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This is a site where you can use manga and anime to study Japanese in a fun way. There are tons of contents and different genres touched upon. Contents include character-based expressions, ninja kanji, onomatopoeia, and love/romance phrases.
- You can have fun studying expressions, special words and kanji used in four genres of anime and manga - samurai, ninja, school and romance.
- You can check expressions distinctive of 8 characters typically found in anime and manga, such as "Lady" or "Butler", and you can listen to the character's voices.
- While reading manga you can check audio for and look up the meanings of the expressions and onomatopoeia used.
- There are 3-level games for the words and kanji used in each genre.
- You can choose between 'kana/kanji', 'kana only' or 'romaji' for the Japanese notation.
- You can read explanations in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and French, and there is also some cultural information on the site.
How to...
Let's take a look at character expressions in the 'Character line-up' section.
Choose an expression from the list and you can see at once how it is said by each character, making clear the difference between the speech styles.
In the 'Character dictionary' section you can study some single phrases and learn about grammar patterns, pronunciation variations and ways to call people for each of the 8 characters.
In the 'Quiz: Whose line?' section you can make use of what you learned through the explanations, with a quiz where you have to decide who is responsible for saying the line shown. It's a fun quiz where you can see how well you can grasp the differences between the speech patterns of each character.
In the Love Word Quiz you are introduced to a number of words and expressions that you can't find in most textbooks. In the explanation screens you are given an example sentence, along with a manga panel, to show you how a word or phrase would be used in an actual manga.
The navigation characters, Emina and Agnam, carefully guide you through how to use the site.


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Friday, January 26, 2018
Comic Shop Comics: January 24th
What was the problem? I suppose it was mostly the fact that I didn't add the title to my pull-list as soon as I heard Priest was taking over with a certain issue, and then, failing that, my inability to notice the book the week that Priest's run started.
Certainly the fact that there are more than one Justice League book and they aren't too terribly distinguishable in terms of their titles--Justice League and Justice League of America--was a factor, as was the bi-weekly shipping of Justice League, which makes it very easy to fall behind if you miss an issue. After I originally missed the boat, I probably should have just trade-waited the series, but I did want to vote with my dollars for Priest on the Justice League, as that is a very, very good idea that has thus far yielded very good results.
Anyway, this one was another very solid issue all on its own. The opening sequence, in which Superman is in congress while a congress lady speechifies at him, brought up unwanted memories of Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the sequence at the end was super-strange--why did Simon go with that lady into the bathroom and let her open his shirt and kiss his chest, or was he purposely springing the trap to get caught?--but the bits with the submarine and Aquaman's dual status as a Justice Leaguer and the king of a sovereign nation were all pretty interesting. Those sorts of conversations about jurisdiction and politics and charters and suchlike? I love that stuff. It's really too bad none of that is ever established in a clear way, but seems to fluctuate, depending on who is writing the book at a particular time. Like, even the fact that Batman is the leader of the League seems like a new invention of Priest's for this run.
In general, if there was a clearly established status quo of some sort, than stories that use that status quo as their starting point would have much more resonance.
Pete Woods drew this issue.
For the five-issue miniseries Predator: Hunters, which could really lose the semi-colon for a more accurate title, writer Chris Warner has upended the original film's the-hunters-have-become-the-hunted premise, which just about every sequel and comics adaptation has riffed on, in an interesting way, the premise of this series being the-hunters-have-become-the-hunted-but-look-out-the-once-hunted-are-hunting-the-hunters-who-hunted-them. Or something like that.
A rich woman who belongs to a family that has hunted Predators since the 19th century--You know the story of Spring Heeled Jack? Actually a Predator--has assembled a sizable private operation devoted to finding and exterminating Predators whenever they arrive on Earth. In an interesting move, the woman, Jaya Soames, has assembled survivors from past attacks, some of which have delineated in past Dark Horse Predator comics, like 1992's Big Game andn 1993's Bad Blood (Soames' ancestor's meeting with a Predator occurred in 1997's Nemesis).
That Big Game survivor, Enoch Nakai, is our point-of-view character, and we follow his recruitment into Soames' organization and on their first big hunting trip. Reports of a Predator on a remote island in the South Pacific send them there, posing to the locals on a neighboring island as scientists. They find not one but four Predators there, and, gradually, a rather extraordinary story that once again reiterates an on-again, off-again theme of the Predator stories: That the alien hunters may seem monstrous, but nothing out-monsters humanity.
Francisco Ruiz Velasco provides the art, and it is pretty strong for the most part, although it is occasionally slightly glitchy, with panel-to-panel continuity errors, like in one panel a Predator might be holding a huge club, and in the next his hands are empty. Stuff lie that here and there.
I really liked the designs of these Predators, as their armor and masks are radically different than those of their predecessors, and there's a reason why provided, although I don't want to discuss it, as it's something of a spoiler. I will note, however, that it took me a few issues to remember that the Predators don't just wear their high-tech masks for show, but they actually have breathing apparatuses in them, as they can't breathe Earth's atmosphere for too long. So I guess they really should have been gasping and wheezing throughout this whole story.
Anyway, Warner has found some interesting areas to work in with this series, and it checks all the necessary Predator boxes while doing a few things that are either new or different, and the art is pretty good too.
This particular version of BOP features Batgirl and Black Canary (both dressed in the costumes they would have worn in, say, the late 1960s) and The Huntress (dressed, somewhat inexplicably, in her short-lived Jim Lee-designed crop top and booty-shorts costume from "Hush"), with a few panels worth of Lady Blackhawk.
When Gotham City is being terrorized by mythological birds, the Birds of Prey call upon the women of Mystery Inc to help them out, and Scooby comes along because, well, because his name is on the comic book, I guess. Fred and Shaggy appear on the first and last pages, book-ending Daphne and Velma's adventure with the Birds.
The mystery turns out to be ridiculously easy to solve--in fact, you've probably already guessed the perpetrator just by hearing about the theme of the crimes--and one wonders why Batgirl needed Daphne and Velma's help in the first place, but then, as is often the case with Scooby-Doo Team-Up, the plots are really only ever excuses to introduce, re-introduce and/or define various DC superhero characters by bouncing them off of the Scooby-Doo cast for about 20 pages.
This issue, while technically fine, isn't really that great, though.
Grayson teams with artist Eva Wildermann for a done-in-one story featuring Hera Syndulla, the Rebel Twi'lek pilot from the Star Wars: Rebels cartoon series (Cantankerous droid Chopper is the only other member of her crew featured, and he's there mainly to give her someone to talk to when she would otherwise have to be alone). The pair are on a mission to recruit an agricultural planet to take the rebels' side in the war, but the Empire beat them to it, so Hera and some sympathetic natives hatch a plan to make exploiting the planet seem like a lot more trouble than it's worth. Save for a climactic chase, it is mostly devoted to detailing Hera's plan to oppose the Empire by incremental resistance, as opposed to open warfare.
