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Blindness, Being a Visually Impaired or Blind Person
Having started to lose my eyesight a few years ago the thought of blindness is something I have given plenty of thought to. My eyesight deteriorated considerably and then I was told I had developed cataracts.
Thankfully, currently in the UK, the NHS waiting list for cataract surgery is short. After being referred, by my optician, in December 2009 I have already undergone cataract surgery on both eyes and it is only 4th May 2010, at time of writing.
With my eyesight restored, almost to perfection, I am already noticing how much brighter colours are. It is wonderful to stand at a bus stop, not wearing glasses, and know exactly what number bus is approaching. I have also received a couple of compliments by people who had not realized how deep brown my eyes were. I guess for quite a while they have been a little cloudy looking.
Still none of this compares to being partially sighted or blind.
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In the western world blindness is not as big a problem as in Third World and developing countries. It is still more common than one would hope in the 21st Century.
At least nowadays many eye conditions can be successfully treat or managed. Eye surgery has come a long way and microsurgery is common practice. Laser treatments also offer good results in the treatment of many eye problems.
Here are a few worrying facts about sight impairment:
- Out of all the blind people in the world about 90% will reside in one of the developing countries.
- It is estimated that around 37 million people around the world are blind.
- These figures include young, old, babies and children.
- It is thought that a massive 161 million people have some sort of sight impairment.
- Staggeringly about 7 million people go blind each year.
- Every 5 seconds, someone, somewhere in the world will go blind
- Every minute a child will go blind
These dreadful facts and more were researched at Sight savers International.
Yet as I have already said the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis are usually so much better than they used to be.
Spare a thought though for those who are blind.
Imagine a world with no colours, no faces, no scenery, no art, just darkness. Faced with that alternative most of us would be terrified. What choice does someone who loses their sight have, though? It is a case of fighting to survive. There would be no time to sit around wallowing in self pity. There would be so much to re-learn. How to cross a road, how to get about, how to choose your clothes each day, how to cook a meal and how to survive. It must be a terrifying prospect when you become blind. What about a person who has been blind from birth?
Survival is one thing but having a fulfilled, happy life is another.
Becoming blind must be one of the worst disabilities, and there are many dreadful ones. For those who are hearing impaired also it must be dreadful. Conversation, listening to music, watching the TV and so much more would be nigh on impossible.
All too many of us walk by a blind person walking along tapping a white stick, with barely a second glance. If you consider how high the chances are that it might be you, perhaps we would notice more. Blindness must be so lonely at times.
No person with a disability wants sympathy or attention but rather they want to live their life and be independent. Offering an arm as a blind person is about to cross a road though, is a common courtesy and might be greatly appreciated.
- Never suddenly speak loudly to a blind person in the street. You might half frighten him or her to death.
- Offer to help but never force yourself upon someone.
- If your offer of help, to cross the road, for example, is accepted slow the pace down. Gently hold the person's elbow, or lower arm, so that you can act as a guide.
- Do not grab someone roughly.
- Never patronize or talk down to any person with a disability
Being partially sighted may be a better option but it is still no what people would choose. Viewing just a small part of the world or seemingly through a haze will be miserable.
With life expectancy increasing perhaps the chances of blindness will increase. Despite the excellent surgical procedures available currently some sight loss seems almost inevitable with age. For most of us though treatment will be available to prevent or cure blindness.
There are so many other blind people around the world who need our help. Check out the charities listed and see if you are able to help in anyway.
No-one can ever deny that being blind is terrible but does it have to be such a huge problem?
So glad to hear you got your cataract surgery within a short time. It must be a big relief being able to see everything so crisp and clear. Even though they're now considered routine surgeries, they are a miracle. It is amazing how quickly the eyes heal. It is too bad they are not available world-wide.
Hi Ethel, I just joined hub pages and I stumbled on your hub. Great article, I was startled by the fact that seven million people go blind every year. Wow!! I, myself, am visually impaired and I just want to underscore your comment that visually impaired persons do not need or want sympathy, just assistance from time to time. This was written five years ago I realize, believe me, there have been many strides since then trust me. Great hub!
Hi ethel great hub,i have just gone through the same thing has you have. I am now finding how bright colors and everything is. even though there is no waiting list here in the U.S. i wish it had gone a little faster because my eyesight was really doing downhill very quickly . Is it not awesome to be able to see good again ?
awesome and vote up !!!
I was using this for a report and found a lot of the information very helpful. Thank you!
Hi im a student doing a social studies PLC course and doing a project on the blind focusing on children would be grateful if a parent of a blind child could answer a short questionaire (email; email@example.com)
The good news is that there are more and more devices that can help those with limited vision. Unfortunately, many companies are not willing to promote the use of these devises for those with limited vision, or the items are such hot sellers, that those with limited vision may wait months before having the opportunity to purchase these items.
It's a reminder to be grateful we have access to medicines and treatments that millions of people around the world don't have.
Sorry to read all the worrying facts about blindness that you´ve listed, but glad you are getting better after your surgery. Of course, nobody normal would look down on the disabled people. Some people I know take their perfectly healthy children to a kindergarten for the disabled, to teach them how to live together as equals. I also have two friends who own their private kindergartens and accept disabled children (if it is not a severe disability) along with healthy kids. This is an advantage for both, healthy and disabled children!
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Ethel, I came back to review this again, the blindness being visually impaired hub is helpful and wanted to thank you again for researching and creating this report! Thanks and Peace :)
Thank you for a well written hub about something awful. I absolutely admire these people how they cope. It is unbelievable. Thank goodness you are getting better.
Good to hear that you recovered your sight Ethel. My grandmother is in her 80s and she just had cataract surgery. For her nothing could be worst than not being able to see, like you said becoming blind must be one of the worst disabilities.
I'm so glad you got to have the surgery! I can't imagine living without sight.
I am glad that you have come out from the partial blindness! Really it is difficult for others to imagine the difficulty being faced by a person having any sort of disabilities. A really great hub!
I found something complete about blindness here. Congratulation for you who have succeed for cataract surgery. I think the world would be colorful. Now you can see the beautiful color. I always say thank you because you give wonderful tips what can we do for the blind person around us. Good work, I really enjoy read this hub. I hope this useful for us.
This is also a concern of mine. Without my glasses I don't see very far, but I'm grateful I have them to help. Very informative.
Ethel, I am so glad you were able to get your surgery and recover your sight. I agree with you that living sightless must be lonely and frightening at times. You wrote an informative and inspirational story. Thank you.
Glad you were able to have your eye surgery so quickly. I've often had that thought - you know - "If I had to lose a sense, which one would be best?" kind of thing and I would miss eyesight so much.
ethel,Good to hear your moving toward improvement. My oldest brother lost his eye sight to OHP a few years ago and he is a young man. It is amazing how he's approached life. He inspires me. Thanks and Peace :)
Firstly I am glad your eyes have continued to improve since your cataract surgery Ethel. An excellent hub - I was taken back by the stat that a child goes blind every minute.


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Here on Earth, when you add an ice cube to a glass of water it floats to the surface, but what happens in space? Nearly 300 Belgian schoolchildren discovered the answer to this question on Tuesday during a live video linkup with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne on board the International Space Station as part of the ISS Day.
The children, aged 10-12 years old, gathered at the Free University in Brussels for a day of activities dedicated to learning about life on the International Space Station (ISS). How do the astronauts wash themselves? How do they brush their teeth? What and how do they eat? And how do they keep fit and healthy? These questions and more were dealt with in the course of the day.
Organised by the Belgian European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO), in collaboration with the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, the ministries of education of the Flemish Region, the French-speaking and German-speaking communities in Belgium, UNICEF Belgium and ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight, the emphasis of the ISS Day was water scarcity in space and on Earth. This theme ties in with De Winne's role as UNICEF ambassador and his support for their Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) campaign.
Water is vital for the health of people on Earth and in space and the day's activities helped the children to make the link between the problems of water management in space and the problems facing millions of people on our planet.
