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The Cost Approach Reproduction/Replacement Cost Reproduction or – Depreciation on + Site = Property Reproduction or – Depreciation on + Site = Property Replacement Cost Improvements Value Value of Improvements of Improvements Basic value principle is substitution Cost approach formula:
Reproduction Cost Vs Replacement Cost Reproduction Cost Vs Replacement Cost Reproduction cost is $$ required to construct an exact duplicate of the subject improvements at prices current as of the effective appraisal date Replacement cost is current cost of improvements having the same utility
Finding Replacement Cost Index method Index method Factor representing percentage change in construction costs from date of construction to effective date of appraisal is applied to original cost ______Present Index_______ X Original = Present Index at Time of Construction Cost Cost
Square-foot method Square-foot method Cost per square foot of recently built structure that is comparable to the subject is multiplied by number of square feet in subject structure Commonly used for residential appraisals as check on sales comparison approach Cost manuals provide typical construction costs for structures of defined specifications and regional factors to account for local differences. boeckh.com fwdodge.com marshallswift.com rsmeans.com
Unit-in-Place Method Unit-in-Place Method Costs of various components of subject are estimated separately, then totaled to find current construction cost Residential building costs typically include: foundationinterior construction floor structureheating/cooling system floor coveringelectrical system exterior wallsplumbing gable rooffireplace(s) ceilingappliances roof structure/stairway covering/dormers
Quantity survey method Quantity survey method Complete itemization of all costs expected in building construction Direct costs are materials and labor Indirect costs include expenses other than materials and labor, such as: surveys, building permit, payroll taxes, insurance, builders overhead and profit, entrepreneurial profit
Depreciation! Depreciation is any loss in value from original construction cost Accrued depreciation is total depreciation due to all causes from time of construction to the date of appraisal
Categories of Depreciation Physical deterioration Physical deterioration Caused by wear-and-tear and action of the elements, and is usually the most obvious form of depreciation Curable when repairs result in equal or greater increase in overall property value Incurable when repairs cannot be made economically
Functional obsolescence Functional obsolescence Caused by presence of currently undesirable layout, design or other features, or absence of currently desirable features Curable if alteration can be made economically Incurable if alteration not practical
External obsolescence is also called External obsolescence is also called environmental obsolescence, economic obsolescence, or locational obsolescence It is any loss of value from causes outside the property itself and is always considered incurable. Examples: changes in land use or natural conditions change in business environment loss of jobs due to layoffs or closures
The Americans with Disabilities Act All new and remodeled places of public accommodation must be made accessible to persons with a disability. Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG) by Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Enforced by U.S. Department of Justice doj.gov
Methods of Computing Depreciation Age-Life Method Age-Life Method Also called straight-line method or economic age-life method or economic age-life method Based on assumption that depreciation occurs at an even rate throughout the projected life of of a structure. Normally based on effective age of structure rather than actual age in years.
Formula for age-life method Effective Total Accrued Age ÷ Economic = Depreciation Life
Observed condition method Observed condition method Also known as breakdown method Appraiser estimates loss in value for curable and incurable items Physical deteriorationcurable Physical deteriorationincurable Functional obsolescencecurable Functional obsolescenceincurable
Capitalized value method Capitalized value method Also called rent loss method Appraiser determines loss of income due to depreciation by comparison to comparable properties, then applies capitalization rate to the loss of income to determine effect on property value.
Sales comparison method Sales comparison method Also called market comparison method or market extraction method Appraiser analyzes comparable sales from which depreciation can be drawn 1. Land value of comp is subtracted from comps sales price to find depreciated value of improvements 2. Depreciated value is subtracted from reproduction cost of improvements to find dollar amount of depreciation 3. Dollar amount of depreciation is divided by age of improvements to find depreciation rate 4. If consistent over comps, appraiser applies percent of depreciation to reproduction cost of improvements to find dollar amount of depreciation for subject property
Itemizing Accrued Depreciation Compute amount of depreciation for items below, then compute loss due to depreciation from home if estimated replacement cost is $247,000. Item Reproduction Cost Percent Depreciation Amount of Depreciation Bath fixtures $1,80075% Carpeting 4,200 50 Furnace 2,800 25 Roof 5,500 90
Item Reproduction Cost Percent Depreciation Amount of Depreciation Bath fixtures $1,80075%$1,350 Carpeting 4,200 50 2,100 Furnace 2,800 25 700 Roof 5,500 90 4,950 Depreciated value of home is $237,900 ($247,000 - $9,100 accrued depreciation)
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My mother was his patient of his for many years.she was a diabetic so she had labs just about every month.She became very anemic and required a few blood transfusions over the years .When she requested a colonoscopy to see why see was losing blood, her concern was that she may have stomach cancer.The Great doctor Taggert response was "well Mrs Massey if you have stomach cancer you are dead".After my insistence on the doctor giving her an order for the the test it was revealed that she my poor dear mother had stage 4 colon cancer.She was gone in a few short months after the diagnosis.I will forever believe in my heart the Dr Phillip Taggart FAILED my mother Mrs Linda Massey. In my opinion he is one of the most callous uncaring person to walk this earth! Our live will forever be changed,and the pain of our mother early loss will never be forgotten. His lack of paying attention to details and patient concerns are defiantly not the kind of doctor I would ever want another family to have to experience.Anyone that reads this PLEASE FIND A NEW DOCTOR!!!!!!
Great bedside manner, wonderful staff very friendly and knowledgable.
I would never recommend Dr. Taggart. I have been seeing him for years and he has terrible bedside manners. He is always rushed and I feel like I am inconveniencing him if I ask any follow-up questions or have more than 1 issue to discuss. He talks down to me and makes me feel stupid. I am determined to find a new doctor.
Dr Phillip Taggart is the most rude uncaring doctor i have ever met in my life. He shouldnt have patients the way he treated my client,
Dr. Taggart is a busy doctor. However, he keeps up to date on newly released medical info. Dr Taggart has been willing to do any blood test I ask for. My husband who is diabetic and he relates the most recent research. If there was the need for a serious diagnosis, DR Taggart would of caught it. In fact, we had been seeing doctors for 5 years to find out why my husband was always falling asleep at inappropriate times.. even during loud concerts. Doctors even ordered brain scans, and put my husband on powerful stimulants, and misdiagnosed my husband as an narcoleptic. Dr Taggart took the time to listen and ordered a few blood tests and now with a biweekly shot.. I have my husband back. True he is busy, but he will listen if you speak up,and my husband refuses to see anyone else because of Dr.Taggarts great since of humor. I do understand doctors are not perfect and but Dr. Taggart has done a great job with us.. even with my husbands multiple and complex endocrine disorders.
My husband is not impressed by Dr. Taggert. Told him his ribs hurt. Diagnosis - it's muscles, take ibuprofen. His Achilles Tendon is sore and inflammed. Diagnosis - really didn't give one, just said to get a heel lift. No explanation as to WHY the heel hurt. Problems after eating with bloating and a sick stomach. Diagnosis - change your eating habits. Doc made minimal attempts to diagnose WHY something was happening, only quick to pass on a pill and get out the door. Now I have to convince my husband that not all doctors are incompetent and sometimes they really do good things. Wish me luck.
I have been seeing him for apox 10 years. I've never been to a Dr that is on time this much-almost every single visit. I have had many complicated unrelated different surgeries so there is a lot he needs to keep in mind, but he remembers it all. He is treating all of me, not just the illnesses and that sometimes means that he will say "no" to easy short term fixes as an example, adding in more anxiety meds at the drop of a hat. He has always ordered lots of testing and referrals. When I hurt my back and there were some very bad signs, he left the room and went to his office to personally call a surgeon to make sure I was seen the next day. Amazing! Another example of respect-- he talks to you with your clothes on first. Then, the nurse tells you how much needs to come off. Advice(2): 1. Do NOT save a "one more thing" question once he is leaving! Ask all up front. (2) Call to talk to assistants;that just seems to be how he works. He seems to only call if they can't do it.