Widermann's art hews pretty close to the designs of the cartoon, although something feels slightly off about it, given the show's 3D imagery and the comic's flattening of the characters and milieu down to a more traditional 2D plane. While most of the characters are fairly familiar humans and alien types, one of the new characters that allies himself with Hera appears to be an anthropomorphic otter. Here he just looks like a cartoon character, like an extra from Disney's Robin Hood cast as an extra in this comic, but that sort of design reminded me a bit of Saga, where alien races so often resemble Earth animals on their hind legs.
The design of the imperious Imperial leader is pretty cool; he's blonde and has a little mustache that made me think of Princess Bride-era Cary Elwes.
As fits the character that inspired it, this issue struck me as even more kid-friendly than the Leia issue I had previously read; they are all all-ages, of course, but this one seemed more "for kids" than "all-ages," if that distinction makes sense.
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How to Change the Ignition Switch on a 1985 Ford Rangerby Dan Ferrell
The ignition switch on your 1985 Ford Ranger comes equipped with special brake-off head screws impossible to remove with a regular screwdriver or similar tool. You can remove the screws at home, however, by using a special tool that's readily available at most auto parts stores. Before you begin the job, though, make sure your replacement switch comes equipped with these screws.
Remove the Ignition Switch
Step 1
Detach the ground (black) battery cable using a wrench.
Step 2
Make sure the ignition lock cylinder is in the Lock position and remove the key.
Step 3
Remove the upper extension shroud from the steering column, if your Ranger model comes equipped with a tilt column. Squeeze the upper and lower part of the extension shroud by hand to allow the shroud pop free from the retaining plate on the right side of the shroud.
Step 4
Remove the 2 trim shroud halves from the steering column. Unscrew the two mounting bolts using a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 5
Unplug the ignition switch electrical connector.
Step 6
Remove the two switch mounting bolts. Use an electric drill with a 1/8-inch (3mm) drill bit to drill a hole on the center of the brake-off head screws. Then use an Ex-3 Easy-out tool to unscrew the two mounting bolts.
Disengage the ignition switch from the actuating pin by hand and remove the switch from the steering column.
Install the New Ignition Switch
Step 1
Engage the new ignition switch on the lock-cylinder actuating pin on the steering column. Note that the new switch comes already set in the Run position and it should remain in that position when you install the new mounting bolts.
Step 2
Align the switch mounting holes with the two mounting holes on the mounting base of the lock cylinder housing.
Step 3
Start the two new switch mounting bolts bay hand. Then use a Phillips or standard screwdriver to tighten the two mounting bolts until the heads shear off says Alan Ahlstrand in "Ford Ranger & Bronco II: Automotive Repair Manual."
Step 4
Plug the ignition switch electrical connector.
Step 5
Install the 2 trim shroud halves on the steering column using the Phillips screwdriver.
Step 6
Install the upper extension shroud by hand, if your Ranger comes equipped with a tilt column.
Step 7
Attach the ground (black) battery cable using the wrench.
Test the ignition switch for proper operation.
Items you will need
- Wrench
- Phillips screwdriver
- Electric drill
- 1/8-inch (3mm) drill bit
- Ex-3 Easy-out tool
- Standard screwdriver, if necessary
- "Ford Ranger & Bronco II : Automotive Repair Manual"; Alan Ahlstrand; 1993
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Our Nursery is in a separate building but is very much part of the primary school. The school day runs from 9a.m. until 1.45p.m. and is enjoyed by 26 children. Have a read through the PDF below and watch the videos to get a real flavour of life in the nursery. Don't forget also that there is also a large presence on social media.


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- The roomy Rear Basket can fit on the universal mounting bracket located on the back of your Golden Technologies Scooter.
- Perfect for carrying a few groceries or shopping bags.
- Compatible with the following Golden Technologies Scooters: Buzzaround XL. An additional mounting bracket is needed for the Golden Technologies Companion Scooter.
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My Ultimate Chili Cheese Fries Recipe is really something else. I don't want to brag, but this is an out-of-this-world, look-forward-to-it-all-day sort of dinner recipe.
Believe it or not, this is a low-calorie version of everyone's favourite loaded french fries. One serving is just 420 calories, and 24g of protein–part of this is the homemade chili, and non-processed cheese. There's nothing but freshly grated cheddar over these delicious Chili Cheese Fries!
I've tried to incorporate as many veggies as possible in these Chili Cheese Fries, and that starts with the chili itself. I love a homemade chili, and the surprising part is how easy chili is to make. You don't need tons of time for it to simmer–in fact, you can make it as the fries are cooking in the oven if you get your timing right!
I don't know about you, but I like my fries fully loaded. The more toppings the better. You can of course just use some shredded cheese and green onions on top of the chili, but it's your call. I like my fries supreme style!!
The trick to great oven fries is to not coat them in too much oil, flip them at the right time, and turn the oven pan about halfway through the cooking time. Believe it or not, you'll want to cook the fries for longer the first time you put them in–about 13-15 minutes at first and then 8 minutes after you flip them and rotate the pan. Take it from me, it's a science. The science behind great fries that is!
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Ultimate Chili Cheese Fries Recipe
- 2 Russet potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 lb Ground chicken or turkey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- Half green pepper finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tomato seeded and diced
- Shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese
- green onions chopped
- sour cream
- Anything else you may want such as hot peppers, salsa, olives, pickles, lettuce, etc.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, slice potatoes so that they are as thin as possible--think McDonald's style french fries!
- Toss potatoes in olive oil, salt and pepper, and then spread on baking sheets. You can cook up to four baking sheets at a time so don't be afraid to leave some space on sheets so fries don't become overcrowded. Bake 20 minutes, flipping fries halfway through.
- Cook chili while fries are in oven by heating olive oil, adding meat and veggies, adding spices, then tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 min.
- Chili and fries should be finished at the same time. Change oven settings from bake to broil.
- Plate fries by stacking them on top of each other on oven-safe plates. Ladle chili overtop, then sprinkle cheese and place in oven for about 2-3 min until cheese is melted.
- Finish with your favourite toppings, and serve right away while the cheese is melted and hot!


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T.F. South coach John O'Rourke is optimistic better days are ahead for his team.
The Rebels (1-3) struggled last week at the Chicago Heights Classic. But that was expected, considering the opposition. T.F. South opened up with Homewood-Flossmoor (4-0), which went on to win the tournament, and then fell to experienced and skilled Marian Catholic (3-1).
The Rebels rebounded to beat TEAM Englewood before losing to Thornwood in overtime.
O'Rourke, however, believes the losses will reap benefits down the road.
"Those experiences are going to make us better," O'Rourke said. "We played excellent competition. I'm excited about this team."
It was apparent during the tournament that T.F. South could be a sleeper in the South Suburban Blue.
The Rebels have size, speed and depth.
"We have a good nucleus," O'Rourke said. "A lot of guys got experience as juniors last year. It's a matter of us understanding what we have to do against the elite teams. But we're looking forward to putting everything together."