The finale of the ISS Day was a live linkup with De Winne, during which he performed three simple demonstrations to show how water behaves in space. At the end of the call, De Winne answered questions from five children in the audience in Brussels. Watch the video below to find out De Winne's answers.
Q1: Charline De Beucker - Heeft u soms zin om een raampje open te zetten om wat frisse lucht binnen te laten?
(Translation: Do you sometimes feel like opening a window when you need some fresh air?)
Q2: Pauline Carlier - Comment faites-vous pour vivre si longtemps dans l'espace avec aussi peu d'eau?
(Translation: How do you manage for so long with such limited amount of water?)
Q3: Marie Vaassen - Was haben Sie in Ihrem Koffer für Ihre sechsmonatige Reise ins All mitgenommen?
(Translation: What did you bring with you in your suitcase for your six-month stay in space?)
Q4: Jorre Van Dijck - Wat denk jij over commerciële ruimtevluchten? Zal dat over 20 jaar echt mogelijk zijn? En zo ja, in welke toestellen?
(Translation: What do you think about commercial spaceflights? Will this really be possible in 20 years time? If so, which spacecraft will be used?)
Q5: Victor Lhoest - Que faites-vous des déchets?
(Translation: What happens to the waste products?)
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25 mm (0.98") Compact Motorized Translation Stage
25 mm Stage
XY Mounting Adapter
Right-Angle Bracket
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Thorlabs' MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) Motorized Translation Stage provides 25 mm (0.98") of electronically controlled linear travel along a well-defined axis. Each stage is equipped with a 1.50" x 1.50" (37.5 mm x 37.5 mm) tapped hole matrix that includes eighteen 4-40 (M3) taps and a centered 8-32 (M4) tap. By integrating the moving platform with the actuator, the overall package size is greatly reduced relative to standard motorized stages like the PT1-Z8 Motorized Stage.
The moving platform contains holes for alignment pins that ensure orthogonality when the stage is stacked with other stages or connected to our accessories. Horizontal loads of 25 lbs (12 kg) and vertical loads of 10 lbs (4.5 kg) are supported by the 67:1 planetary gear head. A built-in Hall Effect encoder provides a resolution of 29 nm (see the Specs tab for additional details).
The translation mechanism, based upon a dual set of linear rails with continuously recirculating ball bearings, provides smooth, low-friction movement. Built-in limit switches prevent travel outside of the intended range, regardless of the control interface being used.
Mounting Adapters and Stage Combinations
Controller Options
The KDC101 provides control for a single axis, with or without a PC. It is bundled with Thorlabs' Kinesis® software, which supplies out-of-the-box stage control from a PC and enables support for common programming interfaces like LabVIEW and LabWindows. A USB cable is included with the KDC101.
Thorlabs also manufactures the PT1-Z8 Motorized Translation Stage, which features a larger mounting surface for even more flexibility.
Resolution Calculation
For the MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8), there are 512 encoder counts per revolution of the motor. The output shaft of the motor goes into a 67:1 planetary gear head. This requires the motor to rotate 67 times to rotate the 1.0 mm pitch lead screw one revolution. The end result is the lead screw advances by 1.0 mm.
The linear displacement of the actuator per encoder count is given by
512 x 67 = 34,304 encoder counts per revolution of the lead screw,
whereas the linear displacement of the lead screw per encoder count is given by
1.0 mm / 34,304 counts = 2.9 x 10-5 mm (29 nm).
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Thorlabs offers two platforms to drive our wide range of motion controllers: our Kinesis® software package or the legacy APT™ (Advanced Positioning Technology) software package. Either package can be used to control devices in the Kinesis family, which covers a wide range of motion controllers ranging from small, low-powered, single-channel drivers (such as the K-Cubes™ and T-Cubes™) to high-power, multi-channel, modular 19" rack nanopositioning systems (the APT Rack System).
The Kinesis Software features .NET controls which can be used by 3rd party developers working in the latest C#, Visual Basic, LabVIEW™, or any .NET compatible languages to create custom applications. Low-level DLL libraries are included for applications not expected to use the .NET framework. A Central Sequence Manager supports integration and synchronization of all Thorlabs motion control hardware.
Kinesis GUI Screen
APT GUI Screen
Our legacy APT System Software platform offers ActiveX-based controls which can be used by 3rd party developers working on C#, Visual Basic, LabVIEW™, or any Active-X compatible languages to create custom applications and includes a simulator mode to assist in developing custom applications without requiring hardware.
By providing these common software platforms, Thorlabs has ensured that users can easily mix and match any of the Kinesis and APT controllers in a single application, while only having to learn a single set of software tools. In this way, it is perfectly feasible to combine any of the controllers from single-axis to multi-axis systems and control all from a single, PC-based unified software interface.
The software packages allow two methods of usage: graphical user interface (GUI) utilities for direct interaction with and control of the controllers 'out of the box', and a set of programming interfaces that allow custom-integrated positioning and alignment solutions to be easily programmed in the development language of choice.
A range of video tutorials is available to help explain our APT system software. These tutorials provide an overview of the software and the APT Config utility. Additionally, a tutorial video is available to explain how to select simulator mode within the software, which allows the user to experiment with the software without a controller connected. Please select the APT Tutorials tab above to view these videos.
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These videos illustrate some of the basics of using the APT System Software from both a non-programming and a programming point of view. There are videos that illustrate usage of the supplied APT utilities that allow immediate control of the APT controllers out of the box. There are also a number of videos that explain the basics of programming custom software applications using Visual Basic, LabView and Visual C++. Watch the videos now to see what we mean.
To further assist programmers, a guide to programming the APT software in LabView is also available.
The table below compares the key specifications of our 25 mm (0.98") linear translation stages. Additional specifications are listed in the Specs tab on the webpage of the particular stage.
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Schematic of Metric Version
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Schematic of Imperial Version
Thorlabs' MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) Motorized Translation Stage provides linear motion in one dimension. One centered 8-32 (M4) tapped hole and eighteen 4-40 (M3) tapped holes allow small optomechanics to be directly mounted to the moving platform. Based upon a dual set of linear rails with continuously recirculating ball bearings, the translation mechanism provides smooth, low-friction movement.
The stage requires a standalone controller unit and power supply. For this purpose, we recommend our KDC101 K-Cube™ Motor Controller and Power Supply, which are described in more detail below. For convenience, we offer a stage, KDC101 DC Servo controller, and KPS101 power supply in a bundle at a significant savings over purchasing these items individually. The power supply you receive will be compatible with outlets in your region. Please contact Tech Support prior to ordering if you require a different plug.
The motor cable that is built into the stage is 0.5 m (1.64 ft) long. If more length is required for your application, we recommend our PAA632 Extension Cable, which provides an additional 2.5 m (8.20 ft). It is sold at the bottom of this page.
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MTS25-Z8 Attached to Breadboard Using MTS25A-Z8 Base Plate
The MTS25A-Z8 Base Plate contains four 1/4" (M6) counterbored slots that allow an attached MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) to be positioned on a breadboard, as shown in the photo to the right. The bottom of the translation stage is connected to the base plate using four 4-40 or M3 cap screws. Two alignment pins ensure that the translation axis is parallel to the length of the plate.
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MTS25-Z8 Stage
The MTSA1(/M) adapter plate fixes to the top platform of the MTS25 stages via the through holes in each corner and 4 screws (supplied). It has an array of seven 1/4"-20 (M6) and six 8-32 (M4) mounting holes to offer increased mounting options when used with general-purpose accessories and components. The working height of the stage with an adapter plate and base plate fitted is 1.4" (35.5 mm). The plate is finished in a black, low reflective anodized coating.
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Two MTS25-Z8 Stages Stacked in an XY Configuration Using an MTS25B-Z8 Adapter
The MTS25B-Z8 XY Adapter Plate is designed to orient two MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) stages orthogonally in the XY plane, as shown in the photo to the right. This plate may also be used to stack our 50 mm (1.97") MTS50-Z8 stage with a 25 mm (0.98") MTS25-Z8 stage, but the MTS50-Z8 must be on the bottom.
