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Although the tomato is a fruit, it is consumed as a vegetable. This fruit is native to Central and South America and it was spread all around the world during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Today, this is a common product with a lot of benefits for health. Actually, tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are rich in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, manganese, copper, potassium, vitamin K and they are a great source of vitamin C. Due to this composition, tomatoes seem to be helpful in the fight against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, bone diseases, etc. Properties of Tomato Puree We elaborate our tomato puree with fresh high-quality tomatoes and we process them with the most modern technology for food processing. Moreover, our facilities are located near the orchards, so we spend a short time carrying tomatoes to the processing plant. This is why our tomato puree maintains all its natural properties and all its benefits for health. When our tomato puree is ready, we supply it with a brix level of 4.2 and an acidity of 0.2-0.48. We can ship it in drums, bags in boxes or in bins, depending on our client’s preferences. Tomato is a versatile food; indeed, it is present in many recipes all around the world. Our tomato puree can be utilized to elaborate sauces, other vegetable purees, ready meals, garnitures, etc. Tomato Puree – Manufactuer and Supplier Lemon Concentrate is located in southeastern Spain. However, we supply fruit and vegetable products all over the world. The place where we are is famous due to its orchards, croplands and fruit and vegetable production. Being in this location allows us to choose the best raw materials to elaborate the best products. If you are interested in our tomato puree (or other of our great products), do not hesitate and contact us. We will be delighted to answer you as soon as possible. Tomato Puree, processing and packaging We can offer all of our products in different forms and packaging, such as HPP (High Pressure Processing), aseptic, aseptic acidified with lemon, frozen or preserved, depend on our customer needs. Our orchards, located in the southern of Spain, are close to our facilities to ensure the fresh conservation of the plants. Therefore, we offer a high quality product which preserves all its properties and benefits. - 3/20 Kg - 200 Kg The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
It was late on a cool evening when Ángel Franco heard the call over the police radio. Two people, a woman and a child, were being held in a house in the Bronx. Mr. Franco found the neighbors gathered around a police communications truck. Many had just returned from the beach and wanted to find out what was going on. No one knew who was inside the house. Many were upset; others, intrigued. “How could this happen?” they asked. Hostage negotiators were on the scene. The police were keeping curiosity seekers back. Besides, there wasn’t much to see. A tree blocked Mr. Franco’s view of the house. After about an hour, just as the police were getting ready to enter the house, everything was resolved. The hostages were freed, unharmed. And the neighborhood went about its business. Ángel Franco, a staff photographer at The Times, is presenting “At the Sirens’ End,” a series on police work that appears each Wednesday. As a freelancer, he spent almost every day from 1979 to 1984 with officers of the 46th Precinct in the Bronx. Wednesday, June 30 A 19-year-old man was wounded by gunfire at 172nd Street and Hoe Avenue. Wednesday, July 7 A woman fell — or was pushed — from a 15th-floor window in the Mitchel Houses. Wednesday, July 14 Looking out for her teenagers, a mother steps out of her apartment and is mortally wounded by gunfire. Wednesday, July 21 An explosion ended a Memorial Day of cookouts and block parties with police officers and firefighters. Wednesday, July 28 A young girl tried to catch a glimpse of the scene of a fatal car accident. Wednesday, Aug. 4 Residents of a housing project question the identity of the victim of a shooting. Wednesday, Aug. 11 A man fell from a roof after fashioning a rope out of his shoelaces. Wednesday, Aug. 18 Investigators left a blue glove in the middle of the street after a man was shot.
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. Full-text access to environmental regulations and related topics pertinent to industries in the UK and Ireland. Provides official guidance, legislation, best practices and standards on topics such as waste management, pollution, emissions, WEEE and more. The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment. This is a repository for published material resulting from research by the Natural Environment Research Council. It contains research output of the British Antarctic Survey, British Geological Survey, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory. The Marine Environmental Mapping Programme (MAREMAP) represents just such a coordination effort. It aims to improve seafloor and shallow geological mapping to achieve national objectives such as habitat mapping, Quaternary science, coastal and shelf sediment dynamics and the assessment of human impacts and geohazards in the marine environment. Search the archives of UK national and local newspapers:
Alex Reavely is a freshman at Limestone Community Highschool. Reavely plays football and runs cross country, but Reavely participates in one sport not offered by the high school: motocross! Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing. Reavely seems as though he is very experienced in this sport. He explains, “I’ve been riding motocross since I was two, but started racing 3 years ago”. When it comes to difficulty, Reavely says that the most difficult part of motocross is doing long motos on the track. Reavely also states that his favorite part of motocross is, “just going to the track on a warm day and practicing”. Reavely told us he has big goals coming up for motocross. His goal is to get into class B by the end of the motocross season. In motocross, racers are categorized by classes A, B, and C. Class B is the second fastest. Due to the fact that motocross is not offered at high schools, one might assume that many colleges don’t offer it either, however, Oklahoma State University does have a club, Cowboy MX, dedicated to motocross. Other than college, there is more chance for advancement in motocross. According to Reavely, the AMA, (American Motorcyclist Association), will pick a select amount of motocross racers to travel the country competing, and the best of the best will compete in the National Monster Energy Supercross. Motocross competes on the XGames circuit.
I've heard a variety of interpretations of Hotel California by The Eagles: the "high life" in Los Angeles, a journey from innocence to experience, greed in the music industry, drug addiction. (Confusingly enough, the band seems to have confirmed several of these interpretations). Regardless of which of these interpretations is "correct," though, I'm particularly interested in the final verse: Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave! I don't think that this verse is implying that there's some kind of external coercion keeping you in the Hotel California. With that said, why would the narrator be "running for the door" and trying to check out, but suddenly find himself unable to leave? Does this imply that people are unable to change, or merely that they tend to go back to their behavior in spite of their best intentions? Or am I missing the point entirely here? What would it even mean to check out but not leave?
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It has been said that if you are not a socialist before you are 25, you have no heart; if you are a socialist after 25, you have no brain. Young people have almost always leaned left toward the concepts of socialism until they get old enough to know better. But a plethora of recent studies have found that young people’s attitudes toward economic and political philosophies are increasingly leaning left – more than they have before. Will the next generation change the fabric of America? Do Young Americans Endorse Socialism? Every year, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) conducts a survey on the opinions Americans hold about capitalism and socialism. The main takeaway from the 2020 edition is that favorability of socialism among Generation Z has skyrocketed. According to the study, which was conducted by research firm YouGov, 49% of Gen Zers had a favorable opinion of socialism, up from 40% in 2019. For millennials, 47% held a favorable opinion of socialism, down from 49% a year ago. Thirty-nine percent of Generation Xers expressed support for socialism, up from 33% last year. Researchers came across some other interesting findings from the nation’s youth: - 34% of Gen Z and 35% of millennials view President Donald Trump as the greatest threat to world peace. - 39% of Gen Z and 32% of millennials think Trump is more responsible for the coronavirus pandemic than Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 60% of millennials want to move the economic system away from capitalism, up from 8% in 2019. VOC’s Previous Findings In 2017, the organization’s annual study found that 44% of millennials would prefer to live in a socialist or communist country. When they were asked to name “a personal hero, hero for the country, or hero for the world” a large portion named Che Guevara, Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, and Joseph Stalin. Despite this, one-third of those people couldn’t correctly define communism or socialism. Does this mean youth are getting their information from the classroom, the mainstream press, social media, or another venue that is not offering accurate information? It’s easy to blame public schools for this disappointing level of knowledge and the admiration for tyrannical dictators: They’re run by the state and funded by tax dollars – socialism from the ground up. But who is ultimately responsible for making sure students are presented with the facts and taught to think for themselves rather than force feeding them opinions like some CNN or Fox News program? Parents. Then, Now, Forever? In the end, maybe this isn’t anything to be worried about. Young people were enthralled with the ideas of socialism and communism yesterday – and they are interested in these ideologies today. Chances are, the next generation will be fascinated by these philosophies tomorrow. History is cyclical, and it typically repeats itself.
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- What is Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups? - What does severity mean? - How many DRGs are there in 2020? - What are MDC codes? - What does AP DRG mean? - What is SOI and ROM? - How is DRG determined? - What is severity and priority? - How do you use severity in a sentence? - What is an example of a DRG? - How is risk of mortality calculated? - What is the difference between prognosis and diagnosis? - What is severity level? - How is APR DRG reimbursement calculated? - What is an example of prognosis? - What is prognosis disease? - What does prognosis mean? - What are the severity of illness subclasses and how are they used? - How many levels of severity are there in the MS DRG system? - Is DRG only for inpatient? - What is meant by severity of illness? What is Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups? The grouper is a computer software system that classifies a patient’s hospital stay into an established DRG based on the diagnosis and procedures provided to the patient. What does severity mean? : the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh the severity of the climate the severity of the punishment Medication can help shorten the illness and lessen its severity. How many DRGs are there in 2020? 278 DRGsFor 2020, there are only 278 DRGs that will be impacted by the transfer policy. This represents a drop in 2 DRGS that will be impacted by the rule. Based on the final rule to revise the MS-DRG classifications and on the additional ICD-10 codes, there were changes to the DRGs impacted by the transfer policy. What are MDC codes? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MDC codes, like diagnosis-related group (DRG) codes, are primarily a claims and administrative data element unique to the United States medical care reimbursement system. DRG codes also are mapped, or grouped, into MDC codes. What does AP DRG mean? What are APR DRGs? All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR DRG) is a classification system that classifies patients according to their reason of admission, severity of illness and risk of mortality. • The patient characteristics used in the definition of the DRGs are limited to. What is SOI and ROM? • Severity of illness (SOI): The extent of. physiologic decompensation or organ. system loss of function. • Risk of mortality (ROM): The likelihood. of dying. How is DRG determined? DRGs are defined based on the principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, surgical procedures, age, sex and discharge status of the patients treated. Through DRGs, hospitals can gain an understanding of the patients being treated, the costs incurred and within reasonable limits, the services expected to be required. What is severity and priority? In simple terms, Defect Severity means how badly the defect has impacted the application’s functionality. Defect Priority defines the order in which defect will be fixed by developers because priority defines the business importance. How do you use severity in a sentence? Severity sentence examplesHis severity has remained legendary. … More than eight or ten years rarely pass without tornadoes or hurricanes of local severity at least. … The duel between Pierre and Dolokhov was hushed up and, in spite of the Emperor’s severity regarding duels at that time, neither the principals nor their seconds suffered for it.More items… What is an example of a DRG? Highlights. Examples of findings from this publication include: The top 10 DRGs overall are: normal newborn, vaginal delivery, heart failure, psychoses, cesarean section, neonate with significant problems, angina pectoris, specific cerebrovascular disorders, pneumonia, and hip/knee replacement. How is risk of mortality calculated? The relative risk (sometimes called “risk ratio”) compares the likelihood of dying for a certain population group against the risk of death for all other population groups. To calculate the risk in each group, we divide the number of people who died of AIDS by the population totals in each group. What is the difference between prognosis and diagnosis? Prognosis vs. Diagnosis. People often confuse the terms prognosis and diagnosis. The difference between the two is that while a prognosis is a guess as to the outcome of treatment, a diagnosis is actually identifying the problem and giving it a name, such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. What is severity level? Severity Level means a designation (i.e., “Severe”, “Moderate” and “Minor”) assigned to errors that is intended to indicate the seriousness of the error based upon the impact that the error has on the End-User’s operation: (i) “Severe” is a “critical problem” — the product is unusable or an error severely impacts an … How is APR DRG reimbursement calculated? Just as with MS-DRGs, an APR-DRG payment is calculated by using an assigned numerical weight that is multiplied by a fixed dollar amount specific to each provider. Each base APR-DRG, however, considers severity of illness and risk of mortality instead of being based on a single complication or comorbidity. What is an example of prognosis? The definition of a prognosis is the predicted outcome of a disease and the chances of recovery. An example of prognosis is stage I cancer being treatable and having a good chance of recovery. A forecast or prediction. What is prognosis disease? The prognosis of a genetic condition includes its likely course, duration, and outcome. When health professionals refer to the prognosis of a disease, they may also mean the chance of recovery; however, most genetic conditions are life-long and are managed rather than cured. What does prognosis mean? Listen to pronunciation. (prog-NO-sis) The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence. What are the severity of illness subclasses and how are they used? Those four subclasses are numbered sequentially from 1 to 4 indicating respectively minor, moderate, major, or extreme severity of illness or risk of mortality. … This can be considered a valuable addition to the AP-DRGs because additional analysis on severity of illness and risk of mortality can be performed. How many levels of severity are there in the MS DRG system? three levelsMS-DRGs provide up to three levels of severity for a particular condition. A “Base” MS-DRG combines all levels of severity into a single category. Is DRG only for inpatient? DRGs have historically been used for inpatient care, but the 21st Century Cures Act, enacted in late 2016, required the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop some DRGs that apply to outpatient surgeries. What is meant by severity of illness? Severity of illness (SOI) is defined as the extent of organ system derangement or physiologic decompensation for a patient. It gives a medical classification into minor, moderate, major, and extreme. The SOI class is meant to provide a basis for evaluating hospital resource use or to establish patient care guidelines.
Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the following story as an example of nonviolence in parenting: “I was 16 years old and living with my parents at the institute my grandfather had founded 18 miles outside of Durban, South Africa, in the middle of the sugar plantations. We were deep in the country and had no neighbors, so my two sisters and I would always look forward to going to town to visit friends or go to the movies. One day, my father asked me to drive him to town for an all-day conference, and I jumped at the chance. A weapon, howsoever powerful it may be, can always be superseded by a superior one; but no weapon can, however, be superior to non-violence and love. From a Jainist Prayer for Peace The following prayers for healing and peace from different religions have been posted on the Advaitin, Vedanta, and RamaKrishna and HS. I don’t know who compiled these but thank you. These prayers can help us reflect on the essential message of the sages of universal love, compassion, and nonviolence in times of difficulty. Because many people are grieving in their own ways, these prayers may offer some consolation with their message of peace for the human spirit – Harsha
If you have sensitive skin, then any kind of household product can cause allergies. I know it’s frustrating. You probably won’t have any idea what causing this. Typically, we think about food, soap, or any face products to blame. There is another item we overlook every time. Toilet papers! Yes, it might sound weird, but yes, it can cause allergies. You need to make sure you use Hypo allergic toilet paper so that you won’t get any skin issues or allergies. Fortunately, there are a few brands that make toilet papers specially designed for sensitive skin. These toilet papers are gentle and soft to your skin. The average toilet paper that you can get from the store contains harsh chemicals. If you have sensitive skin, it may react to that. Ordinary toilet papers have chlorine and formaldehyde. These are very harsh on the surface. Plus, in order to smell good, they also put scent or fragrance in toilet papers. These can cause allergic reactions. They also use bleach to make the toilet paper look more white. Bleach is too harsh to the skin. In this article, I will list down some toilet papers that are made for sensitive skin. 5 Best Toilet Paper for Sensitive Skin So, I have listed down some toilet papers that you can buy. These are hypo-allergic and have their own features. You can choose from the list according to your needs. 1. Seventh Generation Unbleached Bathroom Tissue Roll This is one of the best from the market. This product is free from any artificial ingredient and doesn’t contain anything that can irritate your skin. This toilet paper is unbleached, so even babies can use this. Also, these don’t contain fragrance and is very soft. Each pack comes with 48 double rolls. So, you get a lot of product in each set. This company uses papers, so it uses fewer trees, energy, and water. This product doesn’t contain any chemical that irritates your skin. You might think as this is made with recycled papers, so it is maybe very rough. But I am happy to inform you; these are incredibly soft and gentle to your skin. RV users prefer this toilet paper over others because it has a good value for a product. - It is a completely natural product. - It doesn’t contain bleach or fragrance. - It is a 2-ply bath tissue. It doesn’t tear off easily. - RV users prefer it during traveling. - This is an environment-friendly product. - The manufacturer saves energy and water. - It doesn’t cause a problem with your septic system. - This is exceptionally soft. - The paper has a thin consistency. Some complain these run out quickly. 2. Aria Premium, Earth Friendly Toilet Paper If you want something thick and strong, then try the Aria premium toilet paper. These are visibly thick and 50% stronger than other products. The sheets are 2-play and will last you for a long time. These are easy on the skin and softer than other toilet papers. This toilet paper is non-bleached and made with recycled tissues. If you are used to heavily processed toilet papers, then it might feel a bit rough. There is also no fragrance and dye in this product. This toilet paper has more product in comparison with other conventional toilet papers. Each set has 308 sheets of 2-ply tissues. But don’t worry that it won’t fit in your toilet rolls. It can put quickly in your toilet rolls. Another interesting fact about this toilet paper is the way it is produced. The factories that make this runs on 100% renewable and biomass products. So, by buying from them means you are encouraging companies that have an eco-friendly production system. One thing that people complain about is, the papers come in a plastic pack. As, the company uses recycled toilet paper, so it is better to switch in some alternate packaging. - Good value for your money. - These toilet papers are more durable and thicker. - The toilet papers are made with non-bleached products. - Eco-friendly production. - No fragrance or dye added to this product. - Users complain about the packaging. 3. Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper This is another top-rated toilet paper, made for sensitive skin. This has excellent value for money. This set comes in 6 rolls of toilet tissue with 300 sheets of paper. One roll is equal to 4 rolls of another brand. Using this paper will save you a lot of money. This toilet paper is integrated with a lotion with soothing effects. This product calms your skin. This product is dermatologically tested. You can use it without worrying about any skin issues. This product is also safe for your septic tank. This item doesn’t contain any fragrance that might irritate your skin. It won’t burn your skin or cause rashes. - The toilet paper is very soft. - It has good value for money. - It is safe for your septic tank and sewer system. - This product doesn’t contain any scent. - Very soft and gentle to your skin. - People complain about the new productions having smaller rolls. 4. Cottonelle Ultra GentleCare Toilet Paper with Aloe & Vitamin E This is a hypo-allergic product from Cottonelle. These are ultra-gentle to your skin. You can’t get wrong with this toilet paper. These are produced with aloe vera and Vitamin E. This not only does your job but also takes care of your skin. Vitamin E makes your skin soft and smooth. The toilet paper has a wavy texture. It cleans your skin effectively, without chafing. These do not contain any fragrance. It will clean your skin and also protect it. Each set includes 6 mega rolls. There are 340 sheets of toilet sheets per roll. - Hypo-allergic product, very gentle to your skin. - Good sized toilet paper. It will last you for a long time. - It doesn’t cause any cut behind and lint. - It doesn’t irritate your skin. - The papers are very soft. People compare it with a soft pillow. - The toilet papers do not rip easily. - Cheaper than other toilet papers. - You can even use these on the face. - People complain about the roll being shortened. 5. NatureZway Bamboo Toilet Paper This toilet paper is made from bamboo pulp. There is no artificial ingredient in it. This is hypo-allergic and very gentle to the skin. There is no fragrance in it. If your skin suffers from allergies and other issues, then this could be your perfect choice. Also, people with allergies from tree products can use it. Each pack comes with 48 rolls. Each roll has 400 sheets of 2 ply tissues. This toilet paper doesn’t shred easily. So, it won’t get stuck to your skin. One set will last you for a long time. So, it has good value for money. - The high value of money. - It doesn’t shred easily. - Very gentle to your skin. - Fragrance-free product. - It is ideal for low flow toilets. - Suitable for people who are allergic to tree products. - Users complain about too strong to tear off. Hypo-allergic Toilet Papers Hypo-allergic product means this product doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals or ingredients that trigger allergic reactions. For those who have sensitive skin, these types of products can solve lots of issues. Some company makes toilets papers from unbleached papers. They also avoid perfume, as adding dye or fragrance causes irritation on the skin. Wood is used to make toilet papers. But research says some people have allergies from the wood itself. To solve these issues, some companies use Bamboo. Using Bamboo to produce toilet paper is an excellent solution to this problem. Seventh generation toilet papers use unbleached papers. As, bleach can cause irritation, itching, and discomfort to your skin. If you feel discomfort or other skin irritation, switching to another brand can solve your problem. People who are allergic to tree products might find it challenging to look for toilet paper. As most of the toilet papers are made from trees. There are a few companies that make toilet papers from Bamboo. Let me clear; Bamboo is a grass, not a tree. This tree-free toilet paper looks exactly like your regular toilet paper. These are extremely soft too. Things to consider before buying toilet paper for sensitive skin Consider the following factors before buying toilet papers, if you have sensitive skin. Before you go, get yourself tested for allergies. Get to know what items cause your allergies. Products that have dyed, perfume, etc. are the main reason for allergies. Besides that, some people can be allergic to tree products. For then, it is better to buy toilet papers made from Bamboo. Number of Ply: The ply count of the toilet paper is also critical. It has a significant effect on texture and can cause irritation to some. Usually, toilet paper can range from one ply to four. Toilet papers that have higher ply, are more thick and strong. They are softer and absorbs more. Traditional toilet paper is bleached with high-density chlorine. It makes the paper whiter. Elemental chlorine gas can produce dioxin, that can harm human health. It is bad for the environment, as well. Chlorine-free or bleach-free toilet papers are made with chlorine dioxide. This is sensitive to your skin. Toilet papers which are designed for sensitive skin are costly than the traditional toilet papers. As they take special products and special items. As a result, the toilet paper becomes expensive. But if you are suffering from allergies, the price is worth it. You don’t have to face any skin reaction, and it will show good results in the long run. If you are confused about what to buy or not, then get 2/3 different brands. Later try a small amount from each of the brands. After proper use, you can find out which brand makes the perfect toilet paper. As mentioned earlier, hypo-allergic toilet paper is pricey. So keep looking for discounts and then stock up some. Try to buy a toilet paper that is thicker. As a thick paper would be gentle to your skin more. It will last longer too. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): What toilet paper does not contain formaldehyde? We included some brands that offer Earth Friendly Products. These are dye, perfume, and chlorine bleach-free. It also formaldehyde-free, but an ordinary toilet paper contains formaldehyde. How often should 1000-gallon septic be pumped? For example, a 1,000-gallon septic tank, which is used by two people, should be pumped every six years. If you have eight family members using a 1,000-gallon septic tank, it should be pumped every year. Can you be sensitive to toilet paper? Yes, you can be allergic to certain chemicals, like fragrance, used in your toilet paper. It can cause a case of vulvitis, often shows up as itching, burning, redness, or swelling. If you find these symptoms in your skin after using a new TP, switch brands. Is Charmin toilet paper terrible for pipes? Charmin Ultra Soft is a standard premium toilet paper. Its packaging claimed that it’s a no plunger toilet paper. It won’t clog your pipes. Cheap brands can break down very quickly because they are thin. How long does it take to get a septic tank pumped? It should take a septic pumper between 20 and 35 minutes to clean a 1000 or 1250 septic tank, including 1 or 2 backwashes, if needed. All the listed products are right, and you can try any of those. My favorite is the Charmin Ultra Gentle Toilet Paper. These are ultra-soft and so gentle to the skin. You won’t get sharp cuts, and they don’t create lint on your skin after use. This toilet paper doesn’t contain fragrance, so it is totally safe. The quantity in each set is more than enough and will last for a long time. This toilet paper is safe for your septic tank and sewer system. It will dissolve in the water. The paper is very soft to the skin; you will like a feather. The cost-effective product will last you for a long time.
The Dutch company Vanku has created an innovative Tiger-Stone machine that can completely change the process of laying sidewalks. The machine is a platform on caterpillars with an inclined cloth of metal rods.ROTHENBERGER ROWELD Series of hydraulic systems for welding large diameter plastic pipes. The welding process is controlled by software control with the simultaneous recording of work. American company Kite Bricks decided to use the principle of block connections in children's designers for full-scale construction work. The building blocks of Smart Brick are made of high-strength concrete, capable of withstanding tremors of a serious earthquake.DIAMOND CORE DRILLING Technology of high-speed diamond drilling. Now drilling of reinforced concrete has ceased to be a difficult super task in the process of construction work.BIQ HOUSE In Hamburg, Germany, the first house was constructed, which uses photosynthesis from algae as a source of energy. The project was developed by engineers from the British bureau Arup, who decided in practice to show that today it is possible to use this "green energy".COLLOMIX MASONRY SYSTEM Collomix GmbH is known for producing the best construction equipment for mixing a variety of construction mortars.DOXEL A robot that can find building errors. At every construction site, mistakes due to the human factor are inevitable when reconciling with the drawings. To identify inconsistencies at an early stage and in time to eliminate them will help the robot Doxel.
When your vibrant garden starts to look discolored and unhealthy, it’s important to find the source of the problem. While your plants may be in need of more water or light, you could be dealing with something more harmful. Plants are susceptible to various diseases and knowing what you’re dealing with will help you protect your plants. We’ve made a list of the most common garden diseases so you can identify and treat them. Brown or dark spots on your leaves could be a warning sign of leaf spot disease. Bacteria or fungus in the soil can attack your plants. Outbreaks typically occur when rain and warm air are present. When soil is disturbed and makes contact with the plant, it can spread. Though the disease starts as spots, the leaves will eventually die. When they fall off, they can infect other leaves and plants. Flowers, herbs, shrubs, and vegetable plants are affected by leaf spots. If you notice these symptoms, make sure to remove the fallen leaves to prevent further contamination. You can also add mulch to your garden to prevent bacteria or fungus-infested soil from touching plants. Several types of mold could develop on your plants. The most common type is botrytis or gray mold. This will appear as gray or white fuzz on the petals of flowers. Rainy and cool weather are the ideal conditions for gray mold. It also thrives in areas with high humidity. Often times, the mold spores remain dormant in the soil until the right conditions are present. Wind and water spread the spores. Gray mold can affect a variety of plants and flowers. If gray mold begins growing on your plants, you’ll want to remove any dead or dying leaves. This can help prevent the mold from spreading. Making sure you don’t overwater your plants can also help you avoid gray mold. Powdery mildew is another fungal disease that attacks plants. It thrives in dry soil and areas with high humidity. White spots are an early sign of the disease. As the disease progresses, the spots begin to connect to one another forming large, white patches. This leads to the leaves turning brown and crumbling. Powdery mildew usually develops late in the summer. Rose, tomato, and squash plants are a few plants often affected by powdery mildew. It’s important to remove infested parts of the plant. Adding mulch to your garden can also help prevent this disease. It preserves the moisture in the soil and keeps the fungus from touching the plants. While powdery mildew thrives in dry soil, downy mildew needs moisture to develop. Parasitic organisms cause downy mildew and many plants can be affected. The most common symptom is fuzzy growth on the underside of plants. This fuzz can be white, brown, gray, or purple. Dark or yellow spots can also develop on leaves. Downy mildew can lead to falling leaves and it can also hinder the plant’s growth. One of the best ways to avoid downy mildew is to prevent moisture build up on leaves. Don’t pour water directly on top of the leaves. Instead, water under the leaves closer to the soil. The plants will still receive sufficient water, but won’t be left sitting on the leaves. There are two forms of blight disease—early and late. Two different, but related, fungi cause blight. Signs of early blight include dark spots on leaves. A yellow ring surrounds these spots. When the spots dry, they fall off which creates holes in the leaves. Late blight results in spots on the leaves and stems of the plant. This can lead to the wilting of leaves. For both diseases, symptoms often begin on leaves closer to the soil. Blight is most likely to be present when temperatures and humidity are high and there has been rain. Rain helps the disease spread from the soil to plants. Tomato and potato plants are most susceptible to blight. Removing infested leaves and using mulch can help protect plants. You can also use a fungicide, like Maggie’s Farm Simply Effective 3-in-1 Garden Spray, to treat blight. A soil-borne fungus is responsible for the development of this disease. Crown rot affects a variety of plants and trees. The rotting of plant stems is the main indicator of crown rot. Leaves usually turn dark brown, but sometimes foliage will become yellow. Wilting can also occur when crown rot is present. This disease can happen throughout the gardening season, but high temperatures and humidity allow crown rot to thrive. When the fungus enters the plant, it damages plant tissue, which can lead to the death of plants. Unfortunately, crown rot often goes unseen until the disease has greatly progressed. When crown rot is noticed, you’ll want to remove any infected plants. Using a fungicide can help to prevent crown rot from developing and spreading. Though mosaics are often pleasing to the eye, mosaic virus is not. This virus attacks a wide range of vegetable plants. Mosaic virus is often disguised as less serious plant problems. Symptoms include discoloration or spots that can be white, green, or yellow. Sometimes leaves wrinkle and the plant’s ability to grow is hindered. Garden pests, like whiteflies, aphids, and leafhoppers, spread mosaic virus. They can contaminate soil, seeds, and even pots and containers. If a plant becomes infected, it must be removed. While mosaic virus can’t be treated, you can still help prevent the disease. Eliminating disease-carrying pests can help protect your plant. Using an insecticide, like Maggie’s Farm Simply Effective 3-in-1 Garden Spray, will help eliminate pests and prevent other fungal diseases. If you begin noticing changes in the appearance of your plants, it’s important to find the source of the problem. This can help save your plant from further damage and prevent spreading of the disease. Whether you’re dealing with diseases or pests, we have your back! 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One of the easy techniques to master and yet panning is rarely used by even the accomplished photographers. Panning when used properly can show motion in a very convincing way. Simply put, it is tracking the movement of a moving subject with the camera and capturing the moment. The result – a sharp subject and a blurred background with streaks showing movement. (Horse driven carriage speeding by – Nikon D200 with Nikkor 18-35mm lens, f/8, 1/10 sec) Panning was initially a forced technique on photographers which has now transformed into an art-form. In the earlier days of photography, the films were slow. To let in enough light with even moderately fast lenses, the shutter speed had to be kept low. This made it difficult to freeze the motion of a moving object. Photographers came up with the idea of swinging the camera along with the movement of the subject. This reduced the movement of the subject in relation to the frame, permitting photographers to capture sharp images of the subject at low shutter speeds. This perfect movement of the camera in sync with the subject movement is the key concept behind panning. Purpose is to keep the subject in the same location in the image frame while following the movement. If you flip through old sports magazines, most of the images of fast moving racing cars and bikes, footballers running around, skiers going down the slope or even athletes doing that short 100 meter dash…. all were captured using panning. Now with cameras with super-sensitive sensors, the ISOs can really be pushed up. Armed with this capability, photographers end up using high shutter speeds to freeze the motion. I recently came across a website where the author gave a list of recommended shutter speeds to freeze the motion. Now that is taking it too far. Forget the rules, get out of monotony of frozen moments and start showing motion. Get ready for panning- - Shift to shutter priority mode for ease of use. - Switch to AF-C (autofocus tracking) to keep the subject in focus while tracking. - Use the camera in horizontal orientation. It is easier to pan when the frame is ‘horizontal’ even if your camera has vertical grip. - Use the optical view-finder and not the live-view. - If the subject is going to be moving fast, use continuous shooting or burst mode. - Try panning with normal lens initially. Do not start with long lenses or wideangle. Go to a place where there are moving subjects. It can be a place where there are birds flying, children cycling around or even a road with some traffic. There is no correct shutter speed for good panning. For a starting point start with a safe shutter speed of ‘1/focal length’. If your lens features vibration reduction of optical stabilization than switch that on and then you can try a little lower shutter speeds too initially. Some companies have optical stabilization that can be adjusted to work either only horizontally or both horizontally and vertically. I have used these lenses and found no difference while panning. without using any monopods or tripods. After initial few pictures, play around with shutter speed. With the option to preview images, the shutter speed can be easily tweaked for the desired results after examining the already captured frames. Coming to the subject itself. There are different speeds at which movement occurs. A moving car may require a moderate shutter speed to freeze it but the turning wheels will require a much higher shutter speed to freeze them while panning. The wheels are turning around and so the relative speed is not reduced with panning. Similarly while tracking a flying bird, the bird’s relative speed to the frame can be very low but the vertical movement of the wings will not be affected. It is a subjective matter as to how much of a subject to freeze. I personally prefer images where some fast moving parts of the subject are also blurred. This conveys motion beautifully. For successful panning, it is useful to practice turning the camera around and pressing the shutter release smoothly. Everyone who does panning has tips for body movement. I never gave it a thought till today. Trying to emulate the panning movement made me realize that I turn my upper part of the body from the waist and also my neck. It just happens naturally. It is not golf after all. So, track the subject in whatever way comes naturally to you. Using a monopod or a tripod can be helpful in places where the movement is repeated and is also confined to a boundary. Think of a football game! For everything else I prefer holding the camera in hand, even if it happens to be a 500mm lens for birding. (This picture was also clicked while panning but due to shallow depth of field and nondescript background, the streaks are not visible. Notice the tips of the wings which are blurred to convey movement. More about photographing birds – Photographing Birds) Once you have mastered the basic panning technique, try these tips for further improvement – - Try to keep the subject position fixed in the frame. I do so by making use of focusing marks. - Think of the background too. Even though it is going to be blurred, background can make or break your photograph. Have some subject matter than can create the beautiful streaks but do not have anything in the background that may stand out like a sore thumb even when blurred. - Experiment with the shutter speeds. - Use hyperfocal distance and manually focus. Use manual mode to set the shutter speed and aperture. Auto-ISO can be helpful. This is a useful method if the subject is going to be at almost the same distance from the camera. - Start experimenting with subjects moving diagonally (with both vertical and horizontal movements) and subjects moving towards you. - Do not use tripods or monopods. Reserve them only for predictable and repetitive motions like cars in a grand-Prix. - Keep space around the subject. With the present pixel counts and sensor performances, a little bit of cropping can be done while post-processing. - Each camera has AF sensors with varying levels of capabilities. Find out about your camera’s sensors and use the ones which have all the focusing capabilities while using AF-C mode. When in doubt, use the central most focusing point. (Bird in flight captured with panning. The ripples in the water have created streaks. Interestingly the reflection of the bird in the water is also visible since the reflection was also relatively stationary in the frame. Nikon D200 with Sigma 150-500mm, 1/250 sec, f/6.3 with optical stabilization switched on) More than anything else, I frequently use this technique to capture images of children running around. Nothing better to portray their energy and movement than panning.