With 6-foot-6 Myles Cephas, 6-5 Bron Hill and 6-3 J'Quan Black in the starting lineup, T.F. South will pose matchup problems for many opponents. When 6-5 Kevin Lawson returns from an injury, the Rebels will boast another big body.
Hill is still trying to develop his basketball legs after completing a successful football season. He set the school record for receiving touchdowns in a season with 10.
Beyond his skill, Hill also is an excellent teammate, according to O'Rourke.
"Bron is our hardest worker," O'Rourke said. "He can't stand to lose. He constantly battles and gives you everything he's got. The rest of the kids feed off that."
Hill's dogged pursuit of victory was evident during the Rebels' 65-55 loss to Marian Catholic on Nov. 22. He led a charge that helped the Rebels cut a 17-point halftime deficit to four in the fourth quarter. Hill scored 17 of his team-high 21 points in the second half.
"Bron can do a lot of things for us on the court," O'Rourke said.
Koby Stewart, at 6-4, provides additional muscle off the bench.
O'Rourke is confident guards Tashaun Robinson, Raymond Lee and Black can handle defensive pressure and pound the ball inside to the Rebels' big men.
"The one thing we have to work on is coming out strong from the start," O'Rourke said. "We dug ourselves some early holes. I'm proud how we battled back. But against teams like H-F and Marian, it's tough to come back. Those are elite teams. But we're only going to get better."
Putting in some overtime: H-F and Marian Catholic staged an instant classic during their Nov. 23 Chicago Heights Classic semifinal.
The Vikings prevailed 74-73, but it required six overtimes to decide a winner.
Senior forward Jeffrey Boyd has played in a few games that required overtime during his career. But never six in one game.
"It was kind of crazy, but fun," Boyd said. "It was special to play that many overtimes against one of our biggest rivals. I'm just glad we won the game."
Something to prove: With senior guard Stone Parker the lone returning starter, De La Salle coach Tom White expected the Meteors to endure some growing pains.
Instead, De La Salle (4-0) soared out of the gates and won the Glenbrook North/St. Patrick's Thanksgiving Tournament.
Senior guard Will Norman and senior forward Aeris Jackson stepped up to make key contributions.
"I'm surprised," said White of the perfect start. "We graduated seven of our top eight players. The kids came out with a little chip on their shoulder."
Parker recorded 14 points, five assists and five rebounds during a 59-50 win over Niles West in the championship game.
"That's pretty much how Stone was throughout the tournament," White said. "He was very consistent."
Jackson contributed 21 points and eight rebounds against Niles West, and 12 points and 14 boards against St. Pat's.
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With records through Tuesday and last week's rankings in parentheses
1. Morgan Park 1-0 (2)
2. Homewood-Flossmoor 4-0 (6)
3. Marian Catholic 3-1 (3)
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The Eco News Roundup brings stories and commentary about issues related to climate change, renewable energy and the environment.
Trump Administration Seeks 'Drastic Remedy' to Derail Kids Climate Lawsuit
The Trump administration filed a writ of mandamus petition with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday, seeking an extraordinarily rare review of a Nov. 10, 2016 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken to deny its motion to dismiss Juliana v. United States. Further, the Trump administration is seeking "a stay of proceedings in the district court" while the Ninth Circuit considers its petition.
The Trump administration argues the Ninth Circuit should "exercise its supervisory mandamus powers to end this clearly improper attempt to have the judiciary decide important questions of energy and environmental policy to the exclusion of the elected branches of government."
The U.S. Constitution provides for three separate but equal branches of government, with no exception for energy and environmental policy.
Intense storms may diminish protective ozone in Central US.
More frequent, powerful storms in the Great Plains are penetrating deep into the atmosphere, risking ozone loss and increased dangerous UV radiation, scientists warn.
The ozone layer in our atmosphere keeps much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation from hitting the surface. Too much of it gives people skin cancer and can destroy plants and crops.
Harvard researchers found that this stratospheric ozone layer above the central U.S. gets depleted during the summer, most likely as intense storms send water vapor into the atmosphere. The vapor can cause the types of chemical reactions that have spurred ozone loss in Arctic and Antarctic regions.
The stratosphere, which extends from about 7 miles above the surface to nearly 30 miles above the ground, is one of the most "delicate aspects of habitability on the planet," the researchers wrote in the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week.
The Great Plains' more frequent and violent storms get that extra energy in large part from warming waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Harvard study shows that, in addition to storm damage, the loss of ozone threatens food security and human health.
China and California sign deal to work on climate change without Trump
China and California have signed an agreement to work together on reducing emissions, as the state's governor warned that "disaster still looms" without urgent action on climate change.
The governor of California, Jerry Brown, spoke to reporters at an international clean energy conference in Beijing about Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement, saying it would ultimately prove to be only a temporary setback.
For now, he said, China, European countries and individual US states would fill the gap left by the federal government's decision to abdicate leadership on the issue.
2 Out of 3 Doctors Say Climate Change Is Making Us Sick
The Earth's rapidly changing climate due to human activity has ravaged the planet in numerous ways, causing melting glaciers and ice sheets, heat waves, droughts, wildfires, deadly hurricanes, species extinction and ecosystem losses. But climate change may also be impacting us on a very personal level that many of us don't even realize: our health.
According to a recent report published by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, climate change is becoming a serious public health enemy.
How Climate Change Is Making This River Run Backwards
That's the number of gallons of contaminated Chicago River water that have flowed into Lake Michigan—source of drinking water and quality of life for millions of Americans—in the last decade. The river normally flows away from the lake, so what gives?
Blame climate change. And infrastructure not designed or built to deal with the changes brought the changing climate.
Violent storms dump an incredible volume of rain in very short periods of time. Even with massive additions to the region's stormwater system, it cannot keep up. When that system cannot handle intense rainfall over the area, sewers fill and dump into the River. When the Chicago River fills with all that stormwater, which is now contaminated with all kinds of nasty stuff after comingling with whatever was in the sewer lines, it swells. And after a while, well, gravity takes over. The river level rises above the lake level and water heads downhill. The Chicago River literally changes direction and flows out into Lake Michigan.
Utility Refuses to Budge on Placing Nuke Waste Dump on Shore of Great Lake Despite Objections From 200 Communities
Canadian energy company Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is not budging on its plans to dump nuclear waste less than a mile from Lake Huron, despite objections from hundreds of communities in the U.S. and Canada that fear water contamination.
The utility issued a lengthy analysis on Friday reaffirming its favored option to bury low to intermediate radioactive waste at the Bruce Power nuclear complex near Kincardine, Ontario. OPG assures that the lake would not be threatened since the waste would be encased in rock.
"The Bruce Site is the safest, most appropriate site for a Deep Geological Repository (DRG)," company spokesperson Kevin Powers told CBC News.
The repository would contain 200,000 cubic meters of radioactive waste products buried 2,230-feet underground.
