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Q: How to extract specific no. of character from dataframe column Python Like Left formula we Used in Excel same as I want to extract no. of character from Policy no. column based on Insurer column like.....
if insurer is HDFC then Extract only 10 character form the sting and
if insurer is tata then Extract only 7 character form the sting.
and if insurer other than HDFC & tata then leave it as blank.
also see hdfc insure comes with lot of different name.
How I will achieve this in python
Insurer
Policy no.
Expected OutPut
Hdfc
4509242332
4509242332
Tata
tatadigitNational
tatadig
Hdfc ergo
09082323ab12sd
09082323ab
HDFC
nolanheroman
nolanherom
Tata
97543007356
9754300
Tata
pqrsequence2o202
pqrsequ
Tata
987654321
9876543
HDFC health ergo
nolanheroman
nolanherom
Digit
1733choola
star
naahiHonaar
A: What you can do is define a new function that does the comparison and apply that to a new column (Expected OutPut in your example).
def f(row):
val = str(row['Policy no.'])
return val[:10] if row['Insurer'] == "Hdfc" else val[:7]
df['Expected OutPut'] = df.apply(f, axis=1)
A: You can try np.select
df['out'] = np.select(
[df['Insurer'].str.lower().eq('hdfc'),
df['Insurer'].str.lower().eq('tata')],
[df['Policy no.'].str[:10],
df['Policy no.'].str[:7],],
df['Policy no.']
)
print(df)
Insurer Policy no. Expected OutPut out
0 Hdfc 4509242332 4509242332 4509242332
1 Tata tatadigitNational tatadig tatadig
2 Hdfc 09082323ab12sd 09082323ab 09082323ab
3 Hdfc nolanheroman nolanherom nolanherom
4 Tata 97543007356 9754300 9754300
5 Tata pqrsequence2o202 pqrsequ pqrsequ
6 Tata 987654321 9876543 9876543
A: One possible solution is,
df['temp'] = df['Insurer'].map({'Hdfc':10, 'Tata':7})
df['Expected Output'] = df.apply(lambda x: x['Policy no.'][:x['temp']], axis=1)
O/P:
Insurer Policy no. Expected Output temp
0 Hdfc 4509242332 4509242332 10
1 Tata tatadigitNational tatadig 7
2 Hdfc 09082323ab12sd 09082323ab 10
3 Hdfc nolanheroman nolanherom 10
4 Tata 97543007356 9754300 7
5 Tata pqrsequence2o202 pqrsequ 7
6 Tata 987654321 9876543 7
A: Another solution:
df['Expected OutPut'] = df.apply(lambda x: x['Policy no.'][0:10] if x['Insurer']=='Hdfc' else x['Policy no.'][0:7], axis = 1)
print(df)
Insurer Policy no. Expected OutPut
0 Hdfc 4509242332 4509242332
1 Tata tatadigitNational tatadig
2 Hdfc 09082323ab12sd 09082323ab
3 Hdfc nolanheroman nolanherom
4 Tata 97543007356 9754300
5 Tata pqrsequence2o202 pqrsequ
6 Tata 987654321 9876543
A: You could try this
df['Expected Output'] = np.where(df['Insurer']== 'Hdfc', df["Policy no"].str[:10],df["Policy no"].str[:7])
A: You can easily do this by converting the dataframe to an array, then iterating through every row
array = df.to_numpy()
for row in array:
#assuming you only have 2 columns, check to see if the insurer is Tata
if row[0] == 'Tata':
#slice string in the Policy column
row[1] = row[1][:7]
#now, convert array back to df
pd.Dataframe(array, columns=['Insurer','Policy no.'])
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Thursday 28th, July 2016
in Digital Marketing, Insights, Social Media
If the constant surge in the number of users is any indication, Snapchat is the hottest platform for brands these days.
An app that began as a secure way for teens to connect with each other through images, has become an important tool for brands to reach out to the tech-savvy Gen Z.
According to Victor Pineiro, VP of social media at Big Spaceship, "Unlike most of its competitors, Snapchat's paid offering is completely separate from a brand's channel, so they aren't urging brands to cultivate organic Snapchat presences,"
He adds, " It isn't the new Facebook or Twitter—they're the new TV: appointment viewing at scale."
Use Your Products to Lure Followers
Sprite Brazil, in an attempt to help Snapchat users get more friends, printed codes from 15 social media influencers on its cans. Through Nov. 27, the soda brand is encouraging others to submit their Snapcodes through a microsite.
Through this, Sprite got a number of followers on its account.
What's interesting is that it's a similar packaging tactic mobile marketers pushed for years with QR codes, as Pineiro says, when technology is built directly into a red-hot app, brands are more likely to see more engagement than with basic QR codes.
He says, "Snapcodes might be reminiscent of QR codes, but they're actually reducing friction when it comes to using Snapchat and growing your audience. They do carry some cultural cachet, but they're also popular because of their functionality and their ease of use."
Provide Exclusive Content
Snapchat is a unique platform. It needs specialized content that won't be available on other platforms.
Brands such as Rebecca Minkoff and Michael Kors have used Snapchat to debut their collections to followers before hitting the runway.
During the Paris Fashion Week, actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson used Snapchat to showcase their showstopper collections before doing the ramp.
Activities such as these make customers feel included in an exclusive world – and thereby making the audience feel they're a part of the event.
Provide Behind-The-Scenes Trivia
With Snapchat, you can provide behind-the-scenes content to your community, which helps create and engage a strong following. Show off your company and make sure to have fun with it. Capture birthday parties, Friday afternoons or company outings. The sky's the limit on showing how your brand differentiates itself with company culture.
Everlane, a Fashion brand and a startup excels at this. They pull back the curtain to educate customers about what goes into making the fabrics. Using Snapchat stories, they highlight tours of offices, happy hours and manufacturing warehouses.
Hire Influencers
As with any social medium, your domain will have influencers on Snapchat.
Persuade them to endorse you and tap into their fan following.
Red Bull experimented by teaming up with Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris by handing over the Snapchat account and allowed him to create stories that greatly enhanced the brand. He streamed all activities while surfing in San Diego and snowboarding at the Big Bear.
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Anastasiades lashes out at Downer
The Cyprus peace talks appear to be more remote that ever following an outburst by an angry President Anastasiades. The South Cyprus president said that the South would not be blackmailed into recommencing the peace negotiations nor would it be forced into adhering to a strict timetable.
The president's comments followed a statement issued by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon which expressed the hope that both leaders would overcome the deadlock when Special Advisor on Cyprus, Alexander Downer arrives in Cyprus and set a date for negotiations to begin without further delay.
In the past months, representatives from both sides have been trying to lay the groundwork for negotiations, which were mooted for last month.
Alexander Downer, who arrives in Cyprus on Monday, came in for special criticism when the president said:
"Some should not live with the illusion that they will obtain laurels of success if they think they could lead us through blackmail in to a dialogue for the sake of the dialogue," he said, adding "we do not live in Australia; we live in Cyprus with its own particularities."
"And they who are obliged to implement resolutions, should consider they should be the ones to uphold them and not promote the views of one side to expose the other," he said.
This will not be the first time that the UN's special advisor has faced criticism and accusations of bias against the Greek Cypriot side; several politicians have called for him to be replaced.
Anastasiades added that the National Council (top advisory body of the President in the handling of the Cyprus Problem) will convene in the coming days to assess developments, noting he is certain that an answer will be found.
Last week, Turkish Cypriot President Eroglu accused the Greek Cypriot side of dragging out the negotiation process, adding that it is the Turkish Cypriot side, which is being compelled to make an agreement. One particular stumbling block, is the Greek Cypriot demand for the return of Maras/Varosha as a pre-condition to opening the talks, in exchange for allowing free trade at Famagusta port and opening up certain chapters for Turkey's EU accession.
The Cyprus problem has dragged on for nearly 40 years, with negotiations failing each time. Now it appears that they may not even begin unless both sides reach an agreement on the framework and substance of the negotiations.
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Finding the eigenfrequencies of a vibrating sphere
I'm trying to calculate the eigen-frequencies of a sphere by considering the sphere as a two dimensional lattice of springs. The Lagrangian is \begin{equation}{\label{lag}} L=\sum\limits_{\nu=1}^n \sum\limits_{\mu=1}^{n1}\left(m \dot{\vec{r}}_{\mu,\nu}-\frac{k}{2}((\vec{r}_{\mu, \nu+1}-\vec{r}_{\mu,\nu})^2 + (\vec{r}_{\mu+1,\nu}-\vec{r}_{\mu,\nu})^2\right) \end{equation}
In which $\mu$ and $\nu$ are the counting along polar and azimuthal angles.
The generalized momentum is \begin{equation} \vec{p}_{\mu,\nu}=\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{\vec{r}}_{\mu,\nu}}=m \dot{\vec{r}}_{\mu,\nu} \end{equation}
Substituting in Euler Lagrange Equations to get the generalized forces and we get
\begin{eqnarray} F_{\mu,\nu}&=& \frac{\partial L}{\partial \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu}}=k(4 \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu} - \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu-1} -\vec{r}_{\mu,\nu+1} - \vec{r}_{\mu-1,\nu} - \vec{r}_{\mu+1,\nu}) \\F_{\mu,\nu}&=&k\left((2 \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu} - \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu-1} -\vec{r}_{\mu,\nu+1}) -(2 \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu}- \vec{r}_{\mu-1,\nu} - \vec{r}_{\mu+1,\nu})\right)\label{eqm} \end{eqnarray} Let the Matrix $R_{\mu,\nu}$ be
\begin{equation} \begin{bmatrix} \vec{r}_{11} & \vec{r}_{12} & \dots & \dots & \vec{r}_{1n} \\ \vec{r}_{21} & \vec{r}_{22} & \dots & \dots & \vec{r}_{2n} \\ \vdots&\dots & \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu} &\quad&\vdots\\ \vec{r}_{n1, 1} & \vec{r}_{n1, 2} & \dots & \dots & \vec{r}_{n1, n} \end{bmatrix} \end{equation}
Then The force can be written as \begin{equation} =\begin{bmatrix} \vec{r}_{\mu,1}\dots& \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu}& \dots \end{bmatrix} \times \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 0 & \dots&\dots & -1\\ -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots&\dots&\vdots\\ 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots& \vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \ddots &\quad&\vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots & \vdots& \quad& \ddots&\vdots\\ -1& 0& \dots&\dots& -1 &2 \end{bmatrix}\nonumber \end{equation} \begin{equation} +\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 0 & \dots&\dots & -1\\ -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots&\dots&\vdots\\ 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots& \vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \ddots &\quad&\vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots & \vdots& \quad& \ddots&\vdots\\ -1& 0& \dots&\dots& -1 &2 \end{bmatrix} \times \begin{bmatrix} \vec{r}_{1,\nu}\\ \vdots\\ \vec{r}_{\mu,\nu} \\ \vdots\\ \vdots \end{bmatrix} \end{equation} which is written in the simplified from \begin{equation} m \ddot{\vec{r}}_{\mu,\nu}=F_{\mu,\nu}=k\left(\sum\limits_{\nu=1}^n R_{\mu,\nu}M_{\nu,\mu} + \sum\limits_{\mu=1}^{n1} \acute{M}_{\nu,\mu} R_{\mu,\nu} \right) \end{equation} where $M_{\nu,\mu}$ and $\acute{M}_{\nu,\mu}$ are matrices given by
\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 0 & \dots&\dots & -1\\ -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots&\dots&\vdots\\ 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & \dots& \vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \ddots &\quad&\vdots\\ \vdots& \vdots & \vdots& \quad& \ddots&\vdots\\ -1& 0& \dots&\dots& -1 &2 \end{bmatrix}
and $M_{\nu,\mu}$ and $\acute{M}_{\nu,\mu}$ have dimensionality $n$ and $n1$ respectively and the rest of the elements in $\acute{M}_{\nu,\mu}$ go to zero. Which maintains the matrix dimensions of $F_{\mu,\nu}$
How can I simplify this to get the eigen-frequencies of the sphere? What are the conserved quantities ? How can I do it better ?
Is it possible to go this via action angle variables ?
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I did not check your algebra in detail. In essence you have the problem of small oscillations of a coupled system of mass points with linear forces between them described by a quadratic potential in the differences in coordinates of adjacent mass points. The problem can easily be solved by an orthogonal coordinate transformation so that the quadratic form of the Lagrangian is transformed to its principal axes which yields a system of decoupled oscillators in so-called normal coordinates and their eigenfrequencies. Equivalently, you can diagonalize the symmetric matrix of the system of Lagrange equations by an appropriate orthogonal transformation to find the eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes of your vibrating sphere point particle system.
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Jem Tyley-Miller is a crime writer from Bacchus Marsh, whose stories meander into the realm of fabulism. Her writing has been shortlisted for awards, including the Ned Kelly S.D. Harvey Award, Alan Marshall, WAM (Write Around the Murray), and FAWWA Stuart-Hadow Prize. She is the currently in the midst of revising two crime fiction manuscripts—one set in Barwon Heads, the other in Catalonia, as well as polishing a swathe of short stories. She works casually as an assistant director in Film and Television to help fund her very serious writing habit and organises both the Peter Carey Short Story Award and the Moorabool Young Writers' Awards in her spare time.
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Our Moncton Child and Youth Care with Addictions Support worker class held a fundraiser in Becca's honour, with all proceeds going to a local charity Big Hearts Small City. This agency provides individuals and families who have lost their homes to crisis relocate and aims to provide them with all of the necessities to get them back on their feet.
Becca Schofield is a teen from Riverview, New Brunswick who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in December 2016. Upon being told that she only had a year to live, she began making a bucket list of things she would like to achieve and has asked others to assist her.
At the top of her bucket list is the request for people to perform acts of kindness in her honour and post them on social media under #BeccaToldMeTo. As a result, her campaign has caught on worldwide and she has been recognized for her inspiring citizenship within the community and by both provincial and federal governments.
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Contracts with PBS and NPR remain intact, San…
Contracts with PBS and NPR remain intact, San Bernardino college district says
That's not to say they won't be canceled in the future, however
The KVCR station, on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College, is focusing its weekday, daytime, lineup on educational programming. (File photo by Stan Lim, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG)
By Brian Whitehead | [email protected] | The Sun
PUBLISHED: October 9, 2020 at 1:12 p.m. | UPDATED: October 9, 2020 at 1:14 p.m.
San Bernardino Community College District trustees have no intention of canceling contracts with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) or National Public Radio (NPR) at this time, but could consider doing so at a later date to eliminate projected annual deficits for KVCR, its public television and radio station.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Board of Trustees approved the transition of the KVCR facility and equipment to San Bernardino Valley College by the end of June 2023 to be used for dramatically expanded film, TV and media programs there.
A framework for the transition is expected to be brought forward by interim Chancellor Jose Torres in December. A comprehensive transition plan will be reviewed by trustees a few months later.
The board's action Thursday did not precipitate any disaffiliation from PBS or NPR, whose content KVCR broadcasts in the Inland Empire through four TV channels and FM radio. KVCR will also continue to air the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians-backed First Nations Experience (FNX), which, according to the KVCR website, is the only television network in the country created to highlight the legacy, culture and current affairs of native and indigenous people.
KVCR headquarters is on the SBVC campus.
Longtime station staffers, viewers and listeners spoke out Thursday against what appeared to be trustees' intention to sever pacts with PBS and NPR to cut costs as projections show expenses outpacing revenues going forward.
While board members assured the public such a decision was not presently on the table, let alone made, Torres said the district cannot afford both contracts in the future unless it plans to "divest a tremendous amount of money."
Three years ago, the college district, which includes SBVC and Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, received $157 million from the Federal Communications Commission in return for its broadcast frequency. After much debate, trustees subsequently used part of the windfall to cover KVCR's financial deficits, convert from UHF to VHF, modernize technology and create a $21 million endowment to help supporters keep the station running.
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Nation's first Native American television network now on the air in San Bernardino
Based on current trends, however, by fiscal 2023, KVCR will need to use the endowment principal to balance the budget. Canceling contracts with PBS and NPR, Torres has said, is one way to avoid dipping into that account.
Should trustees do as much in the future, KVCR-TV would no longer broadcast PBS, KVCR-FM would no longer broadcast NPR and the $21 million endowment would be repurposed for other uses.
Either way, the KVCR station will ultimately become the hub for SBVC students hoping to launch careers in media.
An enhanced curriculum, meanwhile, will prepare students to transfer to four-year universities and enter the workforce, district officials say.
"We have the opportunity," Trustee Joseph Williams said Thursday, "to make Valley College the hub for skilled development throughout the whole region based on our investment and the decision we're making."
Brian Whitehead | Reporter
Brian Whitehead is a reporter for The San Bernardino Sun, covering Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto and San Bernardino. He previously covered prep sports and the cities of Buena Park, Fullerton and La Palma for The Orange County Register. A Grand Terrace native and Riverside Notre Dame alumnus, he earned his journalism degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2010. Since joining The Sun in late 2017, he has reported on development, education, homelessness, marijuana, political strife and the myriad issues facing San Bernardino post-bankruptcy.
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Why are Male African American and Hispanic Superintendents Treated Worse Than Their White Male Predecessors?
In an accomplished and progressive school system, such as the Metro Nashville Public School System (MNPS) and others, the top priority of the person who runs a city's school department should be achieving academic excellence. Whether they like to listen to rap, jazz or classical music, their personal hairstyles, attire, choice of cuisine, or even where they choose to live, should not be the primary focus upon which their success is evaluated or measured. Instead, what the people who put them in the spotlight should be examining most closely is whether students are being served and whether schools are truly preparing them for life as productive global citizens.
But unfortunately in Nashville, it seems that in many instances, three particular board members and some media representatives feel it is their job to be lifestyle and personality critics. They also don't seem to have a very good sense of history, nor are they comfortable with people of color in positions of power in the "It City." That was clearly the case from 2001-2008 when a person of color – highly qualified Dr. Pedro Garcia was in charge, and seems even more evident now in terms of how some folks are responding to the leadership of Dr. Shawn Joseph who just so happens to be another person of color.
The Tribune understands that no one is perfect, that all people in leadership positions will be criticized and judged, and we have no problem with accurate and fair assessments or scrutiny. But the problem is the fact that often these personal attacks on Dr. Joseph are neither substantive, nor have anything to do with educational policy or competency in office. Instead, in too many instances it's about disdain for the color of his skin, his engaging and authoritative personality and an unwillingness to acknowledge or respect his right to do the job he has been tasked to do in the manner he feels is appropriate and correct.
Later he added this additional salvo: "I spent the first fifteen years of my life in Cuba living under two dictatorships, Batista and Castro. I saw and experienced hate, violence and abuse. I expected such behavior from tyrants and oppressive regimes. However, I never expected board members and community leaders would become acrimonious and demeaning." Dr. Garcia called for fundamental changes in the school establishment. To date, it hasn't happened yet.
At no time did Dr. Garcia ever say he should be oblivious to criticism, or that people didn't have the right to question his policies or express their opinions. But it is quite interesting that the bulk of the criticism he received throughout his tenure was far more personality–based than specific reactions to educational policies or decisions.
Fast forward to the present, and we have board members and media types attacking another person of color, Dr. Joseph once again far more on personality than educational matters. Channel 5's resident anti African Nashville male reporter – Phil Williams last spring felt it newsworthy enough to devote an entire segment to the fact that Dr. Joseph played a rap video that contained explicit and misogynist lyrics, one Williams felt was being aimed at various Metro Board members. He also attacked Dr. Joseph for daring to compare himself to President Barack Obama in terms of being a trailblazer as the city's first Black Director of Schools. Williams needs to find a dictionary and look up the definition of trailblazer because Dr. Joseph is as much a trailblazer in this city as Williams is a trailblazing investigative anti-black male reporter.
There's also been accusations of Dr. Joseph abusing perks of his office, and concerns raised regarding whether some teachers' behavioral issues have been thoroughly reported and scrutinized. Now those are legitimate educational issues that have merit and not someone's choice of music, or whether they should be comparing themselves to a past President.
However, there are several positive developments that Dr. Joseph's critics constantly either ignore or gloss over that are indeed educational issues. Under his remarkable leadership, the district has seen tangible gains in math and reading scores among students in grades 2-8. Their averages are better than the national figures in every area except fifth grade mathematics. His administration has a literacy collaborative constructed to improve early literacy rates by the third grade that has garnered national praise. Now mind you, accomplished all of this in a 2-year period. This situation leads you to ask one question and one question only. What has all of the white male superintendents done in all the years they received a more than $250,000 annual salary plus benefits and perks? The public has a right to know.
Let me be clear – there's a $15 million Magnet School Assistance Program grant that's going to create five new STEM magnet programs at the elementary level and provide additional educational options for families. There are many other positive things happening under Dr. Joseph's leadership, ranging from partnerships between the schools and groups like the Nashville Public Education Foundation and Metropolitan Nashville Education Association, plus improved middle school curriculum programs, the establishment of an Early College High School program in partnership with Nashville State Community College and many others we've cited in previous stories.
As with Dr. Garcia, Dr. Joseph has been unfairly labeled as "arrogant" (favorite buzzword for any Black man in power ), accused of not delegating enough responsibility to others, and not being willing to collaborate enough with his board members on policy or personnel decisions. Of course many of those allegations are made via the rumor mill or social media. It is much easier to speak off the record or be used as background for nebulous television stories than to go public with criticism, particularly when much of it is personal, has no basis and has nothing to do with job performance.
Dr. Shawn Joseph has tackled a tough job and is making progress, despite what his critics want people to think. Far too many of the attacks on him are about the fact some folks don't like his approach and demeanor, and others resent the fact a Black man is in charge of the school district where white men did nothing forever. When these elements are combined, the results are toxic which is what we are seeing displayed on a regular basis.
Remember this – White males led the school system since 1885 and Phil Williams, a trailblazing investigative anti-black male reporter, never attacked any white males who created the mess the school system is currently in. Finally, it took men of color, like Dr. Pedro Garcia and Dr. Shawn Joseph to try to clean up the mess created by white male superintendents since 1885, and in all these years when priviledged white superintendents were in charge, no complaints surfaced from the school board or any mayor. It is unfair that white men had years to do nothing and praised for doing nothing and men of color have a few months to work a miracle. What justice is that in "It City." All these so -called brains sprewing hate in our community should lend those brains for support of the school system, not destroy it. Enough of this brasserie de sorcières. | {
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Gov. Romney has a scientific, mathematical and biological chance of being a successful President based on Einstein's Philosophy for Success because he promises to strive for bipartisanship whereas President Obama has only luck on his side because he has given up on the concept as evidenced by the facts that he has not mentioned the word during this campaign and that he failed to accomplish it during his first term.
Einstein's Philosophy for success at solving problems consisted of recognizing opposing factors and forces and unifying them using shared commonalities. In democratic governance the shortcut for using Einstein's Philosophy is bipartisanship.