What is (virtual) reality My quick definition: Reality (as opposed to virtual reality) is what is able to be shared in its essential quality. Virtual reality is shareable but is missing some of the essential quality. So it’s a moving target — subjective and context specific. If I’m having a conversation with you in a multiverse, the conversation is real and affective but the avatar is not. A chair in a VR environment may be real or not. It depends on how my intentions towards it match its affordances. BUT it is always real to itself and can become more real to me as I adjust to its being.
The solar potential of the Middle East countries is now supposed to be one of the highest in the world. — Middle East countries, due to their arid climatic conditions, enjoy a great deal of sunlight throughout the year. The solar potential of the Middle East countries is supposed to be one of the highest in the world. Middle East is a rainless region which experiences clear skies for 80% of the year, thus, continuous solar radiation for a major part of the year. The solar radiation that the GCC region receives is enough to encourage the photovoltaic and concentrating solar power industries in the region. This gives two options of generating electricity through the solar energy, ample amounts of which are available and can be exploited thoroughly. As the region is moving towards renewable energy, solar power is being deemed as the top renewable source which will be exploited for power production. The results of the solar radiation studies have encouraged more and more investment in the sector. The average solar radiation of the Middle East countries is among the highest in the world. The region receives maximum solar energy from April to August before falling down. Even in the months preceding and succeeding these, the solar radiation is quite strong. In all, the Middle East region receives considerable solar energy for eight months of a year, March through October. Kuwait’s solar radiation is at the top peaking at above 8000 W hr/m2. Kuwait, thus, has the largest potential for solar power generation and considering the size and power consumption of the country it will be a boon for the nation. Kuwait’s domestic consumption and reliance on oil and gas for power consumption can significantly decrease with the development of solar energy in the country, given its huge solar potential. Its direct normal solar radiation is also the highest, making it highly potential for solar power generation. Kuwait is followed by UAE which has the second highest solar radiation among the six countries. UAE gets an average of 7300 W hr/ m2 of solar radiation and peaks out at a little above 7500 W hr/ m2 during the summer month of May. UAE is a pioneer in solar energy development and is all set to capture the immense solar radiation to generate power from it. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranks at third position in the list of solar radiation among the Middle East countries. It peaks at near 7200 W hr/m2 and for a larger part remains near 6500 to 7000 W hr/ m2. The potential of solar energy in Saudi Arabia is also quite encouraging and efforts are underway to realize this potential into electricity. Bahrain, Qatar and Oman receive comparatively less solar radiation than the other three countries but nonetheless enough to exploit it into solar power production. These three countries receive direct normal solar radiation equal to the others with the exception of Qatar. Solar holds the key to renewable energy development in the Middle East region as it is the single most abundant renewable source of energy available there. Power produced from solar energy is efficient and cheaper as compared to other renewable sources of energy. The research report investigates the solar power potential of the region and individual countries. Huge investments and research studies are happening in efforts to tap the solar energy in the region as part of the renewable energy development. Almost 85% to 90% of the money being spent on renewable energy development is being put in solar energy. The “Middle East Renewable Energy Sector Analysis” research report documents all the initiatives being taken in the individual countries to help boost their power production from solar energy. The research report from KuicK research vitalizes solar energy as a means to the targeted power production from renewable energy. The future of solar power in the Middle East region, according to the report, is as bright as sunshine. Name: Avinash Arora Email: Send Email Organization: KuicK Research Release ID: 11773
MHB POTW Director - Feb 14, 2012 What is the minimal distance between $\displaystyle y=e^x$ and $\displaystyle y=\ln x$? The graphs of those two functions are mirror images of each other in the line $y=x$. So the minimal distance between them will be the distance between the points where they come closest to that line. That will occur at the points where the tangents to the graphs are parallel to the line (which has slope $1$, of course), in other words at the points $(0,1)$ (on the exponential) and $(1,0)$ (on the logarithm). The minimal distance is therefore the distance between those two points, which is $\sqrt2$.What is the minimal distance between $\displaystyle y=e^x$ and $\displaystyle y=\ln x$?
Matriks AS offers solutions, instruments and services to pharmaceutical, environmental, chemical and biochemical industries. Our main products are within liquid- and gas-chromatography, mass spectrometry, ICP-MS, UV-Visible Spectroscopy and systems for protein and DNA/RNA analysis. Matriks is the authorized reseller for Agilent Technologies in Norway (see "Leverandører" for other vendors). Our team of 27 people delivers solutions to the customers in our market. Telephone: +47 815 32 560 Telefax: +47 22 95 85 60 \|The interesting and positive people in "The Matriks team" have extensive experience and competence in chemical analysis and analytical instruments. Our goal is to have continuous development of our team to make Matriks able to offer the best solutions and services to our customers. \|\|Matriks shall be the preferred supplier for businesses within chemical and biochemical analysis by offering high quality products, solutions and services to meet the customer's requirements\| What does matriks mean? The Latin word matrix (spelled "matriks" in Norwegian) means mother. In mathematical terms a matrix is a grid of rows and columns that make a system. Matrixes can be very large, complex and difficult to solve, just like a lot of chemical and biochemical analysis methods. Our aim in "Matriks" is to join together all the different parts of the analytical methods and solve the challenges in close cooperation with our customers. Material for print: \|Right click/save as to save this logo.\| Logo in eps:
When readers struggle, there are three P’s to intervention success! On Monday, November 20th, the Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg provided an after school session featuring Monica Wiebe, Certified Reading Clinician. Monica currently provides service to the Winnipeg School Division’s Diagnostic Learning Center, and brought cutting edge theory, research and practice to those in who attended the session from 4:30-6:30 in the library at Stevenson-Britannia School. As the session title promised, topics such as phonemic awareness, phonics and the importance of repeated practice were explored in depth. How the brain interprets reading, which areas are activated and how to support areas of strength were topics also covered. Participants explored their own understanding of the three P’s and how to translate this understanding into the classroom. Those fortunate enough to attended were provided with a link to Monica’s own stash of incredibly valuable resources for use in the classroom, during assessment, or when planning intervention. The evening was well worth fighting the blustery weather to attend!
So, I’ve been interested in Blockchain and its applications for a while. In the beginning, I became fascinated by the concept of decentralized money. I even started trading cryptocurrencies (not in a profitable manner, yet 😉). Soon I realized that there was so much more to it. This is my attempt to share, as Product Manager/Owner, some of the knowledge I gathered in these past few months. Let me warn you, I’m not an expert nor a Blockchain developer (although I’m interested in becoming one, someday, maybe). Nevertheless, I’m confident enough that I’ve got a pretty good grasp of the technology. When it all started? Blockchain is fairly new, over 12 years old, and it has its origins on a white paper published in 2008 by “Satoshi Nakamoto”. This paper, 8 pages long and freely available on the Web, was the first mention of Bitcoin, a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Although it doesn’t explicitly mentions the word “Blockchain”. The paper lays out the mathematical and technical description of the technology that would allow this. People started to see its potential beyond just “decentralized money”, and nowadays many of the applications of Blockchain have nothing to do with digital currencies or finances. Yes, it all started with Bitcoin, but like many other technologies in the past, we soon realized that it could be used in other scenarios, for other purposes. The fact that Blockchain is sort of a “by-product” of the Bitcoin project might be the reason behind the association between Blockchain and cryptocurrencies. This is fueled by poor reporting on the matter. You have probably read stories about money laundering, dubious “get-rich-quick” schemes, bankruptcies, thefts, and even disappearances. What about how cryptocurrencies are used in the “dark web” to make untraceable payments for shady purposes? Hell, we don’t even know if Nakamoto is a real person or not. Despite all that, some people are doing serious work with this technology. And there’s an ever-increasing amount of infrastructure and commercial services starting to appear to support organizations working with different types of blockchains. For instance, IBM now offers a Blockchain platform, and so do Microsoft and Amazon. These companies aren’t doing this because they want to get rich with quick schemes. They are heavily investing in Blockchain because they see potential and, more important, demand for it. Your product-spider senses should be tingling right now. What’s Blockchain exactly? Before answering that question, let’s pause for a second. You’ve heard of “ledgers”, right? If you don’t, we have been using ledgers to keep track of accounts and transactions. It’s a pretty common practice actually. You’d start writing down an initial balance and you’d add new entries for each new debit or new credit. This way, you would have the full history of transactions, and we can spot mistakes more easily as they’re more evident. But physical ledgers aren’t perfect. They could be damaged, lost, be filled out incorrectly, or even tampered with. Perhaps the biggest problem is inconsistency. If my books have a different value than yours, which one is correct? How can we settle this issue? Ok, let me put on the Devil’s advocate suit. Do we need to settle this in the first place? I mean, who cares if the books differ? They’re internal documents, for internal purposes, and not something to be shared with other people. If I needed proof of something, I’d use a receipt. Not my books. As transactions grow in volume and complexity, ledgers usually become the place to go to if you want to know how much you have and how much you owe. Having inconsistencies or errors here could be really problematic. So, what usually happens is that a trusted and neutral “outsider” is involved to reduce risk. Instead of direct transactions, we’d use this third party as the source of truth and everything (money, documents, etc.) would flow through it. These middlemen will take care of processing transactions and checking that everything is in place. However, they don’t do it out of the goodness of their hearts, they have to be paid (sometimes a lot). This results in more expensive and delayed transactions. What if we had a better solution? Imagine a situation in which what I write in my ledger magically appears in the other party’s ledger (and vice versa). Moreover, imagine that we’re talking about a magical ledger made of stone, and whatever is written there can’t be easily changed or deleted. No more middlemen. This is huge. Getting the middlemen out of the picture makes everything cheaper and quicker. What is more, it could be shared by more than 2 people; it could be completely public. Suddenly, “trust” is not an issue anymore since we can rely on this magical ledger as the source of truth. This is what Blockchain is. A network of information that gets information replicated across many computers (nodes). When someone adds a record to the ledger, it is automatically copied across the entire network. What is more, nobody actually owns this ledger. Every single member of the network is a “peer” and any transaction added at any point of the network will get replicated across the whole network, peer to peer. You’re starting to see why this is something with so much potential beyond finances and cryptocurrencies, right? So, how does one build a Blockchain? Although in the original paper the word “Blockchain” is not mentioned, the word block is. A LOT. What is a block? A small piece of data. Yes, I know it’s quite vague. Physical ledgers can only store a limited quantity of information on one page. When that page is filled up, you move to the following one, and so on. Well, if we replaced the paper ledger with a Blockchain, a block would be the equivalent of a page. When information has to be added to the Blockchain, they’re batched together into a block and then added to the end of a chain of blocks (Yeah, they didn’t put a lot of effort into coming up with a cool name for it). What it’s cool about blocks is that we can store any kind of data in them. Blockchains, unless designed for a specific type of data, don’t limit the data you can introduce to the chain. It grows by having more and more blocks being added in sequence, as they are being completed, verified, and replicated across the network. Another interesting detail about blocks is that they are secure. Blockchain has built-in security measures, such as “cryptographic hashing”, to prevent people from messing with the stored data. Oh, and more one thing. There isn’t a single Blockchain. As I told you before, the technology is open source and new blockchain projects appear every day. Anyone can set up their own Blockchain for their own reasons. What’s more, you don’t even have to have the technical knowledge to create one. In recent years a lot of companies, big and small, started offering Blockchain as a Service (BaaS). Commercial Blockchain Services = You don’t have to build your own network As more potential applications of Blockchains are identified, the demand for “Blockchain” is in its all-time high. This explains why companies such as IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft started offering commercial Blockchain services, aka Blockchain-as-a-Service or BaaS. There’s a huge business opportunity in simplifying and making it relatively easy to use Blockchain technology. It’s like them saying: “Let me handle the technically complex backend work for you while you focus on your core business”. Does this mean that paying for BaaS services is the only way to go? It depends. BaaSs make Blockchain available to a more broad audience. Most of the uses cases are probably just fine with not having to actually set up their own blockchains. However, in some cases assuming the cost of setting up the network is necessary. Applications of Blockchain — PMs’ dreamland So, we’ve talked about the origins of Blockchain, how it works on a high level, and about commercial Blockchain services. But what could be some potential applications for this technology? (This is the part where I feel that the sky is the limit). Well, let’s list just a few (not finance, that’s the “easy” one). A blockchain-powered health network could greatly improve the interoperability of the current actors in the healthcare system. We could store, manage, and exchange medical records in a scalable and secure way. No more duplicated or conflicting information. Moreover, these benefits pour towards other areas, like making it extremely difficult to engage in healthcare frauds or other illegal behavior. The folks at Delloite US wrote a pretty neat report about how blockchain could make healthcare great again. You can download it from here. Supply chain management & logistics In most cases, today’s supply chains operate at-scale without blockchain technology. Moreover, many of today’s supply chains have a LOT of quality data, which they can transfer across the whole chain in real-time-like speed. So, Blockchain it’s not going the radically change the way Supply chains are managed. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that implementing it wouldn’t add value. There are 3 areas that experts at McKinsey point out as the ones with the biggest added value: - Automation is not widely spread across all the supply chain’s tiers. Especially in the lower ones, manual paper-based processes are common. Managing large amounts of complex data becomes a challenge in these conditions. Replacing and reducing these slow and manual processes would benefit the supply chain as a whole. - Consumers and regulatory authorities have an increased demand for traceability. Improving it would not only satisfy these demands. It would also add value “by mitigating the high costs of quality problems, such as recalls, reputational damage, or the loss of revenue from black- or grey-market products”. - Finally, and perhaps the most interesting benefit of this technology (at least for me) is reducing transaction costs through a digital payment system and smart contracts to handle call-off, payments, and such. Moreover, one could implement automated bidding systems that manage supply requests to reduce costs. Government elections & democracy It’s quite common in western democracies to have “trust issues” with our current voting systems. And it makes sense, we have been doing paper-based elections for more than a century and it’s has become pretty clear that the democratic process can be easily manipulated Hundreds of academics around the world are writing about how Blockchain could disrupt democracy and give us a way to have more secure, transparent, and auditable elections without sacrificing privacy for voters (seriously, there are a lot of people writing about this particular topic, here’s a quick search on Google Scholar and you’ll see what I mean). What is more, it could substantially reduce the cost of running the currently used ballot systems, like using less paper, less counting effort, and higher voter turnout. Blockchain can solve most of the commonly identified issues with the implementation of digital electoral platforms. Internet of Things Blockchain could make “Internet of Things” even more disruptive. How? Well, IoT systems not only need machines “connected” to the internet or other devices. They have to able to securely communicate with each other and be autonomous and smart enough to make decisions based on a set of rules that cannot be tampered with. Nowadays, IoT systems often suffer from poor “security” across the complete implementation, from the actual sensors to the applications and middleware that handles all of that information. Blockchains built-in security measures can be leveraged to make IoT systems more secure and autonomous. Chakravarty gives us a great example in an article that he wrote for Hackernoon: “Imagine a vending machine that can monitor and report its own stock, and accept bids from distributors AND make payments automatically via microtransactions for delivery of new items”. Neat, right? Summing Up: There’re plenty of use cases out there, but in general the benefits are related to dealing with: - Inefficient data discrepancies - High reconciliation and transaction costs - Problems derivated from “lack of trust” between intervening actors. However, I want to point out that many of the applications mentioned previously do not require a blockchain. Existent technologies can be used to achieve the same purposes. What Blockchain offers us is an efficient way to deal with the many trust issues that might arise in those scenarios. Isn’t it all hype? Why should I care? Well, I don’t think it’s “just” hype. Sure, it’ll probably pass but the technology is here to stay. Blockchain is not magic nor perfect. It has its limitations. As the network grows, it becomes more energy-intensive. Also, the mere fact of building a Blockchain isn’t a guarantee of anything. Think of it as the Internet: we are using it, we don’t think about it, but it is there for us. And, god, how we miss it when it’s gone. Some web pages thrived; others were forgotten into oblivion. But the technology stayed with us. So, I believe it’s going to be the same with Blockchain. I’m not saying that we’re going to drop our currencies and switch over to cryptocurrencies. Or that everything will be running on blockchain-powered systems. What is likely to happen is that this technology is going to be embedded more and more into the things that we interact within our daily life. And this is why you should care about Blockchain if you’re a Product Manager. Our job, as Product people, is to use it where it’s most valuable, and not fall for the hype of the moment. What are your thoughts on the matter?
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. - You can now use global preferences on most wikis. This means you can set preferences for all wikis at the same time. Before this you had to change them on each individual wiki. Global preferences will come to the Wikipedias later this week. - It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked. - Wikidata now supports lexicographical data. This helps describe words. - There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups. - Some rare invisible Unicode characters have recently been banned from page titles. This includes soft hyphens (U+00AD) and left-to-right (U+2066) and right-to-left (U+2067) isolate markers. Existing pages with these characters will soon be moved by a script. - There's a new Wikimedia Foundation team to support the Wikimedia technical communities. It's called the Technical Engagement team. Most of the team members did similar work in other teams before this. - Some translatable pages are showing old translations instead of latest ones. The cause of this issue has been fixed. We will update all pages automatically to show the latest translations. Pakeitimai šią savaitę - There will be a new special page named PasswordPolicies. This page gives information about the password rules for each user group on that wiki. - A new way to see moved paragraphs in diffs is coming to most wikis. This is to make it easier to find the moved paragraphs and the changes in them. - The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 29 Gegužė. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 30 Gegužė. It will be on all wikis from 31 Gegužė (calendar). - You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 29 Gegužė at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join. - You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 30 Gegužė at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join. - Content Translation drafts which have not been updated in over a year will be removed. This allows other users to translate those articles. - A survey is collecting information on what users think about how Wikimedia wiki pages are loaded. This information could be used in future development. - Some wikis will switch to use the Remex parsing library. This is to replace Tidy. It will happen on 30 May and 13 June. Wikis with fewer than 100 linter issues in the main namespace in all high-priority linter categories will switch. This includes Wikidata. Tidy will probably be removed on all wikis in the first week of July. Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.
Microcontrollers- 2nd Ed. Raj Kamal Pearson Education. 3. Port P3. Port P2. P ort P. 1. P ort P. 0. Timer. MCU. MCU (CPU + Internal Resources). The families differ mostly in instruction sets and architecture. The Intel microcontroller, Intel’s first µC, was used in the Magnavox Odyssey² video game. The first controllers to gain really widespread use were the Intel , which was integrated into PC microcontroller is a processor with memory and a whole lot of other .. A basic CPU architecture is depicted in Figure \|Published (Last):\|\|3 December 2015\| \|PDF File Size:\|\|7.80 Mb\| \|ePub File Size:\|\|17.94 Mb\| \|Price:\|\|Free* [*Free Regsitration Required]\| My presentations Profile Feedback Log out. The internal ROM is for program memory space. The 51 is one of the most popular MCUs on the market. The timer control register TCON contains status and control bit for timer 0 and timer 1. If more program memory ROM is needed, the internal 4-Kbyte memory can be expanded by additional Kbytes, giving the a full kbytes program memory space. The family consists of 8 devices: Below is mucrocontroller general overview of each type of Intel Microcontroller Family. It is a bit-addressable register. The external memory must start at memory location H and can be up to a full 64kbytes. The standard MCS instruction set has instructions with 64 of them executing in a single cycle. The doubles the on-chip memory space to allow for additional features and performance to be incorporated in upgraded A designs. It is incremental just before data is stored by using the push or call instruction, or the interrupt. Micgocontroller Details of Pins When a port is to be used as an input port, the value FFH must first be written to it. Fabricated in 5 volts NMOSmicrocomputers. They represent the easiest way to upgrade performance of existing MCS 51 microcontroller applications, delivering up to 15 times the performance. The program memory space is a read-only space. Retrieved 10 February — via Synthfool. Intel MCS – Introduced Part of this memory space is often referred to as general purpose registers. Below is but a small list of these companies: The instruction set is based on that of the Port 1 Each of these pins can be configured as an input zrchitecture an output. The History Of Roland. The B register is used during multiply and divide operations as one 8-bit source and to hold the high-order 8 bits. block diagram of microcontroller datasheet & applicatoin notes – Datasheet Archive The will also accept commands to turn indicator LEDs on or off. By calling some memory locations registers, we can access them with single-byte instruction. Retrieved 29 November The instructions let you work with the data pointer as a bit register or as two separate 8-bit micrpcontroller. Computer-related introductions in Intel microcontrollers. The SAB L is the equivalent of an SAB without program memory and can be usedpin-compatible versions of this single-chip microcomputer are available:
I recently was told one of the myths of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, who is loosely the goddess of beauty (old world deities tend to be quite complex, not neatly categorized, but this is an aspect of Lakshmi which is very important, so excuse the simplification for now). The premise of the story was that when Lakshmi was ignored than beauty began to vanish from the world, fewer scented flowers, less sweet fruit on the vines, sunlight shined less brightly, and colors were less rich. This reminded me of a similar mythology regarding the African diety Oshun, who also rules and represents beauty and sweetness and pleasures in life. Oshun also is said to deeply desire to be noticed and when she is ignored, beauty fades from the world. When I was younger I might have heard these stories as morality tales about the frivolity and insecurity of beauty. I would have seen them as a way to shame, specifically women, about wanting attention and reassurance that they were desirable. I would have heard in my head the male voice, lamenting that they had to keep telling their girlfriend that she was beautiful, as though this was work and shouldn’t be required of them. I would have drawn away from these archetypes thinking that they represented a weakness, rather than a gift. But now I read this differently. Now I see two dieties, both bringing something vital to humanity – Beauty. Both wanting to be noticed. Or else. And it is the or else that matters. We need to notice or else we suffer without beauty in our life. We need to honor the beauty around us, or else we will miss it. Now I see that stories tell us is if we do not make a point of honoring and acknowledging Beauty in our lives, we will have less of it. That beauty requires attention. Not for its own gain, but to exist. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, truly. It is there for us when we notice it. We can choose each day to notice beauty in our life, or not. To notice beauty in our partner, or not. To act on what beauty inspires in us, or not. To celebrate and revel in the pleasures of life, or not. And now, as a couple’s therapist, I see the request to be noticed, to be seen, to be complimented as something much fundamental than frivolous. The request to be noticed, is a request to feed that energy, to keep it alive. It is a way of saying “give energy to the beauty I bring to your life, and this will help me keep this part of myself alive”. It is a way of saying, “I can give generously but you need to let me know what you want more of.” And I hope for my committed readers it goes without saying, that this is something men, women, and all genders need. Beauty is not exclusive to women. Beauty is a whole lot of things, as many unique possibilities as there are unique people to witness it. Oh yeah baby, do you want more of that? Tell me…show me… Energy needs to be replenished; apparently even for gods. All we have to do to nourish it, is notice and acknowledge what we see. How lucky for us. And our noticing and bringing attention and celebrating, brings more energy to the Beauty around us, and on and on. So as we enter this season of gratitude, I invite you to express yourself when you witness beauty of all kinds. Tell someone that they are beautiful to you. Touch your partner where they are so amazingly soft or so appealingly firm. Make some noise of appreciation. Stop and watch the colors of the sunset shift into the night sky, and point it out to someone so that they notice it too. And in this way, we keep Beauty alive and blessing us with more.
There are so many wonderful prayers in Scripture that we could have examined during this study. I am listing several here (I’m sure there are many more) in case you would like to continue studying the prayers of the people of Scripture. Questions to Consider 1. To acclimate yourself to the book containing the prayer you’ve chosen to study, choose a Bible Book Background to review. 2. Who is offering this prayer? What do you know about him? What is his position in Israel, the temple, or the Kingdom? Why is he offering this prayer? 3. Is this an individual prayer or a corporate (group) prayer? Is the person praying interceding for a certain group of people? Who? Why is he interceding for them? 4. How does this prayer address God? What does it say about God, His character and His attributes? How can you extol these attributes of God in your own prayer time? 5. How does this prayer point us to Jesus or the gospel? 6. Carefully examine the context of the prayer. Is there anything in it that does not apply to Christians today? Which parts do apply to Christians today that could inform the way you and your church pray? 7. Consider some of the main components of prayer: praise, worship, petition for God’s provision, help, or action, confession of sin, thanksgiving, recitation of God’s promises or past actions, etc. Which of these components does this prayer have, and how can they serve as an example to you in your own prayers? 8. How does this prayer reflect the relationship this person has with God? How do your prayers reflect your relationship with God? This week, study at least one of the prayers above and apply what you’ve learned to your own prayer time. Suggested Memory Verse
The Dairy is not currently taking new bookings. Contact the Bathurst Tourist Information Centre for alternate accommodation options. The Dairy provides a unique accommodation experience in a piece of Bathurst’s history. Formerly known as Greenlawn Dairy, it was once a thriving farm providing milk on early morning horse and cart runs to many of Bathurst residences. It ceased operation in the 1960s. Nowadays the old milkhouse has been restored to a two bedroom self-contained cottage with the main farmhouse now offering an additional wing for B&B guests. Both projects won regional National Trust awards in 2000 and 2002 for the restoration and sympathetic additions to an old house.
BACKGROUND: Bhutan implemented a national program for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in 2010 involving girls aged 12 to 18 years and achieving nearly 90% coverage. OBJECTIVE: To estimate HPV vaccine effectiveness in a city in Bhutan. DESIGN: 2 cross-sectional surveys, 2011-2012 and 2018. SETTING: 2 hospitals in Thimphu, capital of Bhutan. PARTICIPANTS: Sexually active women aged 17 to 29 years: 1445 participants from the baseline survey and 1595 from the repeated survey. INTERVENTION: National HPV vaccination program. MEASUREMENTS: HPV was assessed in cervical cell samples by using general primer GP5+/GP6+-mediated polymerase chain reaction. Human papillomavirus types were stratified as vaccine types (HPV6/11/16/18) and nonvaccine types. Age- and sexual behavior-adjusted overall, total, and indirect (herd immunity) vaccine effectiveness (VE) was computed as (1 - HPV prevalence ratio) for HPV among all women and among unvaccinated women. RESULTS: Between the 2 surveys, the prevalence of HPV vaccine types decreased from 8.3% to 1.4%, whereas the prevalence of nonvaccine types increased from 25.8% to 31.4%. The overall and indirect adjusted VE against vaccine-targeted HPV types was 88% (95% CI, 80% to 92%) and 78% (CI, 61% to 88%), respectively. Among women younger than 27 years, who were targeted by the vaccination program, the overall and indirect adjusted VE was 93% (CI, 87% to 97%) and 88% (CI, 69% to 95%), respectively. No impact on nonvaccine HPV types was detectable. LIMITATION: Hospital-based recruitment; self-reported vaccination status. CONCLUSION: In Bhutan, the prevalence of vaccine-targeted HPV types has decreased sharply, providing the first evidence of the effectiveness of a high-coverage national HPV vaccination program in a lower-middle-income country. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ASJC Scopus subject areas - Internal Medicine
Last Sunday before Mass I read a blog written by Sr. Susan Rose Francois, CSJP, called Mingling. The last paragraph has stuck with me: “The future will be what God knows it can be, but also because of who we are and where we have been and how we are able to mix and mingle and navigate the twists and turns together… Our stories are mingling as we write the next chapter in this intergenerational tale of love, service, and faith. And that my friends is cause for celebration and praise to the God who calls us together.” As we sang our opening hymn (Gather Us In by Marty Haugen), this line suddenly had greater meaning for me: “We are the young – our lives are a myst’ry, we are the old – who yearn for your face, We have been sung throughout all of hist’ry to be light to the whole human race.” When the elders in my community entered in the 1940’s, they were not allowed to speak with their elders without permission. How blessed we “youngsters” are that that rule has changed! We are able to share our thoughts and experiences freely, enriching each others’ lives … no matter what the age group. Together, we live into a future of promise and hope … one that is infused with the wisdom of the elders and the energy of the young members. We live into a future of change, perhaps as dramatic as the pioneering Sisters of the 19th Century, perhaps as radical as Vatican II. Our combined wisdom and energy will mingle to help create our life for today and tomorrow. Each day we take another step into that unknown.
