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http://paininmotion.be/blog/detail/moderator-mediator-predictor-or-prognostic-factor-which-factor-fits-my-research-question | 2022-08-11T10:39:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00659.warc.gz | 0.828652 | 1,305 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__85101120 | en | Despite the long history of usage in medicine, psychology, sociology and other sciences, the terms “moderator”, “mediator”, “predictor” and “prognostic factor” still seem to elicit discussions among researchers. Several authors have described how these terms are used interchangeably, neglecting important careful handling (Baron & Kenny 1986; Clark et al., 2006 and Probyn et al., 2017).
“A moderator is a third variable that modifies a causal effect.” (Wu & Zumbo 2008 and Baron & Kenny 1986) or “A moderator is a factor, measured at baseline, that interacts with the treatment to change outcome for a subgroup of participants” (Probyn et al., 2017).
“A mediator is a third variable that links the cause and the effect.” (Wu & Zumbo 2008, Baron & Kenny 1986).
“A predictor is a factor, measured at baseline, that affects outcome but does not interact with the intervention” (Probyn et al., 2017).
“A prognostic factor may be seen as measurement of natural history.” (Clark et al., 2006 and Clark et al., 2008)
A moderator is like the dimmer of a light, it affects the strength of the lighting / of the causal relationship (positive / negative). It describes “when” or “for whom” an independent variable causes a dependant variable. A moderator variable is more like a characteristic, a background variable, which is relatively unchangeable, e.g. personality type extravert, environment, gender, ethnicity. Moderator analysis is required when questions arise “for whom (person characteristic) a treatment works” or “when a treatment works (environmental characteristic)” (Wu & Zumbo 2008). A moderator has a single relationship as an independent variable and does not correlate with the outcome (Kraemer et al., 2002). Moderators may identify subgroups of patients with potential deviations of their course of rehabilitation / illness (Kraemer et al., 2002) and consequently support clinical decision – making processes for therapy choice.
Interactive effect = the effect of treatment of each individual patient depends of the value of Mo = Moderator.
A mediator is described to act more like domino stones. It answers questions about “why” or “how” a cause elicited an effect. A mediator may be a current health status / a temporary condition and describes indirect effects, intermediate effects, surrogate effects or intervening effects. The mediator correlates with the independent variable and is an observed non-manipulated variable. Its responsiveness may lead to changes in outcome (Wu & Zumbo 2008). Mediators may or may not interact with the intervention (Probyn et al., 2017) and have a dual role (Wu & Zumbo 2008).
A factor can be called a predictor, if a baseline measure shows an effect on the outcome, but does not have an interactive effect (not a moderator). The predictor forecasts the outcome after an intervention, but is not able to provide insight in the effect size of the treatment regardless of its value (Kraemer et al., 2002).
A predictor describes what kind of treatments should be used to achieve most beneficial outcomes for an individual patient (Simms et al., 2013). The predictor may describe the response or lack of response to a certain intervention (Clark et al., 2006). It may identify a subgroup of treated patients with different outcomes. For example: Compliance to treatment is a predictor and not a moderator, since it predicts better outcome combined with either intervention (Kraemer et al., 2002).
“A prognostic factor is a measurement that is associated with clinical outcome in the absence of therapy or with the application of a standard therapy that patients are likely to receive” (Probyn et al., 2017). Prognostic factors may support clinicians to make decisions regarding the treatment effect by answering the questions; when should one initiate, stop or modify the treatment for a patient (Simms et al., 2013).
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2020 Pain in Motion
Baron, R. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1986). The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of personality and social psychology, 51(6), 1173.
Clark, G. M., Zborowski, D. M., Culbertson, J. L., Whitehead, M., Savoie, M., Seymour, L., & Shepherd, F. A. (2006). Clinical utility of epidermal growth factor receptor expression for selecting patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer for treatment with erlotinib. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 1(8), 837-846.
Clark, G. M. (2008). Prognostic factors versus predictive factors: examples from a clinical trial of erlotinib. Molecular oncology, 1(4), 406-412.
Kraemer, H. C., Wilson, G. T., Fairburn, C. G., & Agras, W. S. (2002). Mediators and moderators of treatment effects in randomized clinical trials. Archives of general psychiatry, 59(10), 877-883.
Ogundimu, E. O., Altman, D. G., & Collins, G. S. (2016). Adequate sample size for developing prediction models is not simply related to events per variable. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 76, 175-182.
Simms, L., Barraclough, H., & Govindan, R. (2013). Biostatistics primer: what a clinician ought to know—prognostic and predictive factors. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 8(6), 808-813.
Wu, A. D., & Zumbo, B. D. (2008). Understanding and using mediators and moderators. Social Indicators Research, 87(3), 367. | literature |
https://biodatawiki.in/2023/10/optimizing-healthcare-location-strategies/ | 2023-11-28T12:55:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099514.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128115347-20231128145347-00869.warc.gz | 0.910043 | 1,000 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__142233137 | en | Efficiently managing a healthcare location, whether it’s a hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility, requires a multifaceted approach that prioritizes patient care, staff well-being, and operational excellence. In this article, we will explore effective strategies for healthcare locations to achieve optimal performance and deliver high-quality care. From workforce management to technological integration and partnerships with nurse staffing agencies, these strategies address the complexities of healthcare administration.
1. Workforce Optimization
Workforce optimization is central to the success of any healthcare location. Healthcare organizations must ensure they have the right number of skilled professionals in place to meet patient needs. This includes physicians, nurses, support staff, and administrative personnel.
2. Staffing Agency
A nurse staffing agency provides a valuable solution for healthcare locations to address temporary staffing shortages. By partnering with reputable agencies, healthcare facilities can quickly access qualified nurses to maintain patient care standards during fluctuations in staffing needs.
3. Telehealth Integration
Telehealth has become an integral part of healthcare delivery, offering patients convenient access to care while reducing the strain on physical infrastructure. Healthcare locations should invest in robust telehealth platforms and encourage healthcare professionals to leverage this technology for remote consultations and follow-up care.
4. Streamlined Administrative Processes
Efficient administrative processes are vital for healthcare locations to minimize administrative burdens and maximize resources for patient care. Utilize electronic health records (EHRs) and digital appointment scheduling systems to streamline administrative tasks and enhance overall operational efficiency.
5. Data-Driven Decision-Making
Data analytics plays a crucial role in healthcare location management. By collecting and analyzing data related to patient outcomes, resource utilization, and operational performance, healthcare locations can make informed decisions that lead to improved care quality and cost-efficiency.
6. Patient-Centered Care
Prioritizing patient-centered care is essential for healthcare locations. Encourage healthcare professionals to actively involve patients in their care decisions, promote transparent communication, and provide a supportive and empathetic environment.
7. Infection Control Measures
Maintaining rigorous infection control measures is critical, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare locations should follow guidelines from public health authorities and continuously update their infection prevention protocols.
8. Regulatory Compliance
Compliance with healthcare regulations is non-negotiable. Healthcare locations must stay abreast of regulatory changes and ensure that they adhere to all relevant standards, such as those set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
9. Continuity of Care
Ensuring continuity of care is a fundamental strategy. Healthcare locations should establish clear protocols for patient handovers, transitions between care settings, and coordination among healthcare professionals to prevent disruptions in care delivery.
10. Community Engagement
Engaging with the local community is an effective strategy to build trust and foster strong patient-provider relationships. Healthcare locations can organize health fairs, educational workshops, and outreach programs to address community health needs.
11. Emergency Preparedness
Emergency preparedness is paramount for healthcare locations. Develop comprehensive disaster response plans that cover a range of scenarios, from natural disasters to public health emergencies, and ensure that staff are trained and ready to respond effectively.
12. Sustainability Initiatives
Sustainability initiatives not only benefit the environment but also contribute to cost savings and community well-being. Healthcare locations can implement energy-efficient practices, reduce waste, and explore green building certifications to minimize their environmental footprint.
13. Staff Training and Development
Investing in staff training and development is an ongoing process. Provide opportunities for healthcare professionals to enhance their skills, earn certifications, and stay current with the latest medical advancements and best practices.
14. Financial Management
Effective financial management is essential for the sustainability of healthcare locations. Implement robust budgeting and cost-control measures, and explore opportunities for revenue diversification, such as offering additional services or collaborating with research institutions.
15. Patient Feedback Mechanisms
Establishing patient feedback mechanisms, such as surveys and suggestion boxes, can provide valuable insights into areas for improvement. Act on patient feedback to enhance the patient experience and address any concerns promptly.
Managing a healthcare location requires a multifaceted approach that balances patient care, staff well-being, and operational efficiency. These effective strategies encompass workforce optimization, technological integration, regulatory compliance, and community engagement. By prioritizing patient-centered care, infection control, and data-driven decision-making, healthcare locations can deliver high-quality care while maintaining financial stability.
Sustainability initiatives, emergency preparedness, and staff training contribute to the long-term success and resilience of healthcare locations. Continuous improvement and adaptability are key to addressing the ever-evolving challenges and opportunities in healthcare delivery. Ultimately, healthcare locations that embrace these strategies will be well-equipped to provide exceptional care to their communities while achieving operational excellence. | literature |
https://thecontentedself.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/path-to-knowledge-part-2/ | 2018-04-22T12:34:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945596.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422115536-20180422135536-00324.warc.gz | 0.970037 | 1,015 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__198643920 | en | Before I continue with my discourse on Man’s viceregency, I have to dedicate some posts to one of the most important doctrines in Islam, and that is the Islamic concept of knowledge.
In this post, a quote from Martyr Mutahhari’s epic book ‘Man and Universe’ on the relation between knowledge and faith:
‘Unfortunately certain parts of the Old Testament have in the Christian world created an idea of contradiction between knowledge and faith. This idea which has cost dearly to knowledge and faith both has its root in the Book of Genesis of the Old Testament. Narrating the story of Adam and the Forbidden Tree, the Book of Genesis, Chapter II, verses 16 and 17 says:
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”.
In the Chapter III, verses 1 – 7 it says:
“Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons”.
In the verse 22 – 23 of the same chapter it says:
“And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: “
According to this conception of man, God, knowledge and disobedience, God wants that man should not be aware of good and evil. The Forbidden Tree is the tree of knowledge. Man attains knowledge only if he rebels against God’s command (disobeys the teachings of religion and the Prophets), but for that very reason he is driven out of God’s Heaven.
On the basis of this conception all evil insinuations are those of knowledge, and reason is the insinuating Devil.
In contrast, we learn from the Holy Quran that Allah taught all names (realities) to Adam and then ordered the angels to prostrate themselves before him. The Devil was condemned because he refused to prostrate himself before the vicegerent of Allah, who was aware of the realities. The Prophetic traditions have told us that the Forbidden Tree was that of avarice, greed and such like things, that is the things related to the animality of Adam, not to his humanity. The insinuating Devil always insinuates what is against reason and what answers the base desires. It is concupiscence and not reason that represents the Devil within man. Contrary to all this what we find in the Book of Genesis is really very amazing.
It is this conception which has divided the European history of culture during the past 1500 years into two distinct periods, namely the age of faith and the age of science, and has placed science and faith in opposition to each other.
In contrast the Islamic history of culture is divided into the period of advancement of knowledge and faith and the period in which both of them declined together. We Muslims should keep ourselves away from the wrong conception which has caused an irreparable loss to knowledge, faith and humanity, and must not blindly regard the contradiction between knowledge and faith as an indisputable fact.’
‘Humanity of man depends on his knowledge of Allah. Man’s knowledge is not something separate from him. The more man attains knowledge of the universe, its system and its source, the more will develop his humanity, the 50% substance of which consists of knowledge.
From the point of view of Islam, especially the Shi’ah doctrine, there is not the least doubt that the attainment of the knowledge of Allah, irrespective of its practical and social effects, is in itself a goal of humanity.’ | literature |
http://www.kyn24.com/business-finans/fire-protection-systems-market-to-develop-rapidly-by-2023-127862.html | 2019-03-24T15:23:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203462.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20190324145706-20190324171706-00031.warc.gz | 0.953709 | 367 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__173891383 | en | This research study analyzes the market for fire protection systems in terms of revenue (US$ Mn). The fire protection systems market has been segmented on the basis of oil & gas operational sectors and regions. In terms of region, the market has been further divided into five segments. For the research, 2014 has been taken as the base year, while all forecasts have been given for the period from 2015 to 2023.
Market data for all the segments has been provided at the regional level from 2014 to 2023.The report provides a broad competitive analysis of companies engaged in the fire protection systems business. The report also includes the key market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, and opportunities affecting the Global Fire Protection Systems (for Oil and Gas) market. These market dynamics were analyzed in detail and are illustrated in the report with the help of supporting graphs and tables.
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The high-level analysis in the report provides detailed insights into the fire protection systems business globally. There are currently numerous drivers of the market. One of the most prominent drivers is the stringent safety regulations by government institutions for the installation of fire protection systems. Market attractiveness analysis was carried out for the fire protection systems market on the basis of regions. Market attractiveness was estimated on the basis of common parameters that directly impact the market in different regions.
The downstream operational sector has been sub-segmented into four applications: production vessels, production platforms, refineries, and petrochemicals. The fire protection systems market was analyzed across five geographies: North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and South and Central America. Regional data has been provided for each sub-segment of the fire protection systems market. | literature |
https://www.ricoh.com/technology/tech/022_gan.html | 2019-05-19T17:37:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255071.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20190519161546-20190519183546-00520.warc.gz | 0.923538 | 195 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__116482016 | en | This method makes it possible to grow crystals with fewer defects than previously. Currently, gallium nitride substrates are produced by thick-film crystal growth using a vapor growth method called the VPE method. However, with this method a defect involving dislocation at a density of about 104 to 106cm-2 (10,000 to 1,000,000 defects per square centimeter) is generated, and this defect greatly deteriorates device performance. On the other hand, the flux method, a liquid-phase growth method, makes possible higher-quality crystals having dislocation density of about 103cm-2. This makes it possible to dramatically increase device performance. Also, the flux method enables growth of platelet crystals having a c-plane (polar plane) and prismatic crystals having an m-plane (non-polar plane) as a facet, which are important for device production, by controlling crystal growth conditions such as temperature and pressure (Figure 3). | literature |
https://techie-buzz.com/falling-in-love-with-writing-unleash-your-creativity-and-find-your-voice/ | 2024-03-04T18:06:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476464.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304165127-20240304195127-00630.warc.gz | 0.975853 | 1,639 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__102182299 | en | Dr. Susan Fielding, a silver-haired woman with an infectious smile and the vibrant spirit of a 20-year-old, was no ordinary college professor. She was an institution in herself, teaching English literature at the University of Toronto for over three decades. But her most cherished role was that of mentoring the members of the university’s Creative Writing Club, a position she held with fervour, guiding young minds towards discovering their voice and style.
The club convened every Tuesday and Thursday under the soft, warm glow of the university library’s antique chandeliers. A diverse group of students, some passionate about prose, some smitten by poetry, some eager to give shape to their untamed imagination. Under Dr. Fielding’s mentorship, the creative writing club was a cauldron of innovation and exploration. She often said, “The pen is mightier than the sword, but it must be handled with the same respect and responsibility.”
In the midst of one of their sessions, a discussion arose about the commercialization of academia. Simon, a third-year student, mentioned his struggle to afford tuition fees and textbooks and his reliance on cheap online essay-writing services like: writessayai.com to save time for his part-time job. Dr. Fielding, ever the attentive listener, saw a teaching moment here.
The following week, Dr. Fielding introduced a rewrite AI essay as the session’s topic. She highlighted how AI had started to penetrate various fields, including literature and essay writing. She explained that the concept was all about using technology to improve one’s writing, proofread, check grammar, or even generate ideas. But she stressed, “AI should be a tool, not a replacement. The true essence of writing comes from the heart, human experiences, and emotions, something an AI still cannot replicate.”
Dr. Fielding challenged the group to take the AI-generated essays and breathe life into them. It wasn’t about criticizing or rejecting technology but rather understanding the balance between using AI as a tool and maintaining the authenticity of human expression. The student’s task was to infuse the AI-produced essays with their thoughts, experiences, and emotions to give them a heart and soul.
In this unique challenge, the students were given AI-produced essays as their starting point, a baseline. These essays were grammatically correct and logically structured but devoid of the soul and heart that make human-written pieces so touching and relatable. They were akin to beautifully crafted mannequins, technically perfect, but lacking life. Dr. Fielding’s assignment was about infusing life into these lifeless mannequins.
The students were encouraged to dig deep into their wells of thoughts, experiences, and emotions and bring those elements into their writing. They were asked to read through the AI-produced content and then to ‘rewrite’ them, not just by tweaking words or rearranging sentences, but by imbuing their unique human touch into them. They had to infuse their perspectives, their insights, their reflections into the material, creating a bridge between the impersonal nature of AI and the deeply personal human experience.
Imagine an AI-produced paragraph about the sunrise. It may have accurately described the changing colors, the positioning of the sun, the time of day, and the expected temperature. The task for students was to make this information come alive. They would add their emotions when they saw the most beautiful sunrise in the Rocky Mountains, or their sense of peace when watching the sunrise after a night of studying, or the exhilaration of seeing the sunrise after their first all-night adventure.
Adding a Human Touch
They were asked to share personal anecdotes, relate theories to real-life examples, question arguments based on their beliefs, and express their agreement or disagreement in unique, creative ways. This process not only gave a ‘soul’ to the AI-generated content but also helped students discover and fine-tune their writing styles.
The transformation of AI-produced essays was remarkable. What started as robotic, impersonal text became a series of engaging, compelling essays that exuded the students’ personalities and perspectives. Each piece became as unique as the student who rewrote it.
In this process, the students learned an invaluable lesson: the power of their own voice. They realized that while AI could provide a solid structure and seamless grammar, the magic lay in their personal touch. Through their thoughts, experiences, and emotions, they could transform any piece of writing into a heartfelt narrative that resonated with readers, thereby truly giving a heart and soul to their essays.
Over the weeks, as the students worked on their challenges, the club witnessed a transformation. The members, once unsure and skeptical about their writing prowess, started to emerge as confident wordsmiths. They discovered their unique voices and styles, their ability to tell a story that was entirely their own. They learned to manipulate words into stunning expressions of their innermost thoughts and feelings. The AI tool was no longer a crutch but an ally in their creative journey.
As the students grew more comfortable and adept at utilizing the AI tool, they began to view it in a new light. It had initially been a crutch, a necessity to aid them in producing essays when they were unsure of their ability to write. But now, they found themselves leveraging the AI tool as a strategic partner in their creative endeavors. It wasn’t there to substitute their skills; instead, it served to supplement and elevate their unique voices.
The AI tool would provide them with a solid base to work with – a logically arranged, grammatically correct piece of text. It was like a canvas, ready and waiting for them to add their personal touch. With this groundwork laid out, the students could focus their energy on enhancing the content, infusing their personal insights, anecdotes, emotions, and experiences to produce a compelling narrative.
Benefiting From Work
Using the AI tool as an ally also empowered them to experiment with their writing. They could take bold creative risks, knowing they had a safety net to fall back on. They could play around with different styles, tones, and perspectives, stretching their creative boundaries. They could try writing on new, challenging topics, confident that the AI tool could provide them with a starting point.
Moreover, the AI tool was an incredible learning resource. By analyzing and rewriting AI-produced essays, the students were learning about structuring their thoughts, using diverse vocabulary, and maintaining grammatical integrity in their writing. They were not just becoming better writers, but more discerning readers, learning to critically analyze and enhance pre-existing content. Please also read an article about how to rewrite AI text to human text and check with an AI detector.
Ultimately, the AI tool transitioned from a crutch to an ally, a tool that was aiding them in their creative journey. It helped the students to express themselves better, encouraged them to push their creative limits, and enhanced their learning process. The students had transformed the AI tool into a powerful collaborator that was instrumental in their evolution as skilled and confident writers.
The magic of Dr. Fielding’s creative writing club was that it didn’t just teach students how to write; it inspired them to express, to share, and to grow. As the semester ended, Simon approached Dr. Fielding, thanking her for transforming his perspective towards writing. “Because of you,” he said, “I fell in love with writing.”
Ultimately, Dr. Fielding’s greatest lesson was this: writing is not just about shaping words but also about letting those words shape you. A beautifully crafted phrase or a compelling narrative is not just inked on paper; it’s a piece of the writer’s soul, alive and pulsating with the vibrancy of human life. And that’s a beauty no AI can ever replicate. | literature |
http://hopediscovery.com.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/share-glory/ | 2022-12-05T23:55:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711064.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205232822-20221206022822-00021.warc.gz | 0.977295 | 1,291 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__63001219 | en | Today, Bethlehem is a town of about 50,000 people, with narrow streets winding up, down and around the small Judean hills. One of the places that many of the tourist buses grind their way towards on the edge of town is known as the Shepherds’ Field. It’s a sparse, rock-strewn park with a few low trees and some patchy gardening and, across the road, a string of shops specialising in souvenirs carved from olive wood.
A small, pale-stoned Franciscan church sits in the middle of the park. There is also a fountain splashing water over a stone sculpture of a shepherd and his sheep, as well as a series of caves that have been converted into intimate chapels. These chapels, adorned with miniature nativity scenes and with their ceilings blackened by the smoke of countless candles, are places that many of the busloads of visitors file into for a short time of worship. They invariably sing a Christmas carol or two from their own tradition of faith and in their own language. It sounds like a place in which it is always Christmas.
Towards the back of the park, near the edge of the low hill on which it sits, a number of shaded outdoor chapel spaces look over a dry valley to the surrounding hills. The hillsides are rocky, with small tufts of beige grass and clumps of the darker greens of olive trees or small pine trees. Shepherds and their sheep have often been seen making their way along this valley, even in recent years, although this is becoming less common as the continuing spread of the town and surrounding settlements push the shepherds and their flocks further away.
It’s a remarkable place to pause, to sit and reflect, to remember and imagine the story that happened on these hills. As you listen to the sound of the breeze gently hissing through the pine needles and feel the dry dustiness of the air, you can almost hear the murmurs of a group of men on a quiet evening and imagine the sounds and smell of the sheep: “That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them” (Luke 2:8, 9).
The first thing we tend to think of when we hear glory in a context like this is some kind of really bright light. It seems this was part of the experience of these startled shepherds. It would have been dark out on those hills as they settled in for the night, with only a small fire at best.
The appearance of this heavenly being would have split the darkness and Luke’s description used the language of light, but it seems that this was more than a bright light. It was more like a wonderful presence that surrounded them. In the cool of the night, the shepherds might have felt its warmth and even some kind of profound emotion, far deeper than their initial alarm.
By the presence of this angel, the shepherds were somehow drawn into the glory of God.
The angel delivered the good news of Jesus’ birth and gave instructions about where to find the Baby, then the focus shifted again: “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased’” (Luke 2:13, 14). It seems obvious that the song of the angels was not describing or ascribing to God mere brightness, as overwhelming as that might be. This declaration of glory was an exaltation of His greatness and goodness, the quality of His character and the wonder of His actions, a splendour that was so much more than appearance.
These two related uses of glory occur repeatedly throughout the Bible. It becomes a shorthand for God’s appearance and presence, as well as His greatness of magnitude and nature. As in the case of the shepherds, glory can be wonderful and terrifying at the same time. And it seems to be both a literal, physical reality and a metaphor that represents so much more. From the perspective of human experience, it seems “glory is what God looks like when for the time being all you have to look at Him with is a pair of eyes.”1
Sitting looking over the bare hills and the encroaching housing developments on the outskirts of Bethlehem, it seemed to me an unlikely place for such a display of God’s glory. But the appearance of glory amid the seemingly mundane is so much a part of the wonder and transformation to be found in the story of Jesus’ birth. The story also urges that the greater glory was not the dazzling appearance of the angels, the overwhelming experience of the shepherds or even the vast host of angels singing their hearts out in praise of God and His astonishing goodness. The greatest glory was Jesus Himself.
Those who told the stories of Jesus insisted that the most tangible way to encounter the glory of God in our world was Jesus, as unlikely as it might have seemed. In a letter to the second generation of believers in the story of Jesus, John emphasised both the physical reality of their experience with Jesus and its ultimate transcendence:
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us (1 John 1:1, 2).
One aspect of the incarnation is that God hid and even put aside His glory in becoming Jesus, to be born as a baby—but, in a greater sense, in this action and this story, His glory shines all the brighter.
1. Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC (Revised and Expanded), HarperSanFrancisco, 1993, page 35. | literature |
http://wordenphotography.com/blog/2013/11.november2013/11.2513why-arent-you-in-a-relationship.html | 2018-02-24T23:41:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891816068.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180224231522-20180225011522-00562.warc.gz | 0.981635 | 603 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__207156851 | en | Why Aren't You in a Relationship?
For the last long while I would get the question "Nathan are you seeing anyone?" And I would reply "no."
Not a bad question, except it was always followed by "Oh why not?" That is a much harder question than the first. After pondering it and attempting to answer honestly I would usually say something like: "I'm not who I want to be yet."
What does that mean?
"Well it means that I want to be a certain kind of person in life and until I become that person I don't even really know the me that I want my partner to marry. How can I ask someone to marry me if I don't know myself? I want to be kind and wise, I want to be patient and understanding. I want to be wealthy and generous. I want to be fit and sharp. I want to be exciting and interesting."
I have a friend who I respect very much who listened very patiently to me but then challenged me:
"That may make sense in your head, but you are confused about what marriage is."
"I know what marriage is" I replied. "Marriage is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life. It is the pinnacle commitment. It is mutual love and understanding."
My friend is wise, yet also has tact. He saw my problem, but instead of tearing me down he lead me to a realization.
"It is that and more. What else is marriage?"
"It is a responsibility. A sign of maturity. A right of passage."
"What else is marriage?"
"It is a relationship of service. Marriage is to always put the other before yourself."
"Yes it is. Why again did you say that you do not seek out a relationship?"
"Because I'm not who I want to be."
"Interesting. Tell me more about this relationship of service."
"A relationship of service is the act of putting down what you want in order to focus on the other. It is a trust that meeting their needs is all you will ever need."
After these words came out of my mouth a thought formed in the back of my head. My friend helped bring it to the front.
"When asked the question, 'Nathan, why are you not seeing anyone?' What is your answer?
"Because I'm not ready."
And when you are asked 'why are you not ready?' What is your answer?
'Because I want."
I wanted to be a better person before I got into a relationship.
Wanting to be a better person is not a bad thing, but being in a healthy relationship isn't about wanting anything. It is about giving.