Einstein's Philosophy consisted of asking and answering three questions "What does it look like? What does it sound like? and What does it feel like? using ones senses, instruments and mathematics and unifying the nine answers using the laws of physics as shared commonalities. The answers to the "look like?" and the "feel like?" questions provide the opposites and he answers to the "sound like?" question provides the commonalities.
Einstein realized that the pillars of conventional wisdom, common sense in everyday life, Newton's physics in science and Euclid's geometry in mathematics always fail eventually and that this can be remedied by taking the opposites of these factors into account in decision-making by the unification process he defined. These considerations give Gov. Romney a mathematical scientific and biological chance for success whereas President Obama has only luck on his side! | {
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Over the past year, the orthopedic and spine device industry has experienced significant consolidation, including 11 acquisitions so far in 2019.
The key transactions include large companies, such as Medtronic and Stryker, acquiring small and mid-sized companies to realize strategic growth. For example, Medtronic finalized a $1.7 billion acquisition of Mazor Robotics in the past six months while Smith & Nephew also made an acquisition in the robotics field last month, purchasing Brainlab's orthopedic joint reconstruction business and application-specific robotic technologies developer Medineering.
There are several factors driving these moves, including the increased emphases on value-based care, move to outpatient procedures and development in anesthesia and pain management techniques. Here, six thought leaders discuss orthopedic and spine device company M&A and what to expect in the future.
James Caillouette, MD. The Joan and Andy Fimiano Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery and Chief Strategy Officer of Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine, Calif.): The orthopedic and spine device focus appears to be on increasing the opportunity for moving surgery to the ASC setting. Thus, we are seeing a push in robotics and other computer-assisted technologies that theoretically will allow for more accurate, less invasive surgical procedures. Nontraditional players are starting to move into this space as well such as Verb Surgical, a joint venture between Alphabet (Google) and Johnson and Johnson.
Gradually you will see increasing efforts to minimize the trauma of surgery via new anesthesia techniques and drugs as well as new surgical techniques using AI, robots, etc. As this happens, surgery will increasingly move to an ambulatory setting.
J.C. Lupis. Managing Director of Research for GHA (Miami): The current deals show us that M&A remains a key strategy for medical device companies to deploy their cash to stimulate growth, combat pricing pressure, jostle for market share and acquire both innovative and complementary technologies that can provide them access to adjacent markets and new categories. Innovative players with strong patent portfolios and those that have de-risked their technology and can demonstrate patient adoption and traction with surgeons remain attractive targets. Large companies are targets too, with DJO Global bought last year and Smith & Nephew reportedly in talks to acquire NuVasive.
Broadly speaking, demographic trends (an aging and active population coupled with longer life expectancy) and continued obesity rates suggest that there will be sustained demand for orthopedic procedures. Of note is that this recent activity is taking place alongside an uptick of interest in orthopedic practices, particularly on the part of private equity. Separately, it will be interesting to see what impact on the market there might be from recent developments including the FDA's modernized 510(k) pathway and cybersecurity guidance, as well as increased scrutiny of medical device safety and product liability litigation.
The market for robotics in orthopedics is growing quickly in the U.S., and we've seen recent acquisitions targeting that space, such as Corin's acquisition of OMNI and J&J's investment in Auris Health. We should expect this to be a growth area over the longer-term, as only 5 percent to 10 percent of general surgeries in the U.S. include robotic technology. 3D implants, cement less and minimally invasive technologies look to be among other growth areas. In the shorter-term, we should continue to see transaction activity and tuck-in acquisitions through the remainder of the year.
Glenn Barenbaum. Diligence Director, Advisory Services at Grant Thornton (Chicago): Innovation continues to advance the spine medical device sector. For example, companies are using 3D printing techniques and robotics to create more intricate implant designs. Companies can choose to spend their own research and development dollars to design new technology, or in some cases, they simply choose to buy innovative tools. Two recent transactions that highlight this trend include Globus's acquisitions of Nemaris in September 2018 to leverage their proprietary software (SurgiMap), allowing the company to marry its robotic and navigation system with a more robust data analytics platform.
Medtronic acquired Mazor Robotics, allowing Medtronic to take advantage of the firm's robotic guidance tools. We expect M&A in the medical device sector to be strong for the remainder of 2019; however, the possibility of the reinstitution of the medical device tax in 2020 (2.3 percent tax) may curb some enthusiasm.
Lance Beder. Partner, Transaction Services, Healthcare Leader at Grant Thornton (Chicago): Continued orthopedic practice and ASC consolidation has resulted in centralization of purchasing from preferred medical device manufacturers. In addition, progress towards bundled payment reimbursement is another factor that will exert pricing pressure on medical device companies in the near term.
Rick Tresnak. CEO of Innovative Rescue Solutions (Waterloo, Iowa): The spine and orthopedic device space has been flooded by MLM companies in the past. We have seen a decrease in their involvement in the past six months as they industry is finding out that people that sell the devices are not well educated and, in many cases, lack any medical training.
One new industry twist is that Amazon has been pursuing the medical device market and it is my personal belief that soon we will see them offering medical insurance options.
Shane Hubbell. Founder and Managing Director of Alkali Partner (San Francisco): I think it's extremely likely that we'll see the device manufacturers start to acquire software to better position their products with orthopedists, lower their sales and marketing costs, shorten the loop on feedback cycle and create a more vertically integrated offering. Especially as the cost to acquire and maintain recommending doctors continues to rise as more and more vendors spend a higher percent of revenue on sales and marketing. You've already seen it many other specialties (dentistry, ophthalmology, etc.), so I'd predict it's likely to happen in orthopedics. | {
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Purpose driven investing has become a greater focus for the investment industry over the past decade and continues to gain momentum. Much like consumers, investors are now able to choose products or services that align with their personal values and beliefs. With investment assets in this space currently estimated at $20 trillion, Purpose Driven Investing represents roughly 25% of all professionally managed assets globally.
Join us on May 7, 2019 to learn about current trends, how various stakeholders are engaging in the conversation and what is important to know about the history and current trajectory of responsible investing.
• Can I really generate superior financial returns in ways that are socially beneficial?
• What do I need to know to make the right decisions about various types of responsible investments and how can I gain access to this information?
• How are the UN Sustainable Development Goals impacting sustainable finance across the globe?
• How are public private partnerships innovating solutions to fill the gaps in solving our greatest challenges in business, society and the world?
Location: Alliance Bernstein, 1345 Sixth Avenue (bet. W. 54th-55th Sts.), NYC; pre-registration is required, no on-site admittance!
Stephanie Trager is Chief Catalyst at Intentional Paradigms and Board Member of Dream Change, where she leverages 25 years of expertise as a sustainability and corporate responsibility executive, attorney and leadership coach. She developed a systems change framework for conscious business and serves as an advisor to leaders allocating resources and capital to change. In her early career, Stephanie was a founding member and director of two environmental NGOs. She served as human rights advisor for the Open Society Institute on international law and human rights in Brazil, then held a 6.5 year career in corporate litigation at Davis Polk, and launched her coaching and consulting firm 13 years ago. Stephanie is currently Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Environmental Justice Committee, active in the Business Law Section, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and author of the forthcoming book, "The Future of Resilient Leadership." She is an advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is a strategic communications and positioning expert, with a massive love for trees. She received her Bachelor's degree in communications and international relations from Boston University and her Juris Doctorate in law from New York Law School.
Sergio A. Fernández de Córdova is a global expert on innovative public-private multi-stakeholder governance models, from shaping social initiatives, regulatory frameworks to smart city policy & programs inside governments. Chairman of P3 Smart City Partners, a smart city & smart infrastructure, public-private partnership government advisory company. Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation, an organization focused on using media & technology to drive impact & change. Co-Founder & Executive Vice-Chair of the Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development a multi-sectoral framework to support the United Nations system. In all of his work, he leads the global development and policy work behind structuring Public Private Partnerships (PPP). In his philanthropic endeavors, as Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation, he leads the foundation's engagement with Governments from the White House to the United Nations and multinationals; public & private. Sergio has developed partnerships that today hosts the Latino Impact Summit, SDG Media Zone & Media For Social Impact Summit, Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development, Blockchain for Impact; working across various multi-sectoral frameworks in support of the United Nations in collaboration across all its agencies. The collective platforms all focus on raising awareness and encourage action for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Linda C. Giuliano is Global Head of Responsible Investment for AllianceBernstein. She chairs the Proxy & Governance Committee and the Responsible Investment Committee. Ms. Giuliano joined the firm in 1988 as an associate portfolio manager in Value Equities, and has held several other positions within Equities over the years. In the late 1990s, she created and managed the firm's Internal Consulting Department before transitioning to the role of chief operating officer for Alternative Investments in 2006. She rejoined Equities in 2009 as Chief Administrative Officer, and in 2012 assumed the role to lead the firm's responsible investment efforts. Ms. Giuliano is a member of the Principle of Responsible Investment's Global Policy Reference Group and the International Corporate Governance Network's Board Governance Committee. She serves as a trustee of Sherman College of Chiropractic and is on the Advisory Council of the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. Ms. Giuliano holds a BA in economics from the University of Michigan and a MBA from Cornell University.
Hugh is the President, General Counsel & Secretary of DSM North America, a global leader in Life Sciences & Material Sciences. Traded on the Amsterdam stock exchange with 24,000 employees worldwide and $12 billion in annual sales, DSM develops, manufactures and sells nutritional and food ingredients, biomedical materials, specialty plastics and resins, fibers and renewable energy. Hugh currently serves on several DSM global and regional management teams and has direct responsibilities in DSM's nutrition and food specialties operations as well as responsibility for legal, government affairs, communications, corporate partnerships and DSM's sustainability initiatives in the North America region. Before joining DSM, Hugh worked for the American Standard Companies, McCarter & English LLP and others. Hugh currently serves on the Board of Directors of, Partners in Food Solutions, the Seafood Nutrition Partnership, Patheon, Africa Improved Foods and the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics and History from the University of Massachusetts in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate in law from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1993.
This event is presented by the Finance and Investing Committee of CBSACNY. Thank you to Co-Chair, Tom Miele, '00 for organizing. | {
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No. 4: Abstract of articles imported into the United States from British colonies for one year, commencing the 15th. August 1789 and ending on the 14th. of August 1790, 23 November 1790
Abstract of articles imported into the United States from British colonies for one year, commencing the 15th. August 1789 and ending on the 14th. of August 1790, as far as the accounts have been rendered.
6,343 barrels of pickled Fish.
Cwt. 3,701. 2.20 ℔ s. of dried Fish.
Note. Oil and Lumber imported, paying a Duty ad valorem, the quantity of each can only be ascertained by the several Collectors, having reference to the original Entries.
Joseph Nourse Register.
Treasury Department Registers Office 23d. November 1790.
PrC (DLC: TJ Papers 60: 10435); in hand of Remsen except for "No. 4." inserted by TJ at head of text. Dft (DLC: TJ Papers, 233: 41643); entirely in TJ's hand, giving merely the figures. Tr (DNA: RG 59, Record of Reports of Thomas Jefferson).
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StockMarketWire.com - British engineering company Meggitt said it had been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Land Systems to provide the auxiliary cooling and power system for the US Army's Abrams tank Program. The contract was worth up to $37m.
Meggitt's system would provide both auxiliary cooling and exportable power to the tank with the main turbine engine shut down.
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How fun is it to think about tennis and swimming when it's SO cold outside? Please see our tennis page for information on our exciting NEW spring tennis program for kids and registration information for our popular tennis/swim camp!
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Please come dine in or carry out dinner at CalTort with other Inverness members for a "Nessies Night" on Tuesday, February 17th between 5-8pm. Dine in or take it to go, but whatever you do, please be sure to mention the code word "Nessies" when you place your order and the Inverness swim team will earn 25% of what you spend!
You can invite friends and family to help us out as well. Use the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1397334723896952/ to encourage others to grab dinner from CalTort on February 17th.
Let's spice up a cold winter night while raising money for our Nessie swimmers! We look forward to seeing everyone there! | {
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Welcome to another FREE Woodworking Resource sponsored by your fellow
woodworkers at Shopsmith
Hardwood Information you Should Know
The heft and feel of a well-worn handle,
The sight of shavings that curl from a blade;
The logs in a woodpile,
The sentiment of huge beams in an old-fashioned house;
The smell of fresh-cut timber
And the pungent fragrance of burning leaves;
The cracking of kindling and the hiss of burning logs.
Abundant to all the needs of man,
How poor the World would be without wood.
----Everard Hinrichs
If you look closely enough, you just might get the feeling that you're peering in on the surface of another world - a terrain very different, and yet so similar to our own. Textured lines are suddenly caught in a dense spiral, only to escape into a wavy, multi-colored ribbon. Bands of sharp ridges cut across smooth fields of red and gold; waves of highlights seem to dance on the surface like sunlight on water.
With all the features of a strange topographic map, wood is exquisite to contemplate and stimulating to the touch. Our American ancestors knew this well, for from a small oak cradle to a sturdy pine casket, each one lived a life surrounded by the beauty of wood. To plow the Earth or traverse it on wheels, wood was their means...their staple - their World. And no doubt, for thousands, perhaps millions of years before our forefathers, humans all over the globe were instinctively drawn to the intricate beauty and unlimited possibilities of wood - just as we are today.
Botanists have classified woods according to two broad groups of trees - hardwoods and softwoods. However, the terms hardwood and softwood are really misleading, in that they have little relevance to the actual density (hardness or softness) of the wood. There are differences, though, which separate the two groups, and several ways to classify them. The easiest way is according to the shapes of the leaves and whether the leaves are shed.
Softwoods are cone-bearing trees, otherwise known as CONIFERS . They retain their leaves or needles year-round. Hardwoods, on the other hand, have broad, flat leaves and are deciduous. That means they lose their leaves (usually in the Fall), every year.
Of the two groups, hardwoods usually rank the highest in overall beauty and durability. Most woodworkers would agree that hardwoods are a step-up from softwoods; the higher the craftsmanship of a project, the more reason to use hardwoods to build it. As you progress and improve in your woodworking skills, each project you complete is a little better than the last. That's when it's time to start moving up to working with hardwoods.
What's right for your project?
There are thousands of hardwood types and species, both domestic and foreign...in all, well over 4,000 species. There are, however, a few factors to consider that will affect your lumber choices. To name just a few: (1) quality, (2) aesthetics, (3) hardness and durability, and (4) grain pattern and color.
With the virtual explosion of mega-sized Home Centers popping-up around the Country, finding premium-quality domestic hardwoods is much easier than it was just 10 or 15 years ago. However, if you live smack in the middle of Northern Kansas, you may have to travel a little further. The trick is to find higher grade material that's free of knots, checks, warpage and twists...which all ad to the waste factor.
It's important that you carefully check EVERY board for these defects, then ask about the drying and storage processes used for their inventory. The traditional measure of 6% to 8% for kiln-dried lumber can be deceiving if you don't know exactly how or where the wood has been stored AFTER drying.
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Millions of people across the nation were shocked and saddened by the news that Toys 'R' Us was closing its doors forever. One person, however, decided to see to it that at least one more group of children was able to enjoy the products of the store. An anonymous shopper in Raleigh, North Carolina, used $1 million to buy every toy left in their local store. Those toys are going to be given to needy children.
The buyer's identity has not been revealed, but employees at one of the Raleigh Toys 'R' Us stores said that the store was not even opened for their last official day. Instead, employees spent the final day packing their entire remaining inventory into boxes and loading those boxes onto a truck for the buyer. That location, however, was not the only store that found their inventory abruptly bought out by a mysterious Good Samaritan.
The identity of the buyer remains a mystery and fascinates Raleigh residents. "Maybe it's Bill Gates," said Toys 'R' Us customer Hailey Rawles. She also suggested that Amazon might have bought them.
Other residents have attempted to figure out who the secret shopper was, but they have had no luck so far. That has not, however, stopped them from sharing their thoughts on the buy-out with the hopes that their opinions get back to the kind hearted soul who decided to share the joy of Toys 'R' Us with kids one last time.
Toys 'R' Us filed for bankruptcy in September 2017, but it was not enough to save the 70 year old business. Instead, the company announced the end of its life in March 2018. Thousands of people have taken to trying to get the last few deals from the franchise as they say goodbye to fond childhood memories. Even as Toys 'R' Us ends, however, it is good to know that a Good Samaritan saw to it that the company's final days would be marked by spreading joy to children as the stores have done for so long. | {
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Astronomy Current Events
Famous Astronomers
Heliocentric Theory
Saturn Discovered
Solar System Model
Space Discoveries
Galileo invented
The Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor Galileo Galilei lived from 1564 to 1642. Galileo was a tireless experimenter and made many discoveries. He is credited with several important inventions, including the geometric compass, thermometer and pendulum clock. Although he did not invent the telescope, as he is popularly thought to have, he did adopt it early and improve it.
The Geometric Compass
Galileo introduced a geometric and military compass in 1597 while living in the Italian city of Padua. The compass had two legs, each having seven proportional lines, joined by a quadrant marked with four separate scales. The design helped users perform arithmetic and geometric calculations, including taking square and cube roots. It also allowed one to calculate interest, draw polygons and determine the areas and volumes of different shapes. Galileo personally instructed several European sovereigns on the use of his compass. He earned a significant profit from this invention.
Galileo's Thermoscope
Thermometers of various designs date back to antiquity. Galileo contributed a design in 1593 that relied on the changes in the relative density of materials as they are heated or cooled. He fashioned a small flask with a long, narrow neck, warmed it with his hands and inverted the flask neck into a water-filled vessel. When he removed his hands, the water in the vessel began to rise into the flask's neck and rose well above the vessel's water line. The effect was due to the temperature drop and density increase of the air in the flask once Galileo removed his warm hands. The condensing air created a vacuum that drew up the water from the vessel. Later, he added graduation marks to measure the temperature.
Pendulum Clock
Galileo was intrigued by the periodic motion of pendulums and began publishing serious studies in 1602. He discovered that the amplitude of the pendulum's swing had no effect on the period of time it takes to complete one cycle - a property called isochronism. At age 77, Galileo had an epiphany whereby he realized that a pendulum could be hooked to an escape mechanism to create an accurate clock. The then-blind Galileo worked with his son Vincenzio to draw the clock mechanism, creating the earliest known design for a pendulum clock. Christiaan Huygens built the first working version in 1657.
The First Microscopes
Some early historians credited Galileo with inventing the compound microscope in the 1590s, although later experts have pointed to Janssen's microscope as predating Galileo's. A hollow fixed barrel held a concave lens at one end and a concave lens at the other. The design was similar to that of telescopes of the day, except that the focal length of the eye objective was smaller. At best, Galileo can be credited with the idea of using a telescope to magnify microscopic things.
Other Inventions
Some of Galileo's other inventions include: a magnification device that made telescopes twenty times more powerful; a one-horsepower pump to raise water; an oar placement design for a ship's galley in which the oar acted as a lever against the water, which behaved as a fulcrum; and a design for an accurate hydrostatic balance for weighing things in air and water.
Source: peopleof.oureverydaylife.com
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to volunteer their time and talent to become part of our team.
These volunteers are a vital part of the Nigra Arts Center. Handling duties from answering questions to signing in visitors/students, processing admission fees and selling memberships and gift shop items, all front desk volunteers are expected to help us create an inviting and engaging environment for our guests. These volunteers must commit to at least one 2- to 4-hour shift on a regular basis during our operating hours.
If you are well organized and have a great attention for detail, we need your help with filing, mailings and many behind-the-scenes projects. We request your availability to work a minimum of one 2- to 4-hour shift on a regular basis during our operating hours.
Talented, friendly volunteers are needed to assist our instructors in our art studios and teaching kitchen. You will assist instructors with organizing materials, tools, hand-outs and/or ingredients. Most classes last 2 hours, but volunteers are required to arrive at least 30 minutes early to prepare for class.
Help the Nigra Arts Center host some of the most entertaining events in the area! We host a number of affairs year-round for the community, including our annual Open House, family events, art shows, concerts, fundraisers, corporate retreats and conferences. We need outgoing, friendly and dependable volunteers. Most shifts are 4-5 hours long and a lot of fun.
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Kreinik Iron-On Fine #8 Braid is a medium-sized round thread. Use to create loops, zig-zags, coils, and squiggly lines, to write cursive lettering, and to edge tight corners or to decorate a complicated die-cut shape. Available on 50 meter (55 yard) cones. | {
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Fliegerabteilung 280 (Artillerie) – FA A 280 (Oddział lotnicy artylerii nr 280) – niemiecka jednostka obserwacyjna i rozpoznawcza wspomagania artyleryjskiego Luftstreitkräfte z I wojny światowej.
Informacje ogólne
Jednostka została utworzona w dniu 20 stycznia 1917 roku z Feldflieger-Abteilung 65 i weszła w skład większej jednostki 1 kompanii Batalionu Lotniczego nr 4. Jednostka uczestniczyła w walkach na froncie zachodnim. Jednostka została rozwiązana do kapitulacji Niemiec.
W jednostce służył m.in. Theodor Rumpel.
Przypisy
Bibliografia
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Read about a group of people from all walks of life diving into the mysteries of history. Book one is about The Princes in the Tower. Who really killed them? Did they even die? Explore the myths and legends of the young princes and see what conclusions this group comes up with. | {
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Fancy yourself as the next big entrepreneur? Or, can you see how current businesses could be better run? A business degree could be for you! Business degrees can be studied at all levels: from certificate program to bachelor's degree through to MBA. Whatever level you study at, a business degree will significantly improve your commercial awareness, numeracy and people skills. This makes business graduates very attractive candidates in the job market as well as a valuable asset to any company.
In recent years, many students are deciding to study a business degree online. Indeed, online business courses have a number of benefits over traditional classroom-based courses. For example, as all the course resources and communication channels are online, online students have ultimate freedom as they can choose where they study and at what time. This means that students can better fit their course around other commitments, making online business degrees especially popular with popular with stay at home moms or those already in employment. In addition, as any keen accountant has probably already spotted, there are some excellent savings to be made by studying online as online students can bypass commuting and relocation expenses. In addition, as online learning makes distance less of influence, many students find that this gives them a broader selection of colleges and courses to choose from.
Business can be studied as a degree in its own right, or students may prefer to study a more specific business degree. A general business degree will give you a good overview of all the functions within a business as well as many of the external factors that can influence business performance.
Popular specialized business degrees include accounting, marketing and business administration. Accounting is not only reserved for those who excel at math, but is generally geared towards those who have a keen eye for detail when analyzing data and have the confidence to suggest strategies for improvement. A marketing degree is relevant to pretty much every sector as this degree educates students in the various strategies to assess current market situations as well as how to implement a successful marketing campaign. This makes a marketing degree a popular choice for students who enjoy thinking creatively and analytically simultaneously. Business administration is an excellent, versatile degree that is perfect for organized students who enjoy ensuring that things run smoothly.