Score & Sound Masterworks are convenient, compact and inexpensive score/CD packs perfect for classical music enthusiasts and students. Follow along with the score as you listen to some of the world's great music. Discover which instruments are playing and in what combination, and admire the orchestration of a master composer. Publications in this series include an interesting article about the composition and history of the featured piece, a helpful reference addressing transposing instruments, and a glossary of musical terms used in the score. Composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's most famous work is the sumptuous symphonic suite Sheherazade (1888), a dazzling musical representation of fantastical tales from 1001 Arabian Nights. The four movements of the suite represent exotic and romantic stories told by a captive princess to the Sultan. Sheherazade is a feast of brilliance and colorful imagery that showcases the composer's remarkable abilities as an orchestrator. Though lambasted by critics at the time of its premier, the suite quickly became and remains a favorite of conductors, musicians and audiences.
In this unit, you have learned about reducing risks through safety design. For this assignment, you will further explore that topic. Compose an essay in which you summarize the fundamentals of the safety design review process, systems safety, and prevention by design. In your essay, you should address the following issues: Describe the safety design review process. Explain the role and importance of safety in a safety management system. Discuss how these concepts inter-relate with the safety management systems approach. Your essay must be a minimum of two pages in length, and it should use standard essay format with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. You must use a minimum of two scholarly sources in addition to your textbook. Any information from these sources should be cited and referenced in APA format, and your paper should be formatted in accordance with APA guidelines.
A premiere spot for internationally acclaimed wines are the rolling valleys and vineyards of the state of California, long considered a prime region for excellent wines. People come here from all over the world to take in the beautiful scenery, the peaceful atmosphere, enjoy the very often long history of some of the wineries, and of course to drink lots of wine. What many people don’t know is that behind the charming architecture, the grapes, and the wine there are often mysterious forces at work, and some California wineries are considered to be some of the most haunted places in the state, offering some spirits of a different kind indeed. Sitting within the wine country of Sonoma, California is a winery called Bartholomew Park Winery, and it is imbued with quite a colorful past that perhaps makes it unsurprising that it should be haunted. In its days before putting out fine wines, Bartholomew Park Winery underwent several metamorphoses, being used at one time or another as a women’s prison, a hospital, and a morgue, before becoming a vineyard and winery in the 1830s, after which it was acquired by European immigrant Agoston Haraszthy, who also happens to have been the owner of the equally haunted Buena Vista Winery, which we’ll get to later. It then became the Hacienda Cellars winery, with the wine cellars being right there in the old hospital, going on to become the Sonoma Valley Wine Museum and then the Bartholomew Park Winery in 1992. This rather grim past came back to haunt the winery in the 1970s, perhaps literally, when the body of a former prisoner at the old prison was supposedly found buried within one of the walls of the establishment, and the main building and its basement are situated right atop what was once the morgue. Since the beginnings of the winery there have been tales of employees hearing disembodied voices singing or whispering, as well as moving objects, roving cold spots, footsteps when no one else is around, and the eerie sound of a piano playing. Most of the paranormal phenomena is concentrated within the area that was once used as the morgue and within its dank basement. If you are ever there for a wine tasting, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled for spirits of a different sort. The same former owner also once owned the nearby Buena Vista Winery, also in Sonoma. Founded in 1857 by Agoston Haraszthy, who had brought grape seedlings over from Europe and was a key player in the growth of California wine. He also seems to have called this place his home in the afterlife, if reports are to be believed. You see, Haraszthy later moved down to Nicaragua, where it is said he met a rather brutal end when he was viciously mauled and eaten by alligators in a river there. Ever since, his apparition has been said to stalk the vast cellars of Buena Vista Winery, refusing to leave even in death. He doesn’t seem to be alone here either, as there have also been sightings of figures decked out in 19th century clothing, the spirit of General Vallejo, who had two daughters who married Haraszthy’s sons, and oddly the sounds of crying babies. The winery has been investigated by various paranormal groups, and all have come away with some tale of ghostly occurrences and EVP phenomena. Next we come to California’s rustic Napa Valley, and the château-style winery known as the Beringer Estates, which also happens to be the oldest continually operating winery in the state. The locale itself is stunningly beautiful, and the architecture and general ambiance would not look out of place in the Bordeaux countryside in France, but what makes it really stand out is its hauntings, which mostly seem to gravitate towards a 17-room Victorian mansion on the estate called the Rhine House. Here one can find the living quarters of the winery’s founder, Frederick Beringer, who seems to still be hanging around. His old room is known to be host to all manner of explosive paranormal phenomena, such as objects flying across the room, furniture rudely pushed aside by unseen hands, and of course the apparition of Beringer himself. Objects also have a habit of going missing to turn up later all over the place in the house, and the whole house in general is ground zero for all manner of ghostly occurrences, such as lights turning off and on, things moving about, anomalous noises, and others, and this is not the only ghost haunting this area. In the late 1800s, Beringer and his co-founder and brother had a vast system of tunnels dug into the side of Spring Mountain for the purpose of storing their wine, and in the process their lack of safety precautions caused the deaths of a fair few Chinese immigrant workers, who are also said to eternally roam these perpetually dark corridors. Next we have a winery that sits right up against a Pomo Indian Reservation in Healdsburg, California, in Sonoma County, known as the Dry Creek Vineyard. The site’s location may have something to do with the persistent paranormal phenomenon of the apparitions of figures dressed in traditional Native clothing wandering about, and there have been other oddities here as well. One report says that the manager of a tasting room at the winery once ignored the phone as it was ringing late at night, only to find later that the call had come from the number right there in the tasting room, even though no one else was there. Phone shenanigans are not uncommon at all here, as cell phones will apparently either stop working or start ringing with no one on the other end. Doors also apparently open and close by themselves, lights flick on and off, electronics go haywire, and these incidents are so persistent that the Wine Institute has actually launched an investigation into it all. One of the most haunted locations at the winery is a place on the grounds called the Bullock House Vineyard, which supposedly harbors a haunted guest house that is so plagued by ghostly activity that it isn’t even open to visitors anymore, of which Dry Creek Vineyard’s director of marketing and communications, Bill Smart, has said: We used the Bullock House to host trade visitors until 10 years ago or so. Several of those guests reported hearing creaking, footsteps and door-slamming at night. I haven’t experienced it, but enough people have that I believe there is paranormal activity there. Moving on we come to Korbel Champagne Cellars, in Guerneville, California, which has since its founding in 1882 by the Korbel Brothers been home to a good range of weird happenings. The place is supposed to be teeming with ghosts, especially around a large house near the vineyards called the Santa Nella House, built by a Dr. Joseph Prosek and now used as a guest house for visitors, and which was also purportedly the scene of a suicide in the 1880s of a cook who killed himself in the attic here. Here there is supposedly an apparition of Prosek’s wife dressed all in black, an unidentified elderly man wearing a coat and top hat, another ghostly man who likes to hang out on the balcony and ring the doorbell, and even a ghost cat that allegedly leaves paw prints over sheets and on the carpet. The groundskeepers of the estate have also frequently reported mysterious orbs of light or shadow figures in the surrounding vineyards, and the house itself is so haunted that it served as the inspiration for the 2014 horror movie Altergeist, which was filmed there on location. In Napa Valley we have the imminent Charles Krug Winery, in St. Helena, which is one of the oldest wineries in the state, established in 1861. Most of the ghostly tales of this place gravitate towards the quaint Redwood Cellar of the estate, built in 1872 and where even Krug himself is said to have seen ghosts. There is reportedly a whole cast of spirits who are seen here, such as a woman dressed in a floor-length, 1800s-era blue party dress with a satin bow, as well as ghostly children, and a woman in a white dress thought to be that of Krug’s own wife, Carolina Bale, as well as the laughter of a man, which has been heard to emanate from the dark shadows in the cellars. Why these spirits should congregate here is anyone’s guess, but it certanly is creepy. Another rather old winery in Napa Valley is the esteemed Inglenook Winery, founded in 1879 by Finnish immigrant Gustave Niebaum, who was one of the first and most influential commercial winemakers in Napa Valley. It has a rather colorful history in that in 1975 a large portion of it was bought out by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and he would acquire the whole thing in 1995, restoring it and renaming it Rubicon Estate Winery, although it would revert back to its former name in 2011. There are apparently three ghosts who inhabit this place. One is that of Niebaum himself, another said to be Niebaum’s general manager, John Armstrong, and the third being Niebaum’s great grand-nephew, John Daniel, Jr., all of whom are alleged to merely creepily wander about and observe, usually vanishing into thin air when looked at too long or approached. Finally we come to a place called Stag’s Leap Winery, built in 1888 by a Horace and Minnie Chase, and also one of California’s earliest wine estates. The main building, an intimidating structure forged of quarried rock, has at various times over the ages been a residence, a resort, a rooming house, a brothel, and a retreat for WWII navy personnel, and it has long been a haunt for gangsters and bootleggers in ages past. Among the many paranormal phenomena reported from this winery are doors that open and close by themselves, moving objects, things dropping from nowhere from the ceiling, and persistent sightings of a spectral woman dressed in period clothing, who is thought to have perhaps once been a prostitute from the winery’s bordello days. One persistent and very unique phenomenon reported from here is the tendency for acorns to suddenly drop from nowhere, especially in the manor house library room. Why is this? Why acorns? Who knows? With its rustic vistas, quaint chateaus, long and colorful history, and plethora of high quality wines, California wine country is an excellent place to visit to get away from it all, and there is something here for everyone, even those who aren’t particularly interested in wine. However, when you are sitting down to a glass for a tasting, be sure to keep an eye on the shadows, as you never quite know what is staring back.
NDPTC Third Thursday Event for June 2016 Posted on June 16, 2016 Social Capital, Indigenous Community Capacity and Disaster Management How can we build the strengths of a community to ensure they prepare for and recover from natural disasters?" "What is the role of social capital in building healthy communities?" These questions and many more were publicly discussed as exciting new research was presented by our Spring 2016 Practicum students. On June 16th, Sonomi Imagawa, Kailey Porter, Silvia Sulis and Brent Wozniak shared their interesting research findings on social capital for the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) with an intent community audience. Valuable discussion and feedback from this event will help create direction for a new NDPTC course on social capital and community capacity, specifically in regards to small island communities. Our thanks to all involved who helped make this such a wonderful public event.
When I, your faithful and inquisitive Museum Detective, last checked in, I was almost sure that I had solved my photographic mystery. I had looked at maps and photographs from Smyrna in the early 1920s. I was confident that I had identified a vantage point on the shore where a photographer could capture a waterfront, aqueduct, and hilltop fortress in a photograph. But was I seeing what I wanted to see? Check Your Assumptions Assumptions just might be the natural enemies of thorough research. In my work, I have looked at dozens of photographs of the burning of Smyrna. I’ve looked at photographs of the flame-ravaged city taken from ships in the harbor. I’ve seen post-fire photographs of ruined buildings, and of refugees clamoring for spots in a handful of rescue boats. Assumptions had taken root in my brain. I’m prepared to let you in on a secret. Try though we might, curators are not always completely objective. We make assumptions just like anyone else looking at a photograph for the first time. Sometimes we are even hindered by our background knowledge. I assumed these were photos of Smyrna based on what I knew about Near East Relief and Smyrna. The destruction of that city, and the subsequent refugee crisis, were formative events — not just for Near East Relief, but for global history. It was a convenient explanation for an archival mystery. It would be very exciting to find close-up of the Smyrna aftermath in our own archives. But there were a few nagging questions poking holes in my hypothesis. In the process of my research, I revisited this image (right) from the back cover of the October 1922 New Near East magazine. It raised a seemingly obvious question that had never crossed my mind: if my mystery photos were from post-fire Smyrna, where were the ruins? The fires that ripped through Smyrna in September 1922 left the city in shambles. Grand buildings became burned out shells overnight. The thriving port was reduced to cinders. The waterfront of the city in my mystery photograph (above) may be crowded, but it is tidy — no singed buildings, no rubble, no indication of recent tragedy. My Theory Falls Apart Once I started asking myself challenging questions, my Smyrna theory proved to be very shaky. Remember how excited I was about the aqueduct in the mystery photo? It seemed like such a great clue! I was sure it was the Kizilcullu aqueduct near Paradise, a suburb of Smyrna. I found several excellent photographs of the Kizilcullu aqueduct at the Levantine Heritage Foundation website. In fact, they were so excellent that I was able to determine that my aqueduct was definitely not the Kizilcullu. They just didn’t match up. The aqueduct from the mystery photo (left) has a distinctive pattern of large arches alternating with two smaller arches stacked on top of each other. The Kizilcullu does not have any stacked mini-arches. ...And Falls Apart Some More As long as we’re questioning our assumptions, let’s scroll back to the top and look at that crowd again. It’s all men, and maybe a few boys. I don’t see any women or girls in the three photographs. The men are wearing nice-looking coats and hats (see detail, right). In fact, when I recorded my first impressions of the photos, I described them as “well-dressed.” The scene has a very orderly feel. The quay at Smyrna after the great fire would have been anything but orderly. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, tens of thousands of people mobbed the waterfront. Over the next two years, Ottoman Greeks awaiting mandatory resettlement in Greece lived as refugees in the wreckage of Smyrna. Families — men, women, and children — clustered in makeshift dwellings as Greece and Turkey exchanged minority populations. It was a devastating time period. My mystery photographs show a scene that is nowhere near as harrowing. The men standing in the water certainly look cold, but I would not describe them as angry or frightened. In the very first photo we looked at, some of the men are even smiling. The overall mood of the photographs is more solemn than stressful. As if on cue, a new message pops up in my inbox. The secretary of the Levantine Heritage Foundation has gently but firmly dispelled my Smyrna theory for good. He says that there is indeed a set of aqueducts outside of Izmir (formerly Smyrna), but they are far enough inland that they would not be visible from the water. He also tells me that Mount Pagus is not so close to the seashore either, and that the wall of the fort does not extend down the hillside. Lastly, he notes that the arc and texture of the shingle beach does not match up with the shape of the Izmir coastline. But the news is not all bad. The secretary has an educated guess as to where the photographs were taken, and he’s included some helpful links. Welcome to Kavala! It turns out I don’t have to start from scratch. A quick trip to the website for Kavala, Greece (website is in Greek), and I’m confident that the secretary has steered me down the right track. This photograph of historic Kavala (above) has everything I’m looking for. Kavala is port city in northern Greece. Known in antiquity as Neapolis, and later Christopoulos, Kavala has a long and rich history. A Byzantine fortress overlooks Kavala from the top of Mount Pangaeus. An aqueduct with a distinctive arch-double arch pattern sweeps down from the mountain and through the city. The aqueduct was built in the 1500s, when Kavala was part of the vast Ottoman Empire. The structure probably replaced an earlier Roman aqueduct. Popularly known as the Kamares (“arches” in Greek), the aqueduct is a beloved Kavala landmark. The large white buildings in my mystery photos were probably warehouses — possibly tobacco warehouses, because Kavala was an important center for the Greek tobacco trade. Near East Relief was active in Kavala after the Smyrna disaster. The organization resettled thousands of orphans in Greece, thanks in no small part to the help and generosity of the Greek government. A New Near East magazine article from June 1923 tells us that Kavala was chosen as an orphanage site because it was an ideal place to teach farming. Near East Relief leaders also appreciated the city’s biblical connection: Kavala was popular with pilgrims, who followed the route of the Apostle Paul through Greece. By December 1923, there were 2,000 children living in the Near East Relief orphanage in Kavala. A Detective's Epiphany Now that we know where we are, what is going on in our pictures? The answer arrived in the form of a news story: the Greek Orthodox community in Izmir (formerly Smyrna) celebrated Epiphany on January 6, 2016. This marked the first official celebration of the holiday in that city since the burning of Smyrna. Epiphany, which marks the birth and baptism of Jesus, is often accompanied by a Blessing of the Waters. Many Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Epiphany by immersing themselves in a lake or river. Greek Orthodox communities perform an additional ritual called Diving for the Cross: a priest tosses a cross into the icy water, and local men dive in to retrieve it. The tradition is observed throughout Greece, including a large celebration in Kavala. Epiphany continues to occupy a special place in the Greek Orthodox calendar as a day of reflection and renewal. The men in our photographs were probably gathered on the Kavala shoreline in preparation for the Epiphany celebration. What this Museum Detective initially took to be a scene of crisis is actually an occasion for great joy. And just like that, our mystery is solved. But it doesn’t have to end here. You can be a Museum Detective with your own family’s historic materials. Haul out those photo albums and shoeboxes, and try looking at them through different eyes. And don’t forget, you can always share your Near East Relief-related photos and documents with us for inclusion in the digital museum! Signing off for now, (and NERHS Director/Curator)
Salute the Flag! 9 Patriotic Art Shows to See Across the US on the 4th of July Happy Independence Day! For many Americans, the Fourth of July means fireworks and cookouts, a day spent in the sun at the beach—but if you’re looking for a more air-conditioned, historically minded way to spend the holiday, you might consider one of these patriotic art exhibitions taking place across the country. Happy Independence Day! 1. “America’s Folk Art” at Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg As the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum celebrates its 60th anniversary, it showcases 60 highlights from its collection of American folk art, many of which demonstrate the creator’s pride in their country. From depictions of the bald eagle, long a national symbol, to works inspired by the Statue of Liberty and Abraham Lincoln, the exhibition makes clear that patriotism runs deep throughout American history. 326a West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. General admission $13. Opens July 1. 2. “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900–1914” at the South Street Seaport Museum Immigration has played a vitally important role in our nation’s history, and the issue is more timely than ever in the current political climate. The South Street Seaport Museum takes a look at the history of ocean liners traveling to America, contrasting the conditions faced by those making the journey in first class and third class between the years of 1900 and 1914, when 13 million steerage passengers came to the US. 12 Fulton Street, New York. General admission $12. Through January 7, 2018. 3. “Vive L’amerique!: French Children Welcome Their American Ally” at the National WWI Museum and Memorial See World War I through the eyes of French schoolchildren in 30 drawings made by students in Montmartre as the US entered the war in 1917. On public view for the first time ever thanks to Le Vieux Montmartre Historical Society, these drawings are just a sampling of the hundreds made during the war by these young artists, boys ages eight to 13, who were asked by their teacher to reflect on how the conflict affected their daily lives. In the exhibition, they have been paired with works created this year by Kansas City seventh graders, who were instructed to make work imagining the point of view of American soldiers arriving in France. 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City. General admission $16. Through October 15. 4. “World War I Beyond the Trenches” at the New-York Historical Society On the 100th anniversary of the US’s entry into World War I, this exhibition, organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, views the global conflict through the eyes of artists. Among the 55 featured works are examples by George Bellows, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Childe Hassam; John Singer Sargent’s Gassed, on display in New York for the first time. 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York. General admission $20. Through September 3. 5. “Walt and the Flying Bull” at the Palm Court Arts Complex, Great Park Gallery, Irvine, California Kevin Staniec, the arts programmer for the city of Irvine, was intrigued by an old photograph of Walt Disney and Colonel William Fox at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, now a public park in Irvine. The two were holding a cartoon bull logo, an image that inspires the name of the organization’s current show, featuring a number of military insignia created by Disney and his animators. As it turns out, Walt Disney Productions came up with 1,200 designs for the American and Allied military forces during World War II, the majority from animator Hank Porter. Those historic works are paired here with contemporary interpretations of the bull from artists who have worked at Disney in recent years. Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, California. Free. Through August 13. 6. “Rare WWII Nose Art Exhibit” at the EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin For the first time ever, the Commemorative Air Force headquarters in Dallas has loaned out 39 examples from its collection of the original artwork that adorned many of the bombers and fighter aircraft flown during World War II. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of these paintings, created largely by young men, depict attractive young women—the museum has cordoned off the most provocative examples in a special “Top Secret” section of the hanger. 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. General admission $12.50. Through December. 7. “Images of Internment: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II” at the FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Hyde Park, New York Over 200 photographs by artists including Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams illustrate a dark chapter in our nation’s history on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. The exhibition includes large-format reproductions of several photographs, as well as a painting of the Topaz Internment Camp by Chiura Obata, an artist who was detained there. The work was presented by the Japanese American Citizens League to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who came to disagree with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s creation of the camps after she visited one in April 1943. 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York. General admission is $18. Through December 31. 8. “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors” at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Dallas Former president George W. Bush has become quite the artist. For his second solo show, he has chosen to honor members of the military who served under him in Iraq and Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks. Bush’s paintings offer surprisingly empathetic portrayals of the men and women who have sacrificed so much for their country, and have been interpreted by some as a sign of his atonement for embroiling the country in wars in the Middle East. Proceeds from the show benefit the George W. Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative, which supports veterans as they make the often-difficult transition to civilian life. Southern Methodist University, 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas. General admission $19. Through October 1. 9. “Posters and Patriotism: Selling WWI in New York” at Museum of the City of New York When the US entered World War I a century ago, New York City artists and illustrators became part of the war effort. But in addition to showcasing posters, magazines, and other wartime propaganda designed to pull at American’s patriotic heartstrings, this exhibition also features work of dissent, from those who questioned the conflict. The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St, New York. General admission is $18. Through October 9. Follow Artnet News on Facebook: Want to stay ahead of the art world? Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward.
India’s cyber security agency CERT-In has issued a warning to the users of the popular instant messaging app WhatsApp, about certain vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could lead to a breach of sensitive information of WhatsApp users. WhatsApp is having a terrible month—and it’s not getting any better. Not only did an account suspension hack make headlines around the world, but other serious flaws have also just been reported. This should serve as a warning for WhatsApp’s 2 billion users to be wary of how they use the app. The CERT-In is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing. It strengthens security-related defense of the Indian Internet domain. A “high” severity rating advisory was issued by the CERT-In or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. It said that the vulnerability has been detected in software that has “WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v22.214.171.124 and WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.32.” The CERT-In is the national technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guard the Indian cyber space. "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system," the advisory issued on Saturday said. Describing the risk in detail, it said that these vulnerabilities "exist in WhatsApp applications due to a cache configuration issue and missing bounds check within the audio decoding pipeline." "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system," it said. WhatsApp is at something of a pivot point. Next month, its new terms of service come into effect, enabling Facebook to increase its monetization of the platform. This prompted the backlash in January, and will no doubt see more of the same next month, when account restrictions become effective. Meanwhile, there are legal challenges for WhatsApp and its parent Facebook to contend with. The lack of backup encryption—which is reportedly being fixed—is one major feature gap for WhatsApp, as is the lack of multi-device options, also reportedly being addressed. One of Germany’s toughest data regulators is also seeking an administrative order that would stop Facebook Inc. from collecting user data from its WhatsApp unit. The regulator in the city of Hamburg is seeking an “immediately enforceable order” before May 15 over concerns that policy changes could lead to the use of such data for wider marketing and advertising purposes. WhatsApp should be applauded for expanding the use of end-to-end encryption to billions of users around the world. But what happens in the next few months is very critical. For the first time, it has genuine competition—Signal is every bit as good to use, albeit much smaller, and Telegram has scale, albeit key security weaknesses. But the network effect around these other apps is now creating real alternatives. Coming back to the CERT-In warning, advisory had stated that WhatsApp users should update to the latest version of the app from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store in order to counter this vulnerability threat.
