's renters are getting squeezed as monthly rents keep rising and incomes stay flat, new research shows. Average rental rates in the state have climbed 17 percent in the past 10 years, adjusted for inflation, while median incomes for tenants grew a paltry 3 percent during the same decade, a top Utah economist says. "We're in a period where we have declining affordability," said James A. Wood, an economic analyst and a senior fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. The trends are making rents less affordable in Utah and nationwide. New surveys also indicate that as house prices go up, market forces are leading large numbers of young adults to delay homebuying because they can't afford to save for a down payment. More strikingly, researchers and housing advocates say, widening wage-rent gaps are steadily expanding the ranks of Utahns who are one financial emergency away from homelessness. "They are living right on the edge," Wood said Friday. "A medical bill, a traffic accident or something else comes along they hadn't planned on and they end up with a serious threat of eviction." Rising costs for labor, construction and land are key factors pushing up the price tags on apartment construction. Wood recommends that Utah cities adopt more liberal municipal zoning policies to encourage higher-density multifamily housing construction to address the problem. He pointed to new initiatives in Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County to encourage affordable housing and create new homeless-shelter space as "welcome, urgent and necessary." Rental demand is high as the state's job market strengthens and its population swells. So far, though, a historic surge in apartment construction along the Wasatch Front shows little sign of significantly easing that rental crunch. Most multifamily dwellings being built are top end and command high-price rents. Brigham City resident Chris Barber, 32, commutes two hours a day for his job in Murray because he cannot find an affordable place in the Salt Lake Valley. "Every few months, I start looking again because I get tired of all that time in the car every day," Barber said. "But anything I look at is three times what I'm paying now." Effects of the wage-rent pinch have been most pronounced for lower-income residents, according to Wood's research and other dataa. Wage stagnation and rent hikes have pushed thousands of these residents across Salt Lake County and elsewhere into harsh territory as they spend increasingly burdensome portions of their pay on housing and face other difficult budget choices as a result. Renters are considered "cost burdened" when they have to spend 30 percent or more of their monthly earnings on housing, utilities and related costs. Those spending half their pay or more for home costs are defined as "severely cost burdened." Eleven years ago, said Wood, about half of Salt Lake County's renter households earning between $20,000 and $34,999 a year were cost burdened. In 2014, that number had reached 80 percent, amounting to nearly 20,000 households. "That is a big number," said Wood, who is the institute's Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Senior Fellow. Rental markets in Utah County and statewide are on a similar path, he said, and the problem is likely to persist at least for the next few years. A new poll of the Salt Lake City metro area by ApartmentList.com, aimed at young adults referred to as "millennials," found that nearly 90 percent of them want to buy homes, but 78 percent say they cannot afford them. By comparison, 27 percent had delayed a home purchase because they were not ready to settle down, while 37 percent said they were waiting to be married. Nearly 21 percent had delayed homebuying by two to three years as a result, while 58 percent had put the big-ticket purchase off for three years or more. Based on their current monthly savings rate, the ApartmentList.com survey estimated, the average Salt Lake City millennial would need between 12.8 and 17.6 years to adequately save for a down payment.
این مقاله به فارسی نیز وجود دارد. در اینجا آن را مطالعه نمایید. Written by Mohammad Reza Kamali- Edited by Allacin Morimizu- In 2015 the world was thrilled to learn that a map of Middle-earth with notes by Professor J. R. R. Tolkien for illustrator Pauline Baynes was discovered in a copy of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien wrote comments using green ink to guide Baynes, who back in 1969 was working on a color map of Middle-earth. Tolkien included information about places that inspired him for Hobbiton, Minas Tirith, and other places. This find was intensely interesting to me since I have spent several years researching real places and lands that inspired the professor to create his beloved world. But nothing unexpected in his comments on the newly found map appear –at first glance– since they confirm previous information we have in one of his own letters: The action of the story takes place in the North-west of ‘Middle-earth’, equivalent in latitude to the coastlands of Europe and the north shores of the Mediterranean…. If Hobbiton and Rivendell are taken (as intended) to be at about the latitude of Oxford, then Minas Tirith, 600 miles south, is at about the latitude of Florence. The Mouths of Anduin and the ancient city of Pelargir are at about the latitude of ancient Troy (Letters, no. 294 from March 1968). This is Tolkien’s most famous quote about Middle-earth as it relates to our earth. Happily for me at this point, a friend suggested I take a closer look at Tolkien’s notes. I did and realized this time that Tolkien introduced Ravenna, another Italian city, as Minas Tirith–not Florence. Let’s read what he wrote in the annotated map: Hobbiton is assumed to be approx at latitude of Oxford. The green vertical line is marked at distances of 100 miles (2cms to map scale). So you can roughly judge the climate and Fauna/Flora etc. Minas Tirith is about a latitude of Ravenna (but is 900 miles east of Hobbiton, more near Belgrade). Bottom of the map (1400 miles) is about a lattitude of Jerusalem. Umbar & City of Corsairs –about that of Cypres. green horizontal is also marked in 100 mile intervals. Tolkien’s famous quote was from a letter we know was written in March 1968, but the newly found notes were written in 1969. So what happened here? Did Tolkien forget about Florence and write Ravenna instead? Since he was inspired to write of a city as great as Minas Tirith, how is it possible that he writes two different names at different times about his inspiration? It becomes more interesting when he talks about Belgrade. So which one is Minas Tirith: Florence, Ravenna, or Belgrade? Did Professor Tolkien really say anywhere in his letters or comments that Florence was his “inspiration” for Minas Tirith? Let’s go back to the quote. If Hobbiton and Rivendell are taken (as intended) to be at about the latitude of Oxford, then Minas Tirith, 600 miles south, is at about the latitude of Florence. Does that mean inspiration to you? The answer was always here: The action of the story takes place in the North-west of ‘Middle-earth’, equivalent in latitude to the coastlands of Europe and the north shores of the Mediterranean. I think Professor Tolkien is talking about distances, not inspirations! If you compare the map of northwest Middle-earth with a map of Europe, you will find that they are really equal in latitude, exactly as Tolkien said. He clearly means Minas Tirith is the same distance from Hobbiton as Oxford is from Florence! To test the idea we need to overlay maps of Middle-earth and Europe. We add the situation of Hobbiton and Minas Tirith to a European map considering Oxford as Hobbiton to get a mixed Middle-earth and European map: Both vertical distances of Florence and Minas Tirith to Oxford are about 600 miles, as Tolkien said and as you can see in the map. So what about Ravenna? Why did he change the target city? Look at the map. Ravenna is about the same vertical distance from Oxford that Florence is, but is a better choice because it is closer to the Minas Tirith location. This clearly shows that when Tolkien wrote down Ravenna instead of Florence, he didn’t forget what he said about Florence one year before. He wanted to correct what he said previously and guide Pauline Baynes to draw her map more accurately. What about Belgrade? Minas Tirith is about a latitude of Ravenna (but is 900 miles east of Hobbiton, more near Belgrade). When pointing to Belgrade, Tolkien explains that the horizontal distance between Hobbiton and Minas Tirith is more than horizontal distance between Oxford and Ravenna: The horizontal distance from Hobbiton to Minas Tirith is about 750 miles according to Tolkien’s map and I drew it with the same distance as shown in the Middle-earth map, but Tolkien says in the comment that it is 900 miles. This helps us realize that maybe the map was not accurate enough, and Tolkien wanted to help Baynes to figure out the real location of Minas Tirith by pointing to Ravenna and Belgrade: Oxford to Florence is