I saw him once, and he made two out of two sophomoric misdiagnoses; was brusque and adamant in denying his errors.
Dr. Taggart is always in a hurry, tries to see as many patients a day as possible (for money). He was in such a hurry every appointment when my father was ill he diagnosed him as depressed and put him on anti-depressants. Finally we took him to another DR. who diagnosed him with stage 4 cancer and kidney failure resulting in the removal of 1 kidney. He died 3 months later. Dr. Taggarts nurse was always rude, rolling her eyes when asked a question even made the comment to us that Dr. Taggart doesn't have time to keep seeing us. The scheduler even said that a lot of patients complain that he see's so many patients a day only able to spend 5-10 minutes tops with them. We experienced that on numerous occasions. Dr. Taggarts unethical behavior resulted in a death. The surgens told us it could have been caught sooner and treated had Dr.Taggart ordered the correct lab tests, Depression or Cancer big difference. He should not be practicing medicine anymore. His nurses need attitude adjustments
Dr. Taggart is very knowledgeable and keeps up on all the latest medical updates. He is easy to talk to and explains things very clearly. I wish it was easier to talk to him on the phone when needed but you have to go through several hoops to do that. The groups phone system leaves a lot to be desired.
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Barbour, William Donald (1832-1902), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1832. Barbour was fascinated by the potential of life on other planets, and was a key member of Leeds Astronomical Society until his death in Leeds (see Obit., JBAA, 13 (1903) 286-7).
Bartrum, Clement Osborn (1867-1939), born in Bradford, Yorkshire. A prominent member of the BAA which he joined in 1912; he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1920 (see Obit., MNRAS, 100 (1940), 232-3).
Bolton, Thomas Simeon Scriven (1883-1929) born in Yeadon, Leeds where his father was a cloth merchant, later an oil merchant, which Scriven became involved with. However much of his adult life was devoted to astronomy, both as an observer and as an artist and illustrator. He worked for many publications including the Illustrated London News, writing articles for Nature and other journals in Britain, France and America. He joined the BAA at an early age and was a FRAS from 1905. He subsequently established his own observatory – see below. Bolton He suffered from ill health and died at the early age of 46 (see Obit., MNRAS, 90 (1930), p.359).
Brook, Charles Lewis (1855-1939), of Meltham near Huddesfield. The third director of the BAA Variable Star Section, serving from 1910-1921. He had a broad interest in astronomy, and observed Nova Persei 1901. He started submitting variable star observations in 1902, and 7,648 observations are presently recorded to his credit, most made with the 9-inch refractor at his Harewood Lodge home in Meltham until 1924. He edited for publication the variable star observations of Norman Pogson (1829-1891). In this he was encouraged by Professor Herbert Hall Turner (1861-1930) of Oxford University Observatory, who made a consistent effort to see that good variable star observations should be published and thereby become useful in extending the database. Brook made a crucial contribution to the development of the BAA's reputation for first-rate observations, and being properly published (see Shears, Jeremy, 'Charles Lewis Brook: third Director of the BAA Variable Star Section', JBAA, 122 [1] (Feb. 2012), 17-30).
Crossley, Edward (1841-1905), educated at Owens College, Manchester, an industrialist and amateur astronomer – see Bermerside Observatory below (see Obit., MNRAS, 65 (1905), 335-6).
Field, John [or 'Feild'] (c.1520-1587), was the first person to publish an ephemeris in England based on the Copernican theory. He later acquired the epithet 'the Proto-Copernican of England'. In his will, Field described himself as 'John Feild of Ardslow, fermor, sometymes studente in the mathematicall sciences'. It is thought that he was buried, in accordance with his wishes, under the porch of the Parish Church of St Michael in East Ardsley, near Leeds. There is a wooden plaque inside the church commemorating him. At the suggestion of his friend, John Dee (1527-c.1608), who had learned of Copernicus's heliocentric theory during his travels around Europe, Field published his Ephemeris Anni 1557, Currentis Iuxta Copernici et Reinhaldi Canones Supputata. In the introduction, Field criticised the errors of his predecessors, who had relied on the ptolemaic Alphonsine Tables for their almanacs. This new almanac, he declared in early 1556, followed "the authority of N.Copernicus and Erasmus Reinhold, whose writings are founded and firmly built on true, sure, clear proof". The magnum opus of Copernicus, On the Revolutions, had only come off the press in Nuremberg thirteen years earlier (1543); the Prutenic Tables of Reinhold, based on Copernicus, had been published in Germany a mere five years before (1551). It is possible that Field, in common with most other astronomers of the time, regarded the Copernican approach as a superior calculating method, whilst not accepting the literal truth of the Earth's diurnal rotation or annual revolution about the Sun.
Field and Dee were briefly imprisoned in 1555 for 'conjuring'. It seems that their chief offence was the drawing up of astrological 'nativities' – or horoscopes – for Queen Mary, her husband Philip, and Princess Elizabeth (ODNB; Hunter, Rev.Joseph, 'Some particulars of the life of John Field, the 'proto-Copernican of England", GentMag (1834), 491-497; Field, Osgood, 'A few hitherto unpublished facts relating to John Field' GentMag (1862), 604-8; Kelly, Howard L., 'John Field', JBAA, (May 1945), 82-4).
Fowler, Alfred (1868-1940), born Wilsden, Yorkshire. Educated at the Normal School of Science (later Imperial College). He was assistant and later professor there. An expert spectroscopist, he proved that sunspots are cooler than the surrounding gas (see County of London; ODNB).
Gascoigne, William (c.1612-1644) the inventor of the telescopic sight and the telescope micrometer. He was the eldest son of Henry Gascoigne of Thorp on the Hill (between Rothwell & Middleton near Leeds) and Jane Cartwright and lived at New Hall (no longer extant). He engaged in a lengthy correspondence with William Crabtree (of Salford, near Manchester) and thereby became known also to Jeremiah Horrocks (of Liverpool). For a brief period, all three were pioneers of precision astronomy.
Gascoigne was adept at carrying out optical investigations, making his own lenses and building telescopes. He verified the sine law of refraction not long after its first publication and was one of the first to apply this law to the design and analysis of lens systems. Whilst experimenting with a keplerian telescope, he made the accidental discovery (thanks to a spider that had woven its web at the common focal point of the objective and eyepiece lenses) that a distant object and a marker within this design of telescope could be simultaneously in focus. He used this principal to make a telescopic sight with cross-hairs, which he fitted to measuring instruments, such as quadrants. He then developed the principle further, replacing the cross-hairs with a tiny scale in order to measure angular diameters of solar system bodies. This scale was then replaced by ingeniously designed moveable pointers – mounted on a screw – to create the first telescope micrometer.
Using his micrometer, Gascoigne made numerous measurements of solar and lunar diameters, with the aim of testing the solar theory of Kepler and the lunar theory of Horrocks. His measurements formed the basis for the opening pages of Flamsteed's monumental Historiae Coelestis Britannicae (1725). During the English Civil War William Gascoigne joined the ranks of the royalist army of Charles I in whose service he lost his life, probably at the Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644. Following his death, most of his instruments and papers disappeared. Although there is a possibility that his inventions had already come to the notice of a number of English astronomers (such as Christopher Wren), publication of an account of his ground-breaking work only took place after the micrometer had been reinvented by the French astronomer, Adrien Auzout, Huyghens, and others. Auzout's letter to the Royal Society in 1667 – announcing 'his' invention – prompted Richard Towneley to reveal that he had several micrometers that were made by Gascoigne more than two decades earlier (see ODNB; Sellers, 2012).
Glenhill, Joseph (1845-1906), born in Bradford, worked as a schoolmaster then observer to Edward Crossley at his Bermerside Observatory (1869-1905) at his home in Halifax (see Obit., MNRAS, 67 (1907), 232-3).