Summary “It is very tempting for people not to believe, to remain submerged in reality instead of aware of this, to be carried along by the current of events rather than creating their very own destiny through thoughtful, self-employed choices” (Chaffee, 2013). With this paper, the importance of philosophy is discussed in practical terms. What makes it important? What purpose does it serve and what causes do people have for chasing an education in it? How do this affect my life? Difficulties branches of philosophy, which are Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Political & Sociable, Aesthetics and Logic, are also discussed along with the contributing questions specific to each department and what each branch focuses on. Philosophical Areas a few Philosophical Regions of Inquiry, Personal Relations and Application As stated by Cicero (n. deb. ), “Rightly defined, philosophy is simply his passion of knowledge. ” “The actual phrase philosophy is Greek in origin, and it is the composite of two Greek roots: philein, a Greek term for ‘love, ‘ and sophia, the Greek word for ‘wisdom. ‘ Taken together, they mean ‘the like or quest for wisdom'” (Chaffee, 2013). There are numerous reasons one particular would want to study philosophy, and considering that many people are different, the reasons vary. “Philosophy means liberation in the two measurements of schedule, soaring above the well known, finding it in new views, arousing wonder and the desire to fly” (Walter Kaufmann, in. d. ). Studying philosophy is a life changing experience. It really is impossible to “unlearn” some thing once you have uncovered it, and so upon your brain being awakened, it are not able to go back to sleep. This scholarships you the gift of having a brand new, more complete perspective of the world around you along with life generally speaking. People are obviously inquisitive beings. This is one among our biggest assets, as well as our biggest downfalls. Philosophy teaches you to believe critically regarding important concerns. This is a thing that takes time, effort and practice. Thinking vitally isn’t automatically easy, nevertheless the benefits happen to be plentiful. The goal of philosophy is always to ask questions that “penetrate the of lifestyle to are up against the much deeper currents laying beneath” (Chaffee, 2013, g. 4). Due to there being several categories of philosophical questions to be answered and studied, you will discover several branches of philosophy with questions certain to these people and selected methodologies found in search of answers. These branches happen to be Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Personal & Cultural, Aesthetics and Logic. Metaphysics Metaphysics can be “the study of the supreme characteristics of reality or existence” (Chaffee, 2013, s. 31). Bertrand Russell defines metaphysical beliefs as such, “Metaphysics, or the Philosophical Areas 4 attempt to get pregnant the world overall by means of thought, has been designed from the initial by the union and conflict of two very different impulses, the one urging men towards mysticism, the other urging them toward science. ” Some of the major questions asked in this area of inquiry happen to be, “What is definitely the nature of reality? “, “What is the nature of self? “, “How are the mind and body relevant to each other? “, “Do we have personal independence or are the choices limited? “, “What are the arguments for and against the existence of Goodness? “, “Is there lifestyle after death? ” and “Does lifestyle have meaning? ” The methodology found in Metaphysics offers expanded so much over the years since Aristotle. One strategy used for giving an answer to questions such as these “emphasizes the continuity of metaphysics with science. About this conception, metaphysics is mainly or specifically concerned with producing generalizations from our best-confirmed scientific theories” (“Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy”, 2014). Because of the problems answering some of these questions, some believe Metaphysics to be “impossible. ” You cannot find any current method to packaging a spiritual statement both true or perhaps false, and thus “impossible to determine what they are” (“Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy”, 2014). Citations Chaffee, M. (2013). The Philosopher’s Way: Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas (4th ed. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ-NEW JERSEY: Pearson Education, Inc. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2014). Retrieved via http://plato. stanford. edu/entries/metaphysics/ Epistemology Epistemology is the study of knowledge. This identifies and evolves criteria, as well as methodologies, for what we know and why we understand it (Chaffee, 2013, l. 31). Some questions asked regarded epistemology are, “What is real truth? “, “Can we ever before really find out anything? “, “What Philosophical Areas your five are the types of knowledge? “, “What may be the relation between truth and knowledge? ” and “How can you raise your wisdom? ” This, “Defined narrowly…is study regarding knowledge and justified perception, ” according to the “Stanford Encyclopedia of Viewpoint (2014) or SEP. Right now, this staying said, you will discover sources of understanding and reason in epistemology. These resources include understanding, introspection, memory space, reason and testimony. The bounds to this branch of philosophy will be skepticism, drawing a line under, relevant alternatives, denial, and moorean, contextualist & ambiguity responses (“Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy”, 2014). Citations Chaffee, J. (2013). The Philosopher’s Way: Considering Critically About Profound Suggestions (4thed. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2014). Retrieved via http://plato. stanford. edu/entries/metaphysics/ Values Ethics is definitely the study of ethical values and principles. Concerns regarding integrity are activities such as, “How should certainly we deal with other people? “, “Is presently there a ‘good life’ to get humans? “, “What is a relation among moral ideals and faith? ” and “How can we decide on the moral rightness of sociable issues? ” (Chaffee, 2013, p. 31). Everyday honest concerns is obviously can include any topic from capital punishment, euthanasia, lying, man rights, illigal baby killing, animal testing, cloning, captivity and porn material, among several others. The goal of having and studying integrity is a method for people to make sure that the decisions made happen to be following a pre-programmed ethical code or standard. “Creating yourself to be a sensible and experienced person entails developing an enlightened meaning compass that may guide your decisions. Persons typically rely on what they ‘feel’ is right Philosophical Areas 6th when confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas. The but we all ‘feel’ is definitely an unreliable moral guide”(Chaffee, 2013, l. 35). Info Chaffee, T. (2013). The Philosopher’s Approach: Thinking Seriously About Outstanding Ideas (4th ed. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Political & Cultural Political and social viewpoint is “the study of social beliefs and politics forms of government” (Chaffee, 2013, p. 31). “What is a nature of justice? ” and “What is the most educated government? ” are common parts of inquiry by a personal and sociable standpoint in philosophy. Political and cultural philosophy essentially takes a glance at the various strategies people should govern themselves. According to philosopher, Grande D’Holbach, “Politics must adapt to the importance and aspires of world, not to the passions of rulers. ” This means studying the ideals that the society should be based on, keeping in mind individual rights and justice. Details Chaffee, M. (2013). The Philosopher’s Method: Thinking Critically About Serious Ideas (4th ed. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Aesthetics Aesthetics studies beauty, style and artwork. Two incredibly distinct inquiries that are specific to this branch are the following: “What is the nature of beauty? ” and “What is skill? ” “It analyzes work to establish requirements for natural beauty in all of its several manifestations. And it is exploring the nature and purpose of skill in man affairs” (Chaffee, 2013, s. 37). Have you ever heard of the saying, “Beauty is in the eye with the beholder”? Well, this is the branch of philosophy that examines how you can identify rules of natural beauty. Other questions related to this asked in aesthetics are “Are presently there Philosophical Areas 7 common standards of beauty, or are they in accordance with cultural and individual preference? ” and “Is generally there one core concept of splendor or a number of concepts? ” Citations Chaffee, J. (2013). The Philosopher’s Way: Considering Critically About Profound Concepts (4th education. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Incorporation. Logic Common sense is the subset of philosophy that “seeks to determine the rules of correct thinking, clear understanding and valid arguments” (Chaffee, 2013, l. 31). “What are the rational principles of correct thinking? ” and “How do people use incorrect reasoning to reach fake conclusions? ” are questions associated with this branch. In this branch of viewpoint, critical pondering is one of the most critical skills necessary. Citations Chaffee, J. (2013). The Philosopher’s Way: Thinking Critically Regarding Profound Ideas (4th education. ). Higher Saddle Water, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Thought Creation: Philosophy & Culture Faith, philosophy and culture are said to be three pillars or elements of human reality. How exactly does this tie up into thought development? Precisely what is the relationship among philosophy and culture? “…compared to the feet with which Man journeys toward his destiny, philosophy may represent the eyes that scrutinize that journey, and culture, the planet earth on which Guy is walking during his concrete pilgrimage…” (Panikkar, 2000). Depending on one’s approach to examining this subject, it may be hard to separate religion from beliefs. For example , with an intercultural approach, it will not end up being possible, to get religion and philosophy could both always be dependent upon the culture. The key reason why that the two are amigo sometimes is definitely, according to Philosophical Areas 8 Panikkar (2000), “Philosophy is however the conscious and critical association of Man’s journeying towards his success. This journeying is called faith in many ethnicities. ” Citations Panikkar, Ur. (2000). Religion, Philosophy & Culture. Recovered from http://them.polylog. org/1/fpr-en. htm Personal Connection to Request Philosophical Areas 9 Epistemology is the subset of philosophy that sticks out in my experience the most and resonates best to my innermost do it yourself. The jogger up is definitely metaphysics, since I do find myself questioning and wondering on the that means of existence and points of that characteristics. However , I’ve decided a long time ago that the that means of a lot more specific for the person. No matter what it is that drives you, motivates both you and keeps you pushing ahead, that is your meaning; your “why”. Epistemology fascinates me personally because of its inquiries regarding know-how and real truth. Just because we realize something, will that make it real truth? In the Taoist religion, the journey you embark on should be to enlightenment. The purpose of Taoism is to find truth and to begin to see the whole photo, the entire photo, for what it truly is. Not many achieve such a spiritual level such as that, but that is the reason for working so diligently internally. I use always respected Buddhist and Taoist for these reasons. As far as cultural influence in the decisions goes, I would need to admit that the American traditions does not include as much to offer (that I actually am seeking, at least) as additional cultures do. I am proud of my heritage, nevertheless my lifestyle is a different story. I believe like I’m searching for anything, yet are not able to pinpoint what that something happens to be. Hopefully right at the end of this course I will include a better perspective and thought of what that thing is. References Chaffee, J. (2013). The Philosopher’s Way: Considering Critically About Profound Ideas (4th education. ). Upper Saddle Riv, NJ: Pearson Education, Incorporation. Stanford Encyclopedia of Idea. (2014). Gathered from http://plato. stanford. edu/entries/metaphysics/ Panikkar, Ur. (2000). Religious beliefs, Philosophy & Culture. Gathered from http://them. polylog. org/1/fpr-en. htm. � Over all Impacts of Hobby Lobby Case Essay Since the Best Court has ruled up against the ObamaCare mandate recently, commonly referred since the The Affordable Proper care Act (ACA), many of the spiritual communities are overwhelmed about ... 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- Updated on November 1, 2020 Proofread by Samson Hui Proofreader on July **, 2019 Breath Holding Time Results for Sick People: Low Body Oxygen Medical and physiological research articles about BHT (breath holding time results done after usual exhalation and only until initial discomfort) or CP (Control Pause or Buteyko Control Pause – see the link to the test below), or body oxygen level in people with chronic diseases. In the graph below, the numbers of patients are provided in brackets. For example, “Hypertension (95)” means that 95 hypertension patients were studied. The body-oxygen level (breath holding time) for all groups of sick people was measured in seconds. \|Body Oxygen or Control Pause, s \|Hypertension\|\|95\|\|12 s\|\|Ayman et al, 1939\| \|Neurocirculatory asthenia\|\|54\|\|16 s\|\|Friedman, 1945\| \|Anxiety states\|\|62\|\|20 s\|\|Mirsky et al, 1946\| \|Class 1 heart patients\|\|16\|\|16 s\|\|Kohn & Cutcher, 1970\| \|Class 2-3 heart patients\|\|53\|\|13 s\|\|Kohn & Cutcher, 1970\| \|Pulmonary emphysema\|\|3\|\|8 s\|\|Kohn & Cutcher, 1970\| \|Functional heart disease\|\|13\|\|5 s\|\|Kohn & Cutcher, 1970\| \|Asymptomatic asthmatics\|\|7\|\|20 s\|\|Davidson et al, 1974\| \|Asthmatics with symptoms\|\|13\|\|11 s\|\|Perez-Padilla et al, 1989\| \|Panic attack\|\|14\|\|11 s\|\|Zandbergen et al, 1992\| \|Anxiety disorders\|\|14\|\|16 s\|\|Zandbergen et al, 1992\| \|Outpatients\|\|25\|\|17 s\|\|Gay et al, 1994\| \|Inpatients\|\|25\|\|10 s\|\|Gay et al, 1994\| \|COPD and congenital heart failure\|\|7\|\|8 s\|\|Gay et al, 1994\| \|12 heavy smokers\|\|12\|\|8 s\|\|Gay et al, 1994\| \|Panic disorder\|\|23\|\|16 s\|\|Asmudson & Stein, 1994\| \|Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome\|\|30\|\|20 s\|\|Taskar et al, 1995\| \|Successful lung transplantation\|\|9\|\|23 s\|\|Flume et al, 1996\| \|Successful heart transplantation\|\|8\|\|28 s\|\|Flume et al, 1996\| \|Outpatients with COPD\|\|87\|\|8 s\|\|Marks et al, 1997\| \|Asthma\|\|55\|\|14 s\|\|Nannini et al, 2007\| In these studies, breath-holding tests were performed under different conditions. Some studies applied the test after a large or deep inhalation, others after a normal inhalation. There were studies that conducted BHT measurements until as long as possible, while some only until the initial stress. However, in order to find body-oxygen levels in these sick people, it is logical to use normal conditions: usual exhalation (or at functional residual capacity = volume of air in the lungs at normal expiration) and stress-free version of the test (no pushing the patient for better numbers and no gasping after the test). For all these details, visit Complete BHT Table for Sick People. These Control Pause values or body-oxygen levels for sick people can be compared with Normal Breath Holding Time results – Control Pause in Healthy People. Soviet MDs tested thousands of their patients and found the following relationships: 1-10 s – terminally and critically ill patients, severely sick, most likely hospitalized 10-20 s – sick patients who have numerous symptoms and, very possibly, on daily medical drugs 20-40 s – people who have poor health (but no major symptoms and often without serious diagnosed problems) 40-60 s – good or normal health. Over 60 s – ideal or normal health: chronic health conditions cannot appear. My own practical experience with hundreds of Buteyko students, who were previously sick or very sick, and other people completely agrees with these findings. Conclusion: Sick people have low body-oxygen levels and shorter breath holding time results due to heavy breathing (see the Homepage for modern average breathing rates). - References for Table Normal Breath Holding results Time – Control Pause in Healthy People - Buteyko Practical Elements (From Buteyko.com) - Breathing Exercise 1: The Control Pause (From ButeykoClinic.com)
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University College Cork Founded in 1845, University College Cork (UCC) is Ireland’s first five star university, and has been voted Sunday Times Irish University of the year four times in the last 12 years, including 2016. It was the first university in the world to be awarded the International Green Flag for environmental endeavors. Read more About UCC here, or view a short Overview of UCC here. UCC Ornithology Group The Ornithology Group at UCC is made up of staff based at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), and at the MaREI Centre (part of the Environmental Research Institute). School of BEES The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) comprises diverse specialities covering marine, terrestrial and fresh water environments. The School was formed in 2010 through the amalgamation of the former Department of Geology, Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science (ZEPS) and the Environmental Science Programme at University College Cork. BEES is a recognised leader in teaching and research across all disciplines. Follow the links to find out more about BEES Teaching and BEES Research or to view the School of BEES Information Brochure. Environmental Research Institute (ERI) The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) is a flagship research Institute at UCC that carries out inter-disciplinary research in the broad Environmental, Marine and Energy area. The mission of the ERI is to generate new research knowledge for the understanding and protection of our natural environment and develop technologies, tools and services to facilitate a transformation to a low carbon and resource efficient society. The Institute brings together over 300 environmental researchers from across science, engineering, business and humanities to address complex environmental challenges in a multi-disciplinary approach. The ERI also incorporates a number environmental research centres including Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI), Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre (AFDC) and the Centre for Research on Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC). Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) The SFI Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Centre is a cluster of key academic and industrial partners dedicated to solving the main scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges related to marine renewable energy. The Centre comprises internationally recognised experts in Marine Renewable Energy and associated and complementary fields capable of providing the underpinning research necessary for Ireland to achieve a commercially successful MRE industry. MaREI contains significant world-class research infrastructure to support industry requirements, including the National Ocean Test Facility (Beaufort, UCC), Structural Testing Facility (NUIG) and Coastal Observing Radar System (NUIG), amongst others. In addition, MaREI provides numerous ancillary testing and research facilities and services. MaREI will also have access to National Test Facilities such as the Galway Bay Quarter Scale Test Site, and AMETS/Belmullet full-scale test site.
Ossa Podcast Industry News \| August 27, 2020 \| Are Podcasts the Most Trusted Media? Survey Finds Respondents Turn to Podcasts for Trustworthy Pandemic-Related News Where have you been getting your news about the pandemic? According to iHeart Media-owned media intelligence company Media Monitors, 45% of the nearly 1,000 respondents they surveyed turn to podcasts for pandemic-related information. These results come as part of a series of added questions to their Q2 Podcast Listener Survey that focused on the impact of COVID-19 on listening habits. The survey found that many use podcasts as a primary source of information, and even more use podcasts to supplement other sources. The survey found that COVID-19 had a significant impact on the number of people turning to podcasts for news coverage. Of the podcast listeners surveyed, 23% said that they did not use podcasts as a news source prior to the pandemic. A whopping 60% indicated that they trust podcasts as a news source much more or more than traditional news outlets. Only 3% felt that podcasts were less trustworthy. Media Monitors concludes that “COVID-19 has had wide reaching impacts on all aspects of media consumption. In podcasting, it has led to a significant increase in willingness to consume need-to-know information from a less mainstream source. This shift in consumption seems likely to be cemented by the sentiment that podcasts are trustworthy and reliable sources of information.” Audible Leans Into Podcast Content with New Subscription Service Audible recently announced the debut of their new discounted all-you-can-listen subscription service, Audible Plus. The subscription costs $7.95 per month and offers unlimited access to over 68,000 hours of content — featuring an array of Audible Originals, audiobooks, and most notably, podcasts. Some podcasts in the works for the Amazon-owned company’s new model involve the NBA, Malcolm Gladwell, Alicia Silverstone, Josh Gad, Michael Caine, and others, with Wondery on tap to distribute the shows. Some of this content will be considered part of the Audible Originals catalog, though it is unclear how that breaks down among the 11,000 titles said to be included at launch. Naturally, Audible needs a strategy to make listeners see the value in paying a subscription fee for access to their audio content. After all, other platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify offer listeners unlimited access to over a million podcasts at no cost. One perk of the new Audible Plus: all of the shows on their platform — including third-party content — will be ad-free when the product debuts. However, there is no guarantee on how long their content will stay ad-free. The other benefit being touted as part of this paid subscription is Audible’s focus on quality over quantity. Audible is opting to pass on using RSS feeds to populate their platform in favor of a more curated approach that involves striking exclusive deals with podcast publishers. Audible’s Head of U.S. Content Rachel Ghiazza says, “What makes us distinct or different is really our focus on expertly curated content, and then also that high quality and that bar of narrative storytelling — that stuff with a beginning, middle, and end.” Currently, only existing Audible customers can preview Audible Plus content. New users can sign up starting today. New Study Finds Podcast Advertising Highly Effective in Brand Lift A recent study out of Signal Hill Industries in Toronto found that podcast advertising is an effective tool for brand lift. While marketers often focus on conversion and sales data, Signal Hill founder and President Jeff Vidler explained that, “Brand lift studies give advertisers perspective into how a campaign is performing in the early steps of the consumer journey.” The findings of the Signal Hill study align with other recent investigations that have started to shut down the argument that the impact of podcast advertising cannot be measured. Researchers for Signal Hill gave two groups a podcast to listen to, one with advertising and one without. Then, they tested each group’s brand recall and measured whether the group that heard the advertising took action later. The results were indisputable: Meal kit delivery service HelloFresh saw a 164% increase in unaided brand awareness, and direct-to-consumer razor company Billie saw a 117% increase. Both brands also saw an increase in consumers who took action. As brands shift their marketing strategies in response to the changing consumer landscape sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing an increased investment in podcast ad buys. Vidler says, “The hope is that once life goes back to ‘normal’ – whatever that will look like – their brand will be top-of-mind.” Now, there’s data to back up the anecdotal evidence that podcast advertising works. Although this study focused on direct-to-consumer products, Signal Hill has also conducted similar podcast advertising brand lift studies for more traditional brands like Chanel. Once again, podcast advertising proved to be a highly effective tool for brand lift — showing a huge 206% jump in unaided awareness for Chanel.
Valuable the creative curriculum for infants toddlers and twos Teaching Strategies, LLC - Mighty Minutes for Infants, Toddlers & - Diane c. Burts, edd, is a former preschool, head begin, kindergarten, and college teacher, in addition to professor emeritus of human ecology at louisiana country university. She is former director of the lsu preschool laboratory, grace drews lehmann professor, and department head of family, baby, and customer sciences. She turned into the endowed chair and director of the emma eccles jones center for early adolescence schooling at utah country college. Dr. Burts is co-editor of the e-book incorporated curriculum and developmentally appropriate exercise: beginning to age 8. Diane trister stay clear of diane trister avoid, ms, is the founder of coaching strategies, llc. She is the lead creator of the innovative curriculum® and many different teaching strategies resources. She has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher; served because the education coordinator for head start and child care programs in mississippi and washington, d.C.; And directed country wide tasks in education and human offerings. Diane served on the governing board of naeyc (1990–1994) and the center for the kid care team of workers (1995–2002), and was a member of the d.C. Mayor’s advisory committee on early youth improvement (1984–2009). In 2004, she obtained the financial institution road college alumni affiliation popularity award for first rate accomplishments within the field of schooling. In 2010, diane became inducted into the association of educational publishers corridor of fame for her lifetime contributions to training. Kai-leé berke, ma, is the chief govt officer at teaching techniques. She has taught and cared for toddlers, infants, preschoolers, and kindergarteners in public, personal, and department of defense applications. Before becoming a member of teaching strategies she was this system administrator for a multisite preschool company. In addition to her neighborhood and national work as an early childhood instructor and representative, she has served as an adjunct school member at honolulu network college and pacific okay college. She is a co-writer of many teaching strategies sources, along with the gold. Toni bickart toni bickart, ms, is co-author of teaching techniques' most recent merchandise: the creative curriculum® for preschool and the coaching techniques gold® assessment machine. She is also a co-author of building the primary study room; math right from the begin; reading proper from the begin; and what each parent desires to recognise approximately 1st, second.
Dear Mr. President, When your government, on 9th April this year, announced the suspension of timber exportation with “immediate effect”, it felt like the start of a course correction for our nation. Sierra Leone has lost significant ancient forest cover over the past 30 years. Estimates of what is left are below 5%. However, by public notice dated 21st May 2018, your government has set up a committee to review the ban on timber export, with one of its terms of reference being to “recommend an appropriate governance framework underpinned by transparency, accountability and reporting mechanism for the resumption of the timber trade and export.” It is difficult to understand, Mr President, why your government is considering a resumption of timber exportation in the face of its deleterious effect on our environment. Our forests are critically endangered and I write to urge you to stay the course and choose long-term stewardship over short-term economic gain. Our forests must be protected. I have just returned from a trip upcountry, where I provided legal advice to communities targeted for largescale mining and conducted training for over 70 paralegals on how to use our land and environmental protection laws to help communities secure their land and natural resources. In Port Loko I met some very worried farmers. They had ploughed their lands and planted in anticipation of the rains. They are still waiting. Groundnut and rice that were planted after the early rains in April have gone bad. Wells and rivers have dried up. There are similar stories in Bombali and Kenema. A national catastrophe of manifold dimensions is beginning to unfold. Loss of forest cover has been linked to less rainfall. If we continue to cut down trees for export, we should also prepare for the mass exodus of our compatriots to other nations as climate refugees in search of water, food and arable land. The lack of rainfall this year portends a challenging future for our people. Some are already calling for humanitarian assistance in anticipation of widespread hunger and the outbreak of water-related diseases later this year. No amount of money will equal the value of forests lost. Pursuing revenue at the expense of our forest is short-sighted and dangerous. There is no net positive in resuming timber exportation from our primary forests. Across towns, villages and chiefdoms, people are becoming aware of the existential threat of our country’s vulnerability to climate change due largely to unrestrained exploitation of our natural resources. And they are taking action to both protect what’s left and regenerate a better environment for the future generation. For example, the people in Gbo Chiefdom in the south are helping to conserve their forests by rejecting charcoal burning in the chiefdom. This act of stewardship is helping to preserve thousands of trees in that community. Similarly, with help from my organisation, villages in Pakimasabong chiefdom in the north and Selenga chiefdom in the south have developed community by-laws to create protected zones, prevent logging along water catchments and regenerate deforested areas, as part of a community land protection programme. These communities understand that failure to take decisive action now will leave them with nothing for the future. Resumption of timber exportation will give the impression that your government does not care about their efforts to protect their common heritage, our common heritage. Your government needs to back this exemplary demonstration of local leadership with decisive, supportive action at the national level. It would be a great disappointment if these efforts are scuppered by a resumption of timber exportation. Mr. President, I would like to draw your attention to a national commitment your political party made before the March 2018 elections. At a “land, the environment and elections” conference in February 2018, your party and several others signed up to the “Wi Land Na Wi Fyuchɔ Pledge” which contained commitments to protect our land and natural resources. In particular, your party agreed, if it won power, to “reverse the trend of national deforestation by prohibiting mining or largescale agricultural investments in forested areas and supporting community-based afforestation and conservation.” Your party also agreed to “prioritise alternative forms of land investments that are less harmful to the environment….” You will agree, Mr. President, that resumption of timber exportation will be a desecration of these pre-election commitments. Your party’s word is your word and a person’s word is their bond. Finally, your government could support responsible timber exportation, with no threat to our declining primary forests. Properly registered and environmentally-compliant timber companies could lease degraded land from communities on which to grow trees for export. A good example of this approach in practice is Miro Forestry Limited’s logging project in Mile 91, Tonkolili District. This Forest Stewardship Council-certified investment grows its own trees on land leased from communities. It is not worth doing business with any timber company that is unwilling to make this type of investment in our country. Mr President, Sierra Leone is particularly vulnerable to climate change. The ancient forests are our last line of defence. It will be unwise to strip the nation of this protection and leave the people at the mercy of the elements. Please accept the assurance of my highest consideration. Director, Namati Sierra Leone
STAND-BY 2011 \| Installation \| Print on paper Oussama Tabti was barely three years old when one of the bloodiest political-military conflicts occurred since the independence of his country. A series of armed conflicts have succeeded since, between 1991 and 2002 which were called – depending on the slant – “the years of terrorism” or “civil war”. Consequently, this was a period of great violence; between 150,000 and 200,000 people died. This bloodbath was mainly massacres against civilians.. At that time the army loyal to the government, fought against various militias of Islamist guerrillas. This was a controversia period that included delicate matters, considered to this day as a taboo for both the public and the media. How is this complex historical time represented today? Which words should be chosen to describe a society that is torn on one hand by religion and secularism, and on the other hand democratic freedom and surveillance in the name of security. By consulting publications at the Institut Français of Algiers, Tabti discovered that loan and return dates of books showed a temporal space of “inactivity”, corresponding to the period of conflict mentioned above. In this piece, history is expressed as a parenthesis of inactivity and silence: readers who are no longer go to the library, books that are neither borrowed nor read, a series of missed exchanges and lost conversations. Through an aesthetic form that recalls conceptual photography of the 1970s, Tabti illustrates blazing archives that represent a time in history, while still recent and vivid in the collective memory of citizens, remains excluded from all historical representation, objectified and shared by that same community. Overall, the work of Tabti invites us to reflect on the mechanisms of representation and denials that each society applies to the cumbersome and uncomfortable facts of its own history. Excerpt from the catalog of the exhibition ” Nel Mezzo del Mezzo” Museo Riso, Palermo, 2015.
To summarize, in this evidence of concept analyze we evaluated the opportunity utility of a product-based mostly method of characterizing gambling actions, combining a naturalistic gambling paradigm with generative (Bayesian) modeling to quantify gambling-suitable aspects of impulsivity. For this, we sought to determine assemble validity in relation to straightforward questionnaire steps of impulsivity. Specially, we first tested forty eight male contributors using a naturalistic slot-machine gambling paradigm process in which a range of different gambling behaviors might be expressed. We assessed the behavioral correlates in gambling actions with respect for the folks’ impulsivity, as assessed from the BIS-eleven (Patton et al., 1995) and independently modeled individuals’ belief-updating mechanisms by a hierarchical Bayesian framework (Hierarchical Gaussian Filter, HGF). This does, however, not explain how different cognitive mechanisms associated with impulsivity translate into distinct gambling behaviors, in the recreational on the pathological.Two RCTs on on pg slot ทดลองเล่นฟรี line sent CBT are actually posted to this day. A single trial couldn’t detect sizeable effects of both unguided or guided CBT-centered online therapies in comparison with a Handle issue among the challenge on line poker gamblers [fifty one].The standard prevalence level for gambling disorder has actually been believed at two.three%, ranging internationally from 0.5% to 7.6% . Despite the fact that There exists a significant assortment of online games (e.g. roulette, blackjack, poker, bingo, sporting activities betting and so forth.) To yield mechanistic insights into gambling We must infer, from calculated actions, the ideas that govern an individuals’ perception-updating procedures. This can be achieved employing a Bayesian model of cognitive procedures–one which illustrates how sequences of latent states and their respective uncertainties are reworked into observable responses. Bayesian designs So allow for “triple inference,” with regard to perception (inference on states of the world), learning (estimating the parameters that govern perceptual updates) and determination-creating (the transformation of beliefs into actions). These quantitative estimates provide a much more comprehensive and mechanistically interpretable rationalization of behavior in a person, reflecting perceptual and final decision-relevant nuances that easy summary studies, for instance average precision or reaction time, could possibly have hidden through the experimenter (Mathys et al., 2011).By contrast, steps of option impulsivity (or “waiting around impulsivity”; Robbins et al., 2012) demonstrate a more constant relation to gambling conduct. For example, larger lower price rates in hold off discounting tasks have already been connected with dilemma and PG in a variety of scientific studies (Petry, 2001; Alessi and Petry, 2003; Peters and Büchel, 2011; Miedl et al., 2012). These deficits correlate predominantly with cognitive distortions, suggesting that discrepancies during the fundamental belief composition of the gambler may possibly lead to the categories of impulsivity we see in disordered gambling (Michalczuk et al., 2011). These findings are in step with noted choice-generating deficits of gamblers throughout a range of duties (Goudriaan et al., 2005). Attempts at formal modeling of slot device gambling Could possibly be that it is not instantly noticeable which of the various knowledge incorporates a naturalistic slot equipment paradigm affords really should be used to formulate a model for optimally predicting impulsivity (equally with regard to sensory inputs and motor responses). Notably, this can not be made the decision by conventional statistical design comparison methods because this demands the data to generally be regular across types. In this article, we address this issue by examining assemble validity. That’s, for different combos of sensory and motor information options, we evaluate the predictive electrical power from the ensuing design parameter estimates in relation to an external and independent variable.Inside the current operate, we handle the participant as an (approximate) Bayes-optimum learner who invokes a hierarchical generative product of trial outcomes so that you can infer about the probabilistic composition of the sport, allowing for best selections under uncertainty (cf. Daunizeau et al., 2010). Having noticed a trial end result, the participant updates his beliefs about demo-wise probabilities of successful And just how these alter in time (i.e., whether or not the slot machine is secure or volatile). Critically, these updates show individual approximate Bayes-optimality (Mathys et al., 2011), governed by topic-distinct parameters that couple the hierarchical levels of inference from the design. On any presented demo, the ensuing beliefs then give a foundation for any reaction product that prescribes a probabilistic mapping from beliefs to responses.
Launcher Quote: “On this day, each year, I used to climb a mountain to join a local party with my grandad. He was my role model, and taught me to always try to be a better person. I learned from him that the actions of an individual make a difference in the life of other people. Helping other people makes us all stronger. I grew up and eventually moved to another country. The first year I missed that climb…was his first time missing it too, as he died a few days before. On this day, each year, my mind goes back to that mountain with him. He made a difference in my life for the better, and I try my best to follow his footsteps.” We’ve all been exposed to the fetch or help quest mechanic at some point in our gamer careers. The concept is simple – an NPC needs something, perhaps an item or some assistance or even something as simple as an emote, and you get it for them, after which you receive their gratitude and a tangible reward of some sort. It’s an age old mechanic and it’s one of the most reliable and treasured in games that have such quests. Seeing this symbolized and depicted in a Meditation Games entry seemed like it was inevitable, and here the help quest blends a real life situation with the idea behind why quests help people, as the developer recounts how he and his grandfather traveled up the mountain to join a local party regularly. Along the way, people you talk to are in need of items you have, and you give those items to them, able to progress afterwards and make your way further up towards the top, and the goal of your quest. It was a nice, simple way of showing up in these regular pilgrimages, the developer and their grandfather helped others along the way, talked with them, and bonded with them as far as sharing things. This kind of symbolism is perhaps one of the purest forms of expression as far as sending a message of assistance and empathy. There are going to be people in your life who might need your help or assistance, and giving that help and assistance not only enriches them but yourself as well, whether that is through networking, through friendship, or through the simple satisfaction of being able to help someone. It’s somewhat of a rarer commodity in the current, polarizing state of the world as it stands today, but it’s still out there, and games like this are a good reminder that we should participate in it a bit more.
This time Page Not Found invited the audience for a dialogue with Mahmoud Bakhshi. Born in 1977 in Tehran (Iran), Mahmoud Bakhshi lives and works between his hometown and Amsterdam. In 2001, he graduated with a BA in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. In 2014, he attended the Rijksakademie’s artist residency. In addition to his participation in local and international exhibitions, Bakhshi founded Bon-Gah, a non-profit initiative located in Karasht (Iran), which works as a publishing house and provides an alternative space for artists to further pursue their studio-practice. Bakhshi’s installations and sculptural works analyze the aesthetics of post-revolutionary Iran, composed of a distinctive combination of ideological Islam, industrial capitalism and the liberational iconography of the 1979 Revolution and the Islamic Iran. His work represents a struggle between an art that is self-conscious of its independence and the propaganda of the state. The dialogue in Page Not Found focused on the project “Night, Blackness and Other Stories…”, and the book that accompanies this work. Reflecting on the effect of censorship on literature and art, this conversation discussed whether it is possible to foresee the future of one’s artwork and the impact it has on the society. The talk was followed by an introduction to the initiative Bon-Gah
Live the magic of the flamenco guitar in our flamenco show in Barcelona In our flamenco show in Barcelona we have excellent professional flamenco guitarists (or “tocaores”) such as Francisco Díaz, Rafael Fernández and José Santiago among our cast of artists. If you haven’t had the chance to see them live yet, you can come to Palau Dalmases and enjoy their music in the daily shows of our flamenco show in Palau Dalmases. What are the characteristics of the flamenco guitar? The flamenco guitar is one of the most popular variants of Spanish guitar. It is not surprising, considering that flamenco is considered a Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. As you know, the flamenco guitar is an indispensable part of any tablao and it seems impossible to conceive a flamenco show without this instrument. Although dancing may be the most striking aspect of a flamenco performance, everything revolves around the song and the emotional voice of the cantaores (flamenco singers). The guitar was introduced to accompany singing, but today the mastery of the flamenco guitar is an art in itself. What is the origin of flamenco guitar? As some of you may already know if you have read our article on facts about flamenco, it has its origins in the 18th century approximately with clear Moorish and Spanish influences. These roots and mix of cultures are clearly noticeable in the sound of the flamenco guitar. However, at that time, singing was the only protagonist. The guitar was incorporated later on, followed by other instruments such as flutes, the cajón or violin, which are more typical of nowadays flamenco. Experts agree that the guitar entered the flamenco scene in the 19th century, thus accompanying the cante, which until then had been completely a cappella. In fact, there are still some cantes that are performed without musical accompaniment. Although there are different opinions about the exact date, it is known that the first documented reference of a flamenco guitarist dates from 1850 with Francisco Rodríguez “El Murciano”. It was not until the 20th century that guitar and flamenco merged, thus consolidating the flamenco art we all know. In addition, with the introduction of the flamenco guitar, it helped to structure and regulate the schemes of flamenco singing, giving inputs and outputs, and to order and to win new melodies. Differences between classical guitar and flamenco guitar They may look the same at first glance, but flamenco guitar and classical guitar are different. Just as in the case of electric guitars, where we can find different types, shapes, with more strings and with different sounds for different styles, the same thing happens to classical guitars. Moreover, the music composed for a conventional guitar has nothing to do with flamenco guitar music. The main differences between the two instruments are: - The flamenco guitar is slightly smaller than the classical guitar, so its hoop is also smaller. - Flamenco guitars are usually made of cypress and fir, while the other is made of cedar and palo santo. - The harmonic bars are placed in a different way These subtle variations make the flamenco guitar get its characteristic sound. They are less sonorous and offer a lower volume than the traditional Spanish guitar, but the sound it produces is more percussive and brilliant. As it is sharper and drier, it allows it to adapt better to the demands and characteristics of flamenco.