Redesigned Ocean Cleanup arrays to start scooping up Pacific garbage patch within a year
The Ocean Cleanup just made a huge announcement from Werkspoorkathedraal, an exhibition in the Netherlands. CEO Boyan Slat revealed exciting new design changes to The Ocean Cleanup Array, which will enable the system to be more durable and collect more plastic. They once estimated their array could clean up 42 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years – now with their groundbreaking new arrays, they will be able to scoop up 50 percent of the patch's plastic just five years. Even more exciting, deployment will start within the next 12 months – two years earlier than expected.
Countries agree on decisive and urgent actions to restore marine world to health as Ocean Conference concludes
New York, 9 June—The 193 Member States of the United Nations unanimously agreed to a set of measures that will begin the reversal of the decline of the ocean's health as the five-day Ocean Conference concluded this afternoon. The outcome document, together with more than 1,300 commitments to action, marks a breakthrough in the global approach to the management and conservation of the ocean.
The Ocean Conference, the first UN conference of its kind on the issue has raised global consciousness of ocean problems ranging from marine pollution to illegal and over fishing, from ocean acidification to lack of high seas governance. By including all stakeholders in the discussions, the Conference produced a comprehensive and actionable range of solutions.
"The Ocean Conference has changed our relationship with the ocean," said the President of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson. "Henceforth none can say they were not aware of the harm humanity has done to the ocean's health. We are now working around the world to restore a relationship of balance and respect towards the ocean."
Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the Ocean Conference, said the Conference marked a major step forward for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. "Participants from member States, NGOs, civil society, the private sector, the scientific community and academia engaged in wide-ranging discussion and shared state-of-the-art knowledge and latest information on marine science and challenges," he said.
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Hybrid Engines
Benefits: Fuel economy
Drawbacks: Higher initial cost, complexity
A combination of high gas prices, an increased awareness of the environment among drivers, and government regulations raising fuel economy and emissions standards have forced engines to "go green" more than ever before. One of the biggest engine improvements used to boost efficiency in recent years is the hybrid engine.
Hybrids were an obscure a decade ago, but now everyone knows how they work -- an electric motor is partnered with a traditional gasoline engine in order to achieve high fuel economy numbers, but without the "range anxiety" of an electric engine, where the driver always wonders what will happen when a charge runs out.
The Toyota Prius remains the top selling hybrid car in America. It boasts a 1.8-liter four cylinder engine coupled with an electric motor that produces 134 horsepower. At low speeds, the electric engine acts alone, meaning the car does not use gas at all. At other times, it assists the gasoline engine. The whole package gets about 50 miles per gallon (21.3 kilometers per liter) in both the city and the highway [source: AOL Autos].
Hybrids like the Prius represent the latest evolution in internal combustion technology. While their benefits come in the form of fuel efficiency, there are some drawbacks as well. Hybrids have a higher initial cost than their non-hybrid counterparts, and some have argued that gas must be much more expensive than it is now (unbelievable as that may sound) before the driver recoups the extra cost of the hybrid car.
However, it's clear that engines are trending towards reduced emissions and greater fuel-efficiency. While electric-only cars are becoming more common, it's clear the internal combustion engine isn't going anywhere quite yet. It will simply continue to evolve to be better and better, just like it has since the days of the Model T.
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More than half a millennium before Ferdinand Magellan reached the archipelago now called the Philippines in 1521, a number of related societies thrived there. Little is known about them. They left no enduring architecture, monuments or literature. One thing is certain, however: They were astoundingly skillful goldsmiths.
A generous sample of those underknown peoples' work in gold is presented in "Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms," a gorgeous and historically intriguing exhibition of about 120 pieces from the 10th through the 13th centuries.
Organized by the Asia Society's Adriana Proser and, as consulting curator, Florina Capistrano-Baker of the Ayala Museum, Philippines, to which most of the items on view belong, the show includes bracelets, bangles, necklaces, pendants, pectorals, collars, finger rings, dishes, bowls, a balance scale made entirely of gold and triangular pieces with rounded corners called "chastity covers" designed to be worn by women over their genitals. Many objects in the exhibition are so small and finely made that it's nearly impossible to appreciate their details with naked eyes. Fortunately, magnifying glasses are provided, and viewers are well advised to use them for the marvels of technical prowess they reveal.
The star of the show and the biggest piece is a gleaming sash that could be mistaken for a futuristic ammunition belt. Made of myriad gold beads, it's designed to be worn over one shoulder, across the chest and to the hip where one end threads through a loop and concludes with the setting for a now lost finial. Nearly five feet long and square sectioned (about an inch on a side), it weighs about nine pounds.
Another striking piece, called a kamagi, consists of 12 necklaces strung together into a nearly 15-foot-long chain punctuated by small, colored stones. The individual necklaces are composed of smooth, interlocking beads that combine to form flexible, snakelike lengths of gold.
There are several waistbands with sumptuously decorative buckles. About two inches wide and two or more feet long, the belts are made mainly using a "loop-in-loop" technique, which creates patterns like those of a knitted sweater. Tubular and other sorts of beads woven into the belts interject zigzag and stripe patterns.
Few of the objects displayed involve figurative imagery, but those that do are especially noteworthy. A flat piece with a flamelike outline frames the large, triangular face of a woman drawn in sharp lines with little shoulders and arms raised in a gesture of worship. Above her head is a tree of life symbol. While Hindu and Buddhist influences are evident in some other works, this one suggests a nature-based religion. It also makes a viewer wonder what other sorts of pictorial traditions these early Filipinos had, but it seems we'll never know about that.
How was it that knowledge of a culture — or collection of cultures — capable of such exquisite and sophisticated metalworking was forgotten and left without a name? That is a tangled tale.
Gold was always plentiful in the Philippines, readily collected by panning. Today the country is said to have the world's second richest gold deposits. When the Spanish landed, they found natives sporting much gold jewelry and regalia. Illustrations in a book from around 1590 called "The Boxer Codex," on view in the exhibition, depict indigenous people wearing ostentatious gold adornments over flowing, colorful garments. But the Spanish colonizers wasted little time in decimating the native cultures and making off with their gold, which they melted down for their own purposes.
The first modern discoveries of precolonial gold were made by the French explorer Alfred Marche, who, in 1881, uncovered about 10 pieces in wooden coffins and Chinese export jars in burial sites on the island of Marinduque. (By carbon dating the ceramic vessels that gold pieces were regularly found buried in, archaeologists later determined that most of the gold that has come to light was produced from the 10th through the 13th centuries.)
More gold artifacts turned up here and there over the ensuing decades, but it was not until a hundred years later that the next major find occurred. One day in April 1981, a heavy machinery operator named Edilberto Morales was working on an irrigation project in Surigao del Sur province in the island of Mindanao when he accidentally unearthed a metal bowl, which turned out to be made of gold. That partly dented, elegantly simple vessel is in the exhibition. During the rest of the day, Mr. Morales uncovered many more gold pieces – 22 pounds' worth – of what came to be known as the Surigao Treasure.
Looters quickly flocked to the site, scooping up untold numbers of objects that they sold to dealers and collectors, effectively destroying much archaeological evidence. Mr. Morales and his family went into hiding for fear of thieves and kidnappers interested in his sudden presumptive wealth.