As a business degree will equip students with an array of excellent transferable skills, such as leadership and thinking analytically, a business graduate would prove invaluable to most companies. This means that you can find work in all sectors and a variety of industries.
If you want to strengthen your resume and really refine the skills and knowledge you picked up on your course, you may wish to undertake further study. Be it a certificate program or even an MBA, this extra knowledge and specialization can really make you stand out from the crowd.
Want to find out more about Business courses?
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Athabasca Watershed Council 10th Anniversary Gala
by Athabasca Watershed Council
Sat, 23 Nov 2019, 6:00 PM –
Sun, 24 Nov 2019, 1:00 AM MST
Athabasca Seniors Centre
Athabasca, Alberta T9S 1V8
Support your watershed and celebrate the season!
The Athabasca Watershed Council (AWC) is proud to be celebrating 10 years of protecting and promoting the Athabasca watershed.
This year's gala marks a special milestone for the AWC and honours the great work that has been done to champion our amazing watershed. We have planned a very festive event that takes inspiration from our Members and supporters and will feature a silent auction, dinner, live entertainment by The Torpedos, and much more!
Bring an unwrapped gift for a child or teen for an extra entry to our Door Prize draw, supporting Santas Anonymous in Athabasca.
Proceeds from our Gala will go towards supporting our projects in the watershed, including:
Indigenous Outreach & Relationship Building
Documentary Film on Watershed
Supporting Stewardship Groups
Supporting Citizen Science Programs
Educational Workshops and Stakeholder Conferences
The Torpedoes
The Torpedoes have been described as Northern Alberta's finest classic rock band. Formed in Lac La Biche in 1993 when Lionel Peterson (guitar), Brian Deheer (bass, vocals) and Rick Hemmaway (guitar & vocals) met in Lac La Biche through Lionel's brother Neil, the band's original drummer. Twenty-six years later they're still going strong, with drummer Vaughn to complete the group.
The Torpedoes do a lively combination of classic rock, country, blues, and other danceable and entertaining styles (e.g. rockabilly, reggae, punk, calypso, cajun). A Torpedoes show offers a treat of high-energy classics, with the sounds of CCR, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Steve Miller, Bryan Adams & Tom Petty, among others. Also known for their harmony vocals, this is a band in which all the members sing.
About the Athabasca Watershed Council
The AWC is one of 11 provincial Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPAC) representing the major watersheds in Alberta. We are a Canadian charitable organization, with a multi-stakeholder Board of Directors that, through consensus decision making, informs the overall management of the watershed.
Organizer Athabasca Watershed Council
Organizer of Athabasca Watershed Council 10th Anniversary Gala
We are a Watershed Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) working in partnership with the Government of Alberta, stakeholders, and Indigenous peoples to achieve the three goals of the WATER FOR LIFE strategy. We work to build relationships, share information, and inform the planning and policy decisions that affect the Athabasca River watershed. Our vision is that the Athabasca River watershed is ecologically healthy, socially responsible, and economically sustainable.
Athabasca Watershed Council 10th Anniversary Gala at Athabasca Seniors Centre
4810 48th Street, Athabasca, Alberta T9S 1V8, Canada
Athabasca Watershed Council
Saturday 5 p.m. Mass - Athabasca Catholic Church
St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Athabasca
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Progress reports for Philadelphia schools show uneven achievement
May 2, 2014 | by Rob Port
Part 109 of 108 in the series Educating America
BY COMPARISON: Far more schools in Philadelphia need intervention than are successful.
By Maura Pennington | Watchdog.org
PHILADELPHIA — The School District of Philadelphia released its School Progress Reports this week, and three times as many high schools require intervention as compared to successful "models."
Through a grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the district compiled data for each of its schools, including standardized test scores, progress toward graduation, school climate and post-secondary outcomes.
"The School Progress Report will be used to celebrate successes, identify areas of intervention and support, enable evidence-based decisions and strategically focus our work," said Hite.
Six high schools were categorized as "models," nine were marked as needing reinforcement, 12 as needing watching and 18 as needing intervention.
The profiles of schools at either extreme show the difference in the learning environments.
At the high end are Central High School in North Philadelphia and Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School just north of Center City, a middle and high school. Both Central and Masterman have an admissions process.
Central enrolls 2,300 students, 32 percent of whom are gifted. They are ethnically diverse: 32 percent Asian, 31 percent black, 25 percent white and 9 percent Hispanic. There are more female students than male, and 48 percent of the student population is economically disadvantaged. All students are considered college-ready based on SAT and ACT scores.
Masterman enrolls 1,100 students, 58 percent of whom are gifted. They, too, are ethnically diverse: 23 percent Asian, 25 percent black, 41 percent white and 6 percent Hispanic. The split between boys and girls is 54 percent to 45 percent. Thirty-one percent of the student population is economically disadvantaged. Everyone at Masterman is considered ready for college.
By contrast, Strawberry Mansion High School near Fairmount Park has 430 students and almost 100 security cameras. The student body is 99 percent black and 1 percent Hispanic. Every student is economically disadvantaged. There are more boys than girls. According to the state School Performance Profile, no one is considered college-ready based on the SAT or ACT. Thirty-one percent of students are in special-education programs.
William L. Sayre High School in West Philadelphia is one of Pennsylvania's most persistently dangerous schools and is considered by federal standards as eligible for families to pick a safer school. There are 500 students enrolled, 23 percent of whom are in special education. Ninety-seven percent of students are black. The split between girls and boys is 47 percent to 53 percent.
Central offers 16 Advanced Placement courses. Masterman has 11. At Strawberry Mansion and Sayre, about half of the students graduate. On average, teachers at Central and Masterman have five years more years of experience than at Strawberry Mansion and Sayre.
They are clearly different schools.
The district has authorized the creation of three new high schools to increase the number of "high-quality seats" available to Philadelphia students, but how that will affect the disparity between the highest-performing schools and the lowest is unclear.
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BEHIND THE SCENES ON VACCINES –
Knowledge is power Need to know info Sad but True
It's been 7 years since I began to study the dangers of vaccines. Their effect on our most vulnerable is both sad and maddening. Thank goodness there are now reliable sources for all to find the truth. A special thank you to Dr. Andy Wakefield, Polly Tommey, Del Bigtree and the team at VAXXED, whose commitment to saving our children makes them all heros.
As a therapist and nutritionist, the most important thing I believe I can tell parents is that they are not guilty of harming their children if their kiddos have been vaccine injured. Following the advice of the doctor is what we have been taught to do. Once we know better, we can do better. Whether to vaccinate is definitely the most important decision a parent can make. Please watch this video: IMPORTANT
PLEASE, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. And when you do, be aware of funding sources.
The immune system:
* We have a 2 part immune system: The cellular branch of the immune system digests & expels waste and is the expression of illness. The humoral branch of the immune system produces antibodies and recognizes/identifies things that would harm us ("germs"). A healthy balance of cellular and humoral immune function is vital to good health. Vaccines bypass the cellular system by direct stimulation of the humoral branch.
* Research shows that vaccines can overstimulate the humoral branch and inhibit the cellular branch, leading to immune suppression. Immune suppression and over stimulation of the humoral branch may show up as allergies, autoimmune disorders, neurological disorders, etc.
* Breastfeeding, probiotics, antioxidants, and allowing the natural course of illness to occur enhance immune balance while heavy metals, toxins, infant formula, Tylenol, antibiotics and sugar lead to immune imbalance.
The eradication of disease and facts about vaccine use (Main source – Suzanne Humphries, M.D. BE DILIGENT! Fact check!) :
* 80% of the total decline in mortality, since records began to be kept in the United Kingdom in 1860, occurred before any vaccine or antimicrobial drugs were available and 90% or more before there was any national vaccine program.
* Diseases declined and longevity increased due to hygiene, running water and refrigeration.
* Japan stopped using MMR vaccine in 1993 due to side effects and cost of compensating victims. They reconsidered using it again in 1999 but decided not to reinstate its use. The MMR is still used in the U.S.
* In France, government officials halted hepatitis B vaccine school requirements in 1998. France's health minister acted after numerous reports of symptoms resembling arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Hep B is still given in the U.S.
* The H1N1 flu vaccine is 60 times more likely to cause a miscarriage than regular seasonal flu vaccines according to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System).
* In October of 2013, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, France and Canada suspended the use of a number of Novartis flu vaccines. Novartis is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
* The oral polio vaccine was banned from use in the United States in 2000. The reason for this ban was because too many children were developing vaccine associated paralytic polio (VAPP) as a serious side effect of the oral vaccine.
* In 1977, Dr. Jonas Salk who developed the first polio vaccine, testified along with other scientists, that mass inoculation against polio was the cause of most polio cases in the USA since 1961. naturalnews.com/026940_vaccine_vaccines_children.html
* "A single vaccine given to a six pound newborn is the equivalent of giving a 180-pound adult 30 vaccinations on the same day", Dr Boyd Haley, Ph.D.
Interesting statistics:
* In 2016, there have been 48 cases of Measles in the U.S. through July and ZERO DEATHS.
* 2012: 20 pertussis-related deaths compared to 2010: 3,404 DEATHS due to asthma.
* From January 1 to May 2, 2014, 464 people in the United States have been reported to have mumps. ZERO DEATHS. There are 100,000+ DEATHS yearly due to adverse drug reactions.
* According to the New York State Department of Health, 2 of 20 people infected inthe 1994 measles "outbreak" in New York City were children who had not been vaccinated by their parent's choice. What about the other 18? Why didn't their vaccines work?
* Regarding the current DTap vaccine, the FDA says, "This research suggests that although individuals immunized with an acellular pertussis vaccine may be protected from disease, they may still become infected with the bacteria without always getting sick and are able to spread infection to others, including young infants who are susceptible to pertussis disease."
Vaccine Ingredients
From www.reversingvaccineinduceddiseases.com Rebecca Carley, M.D. : TOXIC INGREDIENTS FOUND IN VACCINES:
* aluminum hydroxide * aluminum phosphate * ammonium sulfate * amphotericin B * animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain * dog kidney, monkey kidney* chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg * calf (bovine) serum * betapropiolactone * fetal bovine serum * formaldehyde * formalin * gelatin *glycerol * human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue) * hydrolized gelatin * mercury thimerosol (thimerosal, Merthiolate) * monosodium glutamate (MSG) * neomycin * neomycin sulfate *phenol red indicator * phenoxyethanol (antifreeze) * potassium diphosphate * potassium monophosphate * polymyxin B * polysorbate 20 *polysorbate 80 porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein * residual MRC5 proteins * sorbitol * tri(n)butylphosphate * VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells * washed sheep red blood.
– Here's what the CDC tells us of the common substances found in vaccines:
• Aluminum gels or salts of aluminum which are added as adjuvants to help the vaccine stimulate a better response.
• Antibiotics which are added to some vaccines to prevent the growth of germs (bacteria) during production and storage of the vaccine.
• Egg protein is found in influenza and yellow fever vaccines, which are prepared using chicken eggs.
• Formaldehyde is used to inactivate bacterial products for toxoid vaccines, (these are vaccines that use an inactive bacterial toxin to produce immunity.)
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and 2-phenoxy-ethanol.
• Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative that is added to vials of vaccine that contain more than one dose to prevent contamination and growth of potentially harmful bacteria.
In late August, 2014, Senior Scientist William Thompson from the CDC came out about research data modification in the MMR/autism study of 2004. Data was omitted and changed to hide the significant link between vaccines and autism. As of April 2018, Dr. Thompson still has not testified before Congress even though he wants to.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield – Gastroenterologist:
* Dr. Wakefield and his team's research found the vaccine strain of measles virus in the intestinal tracts of children whose parents reported regressive autism and IBD after the MMR vaccine.
* Dr. Andrew Wakefield had no ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
* Dr. John Walker-Smith who supervised Wakefield and was accused of the same wrongdoings was fully exhonerated of all charges. Dr. Wakefield is now suing the British Medical Journal and the journalist who attacked him.
* Over 400 papers in peer reviewed journals have been published documenting and exploring vaccine injury and death.
Profits from Vaccines
* In the year 2006, drug companies made $4.3 billion on pediatric/adolescent vaccines. That number is projected to be over $16 billion (per year) by 2016.
* Based on the CDC schedule, the average pediatrician makes $3000 per child in the first 5 years of life from vaccine "well child" visits. ($1600 in the first 12 months alone). vaxtruth.org
* The CDC offers financial incentives to state departments of health for each "fully vaccinated child". In a recent year, the Ohio Department of Health received $1 million in such CDC bonus payments. wellbeingjournal.com Kristine M. Severyn, Ph.D.
* Total projected pharmaceutical profits for (the first 5 years of life) vaccines for children born in the year 2010 alone is $5.273 billion (if the vaccination rate overall in the U.S. is 90%). vaxtruth.org
And yes, it is Big Pharma funding the movement against those who are for vaccine choice.
Settlements: (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE IMMUNE TO ANY LIABILITY FOR VACCINE INJURY – settlement funds come from our tax dollars {75c per vaccine})
* As of early 2018 of this year, $3.8 billion had been paid out to vaccine victims even though two out of three plaintiffs are denied compensation. Thousands of cases are waiting to be heard.
* The first case where a vaccine/autism connection was acknowledged was in 2007 (Hannah Poling), though the family saw no funds until 2010.
* Bailey Banks – the court ruled (or the government conceded) that vaccines had caused encephalopathy, which in turn produced permanent injury, including symptoms of autism and ultimately an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.
Exemptions:
* In Michigan, right now, you have 3 ways to protect your child from vaccines – medical, religious and philosophical.
* Philosophical exemptions do not require any written reasoning.
* Religious exemptions do not have to be associated with a specific organized religion.
* Parent philosophical exemptions are CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK in Michigan through the Michigan Medical Society. Stay aware and be ready to contact your legislators if a bill is written.
If you do decide to vaccinate:
* Ask your doctor to run titers to check to see if your child is already immune (LabCor offers these for MMR, varicella)
* Wait until at least 2 years of age and only give one vaccine at a time.
* Run a blood test for the MTHFR gene. Those with this gene are highly at risk for vaccine injury.
* Do not give child any acetaminophen after vaccination. Source: http://cmdfa.wfzup.servertrust.com/Adverse-Side-Effects-of-Acetaminophen-s/196.htm
* The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child by Robert Sears, M.D offers a modified schedule.
* Before you go to the doctor the day you want to vaccinate, ask yourself:
1. Am I or my child sick right now?
2. Have I or my child had a bad reaction to a vaccination before?
3. Do I or my child have a personal or family history of vaccine reactions, neurological disorders, severe allergies or immune system problems?
4. Do I know the disease and vaccine risks for myself or my child?
5. Do I have full information about the vaccine's side effects?
6. Do I know how to identify and report a vaccine reaction?
7. Do I know I need to keep a written record, including the vaccine manufacturer's name and lot number, for all vaccinations?
8. Do I know I have the right to make an informed choice?
SPECIAL NOTE: If you obtain literature on vaccines from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, please be aware that the Director of Infectious Disease and the Vaccine Education Center is Dr. Paul Offit. Offit holds the patent for the rotavirus vaccine. His earnings for this are in the tens of millions. Public health departments, at least in Michigan, use literature from this source.
Sources and Resources:
Please watch the movie VAXXED which describes in detail the CDC whistleblower, William Thompson, Ph.D.'s attempts to share the truth about the cover-up at the CDC in the 2004 study of the MMR vaccine and autism.
AgeofAutism.com/vaccines/
vactruth.com
vaccinetruth.org
Childhoodshots.com (Biblical support for not vaccinating can be found here)
The National Vaccine Information Center – NVIC.org
Vaccineresistancemovement.org
DrPalevsky.com
DrTenpenny.com
DoctorEisenstein.com
DrCarley.com
The World Association for Vaccine Education – novaccine.com
BOOKS (these are just a few!)
A Shot in the Dark by Harris Coulter and Barbara Loe Fisher
Callous Disregard by Andrew J. Wakefield. M.D.
The Crime of Vaccination, by Dave Tennison
Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccine, and the Forgotten History, Suzanne Humphries, M.D. and Roman Bystrianyk. (this book shares all the graphs and historical proof that vaccines did NOT stop contagious diseases)
Immunizations: The Terrible Risks Your Children Face That Your Doctor Wont Reveal by Robert Mendolsyn, M.D.
Make an Informed Vaccine Decision, Dr. Mayer Eisenstein (every parent should read)
The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before Their Bottom Line, Jennifer Margulis
No Vaccines for Me! by Kathleen Dunkelberger
The Parents' Concise Guide to Childhood Vaccinations by Lauren Feder, M.D.
The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care, Sally Fallon Morell and Thomas Cowan, M.D.
Shaken Baby Syndrome or Vaccine Induced Encephalitis by Harold Buttram, M.D.
Vaccine Illusion by Tetyana, Obukhanyeh
The Vaccine Court: The Dark Truth of America's Vaccine Injury Compensation by Wayne Rhode
Update in 2016 ~ A textbook has now been written about the causative link between autoimmune diseases, like lupus, arthritis, and fibromyalgia and vaccinations. Vaccines and Autoimmunity, edited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Nancy Agmon-Levin and Lucija Tomljenovic contains the research of over 70 researchers. It warrants exploration.
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You can Google individual vaccines to look at copies of their inserts to see the actual ingredients – please do!
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By Alana Vye
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A tutor is a private teacher who is paid to work either one-on-one or with a small group of students. A tutor may be hired to help with a subject, such as math, or to provide guidance for an exam. Usually tutors help students who are struggling academically though occasionally they might provide support to a student who is gifted in a particular subject. Tutors may coach any age level from young children to university students. They earn an average of $10 to $15 per hour.
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Tutoring centers usually host classes at a dedicated learning facility. Tutors teach according to a prescribed program. Pay may be low -- tutors may make only 15 percent of what the company charges. Classes that meet once a week might charge $50 per student while more intensive courses might cost up to $150 per week. Still, opportunities exist for more qualified individuals. The Princeton Review pays $15 to $25 per hour, with higher salaries for more experienced tutors.
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Care.com: Tutoring Jobs
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Alana Vye is a Canadian writer living abroad. She had a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of Toronto and has worked in online marketing and publicity. She's also an avid traveler who has visited Asia, Europe and Central America.
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Detecting periodicity
I've been following, and occasionally joining in, a series of threads by Willis Eschenbach at WUWT. Here is the latest, and you can follow links back.
Willis is trying to detect periodicity in various segments (century or so) of monthly or annual data. Lately he has been trying to decide whether sunspot (SSN) periodicities can be observed in climate data. This involves first establishing the major periodicities in SSN, and then looking at periodicities in signals which might be responding.
In the early part, Willis was fitting sinusoids using a least squares fit by optimisation. In this comment, I showed that the quadratic form could be expressed as a fairly orthodox discrete Fourier Transform expression, and wrote code to show how the same result could be derived. Willis then recharacterised what he was doing as a Slow Fourier Transform; here I try to put that in context.
I was not, BTW trying to suggest that what Willis was doing was wrong; only to say that it could be done more efficiently by FFT methods (which involved padding), and there was a long history. In fact someone characterised it as a Lomb periodogram, and it is certainly of a class of Least-squares spectral analysis (LSSA).
In the most recent version, he is using regression of the data onto sinusoids, and investigating the effect of using monthly or annual time divisions. Tamino chimed in in a positive spirit (the thread was called "Well, Color Me Gobsmacked!"), and said the method was known as the Date-Compensated Discrete Fourier Transform.
I think Willis now regards the chief advantage of the method as allowing for irregularly spaced data, in his case missing months, and that is what the DCDFT is for.
The method is sometimes being criticised as not being a truly orthogonal decomposition. I think that is misplaced. You can look for periodicities in a Fourier decomposition, but it is not the only way. I think Willis is basically filtering. He creates the equivalent of a perfectly tuned circuit, which takes the data as input, and identifies the amplitude of the response as the measure of periodicity. I think that is fine, and so I'd like in this post to say how one might assess and maybe improve the merit of that measure.
It's like what you did with the old AM radio receiver. By frequency shifting with a knob, you listened to the sound level to find stations.
What I want to do in this post is to show how you can get past all the issues of missing data and orthogonality, and rephrase in terms of Fourier integrals, which exposes the sources of error. I'm expanding on this comment.
Willis' method as a filter
For any given frequency ω, Willis uses the R lm() function to fit a+b*cos(ωt)+c*sin(ωt). He then returns √(b²+c²) as the amplitude of the fitted sinusoid. He usually plots this against period, not frequency, and looks for peaks.
This is a linear filter on the input. Normally we think of a filter as modifying one time series to another. This is a perfectly tuned filter, in that it produces a pure sinusoid as output. That is rather boring, in that it can be characterised by two numbers, amplitude and phase, and Willis drops the phase. But it is still a filter. You can think of it as a tuned circuit (or bell or cavity etc) which responds to frequencies near its resonance.
Expression as an integral
I'll assume that the data represents samples from a continuous function f(t). This assumption is basic to any continuum analysis. You have to assume that the data you have is representative of the values in between. f(t) could, for example, be a linear interpolate.
The sum Willis is evaluating in lm() can then be expressed as an integral:
∫ Ψ(t) cos(ωt+θ) f(t) dt
ω is angular frequency, θ phase. All integrals here are from -∞ to ∞, but Ψ(t) is sum of a finite number of delta functions. I've chosen Ψ to suggest a shah (Ш) function, also called a Dirac comb of delta functions. Generally it will here be mostly equally spaced, but that is not a requirement. It is truncated.
So now we can see what kind of filter it is, by looking at the Fourier Transform. The FT of cos is just a paired delta function that shifts the spectrum of Ψ(t) to center on ±ω. So if Ψ has, say, N=200 delta functions with s=1 annual spacing, the Fourier transform (t origin at the middle) is
sinc(Nω)/sinc(sω)
where sinc(x)=sin(x)/x
It looks like this in the frequency domain:
and the amplitude looks like this:
It is symmetric about 0. When combined with the sinusoid, it is displaced. Willis is looking for periods around 10 years; using that as a test frequency gives:
I think this shows a number of things. There is a peak at 1/10 yr-1. It has side lobes, which represent the effect of the finite (200 yr) interval. These affect the ability to discriminate peaks. It is actually periodic overall, with period 0.5 yr-1 (the FT alternates in sign and has period 1 yr-1). That shows problems when you get up to the Nyquist frequency. But the peaks are fairly sharp, and the Nyquist troubles far away, at least if you are looking at periods of 10 years or so.
Irregular points
The sinc function ratio is actually the sum of sinusoids evaluated at the sample points. You can evaluate at a set less regularly spaced, with missing values say, and the function won't be radically different. And of course, the method still works.
In recent discussion, I've put some other analogies. The method is actually like the way analogue spectral analysis was done. Tuned circuits, acting as filters, responded to the signals in a tuned way. If you aren't familiar with circuits, think of a bank of lossless tuning forks, mounted on a sounding board, say. You buzz the burst of signal, and see which ones pick up the most energy.