Now when I'm asked why I'm not in a relationship, my painfully honest answer is:
'There are too many things I want. I'm not ready to give.' | literature |
https://cavanektar.gr/en/gift-boxes | 2020-11-30T17:35:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141216897.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20201130161537-20201130191537-00466.warc.gz | 0.94804 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__114535553 | en | When you give someone a gift, firstly you give a gift to yourself. At the world\'s libraries, there are many books written about how to choose, show or even accept a gift, and every year the libraries are enriched with more books. A gift’s quintessence, though, has remained unchanged through the years and summarized at this widespread phrase: a gift is always a symbolic move. A whole procedure of expressing an emotion, which satisfies equally both the recipient and the giver.
That’s why a gift is always significant and mostly when the gift itself expresses your emotions, too. Your gratitude, your love, your respect.
For all the above mentioned reasons, we created these gift boxes, after careful and refined selection of their content, in order to create a unique feeling which will make you unforgettable. Gift boxes that are created with love, respect and generosity so as to inspire corresponding emotions to the receiver. | literature |
https://ngaal9.wixsite.com/my-site-1/context-mapping-study | 2024-02-24T12:41:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00510.warc.gz | 0.959823 | 472 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__92199080 | en | Context Mapping Study
The context mapping shows an overview of the situation we are designing for. To show this, a paper was made including a literature study, a practical study; a personal visualization of the user, a storyboard, the discussion and the conclusion. In the literature study a few design challenges were created: finding a solution to stabilize the user while running on a treadmill and finding a solution to use the walker indoors and outdoors. In the practical study, the experience of the user is used to give an overview of the problem. A personal visualization of the user creates a good overview of the user using information like the needs, motivations, and frustrations of the user. The storyboard was made to show the current situation and the problem.
The literature study contains several research components on co-design and Ataxia. Ataxia is a diverse group of autosomal diseases that are genetically inherited. Most signs begin to show when the patient is around 40 years old. Dependent on the type of Ataxia (SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, etc.) different symptoms are generated. In this case, the participant has difficulties with keeping balance, coordination and speaking. Ataxia is degenerative; hence the symptoms increase overtime. This means that there is a high chance that the participant will end up in a wheelchair at some point.
In order to get a clear view of how the disease affects the participant. A visual portrait and storyboard were made. The visual portrait depicts the participant and discusses their characteristics, wants and needs, motivations and frustrations. Based on this visual portrait, it was found that the biggest frustration caused by the disease is the lack of mobility the participant experiences. A good problem is depicted in the storyboard. Here, the participant would like to go outside, but has no way to easily attach his walker to his tricycle without the help of others.
Based on the findings in the literature study and the physical meetings, a preliminary design challenge was formulated. First, a design solution can be found for stabilizing the user on a treadmill. Second, a solution could be found for the problems concerning the user's walker, as it does not provide a proper solution for both using it inside and outside.
For further information, please refer to the full context mapping study below. | literature |
http://themexicanduck.deviantart.com/ | 2017-03-25T01:44:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218188773.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212948-00309-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.975184 | 748 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__273402879 | en | And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:26-27
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Genesis 2:7-8
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Genesis 2:21-22
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Genesis 5:1-2
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Genesis 6:6-7
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. Genesis 9:6
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? Deuteronomy 4:32
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 4:17
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Job 10:9
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. Job 33:4
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; Job 35:10
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. Proverbs 20:12
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, Matthew 19:4
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. Mark 10:6 | literature |
http://alcresta.com/about-long-chain-polyunsaturated-fatty-acids-lcpufas | 2021-06-18T20:23:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487641593.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20210618200114-20210618230114-00306.warc.gz | 0.88951 | 1,134 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__29175035 | en | The importance of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, or LCPUFAs, is well documented across the full spectrum of patient care from premature infants to aging adults and individuals with acute conditions or chronic diseases.1,2 LCPUFAs, including omega-3 (docosahexaenoic acid or DHA and eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA) and omega-6 (arachidonic acid or AA), are often referred to as essential or “good fats” because they are required for normal growth, to support immunity, and can improve cardiovascular and brain health. However, DHA/EPA and AA need to be hydrolyzed (digested) into their absorbable form – free fatty acids and monoglycerides – to obtain their health benefits.3 Omega-3 and omega-6 free fatty acids and monoglycerides are first absorbed from the gastrointestinal lumen into the blood stream, then they are incorporated into cell membranes in all tissues of the body, in particular the brain, retina, and heart.
Nearly all of today’s infant formulas and adult nutritional drinks have been enhanced to include the triglyceride form of DHA/EPA and AA. Most people can break these fats down into their absorbable fatty acid and monoglyceride forms and then get the benefits of utilizing these key omega-3 and omega-6 nutrients. However, across many patient groups, malabsorption, or the inability to adequately digest or absorb key nutrients in fats such as LCPUFAs, is a challenge.4 These people lack sufficient endogenous enzymes, have impaired gastrointestinal function, or reduced pool of bile salts to sufficiently digest the triglyceride form of LCPUFAs. When the pancreas is compromised, it leads to an inability to digest fats, particularly LCPUFAs, and can result in poor growth and development, reduced caloric intake, weight loss, reduced life expectancy, and diminished quality of life.5
Alcresta Therapeutics is providing the next generation solution to address the problem of inadequate nutrient digestion by offering a broad range of point-of-care enzyme-based products specifically designed to improve the delivery, digestion, and absorption of key nutrients such as LCPUFAs.
About DHA and EPA
DHA is the primary structural fat in the brain and retina of the eye, and is also a key component of the heart.6,7 Numerous studies have shown that DHA and EPA omega-3 are critically important for infant brain, eye, and nervous system development, especially in the third trimester of pregnancy, and that these fatty acids support long-term heart health and immune system strength.8 In adults, DHA and EPA have demonstrated extensive health benefits, including the improvement of cognitive function, decreased inflammation, support in cancer treatments and the prevention of heart disease. Over time, decreased fat absorption can lead to deficiencies in important fatty acids, such as omega-3. A balanced ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids is beneficial in maintaining normal development, immunological, and cognitive function as well as overall health.2
Arachidonic acid, AA, is a long-chain omega-6 fatty acid. It is the principal omega-6 in the brain and represents about 48 percent of the omega-6 fats.
Like DHA and EPA, AA omega-6 is important for proper brain development in infants and for a lifetime of neurological health. It is also a precursor to a group of hormone-like substances called eicosanoids that play a role in immunity, blood clotting, and other vital functions in the body.9
1. Arnoldussen IA, Killian AJ. Impact of DHA on metabolic diseases from womb to tomb. Mar Drugs 2014;12(12):6190-6212.
2. Uauy R, Mena P, Rojas C. Essential fatty acids in early life: structural and functional role. Proc Nutr Soc 2000;59(1):3-15.
3. Simopoulos AP. The importance of the ratio of omega 6/omega 3 essential fatty acids. Biomed Pharmacother 2002;56(8):365-379.
4. Peretti N et al. Mechanisms of lipid malabsorption in cystic fibrosis: the impact of essential fatty acids deficiency. Nutr Metab 2005;2(1):11.
5. Bakker EM et al. Determining the presence of lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis: lung clearance index, oxygen saturation and cough frequency. J Cyst Fibros 2012;11(3):223-230.
6. SanGiovanni JP, Chew EY. The role of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease of the retina. Prog Retin Eye Res 2005;24(1):87-138.
7. Ramadeen A, Dorian P. How are n-3 LCPUFAs antiarrhythmatic? A reassessment of n-3 LCPUFAs in cardiac disease. Cardiol Res Pract 2012;2012:746709.
8. Fares S et al. Plasma arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in Tunisian very low birth weight infants: status and association with selected neonatal morbidities. J Health Pop Nutr 2015;33:1.
9. Calder PC. Omega-3 fatty acids and inflammatory processes. Nutrients 2010;2(3):355-374. | literature |
https://brightbonesmontana.com/2018/04/11/khaty-xiong/ | 2019-12-08T10:42:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540508599.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20191208095535-20191208123535-00469.warc.gz | 0.915629 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__177735532 | en | Khaty Xiong is the daughter of Hmong refugees from Laos. She is the author of Poor Anima (Apogee Press, 2015) and three poetry chapbooks: Elegies (University of Montana, 2013), Deer Hour (New Michigan Press, 2014), and Ode to the Far Shore (Platypus Press, 2016). Xiong has received an award from the Ohio Arts Council and a fellowship from the MacDowell Colony. Her work has been published in POETRY, The New York Times, How Do I Begin?: A Hmong American Literary Anthology and elsewhere. | literature |
https://finitetsai.github.io/research/LRBFCM/ | 2020-10-30T16:01:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911027.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030153002-20201030183002-00109.warc.gz | 0.829225 | 141 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__203409247 | en | Local Radial Basis Function Collocation Method
The local radial basis function collocation method (LRBFCM) based on the multiquadric type radial basis function is used to simulate the water wave propagation with oblique incidence and radiation.
The LRBFCM is a meshless numerical method and its applications to the high-order radiation boundary condition are much simpler compared with the traditional numericalmethods. (Tsai et al., 2015)
Chia-Cheng Tsai, Zhong-Han Lin and Tai-Wen Hsu (2015, Jul). Using local radial basis function collocation method to approximate radiation boundary conditions. Ocean Engineering, 105, 231–241. | literature |
https://www.youpc.ro/produs/carte-warhammer-aos-hallowed-knights-plague-garden-paperback-31800/ | 2024-04-20T12:53:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00298.warc.gz | 0.862154 | 280 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__91048233 | en | A Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel
During the greatest battles of the War for Life, the Stormcast Eternals suffered a great tragedy: the Hallowed Knights Lord-Castellant Lorus Grymn was lost to the Realm of Chaos. Now his fellow Steel Souls venture into the domain of Nurgle himself in search of their lost comrade…
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It’s a return to the Mortal Realms… sort of. It’s something new for the Age of Sigmar as the Stormcast Eternals take on Chaos not just in the usual places, but right in the very heart of the Dark Gods’ own domain.
As the War for the Realm of Life continues, Lord-Castellant Lorrus Grymn leads the battered remnants of the Steel Souls warrior chamber against the sargasso-citadels of the Verdant Bay. The Hallowed Knights claim victory, but at a terrible cost – Grymn is lost to Realm of Chaos. Now Gardus, newly-reforged and fresh from the destruction of the Scabrous Sprawl, must lead his warriors into the foetid heart of Nurgle’s realm in search of the Lord-Castellant, where they must once more brave the horrors of the Realm of Decay…
Written by Josh Reynolds. | literature |
https://oliverdentalimplants.com/stannous-fluoride-toothpaste-effective-reducing-bad-breath/ | 2021-10-19T06:22:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585242.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20211019043325-20211019073325-00505.warc.gz | 0.938184 | 102 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__164019230 | en | Three separate clinical studies each came to the same conclusion: Stannous fluoride containing toothpastes are more effective at controlling mouth odor than are other toothpastes. Most other toothpastes contain sodium fluoride as the active ingredient. A statistically significant greater breath benefit was found with stannous fluoride toothpaste compared to sodium fluoride toothpaste. Stannous fluoride contains tin and has the chemical formula SnF2. It is found in several toothpastes including Colgate Total and Crest Pro Health Gum Protection. | literature |
http://math.sjtu.edu.cn/research/seminar-show.php?id=-3771 | 2019-09-19T14:42:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573533.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919142838-20190919164838-00076.warc.gz | 0.717861 | 524 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__70948422 | en | 摘要：The change-point detection has been carried out in terms of the Euclidean minimum spanning tree (MST) and shortest Hamiltonian path (SHP), with successful applications in the determination of authorship of a classic novel, the detection of change in a network over time, the detection of cell divisions, etc. However, these Euclidean graph-based tests may fail if a dataset contains random interferences. To solve this problem, we present a powerful non-Euclidean SHP-based test, which is consistent and distribution-free. The simulation shows that the test is more powerful than both Euclidean MST- and SHP-based tests and the non-Euclidean MST-based test. Its applicability in detecting both landing and departure times in video data of bees’ flower visits is illustrated.
报告人介绍：史晓平博士，2011年博士毕业于加拿大约克大学，紧接着在多伦多大学从事博士后研究，随后分别在约克大学和圣弗朗西斯·格扎维埃大学任教，2016年加入汤姆森河大学至今担任助理教授职务，主要从事分布的鞍点近似，复合似然推断，变量选择，基于图论方法的变点检测，以及图像的去噪。研究成果主要发表在PNAS, Canadian Journal of Statistics, Statistica Sinica, Statistics and Computing, 中国科学等. | literature |
http://www.hiddenhemingway.com/inside-the-ernest-hemingway-archives-of-oak-park/ | 2017-12-15T08:05:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948567785.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215075536-20171215095536-00059.warc.gz | 0.968088 | 1,403 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__203270457 | en | By Robert K .Elder
Hidden Hemingway started as a newspaper article – or, more accurately, a special issue of the Oak Leaves, the longtime chronicle of news in Oak Park, which Ernest Hemingway delivered as a teen.
In 2014, I was the editor-in-chief of a newspaper chain that included the Oak Leaves. I wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I and write about Hemingway, the village’s most famous casualty of that war. I had moved to Oak Park from Chicago with my family in 2007, and had heard all the Hemingway stories, visited the museum and his birthplace home, both on Oak Park Avenue.
The special edition also gave me the opportunity to explore the Hemingway legacy and debunk the “wide lawns” myth (Hemingway never said or wrote that his hometown was a place of “wide lawns and narrow minds”).
It also gave me the chance to spend time with Barbara Ballinger, a legendary local librarian and longtime board member of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park, whose collection was housed in the third floor of the Oak Park Public Library. Over a couple of afternoons, we sifted through Hemingway’s family photos, teen notebooks, the “Dear John” letter from his World War I love Agnes von Kurowsky – even a dental X-ray.
The Foundation hosted a series of events that July when the Oak Leaves issue came out, celebrating the author’s 115th birthday and the release of Cambridge University Press’s second volume of his letters. Penn State University’s Sandra Spanier, the editor of the series, spoke to a capacity crowd about Hemingway’s letters, his almost pathological love of correspondence and his packrat tendencies.
She said: “Hemingway saved every scrap of paper he ever touched.”
Had I not already been through the Hemingway archives in Oak Park, I would have thought it a hyperbolic statement. If anything, Spanier was downplaying the amount of material not only that Hemingway kept, but that his siblings and parents saved as well. Since starting this book, my collaborators and I have debated – lightheartedly – if it was sentimentality or a hoarding instinct that led the Hemingways to document their family history so meticulously, to save news clippings, birthday cards, lists, sheet music, and childhood books.
Clarence “Ed” Hemingway always encouraged his children to keep account books, and Grace compiled voluminous scrapbooks, so it’s easy to trace the instinct. Their children—especially Ernest and his sister Marcelline—were constantly adding to an empire of letters, photographs, receipts and trinkets that seem to carry memories stronger than any blessing or curse.
That July, I approached John W. Berry, the chairman of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. It was a hot July day during the “Running of the Bulls” events, where my 6-year-old twins – and hordes of children like them – ran around the park in boxes decorated to look like bulls. It was a part of the foundation’s yearly Hemingway celebrations. I asked John if he ever been approached about allowing a book to be done on the archives? He hadn’t. And it was also too hot outside to talk about it. John was wearing a red scarf around his neck, handing out balloons and plastic bull keyrings to kids. He needed time to think about it.
Within a few weeks, however, it was announced that Hemingway Society had chosen Oak Park to host its 17th biennial International Hemingway Conference. A book celebrating Oak Park, the collection, and the village’s most famous author seemed like serendipity.
For Hemingway the writer, of course, all the material he saved was not only biography but also research. He was gathering data and details that made the life lived in his books more real, tangible.
We endeavored to do the same with this book, to tell a life story through objects, ephemera and photos that will illuminate Hemingway’s history. Some of what we found contradicts the public image he built for himself, some of it supports his larger-than-life myth. We hope, in all, that it strives to make him more human and also to provide scholarly insight.
The items in this volume are more than stage dressing for a literary life, more than marginalia. They provide definition, and in some cases, documentation of Hemingway’s ambition, heartbreak, literary triumphs and trials, joys and tragedies. It’s Hemingway’s stature as a Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize-winning author that has drawn so many biographers and historians to his work. But it’s also the wealth of material that he left behind that makes him such a compelling, engaging and often infuriating research subject.
Lastly, a note on the word “archives” as used in title of this book. It’s very much intended to mean archives, plural. The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is the steward of the largest collection in the author’s hometown, which is itself comprised of many different collections, most notably the family archive of Marcelline Hemingway Sanford and items from private collectors such as Waring Jones (1927-2008). The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest and the Oak Park Public Library are also treasure troves of Hemingway material, some of which we share in this volume.
For years, Hemingway scholars such as Carlos Baker, Jeffrey Meyers, Michael Reynolds, and Paul Hendrickson have used these hometown archives for their deeply researched biographies. A Monty Python alum even visited the archives for his TV series (and eventual book) Michael Palin’s Hemingway Adventure. As researchers ourselves, we’re indebted to all those who have chronicled Hemingway’s life and work in such detail.
Now, for the first time, my co-authors and I are offering the same intimate experiences we had with the Hemingway collections to the general public, without the searching through boxes and wading through folders. Not that this is a complete document of the treasures to be found in Oak Park. Not by a long shot. There’s still more to be catalogued, more to be found. We hope this book serves as a primer for all future Hemingway admirers and scholars who hope to meet the author in his hometown through the archives he left behind.
Robert K. Elder
Oak Park, IL. | literature |
https://locality.org.uk/blog/libraries/ | 2020-02-24T06:00:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145897.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20200224040929-20200224070929-00175.warc.gz | 0.964934 | 764 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__67489283 | en | For World Book Day, bestselling children’s author Timothy Knapman, whose books are some of the most borrowed from UK libraries, blogs about the vibrancy and wonder of our libraries and why we should protect them now and for future generations.
There ought to be a warning on the door of every library, in letters ten feet high – BE AWARE: MONSTERS WITHIN! And not just monsters, either, for heroes and villains do battle on their shelves, adventure swings from armchair to armchair and, if you look very closely, you’ll see that something from outer space is hitching a ride on the book trolley.
That’s the thing about libraries. They look like sober, respectable buildings but in fact they are full of mischief. The children reading books inside may appear quiet and concentrating, but in their heads they are pirate queens pillaging the spice islands, rocket scientists blasting to the farthest stars, knights and kings, vampires and dragons. And the oh-so-responsible-looking grown-ups checking out their weekly allowance of books are actually smuggling treasure into the unsuspecting outside world. Under their arms may be books that have changed the course of history (books can do that).
This sense of infinite possibilities is the reason I’ve always loved libraries, and why I passionately believe they must be protected and saved so that our communities can flourish. Libraries keep company with banks and supermarkets and shoe shops – all of which are very important too, of course, but we know what we’re going to get in a bank or a supermarket or a shoe shop. Every time you enter the library, it’s a journey into the unknown, and you don’t know where you’re going to end up.
I remember that when I was a boy, going to the library felt like being Mr Benn. Mr Benn was a character on television, created by David McKee. He was a city gent in a dark suit and bowler hat, indistinguishable from the thousands of other city gents who still, just about, wore bowler hats back then. Only Mr Benn had a secret. He liked visiting his local costume shop. Once he had shed his everyday clothes – and, with them, his everyday life – and dressed up as a wizard or a balloonist or a red knight, he would walk through a magical door into whatever world his costume suggested, and have an adventure. The library was my costume shop, the place where I could choose to be whatever I wanted, and I knew the adventure was there for the taking. Soon enough, I was writing my own stories and that’s how I became a writer – all thanks to my local library.
Writing – and reading too, for that matter – are private activities. We turn our backs on the world to do them. In this frenetic, modern age of updates and notifications, likes and shares, followers and trolls, they are blessed opportunities for sustained concentration. But in libraries, we do them sitting side by side. Libraries bring us together.
Temples of tales, warehouses of wonder, story orchards heavy with fruit, libraries are enchanted places of solitude and communication – with our community and with our infinite inner selves. They are as essential to our lives as the water in the tap and the air we breathe so no wonder we take them for granted. But make no mistake: to sell one off is to diminish the quality of all our lives, to close off countless possibilities of inspiration and escape. They should be saved and cherished.
Timothy Knapman is the author of over sixty books for children, including Superhero Mum, Dinosaurs in the Supermarket and Follow The Track All The Way Back. | literature |
https://sleepcoaching.com/directory/len-worley-phd-evolutionary-dreaming/ | 2024-03-03T03:39:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476180.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303011622-20240303041622-00737.warc.gz | 0.960206 | 858 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__210568245 | en | Over the last thirty years, I have worked as a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, Rolfing bodyworker, and dream researcher and mentor. I obtained my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Florida State University in 1981.
I currently spend most of my time writing and creating films to inspire and educate about the wisdom available in dreams. I also mentor those who wish to master the skills of dreamwork, devoting a few hours each week to online consultations for individuals and small groups. Along with dreamwork, I offer guidance for those wishing to solve a life conundrum or simply get more from life.
My devotion to the study of dreams came not from idle curiosity but rather as the result of being plunged into a personal crisis at age 39. Though I had obtained my PhD in psychology some years earlier, I found that my training did not prepare me for the grief I suffered and could not find my way out of due to the loss of a romantic relationship.
I now consider that Fate intervened when I discovered the author and therapist Sukie Colegrave, who helped me find the most unexpected solutions to my dilemma by opening the wisdom of dreams to me. This remains the pivotal discovery of my life. While I had always been intrigued with and curious about dreams, I had never been able to discern the guidance that is available through the dreaming process. In a word, I was astounded to realize that there is a benevolent, intelligent process at work that seeks to help us face the challenges of life.
My writing is an expression of gratitude for my mentors and to the dreaming process itself which have given me life-saving wisdom. But because dreaming does not occur in a vacuum but is in response to the particular dilemmas of our lives, my writing also addresses the challenges I faced from having grown up in the confines of the religious fundamentalism in the deep south of the USA. Racism was in the air we breathed, and the hyper-conservative, authoritarian atmosphere in my home, church, and community led to me being deeply divided within myself. My religious training taught that there were evil forces not only in the world but also potentially within each of us, and for this reason we should always be on guard. Such a worldview creates a painful fragmentation within the personality, leading to a presumption that there are good and bad parts of us.
Because of this early influence, much of my attention has been devoted to understanding the integration process; that is, how to make use of all aspects of the self, even those parts of personality that may initially be threatening to approach. Dreams provide x-ray vision into the deeper parts of the self that are often in opposition to one another, and at the same time they provide glimpses into some of our greatest undeveloped potentials.
Psychological integration requires deep compassion, courage, and especially wisdom to achieve what Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung described as Wholeness, a state whereby the various parts of the self are actualized and work in harmony to create a potent and fulfilling life.
Over the last 30 years dreams have helped me make sense of my life and actualize strengths I missed out on developing in my restrictive childhood. As you can read in one of my forthcoming books about therapeutic psychedelics, I also underwent a long and profoundly difficult exploration with visionary plants and compounds. To say that these experiences were life-changing grossly understates their impact on me. But even after such intense encounters, which often felt like death and rebirth experiences, they pale in value compared to the steady, daily, uncanny wisdom that comes through dreaming.
For this reason, I am devoting the remaining years of my life, which I am hopeful will be many, to helping others access the benefits of this marvelous, intelligent process that tirelessly works on our behalf to help us become far more than we have ever imagined we could be.
I provide private dreamwork consultations for those wishing to better understand their dreams. Each one-hour session explores one or more dreams in depth. Additionally, I offer mentoring to those who wish to master the skills of dreamwork. These sessions explore your dreams while highlighting the Investigative Tools of Dreamwork that I use. An individualized course of study is provided for each mentee. | literature |
https://alldailydirt.wordpress.com/tag/food/ | 2020-07-07T16:39:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655893487.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20200707142557-20200707172557-00202.warc.gz | 0.955954 | 688 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__248126904 | en | They say mothers and daughters become closer when daughters become mothers. Already having a close relationship with my mom, I didn’t think much of it, but over the course of time, it’s so true. Having my own sweet baby, has bonded my mom and I in a whole new light. Especially as we approach my first Mother’s Day as ‘mommy.’
So to my mom, thank you for your unending sacrifices that you’ve made and continue to make for our family. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you for everything you endured both emotionally and physically to bring Tyler, Kalie, and I into the world. Also, I’m very sorry for making you feel guilty for not spending enough time with us when Kalie came into the world. 😉 I now know how emotionally and physically draining one newborn can be, let alone having 2 older children to love on at the same time. Thank you for loving us through our awkward phases, rebellious phases, achievements, engagements, weddings, and now, pregnancies. I know I wasn’t the easiest person to get along with being pregnant. My hormones were CrAzY! Thank you for bringing me maternity clothes to help me feel girly when I felt like a killer whale. Thank you for bringing meals when I was too sick, and then too weak to cook. And finally, thank you for instilling the confidence in me that I really can rock this whole mom thing!
Now, to my daughter, thank you for making me a mommy. Aside from being your daddy’s wife, it’s the best role I’ve ever had. Nothing prepared me for your first cry after 36 hours of labor. I still get chills thinking about it. You were so beautiful. Every day you amaze me. God pulled out all the stops when He created you and chose me to be your mommy. Some days I don’t feel qualified to be your mommy, but you make it so easy. I love when your eyes light up on our adventures. I love your gentle, but mischievous spirit. You have filled my heart with more joy than I ever thought possible, and I can not wait to watch you grow. But take your time. There’s no rush to grow up. I promise to always be there for you no matter what. I’ll do my best to expose you to new things, but also, how to appreciate the simple things in life. We’re going to have so much fun. I love you, sweet girl!
To my mother-in-law, thank you for raising such a patient, caring, young man. He went from being your sweet baby, to that curious little boy, to my best friend, to my husband, to the best daddy to our little girl. I’m sure it wasn’t easy letting him go and allowing us to cling to each other as we figured out this whole marriage and now parenting thing. We are so thankful to have you in our lives.
They say only superheroes wear capes, but I think every mom deserves a cape. They’re the real superheroes working quietly behind the scenes to make sure the day-to-day operations run smoothly.
Happy Mother’s Day! | literature |
http://mujeresobresalientes.blogspot.com/2015/10/marriage-should-be-about-giving.html | 2018-06-21T15:54:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864191.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20180621153153-20180621173153-00609.warc.gz | 0.981935 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__109598027 | en | Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a French author and existentialist philosopher. Her The Second Sex is one of the foundational texts of modern feminism and philosophy (as well as the source of the quote below). She was the partner of fellow philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre for nearly 50 years. They remain together today, at least in a manner of speaking.