Green, Charles (1735-1771), born Swinton. In 1761 appointed assistant to Bradley at the ROG (see County of London; ODNB).
Hargreaves, Frederick James FRAS (b.10 Feb.1871 – d.4 Sept. 1970), born in Bradford, 'Jim' was BAA Photographic Section Director (1926 – 1937) and president (1942-44). Director of Cox, Hargreaves & Thompson. A telescope manufacturing business (from 1947), set up to supply large instruments that operated from a Second World War underground air raid shelter in Coulsden, Surrey – company wound up in 1978. Featured in a Pathe News Reel film. company wound up in 1978. Wrote the book 'Measure of the Universe' in 1948 (Obit., QJRAS, 12 (1971), 336-7).
Hoyle, Sir Fred (1915-2001), born Gilstead, West Yorkshire. He spent most of his life at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. He made a fundamental contribution to the theory of nucleosynthesis in stars, and was an architect of the Steady State theory of the Universe (see Cambridgeshire; ODNB).
Michell, John (1724-1793), held the Woodwardian Chair of Geology at Cambridge between 1762 and 1764, but it was in astronomy that he achieved lasting fame. In 1767 he took up the post of rector at the parish church of St Michael in Thornhill, near Dewsbury. In the same year that he took up his post at Thornhill, a paper by him appeared in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, which suggested for the first time the existence of true physical binary stars. He pointed out that the frequency distribution of the angular separations of known double stars deviated radically from what might be expected if double stars were simply chance 'line of sight' effects amongst stars uniformly distributed in space.
In Thornhill, Michell devised and constructed a torsion balance (independently of Coulomb) and with it attempted to measure the density of the Earth. It was with the same equipment, purchased from Michell's estate, after his death, that Cavendish refined and repeated the experiment and gained renown for 'weighing' the Earth. In 1783 Michell sent a paper to the Royal Society in which he postulated the existence of black holes – stars so massive that even light would not achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the surface. Michell, is also credited with the first ever realistic estimate of a stellar distance. Observing from Thornhill in 1784, he noted that Saturn, at opposition, appeared as bright as the star Vega. Saturn appeared from the Earth to be 20" diameter and consequently, from the Sun, would appear to be 17" in diameter. Consequently, reasoned Michell, Saturn – shining by the reflected light of the Sun – would intercept 4.245×10-10 of the light of the Sun. Saturn was known (from Kepler's Third Law) to be 9.548 times the distance of the Earth from the Sun (the 'astronomical unit'). Therefore, based on the inverse-square law for the attenuation of light with distance, and assuming that Vega had the same intrinsic brightness as the Sun, he calculated that Vega was 463,000 astronomical units from the Earth – i.e. 7.32 light years. To be sure, parallax measurements by Struve eventually found Vega to be four times this distance, but Michell's splendid effort has rightly entered into the annals of science! (see Nottinghamshire; Cambridgeshire; ODNB).
Reade, Joseph Bancroft (1801-1870), born Leeds, educated Leeds Grammar School, then Trinity Cambridge and Gonville and Caius Cambridge. In 1839 appointed to the living at Stone, Bucks (until 1859), he became a member of the Hartwell Synod, and built an Observatory there 1843. Best known as a pioneer photographer, a microscopist and natural scientist of note (see Buckinghamshire; ODNB).
Richardson, William (1804-1878), of High Field, Southowram, near Halifax, gave lectures on astronomy, geology, electricity and other scientific topics. He had an observatory built at High Field (which was demolished in the 1950s/60s) – see below. The Bronte family attended some of his public lectures at Howarth. He was a friend of William Cobbett, the radical journalist. Richardson is buried at St Anne's-in-the-Grove Church at Southowram (Comfort, Athur, (Sketches) No.26 'Southowram: the Who Could Have Thought It Inn, Law Hill, the Observatory, Ashday Hall' The Halifax Weekly Courier, 1914-5).
Shackleton, William (1871-1921), born Keighley, 1891 an assistant at the Solar Physics Observatory, London (see County of London; Obit., MNRAS, 82 (1922), 255-6).
Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855), born at Leeds, educated at Richmond School, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Graduating tenth wrangler in 1819, he was called to the bar, and took holy orders. A gentleman of leisure, he undertook a number of laborious government services. He joined the Astronomical Society in 1825 and was its Secretary from 1829 onwards, becoming increasingly influential in the RAS. He lavished time and money on astronomical instruments, but was not himself a keen observer, although at his home in Woburn Place, London from 1824-41, then at Reading, berks, from 1841 until his death, he had small observatories attached to the house. To the great benefit of astronomy, his sister Anne Sheepshanks (1789-1876) in 1858 presented £10,000 to the University of Cambridge as the Sheepshanks Fund for the promotion of research in astronomy. Applied by Airy, this relieved the great distress of James Challis, Director of the Cambridge Observatory, enabling him to bring meridian observations up to date and published. This enabled him to retire in 1860 to be succeeded by John Couch Adams. Adams only took the directorship on condition that he was not required to observe. The Fund made it possible to engage the experienced observer Andrew Graham, and Anne Sheepshanks provided a further £2,000 to purchase a powerful new transit circle. These benefactions transformed the situation of the Cambridge Observatory (see Cambridgeshire; ODNB; Obit., MNRAS, 16, 4 (1856), 90-7.
Smeaton, John [FRS] (1724-1792), born Austhorpe, Leeds, a famous civil engineer with an avid interest in astronomy. Prior to practising civil engineering he had developed his skills as an engineer building philosophical instruments such as a marine compass and his own telescope that is preserved at the Science Museum, London (In. No. 1931-347). Smeaton observed from a tower at his home Austhorpe Lodge, the dome of which was later incorporated into the observatory of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in York (ODNB , Skempton 1981).
Teasdale, Washington (b. 8 Aug. 1830-1903), born Leeds, a civil engineer, he worked in India for many years, becoming fluent in Hindustani. On early retirement back in England he pursued his scientific interests. He was associated with and often lectured to …. The Leeds Astronomical Society, The Leeds Naturalist Club, The Scientific Association, The Philosophical & Literary Society and The Institute of Science, Art & Literature. An early worker in the field of photography his lectures to these societies were frequently illustrated by lantern slides of his own production. He was elected into the fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1886 and an original member of the British Astronomical Association in 1890. He was also instrumental in the re-forming of the, already mentioned, Leeds Astronomical Society and was its President between 1893 and 1897.
He amassed a large collection of scientific instruments, works of art and other curios at his home in Hyde Park Road, Leeds which were of great interest to his many visitors. He travelled to the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Southport in 1903 where he suffered a seizure and second attack on the following day proved fatal. He died on Saturday, September 19 1903 at the age of 72 ( see 'Obit., MNRAS, 64 (1904), p.293)
Turner, Herbert Hall (1861-1930), born and elementary education at Leeds, thence Clifton College and Trinity Cambridge, graduating second wrangler 1882. As Chief Assistant, ROG, 1884-93, he worked on the Carte du Ciel photographic survey and catalogue. He devised two essential means of enabling the 18 participating observatories to progress with the enormous task. He proposed a rectilinear coordinate system to convert any stars apparent to true position, combining laborious corrections in one simple linear equation. He also invented an eyepiece scale for plate measurements, which enabled observatories to employ semi-skilled labour for reduction and publication. These innovations made it possible for photography to replace much meridian work. After moving as Savilian professor at Oxford 1893-1930, he never flagged in helping failing observatories to bring their part of the great scheme to completion. He brought nearly a quarter of the entire catalogue to completion at Oxford. He subjected the data from different catalogue zones to statistical analyses, and in the 1920s was the first to suggest star streaming. He devised a new method of deducing stellar magnitudes from measured dimensions of their images, and thereby made a new data base available to stellar statisticians.