By Sascha Callaghan, University of Sydney A Senate inquiry into legalising voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill people has recommended a conscience vote on the proposed bill after technical matters, such as what constitutes a “terminal illness”, are clarified. While this is an important step forward in grappling with the idea of the “right to die”, drawing a line at terminal illness for this purpose will be difficult. What’s more, restricting the right to die to people who are terminally ill is very different to what most of us think of as justifiable euthanasia. Research shows more than 82% of Australians support voluntary euthanasia where “a hopelessly ill patient, experiencing unrelievable suffering, with absolutely no chance of recovering” asks for help to end their life. This description covers terminal illnesses as well as other incurable conditions causing great suffering in which death may not be imminent. As the law stands, mentally competent people can reject medical treatment that will keep them alive. This is the case even when a person is not actually terminally ill. As suicide itself is not unlawful, it remains an option even when the person states their sole motivation for refusing treatment is to end their life. Courts have confirmed that life-support machines can be turned off, feeding tubes can be removed and hunger strikes in hospital may not be forcibly interfered with by hospital staff. These cases involved people suffering extensive paralysis and chronic debilitating illnesses, all of which caused pain and suffering but were not, strictly speaking, terminal conditions. Indeed, that was part of the problem the people in these cases faced: in their own estimation, their suffering was great but their lives might go on for a very long time. Still, while all competent patients may refuse medical treatment in order to end their lives, they may not be entitled to active euthanasia under a restricted law. If it’s not exactly terminal illness that Australians have in mind when they think of who might legitimately seek euthanasia, and if we can tolerate and even condone the suicidal wishes of some people, it is perhaps a particular kind of suffering that we wish to restrict euthanasia to. Perhaps we feel physical suffering is a better reason for ending one’s life than, say, suffering caused by grief, or shame, or hopelessness. Or perhaps it is the quality of “incurability” that we demand; we are more willing to accept physical illness may be beyond help, than psychiatric illness or emotional pain. The problem is that while many of us may hold these views, they aren’t empirically true, and opinions differ. In some jurisdictions where euthanasia is legal, it is also legal to be helped to die because of psychiatric illness when there is “unbearable emotional suffering”. While this has been controversial, groping for objective reasons why only some forms of death decision are all right is doomed to fail because the lines we draw between acceptable and unacceptable death decisions are cultural and arbitrary. But that doesn’t make such line-drawing invalid. The right line To achieve defensible policy, we need to understand what’s really going on when we struggle with legalising assisted suicide. And it is simply this: the decision to die is not an ordinary choice. Deciding to end one’s life has the quality of tragedy – and not only for people who love you, as not everyone has loved ones. Rather, all our deaths are important because, as the English poet and cleric John Donne wrote, we are all “involved in mankind”. Death remains tragic no matter how inevitable it is or what causes it. And in a very deep place, human societies have always considered death itself to be bad, in a moral sense. Death is punishment; in many cultures, it is what separates us from ancient gods. The inevitability of death is the ultimate source of existential suffering because all of us know we will die, as will everyone we love. So even if we can bring ourselves to accept that a life can be so full of suffering that death is preferable, we still remain deeply anguished about it. If society is going to be involved in death decisions by giving legal permission for doctors to bring about death, it is important to specify some conditions. But there will be few bright lines to discern between “good” and “bad” reasons for choosing death. We do need to decide which deaths we are prepared to countenance. We may each decide quite differently. But all of us must think long and hard about where and why we draw those lines. Editor’s note: Sascha will be on hand to answer questions at 12:30 tomorrow afternoon (November 12). Post any questions about “good” and “bad” reasons to die in the comments below. Sascha Callaghan received a PhD scholarship from the NHMRC. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
Pope Francis may step down before the end of the year, according to a source close to the Vatican. The 83-year-old became head of the Catholic Church following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – a controversial move and the first of its kind in more than 500 years. However, a source close to Pope Francis claimed he would only serve for seven years, stating he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor. Austen Ivereigh is the former Director for Public Affairs of the previous Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and continues to work closely with the Vatican. He said: “I don’t think there’s ever been any doubt that he will resign in 2020. “He made clear from the beginning that he regarded Pope Benedict’s (XVI) act as a prophetic act of great modesty and he would have absolutely no problem in doing the same. “What was interesting was he said to Mexican television in 2014 that he believed that he would have a short papacy of about five years. “What I’m hearing now from people close to him is that he’s going to need seven years to achieve his five-year plan and that, of course, would mean staying on until 2020.” If Mr Ivereigh is correct, it suggests Francis could resign after Christmas so as to avoid letting his papacy run into 2021. Speaking in a lengthy television interview with the Mexican programme ‘Noticieros Televisa,' the Pontiff responded to a question from journalist Valentina Alazraki about the length of his papacy. He said: “I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief. ”Four or five years. I do not know, or two, three. Well, two have already passed. "It's like a little vague feeling, but I have the feeling that the Lord puts me [here] for a brief thing and not more.” Continuing on the theme, Ms Alazraki asked the Pope – then 79 – about the idea of resigning at 80. He responded: "I believe that the Papacy has something of last instance. It is a special grace. "I am not of the idea of putting an age on it, but I am of the idea of what Benedict did." If the comments are anything to go by, then the Pope will retire in the next two weeks. But he has committed to several events over the next few days, during one of the most important periods of the Christian calendar – Christmas – as billions celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Let’s face it. Teens can read right through inauthentic conversation. If an adult is “trying” to have a conversation with them, it’s going to feel awkward for you and for them. If you’re going to connect with an adolescent and you’re trying too hard, likely he or she is going to respond with “Yuck!” inside. If you’re a parent or caregiver or simply someone who cares, seeing a teen who is in trouble might prompt a desire to talk with them. But, of course, it’s common for a teen to respond with one syllable or with a look that says, “Are you for real?’ At the same time, there are ways to begin and sustain a conversation with teens that elicit their true thoughts and feelings. For instance, sometimes a scene from a movie or TV show can be a shared experience that can prompt a good conversation. Or it might be a song lyric, a news story, or something that has happened in the neighborhood. These can be effective conversation starters, especially events that are current and timely. But even still, there are some other points to remember. Using a current event to elicit a conversation isn’t going to work if you’re taking the I-know-better-than-you approach. Instead, a good way to start is to ask, “What do you think about that?” If a peer or family member learns she is pregnant, or if a television show discusses teen relationships, or if a news report on something involving teens, these can be good “ice breakers” to get a conversation going. However, you might still get an, “I dunno,” from your teen. And if you do, the trick, according to psychotherapist Janet Sasson Edgette, is to make the conversation sound natural. Use every day, normal language versus any premeditated scripts. Too often, building rapport with a teen turns into probing that teen with questions while he or she sits in silence with a stonewalled face. The teen’s speechlessness makes every word glaringly stand out while slowly the conversation comes to an end. To avoid this, Edgette suggests, the conversation itself needs to change. The quality of the relating needs to be equal and mutual. Instead of speaking to a teen as though he or she is the child and you are the adult, connect with that adolescent as you would with another adult. When teens hear language that sounds phony, condescending, or patronizing, it tends to invoke a lack of trust, anxiety, defensiveness, and even anger. Most adolescents are very protective of their dignity and deepening sense of self. For this reason, they can be unforgiving with adults who talk down to them, who take the I-know-more-than-you approach, and who attempt to have some advantage over them. Too often, parents or other adults in a teen’s life believe that building trust with that adolescent means promising him or her confidentiality. However, the truth is that building rapport with a teen comes more readily by not invalidating them. For instance, if their stories begin to conflict, rather than pointing out those contradictions, find the meaning of their stories and focus on that. Pointing out a teen’s contradictions only leads to embarrassment and, as a result, further distance between you. In fact, the stronger the attempts to build rapport and the more obvious those attempts are, the more likely a teen will react. Instead, a natural, easy going approach in which you are being authentic allows for true engagement. Although most adults might tend to think that being overly empathetic and nonjudgmental will create a beginning bond, without authenticity, an adolescent will feel the phoniness and retort. In general, being real, staying respectful, and honoring their developing sense of self are the ways to build true rapport with an adolescent. In this way, you can have an open, honest, and trusting conversation with them.
Lagoa do Fogo The Lagoa do Fogo Nature Reserve occupies a central position on São Miguel Island, has an area of 506.82 hectares and corresponds to the collapse caldera of Fogo volcano, also known as the Serra da Água de Pau Volcanic Massif. Fogo volcano is a central volcano of trachytic nature, formed along the last 300 thousand years and has a summit collapse caldera. Caldeira do Vulcão do Fogo – the smallest and youngest caldera of the island, formed at about 15 thousand years ago – has an irregular shape, an average diameter of 2.8 kilometres and is partially occupied by the Lagoa do Fogo (lagoon). Inside the caldera, there are about 40 water lines, 18 of which flow directly into the lagoon. The lagoon water feeds some springs located in its tracks, and it is important for the water supply of the counties of Vila Franca do Campo, Lagoa, Ribeira Grande and Ponta Delgada. The inner edge of the caldera presents steep and jagged slopes, covered in natural woodland, with abundant and diverse endemic flora. Some of the endemic species are representative of the ancient Laurel Forest, such as Vaccinium cylindraceum, Ilex Azorica, Erica azorica, Laurus azorica and Viburnum treleasei. Despite the remoteness of the sea, nests in this protected area a large colony of Larus michahellis atlantis and Sterna hirundo. Besides the visit to several viewpoints, one can access the lagoon’s margins through the Praia - Lagoa do Fogo (PRC02SMI) walking trail. The pumice beach on this lagoon's margins was awarded the best wild beach of Portugal within the 7 Wonders – Beaches of Portugal contest. Given the importance of its ecosystem and the presence of protected flora and endemic fauna, Lagoa do Fogo was classified as a Ramsar Site, under the Ramsar Convention, and includes the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Lagoa do Fogo, under the Natura 2000 network and the CORINE Biotope environmental project. It is bordered by a Protected Area for the Management of Habitats or Species. Lagoa do Fogo is classified as a protected water body in the “Instrumentos de Gestão Territorial” (territorial management work tools) (IGT).
In his book Three Outsiders, Diogenes Allen writes, “The ideal of freedom in the modern world is symbolized by the supermarket, where we can choose what we want from a very large number of alternatives. The larger the range of choice, the more freedom we have. This is not a wholly erroneous view of freedom; for some choice is necessary for freedom. But it is an incomplete idea of freedom. Human beings need to be liberated from those things which keep them from seeking their own true good. Christianity teaches us how to become free of bondage so that we may freely yield ourselves to the greatest good, even at the loss of lesser goods.” (p. 14) Practicing Lent, especially a Lenten sacrifice, teaches us to become free of bondage so that we may give ourselves to the greatest good. It may begin with giving up sugar, or coffee, or Facebook; it may mean adding time for prayer or serving others. The specific sacrifice is not as important as the discipline of sacrifice: the formative practice of losing lesser goods and choosing greater goods, in dependence on the Holy Spirit. The discipline of sacrifice develops the disciple, and nurtures a spiritual life that is capable of being light to those who in bondage.
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Math 847, A Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem - Spring 2013 303 Van Vleck Hall Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:45-12:15 (in 303 VV), Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 (in 3619 EH). - Lecture: TR 9:30-10:45, B129 Van Vleck. Useful Web Materials To Get a Grade (1) Take notes one class and produce a TeX version (2) Write a class project (10 to 20 pages) on one of the topics listed below or something of your own choice (3) Give a 10 to 15 minute presentation to the class and to me on the same project 1. The abc conjecture. 2. Fermat-like equations. 3. Examples of Serre's conjecture and applications. 4. Families of elliptic curves with given mod p Galois representation. 5. More on Ribet's raising and lowering the level. 6. Group schemes and work of Khare et al. 7. More cases of the Fontaine-Mazur conjecture. 8. Kummer's work on regular primes. 9. Framed deformations. 10. Further properties of modular curves. 11. Profinite group theory. 13. The presentation of the absolute Galois group of the p-adics. 14. Explicit examples of modular curves. 15. Comparing the different constructions of universal deformation rings. 16. Fermat's last theorem over other rings (number rings, function fields, etc.). 17. Congruences of modular forms and Galois representations. 18. The modularity of mod 3 Galois representations. 19. Even Galois representations. 20. Brumer-Kramer proof of non-existence of elliptic curves of certain conductors. 21. Faltings-Serre method for finding all elliptic curves of small conductor. 22. Modular symbols and calculating with elliptic curves. TeX Write-Ups of Sections Schedule of Final Presentations Tuesday, May 7 (B129 VV). 9:30 Rachel Davis, "Comparing Constructions (of Universal Deformation Rings)" 9:45 Cathryn Holm, "Not as Easy as ABC!" 10:00 Megan Maguire, "Cohomology of Profinite Groups" 10:15 Carolyn Abbott, "Kummer's Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem for Regular Primes" 10:30 Eric Ramos, "Modularity Lifting Theorems and Serre's Conjecture" Thursday, May 9 (B129 VV). 9:30 Sara Jensen, "Finite Index Subgroups of Profinite Groups" 9:45 Peng Yu, "Genus and Defining Equations of Modular Curves" 10:00 Serkan Sakar, "Galois Cohomology and its Applications" 10:15 Ahmet Kabakulak, "Fermat's Last Theorem over Other Rings" 10:30 Jonathan Lima, "Modular Forms and Hecke Operators" Tuesday, May 14 (B223 VV). 2:30 Nathan Clement, "Neron Models: They're Flat out Amazing" 2:45 Yihe Dong, "A Glimpse into Hodge Structures" 3:00 Vlad Matei, "The Faltings-Serre Method" 3:15 Lalit Jain, "Families of Curves with Constant mod N Representations" 3:30 Elaine Brow, "Keeping the Spirit Alive: Fermat-Like Equations" Thursday, May 16 (B223 VV). 2:30 Vladimir Sotirov, "Galois Groups of p-closed Extensions of p-adic Fields" 2:45 Yueke Hu, "Ribet's Level-Lowering" 3:00 Rohit Nagpal, "Langlands-Tunnell Theorem" 3:15 Jeffrey Poskin, 3:30 Edward Dewey, "Following Your Nose to Schlessinger's Theorem" Some Final Projects
In this blog I would like to show you one of the scariest churches I have ever visited, back in March 2015. The church is located in a small town in the Czech Republic, and it was originally built in the 14th century. The church has been abandoned from the 1960s until a few months ago. When the ceiling collapsed during a funeral service, locals became afraid and boarded up the building. Since then, services were held outside. The ghostly figures inside are actually from an art project and represent the ghosts of Sudeten Germans which played a role in the history of the town the church is located in. The ghosts were placed hoping to attract ‘tourists’ so that they could raise money for renovation works (thus this visit was with permission). That work has been taking place in the last couple of months and will continue to go on. The altar area, where you see scaffolding in my photos, has already been renovated successfully. I was surprised by how small the church was. It first started with 9 ghostly figures, but there are a lot more of them inside now. One was placed right behind the door, so as I entered I was greeted by this ghostly figure… I have to admit it scared me for a second. The figures look real and have been created very professionally. Some photos have been processed ‘darker’ than others in this same set. I tried to strike a balance between capturing this beautiful old structure and shooting emotional close-ups of the ‘ghosts’ for a totally different atmosphere. For this shoot, I used the Canon EOS 650D (T4i) with a Sigma 10-20mm lens. When shooting abandoned buildings, I mostly use my wide-angle to try and capture as much of the room as possible; close-ups were shot using the same camera, but with a Canon 50mm lens. About the author: Roman Robroek is a 29-year-old Netherlands-based urban photographer. You can see more of his work on his website, or by following him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This article was also published here.
The integration of biological and physical sciences has been vital to the development of structural information for a number of biologically relevant targets.1 The use of techniques like X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance and electron microscopy have consistently blossomed over the years. Biological macromolecules, however, are found in a variety of size, shape and intrinsic properties that make it difficult to use a single technique for elucidation of structural information for macromolecules.2 In particular, there are macromolecular assemblies that are too large to be routinely analyzed by either X-ray crystallography or NMR. Electron microscopy, may offer a solution towards analyzing large macromolecular assemblies in their physiological state at subatomic resolutions.3 The discovery of electrons by J. J. Thomson in 1897 and their particle-wave dual nature paved the way for the discovery of the electron microscope by Ernst Ruska in 1931.2 Electrons may either be scattered or transmitted when interacting with biological material thereby yielding either surface or internal structural information, respectively.4 However, an important advance was necessary before electron microscopy could be used for structural analysis. The necessity of high vacuum and the possibility of radiation damage implied that the biological macromolecules had to be protected well in their physiological state through freezing the specimen into a vitreous form by plunging it into liquid ethane.5 Thus, originated cryoelectron microscopy as a powerful tool for studying biological materials under physiological conditions.6 Cryoelectron microscopy involves viewing unaltered macromolecular assemblies by placing them on a grid and obtaining images by detecting electrons that transmit through the specimen.7 The number of techniques using cryoelectron microscopy is constantly increasing. These include single particle reconstruction, 2D crystals, cryoelectron tomography and freeze trapping.8 Single Particle Reconstruction In principle, the technique involves the use of 2D micrographs to reconstruct a 3D model of the molecules imaged.9 An asymmetric, high molecular weight functional unit like the ribosome, which is difficult to visualize using traditional techniques like X-ray crystallography (due to difficulties in forming crystals and obtaining phase information), is easily observed in its native state by spreading a few microliters of a solution containing the ribosome onto a thin layer on a grid. This is followed by rapid freezing at vitreous conditions and imaging using an electron microscope. The numerous 2D images thus obtained are first processed to improve the signal to noise ratio followed by classification based on their orientation. Alignment and reconstruction are then achieved using computer programs resulting in the development of a 3D image of the ribosome in its native state (Figure 1).8,10,11 Important information on protein synthesis, ligand binding and RNA interaction can thus be obtained using this novel technique at medium resolutions of 7.5 to 25Å.9 Thus, utilization of this technique on similar asymmetric large particles has made it a useful tool in structural biology for viewing these complex macromolecules and studying their conformational changes at physiological conditions. Membrane-based proteins are an important class which include a number of receptors, transporters and channels.12 These are known to control a number of physiologically important functions in the body. However, structural information of these important drug targets embedded in lipid membrane is lacking due to technical difficulties in obtaining them in their natural state. Some of these proteins have an intrinsic property to form 2D crystals in the form of sheets or tubes.13 The ordered array of the 2D crystal structure makes it easier to assign angular information and obtain numerous images of the protein in a single orientation allowing accurate reconstruction of the 3D model at higher resolutions. Nicotinic receptors which form tubular 2D crystals were imaged using this technique and the 3D structure was obtained at resolution of 4Å.14 Further development of high throughput techniques to artificially obtain 2D crystals in a reconstituted lipid membrane have been valuable.15 Imaging equipment like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan have been widely used in the past few decades to obtain 3D images of important organs in the human body. Similarly, a cryoelectron tomography can be used to obtain structural details of complex cellular organizations at subnanometer resolutions. The visualization of important cellular processes involved in large macromolecular assemblies like the Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, vesicles and microtubules can be achieved, giving a detailed understanding of how these complex systems function at a molecular level. Disease progression for a viral infection can also be studied by viewing the virus life cycle and the complex mechanism involved at various stages of the infection. The technique involves the use of cell cultures frozen under vitreous conditions, which are cryosectioned into thin slices of 1?m.16 The specimen is then viewed using a stage which is capable of tilting at angles of +70o.17 Radiation damage and inadequacies in sectioning techniques usually limit overall resolution obtained. However, the use of this informative technique has been increasing. Biologically relevant processes usually include intermediates which last for a few milliseconds. Structural information of these intermediates helps in gaining a thorough understanding of the mechanism of these processes. Chemical modification, use of faster techniques and freeze trapping are some of the techniques used to study these intermediates.18 Taking advantage of the low operating temperature of the cryoelectron microscope, the intermediate are freeze trapped and then viewed under an electron microscope. Nicotinic receptors were viewed in the closed state and later activated to the open state by spraying acetylcholine followed by rapid freezing and viewing under an electron microscope using a freefall device which is capable of studying reaction within timescales of 1 to 100 ms. Reconstructed 3D models were then used to study the detailed gating mechanism of these ligand gated ion channels.13,14 The mechanism thus obtained can then be used to identify new drug targets. Similarly, a wide variety of biological reactions like the light activated photocycle in bateriorhodopsin and the pH-induced fusion of viruses can also be studied using this technique.19,20 The applications thus indicate the versatility of cryoelectron microscopy as a powerful tool to gather important structural information for a variety of macromolecules, which include both easily purified homogenous molecules and complex heterogeneous systems. Limitations in resolution however, can be improved with the help of new advances in instrumentation and computer programs. Cryoelectron microscopy thus promises to continue to be an exciting tool in the field of structural studies and their interpretation for biologically relevant molecules. - Hasnain, S. S.; Wakatsuki, S. Biophysical methods: structure, function and dynamics studies of macromolecular assemblies using electrons, lasers, neutrons and X-rays. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 2008, 18, 557-580. - Campbell, I. D. 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I was recently asked by the Horniman Museum in London to write some text for them about their collection of charms which will soon go on permanent display, together with a cloutie tree which visitors will be able to use as a wish tree. As always with any writing project you learn something new. I discovered that Yoko Ono has created an extraordinary ‘wishing well’ in Iceland which projects light high up into the sky, carrying with it the wishes visitors have made to her artwork ‘Wishing Trees’. You can watch a video of her talking about this below. After you’ve read this post, do let me know via the comment box if you have a charm or amulet. Does it have a story attached to it? Do you carry it with you, or does it stay in a special place in your home? Here’s what I wrote for the museum: Charms, amulets and talismans may seem to be just quaint relics of former, more superstitious, times. But scratch the surface of our modern hyper-rational world and there they still are – in the lucky charm bracelets for sale in jewellery shops, in the way wishing wells and trees continue to be used. How come we still turn to charms? We might not believe that throwing a coin in a well or tying a piece of cotton to a tree will make our wish come true, but still we do it, and a little part of us secretly hopes that by some miracle we will get what we want. It is the most natural thing in the world to wish for healing, safety on a journey, the relief of material or emotional distress, for love, for peace on Earth. By utilising a charm our minds are able to channel our desires through something tangible – something we can see and touch. This activity comes so naturally to us that by 2007 nearly half a million people had written wishes on cards for Yoko Ono’s art installation ‘Wish Tree’, and these were buried beneath a wishing well of powerful lights called the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey island, Iceland. The monument projects a pillar of light up into the sky at certain times of the year, such as the Winter Solstice, and the words ‘Imagine Peace’ are inscribed in 24 languages around the walls of the well. Virtually any object could be seen as a talisman to bring comfort in times of distress: feathers, stones, sea shells or leaves found at special times, prayer beads or rosaries, an old photograph of a loved one long gone, a locket of hair. But certain objects were often favoured as charms: stones with holes in them, and the feet of animals such as rabbits, moles and birds were common. Charms seem ubiquitous – it is likely that no culture exists without them. In some cases one particular object is adopted universally within a culture – like the waving cats of China that bring good luck, or the saint’s relic, a piece of human bone, that is sealed within or beneath a Catholic altar. In other cases, the charm is uniquely personal, meaningful and useful only to the person who found or fashioned it. But for many, throughout history, charms, amulets and talismans would have been obtained from professional charm-merchants – often known in Britain until the early 20th century as ‘cunning men or women’ – who would sell objects they claimed had protective or healing powers. Many were charlatans, to be sure, but some would have believed in the work they were doing as they cast spells or sung magical invocations over their charms. After all, the word ‘charm’ comes from the Latin carmen – a song or incantation, and by singing over the chosen object, the cunning person believed they were awaking its magical properties, which would then begin to influence whoever held or carried the charm. Whether the influence was in reality psychological – triggering the placebo effect in the charm’s owner – or whether a magical force had indeed been unleashed is up to the reader to decide!
Colpodaspis thompsoni Brown, 1979 Click the thumbnail photos to enhance! Colpodaspis thompsoni is a very small snail-like sea slug, its reported maximum size is 5 mm. Colpodaspis thompsoni is brownish-black with large yellowish warts on white patches. More information on Colpodaspis thompsoni are on Bill Rudman's Sea Slug Forum! How to cite: Köhler, E. (2021), published 13 March 2021, Colpodaspis thompsoni Brown, 1979
CNU 17, DENVER, CO – New Urbanists attending the 17th annual Congress of New Urbanism gathering in Denver will spend the next four days talking about alls sorts of overlapping , interconnected challenges: The uncertain economy, the implications of climate change, the impact of an aging society on land use planning, to name a few. About an hour away in Boulder are intriguing examples of how designers, developers, and a forward-thinking housing authority might tackle some of those issues. The Holiday community on Broadway, about 10 minutes from Boulder’s downtown, is a ten-year-old New Urbanist development built on an old drive-in movie site. The local housing authority, Boulder Housing Partners, acquired the property in 1997, and invited five local developers to provide 300-plus units, 40 percent of which had to hit affordability benchmarks. The Holiday community's co-housing units. The general plan – retail and offices fronting Broadway, live-works, town houses, duplexes, and single family units of different scales deeper within the project – would be familiar to most New Urbanists. What sets it apart are two embedded cohousing neighborhoods – Wild Sage, a 34-unit multi-generational neighborhood, and Silver Sage Village, a 16-unit elder cohousing cluster. Cohousing is an imported-from-Denmark approach to community building that reverses the usual relationship between resident and developer by encouraging the formation of a virtual neighborhood of people who work out how they intend to live with one another before they move in, or even choose the setting in which they’ll live. They maintain separate living units but share maintenance chores and a common house where they dine together at least a couple times a week. It’s part commune, part condo, all community. For a more complete explanation and list of cohousing communities in the US, go here. Before the economy went into the dumps, cohousing was attracting more and more interest, particularly elder cohousing, which seems a far more attractive way to age in place than in a car-centric suburb. Last month, USA TODAY’s Haya el Nasser profiled life at Silver Sage. And the movement is still big enough to stage its own national get-together, June 24-28, in Seattle. That appeal to community makes cohousing a natural ally, a potential nesting component, in New Urbanist projects all over the country. Jim Leach, president of Wonderland Development Company credits the fast start of the whole Holiday project to the enthusiasm Wild Sage’s residents brought to the project. And demand for units in Silver Sage Village boosted market-rate prices over the $500,000 mark for some units. Is this something developers, who could use all the jump starts they can find in the current environment, should be paying more attention to? Certainly Jim Leach and architect Bryan Bowen, who designed the two Holiday cohousing clusters, think so. — Ben Brown
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The research work on the topic “improving Agricultural production through co-operative (A case study of Ndokwa West L. G. A Delta State Co-operative as was carried out to survey the past programmes and polities constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into agricultural co-operative and functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self-sufficiency in agricultural productivity in the country. The general constrains that affect the achievement of the objectives in Ndokwa West local government area was identified. These include ill conceived and inefficient extension services, inadequate farm storage facilities and organized marketing outlets, use of crude farming implements. Complex land tenure system, non-restriction of membership which might bring in people of questionable characters whose membership may lead to the down fall of the society among others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Approval page ii Table of contents vi 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of Problems 1.3 Objective of the study 1.4 Importance of the study 1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study 1.6 Research Questions 1.7 Definition of terms 2.0 Literature review 2.1 Importance of Improving Agric Production 2.2 Co-operative as a means of improving Agricultural Production. 2.3 Problem imposed by co-operative on agricultural programme 2.4 Agricultural co-operative 2.5 Function of marketing co-operative in improving agricultural production. 2.6 Production promotion co-operative societies. 2.7 Method of investigation 2.8 Method of Data analysis. CHAPTER TH REE 3.0 Research Methodology 3.1 Population of the study 3.2. Sources of data 3.3 Primary Sources 3.4 Secondary sources 3.5 Method of Investigation 3.6 Method of data analysis 4.0 Data Presentation 5.0 Summary of Findings Disclaimer: Note this academic material is intended as a guide for your academic research work. Do not copy word for word. Note: For Computer or Programming related works, some works might not contain source codes CITE THIS WORK (2014, 10). Improving Agricultural Production Through Co-operative (a Case Study Of Ndokwa West Local Government Area Of Delta State.. ProjectStoc.com. Retrieved 10, 2014, from https://projectstoc.com/read/3753/improving-agricultural-production-through-co-operative-a-case-study-of-ndokwa-west-local-government-area-of-delta-state-4099 "Improving Agricultural Production Through Co-operative (a Case Study Of Ndokwa West Local Government Area Of Delta State." ProjectStoc.com. 10 2014. 2014. 10 2014 <https://projectstoc.com/read/3753/improving-agricultural-production-through-co-operative-a-case-study-of-ndokwa-west-local-government-area-of-delta-state-4099>. "Improving Agricultural Production Through Co-operative (a Case Study Of Ndokwa West Local Government Area Of Delta State.." ProjectStoc.com. ProjectStoc.com, 10 2014. Web. 10 2014. <https://projectstoc.com/read/3753/improving-agricultural-production-through-co-operative-a-case-study-of-ndokwa-west-local-government-area-of-delta-state-4099>. "Improving Agricultural Production Through Co-operative (a Case Study Of Ndokwa West Local Government Area Of Delta State.." ProjectStoc.com. 10, 2014. Accessed 10, 2014. https://projectstoc.com/read/3753/improving-agricultural-production-through-co-operative-a-case-study-of-ndokwa-west-local-government-area-of-delta-state-4099. - Related Works - The Role Of Women In Rural Development Through Co-operative Societies (a Case Study Of Nkanu Local Government Area, Enugu State) - Co-operative And Poverty Alleviation. (a Case Study Of The Contribution Towards Poverty Alleviation In Enugu State) - Credit Mobilization Challenges Of Credit Cooperative Societies In Enugu State, Its Implications For Rural Development (a Case Study Of Selected Credit Cooperative Societies In Enugu North Local Government Area Of Enugu State) - The Roles Of Specialized Banks In Promoting The Activities Of Agricultural Cooperative Societies (a Case Study Of Bank Of Agriculture, Enugu Zonal Office) - The Role Of Banks In Nigeria Financing Agriculture (a Case Study Of First Bank Plc, Enugu) - A Comparative Analysis Of Agricultural Financing In Nigeria (a Case Study Of Umuchinemere Procredit And First Bank Plc, Enugu) - A Study On Cooperative Thrift And Loan Society (a Case Study Of Federal Ministry Of Industry And Technology, Owerri, Imo State - 1998 – June 2004) - Impact Of Agricultural Marketing Cooperative On Sales Promotion (a Study Of National Archives Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd) - An Examination Of The Activities Of Agricultural Cooperative Societies In Economic Development Of Nkanu West Local Government Area (a Study Of Selected Agricultural Cooperative Societies In Nkanu West Local Government Area Of Enugu State) - The Importance Of Improving Agriculture Production Through Co-operative Societies. (a Case Study Of Aniocha L.g.a, Anambra State.)
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A new method was developed to acquire images automatically at a series of specimen tilts, as required for tomographic reconstruction. The method uses changes in specimen position at previous tilt angles to predict the position at the current tilt angle. Actual measurement of the position or focus is skipped if the statistical error of the prediction is low enough. This method allows a tilt series to be acquired rapidly when conditions are good but falls back toward the traditional approach of taking focusing and tracking images when necessary. The method has been implemented in a program, SerialEM, that provides an efficient environment for data acquisition. This program includes control of an energy filter as well as a low-dose imaging mode, in which tracking and focusing occur away from the area of interest. The program can automatically acquire a montage of overlapping frames, allowing tomography of areas larger than the field of the CCD camera. It also includes tools for navigating between specimen positions and finding regions of interest.
we continue to enhance our knowledge and understanding about IG best business practices, and how good data governance can ensure that downstream negative effects of poor data can be avoided and subsequent reports, analyses, and conclusions based on reliable, and trusted data could be achieved. From the risk management perspective, data governance is a critical activity that supports decision makers and can mean the difference between retaining a customer and losing one. On the same token, protecting your business data is protecting the lifeblood of your business, and improving the quality of the data will improve decision making, foster compliance efforts, and yield competitive advantages; thence business profits would be earned. To provide meaningful support to business owners, the Data Governance Institute has created a data governance framework, a visual model to help guide planning efforts and a logical structure for classifying, organizing, and communicating complex activities involved in making decisions about and taking action on enterprise data. Q1: With this framework in mind that allows for a conceptual look at data governance processes, rules, and people requirements identify and name the 10 levels of the DGI Data Governance framework from the Data Governance Institute? Chapter 11 – According to the authors, privacy and security go hand in hand; and hence, privacy cannot be protected without implementing proper security controls and technologies. Today, organizations must make not only reasonable efforts to offer protection of privacy of data, but also must go much further as privacy breaches are damaging to its customers, reputation, and potentially could put the company out of business. As we continue learning from our various professional areas of practice, its no doubt that breaches have become an increasing concern to many businesses and their future operations. Taking Cyberattacks proliferation of 2011 into context, security experts at Intel/McAfee discovered huge series of cyberattacks on the networks of 72 organizations globally, including the United Nations, governments and corporations. Q2: From this research revelation in our chapter 11, briefly state and name the countries and organizations identified as the targeted victims? Note: Please make sure to write 200-300 words for each question in APA format with in text citation.