To begin the assembly process, fasten the plate to the top of the lower stage using four of the provided 4-40 or M3 cap screws. Then insert the provided alignment pins. To complete the assembly, use the remaining 4-40 or M3 cap screws to fasten the plate to the bottom of the upper stage.
In order to mount an MTS25-Z8 stage in the vertical plane, please see the MTS25C-Z8 Right-Angle Bracket shown below.
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Two MTS25-Z8 Stages Stacked in an XZ Configuration Using an MTS25C-Z8 Right-Angle Bracket
The MTS25C-Z8 Right-Angle Bracket orients an MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) stage along the vertical axis. It is needed when configuring multiple MTS25-Z8 stages into XZ or XYZ arrangements. This bracket may also be used to stack our 50 mm (1.97") MTS50-Z8 stage with a 25 mm (0.98") MTS25-Z8 stage, but the vertical stage must be an MTS25-Z8.
To create the XZ configuration shown to the right, insert two of the provided alignment pins into the horizontal stage. Then fasten the bracket to the top of the horizontal stage using four of the provided 4-40 or M3 cap screws. Next, insert the two remaining alignment pins into the vertical mounting surface. Finally, attach the bracket to the vertical stage with the remaining cap screws.
For XYZ configurations, follow the steps in the previous paragraph, but attach the stage and bracket to an existing XY configuration instead.
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The MTS25CSA Adapter Plate orients an MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) stage parallel to the optical axis in a 60 mm cage system. This allows optics within the cage to be translated over a 25 mm (0.98") range. Approximately 6.25" (159 mm) of cage rod length is needed to mount the stage. An example of the MTS25CSA in use is shown to the right.
To install, insert the two provided alignment pins into the bottom of the stage. Then fasten the adapter to the stage using the four provided 4-40 or M3 cap screws. At this point, the assembly can be inserted through the cage rods in an existing setup. Finally, tighten the two nylon-tipped setscrews against the rods.
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Thorlabs' KDC101 K-Cube Brushed DC Motor Controller provides local and computerized control of a single motor axis. It features a top-mounted control panel with a velocity wheel that supports four-speed bidirectional control with forward and reverse jogging as well as position presets. A backlit digital display is also included that can have the backlit dimmed or turned off using the top-panel menu options. The front of the unit contains two bidirectional trigger ports that can be used to read a 5 V external logic signal or output a 5 V logic signal to control external equipment. Each port can be independently configured.
The unit is fully compatible with our new Kinesis software package and our legacy APT control software. Please see the Motion Control Software tab for more information.
Please note that this controller does not ship with a power supply. Compatible power supplies are listed below. Additional information can be found on the main KDC101 DC Servo Motor Controller page.
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A location-specific adapter is shipped with the power supply unit based on your location. The adapters for the KPS101 are shown here.
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The KPS101 Power Supply Unit
The KPS101 power supply outputs +15 VDC at up to 2.4 A and can power a single K-Cube or T-Cube with a 3.5 mm jack. It plugs into a standard wall outlet.
The KCH301 and KCH601 USB Controller Hubs each consist of two parts: the hub, which can support up to three (KCH301) or six (KCH601) K-Cubes or T-Cubes, and a power supply that plugs into a standard wall outlet. The hub draws a maximum current of 10 A; please verify that the cubes being used do not require a total current of more than 10 A. In addition, the hub provides USB connectivity to any docked K-Cube or T-Cube through a single USB connection.
For more information on the USB Controller Hubs, see the full web presentation.
The PAA632 Extension Cable provides an additional 2.5 m (8.20 ft) of cable length for the 15-pin D-type connectors used throughout our motorized actuator selection. The male end connects to the controller, while the female end connects to the motor.


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Sylvester Stallone was quoted as saying there aren't enough big, manly movies anymore. The Expendables is the movie that brought every action star together for the biggest testosterone filled epic in years, as a way of compensating for that, or so they say. So, was it as Man-tastic as it looks? Well, put it this way, when I got out of the movie I went up to some guy and punched him, and he thanked me and punched me back. That's what this movie is.
If you are used to flawed, sensitive men that are just looking for love, and are simply in the wrong place, than this movie is not for you. There is nothing Jane Austin and her book club would recognize in this movie about a group of mercenaries who try to overthrow a dictatorship that is corrupt, and well, I guess they're supposed to be bad.
First off, this movie is dumb. There is no reason most of the events besides killing happen, and even that can seem out of place. The acting is pretty bad, and the star, Sylvester Stallone is smug, and silly. The movie seems very happy to just show up, and rest on this laurel. The shooting of the movie seemed kind of amateur, as the cinematographer loved extreme closeups. While that may not be bad sometimes, the closeups were all the time; while someone was getting stabbed in the neck, you had a closeup of Jason Statham's eye, or when the team is reviewing video, you see someones eye, making it hard to keep up with.
That being said, there was a really, really large body count, with men filled with so much testosterone, the screen actually leaked. There were plenty of explosions, and plenty of ridiculously big men punching the crap out of other ridiculously big men. At one point, one of the mercenaries pulls out an extremely big gun and shreds what seemed like hundreds of nameless soldiers to a huge appreciation from the audience. The scene was great, over the top and completely expected in this movie. The most likable character came from Statham, as he just chewed up the scenery and showed a great amount of bad-assery.
The big draw in this movie is the two minutes of screen time that action icons Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger share. This scene was extremely cheesy, and so much shorter than I would like. Also, like the film, it was extremely smug with shots at the other's career and films, and an overall banter that was silly. There seemed to be no acting going, but it was still cool to see all three in the same place at the same time, despite having very little to do with the plot.
Ladies, if you forced your man to see Sex and the City 2, or men, if you went and saw something in the genre of "Rom-Com" this year, then, you are owed this big, stupid hunk of a movie that is silly, and over the top and reminds you of '80s movies like Commando, Rambo, and your favorite other action movies. I promise you, if you go into this movie expecting and looking for mindless action, with extreme violence, you will have a good time.


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At the "Let's Talk iPhone" event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled its next generation iPhone, the iPhone4S, but Apple was also talking about iPads, iCloud and apps, too.
Apple's iPad pilot program for schools has put iPads in classrooms, in every state in the U.S. new schools are being equipped with iPads according to a recent article in the NYTimes. Photo via NYTimes.
Apple has been pushing innovation not only in the technology space, but innovating schools and business. Apple's latest phone features voice recognition and while it's an incredible technological step, the company is full steam ahead on all fronts.
Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO, got a laugh for saying airplane pilots use of iPads makes airplanes more efficient. But it's true; the FAA approved the use of the device and apps like ForeFlight. Hospitals are testing iPads, too. In fact, 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies are supposedly "testing or deploying" the iPad in their workplaces. And the amount of schools and summer camps using iPads has dramatically increased.
In addition to the new iPhone 4S, the Apple event was a chance for Apple to toot its own horn and talk about these innovations and outreach. And Apple continues to surprise us with its unique train of thought.
Instead of iPhone 5, Apple introduced…Apple Cards???
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Apple has surpassed 250 million sales of iOS devices. That's iPads, iPod touches and iPhones. Apps make these devices truly shine. The App Store features some 140,000 for the iPad alone, with more than 500,000 total apps. More than a billion of them are downloaded every month. Leave it to Apple to introduce one that helps you send a greeting or holiday card. The Apple Cards app lets you create paper printed cards – right from your iPhone or iPad.
Cards are sent with a special postal mark barcode – when they're scanned at the destination, you get a text message the card has arrived.
If no one else was excited about the Apple Cards announcement, we're sure the Postmaster General is since traditional postal mail use is significantly down. People still prefer to send cards the old fashioned way, however.
High Above the iCloud
In the future we'll all be storing docs in the Cloud. Think of anything you save – a document, picture or song. It all goes in the Cloud. Google Docs has done this for some time, so it's no surprise to see Apple follow suit by promoting iCloud.