A large, convivial and extrovert individual with a gift for friendship, during his time at Oxford he was a key figure in the RAS, Foreign Secretary 1919-30, was internationally influential. Partly of financial necessity, he encouraged volunteers to work at the Oxford Observatory. Imbued with the ethos that no good research should be lost, he took in his friend John Milne's seismology, turned it in to a unique resource, and wrung two discoveries from it – the deep focus of earthquakes and inference of the Earth having a liquid core, and mapping the 'ring of fire', the volcanoes around the Pacific. Meanwhile he brought the work of four British variable star observers to publication.
No observer for the sake of it, his skills were as a mathematician, manager and analyst. By example and leading his small staff to enormous effort he kept his obsolescent Observatory relevant during a period of change. In 1929 when a large sum was offered for the Radcliffe Observatory site, his support of their move to South Africa and its benefit to British astronomy brought him under vituperative and clandestine attacks by Professor Frederick Lindemann (later Lord Cherwell). He died of a stroke in 1930, almost certainly caused by stress. Lindemann's case failed in 1935, the Radcliffe moved, and Turner's successor Harry Plaskett was enabled to found a school of astrophysics in Oxford (
see Oxfordshire; ODNB).
Whitmell, Charles Thomas (10 Jul. 1849-10 Dec. 1919), an English astronomer, mathematician and educationalist. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, where his father was an official of the Bank of England. At the age of 14 he was already corresponding with Michael Faraday and Professor John Tyndall. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, and carried out postgraduate experiments on highly refractive fluids at the Cavendish Laboratory under James Clerk Maxwell.
In July 1879 he was appointed as one of Her Majesty's Assistant Inspectors of Schools, at first working in the area around Sheffield and in September 1883 was promoted to Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools (HMI) for the South Wales region, centred on Cardiff. He took part in campaigns for free, mixed education, recreative night-classes, and changes of the law to allow libraries, museums and other cultural facilities to open on Sundays. He also appeared on the platform at rallies demanding votes for women. In 1897 he was transferred to the post of HMI in Leeds. In both Cardiff and Leeds Charles Whitmell played a leading role in scientific societies. He became President of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society and before leaving Wales was nominated as the President of the Astronomical Society of Wales. On moving to Leeds he was elected President of the Leeds Geological Society and within a year was chosen unanimously as the President of Leeds Astronomical Society. At a national level, he was elected to the Council (and later vice-Presidency) of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and membership of the Astronomical Society of France.
Whitmell loved the mathematical analysis of unusual scientific problems. This trait dominated his published work. Such titles as 'the Maximum Possible Duration for a Total Solar Eclipse', the 'transit of the Moon across the Earth's disc as seen from Mars', 'Saturn visible through the Cassini Division', and 'a Martian Sundial' were typical. He also relished the observation and analysis of optical phenomena such as the Green Flash, halos, rainbows and mock suns. Through the popular journal, the English Mechanic, he provided detailed answers to a wide variety of queries on physics, astronomy and mathematics, posed by its readers. He also wrote hundreds of papers on astronomy for journals such as the Journal of the BAA, the Observatory, the Monthly Notices of the RAS, and the journals of the local scientific societies of which he was a member. For a time he was the editor of the Journal & Transactions of Leeds Astronomical Society and ensured that copies of the Journal were seen by amateur and professional astronomers around the world.
Whitmell died unexpectedly, after a very brief bout of pneumonia, on 10th December 1919. Whitmell is buried with his wife, Lucy, at Lawnswood Cemetry in north Leeds. His epitaph reads simply: Chas. Thos. Whitmell, Astronomer (Obit., MNRAS, 80 (1920), 359-60).
Whitelow, Edward Turner (1854-1932) born in Elland, became a civil engineer in Manchester, and by about 1910 had established his Birkdale Observatory, Southport, which was active until c.1932 (see Lancashire; Obit., MNRAS, 93 (1933), 232-3).
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Harrison, John (1693-1776), born near Pontefract invented the ships first chronometer
Ramsden, Jesse (1735-1800), born at Salterhebble near Halifax designed eyepiece (see ODNB)
Sharp(e), Abraham (1651-1742), born at Little Horton near Bradford friend of Flamsteed, assisted in setting up Royal Observatory in 1678 (see ODNB).
Bermerside Observatory (1867-94), Halifax , established by Edward Crossley, and in 1872 re-equipped with a 9.3-inch Cooke refractor, a 3½-inch Cooke transit, micrometers, and Grubb clock. He employed Joseph Gledhill as observer (1869-1905), and observed doubles, planets and occultations. In 1885 he acquired the 36-inch Common reflector and for eight years tried to use it, but found the climate hopeless. In 1894 he gave it to the Lick Observatory, where James Keeler proved its worth. The Cooke refractor went to the Carter Observatory in Aukland, NewZealand.
Harewood Lodge Observatory (1901-24), Meltham, nr. Huddersfield , see Brook, Charles Lewis (1855-1939) – third director of the BAA variable star section, 1910-21.
Huddersfield Observatory (1973-current [2017]), Crosland Hill, Huddersfield , established and run by Huddersfield Astronomical & Philosophical Society.
J A Jones Hoober Observatory (1993-current [2017]), Rotherham, established and run by the Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society – see below.
Leeds University/Cecil Duncombe Observatory (1905-39), located at Woodhouse Moor, jointly University and Leeds A.S. Cecil Duncombe established his private observatory in 1879 on Woodhouse Moor, acquiring from Andrew Common his 18¼-inch silver-on-glass Calver equatorial, clock driven, reflector of 1876. Leeds A.S. had use of and ran the Observatory, which also had a 3-inch Cooke portable transit circle, sidereal clock, and chronograph. There was also a 3-inch Horne & Thornthwaite refractor, and a full set of meteorological instruments.
Placed at the disposal of Leeds University, from 1921-28 the Observatory was supervised by R.S. Pike, Lecturer in Physics, a solar researcher, assisted from 1923 by R. Stoneley, a lecturer in applied mathematics. That year the Observatory was refurbished in anticipation of a course in astronomy and classes in practical work for students in maths and physics. But Stoneley was the last practical observer. In 1934 Mrs Scriven Bolton offered her son's 23-inch reflector of 1929 with a new mirror, but by 1937 the Observatory was obsolete, and by 1939 its equipment (principally the 18-inch) inoperable. In 1934 Mrs Scriven Bolton offered her sons the 23-inch reflector of 1929 with a new mirror.
Rosse Observatory (1983-current [2017]), Pontefract, built and run by the West Yorkshire Astronomical Society – see below
Richardson Observatory (fl.mid 19th century), established by William Richardson (1804-1878) and located on Pinnar Lane of Highfield Southowram near Halifax.
Scriven Bolton Observatory (c.1900s), established at Waterloo Lodge in Bramley just outside Leeds, where he installed a giant 'two foot' telescope.
Sheffield Western Park Observatory (1880-1905), then University Observatory 1905-40s.
In 1879, E. Howarth, Curator of the Museum, accepted the gift of a 6-inch equatorial with nine eyepieces, clock drive, micrometer, wedge photometer, and a small spectroscope, from Thomas Rawson Barker. Howarth spent several days at the Cambridge Observatory courtesy of John Couch Adams, learning to use it. In 1880 the building in Western Park was loaned by the Parks Committee. A Transit Room was built by the Museums Committee and a 2¾-inch transit circle and clock were given by Pembroke College, Cambridge. The public were to have access two nights a week during the winter, and this attracted about 500 a year, considerable interest. In 1905 the Observatory was transferred to the new University, for practical instruction for Honours Maths students studying the spherical astronomy course. No survey or meteorological equipment was available. Apparently no astronomical society was given use of the instrument, and in 1997 the committee of Sheffield A.S. said the whereabouts of the refractor were unknown.
Societies and Organisations
Batley and Spenborough Astronomical Society (BaSAS), founded in 1968. The group meets weekly on Thursday at Milner K Ford Observatory at Wilton Park (WF17 0AS) that houses a 15-ionch reflecting telescope.