about 500 miles. Oxford to Ravenna, which is a better choice, is 550 miles. Both have about the same vertical distance of 600 miles, but are not close to the horizontal distance of 900 miles, so Tolkien points to Belgrade, with a horizontal distance of about 900 miles. You can see in the map below that Minas Tirith, 900 miles distant from Hobbiton, is close to Belgrade. (I show two Minas Tiriths with 750 and 900 miles distant according to map and comment.) Notice Tolkien actually says, ”More near Belgrade”–not Belgrade itself. That “more near“ explains everything: he meant distances, not inspirations! Professor Tolkien was helping us understand the approximate size of Middle-earth by guiding Pauline Baynes to draw his map more accurately. And let’s be honest: Florence and Ravenna and Belgrade are amazing places, but they don’t look like the Minas Tirith that we know! The only thing in common between those three beautiful cities in this analysis is that they have almost the same vertical distance to Oxford. So if Europe itself was not Tolkien’s inspiration for Middle-earth and we read his quotes wrongly, what was? During my research on Middle-earth with the help of maps, I found that maybe there are real lands could have inspired Professor Tolkien, and some of them are not in Europe. The discovery of this annotated map was like a miracle to me because when I myself discovered real maps with unbelievable similarities to Middle-earth and tried to share that information, most of the times I was answered: “Very clever, but that must be an accident, since Tolkien himself wrote that Europe was his inspiration, not the lands that you think.” Now we know otherwise! It all started almost by accident when I saw this picture: Around 2012 I was staring at the picture above of some mountains in Google Maps, and kept thinking that it really looks familiar, like a map I’d seen before—this map: This, of course, is Mordor, the land of Sauron and dark powers of Middle-earth, where Frodo and Sam destroy the One Ring. The first picture is a ring of mountains in the heart of Asia: the Himalayas, Pamirs, and Tian-shan mountains. Notice the similarities. The Encircled Mountains At first I thought this was an accident, but then I noticed Professor Tolkien named Mordor’s mountains in the same way the ancient Asians named their mountains. In our world, both the west and south mountains have one name: Himalayas. In Mordor, the west and south mountains have one name: Ephel Duath. Look at Mordor again. We might expect Tolkien to choose one name for the south range and one for the west, but he didn’t. Let’s now look north. In the northwest corner the circle-shaped Pamirs are the same shape and in exactly the same corner as the Udûn of Mordor. Udûn is where Frodo and Sam originally tried getting into Mordor through the Black Gate, so that circle-shaped mountain was useful for making Mordor harder to get into. But why it must be located exactly at northwest corner? Here’s a bigger question: Why did Tolkien give Mordor a U shape? Why not a circle? A circle would be so much safer than a U! Studying these pictures and thinking about these questions as a civil engineer who always works with maps, I began to realize that my favorite writer may have been inspired by Asia as he fashioned his Middle-earth. Then I started wondering if Middle-earth is rooted in our earth. To help find our answer, let’s look at something as big and as important as Mordor: Anduin, the most famous river of Middle-earth. The Great River Anduin, the great river, is the location of some of the saddest and most glorious stories of Middle-earth: - Isildur jumps into the Anduin, hoping to flee an ambush, but is killed by Orc arrows. - The One Ring is then lost in its waters and Sméagol later comes to possess it after killing Déagol. - The Fellowship continues their journey on the Great River after leaving Lothlórien. Boromir is killed in this part of the journey. - And at last, the Lord Aragorn and his mighty company ride the Black Ships up the Anduin, rescuing besieged Minas Tirith in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Anduin River is much longer than what we see here, for the map above is only the southern part between Gondor and Mordor. Look at the river’s shape: it moves north to south near Mordor but changes its way to southwest before it reaches the sea. Let’s now look at the west side of the Himalayas to see if a river is there: Notice the green S shape to the west? Well, that’s a river! The green parts are farms and fertile lands around it. And this is no ordinary river since it is as important and famous as the Anduin: the Indus River, from which the country of India took its name. Indus is one of the world’s longest rivers. Notice its shape apart from its green lands: Look again at the direction of the Anduin and Indus Rivers. Both are on the same side of the same shape mountains, and move southwest before they reach the sea. The River Island What about Cair Andros Island? Never heard of it? It’s not as famous as the Anduin because in the story nothing much happens there. But it’s on Tolkien’s map a few miles above Osgiliath, where the river has a vertical shape: Is there any island in the same part of the Indus River? Well, this time if you look at Google Maps you can’t find any island there. I mean you can’t see it now because once there was a big island there! And how is it possible for a big island to disappear? It didn’t: the island is part of a huge dam now! See Wikipedia: Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and second largest by structural volume. It is located in Haripur District…. The project is located at a narrow spot in the Indus River valley, at Tarbelain Haripur, shortly located at the point from where the District Swabi then starts. Here the river formerly split around a large island close to the left bank. The main dam wall, built of earth and rock fill, stretches 2,743 meters (8,999 feet) from the island to river right, standing 148 metres (486 feet) high. A pair of concrete auxiliary dams spans the river from the island to river left. Here’s the location of Tarbela Dam: We have to zoom in and with our information about the dam, we can distinguish the island. This is our lost island in Google Maps. Here is another view of the island. Because of the dam, the shape of the island is now changed. Surely some part of it is under water, and some parts maybe changed because of the construction. Before the dam was built, there was no lake there. The river had the same width as it has in upper places and the island looked bigger; it probably had the same shape that Tolkien drew in his map. Unfortunately, I didn’t find the island’s name, if it had one, or any maps that show it, but I did learn this dam was built during 1968-1976. When Tolkien was writing The Lord of the Rings and drew the maps from 1937-1949, there was still a big island there! The Intermittent Island We found one lost island, so let’s see if we can find another one where nothing much happened: Tolfalas Island, located where the Anduin reaches the sea. Let’s now look at Google Maps. No island visible from this perspective so we will zoom in to be sure. We need to know more about this place. This area is Kutch, a district of Gujarat province, India. This area in fact is an island! Wikipedia again informs us: Kutch is a district of Gujarat state in western India…. Kutch literally means“something which intermittently becomes wet and dry”; a large part of this district is known as Rann of Kutch, which is shallow wetland submerged in water during the rainy season and becomes dry during other seasons…. Kutch district is surrounded by the Gulf of Kutch and the Arabian Sea in the south and west, while the northern and eastern parts are surrounded by the Great and Little Rann (seasonal wetlands) of Kutch. That means Kutch is actually an island in rainy seasons! Here is another picture from Google Maps during such a time: One question, however: would Tolkien know about this in the 1940s? He never travelled to India and obviously didn’t have Google Maps. We need to remember that he was British, and in those times the countries we know today as India and Pakistan were known as the British Indian Empire. This is a standard map from 1909 that Professor Tolkien would have had access to: When we zoom into Kutch on this map, we see it is drawn as an island! So what do all these geographical facts mean? As I said, this article is part of more extensive research I did about Middle-earth maps. It shows that most of the lands we see in Middle-earth maps actually were taken from our world. Furthermore, I found that this is true not just about mountains, rivers, and islands but also many of the cities, buildings, stories, and even characters of Tolkien’s beloved books. And one other thing, I’m not sure we should call them Tolkien’s inspirations. I think Professor Tolkien preferred to think of them as riddles. That’s why you can’t see them easily because they have been hidden by a clever professor who enjoys riddles!