Standard of Care: Healthcare Quality. Health care is like any other service; some providers are better than others. Quality of care is of critical interest to patients; their health, even their lives, can be at stake. They need and deserve to know. Doctors want to know too. Measuring health care quality is complex. As a medical discipline, it is still in the pioneering phase. Some professional health groups are already doing it. Organizations of insurers and health care providers have joined forces to create standards and measures for health care quality. Organizations involved include: AQA (formerly the Ambulatory Quality Care Alliance), which has steering committees focused on performance measurement, data aggregation and reporting. Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), a reporting initiative providing information on the quality of care in hospitals. Quality Alliance Steering Committee, a new national committee that combines the efforts of AQA and HQA to expand on them ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (10%): For this assignment you are inspire to provide some thought about the Standard of Care, its Origins and its implications in our normal live. The paper will be 4-5 pages long. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA format when referring to the selected articles and include a reference page. EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Introduction (10%) Provide a short-lived outline of the meaning (not a description) of Chapter 11 & 12 and articles you read, in your own words. 2. Standard of Care: Healthcare Quality: (60%) a. What is quality Measure and how apply them to a Health Care Setting? b. What is the Quality of Care and what are the advantages and disadvantages of them? c. What is the Definition in legal term of the Ethics in Healthcare, and how you relate this to your career as a future Health Care Administrator? 3. Conclusion (20%) Quickly recapitulate your thoughts & statement to your critique of the articles and Chapter you read. How did these articles and Chapters impact your thoughts about Health care Quality? Evaluation will be based on how clearly you respond to the above, in particular: a) The precision with which you analyses the articles; b) The complexity, possibility, and organization of your paper; and, c) Your conclusions, including a description of the impact of these articles and Chapters on any Health Care Setting. ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: The assignment is to be electronically posted no later than noon on Sunday, August 4, 2019.
The no-cloning theorem can be sharpened to give quantitative bounds on the fidelity with which an arbitrary quantum state can be copied. Is there a similar picture available for classical copying? This breaks down into two In classical physics, do there exist limitations on copying? For instance, I might speculate that it's possible to make copies of a classical state down to any desired resolution, but guess that some minimum amount of energy $E(n)$ is required to copy $n$ bits of information, and that $E(n)$ diverges as $n \to \infty$ (probably $E(n)$ is also dependent on other parameters such as temperature). Such a limit would presumably be closely related to Landauer's Principle. An actual classical system is just an approximation of a quantum system. So it seems natural to speculate that there's some way to quantify "how far a system is from being classical", and bound the fidelity with which the system can copy information based on this measure. What is the key parameter here? Does it have to do with how big the Hilbert space for the "environment" is? Or with measures of decoherence? Part of the problem is that I don't actually know how to formalize the notion of "classical information" in a quantum system. But here's a shot at something like (2). Define a classical copier to be an operator $H$ on a Hilbert space $V \otimes V$ such that $H(e_i \otimes v) = e_i \otimes e_i$ for some specified basis $e_i$ and $v$ in $V$. One operates $H$ by preparing the system so that the input is known to be collapsed to some $e_i \otimes v$ before applying $H$ (by measuring some $H'$). Then it seems like one would quantify the limits of $H$ as a copier in terms of how precisely the eigenbasis of $H$ actually lines up with the eigenbasis of $H'$ (since in practice it's impossible to make them match up perfectly) and then applying the usual quantitative version of the no-cloning theorem.
As part of a joint venture between the Isle of Wight Bee Keeping Association (IWBKA) and Quarr Abbey, a teaching apiary has been officially opened at Quarr. The apiary will help to meet the demand for beekeeping courses on the Island and the need to increase the number of locally bred bees. Situated in the Abbey grounds the apiary will be used for practical, hands-on training from April onwards to supplement the theoretical courses which started earlier in the year. The honey harvest will be sold in the farm shop at Quarr. The apiary was developed with support and grants from both the Awards For All scheme (National Lottery) and the IW AONB Sustainable Development Fund. The project will address the need for new beekeepers to be able to handle bees, and help to meet the demand for healthy, local bees. Dave Cassell, Teaching Apiary Chairman, commented “We’d like to thank the Religious Community of Quarr for sharing their domain with us. The Association can now offer both theoretical and practical training for new beekeepers and provide a much-needed facility for collecting swarms, which will make a huge contribution to the Rearing Island Bees programme”. There has been an upsurge of interest in beekeeping in recent years due to publicity about the bees’ contribution to the environment and the threat to bee stocks caused by disease. The apiary will help to raise awareness of the role bees play in our everyday lives and the natural environment. A higher standard of beekeeping will also provide a benefit to farmers as well as honey producers. Father Finbar Kealy, the former Prior Administrator of Quarr, said, “We are delighted that the IWBKA’s hard work has come to fruition in the completion of the Teaching Apiary. Our involvement with the Association has not only allowed us to maintain the long tradition of beekeeping at Quarr but also to share some of its facilities with the Island beekeeping community.” To report a swarm of bees that you’d like removed, please see the notice titled ‘Bee Swarms Welcomed at Quarr’ on this page of the website. Further information about the Teaching Apiary at Quarr can be found on the IWBKA website at the link posted below.
EpiPen (epinephrine) is a solution injected under the skin or into the thigh muscle to treat severe allergic reactions. It usually comes in a prefilled syringe as part of a so-called auto-injector. What is Anaphylaxis? Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction, which can take place suddenly, making it difficult to reach an emergency room in time. This is why EpiPen, used by the patient or a family member, can be life saving. Contrary to popular belief, an anaphylactic reaction is not just limited to the skin or the throat but can involve many organ systems. Signs and symptoms of anaphylactic reactions are: - Hives (reddened areas) - Numb or swollen lips - Pale or flushed skin - Low blood pressure (hypotension) - Difficulty breathing, wheezing - Swollen tongue or throat - Weak, rapid pulse - Nausea and vomiting - Loss of consciousness Causes of Anaphylaxis Causes of Anaphylaxis can be unique to any individual, but some common allergens are: - Bee stings - Yellow jackets - Fire ants - Tree nuts - Radiocontrast dyes - Exercise (rare) When to Use the EpiPen? If you have a history of anaphylaxis and you know you have been exposed to something you are severely allergic and are showing early signs, then use the EpiPen immediately to avoid progression to a severe anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis can be deadly if not treated promptly. Do EpiPens Expire? EpiPens generally expire after about 2 years and should be replaced if not used within that time period. The time frame may even be less than 2 years if the EpiPen has been exposed to heat—for example by leaving it in a car during a hot day. According to one study, the EpiPen becomes significantly less effective when left in the car on a hot day even just once. Therefore, it is a good idea to keep the EpiPen with you in a bag or purse at all times and not leave exposed to heat or the sun. Did you know? QuickMD can provide you with a prescription for an EpiPen online—so you are prepared for the worst.
Looking back at the business cycle in one of the most volatile regions requires reconstructing GDP data Latin America is traditionally seen as economically volatile. Yet there has been relatively little work on the evolution of business cycles in the region and on how their main features compare with those of other countries and regions. That is somewhat surprising because business cycle volatility can be influenced by policy regimes, and Latin America has had a fair number of dramatic regime changes. The region potentially could provide answers to such questions as, how do major shifts in policy regimes affect the business cycle, and are common external factors key to cyclical outcomes, perhaps as much as or even more so than policy regimes? But lack of data, especially before World War II, has hampered such research. A new technique seeks to compensate for those data deficiencies by reconstructing, or backcasting, GDP data using methods similar to those that economists have employed to identify and forecast business cycles. We know that Latin America has swung from policy regimes that were highly open to foreign trade and capital (in the half century before the Great Depression) to regimes that were extremely closed to such outside links (in the decades following the Great Depression). Then, starting in the 1970s and more decidedly from the late 1980s, there was a return to a vigorous process of financial and trade liberalization. But there has been much debate over which, if any, of these contrasting regimes has made the Latin American economies more volatile and their shocks more persistent, magnifying both the risk and the depth of economic crises. One view, which goes back to Raul Prebisch (1950), sees cyclical volatility in the region as emanating, by and large, from financial and trade openness, because shocks to primary commodity prices and world interest rates, as well as the debt crises that often follow, tend to exacerbate output volatility. A contrasting view maintains that openness mitigates policy-induced volatility because of its disciplinary effects—open economies face a less acute employment and inflation trade-off (Romer, 1993) and higher costs of debt repudiation (Rose, 2005). A key question, then, is which view wins out when measured against the data? Another important issue is the extent to which closer international links have contributed to some commonality in business cycle behavior across the region and how commonality has evolved. This is of particular relevance to the IMF, which has responsibility for multilateral surveillance to ensure global financial stability. It is also relevant for institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, which have significant portfolio exposure to the region. The strength of common business cycle factors could account for what are perceived as virulent "contagion" episodes, which make it extremely difficult for the countries to repay their debts at around the same time. Moreover, the stronger the common business cycle factor in a region, the smaller the value of risk sharing among the countries. That would affect the soundness of such policy initiatives as creation of a regional development bank or cooperation among regional central banks to provide liquidity during financial crises. Creating a new set of data To address these questions from a broader historical perspective, researchers need business cycle indicators that span the various policy regimes. Such historical GDP data have been unavailable or unreliable for Latin America, notably for pre–World War II years, and the deficient data can produce inaccurate inferences from interperiod comparisons of cyclical behavior in these countries, leading to potentially misleading conclusions about crucial policy issues. Against this background, we developed a new methodology for real GDP reconstruction that seeks to fill this data gap (Aiolfi, Catão, and Timmerman, 2006). In this new methodology, we show that reasonably accurate estimates of the aggregate business cycle can be constructed from a sensible combination of macroeconomic, financial, and sectoral indicators for which there are data stretching far back in time, at least for the largest Latin American economies. Underpinning this new methodology is the idea that a cross section of economic variables shares a similar factor structure. That is, fluctuations in any individual economic variable (such as manufacturing output, investment, or money supply) stem from the combination of a common factor that affects all individual economic variables in an economy plus a component that is specific to that variable. That approach is implicit in the pioneering business cycle work of Burns and Mitchell (1946)—which sought to identify the aggregate business cycle by looking at comovements across a wide range of economic variables—and has been more rigorously formalized in a recent econometric literature (Stock and Watson, 2002). While these models have typically been used for forecasting purposes, we show that they can also be used for backcasting—that is, to reconstruct aggregate indices of economic activity (see box). We use this methodology to reconstruct historical real GDP estimates for four Latin American countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico (the LA-4)—spanning 1870–2004 (see chart). Because these four countries accounted for some 70 percent of Latin America's GDP over the past century or so, this sample is reasonably representative of the region's overall macroeconomic performance. A backcast for Latin America So what did our backcasting show? First, during the high-openness era before 1930, average business cycle volatility in LA-4 countries was typically much greater than in advanced economies and many emerging market peers. In particular, cyclical volatility was substantively greater than in other "new world" primary commodity exporters such as Australia and Canada and clearly much higher than that of the U.S. economy, which also had a large primary producing sector. Second, the longer-range data show that there is not an unconditional positive relationship between business cycle volatility and openness. It has been widely argued that the inward-looking regimes that dominated the four decades after the Great Depression—characterized by import substitution, larger governments, and stringent trade and capital account restrictions—distorted relative prices and, as a result, dragged down long-run growth either contemporaneously, as in Argentina, or later, as in Brazil and Mexico following the 1982 debt crisis (Taylor, 1998). Yet the data show that these inward-looking regimes were instrumental in reducing output volatility during a period when world output and real interest rate volatility were at their highest. Still, volatility in Latin America has declined to historic lows precisely over the past 15 years or so, at the same time that the countries have moved toward greater trade and financial openness and despite some major financial crises, such as Mexico's 1994 "Tequila" crisis and Argentina's default in 2001. That the LA-4 business cycle declined to historic lows during the more open regimes of the past two decades, when the business cycle in advanced economies has undergone a "great moderation," suggests that openness can enhance or inhibit cyclical volatility depending on other factors, such as the volatility of the world economy. Third, when the LA-4 economies were hit by a shock, such as a rise in world interest rates, the impact on output persisted for a long time. As with cyclical volatility, cyclical persistence was highest before 1929 and declined during the heyday of inward-looking regimes through 1970 before rising and declining again. Over the whole 1870–2004 period, cyclical persistence in the LA-4 countries remained above the advanced economy average, as well as above the respective averages for other emerging market groups. Because persistence boosts the effects of output shocks, the result was deeper and more prolonged cycles. The bottom line is that greater openness is not unconditionally associated with either higher cyclical volatility or persistence. Other factors are also at play. A common regional cycle Against this background, a question that arises is whether there is a significant business cycle factor common to these economies with effects that are impervious to national differences in policies and policy regimes. Our methodology allows us to gauge this common factor (and its tendency to impel greater cyclical synchronicity across the region) by pooling the various sectoral, macroeconomic, and financial series of each country and extracting from them any factors common to all. The backcasted GDP for the LA-4 countries showed that business cycles in each country bear some similarity in timing and magnitude, suggesting that the four countries were experiencing common regional influences. Until recently, the countries had few trade and financial linkages with each other (nearly all their trade was with Europe or the United States). So the effort was to find common external factors. What did we find? Certainly, several major cyclical turning points have been roughly simultaneous across the LA-4—notably, the downturns associated with the famous Barings crisis of 1890, World War I, the 1929 Wall Street crash, and the debt crisis that began in 1982. The regional factor correlates relatively consistently with the individual countries' cycles throughout 1870–2004 (see table, upper panel). Such correlations did weaken somewhat during the closed regimes of 1930–70, but not by much—which is striking because the weak linkages should have resulted in little regional commonality. The supposedly stringent trade and capital controls in effect during the period should have sharply reduced common external influences, and the insignificant intraregional trade could not account for common cyclical behavior. The correlation of a common regional (or world) factor with individual country cycles strengthened again following the various external shocks of the 1970s and 1980s, but declined again in 1988–2004. In this latter period, our estimates point to some decoupling by Chile and, more dramatically, by Mexico from that world factor. Yet our calculations also show that the common regional factor is still far from negligible for both countries. What drives this common regional factor? It was advanced economy output and real interest rates that clearly had a significant bearing on the common regional cycle during the pre-1930 policy regimes. A 1 percentage point increase in the external output gap (that is, when output in foreign countries falls a percentage point below its trend) typically increased the output gap in the LA-4 countries by some 0.23 percentage point. Increases in the real external interest rate have a similarly sized depressing effect (see table, lower panel). Interestingly, this external interest rate effect stays at roughly the same magnitude through the post-1930 inward-looking regimes, suggesting that capital controls were not particularly effective in cutting off linkages with core financial markets in advanced countries. In contrast—and consistent with the role of protectionist trade policies and sharply lower trade shares in GDP in all countries in the region—the impact of changes in external output was reduced by about half, to 0.12 percentage point. This is sharply reversed in the post-1970s period, when the regional cycle becomes far more responsive to world output—a 1 percentage point change in external activity affects LA-4 output by 0.42 percentage point. Output and interest rate cycles in the United States and other advanced countries have moderated over the past two decades, and performance in the LA-4 implies that such a "great moderation" has also had a significant dampening effect on business cycles in those four countries. Limits to regional arrangements The evidence also suggests that the scope for regional risk sharing is relatively limited. From this perspective, recent trends toward greater cross-border capital flows within the region may not be very beneficial in terms of risk diversification for individual countries, even though there may be important gains on other fronts. Such limited scope for regional risk sharing also means that there is a potentially important role for lender-of-last-resort arrangements with countries and institutions that have funding sources outside the region. More stable world interest rates and greater business cycle moderation in advanced countries have been important to the recent benign external environment for developing countries in general and Latin America in particular. Years of plenty can be the right time to evaluate performance relative to historical benchmarks. The data suggest there has been much improvement. This is certainly consistent with better policy management and institutional reforms that have reduced the scope for distorting government intervention and for instability that is policy induced. Yet the data also suggest that some of these improvements (notably the fall in business cycle volatility) reflect exceptionally favorable external conditions. That the decline in cyclical volatility is not solely the preserve of Latin America, but has been observed across a wide spectrum of emerging markets, underscores this point. Moreover, Latin America's business cycle performance still lags behind that of other emerging market peers (notably Asia). Volatility in Latin America has remained higher than in Asia and emerging Europe, and persistence has been higher than in any other region, including Africa and the Middle East. These differences in cyclical indicators are important because higher cyclical persistence, coupled with the likelihood of large shocks, tends to raise interest rate spreads and the incidence of debt crises and, hence, drag down economic growth (Catão, Fostel, and Kapur, 2007).
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Broad Group, a Chinese construction company, is known for putting up buildings with record speed. How fast? According to Gizmodo, the company owned by Xian Min Zhang, most recently, constructed a 30 story, 183,000-square-foot hotel in 15 days — 360 hours. If you think that’s fast, watch this time-lapsed video above, which shows the hotel going up in about a minute. According to Gizmodo, the building was constructed near Dongting lake, in Hunan Province, China. Broad Group used prefabricated modules in this design. The final structure was not only tested by the China Academy of Building Research to withstand a 9.0 magnitude earthquake but it is also five times more energy efficient that similar buildings. The description in YouTube video states that construction was finished just before we rang in the new year. According to Gizmodo, Broad Group has a habit of making record-setting construction times. In 2010, the company built a hotel 15 stories high in six days. Watch time-lapse footage of that feat: Via Business Insider
For many decades we have been in an information age dominated by engineers, computer scientists, programmers, and other left brain thinkers. In Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind, he makes the case that we are in transition from an information age to a conceptual age, and from L-directed thinking to R-directed thinking. We wore pedometers and tried to make the walking into a game, but after three days and 35,000 steps (over 17 miles!), it was a little less fun to see those digits tick as I trekked across Chicago’s McCormick Place for September’s IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) 2012. I don’t care if they don’t go with my dress clothes: next time, I’m wearing my hot pink Nike running shoes. Luckily, the IMTS show was worth it. A recently posted video entitled Are Droids Taking Our Jobs? explores the job market and how the recession is affecting workers, as well as robot welfare. As our society progresses, robotics and algorithms are becoming more advanced. This has been apparent for quite some time. So, are droids really taking our jobs? Is this next bit of technology worth exploiting in engineering? There are certainly applications to visualize a specific part within its associated surroundings or to simulate placing a part, making sure everything fits. There are certainly applications, but how practical, useful, or needed it is will remain to be seen. Regardless of the process improvement, business improvement, or innovation methodology training, almost all of them focus on teaching us tools and methods. They don’t teach us how to lead the implementation. Here is a short list of the things we change leaders need to do to succeed. Some buy American because they, as Americans themselves, think it’s simply the right thing to do. Some buy American because, to them, seeing the “Made in America” label means that they’re getting a superior product. Others, because they’ve heard the statistics outlining the importance of a strong manufacturing base in the U.S. Whatever the reason, I don’t think it can ever hurt to support an economy that makes such a difference. Whether it comes from a senior executive, a mid-level manager or new-hire, TIP allows ideas to be shared with a broad audience of potential collaborators through an online platform. Ideas move through a rate-and-review process, and the best and most promising ideas are developed further and considered for funding. Most of us do some form of testing or other validation of our designs and production systems before we initiate production of our products. For some of us, especially those of us who produce products related to safety, we must prove to a regulatory agency that our products are safe and meet regulations. I’ve yet to witness an environment where testing of products is not a delicate balance. A brand has one layer, a brand story has two. Both have outer layers consisting of functional benefits or the results that can be achieved by using a given product. However, the brand story has an additional inner layer that gives it distance and longevity. The brand story's inner layer is more than just air. It's made up of very real values and beliefs. A common belief held by manufacturers is that price discounts can be justified because even at lower prices, the additional volume covers overhead. A review of the CM explanation earlier will show that this is true only if (1) the firm is operating above its breakeven sales levels and (2) that the proposed discounted project in fact possesses a positive contribution margin. I love this Alliance Rubber story mostly because the innovations are interesting, fun products — and in the age of Facebook and Pinterest, potentially buzz-worthy — but they’re also the results of the efforts of a team that sees the challenge of improving upon an age-old product, and doesn’t hesitate to move outside of the box. Have you heard of Nikola Tesla? I’m sure most of you have. Just in case you haven’t, Tesla is arguably the most underrated and overlooked engineer of all time. He developed the alternating current, invented the bladeless turbine, built the first induction motor, and innovated the use of X-rays, to name just a few of his contributions. So, why is this guy just a paragraph in history books? A few months ago, I had the pleasure of flying across the Pacific to visit Thailand and to tour the county’s burgeoning automotive industry. The trip was at the behest of Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) agency, which has developed a number of policies and incentives to help bring more manufacturing into the country, regardless of industry. I’m not going to get into who or what caused the housing & mortgage crisis in this country. And I’m not gonna offer any recommendations on what we could be doing to fix it. What has me curious is why we’re not seeing more concern in manufacturing about its impact on hiring and the lack of talent to grow manufacturing and accelerate reshoring & innovation in the US. The rate of change and advancement in the electronics industry can be startling, especially over the past few decades. The names at the top of the industry today were brand new companies just ten years ago. To survive, an electronics company needs to be as flexible as it is quick. And to excel, that company must be able to overcome both existing and emerging challenges in the market. Perhaps one of the most significant contributions the Internet has made to our daily lives is the ability to find the rock-bottom price for just about anything we need to purchase easily. With a quick search on the right keywords, or a visit to megasites such as Amazon.com or eBay, we can find exactly what we’re looking for and save money to boot. Or so it would seem. In today’s world, the term social is used to describe the simplest task or component and often is more a marketing term than anything else. For all the social interactions written about social and sharing, they have mostly referred to a B2C business model. The social aspect works well for this scenario. What has been forgotten and overlooked is the lack of communication and social aspect as it pertains to the B2B model. Maybe you’ve heard of Kickstarter before. It’s a relatively simple service in theory: It helps inventors, artists or designers (and other professionals) get funding to transform their designs into real products when they don’t have the up-front cash. The web service has definitively taken off in the last year or two, with many projects gobbling up millions of dollars in “investment.” The resiliency of industrial real estate is showing itself noticeably heading into the second half of 2012. Key markets nationwide continue to experience healthy demand, declining vacancies and positive absorption, which are beginning to push rent growth and foster the return of speculative construction. The cloud computing "ecosystem" failed Mat Homan, and his plight should serve to remind individuals and companies that store sensitive data in “the cloud” that the technology (while oozing with upside and potential) remains very much a work in progress.
Comparative Literature \| Modern Literature & Other Arts C255 \| 1124 \| Conner, S Above section meets Arts & Humanities requirement Above section carries cultural studies credit Class Meets: MW 2:30-3:45 BH 305 This course takes us into the creative mind of the artist and into the analytical mind of the critic. In C255, we analyze works of art of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, exploring such topics as "The City" and "Visions of Reality," and compare how these works interrelate as well as discover how they are unique. Students of C255 see, hear, and comprehend literary and visual art in new, exciting, and discriminating ways. By the end of the course, the student--through her or his own secured powers of discernment, increased confidence, and strengthened abilities of perception--will determine what constitutes a work of art. Visits to various museums and attendance of arts-related events on the IU campus will be included in the course. The course will be conducted as a seminar, which means students are expected to participate actively in all discussions. Requirements for the course will be a presentation on one of the assigned readings, one shorter paper, one longer paper, a short presentation on the longer paper, and two one-hour exams. The required texts are Gloria Fiero’s The Humanistic Tradition (Books 5 and 6; Fourth Edition) and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. No prerequisites and no previous experience in literature or other arts is required.
Washington, May 4: Apple plans to use a Liquidmetal technology, a new alloy, in its ‘breakthrough product’, one of its inventors has revealed. According to The Telegraph, Apple got the license to use Liquidmetal, which is also known as metallic glass, in 2010. There are rumours that the next iPhone, expected later this year, would use the Liquidmetal technology. Atakan Peker, one of the inventors of the technology, said: “I expect Apple to use this technology in a breakthrough product. Such product will likely bring an innovative user interface and industrial design together, and will also be very difficult to copy or duplicate with other material technologies.” Many other manufacturers, including Samsung and Nokia, have used Liquidmetal, but only for smaller components. Peker said: “Liquidmetal is super strong, scratch and corrosion resistant, resilient and can be precision cast into complex shapes. The benefits will be in the form of strong and aesthetic structural components, such as casing and frames.” Since 2010, Apple has an exclusive licence to use the technology in consumer electronics, but so far it has used it only for the iPhone SIM card ejector pin. He said: “It’s more likely in the form of a small component such as a hinge or bracket. A MacBook casing, such as a unibody, will take two to four more years to implement.” Peker said Liquidmetal was not yet perfected and Apple would need to “spend on the order of 300 million dollars to 500 million dollars to mature the technology before it can be used in large scale.” His comments suggest that Apple might not be ready to make an iPhone case out of Liquidmetal. (ANI)
Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas An unnamed Islamic cleric based in Europe has issued a ban on women touching fruits and vegetables resembling the male sexual organ to avoid sexual thoughts. NEW DELHI: An unnamed Islamic cleric based in Europe has issued a ban on women touching fruits and vegetables resembling the male sexual organ to avoid "sexual thoughts". The Egyptian news website Bikya Masr on Wednesday quoted the cleric whose diktat featured in an article on el-Senousa, a religious publication. The cleric has said that women should not even get close to bananas or cucumbers. "If women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a male related to them such as their a father or husband, should cut the items into small pieces and serve," the cleric dictated. According to the cleric, bananas and cucumbers "resemble the male penis" and therefore could arouse women or "make them think of sex." The cleric also added carrots and zucchini to the list of forbidden foods for women. The news about this latest diktat against women went viral on the web with liberal Muslims feeling enraged and embarrassed. Repression of women in ultra-conservative Islamic societies has been an intense subject of debate throughout the world.
Here’s a follow up on our recent blog posts regarding the proposed re-zoning of the Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area. The original concept document prepared by Anchor Environmental Consultants proposed this become a no-take zone and that all diving should be banned. This had divers from around South Africa up in arms and many registered as interested and affected parties and sent letters of objection to Anchor Environmental. This prompted an amendment to the concept document, where diving (and free diving) would be allowed with a permit, but that diving could only take place between 08:00 and 16:00. A public meeting was held at the Crassula Hall in Betty’s Bay last night and many anglers, spear fishermen, free divers and scuba divers, some coming from as far as Cape Town, attended to ask questions and air their views. Barry Clark of Anchor Environmental Consultants presented data on the reasons why a no-take MPA had been proposed and provided lots of stats taken from other no-take MPAs showing the benefits to the fish population. During the meeting, Barry Clark admitted: “the original concept document erroneously went out proposing a ban on diving, but we realised we would not get your support if we proposed a ban on diving”. So thank you divers, for putting pressure on them to change the proposal. Many of those there raised questions, objections and suggestions. These were minuted and Anchor Environmental will forward a copy of the minutes to all registered interested and affected parties. As divers, we objected to the proposal that diving would only be allowed take place between 08:00 and 16:00 and requested that we be permitted to night dive, provided they contacted the local Cape Nature office (or the like) to inform them they would be doing a night dive and where and when this would take place (and not to be mistaken for poachers). The next step is for Anchor Environmental to forward record of the meeting to the Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs for her to make a final proposal. The intent will then be issued in the Government Gazette. I hope we get to know about when this is issued. So, we still do not know if our requests be taken into consideration – whether we will be permitted to dive there; whether free divers would need to buy a permit; and if we would be allowed to do night dives in the MPA. We need to prevent precedents from being set – the more we concede, the harder it will be for us to fight against the ban on diving, and night diving in other MPAs. Will keep you updated.
$0.00 donated in past month House Approves Reckless Fracking Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – By a vote of 235-187, the U.S. House of Representatives on November 20 approved its latest giveaway to the oil and gas industry: A bill to boost ‘fracking,’ the dirty process of drilling that has contaminated water supplies from Pennsylvania to New Mexico and is making families near drilling sites sick from air pollution. The bill, H.R. 2728 (see PDF), sponsored by Rep. Flores (R-TX), would roll back the federal government’s ability to protect federal lands and the communities that rely on them from fracking, deferring to a patchwork of state rules and guidelines no matter how weak or inadequate they may be. The bill would also delay EPA’s congressionally mandated study on fracking’s impacts on groundwater, keeping important data about water contamination from families living near fracking sites. Environment America’s Federal Clean Water Program Director, Courtney Abrams issued the following statement in response: “Fracking is already wreaking havoc on our environment and health. America’s public lands – from the White River National Forest in Colorado to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico – should be protected for all Americans to enjoy. However, this reckless bill puts our special places and the communities that rely on them for drinking water and recreation at risk from fracking. “While the Obama administration has thankfully indicated opposition to the bill, we urge the U.S. Senate reject this bill and any other oil and gas giveaways. Congress should instead act to stop fracking and protect our public lands, water, and health.”
[www.inewsguyana.com] – An earth tremor sent shockwaves across the country at approximately 10:15 on Friday night, October 11. Thus far, there are no reports of any injuries or damages. Meanwhile, iNews understands that Trinidad and Tobago experienced the same tremor earlier. It is being reported that the tremor in the twin island republic lasted long and was very strong. Additionally, reports out of Venezuela indicates that a 6.0 Magnitude earthquake, that occurred approximately 27km NNE of Gueiria, off the coast of Venezuela.