All that gold would have remained scattered around the world but for the efforts of three people determined to preserve this foundational dimension of Filipino heritage. Between 1960 and 1981, the archaeologist Cecilia Y. Locsin and her husband, the architect Leandro V. Locsin purchased gold pieces from dealers as well as from grave diggers, farmers and fisherman who had acquired works by more or less shady means. The couple accumulated the more than 1,000 gold objects now owned by the Ayala Museum.
In the early 1980s, Jaime C. Laya, then governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, acquired many objects from the Surigao Treasure for the bank's collection. About 28 of the exhibition's objects are from that collection.
While much thus has been saved, far more has been lost. One of the show's loveliest pieces inadvertently reflects the fragility of ancient traditions. It's a small sculpture in the form of a bird with the head of a woman, a type of mythical creature known as a kinnari. (As such human-avian hybrids often appear in Hindu and Buddhist art, this one suggests influences from other parts of Asia probably through nautical trade routes.) About the size of a goldfinch, its head is cast in gold and its hollow, thin-walled body inscribed with a pattern of feathers. Sadly, its wings have been amputated, probably by an unscrupulous gold hunter, and its body is partly crushed. In this wounded state, it nevertheless has a poignant, poetic quality, as if it had been made this way to lament the ephemeral nature of art and life.


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I love Holland , still presented by Linda de Mol, but moved from RTL to SBS, was viewed by 1.18 million viewers on Saturday night. The most watched program of the evening was the NOS Journaal from 8 pm with over one and a half million viewers.
After ten years of absence, Dancing With The Stars started on RTL just below the one million mark. The dance program, which lasted more than two hours, attracted 976,000 viewers, which is fifth in the list of best viewed programs. Checkout on NPO1 finished fourth with a million viewers. Dit Was Het Nieuws , which started last week with a million viewers, now finished in 8th place with 864,000 viewers.


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Cerner issues another round of layoffs
Cerner will lay off 131 U.S.-based employees as part of its effort to increase operating margins to 20 percent by the end of 2019, according to Kansas City Business Journal.
The layoffs, which will affect 60 employees at the Kansas City, Mo.-based company's headquarters, will be the last round this year, the publication reports. Cerner onboarded more than 4,000 associates in 2019 and will continue to hire hundreds more next year, a Cerner spokesperson said in a Nov. 12 statement emailed to Becker's Hospital Review. Employees impacted by the layoffs are eligible for new hiring opportunities, the spokesperson added.
"As mentioned in our earnings call [in July], we're looking to identify organizational efficiencies as we implement our new operating model," the spokesperson said. "Part of that strategy includes a realignment of resources focused on key growth areas across the company."
In September, Cerner laid off 255 employees to help meet its operating margins target. Additional cost savings initiatives in 2019 included the EHR vendor's $40 million buyout program, which provided payouts and benefits to some tenured employees who agreed to leave the company.
To meet its margin targets, Cerner will need to cut an estimated $200 million in costs by the end of the year, according to the report. The company announced its operating margin targets of 20 percent and 22.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2019 and 2020, respectively, when it overhauled part of its board of directors in April.
Cerner employs around 30,000 people, with 14,000 employees based in Kansas City, according to the report.
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Robert Greene reads between 300 and 400 books to write one. You can feel the depth of his research process in the end result. The author of Mastery uses flashcards and a category system to manage all the accumulated ideas.
One idea per flashcard with a short quote or description, and post-it labels to aggregate similar topics. He then stores all the cards in shoe boxes, and a few months later he starts drafting.
I think it's an interesting research methodology. I'd like to adapt it to my own process.
When I come up with a book summary for Sipreads, I take notes by simply synthesizing the core idea behind each paragraph. Then I use the section titles to give structure. I read twice. The first time to get into the book. The second time to analyze it.
I have a more effective method though, the one I came up with during my year at Stockholm University. It was all about memorizing big chunks of lectures, dividing each material into easy-to-digest bites was key.
I merged three methods - SQ5R, mind-mapping, and flashcards - to get an in-depth perspective of any document. I already wrote about it in a previous post, but I want to focus on how the three fit together.
The result of the SQ5R technique is a list of questions and answers. Writing is asking questions, and each meaningful part of a book answers one. Finding those questions is understanding what problem the book is solving.
Each pair can easily be written in flashcards. The problem is you usually end up with tons of them and it's not easy to go through the full stack. That's where mind-maps become useful to give you an overview. Each leaf of such mind-map is a flashcard, and each internal node is a label. This way, we obtain a digitized version of Greene's research methodology.
I'm currently adopting this method in my future book notes, so don't forget to subscribe to Sipreads to see the end-result on November 15.


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What Rocks Are Knappable? Making Arrowheads, Spearpoints, Clovis Points
What is "Knapping" in the Creation of Arrowheads or Spearheads?
The term "knap" is of Germanic origin, "knop" meaning '(to) strike.'
"Knapping" in our context is the process of striking and pressure-flaking (also called lithic reduction) stone or rock to create hand tools. Other features of knapping include flat or semi-flat 'chiseled' faced rock for building blocks/bricks made from suitable naturally-occurring rock and require dedicated machines with specialized chiseling edges to produce regular and predictable results.
For 'flint-knapping' handtools and arrow heads, it is easiest to find rocks that potentially can be knapped (shaped, using lithic reduction of the base material to create the tool) in washed-out riverbeds, places where exposed rock outcroppings occur and anywhere large surfaces of angular rock face is exposed and readily accessible.
What Makes a Good Knapped Rock?
Virtually any rock can be knapped with varying degree of success, but some lend themselves much more suitably to the art and the craft of knapping. A good flake for a spearhead or arrow is longer than it is wide, perhaps slightly bulged along its length and shaped more-or-less like a pumpkin seed. Typically a good knapped shard for the purposes of hand-tools has very sharp leading edges.
Further knapping and pressure-flaking produces its final intended shape. Mounting points where it can be attached to a stick or branch can be pressure-flaked using the edge or point of a harder stone, if so desired. Serrated edges turn a knapped shard edge into a crude hand saw for cutting of cold/frozen meat, vines or small branches.
A good-sized obsidian or other suitable rock can produce dozen or hundreds of flakes from its larger core. Once such a large mass of suitable material is found, is it retained by the knapper for future sourcing needs. -A veritable arrowhead factory!
Volcanic glass, such as obsidian, works best as it fractures cleanly into super-sharp shards when precisely pressed and/or hammered with a percussive strike. Other stones such as flint are also preferred, as is most chert. What you are looking for in a suitable rock is one that when struck produces a conchoidal fracture, -basically, a thin-edged flake.
The rocks cited produce good conchoidal fractures without prior heat-treating, but other rocks unsuitable for knapping need to be super-heated in a fire-pit and allowed to slowly cool before being knapped. The heating and slow-cooling process makes them more brittle and glass-like, improving their conchoidal fracturing properties. The process is said to make the material more knappable.