The mathematics of the regression Willis uses is in fact the math of heterodyning. You multiply by a sinusoid and add. If the signal can reasonably be fitted with a nearby sinusoid, then the trig formula for products will yiekd a beat frequency, lower in pitch as the two frequencies are closer. The addition is a low pass filter, passing with amplitude inversely proportional to frequency. So its response is approximately proportional to both the strength of the periodic component, and to its closeness.
I'll stop here for the moment. I'd like to deal with the effect of annual averaging, which fits in nicely, and was one of Willis' topics. I'd also like to deal with the effect of windowing, with the idea of making the side lobes diminish faster. I think it will help, but the current situation isn't bad.
Anomalies.
This is a followup to my two previous posts (here, and here). In the last, it was shown that in comparing two different USHCN sets (raw and final) a spike in 2014 was due to the data coming from different periods. The spike was there even if the climatology was substituted; so it wasn't a result of actual 2014 readings, only when and where they happened.
Now I'd like to draw some lessons from that in terms of anomalies.
How anomalies remove the spike.
How they allow comparison of disparate multi-year data in global indices
Why anomalies are expressed on fixed base intervals, and
How this might be improved.
The USHCN adjustments spike
Averaging is linear, and you can think of it as applied to the sum of an expected value (climatology) and an anomaly (the information part). If the expected value is subtracted, the cause of the spike goes away. Put another way, if the expected value is near zero, it won't matter much if the station/months in the samples vary. Let's see how that works.
For each station/month, I'll subtract the longterm annual raw average. That is, from a May reading, I'll subtract the May average. Here are the equivalents of R1, F1 and SG from the previous posts.
It corresponds to this plot from the previous post; 2014 has no spike and has not been omitted. You can see that it is broadly similar except for the offset. But now F2 (the average of unmatched final data) is far less out of line, and so the mauve SG (average of all final) is very close to F1 (average of matched final). SG's method, mine all give much the same.
Missing values - infilling
In this post I showed how for a fixed grid with empty cells, you could say that averaging with missing values and averaging with missings infilled with the average of what was there gave the same result.
This is true for subset averaging. If you average first over latitude bands, it's equivalent to infilling with the subset average. That gives a criterion; the averaging should be done so that the infill is closest to your expected value. So latitude band averaging is better, because there is a systematic latitude effect on trend.
When comparing two different sets, with no natural set of slots for data, missing means unmatched. If there are station/months in one average but not the other, the latter can be treated as missing, and considered infilled by average.
You could try to improve with explicit infill. But if you have a time series plot, say, the missings between any pair are different. So explicit infill won't work. But you can offset so that each average is of points with as near as possible zero expected value. Then the default infill is near zero. That's the anomaly approach.
These are compiled from a scatter of stations with very different reporting periods. These are conventionally assembled into grid cells, anomalised and the cell averages averaged. This compensates for variations in station density. But if the cells are small enough to give good resolution, then many will be empty.
It is also possible to make station anomalies directly by subtracting long term month averages. Then some suitable spatial integration formula is needed.
The inter-set comparison logic is needed just to make the time series coherent - you can compare any pair of years and know they are on the same basis. You aren't seeing big differences because stations drop in or out. A famous example where this didn't work so well was the Marcott spike.
You can extend the concept of missing data to cover all points that aren't sampled. Again there is implicit infill. You can see this in two ways. The quadrature formula brings weights, so it's equivalent to infilling with a weighted average. Alternatively, the quadrature is based on forming and integrating a local interpolate. These two ways should be consistent.
I'd like to show the effects of various anomaly methods. First here is a shaded plot of absolute temperatures for US April 2014. This is unadjusted min/max average for GHCN stations (QCU). There is a strong latitude variation, which dominates the local variability due to altitude. The color scale is actually a cut-off fragment, and is also non-linear. But you can see how the average might vary depending on how evenly the stations sample the latitude zones.
Now here is a shaded plot of individual US anomalies for April 2014, calculated just as differences from the long term mean of all April data. The latitude dependence is gone, but it is fairly blotchy, empohasised by the way the triangular mesh does shading. In these plots, the colors are correct for the actual stations, and linearly shaded in between. The blotchiness is partly due to the fact that some stations have long records, and so a fairly low average, because of the cooler past. Low average means high anomaly. Others have only recent data and a higher average.
Common basis years
There is a catch. Using long term averages which are typically all available data removes variation in station climatology and seasonal monthly. But there may be a secular variation over years - probably a trend. You'd like to know what that is.
However, it also means that the flat mean is not the best estimate. There will again be a bias in that stations whose anomaly mean is formed with more recent data will have a lower expected anomaly that those who don't, so again it matters what stations are in the mix.
The standard remedy is to choose common base years, eg 1961-90, for each station/month base. But then there is the problem of stations lacking data in the period.
In the next plot, I've used a trick to overcome this. I've used an exponentially weighted linear trend fit. The weight is centred at 1975, and gives most weight to data in the range 1961-90, which is a common choice for anomaly base interval. I use the 1975 intercept. In that way I can get a reasonable estimate even if there is data missing in that interval. It won't work so well for stations that stopped long before, but they won't have 2014 values anyway. GHCN has few if any US stations that started post 1975.
You might agree that it is better than averages taken at whatever time there is data; it takes out that variability. But it still has variability due to variation in trend since 1975.
Another way is to detrend completely. That is the standard way of removing expected value. But the trend is wanted, so has to be recovered after averaging.
The next plot shows the April 2014 plot where each station has been locally detrended, again with exponential weighting. You can see that as each element of expected value is taken out, over the succession of plots the map gets (slightly) smoother.
Anomalies represent an attempt to romove as much as possible from a signal that is predictable, generally prior to averaging. Since the residuals have much reduced mean, there is less sensitivity to variation of stations/months in the sample.
Since the part removed reflects non-climate variations like topography, latitude and seasonality, the remainders have a better chance of showing whatever coherence there is in the information part. Hence the improving smoothness. It gives a better chance that the samples will reflect the measurand in between locations.
USHCN, adjustments, averages, getting it right.
There has been quite a kerfuffle about USHCN adjustments. There was a WUWT post on reasons for the spike, a recalc at Steven Goddard's site, and more here and here. But the basic elementary issue is little understood. You need to be very careful doing arithmetic with averages of data from disparate situations. I'll show why.
I introduce three annual averages. F1 and R1 are averages of Final and Raw USCHN data over just the set where both numbers are known. Then F2 is the average of Final, in each year, over data where the raw is not known.
My earlier calculation was F1-R1, or equivalently, the average difference between final and raw when both are known. This is clearly a measure of adjustment. Steven Goddard's variants all include F2 in some way. I'll show that this is never helpful, and leads to silly results.
First, a simple rule for combining averages. If you have a set S of N numbers, made up of subsets S1 (N1) and S2 (N2), and the respective averages are A, A1 and A2, then
A=p*A1+q*A2, where p=N1/N, q=N2/N and p+q=1
{Proof N*A=N1*A1+N2*A2)
In averaging USHCN data with adjustments, we have in each year a set S1 of N1 station/months that have both raw and final data, and a set S2 of N2 that have final alone. Call F1 and R1 the averages of final and raw on S1, and F2 the average of final on S2.
Caveat: I have started from 1900 from where it is almost true that all stations have final data. There are just a few (max 3) missing in some years of the first decade. I believe that makes no difference to the analysis.
Steven Goddard (SG), took the average of all raw from all final:
A_S = p*F1 + q*F2 - R1 = (1-q)*F1 + q*F2 - R1 = (F1 - R1) + q*(F2-F1)
I took the averages of differences where they exist, which is exactly:
A_N = F1 - R1
So A_N is indeed an average of known adjustment differences. SG has combined it with something else. What does that achieve?
SG insists that it adds, or retains, information about the interpolation (F2). But we don't have a difference between interpolated and raw. Instead, he has combined it with F2-F1, which is the difference between two sets of final values.
This really makes no sense. But it led to the "spike". The reason is that the interpolated points are more frequent in the latest month, April. And that is the warmest month. While R1 is on the complementary set, which is the cooler period. The small adjustment makes little difference here, compared to seasonal. In fact, for recent years, raw and adjusted are virtually identical.
I'll illustrate. I'll start with a plot of p, the fraction of stations reporting. For a long time it was almost one. In the early part there is more loss, and since 1990 the number of active stations has reduced. There is a sharp dip in 2014, because some data comes in late; this mostly affects the most recent month. (Actually, the dip is exaggerated in the plot because it counts May-Dec 2014 as missing)
Now here are the three data average sequences, R1, F1, F2; everything else is a linear combination of them:
The downspike in 2014 is due to being mostly winter so far; a caution of troubles to come with absolute temperatures. The next plot is smoothed (7 year MA) to compare with the SG plot here, where "Raw" is R1 and "Final" is A_S, which I've called SG (average of all final)SG. The "new method" there is averaging by months first which makes a big difference for 2014, but else not. More later on that. Here I've removed 2014.
SG claims that the adjustment turns the downtrend raw R1 (blue) into the uptrend SG (purple). I think the right comparison is with F1 (red). It actually doesn't make a big difference in the midrange, where there is little missing data. But at the ends it does, and SG exaggerates the uptrend produced by adjustment.
Those are absolute plots. Next I'll subtract R1 from F1 and SG, and also show the difference curve. We agree that R1 is the right measure of "raw".
The green SG-R1 was the original spike plot shown at WUWT. The blue F1-R1 was my corrected version. Again you can see that they track mid-range, but diverge near the ends, giving SG-R1 a much greater range. The red curve is the extra bit that he has included. You can see that the difference generates the spike. The reason is that in F2-F1, April has a lot more missing raw values than other months. So F1 is a much more wintry set of data than F2.
I've contended that introducing F2-F1, via SG, makes no sense. Steven Goddard obstinately disagrees, claiming that he's preserving something about the final adjustments. The next plot puts this in perspective. I compare that inclusion with what you get if you do the same calc with data that is just the climatology - ie the average raw temperature, for each month, but constant over all years. I've called that Z, and like F it breaks into Z1 and Z2 on S1 and S2. This has no information about the annual weather, or the adjustments
It shows that almost all the introduced term F2-F1 is accounted for by the variation in the climatology - ie different kinds of stations reporting for each month. Between months matters more than between stations, because of seasonality which is a systematic shift for all stations. The green curve is what you get after multiplying by q, and would be the same for q*(F2-F1). But that is exactly the difference between SG's curve and mine. And it shows clearly the 2014 spike, which is entirely predictable from knowing average (not 2014) temperatures only.
Averaging months first
As mentioned above, SG has an updated method. He gets the annual average by averaging the data for each month first, and then by year. You might think that shouldn't matter, and the fact that it does is a bad sign. It makes little difference to F1-R1, the correct measure. But it does to the added F2-F1.
We might as well think about this as generating a monthly plot, which can then be binned to annual. It removes the spike because F2-F1 is now evaluated on the same month. Each month is weighted equally. But there is still the difference due to the stations reporting having on average warmer or colder climates than those that don't. Maybe by luck they will be the same. But there's no reason to rely on it. There's nothing to gain, and accuracy to lose. Here is the comparison of the difference and the climatology only version, worked out that way:
Again the green curve is what is added, and has smaller scatter, so when added to F1-R1 it makes less difference (still some spike, though). But again, it's almost exactly what you get calculated by climatology. It adds no information about temperatures, nor adjustments. It's just error.
I've spent a lot of time on this case because I think it helps get thinking on averages straightened out. It helped me. I also think it's worth getting the calculation of the effect of adjustments right. There are effects, and they do have in total an uptrend effect. That's the way it is. But there is no need to bewail the way it isn't.
I'll write more on averaging and temperature indices. It was the basic issue that Cowtan and Way found with HADCRUt 4. The issues are non-trivial.
April GISS Temp up by 0.03°C
GISS has posted its April estimate for global temperature anomaly, and like TempLS it showed a small change, rising from 0.70°C in February to 0.73°C in April. That's getting quite high.
The comparison maps are below the jump.
Here is the GISS map:
And here, with the same scale and color scheme, is the earlier TempLS map:
It shows the same cool in N Central N America, and central Asia and rather warmer in E Asia. It doesn't show the TempLS warmth in Greenland, which as I warned was likely an artefact of the lack of readings there..
More data and plots
TempLS global temp stable in April
TempLS showed a very small rise in April; from 0.618°C to
0.619°C. The satellite indices showed little movement.
Again I had to remove some suspect readings, which I've noted here. Here is the spherical harmonics plot:
Still cold in Great lakes and N, and Central Asia. Warm in W Europe. The warmth in Greenland may be exaggerated by the removal of suspect station data.
Here is the map of the 4255 stations reporting:
The necessity of TOBS
Recently there has been more said on USHCN adjustments. My recent post on a Steven Goddard plot posted at WUWT produced a response, which conceded the plot was wrong, but Anthony said, defensively,
" The one thing common to all of it though is that it cools the past, and many people don't see that as a justifiable or even an honest adjustment."
I've previously written in defence of TOBS, as an adjustment which is not only justifiable but necessary. The information requiring it is staring analysts in the face, and they would be negligent to ignore it. I showed a hourly analysis at Ft Collins, Colo, of the effect of the TOBS bias.
But recently, Steven Mosher reminded that the much-loved (by sceptics) John Daly site had posted a much more comprehensive survey, by Jerry Brennan in November 2005. The analysis is here, and his summary datafile, which I will use, is here (text, 29kb), which also identifies the stations.
There are other extensive results files there too, but unfortunately, it's all a jumble of numbers. AFAIK, no graphics. So I thought I would provide some. Below is a histogram of the effect of changing TOB from 5pm to 9am for each of the 190 stations considered by Jerry, and of subsequent changes to midnight (standard). There is also a table from the original paper by Karl et el, 1986, which showed that over the years in the US, about 30% of stations made such a change to 1986. Many more stations would have changed to effectively midnight reporting when MMTS came in. Ther mean effect of the change is 0.66°C cooling. It is no surprise that USHCN adjustments have the effect of "cooling the past".
In the original Karl et el, 1986 paper, there is the following table showing what changes had been made to observing times:
Vose et al 2005 give this updated plot, showing that the change has gone well towards completion:
Because evening TOB has a warm bias, through double counting very warm afternoons, the change to 9am has a cooling effect. Here is a histogram of the putative effects for the 190 stations of changing from 5pm observing time to 9am. Positive effect indicates (in °C) the bias that has to be subtracted from temperatures before the change.
The standard setting is midnight, which some stations already observed, and which would become the setting after MMTS conversion. So here is the required adjustment (in °C) for changing from 5pm to midnight:
In fact, midnight mostly has a slightly greater cool bias than 9am. This can be seen in the plot of change to midnight from 9am:
These are large changes, which don't of course apply in full to all stations. A small number were already using midnight. The rest will mostly need some kind of TOBS adjustment, which will "cool the past". But on the evidence, there's no choice.
Nonsense plots of USHCN adjustments
On 6 May, Anthony Watts posted at WUWT the following plot, which said it represented the effect of USHCN adjustments over the years. WUWT said:
"Yet as this simple comparison between raw and adjusted USHCN data makes clear…
…adjustments to the temperature record are increasing – dramatically. The present is getting warmer, the past is getting cooler, and it has nothing to do with real temperature data – only adjustments to temperature data. The climate reality our government is living in is little more than a self-serving construct."
Dramatically!
The text gave no source, but linked to this USHCN document, which had no such graph. However, it did say you could click for the source, and that led you to this post from Steven Goddard's site.
The title looks rather official, but he did not give the source. But you can see from comments below that he made it himself. And he doesn't give much detail.
He did in a comment link to two tar files of data, on his site. So I downloaded them. They are standard USHCN files of station monthly averages, raw and initial.
I was surprised at the "dramatic" change, because USHCN had published a fairly well known ver 1 plot:
with much more modest changes, and since it's mostly TOBS, such a different version seemed unlikely.
So I did download the data, and did my own calc. I'll show the R code below the jump. But here is the plot:
Update. Zeke points out in a comment below that the files Steven Goddard supplied were in °C, not °F. Since SG had quoted his results in °F, I assumed that was the form of the data - there was no other indication. I've fixed the plot, sticking with °F.
Update,
A commenter, Peter O'Neill, who checked my code, noted perceptively that I had made a mistake on data reading. I allowed four places for a monthly temp, which is OK between -9 and 99, but for -10 or less loses the sign. My mistake was actually in thinking the data was in deg F, so -10 would be unlikely for a CONUS month average, tho apparently not impossible.
So I've fixed it as he suggested. Mainly, the result is a lot smoother. The format error only hurt badly when final and raw were on opposite sides of -10, which is rare and makes a jumpy result.
I now get a small spike in 2014, as Peter did. It is about 0.1°C. I have figured the reason. The average final-raw has a strong seasonal variation. here are the monthly averages for 2013 in hundredths °C:
12, 17, 14, 1, -7, -9, -10, -14, -14, -8, -2, 3
So the first four months of 2014 gets the positive part.
Pretty different. Note the y axis. I just subtracted raw from initial, for all months where both were available, and did an unweighted average over months and stations. That is what Steven Goddard said he did. Personally, I would at least have done by state, and then perhaps with area weighting, But it probably wouldn't make much difference.
Update: Diagnosis
I suggested here that the problem is that SG subtracted the annual average of the final readings from the average of the raw. Zeke, who has the code, has confirmed. But while the final data generally has no missing data, because of FILNET, the raw data has many missing station/months. So the difference of averages of two different populations is formed, and the data, being absolute temperatures, is very heterogeneous. Spatially, but even worse, seasonally.
The spike is clear evidence of the problem. SG got one here, too, in Illinois. It is inevitable.
In 2014, the final set has 1218 values in each of the first four months. Every station. But for raw, there were, respectively, 891,883,883, and 645 for April. A big preponderance of winter month readings in the average. So the raw is cooler than final for that reason, not adjustments.
Update: Some commenters have kindly contributed their own plots. I've appended these at the end.
Here is my R code. The contents of the tar files are in my directories "raw" and "final".
# Code for averaging USHCN adjustment differences
#Written by Nick Stokes, 9 May 2014
# See post at https://moyhu.blogspot.com.au/
# gather and sort data
f=list.files("raw")
x=c(".raw.tavg",".FLs.52i.tavg")
n=substr(f,1,11) # station code
iy=1890:2014
# w will be a big matrix of raw and adjusted, in the original units of .01F
# from 1890-2014
# (yr+12 months,125 years,1218 stations,raw+final)
w=array(NA,c(13,125,1218,2))
for(i in 1:length(n)){
s=n[i]; # looping over stations
for(j in 1:2){ # raw, then final
y=x[j]; # read the file
b=readLines(paste(c("raw/","final/")[j],s,y,sep=""))
b=gsub("-9999"," NA ",b)
h=as.numeric(substr(b,13,16)) # Read year
# Read months
for(k in 0:11*9+19)h=rbind(h,as.numeric(substr(b,k,k+3)))
h=h[,h[1,]>1889] # delete pre 1890
kk=match(h[1,],iy) # line up
w[,kk,i,j]=h # add
if(i%%100==0)print(Sys.time()) # it takes about 80 sec
x=w[2:13,,,2]-w[2:13,,,1] # final-raw (omit years)
x1=colMeans(x,dims=1,na.rm=T) # mean over months
x2=rowMeans(x1,na.rm=T) # mean over stations
x2=round(x2/100,3) # round and set to deg F
# x2 are the annual averages Now do plot
graphics.off()
png("ushcn.png",width=800)
plot(1890:2014,x2,pch=19,xlab="Year", ylab="Final-raw in deg F",main="USHCN V2.5 adjustment discrepancy",col="blue")
lines(1890:2014,x2,col="blue")
text(1920,0,"Graph prepared by Nick Stokes, 9 May 2014")
text(1920,-0.05,"post at https://moyhu.blogspot.com.au/ 9 May")
dev.off()
Plots in comments:
Zeke shows this plot of raw and adjusted, and the difference
Here is Zeke's current version of the difference plot. He's using some gridding, which I think is better, but doesn't make a lot of difference (a bit smoother).
Bruce Schuck (sunshinehours) linked max/min plots as well:
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More big errors in monthly GHCN
I looked at the April data, since it's about time to post TempLS. And after my experience last month, I now run a simple check on GHCN QCU, just looking at big deviations from average. And yes, there were some.
In Algeria, Mecheria shows -60.8°C. Normal would be 13 (mountains). There is no entry in the CLIMAT form.
Bechar, Algeria shows 0. That is in the CLIMAT, where all temp entries are 0, an obvious error. Normal would be 20.
Port Hardy is back, this time -18.5°C. CLIMAT shows 7.4, but -18.5 for Clyde River, Nunavat. A persistent pattern. Previous similar errors not corrected. In fact, none of the errors (eg Greenland, Denmark) I noted previously have been corrected.
Update. I found another oddity. Last month Greenland showed very high temps, when the CLIMAT form showed no data. Turned out the high numbers entered for March were from Sept, 2013. In April, GHCN also entered data, when there is no CLIMAT form since February. But it didn't stand out as odd. It turns out that it is January 2014 data, which would normally be too cold, but this winter has been warm there.
In March, Denmark got temperatures from last July (hot). In April, it was from January. This is not CLIMAT, which seem right. I guess at this rate May may have caught up.
Fortunately, I can now fix the few spectacular errors. But if I can do such a simple check, I don't know why GHCN can't. And then there are the deviations of about 15°C; I don't know if they are real or not.
Update: I found a contact email at GHCN. I hope they fix it.
A Kansas airport comparison
I got involved in a discussion at WUWT about recent unusually early high temperatures in S Kansas, and particularly a reading May 5 of 102°F at Wichita. The WUWT contention was that this and other high temperatures could be ignored because they were measured at airports. But there were other NWS Coop readings not at airports, and I drew attention to one, WWXK1, that reported 101°F, and was on the airport land, but a mile from the Wichita ASOS site, and away from airport activity in grassy land. It also turns out to be a well-equipped NWS site.
At WUWT there were objections to a path, parking not too far away. But still, it's open land around, with a not major road and extensive parkland opposite, and I do tend to think the NWS knows what they are doing. It seems a modern enough site (photo below). So I thought the corroboration of the Airport measure was significant.
Anyway, aside from the immediate issue, I thought this conjunction of sites gave a good opportunity to test in local detail how airport siting might affect temperature measurement. They are only a mile apart on flat grassy land, so if it were not for airport perturbations, one might expect temperatures to be very close.
So I downloaded the GHCN daily unadjusted TMAX and TMIN data. The airport (KICT) code is USW00003928 and the NWS is USC00148847.
My first disappointment was that the NWS record starts in May 2010. If anyone knows where to find more, I'd be glad of a pointer, because the site doesn't look that new. So I can't get a trend difference, but mainly I'm interested in just what kind of day to day differences are observed.
I'll show below plots of those differences. The upshot is that the airport site averages about 0.4°C higher on both TMAX and TMIN. Of course any two apparently similar sites separated by a mile might show such a difference. But it is interesting to see how they track.