Sartre and Beauvoir never married, nor did they ever establish a joint-household. Their relationship has been the subject of much scholarship and speculation. Today's words of wisdom feature Beauvoir's impression of one the major ills of marriage: that it's too often seen as two people completing each other rather than two people giving to each other:
"The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength, each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving." | literature |
https://www.mylittlelibrarynz.com/products/being-muslim-a-practical-guide | 2023-12-04T16:53:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100531.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204151108-20231204181108-00211.warc.gz | 0.937113 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__139436928 | en | Being Muslim is a compilation of essential concepts and timeless wisdom compiled from over 20 reliable authorities in Islam, bringing all of these components together in one convenient, easily readable guide.
Practical • Clear • Reliable
This book is meant to give readers practical and useful knowledge that can help them understand what it means to be Muslim.
Whether you are completely new to the religion or need to brush up on some of the basics, Being Muslim is an excellent guide to reconnect to the most essential aspects of Islam. The entire manual clearly explains the most fundamental aspects of the faith and assumes no background knowledge at all.
Foreword by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
"All of the great learning that Muslims displayed throughout their history was always predicated on a foundational, core knowledge that the great usuli scholars of Islamic jurisprudence called fard 'ayn, or 'the individual obligations.'
"This short book has that little amount of individually responsible knowledge necessary for a new Muslim or an unlearned Muslim rediscovering his or her religion. Dr. Asad Tarsin has rendered our community an important service by designing and writing a concise, useful, and accurate manual of core knowledge that every Muslim should know. It is a basic manual, and much needed in our time of great ignorance from within and without the Muslim community."
From the foreword by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Being Muslim—A Deeper Look
We live in confusing times. When it comes to learning Islam, many wonder, "Where do I start? What should I start with?" Being Muslim presents content that is both reliable—based in Islamic scholarship—and not obscured in jargon and difficult terminology. It was designed to include what every Muslim should know as well as those things that are essential to a proper understanding of the overall vision and spirit of Islam.
Being Muslim uses the Narration of Gabriel (Hadith Jibril) as a basic framework, then covers the basics of Islamic belief, how to pray and fast, spiritual refinement, a brief examination of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, an introduction to the Quran, and guidelines for living an Islamically ethical lifestyle. It also includes a glossary of frequently used Islamic terms, an appendix of short selections from the Quran, and a list of recommended reading.
Learn the Essentials
"Praise belongs to God, the One Who taught us
the very knowledge He made obligatory upon us."
—Imam 'Abd al-Wahid ibn 'Ashir
Being Muslim prioritizes your learning by focusing primarily on what is called fard 'ayn, that which every Muslim must learn in order to know and worship God appropriately. This "how-to" guide includes the essentials of Muslim belief, the rites known as the pillars of Islam, and an understanding of character refinement. By focusing on the essentials—while also providing context and important background knowledge—Being Muslim allows students to learn what is most vital and practical. | literature |
http://www.sofieryan.com/books/ | 2015-10-07T12:35:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737864605.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221744-00201-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.952969 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__30071081 | en | Things have been quiet in the coastal town of North Harbor, Maine, since Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, solved their first murder. Sarah is happy running Second Chance, the shop where she sells lovingly refurbished and repurposed items. But then she gets dragged into a controversy over developing the waterfront. Most of the residents—including Sarah—are for it, but there is one holdout—baker Lily Carter.
So when Lily is found murdered in her bakery, it looks like somebody wanted to remove the only obstacle to the development. But Sarah soon discovers that nothing is as simple as it seems. Now, with the help of her cat’s uncanny ability to detect a lie, and her senior citizen sleuth friends, Sarah is narrowing down the suspects. But can she collar the culprit before the ruthless killer pounces again?
The first book from Obsidian in the new Second Chance Cat mystery series, The Whole Cat & Caboodle, from the author of the best-selling Magical Cats mysteries, Sofie Kelly, writing as Sofie Ryan.
Sarah Grayson runs Second Chance, a repurpose shop in North Harbor, Maine. When her beloved grandmother volunteers Sarah to teach one of her do-it-yourself workshops for free to a group of seniors, Sarah ends up discovering the body of Arthur Fenety. She also reconnects with hunky Nick Elliot, an investigator for the medical examiner’s office.
It turns out the charming, silver haired Fenety was a con artist with a string of wives and fiancés, who were all left a lot poorer after their time with the man. Since he’d been in North Harbor, Fenety had been seeing Madeline Hamilton, and when the police arrest Maddie for Fenety’s murder, her friends—including Nick’s mother, Charlotte—decide to investigate. Sarah has never forgotten how kind Maddie was when Sarah’s father died, and she refuses to believe the older woman could hurt anyone. Before she knows it, Sarah and her would-be detectives, with some help from Mr. P., a geriatric computer whiz, and Elvis, a cat with an uncanny nose for sniffing out the truth, are on the trail of a cold-hearted killer. | literature |
https://ilovesuccess.gumroad.com/l/qqULy | 2021-10-25T07:39:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587655.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20211025061300-20211025091300-00492.warc.gz | 0.961146 | 498 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__249483541 | en | Did you know that you can make your dreams come true? Well, the ability is there but many of us don't really know where to start. How do you really manage to achieve living the life that you desire and accomplish everything that you wish for?
The Goal Book is a different and innovative book on personal development. It is addressed to everyone who wants to succeed in life, but have not yet come up with how to get there. In a simple and entertaining way Peter Jumrukovski guides the reader to set goals in life's key areas: health, money, personal development, relationships and career - and to find a balance between them. With a mix of research, real life stories and anecdotes, he shows that everyone can actually achieve exactly what they want by writing down their goals and actively working towards them every day.
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http://wehaveastake.org/2018/05/better-angels-it-took-kindness-patience-and-love-to-restore-gloria-to-the-world/ | 2020-05-29T12:52:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347404857.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20200529121120-20200529151120-00479.warc.gz | 0.975593 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__1072844 | en | By Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 26, 2018
Gloria Dawson was 24 years old when, in the fall of 1990, her mother was bringing potatoes up from the basement of her West Allis, Wisconsin, home, tumbled back down the steps and died.
Grief-stricken, Gloria went to her room and stayed there, venturing out as infrequently as possible.
Gloria was small and fragile. She was born three months prematurely and weighed less than two pounds. Even now, at 51, she’s tiny. Four-foot-four. Sixty-six pounds.
She has Down syndrome and an associated heart condition. Her mother, Claire, and her father, Marty, tried to mainstream Gloria at a nearby elementary school, but the ordinary rambunctiousness of her classmates proved to be too much.
So Gloria stayed home with her mom, dad and older sister, Colleen. At the center of their home was Claire. Claire was its joy and source of laughter. When Claire died, the house grew sad.
Enter the incandescent Rosa Dodd. | literature |
http://zimcancerregistry.co.zw/component/k2/item/23-zncr-2015-annual-report.html?tmpl=component&print=1 | 2020-07-03T19:48:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655882934.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200703184459-20200703214459-00077.warc.gz | 0.98226 | 214 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__204399739 | en | The 26th Annual Report of the ZNCR for the year 2015 was published on 11th October 2017, exactly one year after the release of the 2015 report.This is part of the Registry’s ongoing contribution to cancer prevention and control in Zimbabwe. The ZNCR is the primary source of reliable cancer information in the country. The publication of the report in October was timed to coincide with breast cancer awareness activities taking place during the month. October is breast cancer awareness month.
The ZNCR is delighted that its data have been published in Volume XI of 'Cancer Incidents in 5 Continents' which was unveiled at the 39th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Association of Cancer Registries which was held in Utrecht, Netherlands in October 2017. The ZNCR also contributed data to the 3rd volume of the 'International Incidents of Childhood Cancer' which was published early this year. The ZNCR is one of the few registries from Africa that have been consistent in their contribution to these prestigious international publications on cancer incidents worldwide. | literature |
http://liketele.blogspot.com/2008/10/recommended-halloween-reading-comics.html | 2018-11-21T18:19:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039749562.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121173523-20181121195523-00395.warc.gz | 0.954969 | 820 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__201330995 | en | Happy Halloween, folks! In continuing with our Halloween-themed celebration -- a "spooktacular," if you will -- of all great scary stuff, I thought it might be interesting to talk about some excellent horror comic books. That's right, comic books. While comics generally have a for-kids-only, superheroes-in-tights stigma, the medium actually has a long history of producing terrific horror stories. Thusly, here are a few personal favorites that are sure to deliver thrills and chills.
The EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories
EC Comics, a comic book publisher from the 40s and 50s, produced a slew of innovative horror comics -- notable, aside from how frightening they are, for introducing new techniques in art, narrative, and overall chance-taking -- before being all but shut down thanks to some very irrational fears about the effects of comics on kids. Thanks to the EC Archives series of hardcover collected reprints, these long out-of-print tales are being rediscovered. EC created several stellar titles, including Tales From the Crypt and Weird Science, which aside from providing scares, also worked as smart morality plays on racism, anti-Semitism, and more. Shock Suspenstories was no different, as this omnibus is filled with excellent horror, crime, and war stories that will scare you and make you think. But don't take my word for it; EC fan Steven Spielberg wrote the foreword to this wonderful collection. An essential piece of comic book history.
The Goon: Volume 1 - Nothin' But Misery
The Goon, a story about a hulking, emotionally scarred gangster with a heart of gold -- created, written and drawn by Eric Powell -- is one of the best comics on the market today. A mash-up of horror, crime, and comedy, The Goon contains everything cool: zombies, werewolves, 30s gangsters and tough guys, vampires, mad scientists, killer robots, and more. Powell is a supremely gifted storyteller when it comes to his writing, as he deftly jumps from the heart-wrenching to the gut-busting, and he pulls it off with aplomb. But his art is also startlingly unique, combining pencils, watercolors, and deep inks with a kinetic energy that recalls Jack Kirby. It's best to start here at the beginning, and see how Powell slowly builds The Goon's world, characters, and tone. Before you know it, you're amazed. Highly recommended.
Torso: A True Crime Graphic Novel
Brian Michael Bendis is probably comics' biggest writer these days, as he has written just about every major series that Marvel Comics publishes, including Ultimate Spider-Man, New Avengers, and the current mega-event, Secret Invasion. But I think his best work remains Torso, a black-and-white graphic novel based on the true story of the Cleveland Torso Murderer serial killer. Disturbing and dark, this comic is like a great crime novel, with a true can't-put-it-down quality.
The Walking Dead: Volume 1 - Days Gone Bye
Zombie comics have been around forever, but none have really had as great an impact as Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead. Created and written by Kirkman, and presented in awesome black-and-white, The Walking Dead recalls George Romero's excellent zombie films, with a balanced focus on zombies and smart story. Telling the story of a cop named Rick, his family and others they've met along the way in trying to survive a zombie outbreak, the real brilliance of The Walking Dead lies not so much in its scare-factor of a catastrophe, but rather, in its questioning of how far are we willing to sacrifice our morals and ideals in the face of that catastrophe? No character is safe in this sprawling epic (which makes it all the more fun), and if you start here with volume one, you'll be hooked. | literature |
http://anameforpeople.com/Autograph.html | 2020-08-12T20:53:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738944.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812200445-20200812230445-00097.warc.gz | 0.933527 | 235 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__26916949 | en | A humorous coming-of-age story for teens AND adults!
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Nia King is a multimedia journalist whose work focuses on political art by women, queer people, and people of color. She is the author of Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives and the host and producer of We Want the Airwaves podcast. Her writing has been published in Colorlines, East Bay Express and Women & Performance. She recently self-published Queer & Trans Artists of Color, Volume 2 with co-editor Elena Rose.
"Queer and Trans Artists of Color is a nuanced exploration of the value of art in community organizing and activist causes that matter to LGBT people of color."
- Sam Levin, East Bay Express
"[Queer & Trans Artists of Color] is one of the most informative and inspirational books I’ve read in a long time. It’s like a primer for how to be an effective artist or community worker."
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http://vargiskhan.com/log/the-haunting-of-hill-house/ | 2019-05-22T23:43:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256980.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190522223411-20190523005411-00356.warc.gz | 0.984293 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__89937660 | en | While I was watching The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix; I already knew that I was going to post this review; and before the show even ended, I knew how this review was going to be. A couple of episodes down and I was totally addicted, so bad that I watched all 10 of them in a row, one after another. When I was mid-away, I was absolutely in love with how the story was progressing and by the time it ended, I was left with only one word “Wow”. I watch a lot of horror and there is rarely anything anymore that surprises me anymore.
My expectation when I started watching it was of a story of yet another house with a creepy and traffic past and a few scares but it left me surprised completely. It is totally different than the regular trash they are producing these days in the name of horror; and I would highly recommend watching the show.
The Haunting of Hill House is actually a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. A finalist for the National Book Award and considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the 20th century; this story has already been adapted in two feature films and a play; and is the basis of a television series. What made this novel so famous and story so intriguing was the fact that Jackson’s novel relies on terror rather than horror to elicit emotion in the reader; using complex relationships between the mysterious events in the house and the characters’ psyches. (Source Wiki)
The Haunting of Hill House
I have not really watched the two movies based on the show so I am not sure how they were. The Netflix series however is not really the exact story of the novel. True that the base of the story is the same but it is way different than the novel. One thing that is common however is the fact that both the novel and this series are equally entertaining and definitely worth your time.
Most of the things about the show are great. Do a quick Google search looking for reviews on it and you will find that almost all of them are positive. The acting by every actor is great, believable, true and realistic. The direction is excellent. Episode after episode the series tells the story, unraveling the secrets patiently. The story may be different from the novel but it is still awesome and well executed. The amount of scares, the mysteries, the answers, the doubt, the reveals; everything just fits in so smoothly. True that it is a story of a house, but it’s also a story of a family. It could very well be described as a dark family thriller. CGI are great and the jump scares do not seem cheap. They are very well placed and will work on you.
In the end, I would like to stay that The Haunting of Hill House is a great show that is definitely worth a watch. See it with an open mind, let a couple of episodes pass, allow it time to grow on you and you will definitely enjoy watching it till the end. I am not much of a reviewer but I would love to hear your views on the show if you have seen it. Please do share in the comments section below. | literature |
http://riveragroup.ku.edu/research | 2022-12-06T13:35:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711108.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206124909-20221206154909-00355.warc.gz | 0.907301 | 728 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__298300889 | en | Iron is an essential nutrient for most organisms, including pathogenic organisms. Pathogenic bacteria attempting to colonize (infect) an organism are confronted with extremely low concentrations of free iron. Consequently, many pathogens have evolved sophisticated mechanisms for iron acquisition, including the utilization of heme iron. Thus, it is possible that targeting paths used by pathogenic bacteria to assimilate iron and heme-iron from their host is a viable approach to the development of new antibiotics. Many of the proteins involved in heme uptake and heme utilization in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa have designated functions. However, their structure, dynamics and inter-protein interactions needed to facilitate host-heme capture, internalization and degradation in the cytosol, are largely unknown. We aim at contributing to fill this gap by studying the structure, function, dynamics and association of the soluble proteins that aid in the capture of heme from hemoglobin and help degrade it in the cytosol of P. aeruginosa. Current efforts entail recombinant DNA methodology, NMR spectroscopy and bioelectrochemistry in this laboratory and X-ray crystallography, EPR spectroscopy and resonance Raman spectroscopy via collaborations. This approach is aimed at:
(1) Understanding how polypeptide dynamics controls and contributes to the complicated catalytic cycle of heme degradation whereby heme oxygenase releases iron from heme for subsequent metabolic needs. These studies build from our previous investigations aimed at determining structure-function relationships in heme oxygenase from P. aeruginosa (pa-HO). A recent finding demonstrates that disrupting the network of hydrogen bonding waters in the distal site of pa-HO, accomplished by replacing Arg 80 (see figure) for Leu, leads to chaotic global μs-ms motions of the polypeptide and significant loss of heme oxidation activity.
(2) Biochemically and structurally characterizing two previously unknown electron transport proteins (pa-Bfd and pa-Fpr), which we hypothesize function to deliver the 7 electrons needed by heme oxygenase to cleave the heme and release its iron in the cytosol of P. aeruginosa. It has been recently demonstrated that the novel ferredoxin reductase (pa-FPR) efficiently delivers the 7 electrons needed by pa-HO to oxidize heme and release iron, without the need of a mediating ferredoxin. The structure of pa-FPR is now characterized and this information is being used in the study of protein-protein interactions that facilitate electron transfer to heme oxygenase.
(3) Structurally and biochemically characterizing HasAp, a secreted heme binding protein capable of capturing heme from hemoglobin and delivering it to the outer membrane receptor for internalization. The structural information is being used to define its interactions with hemoglobin using NMR spectroscopic methods, in an attempt to gain molecular understanding of the mechanism whereby HasAp “steals” the heme from hemoglobin for subsequent delivery to a receptor, internalization to the cytosol and degradation by pa-HO to release the iron.
(4) Characterizing structure-function relationships in the two iron storage bacterioferritins of P. aeruginosa, which are likely involved in facilitating its survival under low-iron and oxidative stress conditions. These investigations also encompass the study of pa-Bfd, a ferredoxin likely involved in the mobilization of iron from bacterioferritin. | literature |
https://thereigningtruth.blog/2019/05/11/to-the-mother-that-doesnt-feel-like-enough/ | 2021-01-23T23:15:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703538741.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20210123222657-20210124012657-00258.warc.gz | 0.956775 | 712 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__107355366 | en | Happy Mother’s Day to the mother that doesn’t feel like a superwoman, the mother that may be feeling like she’s not enough. Either society or someone else has told you you’re inadequate… maybe for whatever reason you’ve told yourself you’re insufficient. I want to say Happy Mother’s Day to you… Happy Mother’s Day to us.
Is there something that has you feeling like you aren’t “the best mom” you can be? Feel like you failed your child or children in some way and your mind won’t allow you to get past it? Some days that’s me. I’ve been unable to walk for about a month now, and there’s a lot of things I can’t do for my daughter. Reality says you survived a car accident that could have taken your life, you literally fight mental and physical battles DAILY, and through prayer and patience, you are getting better, but my mind says something else. My mind shows me everything I’m not doing for my daughter, reminds me constantly of my baby that I’ll never get to meet, tells me all that my family has been through and is going through is my fault…. But God. I know for a fact this is just a way for the enemy to use me against me. So today I’m fighting back by not only encouraging myself but encouraging you too! I want to tell you that you are not alone; you are not inadequate. YOU ARE WORTHY.
I say this prayer for myself and I encourage you to say it as well: God I come to you the Father on this Mother’s Day weekend first saying thank you for the ability to give life. Thank you for using me as a vessel to bring one of your greatest creations to this earth. Had it not been for you I could not be a mother and because you chose me I know that I am capable.
Today God honestly, I am not feeling worthy of being celebrated. Because of (insert whatever has you feeling this way) I don’t feel like the best mother I can be. I don’t feel like enough. But God I will not allow myself to stay this way. God forgive me first for any way that I have sinned. Forgive me for being hard on me. If these feelings are simply the enemies’ way of using my own mind against me then God I ask that you take control of my mind and help me to see myself the way you see me. Help me to see myself as the mother my child(ren) deserve. God if for any reason I am lacking I ask that you provide me with the tools necessary to excel and be the best mother I can be for my children. God point me in the right direction of any resources that may help me. Connect me with mothers who have been through what I’m going through and use them to give me guidance when I am having trouble hearing from you. God, I thank you in advance for the peace you will restore back to me. For making me feel complete again so that I may share how you brought me through and encourage others to seek you. God, I thank you for the reminder that I am a good mother, that I am capable and it will only get better from here. AMEN.
Again ladies, Happy Mother’s Day. | literature |
https://readerlygeek.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/miniature-book-haul/ | 2018-02-20T05:43:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812880.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20180220050606-20180220070606-00687.warc.gz | 0.952681 | 545 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__231034804 | en | Yesterday was the first of this week’s library book sales. Usually, my two area sales (Stow and Cuyahoga Falls) don’t fall on the same weekend, but this year, by some crazy-random-happenstance, they’re both occurring in the first weekend in May. I’m not complaining, of course. Book sale season is my favorite time of year.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a whole lot of books at the Stow sale. I purchased only five. This year, there was a large selection of mystery and romance novels–neither of which genres are my favorite. They did have a strong selection of Science Fiction and Graphic Novels last year, but no luck this time around.
The Books I Did Find:
1. Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz ~ I believe this book is about the psychology and physiology of dogs. I don’t know. All I know for sure is that it’s a science book with a dog on the cover. Instabuy.
2. Foundation by Isaac Asimov ~ I loved I, Robot, and I’ve been meaning to give Asimov’s other books a try. I really wanted to read his robot mystery series next, but I can’t find the first book so I’ll just have to read Foundation in the meantime.
3. The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene ~ I always liked watching Brian Greene on NOVA so I thought I might as well read one of his books.
4. Star Wars: The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes ~ I’m finding that I don’t care for Star Wars EU books which take place within the movies’ timelines, but, since this is about Obi Wan Kenobi, I decided to give it a try even though it takes place during the Clone Wars.
5. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse ~ There’s a miniseries adaptation of this book coming to The CW later this month so I got the book to read beforehand. (I’ll hopefully have a review up of this one sometime in May.)
These five books came to a total of $3.50–which isn’t too shabby.
I’ll hopefully have A LOT of awesome books to share with you after the Cuyahoga Falls Library Sale tonight. I don’t actually know where I’m going to shelve everything.
Do you go to your library’s book sales? What’s the best book you’ve ever found? | literature |
http://systembiologie.ovgu.de/systembiologie/en/Research-p-32.html | 2020-02-20T19:57:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145282.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20200220193228-20200220223228-00404.warc.gz | 0.88093 | 630 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__85678472 | en | Cytokines (e.g. Interleukin-6, IL-6) are mediators of the immune system, which are secreted due to infection or injury. They regulate the differentiation and activation of naive immune cells, as well as the development of an inflammation which is hallmarked by the hepatic expression of acute-phase proteins, fever and pain. Thereby cytokines contribute to the reconstitution of homeostasis in the body. However, hyperactivity of pro-inflammatory cytokines or a reduced response to anti-inflammatory cytokines contributes to a huge number of chronic diseases (e.g. allergy, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer or autoimmunity).
Cytokines bind to membrane-bound receptors to activate intracellular signalling cascades. These signalling cascades result in the activation of transcription factors that bind to specific DNA sequences (promoter) in the nucleus. Activated promoters induce the transcription of target genes, e.g. the expression of acute-phase genes in the liver. The sequential activation of signalling molecules in a signalling network enables signal enhancement, complex regulation as well as the integration of different inputs and signalling cascades.
IL-6 is a central mediator of inflammatory and developmental processes in the body. It is a major inducer of acute-phase protein synthesis in the liver, regulates the differentiation of B- and T-cells and effects migration of T-cells and monocytes. Furthermore, it is an important mediator of neuronal survival and differentiation.
IL-6-induced signal transduction is activated by binding of IL-6 to the IL-6 receptor complex consisting of the IL-6 receptor α (IL-6Rα) and the signal transducing receptor subunit gp130. After binding of IL-6, receptor associated Janus kinases (JAK1, JAK2, TYK2) are activated. Activated JAKs phosphorylate tyrosine residues in the cytoplasmic part of gp130. These phosphorylated tyrosine residues serve as binding motifs for molecules that facilitate the activation of JAK/STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) signalling, PI3 kinase (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) and MAP (mitogen activated protein) kinase cascades. Central elements of these pathways are the activation respectively inactivation of proteins by posttranslational modifications, conformational changes or altered cellular localisation. Molecules of special interests are so called multi-site docking proteins (e.g. Gab1). Activated multi-site docking proteins act as a cellular platform to recruit a plethora of different signalling and regulatory molecules. Along with multi-site docking proteins regulatory proteins play a central function in signal transduction. Regulatory proteins prevent a hyper-activation of signalling at physiological conditions. Important regulatory proteins in IL-6-induced signalling are protein tyrosine phosphatases (e.g. SHP2) and kinase inhibitors (e.g. the feedback-inhibitor SOCS3). | literature |
https://ksajourneys.com/alula-unveiling-the-ancient-city-and-the-tale-of-prophet-saleh | 2024-04-22T13:22:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818293.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422113340-20240422143340-00726.warc.gz | 0.951302 | 1,097 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__172566001 | en | AlUla: Unveiling the Ancient City and the Tale of Prophet Saleh
Tucked away in the lap of Saudi Arabia's northwest is the city of AlUla, a monument to the enduring legacy of civilizations as well as a keeper of Islamic history. AlUla has weaved its complex threads into the larger story of Islamic legacy across time, providing a unique window into the spiritual and cultural turning points that have influenced the area. This essay explores the rich history of AlUla and its significance to the spiritual underpinnings of Islam as we set out to explore the Islamic complexities of the city. AlUla is a real example of the confluence of faith, history, and the ongoing spirit of Islamic culture, with everything from historic rock tombs to echoes of Prophet Saleh's tale.
The Enigmatic Waqia of Hazrat Saleh: A Glimpse into the Past
The story of Prophet Saleh (peace be upon him) and the people of Thamud is essential to the historical fabric of AlUla. According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Saleh was sent by Allah to lead the Thamud tribe, a tribe residing in the AlUla region. The town was endowed with plenty, including verdant gardens and imposing buildings that showcased their sophisticated architectural skills and were carved out of the rock.
However, the inhabitants of Thamud became engulfed in arrogance and strayed from the righteous path. Prophet Saleh, chosen as a divine messenger, preached morality and monotheistic beliefs. He exhorted the people to worship Allah alone and warned them against the pitfalls of pride and disobedience. The people of Thamud stubbornly rejected the message despite his heroic efforts, which set off a tragic and catastrophic chain of events.
Divine Wrath and the Azaab on AlUla City
The people of Thamud suffered a dire consequence known as the "azaab," or divine punishment, for disobeying divine counsel. Their once-thriving city was about to be forever altered by a disaster that would never be forgotten. Allah, in His infinite wisdom, decreed a special punishment for the disobedient people of Ulla.
The nature of the penalty's details is described in Islamic scriptures. A mighty, thunderous roar echoed through the valleys, announcing the arrival of the divine decree. Suddenly, a tremendous tremor shook the city, as a formidable earthquake ripped through the foundations of Thamud's grand structures. The once-majestic buildings were reduced to rubble as the earth shifted and heaved.