Bradford Astronomical Society (BraAS), founded originally in 1975 as the Phoenix Astronomical Society, the group changed its title to the current one in 1976. The group hold bi-montly lecture meetings at Eccleshill Library, Bradford (BD2 4SR).
Doncaster Astronomical Society (DonAS), founded (?), to provide astronomy to the casual observer and serious enthusiast. Monthly meetings are held at the white painted St George's House, Doncaster (DN1 1RD). The society's observing facilities, the Joynes observatory, is a partnership with the Austerfield Field Study Centre (DN10 6RG).
Harrogate Astronomical Society (HarAS), founded (?). Members meet monthly (last Thur.) at Harlow Community Centre, The Green Hut, Harlow Avenue, Harrogate.
Hebden Bridge Astronomy Society (HBAS), first founded in 1918 from a section of the Hebden Bridge Science & Literary Guild. It was revived in the mid 1980's (1985) by Rosemary Naylor (formerly Earth & Sky), but now appears defunct (2017).
Huddersfield Astronomical & Philosophical Society (HAPS), founded in 1968 from a WEA course to encourage astronomy. The Members (50 – 2016) meet at Society Club Room, located just off Railway Street on Huddersfield Town Centre. In 1972/3 the members decided to build an observatory to house a 16-inch Newtonian telescope on the outskirts of Huddersfield at Crosland Hill with local help (Kirklees Council, David Browns Gears and David Browns Tractors) and Society members (Philip Heppenstall -Engineer and designer, and Philip Pendred – telescope optics grinder/polisher & fabricator. The telescope was used until 2003 when it was replaced by a Meade LX200 16-inch telescope purchased through a legacy.
Keighley Astronomical Society (KeAS), founded 2011, to promote the study of Astronomy and related fields. The group holds monthly lecture meetings at Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley [BD20 6PD].
Leeds Astronomical Society (LeeAS), first founded in 1859 from members of the Leeds Phil. & Lit. Society, who also established a small observatory (1859-69?), on Love Lane, off North Street. After falling into abeyance by 1889 the society was re-constituted from some of its original members in 1893. The group with a current membership of 40, have monthly lecture meetings at the Quaker Meeting House, Leeds (LS2 9DX).
Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society (MeSAS), founded 1978 originally as the Night Sky Astronomy Club, which later joined the Mexborough Astronomy Club to form the current group. The members meet at Swinton Working Men's Club. In 1989, the club decided to build an observatory, known as the J.A. Jones Hoober Observatory sited on Lea Brook Lane (S62 7SH) was completed in 1993.
Sheffield Astronomical Society (ShefAS), founded 1934 by Mr Reginald Cox, a Physics Lecturer from Sheffield University after a meeting at WEA House, Western Bank, Sheffield. Members now meet at Ranmoor Parish Centre, 5 Ranmoor Park Road (S10 3GX).
Wakefield And District Astronomical Society (WaDAS), founded recently (?) by a few amateur astronomers who got together via the Stargazers Lounge forum. Meeting are held at The Old Mill, Bennett Avenue Wakefield (WF4 5HJ).
West Yorkshire Astronomical Society (WYAS), founded 1973 by a group of 20 enthusiasts at the Carleton Community Centre, Pontefract. After 6 years of fund raising the group their Rosse Observatory at Carleton Road, Pontefract (WF8 3 RJ) was opened by Patrick Moore and Lord Rosse in 1983.
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My talents as a chef have also grown over the years as I follow in the footsteps of my father and grandfather, both of whom were chefs, and my great uncle who once cooked for the royal family of Greece. Since 1999, I have been visiting Greece almost every year where the traditional cuisine of Crete, with its emphasis on wild ingredients, has inspired me to bring my knowledge of herbs and wild plants into the kitchen.
In 2000, I and my partner, Robinette Kennedy, founded Wild Crete Travel LLC and began leading culinary tours on Crete. I have also taught classes on Greek and Cretan cooking at the Emory University Center for Lifelong Learning and hosted a number of wild foods dinners in Rabun County. I regularly teach week-long Greek cooking classes at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC.
I continue to practice herbalism at my office in Clayton, Georgia. For information about booking an appointment, click here. My book, Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians (2006), is one of the foremost resources on regional native plant medicines.
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My herbal studies began at age 16 when I bought a copy of Return to Eden by Jethro Kloss and started harvesting wild herbs from the prairies of Northern Illinois. My early clinical training was limited to the few times my younger sisters were willing to drink the teas I concocted.
As a college student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where I studied media arts with an emphasis on film and television, I was famous for the menstrual cramp elixir I made by the gallon and sold to the other women in my dorm.
In San Francisco I worked in the music business for a number of years as an audio engineer for Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Jackson Browne, Bonny Raitt and many others. Leaving the rock and roll fast lane, I worked with Chef Janice Chapler at the Westside Bakery Café in Berkeley where I began to develop my cooking skills.
In 1989 I enrolled in the California School of Herbal Studies, studying with David Hoffmann, Amanda McQuade Crawford, Tim Blakely, Mindy Green and James Green. After completing the CSHS program and additional clinical training, I moved back to Illinois where I met Althea Northage Orr, an acupuncturist and herbalist who founded the Chicago Center of Psychophysical Healing and the Chicago College of Healing Arts. Together we started Living with Herbs Institute, the first herbal training program in Chicago. I also opened my herbal practice using an approach to herbalism that incorporated my training in traditional Western herbalism with the energetic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a strong commitment to using local plant medicines.
In 1993 the Healing with Herbs Institute expanded and began to offer herbal trainings in Atlanta, Georgia. Five years later, we moved the school to the mountains of northeast Georgia and became the BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies. Since then, BotanoLogos has been the only school in Georgia to offer in-depth herbal education. I am the school's director and primary instructor.
Learning to cook with roasted chestnuts with Chef Manolis Marakakis at Milia Eco Retreat Center in western Crete.
A popular speaker and teacher, I have presented my work to many groups and professional organizations including: American Herbalists Guild, American Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, Emory Center for Lifelong Learning, Foxfire Museum, Georgia Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association, Georgia Master Gardeners, Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, International Congress of Ethnobiology, International Herb Association, John C. Campbell Folk School, North Carolina Natural Products Association, School of Medicine: Emory University, School of Pharmacy: University of Georgia, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Southeastern Women's Herbal Conference, and Veterinarian Botanical Medicine Association.
I served three terms on the Governing Council (board of directors) of the American Herbalists Guild, currently co-chair the AHG Symposium Commitee, advise the Atlanta Botanical Garden on medicinal herb programming, am the co-founder of the Georgia Herbalists Guild and on the advisory board of the Ladies Homestead Gathering.


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With fall just around the corner (oh, I'm so ready!), wardrobe updates are just part of the territory! I'm SO excited to have a leetle girl bebe this year whose wardrobe I get to have even more fun with than my own!
Since she doesn't have a ton of hair, and since many of her clothes are not overly frilly, I feel the need to stick a bow on her, especially when she isn't wearing pink or floral or something obviously GIRL. But (I know saying this is a great way to get myself excommunicated from Southern momhood…) I don't love big frilly bows for my girl! I like delicate, dainty, understated ones!
I instantly fell in love with these pretty, simple, fallish tweed bows from Grazie Mamma! In the past week or two, I've loved feeling like the season was right to start putting them on Lily Ryan! We have three and I believe she's worn all three at least once already! And the band part is basically pantyhose so it's not gonna squeeze my baby's head too tight. Which is a major plus 😉
Pardon all the toys in the background, but she was just looking too cute for church on Sunday to not take pictures!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
// floral dress (on sale!) // headband (c/o) // shibori bandana used as bib (similar bibs here and here!) // Jellycat bunny //
I actually just got a new lens for my camera so she made a great subject with which to get to know said lens!