Here is a Google Map of the airport site overall:
The official airport ASOS thermometer is in the orange ring, and the NWS site is in the light green. The ASOS site is where the usually quoted Wichita temperatures come from. The airport is on the western edge of the city, with just one recent suburb further west from the km wide park across from the NWS.
Anthony Watts at the WUWT post showed a closeup of the ASOS site:
I have to say it doesn't look too bad to me. But let's see.
Here is a closer view of the NWS site. I think the MMTS instrument is about in the middle of the green ring.
Anthony posted this very good shot
which shows the various instrumentation nicely. you can read criticism of the site here and below.
It turns out that they track each other well, so for a general view of the yearly cycle, I'll show just the ASOS site for 2012-3. I show Oct-Sep so you can see a whole summer and a winter. Months are marked in colors to distinguish.
OK, now here is the plot of differences (ASOS-NWS) for TMAX for each day of the five part years. Light grey lines show 1°C intervals - I've put temperatures on the y axis to quantify the scale, but each year is offset.
Red means the airport ASOS is higher, and you'll see that it is indeed. I've marked large deviations in a transparent color when they overlap the adjacent year. The values are quantised, reflecting readings in whole °F.
There are some large spikes, which I think are some kind of error. For example, on March 12, the ASOS showed 15.0°C, and the NWS site 21.7. Both agree the adjacent days were 21-22°C, and the minima were similar, at about 0°C. So I first thought the ASOS might be wrong, although the NWS max was a repeat of the previous day, which is a little suspicious. To add to the confusion, Tutiempo gives rather different readings, with a dip to 14.4°C on 12th. But Tutiempo also has a similar dip at another Wichita airport (JABARA).So I think on balance the error if any is at NWS. One would expect fewer errors at ASOS. Some other such deviations I looked at also looked like glitches at NWS.
Other than spikes, there isn't much interesting seasonally in the TMAX data. The ASOS site is usually about 1°F warmer; the annual average differences are below, in °C:
Here is the corresponding plot of daily minima. There are similar spikes, again I think mainly glitches at NWS. But there is now also some seasonal variation, with the ASOS often colder in winter.
I wondered if the inversion might happen on very cold nights, but I can't find such a pattern
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Most of my work in the past few decades has been as a relationship counselor utilizing skills in Astrology and with the Tarot cards. I have learned a great deal through the years of loving people through their lessons and transitions and I wanted to bring the pearls of wisdom that have come forth through thousands of hours of session in a way that was fun summer reading. By divine magic, the pages wrote themselves and I have been gifted this opportunity to share the story of Lilith with all of you.
During the writing of the book I completed my Master's degree in the Education of Yoga from Hindu University of America and decided to intertwine the basic theme of my master's thesis into the pages of "Lilith" along with the original concepts. This all might sound a little crazy but somehow it all rolled together like my outside-the-box concept of time being like a burrito!
I learned a lot about patience as I allowed this story to weave itself into existence. The entire project spanned more than a decade. As I developed the theme for "Lilith" I received many coaching sessions and discussions with my incredible publisher Nick Ligidakis of Inkwell Productions. Over the years we discussed the core concepts I was working with on the book and how to dig into my psyche to bring up more. Nick always believed in my ability to get these ancient themes to work in the style of a popular novel and for this I am eternally grateful.
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a chemical pregnancy? I've seen it mentioned a few times on here and have no idea what it is. Can someone explain?
i have seen it mentioned too , so me too what is it?
Does anyone know what one is? Or has someone made it up?
I'd like to know to.
so how do you know you have had one then? sorry i sound thick!!
A chemical pregnancy is when the egg implants in the uterus but fails very early on...so u may get a faint bfp a few days b4 af is due...or be a few days late (having had a faint bfp) then af starts, i hate the term chemical pregnancy, its still a miscarraige at the end of the day, they just name it that until your 5wks.
Oh, I thought hcg was only produced on implantation? Anyway, this describes what I've just had only the doctor never mentioned the term 'chemical pregnancy'. The moral of my story is don't test early! I would have never known as af came on her due date.
That's why they say the number of mc's seem to be rising. The experts don't call this a proper mc. I'm sure they ladies who experience them may disagree. | {
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One Drop Raises $34.7 Million For Digital Therapeutics
Pharmaceutical company Bayer led the financing round
One Drop, a digital therapeutics provider for (diabetes and other chronic conditions) for people living with diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, raised $34.7 million Series C financing led by German pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer.
The company also secured $64 million (in development commitments and potential commercial milestones) from Bayer, which the company said will expand its offerings into cardiology, oncology, and women's health.
One Drop offerings include wireless blood glucose monitor system and data-driven self-management app, sold directly to consumers and through healthcare channels. The subscribers will receive replacement testing strips through the mail and can track their glucose levels, diet, activity, and insulin doses through the companion app; and connect to a coach for any assistance. The company also delivers one-on-one coaching and personalized health transformation plans for individuals.
"Building new digital business models is a key element of our business strategy with the ambition to actively shape the future of healthcare," said Jeanne Kehren, Ph.D., Head of Digital & Commercial Innovation and Member of the Pharmaceuticals Executive Committee of Bayer.
Jeanne Kehren added, "We are convinced that a data-driven approach will empower patients to drive better outcomes for themselves and will bring back the person, not the disease, as the point of focus. The new collaboration with One Drop allows Bayer to further accelerate its evolution towards a digital health business and paves the way for new integrated care patient service offerings."
In April, One Drop acquired Sano Intelligence, the maker of a non-invasive connected CGM patch, for an undisclosed amount.
Founded in 2015, One Drop has raised almost $100 million to date. The company employs about 60 people with an office in New York.
Mobile Wireless Device companies raised $216 million in the first half of 2020. Recently, Diabeloop, the developer of a connected type 1 diabetes management system, raised €31 million ($34 million) in Series B funding.
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Ben Carson Takes Job at Housing Department Quite Literally, Purchases $31,000 Dining Set
HUD Secretary Ben Carson, who enjoys brain surgery, taking the Bible literally, not doing his job and very slowly flapping his hands about, is facing scrutiny once again following reports that his department spent $31,000 taxpayer dollars on a new dining room set for his office.
Although the White House recently proposed cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development's budget by $8.8 billion, pulling the rug out from under low-income families and elderly and disabled people whose lives depend upon it, HUD officials spent several times the department's $5,000 redecoration limit on a custom hardwood table, chairs and a hutch for Carson's office suite.
The Guardian also reports that HUD will spend $165,000 on "lounge furniture" for its offices.
The furniture purchases initially came to light after career staffer Helen Foster filed a complaint alleging that she'd been demoted after rebuffing Candy Carson's demand that over $5,000 be spent on redecoration, claiming she was told that "$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair."
HUD spokesperson Raffi Williams, who initially denied that the purchase was made, has had a difficult time explaining this.
Mr. Carson "didn't know the table had been purchased," but does not believe the cost was too steep and does not intend to return it, said Raffi Williams, a HUD spokesman.
"In general, the secretary does want to be as fiscally prudent as possible with the taxpayers' money," he added.
Mr. Williams said department officials did not request congressional approval because the dining set served a "building-wide need." The table is inside the secretary's 10th-floor office suit.
Yep, doing a great job here:
Neither Mr. Carson nor his wife — who expressed a strong interest in sprucing up the drab, wood-paneled, 1960s-era secretary's suite, according to several current and former department staff members — requested that the 50-year-old table be replaced, Mr. Williams said.
But he had remarked how the previous table was covered in scratches, scuff marks and cracks. Mr. Williams emailed several pictures of the old table, which looks polished and not visibly scarred, during events held by Mr. Carson's predecessor, Julián Castro.
Williams, it may not surprise you to learn, formerly served as a deputy to Sean Spicer at the Republican National Committee. After making a number of false claims to The Guardian, he eventually "said that he had another phone call coming in and terminated the interview."
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Khoi and Bushman reconciliation ceremony at Solms-Delta
Imagine the Western Cape thousands of years ago, a fertile paradise, teeming with life, crossed by huge herds of game, hunted by the nomadic San people. Imagine a later time when this culture doubled, with the San remaining as hunter gatherers, and the Khoi Khoi joining them as nomadic pastoralists, keeping abundant herds of fat-tailed sheep and Sanga cattle. They developed into a complex nation of captains and kings. Both cultures retained their sophisticated language and religious systems, bound by a treasure trove of stories and legends. Then imagine the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck and the insatiable demand of these seafarers for fresh produce, cattle and labour. Try to imagine the cruelties inflicted on the Khoi as they saw their grazing lands disappear and their cattle taken, usually by force. Anyone who has read J.M. Coetzee's DUSKLANDS or Dan Sleigh's ISLANDS will have some idea of the atrocities that were inflicted on the Khoi Khoi and Bushmen people.
Yet, on 17th June 2011 a unique ceremony of reconciliation took place on Solms-Delta Estate. A direct descendent of those ancient San and Khoi kings, Khoebaha Cornelius, leader of a Royal House of the Khoisan, presided over a moving event in which the memories of the injustices suffered by his people in this part of the Western Cape were washed away. It was in some ways a re-enactment of the proceedings of the TRC, as history was retold by its victims in the presence of the perpetrators. However, as the King pointed out, the difference was that Mark Solms had asked the ancestors of the Khoi people to forgive the evils that had happened in the past (something that Archbishop Tutu has been trying to persuade all white South Africans to do.) The King also thanked Mark Solms for the part that he has played in rescuing and reviving the culture of the Khoi people, saying, "You can't change the past, but you can rectify the present."
Mark Solms said: "I consider it appropriate to ask the ancestors of the Bushmen and the Khoi to forgive the arrogance of the present, as we forget that they were the first people to occupy this land. We also forget that they were the ancestors of us all; we are all one family. I hope they forgive us for forgetting this, and for what we have done to each other over the years. We even forgot that we are all feeling beings." Fittingly, the setting for the ceremony was the Dik Delta Heritage Garden, which is dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of culinary and medicinal Khoisan herbs. In preparation for the ceremony, two circles of white stones had been laid between the garden and the fields in which the fat-tailed sheep and Sanga cattle are still kept. In the middle of the circle was a huge pile of firewood. A kraal made of reeds had been built to house the sheep and the lamb that would be sacrificed at dawn the next day.
As the sun began to set, the king ordered the fire to be lit by the senior headmen of his entourage. Two sets of kudu horns were laid to the east and west of the pyre. Bunches of dried hotnotskoigoed herbs were attached to the horns and lit. The fragrant smell of the herbs wafted over the participants and the onlookers. One of the headmen briefly retold the story of the Khoi and reminded the audience that their culture was a matriarchal one, through which the bounties of nature were worshiped.
Then the gathering waited for the moon to appear so that the next part of the ceremony could take place. As the wintry night grew colder, the onlookers huddled round the warmth of the burning bonfire. Just after eight o'clock a glorious orange moon rose and the king announced that the spirits of the ancestors would now be summoned from the four corners of the earth. Two headmen picked up the kudu horns, with their glowing embers of koigoed, and turned to face the four corners of the compass. As they turned, one of them called out the names of great ancestors: Jan Jonker Afrikaner, King Ndoda, Coree Harlene Sasman, Autshumato ("Herrie") and Krotoa ("Eva"). Then the King and his retinue settled down near the fire, while two young men prepared to spend the night in the kraal with the sheep that would be sacrificed at dawn. At daybreak the next morning, Mark Solms dipped his hands in the blood of the newly slaughtered animals and symbolically washed away the pain of the past in buchu water. The tip of a spear was dipped in the blood and washed, to symbolize the ending of the conflict between our peoples.
The final act was the consecration of a piece of ground with blood, followed by the burial of objects valuable to the King and to Mark Solms. A covering of small stones identify this holy place and, from now on, all people who pass here will place a stone on the cairn. Thus it will become a constantly renewed shrine to our forgiveness and mutual reconciliation. After the sheep had been skinned, the meat was cooked in pots on the open fire that had been burning continuously since the previous night, and the king, with a twinkle in his eye, announced a feast "that was going to last five days!" Truly a remarkable and historic moment on the Solms-Delta estate, which is already noted for its recovery and preservation of the rich cultural heritage of the Western Cape and the Boland.
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What Is Collenchyma And Why Is It Mostly Absent In 2023?
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1 What is Collenchyma and Why is it Mostly Absent in 2023?
1.1 What is Collenchyma?
1.2 What Causes Collenchyma to be Mostly Absent in 2023?
1.3 What are the Effects of Collenchyma's Absence in 2023?
1.4 What Can We Do About Collenchyma's Absence in 2023?
What is Collenchyma?
Collenchyma is a type of tissue found in plants that provides support and flexibility. It is made up of living cells, unlike other types of tissues like xylem and phloem, which are dead. Collenchyma is able to stretch and bend when the plant grows, making it an essential component in the formation of plant structure. It is found in the stems, leaves, and other parts of the plant.
What Causes Collenchyma to be Mostly Absent in 2023?
In 2023, the environment and climate have changed drastically due to pollution and global warming. Plants now have to adapt and grow in harsher conditions, which has led to the decline of collenchyma in many species. As the climate has become more arid, plants have had to develop ways to survive without the use of collenchyma. This has resulted in the reduced presence of collenchyma in plants.
What are the Effects of Collenchyma's Absence in 2023?
The absence of collenchyma in plants in 2023 has caused issues with the stability and growth of plants. Without the ability to stretch and bend when the plant grows, the plant is unable to maintain its structure and is more susceptible to damage. Additionally, the lack of collenchyma means that plants are unable to properly absorb water and nutrients from the soil, which can lead to poor health and decreased yields.
What Can We Do About Collenchyma's Absence in 2023?
In order to address the issue of collenchyma's absence in plants, we must first address the underlying cause: climate change. We can do this by reducing our emissions and investing in renewable energy sources. Additionally, we can also look into ways to increase the resilience of plants by introducing new species that are better adapted to the changing climate. Finally, we can look into ways to improve the soil quality, which can help plants absorb more nutrients and water.
Collenchyma is an essential component of plant structure, and its absence in 2023 has caused issues with the growth and stability of many species. To address this issue, we must first address the root cause of climate change and work to reduce our emissions and invest in renewable energy sources. Additionally, we can look into ways to increase the resilience of plants and improve soil quality to help them better absorb nutrients and water.
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$questions = array(
array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 1,
'text' => 'What team will make the 1st Timeout?',
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'Ravens',
'49ers',
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'text' => 'Will Beyonce be jonied by Jay Z on stage during the Half Time Show?',
'choices' => array(
'No',
'Yes',
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array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 3,
'text' => 'What Color will the Gatorade (or liquid) be that is dumped on the Head Coach of the Winning Super Bowl Team?',
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'Blue',
'Red',
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array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 4,
'text' => 'What team will be the winner of the coin toss?',
'choices' => array(
'Ravens',
'49ers',
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array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 5,
'text' => 'Will any player get a penalty for excessive celebration in the game?',
'choices' => array(
'No',
'Yes',
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),
array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 6,
'text' => 'Will Alicia Keys take over or under 2 minutes and 15 second?',
'choices' => array(
'Under',
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array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 7,
'text' => 'Will Beyonce\'\'s hair be Curly/Crimped or Straight at the beginning of the Super Bowl Halftime show?',
'choices' => array(
'Straight',
'Curly/Crimped',
)
),
array(
'year' => 2013,
'index' => 8,
'text' => 'If Ray Lewis is interviewed on TV after the game on the field or in the locker room how many times will he mention "God/Lord". Live pictures only.',
'choices' => array(
'3 or more',
'Less than 3',
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),
);
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$this->addSql(sprintf("INSERT into sbc_question_choices (id, year, index, text) VALUES(nextval('seq_sbc_question_choice'), %d, %d, '%s')", $question['year'], $question['index'], $choice));
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This is probably too late for most of you, who have already arrived, fresh and naive, to my fair city. For others, it may be helpful. This is mostly useful for those looking for apartments with shomer Shabbat/kashrut roommates on the Upper West Side and in Washington Heights, although it can also help with those looking for new apartments, with or without roommates. Some of it may also help in other areas of New York City.
As I'm sure you've already discovered, apartment-hunting in NYC can be very stressful, although it may be better now that fewer people have jobs and thus fewer people are flocking to NYC.
There is a website called BangItOut.com with lots of apartment listings, especially if you're open to moving into apartment with one or two other usually SS/SK (shomer-Shabbat/shomer-kashrut) roommates. It is best for the Upper West Side, but also has a few apartment listings in other parts of NYC and other cities. You can put an ad there if you're looking, although it's best to be proactive and read through the listings. This is true in general in NYC, since there seem to be a lot more people seeking apartments (especially of the less expensive, not gross variety) than apartments/rooms available. The burden is really on the seeker to find a place, not the people with the apartment to find new roommates.
Look on Craigslist for Upper West Side and Morningside Heights, if you're willing to go a bit further north (past 100th St.). Note that some "Upper West Side" apartment listings will be well into Harlem, which is all fine and good, except that some parts of Harlem (most?) are outside the Upper Manhattan eruv.
Speaking of eruvin, here is a useful map of the Upper Manhattan Eruv.
There is a great website called Maalot Washington with lots of apartment listings, especially if you're open to moving into apartment with one or two other roommates.
You can put an ad on the Maalot listserv in addition to posting on the Maalot Washington website and responding to ads there and on the listserv.
Look on Craigslist for Washington Heights and also Hudson Heights. (Realtors started calling the fancier part of Washington Heights "Hudson Heights" after it started gentrifying/going upscale. Hudson Heights would generally be the area north of 181st St. and West of Fort Washington Ave.) I saw some apartments that way.
You can put an ad on the Migdal Or listserv by writing, I think, to midgalor [at] gmail.com.
NOISE: Some buildings/areas are a lot noisier than others (usually traffic noise, but also loud music late at night in Washington Heights, and noise from people gathering outside of bars on the Upper West Side), so if that's an issue for you, check it out before signing. I usually try to visit potential apartments once during the day and once at night before signing anything. A quiet neighborhood at 5 pm might be rocking at 11 pm, which may or may not bother you.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that an apartment in the West 90s between Amsterdam and Broadway was far, far quieter than an apartment on (and facing) Columbus Ave. It also depends, of course, on how high the apartment is--the further from the street, the quieter it will be. I am pretty sure that an apartment that's higher up will also be cleaner, since dirt from car exhaust seems to be a huge part of the dirtiness of the city. I don't have scientific evidence of that, though. It also depends a lot on whether the apartment in question faces the front (street) or back (alleyway) of the building. Likewise, if an apartment faces the George Washington Bridge, it will almost certainly be too noisy to stand. However, you may find another apartment in the same building, which faces in a different direction, that is bearable. Keep in mind, too, that noise levels will be different in the summer, with the windows open than in the winter, with the windows closed.
FEES: If you can get something directly from a real estate manager/landlord without paying a fee, that's obviously the best, since realtor's fees are often as high as 15% of the annual rent. You can usually see a lot more with a broker/realtor, though, although (almost?) all of them charge, or at least they did in 2007, the last time I looked for an apartment in NYC. I've lived in three apartments in NYC: two that already had people living in that I joined, and one that I found new with a friend. The last one is the only one that I paid a fee for. It was $2000 for a $1200/month place (if you live outside NYC, you will think, "That's so expensive!" and if you live inside NYC, you will think, "Wow, that's so cheap!"). I just amortized that cost over the two year lease and took it into consideration when comparing rents, and it was still worth it. It is a huge chunk of change all at once, though.
One way that people I know have been successful at finding apartments directly through the real estate manager/landlord is by literally walking the streets in the neighborhood in which you are interested in living and talking names/numbers off of buildings or speaking to supers/doormen about the availability of apartments in that building.
If you want to see how one neighborhood you're considering compares to another, you can check out the NYPD police precinct crime statistics.
20th: W. 59th to W. 86th St.
24th: W. 86th to W. 110th St.
26th: W. 110th St. to W. 133rd St.
Note that Central Park is its own separate precinct.
33rd: W. 156th to W. 179th St.
ONE LAST WORD: Check for black mold and water damage in the walls/ceilings, especially in older apartments. They are legally required to remove black mold, but it's hard to remove. (It's a health issue.) Black mold looks like you'd expect it to look. It's especially prevalent in bathrooms, but if you see it anywhere else, it means that the walls/ceilings are, or once were, wet. Water damage is often due to old plumbing, which should be replaced (rather than repainting/replastering the walls, which is what they will want to do). You can spot water damage from round stains on the ceiling or walls, and also by places where the paint bubbles out or is kind of buckled. Not just peeling, which could just mean that the paint job is just old, but coming off of the walls in roundish bubbles. Even if the wall is dry there, that usually means that it was wet there once.
Good luck! And New Yorkers, please add tips of your own in the comments, if you have 'em (and I know you do!).
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If you fail to act fast and employ the right techniques to deal with mold damage, then any organic materials they come into contact with is likely to decompose. Apart from the possible permanent damage that your property may suffer, decomposition may lead to unpleasant odors and compromise the quality of air in a room. Learning the basics can get you out of trouble by mitigating such disasters when they strike your Glendale home.
We are going to cover some of the primary steps that our SERVPRO technicians perform when attending to mold damage incidents in Glendale. To begin with, if mold spores are allowed to move to uncontaminated places, they are likely to contaminate the clean area. To prevent that, we contain the contaminated areas by introducing negative air pressure in the area. Sealing HVAC vents as well as the installation of plastic sheeting to act as a barrier can also help in curbing the unwanted contamination.
In most cases, discarding porous materials with extensive mold contamination is one of the procedures that our SERVPRO team employs. However, when the surface is hard, we can perform HEPA vacuuming or damp wipe such areas. If the materials are semi-porous, we can choose an abrasive method such as wire brushing or sanding. That means the surface we have to deal with dictates the procedure we use.
After performing the removal, it is time to prevent possible future mold growth by drying the materials to acceptable moisture content levels. Equipment like a moisture meter is helpful when measuring such readings. We can decide to put in place heaters or air movers - since our SERVPRO technicians are already through with the removal and containment processes. Removing contents that have much moisture can also enhance the drying process.
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Dorma and its Poultry Farm
Eric Callaway, May 2016
Documents and photos courtesy Eric Callaway
Dorma is the house going up Box Hill on the left, just set off the road. This is Eric Callaway's story of the house and the smalholding run by his father, Eddie, called Dorma Poutry Farm, which existed there before and during World War 2.
Right: Eric's grandmother, Rhoda, known as Daisy, (right) in service for
the Wills family at Fogleigh House
Mineral Water Plant
The area known as Quarr Close field was famous for a mineral water bottling business operated by David Milsom in the early 1900s. There were fewer houses in that location than now but the two garages further up the hill did exist and were part of the bottling business. You can see how the bottling plant worked from the JB Bowler Mineral Waters display at the Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath.[1]
Photo courtesy Carol Payne
The source of the water is still in existence and I remember spending hours pumping up the water which we used for domestic purposes when our family house at Dorma had been built.