Prophet Saleh and the few of followers who heard his warning were saved from the azaab amidst the turmoil. The residents, who were defiant, were destroyed in the calamity, serving as a sobering lesson of what happens when one disobeys divine direction.
Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Reference to AlUla: Lessons from the Past
The legacy of AlUla and the tale of Prophet Saleh did not vanish from memory. The last messenger of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), referenced the fate of AlUla as a powerful lesson for future generations. AlUla is used as a warning against the dangers of haughtiness, disobedience, and rejecting divine guidance in several hadiths, or sayings, of the Prophet.
Prophet Muhammad warned his followers against following the destructive path followed by the people of Thamud and underlined the need for humility and surrender to Allah. The silent reminders of a bygone period that remain today, the ruins of AlUla, echo the prophetic lessons and serve as a constant reminder of what happens when one deviates from the path of justice.
AlUla Today: A Bridge between Past and Present
Visitors are met with a landscape that skillfully blends the ruins of ancient civilizations with the bustling pulse of modern life as they discover the modern marvel that is AlUla. The city is now a dynamic example of the human spirit's tenacity and the timeless truths found within its difficult landscape.
The remarkable Madain Saleh and other archaeological sites in AlUla have been inducted as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, highlighting the historical significance of the city. The magnificent Nabataean tombs, set into crimson cliffs, are a reminder of the masterful construction of another period. Travelers and pilgrims alike swarm to AlUla, not just to take in the breathtaking scenery but also to consider the rich historical legacy that has molded the area.
Conclusion: AlUla - A City of Reflection and Revelation
AlUla invites visitors to explore historical narratives and uncover the profound teachings concealed within its rugged embrace. It is a place of ancient legends and breathtaking archaeological discoveries. A sobering reminder of what happens to those who deviate from the path of justice is provided by Hazrat Saleh's waqia and the azaab that followed on the inhabitants of Thamud.
The Prophet Muhammad's allusions to AlUla have endured because they teach modern Muslims the value of modesty, piety, and unshakeable faith. Standing at the nexus of the past and present, AlUla invites us to consider the timeless wisdom contained in its rugged landscapes and to be inspired by the teachings of the mission of Prophet Saleh and the divine vengeance that transpired in the ancient city. content | literature |
https://inneryoucounselingri.com/blog/the-significance-of-a-journal-writing-as-emotional-work/ | 2023-12-08T13:06:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100745.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208112926-20231208142926-00105.warc.gz | 0.96093 | 1,254 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__103610256 | en | I have every journal I’ve ever written in stored in my closet – there are about ten journals from my teenage years, a handful of pre-teen diaries, and another ten notebooks from my childhood. Lets not forget all the ones I’ve started in the last five years of my adulthood. The picture above isn’t even a quarter of how many notebooks I have!
Writing consistently in journals over such a long span of time gives me a significant timeline of my emotional growth and progress. When I feel like reflecting, analyzing patterns, flipping through memory lane… I have years of journal writing to scan through.
It can be amazing to look back and see my younger self’s perspective. It can also be sad and emotional, but I learn about myself every time. Looking back always fuels my desire to continue documenting my emotions and various events in my life so I can continue to keep looking back at them.
In entering adulthood, ending beautiful and difficult relationships, starting to seeing a new therapist, moving out of my parents’ house, and navigating many other experiences it has become clear that keeping journals was a critical part of understanding myself.
Intentionally write in my journals about specific emotions, distresses, anxieties, relationships, therapy sessions, and more is a critical part of understanding that putting aside time to intentionally write in them about specific emotions, distresses, anxieties, relationships, therapy sessions, and more.
This kind of writing is one way I accomplish emotional work, which is internal + external work I do to support my own healing and recovery from traumatic things I’ve experienced, harmful behaviors I exhibit, and many other conflicts in my life.
Your emotional work or path towards healing may include going to therapy, reading books about mental health or communication, going outside, doing yoga, or something very personal to you. You may not even call it emotional work! That’s what I call some of my journal writing because it gives me an easier way to describe it to others. Sometimes it literally does feel like work, but its impact on my life has been positive and concrete.
Below I’ve photographed several examples of what my emotional work writing looks like. These pages have assisted me when I’ve been struggling to articulate things to myself, my friends, my partners, and my family. I have even taken my “emotional work writing,” these exact pages, into therapy when I felt like my writing would help my therapist understand how I was feeling.
This is a page about my feelings on emotional availability and what it means to me to be emotionally available. Writing out what definitions and feelings felt accurate to me helped me to better understand what behaviors make me feel present and what space my mind is in when I feel emotionally available.
All of this helps me to understand and recognize the patterns I exhibit when I’m not feeling emotionally available. For instance, when I am not prioritizing my own healing, boundaries, or needs, that’s usually a time where I’m not feeling my most present. These are my own personal definitions of emotional availability.
I want to share this page in particular to show how breaking down an idea can help you understand it better. Finding your own definitions which resonate and feel true to you is one of the most important parts of this practice.
This page is an example of a specific conflict I was struggling to navigate. I was feeling very self-deprecating, and even first began to write “Failing” instead of “Forgetting,” which I crossed out because I realized that was not a productive way to phrase the issue at hand. Then I wrote down some questions to ask myself in the moments of forgetting myself, and challenged myself to think of potential solutions that could help me out. In many relationships, I’ve struggled to stay connected to my own boundaries and needs. Often I’ve felt like the dopamine rush, excitement of a new crush, and separation anxiety was leaving me a little blindsided. Once I started writing it out and compiling some solutions I felt like I was better equipped to navigate the situation. I was also able to talk with my partners about how I was feeling.
With this page, I wanted to help myself find a balance between my work and a sustainable daily routine. Sometimes I think I can just work everyday all day, but if I do that, then I let my non-work related daily practices fall to the wayside, and I end up feeling worse. I wanted to write down types of sustainable habits I could do when I wasn’t working so I could still feel like I was progressing in other parts of my life. Finding the balance between energy output and input can be quite difficult for me, so these types of lists can be crucial to my success.
This is a list I was inspired to write after having extreme anxiety in the presence of one of my friends. I wanted a page to look back to and to share with people close to me so they know how to best support me in times of distress. A symptom of my anxiety is often “going non-verbal,” so having a written document that can speak for me is incredibly useful. It also makes it easier to answer the “What can I do to help you?” “What do you need right now?” questions you might be asked when you’re not feeling your best.
Journaling is a significant part of my self-care routine and I definitely consider it to be a healthy coping mechanism for me. However, not all journaling has to be this specific and intentional to be helpful! Sometimes just writing, scribbling, drawing lines, or even writing the same word over and over can be cathartic and calming. I also encourage you to to journal or document your thoughts in any way that feels most accessible for you – if not a physical journal, maybe an internet blog like Tumblr or Blogger. Penzu also offers some insightful journal prompts if you’re having trouble getting started.
Written by: Clara Zornado | literature |
https://myresearchjournals.com/index.php/JAH/article/view/11741 | 2023-12-05T18:29:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100555.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205172745-20231205202745-00245.warc.gz | 0.914407 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__277445968 | en | Factors influencing sustainability of horticultural private extension services
Keywords: Educational extension, extension performance, sustainability, public extension services, private extension services
AbstractThe present study aimed at evaluating prominent factors that affect the sustainability of horticultural private extension services (SHPES) and the continuous flow of their activities from the perspective of public sector experts. The study sample consisted of 148 public sector experts who were selected through stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection. Validity was confirmed by face validity, convergent validity, and content validity. The results showed that infrastructure, educational extension, and economic factors had the most positive and significant effects on the SHPES and the continuity of their activities. The result of the calculated goodness-of-fit index (0.718) revealed that the model provided an excellent fit for the data. Also, the structures and factors explained 78% of the variance of the SHPES. The present study showed how management, economic, socio-cultural, policy, infrastructure, and educational factors influence SHPES.
Copyright (c) 2022 Journal of Applied Horticulture
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | literature |
https://sustainability.me.holycross.edu/2021/10/12/new-collection-bin-for-all-books/ | 2024-04-18T02:07:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817184.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417235906-20240418025906-00055.warc.gz | 0.917723 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__63543838 | en | The Holy Cross community can now donate and recycle books to The Bay State Book Company via an on-campus collection bin behind Alumni Hall.
What do your old books support? The Bay State Book Company aims to “keep as many books out of landfills as possible.” They donate books to local schools, community centers, and soldiers. For any remaining books, the organization recycles them responsibly.
A study by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) discovered that the United States sends over 640,000 tons of books to landfills every year. By having this collection bin on campus, the Holy Cross community can give their books a new life and redistribute resources instead of creating more trash.
Participation is easy. Simply bring your books to the designated bin 24/7.
- Books in Poor Condition/Unreadable
- Mass-Market Paperback
- Books with Library Binding or Spiral Binding | literature |
http://lauratillman.net/ | 2019-10-15T07:39:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986657586.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20191015055525-20191015083025-00249.warc.gz | 0.952395 | 120 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__202379769 | en | Laura Tillman a journalist and the author of “The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City,” (Scribner, 2016). Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Pacific Standard, The Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and Literary Hub, among other publications. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College and a BA in International Studies from Vassar College. She is represented by the Wylie Agency.
She lives in Mexico City where she is at work on her next book. | literature |
https://cast.ac.uk/resources/academic-articles/ | 2023-12-05T06:19:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00794.warc.gz | 0.669802 | 2,275 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__254722153 | en | Dupont, C., B. Moore, E. Boasson, V. Gravey and A.J. Jordan et al. (2023) Three decades of EU climate policy: Racing toward climate neutrality? WIRES Climate Change, e863. DOI: 10.1002/wcc.863
Verfuerth, C., Demski, C., Capstick, S., Whitmarsh, L., & Poortinga, W. (2023) A people-centred approach is needed to meet net zero goals, Journal of the British Academy, 11(s4): 97–124.
Haggar, P., Whitmarsh, L., & Nash, N. (2023) A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback. Environment and Behavior, 55(6-7), 520-548. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165231201371
Hampton, S. & Whitmarsh, L. (2023) Choices for climate action: A review of the multiple roles individuals play. One Earth, Volume 6, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 1157-1172, ISSN 2590-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.08.006.
Tosun, J., Geese, L., & Lorenzoni, I. (2023) For Young and Future Generations? Insights from the Web Profiles of European Climate Pact Ambassadors, European Journal of Risk Regulation, 1-13. doi:10.1017/err.2023.53
Verfuerth, C., Sanderson Bellamy, A., Adlerova, B., Dutton, A. (2023) Building relationships back into the food system: addressing food insecurity and food well-being, Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7.
Poortinga, W., Demski, C. & Steentjes K. (2023) Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK, Communications Earth & Environment.
Martin-Kerry, J.M., Graham H.M, & Lampard, P. (2023) ‘I don’t really associate climate change with actual people’s health’: a qualitative study in England of perceptions of climate change and its impacts on health, Public Health, Volume 219, 2023, Pages 85-90.
De Vito, L., Wynne-Jones, S., Heins, E. & Verfuerth, C. (2023) Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government fellowships, Centre for Science and Policy.
Player, L., Prosser M.B., A., Thorman, D., Tirion S.C, A., Whitmarsh L., Kurz, T., & Shah, P. (2023) Quantifying the importance of socio-demographic, travel-related, and psychological predictors of public acceptability of low emission zones, Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Isham, A., Verfuerth, C., Armstrong, A., Elf, P., Gatersleben, B., & Jackson, T. (2022) The problematic role of materialistic values in the pursuit of sustainable well-being, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Jordan A, Lorenzoni I, Tosun J, Enguer Saus J, Geese L, Kenny J, Levario Saad E, Moore B & Schaub S. (2022) The political challenges of deep decarbonisation: towards a more integrated agenda, Climate Action.
Rao, N. D. and C. Wilson (2022) Advancing energy and well-being research. Nature Sustainability. 5(2): 98-103. [DOI.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00775-7]
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Verfuerth, C., Gregory-Smith, D., Oates, C. J., Jones, C. R. and Alevizou, P. (2021). Reducing meat consumption at work and at home: facilitators and barriers that influence contextual spillover. Journal of Marketing Management
Latter, B. and Capstick, S. (2021) Climate Emergency: UK Universities’ Declarations and Their Role in Responding to Climate Change. Frontiers in Sustainability.
Steentjes K, Demski C, Poortinga W. (2021). Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil. CAST Briefing Paper 10.
Hoolohan C, Mclachlan C, Jones C, Larkin A, Birch C, Mander S & Broderick J. (2021). Responding to the climate emergency: how are UK universities establishing sustainable workplace routines for flying and food?. Climate Policy.
Britton J, Mae Minas A, Marques A C. Pourmirza Z (2021). Exploring the potential of heat as a service in decarbonization: Evidence needs and research gaps. Energy Sources.
Jordan, A & Moore, B (2021). UK climate policy: For the long haul. IEMA.
Moore, B. & Jordan, A. (2020). Disaggregating the dependent variable in policy feedback research: an analysis of the EU emissions trading system. Policy Sciences.
Moore, B., Verfuerth, C., Minas, A. M., Tipping, C., Mander, S., Lorenzoni, I., Hoolohan, C., Jordan, A. J. & L. Whitmarsh (2021). Transformations for climate change mitigation: A systematic review of terminology, concepts, and characteristics. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change.
Dudley, H., Jordan, A., & Lorenzoni, I. (2021). Independent expert advisory bodies facilitate ambitious climate policy responses. Science Brief.
Jordan A, Moore B, (2020). Durable by design. Policy feedback in a changing climate. Cambridge University Press.
Pohjolainen, P., Kukkonen, I., Jokinen, P., Poortinga, W., Adedayo Ogunbode, C., Böhm, G., … & Umit, R. (2021). The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research.
Demski, C. (2021) Net zero public engagement and participation: Research Note.
Dasandi N, HGraham, Lampard P, & Jankin Mikhaylov S, Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change (2021), Bulletin of the World Health Organisation.
Whitmarsh, L., (2020). CAST Briefing Paper 05: Tracking the effect of COVID-19 on low-carbon behaviours and attitudes to climate change: results from wave 2 of the CAST COVID-19 Survey.
Whitmarsh, L., Hoolohan, C., Larner, O., McLachlan, C. & Poortinga, W. (2020). CAST Briefing Paper 04: How has COVID-19 Impacted Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Attitudes towards Climate Action?
Capstick S, Demski C, Cherry C, Verfuerth C, Steentjes K. (2020). CAST briefing paper 03: Climate change citizens’ assemblies.
Gill M, Ebi K, Smith K, Whitmarsh L, Haines A. (2020). We need health warning labels on points of sale of fossil fuels. British Medical Journal, in press
Whitmarsh L, Capstick S, Moore I, Köhler J, Le Quéré C. (2020) Use of aviation by climate change researchers: Structural influences, personal attitudes, and information provision. Global Environmental Change
Nash N, Whitmarsh L, Capstick S, Gouveia V, de Carvalho Rodrigues Araújo R, Dos Santos M, … Wang X. (2020). Local climate change cultures: climate-relevant discursive practices in three emerging economies. Climatic change, 163.
Nielsen, K, Capstick S, Whitmarsh L. (2020). How psychology can help limit climate change. American Psychologist, in press,
Thorman D, Whitmarsh L, Demski C. (2020). Policy Acceptance of Low-Consumption Governance Approaches: The Effect of Social Norms and Hypocrisy. Sustainability, (3).
Verfuerth, C., Henn, L., & Becker, S. (2019) Is it up to them? Individual leverages for sufficiency. GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019) Building a Social Mandate for Climate Action: Lessons from COVID-19
Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019). The Pathway toward a Net-Zero-Emissions Future. One Earth, 1(1), pp. 18-20.
Nash N, Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Chaudhary I, Manandhar R. (2019). Perceptions of Local Environmental Issues and the Relevance of Climate Change in Nepal’s Terai: Perspectives From Two Communities. Frontiers in Sociology.
Capstick S, Demski C, Poortinga W, Whitmarsh L, Steentjes K, Corner A, Graham H. (2019). CAST briefing paper 02: Public opinion in a time of climate emergency.
Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Nash N, Haggar P, Lord J. (2019). Compensatory and Catalyzing Beliefs: Their Relationship to Pro-environmental Behavior and Behavioral Spillover in Seven Countries. Frontiers in psychology, 10, pp. 963.
Corner A, Graham H, Whitmarsh L. (2019). CAST briefing paper 01: Engaging the public on low-carbon lifestyle change. | literature |
https://www.antonioraimogalleriesllc.com/cotlison-touchstone-thoroughbreds?page=2 | 2024-04-24T18:36:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819847.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424174709-20240424204709-00098.warc.gz | 0.957817 | 339 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__84465772 | en | RACE HORSES : PEDIGREE, DESCRIPTION, HISTORY.
Drawings by V. J. COTLISON + L. PENICAULT + LE NAIL
published by John C. Nimmo. [ London : 1890 ]
from the book by S. Touchstone:
[ History of Celebrated English and French Thorough-Bred Stallions and French Mares which Appeared on the Turf from 1764 to 1887. ] --- A beautiful compendium of English and French horses from the 18th and 19th centuries. Containing sixty hand-colored plates by Cotlison, Penicaut, and Nail the book's the print run was limited to 520 copies. The plates were produced in order to preform: "a service to breeders, constituting an authentic document of the history of the thorough-bred horse, from his début down to the present day." "The breeding of thorough-breds is a very costly amusement, and in order to induce breeders to produce the animals required, it is imperative to offer them some substantial inducements and to stimulate their emulation. This is the object of racing, which admits of their covering part at all events of the enormous expenses which they have to meet, while the pleasure of seeing their horses first past the post is very gratifying to their amour-propre." This full-page chromolithographic plate is by either V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail. Each print comes with a description of the horse, many of the desptions of these horses have full color vignettes. | literature |
https://climatechangecommunity.com/walt-whitman-x9/ | 2018-08-15T05:29:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209884.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815043905-20180815063905-00540.warc.gz | 0.944114 | 298 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__194792496 | en | “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes.”
“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life.”[.] “Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged. Missing me one place, search another. I stop somewhere waiting for you.” [.] “I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.” [.] “Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” [.] “I exist as I am, that is enough,
If no other in the world be aware I sit content,
And if each and all be aware I sit content.
One world is aware, and by the far the largest to me, and that is myself,
And whether I come to my own today or in ten thousand or ten million years,
I can cheerfully take it now, or with equal cheerfulness, I can wait.” [.] “Be curious, not judgmental.” [.] “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” [.] “Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” | literature |
https://www.italf.org/en/linee-guida-americane-sul-lipedema-un-esempio-da-seguire-e-mettere-in-pratica/ | 2023-02-05T21:05:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500288.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20230205193202-20230205223202-00060.warc.gz | 0.940638 | 406 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__57553669 | en | Simple, schematic, concrete and extremely clear and punctual (as typical of the Anglo-Saxon spirit), the US guidelines on Lipedema have finally been completed and we consider them very favorably and very useful in our daily professional practice.
In particular, some data (which were known but in this document are very well highlighted) are impressive. Among these:
- The emphasis on the hereditary and genetic nature of the problem (our very recent article on the discovery of the first gene – AKR1C1 – responsible, if mutated, for the familial pathology is also cited in the bibliography)
About 10 million US women suffer from the disease (in children it is common for 6-6.5%).
- Confirmation that traditional low-calorie diet, exercise, and bariatric surgery do not solve the clinical problem
- The proscription of diuretic therapy
- The positive use of metformin, especially in subjects with insulin resistance confirmed by laboratory investigations
- The need for vitamin D monitoring (often lacking in these subjects)
- The importance of combined physical treatment both in the containment of the disease and in the regression of the main symptoms (first of all pain). It is also confirmed the need to entrust the patient to teams of health workers culturally and practically well prepared.
- The evidence shows that, depending on the clinical case, two are the techniques of liposuction (among the many currently used) that are recommended, after a careful selection of patients who are candidates for the procedure: WAL (Water Assisted Liposuction) and PAL (Power Assisted Liposuction).
This is a clear and useful document that will surely soon become an important reference point for patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare institutions.
We are especially grateful to Professor Herbst (coordinator of the work) for her continuous effort, always careful and correct, in the battle against Lipedema.
Dr. Sandro MicheliniLinee guida Lipedema USA | literature |
http://www.thinkingoftheo.org/ | 2013-12-06T00:47:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163048803/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131728-00092-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961941 | 316 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__151468828 | en | When Theo was first hospitalized, a group of longtime family friends collected books to send to Theo in the hospital. Each book had a special message written to Theo and he’s been enjoying them ever since. Today before naptime, Theo chose to read a set of books in which the message is a poem written by someone who can absolutely relate to Theo’s fight (she has been graceful and strong in her fight, too, and she’s doing wonderfully). I feel like today, Thanksgiving, is a good day to share this with you, too:
Your beautiful eyes, so big and bright
Light up a room, in day or night.
Your smile is contagious, even without a sound
Showing how much you feel love from all around.
For you are loved by so many more than you know
From the top of your head to your perfect little toes.
You’ve touched hearts and made a difference here
Through all the smiles, tears, hopes and fears.
I pray and know that God holds your hand
As you hold our hearts, you precious little man.
We continue to be amazed by our little man. He is cute, sweet, smart, funny, strong and fiercely determined. He’s my best big boy and I’m thankful for him, his sister and brother, and Dada every second of every day. My husband and our beautiful children bring more joy to my life than I could ever explain. I hope you feel that joy in your life, too. | literature |
https://www.artiplast.net/2023/02/06/how-to-write-essays-key-takeaways/ | 2023-11-30T14:34:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100227.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130130218-20231130160218-00140.warc.gz | 0.955196 | 702 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__302953506 | en | The majority of us have heard of or have experienced the job of trying to compose essays. Most of us have read essays or at least have seen them written. That expertise has generally reinforced the feeling that one wants to have an adequate comprehension of the most typical thoughts about composing on any topic. This raises questions as to what constitutes an essay and as to just how the process of creating one ought to be handled.
An article is, generally speaking, a kind of literary composition that present the writer’s debate, but the exact definition is extremely vague, overlapping significantly with those of an essay, a report, a novel, a brief story, and a pamphlet. Essays are generally formal and are sub-divided to two main categories. One might be the perfect essay, which can be one in which each concept is presented with total confidence in the knowledge of the author. The next is that the normal essay, which might include an introduction, a body, an end, and one or more inter-links among the parts.
To compose essays well, you need to get a better awareness of the different kinds of essay. In a paragraph essay, the central idea is introduced in the first paragraph and then developed in subsequent paragraphs. Paragraph essays create the theme in the first paragraph and build upon it in following paragraphs. A case history article uses fix grammatical errors one event to make several links among related events and requires the topic in the third paragraph. Problem-solving essays develop the idea in the third paragraph and use it to talk about an issue.
To compose essays with any amount of success, you need to understand there is a gap between an argumentative essay and a descriptive article. Argumentative essays generally present some proof to oppose or support a claim. They may be written about an individual or group, a cause or an issue, or an overall situation. A descriptive essay, on the other hand, presents data or information to aid readers in forming an impression, analyzing a problem, or determining an answer. Many times, students are requested to express their own opinion regarding an issue or problem. A good example is a questionnaire where students are asked to read a description of a issue and give an opinion about it.
The perfect way to learn to compose essays would be to read what professional essays look like. That means studying sample essays, taking a class or reading an entire volume on composing, or perhaps viewing a few examples on tv. Whatever you do, do not replicate any of these writing styles-their arrangement, word usage, and overall tone. Rather, study these samples carefully so which you can find an notion of the way the style is used. You also want to free grammar check online english be certain that your sentences make sense and compliment each other.
One last key to learning how to write essays is to be certain your essay is made up of very clear and consistent diagram. A structure is a drawing or graphic representation that can be a simple line or complicated and complicated as a tree diagram, for instance. The diagram is the primary illustration in the article, and students will need to pay close attention to it throughout the composing process. To be able to make sure that the structure is clear and consistent throughout the essay, consider that portion of the essay should emphasize and which portion can be left to your conclusion. Students will probably retain information they view in a clear and consistent diagram rather than needing to re-read an essay that doesn’t employ a diagram. | literature |
https://rossney.net/articles/recovery-sucks/ | 2023-06-07T08:02:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653631.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607074914-20230607104914-00695.warc.gz | 0.969228 | 910 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__212642807 | en | For anyone not paying attention, the scourge of drug abuse continues to ravage and plague our nation. As a child of the eighties who watched the inferno we called “crack” rise up and burn through an entire generation, I wish I could open my mind to the younger generations and urge them caution from the memories of my childhood.
I would let them feel the sensation of walking to school over the crunch of thousands of empty crack vials under my feet. I would share the image of a friend’s mother, who I watched shrivel from drug use–and then one day literally disappear. A sick, real-life version of Lemony Snicket’s so called “Unfortunate Events.” Except Lemony Snicket never attempted to portray the brutal reality of CPS intervention and the gulag of group homes that swallowed the children of users. I would sear into their vision the image of girls I knew in grade school transformed into street walking zombie prostitutes before we even reached graduation. And many boys as well.
Such sharing of memories is not possible, and any words I put here will never do them justice. The truths I learned from hard experience are received with skepticism or outright rejection by my children. Each of them is sure that he or she is the exception, that everyone before was weak or stupid. These children of the nineties and their younger siblings have no knowledge of the needle junkies my generation thought they left behind in the 70s, and so a fresh generation of needle junkies is born: from stolen pills, to snorting heroin, to heaven in a needle. Chemical slavery in three short steps.
Of course this is just the human drama played out over and over again. We can teach. We can caution. But each generation must do and learn for themselves all over again. We are left only to pick up the pieces–if we’re lucky enough to have pieces left to gather. With these drugs, the tale ends in only one of two ways: recovery or death.
For the loved ones of addicts, picking up the pieces means cautiously reaching out in support of those we have watched morph into liars and thieves and worse, hoping against hope that this time “it” will truly work. Recovery is a journey of fits and false starts. By definition it lasts a lifetime, the trick is to get the lifetime to last as long as possible.
As family and loved ones, the most frustrating part of the recovery journey is our almost total exclusion from it. Having watched our friend or child or partner isolate themselves with drug use and all of the toxic personality changes it brings, we are then excluded from the recovery process itself. Sure, we can attend “Alanon” meetings to learn about what recovery entails, what we can expect, and what they are trying to do, but as “non-addicts” we are universally excluded from “the rooms” themselves, where the battles are actually fought. Not being addicts means we are not fit for the front lines of defense and support. We just “don’t understand.”