Apple's iCloud allows the storage of any file type, and serves up all your media on all your iDevices – MacBook, iPhone and tablet. When you sign up, you get 5GB for your mail and docs, and pay an additional $20/$50/$100 more a year for added storage. Users get unlimited storage for photos and music. Using iCloud allows Apple to see all the music you own, and maybe even if you paid for it or not.
But iCloud does allow you to share your media across your many devices, which could come in handy for work or home.
The Core of Apple
Apple's doing what it has always done; revolutionizing technology to make your life easier and more productive. Siri, the voice recognition software for your iPhone 4S, is billed as a personal assistant. The iCloud makes moving your media easier. Apple Cards let you send a mailed greeting card right from your phone. Apple is revolutionizing the way we live our lives. And owning an iPhone or iPad isn't the only to get involved with the Apple revolution. Learning app development for iDevices is a great way to get started with the Apple iOS, too. You don't have to work for Apple to change the world.
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For 17 years I worked as a Registered Nurse in hospital settings. I left traditional nursing because I kept seeing the same people coming in for the same problems. They never seemed to get any better.
I knew there had to be more that could be done to help them. I just didn't know what, at that time.
I went on to work in admissions at a chiropractic college. It was there that I learned more about the body's innate ability to heal itself without surgery or medication. After attending a conference of holistic nurses I came to understand even more about the mind-body-spirit connection, and levels of healing.
Our bodies, I've come to understand, know what they need. Our job is to listen to them. Helping clients uncover their body's wisdom is where my passion lies.
Over the years I've gone through extensive training in Medical Intuition. This ancient art and science involves identifying the source of illness and dis-ease by listening to what our bodies and energy fields have to say.
You see our bodies and energy fields hold memories that can contribute to pain and other uncomfortable physical symptoms. Through a medical intuitive body scan, you can uncover the root cause of your blocks, illness or disease so that you can truly heal.
This case study is a perfect example of many examples of finding root cause, becoming aware and clearing/healing health problems.
Clients main concern: Piriformis Syndrome, as diagnosed medically.
(The piriformis muscle runs from your lower spine to the top of your thigh bone. Piriformis syndrome occurs when this muscle presses on your sciatic nerve (the nerve that goes from your spinal cord to your buttocks and down the back of each leg. This can cause pain and numbness in your lower body.)
I started the body scan by tuning into the clients lower back and intuitively followed the body's guidance to the piriformis muscle. This is what the body shared:
"I was guided intuitively to inside the piriformis muscle, seeing a tightened muscle at the sacral bone edge, then it loosened up across the muscle where it attaches to the hip. Here the body showed me the client, Clare (not her real name), at age 7 sitting in the front row in a school desk chair, distracting the teacher by wiggling around in her seat. Finally the teacher raises her voice and in front of the entire class says, 'Clare, will you please sit still!' Clare is embarrassed. She did not realize she was wiggling that much. Clare says to herself, 'She hurt my feelings.' At that point Clare made a promise to her 7 year old self, 'I will sit still no matter what.' Then she contracted her piriformis and butt muscles to hold the position.
Then I was guided by Clare's body to follow an energetic circuit to the heart (a line of energy from the piriformis muscle to the heart). This energetic line carries some hurt feelings from the teacher. And now when the hurt feelings come up again, like being embarrassed, the feelings persist and the piriformis tightens. These areas are connected because Clare does not want to show her feelings of embarrassment to others. So even today now, instead of showing a facial expression, Clare's piriformis tightens. No one can see that… ."
The client validated this experience at that age, and remembered in more detail what had happened between herself and the teacher.
This is one case study of part of a full body scan, but also an example of a mini body scan.
I offer a mini body scan, which is a more focused scan on one particular symptom or area of the body. I also offer full body scans, which I recommend if you have multiple concerns or serious or long-term health issues.
You can learn more here on my website about how you might benefit from Medical Intuition.
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Unsure if a mini intuitive body scan or a full body scan is best for you? Please email me or give me a call at 319-631-0824. We'll talk through your options.


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After spending time at the fireside bar late into the night on sunday, getting to know the other folks at the conference, and drinking more than I probably should have, I decided to make monday an early night. After my dinner outting I went home because I was feeling pretty tired. I watched a silly movie and went to bed.
Since K isn't here, alas, I have been attempting to collect "Quotes Out Of Context" for her. This means snooping on conversations and writing down things people say that sounds really funny when taken out of context. Which has been quite entertaining.
Tuesday I spent the day trying to deny that I was coming down with a sore throat. I have more of a sore throat today too, but I don't feel too badly other than that -- hopefully it'll stay that way. Everything is great otherwise. I'm meeting lots of cool people, learning some good stuff, and having some fun conversations.
Tuesday night I went to a user interface BOF, which wasn't really about the things I work on, but gave me several new things and ideas to look into. Then I went out for pizza, visited with a couple friends, then I hit the fireside bar again. One guy decided that everyone from the conference should sit in a circle, and there was a variety of silliness. I got several good quotes. This time I only had one drink, which was much more reasonable. Especially so early in the week! I went back to my room a little after midnight.
So I've been pretty busy. Just spent some time skimming through my friends pages, so I'm kinda sorta caught up. It's nice having a laptop, even if I don't have tons of time to use it!
Right now I'm in a session with a the Sun Architect, and he's letting us tell him what we want in future (post-tiger) releases of Java. I don't have anything to request, but listening to others' issues is helpful.
Okay, that's over, time for lunch.....


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Bitcoin is at a crossroad. Media, both positive and negative, applies huge pressure to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in general.
Positive announcements emphasize the improvements made in the basic Bitcoin technology as the cryptocurrency network integrates SegWit (Segregated Witness) into its platform. SegWit allows for the possibility of additional transactions in the network. Making transactions more efficient, which leads to reduced commission payments.
An all time high in transactions was seen in January, however now with the help of new technology they dropped. Blockchain recorded a transaction fee as low as $0.36/kB – a six month low. Despite that, Bitcoin is currently trading at almost $ 10,000, with all the top 10 cryptocurrencies in red in a 24 hour perspective.
Optimistic news is also coming from from South Korea, where Choe Heung-sik, chief of the South Korea's Finance Supervisory Service (FSS), told reporters that the country plans to normalise the crypto-currency business within the self-regulatory environment. Investors should be positive about the fact that plans to ban cryptocurrency in this country have not been implemented yet.
We see a lot of negative news about Bitcoin as well. Most of it is coming from regulatory bodies, who are eager to create regulations in this sector. Especially regarding the problems of cryptocurrency, among which are high volatility and a lot of exchanges being hacked. Representatives from such authorities as the UBS and S & P Global Ratings, as well as the senior ECB member Yves Mersch were against the trading of cryptocurrency.
At the very beginning of the month, the head of the Bank for International Settlements, Agustin Carstens, called Bitcoin "a combination of a bubble, pyramid and environmental disaster". Moreover, the head of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, told students at the London Regency University that Bitcoin could not be classified as a currency, since it does not work based on the key functions of a currency. Recently the finance ministers and central bank governors of France and Germany asked for regulations of cryptocurrency to be placed on the agenda of the upcoming G20 meeting. Britain's Treasury Select Committee of Lawmakers said on Thursday that it is launching an inquiry into digital currencies in order to understand risks and opportunities of using the technology. Among all of that, it is clear that the Bank of England is one of the banks, that is looking into the blockchain technology.
According to the data from our platform we see that behaviour of users is affected by this crossroad situation on the market. Less people are opening new positions on cryptocurrency, however the amount of short positions shortens as well, which shows this crossroad in the cryptocurrency trading.
While the regulations are being discussed, it is a great opportunity to take advantage from CFD trading on such platforms as Capital.com. CFD trading can only be offered by regulated companies that follow a set policies to protect the business and their clients. These regulations include the segregation of clients' money meaning trading is more secure, projection against fraud, account security standards and data protection to ensure the trading process is as safe as possible.