// striped peplum top // gold shorts // headband (c/o) //
Grazie Mamma has a few really precious dresses and lots more headbands and barrettes! If you have a little girl, it's worth a peek! 🙂
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Building 1510A was a storage facility for the pyrotechnics laboratories, constructed in 1960 to replace two temporary storage buildings that stood in the same general location (these were labeled as 1510A and 1510B). The building consisted of two separate, mirror-image hollow-tile structures that shared a common roof. It was oriented toward Buildings 1512 and 1515 across the parking area, and a concrete walkway led from the parking area to doors that were slightly offset toward each other on the east façade of each section. Six-pane windows were set centrally in the west façade of each section. The interior of each section consisted of a single room lined with plywood shelving.
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Youth Basketball – Wish to Be A Better Basketball Player? Check out These Tips
Whether you are going to try out for the team or you are just going to ride the bleachers, there's stuff you need to know about basketball. Do you know how to tell the score? Don't let it worry you. Basketball is not the easiest game to learn but you can do it. This article will give you tips whether you're watching or playing.
One of the first things you need to learn when it comes to basketball is how to guard the ball. To help develop the skills needed for this, ask your friends for a friendly game of basketball. Invite some players who are skilled to teach you how to guard the ball.
Make your passes quick and precise. This takes practice, but you can improve your passing skills over time. Find someone else who wants to improve their passing and run drills with them. Running up and down the court passing and dribbling will eventually become second nature and help you with your game.
When rebounding, start moving as soon as the shooter uncoils. When you react and move quicker, you better anticipate their moves and get more rebounds. When they start to uncoil, start contact by blocking them out. Make sure to do the same thing on offense since the shooter will most likely try to uncoil after the rebound. This can boost your number of rebounds.
It is important to stay focused during the game. If you miss a shot, brush it off and continue with the game. Although you may feel bad about missing a shot, it is important to regain your focus quickly and continue on. Remember that even the professionals miss shots.
As you can see basketball really is a fun game, right? Given your newfound knowledge about the sport, you should see why so many enjoy playing and watching. Keep this information in mind to become a great basketball player.


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Last night, I had a dream. In it, I woke up and looked out the window to discover that piles of new, glittering snow had covered the ground overnight. It was like some giant being had dropped a sack of sparkles and marshmallows on the world. School had been canceled, and happy children were making snowmen and creating the imprints of angels on the frosty ground. It was perfect, and beautiful, and all was swell.
Then, I really did wake up. I looked out the window, as I do every morning, half expecting there to be snow and ice covering the ground. But, alas. Instead of a winter-y wonderland, I saw a cloudy, humid, 90 degree summer day. Ah, well.
It's no secret that I love winter. My sisters think I'm crazy, but it's the best season there is. With winter comes sweaters, scarves, comfy socks, hot chocolate, snow, reading in front of a cozy fire, and, best of all, Christmas. What could be better? Sadly, that wonderful time of the year won't be arriving for another few months. For the time being, I'll just have to do my best to enjoy the second greatest season of the year: Fall.
The tell-signs of fall are beginning to spring up everywhere. Halloween candy is already lining grocery store shelves. Pumpkin flavored everything is taking back its place in the world of confectionery goodness. Even some of the leaves are beginning to change. I'm just hoping some of that nice, cool, autumn weather is following close behind.
In the spirit of this upcoming season of pumpkins, I decided to peruse Pinterest for some fall decorating ideas. (Side note: I love Pinterest. I also love decorating. I will, without a doubt, be mentioning Pinterest quite often in my blog posts. I may also share my latest endeavors in the art of DIY decorating. Just a warning.) In my search, I discovered a pin for 50 fall projects.
Being the generous person I am, and partially to give this post purpose (alliteration!), I have decided to share the link with you, my lovely readers. I do this in the hope that you will be inspired to do some fun projects of your own, and to encourage you to embrace the wonderful season that is just around the corner. So go, check out Vanessa Brady's blog, Tried & True, and see if something catches your eye.


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Sinus: the Common Causes of Sinus InfectionSinusitis infection can cause a lot of pain; this is a result of an inflammation in your nasal passages or sinus. There are a lot of symptoms that can recognize an infection such as this; this often comes with a headache and also coughing. A sinusitis infection can last up to a few weeks depending on how severe it is, a chronic type can last for as long as eight weeks which also can have the occurrences of up to four times a year, this type is being the common kind of sinusitis. .
There are Numerous Treatments of SinusitisDoctors or physicians can recommend you to take some antibiotics to treat the inflammation. There are also nasal sprays that can comfort and relief its symptoms. One of the best things to do is to be proactive; having to learn tidbits to lessen the probability of acquiring this infection is the best form of treatment. Sinusitis play a prominent part in this composition. It is with this prominence that we hope people get to know more about Sinusitis.
With asthma sufferers, there is an increased probability of having a sinusitis. Sufferers need to use what's the particular big difference in between nose infection signs or symptoms and a cold? lessen its possibility.
With your lifestyle, you can always catch sinusitis within the most unusual times, having to know their culprit can always get a good preventive measure and treatment medications, you can always manage this infection if you have the right knowledge to control them, also following the right advice your health professional, you can always lessen the time when you have in infection such as this. Here are the most common causes of having a sinus infection. Developing a vision on Sinuses Infection, we saw the need of providing some enlightenment in Sinuses Infection for others to learn more about Sinuses Infection.
Also with women, sinusitis can be triggered with the use of birth control pills. This mimics the hormonal changes which can inflame passages within the nose. Drainage of the sinuses is the cause of inflammation, there are a lot of medications available to soothe or relieve its symptoms. Sinusitis Infection are versatile as they are found in all parts and walks of life. It all depends on the way you take it.
An event of an infection, they are often caused by bacteria being present in your sinuses. With this kind of infection, this can be prevented or treated with common medicines and other methods. There is a little probability of having a recurrent sinusitis if you treat them the right way. Having to consult your physician can always have beneficial results in a sinusitis infection. Developing a gradual interest in Sinusitis Common was the basis for writing this article. On reading this, you will gradually get interested in Sinusitis Common.
Sinusitis is Also Caused by Flying or DivingThe pressure changes on your sinuses, this can cause congestion. If you can notice, diving even a few meters deep can heighten atmospheric pressure, this also applies when you are on a high altitude, and this constricts your sinuses and can result in an inflammation. Consult your local diving shop first or your doctor for more information. There is a vast ocean of knowledge connected with Sinusitis Doctors. What is included here can be considered a fraction of this knowledge!
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The Frequent Causes of Sinusitis is a Common ColdIt causes congestion within your nasal passages and prevents the drainage of your sinuses which then becomes inflamed. There are numerous causes of sinusitis, one of the factors to look out is the weather and use the right clothing can prevent common colds. Persons with cold will likely to have an inflamed sinus but it is likely to be rare to get sinusitis.
Sinus Problems Affect Millions of People on a Daily BasisMany people face these problems from the time they wake up in the morning until they go to bed at night. These problems affect them at work, school, play, and during relaxation times. It's a drag to be constantly pulled down with sinus infections and sinus headaches. Life can seem unbearable at times from sinus problems and better off just to sleep the day away.
Sinus ProblemsA few days ago my friend and I started talking about sinus problems. He told me he constantly has to deal with sinus problems from the time he wakes up until he goes to bed at night. This friend of mine described a usual day for him and how sinus problems make most days a terrible experience. He says that upon waking up he can already feel the pressure surrounding his eyes. If he doesn't take measures to relieve the pressure in the morning, it remains with him throughout the day at work and at school. The pressure constantly builds and irritates. By mid afternoon, he feels like taking a nap to rid himself of the pressure. He says he'll try methods get rid of the pain but nothing usually works. Caffeine doesn't make him any less sleepy and definitely doesn't get rid of the pain. His sinus problems affect him during his classes as well. He can't concentrate during class as he focuses on the immense pressure and pain surrounding his sinuses. At work, he had more troubles focusing and getting his tasks done. To me that doesn't seem like a fun way to start off each day, let alone spend the whole day. Sinus is the substance of this composition. Without Sinus, there would not have been much to write and think about over here!