Having been walled off previously by the thicket of lies and addict behaviors of active users, we find ourselves pushed away now by the scrum of their “support group.” Having watched their personality warp and writhe through their addiction, we can only helplessly watch it bend and change again through recovery.
It is not a zero sum process. The person that rises will most certainly not be the same one you watched descend, though their shell might seem the same. In the furnace of recovery, the mettle is changed. The process is, by necessity, transformative. Affections can be lost or transferred. This is the hardest reality to face: that you yourself may be lost in the process, your relationship a casualty of recovery, as it were.
As I watch this process play out mostly helpless from the sidelines, I struggle to extract the lessons that I know I will need to pass on to my younger children. How to even describe the countless casualties of this disease? I flinch from the burden of tallying the cost of broken vows and lost promise that addiction has visited upon me, my family, and so many that I love. I can feel the effects ripple through my life, see them echo into my future, and I don’t even know where to begin. | literature |
http://brandonblattner.com/tag/adaptations/ | 2019-09-17T20:46:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573121.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917203354-20190917225354-00439.warc.gz | 0.985839 | 342 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__27618191 | en | Posts tagged adaptations
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American author J.D. Salinger passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Most famous for his definitive coming-of-age novel “Catcher in the Rye,” Salinger was similarly known for his self-imposed life of “recluse.”
But success, once it arrived, paled quickly for him. He told the editors of Saturday Review that he was “good and sick” of seeing his photograph on the dust jacket of “The Catcher in the Rye” and demanded that it be removed from subsequent editions. He ordered his agent to burn any fan mail.
With all the time he had by himself, though, Salinger also became known for his letter-writing, much of which reflected his disgust for the outside world. So, you could imagine that when someone approached him about doing a movie adaptation of “Catcher and the Rye,” his response was not exactly friendly. The following is from the fantastic blog Letters of Note:
Ever since its release in 1951, a steady stream of eager producers, directors, screenwriters and actors have unsuccessfully attempted to bring J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye to the big screen, all falling at the first hurdle when confronted with Salinger’s resolute refusal to sell the rights to his novel. The letter below, written in 1957 in response to an enquiry from a Mr. Herbert (and currently for sale here), is a perfect example of the opposition faced and provides an entertaining glimpse at the author’s reasoning.
[via (the amazing) Letters of Note] | literature |
http://www.interviewswithauthors.blogspot.com/2008/04/interview-with-tamara-wilhite.html | 2013-05-20T06:52:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698493317/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100133-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.948064 | 920 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__97151679 | en | CA: Tamara thanks for stopping in. I have a book of yours upcoming in the next little while to review and I look forward to it! I hope you enjoy hanging out at my blog this week *smiles*!
Author Pen Name: Tamara Wilhite
CA: What genre(s) do you write? Why do you write the stories that you write?
TW: I write everything except romance and mystery. I have an engineering degree – an engineer who can write can make more money than a writer who is good at math and science. But I’m back to technical writing to pay the bills. My passions are science fiction and horror.
Maybe it’s fate. My father is an engineer who was so much of a Robert Heinlein fan he named me for one of the character’s in Robert Heinlein’s last book. And I’m an engineer, who writes science fiction.
CA: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
TW: I read lots of books, and thought of all the ways the stories could be better. Then I was making up plots, then started writing my own stories.
CA: Who or what was your inspiration for writing?
TW: I started writing science fiction when I couldn’t find any good sci-fi to read.
CA: What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
TW: I write when the kids are in bed, or naptime. It’s something I do in between work, kids, etc. I have the movie in my mind of how the plot will unfold which kind of runs in the back ground while I am living my life. By the time I sit down to type up a short story, it’s already done except for being put onto the `paper’. Same thing for most frugal living articles, humor pieces, or any other genre I write.
CA: Your book is about to be sent into the reader world, what is one word that describes how you feel?
CA: What do you like to do when you're not writing?
TW: Read. Read to my kids.
CA: How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
TW: I’ve written a ton of short stories and articles. My official first book, “Humanity’s Edge”, is actually an anthology of my short stories. “Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell”, coming out February, 2008, is my first full length novel. It’s probably my favorite, because it combines all the elements I’ve wanted in a story into one long narrative. (Long for me, 275 pages, considering I write so many short stories).
Due to my father’s collection, I read a lot of Robert Heinlein growing up. He is a classic libertarian science fiction author. He wrote, among other titles, "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Starship Troopers", and "The moon is a harsh mistress". "Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell" has a few of his social conventions, like group marriages and very fluid society (no formal laws until a couple decades after the Founding). It’s in the style of Heinlein - but without the free love.
I have also had short stories published in several “Universe Pathways” anthologies, and one story in “Finis: A book of endings to give people new beginnings”.
CA: Do you tend to base your characters on real people or are they totally from your imagination?
TW: Imagination. I don’t know think I know that many aliens / genetically engineering humans / artificial intelligences. Though there are a few suspects.
CA: How can a reader contact you or purchase your books?
TW: Type in “Tamara Wilhite” into http://www.amazon.com/ – you’ll see about 30 titles I’ve written there. Everything from horror to parenting humor (not really so different), science fiction and technical articles (take today, imagine it fast forwarded a couple years, and you get sci-fi).
I can be reached via [email protected].
CA: Thanks so much for sharing a little bit of you with the readers ;) Hugs and love, Crystal | literature |
http://www.lurensingingsociety.com/114-2/ | 2023-12-03T00:17:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100476.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202235258-20231203025258-00631.warc.gz | 0.925931 | 93 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__257504935 | en | The Original Members of Luren
O. A. Nelson, Teodor Moller, N. E. Nelsen, H. Engebretsen
This brief history of the Luren Singing Society is taken from the booklet ‘140 Years of Luren! 1868 – 2008’ which was compiled by Paul Jordahl in 2008. We are indebted to Paul for his efforts in giving us this glimpse into Luren’s past. | literature |
https://www.music-workshop.co.uk/resources/blog/tag=art%20for%20young%20people/ | 2024-04-14T01:12:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816863.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414002233-20240414032233-00220.warc.gz | 0.969647 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__10345592 | en | Posted on 16th January 2023 at 15:12
Here at the Music Workshop Company, our work is driven by our love of music. But of course, music as an art form does not exist in a vacuum: throughout history, musicians and composers have been inspired by artists, writers and more – and vice versa. For younger audiences, this can provide multiple ways of accessing new stories and ideas, with new adaptations introducing children to works they may not otherwise have discovered.
This month, with World Book Day approaching, we take a look at some of our favourite stories where music takes a starring role, and some of the music that has been inspired by books. | literature |
https://lifeperceives.org/contributor/daisy-lafarge | 2023-04-02T02:54:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950373.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230402012805-20230402042805-00550.warc.gz | 0.965138 | 175 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__164071119 | en | Daisy Lafarge is a writer based in Glasgow, UK. Born in Hastings, she has lived in Scotland since 2011. She is the author of the novel Paul (Granta 2021; Riverhead 2022), which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and the poetry collection Life Without Air (Granta 2020), which was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and awarded Scottish Poetry Book of the Year.
Her reviews and essays on ecology, art and literature have been widely published, appearing in Granta, LitHub, Wellcome Collection Stories, Art Review, TANK Magazine, The White Review, and elsewhere. In 2021 she completed a PhD at the University of Glasgow, and was appointed Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of St Andrews. Lovebug, a book about infection and intimacy, will be published in 2023. | literature |
https://www.dunlopbuilders.co.nz/insights/cape-to-bluff-2/ | 2023-12-11T16:33:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679515260.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211143258-20231211173258-00023.warc.gz | 0.9565 | 130 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__56314158 | en | 13 Mar 23
Cape to Bluff
Cape to Bluff is a survey of residential architecture from Aotearoa New Zealand, by Simon Devitt, Luke Scott and Andrea Stevens.
We are humbled to be included in this stunning book, featuring thirty of New Zealand's most spectacular examples of architecture.
Two of our homes feature in the book. A common theme between them is both the close relationship we formed with the clients and architects, and the strong relationship each in turn has with the land we built upon. These relationships are so important to us, and the success of these beautiful homes reminds us of our 'why'. | literature |
http://www.dart.ed.ac.uk/asdtech/ | 2017-11-24T18:28:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934808742.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20171124180349-20171124200349-00636.warc.gz | 0.795579 | 700 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__227317330 | en | A group of colleagues convened a Special Interest Group at IMFAR 2013, 2014 and 2015 on the topic of Technology and Autism.
One of the outcomes of that meeting was the initiation of an ASDtech mailing list, with a monthly digest of news to be circulated. All mailing list members are invited to submit items for the digest which is curated and circulated by Mari MacFarland and administered by Sue Fletcher-Watson. Please contact us if you would like to join the mailing list. The monthly digests from 2013 – 2015 are available for download on this page and the more recent digests can be found via the links below:
January 2016 digest will be posted here shortly
Below there are some links to some recently published reviews on autism and technology which may be of interest (and there’s a lot more embedded within the Digest pdfs in the archive).
Fletcher-Watson, S. (2014). A Targeted Review of Computer-Assisted Learning for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Towards a Consistent Methodology. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1(2), 87-100.
Grynszpan, O., Weiss, P. L. T., Perez-Diaz, F., & Gal, E. (2014). Innovative technology-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis. Autism, 18(4), 346-361.
Kagohara, D. M., van der Meer, L., Ramdoss, S., O’Reilly, M. F., Lancioni, G. E., Davis, T. N., … & Sigafoos, J. (2013). Using iPods® and iPads® in teaching programs for individuals with developmental disabilities: A systematic review. Research in developmental disabilities, 34(1), 147-156.
Pennington, R. C. (2010). Computer-assisted instruction for teaching academic skills to students with autism spectrum disorders: A review of literature. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 25(4), 239-248.
Rajendran, G. (in press). Virtual environments and autism: a developmental psychopathological approach. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12006
Ramdoss, S., Machalicek, W., Rispoli, M., Mulloy, A., Lang, R., & O’Reilly, M. (2012). Computer-based interventions to improve social and emotional skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 15(2), 119-135.
Ramdoss, S., Lang, R., Mulloy, A., Franco, J., O’Reilly, M., Didden, R., & Lancioni, G. (2011). Use of computer-based interventions to teach communication skills to children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Education, 20(1), 55-76.
Ramdoss, S., Mulloy, A., Lang, R., O’Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Lancioni, G., … & El Zein, F. (2011). Use of computer-based interventions to improve literacy skills in students with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5(4), 1306-1318. | literature |
http://renselstudio.blogspot.com/2015/01/love-letter-to-my-parents.html | 2019-02-16T20:12:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247481111.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216190407-20190216212407-00188.warc.gz | 0.971713 | 334 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__35983917 | en | I often look at my life and wonder what I did to deserve the amazing parents I have. Today I'm thinking of the mantras they taught me. On a difficult day I will catch myself repeating one of them over and over and they soothe me just as they did years ago when I was being cradled in their arms after a skinned knee or other childhood trauma.
My Mother always had a way of lifting me up on a bad day with:
- "Tomorrow is another day."
- "In a hundred years it won't matter:"
- "Don't cast your pearls before swine."
- "Do something even if it's wrong."
- "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again."
- "Make a beginning and never give up."
- "The impossible only takes a little longer."
- "Don't sweat the small stuff - it's all small stuff."
My Father showed me where he finds his inner peace with:
- "Every day's a good day"
- "Don't put your energy into the difficult people, put it into the good ones."
- "I never met a stranger."
- "People are fascinating if you just get to know them."
- "Ignore it. It'll go away."
- "Go hug your dog."
Thank you, Mom and Dad for being there for me no matter where I am. Know that your soothing words are always the background noise in my head.
Now, let me show the rest of you what beauties we've had the sheer joy of framing lately... | literature |
https://justwriteonline.typepad.com/distributed_intelligence/alan-barkers-books/ | 2024-02-22T05:42:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473690.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222030017-20240222060017-00332.warc.gz | 0.928505 | 338 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__46531518 | en | Writing an essay means more than finding and recording facts. You need to think critically: analysing material and reaching a conclusion. It means showing that you understand the material you’ve been studying. Above all, it means presenting a coherent argument.
If you’re at high school, college or university, you’ll need to write essays - even if you're studying maths or a science. But learning to write essays also prepares us for life beyond college. In the real world, more and more of us need to be able to express ideas clearly, with good grammar and a flexible style. Essay writing gives us the skills to become more effective citizens.
How do you start? What kind of words should you use? Are you entitled to offer your own views on a subject?
Essay Writing Explained will help you produce an essay that your tutor will appreciate, and that will do you credit.
Here are a few reviews from the Bookboon website.
A very insightful yet practical book for every writer. Thanks.
Idris Osman ★★★★★
Good book. It gives you a clear idea about how to write an essay.
Antonio Mouraz Miranda ★★★★★
One more book to help foreigners to write in English!
Karina Vieira ★★★★★
Very useful! Language is very simple and clear.
Doris J. Marshall ★★★★★
Writing an essay may be easy, but not everyone finds it the same way. Having to read this one, I have found some great ways on how to create an organized and perfect result.
Take a look at Essay Writing Explained. | literature |
https://www.koopadventureplayground.com/single-post/2017/04/06/playing-it-up-with-loose-parts-playpods-and-adventure-playgrounds | 2023-09-21T20:18:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506029.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921174008-20230921204008-00136.warc.gz | 0.96585 | 362 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__9261126 | en | Playing It Up—With Loose Parts, Playpods and Adventure Playgrounds
Big news! KOOP is included in this amazing book! Playing It Up—With Loose Parts, Playpods and Adventure Playgrounds is a book that features play projects all over the country and is edited by Joan Almon..
We met Joan Almon at the Play Symposium in Ithaca, NY back in October 2016. We heard her speak and were immediately captivated! Joan founded the Alliance for Childhood (http://www.allianceforchildhood.org) and has over 30 years of experience advocating for children’s right to play.
After the conference, we spoke with Joan about our passions for play and about our wish that this tangible passion at the conference could be expanded upon, plans made and followed through, etc. Joan thought we would be valuable additions to the North American Adventure Play Association (NAAPA) and invited us to a meeting. We attended, became members and joined committees. Without Joan’s invitation, we might not be so well connected with others in the play community. We are so grateful to have met her, been invited to NAAPA and now to be included in her fantastic book!
Also at that conference in Ithaca, Joan shared that she is putting together a book of all the up and coming play projects in the United States and she invited KOOP to be a part of her book. We were so excited to read more about the play movement in the US and to find our own play project right there alongside them! It’s amazing, inspiring and we’ve already read it several times!
You can download a free copy here
You can also purchase a hard copy for $24.00 here. | literature |
http://www.candacecalvert.com/ | 2013-12-06T14:40:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163051984/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131731-00004-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.902377 | 523 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__55315251 | en | Folks like to call me the author of “medical hope opera”-- I couldn’t be more pleased. Long (and colorful) years as an ER nurse convinced me that love, laughter and faith are the very best medicines. And that’s exactly what I offer in my Mercy Hospital and Grace Medical series: unforgettable characters, adrenalin-infused action, humor, heartwarming romance, and an encouraging message of hope. In these challenging times, just what the doctor ordered. So grab a cup of cyber-coffee and take your time browsing: read my bio (nurse to trauma victim to inspirational author) and check out the free first chapters, reviews and extras.
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Even for those of us who love to cook, there are times when life simply gets in the way, or--in truth--we're just not feelin' it. If you're alone, maybe it's a great excuse for a popcorn entree. Hey, I've done it. But if you've got other rumbling tummies in the house, you'll want to come up with something a bit more substantial-- beyond cheddar cheese powder on the popcorn. How do you make... read more
11/27/2013 06:12 PM: Kitchen Hula: Guest Author Lisa Carter (giveaway)
**Weds. Nov. 27th 5:10 PM Congratulations to our giveaway winner, Jackie! ** Our guest today is bringing a taste of the tropics to Authors' Galley. Especially delightful for those of you already pulling on mittens, parkas and wool hats in the season's first snows. I've seen your Facebook pics! Our guest's newest novel, Aloha Rose, a contemporary romance in the Quilts of Love series, releases... read more
“ . . . medical scenes that ring with authenticity and drama, while giving us a glimpse into the lives and hearts of the people behind the stethoscope . . .”
--Richard L. Mabry, MD, the Prescription for Trouble series
“ . . . adrenaline high, ripped from today’s headlines, with enough romantic tension to spike your pulse.”
--Julie Lessman, award winning author of the Daughters of Boston series
“ . . . an infusion of hope . . . read it and repeat dosage as necessary!”
--Mocha with Linda reviews | literature |
https://visitlyntonandlynmouth.com/events/appledore-book-festival/ | 2020-09-26T10:03:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400238038.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926071311-20200926101311-00626.warc.gz | 0.930157 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__61946384 | en | Appledore Book Festival
The Appledore Book Festival is one of the largest cultural festivals in Devon.
Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and social distancing government guidelines, the traditional nine-day Festival has been rearranged to a five-day Drive-In Festival.
It will still showcase some world-renowned authors from across the UK, but unfortunately will not be running the Fringe Festival alongside the various author events.
This year’s events features the well-known faces of Richard Osman, Kate Humble, Jeremy Vine, Dr Micheal Moseley… and many more and influential authors and celebrities.
A Drive-In Festival provides a safe environment while in the comfort of your own car. Audiences will be able to watch and listen to amazing authors discussing their latest book, live from the Appledore Book Festival stage, with sound being transmitted via FM radio. There will be an opportunity to put questions to the author, plus snacks and refreshments can be ordered prior to the event and served direct to your car. You’ll even be able to purchase signed books, by contactless payment.
Whether you want to be inspired, entertained or just share a picturesque field with some of the best creative talents of our time, then come and join us at our Drive-In Festival, at Skern Lodge Appledore, from the 18 to 22 September. There really is something for everyone. | literature |
http://athomewiththewests.blogspot.com/2011/01/would-just-like-to-say.html | 2018-05-24T15:21:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794866511.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524151157-20180524171157-00048.warc.gz | 0.961437 | 171 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__165283262 | en | My dearest David,
Thank you for the best 10 years of my life! Without you in them they would have been miserable and dull.
Thank you for all the good times and the strength to get through the bad.
Thank you for all your love, support and encouragement, for always being available and caring.
Thank you for each and every candlelit dinner, every evening by the fire, every poem you have written and every cuddle you have given.
Thank you for the beautiful walks in the woods and strides by lakes, the hikes up hills and picnics on mountain tops.
Thank you for still loving me after all these years.
You are amazing and I love you more now than I thought anyone could love, yet I know even by the pass of this day my love for you will have grown even more. | literature |
https://www.cccommunitychest.org/news-announcements/laura-schroff-to-be-featured-at-women-in-philanthropy-luncheon-on-march-12th/ | 2019-08-18T05:17:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00247.warc.gz | 0.953166 | 182 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__131258584 | en | The 4th Annual Women in Philanthropy Luncheon will be held on March 12th, 2014. This popular event is an annual celebration of Women in Philanthropy month.
This year, the Chest brings NY Times best-selling author Laura Schroff to the event. Laura will share her story, featured in her book, An Invisible Thread, of her unlikely interaction with an 11 year old panhandler in New York City and the inspiring love and friendship that followed. It is the story of the mysterious, unseen connections that exist between people who are destined to meet—and how, if only we open our eyes and our hearts to them, these connections can be the great blessings of our lives.
The luncheon will be held at Nashawtuc Country Club at 12:00pm. Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased in advance. Tables of 8 may also be reserved. | literature |
http://sighci.org/index.php?page=jmis2005&phpMyAdmin=622c4d141843t506dba2f | 2019-04-26T14:52:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578806528.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190426133444-20190426155444-00206.warc.gz | 0.911084 | 2,751 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__202441313 | en | Journal of Management Information Systems Special Section on HCI Research in MIS
Winter 2005-2006, Vol. 22, No. 3
Ping Zhang, Syracuse University
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia
Human-Computer Interaction or Human Factors studies in MIS are concerned with the ways humans interact with information, technologies, and tasks, especially in business, managerial, organizational, and cultural contexts (Zhang et al. 2002). Although HCI studies in MIS share common interests and concerns with HCI studies in other disciplines such as Computer Science, Psychology, and Ergonomics (Zhang et al. 2003), HCI studies in MIS are also distinctive in its own ways. An MIS researcher's perspective affords emphasis and special importance to managerial and organizational contexts by focusing on analysis of tasks and outcomes at a level that is relevant to organizational performance and effectiveness. The two main distinctive features of MIS when compared to other 'homes' of HCI are its business application and management orientations (Nah et al. 2005; Zhang et al. 2004).
MIS-oriented HCI issues have been addressed since the earliest studies in the MIS discipline. Culnan (1986) identified nine factors or subfields in early MIS publications (1972-1982). Of these nine, three are related to issues in humans interacting with computers. In a second study of a later period of MIS publications (1980-1985), Culnan (1987) found the MIS field to be composed of five areas of study, one of which, individual (micro) approaches to MIS design and use, is closely related to human-computer interaction. After surveying 50 years of MIS publications in the Management Science journal, Banker and Kauffman (Banker et al. 2004) identified HCI as one of five main research streams in MIS and predicted that interest in HCI research will resurge.
The prediction of the resurge has already taken place. MIS scholars' interest in HCI has greatly increased in recent years and HCI has been gaining importance in the MIS discipline. For example, a large number of MIS scholars have self-reported their research interests in HCI-related issues and in teaching HCI-related topics (Zhang et al. 2002). HCI courses are also offered in many MIS programs (Carey et al. 2004; Chan et al. 2003; Kutzschan et al. 2005). HCI is recognized as an important topic in the most recent model curriculum for Masters in Information Systems majors (Gorgone et al. 2005). Both the total numbers and percentages of HCI studies published in primary MIS journals have increased over the recent years (Zhang et al. 2005). There are two forthcoming volumes on HCI research in MIS (Galletta et al. 2006; Zhang et al. 2006) that are part of the Advances in Management Information Systems series. Major MIS conferences, such as International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS), Americas Conferences on Information Systems (AMCIS), Pacific Asia Conferences on Information Systems (PACIS), and European Conferences on Information Systems (ECIS), have been paying attention to HCI studies over many years. Most of them have started to set up specifically-designated HCI tracks (ICIS started this in 2004, AMCIS in 2002, PACIS in 2005, and ECIS in 2006.) There is a workshop devoted to HCI research in the MIS discipline that started in 2002 - the pre-ICIS Annual Workshop on HCI Research in MIS. Finally, an official organization of HCI in MIS, the AIS Special Interest Group on HCI (SIGHCI), was established in 2001 to promote and support HCI research, teaching and practice in MIS (Zhang 2004).
This JMIS special section becomes the 5th journal special issue that are sponsored by AIS SIGHCI.
Manuscript Selection Process for Special Section
The papers for this special section are the expanded versions of the best papers from the 2nd Pre-ICIS Workshop on HCI Research in MIS, held in December 2003 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 42 papers were submitted to the workshop of which 17 were accepted for presentations. Nine of the 17 papers were selected for consideration in this special section. The authors of these nine papers expanded their manuscripts based on feedback from the workshop reviews and comments from the participants, and enhanced the theoretical, conceptual and empirical content of their papers. Each of the resulting manuscripts was then reviewed by one original reviewer from the workshop and two or three new reviewers. After three rounds of rigorous peer review and editorial feedback from the special section guest editors, four papers were accepted for this special section of JMIS.
Papers in the Special Section
This special section contains one introduction and four papers that illustrate some of the many interesting current HCI issues and concerns within the MIS discipline. The papers evolve around the theme of decision making in IT use and adoption. The first three papers examine interface issues and their impact on decision making and problem solving. The last paper examines the impact of task type on decision making relating to adoption of mobile technology for commerce.
Involvement and Decision-Making Performance with a Decision Aid: The Influence of Social Multimedia, Gender, and Playfulness
Traci Hess, Mark Fuller, and John Mathew
The study explored how multimedia vividness and the use of computer-based social cues can influence involvement with technology and decision-making outcomes by taking into account two individual differences, gender and computer playfulness. Findings indicate that personality similarity between the user and the decision aid as well as computer playfulness result in increased involvement with the decision aid. In addition, women reported higher levels of involvement with the decision aid. Increased levels of multimedia vividness are found to have a contradictory effect, with animation actually reducing involvement with the decision aid.
How Presentation Flaws Affect Perceived Site Quality, Trust, and Intentions to Purchase from an On-Line Store
Andrea Everard and Dennis Galletta
This paper studied the impact of three types of presentation flaws (errors, poor style, and incompleteness) on users' perceived quality and trust of e-commerce web sites as well as their intentions to purchase from the sites. The highest perceived quality was reported for web sites without flaws and a pattern of diminishing returns was observed with each subsequent flaw perceived. The findings indicate that errors, poor style, and incompleteness influence perceived quality via the perception of these flaws, and perceived quality influences trust which in turn affects purchase intentions. Because it is the perception of flaws on web sites rather than the actual presence of flaws that affects users' quality assessments, it is important for web stores to pay attention to how the features of web sites are perceived b y consumers. The findings indicate that presentation flaws influence perceived quality via an individual's perception of them, which may be highly subjective, for example, in the case of poor style. Perceived quality influences trust, which in turn affects purchase intentions.
Investigating Coherence and Multimedia Effects of a Technology-Mediated Collaborative Environment
Andrew Gemino, Drew Parker, and Adrienne Olnick Kutzschan
In this paper, the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning was applied to assess the coherence and multimedia design principles of a technology-mediated collaborative environment. The study examined the impact of the context relevance of graphics embedded into the background of a collaborative interface. The results indicate that including context relevant graphics can enhance knowledge acquisition, while including irrelevant graphical information neither adversely affects nor fosters acquisition. The results support the coherence and multimedia principles of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning in the technology-mediated collaborative environment.
Moderating Effects of Task Type on Wireless Technology Acceptance
Xiaowen Fang, Susy Chan, Jacek Brzezinski, and Shuang Xu
Despite the many IS studies on user acceptance of various technologies, few studies emphasize the role and impact of task types on user acceptance. The authors addressed just such an issue in their paper. Three task categories were identified in the wireless context: (1) general tasks that do not involve transactions and gaming; (2) gaming tasks; and (3) transactional tasks. A validated conceptual model for wireless technology adoption indicates that task type moderates the effects of four possible determinants: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived playfulness, and perceived security. User intention to perform general tasks that do not involve transactions and gaming is influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; user intention to play games is affected by perceived playfulness; and user intention to carry out transactions is influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived security. The study results have practical implications to designing wireless devices to better suit specific task types.