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Wish to visit another Military Museum in the Sydney area ? The New South Wales Lancers' Memorial Museum at Parramatta is OPEN DETAILS HERE . Army Museum of New South Wales Victoria Barracks is one of the best-known examples of military architecture in Australia. The Regency-style Victoria Barracks were designed by Lieutenant-Colonel George Barney, who also built Fort Denison and reconstructed Circular Quay. Most of barracks was constructed using locally quarried sandstone between 1841 and 1849. The barracks were occupied by British troops up until 1870 and then taken over by the New South Wales colonial forces. After the Federation in 1901, Victoria Barracks housed the various headquarters responsible for administering and co-ordinating the military. Between 1931 and 1936 the barracks was home to the Royal Military College of Australia and from July 1938 to July 1940 it also housed the Command and Staff School. Today, Victoria Barracks is home to the Headquarters of Forces Command. The Barracks are widely considered to be one of the best examples of a military barracks in the world. The Army Museum of New South Wales is housed in the original 25-cell District Military Prison which was constructed in 1847. The Museum features many army uniforms from the earliest Colonial times through the Boer War, WWI and WWII; medals awarded including Victoria Crosses, Military Crosses, Distinguished Service Orders, Campaign Medals, Royal honours; and various historical . An interesting gossip: the prison is reputedly haunted by a ghost, Charlie the Redcoat, who hanged himself while incarcerated for shooting his sergeant.
No hyperbole is necessary here, nor breathless embellishment. This lot in Heritage Auctions August 7 Nature & Science event is nothing less than as advertised: a large piece of the moon. To be precise, 6.4 pounds large. That is a staggering size for a moon meteorite, considering there are but a few hundred pounds of lunar material known to have crash-landed on our planet. And that is what this is: a 7.5-inch piece of the moon sliced off the lunar surface by a passing asteroid that eventually made its way to the desert of Morocco, where it was discovered and first sold from a dealer to a collector-curator only six years ago. It bears the classification NWA 8641 because its the 8,641st meteorite discovered in northwest Africa. The Meteoritical Bulletin reveals plenty about its petrography, its geochemistry, its physical characteristics. The literature explains, dryly, what the eye can plainly see: This is a large rounded, ellipsoidal dark gray stone with white clasts visible and with a beige, clayey coating on one side. But academia misses the most obvious lure. The moon is the only extraterrestrial body any human has ever touched, said Craig Kissick, Heritage Auctions Director of Nature & Science. Its the satellite of our planet. It doesnt get more human than that. And, without question, this is one of the finest large lunar meteorites that can be privately owned. That one can even purchase such a thing, 51 years after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins first landed Apollo 11 on the moons surface, seems almost unfathomable. After all, fewer than 0.5% of all meteors found are lunar in origin; The Meteoritical Bulletin reports there only some 200 meteorites classified as lunar in origin, and those moon meteors that are discovered are usually diminutive the size of small rocks. The Apollo astronauts, of course, were not allowed to keep those samples returned to Earth. All of those are the property of the United States government, and reside with NASA or the Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum. The truth is, this is a museum-quality specimen, period, Kissick said of the lot being offered August 7. We use that phrase a lot. We tend to throw it around museum-quality. But the truth is, this is a piece that would appeal to the most sophisticated collector or institution. Its so classic-looking: the outer part looks like the surface of the moon, and the interior allows you to see the composition of the moon. This really is one of those Holy Grail pieces. The upcoming Nature & Science auction is not wanting for significant space artifacts including several associated with the Apollo astronauts. Theres also a 5.14-pound Martian meteorite also discovered in northwest Africa. Like its lunar counterpart, this slice of Mars is one of the largest examples of its kind discovered and, now, brought to market. The Meteoritical Bulletin notes there are but 225 meteorites classified as Martian in origin; and they, too, are usually small. The one being offered by Heritage Auctions is sizable and significant. Quite simply, its a large, exquisite example of a rare meteorite that just doesnt come in big sizes like that, Kissick said. There is a finite amount of this material around of the moon, of Mars. Can you imagine owning it? How amazing. How cool. to browse all the items in the August 7 Nature & Science event and view high-resolution photos.