We used a semi-rotary pump and piped it across to our house with a leather flapper at the end of the pipe to stop the water from flowing back.
In the late 1950s a child nearly fell down the well and my father and I decided to replace a wooden cover with a stone block. Before we did so, we measured the well and it was 33 feet deep to water and 16 feet of water below in the well. Bottling of water ceased prior to 1934.
Dorma and our Poultry Farm
My father, Ernest Edward (known as Eddie) Callaway, bought the site of Dorma as a domestic house in the 1930s. He negotiated with George's Brewery for the Right of Way to facilitate entrances for the pub and the house. Dorma is seen marked in green on the Appeal Site map (ight).
The present house was built in 1934 by the builders, Osbournes of Corsham. Eddie started the small holding in 1932-33 and married my mother, Lillian May Oatley in 1936.
Dorma marked in green in an Appeal Site map.
Below left my mother and Judy the dog in front of the pig sty at Dorma and below right my grandfather, Edward Callaway, carrying the milk churn.
Money was very different in those days. Eddie's accounts book shows that in January 1937 he received £1.18s for 24 dozen eggs and on 24 December 1937 he paid himself £3 as his Xmas wages. He built up quite a varied smallholding there selling milk at times and meat from the pigs housed in the pigsty above.
When the Second World War came, my father was too old to be called up at first and anyway he was in a reserved occupation. Instead he worked almost every evening as an Air Raid Precaution warden surveying the night skies for enemy aircraft movement and recording the bombs that dropped in the Box area.
The business was officially recognised and Dorma Poultry Farm was licensed to sell produce. I still have the licences for 1939 and 1942 (below left) and his weights and measures clearance from 1943 (below right).
Seen below the Dorma Poultry Farm smallholding on the left and the poultry houses on the right in the 1930s.
But Eddie had to give up farming in 1943 and apply for full time war work. He disposed of his equipment and sold his hayrick for £10, never returning to farming again. Instead he was offered a job by the War Agricultural Executive Committee to drive up to twenty prisoners of war from Easton Grey, Malmesbury, and to supervise them when they were doing essential ditching, drainage and seasonal agricultural work for up to 9 hours per day, six days a week. He declined the job and instead went to work at Spring Quarry, Corsham, for the British Aircraft Factory, where his sister already worked as a nurse.
After the war, Eddie became an insurance agent for the Prudential, travelling around the area. It was the years of rationing and
he had to obtain a licence to get tyres for work in April 1947. Life in Box Hill was a completely different world after the war.
Dorma returned to being a private residential house and the poultry farm became a thing of the past.
Thanks to Eric and Sandra Callaway for ensuring this story is not forgotten.
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June 27, 2019 | David F. Coppedge
Bare Feet Were Made for Walking
Your feet can become hard against rough ground without sacrificing their sensitivity.
Years ago, Dr Daniel Lieberman, an endurance runner and physiologist, impressed CEH in Nov. 2004 with his findings that humans are the best endurance runners in the animal kingdom. Even though he is an evolutionist, the number of physical adaptations he described that are necessary for endurance running in an upright posture seem to shout "design." Now, Lieberman and other scientists have investigated barefoot walkers and found new adaptations that make one wonder if we really need shoes.
The human foot is a highly complex apparatus composed of 26 bones, with tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, skin and sensory organs all integrated and coordinated. One anatomist called it a "biomechanical masterpiece."
Foot callus thickness does not trade off protection for tactile sensitivity during walking (Holowka et al., with Daniel Lieberman, Nature). This team studied habitually barefoot walkers in Kenya and made the following observations.
Until relatively recently, humans, similar to other animals, were habitually barefoot. Therefore, the soles of our feet were the only direct contact between the body and the ground when walking. There is indirect evidence that footwear such as sandals and moccasins were first invented within the past 40 thousand years, the oldest recovered footwear dates to eight thousand years ago and inexpensive shoes with cushioned heels were not developed until the Industrial Revolution. Because calluses—thickened and hardened areas of the epidermal layer of the skin—are the evolutionary solution to protecting the foot, we wondered whether they differ from shoes in maintaining tactile sensitivity during walking, especially at initial foot contact, to improve safety on surfaces that can be slippery, abrasive or otherwise injurious or uncomfortable. Here we show that, as expected, people from Kenya and the United States who frequently walk barefoot have thicker and harder calluses than those who typically use footwear. However, in contrast to shoes, callus thickness does not trade-off protection, measured as hardness and stiffness, for the ability to perceive tactile stimuli at frequencies experienced during walking. Additionally, unlike cushioned footwear, callus thickness does not affect how hard the feet strike the ground during walking, as indicated by impact forces. Along with providing protection and comfort at the cost of tactile sensitivity, cushioned footwear also lowers rates of loading at impact but increases force impulses, with unknown effects on the skeleton that merit future study.
Why callused bare feet are a better fit than cushioned shoes (Editorial, Nature). The editors describe Lieberman as "an evolutionary biologist with something of an obsession for how we use our feet." They describe us humans as "quite large, as mammals go," and since we walk upright, our feet take a lot of punishment. Surprisingly, though, the thick calluses that grow on barefoot walkers do not hinder their sense of touch; "although calluses protect our feet, they transmit tactile sensation almost as effectively as does soft skin." Tenderfeet (i.e., habitual shoe wearers) know the pain of stepping on a Lego piece in the dark hours of the morning.
As Lieberman and colleagues observe, a person with callused feet would feel that Lego brick just as acutely. But the researchers also find that bare feet offer a better guide to the force with which our feet strike the ground than do artificially cushioned soles, comfy as those might feel. This difference could have untold consequences for the rest of our skeleton.
Barefoot Walking Gives You Calluses That Are Even Better for Your Feet Than Shoes, Study Suggests (Live Science). Christopher Wanjek gives a Darwin-saturated take on the findings, simply assuming that if bare feet exist, they must have evolved. "At its core," he alleges, "the study is about human evolution." He claims that calluses are "the evolutionary solution to protecting the foot," but if that were true, why didn't we evolve hard hooves, like horses? The actual study reinforces design; here is a structure that can develop thick skin for protection, and yet maintain tactile sensitivity. Shoes rob us of some of the senses that might improve our health:
However, very thick calluses don't simply act like shoe cushions. The callus thickness can protect against heat or sharp objects, providing comfort and safety, like shoes can. But the sensory receptors in the foot that detect ground surface differences still transmit signals to the brain.
This uninhibited signal — that sensation of feeling the earth — may help the barefoot walker keep balance, strengthen muscles and create a stronger neural connections between the feet and the brain.
Barefoot walkers have tough feet but sense the ground just as well (Michael Le Page, BBC News). This less-evolutionary article shares some interesting facts about bare feet that indicate we are missing out on benefits by wearing shoes.
Lieberman noticed that as his calluses grew thicker, his feet got tougher without seeming to lose their ability to sense the surface beneath them. He and his colleagues have now confirmed this by studying the feet of around 100 people in Kenya and the US.
Those who usually went barefoot had calluses up to a third thicker, but could sense vibrations just as well as those with thinner calluses. The reason, the team think, is that hard calluses transmit forces without dampening them – unlike the foam or rubber soles of many shoes.
While this is surprising, it is analogous to guitar players who grow calluses on their fingers but still maintain exquisite sensitivity to touch. It means that the sensors on the skin are able to penetrate the callus and still transmit touch signals to the brain. Lieberman expects to study the physiological benefits of barefoot walking more. He thinks the sensory advantage of bare feet could help elderly people avoid falls, for one thing, and might help everybody avoid joint diseases.
Walking on your sensitive sole (News and Views, Nature). Wading past the typical evolutionary fluff about human ancestors millions of years ago, the reader eventually hears good reasons for the design of the human foot.
Our feet are remarkably sensitive, enabling pleasant sensations such as the feeling when walking barefoot on a beach, but also the experience of pain when stepping on a sharp rock. This sensitivity is useful because our body's nerves use such information to fine-tune our posture and gait, in a similar way to how our sensitive fingertips enable us to precisely manipulate objects. As part of the system that aids this tactile sensitivity, a variety of mechanoreceptors in our skin sense mechanical stimuli such as pressure. If these receptors don't work normally, as can occur in disease or during experimental manipulation, people can have problems with their balance or gait.
This article describes the experiments Holowka and Lieberman's team used to arrive at their findings. They remain ambivalent about the value of bare feet compared to shoes, however, admitting that hard soled shoes can also transmit vibrations pretty well, and are important for added protection in some situations.
More research will be needed to fully understand the effect of shoe soles on gait. Humans are not like machines, in which just one variable at a time can be studied. Human movement is a complex, dynamic system, and changing even one variable, such as shoe-sole stiffness, will probably trigger other physiological and behavioural changes. For example, running when using cushioned soles, compared with running barefoot, triggers changes in how the foot makes contact with the ground (called the strike pattern), and also causes the arch of the foot to behave more stiffly.
So should we take our shoes off? "It makes sense that preserving foot sensitivity is useful, especially if maintaining stability is challenging," they admit. But for now, "Although this mystery has been solved, much remains to be discovered about what affects how humans walk."
Feet are amazingly complex features God has given us. They did not evolve. Human feet are so different from ape feet, they are essentially a completely different design. In the book Spacecraft Earth, a Guide for Passengers, Dr Henry Richter spends five pages talking about the human foot. On page 48, he compares it to the ape foot:
The shape of the human foot is much different, clearly adapted for walking upright all of the time. It has a unique bone structure, muscle structure, and sole, with two arches almost perpendicular to each other. The heel and ankle are suited to living on the ground, not in the trees. What chance mutations created such a radical change? Evolutionists often gloss over these details, simply imagining that a change in climate led some ape ancestor to climb out of the trees and start walking. Such things do not just happen. There would be too many things for natural selection to do at the same time. (Richter, p. 48)
The foot is just one of hundreds of wonders our Creator gave us to experience His world. The more we learn about our bodies and minds, the more our gratitude and awe should grow. Evolutionary theory (the Stuff Happens Law) robs God of the honor that is His due.
Exercise: Try barefoot walking when you can. It would take weeks or months to build up the calluses need to walk on rough surfaces, but pay attention to the sensitivity provided through the skin. Does it improve your balance? Are you more aware of the positions of your toes, arches and heel? Compare that with the feeling of walking in soft shoes or hard shoes. What benefits can you find designed into bare feet that can aid your health and enhance your experience of the world?
Tags: arch, brain, callus, endurance running, Evolution, feet, foot, footwear, heel, human body, joints, Kenya, Lieberman, muscle, proprioception, running, sensation, shoes, tactile, walking
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Antonio Garcia Soler
Coastal Days
Framed: 104 x 104 cm
by Antonio Garcia Soler
A stunning original oil painting of a crashing wave captured by talented artist Antonio Garcia Soler. This original painting is presented framed in a stylish matt white floating frame as shown and ready to hang.
Commission Antonio Garcia Soler
Categories: Seascape Paintings & Coastal Art, Paintings, Large Paintings, Large (Less then 40''/100cm), £0-£500
Antonio Garcia Soler was born on the eastern coast of Spain in Alcoy, Alicante in 1957 into an artistic family. From a young age Soler pursued a career in art by attending the art school Escuela Municipal de Bellas Artes, where his father was a teacher. He continued his education at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios at the Universidad de Valencia where he earned his art degree.
Inheriting his father's artistic passion, Antonio Soler became mesmerised with the Mediterranean Sea, having lived close by the water for all his life. Soler has honed his realism technique over a long career, enjoying worthy praise along the way for his masterful seascapes.
Soler aims to capture the power and movement of the ocean in his work. Using the boundless and changing effects of light on water, the artist paints dynamic scenes full of colour and movement. With inspiration close to home on the east coast of Spain, Soler can often be found along the beach sketching a taking reference photographs.
His award-winning works are featured in many individual and collective exhibits throughout Europe and the Americas and Forest Gallery are proud to showcase the artist's breath-taking largescale original works.
For The Love Of The Sea 39 x 39 inches £ 2,495 £ 1,950
Halcyon Days 39 x 39 inches Sold
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Ben Payne
Until a New Day
Gerhard Nesvadba
Our Coast
Casimiro Perez
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The end of a chess fight.
Why You Should Never Resign
GM Gserper
Dec 24, 2017, 12:00 AM |
106 | Fun & Trivia
Despite severe criticism for a very high number of draws, the London Chess Classic was an interesting event followed by chess players around the world.
After the first three rounds where every single game was drawn, many people, including the super-GM Levon Aronian, called for abolishing draw offers!
Aronian suggested to do away with all draw offers, not just those before move 30. | Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.
One of the commonly named reasons to prohibit draw offers is a sports analogy: Just imagine a soccer match that ends after just 20 minutes because both teams agreed to a draw! I don't want to start a discussion here about differences between chess and other sports, but using the same logic, why don't we prohibit resignation as well?
Imagine a soccer match where one team is losing 0:3 and decides to resign in the middle of the game! Sounds ridiculous, right? But this is exactly what we have in chess! Sometimes the spectators don't even understand why a player decided to give up, like in the following game from the above-mentioned tournament:
I can almost hear a club player snort: "What, an extra pawn for Black? Big deal! Yesterday I won a game being down a bishop!"
It is difficult to refute this logic by explaining that the super-GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is not exactly a class-D player, and therefore we will always see games like this:
Yes, it was the invitational U.S. championship and yet White kept playing the endgame down a rook and a knight! Most strong players frown upon such behavior. But again, I really doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo hates the other team for not resigning and stopping the game in a completely hopeless situation.
I addressed the subject of resignation in an old article. In that article I shared the advice that I give to all my students:
If you are a beginner, then you should never resign: Play till checkmate. First of all, your opponent, who is probably a beginner himself, may possibly stalemate you despite (or because of) his huge material advantage. But even if he does beat you, you'll get another lesson how to convert a winning advantage in to a win.
Here is a game where my student strictly followed the advice:
It turns out that even grandmasters occasionally use the same approach and sometimes it works on the master level too!
So, should you resign in a lost position or play till a checkmate? It is a very individual decision, at least while resignation is not abolished.
Meanwhile, you can take your cue from a little bear:
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The Falcons have been around since 1966. They're the same age as the Dolphins, for goodness sake. They've played 784 games all time.
So perhaps Mack needs revision. A Falcons' win Sunday would be a great way of changing a franchise's history.
The Patriots, the NFL's gold standard, are in the Super Bowl for the ninth time, seeking their fifth title.
But the Falcons? They have the same number as Super Bowl trophies in their headquarters as you have in your living room.
How long has it been? Bill Clinton was still in the White House the last (and only) time the Falcons made the Super Bowl.
If you're a 16-year-old Patriots fan, all you know is winning.
If you're a 16-year-old Falcons fan, all you know is heartbreak.
Which explains why Super Bowl Week was the Patriots' world, and the Falcons were simply living in it.
Even Ryan, who had a season for the ages, is a subplot and not the plot.
The Falcons have played 18 regular-season and playoff games this year. Ryan's passer rating was over 100 in all but four of them. He completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and threw 31 more touchdowns than interceptions during the regular season.
And yet the story lines this week? All about the Patriots.
▪ How awkward would it be if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has to present the Lombardi Trophy to the Patriots, whom he's twice punished for cheating?
▪ When will Patriots coach Bill Belichick, soon a senior citizen, retire?
▪ Will New England's Tom Brady cement his place as the best quarterback ever with a win?
▪ Will Brady's ill mother, Galynn, be at the game?
It's not possible to make everyone happy. Someone will lose Sunday.
Either the Patriots will taste rare defeat or Falcons fans will be crushed, once again.
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At Little Lever we are promoting kindness amongst all adults and students.
The school has created Thank You Cards, Excellent Behaviour Cards, Reward postcards and for December we are launching our Kindness Calendar.
Each day form tutors and staff will tell each student what the kindness act is for that day and then all adults and pupils will partake in that act of kindness.
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Home/News/Yasser Murtaja embodied the struggle of Gazans – desperate yet defiant
Yasser Murtaja embodied the struggle of Gazans – desperate yet defiant
Yasmeen el Khoudary, Theguardian – For the past 11 years, Gaza has regularly featured in headlines as the target of three military onslaughts, an ongoing siege and a humanitarian disaster. Less reported has been the scream of an entire generation pleading for help, their scream falling on deaf ears.
Yasser Murtaja, a Gazan journalist, was a member of that generation – a generation that has largely been confined within the military-fortified fences that surround Gaza from all sides, a generation for whom the right to travel freely remains a distant illusion.
Israels defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said last week that there were 'no innocent people' in Gaza
Yasser was shot by an Israeli sniper on Friday, while covering the second Great March of Return. The bullet hit him in the abdomen, the only area not covered by his clearly marked "Press" jacket. He died a few hours later.
Two weeks before his death, Yasser wrote on his Facebook page: "I dream that the day when I can capture this photo from the sky and not from the ground will come. My name is Yasser Murtaja. I am 30 years old. I live in Gaza. I have never travelled!"
Yasser tried repeatedly to apply for the right to travel out of Gaza, but each attempt failed. He was widely mourned by his friends and colleagues, the vast majority of whom, like him, have never in their lives been outside of Gaza. His generation was born into the first intifada, witnessed the second intifada, survived three major Israeli military onslaughts on the Gaza Strip, and continue to live under siege. Moreover, of the 2 million people who live in Gaza, two-thirds are descendants of refugees from nearby towns and villages that were destroyed upon the creation of Israel in 1948, and all are victims of an ongoing Israeli blockade that has turned Gaza into the worlds largest open prison.
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Palestinians stage a demonstration within the Great March of Return in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The first Friday of the march, which is inspired by the right of return of these refugees, was attended by more than 30,000 unarmed civilians, who set up tents along the frontier and engaged in alternative means of resistance, such as reading, singing and dancing, in a scene reminiscent of the early days of Tahrir Square. The nonviolent nature of the march did not deter Israeli snipers, lined up behind the security fence, from killing at least 16 protesters and injuring more than 750. Yet, despite the high number of casualties, thousands marched to the border the following Friday, in an impressive display of defiance. At least nine more were killed, yet the risks are unlikely to dissuade people from going again next Friday.
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Israels defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said last week that there were "no innocent people" in Gaza, justifying Israels targeted shooting at unarmed civilians. Put simply, Palestinians in Gaza are being left with nothing to lose. Decades of life under siege and occupation have turned the territory into a disaster zone. Almost every aspect of Gazas unbearable situation, which has fuelled this protest, could have been avoided had the world forced Israel to respect Palestinian rights and to comply with international law. Yet other governments did little to acknowledge that the innocent are being collectively punished in Gaza.
The time has surely come for the people of Gaza to take matters into their own hands, and the ongoing march is a powerful representation of that will. Its organisers are activists who are unaffiliated with any political group. Thousands of people from all walks of life have attended, carrying nothing but the Palestinian flag. They are united not just by their frustration, desperation and loss of hope, but also in their strong desire to live a dignified life; a desire so strong that even the fear of death does not deter it.
As for Yasser, his 30-year dream of leaving Gaza has finally been realised; he has left it for ever, but without seeing any other place in the world. He left behind 2 million people who will continue to share his dream, but for how much longer?
• Yasmeen el Khoudary is an independent Palestinian researcher and writer
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OMG! As the year ends, I can't help but think about what an awesome year it was! I personally did things that I have never done before! But what really sticks out in my mind is all the nice things others said about me :] Santa Barbara News Press "Readers Choice" chose me as their favorite photographer :) NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) nominated me as their Member of The Year! This was such an honor and I am so excited to work with these ladies! And then, as if a cherry on top, Leads Club nominated me as Leader of The Year AND Spirit Of Leads Club! WOW! What an honor! Both things mean so much to me! One, being all things I love to be and the other being all things I strive to be :) And in the end, I just feel so lucky to do what I absolutely LOVE to do... which is photographing life's biggest moments!!!!!!! | {
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Five iconic photographers are featured: Scott Markewitz, Fletcher Manley, Tero Repo, Dave Mossop and David Reddick. Equally entertaining are the profiles written by Leslie Anthony, Warren Miller, Jack Shaw, Mitchell Scott and Bob Story.
Brian, yeah, when web publishing first got going, lots of folks were wondering what would happen to print. Been interesting to watch, but one way it's gone is to these high-quality "tactile" publications that are just a joy to nearly all the senses. They're expensive to produce, perhaps not for everyone compared to the web, but definitely a contribution. The "pass around rate" must be enormous.
I like the fact that K2 skis are made in china.
So, at the risk of resurrecting the monster of many past threads, would you clarify that Dan?
Great issue, as always, but did anyone else notice that several of the captions were misplaced/mis-numbered for the photos? and since they don't run on the same page it made for some confusing reading lining up the photos' stories with the correct images. | {
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Once it works visually, and makes it possible for you to check each item while it cooperates, it is not the most intuitive software if you want to make a more complex checklist. If you are using movie-making software such as StudioBinder, it is a bit easier. Sometimes in life you just need to force yourself with the accessible tools to cause a solution. Both the accounting software and the operating model play an important role in the management of your business enterprise. Microsoft, along with other business spreadsheet programs, has many downloadable templates on the site. | {
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Public Schools sued Illinois on Tuesday claiming the state's method of education funding discriminates against its largely black and Hispanic student body.
The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, uses the state's Civil Rights Act to seek to invalidate Illinois' school funding system. The district wants to avoid the fate of previous school funding lawsuits that faltered in Illinois, which like CPS is reeling from deep financial problems.
"It penalizes poor kids in poor school districts and rewards wealthy kids in wealthy school districts - just the opposite of what we should do," Emanuel told reporters.
CPS officials have been critical of a move last year by Republican Governor Bruce Rauner to veto a bill that would have provided the district with $215 million in state money for pensions. The move punched a hole in the district's already shaky budget, leading to spending cuts and unpaid furlough days for teachers.
The nation's third-largest public school system is struggling with pension payments that will jump to $733 million this fiscal year from $676 million in fiscal 2016, as well as drained reserves and debt dependency. The fiscal woes have pushed its general obligation credit ratings deep into the junk category and led investors to demand fat yields for its debt.
The lawsuit also seeks to invalidate Illinois' system for funding teacher pensions. CPS has railed against how it must maintain and fund its own teachers' pension system, while districts in the rest of Illinois are in a state-wide retirement fund that is heavily subsidized by the state.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a recent attempt to revamp the way Illinois funds schools and the willingness by state Senate leaders to include a new funding formula in a bill package to end the state's nearly 20-month budget impasse.
School funding has been a politically volatile subject in Illinois for decades, pitting low property tax-generating school systems or those with mostly minority students against well-funded systems in wealthy Chicago suburbs much less reliant on state funding. Since the 1970s, the sides have played to a political stalemate in the state legislature, which has rejected efforts at a statewide fix to solve the disparity between the haves and the have-nots in Illinois education.