It is good to know that there is an opportunity to benefit as an investor, not only from price growth, but from price decline as well. Opening short (sell) positions on CFD (contract for difference) platforms, like Capital.com, is one way to do so. The benefits of trading CFDs on cryptocurrency with Capital.com include segregated accounts, account security and broker services, which are regulated by a financial regulator.


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South Sudan crisis: East Africa would not accept coup
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East Africa's leaders have said they will not accept a violent overthrow of the government in South Sudan, where more than 1,000 people are believed to have died in recent clashes.
Kenya's president also called for an immediate end to the fighting and for talks with both sides.
The UN is sending extra peacekeepers to the world's newest country.
The clashes come amid a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar.
There are reports of mass killings along ethnic lines, targeting both members of Mr Kiir's Dinka ethnic group and Mr Machar's Nuer community.
The fighting has forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, with about 60,000 seeking refuge at UN compounds across the country, UN officials say.
'Give peace chance'
East African regional leaders from the eight-member bloc, known as Igad, are meeting in Kenya's capital Nairobi after the leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia met President Kiir in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday.
However, BBC South Sudan analyst James Copnall says there is no sign of the key step in solving this crisis - direct talks between the two protagonists.
President Kiir is the only Igad leader not attending the Nairobi talks but a Kenyan official sought to downplay his absence.
"Kiir is not coming because [Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam] Desalegn and [Kenyan President Uhuru] Kenyatta met him yesterday in Juba. Everything they needed to discuss was discussed," a State House official told the Reuters news agency.
He is being represented by senior officials.
China, which buys most of South Sudan's oil, has also sent an envoy to the region to try to negotiate an end to the fighting.
"Let it be known that we in Igad will not accept the unconstitutional overthrow of a duly and democratically elected government in South Sudan," President Kenyatta said at the start of the talks.
"Violence has never provided optimum solutions - violence begets more violence," he said.
The Kenyan leader said the violence must be stopped immediately.
"We have a very small window of opportunity to secure peace, which we urge all stakeholders to seize, including [Riek] Machar," he said.
He said two peace envoys should be appointed to talk to both sides and suggested that one of them be Gen Lazaro Sumbeiywo - who helped broker the 2005 Sudan peace deal which led to the South's independence in 2011.
Rebecca Garang, widow of John Garang, who led south Sudanese rebel forces against Khartoum for many years, told the BBC's Newsday programme she was "optimistic" about the Nairobi talks and welcomed the regional intervention.
She said her late husband would not have been happy with the fighting in the world's newest country.
"Those people who have died for the cause of this country would not be happy with what we are doing today," she said.
The head of the UN mission in South Sudan, Hilde Johnson, on Thursday called on the country's political leaders "to give peace a chance".
"The nation that [was] painstakingly built over decades of conflict and strife is at stake," she said, speaking via a video link from Juba.
The UN Security Council has voted to almost double the number of peacekeepers to 12,500.
Rebel forces have seized two state capitals - Bor and Bentiu - and say they have captured a third, Malakal, although the army disputes this.
The fighting is also affecting oil production, which accounts for 98% of government revenue.
The violence erupted after President Kiir accused the former vice-president, who had been sacked in July, of plotting a coup.
Mr Machar denied any involvement and said the accusations were an attempt by Mr Kiir to get rid of his political rivals.
The fighting quickly spread to half of Sudan's 10 states.
South Sudan has been beset by a series of rebellions since becoming independent from Sudan in 2011.


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Smaller and very stylish boutique-style hotels continue to mushroom in St. Petersburg. A number of these up-market hotels are located in the city centre and many of them offer very good value. One of these hotels is the 1852 Boutique Hotel opened last year in a historical building dating back to 1852. The reconstructed building features many fine original architectural details and with just 31 well-appointed and elegant guest rooms it gives the feeling of a grand city home rather than a hotel. Located within easy walk of the central Nevsky prospect, 1852 Boutique Hotel is very convenient for exploring the city. For more information and bookings, please contact Via Hansa office in St.Petersburg


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Sous le ciel de Paris
In a light rain, last night became the first of three evenings that the Eiffel Tower will be illuminated in the highly symbolic colors of blue, white, and red. Blazons of Paris featuring the emblem of Paris, a schooner, flank the city's Latin devise, Fluctuat nec mergitur. Rallying resilience, and today resistance, the motto translates into French: "Il est battue par les flots mais ne sombre pas." Battered by the waves, but not sunk. Since the late 12th century the choice of a boat with sails as an emblem for the city has underscored the importance of the Seine as a source of food, transport, and commerce to Parisians.
les flots: waves, flood tides
To listen to Edith Piaf sing Sous le Ciel de Paris click here.
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Osmosis Psychological Disorders takes a sensitive, considered look at some of the most well-known and commonly diagnosed mental health conditions, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and opioid dependence, with the aim of giving future mental health professionals a nuanced understanding of these conditions, insight into the day-to-day struggles of the people experiencing them, and practical approaches on how to best manage these situations. Each chapter covers all the bases of the topic at hand and finishes up with a short summary of the most salient points to reinforce everything you've read.
In keeping with Osmosis' accessible style, this textbook is designed with high-yield learning in mind. Osmosis Psychological Disorders offers succinct summaries of each topic, with plenty of visually appealing diagrams to help you remember the signs and symptoms of various mental health disorders and find possible avenues to treatment. We've left lots of space in the margins for supplementary notes and scribblings and included links at the top of each chapter that will bring you to the associated concept card within Osmosis. The textbook is fully indexed and contains a detailed list of helpful resources for extra reading.
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Biblical Views: God Save the Queen: The Political Origins of Salvation
The summer of 2012 marked the 60th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the British throne. The pomp and pageantry of her diamond julibee captivated not only her royal subjects but also people around world. Even journalists and broadcasters from the United States covering the festivities seemed enchanted by the rousing chords of "God Save the Queen."a
It's a basic interpretive principle that words and texts only have meaning in context, literally that which is "with the text." Often, we unconsciously import our own social, political and religious contexts, values and assumptions. When we encounter language of "salvation" and "redemption" in religious context, we often understand these words as referring to an individual's spiritual status, but that is not how the words were used in the Biblical period. In the context of the British Commonwealth, we immediately recognize the strains of "God Save the Queen" as a celebration of British patriotism, a plea to protect the monarchy and preserve the political order, not a call for her conversion or spiritual salvation. Similarly in ancient Israel, talk of salvation and redemption had a physical/political meaning rather than a spiritual one.
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This post will be short and sweet because I'm off to Disneyland! This is just one of my New Year's looks that is feminine inspired by full skirts and sequins. My other look, which I'll post tomorrow is menswear inspired. Can't wait for you all to see and let me know which look you liked best.
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After receiving devastating news about their chances of conceiving due to a severe case of male factor infertility, Ashley and her husband Andrew were thrown into the unknown world of infertility. Ashley of @ashleyizsak found out she was pregnant on her 28th birthday from their first round of IVF with ICSI. Two weeks later, on new years eve, they found out she was expecting mono di twins.
From the start, Ashley struggled with her desire to do things as naturally as possible while being told delivery would take place in an OR with a team of about twenty people. At 20 weeks, they discovered her cervix was shortening and at 24 weeks, they gave her steroid injections to help mature the babies' lungs. Surprising everyone, she went on to carry the twins past her due date and successfully delivered her twins vaginally at the hospital in an OR.
For five years, they were a happy family of four; yet, every December a bill arrived reminding them of their frozen embryo that remained at the fertility clinic. Ashley struggled with first wanting another baby, then feeling done, and then finally wanting to try for that third baby. In a crazy coincidence, the third embryo would be transferred into Ashley exactly six years later, to the day. At 20 weeks, she and her husband made the decision to switch to midwifery care and pursue a homebirth. Hours shy of the twins sixth birthday, Ashley gave birth at home, in a birth pool, to a beautiful baby boy.