My friend's not the only one who experiences sinus problems to such a degree. There are many more people out there, young and old, that suffer from the same kinds of symptoms that make it hard to get out of the bed in the morning. Sinus problems cause major problems for all those who wish to live healthy, active lives. Steps can be made and medicine taken to improve these sinus problems.
Sinus HeadachesOnce in a while I'll battle a sinus headache. At those times my head really feels like it's going to explode. All day long all that I feel like doing is staying in bed and sleeping. When I have sinus headaches, I can't think straight and don't feel like being around anyone. My thoughts jumble together and life is pretty darn miserable. Sinus headache days are days that I'd like to erase from my memory all together. In addition to what we had mentioned in the previous paragraph, much more has to be said about Sinus. Alaska pacific university, we will state everything about it.
Chronic sinus infection follows persistent bacterial infection. In fact, some studies state that up to 80% of adults with chronic sinusitis also had allergic rhinitis. Chronic sinusitis is diagnosed when symptoms last for at least three months. You are considered to have recurrent sinusitis if you have repeated bouts of acute sinusitis. Unless a headache is chronic it is usually not serious. Although there are many over the counter headache relief medications, they are not without side effects and should not be taken too often.
Enjoy Some Hot Tea on a Regular BasisFilled with flavenoids and antioxidants that can find and kill bacteria, the tea's steam can open up and loosen your sinus passages to prevent problems from occurring. Changes in the weather from cold to hot and then back again can cause headaches.These Headaches can also be activated from stress, lack of sleep, skipping meals, and unhealthy living. There are also home remedies for sinus infection when symptoms of sinus problems appear like a cold and hot compress, jalapeno pepper, ripe grape juice. These can provide effective relief from sinus symptoms, find out more about herbal remedies for sinus infection. Remember that it is very important to have a disciplined mode of writing when writing. This is because it is difficult to complete something started if there is no discipline in writing especially when writing on Acute Sinusitis.
Though they hold symptoms in common with sinusitis and sinus infection, sinus infections: fungus may be to blame may arise when allergies aren't normally set off and when the cold is out of season. But, to be sure, your cold and allergy symptoms can easily turn into a sinus infection if left untreated. If you do not see any signs of these symptoms, but you have had a cold or allergy problems, you can try taking an over the counter decongestant to see if it brings relief to your symptoms. If it does, you probably were having a sinus headache without the infection.
- Some contrabios can be very effective for sinus infections and treatment of allergy responds to lifestyle changes and medications.
- Do not forget smoking is very bad for people with sinus problems!
- Nasal allergies are very common in children, and appear to be getting more common all the time.
- When you have a cold or allergy attack, your sinuses become inflamed and are unable to drain.
- This can lead to congestion.
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Personal Development for the Professional Woman - With Deborah Fay from My Juicy Life
5 ways to grow themselves that will not only positively impact their businesses but all areas of their lives, and the lives of the people around them
They will also gain a clear understanding of;
What exactly is emotional intelligence
How do we know if we have it
How do we get it if we don't already have it
Why is it so important
Deborah Fay is a Paradigm Shift Facilitator and Emotional Pain Reliever (AKA Author and Counsellor) who specialises in the understanding and practical application of Emotional Intelligence, particularly in relation to building emotional resilience.
Deborah spends half of her time counselling on a one to one basis and the other half of her time is spent reaching out to many in the form of books and programs and the occasional speaking engagement.
Her books and programs include "6 Keys to Happiness", "Grow Up – 13 Ways To Improve Emotional Intelligence At Home And At School", "Domestic Detox", "Parenting A Child On The Spectrum", the "21 Day Body Love Challenge" and the soon to be launched "Positively Inspirational Personal Development (PIPD) Club".
As a counsellor Deborah is particularly passionate about teaching Emotional Intelligence and emotional resilience to people of all ages and from all walks of life. Apart from enjoying helping individuals to enjoy happier, healthier lives, Deb has no doubt that developing Emotional Intelligence is the answer to reducing incidences of relationship breakdowns, domestic violence, crime and suicide rates amongst other things. There are only good things that come from improving our Emotional Intelligence.
You can visit Deb's website for more positive inspiration www.debfay.com.au


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Colin F. Jones
The regiment remains the regiment,
But the boy becomes a man,
The soldier becomes a veteran
And a father if he can.
While his children serve the regiment,
The veteran, he grows old;
To see his grandchild go off to war
that history is retold.
The regiment remains the regiment
But it is really just a name;
But those who pass through the regiment
Never come back the same.
And many do not return at all
But the regiment retains its fame.
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Would you like to serenade your true love or just have some fun with Valentine's Day this year?
You can order a singing valentine!
Students at Malone University will deliver the songs within a 30-mile radius of the university between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Valentines' Day – February 14.
This is the perfect way to surprise – or embarrass in a fun way – your valentine!
The Malone University Chorale will also deliver a carnation – courtesy of Cathy Cowgill of Remarkable Flowers – a greeting card with a customized message you can choose, homemade chocolate candy, and of course… a serenade by a quartet of the choir, all dressed in formal attire.
A singing valentine costs $5 for deliveries on the Malone University campus, $5 for singing telegrams – where the singers would deliver the valentines by the phone to anyone within the country – $15 for delivers within Stark County and $30 for deliveries for anyone outside of Stark County – within a 30-mile radius of the university itself.
To have the singing valentine delivered on February 14, you should order it by Monday, February 12 at the latest.
The group also accepts donations that go to community outreach and other opportunities of the Malone University Chorale and Chamber Choir.
On Wednesday morning, the WKYC morning show had the pleasure of being serenaded by the Malone University Chorale.
Students Alyssa Bogner, Megan Koenig, Kaleb Kibble, and Andrew Ferguson sung to our morning show team in studio, alongside Chorale director, Dr. Jon Peterson.
To hear the songs offered and for more information, visit their website here to learn more!


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The Insurance Industry has meant different things to different people in recent years. Many seem to have cultivated a very bad opinion about the industry. This is attributable to the state of Nigerian economy coupled with proliferation of numerals "Mushroom Insurance companies whose activities have left much to desire. This has led to the shape decline in the rate of growth in the Industry, which has become a source of Ivory not only to the academic and business circle, but to the entirely of Nigerians because of it's impact on Nigerian economy. Considering the effect of the foregoing, it is but fair to reset the Insurance Industry in order to cope with challenges ahead, else the worst may result. In doing this, all facets of the past and present practice need to be over received with the major aim, of making it more relevant to the present time and forestalling future final collapse of the industry in Nigeria. By doing this, public confidence must be restored in favour of insurance practice. Absolute care taken to ensure correction in the collection and analysis of data in this work, but the possibility of same bras and other error cannot be ruled out; however the researcher takes responsibility for any of such shortcomings.
Insurance as a business did not exist in Nigeria until the later part of the twentieth century. However some of the social Insurance Schemes organized by far commodities here in existence. These sort were organised by extended families, age-grades, and cultural organization which used it mainly to aid families of decreased member.
These days, the emergence of social clubs like lions club and people club has future extended the number of organization that offer such form of social Insurance scheme to it's members. They accumulated fund from periodic contributions and donations from members.
The first operational branch of an insurance company has opened in Nigeria, in 1921 by the Royal Exchange Assurance Company Limited and remained the only until 1949. When three other British owned Insurance Companies Joined the business by 1960, the number has risen to 25 through mainly foreigned owned then by 1984 there were 88 insurance companies operating in Nigeria.
Outside the earliest form of assurance, which existed pre-1921 which undertook what could be looked at as life assurance the earlier organized insurance Companies embarked. Today their function has extended for cover other risks like fire, accident, export credit, Agriculture, etc. The market has groom considerably not only strength but also in assets since 1960.
In 1983 the gross premium income has groom to cover N200 million and a corresponding market income of N634 million.