The social ramifications of the debate came to a head in 2008, when nearly 2,000 Chicago school students boarded buses bound for one of Illinois' wealthiest, highest-achieving school districts in Chicago's north suburbs and demanded to be enrolled.
The move orchestrated by advocates of Chicago's public schools and several ministers made its visual point clearly but did nothing to advance the cause for more equitable school funding in Springfield, Illinois' capital.
"The governor remains focused on moving forward these recommendations and hopes that CPS will be a partner in that endeavor," Purvis said in a statement.
Language on how to achieve that adequacy or how to come up with an additional $3.5 billion for schools over 10 years, as the report recommended, has yet to surface in the legislature.
General state aid to CPS in fiscal 2017 totals $952.5 million, about the same amount as in fiscal 2016, according to the district's budget.
For 40 years, Illinois courts generally have ruled that arguments to change how public schools are funded should play out before the Illinois legislature, not in the state's courtrooms. Based on that string of rulings, a prominent public education advocate in Illinois described the Chicago school litigation as a legal long-shot.
"I think any time you have this kind of history, it suggests that it's a very difficult bar to overcome. Having said that, I think we're always hopeful something will happen that will cause the inequity issue to be addressed," said Roger Eddy, executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards and a former state lawmaker and school superintendent.
Civil rights group the Chicago Urban League along with some parents from various districts including Chicago also sued the state over school funding using the Civil Rights Act. That lawsuit has languished in Cook County Court since 2008.
"I'm not aware of another case like it because I'm not sure there is any place in the country in which the state government itself choosing to fund public education says we are going to give significantly less money to African-American and Latino children in the largest school district in the state and we are going to give a lot more money to the predominately white children in the rest of the state," he said. | {
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As we age, we tend to use the same vocabulary choices over and over, and, if what I surmise is correct, even those with normal mental capabilities do not continue to develop their vocabulary into and through their adult years. Of course, one learns the vocabulary which is necessary to one's vocation"but what do we do about increasing our baseline of word usage other than that?
Having vascular dementia, I have begun to devote my free time to mental games and logic exercises. I can now add to that VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT. I must admit that this has not come about through deliberate actions. I have caught onto it through tutoring my granddaughter. I taught Language Arts for 34 years in the public school system, but never gave it much thought in regards to adults. I believe working with Cortney"s vocabulary each week has been most helpful to me. Granted, of the twenty words she is assigned each week, most I already know. Of the five or so (more or less each week) I don't, I try to find at least one word to learn myself. I try to use that one word and others of that week in my weekly blog. Having short term memory loss, this is not an easy task. One example of this occurred last week when I wrote about spotlighting deer and the mien of their faces. MIEN had been one of the vocabulary words the week before. I don't remember ever encountering that particular word before"but found it to be an interesting word to learn and use. | {
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The Fashio...
The Fashion and Textile Museum to showcase 1930s fashion
Danielle Wightman-Stone
London's Fashion and Textile Museum has announced that its winter 2018 exhibition will place a spotlight on the swinging Thirties featuring more than 100 outfits.
'Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs' will run from October 12 to January 20, 2019, and will focus on nine social themes that defined the fashions of the Thirties, such as how people shopped and what they wore, the rise of the department store and the floral day dress, as well as the wider acceptance of trousers for women and the popularity of beach pajamas.
Presented thematically, the exhibition will begin with more than 50 examples of glamorous 1930s eveningwear, such as floor length gowns in satins and crepes, adorned with diamantes, as well as bias cut dresses made from liquid satins, which were pioneered by Madeleine Vionnet, where fitted waists and a new volume in the sleeve and shoulder provided a sensual take on night time glamour.
The next scene will be a 'train journey', exploring the concept of suburban living, and the popularity of day time fashion, and the exhibition will conclude with a street party scene in celebration of the coronation, with afternoon dresses and men's suits in red, white and blue will be showcased alongside original decorations from the 1937 occasion.
The fashion will be alongside photographs from Cecil Beaton, one of Britain's most influential portrait photographers, in a display called 'Thirty from the '30s', featuring portraits of Salvador Dalí, Elsa Schiaparelli, Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn.
'Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs' will open at the Fashion and Textile Museum on October 12.
Images: courtsey of the Fashion and Textile Museum
Main Image - Michèle Morgan photographed by Ernest Bachrach
Other images - Portrait of the Soapsuds Group by Cecil Beaton 1930; Woman wearing sheer evening gown - courtesy of Old Visuals Everett Collection Mary Evans.
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Your search for Genre: "Prose" AND Gender of Author: "Male" AND Metaphor Category: "Government" AND Nationality of Author: "Scottish" AND Politics of Author: "Whig" returned 32 results(s) in 0.007 seconds
"Adam in his first state was made after the Image of God, so that his bodily powers were perfectly under the command of his mind; This Revolt that we feel our Bodies and Senses are always in, cannot be supposed to be God's Original Workmanship"
— Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)
"He will write his Laws in their hearts, and make them to walk in them."
"The imagination is thereby kept within bounds, and under due subjection to sense and reason."
— Home, Henry, Lord Kames (1696-1782)
"We first consider the nature of that act of the mind, which is termed belief; of which the immediate foundation is the testimony of our senses."
"Sentiments, designs, affections, though it is from these that according to cool reason human actions derive their whole merit or demerit, are placed by the great Judge of hearts beyond the limits of every human jurisdiction, and are reserved for the cognizance of his own unerring tribunal."
"The thoughts of that admiration, whose effects they were never to feel, played about their hearts, banished from their breasts the strongest of all natural fears, and transported them to perform actions which seem almost beyond the reach of human nature."
"They are upon these occasions commonly cited as the ultimate foundations of what is just and unjust in human conduct; and this circumstance seems to have misled several very eminent authors, to draw up their systems in such a manner, as if they had supposed that the original judgments of mankind...
"Justice, the last and greatest of the four cardinal virtues, took place, according to this system, when each of those three faculties of the mind, confined itself to it's proper office, without attempting to encroach upon that of any other; when reason directed and passion obeyed, and when each ...
"In the system of Plato the soul is considered as something like a little state or republic, composed of three different faculties or orders."
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Q: Why does my tab don't change when clicking the button? I'm developing a new website, with a multi-step form where the steps are all in separated divs. The problem is: when i click in the first button, it shows the second page, but then it goes back to the first.
Here's my javascript code:
<script>
var currentTab = 0; // Current tab is set to be the first tab (0)
showTab(currentTab); // Display the current tab
function showTab(n) {
// This function will display the specified tab of the form ...
var x = document.getElementsByClassName("tab");
x[n].style.display = "block";
}
function next(n) {
// This function will figure out which tab to display
var x = document.getElementsByClassName("tab");
// Hide the current tab:
x[currentTab].style.display = "none";
// Increase or decrease the current tab by 1:
currentTab = currentTab + n;
// if you have reached the end of the form... :
if (currentTab >= x.length) {
//...the form gets submitted:
document.getElementById("regForm").submit();
return false;
}
// Otherwise, display the correct tab:
showTab(currentTab);
}
</script>
My html/php code for first two divs:
<div class="tab">
<div id="layout">
<div class="main">
<div class="logo">
<img src="pictures/propcomp.png"/>
</div>
<div class="text">
<h3 class="blue">Olá!</h3> <br>
<h3 class="grey">Seja bem vindo(a) à empresa número 1 na pesquisa Google nesse modelo de férias. Bem como já temos mais de 11.300 inscritos no nosso canal no YouTube.</h3>
<h3 class="blue"><strong>Parabéns!</strong></h3>
<h3 class="blue normal"><strong class="negrito">Você foi pré-selecionado pelos nossos Analistas de Férias de Alto Padrão </strong> para
participar de uma consultoria <strong class="negrito">gratuita e exclusiva</strong> de férias onde na mesma você
conhecerá um método de viajar mais e melhor com sua família. Contudo o seu
tempo para gente vale ouro, então vamos te presentear com um brinde para que
você participe da consultoria. Leia até o final se você quiser saber qual é o brinde!</h3> <br>
</div>
<div class="home">
<a href="">
<button class="btn btn-beleza" type="button" id="nextBtn" onclick="next(1)">
<label class="beleza">Beleza! Quero Participar!</label>
<img src="pictures/arrow.svg" />
</button>
</a>
<div class="beneficio">
<a href="" style="display: flex;"><img src="pictures/interrogacao.svg"/><h4 class="blue normal">Por que estou recebendo esse benefício?</h4></a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footerimg">
<img style="width:30px; height: 44.5px;"src="pictures/logopequeno.png"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tab">
<div class="layout">
<div class="main">
<div class="text">
<div class="uausorriso">
<h3 class="blue negrito">Uauuuuuuuu, você é demais!!</h3>
<img src="pictures/sorriso.png"/>
</div>
<h3 class="grey normal">Te parabenizamos por priorizar suas férias e novas experiências. Aliás, tudo passa e o
que fica são os momentos que vivemos com as pessoas que amamos. Afinal, qual é
a história que você vai contar?</h3>
<h3 class="blue normal">Para começar, qual é o seu nome?</h3>
</div>
<div class="">
<input class="inputfield" style="margin-left:32%;"type="text" id="nome" name="nome"><br>
<div class="avancar">
<a href="">
<button class="btn" type="button" id="nextBtn" onclick="next(1)">
<h3>Avançar</h3>
<img src="pictures/arrow.svg" />
</button>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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A: You are using anchor tab and so your page is getting refreshed. The page refreshes and so the first tab by default is visible again. Try removing the a tag here:
<a href="">
<button class="btn btn-beleza" type="button" id="nextBtn" onclick="next(1)">
<label class="beleza">Beleza! Quero Participar!</label>
<img src="pictures/arrow.svg" />
</button>
</a>
Expected:
<button class="btn btn-beleza" type="button" id="nextBtn" onclick="next(1)">
<label class="beleza">Beleza! Quero Participar!</label>
<img src="pictures/arrow.svg" />
</button>
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Glen is the Commercial Account Manager at Deacon Jones in Smithfield.
Glen has been working in Automotive Sales since March 2014 he sold retail Dodge vehicles his favorite being the Charger until November 2015 when he moved to the Business sales .
Born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1957, he later moved to the United States in 2001, where he resided on Long Island, NY with his two sons. In 2013, he relocated to Wake Forest, North Carolina and in 2016 is having a house built in the Flowers Plantation in Clayton.
Glen has a Bachelor's degree in Carpentry and Joinery, and also owns a website selling Blu-Ray movies. Other hobbies include watching movies and listening to music, but his biggest passion is English Soccer (Arsenal FC).
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NSW Labor welcomes mining and minerals jobs and project report
NSW Labor has welcomed a report that shows growth in the mining and minerals sector will create jobs and help keep regional and rural economies moving.
The NSW Minerals Council report says the number of proposed metals and rare earth mining projects has jumped from 6 to 11 since November 2018.
The Shadow Minister for Natural Resources Paul Scully said: "Minerals and mining exploration in metals will play a crucial role in the future, especially as we manufacture renewable energy and other modern technology in New South Wales.
"The increase in metals and rare earths mining will include the extraction of cobalt, gold, silver, iron ore, scandium and limestone."
These metals and minerals have a vast array of applications, including:
Alloys for plane engines, batteries, colouring of paints, ceramics, inks and varnishes
Dentistry, mobile phones, touch screens, computers and laptops
Solar energy panels, semiconductors, photography, LED chips, lighting for films and television studios
Bicycle frames, golf club shafts and fishing rods
"In addition to coal, these metals and minerals bolster employment in regional and rural areas. The industry supports construction and operational jobs as well as small businesses," Mr Scully said.
NSW Labor supports a safe, strong, sustainable, responsible and well-regulated mining industry.
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Colombia to Deploy Air Power Against Criminal Gangs
May 9, 2016 By Staff
Top Story — Colombia's government will deploy military aircraft to fight the three major drug trafficking and illegal mining gangs in the country, the BBC reported.
The announcement, made by Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas on Friday, signals a renewed focus by the Colombian government to fight the powerful criminal gangs that emerged from right-wing paramilitary groups as the country inches closer to a peace deal with the leftist guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Air raids against the FARC are currently suspended as part of prolonged peace negotiations in Havana with the group. The defense minister's announcement on Friday indicates that forces which would have otherwise been used against the FARC will be redirected to combat three major criminal organizations: the Clan Usuga (formerly known as the Urabeños), Los Pelusos and Los Puntilleros.
Villegas, the defense minister, said that the government's plan "will allow the application of the entire force of the state, without exception, against organized armed groups," the BBC reported.
The United States will cooperate with the Colombian government's fight against the criminal gangs by providing intelligence support, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday. He added that his administration will increase the military resources used against them once a peace deal is signed with the FARC.
All told, some 3,000 people make up the Clan Usuga, Los Pelusos and Los Puntilleros groups. They formed following a 2006 peace deal with paramilitary groups made during former President Álvaro Uribe's administration.
Headlines from the Western Hemisphere
A lawyer representing Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán confirmed that his client has been transferred from a prison outside Mexico City to a smaller facility located on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez, miles away from the Texas border. Experts have raised security concerns over the move, noting that the new prison is considered less secure and that it is located within a Sinaloa cartel stronghold.
Nearly 2,500 people have been evacuated from their homes due to heavy rain and flooding in the Dominican Republic, while relief agencies have cautioned additional residents to be wary of potential mudslides and increased flooding as more rain is expected.
Major League Baseball has canceled a two-game series in Puerto Rico between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins due to concerns over the Zika virus.
A Salvadoran court has agreed to consider civil charges against former President Mauricio Funes and his family following the discovery of $728,000 in unaccounted income and expenditures.
Prosecutors in El Salvador arrested 5 police officers and 16 civilians for their role in deaths of 11 gang members killed since 2015.
Panama has agreed to fly 3,800 Cuban migrants who have been stranded in the country for months to a town in northern Mexico to facilitate the migrants' attempts to take advantage of favorable United States immigration laws that they fear will end as relations between the countries thaw.
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former dictator Alberto, holds a small lead over her opponent Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as a June 5 run-off election looms, according to the latest Ipsos poll.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has accused neighboring Chile of establishing a military base on the two countries' border, which Morales has called "an aggression to the life, homeland and to Bolivia," Reuters reports.
Fishermen on Chile's Chiloe Island have barricaded the island, protesting for greater compensation from the government after a toxic algae bloom devastated fish populations along the country's southern coast. Chile is one of the world's leading fish exporters, and the industry supplies essential jobs to many along the coast.
On Saturday, the Brazilian newspaper O Globo published federal testimony from the wife of President Dilma Rousseff's campaign chief João Santana, who claimed that the largest beef producer in the world — Brazilian company JBS SA — made illegal payments to Rousseff's 2014 re-election campaign. JBS has denied the report.
The New York Times' Simon Romero profiled rising Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing congressman with a history of inflammatory remarks, including his praise — while voting for Rousseff's impeachment — of a military officer who presided over the torture of dissidents during Brazil's dictatorship. Rousseff herself was tortured during the dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985.
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La iglesia de Santa Eulalia de Mérida es una iglesia parroquial católica de principios del siglo XVI de estilo gótico renacentista situada en la localidad burgalesa de Cardeñuela Riopico (España). Está dedicada a Santa Eulalia de Mérida. Se trata de uno de los bienes asociados al Camino de Santiago que aparecen en la documentación enviada para la aprobación en 2015 por la Unesco de la ampliación del Camino de Santiago en España a «Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino francés y Caminos del Norte de España».
Fue construida seguramente sobre un templo anterior. Cuenta con gruesos muros y contrafuertes, bóveda de nervios, dos capillas laterales y espadaña con grandes campanas. La portada, de estilo renacentista, cuenta con una piedad de piedra.
En su interior destaca un retablo en el altar mayor dedicado a Santa Eulalia obra de Felipe de Vigarny, la única que salió de la catedral de Burgos. El retablo fue encargado por el canónigo Gonzalo Díez de Lerma en 1523 para su sepulcro en una capilla de la catedral de Burgos. Estuvo en la capilla de la Presentación hasta que fue comprado por los vecinos al cabildo de la catedral en el siglo XVIII por 1500 reales. Al trasladarse a Cardeñuela Riopico las escenas, los nichos y parte de la estructura se coloraron de forma desordenada. Al retablo le falta el remate y tiene una mezcla de elementos originales y otros barrocos para fijarlo. La imagen central del retablo, la Sagrada Familia de Sebastiano del Piombo, está en la catedral de Burgos. En octubre de 2017 una asociación de vecinos de la localidad impulsó una iniciativa para intentar recaudar 50 000 euros necesarios para su restauración, recibiendo donativos y realizando rifas, conciertos y mercadillos solidarios.
Referencias
Eulalia de Mérida, Cardeñuela Riopico
Iglesias de Castilla y León del siglo XVI
Elementos asociados con el Camino de Santiago (Unesco) en la provincia de Burgos
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Christopher M. Raymond
University of Helsinki | HY · Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
D. Philosophy, UniSA
201720182019202020212022202305001,0001,500
Investigate the relationships between humans and nature, including the assessment of social values and conservation behaviour in diverse land-use contexts.
Additional affiliations
October 2018 - present
Helsinki institute of Sustainability Science
May 2016 - October 2018
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
Professor (Associate)
September 2015 - December 2015
Department of Built Environment
Human Geography and Environmental Psychology
March 2002 - October 2005
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Nora Fagerholm
Karl Samuelsson
Salla Eilola
Recent empirical research has confirmed the importance of green infrastructure and outdoor recreation to urban people's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only a few studies provide cross-city analyses. We analyse outdoor recreation behaviour across four Nordic cities ranging from metropolitan areas to a middle-sized city. We collect...
Place-embedded agency: Exploring knowledge-place connections for enabling plurality in governance of social-ecological systems
Viola Hakkarainen
Katriina Soini
Joost Dessein
1. Including different forms of knowledges and views in decision-making is crucial to managing the complexity of social-ecological systems (SES) in ways that are inclusive and embrace diversity. 2. Sense of place scholarship can explain subjectivity in SES; however, it has hardly been considered together with the literature on knowledge processes,...
Associations between landscape values, self-reported knowledge, and land-use: a public participation GIS assessment
Sara Zaman
Silviya Korpilo
Ioana Andra Horcea-Milcu
While previous socio-ecological systems research has shown relationships between local knowledge and the assignment of landscape values, the relationships between value assignment and more nuanced forms of local knowledge remain less understood. This study makes use of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS), a method for identi...
Mosaic governance A multi-method approach for engaging diverse groups in the planning of green spaces and meeting spots
Buijs Arjen
Romina Rodela
Alan Diduck
The aim of this synthesis fact sheet is to present a sustainable spatial planning framework for revitalising green spaces and meeting spots for social inclusion, biodiversity and well-being, including safety and security. We provide important insights for city planners about how new partnerships can be established between social entrepreneurs, NGOs...
Coping With Crisis: Green Space Use in Helsinki Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Anna Kajosaari
Tiina Rinne
The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged a deeper exploration about how people deal with crisis. This paper presents one of the first pre- and during-pandemic assessments of urban green infrastructure (UGI) use across the same individuals with the aim of better understanding how people's use of different types of urban green and blue spaces changed dur...
Navigating the Spaciousness of Uncertainties Posed by Global Challenges: A Senses of Place Perspective
Lynne C. Manzo
Daniel R. Williams
Patrick Devine-Wright
Global challenges ranging from climate change and ecological regime shifts to refugee crises and post-national territorial claims are rapidly moving ecosystem thresholds and altering the social fabric of societies worldwide. This book addresses the vital question of how to navigate the contested forces of stability and change in a world shaped by m...
Introduction: Senses of Place in the Face of Global Challenges
Andrés Di Masso
Timo von Wirth
Changing senses of place: Navigating global challenges
Challenges and considerations of applying nature-based solutions in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia
Alex Lechner
Rachel Louise Gomes
Lucelia Rodrigues
Chris Gibbins
Low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia face a range of challenges related to the rapid pace of urbanisation in the region, the scale of pollution, climate change, loss of ecosystem services and associated difficulties for ecological restoration. Possible pathways towards a more sustainable future lie in the applications of natu...
Beyond the "local": Methods for examining place attachment across geographic scales
Scientific and local ecological knowledge, shaping perceptions towards protected areas and related ecosystem services
Miguel A. Cebrián-Piqueras
Anna Filyushkina
Dana Nichole Johnson
Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability science is that understanding and including local ecological knowledge, perceptions of ecosystem service provision and landscape vulnerability will improve sustainability and resilien...
Rethinking tourism conflict potential within and between groups using participatory mapping
Laura N H Verbrugge
Alvin Chelliah
Tourism on small tropical islands in the Global South is a balancing act between development to improve local livelihoods and the conservation of fragile coastal and coral ecosystems. The objective of our study is to develop a series of new spatial metrics to support sustainable development through assessing the direction and magnitude of tourism d...
Biocultural approaches to sustainability: A systematic review of the scientific literature
Jan Hanspach
Jamila Haider
Elisa Oteros-Rozas
Tobias Plieninger
1. Current sustainability challenges demand approaches that acknowledge a plurality of human-nature interactions and worldviews, for which biocultural approaches are considered appropriate and timely. 2. This systematic review analyses the application of biocultural approaches to sustainability in scientific journal articles published between 1990...
Can Geodesign Be Used to Facilitate Boundary Management for Planning and Implementation of Nature-based Solutions?
Ron Janssen
Honouring the participatory mapping contributions and enduring legacy of Professor Gregory G. Brown
This commentary honours the seminal and foundational contributions of Professor Gregory G. (Greg) Brown to the fields of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS), natural resource management and spatial planning. We synthesise his work into four theses that underpinned his three decades of research: 1) The mapping of place values...
Mapping place values: 10 lessons from two decades of public participation GIS empirical research
Gregory Brown
Pat Reed
The concept of "place" links people to their environment and is foundational to disciplines such as geography, environmental psychology, and urban studies. With growth in geographic information systems (GIS) in the 1990s, research began to operationalize place concepts using GIS to better inform land use decisions. After two decades, participatory...
Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites
Berta Martín-López
Mario Torralba
Multifunctional landscapes provide critical benefits and are essential for human well‐being. The relationship between multifunctional landscapes and well‐being has mostly been studied using ecosystem services as a linkage. However, there is a challenge of concretizing what human well‐being exactly is and how it can be measured, particularly in rela...
Grounding IPBES experts' views on the multiple values of nature in epistemology, knowledge and collaborative science
Christopher B Andersson
Max Eriksson
This study identifies and analyses the underlying assumptions of experts involved in the first author meeting (FAM) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)'s Values Assessment, and how they shape understandings of the multiple values of nature. We draw from survey data collected from 94 expert...
Corrigendum to "Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands" [Glob. Environ. Change 52 (2018) 162–180]
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A typology of barriers and enablers of scientific evidence use in conservation practice
Jessica C. Walsh
Lynn V Dicks
William J Sutherland
Over the last decade, there has been an increased focus (and pressure) in conservation practice globally towards evidence-based or evidence-informed decision making. Despite calls for increased use of scientific evidence, it often remains aspirational for many conservation organizations. Contributing to this is the lack of guidance on how to identi...