The guest editors thank the Editor-in-Chief, Vladimir Zwass, for his support in bringing this special section into fruition. We appreciate the cooperation of the authors who worked so diligently to produce their best work. We are indebted to the reviewers who helped to develop these manuscripts into their best form. The reviewers are Henri Barki, Dinesh Batra, Traci Carte, Ron Cenfetell, Patrick Chau, Jane Gravill, Zhenghui Jiang, Paul Lowry, Jiye Mao, Lorne Olfman, Judy Olson, Jonathan Palmer, Jeff Parson, Tom Roberts, Terry Shaft, Mark Silver, Diane Strong, James Teng, Peter Todd, Lai Lai Tung, Viswanath Venkatesh, Susan Wiedenbeck, Wei Zhang, and Ilze Zigurs.
Banker, R.D., and Kauffman, R.J. "The evolution of research on Information Systems: A fiftieth-year survey of the literature in management science," Management Science (50:3) 2004, pp 281-298.
Carey, J., Galletta, D., Kim, J., Te'eni, D., Wildermuth, B., and Zhang, P. "The Role of HCI in IS Curricula: A Call to Action," Communications of the AIS (13:23) 2004, pp 357-379.
Chan, S.S., Wolfe, R.J., and Fang, X. "Issues and strategies for integrating HCI in Masters level MIS and e-commerce programs," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (59:4), 10 2003, pp 497-520.
Culnan, M.J. "The intellectual development of Management Information Systems, 1972-1982: A co-citation analysis," Management Science (32:2), February 1986, pp 156-172.
Culnan, M.J. "Mapping the Intellectual Structure of MIS 1980-1985: A Co-citation Analysis," MIS Quarterly (11:3) 1987, pp 341-353.
Galletta, D., and Zhang, P. (eds.) Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems - Applications. M. E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY, 2006.
Gorgone, J.T., Gray, P., Stohr, E.A., Valacich, J.S., and Wigand, R.T. "MSIS 2006 Curriculum Review," Communications of the AIS (15) 2005, pp 544-554.
Kutzschan, A.O., and Webster, J. "HCI as MIS," in: Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems: Foundations, P. Zhang and D. Galletta (eds.), M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
Nah, F.F.-H., Zhang, P., and McCoy, S. "Editorial Introduction: HCI in MIS," International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (19:1) 2005, pp 3-6.
Zhang, P. "AIS SIGHCI Three-Year Report," in: AIS SIGHCI Newsletter (http://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci/), 2004, pp. 2-6.
Zhang, P., Benbasat, I., Carey, J., Davis, F., Galletta, D., and Strong, D. "Human-Computer Interaction Research in the MIS Discipline," Communications of the AIS (9:20) 2002, pp 334-355.
Zhang, P., and Dillon, A. "HCI and MIS: Shared concerns," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (59:4), Oct. 2003, pp 397-402.
Zhang, P., and Galletta, D. (eds.) Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems - Foundations. M. E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY, 2006.
Zhang, P., and Li, N. "The intellectual development of Human-Computer Interaction research in MIS: A survey of the MIS literature (1990-2002)," Journal of Association for Information Systems (6:11), November 2005, pp 227-292.
Zhang, P., Nah, F.F.-H., and Preece, J. "HCI Studies in MIS," Behaviour & Information Technology (23:3), May-June 2004, pp 147-151. | literature |
https://www.vannamle.com/mangaku/ | 2023-12-01T13:25:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100287.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201120231-20231201150231-00578.warc.gz | 0.923135 | 1,233 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__121624749 | en | Greeted by Mangaku
Welcome, fellow webtoon enthusiasts, to the world of Mangaku! If you are a fan of captivating storytelling, stunning artwork, and diverse characters, then Mangaku is the perfect virtual hub for you. Get ready to dive into a vast collection of Indonesian webtoons that will transport you to different realms, evoke a plethora of emotions, and leave you craving for more.
Indonesia has been bustling with incredible creative talent within the comics industry, and Mangaku has become the go-to platform for many aspiring artists and dedicated readers. In this article, we will take you on an exciting journey through the fascinating world of Mangaku, discussing its unique features, popular webtoons, and everything else you need to know about this captivating platform.
Discovering the Marvels of Mangaku
The Rise of Indonesian Webtoons
Indonesia has witnessed a tremendous surge in the popularity of webtoons in recent years. With its accessibility, unique storytelling format, and visually appealing artwork, webtoons have captured the hearts of millions of readers. Mangaku, as one of the pioneering webtoon platforms in Indonesia, has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the local comic industry by providing a vibrant space for both aspiring and established artists to showcase their talent.
Unleashing Your Imagination
Mangaku offers a diverse range of webtoons that cater to every taste and preference. Whether you are a fan of romance, fantasy, action, or comedy, you are bound to find a captivating series that will keep you hooked for hours on end. With a fusion of captivating storytelling, stunning artwork, and relatable characters, Mangaku guarantees to captivate your imagination and take you on an unforgettable journey with each webtoon you explore.
Community and Collaboration
One of the most appealing aspects of Mangaku is its strong sense of community. Mangaku encourages readers and artists to interact, fostering a supportive and engaging environment for all. With comment sections, fan theories, and fanart forums, readers are able to connect with each other and express their love for their favorite webtoons. Additionally, Mangaku also provides platforms for aspiring artists to collaborate and create their own webtoons, further nurturing the growth of the industry.
The Marvels of Mangaku: A Closer Look
Mangaku offers an impressive array of genres, ensuring that there is something for everyone. From heartwarming romances and thrilling action-packed adventures to thought-provoking dramas and hilarious comedies, Mangaku’s extensive library caters to a wide range of tastes. Whether you’re in the mood for an emotional rollercoaster or a laugh-out-loud comedy, you can find it all in Mangaku’s diverse collection.
Prepare to be amazed by the breathtaking artwork found in Mangaku’s webtoons. Indonesian artists have garnered widespread recognition for their exceptional skills in storytelling through visuals. From vibrant colors that bring scenes to life to intricate details that enhance the overall reading experience, the artwork in Mangaku’s webtoons is truly a feast for the eyes.
Get ready to embark on thrilling adventures and immerse yourself in compelling narratives. The talented writers behind Mangaku’s webtoons craft intricate storylines that will keep you eagerly turning the virtual pages. Each chapter will leave you on the edge of your seat, craving to know what happens next. With their ability to weave unforgettable tales, Mangaku’s webtoons ensure that you will never experience a dull moment.
Unraveling the Mangaku Experience: Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Mangaku?
Mangaku is one of the leading webtoon platforms in Indonesia, offering a vast collection of webtoons created by both established and aspiring artists.
2. How do I access Mangaku?
You can access Mangaku by visiting their official website or downloading the Mangaku app on your smartphone.
3. Are the webtoons on Mangaku free to read?
Yes, the majority of webtoons on Mangaku can be read for free, although there are some premium series that require a subscription.
4. Can I leave comments on Mangaku webtoons?
Yes, Mangaku provides a comment section for each webtoon, allowing readers to share their thoughts and engage with other fans.
5. How often are new webtoons released on Mangaku?
Mangaku regularly updates its collection with new webtoons. The frequency of updates may vary depending on the artist and series.
6. Can I submit my own webtoon to Mangaku?
Yes, Mangaku welcomes submissions from aspiring artists who want to share their own webtoons with the community.
7. Are there any events or competitions held by Mangaku?
Yes, Mangaku frequently organizes events, competitions, and collaborations to further engage with readers and artists.
8. How can I support my favorite webtoon artists on Mangaku?
You can support your favorite webtoon artists by leaving positive comments, sharing their work on social media, and participating in community activities.
9. Can I read Mangaku webtoons offline?
Currently, Mangaku does not offer an official offline reading feature. However, you can save chapters for later reading if you have an internet connection.
10. Is Mangaku available in multiple languages?
While Mangaku primarily offers webtoons in Indonesian, there are some series that have been translated into English and other languages.
As you delve into the captivating world of Mangaku, remember that there are countless stories waiting to be discovered. Whether you’re seeking heartwarming romances, exhilarating adventures, or thought-provoking dramas, Mangaku has it all. Join the vibrant community, engage with fellow readers, and support the talented artists who bring these incredible webtoons to life. Embrace the magic of Mangaku and let your imagination soar. | literature |
https://andreamackayphotography.com/2020/11/21/i-know-this-he-makes-her-happy/ | 2023-12-02T02:42:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00668.warc.gz | 0.966418 | 926 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__261199097 | en | As I’ve looked back on Davis and Sariah’s beautiful wedding weekend I keep thinking about the Father of the Bride (my brother) & his wedding toast.
Now, this isn’t verbatim, but you’ll get the gist of his meaning:
I know Sariah, and she is loving and kind… I don’t know Davis, but I know he makes her happy.
I know Sariah, and she is happy and generous… I don’t know Davis, but I know he makes her happy.
I know Sariah, and she is extremely loyal… I don’t know Davis, but I know he makes her happy.
I know Sariah, and she is intelligent and driven… I don’t know Davis, but I know he makes her happy.
I know Sariah, and she is fun and adventurous… I don’t know Davis, but I know he makes her happy.
I love that my brother can see how happy Davis makes Sariah! Every father of the bride should have this assurance!
But what about Davis?
I see how he looks at her…
I watch as he gets her door…
I see how tenderly he brushes back her hair…
He smiles at her in adoration…
(He is smiling so much that he’s radiating happiness!)
He works to get her to laugh, to make her comfortable, or makes her uncomfortable to get her to laugh!
What does all this mean? ~That she makes him happy, too!
They have enough in common to be compatible and enough different about them to make life interesting!
I have a feeling these two will be laughing quite a bit throughout their life together!
In true Sariah Style they were married on Friday, the 13th…
-proving that their happiness can defy all tradition!
The next morning Davis and Sariah were sealed together as a Forever Family in The Las Vegas Nevada Temple!
“If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t expose it to the elements. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.”—F. Burton Howard
1 Corinthians 11:11—“Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.”
Growing up, Sariah was always looking for adventure…
I believe she’s finally found her grand adventure with an amazing partner to walk beside her.
“We are not two but three—thee and me and God for eternity, a most sacred triangle, a relationship of which we are each a part.”—Ardeth G. Kapp
“Under the plan of heaven, the husband and wife walk side by side as companions, neither one ahead of the other, but a daughter of God and a son of God walking side by side. Let your families be families of love and peace and happiness.” —Gordon B. Hinckley
“Marriage is a gift from God to us; the quality of our marriages is a gift from us to Him.”—L. Whitney Clayton
“Because love is as much a verb as it is a noun, the phrase “I love you” is much more a promise of behavior and commitment than it is an expression of feeling.” – Lynn G. Robbins
“That said, none of us marry perfection; we marry potential. The right marriage is not only about what I want; it’s also about what she—who’s going to be my companion—wants and needs me to be.” -Robert D. Hales
“There is great power in a strong partnership. True partners can achieve more than the sum of each acting alone. With true partners, one plus one is much more than two.” – Russell M. Nelson
I’m so thankful that I was able to witness both ceremonies where they were able to start their own family for both time and eternity.
Congratulations on a wonderful start to your marriage! ~I love you both!
November 21, 2020 | literature |
http://www.drugscience.org/amu.html | 2018-08-15T18:31:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210249.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815181003-20180815201003-00093.warc.gz | 0.916147 | 637 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__50304650 | en | The acceptance of cannabis's medical use by eight states
[between 1996 and 2002] and the experiences of patients,
doctors, and state officials in these states establish
marijuana's accepted medical use in the United States.
Cannabis's accepted medical use in the United States
is increasingly recognized by health care professionals
and the medical community, including the Institute of
Medicine. Several medical organizations support legal
access to cannabis for medicinal purposes. A new medical
journal released in 2001 focuses on the medicinal use
of cannabis and cannabinoids. National clinical conferences
on the medicinal use of cannabis have been held in the
United States in 2000 and 2002 and are scheduled to
continue on a bi-annual basis.. Most importantly, data
on the number of physicians currently recommending therapeutic
marijuana use to their patients demonstrate its acceptance
by the medical community in the United States. More...
Patients' experience and their confirmation
by early studies
Following state laws that allow for the medical use
of cannabis, an increasing number of patients have collected
experience with cannabis. Many reported benefits from
its use. Some of this experience has been confirmed
in reports and clinical investigations or stimulated
clinical research that confirmed these patients' experience
on other patients suffering from the same disease. More...
Reviews of earlier clinical studies
Several scientific publications have reviewed evidence
from research on the medicinal uses of cannabis indicating
that cannabis in fact may offer benefits in the treatment
of certain illnesses. More...
The scientific understanding of the endogenous cannabinoid
system consisting of specific cannabinoid receptors
and their endogenous ligands (endocannabinoids) has
considerably increased since 1995. It largely supports
and helps explain many of the therapeutic benefits of
cannabis and cannabinoids in humans. More...
Results from clinical research demonstrate that both
dronabinol and whole plant cannabis can offer a safe
and effective treatment for the following illnesses:
muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis, Tourette syndrome,
chronic pain, nausea and vomiting in HIV/AIDS and cancer
chemotherapy, loss of appetite from cancer, hyperactivity
of the bladder in patients with multiple sclerosis and
spinal cord injury, and dyskinesia caused by levodopa
in Parkinson's disease. More...
Route of administration.
Progress has been made in recent years in reducing
the disadvantages of certain routes of cannabis administration,
notably the slow onset of action with oral use and harm
associated with the inhalation of combustion products
when smoking cannabis. More...
The pharmaceutical industry is showing not only increasing
interest in synthetic modulators of the endogenous cannabinoid
system, but also industry members are funding several
clinical studies with cannabis whole plant extracts
in Europe and Canada with the intention to develop approved
cannabis based medicines. This indicates that therapeutic
exploitation of natural cannabis will be economically
sound. However the present Schedule I classification
of cannabis and THC is an impediment to the pharmaceutical
development of cannabinoid drugs becaused of the costly
restrictions it places on research. More... | literature |
http://www.edoriumjournalofotolaryngology.com/ | 2017-12-16T12:37:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948588072.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20171216123525-20171216145525-00288.warc.gz | 0.819636 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__135097852 | en | Edorium Journal of Otolaryngology is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal, publishing high-quality original articles on all aspects of otolaryngology.
The scope of Edorium Journal of Otolaryngology covers clinical studies and experimental research in otolaryngology and related disciplines, including otology, laryngology, rhinology, speech science and head and neck surgery. Studies of pathobiology from experimental models and human material are also welcome.
Following types of articles are published in Edorium Journal of Otolaryngology: Review Articles, Original Articles, Short Reports, Rapid Communication, Case Series, Case Reports, Clinical Images and Letter to Editors.
Submission to peer review: 28-42 days
Acceptance to final publication: 31 days
Page proofs to final publication: 14 days
Indexed in: Airiti Library, J-Gate, Google Scholar | literature |
https://singerderm.com/finasteride-male-pattern-balding-and-sexual-psychological-side-effects/ | 2024-04-16T22:35:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817112.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416222403-20240417012403-00290.warc.gz | 0.953619 | 1,209 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__115563471 | en | In 2012, the first post marketing reports linking finasteride to depression and suicide were released. Since then, reports of adverse sexual side effects and persistent sexual dysfunction have been described in men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss.
Two recent publications in the scientific literature have examined these potential side effects in young men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss. These articles tried to answer two questions:
First, is there an increased risk of depression and suicidality in young men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss?
Secondly, is there an increased risk of sexual side effects in young men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss?
The first publication was entitled, Investigation of Suicidality and Psychological Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Finasteride (JAMA Dermatology, published in January 2021).
Summary of key findings:
In this study, the authors compared the risk of suicidality in young men between the age of 18 and 45 years of age taking 1 mg of finasteride for male pattern hair loss versus men older than 45 years of age taking 5 mg of finasteride for enlarged prostate.The authors found an increased risk of suicidality and adverse psychological effects in younger men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss, but not in older men taking 5 mg of finasteride for enlarged prostate.
Secondly, the authors found no increased reports of suicidality in men using minoxidil (AKA Rogaine) for hair loss or Tamulosin in older men for enlarged prostate.
Third, authors compared finasteride to dutasteride (a medication with very similar mechanism of action, and more potent inhibitor of 5-alpha reductase). Interestingly, there was no increased risk of dutasteride leading to suicidality. Given that finasteride and dutasteride both block 5-alpha reductase, the authors suggest that the increased risk of suicidality with finasteride may simply be a reporting bias, given the media attention and public awareness surrounding this medication.
Further supporting this bias is the fact that the rates of suicidality reported after 2012 was three times higher than prior to 2012 (when attention in the media first began regarding potential side effects of finasteride).
The authors propose that men who experience increased rates of suicidality while taking finasteride may also be simultaneously experiencing adverse sexual side effects from finasteride which may be the contributing factor to depression and suicide.
The bottom line is that there may be an increased risk for depression and suicidality in young men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss, though it is difficult to say for sure how much this is attributed to reporting bias. Those men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss should be aware of this issue and should consult their physician should any symptoms of depression or other psychological disturbance occur while taking finasteride.
The second publication was entitled, Disproportional signal of sexual dysfunction reports associated with finasteride use in young men with androgenetic alopecia: a pharmacovigilance analysis of Vigibase (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, March 2022)
The authors specifically examined the association between finasteride use in young men for hair loss and sexual dysfunction (characterized by decreased sexual arousal or desire, difficulty maintaining erections, reduced intensity of erections, and ejaculatory dysfunction ).
The data was based upon the World Health Organization’s international database of individual case safety reports. The authors compared reports of finasteride to drugs with similar mechanism of action (dutasteride) and other drugs used for male pattern hair loss including minoxidil.
The authors found an increased risk of sexual side effects with finasteride than would be expected by chance alone. 7700 reports of sexual dysfunction in men taking finasteride were identified.
However, they also acknowledge that there may be a reporting bias based upon the following factors (quoted directly from the article below):
“(1) the signal of sexual dysfunction associated with finasteride after 2012 is >3 times greater than the signal for reports before 2012
(2) the signal associated with finasteride was nearly twice that of dutasteride
(3) the signal associated with finasteride in young patients with androgenetic alopecia was 30 times that of minoxidil
(4) the signal associated with the 1-mg dose of finasteride used for androgenetic alopecia was nearly twice that of the 5-mg dose used for benign prostatic hyperplasia.”
The bottom line is that is that there probably is increased risk of sexual side effects in young men taking finasteride for male pattern hair loss, though the risks are very unlikely to be as high as that described in the research paper above. The current estimates are around 2% risk of sexual side effects. Fortunately, these side effects are almost always reversible more than 99.9% of the time. This means that if you stop taking finasteride, the side effects almost always resolve.
My personal experience with finasteride has been a good one. I started taking finasteride around 30 years of age, when I started thinning over the vertex of the scalp. I have a very strong family history of hair loss, with both of my grandfathers being completely bald. Also, my older brother suffers from severe male pattern hair loss. In 20 years of taking finasteride, I have personally seen no sexual side effects nor any psychological adverse events. Furthermore, I have treated hundreds of patients with finasteride and have seen only a handful of patients that have needed to stop finasteride due to adverse events. Fortunately, in all these cases, the side effects completely resolved upon discontinuation of finasteride. | literature |
http://donodom.blogspot.com/2011/07/powerful-beyond-measure.html | 2018-06-24T18:08:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867050.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624180240-20180624200240-00234.warc.gz | 0.972674 | 419 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__84341104 | en | Forgot I wanted to post this sent to me by a friend. Both quotes are by Marianne Williamson. Please read through all the way even if you are not a believer so I can ask you a question.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?(my highlight) We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear in that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the World.
There is nothing enlightening about shrinking
so that other people won't feel unsure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
As we let our own Light shine,
we consciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others."
So even if you don't believe in God, can you deny the power that would energize your life if you lived as if other people needed your example to live by? What if you wanted to be a motivator to everyone who came in contact with you? WHAT IF people wanted to be like you?!
This is one of the most inspirational things I've ever read. I cannot fully put into words how it reachs me inside but I truly wish I had read it years ago. Who knows though, I might not have appreciated it then. | literature |
http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/restaurant-to-another-world-light-novel-vol-1/ | 2018-12-18T14:05:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829399.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20181218123521-20181218145521-00233.warc.gz | 0.873816 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__55013184 | en | Book: Restaurant to Another World (Light Novel) Vol. 1
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The basis for the beloved anime about a restaurant that welcomes fantasy creatures to dine!
“Western Cuisine Nekoya” seems like a typical restaurant on the outside, but it hides an amazing secret: on Saturdays, portals to another world appear that allow all manner of unearthly creatures to sit down for a nice meal. Elves, dragons, or anyone else who wants to sample our world’s cuisine is welcome to partake before returning to their world, sated and ready for their next quest. This lovely light novel series, never before published in English, celebrates even the simplest of our foods as fantastical adventures in fine dining. Bon appétit!
Due to licensing or platform-specific content restrictions, not all books are available digitally.More information is available in our Digital FAQ. | literature |
https://nfp71.ch/en/7IUfaRbE9zRnEYnt/news/190207-news-nfp71-guidelines-for-energy-saving-behaviour | 2024-02-21T05:48:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473370.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221034447-20240221064447-00849.warc.gz | 0.874609 | 489 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__133194763 | en | Guidelines for energy-saving behaviour in six fields of action
Six guidelines of the NRP 71 project “Sustainable lifestyles and energy consumption” support the authorities in promoting energy-saving behaviour in various fields of action.
As part of the NRP 71 project “Sustainable lifestyles and energy consumption”, the Mobility Competence Centre of the Lucerne School of Business, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Timo Ohnmacht, has developed six guidelines for promoting a sustainable lifestyle in cooperation with the cities of Lucerne and Biel/Bienne. The guidelines support the authorities in introducing targeted measures aimed at promoting energy-saving behaviour that are geared both specifically towards the various action areas and the willingness of those concerned. This increases the acceptance of the introduced measures, which can be implemented in future on a selective basis and in a manner that affects people’s behaviour.
The basis of the research project is formed by the investigation of social-psychological influencing factors that impact everyday behaviour and thus represent starting points for promoting sustainable lifestyles in a targeted manner. Effective measures for various areas of day-to-day life have been developed. For each of the six guidelines, the relevant influencing factors have been defined and supplemented with specific proposals for action. On the basis of the guidelines, both authorities and campaign planners can now analyse behaviour in an easily understandable manner and classify it within the developed phase model. For each phase, behaviour-influencing measures are then proposed that aim to reduce energy consumption. Behaviour is presented to those affected in relation to the phase it belongs to. This offers the key advantage that specific behaviour can be viewed on a differentiated basis and that possible development potential is revealed.
Overview of guidelines (PDF, German):
- 2. Hand – der Kauf von gebrauchten anstatt neuen Gütern (Second hand – the purchase of used instead of new goods)
- Energiesparsamer Wohnen (Energy-saving living)
- Förderung des Öffentlichen Verkehrs (Promotion of public transport)
- Reduktion von Fleischkonsum (Reduction of meat consumption)
- Velofahren (Bike riding)
- Verlängerung der Lebensdauer von Mobiltelefonen (Extending the lifespan of mobile phones) | literature |
https://disrupted.news/shelftaught/ | 2018-10-17T21:39:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583511216.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20181017195553-20181017221053-00044.warc.gz | 0.949566 | 465 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__103216520 | en | Their Press Release
Every year book lovers spend millions of dollars on books they never finish, because there is no easy way of finding the right book. But now Shelftaught takes the gamble out of the search for a great read.
ShelfTaught is designed to help users choose their next read intelligently.
Other websites rank books on popularity by relying on best seller lists or unvetted voting, making it hard for readers to find suggestions for useful niche books; like the best crochet books or small business marketing books.
ShelfTaught uses an algorithm to combine individuals’ book suggestions whilst taking into account their professional and personal expertise. This creates a book recommendation engine that is precise, and based on recommendations from people in the know, rather than a popularity contest.
On ShelfTaught, one can connect with other users, endorse their skills and be a part of the world’s best book recommendation engine.
No matter how niche a persons’ interests are users can find high quality recommendations in any topic saving them time and money.
“I bought a project management book off of Amazon because it had a lot of 5 star reviews, but it was way too basic.” – Anna in London
The site is focused on Non-fiction readers and is attracting users who are tired of existing platforms such as Goodreads
“Wow. Exactly what I was looking for. Goodreads seriously needs a better alternative, especially for non-fiction.” – Nayan on Product Hunt.
ShelfTaught’s appeals to book worms who want to share with the world all the books they have read and the knowledge they’ve acquired. The easy to use interface and clean display makes displaying an online library, simple and attractive.
Goodreads’ users can copy their full library across with the click of a button.
Visit the site at www.shelftaught.com to find your next favourite book, show your knowledge off to the world, and be a part of the world’s best book recommendation engine.
ShelfTaught launched in February 2018 and was founded by Duncan Garde. Duncan is a self-proclaimed geek, who taught himself to code from scratch and then built the site in his spare time. | literature |
https://patrickmcclure.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/jesus-last-words/ | 2018-06-19T15:48:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863100.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619154023-20180619174023-00619.warc.gz | 0.967207 | 790 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__180544198 | en | It started out as joke. I was offered the last three weeks in June to preach a series before my upcoming trip the States. My mind being what it is, I immediately thought of Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture,” and thought up the ominous-sounding title: “The Last Series.” It would most likely have a small subtitle “until the next one” or “in June.” As it turns out, no one around here knows who Randy Pausch is, so I changed tacks and came up with the title “The Last Words,” with the tagline, “What would you say if you knew they would be your last words?”
I thought it sounded catchy, but naturally they couldn’t be my last words. I’m a stickler for expository preaching. This led me to think about several people whose last words are recorded for us in Scripture. Not surprisingly, I picked Moses (whose last words are the basically the whole book of Deuteronomy), Paul (whose last words aren’t necessarily recorded, but 2 Timothy gets pretty close), and of course, Jesus.
I won’t go into all the details of each message because I want to get to a point (and I’m sure you want me to do so as well).
There are a number of ways to approach the last words of Jesus Christ. One can take it literally: the last thing He said on the cross (there is no lack of “The Seven Sayings of Jesus” material out there). The idea can be broadened a bit, and focus on His final words to the disciples before His crucifixion. But as I considered how I was going to handle it, it hit me:
Jesus will never speak His last words.