Lizzie shares her infertility, pregnancy, and birth stories. The birth of her firstborn, Brooks, was 23 hours long. It was a very stressful labor due to Brooks' heartbeat dropping during contractions, a difficult time with her nurses as well as the epidural partially wearing off during transition. The second labor with Jace was half the time and completely different. It was a very relaxing labor that included soaking in a tub, watching a movie and having wonderful nurses. She had a difficult time during pushing as the baby's head was facing the wrong way.
Lizzie is a 32 year old mom of two sweet little boys, one of them being the first Ava baby. Lizzie lives in Saint George, Utah, with her husband and boys. They spend their free time riding side by sides in the trails and sand dunes near their house or having game nights with friends. She struggled for 4 years to conceive her firstborn and with her second was part of the first group of women to use the Ava Fertility Bracelet and gave birth to the first baby born from that group. She can be found on Instagram @mrslizziemcgee where she is more than happy to answer questions about the Ava Fertility Bracelet.
Rachel Wilber is a criminal defense attorney, alongside her husband of four years, in private practice. Three years ago she quit her job as a public defender to pursue health and wellness, in part because she was having difficulty conceiving. Intuitively, she knew that stress was likely contributing to her infertility, and that she needed to create balance in her life if becoming a mother was to become a reality. After three years of infertility struggles (including surgery, procedures, four rounds of IUI, and three rounds of IVF) Rachel finally became pregnant with her daughter.
She had a healthy and complication-free pregnancy, which slowly re-instilled the confidence she had in her body. Despite being advised against giving birth outside the hospital due to a scar on her uterus, she chose a birth-center at 32 weeks pregnant. After years of medical interventions to achieve pregnancy, her natural water-birth was the empowering, gentle, and healing experience she had hoped for. You can read more about Rachel's infertility journey and her life as a mom to her daughter and two Great Danes at www.twodanesandababy.com or on Instagram @rachwilber.
After years of hoping and praying for a baby, Camille was amazed to find her infertility treatments had finally worked—she was actually pregnant! In this episode, she shares her story and talks about how much love she and her husband experienced as they grew together in the pain of longing for a baby. She discusses how after years of disappointments, infertility overshadowed many joys and experiences in letting her pregnancy be real. Ultimately, she and her husband were able to find joy through the ups and downs of pregnancy complications, and expand their love through the birth of their miracle baby.


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A handful of schools in Norway have decided to reschedule April mid-term examinations to prevent a conflict with the arrival of hunky pop star Justin Bieber in Oslo — some 230 miles away.
Officials at five schools in the fishing port of Alesund are concerned that droves of students will choose to blow off exams on April 16th and 17th to see Bieber perform instead.
"We find it regrettable, but we preferred to move forward the Norwegian exams to avoid problems," said Roar Aasen, headmaster at Blindheim secondary school, according to The Guardian.
Aasen told NRK (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) that roughly half the girls at Blindheim have pledged to make the seven-hour pilgrimage to Oslo for their Bieber fix.
"We considered that this was a battle that we could not win," Aasen said, according to The Guardian.
The decision to rearrange midterms was made a few months ago, when local school officials got word that a large number of students had purchased tickets.
Other schools in Norway haven't rearranged their whole academic calendars to accommodate the huge international pop sensation. Officials at schools in both Oslo and Bergen, the country's two largest cities, have said their schedules will remain unchanged.
"Our school premises are not gripped by any such 'Bieber fever,'" Bergen International School principal June Murison said, according to The Guardian.
Norway's ministry of education takes no official position on how the country's schools respond to the obsessions of teen students.
"We've all been 14 years old and know that interests can be intense," the education minister, Kristin Halvorsen, told The Associated Press.
Bieber, 19, enjoys tremendous popularity in Norway. In May 2012, bedlam broke out in one Norway town when the singer decided to surprise fans with a free, 30-minute, outdoor concert.
The crowd swelled and a mini melee ensured. Approximately 50 girls suffered minor injuries, according to The Norway Post. Fourteen of them required ambulances.


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Royal Dukes, Royal Duchies and Royal Ducal Titles
In speaking about the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester and their heirs over the last couple of days, it got me to thinking. Are there any peerages around decended from past royal dukes? I know that current Dukes of Kent and Gloucester are grandchildren of George V, and that no other sons of Edward VII had children. What about the Dukedoms of Connaught and Albany that were held by sons of Queen Victoria? Have they died out?
It's my understanding that these peerages are heriditary, so I would assume that there are some decendants of past monarchs holding Dukedoms out there. Does anyone have any information?
Listed below is the information from Wikipedia, that I pulled regarding Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught's heir. It appears that the title died with his son.
Prince Alastair of Connaught (Alastair Arthur Windsor), (August 9, 1914-April 26, 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great grandson of Queen Victoria. Prince Alastair was denied the title of a British prince and the style His Highness in 1917. Afterwards he held the courtesy title of Earl of MacDuff and later inherited his grandfather's titles of Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
Early Life
Alastair was born on August 9, 1914 in London. His parents were was Prince Arthur of Connaught, the only son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Arthur of Connaught (nee Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, the eldest daughter of Princess Louise, Princess Royal). As a great grandchild of the British monarch through the male line, Alastair was styled His Highness Prince Alastair of Connaught.
House of Windsor
Shortly after Alastair was born, World War I broke out, prompting strong anti-German feelings in the United Kingdom. King George V responded to this by changing the name of the Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor and relinquished all Germanic titles from royals who were British citizens.
In Letters Patent dated November 20, 1917, King George V undertook further restructuring of the royal styles and titles by restricting the titles of Prince or Princess and the style of Royal Highness to the children of the sovereign, the children of the sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. It further stated all titles of "the grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes."1 At that point, the three year-old became known as Alastair Arthur Windsor, Earl of MacDuff. Although second in line to the dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn as well as earldom of Sussex at the time of his birth, heir of his father who was the heir apparent, he was the heir apparent to his mother's dukedom of Fife. Therefore, he used his mother's secondary peerage as a courtesy title.
Army service
Alastair received his education at Bryanston and at Sandhurst. In January 1935, he received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scot Greys (2nd Dragoon), the same regiment in which his father served. He was posted to Egypt in 1936 and remained there until his transfer to Canada in 1939. He received a promotion to first lieutenant in July 1939. Alastair served as an aide-de-camp to Earl of Athlone, then the governor-general of Canada. His father, Prince Arthur of Connaught, died on September 12, 1938. Therefore, when his grandfather died on January 16, 1942, he succeeded as 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex.
Alastair died at Government House in Ottawa, where he had been a guest of the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. His ashes were interred at Mar Lodge Chapel, Braemar, Aberdeenshire. Upon his death, the dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn became extinct. His first cousin, James Carnegie (September 23, 1929-), succeeded as 3rd Duke of Fife and Earl of MacDuff, upon Princess Alexandra's death on February 26, 1959.
The house of Saxe-Coburg still are Dukes of Albany, and the House of Hannover Dukes of Dukes of Cumberland. I believe the only dukedoms derived from royals were of illegitemate offspring of Stuart kings, such as the Dukes of Richmond.
The Dukedom of Albany has died out and has reverted back to the crown. That is what happens when there are no more male line heirs.
The House of Hanover is not allowed to use the title Duke of Cumberland and Duke of Teviotdale as they were taken away from the current prince's grandfather. He was deprived of his British titles 1919, and abdicted his right to the throne 1918.
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The last creation (the form being "Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale") was for Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom. The title was suspended for the third Duke's pro-German activities during World War I. Under the 1917 Titles Deprivation Act, the lineal male heirs of the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale have the right to petition the British Crown for the restoration of his peerages. To date, none has done so. The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the House of Hanover. He is the senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom.
The other Royal Dukedoms are:
Lancaster - held by the sovereign
Cornwall - the Scottish dukedom automatically bestowed by birth to the eldest son of the sovereign.
York - Given to the second oldest son of the sovereign.