William John McCONNELL Senate Years of Service:1890-1891 McCONNELL, William John, a Senator from Idaho; born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839; pursued an academic course; moved to California in 1860 and engaged in mining, the cattle business, merchandising, and banking; resided in Oregon in 1862 and 1863 and taught school in Yamhill County; moved to Idaho in 1863; deputy United States marshal 1865-1867; returned to Oregon and was engaged in the cattle business; member, Oregon State senate 1882, and served as president; returned to Idaho in 1886; member of the constitutional convention of Idaho in 1890; upon the admission of Idaho as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from December 18, 1890, to March 3, 1891; was not a candidate for renomination; Governor of Idaho 1892-1896; appointed Indian inspector by President William McKinley in 1897 and served until 1901; appointed by President William Taft an inspector in the Immigration Service in 1909 and served until his death in Moscow, Idaho, on March 30, 1925; interment in Moscow Cemetery. BibliographyLauterback, Margaret. “A Plentitude of Senators.” Idaho Yesterdays 21 (Fall 1977): 2-8; McConnell, William John, and Howard Roscoe Driggs. Frontier Law: A Story of Vigilante Days. 1924. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1974. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Microsoft Windows Azure Turns One, Still Growing Up The future of cloud computing lies with those services best able to invoke the hybrid model, where Microsoft still lags. At the one-year mark for its Azure cloud service Feb. 1, Microsoft said it has 31,000 Azure customers, 55% more than the number listed at the mid-year mark last July. That's a respectable number, for sure, but Azure's real test is yet to come. Microsoft should have a larger lead than it does, since the open source alternatives in cloud computing needed to designed and engineered from scratch, while Microsoft had a programmer's warehouse full of technologies to begin with. The open source options are rapidly multiplying, and enterprises are in the process of deciding how they want to build out their private clouds. As they do so, that will determine which public cloud they are most compatible with. Microsoft is doing such a great job of backtracking on all those nasty things it once said about open source code that it's almost as much fun to watch as Larry Ellison's backtracking on all those nasty things he once said about cloud computing. On a more solemn note, Microsoft recently pointed out how its SQL Server plays nicely with the Drupal 7 open source content management, both on premises and in the Azure cloud. It's true that it's now willing to go the extra mile to work with select open source projects. But that still doesn't solve the problem of being compatible overall with the next big thing that the enterprise wants to build out, especially if it chooses a lot of open source to do so. The private cloud, like the public cloud, is likely to have an open source infrastructure. For the private cloud to be compatible with Azure, it will need to be based on the proprietary technologies that Azure is designed to be compatible with -- such as Visual Studio, SQL Server, and Silverlight. What if the majority of enterprises don't want to do that? Their choices abound. They have the NASA Nebula and Rackspace OpenStack project; Eucalyptus Systems with its EC2-compatible APIs; Zend's Simple API project, which holds out the prospect of cloud interoperability; the Nimbula Director cloud operating system; WSO2; or Cloud.com's CloudStack. Don't forget the Red Hat-originated Deltacloud project inside the Apache Software Foundation's incubator, where it will quietly gather strength for a few more months, or the cloud assists that both Red Hat and Ubuntu package up with the KVM open source hypervisor. Multicloud Infrastructure & Application ManagementEnterprise cloud adoption has evolved to the point where hybrid public/private cloud designs and use of multiple providers is common. Who among us has mastered provisioning resources in different clouds; allocating the right resources to each application; assigning applications to the "best" cloud provider based on performance or reliability requirements.
Maintaining accurate records is fundamental for accountability and professional responsibility, write Jane Twomeyand Ann Cummins There is an increased awareness of the importance of record keeping in the Irish health sector due to the many public disclosures, enquiries and media reports. This has highlighted the need for nurses to reflect and critically evaluate their own practice and those of their employing body in relation to record management. Accountability, confidentiality, competence and professional responsibility are the basis of nursing practice, proven through evidence in nursing documentation. 1 Nurses are held accountable by their records, professionally, ethically and legally. The nursing process incorporates record management, as many decisions in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care are based on reports from nursing observation and documentation. Each healthcare facility may have different formats and systems of documentation, but nurses must follow standards set by local and national policies. This paper will discuss the purpose, principles, legal implications and legislation of accurate record keeping in professional nursing. The purpose of nursing records is to facilitate: communication between healthcare professionals and clients; care planning; quality assurance of care; educational tools for professional development; legal documentation for court cases; and healthcare analysis to monitor trends in services.1, 2 Record keeping is necessary for accurate reporting at change-of-shift, to ensure continuity of care, and to care plan conferences.3 Nursing documentation in general comprises of an admission kardex, traditional or standardised nursing care plans, flow sheets, progress notes and discharge records.3 In many Irish public hospitals, most record keeping is completed on paper and computerised documentation is not commonly utilised. In hospital wards, computers are commonly used for accessing laboratory test results and printing patient identification labels. It has been suggested that electronic record keeping is under-used by nurses due to limited computer access and that nurses like to write in ‘freestyle’ terms as opposed to selecting pre-programmed computer-generated phrases.4 Ideal record-keeping for a patient is a ‘single, lifelong integrated multiprofessional record’, but the use of IT systems will need to be increased for this, with sufficient resources invested.5 Nurses must be aware of the risks involved in using technology and follow local risk-reduction guidelines to avoid breaches in confidentiality and errors of information in writing, storage and access to records.1, 2, 6 Principles of record keeping There are general principles that nurses must adhere to when keeping records. Some of the main principles include: documentation of date and time; legible ent r ies; permanency using black/blue ink, using recognised, approved terminology and abbreviations; accuracy of patient identification and events. Facts rather than opinions are recorded; written errors should have a line through them rather than erased completeness of reporting nursing care and communication, concise reporting and all entries must be signed.1, 3, 7 Nurses must be aware of ethical issues surrounding their record keeping such as maintaining confidentiality and privacy, documenting details regarding consent to treatment, and the use of patient records in research.1 Confidentiality must be maintained when discerning the sharing of patient information with colleagues, families and courts of law. Consent should never be presumed and should a patient accept or refuse a procedure it must be documented. When carrying out research, nurses must guarantee that patient rights are not infringed and ethical approval is gained. Record keeping gives proof of nursing care provided. Nursing records are used in evidence in criminal prosecution and in nursing-legal claims and so accurate, complete documentation is vital to demonstrate that standards of care were maintained, protecting the patient, nurse and healthcare institution. Nurses must document nursing actions, their rationale and communication with patients, other healthcare professionals and families. A court case may occur years after an alleged incident, as per the Statue of Limitations, so nursing notes may be the only tool of memory recall. A legal supposition is that if care is not recorded, it was not done.1 Verbal communication at change of shift may not be effective for care planning and so written records are essential.8Education and continuous organisational support, including ongoing seminars and regular supervision, can increase the quantity and quality of nursing documentation in an acute hospital setting.9 Nurses need to be aware of lrish legislation governing record management and patient rights to access records. Patients are the owners of their health records, they have the right to access these and decide who shares in that information. Nurses have an obligation to ensure privacy.6 Some Irish legislation of significance to nursing includes the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 200310 and the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.11 Both acts highlight that individuals have the right to personal information being kept securely. Individuals have the right to access their information by making an access request, the right to rectification or deletion of inaccurate information, and the right to prevent data being used for certain purposes, such as research. Irish inquiry recommendations In separate inquiries, Harding Clark (2006)12 and O’Neill (2006)13 revealed inadequacies in nursing record-keeping practices. They noted that record keeping was not comprehensive, with little information or evidence of care planning and interventions, amid lack of policy concerning documentation. In their reports, entries lacked detail of times, dates and signatures. Documentation errors were incorrectly managed and there was deliberate interference with records. In addition, storage of and access to records was criticised as many patient files disappeared, leading to time wastage, decreased evidence load and reduced transparency. Recommendations include accurate, current, legible and signed documentation, regularly audited by an objective party and the use of IT systems for easy access of information, with patient records in a standardised format.12 Further recommendations are that nurses should have specialist education and clinical updates in professional nursing issues such as record keeping, incident reporting, and scope of practice and code of professional conduct.13 Both recommended increased standards of manual record keeping with the introduction of ancillary IT systems.12, 13 This paper concludes that record keeping is a dynamic and vital part of the nurse’s role. Nurses are accountable to their patient, themselves, the public, their employer and supervisory body, therefore ensuring best practice by partaking in ongoing record-keeping education is productive for patient safety. It is also important as a defensive mechanism from litigation. Records should be subject to quality control inspections and regular audits so errors can be highlighted and educational interventions formed. Conflict of values arise when using IT and standardised documentation can save time, but nurses may favour documenting personalised care. Literature highlights that the future of record keeping may be in expanding the use of computer technology but adequate resources must be invested to make this successful. In the present economic climate, it is likely that current documentation practices will continue and so best practice must be encouraged with patient safety at the forefront. Jane Twomey is a fourth-year nursing student in BSc Nursing Integrated Children’s and General Programme and Ann Cummins is a lecturer practitioner in Diploma in Integrated Computer Applications \|Focus - Good record keeping\|
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As the new year approaches, I’ve been thinking back over the past year—particularly about certain terms I’ve heard used in 2014 that bother me. Following are three terms I hope to hear less of in 2015. NON-JEW: While “non-Jew” is an easy short-hand term and it’s clear what it means, this term can be offensive. Most people prefer to be described in the positive as what they ARE, rather than in the negative as what they’re NOT. For example, I identify as a “female,” not a “non-male;” and in my family I’m a “wife and mother,” not a “non-husband and non-father.” At InterfaithFamily, we’re concerned that when people in the Jewish community talk about “non-Jews” in interfaith relationships, it sends the message—even if it’s interpreted subconsciously—that the person who isn’t Jewish is somehow “less than” by defining that person with an emphasis on his or her “outsider” status. Granted, not using the term “non-Jew” can sometimes cause us to have to do some linguistic gymnastics, but I think it’s better to sound a little wordy and awkward than to potentially offend someone. So far, I don’t know of an ideal term to describe someone who isn’t Jewish. One suggestion I’ve heard is PDF (“person of a different faith”), but that term has its own limitations in that the partner who isn’t Jewish may not identify as part of another religious group, or may be an atheist of agnostic who doesn’t have a “faith.” Do you have any suggestions? And for the record, I’d love to never again hear terms like shiksa and goy. These terms, which simply mean, respectively, “a woman who is not Jewish” and “people who are not Jewish,” are too often used by Jews in a pejorative manner. HALF-JEW: I used to really dislike this term no matter what the context in which it was used. But now I’ve come to see a difference between using it to define oneself and using it to define someone else. Before I worked for InterfaithFamily, if I were teaching a religious school class at a synagogue and a boy with one Jewish parent told me that he was “half-Jewish” I would probably have said something like: “You’re fully Jewish. Just because one of your parents isn’t Jewish doesn’t make you ‘half-Jewish.’” (If the boy were older, I may even have joked: “which half, left or right?”) But as my colleague Rabbi Ari Moffic, Director of InterfaithFamily/Chicago, pointed out to me when I came to work here, people have the right to self-identify, and if someone identifies as “half-Jewish” it’s not my place to tell him otherwise. While I may have a tendency to want the boy in my religious school class to feel “whole” and to know that he is “authentically” Jewish even if one of his parents isn’t Jewish, identity is complex. There are many things that a child (or, for that matter, an adult) could mean when he says that he’s “half-Jewish.” Perhaps that’s his way of saying that he loves and identifies strongly with his parent who is not Jewish and that parent’s family. It’s not my place to tell him that the way he self-identifies is wrong. Yet while I now wouldn’t “correct” someone who identifies herself as “half-Jewish” because of her right to identify as she chooses, I do find it offensive when people label others as “half-Jewish.” In my—admittedly liberal—understanding of Judaism, a person with a Jewish parent is Jewish, regardless of the gender of her Jewish parent. (I recognize that this view, which is consistent with the views of the Reform and Reconstructionist Movements, is inconsistent with traditional Halacha (Jewish law), and is not accepted by the Conservative Movement and Orthodox Jews, who require that a child’s mother must be Jewish in order for the child to be Jewish without being converted.) And such a person is as “fully Jewish” as any person with two Jewish parents. Labelling someone a “half-Jew” can be very hurtful to them (see, for example, Zach Cohen’s blog “Don’t Call Me a Half-Jew”) and risks alienating children in interfaith families from their Jewish roots. Which brings me to the third term I don’t like… PATRILINEAL JEW: Traditional Jewish law requires that a person’s mother be Jewish in order for him to be Jewish without converting. But for years now the Reform, Reconstructionist and Humanist Movements have recognized “patrilineal descent” (i.e. a child with one Jewish parent, regardless of the parent’s gender, is Jewish so long as certain other criteria are met). CLICK HERE for an explanation of “Who is a Jew?” Nobody ever refers to someone whose mother is Jewish and whose father isn’t Jewish as a “matrilineal Jew”—such a person is simply a “Jew.” Similarly, those of us who accept patrilineal descent shouldn’t refer to someone whose father is Jewish (or who is being raised by two fathers, for that matter) as a “patrilineal Jew.” The modifier “patrilineal” is unnecessary, and implies that having a Jewish father, as opposed to a Jewish mother, somehow puts one into a different, less authentic, category of Jewishness. My hope for 2015 is that we can all spend more time focusing on our own religious and spiritual lives…and a LOT less time worrying about defining everyone else’s. Are there terms that you’d like to leave behind in 2014? I’d love to hear what they are.
01 July 2013, 11:28 Russian Culture Ministry files lawsuit against U.S. Congress Library over non-return of Schneerson library books (updated) Moscow, July 1, Interfax - The Russian Ministry of Culture together with the Russian State Library are determined to have seven books from the Schneerson Library retuned by the Library of the U.S. Congress through arbitration. "On July 1 the Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Library filed a motion at the Moscow Arbitration Court to bind the Library of the U.S. Congress to return seven books from the Schneerson library of the collection of the RSL center of Oriental literature received in 1994 for temporary use under the international library exchange system," a statement of the ministry press service says. Agudas Chasidei Chabad nonprofit organization to which the Library of Congress lent the books is also party to the litigation. The statement says that the ministry and RSL were forced to take the matter to court given the absence of any reaction from the Library of Congress to the RSL demand to return the books "having national significance." The Schneerson Library is a collection of old Jewish books and manuscripts, put together by rabbis of the Chabad Jewish community in the late 18th century in Belarus IT is one of the Jewish religious relics. Part of the collection amassed by Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, was nationalized by Bolsheviks in 1918 and ended up at the Russian State Library. The other part was taken out of the Soviet Union by Schneerson, who emigrated in the 1930s. About 25,000 pages of manuscripts got into the hands of the Nazis, and were later seized by the Red Army and handed over to the Russian State Military Archive. Lubavitchers (adherents of one of the Hasidic movements) have sought the restitution of the Schneerson collection since the late 1980s. According to some reports, at the time Russia's first president Boris Yeltsin promised to James Baker, Secretary of State in the George Bush Sr. administration, that the sacred documents would be returned to the Hasids. On August 6, 2010, a federal judge in Washington, Royce Lamberth, ruled that the Hasids proved the legitimacy of their claims to the ancient Jewish books and manuscripts, which, in his definition, are kept at the Russian State Library and the Russian Military Archive illegally. 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Nashville, Tenn. may be known as Music City for good reason, considering that Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and the Grand Ole Opry all call it home. But the country music business shares its century-old roots with the financial services industry in Nashville, whose banking, insurance and securities district gave rise to yet another nickname back in the day: Wall Street of the South. In fact, “The Grand Ole Opry” gained national fame in the 1930s, thanks to its long-running radio program broadcast late at night on the radio station WSM. Its call letters stand for “We shield millions,” the motto at the time of its sponsor, Nashville-based National Life and Accident Insurance Co. Today, both the music and financial services industries remain strong. “Nashville is only known as the Music City because of the history of financial services in this town,” said Keith Newcomb, founder and owner of registered investment adviser Full Life Financial. His own path toward becoming a financial adviser reflects the city's history. Starting out as a music publisher in his college days, Mr. Newcomb eventually licensed his rights to EMI Music Publishing and went to work as a broker at J.C. Bradford & Co., Nashville's only broker-dealer to survive the Great Depression. Although J.C. Bradford no longer exists, having been folded into what is now UBS AG, many of Nashville's independent advisory firms were founded by people who started their careers at J.C. Bradford, he said. Because of the metro area's diverse economy, which also includes health care companies, legal firms, technology ventures, auto manufacturing and large-scale distribution centers, Nashville offers a deep client base for RIAs. With 19 colleges and universities in the area, according to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the city boasts a relatively well-educated population. U.S. Census Bureau data show that 23% of Nashville's citizens have a bachelor's degree, versus 18.2% nationwide, and another 13% have a graduate or professional degree, versus 10.9% nationwide. Further proof of the local economy's relative strength is its unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is below the nation's rate of 7.3%. But because Nashville's population skews younger, with a median age of 33.6, versus 36.8 nationwide, median household income also is lower, at $43,399, compared with $52,762 nationwide. “Nashville is kind of a hot spot right now,” said Andrew Quinn, an adviser at Quinn Financial Partners who grew up in the area and whose mother is also an adviser at the firm. “The city has seen a ton of growth. People want to live and work in Nashville,” Mr. Quinn said. “There's a new convention center downtown, hotels are being built, there's a foodie scene, and younger people are moving in,” he said. “Nashville has that Southern flair, and the way it plays out in the wealth management business in terms of clients is that it's very relationship- and referral-based,” Mr. Quinn said. “In the Southeast, it may be a longer courting period, but it's stickier because it's a longer-term relationship of trust.” Mr. Quinn and another adviser at his firm, both in their 20s, attend meetings of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the Financial Planning Association. Many of Nashville's RIAs are involved with the chapter. For example, Royce Monk, a dually registered adviser who has been in the business for 40 years and keeps her office on Nashville's Music Row, co-founded the group that preceded the local FPA chapter. Mr. Newcomb, meanwhile, thanks to his music-publishing connections, is a friend of Ms. Monk's husband, Charlie Monk, a popular radio host known as “The Mayor of Music Row.” “It's a small community of advisers,” Mr. Newcomb said. “We all know each other.” As for Ms. Monk, she said she helped found the FPA chapter because she enjoys helping young advisers, as well as her songwriting and administrative clients in the music-publishing business. As further proof of the tight links in the adviser community, Ms. Monk's partner is also a friend of her youngest daughter. “I'm a sort of mother figure,” Ms. Monk said of her succession plan with her partner, Michelle Proctor. “I don't want to die and take all this with me. That's the same joy I find in the FPA,” Ms. Monk said. Robert Bolen, president of Envision Wealth Planning, headquartered in the affluent Nashville suburb of Brentwood — who also knows Ms. Monk — said that other groups he attends for networking are the Chamber of Commerce and the CFA Society of Nashville, a group of chartered financial analysts. “If you're a credentialed person — and even if you're not — all you have to do is like the stuff you're hearing to network,” he said. “The old money says, "Well, who's your daddy? Where'd you grow up?'” Mr. Bolen said. “That's the blue blood in Nashville, and I'm not that,” he said. “It helps to have the new blood coming through here with all the new transplants arriving.” Nashville isn't all about the music. Sam Davis, a portfolio manager at TBH Global Asset Management in Brentwood, found a niche serving clients in the health care industry. “I love the Nashville area because we have a healthy business community that also invests in its art, scenery and culture,” he said. “The beauty of Nashville is that you get great educational institutions as well as a thriving business climate.”
During the oil crisis of the 1970s and the rapid rise of oil prices during the early part of the twenty-first century, concerns surrounding the use and availability of this non-renewable resource greatly increased in the minds of many. One theory that always seems to creep up when oil prices rise is the idea of peak oil, which is a hypothetical date at which the world\'s crude oil production will peak. Every day after this would mean lower production levels and an ever decreasing supply. Simply put, when the world\'s oil producers combined can no longer increase their oil output, we will have reached peak oil. Oil will be increasingly difficult to find and extract because there will be less of it and fewer deposits to find. Although the steady depletion of oil is a certainty if we assume oil is a finite resource, optimists don\'t see peak oil through the doom-and-gloom perspective of some. Peak oil may be decades away, and all the hype in the meantime serves a purpose by spurring progress in setting up alternative energy sources. By the time peak oil arrives, it is hoped that alternative sources of energy will be in place. While there are as many peak oil proponents as there are detractors, in this article we will look at how you can make money on this potential event. (For an easy to understand introduction to the theory and the potential societal effects, read Peak Oil: Problems And Possibilities.) Peak Oil Implications Demand for oil has consistently risen globally. Should demand continue to rise when total output has reached its peak, basic economics tells us that oil prices will steadily rise with demand. And when production falls - which will occur when oil becomes harder and harder to find - oil prices will rise at a much greater rate. Oil exploration will become much more aggressive, and alternative oil sources - such as Canada\'s oil sands - will be increasingly exploited to squeeze out every last drop of oil. (To learn more, see Drilling For Big Tax Breaks, Oil And Gas Industry Primer and Getting A Grip On The Cost Of Gas.) Alternative energy sources will become much more popular as countries are forced to move to a sustainable energy supply, and as fossil fuels simply become too expensive. The way we live our lives would dramatically change if oil-based energy becomes economically out of reach. For example, people will probably live closer to where they work, leaving municipalities strained in their attempts to provide adequate transit as well maintain social services and infrastructure at a much higher cost. (Keep reading about this subject in The Biofuels Debate Heats Up.) When and if peak oil does arrive, it needn\'t be all doom and gloom. It can be a major investment opportunity as there are areas in the market that will benefit. Some of these investment opportunities include: - Oilfield Services As the amount of reserves oil companies hold starts to diminish, oil companies will need to increase oil exploration and drilling to replenish reserves - after all, they are in the business of selling oil. As oil producers increase spending on exploration, it is the oilfield services sector that will win by receiving more orders and seeing higher revenue. Oilfield services companies provide the tools and equipment required in the exploration of oil including drilling rigs, offshore rigs and transport equipment. Therefore, with a dramatic increase in drilling, oil field service companies are likely to be in demand, making them a hot investment. (To keep reading on this sector, see Unearth Profits In Oil Exploration And Production.) - The Oil Giants Investing in the top guns of the oil industry is a good bet, peak oil or not. If peak oil is reality, the steady decline in supply will drive the price of oil up causing each company\'s oil inventory to steadily increase in value. This will result in higher valued stocks for these companies. Basically, the higher oil prices are, the more oil and derivative products will be sold, which should increase profits. (For more on how this works, read Economics Basics.) - Alternative Sources of Oil As conventional oil is depleted and becomes harder to find, oil companies will increasingly look to unconventional sources to boost production. Additionally, higher oil prices brought on by higher demand and lower production make these alternative oil sources financially feasible. The oil sands in Canada and Venezuela are examples of such an unconventional source, where bitumen - a heavy crude oil - is mixed together with sand and clay. This substance is extracted and refined to produce oil. Oil shale is another alternative. Extracting oil from oil shale - rock containing kerogyn that can be converted to synthetic crude oil - is an even more intensive process than that of the oil sands. Oil shale production is only a viable alternative when oil prices are over $70 per barrel. Some processes exist that convert coal to synthetic oil. However such methods will likely only be interim alternatives because coal is also a finite resource. - Alternative Energy The most obvious option in the peak oil dilemma is to move to something other than oil for our energy needs. This option isn\'t yet as feasible. Alternative energy only accounts for a small percentage of energy sources, but the onset of peak oil will force society to look elsewhere to meet its energy needs. If the optimists are right and peak oil is decades away, we have time to develop new technologies to harness alternative energies. But with the hype generated by high oil prices and peak oil speculation, this industry is getting a boost. Because such a very small percentage of our energy sources include alternatives to oil, it could be said that the market for these products has nowhere to go but up. Energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind energy will be sought after as solutions. Additionally, because many of the technologies that harness these energies are built using oil dependent machinery, there will be an additional push to develop technology for this purpose as well. (For more on this, read Clean Or Green Technology Investing.) Hybrid and electric cars have become increasingly popular in recent years due to high gasoline prices. Expect a greater degree of growth in this area with the arrival of peak oil and higher prices at the pump. All of the technology required to produce alternative forms of energy will need further research and development to ensure greater efficiency and economic viability. Investments in the companies leading these R&D initiatives will likely bear much fruit. As oil production falls and oil prices rise, research will become more intensive as industry puts both feet forward to develop the next generation of energy technology. Investments to Avoid In general, the investments to avoid in a peak oil situation include companies that rely on oil and other petroleum products as a major input cost. For example, transportation companies and airlines are susceptible to price fluctuations in oil and would be hurt by the extremely high prices that would be the result of a peak oil situation. Peak oil brings with it several opportunities for investors. Whether it\'s oil, oil field services, or alternative energy, investors can cash in on this phenomenon. But be careful. If we reach peak oil, it will mean dramatic changes to society in the way we live and do business. Watch your investments closely and be sure to adjust to a changing marketplace.