When speaking of Jesus’ “last words,” we always have to qualify a context. His last words to His disciples. His last words on the cross. Death has a way of rendering men speechless, but Jesus has a way of rendering death powerless. He rose again. So we must resort to more qualifying: His last words before His ascension. His words to Paul at his conversion. His words to John in Revelation. Surely, way at the end, in chapter 22, where He says He is coming quickly—those are his last words! Well, possibly the last ones recorded, but still not His last, because I imagine we will be doing most of the listening in eternity.
The Bible speaks of two different words as eternal: God’s Word, as in, the Scriptures (Is. 40:8; the same of Jesus’ words in Mt 24:35), and Jesus Himself, the incarnate Word (John 1:1; 14). Over the course of human history, God has revealed the written word to mankind, with the goal of pointing to the incarnate Word. It is God’s revelation, pointing to God revealed—God with us. Jesus is God’s ultimate and final word (Hb 1:1-2). Everything we need to know about His final Word is found in His written word. And neither will ever pass away.
I have already spoken on Moses and Paul at church, so I’m looking forward to the final Sunday in the series, as I speak of Jesus’ “last words.” It is encouraging to think that Jesus will never speak His last words; and yet humbling to think that He will always have the last word.
I can only hope that my last words—when the time comes for me to say them—will ring with a passion for God’s written Word as they point to God’s ultimate and final Word, Jesus Christ. | literature |
https://excelprof.com/digital-technology-and-clean-energy/ | 2023-12-08T09:46:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100739.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208081124-20231208111124-00137.warc.gz | 0.963121 | 281 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__134349779 | en | I just finished a book titled “Energy’s Digital Future” authored by Professor Amy Myers Jaffe. The book raises a few very important points that are worthy of deeper discussion (and more urgent action):
- The future of clean energy is digital (i.e. driven by technology).
- We need more swift and powerful US energy policies to ensure we can actually achieve a successful clean energy transition.
- The US can use this opportunity to not only lead in energy transition, but also in securing and upholding democracy.
The book is fascinating and convincing to me because it takes a historical perspective, and generates lessons learned from the history. Let me raise two particular important examples:
- GPS is a technology pioneered by the US government. It was due to the threat from the USSR having launched Sputnik, the first satellite.
- The US could have an electrified society in the 1910s. During that period, electrified vehicles were actually dominating gasoline cars. Again, the US government played an important role in steering us away from that technology and onto the gasoline-centric road.
I have long suspected that the US government had played a pivotal role in changing the course of US societal evolution in the past. This book firmly reinforced my view.
For those who are interested in knowing more about the book, here is a short webinar on the book launch: | literature |
https://www.nurol.com.tr/en/nurettin-carmikli-books | 2023-12-10T06:44:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101282.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210060949-20231210090949-00756.warc.gz | 0.985544 | 501 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__106225700 | en | Exactly 10 years ago, in 2006, I had written my book “I Promised to My Father”, in which I narrated my life and memories. My life and memories… They are all composed of only work. I believe those who have read that book might have seen that there is nothing in my life other than work and NUROL, which is our company that we have built up together with my brothers. I do not like much to talk about myself. As a man who has always refrained from being appeared on media, the book in question was, for me, a kind of first and longest bare my heart. It was a kind of a comprehensive response to the question of “Who is Nurettin Çarmıklı?” Those, who have read my book “I Promised to My Father” and had chance to get answers to the question about who I am, might have been realized that my life is majorly- maybe I have to say unfortunately- only composed of business life. So, the book “I Promised to My Father” is not only about my life and memories but also a summary of 40 years of NUROL.
While we celebrated the 40th birthday of NUROL, a kind of corporate history had been written with my words as well. Now, 10 years later, we celebrate 50th birthday of NUROL. As corporate, now we are in our years of maturity. 50 years those have been left behind means 50 years of my life. I am very well aware of that lives of institutions can be incomparably long, when they are managed well enough, in comparison the life of a human being. Although I will not be around, I am pretty confident that the second, third and so on 50th birthdays of NUROL will be celebrated in the future. Within the 50 years we left behind, we have put our signatures to various works that will serve to our people for additional several 50 years. We have built roads, dams, canals, tunnels, residences, and manufactured armored vehicles. We are proud of making a humble contribution to prevention of a military coupe and protection of our democracy by means of armored vehicles we have manufactured. In this book, I do not mention about what we have done within the country. But, I have to say that we put our signature on many huge projects, for which we all should be proud of. | literature |
https://www.convatec.nl/wondzorg/aquacel-wondverband/aquacel-agplus-extra/onderzoeken/ | 2023-01-28T07:40:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499524.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128054815-20230128084815-00666.warc.gz | 0.747182 | 475 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__178268315 | en | AQUACEL® Ag+ wondverband onderzoeken, lees het bewijs:
Download the clinical summary of a recently published review1 summarising why biofilm is a key challenge for clinicians caring for chronic wounds.
- Biofilm is present in the majority of chronic wounds2
- It is a key cause of delayed wound healing3 and a precursor to infection4
- Formation tends to occur when wound moisture and exudate are not well controlled5
Biofilm has an increased tolerance to antimicrobials and antibiotics6
More research is needed to identify a rapid accurate technique to identify and characterise biofilms in ways that optimise their validity in diagnosing or screening patient risk of infection or delayed healing and to inform clinical decisions.1
Watch the video on how biofilm delays wound healing and how AQUACEL® Ag+ dressings perform.
- Hurlow J, Couch K, Laforet K, Bolton L, Metcalf D, Bowler P, 2014. Clinical Biofilms: A Challenging Frontier in Wound Care. Advances in Wound Care, DOI: 10.1089/wound.2014.0567.
- James G, Swogger E, Wolcott R, Pulcini E, Secor P, 2008. Biofilms in chronic wounds. Wound Repair and Regeneration; 16:37-44.
- Metcalf D and Bowler P, 2013. Biofilm delays wound healing: a review of the evidence. Burns & Trauma; 1:5-12
- Percival S and Bowler P, 2004. Biofilms and their potential role in wound healing. WOUNDS; 16: 234-240.
- Hurlow J and Bowler P, 2012. Potential implications of biofilm in chronic wounds: a case series. J Wound Care; 21:109-119.
- Burmølle M, Thomsen TR, Fazli M, et al. Biofilms in chronic infections—a matter of opportunity—monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2010;59:324–336. | literature |
https://www.armedinfaith.org/that-stranger-could-be-a-blessing-from-god/ | 2023-12-08T02:16:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100710.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208013411-20231208043411-00737.warc.gz | 0.960734 | 396 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__10429568 | en | In life, we meet many people. Some come into our lives to stay, while others are just passing through. However, have you ever considered that a stranger you encounter could be a blessing from God?
There are times in life when we feel lost or overwhelmed, and we don’t know where to turn. During these moments, a stranger can appear and offer us the guidance, support, or encouragement we need to keep going. These strangers may come in the form of a kind word, a helpful gesture, or a simple smile.
As Christians, we believe that God works in mysterious ways and that he can send people into our lives to help us when we need it most. The Bible teaches us that we should welcome strangers, treat them with kindness and respect, and be open to the blessings they may bring.
In Hebrews 13:2, we read, “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” This verse reminds us that the strangers we encounter may be messengers from God, sent to help us on our journey.
Another example is in Matthew 25:35, where Jesus says, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” This verse teaches us that when we help strangers, we are helping Jesus himself.
So, the next time you encounter a stranger, don’t be afraid to reach out and offer a helping hand. Remember that this person may be a blessing from God, and that by helping them, you are serving him.
God can use anyone to bless our lives, even strangers. Let’s be open to these blessings, and treat everyone with kindness and respect. Who knows, that stranger you encounter today may be the blessing you’ve been praying for! | literature |
https://www.infantfeedingguide.co.uk/about-this-guide | 2021-03-03T07:51:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178366477.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20210303073439-20210303103439-00589.warc.gz | 0.961365 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__69819094 | en | Welcome to the 2018/19 edition of The Guide to Infant Feeding – the independent, comprehensive and essential training guide for community practitioner and health visitor teams.
Having a new baby in the home is both a joy and a challenge. Parents are given so much advice about caring for their baby that they can actually become confused or simply miss things that are said. Infant feeding can be a particularly confusing area about which parents often have questions, and sometimes they can feel uncomfortable asking what they perceive to be a minor query or something which they don’t feel is worth making a GP appointment for. This is where community practitioners and health visitors can help. There is a great opportunity in the community to answer these questions, allay concerns and deal with uncertainties. When you see a parent with a baby, take the time to get to know them and let them know you are there to help. Build a good relationship and you will gain their trust, as well as having the satisfaction of being able to help someone through one of the most important periods of their life.
This guide is designed to give community practitioner and health visitor teams information on all aspects of infant feeding from breastfeeding to fussy eaters and everything in between. It also focuses on the importance of understanding parents’ needs and how to advise them appropriately, confidently and sensitively. We hope you find this training and reference guide useful when helping parents in your community. | literature |
https://www.boekhandelmulder.nl/boeken/literaire-roman-novelle/fictie/vertaalde-literaire-roman-novelle/9789492115294-symphony-of-everyday-things/ | 2020-02-20T01:50:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144498.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20200220005045-20200220035045-00134.warc.gz | 0.979767 | 213 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__167233769 | en | Dutch screenwriter Alec Gonzaga is facing an uncertain future. The love of his life - violinist Mary Douglas - is diagnosed with cancer. When she draws up a bucket list Alec is not surprised to learn about her wish to visit his homeland Indonesia. But her other request takes him by surprise: Mary wants him to write down the story of his youth. Alec is prepared to do everything for her, but he has always struggled with his painful memories. Will the visit to his old home traumatize him further or finally bring him peace of mind? And will it help both Mary and Alec to prepare themselves for the definite farewell that awaits them? Over de auteur Aloysius Keller is born in Bogor, Indonesia and grew up in Europe. He graduated from Wheaton College, Wheaton - Illinois, USA. His writing on posttraumatic stress disorder is based on personal experience. 'Symphony of everyday things' is his debut novel and was originally published in Dutch. Aloysius Keller has three daughters and presently resides in The Hague, the Netherlands. | literature |
https://kaurvalues.com/category/kaurfinity/page/3/ | 2024-04-21T15:38:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817780.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421132819-20240421162819-00841.warc.gz | 0.985273 | 683 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__80767624 | en | Every now and again someone will ask an innocent question that has a profound impact on our view of life. Sometimes the impact is short lived as we return to the daily grind of activities filling our lives, but occasionally the question stays in our head and niggles away quietly in the background causing mild unrest. We almost do not want to answer the question as it will reveal an aspiration too hard to achieve, or perhaps make us face a situation we have successfully ignored up until now, or maybe because it will remind us of what we really wanted and who we really are and have since forgotten as we have adapted ourselves to fit in society and our work environment.
I was asked the following innocent question about four years ago:
“If you had achieved all you wanted to in life with no regrets and you were reflecting back on your life, what would be the highlights and the things you would be most proud of in your life?”
In answering this question I revisited my aspirations and my own personal goals, thus reminding myself of what I wanted to achieve. I realised I was putting off my own dreams using the lack of time as my biggest excuse.
There was always a reason not to start progressing towards my own personal goals; it was always “I will do something when I get around to it”. First I was studying, then I was working, now I am raising a family, tomorrow there will something else. Life goes on, but at some point life will pass me by and then it will be too late for me to do anything. If I make no effort to progress towards my own personal goals now, then I will be reminiscing on “what ifs†and regrets. What a waste!
Don’t underestimate me. When thinking about this question I had it all: a job I loved, a career with good prospects and a lovely family and yet there was something that was not quite right. I thought I was doing an excellent job of juggling all the things in my life. Yet all I was doing was juggling more and more, faster and faster, rushing from A to B, B to C, nearly always on auto pilot. I enjoyed my work, I love my family, my husband and kids are great, so what was niggling away in the background?
This one question resulted in me re-evaluating my priorities. Somewhere along my journey I had put my dreams to one side as I got on with “life”. But not anymore! Having thought long and hard on what was important to me and what did I really want to achieve, I made the necessary changes in my life. These changes were not easy or quick decisions, nor would the benefits be realised immediately. However, having now made these changes, I am happy to say I consider my life to be richer in fulfilment.
We always have options. It is often too easy to go with the flow. Sometimes we go with the flow without even realising it. But once we realise something is not quite right, are we brave enough to challenge the status quo of our life and dare to change?
So let me now ask you an innocent question:
“If you were the person you really wanted to be, what would be different about your life?”
Do you dare to change? | literature |
https://bilkent.overdrive.com/media/3028173 | 2021-01-22T19:41:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703531335.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20210122175527-20210122205527-00288.warc.gz | 0.966438 | 496 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__131053642 | en | For the 250th anniversary of John Quincy Adams's birth, a landmark new selected edition of an American masterpiece:the incomparable self-portrait of a man and his times from the Revolution tothe coming of the Civil War. The diary of John Quincy Adams is one of the most extraordinary works in American literature. Begun in 1779 at the age of twelve and kept more or less faithfully until his death almost 70 years later, and totaling some fifteen thousand closely-written manuscript pages, it is both an unrivaled record of historical events and personalities from the nation's founding to the antebellum era and a masterpiece of American self-portraiture, tracing the spiritual, literary, and scientific interests of an exceptionally lively mind. Now, for the 250th anniversary of Adams's birth, Library of America and historian David Waldstreicher present a two-volume reader's edition of diary selections based for the first time on the original manuscripts, restoring personal and revealing passages suppressed in earlier editions. Volume 2 opens with Adams serving as Secretary of State, amid political maneuverings within and outside James Monroe's cabinet to become his successor, a process that culminates in Adams's election to the presidency by the House of Representatives after the deadlocked four-way contest of 1824. Even as Adams takes the oath of office, rivals Henry Clay, his Secretary of State, John C. Calhoun, his vice president, and an embittered Andrew Jackson, eye the election of 1828. The diary records in candid detail his frustration as his far-sighted agenda for national improvement founders on the rocks of internecine political factionalism, conflict that results in his becoming only the second president, with his father, to fail to secure reelection. After a short-lived retirement, Adams returns to public service as a Congressman from Massachusetts, and for the last seventeen years of his life he leads efforts to resist the extension of slavery and to end the notorious "gag rule" that stifles debate on the issue in Congress. In 1841 he further burnishes his reputation as a scourge of the Slave Power by successfully defending African mutineers of the slave ship Amistad before the Supreme Court. The diary achieves perhaps its greatest force in its prescient anticipation of the Civil War and Emancipation, an "object," as Adams described it during the Missouri Crisis, "vast in its compass, awful in its prospects, sublime and beautiful in its issue." | literature |
https://lifelink.org.uk/courses/write-to-recovery/ | 2018-03-24T00:17:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257649508.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323235620-20180324015620-00276.warc.gz | 0.949219 | 351 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__29382651 | en | Nobody but you has the right to define you. The words that define you have power and magic. As a hero you overcome severe challenges. In this way your story is transformed into one of triumph, inspiring and encouraging others.
What is Write to Recovery?
8 therapeutic writing workshops for anyone who has ever experienced some sort of distress, emotional difficulty or mental ill-health. These facilitated sessions will take on a new theme each week, set by the facilitators, and participants will be guided to learn a variety of techniques that will inspire them to write their own stories and experiences. The therapeutic benefits of putting pen to paper are enormous and provide an opportunity for participants to view their journey in a different light.
What should I expect?
Get together with others in a supportive environment which will enable you to engage with your creative energies to tell your story, in your way, to whom you want. There will be no pressure to read out what you’ve written and no one will be watching over your shoulder as you write. This group is very much participant led and the level of sharing will depend completely on individual preference.
No writing experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome to attend no matter their level of literacy as support can be provided from the facilitators if necessary.
This course will run it’s pilot group with Lifelink beginning on Thursday 25th January in our head office, Melisa House in the South of the city. To sign up please register yourself using the Eventbrite link below.
Please note: This course is freely available to anyone living in the Glasgow City Council boundary. If you do not have a Glasgow City postcode unfortunately we will not be able to offer you a place on this course. | literature |
http://www.emphaticpress.com/about.html | 2017-09-24T19:10:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818690203.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170924190521-20170924210521-00682.warc.gz | 0.920627 | 107 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__22500254 | en | Emphat!c Press is a bridge for artists to share quality work, grassroots style, in the form of chapbooks and paperbacks.
Essays, plays, poetry, and stories that inspire, transform, liberate and confront the world are considered for publishing.
To receive submission guidelines via email, for other inquiries, or to leave a comment, please fill out a form in the "contact" tab.
Thank you for visiting this site.
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief | literature |
https://www.kneereplacementdelhi.com/research-publications/ | 2023-06-07T09:29:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653631.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607074914-20230607104914-00590.warc.gz | 0.79469 | 764 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__141377482 | en | Dr. Shekhar Srivastav regularly publishes, attends and speaks at international, national and regional conferences. He has presented well researched papers and has delivered Lectures in numerous conferences & workshops.
Dr. Shekhar Srivastav and his team have published a Paper “MRI Based Comparison of Tibial Bone Coverage by Five Knee Prosthesis: Anthropometric Study in Indians” in The Journal of Arthroplasty, one of the most prestigious international journals for joint replacement surgery. Its publication also indicates the relevance of knee and hip replacement surgery in India. At Delhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics (DITO), Sant Parmanand Hospital, Dr. Shekhar Srivastav and his team are committed to ensuring they remain at the forefront of joint replacement technology and surgical practices.
|1||Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Fixation of Proximal Hip Fractures. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 42, Issue 3, Number279, July-September 2008. Shekhar Srivastav, Vivek Mittal, Shekhar Agarwal .|
|2||Fixation of the subtrochanteric fracture in two patients of osteopetrosis by using distal femur Locking Compression Plate ( DF-LCP) of the contralateral side report of 2 cases.European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery. June 2010, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp 263-269. Shekhar Agarwal, Amit Srivastav, Vivek Mittal, Shekhar Srivastav, Biren Nadkarni.|
|3||Minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis of comminuted fracture shaft humerus using locking compression plates.Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2012;20(3):292-6. Sachit Malhan, Simon Thomas, Divesh Gulati,Vivek Mittal, Biren Nadkarni, Shekhar Srivastav, Shekhar Agarwal.|
|4||Arthroscopic excision of subacromial osteochondroma causing impingement of shoulder in a patient with diaphyseal achalasia.Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. Volume 4, March 2013, pp 40-42. Simon Thomas, Shekhar Srivastav, Harjoban Singh, Sarang Shete, Mohit Bhargav, Shekhar Agarwal.|
|5||MRI based Comparison of tibial bone coverage by five knee prosthesis : Anthropometric study in Indians.The Journal of Arthroplasty. September 2015 Volume 30, Issue 9, Pages 1643-1646. Sourabh Shah, Naresh Agarwal, Anuj Jain, Shekhar Arivastav, Simon Thomas, Shekhar Agarwal.|
|6||Acute spontaneous atraumatic bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulder joint with hill – sach’s lesion : A rare case.Journal of Orthopaedic Case Report. 2015 Jan – March : 5 (1) Page 55-57. Sachit Malhan, Shekhar Agarwal, Shekhar Srivastav, Harjoban Singh.|
|7||Inflatable Self Locking Intramedullary Nailing in the Management of Long Bone Diahpyseal Fractures. Delhi Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol 3: Number 79, 2007.Amit Kumar, Shekhar Srivastav, Vivek Mittal, Shekhar Agarwal.| | literature |
http://witsradio.tumblr.com/ | 2014-07-31T05:20:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510272584.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011752-00197-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.982451 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__59843704 | en | Recently, a friend said to me, “Hey, George, if a space alien beamed you up to his ship and demanded that you explain what being human is like, what would you say?”
"Well," I said, "I’d advise the alien to spend a few days reading short stories." Short stories are the deep, encoded crystallizations of all human knowledge. They are rarefied, dense meaning machines, shedding light on the most pressing of life’s dilemmas. By reading a thoughtfully selected set of them, our alien could, in a few hours, learn everything he needs to know about the way we live. Except how it feels to lose one’s car in a parking garage and walk around for like three hours, trying to look as if you know where you’re going, so the people driving by—who have easily found their cars, having written the location on their wrists or something—don’t think badly of you. I don’t think there’s a short story about that yet.
George Saunders' intro for his list of his favorite short stories. | literature |
https://sincerelyhueman.com/episodes/positivelykate | 2019-10-14T12:50:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986653247.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014124230-20191014151730-00404.warc.gz | 0.963554 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__160037207 | en | Of Self-Love and Dancing - Kate Speer
How do you become a light for others when you struggle with your own darkness?
Kate Speer was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and went through 21 psychiatric hospitalizations and countless medication trials. But after decades of shame, anxiety, hiding and self-hatred, Kate finally took back her life. Her weapon? A serious love of self— in all its silliness, vulnerability and dorkiness. Her move? Jiggling and dancing for joy, without a care in the world. | literature |
https://www.cbcbloomfield.com/sunday-sermons-audio-1/faith-alone%2C-grace-alone | 2024-03-01T20:41:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00427.warc.gz | 0.978172 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__165508377 | en | Faith Alone, Grace Alone
1 John 4:9-10 9 "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." Oh, the love of Creator God! His love is pure and complete for humanity. We are a sinful, wretched and evil people. Yet God, in His great love provided salvation from His wrath, our sin and evilness. | literature |
http://www.dreamtechpress.com/product/dreamweaver-cc-in-simple-steps/ | 2024-04-19T16:36:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817438.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419141145-20240419171145-00712.warc.gz | 0.915971 | 326 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__108047787 | en | Dreamweaver CC In Simple Steps is a book that helps you learn the procedure to create a website in Adobe Dreamweaver CC. Being precise and complete, it offers the reader a cutting edge in the field of Website development. An easy-to-understand style, lots of examples to support the concepts, and the use of practical approach to learn the features of Dreamweaver together make the book unique itself. The content in the book is presented in such a way that it will be equally helpful to the beginners as well as professionals.
1. Introducing Dreamweaver CC
2. Setting Up a Website and its Files
3. Getting Familiar with HTML5
4. Working with HTML Forms and Clean Up code
6. Working with Library Items, Layouts, and Templates
7. Adding Interactivity to a Website
8. Authentication and Publishing a Website
DreamTech Editorial Services (DTES) has been providing quality learning to a wide spectrum of readers across India. Imbibing the spirit of Knowledge, Creativity and Experience, DTES has presently become one of the leading publishers of IT, Engineering and Management books in India today. Our dynamic work culture passionately pronounces our lasting commitment to quality and technical accuracy of our books. Our effort to continuously enhance and enrich the quality of our books, published under different series catering to the specific needs of each segment of the readers, is a sturdy affirmation towards this end. DTES focuses largely in three segments: computers and technology, career and competition, and business and management. | literature |
http://www.deepakacharya.in/tag/dr-sandra-goodman/ | 2019-03-22T10:02:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202642.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190322094932-20190322120932-00223.warc.gz | 0.960672 | 1,038 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__184441726 | en | Drs Acharya and Shrivastava have achieved in this book the multi-faceted objectives of furthering the knowledge and documentation of the vital yet potentially disappearing practices and peoples of traditional herbal medicines, as well as pleading for the establishment of respectful institutional structures which will help to preserve the people, their practices and prevent the destruction of an unquantifiable treasure to humanity.
I have greatly valued Dr Acharya’s work over the years, publishing his articles as inspirational tributes to the healing powers of herbal medicines. However, I guess that, much like the rest of the scientific and medical community, I had possibly pigeon-holed its subject matter as somewhat obscure Ethnobotany, and the documentation of remote Indian tribal knowledge of the healing power of plants. And, as a busy and over-worked publisher of a monthly magazine, perhaps I hadn’t really grasped the vital importance of this work to global conservation and the preservation of the life-enhancing medical knowledge of traditional herbal practices.
As I have read this book, my realization has deepened that the task of attempting to unite the hostile and diverse universes of so-called allopathic (western, drug-oriented) medicine with natural, traditional, non-drug treatment approaches, which I have engaged in for about two decades is possibly not so far away from the task of the authors in attempting to learn, document, preserve and conserve traditional herbal medicines and the indigenous peoples with the expertise to apply them to human health.
The scope of this book is truly impressive, reviewing the key historical Ethnobotanical work in Madhya Pradesh, Guarat and Rajasthan, with regard to the geographical locations, tribal populations and the plant species recognized and utilized for their medicinal potential. The authors highlight the importance of India as a major Asian country in terms of the diversity of systems for the traditional knowledge, a wide variety of species (17,000), including 7,500 as known as medicinal plants, and possessing the oldest and richest cultural traditions associated with the use of traditional folk herbs.
The authors extend the working definition of traditional medicines to integrate diverse health practices, knowledge and beliefs, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises applied to maintain well-being, treat, diagnose or prevent illness. They describe the districts and their characteristics, the healers, and the central importance of plants both to traditional medical practices, and more recently, as sources of plant-derived drugs by the pharmaceutical industry. The authors cogently argue and describe how it would be possible to conserve traditional medicine knowledge, how plants with medicinal and commercial potential value can be identified and how the entire structure of tribal communities, healers and the coming generations could be established as Traditional Medicine Centres by Governments.
Helpful Tables listing numerous disorders and the names of the remedial plants useful in alleviating or curing these complaints, including the common and scientific names of plants, as well as a useful glossary of terms, makes this book entirely readable by both the scholar and the lay person wishing to deepen their knowledge of herbal medicines.
Drs Acharya and Shrivastave are passionate in their idealism to preserve an important repository, document and grow knowledge and help Mankind. The authors highlight eloquently the intense and approaching international, indeed global deadline to prevent the disappearance of species of trees, plants, roots and seeds, as well as indigenous healers with traditional knowledge. They suggest measures which could be implemented to help further prevent the rape and destruction of habitat, the exploitation of plants and remedies for financial and commercial uses and ultimate destruction forever of tribes, people and their way of life.
The substance of the authors’ message include the integration of the traditional herbal medicines knowledge base, the ending of hostility between biotechnological and traditional disciplines and business interests, and the creation of a unity of purpose to document, catalogue, preserve and develop traditional knowledge and train the next generation and preserve these precious resources for all of Mankind.
Dr Acharya writes in the Dedication about how his life was saved when he was critically ill as an 8 year old boy by a now-deceased, and possibly forgotten herbal healer from the Changotola village of Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh, India, to whom he was brought by his father who couldn’t afford expensive surgery and medical treatment. When he returned more than a decade later to express his gratitude to this healer, he discovered that he had died; hardly anyone knew about him and that his knowledge base had probably died with him. This has been a seminal event which has helped to spur Dr Acharya on in his quest to document this knowledge, the tribal peoples expert in its use, as well as to develop a sustainable system to preserve, nurture and pass it on to future generations.