Being in a creative rut can make artists feel helpless, but there are always actions that can be taken to create change. If you find yourself in a creative rut, or experiencing ‘artist’s block’, first identify whether this is due to a lack of motivation to create, or inspiration of what to create. Sometimes we cling onto a painting or project that isn’t finished even though mentally we are already done with it; acknowledge that and allow yourself to move on and start again. You may be procrastinating on starting or finishing pieces, yet you have dozens of ideas of what you would like to sculpt, paint, illustrate, or design, or perhaps you may be searching for your next muse or spark. Whether it’s due to lack of motivation or inspiration, this article will provide you with five ways to get out of a creative rut. Drew Beamer, Unsplash The Psychology of Productivity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works under the belief that our thoughts create feelings, which create behaviors, which shape our lives. If you find yourself in a creative rut, you can start by thinking as if you are not. Fill your thoughts with words of praise, affirmations, and positivity, as opposed to those of self-doubt. Self-efficacy is the belief that you are fully capable of success with the tools you already have. According to CBT, our thoughts create our feelings, therefore, as simplistic as it may sound, thinking positively really can make a major difference in your feelings, which will show in your behaviors. Cognitive distortions have the ability to shape our lives without us even realizing, a common example of this is all-or-nothing thinking. All-or-nothing thinking refers to thinking of the extremes of a situation. Typically perfectionists tend to battle with all-or-nothing thinking, artists are known for battling with all-or-nothing creating. Say you have a painting that will take you approximately 12 hours to complete, if you are the type of artist who often does it all at once, start to finish, or won’t paint at all, this could be because you view creating as an all-or-nothing pursuit. Implementing ‘chunking’ can be incredibly beneficial to anyone guilty of all-or-nothing creating. Chunking refers to breaking up your to-do list, or your presenting problem, into ‘chunks’, or smaller segments. Then you would go on to complete one portion of the project at a time without feeling overwhelmed by the project as a whole. An example of chunking when creating could be committing to sketching for a small period of time every day. Since many artists tend to identify as perfectionists, let’s take a deeper look at how a perfectionist mindset could be blocking you creatively. I personally know astounding artists that talk themselves out of creating, typically this is rooted in insecurities or fears. Whether it be their fear of rejection, failure, or lack of success, their insecurities have clouded them to the point of stillness. As an artist, it is important to remind yourself that your only competition is yourself. Don’t allow yourself to get swept up in comparing your artwork to others. Instead, reflect on your works that have brought you the most joy to date, work to experience that feeling again. Not everything you create is going to be ground-breaking, remind yourself each sketch, doodle, drawing, and painting are all essential parts of the process. 1. Do the Inner Work First As cliche as it may sound, the most important relationship you have is with yourself. Artists are known for discovering or exposing sides of themselves through their work; is it possible you could be preventing yourself from creating due to a desire to shelter yourself? Are there parts of yourself that you aren’t completely comfortable with, or perhaps don’t want to share with others? Shadow work may be necessary to continue on your creative, and life path. Shadow work is the psychological practice of healing and accepting all parts of yourself, including those you repress deep into your unconscious. Many believe that until you make your unconscious conscious it will guide your life. There are several art-based self-guided activities one can participate in to address their shadows. Matthew Ansley, Unsplash Inner work is not something that necessarily has a start and end. Your inner work should be constant to keep yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy. Other inner work that can make a tremendous difference in your daily life, to hopefully get you out of your current creative rut: exercise, yoga, meditation, affirmations, and clearing your space. Clear your space by cleaning your home, art studio, or wherever you frequent. Having a tidy space helps us feel more organized and ready to move forward. You may also benefit from creating a to-do list of everything that you’ve been putting off. Spend a day addressing all of your errands, chores, tasks, and appointments, then you won’t feel guilty creating, as everything else is already taken care of. 2. Discover Your Most Creative Hours Have you ever sat down to paint, yet found yourself doing everything else instead? This could be because you’re not working during your natural creative hours. The 9-5 work schedule doesn’t work for most artists, while every artist differs, midnight hours tend to be productive for many. Whether it be due to a lack of the outside world interfering, feeling guided by the moonlight, or having the bulk of your day already addressed, working during the night may be most productive for you. On the other hand, perhaps you work best first thing in the morning. Figure out exactly which time frame, and hours of the day, you feel most creatively productive and make a mental note of that. 3. Create Deliberate Associations The Pavlovian theory will be of great use when creating positive associations to promote creative productivity. Pair a stimulus with a conditioned response and you should yield positive results, for optimal success try to involve all five of your senses. For example, wearing the same outfit, eating the same snacks, and listening to the same album every time you create will naturally result in a conditioned association with the stimuluses and creating within yourself. Perhaps you take a shower before you start creating to cleanse yourself physically and metaphorically. Create your own associations that trigger you to create. Also recognize how your already established associations could be stunting you; if you are constantly trying to draw from your bed, but have no success, this could be because your mind already deeply associates your bed with sleep. Allocating one area of your home strictly for creating, even if it's just one desk, should help establish a setting associated with creating. Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash 4. Spend Time Consuming Artwork Watch a documentary, a film, or even experience a virtual tour of an exhibition! Allow yourself to feel fully immersed in another artist’s work to refuel your inspiration. Shifting your lens to that of a consumer, as opposed to a creator, can be a liberating and necessary process in getting your creative juices flowing. Make sure to consume artwork that is new to you, don’t just watch your favorite television series again; encourage yourself to really experience other artists' work. Explore the great outdoors as well, since life imitates art. Clem Onojeghuo, Unsplash 5. Just Move! This may seem like an obvious one, but in order to create you must move. Express yourself through movement via dance, exercise, stretching, yoga—whatever feels natural. Even while you are creating it's important to give yourself breaks to just get up and move. Allow yourself to feel the sensation of movement. Emotion has been remarked as ‘energy in motion’, therefore to create work that reflects emotion we must first create motion. Even if you don’t have an idea of what you want to sketch, draw, paint, or sculpt, just allow yourself to feel the movement of creating, without focusing on the end result. Perhaps even draw with your eyes closed, however you get there, demand movement from yourself. Morgan Petroski, Unsplash You will get out of this rut, speak it into existence. You already have all the tools you need, just believe in yourself and trust your limitless potential.