In 1961 the first Insurance Companies act was enacted, this introduced for the first time necessitated the registration or licensing of Insurance companies. Then the marine insurance business in Nigeria. Other enactments to further entrance the operation of Insurance business in Nigeria here made in 1976, 1977 and 1979.
Beside the primary function of Insurance which is to accept risk and charge a fair and equivalent premium for the loss occurs, the function of insurance company has gone to real marketing go as to capture enough market share for it's business. With the emergence of about 100 registered Insurance companies, each has the responsibility to make itself popular enough to attract more insurers. This could
be done by putting in place other incentive that distinguish one from others and above all restoring confidence that will reassure Nigerians that they are not in business to defraud innocent and inspecting clients. It is highly speculated that Insurance business has gone into a highly talented fraudulent hands which has a large extent discouraged people who wishes to participate by their patronage.
The predicament faced by the in Nigeria is further compounded by the volatile nature of Nigeria economy, which has kept drundly since 1983. The inflation rate in the economy has made non-sense or which ever payment of hazard suffered by clients for loss or maturing of the insured risk. Frequent charges in monetary policies makes insurance finds unpredictable and more risky.
If insurance business must make much impact in Nigeria economy, much has to be done. Beside the much talked about Insurance in centers, the development of existing infrastructure will go a long way in not only help the Insurance business but uplifting Nigeria economy. Operator of the business must prove to Nigeria that they are not there to defraud but to work towards making better Nigerians.
This could be done by educating their clients in Insurance law not only to quote them when such clients have claim to make. The introduction of other classes of insurance that is not in existence presently will further enhance patronage for instance presently will further enhance patronage for instance cash in transit insurance, is necessary because of the violet crimes that many people has been victims of.
The has sent many homes back to "square one" I the introduction of any new policy, care must be taken to hedge against insurance fraud. Though not very common today. Insurance fraud is gradually becoming a surge that threatens insurance business. Few have insured unexistent lives, turn around for invite that those unexistent one died after few months of premium payment a made claims to them insurance companies.
Other few took burglary insurance turned around to cart away with such materials and yet made claims to their insurance company, to mention but the few. The challenges posed by the Nigeria. Economy is enormous.
The patient question at this point becomes, what can the Insurance Industry do to solve these problem? The brain of our economy problem is from the fiscal and monetary policies entrenched in each year budget. While the fiscal policy is controlled by the central Bank of Nigeria.
However, the Insurance Industry can contribute it's own quota to alleviate the problems so posed especially among it's clients. The resetting of the Insurance Industry should make adequate arrangement for the satisfaction of Insurance undertakers. They should find a way of changing the value of claim according to the nature of the economy to meet with the same value of goods or service the amount claimed could be relevant.
In this case the inflationary rate and current purchasing power of the naira should be put into consideration in paying clients claims. The case of investment and prosperity plan cannot be over emphasized. When all the appropriate measure are put in place. The proof of the future of the insurance industry and the confidence in it should have been restored.
The problem of the Insurance Industry presently encounter and more is envisaged in future may drastically reduce the market of the Industry . The remote problems the will bring about cannot be over emphasized. The insurance Industry is a very important part of our financial sector that the government and it's operations cannot afford to overlook. Though the insurance industry is working had to live up to it's responsibilities much skill his to be done.
With the complexities in the lives of Nigeria an nature of Nigeria economy, chance are that the future generation of Nigeria will need a better insurance service if they must more forward. For the envisaged future, the potentials in the present day should be harnessed in preparation.
The problems and limitations are manifested in:
- The failure of the present system to improve the lives of clients.
- The industry make just very little or no impact in the development of Nigeria economy.
- The present system being inadequate for a grooming country like ours.
Because of the above problems, the patronage level on insurance in fast drundling is very little are eager to take up policies while many policyholders are taking their exit. Government attention in the Industry has continued to be on the decline marking the future of the Insurance business very bleak. The expect attendant hardship if it finally collapses may give the Nigerian economy the worse turn.
The assessment of the past starting from when Insurance programme was introduced in Nigeria, appraisal of the current practise and forecasting the future and propounding a way out of the present problems and laying a foundation stone for a bright future of the Industry.
To accomplish these, it is necessary to access:
- How the past has organized, the growth rate due to some of it's policies and other measure that improved on the past.
- When the growth rate was highest in the Industry, what contributed tot his rate of growth wither the said period and what could be done in improve on that level of growth.
- When the fall in the industry started, why is the industry collapsing and what could be done to remedy the situation.
- What the present practice is like. How it could be improved upon and the immanent danger envisages if such action is displayed or avoided.
- What the future envisages will be. How can it be made successful or harmful to the future and what could be done to remedy the situation.
- What the present practice is like. How it could be improved upon and the imminence danger envisage if such action is displayed or avoided.
The main purpose of the research is for find a way of re-setting the insurance industry for future challenges.
Stepping from the objective of this research work it is pertinent to purpose that:
- The rate of growth in the Insurance Industry in recent years has been retarded.
- The rate of growth could be improved upon if adequate measures are taken.
- The challenges posed by the future is enormous following past and present trend of events.
- Only an over haul of the present practice can make the future bright.
The research would among others, fundamentally achieve the following uses:
- The study would serve as a ready companion to researchers in the field of insurance.
- The work is a realistic portrayal of the state of affair of the insurance Industry in Nigeria. It will serve as handy tool for government, investment in Insurance Industry, employee and management of the Industry, clients, student of Insurance and indeed business administration department of universities and polytechnics, the general public and all those interested in the Insurance Industry.
- The researcher will create awareness on the general public regarding the aim and importance of Insurance and how it can improve their lives.
- The research would serve to guide executives in planning for the future of the industry to avoid collapse.
Since the effect of Insurance can effect all works of life, utilizing the principles of insurance as provided by the study would ensure that as far as possible, that insurance will have a positive impact in the life of every Nigeria after reading this work.
This research will look into the administrations of the Insurance Industry and how this has directly or remotely contributed to the present down trend of the Industry. The effect of government legislation and other. Insurance law in the respect will be override. The contribution of clients to this downwards trend and fraud in high and low quarters will not be left out.
Only a mention of few Insurance law will be made. The interpretation of those law will not be made because the researcher is not a professional in that field. This is to avoid misinterpretation that may bring complications. Details of investment function may be absent. In depth study of the effect of taxation and interest rats include portfolio effect and stock market function may not be shown.
It is evident that only the elite understand the true meaning and responsibility of insurance business, so only within this class on reasonable data be collected. To this end it is not possible to collect data from all corner of the population. Even among the elite, only a little class are privileged to understand and evaluated what this Industry can do and Indeed do.
This constrain may make it impossible for the researcher to go round all nooks and of this country in this bid to collect data. This is couple with the fact that the class that actually understand what insurance do are those who in one time or the other engaged in some sort of meeting and seminars that makes for the researcher to have to call so many times in order to get them to seat.
The study exposed the researcher to a variety of new term entirely technical and used in the content. This terms are defined below:
INSURE: This refers to the act of making safe, guarding or protecting against risk or losses.
INSURER: Usually a company or individual that issues an insurance policy and guarantees to undertake to pay compensation regarding loss by policy holder.
INSURED: One to whom a insurance policy is issued. Also referred to as policyholder.
INDEMNITY: Agreed amount of compensation to be paid by the insurer to the insured when there is loss.
AGENT: This may not be an expert in Insurance therefore cannot be sued for professional diligence but work for the insurer.
BROKERS: They are experts in insurance and so can be sued for professional negligence. They work for the insured.
PREMIUM: Monetary contribution of the policyholder to the insurance companies of the insurer for the risk insured
RISK: This is the uncertainty or loss e.g low price can cause fall in revenue and business loss.
PAID-UP POLICY: This is an arrangement where premium payment ceases, the policy continues but on the policy holder.
UNDER WRITER: This is usually a financial institution that undertake to buy the subscribed shares of a company if the advertised member of share are all not subscribed to. Certain amount is usually paid to the financial house as under-inviting charge.
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