Gloucester - Currently Prince Richard
Kent - Currently Prince Edward (Prince George and Princess Marina's son)
Windsor - Given to the current Queen's uncle, the former Edward VIII, when he abdicated.
Edinburgh - Currently Prince Philip, and he will be given to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, when his father passes on.
And the Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale is a single dukedom. :)
So based on the info that Lady Marmalade provided, I am going to assume the ffollowing:
1) When the Duke of York dies, his title will pass back to the Crown. Unless special provisions are allowed (which I doubt) for Princess Beatrice to inheirit.
2) When the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent die, and their sons inheirit, and they die without male heirs, they will also revert back to the Crown. The Kent dukedom is unlikely as the present Duke has two sons, of which the elder already has a sons.
Is this correct? So basically, if William and Henry have sons..they can use the following, Albany, Cumberland and Windsor. I assume that Edinburgh will go to Prince Edward (by special proxy of course).
Thank you Mapple, for the information. I know about Cumberland and Teviotdale, I just bolded them to show all the Royal Dukedoms from the past 100 years or so. :)
According to the British peerage websites I have researched through, the Albany line has died out.
But thank you for the information.
Hi Zonk, :)
1. Yes, when the current Duke of York dies, his title reverts back to the Crown. But, say he dies while Prince Charles is king, Charles could give it to Harry as Harry would be the second son of the reigning monarch.
Each monarch has the right to assign the royal dukedoms to their sons. However, Cornwall (from Scotland) is automatic for the eldest son and York is reserved for the second son.
2. Yes, the current Duke of Gloucester has a son Alexander, Earl of Ulster, who will inherit the title, should Alexander not have any sons, the dukedom reverts back to the Crown.
Yes, the current Duke of Kent has an oldest son, Earl of St. Andrews, he has a son, Baron Downpatrick. This title is not reverting back to the Crown for some time as there are heirs going down to the grandson now.
When William is king and if he has sons, he can bestow upon them any of the other royal dukedoms. These are usually bestowed when a son is married, or just comes of age.
Harry, being the second son, is not allowed to choose a royal dukedom for himself, as only the sovereign has the right to bestow them out.
But, Charles, when he is king, can bestow one to Harry, and since Andrew will more than likely still be alive, it will have be another royal dukedom.
I doubt they will be using Windsor for a LONG TIME, given the taint of it.
Among the traditional royal dukedoms the Cambridge and Kendal titles are available. A new grant of the Connaught title is IMO very unlikely.
Hi Mapple,
They probably are a little unclear in some cases, some of these sites. I think the German royals who still have heirs to these titles are still sensitive subjects in Britain to discuss, even today in 2005. ;)
Take care,
Hello Nicole,
We Russians know how to defend ourselves, whether from the Germans or from the British! :-)
But let's not digress, what other royal dukedoms are available for William and Harry? The dukedom of Clarence?
You are very kind. Ochen blogodarno..I hope that is correct in Russian to say thank you. :)
That will be interesting...William will automatically become the Duke of Cornwall when his father assumes the throne.
Harry...well, I assume Andrew will still be alive, so York is out.
I know there is a listing of royal dukedoms by importance, but I can't find it....
Clarence is a fairly senior dukedom; Cambridge is another royal dukedom that's dormant at the moment.
These days, with children tending to live longer and royal princes not rushing off to war every couple of years, the chances are that just about any dukedom that's conferred will remain with that line and won't be available again for a later monarch to confer on a family member.
I suppose that with the current trend toward downsizing the royal family that might not be a bad thing, but it's a shame to see traditional royal dukedoms disappear from the royal family and become regular dukedoms, which is what seems to be happening with the Kent and probably the Gloucester ones.
It's interesting to me that Queen Victoria did not give her second son the York title; and in fact did not use Kent or Gloucester, etc for any of her sons. Could it be because these titles were closely associated with her uncles and their somewhat disreputable qualities?
so prince harry could be made Duke of Clarence?
also, if Andrew had had a son would he have become the next duke of York?
one more question: the dukedoms like Gloucester and Kent, is there any benefit to them besides a title? do the dukes get income from their duchies?
also, do either the gloucesters or the kents actually have homes in their duchies?
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August 1, 2016
In an article published on July 11 I lowered my price range for crude oil due to weakness in oil product prices. In my latest piece for Seeking Alpha, I explain why a continuation of weak product prices, a higher dollar and increasing contango means that the price of the energy commodity is likely to continue drifting lower perhaps down to critical support around the $38.50 per barrel level.
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News Hub: Merck Cholesterol Drug Hits Safety Goals
Jennifer Corbett Dooren discusses a study involving Merck's experimental drug anacetrapib, the results of which showed it met safety goals while significantly boosting good cholesterol levels and lowering the bad kind.
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Ambition and Imagination
UC Berkeley's take on Unbuilt San FranciscoAugust 28, 2013
The exhbition Ambition and Imagination views the unbuilt realm of San Francisco from five perspectives, some obvious, some not. The most counter-intuitive section is "First Takes" — buildings that exist around us, but began in much different forms. There's an early version of the revered Pacific Telephone Building, and a set of working models for the Millennium Tower that reveals how a 21st-century high-rise evolves in San Francisco's regulatory and financial climate. There's also the original proposal for One Rincon — with a pair of towers that are 20 stories shorter than what is now being built.
"The Rhetorical Unbuilt" consists of schemes that were meant to prod us to look at the city with fresh eyes. These include a competition-winning scheme by Jill Stoner that imagined the Embarcadero as a canal and notebook sketches from 1990 by architects Liz Ranieri and Byron Kuth who wanted to preserve a section of the Embarcadero Freeway as a reminder of what was — a concept that predates New York City's High Line by 20 years.
"The Phantom Skyline" offers what the name implies, a century of skyscrapers that never came to pass. Renzo Piano's 2006 design for Mission Street that envisioned five towers as tall as 1,200 feet is here. So is a campanile-like tower designed for the Spreckels family after the 1906 earthquake. There is even a pair of towers by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — a proposal for the foot of Russian Hill that was abandoned when the would-be developer died in a plane crash.
Two other sections have a geographic focus. One concentrates on the Civic Center — not just alsorans in the 1912 competition for City Hall but also such recent efforts as a glass-walled addition to the Veterans Memorial Building by Mark Cavagnero Associates and BAR's postmodern makeover of Trinity Plaza on the south edge of the district, a concept far different from the modernistic slabs now on the rise.
The final section is "Along the Shore." This includes everything from a 1979 study for a multipurpose stadium where AT&T Park now stands to the casino proposal for Alcatraz that prompted the 1969 occupation of the island by the group Indians of All Tribes, as well as proposals for Sutro Baths and the Embarcadero.


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Chapter 2
What is the tax benefit of the American opportunity credit?(p9)
Overview of the American opportunity credit for 2016.(p9)
Can you claim more than one education credit this year?(p9)
Differences between the American opportunity and lifetime learning credits.(p9)
If you claim the American opportunity credit for any student, you can choose between using that student's adjusted qualified education expenses for the American opportunity credit or the lifetime learning credit. If you have the choice, the American opportunity credit will always be greater than the lifetime learning credit.
If you claim this credit even though you're not eligible and it's determined that your error is due to reckless or intentional disregard of the rules, but not fraud, you won't be allowed to claim the credit for 2 years. If it's determined that your error is due to fraud, you won't be allowed to claim the credit for 10 years.
|Maximum credit
|Up to $2,500 credit per eligible student
|Limit on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI)
|$180,000 if married filing jointly; $90,000 if single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
|Refundable or nonrefundable
|40% of credit may be refundable; the rest is nonrefundable
|Number of years of postsecondary education
|Available ONLY if the student had not completed the first 4 years of postsecondary education before 2016 (generally, the freshman through senior years, determined by the eligible educational institution, not including academic credit awarded solely because of the student's performance on proficiency examinations)
|Number of tax years credit available
|Available ONLY for 4 tax years per eligible student (including any year(s) Hope scholarship credit was claimed)
|Type of program required
|Student must be pursuing a program leading to a degree or other recognized education credential
|Number of courses
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Who Can Claim the Credit?(p10)
Student qualifications.(p10)
If the requirements above aren't met for any student, you can't claim the American opportunity credit for that student. You may be able to claim the lifetime learning credit for part or all of that student's qualified education expenses instead.