3D printing has become increasingly popular in recent years, and with it comes the need for user-friendly software to create and edit 3D models. Enter 3D Builder, a free 3D printing application created by Microsoft. This program is designed to allow users to create 3D models from scratch or edit existing ones. 3D Builder is a powerful tool that comes pre-installed on most PCs with Windows 10, making it easily accessible for anyone interested in 3D printing. With its simple and intuitive interface, users can easily transform shapes, meshes, and existing models, as well as add colors, textures, and materials to their designs. Additionally, 3D Builder can print models in various file types, including 3MF, STL, OBJ, PLY, and VRML, and it can save models in 3MF, PLY, and STL file types. Whether you’re a professional designer or a hobbyist, 3D Builder provides a wide range of tools and features to help you create and edit 3D models with ease. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at what 3D Builder is, how it works, and why it’s a valuable tool for anyone interested in 3D printing. What is 3D Builder? Microsoft 3D Builder is a free 3D printing application created by Microsoft. It is a lightweight 3D tool that is available on Windows. The program comes pre-installed on most PCs with Windows 10. However, if it is not installed on your computer, you can download it for free. 3D Builder lets you create and print your own 3D models. You can create 3D models from scratch or edit existing 3D models from a library of both free and paid designs. The program includes tools for transforming shapes, meshes, and existing models, as well as adding colors, textures, and materials. The program supports a variety of file formats such as 3MF, STL, OBJ, PLY, and VRML file types. It can print models in 3MF, PLY, and STL file types. You can also save models in 3MF, PLY, and STL file types. One of the best features of 3D Builder is that it is easy to use. The program has a simple and intuitive user interface that makes it easy for beginners to create and print 3D models. You can also find tutorials and guides online to help you get started with 3D Builder. In summary, 3D Builder is a free and easy-to-use 3D printing application created by Microsoft. It allows you to create and print your own 3D models, as well as edit existing 3D models. The program supports a variety of file formats and has a simple and intuitive user interface. Features of 3D Builder 3D Builder is a free 3D modeling software developed by Microsoft that allows users to create, modify, and print 3D models. It is available for download on the Windows Store and is compatible with Windows operating systems, including PC, cell phones, Xbox One, HoloLens, and Surface Hub. Here are some of the key features of 3D Builder: 3D Builder comes with a library of pre-built models that users can choose from to get started. These models include a variety of objects such as animals, vehicles, and household items. Users can also modify these models to suit their needs. In addition to built-in models, 3D Builder allows users to create their own designs from scratch. The software provides a range of tools for creating and modifying shapes, adding textures and colors, and adjusting lighting and shadows. Users can also import 2D images and turn them into 3D models. Import and Export Options 3D Builder supports a range of file formats for importing and exporting 3D models. These include STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF, and VRML. Users can also export their models as 3D printable files, which can be sent to a 3D printer for physical production. 3D Printing Tools One of the most useful features of 3D Builder is its built-in tools for 3D printing. The software provides a range of settings for adjusting the size, orientation, and quality of 3D prints. Users can also preview their prints before sending them to the printer. Overall, 3D Builder is a versatile and user-friendly software that allows users to create and modify 3D models with ease. Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional, 3D Builder has something to offer. How to Use 3D Builder 3D Builder is a user-friendly app that allows you to create and print your own 3D models. Here are some tips on how to use it effectively. Creating a New Design To create a new design in 3D Builder, follow these steps: - Open the app and click on “New” to start a new project. - Choose an item from the library or search Bing for downloadable models to start playing with them. - Alternatively, you can create a new design from scratch by choosing “New Scene” and selecting the type of object you want to create. - Use the tools provided to create your design. You can add shapes, text, and images to your design. - Save your design as a 3MF, PLY, or STL file type. Editing an Existing Design If you want to edit an existing design in 3D Builder, follow these steps: - Open the app and click on “Open” to select the design you want to edit. - Use the tools provided to edit the design. You can change the size, shape, and color of the object. - Save your changes as a 3MF, PLY, or STL file type. Preparing for 3D Printing Before printing your design, you need to make sure it is ready for 3D printing. Here are some steps to follow: - Click on “Print” to open the print dialog box. - Choose the printer you want to use and select the material you want to print with. - Adjust the print settings as necessary, including layer height, infill density, and support structure. - Preview your print to make sure it looks correct. - Click on “Print” to start the printing process. In conclusion, 3D Builder is a powerful tool that can help you create and print your own 3D models. By following these tips, you can use the app effectively and create amazing designs. Compatibility and System Requirements Microsoft 3D Builder is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. It is not available for earlier versions of Windows or other operating systems. To use 3D Builder, your computer should meet the following system requirements: - 64-bit processor - 4 GB of RAM or more - Graphics card with DirectX 10 or higher - Internet connection (for downloading models from the web) 3D Builder supports a variety of file formats, including STL, OBJ, PLY, and 3MF. It can also export models in STL, PLY, and 3MF formats. In addition to using 3D Builder on a desktop or laptop computer, you can also use it on a Surface device with a touch screen. This allows you to use touch gestures to manipulate and edit your 3D models. If you plan to use 3D Builder for 3D printing, you will also need a compatible 3D printer and printing software. 3D Builder supports a range of 3D printers, including those from MakerBot, Ultimaker, and Printrbot. Overall, if you have a Windows 10 or 8.1 computer with a 64-bit processor, 4 GB of RAM or more, and a compatible graphics card, you should be able to use 3D Builder without any issues. In conclusion, Microsoft 3D Builder is a free 3D printing application created by Microsoft that allows users to create 3D models from scratch or edit existing 3D models from a library of both free and paid designs. It includes tools for transforming shapes, meshes, and existing models, as well as adding textures, colors, and patterns. One of the best things about 3D Builder is its ease of use. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it accessible to beginners and experts alike. Additionally, the program is compatible with a wide range of 3D printers, so you can print your creations with ease. Another great feature of 3D Builder is its library of templates, objects, and models. This makes it easy for users to create 3D designs without having to start from scratch. The library includes a wide range of objects, from animals and vehicles to household items and tools. Overall, Microsoft 3D Builder is an excellent tool for anyone interested in 3D printing. Its ease of use, compatibility with a wide range of 3D printers, and library of templates and models make it a top choice for both beginners and experts alike.
Father of MysteryLiterature is something that has been changing and developing for centuries. Without the writers of the past, who were creatively expressing themselves, literature would not be what it is today. Emily Dickinson, William Wordsworth, and T. S. Elliot are just a few authors who contributed to these developments. Perhaps one of the most influential was Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe’s life was not an easy one, which explains why poetry was so dark and disturbing. Poe’s father abandoned him when he was a baby, and his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only three years old. He was adopted by a couple named John and Frances Allan. Frances was very loving toward Poe, but sadly died of tuberculosis just before he went to college. Poe attended the University of Virginia, but then dropped out and enrolled at West Point. He was soon expelled and then began a life of drinking and gambling. Poe gained some credibility from his poems, stories, and book reviewing, but he never earned very much money. When Poe was 27 he then married his 13 year old cousin, only to watch her die of tuberculosis just like his mother and Frances Allan. Poe died three years later; he only lived to be 40 years old. During Poe’s short life he wrote nearly seventy short works of fiction. He is duly credited with creating the detective story genre, and with transforming the Gothic mystery tale of the Romantic Period into the modern horror or murder stories. But he also wrote several comic and satirical pieces, literary parodies, sketches, and experimental stories, including “A Descent into the Maelstrom,” and The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. His most famous poems, “The Raven,” “Ulalume,” “The Bells,” “The City in the Sea”, were enormously influential. A huge wave of enthusiasm and influence is what inspired Poe to