Heat-Treating Rocks for Knapping
If the errant traveler needs an ad-hoc tool for digging roots, a simple knapped rock will suffice. A knapped stone can also be used for cutting rope, stripping/hammering bark from dead/down trees for kindling & fire fuel, for weather-proofing a lean-to structure, cutting vine or other purposes in a survival situation.
The easiest way to heat-treat rocks is to use campfire rocks, rocks used to line the edges of a campfire. The intense heat and subsequent cooling improves knappability of many stones and rocks. The best way to determine what rocks work is to experiment with differing types of rocks found in your search area.
Identifying Rocks for Knapping
It is difficult to visually identify most rocks for suitability for knapping by just examining their exterior as natural weathering makes them look rather featureless. The best way examine the interior, is to crack open the rock. If the rock shatters into sherds (shards, but with irregular angular and unsharpened edges, such as smashing a clay flowerpot might produce,) then the rock is unsuitable.
I have found that even certain sedimentary (mudstone) and accreted (layer deposited) stone material can be knapped into crude but useful basic survival tools. The crude tools produced are for short-term use. They tend to wear-out out and lose their sharpness, or pieces break off rather easily so you make another on demand.
The hardness of the rock isn't really of importance when selecting a short-term source for knapping tools. A ring of campfire rocks will provide you enough working material to create additional tools on demand.
Practice Knapping, Improving your Knapping Skill
Practice is required knapping stone into tools and weapons. A good way to learn is to attend a knap-fest, -a social event whereby knappers gather to hone their skills, buy/sell their produced items and trade suitable rock material for use. At a knap-fest, people gather to share their knowledge, trade their wares, and demonstrate the tools and techniques used in the creation of knapped stone tools.
Often, a working knap-fest features a work-group session which features a collection of discarded toilet bowls which are broken into smaller pieces and the attendees gather around the pile of debris to work, engage in conversation and hone their skills.
Toilet bowls are a mixture of several types of clay to produce what is called vitreaous (amorphous glass-like) china, making them suitable for simple knapping.
This material has a degree of conchoidal fracturing when struck and pressure-flaked. Kiln Fired (heat-baked) toilet bowl material is fairly soft and is a readily available yet disposable material for these events. A recreational activity for beginners to experts to experiment different techniques with, thus saving their prized natural stone for the actual build when their skill-set is ready for the task.
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I saw photos of pressure flaked arow blade, were those rocks among the types most flintnappers consider (unknappable)? Can any small rock be pressure flaked into a knife or arrow blade?
I always thought this would be fun to try, but never ever did get around to looking for the right kind of rocks. Great tips here.
Yes. Powdery, shale-like or sandstone-like probably won't work so well. But many types work to varying degrees, with the crystalline agates (flint, chert, etc) being the better choice for their ability to break into shards with sharp edges without the need to fire. Stones that are otherwise unsuitable can become somewhat more-suited after slowly heated then slowly cooled, such as what occurs to rocks used to line a campfire and the campfire is allowed to die-out overnight. Also, a bit more of a luster is attained to the finished result after this heating/cooling prior to knapping. Heating certain stones tends to intensify the colors, luster, etc.


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DENVER: With the latest special congressional election too close to call for a seat long held by Republicans in Pennsylvania, ProgressNow Colorado, the state's largest online progressive advocacy organization, released the following statement:
"Whatever the final result, the margin in Pennsylvania spells disaster for Republicans in Colorado," said ProgressNow Colorado executive director Ian Silverii. "For years, Pennsylvania's 18th District was held by Republicans, completely unopposed. The last time Democrats contested the seat they lost by 34 points. Tonight, a Democrat erased that history. For Mike Coffman, who held his seat in 2016 by less than 10 percent of the vote—or even Scott Tipton, who won by nearly 15 points—this represents a swing that could well end their political careers in November."


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Have a look at this fantastic 3D visual to get a feel of how the new museum and community space in the heart of Newton Abbot will look.
Have a look at this fantastic 3D visual to get a feel of how the new museum and community space in the heart of Newton Abbot will look.
For those of you who just love a report to read and are working in heritage related projects, this document from Historic England is worth looking through. According to this, for every £1 spent as part of a heritage visit, 32p is spent on site and 68p in the local businesses; restaurants, cafes, hotels and shops! Report
South West Foundation has opened their small grant programme for small charitable organisations to apply for up to £1000. It's for charities with annual running costs of less than £25,000 and the focus is on charities that address the needs of their community by engaging people in community activities either as volunteers or as people benefiting from the funded activities. For more details
The Devon Environmental Business Initiative (DEBI) Awards is open for entries.
The DEBI Awards, which have been running for over two decades, recognise businesses and other organisations across the county that are attaining high standards of environmental care in their day-to-day operations.
After a successful focus on environmental degradation in 2014, this year's theme will be 'Celebrate Devon'. Continue reading "DEBI Awards 2015"
Please see the following extract from the Community Council of Devon's first e-bulletin for the Women Led Enterprise programme.
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What are single page subfiles?
A single page subfile is a SCREEN OF DISPLAYED DATA loaded at a one time in one go. The displayed data is equal to the maximum number of records which can be displayed at a time. In other words in a single page subfile all loaded records are displayed at a time. We delete all previously loaded records from the subfile whenever we need to load the next page of the subfile.
A single page subfile is characterized by equal number of subfile and page sizes. Also, in a single page subfile both ROLLUP and ROLLDOWN keywords must be defined in the DDS of the subfile control format. This is because the ROLLUP and ROLLDOWN activities are handled by the program.
After learning the expandable subfile processing with ILE RPG in the previous chapter, a single page subfile should not be very difficult for you. The source code of the DDS and RPG IV program which processes the subfile are given in the example below.
Example to process a single page subfile in ILE RPG IV.