This one day training course intended for non technical staff such as purchasers, marketing teams, business advisors and managers. The course provides a key background information into what polymer are, the various polymer types, their properties and materials are processed. The course provides a key overview of polymer technology bridging the gap between technical and non technical functions. The day is split into four main modules: Module 1. Polymers Understanding what polymers are and what defines the major polymer groups (thermosets, elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, amorphous thermoplastic and semi-crystalline thermoplastics) and the major properties of these groups. Module 2. Properties Understanding the short term properties of polymers (stiffness, toughness, strength, HDT) and the effects of time and temperature on performance. Module 3. Common polymer materials A review of the main commercial polymers, their typical applications and key properties Module 4. Polymer Processing How components are manufactured , the main production techniques and relative production economics. Course fees - £350 + VAT inclusive of full course notes, refreshments and buffet lunch. Course dates - The course is held in Telford and is scheduled for: 19th February 2014, 21st May 2014, 20th August 2014 and 19th November 2014 Registration - Please follow this link to view or payment options and on line registration form Back to main training page
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On its tranquil surface, Brunswick, Georgia appears a quiet coastal town. But the political landscape here is poised to quake, as Democrat Lesli Messinger announces her candidacy for Georgia's 1st Congressional District seat in a timely bid to unseat 20-year Republican incumbent Jack Kingston. One of only a handful of women ever to seek national office in this staunchly Republican region, Messinger is potentially the first Democrat in years to offer any serious challenge to a decades-long Republican stranglehold on the district. Congressional redistricting in Georgia has altered electoral demographics in what had been Republican dominant Chatham County (Savannah). The change gives advantage to Democrats, and Messinger is leveraging that for her party. Savannah wife, mother and businesswoman Messinger is challenging Rep. Kingston on the basis of his voting record, which she points out isn't just along Republican lines, but extremist, and impeding the interests of working families, the jobless and otherwise disenfranchised, veterans and the eroding middle class. The composed, direct Ohio native came to coastal Georgia with her husband, Nathan, four years ago, drawn by the semi-tropical tranquility of the barrier islands. They settled in on Skidaway Island, and though their new neighborhood resembled a balmy paradise, what they found was a predominantly Republican and segmented socioeconomic climate, too. "The 1st Congressional district is stratified socially, economically, and racially. It's a district that echos what President Obama has termed, in his own campaign, the 'deeply divided' ideologies held by Republicans and Democrats," Messinger asserts. The district has traditionally been insulated from economic vagaries like the sluggish economy, thanks to one of the world's busiest deepwater ports, the Port of Savannah, Savannah's billion-plus tourism industry, growth-oriented industries like jet-maker Gulf Stream, and colleges of international repute like the Savannah College of Art and Design. There's also a very large, and growing, disenchanted middle class, thousands of disenfranchised working families, poverty above the national average and an atmosphere of racial inequality. "Every morning the city bus arrives at the 2,500-home Skidaway Island community and drops off a nearly 100 percent minority group of passengers, who work for community homeowners." Incumbent Jack Kingston, a 57-year-old former insurance salesman originally from Texas, has run unopposed since 1992. He entered politics in 1984 by unseating State Rep. Bobby Phillips, with 62 percent of the vote. Entering Congress in 1992, he has voted exclusively along party lines. "Over the last four years," Messinger points out, "he has voted against measures to assist the unemployed, retirees, veterans and troops in active duty. His campaign finance disclosure reveals that his sponsors, pretty exclusively, represent multi-national corporations -- including an Italian conglomerate that supplies war machinery. "He has consistently voted against relief measures that even his Republican colleagues have approved. His brand of conservatism has hurt this country, and those most in need in the 1st District cannot count on him, including troops in the Mideast who need safety enhancements." Messinger, from a midwestern farm worked by her family for 125 years, was raised by a family active in the Teamsters and the military. Her grandfather won the Bronze Star during WW II, and one of her sons is a Teamster. Another son died, at 24, from a prescription drug overdose, after which Messinger decided to run for office. Her husband, Nathan, owns a diverse spate of businesses. They've created their share of local jobs, and believe that the American middle class has now been irretrievably distanced from access to the American promise -- that hard work produces a pay-off. "We see a future for our children, and theirs, that does not include opportunities. Fewer and fewer ordinary Americans will be able to buy a home, go to college, and support a family. Those coming out of college face a 30 percent unemployment rate. "Veterans have also been neglected," Messinger adds. "They find so little opportunity when they face civilian life, it's like, despite the lip service given to supporting U.S. troops, we really don't care what happens to them when they get home." Messinger believes ordinary Americans stand to lose the most as Republican "marginalization" of those that need the most continues. "The Republican-dominated Congress suffers a "disconnect" from the needs of working families, the elderly and others on fixed incomes, and anyone not aligned with large corporate interests. I decided to run because I said to myself, 'I have to do something.'" Her platform calls for boosting economic opportunity with incentives to keep jobs in the U.S., empower local businesses and heighten prospects for veterans and the unemployed, plus recovering opportunities for the middle class through job training assistance and more community economic development innovations, inclusive of all working families. Messinger is upset over Kingston's introduction of a bill to mandate that those on welfare or unemployment, be subjected to drug testing. She's also irate over Kingston's votes against federal unemployment compensation extensions to states. "Kingston voted against such relief measures, even when his Republican colleagues voted for them. He has a personal problem with those in poverty, through no fault of their own." Mostly, however, Messinger takes issue with Kingston's all-around alignment with corporate interests. "His campaign finance disclosures reveal that his campaign is funded almost exclusively by large corporate interests. His voting record reflects he is working for them, not the people he represents." Messinger insists she will rely on Kingston's voting record to sway voters in the 1st District, beginning with upcoming visits to communities throughout the district through the July 31 primary, where she will face off against a retired St. Simon's Island resident, Nathan Russo, who's running on questionable proposals to reinstate the draft and end subsidies to agriculture -- which could hurt the local agribusiness economy. "Russo can't beat Kingston, but I will. In Congress, I'll also promote term limits on Congressional office." Resolute words that indicate this race could prove the acid test between the competing and, according to President Obama, 'deeply divided' visions of America emerging from our bipartisan system. For more go to Messinger4Congress.com Media Contact: Deborah Dewberry Messinger for Congress, 404-663-5889, [email protected] News distributed by PR Newswire iReach: https://ireach.prnewswire.com SOURCE Messinger for Congress
Eid-ul-Adha 1435 AH / 2014 CE Based on Moon Sighting in North America, Eid-ul-Adha will start from Sunday October 5, 2014. Eid prayer at ISGR (6324 Rigsby Road, Richmond, Virginia 23226) at 8:00 AM. Eid Prayer: 8:00 AM Sacrifice: will start soon after the prayer & Kutbah (Sermon). 11:00 AM Barbeque (Udhiya/Qurbani meat with pre cooked food from the community) There were additional Eid prayers at various Masajid and Arthur Ashe Center. Reviving the Sunnah of Prophet (saw, peace be upon him): Reviving aspects of the Sunnah that have been virtually forgotten is a deed that will bring an immense reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this is a hasan hadeeth because of corroborating asaaneed). Selected Ahadith on Eid-ul-Adha Shahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 68, Number 453: Narrated Al-Bara: The Prophet said (on the day of Idal-Adha), "The first thing we will do on this day of ours, is to offer the ('Id) prayer and then return to slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the prayer, what he offered was just meat he presented to his family, and that will not be considered as Nusak (sacrifice)." (On hearing that) Abu Burda bin Niyar got up, for he had slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, and said, "I have got a six month old ram." The Prophet said, 'Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be sufficient for any-one else (as a sacrifice after you). Al-Bara' added: The Prophet said, "Whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition of the Muslims." Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 15, Number 98: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to Nahr or slaughter sacrifices at the Musalla (on 'Id-ul-Adha). Dawood Book 9, Number 2805: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) used to slaughter his sacrificial animal at the place of prayer. Ibn 'Umar himself used to do so. Dawood Book 9, Number 2809: Narrated Shaddad b. Aws: There are two characteristics that I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Allah has decreed that everything should be done in a good way, so when you kill use a good method. The version of narrators other than Muslim says: "So kill in a good manner." And when you slaughter, you should use a good method, for one of you should sharpen his knife, and give the animal as little pain as possible. Narrated that Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not go out on the day of (Eid) al-Fitr until he had eaten, and he did not eat on the day of (Eid) al-Adha until he came back, then he would eat from his sacrifice. [Al-Zayla'i narrated in Nasb al-Rayah (2/221) that Ibn al-Qattan classed it as Sahih]. Please visit us again for more updates. \|Eid Prayer/Festival in Previous Years\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1431 A.H. (November 17, 2010)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1431 A.H. (August 31, 2010)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1430 A.H. (November 28, 2009)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1430 A.H. (September 21, 2009)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1429 A.H. (December 9, 2008)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1429 A.H. (October 1, 2008)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1428 A.H. (December 21, 2007)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1428 A.H. (October 13, 2007)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1427 A.H. (December 31, 2007)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1427 A.H. (October 23, 2006)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1426 A.H. (January 11, 2006)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1426 A.H. (November 3, 2005)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1426 A.H. (January 21, 2005)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1425 A.H. (November 14, 2004)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1424 A.H. (February 1, 2004)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1424 A.H. (November 25, 2003)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1423 A.H. (February 12, 2003)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1423 A.H. (December 6, 2002)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1422 A.H. (February 23, 2002)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1422 A.H. (December 16, 2001)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1421 A.H. (March 6, 2001)\| \|Eid-ul-Fitr 1421 A.H. (December 27, 2000)\| \|Eid-ul-Adha 1420 A.H. (March 16, 2000)\| Last Updated . © Islamic Society of Greater Richmond (ISGR)
Lectures, March 2, 1975, Atlanta So perhaps my Guru Maharaja, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, attempted to fulfil the desire of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. And sometime in the year 1918, he was brahmachari, and Bhaktivinoda Thakura, his material father, he wanted... Actually, he wanted, Bhaktivinoda Thakura... Of course, everyone wanted. But he wrote one small book, Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, Teachings and Precepts of Lord Chaitanya, in 1896. And he presented that book to the McGill University in Canada. And he very much desired that the foreigners, especially Americans, would join this movement. That was his desire in 1896. And then, in 1918, my Guru Maharaja started with this mission one institution known as Gaudiya Math. Perhaps some of you know the name, Gaudiya Math. And he was trying to spread this message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and by chance OR BY PREDICTION, AS YOU THINK, I WAS TAKEN TO BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA BY ONE OF MY FRIENDS. I did not want to go there, but he forcibly took me there. Yes. And he ordered me that "You preach the cult of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in English language. This is very much essential. “So on the first meeting he told me like that. That was my first meeting with him. So at that time I was in favour of Gandhi's movement. So I said that, "We are not independent - subjugated. Who will hear about our message?" So Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura refuted my argument. I was very much pleased. I had so many talks. But I was very much pleased to be defeated, that "This so-called nationalism or any ism, they are all temporary. Real need is the self-realization." Lectures, March 23, 1975, Mayapur Jayapataka: ...you Srila Prabhupada. Only by your mercy you have brought us to this Krishna consciousness movement. Prabhupada: Yes. I am simply messenger. Mercy is of Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Prabhupada. BEFORE YOUR COMING THEY PREDICTED, THAT "SOMEBODY WILL BRING." MAYBE THAT SOMEBODY I AM. (CHUCKLES) BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA PREDICTED. So anyway, Krishna has given us nice place. Stay here. So you producing food grains? Note: Here Srila Prabhupada uses the word “INDIVIDUALLY”-- this is a fact he INDIVIDUALLY preached this cult ALL OVER THE WORLD (ACHARYA OF WORLD -JAGAD-GURU means siksha and diksha BOTH). Letter: Jayapataka, February 23, 1971, Gorakhpur So far as cooperating with my God brothers are concerned, that is not very urgent business. So far until now my God brothers have regularly not cooperated with me and by the grace of my Spiritual Master, things are still going ahead. So cooperation or non-cooperation, IT IS THE DESIRE OF BHAKTIVINODE THAKURA TO PREACH THE CHAITANYA CULT ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IN 1875 HE PREDICTED THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME VERY SOON WHO WOULD INDIVIDUALLY PREACH THIS CULT ALL OVER THE WORLD. So if his benediction is there and my Guru Maharaja's blessings are there, we can go ahead without any impediment, but all of us must be very sincere and serious. We have been a little inflicted by public criticism that we God brothers do not work together. My Guru Maharaja wanted also us to work together but somehow or other it hasn't happened up until now. So your program of cooperating with Madhava Maharaja is not so important. Best thing is that all we God brothers work together. Then the criticism will stop, otherwise even we join together, criticism will go on. So this has been going on for the last 24 years, but every one of us is doing his best keeping Lord Chaitanya in the center. We should be satisfied so much. Note: Although envious persons may not accept Srila Prabhupada’s unique position, here Srila Prabhupada has actually explained to us that he as THE TRUE ACHARYA, THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD is the ONE SINGULAR person who is the ACHARYA OF THE ENTIRE WORLD. It is Srila Prabhupada who is THAT SPIRITUAL MASTER OF ALL THE VARNAS (BRAHMANA, KSHATRIYA, SHUDRA) AND ALL THE ASHRAMAS (BRAHMACHARYA, GRIHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA AND SANNYASA). Srila Prabhupada THE TRUE ACHARYA PRESENTS KRISHNA TO EVERYONE BY PREACHING THE HOLY NAME OF THE LORD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (In Srila Prabhupada’s books he gives EVERYONE the holy name). "You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krishna consciousness. Therefore it is evident that you have been empowered by Lord Krishna. There is no question about it. Sri Madhvacharya has brought our attention to this quotation from the Narayana-samhita: dvapariyair janair visnuh pancaratrais tu kevalaih kalau tu nama-matrena pujyate bhagavan harih "In the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Vishnu only by worshiping opulently according to the pancharatriki system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting His holy name." SRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA EXPLAINS THAT UNLESS ONE IS DIRECTLY EMPOWERED BY THE CAUSELESS MERCY OF KRISHNA, ONE CANNOT BECOME THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD (JAGAD-GURU). One cannot become an acharya simply by mental speculation. THE TRUE ACHARYA PRESENTS KRISHNA TO EVERYONE BY PREACHING THE HOLY NAME OF THE LORD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Thus the conditioned souls, purified by chanting the holy name, are LIBERATED from the blazing fire of material existence. In this way, spiritual benefit grows increasingly full, like the waxing moon in the sky. THE TRUE ACHARYA, THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD, MUST BE CONSIDERED AN INCARNATION OF KRISHNA'S MERCY. INDEED, HE IS PERSONALLY EMBRACING KRISHNA. HE IS THEREFORE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF ALL THE VARNAS (BRAHMANA, KSHATRIYA, VAISHYA AND SHUDRA) AND ALL THE ASHRAMAS (BRAHMACHARYA, GRIHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA AND SANNYASA). Since he is understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor offered to the paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acharya, directly presenting Lord Krishna by spreading His name and fame, IS ALSO TO BE CALLED PARAMAHAMSA-THAKURA. Note: “The ACHARYA will pick up” this indicates as Srila Prabhupada has indicated to us “this books will do everything” (the spiritual master and his instructions are non-different). Lectures, Srimad Bhagavatam, October 21, 1974, Mayapur Ata saba hari ara varnasrama-dharma, niskincana haya laya krsnaika sarana.(?) This is the... Varnasrama-dharma, that is material. Varnasrama is planned for material life in a systematic way so that, in due course of time, one may give up the family relationship and take sannyasa and completely devote for Krishna's service. This is the plan of varnasrama-dharma. Varnasrama-dharma is not meant for planning something, and you remain in the family. No. The Varnasrama... Varna means brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra. Catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah. Guna, not everyone is qualified in the same way. Therefore you... THE ACHARYA WILL PICK UP THAT "THEY ARE MEANT FOR BECOMING BRAHMANAS. THEY ARE MEANT FOR KSHATRIYAS." OR FOR COMING FROM KSHATRIYA FAMILY, OR THE BRAHMANA FAMILY... SO FIRST OF ALL, THESE VARNAS, THEN ASHRAMA. The brahmana, one who is qualified as a brahmana, he has to observe the four ashramas, a brahmana: the brahmachari-ashrama, the grihastha-ashrama, the vanaprastha-ashrama and sannyasa-ashrama. The kshatriya, they'll have to observe three ashramas: brahmachari, grihastha and vanaprastha. And the vaishyas, two ashramas: brahmachari and grihastha. And shudra, only one ashrama, only grihastha. A shudra is never offered sannyasa. Only the brahmana is offered. Letter: Rupanuga, April 28, 1974, Tirupathi You are right about Sridhara Maharaja's genuineness. But in my opinion he is the best of the lot. He is my old friend, at least he executes the regulative principles of devotional service. I do not wish to discuss about activities of my God brothers but it is a fact they have no life for preaching work. All are satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. They have no idea or brain how to broadcast the cult of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. My Guru Maharaja used to lament many times for this reason and he thought if one man at least had understood the principle of preaching then his mission would achieve success. In the latter days of my Guru Maharaja he was very disgusted. Actually, he left this world earlier, otherwise he would have continued to live for more years. Still he requested his disciples to form a strong Governing body for preaching the cult of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He never recommended anyone to be acharya of the Gaudiya Math. But Sridhara Maharaja is responsible for disobeying this order of Guru Maharaja, and he and others who are already dead unnecessarily thought that there must be one acharya. If Guru Maharaja could have seen someone who was qualified at that time to be acharya he would have mentioned. Because on the night before he passed away he talked of so many things, but never mentioned an acharya. His idea was acharya was not to be nominated amongst the governing body. HE SAID OPENLY YOU MAKE A GBC AND CONDUCT THE MISSION. SO HIS IDEA WAS AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF GBC WHO WOULD COME OUT SUCCESSFUL AND SELF EFFULGENT ACHARYA WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED. So Sridhara Maharaja and his two associate gentlemen unauthorizedly selected one acharya and later it proved a failure. The result is now everyone is claiming to be acharya even though they may be kanistha adhikari with no ability to preach. In some of the camps the acharya is being changed three times a year. Therefore we may not commit the same mistake in our ISKCON camp. Actually amongst my God brothers no one is qualified to become acharya. So it is better not to mix with my God brothers very intimately because instead of inspiring our students and disciples they may sometimes pollute them. This attempt was made previously by them, especially Madhava Maharaja and Tirtha Maharaja and Bon Maharaja but somehow or other I saved the situation. This is going on. We shall be very careful about them and not mix with them. This is my instruction to you all. They cannot help us in our movement, but they are very competent to harm our natural progress. So we must be very careful about them. Conversations, January 4, 1976, Nellore Devotee (2): Prabhupada, they said that if Chaitanya Mahaprabhu wanted Krishna consciousness in the Western countries, why didn't He go there Himself? That's what they told us. Prabhupada: SO HE LEFT THE CREDIT FOR ME. (laughter) Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! Prabhupada: He loves His devotee more than Himself. Harikesha: Why didn't Krishna kill everybody at the Battle of Kurukshetra? Prabhupada: Krishna, by His simple desire He could kill. (laughter) He said therefore, BHAVISHYATVAM, prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama, sarvatra pracara HAIBE. He is LEAVING THE TASK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. I offer my respectful obeisances unto HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at his lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. YOU ARE KINDLY PREACHING THE MESSAGE OF CHAITANYA-DEVA AND DELIVERING THE WESTERN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE FILLED WITH IMPERSONALISM AND VOIDISM. Srila Prabhupada DELIVERS! HOW? He preaches in his books GIVING the holy name ONLY UTTAMA ADHIKARI IS QUALIFIED TO DELIVER (BY DEFINITION). JAI OM VISNU-PADA PARAMAHAMSA-THAKURA PARIVRAJAKACHARYA ASHTOTTARA-SAT SRI SRIMAD SRILA A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI MAHARAJA PRABHUPADA KI JAI! HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE /HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
In the wake of the current multistate meningitis outbreak (www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.html), ISMP wishes to express its deepest sympathy to all affected by the contamination of com-pounded products from a New England compounding pharmacy. This is certainly a tragedy of monumental proportions. Past Drug Safety Issues The scale of the meningitis outbreak could make it the worst among a series of fatal or harmful infections and overdoses linked to pharmacy compounding practices in the US (see Table 1), rivaling other key drug safety issues in the past that have led to substantial drug safety legislation. For example, in 1937, more than 100 patients died after the S. E. Massengill Company compounded an elixir of sulfanilamide using diethylene glycol (antifreeze), which it did not recognize as poisonous. At the time, safety testing of new products was not conducted. The tragedy was the driving force behind the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, which required drug safety testing for the first time. Then, exactly 50 years ago this past week (10/10/62), in response to severe birth defects associated with thalidomide, Congress passed the Kefauver-Harris Amendment to the FD&C Act, requiring drug manufacturers to provide proof of safety and effectiveness. In the past 2 decades, there have been 200 adverse events involving 71 compounded products, many with devastating outcomes.(1) Each case has prompted calls for federal oversight of compounding pharmacies that prepare sterile products, which are not subject to the same controls as drug manufacturers but whose regulation falls between the state board of pharmacy, the state department of health, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the current outbreak cannot be considered an outlier event, it should certainly be the very last event before enacting state and federal legislation to protect the public from preventable compounding errors and contamination. Growth Brings Scrutiny In the 1990s, FDA regulators began to scrutinize compounding pharmacies more closely as the number of facilities grew. According to David Kessler, then the commissioner of FDA, there was concern that the drug compounding pharmacies would spawn a “shadow industry” of drug distributors that “could result in serious adverse effects, including death”–a rather prophetic statement given the current outbreak. The compounding pharmacy in the current case was not registered with FDA and is being investigated for crossing the line into full-scale manufacturing by taking bulk orders for methylPREDNISolone without proof of individual prescriptions and shipping large batches of drugs nationwide, a practice FDA had previously warned the company about in regards to other drugs. (Other compounded products prepared by the New England pharmacy, including triamcinolone injection and cardioplegia solutions, are also suspected to be contaminated.) While it is difficult to understand how the transition to full-scale manufacturing could have been overlooked by authorities, the pharmacy has been accused of misleading regulators. The 2008 revision of the US Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter <797> that left many facilities unable to meet the published standards for sterile compounding as well as the escalation in drug shortages have led to a steady increase in sterile compounding pharmacy services. A 2011 survey showed that 66% of hospital pharmacies outsource some portion of their sterile compounding.(2) In some cases, pharmacists have purchased compounded products without full realization of the risks. An analysis of recent harmful cases of contaminated products from compounding pharmacies revealed breaches of USP <797>, unsafe staff behaviors, untrained and unskilled personnel, improper use of equipment, extended beyond use dating outside of manufacturer labeling without sufficient testing, and/or a lack of basic compounding skills involved in almost all cases.(3) Outsourcing is also used as a cost-savings measure. Purchase of commercially available products from drug manufacturers is optimal because they are FDA-approved and known to already meet good manufacturing practices for quality. We now need similar regulations that will ensure the same level of safety with pharmacy compounded products. Prior Legislative Efforts In the wake of the recent outbreak, several members of Congress have promised to introduce legislation giving FDA greater authority over compounding pharmacies.?But this is not the first time Congress has pushed for such authority—legislation in 1997, 2003, and 2007 was either overturned on appeal or defeated via industry lobbying. It isn't known whether tighter regulations would have stopped the latest outbreak, but the 2007 bill proposed restricting distribution of compounded drugs across state lines, which could have prevented contaminated products from reaching facilities outside of Massachusetts. Need For Future Oversight As we move forward and learn from the most recent outbreak, we call upon Congress to work with key stakeholders to address the need for additional laws on the federal level to fill in regulatory gaps. FDA oversight and regulations must be equal to what is required of pharmaceutical companies when compounding pharmacies dispense in mass quantities without individual patient prescriptions, manufacture sterile products from non-sterile active ingredients, or distribute across state lines. These pharmacies must be registered with FDA and be subjected to regular inspections. Congress must clearly identify FDA as the regulatory authority of these pharmacies. For compounding pharmacies that dispense sterile products only upon receipt of an individual patient’s prescription, FDA must support the state boards of pharmacy in their oversight of these pharmacies and standardize the expectations regarding the state boards’ role in ensuring compounding safety. We further recommend that FDA establish nomenclature to differentiate these two types of compounding pharmacies so that healthcare providers employing their services understand the structure, requirements, and regulatory oversight of the pharmacies with which they are doing business. We also encourage FDA to move forward with plans to publish guidances on Good Pharmacy Compounding Practices for Sterile Drug Products and Outsourcer Pharmacy Operations Compliance Policy Guide (www.ismp.org/sc?id=115). We call upon Congress and appropriate state authorities to evaluate the construct of state boards of pharmacy and their role in keeping patients safe. There are 5 state boards that do not even mention the need for compounding pharmacies to adhere to USP <797>. In other states, the standard isn’t mentioned but aspects of it are incorporated into a state regulation. State boards of pharmacy must require compounding pharmacies to comply with all aspects of USP <797> and survey the pharmacies regularly for compliance. To do this, pharmacy boards must be provided with additional resources to adequately train and deploy inspectors to assess compliance. Without additional resources, the assignment of responsibility will not result in improved oversight. There should also be regulatory oversight of non-sterile compounding to ensure compliance with USP <795>. We call upon healthcare providers to use commercially available, ready-to-use, FDA-approved products from pharmaceutical manufacturers as often as possible. When products are not commercially available, providers, including physicians, must carefully assess and select a compounding pharmacy for medically necessary medications. Guidelines for outsourcing or selecting such a pharmacy for sterile compounding services are available from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) (www.ismp.org/sc?id=111). The ASHP Foundation also provides a contractor assessment tool for outsourcing preparation of sterile products (www.ismp.org/sc?id=112). We call upon The Joint Commission to establish a standard requiring pharmacy evaluation and monitoring of the quality of any supplier of compounded products and to consistently survey compliance with the USP <797> standard as it relates to the type of compounded products being pre-pared in accredited facilities in all states. We call upon all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who compound sterile preparations, regardless of where they work, to know and comply with USP <797>. Compounding errors can happen in any setting, and the impact of a single misadventure is just as devastating to the single patient it effects as with each of the victims affected by the latest national outbreak. We also recommend establishing an internal quality surveillance and review team within your organization to regularly test compounded preparations and monitor the environment, compounding equipment, and personnel for compliance with key aspects of USP <797>. An April 2011 supplement to Pharmacy Purchasing & Products on the state of pharmacy compounding is an excellent resource to help guide this type of surveillance and improvement process.(2) Any problems uncovered during surveillance require immediate stoppage of compounding, investigation, corrective action, and revalidation before resumption of activities. All pharmacy staff have a moral and legal obligation to compound preparations using the least risky processes while adhering to the highest standards possible. Even the slightest misstep could result in a disaster such as the tragedy before us. We don’t have all the details about this recent outbreak, but a crucially important lesson we can take away from this tragedy is that we all need to make improvements based on the outcome of this investigation. Unfortunately, there are too many individuals in healthcare who feel that, if it hasn’t happened to them, the adverse experiences of others do not apply. If investigation into this event uncovers some aspect (e.g., frequency of testing staff samples and environmental samples) of compounding that was overlooked in either the USP <797> standard or in staff practices, then we must learn from it, incorporate necessary changes, and provide leadership and oversight to assure our patients are kept safe. We must find a way to be able to trust that the providers of these compounded products that are not commercially available are producing safe and effective products when needed. ISMP hopes to contribute to the national dialogue and legislative action to improve oversight of compounding pharmacies to maximize patient safety. Again, we extend our deepest sympathy to those affected by the use of contaminated products and to the family and friends of those who died. As an organization that cares deeply about patient safety, we will not let the latest round of tragedies go unchallenged and the latest round of victims to be forgotten. But we are also an organization that recognizes the destructive forces of hindsight bias, and we care deeply about the second victims of this tragedy—the healthcare providers and others who were involved in these adverse patient outcomes in some way. While personal accountability for the quality of ones’ behavioral choices is imperative to safety, we recognize that the staff involved in the latest outbreak could also be victims of a system that allows unsafe practices to flourish in a highly unregulated industry. While we have read comments in the media that suggest a commitment to ensuring that all the responsible staff at the New England pharmacy are identified and punished, we cannot support the outcome bias that accompanies such a proclamation. We remind our colleagues that the latest event is a symptom of a broken system on many levels and that there are a multitude of victims that deserve our support and compassion. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the victims and their families. 1) McVeigh K. Meningitis outbreak: Massachusetts agencies ‘failed to enforce regulations’. The Guardian. October 10, 2012. Accessed at: http://m.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/13/meningitis-outbreak-massachusetts-regulations?cat=society&type=article. 2) Pharmacy Purchasing & Products (PP&P). 2011 state of pharmacy compounding; PP&P’s 4th annual national survey. 2011;8(4)(supplement):30-1. 3) Kastango E. Personal communication to Michael R. Cohen. October 14, 2012.
Listen to What He's Saying Michael FreundMichael Freund served as Deputy Communications Director in the Israeli... Palestinians go to the polls next week to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority, and the excitement among international observers couldn’t be more palpable. Take, for example, former US Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis Ross, who writes gushingly in the Washington Post, “Something is stirring in Gaza. There is a sense of hope and possibility, a belief that it is time for a change. And there is a new discourse that includes all Palestinian factions and an open questioning of violence.” Ross, and others like him, are unwittingly violating rule number one of international diplomacy: allowing wishful thinking to cloud one’s judgment and take the place of rational policy-making. In the past few days, the leading candidate to replace Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen), has made it clear that he intends to follow his predecessor’s route. Just yesterday, on a campaign stop in Jenin, Abbas “embraced Israel's most wanted man, Zacaria Zubeida, leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in Jenin, and accepted his protection,” notes the Guardian newspaper. Zubeida is being sought by Israel for organizing and planning numerous lethal terrorist attacks. Then, in an interview with the Associated Press (AP), Abbas made a series of revealing remarks that indicate he is no man of peace by a long stretch. Asked to explain why he continues to appear at election rallies with armed Palestinian gunmen involved in anti-Israel terror, Abbas said, “When we see them, when we meet them, and when they welcome us, we owe them,” asserting that the Palestinians have “a debt” to these killers of Israelis and that he would act “to protect them”. Later in the day, Abbas attended a rally in Gaza, which the AP described as follows: “When his convoy arrived, several hundred gunmen stopped his vehicle to greet their leader. Abbas got out of his car and waved to the ecstatic crowd. The gunmen, members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent group with ties to Abbas' ruling Fatah party, placed a black baseball cap on his head and briefly hoisted him on their shoulders. Chanting pro-Abbas slogans, they escorted him through the noisy crowd before he headed indoors to deliver a speech.” In his speech to the crowd, Abbas had nothing but words of praise for those who commit murder and mayhem for a living: “We will not forget those wanted by Israel. These are the heroes that are fighting for freedom.” If this is what Ross and others have in mind when they speak of a new “sense of hope and possibility”, then my advice is: batten down the hatches. If “experts” such as Ross would only listen to what Abbas is saying, they might very well begin to understand just how misguided they are in their assessment of the situation.
RSA Hit by Cyber Attack Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 04:03 PM gHale RSA suffered “an extremely sophisticated cyber attack” on its SecurID products, used by more than 25,000 customers world-wide to protect access to private data. RSA, a subsidiary of EMC Corp., said it is confident the information extracted won’t enable a successful direct attack on any of its customers; however, the information could reduce the effectiveness of the SecurID’s authentication process “as part of a broader attack.” RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello said as a result of the attack, which he categorized as an “advanced persistent threat,” RSA has hardened its technology infrastructure. The company also has begun an investigation into the attack and is working with the appropriate authorities, he said. RSA’s SecurID offers a two-step authentication process based on something you know, such as a password, and something you have, such as a token with a six-digit code that changes every 60 seconds. The company said that combination offers more protection than just a static password.
Safe Online Shopping and Surfing Advice From an Expert on Computer Networking JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 21 -- For those who think shopping malls are scary places during the holiday season, the threats you can't see while shopping on the Internet can be far more prevalent. Online shopping is predicted to increase by 25% this holiday season, according to Forrester Research, including 2.5 million new households that will purchase online for the first time. As the number of online purchases increases, so do the risks of identity theft, spyware, viruses, worms and phishing. A recent survey by Consumer Reports showed that users have a one in three chance of suffering computer damage, financial loss or both because of computer viruses, spyware or hackers. Yet many home computer users fail to take steps to protect computers and their confidential information from these serious threats. "When you combine a significant increase in online shopping with the fact that 10 million personal identities were stolen last year, consumers face a significant threat to their security," said M. Fahim Siddiqui, Chief Executive Officer, Sereniti, Inc., a home and small office computer networking and security services provider. "Households without adequate computer protection are also at greater risk for crippling computer viruses, worms, hackers and spyware that steal their personal information and slow PC performance, and hackers, which are growing in number. In addition, there can be a greater level of unsupervised Internet use by children during the holidays, which puts not just computers, but families at risk. While these threats are present all year, they are magnified at this time of year, and can be exacerbated by friends and family members who may be visiting and using home computers in an unsafe way." Fahim explained that maintaining a secure home computer or computer network is the first step toward protecting yourself from online threats. For example, his company's Sereniti Smart Home Network Service is a subscription- based service that automatically updates and maintains current anti-virus, anti-spyware and pop-up blocker software, hardware and software firewalls and parental controls on all home computers, helping protect users against hacker intrusions that could result in identity theft and other computer threats. Sereniti is so confident in the integrity of its security solution, that a $25,000 identity theft insurance police underwritten by American International Group, Inc is included free with every subscription along with $1,000 in virus damage protection. The next step, said Fahim, is maintaining safe computing and online shopping practices. He offers the following tips:
Statement by Robert Aymar, Director of the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN) on "African Research and Education Report from multi 18 November 2005 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen CERN with its extensive knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies participated actively in the first WSIS in Geneva in 2003, in order to explain the role that science has played and continues to play in the development of the information society. Subsequent actions have concentrated on two important items: 1. Making scientific knowledge, educational information and best practices available as keys CERN, since its foundation in 1954, has published openly all its scientific results, and electronically for 20 years, including scientific software. The World Wide Web was invented at CERN and placed in the public domain for the benefit of all. CERN actively supports the Open Access movement, which aims for universal and lasting availability of all knowledge, cultural heritage and educational best practices. CERN advocates the establishment of open electronic knowledge repositories worldwide. 2. CERN invites scientists and governments to promote the creation of national research and education networking organisations to take ownership of the special needs for such networks in their home countries. The aim is to connect all universities and places of learning at sufficient bandwidth, allowing all scientists to learn from each other and to participate in state-of-the-art science. CERN together with ITU and the United Nations University recently organized a workshop on research and education networking in Africa. This workshop brought together most of the organisations engaged in science and education, funding agencies, civil society and business It is now a turning point in Africa, where connecting all universities to the internet at sufficient bandwidth is within reach. Two principal points were raised in this Ownership: It was emphasised that the momentum for improved networking must be driven by grass-root initiatives from universities and other educational institutes. They should take ownership, propose common solutions and strategies. Passing the message to governments: Governments should adopt conducive policy and regulatory environments to promote investment in broadband network infrastructure for the use of the African research and education institutes. The network’s availability, quality and performance needs to reach levels, attained in similar institutions in other continents. In conclusion, I strongly call for the connection of the universities around the world to the international networks at sufficient bandwidth. I further urge the support of the Open Access movement to boost the uptake of scientific knowledge and practice, for the benefit Thank you for your attention.
TV programmes should carry warnings at the start to stop children being exposed to inappropriate, violent or explicit material, headteachers have said. More action needs to be taken to make sure that shows screened before the 9pm watershed are suitable for the audience and to prevent youngsters from witnessing adult themes, according to the National Association of Head Teachers. Amanda Hulme, head of Claypool Primary School in Bolton, who is proposing a motion on the charter at the NAHT's conference in Birmingham, said: "In the last couple of months there has been examples of inappropriate language before the watershed." In one case, someone used the phrase "bloody hell" and in another "ps off" was used, she claimed. "I think that's completely inappropriate," she added. "If I used either of those phrases in school, either in assembly or in front of a group of children there would be serious repercussions." More top news Amid talk of prisoner exchange, it's worth bearing in mind that IS militants are not explicitly saying they're ready to release hostages. Widower Stan Beaton couldn't believe it when Virgin trawled through thousands of messages to find one left by his wife Ruby 14 years ago. A head chef lost more than half his 36st body weight thanks to tough love from a friend who called him a fat f*" every day for six weeks.
The British public is split when it comes to whether or not Britain should remain a member of the European Union, according to the latest ITV News Index poll carried out by ComRes. Of the 2,062 British adults surveyed, 40% said they would vote to stay in the EU if there was a referendum tomorrow while 42% would vote to leave. Eighteen per cent said they did not know how they would vote. Younger Brits - those aged 18-24 - were more likely to vote to stay (55%), while more voters over 65 years old stated they would choose to leave the union (49%). More top news It comes after the government announced international GCSEs, which many private schools use, would be dropped from the league tables. Rape suspects will need to prove to police that a woman consented to sex under fresh new guidance in sex offence cases.

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