write these famous poems. Most of his inspirations came from other writers of Europe during his lifetime. However, Poe also wrote three volumes of poetry during the first period of his literary career. The short story is something that Edgar Allan Poe deserves more credit for than any other writer. Poe transformed the short story into art. He helped establish the short story by using existing and innovative elements. By doing this he revolutionized short literature, practically created the detective story, and perfected the psychological thriller. When writing short stories, Poe believed that the author had to visualize the effect that they wanted to achieve. Poe’s Works were always carefully planned out. He was always in control of his writing, so he was able to introduce literary devices and new plot elements. While writing his main concern was design and composition. He was concerned with the impact the story would have upon the reader. Poe’s desire for the reader’s entertainment and his dark, creepy, dramatic style is what has made him the father of mysteries and detective stories. Even today Poe’s short stories are read in schools and in literary circles. His literary devices and entertainment value is what has earned him a place in history. Poe’s poems have also had a large impact on the writers of later generations. His poems including, “To Helen,” “The Raven,” “The City in the Sea,” “The Bells,” and “Annabel Lee”, are rich with musical phrases and sensuous, and sometimes frightening images. Poe was also an intelligent and witty critic who often theorized about the art of writing. Poe’s poetry also had a direct impact on southern writers. John Gould Fletcher, who was a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, was known to read and re-read Poe’s poetry since he was ten. Just as aspiring young writers of the 1950s tried to imitate William Faulkner, even earlier generations imitated aspects from Poe’s poetry. Walker Percy, who like Poe lost both his parents under traumatic circumstances, also followed the Poe tradition. Poe’s poetry uses basic themes that have endured for centuries through other writers, readers, and listeners. Another of Poe’s contributions to literature was his theories and kinds of stories he created. Poe developed a theory of composition that he applied to both his short stories and to his poems. Its basic principle was that in a short fiction or poetry, the writer’s main goal should be to create a total psychological or spiritual effect upon the reader. The theme or plot should always be secondary to the author’s goal of a single, intense mood in the reader’s or listener’s mind. Poe also invented the prose tale, which was a prose narrative that was meant to be read in a half-hour to an hour. The prose tale is meant to keep the reader absorbed in the story until the very end, that way there wouldn’t be any breaks to disturb the effect of the story. Poe thought that all stories should be written to entertain the reader. Today, Poe is known, read, and appreciated on the foundation of a fairly narrow body of short stories and poems, compared to many other great writers of his time. His writings offer an entry into his unique and terrifying world that is Poe’s tragic life. The total effect of all this is undeniable, and Poe himself would certainly approve. He wrote for the reader, using his own technique to reach the people of his day and to then elevate their minds and emotional reactions. Along with Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, Poe ranks among the foremost literary stars in the firmament of popular American culture. A century and half after his death, Poe is instantly identifiable. Poe could be called infamous in modern terms. Poe stands on his own and cannot be compared. His short stories, mysteries, and poems and remain greatly enjoyable. Poe’s legacy will continue to grow through his readings and other writers, who are still greatly inspired by him centuries later. BIBLIOGRAPHY1. The Museum of an American Author, James Southall Wilson. January 25, 2005,. 2. The Man behind the Legend, Edward Wagenknecht. February 16, 1963, Toronto. 3. The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Marshall Brown & Bruce Robbins. Pearson Education, Inc 2004. 4. Poe Society of Baltimore, Steven Webster. October 14, 2004, California. . 5. A Poe Webliography, Heyward Ehrlich. January 30, 1997, California. .
In what ways and with what effects has “The Doll’s House” offered a critique of the culture? Ibsen wanted to use his play “A Doll’s House” to challenge the norms of society and criticize the way middle-class married woman were looked at. He wanted to portray Nora’s struggle through the restriction of society. The theme of a woman’s right to individuality and the theme of a man and his wife trying to live their own individual lives were the cause of harsh criticism and controversy in the play because the audience of the late 19th century had never seen women as equals to men. They felt the play was too unrealistic, as in those days women were not seen as individuals but as dependent on their husbands or their fathers. The play created uproar in the contemporary theatres with Nora rejecting her family life and separating from Torvald. Nora’s character and her relationship with Torvald were Ibsen’s tools to criticize society’s portrayal of a typical housewife Ibsen challenged the views of the people at that time by portraying middle class women in a way they had never been seen in. The theme of a middle-class woman trying to be independent and do business behind her husband’s back was Ibsen’s way of challenging the stereotype of a middle-class woman. He portrayed Nora as the typical 19th century housewife at the start of the play as can be seen in the dialogue between her and her husband, Torvald and by how she goes along with her husbands whims and fancies. But you also see her keeping secrets from her husband when she hides the macaroons from him – “Hel: [wagging his finger at her] Hasn’t Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking rules in town today? Nora: No; what makes you think that?”1 This was a foreshadow to the other much bigger secret that Nora kept from Torvald about borrowing money from Krogstad. Nora realized that she could not be bound down by the norms of society and by her husband’s views. Torvald wanted Nora to do what he wanted and think what he thought. He wanted her to be able to live up to his image in society. Nora decided that she could not take that sort of treatment. She wanted to start working and living for herself, not having to be tied down by social customs. This made her leave her children and Torvald. Her decision to leave shocked theatergoers, as they had never seen anything like it before as it totally went against the culture of the time. The theme of a husband and wife both having to live separate lives was also criticized harshly because it was not considered proper in society for a man and is wife to be divorced at that time. Torvald was portrayed by Ibsen as the typical husband who thought his wife could not live independently. He also was only concerned with his social position. He did not care what trouble Nora would have to face because she forged her father’s signature but was worried about what society would think of them. Ibsen went against the culture at that time by showing the wife as an independent person who could live without the help of her husband or her father. Divorce was frowned on by society and divorcees were shrouded with social stigma. Ibsen felt hat showing a wife and her husband, as two individual entities would challenge the culture’s prejudice that a wife needed her husband or her father to provide for her. Nora’s character was the main component of Ibsen’s rebellion against the 19th century society. She was rebellious and independent. She lied to Torvald and ultimately left him when she found out that he only worried about his social position. She may have appeared to be a simpleton but it was only a guise. She actually knew a lot about business because of the loan she had taken. She also was able to keep a lot of secrets from Torvald for a very long time. Ibsen used her character to show what the new age woman would be like. He wanted the audience to feel that she was what modern woman would be like. The relationship between Torvald and Nora and the gender roles was also a challenge to the culture by Ibsen. In most of the play, Torvald is the one with the power in the relationship while Nora is the subdued servile one. Torvald’s choice of nicknames for Nora like “squirrel” and “skylark” almost imply that Nora is more of a pet than an equal for Torvald. This was almost like a typical middle class relationship at that time. But towards the end of the play Nora realizes that she does not want to be treated as an inferior anymore. She felt that Torvald did not love her but was concerned with his social position. Their relationship turned on its head when Torvald read Krogstad’s letter. Nora realized that Torvald was only concerned with his social position. She left Torvald and her children to live by herself. She did not care what society would think of her. It was social convention that decided what her role would be but her individuality made her separate from Torvald. Ibsen used Torvald and Nora’s relationship to bring about the conflict between freedom and society’s norms. Ibsen used the themes of his play and Nora’s character to challenge the culture of his time. Society looked down upon independent women and divorces. Ibsen wanted to change the views of society. The play is based on the clash between societal norms and independence. When the play ends with Nora becoming independent critics were flabbergasted by Ibsen’s portrayal of women. The portrayal of women in “A Doll’s House” though controversial in the 19th century is accepted view in today’s day and age which was just what Ibsen expected it to be.