** ** Declare the name of the record format of the subfile. Notice ** that this time the function SFL has been used to distinguish ** this record format as a subfile ** AAN01N02N03T.Name++++++RLen++TDpBLinPosFunctions++++++++++++++++++ A R SINGLESF SFL ** ** Declare fields as we would do in case of normal record format. ** A 20A 5 10TEXT('Customer Name') A DSPATR(HI) ** A 4Y 0 5 02TEXT('Customer Number') A DSPATR(HI) ** ** Control Format of the subfile. Notice the usage of function ** SFLCTL. The name of the subfile has been given here to associate ** this control format with a specific subfile. ** A R SINGLECF SFLCTL(SINGLESF) ** ** Function keys are defined in the record format. ** A CA01 A CA05 ** ** Declare the page size and subfile size ** A SFLPAG(15) A SFLSIZ(15) ** ** Declare the function SFLCLR. We need this function to clear a ** subfile. ** A 50 SFLCLR ** ** The SFLDSP and SFLDSPCTL functions are necessary to display ** subfile. ** A SFLDSP A SFLDSPCTL ** ** Declare the ROLLUP key. The number inside the bracket is the ** indicator which would be set on when ROLLUP key has been press ** ed. ** A ROLLUP(60) ** ** Declare the ROLLDOWN key. The number inside the bracket is the ** indicator which would be set on when ROLLDOWN key has been press ** ed. ** A ROLLDOWN(61) ** ** The SFLRCDNBR is the subfile record number. SFLRCDNBR is a ** hidden filed. This is used here to display the last page ** whenever a new page is loaded. The name and data type of this ** field has been kept same as the RRN of this subfile in the ** program. This ensures that we do not have to explicitly popula ** te this field. This field automatically contains the last RRN ** of the subfile which always would be on the last page. ** Caution: SFLRCDNBR variable can not be zero, so ensure that ** you do not display the subfile when it is zero. ** A W@RRN1 4 0H SFLRCDNBR ** ** Define the control format fields. Generally the heading and ** subfile specific instructions are given here. ** A 1 26' Customer Display ' A DSPATR(RI) A 2 02'F1=Exit F5=Refresh' A 4 02'Id' A DSPATR(UL) A 4 10'Customer Name' A DSPATR(UL)
The RPG IV (ILE RPG) program which processes the above subfile is given below. Notice that the function key F5 to refresh the page (Meaning reloading the subfile from beginning) has not been implemented. You can try it as an excercise.
** ** Declare the display file which contains the SINGLE PAGE subfile ** FFilename++IPEASF.....L.....A.Device+.Keywords++++++++++++++++++++++ FSingleSFL CF E WorkStn ** ** Declare the relative record number (RRN) for the subfile. Notice ** the keyword used to declare subfile. ** F SFILE(SINGLESF:W@Rrn1) ** ** Define the RRN of subfile (Typically 4 or 5 length with zero ** decimal places depending on how you handle it. If it's likely to ** reach 10000 then declare the length as 5 otherwise 4.) ** DW@Rrn1 S 4 0 Inz ** ** Define a couter variable to keep track of number of records written ** to subfile at any time. ** DW@Counter S 2 0 Inz ** ** Define the variable to store the last displayed value ** DW@LastVal S 4 0 Inz ** ** Load the first page of the subfile. ** CL0N01Factor1+++++++Opcode&ExtFactor2+++++++Result++++++++Len++D+HiLoEq C ExSr #NextPage ** C DoW *INKA = *Off ** ** ** ExFmt the CONTROL FORMAT of the subfile. ** C ExFmt SINGLECF ** C Select ** ** Indicator 60 is set on by the as400 system when ROLLUP is pressed ** C When *In(60) = *On ** ** Execute subroutine to load the next page of subfile ** C ExSr #NextPage ** ** Indicator 60 is set on by the as400 system when ROLLDOWN is pressed ** C When *In(61) = *On ** ** Execute subroutine to load the next page of subfile, if this is not ** the first page of the subfile. ** C If W@LastVal > 15 C ExSr #PrevPage C EndIf ** C EndSl ** C EndDo ** ** Free up resources and return ** C Eval *InLr = *On C Return ** ** The subroutine #CLRSFL to clear the subfile and reset the RRN ** C #CLRSFL BegSr ** ** Clear the subfile. Clearing a subfile involves the following four ** statements. ** 1. Swicth on the SFLCLR indicator ** 2. Write to the control format ** 3. Swicth off the SFLCLR indicator ** 4. Reset the RRN to zero (Or one). ** C Eval *In(50) = *On C Write SINGLECF C Eval *In(50) = *Off C Eval W@Rrn1 = *Zeros C EndSr ** ** Subroutine to process the ROLLUP key. ** C #NextPage BegSr ** ** The subfile is to be cleared every time a new page is loaded. ** C ExSr #ClrSfl ** ** Reset the counter ** C Eval W@Counter = *Zeros ** ** Set a looping condition. This condition will be based on the page ** size. You can club it with any other condition you require, However ** , the number of records loaded at a time should ideally not exceed ** the page size. ** C DoW W@Counter < 15 ** ** Increment the counter to keep track of number of record written at ** a time to the subfile. This count should not exceed the page size. ** C Eval W@Counter += 1 ** ** Increment the RRN to mark a new record of subfile. Remember that ** the variable corresponding to RRN should not be less than one (1) a ** nd it should never exceed 9999. You may add a check here to confirm ** that the RRN is within the valid range. ** C Eval W@Rrn1 += 1 ** ** In single page subfiles, the last and first values of a subfile are ** are very important to keep track of the records currently being ** displayed. Here, we are storing the last value only. We will subtr- ** act 15 to get the first record ** C Eval W@LastVal += 1 ** ** Populate the fields defined in the subfiles. To load a blank subfil ** e we can just intialize the subfile fields. ** C Eval = W@LastVal ** ** Perform actual write to the subfile. Notice that each write actuall ** y adds a record to the subfile just like in case of any other type ** of subfile! ** C Write SINGLESF C EndDo C EndSr ** ** Load the previous page of the subfile. ** C #PrevPage BegSr ** ** The subfile is to be cleared every time a new page is loaded. ** C ExSr #ClrSfl ** ** Reset the counters, Retrieve the value of the first record of the ** subfile. Here we are sutracting the page size from the last value. ** This is OK here, but in practical situation where we do not have ** such straight-forward relationship we do the followings ** 1. Store the key values in variables each time the subfile is loded ** 2. Chain the first record of the subfile and retrieve the required ** value. ** C Eval W@Counter = 15 C Eval W@LastVal -= 15 ** C DoW W@Counter > 0 And W@LastVal > 0 ** C Eval W@Counter -= 1 ** C Eval W@Rrn1 += 1 ** ** Populate the fields defined in the subfiles. We populate the custom ** er number by the last displayed value - the RRN. ** C Eval = W@LastVal - W@Counter ** ** Perform actual write to the subfile. Notice that each write actuall ** y adds a record to the subfile. ** C Write SINGLESF C EndDo ** C EndSr


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Saving Childhood
Your Child Is Important
Most folks believe that a massage is an indulgence. a number of individuals think they are only a means to flirt with someone else. It's true that there are folks who live for getting a regular massage but, largely, people are still finding out how helpful massages can be. Have you been trying to figure out if you should be spending your hard earned money on regular massages? Below are several not yet widely known benefits of massages!
Massage causes changes in your brain's chemical production. These changes help to reduce both pain and stress in your body. This is great because it means that you don't really have to massage the specific area on your body that is hurting. This means that if you don't wish another person touching, for example, your lower back, you should ask them to concentrate on somewhere you do feel at ease instead. The pressure on those muscular tissues will spark off the chemical responses in your brain. Give it a while and your other muscles will relax too.
Some experts think that regular massages help your body remain inn good health. There have been studies that demonstrate massage improves your immune system which makes it easier for you to fight off sickness and disease. This takes place due to the fact that massage helps to increase your body's de-stressors. For example, studies have shown that massage can bring down your body's cortisol levels. Cortisol is induced by stress and attacks the immune system so alleviating your stress is a fantastic way to stay healthy.