There is an urgency to communicate the importance of projects such as these, as well as others internationally. Once precious plants, people and ecosystems are destroyed, our medical knowledge is stripped of vital information known to mankind over millennia, and we are all the poorer.
Reviewer: Sandra Goodman PhD
Publisher: Aavishkar Publishers and Distributors – Jaipur | literature |
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https://stories.nuigalway.ie/cochrane-covid-response/index.html | 2021-05-13T00:40:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991413.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210512224016-20210513014016-00496.warc.gz | 0.931822 | 1,112 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__118624703 | en | A global evidence response to the COVID-19 emergency
Healthcare decisions should be based on a synthesis of the global body of evidence rather than relying on discrete studies. Evidence synthesis methods seek to establish the overall balance of information on a topic, and are based on identifying, assessing and examining all the available evidence on a topic to inform health care decisions.
Evidence Synthesis Ireland, Cochrane Ireland and the HRB Trials Methodology Research Network are national initiatives based at the National University of Ireland Galway. The team are responding to the vast quantities of COVID-19 evidence by addressing key knowledge gaps to support healthcare policy and practice decision-making.
Working with colleagues across the university, the team formed the Emergency Evidence Response Service (EERS) to answer prioritized questions from the World Health Organization (WHO), Cochrane and governments. The team harnessed existing connections and developed new international collaborations to reduce duplication of effort, minimize research waste, share information, and ensure continued capacity building in innovative methodology
Infection prevention and control guidelines for healthcare workers
Cochrane, a global independent network for trusted evidence, produced a series of rapid reviews of relevant evidence to help decision makers during COVID-19.
One of these looks at the views of healthcare workers on infection prevention and control guidelines, published in April 2020. This work was cited in WHO interim guidance: Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19.
Lead author, Dr. Catherine Houghton from NUI Galway describes the key findings in this podcast.
Supporting quality, timely and trustworthy evidence
The team are collaborating on the Covid-19 living network meta-analysis initiative - a live, open mapping of evidence to support decision-makers with relevant, accessible, up-to-date, and trustworthy synthesis of high-quality evidence on the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, including vaccines. The initiative, launched in March 2020 by Cochrane France, is developed and maintained by an international collaborative effort.
WHO use this living evidence ecosystem as their primary source of evidence, and it is also used to inform decision-making in Ireland. This highlights the benefits of contributing to a global initiative to optimise the use of a rapidly-evolving evidence base that answers both international and national questions.
Cochrane Ireland team publish COVID-19 scoping review to inform WHO guidance
Cochrane expanded its response to COVID-19 by publishing rapid scoping reviews which serve as exemplars for how similar research could be published by Cochrane beyond the pandemic.
One of these looks at care bundles for treating patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care setting. The review, published in December 2020, was commissioned by the WHO to use in their Clinical Management living guidance intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients.
Extended use or reuse of face masks
Global shortages of PPE forced the consideration of extended use and reuse of face masks. This rapid review was carried out to inform evolving policies and practice and was published in September 2020 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
The review was cited in WHO interim guidance on use of personal protective equipment during severe shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Loneliness in older people: could video calls help?
This Cochrane rapid review searched for randomised trials that looked at the effects on mental health and loneliness of video calls for people aged 65 years or living in nursing homes.
Based on the evidence available at the time of this review, the effects of video calls on the mental health or loneliness of older people are uncertain. More studies testing the effectiveness of video calls for loneliness or isolation are needed. Lead author Dr Chris Noone describes what they found in the podcast.
Trials in a Pandemic
To support the trial methodology community, the HRB-TMRN hosted an online conference on the topic of clinical trials in a pandemic, embracing flexibility and ensuring integrity. In collaboration with Trial Forge, University of Aberdeen, the symposium brought together some of the world’s leading experts, including Dr Ana Maria Restrepo from WHO and Prof Isabelle Boutron, lead of COVID-NMA.
The conference had 1,600 registrations from 23 countries, 10 international speakers, and streamed in 17 timezones
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Everyday, claims are made about ways to treat or prevent COVID-19 on social media, some reliable and some unreliable. Unreliable claims can lead to poorly informed health choices. iHealthFacts is a resource where the public can quickly and easily check the reliability of health claims circulated by social media.
iHealthFacts launched in April 2020. As of November 2020, we have had:
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Questions the public have asked us to research include ‘Does Chloroquine prevent or treat COVID-19?’, ‘Are face shields as effective as facemasks in protecting against COVID-19? and ‘Does a high BMI increase vulnerability to COVID-19?’
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Claire Byrne Live - 23 Nov 2020 | literature |
http://alisonmaitland.com/author/ | 2020-02-26T00:34:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146176.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20200225233214-20200226023214-00263.warc.gz | 0.942042 | 880 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__44447872 | en | I am an international writer and author and a former long-serving journalist at the Financial Times and Reuters. I have co-written three business books:
Future Work: Changing organisational culture for the new world of work, with Peter Thomson (2011, 2014)
Why Women Mean Business: Understanding the emergence of our next economic revolution (2008, 2009) with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
I have also contributed chapters to two other books: ‘The Power of Everyone – why the work revolution demands a fresh focus on inclusion’ (Work in the Age of Data, BBVA 2020) and ‘A Gender Power Shift in the Making’ (Reinventing the Company in the Digital Age, BBVA 2015).
I had a long career as a journalist and I continue to write commentary pieces on a freelance basis about leadership, inclusion and the changing world of work and careers. I’ve also written numerous special reports, including: ‘Closing the Gender Gap’ for The Conference Board; a guide to flexible working and a report on the over-50s workforce for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
I was on the staff of the Financial Times as a news editor, reporter and management feature writer, from 1986 to 2006. During my eight years as management writer, I interviewed a wide range of prominent figures for my column on leadership. I wrote series on business ethics and on the ageing workforce, and led special reports, including Responsible Business and Business & Diversity.
In 2012, I received a ‘World of Difference 100 Award’ from The International Alliance for Women for my writing on women and work. In 2004, the FT features team and I won the first media award given by The Conference Board Europe ‘for having raised awareness and public consciousness of the issues of diversity and work-life balance’.
In my earlier FT career, I led editorial coverage of world stock markets during the 1987 global crash, was European news editor when Eastern Europe opened up after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and reported on food and agriculture at the height of ‘Mad Cow Disease’ and genetically modified foods. All of these were busy and exciting beats, and I particularly loved my time working on Europe.
Prior to the FT, I was a journalist for Reuters in Paris and London, and before that I did my journalist training at the Liverpool Post & Echo.
Work is transforming in the digital age. This book sets out the compelling case for a similar transformation in organizational cultures to boost output, cut costs, give employees more freedom and contribute to a greener economy.
Future Work, published in an expanded and updated second edition in 2014, features insightful case studies and updates on fast-moving trends. It provides a clear framework and advice on introducing new ways of working for leaders, managers and employees, with an extra chapter on how individuals can make change happen.
It takes bold leadership and a break with old habits – but the benefits from adapting to the new world of work are already available, and organizations should grasp the opportunities now.
Watch the fact-packed short video: Future Work, Changing World
Gender is a business issue, not a women’s issue. This powerful book brings together in a single, concise volume the multiplicity of opportunities available to companies that really understand what motivates women in the global workplace and marketplace.
Women today make up much of the market and most of the talent pool. Reaching women consumers and developing female talent is essential for sustainable economic growth in the 21st century. Studies show that better gender balance in business means better bottom line results and greater resistance to economic crises.
The book shows why getting gender balance right matters. Packed with ideas from companies that have made it work, it offers views from top business leaders and a step-by-step guide to how we can all become gender bilingual.
“An invaluable resource for anyone who needs to increase employee productivity and reduce costs, and wants to do so in a way that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable” Stephen Leonard, General Manager Global Markets – Systems & Technology, IBM
“A fascinating analysis” Cherie Blair
“Any company that is serious about success must get serious about women, and this book shows them how” Margaret Heffernan | literature |
https://www.riley18.org/article/411208 | 2022-06-29T01:38:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103619185.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628233925-20220629023925-00719.warc.gz | 0.948469 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__100319235 | en | Tuesday, March 2, is National Read Across America Day. It is also the birthday of the beloved author Dr. Seuss. Join us in an exciting week of dress-up and good books. We hope that you will continue the celebration at home by reading together.
Monday, March 1, - The Cat in the Hat Day - Wear Strips
Tuesday, March 2, -Cozy Up to a Good Book - Wear Pajamas
Wednesday, March 3, -Green Eggs and Ham Day - Wear Green
Thursday, March 4, -Fox in Socks Day - Wear Mismatched Socks
Friday, March 5, - We "Read" ALL Week - Wear Red | literature |
https://bulimbadermatology.com.au/antibiotic-use-acne-may-be-excessive | 2021-09-23T01:48:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057416.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20210923013955-20210923043955-00339.warc.gz | 0.926656 | 413 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__170635535 | en | Patients with moderate to severe acne may be receiving antibiotics for much longer than recommended.
Prior to eventually being commenced on oral Isotretinoin for moderate to severe acne, many patients are being prescribed antibiotics for much longer than is recommended. A recent report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) indicated that the average duration of antibiotic use was 331.3 days for patients with inflammatory/nodulocystic acne who eventually required treatment with oral Isotretinoin.
The study focused on the prescribing habits of dermatologists and general practitioners. The study noted that 64% of patients were prescribed oral antibiotics for 6 months or more and over 33% were prescribed oral antibiotics for 12 months or longer. Most patients eventually required oral Isotretinoin to adequately control their acne.
An important issue raised in the study is the threat of antibiotic resistance, particularly to Propionibacterium acnes. It was highlighted that recognising early those patients who fail to respond to antibiotics and earlier prescription of Isotretinoin would have a significant impact on over-prescribing of antibiotics for acne. Many experts have recommended that antibiotic use in acne be limited to approximately 3 months, with treatment courses of antibiotics greater than 6 months likely to induce bacterial resistance.
If antibiotics fail to clear acne after 3 or 4 months to a level that control can be maintained by topical treatments, then consideration should be given to starting oral Isotretinoin.
It is recommended that prescribing doctors be reminded of the risk of long term antibiotic prescribing, particularly where multiple courses are offered to patients, and a complete antibiotic history should be elicited from patients or practice records. Timely initiation of Isotretinoin should be considered if appropriate and discussed with patients earlier in the treatment cycle, particularly where acne fails to improve significantly with shorter courses of oral antibiotics.
Nagler, AR et al. The use of oral antibiotics before Isotretinoin therapy in patients with acne. J Am Acad Dermatology. 2015 | literature |
https://caloycebu.blogspot.com/2014/03/welome-to-summer-2014-summer-of-kaizen.html | 2017-04-24T13:06:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119361.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00310-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.965921 | 545 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__30173988 | en | It has been a while since I last posted in this blog. It was a combination of being busy, lazy, and having my smart phone in the repair shop. It has been a while and I know that in a way my fingers and brain are still rusty. I realized that writing is an important part of my life and growth. Summer is always one of the best times to write about something. It is the time of new adventures, new friends, new challenges, and most definitely, new articles and blog entries.
Summer 2014 is an exciting time for me. I am once again in a crossroads when it comes to my life and career. Big decisions are going to be made this summer. Changes will be a big part of it. So I will call my summer as the summer of Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese term for "change for the better". It will all be about continuous improvement. Growth. There will be some big changes. Changes in loyalty, company, mindset, and strategy.
I will be launching several personal projects in the days to come. They are somewhat related to "Happiness Project" or #100happydays. The concept is similar. It is about doing what makes me happy. It is also different as I will be focusing on a few things that could be a means to my happiness. My projects could be about getting rich, getting that awesome body, or starting a family. One big part of this "new me" is that I will be writing more. When I am bored, I usually get unique ideas on how to make life better and even concoct weird scenarios that end up happening in the future. I am unable to write about these funny epiphanies. I want to remember all of it.
I guess my first hashtag to be launched in the Summer of 2014 is #projectprophet. This hashtag is all about my thoughts about the future. It could even include some fantastic tales about certain things, people, places, and events. I am just going to give myself a venue to express my creative thoughts. I won't force myself to write on this hashtag. Articles will only come out only when I experience "prophetic" episodes.
The other hashtags that I will write on will be fitness (#projectdude), food (#kalamicebu), finances (#projectrainmaker), and family (#projectdad). It is going to be an interesting summer. I expect to sustain it and I expect to write about it as often as I could. I am glad to have my phone back I expect to start churning more blog entries using my Sony Xperia Z1.
Let us all have an amazing summer ahead!!! | literature |
https://learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-romanticism-poets | 2022-08-17T15:44:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00000.warc.gz | 0.974357 | 2,770 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__147758113 | en | Romanticism was a movement that dominated all genres; including literature, music, art and architecture; in Europe and the United States in the first half of the 19th century. It originated in late 18th century as a reaction against the ideals of order, calm, harmony, idealization and rationality which marked Classicism in general and late 18th-century Neoclassicism in particular. It was influenced by the German movement Sturm und Drang (“storm and drive”), which focussed on intuition and emotion as opposed to rationalism. Romanticism laid emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of the past and of nature. The movement was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution and the scientific rationalization of nature. The best known English Romantic poets include Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Byron and Shelley. In America, the most famous Romantic poet was Edgar Allan Poe; while in France, Victor Marie Hugo was the leading figure of the movement. Here are the 10 most famous Romantic poets and their best known works.
#10 Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Lifespan: October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834
Along with William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge is credited with founding the Romanticism movement in England. In 1797, the two friends broke the decorum of neoclassical verse with daring original poetic works which laid emphasis on emotion and glorification of nature. The following year their collection of poetry Lyrical Ballads was published. Though the immediate reaction to Lyrical Ballads was modest, it is now considered a landmark work which changed the course of English literature and poetry by launching the influential Romantic movement. Coleridge is one of the most important figures in English poetry who deeply influenced the major poets of his era including Wordsworth. Among other things, he is credited with utilizing everyday language to express profound poetic images and ideas.
Kubla Khan (1816)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798)
#9 Percy Bysshe Shelley
Lifespan: August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the leading “second generation” Romantic poets and he created some of the best known works of the movement. He was a controversial writer whose poems are marked by uncompromising idealism and great personal conviction. Though he produced works throughout his life, most publishers and journals declined to publish them for fear of being arrested for either blasphemy or sedition. As a result Shelley couldn’t gather a mainstream following during his lifetime. However, his popularity grew steadily following his death and ultimately he achieved worldwide fame and acclaim. Apart from being an idol for later generation of poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley also exerted influence on such prominent figures as the German philosopher Karl Marx and the Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. He is considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.
Ode to the West Wind (1820)
Prometheus Unbound (1820)
#8 Robert Burns
Lifespan: January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796
Also known as the Bard of Ayrshire and the Ploughman Poet, Robert Burns is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. He is considered a pioneer of Romanticism who had a major influence on the movement. The poetic style of Burns is marked by spontaneity and sincerity; and it ranges from love to intensity to humour and satire. His best known works include Scots Wha Hae, which served as an unofficial national anthem of Soctland for many years; A Red, Red Rose, among the best known love poems; and Auld Lang Syne, which is widely sung in the western world at the stroke of midnight on New Year. Robert Burns is the most widely read Scottish poet and he is celebrated not only in his country but around the world. He remains a cultural icon in his nation and in 2009, he was voted as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV.
Auld Lang Syne (1788)
To a Mouse (1785)
A Red, Red Rose (1794)
#7 Alexander Pushkin
Lifespan: June 8, 1799 – February 11, 1837
Alexander Pushkin was a poet, playwright and novelist who is widely regarded as the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin published his first poem when he was 15 and by the time he graduated his talent was already widely recognized within the Russian literary scene. The most famous poem of Pushkin is The Bronze Horseman. A work regarding the equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg and the great flood of 1824, it is considered one of the most influential works in Russian Literature. Pushkin married Natalia Goncharova, one of the most talked-about beauties of Moscow. Rumours of an affair between his wife and French military officer Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d’Anthès led to a duel between the two in which Pushkin was fatally wounded at the age of just 37. Though his work has been associated with several movements, most consider Alexander Pushkin to be a central representative of Romanticism in Russian literature.
The Bronze Horseman (1837)
I Loved You (1830)
Ruslan and Ludmila (1820)
#6 John Keats
Lifespan: October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821
Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats was one of the most prominent figures of the second generation of English Romantic poets. Keats died due to tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of only 25. His work was in publication for only four years and it was not generally well received by critics during his lifetime. However, his reputation grew after his death and by the end of the 19th century, he became one of the most beloved of all English poets. The most famous and acclaimed poems of Keats are a series of six odes known as the Odes of 1819. The most highly regarded among these is To Autumn, which has been called one of the most perfect short poems in the English language. Through his 1819 odes, Keats created a new type of short lyrical poem, which influenced later generations.
To Autumn (1820)
Ode on a Grecian Urn (1820)
When I have Fears (1848)
#5 Victor Hugo
Lifespan: February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885
Victor Hugo is one of the most famous French writers of all time. Though most famous in the literary world for his great novel Les Miserables, his poetry is also very well known, especially in France. The first collection of poetry of Hugo, Odes et poésies diverses, was published in 1822 when he was only 20 years old. It earned him a royal pension from King Louis XVIII. His next poetry collection Odes et Ballades, published four years later, established him as a master of lyric and creative song. When Napoleon III seized complete power in 1851, Hugo openly declared him a traitor. He had to leave France and settle in Guernsey. In exile, Hugo produced his most acclaimed poetry collections Les Châtiments (1853); Les Contemplations (1856); and La Légende des siècles (1859). Victor Hugo was at the forefront of the French Romantic literary movement and he is the best known French Romantic poet.
Demain dès l’aube (Tomorrow, at dawn; 1856)
Le Pape (The Pope; 1878)
La Pitié suprême (The Supreme Compassion; 1879)
#4 Lord Byron
Lifespan: January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, commonly known as just Lord Byron, was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. Byron first achieved fame with the publication of the first two cantos of his narrative poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage in 1812 and his reputation further enhanced with his four highly successful poems referred to as the “Oriental Tales”. Lord Byron is often described as the most flamboyant and notorious of the major Romantics due to his indulgent life and numerous love affairs. Many of his poems are autobiographic in nature and much of his work is pervaded by the Byronic hero, an idealised but flawed character capable of great passion and talent but rebellious, arrogant and self-destructive. Lord Byron is considered the leading second generation Romantic poet and he continues to be influential and widely read.
Don Juan (1824)
She Walks in Beauty (1813)
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (1818)
#3 William Wordsworth
Lifespan: April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850
Wordsworth, along with Coleridge, launched the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1798. From 1799 to 1808, he lived at the Dove Cottage in the village of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. Here he became friends with another prominent poet, Robert Southey. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey were the three main figures of the group known as Lake Poets, as they all lived in the Lake District. The years 1797 to 1808 are now recognized as the best years of Wordsworth and are known as his Great Decade. After struggling initially, Wordsworth became one of the most renowned poets in his later years and was appointed Poet Laureate of Britain in 1843. The Prelude, an autobiographical epic, is widely regarded by critics as his greatest work though his most popular poem is perhaps I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, commonly known as Daffodils. William Wordsworth is considered a pioneer of Romanticism and one of the greatest poets in English literature.
Tintern Abbey (1798)
The Prelude (1850)
#2 Edgar Allan Poe
Lifespan: January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
Widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most influential and famous figures of American literature. His poems appear throughout popular culture and lines from them are often quoted. Poe is celebrated as the supreme exponent of Dark Romanticism, a genre which focuses on human fallibility, self-destruction, judgement, punishment and the demonic; as well as the psychological effects of guilt and sin. One of the prominent theme in his poems is the death of a young, beautiful and dearly loved woman; which he called “the most poetical topic in the world”. The best known poem of Poe is The Raven. It influenced numerous later works including the famous painting Nevermore by Paul Gauguin. Apart from being one of the most famous poets, Edgar Allan Poe is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and an important contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.
The Raven (1845)
Annabel Lee (1849)
A Dream Within a Dream (1849)
#1 William Blake
Lifespan: November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827
William Blake remained largely unknown during his lifetime but rose to prominence after his death and is now considered a highly influential figure in the history of poetry and one of the greatest British artists. Blake’s most renowned work in poetry is Songs of Innocence and of Experience, considered one of the leading poetic works of the Romantic era. The collection often contains poems with similar themes, and at times the same title, to contrast the innocent world of childhood in Songs of Innocence with the corruption and repression of the adult world in Songs of Experience. Blake claimed to experience visions throughout his life. He revered the Bible but was hostile to the Church of England and organized religion in general. His poetry and art often created mythical worlds full of gods and powers, and sharply criticized industrial society and the oppression of the individual. Blake is considered a key figure in Romanticism for his emphasis on subjective vision and the power of the imagination. He is also highly regarded for his expressiveness and creativity as well as for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents in his work. In 2002, William Blake was placed 38 in BBC’s poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
The Tyger (1794)
And did those feet in ancient time (1808) | literature |
https://www.bodenclothingukoutlet.com/happy-birthday-images-download-best-friends/ | 2018-06-20T14:54:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863650.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180620143814-20180620163814-00328.warc.gz | 0.93974 | 405 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__229017489 | en | 1. May your memories today be warm ones May your dreams today be dear May your joy last through the year Have a wonderful birthday!
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3. Birthdays are a time to say We hope you have the greatest day Laugh, smile and celebrate with friends May the magical days show no ends! Happy Birthday!
4.Birthdays are a time to say We hope you have the greatest day Laugh, smile and celebrate with friends May the magical days show no ends! Happy Birthday!
5. We bicker, we fall out, we quarrel. We fight, we argue, we scream. We look like enemies but deep down inside we are best friends on the same team. Happy birthday
6. A simple celebration, a gathering of friends; here is wishing you great happiness, a joy that never ends.
7. I may have knotted up your pigtails or sneakily checked your mails, but to stand by you in your time of need, I would never fail. Happy birthday.
8. The worst part about having you as my sister is that I can never hide anything from you. That is also the best part actually, because I sail through my troubles after I listen to your point of view. Happy birthday .
9. I will never forgive you for every time you have fought with me. But I want you to know that despite our differences I will still love you unconditionally. I know this sounds quirky but that’s how wonderful sisterhood is, you see. Happy birthday.
10. A birthday bouquet of words I send to you – May the days ahead be bright and colorful Full of joy, happiness and friendship May you continue to be Such an uplifting and positive force in so many people’s lives And may your year ahead Be blessed and happy – Always. | literature |
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Monday, December 6, 2010
I think you will enjoy this creative idea from Jamie, and find ways to make a meaningful "me" book with your child.
Please be sure to visit Jamie's site for more ideas about parenting! http://www.avantgardeparenting.com
Making a "Me" Book
Book sharing can be a joyous experience for parents and children. Choosing a favorite story and snuggling in after a bath can be the perfect ending to any day. But what if your child just isn’t into books? Here’s an idea that to help get even the most book-averse kiddo involved in the process–make a ‘Me’ book. Grab some paper and markers and help your child make a book all about himself! The key is to let your child be an active participant in making the book–let him choose the colors, what to draw, and even what to include. Here are some ideas for pages:
• Favorites: Include your child’s favorite colors, foods, and games.
• Facts about Me: Record your child’s height, eye color, hair color, etc.
• My Family: Include the members of your child’s family and extended family. (A family tree format could be fun!)
• Where I live: Record address, phone number, number of rooms in my house, number of trees in my yard, and so on.
• What I like to do: Include your child’s favorite activities, whether art, soccer, karate, or dance.
Update your ‘Me’ book annually, semiannually, or even monthly as your child grows and changes. I have an idea that this book will be one that your child wants to read with you day after day!
What I think . . .
There are all kinds of readers. Some—like my daughter and me—are never without a book to read for pleasure. Others—like my son—are careful, analytical, and curious readers who read primarily to seek information from the page.
No matter what kind of reader your child becomes, you can help him or her get started. After all, you are your child’s first teacher. And, best of all, you can have some fun in the process.
Please feel free to share your own ideas. Tell me about ways you've enjoyed reading with your child.
Madeline Boskey, Ph.D. | literature |
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Publishers of fine books on the lives of convict women transported to colonial Australia
We are a not-for-profit publishing company dedicated to publishing history books about nineteenth century female convicts transported from Britain to colonial Australia.
Our award-winning authors and editors bring the experiences of convict women and their families to life through meticulous archival research. Many of our writers are members of the Female Convicts Research Centre Inc., a Tasmanian-based global research organisation made up of thousands of family historians and researchers.
Welcome to the Convict Women’s Press online shop
Format: Paperback, (colour plates).
Edition: 1st Edition of Volume 2.
Published 2018. Pages: 200.
Convict Lives at the Cascades Female Factory (Volume 2) is the fifth book in the Convict Lives series, featuring the fascinating lives of 29 female
convicts who spent time in the Cascades Female Factory, between 1829 and 1855. Edited by Alison Alexander and Alice Meredith Hodgson. | literature |
http://connorratliff.tumblr.com/post/26026190914/fantagraphics-even-after-9-years-its-still-a | 2013-05-23T07:24:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703001356/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111641-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957028 | 160 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__78397080 | en | Even after 9 years, it’s still a pretty big thrill when the advance copies of the new volume of The Complete Peanuts show up at the office. Here’s Vol. 18, 1985-1986, and the 1983-1986 Box Set, fresh out of the box. These guys’ll be available in a couple of months — stay tuned for previews!
Will Hines and I are both collecting these volumes. There are 17 books so far, and this will be the 18th. I knew this fact about him— that he was collecting them— before we were friends, and it was one of the ways that I knew that we would at some point BE friends.
The fact that Patton Oswalt is writing the introduction for this upcoming volume is GREAT news. | literature |
http://www.lindalesem.com/blog-posts/2016/5/3/what-influences-our-happiness-the-most | 2019-10-22T23:33:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987826436.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022232751-20191023020251-00103.warc.gz | 0.970243 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__174634421 | en | What Factors Are Crucial To Well Being?
Sonja Lyubomirsky Ph.D. wrote the book, "The How of Happiness" and conducted extensive research on the percentages of how happiness is divided.
50 percent is thought to be genetically predetermined, or it also can have some roots in early childhood experiences. 10 percent is situational, meaning that where we live, how much money we make etc. plays a part in overall happiness.
The exciting piece is that 40 percent…which is a lot, can be manipulated with tools and learned behaviors. This 40 percent is where I work mostly with clients… | literature |
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