Top Ten Free Web Resources for Arts & Culture Leaders Summer is here! Time for outdoor concerts, arts festivals, summer stock, and Arts Consulting Group’s list of the top ten free web resources for arts and culture leaders! Here are ACG’s recommendations to bookmark for your travel and leisure reading. 1. Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts continues to provide invaluable creative resources and information on top issues affecting the arts today. Its new Arts + Social Impact Explorer is an online tool that illuminates the important ways the arts intersect with the day-to-day lives of Americans. Explore topics such as education, culture and heritage, social justice, and health and wellness. BoardSource is the leading organization focused on inspiring and supporting excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership. Its Fundamental Topics of Board Service & Resource Library provides an extensive list of downloadable resources, topic papers, and publications that pertain to fundamental aspects of nonprofit board service. These topics include the board-staff partnership, oversight and accountability, fundraising, advocacy and ambassadorship, and board composition and recruitment. 3. Canada Council for the Arts As Canada’s public arts funder, Canada Council for the Arts champions and invests in artistic excellence through its grants, services, prizes, and payments to Canadian artists and arts organizations. Its Research Library provides an abundance of useful research from the past 20 years. Arts and culture leaders can filter through a variety of subjects, including audiences and access, statistical insights on the arts, arts management, indigenous reports, and arts funding. In May 2018, The Research, Evaluation and Performance Measurement Section of the Canada Council for the Arts began working with the Université du Québec à Montréal and a team of university researchers to carry out a study that aims to document the Deaf and disability arts practices in Canada. This research will contribute to a better understanding of issues surrounding Deaf and disability arts, collaborations between Deaf and disability arts sectors and art sectors more broadly, and practices that allow for the recognition, support, and promotion of Deaf and disability artists. Foundation Center and GuideStar joined forced this year to form Candid. Through research, collaboration, and training, Candid connects people with the resources they need to change the world. Candid’s data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants are the most comprehensive in the world. By merging their databases, these two resources can now present more uniformity and context in its nonprofit information. Visitors can filter, analyze, and download data on 2.7 million nonprofits in the United States, search 140,000 funders and 14 million grants to find funding, confirm a nonprofit’s eligibility for grants and contributions, and explore funding landscapes on critical global issues. 5. Free Management Library Since 1995 Free Management Library has offered indispensable board governance resources, including fact sheets, forms, sample policies, board manuals, and other helpful tools. A collaborative effort by several entities, this website continues to be the best online source of free information, covering nearly every aspect of effective management and nonprofit operations. Select from a wide variety of topics such as career advancement, cultivating desired culture, organizational change, and more. 6. National Assembly of State Arts Agencies National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is a professional association of the nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies. As a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, NASAA champions public support for the arts in America, working with state arts agencies to advance the arts as an essential ingredient in the well-being and prosperity of individuals, families, and communities. In addition to advocating for the policy interests of state arts agencies, NASAA is an authoritative resource for information about state arts agencies and public funding for the arts. NASAA’s research and member education programs drive excellence and spark innovation. Research topics in areas such as funding, arts education, federal reporting, grant making, and creative economy supply relevant statistics, information on best practices, and guidance on collecting and using data. 7. Nonprofit Tech for Good Nonprofit Tech for Good is a leading technology resource for nonprofit professionals, providing valuable, easy-to-understand information, news, and resources related to nonprofit technology, online communication, and mobile and social fundraising. Download Nonprofit Tech for Good’s free 2018 Global NGO Technology Report, the only annual research project dedicated to studying global web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, data management, and security software. This is the sister report to the Global Trends in Giving Report, which shows the impact of technology, gender, generation, and ideology upon giving worldwide. The 2019 editions will be available in September. 8. Performing Arts Alliance Providing excellent advocacy tools for arts and cultural organizations and individuals, the Performing Arts Alliance is the national policy advocate, leadership forum, and learning network for nonprofit performing arts organizations, artists, and allies. Its website includes detailed recommendations on arts policy and current updates on pending arts legislation. Its Arts Advocacy Issue Center offers overviews and analyses on topics ranging from federal funding for arts education to international artist visa processing. Additionally, its Take Action Now! button provides a quick and easy way to take a stand for a current policy affecting the arts industry. 9. SMU DataArts Launched in 2012, Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) was the leading provider of evidence-based insights on the nonprofit arts and cultural industry. In 2018 NCAR merged with DataArts, the respected Philadelphia-based resource for in-depth information about nonprofit arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the United States. The newly formed SMU DataArts provides analytic reports, training and support, and cultural data networks. Examines the results of more than 2,000 organizations’ fundraising efforts across 11 different arts and cultural sectors throughout the United States, The Fundraising Report highlights trends for over the four-year period from 2014 to 2017. This newly released report offers valuable insights and useful tools to help arts and cultural leaders tell their story, overcome challenges, and increase impact. 10. Volunteer Match For more than 20 years, VolunteerMatch has been an effective source for recruiting highly qualified volunteers. The website pairs passionate and committed people to nonprofit organizations, placing them when and where they are needed. VolunteerMatch is packed with helpful advice for governance leaders and volunteer managers. Its Learning Center offers webinars on advanced topics such as developing a strategic plan for volunteer engagement and managing difficult volunteer transitions. The organization has paired more than 15 million people to more 120,000 organizations. Arts and culture leaders can register as a VolunteerMatch Member to find volunteers for their organization’s cause. Sign up to receive Arts Insights, ACG’s free publication featuring articles on a variety of topics ranging from effective board summits to fundraising strategies. Visit ACG’s website to review past issues. Contact ACG for more information on how we can help your organization with interim management, executive search, revenue enhancement, strategic planning & community engagement, and facilities & program planning services for the arts and culture industry. Click here for the downloadable PDF.