Have you heard that a massage can reduce your blood pressure? Regular massage decreases your high blood pressure also. This is because massage sets off the vagus nerve and the vagus nerve is responsible for regulating your blood pressure as well as several other important functions in the body. In 2005, a study was conducted in which individuals who suffer from hypertension were given ten ten-minute massages over the course of a few weeks–the study revealed that they had a drastic drop in their hypertension levels.
Best Health Magazine agrees that there are many surprising, great benefits to massage therapy.
You can certainly give yourself a massage too. There are a number of people who think that massage needs to be performed by another person but that isn't actually true. You don't even have to massage a certain hurting point as long as you can massage close to it. One example is that individuals who suffer from conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome can greatly benefit from giving their arms a fifteen minute massage several times per week.
There are a number of positives to getting a massage. Lots of folks know that massage can be relaxing but it can help to treat a number of health conditions too. Give massage a try for yourself at massage therapy Cary NC.


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How Cooperation Between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems Improves Outcomes
Child maltreatment creates severe problems for many victims, and these are often compounded by the limitations of our child welfare and juvenile justice systems. However, by fostering cooperation between the child welfare and juvenile justice professionals, we can improve outcomes. At the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) School of Social Work Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy, I'm studying the factors that contribute to the involvement of many maltreated children in the juvenile justice system, and developing interventions that can help.
The Importance of Context
My background is in developmental psychology; I received my Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. My program was very interdisciplinary and included not just developmental psychology, but also anthropology, linguistics and sociology. Psychological development is shaped in context. You can't understand these complex processes through a single disciplinary lens, or by only studying it in the lab – you must get out and look at everyday life using a broad range of available social science tools.
There are many fascinating problems to study in developmental psychology, but I wanted to learn about issues that would be useful to educators and social service providers – particularly those working with vulnerable children and families. Social work has been an excellent fit for me because it's interdisciplinary and focused on community engagement with a strong social justice component. As a developmental psychologist, I took a particular interest in child welfare.
The Link Between the Child Welfare and the Juvenile Justice System
Maltreatment presents a host of developmental risks for children. These include emotional and behavioral disorders, physical and health issues, and psychosocial challenges in understanding healthy relationships. Entering the child welfare system can create additional risks for vulnerable children. When children are taken from their home – even one that presents major risks to their health and safety – they are not only uprooted from the negative relationships they have in their family, but the good ones as well. If they don't have a nearby relative they can live with, they may be uprooted from their community, school and friends and placed with a family they don't know. This situation presents its own developmental risks and challenges for the child.
Research shows that children who are abused or neglected are 47% more likely to become involved in delinquency than comparable peers who have not been maltreated. This increases risks already associated with child maltreatment in many ways. Children who enter the juvenile justice system are likely to be placed in a restrictive setting that offers fewer developmental opportunities for positive growth. In addition, exposure and interactions with delinquent peers compounds the developmental risks for these already vulnerable children.
Other factors that contribute to maltreated children crossing over from the child welfare system to the juvenile justice system include an increased incidence of emotional and behavioral disorders, difficulty reading and being suspended from school. This tie to school suspensions is particularly disturbing, as data show that African American children are far more likely to be harshly disciplined or suspended than their white counterparts for the same behaviors.
Breaking the Cycle
Along with my colleagues at CEHD's School of Social Work and our community partners, we want to break this cycle and prevent maltreated children in the child welfare system from "crossing over" into the juvenile justice system. We've been studying five counties in Minnesota that have implemented the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) created at Georgetown University's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. This model aims to interrupt the negative developmental trajectory of children in the child welfare system by facilitating better cooperation and sharing of information between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This model allows them to work together to divert maltreated children before they become deeply involved in the juvenile justice system, and engage families in supporting children.
We've analyzed the Crossover Youth Practice Model to study its effectiveness and look for ways it could be improved. By studying the experiences of children who participated in the program compared to their peers who did not, we can see that the program is making a difference. We found that children involved in the CYPM were significantly less likely to go on and commit further crimes than their counterparts who received services as usual.
Changing Our Approach to Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
Rather than waiting until they've already entered the juvenile justice system, wouldn't it be preferable to intervene with maltreated children before they become involved in delinquency? That's what drives our research and outreach. By better understanding the factors that contribute to a child crossing over from the child welfare to the juvenile justice system, we can create programs and systems to prevent the involvement of vulnerable, maltreated children in delinquency. If we are to improve outcomes, we need to change our approach to handling these children in two important ways:
- Better communication between systems and agencies. In many jurisdictions, our social service and justice systems "silo" professionals. When child welfare workers are not able to talk with juvenile justice workers, for instance, a situation can develop where a child or a family is being served by people who have different – sometimes conflicting – requirements of them. We want to avoid a situation where the child welfare and juvenile justice workers are unable to share information and resources with one another to provide the strongest and best coordinated service plan for struggling children and families
- Create a more equal balance of power between social workers and legal professionals. The ability of social workers to support and strengthen vulnerable families and children may be undermined when families feel attacked, for example, during court hearings, and react by becoming angry and defensive. Other countries, like Scotland and Japan have deliberately minimized the adversarial aspects of legal processes associated with child protection to allow social workers to better engage with families over the long term. As our Japanese colleagues explained to me, in child welfare it is important to "look with long eyes" at vulnerable families. Many are likely to need support in the future, and the safety and wellbeing of their children may depend on the supportive relationships they have formed with child welfare professionals.
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Ely glass company raise £555 for charity by saving coins in a bottle for three years
PUBLISHED: 09:50 15 April 2019
Three years of coin saving at an Ely firm has led to £555 being raised for charity.
N & C Glass Ltd, who are based at Lancaster Way Business Park, donated a glass bottle full of coins to East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
The bottle was received on behalf of the charity by Mayor of Ely Councillor Mike Rouse and the total is still being counted.
Wendy Thompson, trade sales administrator at N&C Glass, said: "It's been ongoing for about three years now.
"We were putting the money in there until the bottle was full and we raised £455.
"We're going to get one of the big cheques and go down to the hospice to hand it over.
"Our boss, Nick Flack, then put in £100 of his own money once we filled it up.
"We're planning to do it again so if anyone has any suggestions of charities we should raise money for, they can call us on 01353 667964.
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Ohio University Soccer Camps
2020 Summer Day Camp
June 29 - July 2
Full Day
*Players will be split based upon appropriate age groups.
**Employee Discount is available!!**
The Ohio University Soccer Camps, celebrating their 19th season in 2020, are designed to promote learning through a fun challenging curriculum. Participants have the chance to train and learn with college players under the direction of college coaches. The week will be an opportunity to meet new challenges and provide each player with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve individual and team play. Ohio Soccer Camps are run by the Ohio University Coaching Staff with a combined 25+ years of collegiate coaching experience. We strive to produce a fun, challenging environment that will help each player grow technically, tactically, and physically during camp. For more information about the staff or specific camps please check the website: www.ohiosoccercamps.com.
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