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We exist so that people far from Christ may become passionate worshipers who are born again, alive in the Church and active in ministry.
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Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" cast was out in force Thursday alongside helmer Tim Burton despite London's torrential rain. Burton, accompanied by Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and newcomer Mia Wasikowska, who plays the title role, treaded the croquet lawn up to Leicester Square's Odeon for the royal world premiere, in aid of the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts. The attendance of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall provided an apt majestic fanfare to Burton's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's much-loved "Alice" novels.
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The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (CIC) is a new initiative designed by the World Bank's infoDev programme and supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida). As the first in the global network of CICs supported by infoDev's Climate Technology Programme, the Kenya CIC is a high-visibility organisation that attracts attention from international organisations, regional bodies, governments, investors, multi-national corporations, and others. The initiative provides services and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and implement innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions that meet local needs and support the Kenya Government's Greening Kenya and Vision 2030 initiatives.
A global consortium is delivering on the first CIC. LTS' role was to develop and support a comprehensive M&E system to track and measure the performance of the CIC, including an overall M&E strategy and implementation processes.
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Beauty is not a small world, it's a huge one. And we all try to find ourself in this huge world and we love to do that. We do a lots of search search and search in internet to find the hacks which would helps us maintain our beauty or rather, say our inner glow. But among this many points we often go wrong. Often we end with a disappointment.
But nothing to be disappointed…let's get to know about that. So no more talking, talking, talking….. let's come to the point.
But lemme say you something that this again as this covers a huge part. I am going to divide it in many posts and hope that would help you all to gather all slowly and get into it.
Drops of water :
Water plays a most important part in this. Start your day water, this helps you in clearing you stomach and keep yourself clean from inside. The more you drink the water, the more your skin will remain hydrate through out the day. This protect your skin from getting sunburn(not the tan) . Water allows you to get rid of the many skin diseases such as pimple, abscess infection is caused when your skin is dehydrated. With an adequate amount of water, wrinkles can be prevented. If your skin becomes dry and form wrinkles it means that you are drinking less water. Drink more water to keep your skin healthy and soft. Once you wake up in the morning you should drink at least 2 glasses of water daily because you have been dehydrated whole night so must drink 2 glasses of water. Drinking 2 to 3 sips of water every 25 minutes regularly can help to wash away acid from the stomach and help you a lot. Water will help to keep your digestive tract clean and also prevent in gastric, once your digestive system works properly, a glowing will appear.
Once again, water is essential to maintain the optimum skin moisture and deliver essential nutrients to the skin cells. It replenishes the skin tissue and increases its elasticity. This helps delay the appearance of signs of ageing like wrinkles and fine lines.
Morning Face Care:
Wash or not to wash, Awww this conflicts prevails in the whole internet world and it obviously will confuse you and the same thing happened for me. But after waking up if you don't clean up your deep night moisturizer and we expose ourself to this polluted environment, the dirt and other polluted particles can catch your skin and thus the cause to pimples and acne.
So depending on skin choose a right face-wash but I will suggest to choose a mild face-wash. Personally, I don't suggest for scrubbing your face at early morning as at time our muscles don't get active so much. So I prefer to go with a gentle one and then tone up your skin(Look for an alcohol free).Just dab some on a cotton pad, swipe your face and neck and let it air dry. Now comes the moisturizing part, please keep the deep moisturizer for night and use a light weight moisturizer with day formula, you can go which contain spf.
Choose a sunscreen that has an SPF of 30 or higher, is water resistant, and provides broad-spectrum coverage, which means it protects you from UVA and UVB rays.
It takes approximately 15 minutes for your skin to absorb the sunscreen and protect you. So,wait for 15 min applying it before moving out.If you are in the sun to apply sunscreen, your skin is unprotected and can burn.
Rub the sunscreen thoroughly into your skin.Remember your neck, face, ears, tops of your feet and legs. For hard‐to‐reach areas like your back, ask someone to help you or use a spray sunscreen. To protect your lips, apply a lip balm with a SPF of at least 15.
People who get sunburned usually didn't use enough sunscreen, didn't reapply it after being in the sun, or used an expired product. Your skin is exposed to the sun's harmful UV rays every time you go outside, even on cloudy days and in the winter. So whether you are on vacation or taking a brisk fall walk in your neighborhood, remember to use sunscreen.
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You know, everyone need to end the day on a fresh note. Start your night care routine by using a quality makeup remover to gently erase the makeup from your face.
Although you cleaned your face by removing your makeup, a good cleanse doesn't end there. Wash your face with a combination of warm water and a cleanser. (Rinse it off thoroughly).
Although exfoliation can work wonders on your skin, this step is only to be carried out twice or thrice a week. In order to have fresh, supple skin, you need to clear off the dead cells on the surface. Concentrate on the pores on your cheeks and on scrubbing off the blackheads on your nose. Blackheads and pores on your nose and cheeks can be persistent, but overusing your exfoliator is not at all a good idea.
Follow the exfoliation with an alcohol based toner to restore the PH balance of your skin. Just moisten the cotton ball and pat it gently over your face and neck.
After you've cleansed your face, moisturizing it is essential. When you wash your face, essential oils get washed away along with any dirt or makeup. To replenish and nourish your skin, deep moisturizer is essential. (Choose a water based moisturizer if you have oily skin.)
Take a little extra time out and moisturize your elbows, heels, knees, hands and feet – these parts are especially dry at night.
So, now it's your time to replay these secrets in your daily life and get gorgeous. Remember, each move will elevate you and your skin daily.
And never lose your smile. Remember the famous quote:
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
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This variation of the happinessradar activity gets the average happiness over a timeline. It worked well for a release retrospective. The main difference for it and the typical happiness radar is that the column titles are time based, instead of being area specific.
Below is a photo from a happiness radar used on a large group retrospective where the context included a long timeline for a event (from 9 months ago since that event at SP; last month; the last 3 days—from the day the event started until now).
On building the happiness radar on the photo above, first I drew the timeline on the top of the canvas. Then I drew the faces and asked people to get their marks on each table cell. The happiness radar post has a step by step on running the activity.


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Down's syndrome
Down's syndome is disorder caused by having an extra chromosome on chromosome 21 (referred to as trisomy 21), giving a total of 47 chromosomes instead of the normal 46 in humans. Most cases of Down's syndrome are a result of a random chromosomal defect during the formation of reproductive cells, especially egg cells. An error during gamete cell division, non-disjunction, results in the cell with an abnormal number of chromosomes. This extra chromosome copy disrupts the normal course of brain and body development, thus affecting both physical development and intellectual ability. Although individuals with Down's syndrome behave and look similar, their intellectual capability varies from mild to moderately low. As sufferers age (often about the age of 50), they may often experience a progressive decline in cognitive function, which can result in an increased risk of Alzheimer's, a neurodegenerative disease that causes dementia: a gradual loss of memory, motor skills, and judgement.
There are three main types of Down's syndrome:
Trisomy 21
Mosaic trisomy 21
Translocation trisomy 21
Typical characteristics
- Flattened face and nose
- Short neck with excess skin at the back
- Small hands and feet
- Abnormally shaped ears
- Poor muscle tone (hypotonia)
- Heart disease
- Congenital heart defects
- Coeliac disease
- Almond-shaped eyes: upward slanting eyes with a skin fold from upper eyelid that covers inner corner of the eye
- Brushfield spots: white spots on coloured part of the eye
- Hearing problems
Young children are more susceptible to developmental delay. This may be a consequence of poor muscle tone, which impacts the ability to stand, balance, and sit normally, so they may rewach these milestones slower than other children,
Intelletual and behavioural
- Dementia
Related conditions and disorders