With the constant increase in the cost of living, personal loans have started to play an important role in our lives today. Unlike the days when you had to queue in banks for days, nowadays digital loans are disbursed almost instantly. Experts say that while quick access to cash is very convenient, it is important to pay off these loans on time. Atul Monga, CEO and Co-Founder of BASIC Home Loan, says, âWhile it’s nice to get your mortgage approved quite easily, it’s just as important to pay it off on time. This helps to keep the financial condition of the borrower in good health and also saves time and money in the long run. With digital advancement, getting a loan has never been easier, but it’s not free money – the borrower has the responsibility to pay the money back on time, especially with interest rates. students. Therefore, if you have more than one loan at a time, pay off the one with the highest interest rate first. Gaurav Jalan, CEO and founder of pocket, says: âIt is important to keep in mind that the interest rate on a personal loan is much higher than the interest rate on a home loan or mortgage. a vehicle loan. First, pay off loans with a higher interest rate. Hence, if one has sufficient funds, he / she should consider entering the loan. This will turn out to be a much cheaper option compared to paying full interest over the originally stipulated period. Here are some tips to pay off the mortgage on time and make it faster; Make reimbursement a priority – Paying the EMI on time helps to increase the borrower’s credit rating. Scheduling the IME close to the pay date and ensuring sufficient funds will help pay the IME on time. Missing an IME will result in penalties from the lender and also hurt the borrower’s credit rating. Invest in various programs – âYou can start making different investments to secure the lump sum payment and the loan down payment. If the down payment is large, the loan amount will be less, which would help lower interest rates further, âsays Monga. Lowering the EMI becomes easier for the pockets to pay it back on time. Negotiate for better rates – There are many tariffs on the market. Experts say you have to negotiate the terms of service with the lender to get the best possible interest rates. Lower interest rates will ease the burden on the borrower and in turn contribute to better repayment. Choose a short duration – An important factor to consider when taking out a home loan is the length of tenure. The shorter the term of office, the faster the loan assignment will also be. Monga adds, âEven though this will cause the borrower to pay out a larger amount as a NMI each month, the interest rates will be lower. The longer the term, the higher the interest rates. Even with such metrics, tracking multiple payable IMEs can become difficult. Experts say debt consolidation is another alternative for those with many loans. Jalan says, âDebt consolidation allows the borrower to consolidate several loans into one. This will allow the borrower to make only one payment each month, with only one associated interest rate. He further adds: âLenders often have attractive offers to consolidate existing loans. This can help the borrower to reduce their overall interest charge, thus making it easier to manage their finances. Just like debt consolidation, another alternative that one can avail is a personal loan balance transfer. This is basically a process whereby the borrower can transfer all of their outstanding personal loan from one bank to another, and the new bank grants a lower interest rate on the outstanding loan amount. . However, note that to qualify for a personal loan balance transfer, you must have a good credit rating. Jalan of pocket says, âA good credit rating is just one of the many benefits one would get from paying off loans on time. This will have lasting benefits for the borrower in the long run.
How many people do you know go to the doctor for minor aches and pains and are given a pill to relieve the pain? Massage relieves these same aches and pains, for most minor soft-tissue injuries. Now wouldn’t that be nice not to have to take another pill! They only mask the problem and do not actually fix it. Facilitated stretching is an extremely useful technique in the treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries. When used appropriately, it can safely and effectively help restore suppleness and flexibility to injured muscles. Massage alone can be effective in reducing pain and restoring flexibility to fibrotic tissue. The addition of facilitated stretching fosters a dramatic reduction in the overall healing time and the restoration of pain-free motion. As a massage therapist and certified personal trainer, I have the ability to work with injuries to the soft tissues in a way that few other practitioners do. When using facilitated stretching in conjunction with massage techniques to help rehabilitate injured tissue, I focus the stretch to a specific area of the muscle. The isometric contraction further activates the muscle and prepares the fibers to lengthen. It also helps to break free adhesions that have just been softened by the massage technique. Why wait? Schedule your massage with Brie today!
Oregon Butterflies: What They Need to Thrive March 9 @ 1:00 pm Join JCLS and the Jackson County Master Gardeners to learn about native butterflies and their habitats! This virtual presentation by Master Gardener Lynn Kunstman will share information about butterflies found in Oregon, their native landscapes and food sources, and how we can help them thrive. Lynn Kunstman is a Master Gardener living in Medford, Oregon. She has lived in the Rogue Valley since 1986. She holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management and a Master’s Degree of Science in Education. A retired middle school science and special education teacher, Lynn’s students at Ashland Middle School established the school’s butterfly garden. Her first project upon retiring and moving from Ashland to Medford was to mulch out all the lawns on her property. Lynn’s entire front yard in Medford is now given over to wildlife, planted with edible trees and shrubs, as well as pollinator plants. The back yard is planted in fruit trees, berries and vegetables, for the humans. She is an enthusiastic advocate of gardens planted with wildlife, pollinators, and butterflies in mind.
When it involves maintaining your dog secure, there are numerous issues you can do. Some of this stuff embody buying them a collar and leash, making certain they get sufficient exercise and coaching them to know the method to behave round different people and animals. But one other important approach to hold your dog safe is by ensuring that they’re sporting the right type of collar. The Foraisv anti-bark dog collar has three correction modes – sound, vibration, and elective shock operate. The modern-looking show exhibits you all the necessary data and lets you choose the correction mode and regulate the strength of correction your dog receives. The different level of importance is how many collars the remote will work with. If you may have a couple of dog, you can usually find a model that accommodates multiple bark collars for dogs in a single system. 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The National Diabetes Education Program says holiday family gatherings are a good time for the older and younger generations to share information that can help us lower the risk. Diabetes might not seem like the ideal topic of conversation during holiday visits—yet in many ways, this is a very good time to raise the subject. It’s a time when family members who are living with the disease can talk about ways they are keeping the condition under control, what with the temptations of the holiday table and the hectic schedule. And, even more important, it’s a time for family members to share information about their health, because one of the top risk factors for diabetes is a family history of the disease, and the holidays are when family members are most likely to be together. Why This Conversation Is Important Your family health history is an important part of understanding your chance for developing a number of serious diseases, including type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease that, if left untreated, can lead to serious health problems including blindness, loss of limbs, kidney failure, heart disease, and early death. In fact, most people with type 2 diabetes have a family member—such as a mother, father, brother, or sister—with the disease. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) encourages all families to gather their family health history this holiday season and help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in future generations. Once you learn about your family health history, share it with your health care team, and take important steps to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Studies show that losing 10-15 pounds if you are overweight, walking 30 minutes a day at least five days a week, and following a low-fat, low-calorie meal plan are action steps to help prevent or delay the disease. Four Questions You Should Ask The answers to these key questions could help you prevent type 2 diabetes in your future: - Does anyone in the family have type 2 diabetes? Who has type 2 diabetes? - Has anyone in the family been told they might get diabetes? - Has anyone in the family been told they need to lower their weight or increase their physical activity to prevent type 2 diabetes? - Did any women in the family develop diabetes when they were pregnant? (This condition is also known as gestational diabetes.) If the answer to any of these is yes, or you have a mother, father, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes, you may be at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Talk to your doctor to learn more about managing your risk and preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes. Other Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes In addition to having a family history of diabetes, there are other factors that increase your risk for developing the disease. Be sure to talk with your health care team about your chance of developing type 2 diabetes and whether you should be tested, if you: - are age 45 or older - are overweight or obese - exercise less than three times a week - have other health problems such as high blood pressure - had gestational diabetes when you were pregnant, or gave birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more - have prediabetes, which means your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes - are African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. For more ways to lower your risk for type 2 diabetes, check out NDEP’s Choose More than 50 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, available at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org or call Adapted from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the support of more than 200 partner organizations.

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