Understanding pathways to shifting people's values over time in the context of social–ecological systems
Dave Kendal
Despite rich theorisation on the structure and content of people's values and great interest in the concept of value change, there is currently little coordinated understanding of how people's values might shift over time. This paper draws upon different value traditions in a multi-level framework that articulates possible pathways of value change...
Integrating multi‑level values and pro‑environmental behavior in a U.S. protected area
Sophia Winkler-Schor
Lorraine Foelske
Human behavior is influenced by an array of psychological processes such as environmental values. Despite the importance of understanding the reasons why people engage in activities that minimize environmental degradation, empirical research rarely integrates different types of values simultaneously to provide more complete and multi-faceted insigh...
Positive psychology perspectives on social values and their application to intentionally delivered sustainability interventions
Ivan Raymond
Despite the increasing interest in the intersections among values, well-being and environmental outcomes in sustainability science, few studies have considered these relationships by drawing on well-established theories and methods from positive psychology. The aim of this paper is to review three approaches conceptually related to positive psychol...
Loving the mess: navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability
Samarthia Thankappan
This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range of social value theoretical traditions , such as religious studies, social psychology, indigenous knowledge, economics, sociology, and philosophy. We introduce a novel transdisciplinary conceptual framework that revolves around concepts of 'lenses' and 'ten...
Social learning as a link between the individual and the collective: evaluating deliberation on social values
Ben Leitschuh
The role of social learning in deliberative processes is an emerging area of research in sustainability science. Functioning as a link between the individual and the collective, social learning has been envisioned as a process that can empower and give voice to a diverse set of stakeholder viewpoints, contribute to more adaptive and resilient manag...
Loving the mess : Navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability
This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range of social value theoretical traditions, such as religious studies, social psychology, indigenous knowledge, economics, sociology, and philosophy. We introduce a novel transdisciplinary conceptual framework that revolves around concepts of 'lenses' and 'tens...
Editorial overview: theoretical traditions in social values for sustainability
This special feature provides an impression of the plurality of social values for sustainability, taking into account theoretical traditions within mainstream and heterodox economics; positive, social and environmental psychology; human geography; anthropology; sociology; religious and indigenous studies and business management. Papers in this issu...
Pathways of learning about biodiversity and sustainability in private urban gardens
Morrissa Boerchers
Nature-based solutions directed at improving biodiversity, on both public and private land, can provide multiple benefits, but many of these benefits are not being fully realised. One reason is the normative and cognitive disconnect between people and nature, highlighting the need for new learning programs to foster better nature connections. More...
This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range of social value theoretical traditions, such as religious studies, social psychology, indigenous knowledge, economics, sociology, and philosophy. We introduce the concepts of 'lenses' and 'tensions' to help navigate value diversity. First, we consider the n...
Between fixities and flows: Navigating place attachments in an increasingly mobile world
This paper develops a theoretical argument for how place attachments are forged and become dynamically linked to increasingly common mobility practices. First, we argue that mobilities, rather than negating the importance of place, shift our understanding of place and the habitual ways we relate to and bond with places as distinct from a conception...
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Loving the mess: Navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability.
Jorge Ernesto Rodriguez
Andrea Rawluk
This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range of social value theoretical traditions, including religious studies, social psychology, indigenous knowledge, economics, sociology, and philosophy. We introduce the concepts of 'lenses' and 'tensions' to help navigate value diversity. First, we consider the...
Exploring the co-benefits (and costs) of home gardening for biodiversity conservation
Arjen Buijs
Robert Moquin
Despite growing evidence pointing to the multiple benefits of home gardening, few studies have considered the health and well-being benefits perceived by gardeners who are principally motivated by biodiversity conservation (i.e. home gardening for biodiversity conservation). This study explores the environmental, social and economic co-benefits (an...
The antecedents of place attachment in the context of an Australian national park
Jeein Yoon
Gerard T Kyle
This paper evaluates a model of the antecedents of place attachment reported by outdoor recreationists engaged in consumptive and non-consumptive activities. Using data collected from visitors to Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Australia, we hypothesized that reported levels of attachment would be shaped by concerns about a protected area settin...
Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands
Small islands are characterised by geographic isolation, strong place attachment, and vulnerabilities to social, economic, and ecological changes. They are often subject to development activities that raise concerns about impacts on multiple land- and seascape values. This study elicits a range of land- and seascape values, development preferences,...
'Rage against the machine'? The opportunities and risks concerning the automation of urban green infrastructure
Natalie Gulsrud
Rebecca Leigh Rutt
K. I. Jönsson
Contemporary society is increasingly impacted by automation; however, few studies have considered the potential consequences of automation on ecosystems and their management (hereafter the automation of urban green infrastructure or UGI). This Perspective Essay takes up this discussion by asking how a digital approach to UGI planning and management...
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018. Nature-based Solutions for Water. Chapter 6: Enabling accelerated uptake of NBS. A. Paris, UNESCO.
United Nations World Water Assessment Programme
Fostering Children's Connection to Nature Through Authentic Situations: The Case of Saving Salamanders at School
Sophie Belton
The aim of this paper is to explore how children learn to form new relationships with nature. It draws on a longitudinal case study of children participating in a stewardship project involving the conservation of salamanders during the school day in Stockholm, Sweden. The qualitative method includes two waves of data collection: when a group of 10-...
The potential for integrated landscape management to fulfil Europe's commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals
Carsten Mann
Maria Garcia-Martin
The aim of this perspective essay is to discuss how integrated landscape management (ILM) can contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda in Europe. Challenges for sustainable development become evident in the emergence of land-use conflicts. Facing multiple, and in sometimes conflicting , land-use objectives...
Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from Farmers and Peri-Urban Fringe Residents in South Australia
Guy Robinson
Douglas K. Bardsley
Annette M. Bardsley
This paper reports on results from two major research projects conducted in South Australia. The first investigates adaptation to climate change in two of the state's major grain and sheep farming regions, using semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The second uses a postal questionnaire and an internet-based survey of residents in the peri-...
Call for papers for "Theoretical traditions in social values for sustainability"
Rethinking urban nature to promote human well-being and livelihoods
A Framework to Assess Where and How Children Connect to Nature
Ulrika Svane
Thomas Beery
The design of the green infrastructure in urban areas largely ignores how people's relation to nature, or human-nature connection (HNC), can be nurtured. One practical reason for this is the lack of a framework to guide the assessment of where people, and more importantly children, experience significant nature situations and establish nature routi...
The concept of stewardship in sustainability science and conservation biology
Raphaël Mathevet
François Bousquet
This paper focuses on the development and meaning of the stewardship concept in the current environmental science, ecology and biodiversity conservation literature. Stewardship broadly refers to a form of collaborative planning and responsible management of the environment through sustainable natural resource management practices that respect ecosy...
Sense of Place, Fast and Slow: The Potential Contributions of Affordance Theory to Sense of Place
Richard C. Stedman
Over the past 40 years, the sense of place concept has been well-established across a range of applications and settings; however, most theoretical developments have " privileged the slow. " Evidence suggests that place attachments and place meanings are slow to evolve, sometimes not matching material or social reality (lag effects), and also tendi...
Spatial scale influences how people value and perceive green open space
Christopher D Ives
Ascelin Gordon
Cathy Oke
Sarah A. Bekessy
It is important for landscape planners and managers to understand how urban residents value and interact with green open spaces. However, the effect of spatial scale on values and perceptions of green open spaces has to date received little attention. This study explored the influence of spatial scale using Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) methods...
A model integrating social-cultural concepts of nature into frameworks of interaction between social and natural systems
Andreas Muhar
Riyan J G van den Born
Existing frameworks for analysing interactions between social and natural systems (e.g. Social-Ecological Systems framework, Ecosystem Services concept) do not sufficiently consider and operationalize the dynamic interactions between people's values, attitudes and understandings of the human-nature relationship at both individual and collective lev...
Human–nature connection: a multidisciplinary review
Joern Fischer
Henrik von Wehrden
In sustainability science calls are increasing for humanity to (re-)connect with nature, yet no systematic synthesis of the empirical literature on human–nature connection (HNC) exists. We reviewed 475 publications on HNC and found that most research has concentrated on individuals at local scales, often leaving 'nature' undefined. Cluster analysis...
Fostering incidental experiences of nature through green infrastructure planning
Concern for a diminished human experience of nature and subsequent decreased human well-being is addressed via a consideration of green infrastructure's potential to facilitate unplanned or incidental nature experience. Incidental nature experience is conceptualized and illustrated in order to consider this seldom addressed aspect of human interact...
Challenges of integrated modelling in mining regions to address social, environmental and economic impacts
Neil Mcintyre
Kathy Witt
Will Rifkin
Assessing social values of scientists, policy makers and citizens to improve the management of landscapes
I presented this guest lecture to Masters in Science in Society students at Radboud University in February 2017.
An impact evaluation framework to support planning and evaluation of nature-based solutions projects
P. M. Berry
Margaretha Breil
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are solutions to societal challenges that are inspired and supported by nature. The European Commission requested the EKLIPSE project to help building up an evidence and knowledge base on the benefits and challenges of applying NBS. In response to the request, the EKLIPSE Expert Working Group on Nature‐based Solutions t...
Incorporating Sociocultural Phenomena into Ecosystem-Service Valuation: The Importance of Critical Pluralism
Adam C. Landon
Sarah Ann Kidd
David Toledo
Ecosystem-services scholarship has largely focused on monetary valuation and the material contributions of ecosystems to human well-being. Increasingly, research is calling for a deeper understanding of how less tangible, nonmaterial values shape management and stakeholder decisions. We propose a framework that characterizes a suite of sociocultura...
Shared values and deliberative valuation: Future directions
Rosalind Bryce
Michael Christie
Verity Watson
Valuation that focuses only on individual values evades the substantial collective and intersubjective meanings, significance and value from ecosystems. Shared, plural and cultural values of ecosystems constitute a diffuse and interdisciplinary field of research, covering an area that links questions around value ontology, elicitation and aggregati...
Assessing linkages between ecosystem services, land-use and well-being in an agroforestry landscape using public participation GIS
Integrating different understandings of landscape stewardship into the design of agri-environmental schemes
Mark S. Reed
Claudia Bieling
SUMMARY While multiple studies have identified land managers' preferences for agri-environmental schemes (AES), few approaches exist for integrating different understandings of landscape stewardship into the design of these measures. We compared and contrasted rural land managers' attitudes toward AES and their preferences for AES design beyond 202...
Framing the private land conservation conversation: Strategic framing of the benefits of conservation participation could increase landholder engagement
Alex Kusmanoff
Mathew Hardy
Fiona Fidler
2016 - Environmental Science and Policy (Supp material mmc1)
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Using social data in strategic environmental assessment to conserve biodiversity
Duan Biggs
The farmer as a landscape steward: Comparing local understandings of landscape stewardship, landscape values and land management actions
We develop a landscape stewardship classification which distinguishes between farmers' understanding of landscape stewardship, their landscape values and land management actions. Forty semi-structured interviews were conducted with small-holder (< 5 acres), medium-holders (5-100 acres) and large-holders (> 100 acres) in South West Devon, UK. Themat...
The farmer as a landscape steward: Comparing local understandings of landscape stewardship, landscape values, and land management actions
We develop a landscape stewardship classification which distinguishes between farmers' understanding of landscape stewardship, their landscape values, and land management actions. Forty semistructured interviews were conducted with small-holder (< 5 acres), medium-holders (5–100 acres), and largeholders (> 100 acres) in South-West Devon, UK. Themat...
The role of cultural ecosystem services in landscape management and planning
Lynn Huntsinger
Private land manager capacity to conserve threatened communities under climate change | {
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HomePoliticsMeet the new APC National Publicity Secretary
Meet the new APC National Publicity Secretary
It seems like APC made one of the best choices this year by electing a National Publicity Secretary on the basis of equity, unquestionable personal integrity, compelling academic credentials, undoubted experiential competence and absolute loyalty to progressivism.
The cap overly fits the erudite Ika-born, Harvard-trained lawyer, scholar and human rights advocate, Felix Morka.
This is a glimpse into the rich profile of the man Morka:
- University of Jos, (LL.B. Hons.);
- Nigerian Law School, Lagos (B.L.);
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. U.S.A. (LL.M.);
- First Martin Ennals Fellow - European Human Rights Foundation Brussels, Belgium;
- Reginald Lewis Fellow - Harvard Human Rights Program
- Chairman, United Nations Expert Committee on Development-Based Displacements, Geneva, Switzerland (Drafted the International Comprehensive Human Rights Guidelines on Development-Based Displacements);
- Member, Project Steering Committee, Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (A $200 Million World Bank-Funded Project);
- Member, Global Reference Group on HIV/AIDS & Human Rights, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV & AIDS (UNAIDS); and
- Chairman, The Body Shop International Human Rights Award Jury.
No doubt, Morka is a great Deltan. Every Delta born should be proud of his pedigree.
Morka represents the quintessential Delta spirit that must be projected to the world.
Finally, at the partisan level, it is greatly pleasing that the APC have put forward a man who will promote the party, APC, excellently. An advocate who will communicate strategically, sensibly and aggressively to deny PDP spaces for shenanigans with well-researched and compelling fact.
Congratulations Barr Felix Morka.
https://atgmag.com.ng/2022/03/27/meet-barr-felix-morka-apc-national-publicity-secretary/
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Chicagoans react to Obama's immigration speech
July 1, 2010 (CHICAGO)
President Barack Obama offered his ideas for changing the immigration system in the United States in his first major speech on the subject since taking office.
Immigrant rights leaders were anxious to hear the president's speech Thursday morning. They are hoping he will use the speech to support comprehensive immigration reform. The president acknowledged that with the passage of the controversial law in Arizona people have expressed frustration with a system that seems fundamentally broken.
"States like Arizona have decided to take matters into their own hands. Given the levels of frustration across the country, this is understandable. But it is also ill conceived," said Obama.
"States like Arizona want to do something about it because the federal government hasn't. They shouldn't be standing in their way," said Steve Stevlic, Tea Party movement."I didn't hear anything new in this speech. I didn't hear any policies. I didn't see any legislation he wanted to propose. It almost seems like he wants to change the subject off what's going on."
Leaders representing Illinois' diverse immigrant communities gathered at Casa Michoacan Thursday to watch the president's address. Some said they wish the president would have given his speech six months ago.
"Finally, President Obama got out there with a first-rate explanation of why as a nation of immigrants we are strong," said Joshua Hoyt, Illinois Coaliton for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
"I think the speech the president made this morning is finally overdue. And his speech was not just for immigrants but for the rest of the country," said Raul Raymundo, community activist.
Leaders said they were hoping Obama would use this speech to support a moratorium on the deportation of immigrant workers.
"I believe such an indiscriminate approach would be both unwise and unfair. It would suggest to those who are thinking about coming here illegally that there would be no repercussions for such a decision. And this could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration," said Obama.
A Palestinian mother and her two daughters believed the speech was hopeful.
The mother said her husband was deported six years ago. "Immigration is not a Latino issue only. I'm Muslim. I'm Arab. I'm Palestinian. My daughter lost her father six years ago. He was deported six years ago," said Ahlam Jabara.
Obama said he supports immigration reform but he did not say how he planned to accomplish it.
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Report: Apple will help create anti-spam app in India, to a limited extent, citing privacy concerns
- Nov. 15th 2017 3:29 am PT
Apple has been fighting the Indian government over approving an iOS app to block spam calls and texts in the region for some time now. A new report from Reuters suggests that Apple has changed its tune slightly, agreeing to provide assistance to help make such an app, but with 'limited capabilities'.
Apple does not want to give a third-party app access to iPhone call logs on privacy grounds, but it's not clear what compromise has been reached.
Native to the iOS platform, it is possible for users to block texts, phone calls and FaceTime communication from particular senders.
For iMessage chats from unknown recipients, Apple even exposes one-click buttons to report unsolicited messages as junk.
New in iOS 10, Apple added a third-party extension API to enable developers to create apps that can block incoming calls as they come in.
Apple reportedly said that some features of the Indian government's proposed application would not be possible. For example, it is not possible for a third-party app to access data about the phone's recent calls.
It is unlikely that Apple would allow such an app to be created as it would weaken its global privacy stance and open the floodgates for other governments to request similar access.
However, Apple's initial refusal to cooperate was not received well by Indian representatives and Apple has reportedly flown multiple executives to discuss options with the Indian regulator.
Reuters says Apple agreed to help develop a version of the app 'with limited features' in October, but the Indian regulator TRAI remains frustrated:
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Q: How to style multiple classes differently under one parent id in a stylesheet I want to style multiple classes differently under a same id, but dont want to mention the id everytime I style a class in it. I want to use something like the code below
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font-style: normal !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
font-size: 47px !important;
line-height: 55px !important;
letter-spacing: -0.5px !important;
color: #000000 !important;
}
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font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif !important;
font-style: normal !important;
font-weight: 400 !important;
font-size: 18px !important;
line-height: 35px !important;
letter-spacing: 0.02em !important;
color: #000000 !important;
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Instead of repeating the id again, like this
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font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif !important;
font-style: normal !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
font-size: 47px !important;
line-height: 55px !important;
letter-spacing: -0.5px !important;
color: #000000 !important;
}
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font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif !important;
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font-weight: 400 !important;
font-size: 18px !important;
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A: You could use the :is() pseudo-class
#fold-6 :is(.headlg, .paralg) {}
div :is(p, span) {
color: red;
}
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Jez is an experienced, pragmatic and highly-driven information security professional. I have extensive knowledge of the industry gained from working in the software & services, financial services and professional services sectors, as well as public sector IT in the UK and Australia. He is CISSP, CISA, CISM & ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualified, and also holds a MSc. in IT.
In the last fifteen years Jez has focussed on information security strategy, architecture and governance. He has held various management, strategy, and technical roles during my career. In his last role within the UK he was responsible for security leadership, strategy, architecture & information security compliance activities as the head of the IT security group within a large City financial services firm with over 100 offices across the UK. Prior to that he was responsible for guiding and assessing the information security activities of member firms within PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) African & Middle East regions.
Jez is a member of several professional bodies, including the ISSA, AISA, British Computer Society and ISACA. He was the Director of Mentoring for the UK chapter of the ISSA for several years and also previously worked closely with members of the London Local Government IT security community. | {
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Perrin, TX (April 14, 2019) On the morning of April 14th, a head-on crash occurred on U.S. Highway 281 at around 7:20 a.m. The reports indicate that a 67-year-old named Donna Andreatta was driving a 2013 Ford Expedition and tried to drive around another vehicle in a no passing zone when she struck a 2008 Ford Fusion. The accident happened south of the Palo Pinto County Line and Jack County line.
When the paramedics got to the scene, they found Andreatta and the other driver of the Ford, 19-year-old Brady Adair, injured and immediately took them both to a hospital in Fort Worth for treatment.
Officials are currently investigating the accident to finalize the facts of the incident.
We hope Andreatta and Adair both heal completely from their injuries.
In 2016, approximately 639 people lost their lives in head-on crashes in Texas. Fortunately, the number decreased the following year. Most head-on collisions occur when drivers are unable to discern proper direction due to lack of traffic signs. There are other instances when these accidents happen due to drunk driving. No matter the cause, these accidents are the most dangerous and often result in serious injuries or death.
At Benton Law Firm, we work diligently to help our clients win their personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits after being involved in head-on collisions caused by other drivers. We know how much these incidents affect our clients' lives, which is why we do all we can to ensure they at least receive indemnity for damages and losses. If you or a loved one were involved in a head-on collision, call us today at 214-219-4878 and consult with one of our experienced Texas car accident attorneys. | {
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Cafe Responsive WordPress Theme FAQ Can I resell the Bistro WP template as is?
No, you cannot resell the Bistro WP template as is.
Can I integrate the WordPress theme for Cafe with third-party software or applications for development of my new products?
No, you cannot get the developers license for development of WordPress theme for Cafe or other products.
Can I put a line at the bottom ( or any other spot) of the customized WordPress theme for Coffee Shop "Website design by Company name"?
No, you cannot place a line at the bottom ( or any other spot) of the customized WordPress theme for Coffee Shop saying "Website design by Company name". Nevertheless, you can place "Customized by Company name".
Can I resell WordPress themes for National Cafe I bought the developers license for?
You cannot resell the customized WordPress theme for Coffee Shop as a template, but you may sell it as a project to your client.
Can I customize the WordPress theme for Coffee Shop?
Yes, you can customize the WordPress theme for Coffee Shop to any extent needed. You cannot use a header of the template for one project though, and images from the template for the other project.
Can I resell the WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise I bought the extended license for?
No, you cannot resell the WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise as is. You can only sell them as the integral part of your new product.
Our templates do not include any additional scripts. Newsletter subscriptions, search fields, forums, image galleries (in HTML versions of Flash products) are inactive. Basic scripts can be easily added to a Cafeteria WP theme at www.TemplateTuning.com If you are not sure that the element you're interested in is active please contact our Support Chat for clarification.
How can I modify WordPress template for National Cafe to suit my particular website?
Please visit our Online Help Center to obtain detailed instructions on editing WordPress template for National Cafe.
Can I put a line at the bottom (or any other spot) of my new product "Website development by Company name" after purchasing Cafeteria WP theme?
Yes, you can place a note at the bottom (or any other spot) of my product "Website development by Company name". Nevertheless, you cannot place "Website design by Company name"while using one of Cafeteria WP theme.
I have customized the WordPress template for Art Cafe and would like to protect my content by copyright, can I place Copyright, Mycompanyname.com?
Yes, you can add your copyright to protect your content.After WordPress template for Art Cafe purchase you can put your copyright to the template. But you cannot place a line at the bottom (or any other spot) of the customized project saying "Website design by Company name". Nevertheless, you can place "Customized by Company name".
What is Developers License for WP template for Cafeteria?
If you purchase a Developer's license, you are granted a non-exclusive permission to use the WP template for Cafeteria on up to 5 domains for projects belonging to either you or your client.
I like the image from the Coffee Shop WP template and would like to use it for my advertising campaign, can you send me this image in a higher resolution?
No, we can't provide image in higher size or resolution rather than it is on the Coffee Shop WP template. We recommend looking for professional images on online photo resources.
Is it reasonable to make unique purchase of WordPress theme for Cafe that was already purchased before?
Yes, it's reasonable to make a unique purchase of WordPress theme for Cafe. Because there is very small chance that you will find the same design on the net. There are more than 3,000,000,000 webpages online now according to statistics on www.google.com.
Will you help me to customize my WP theme for Cafe Franchise?
We do not provide any help or instructions on WP theme for Cafe Franchise customization except for www.template-help.com help center. If you are not sure you can customize the template yourself we recommend to hire a design studio to customize the template for you.
Can I use graphics from WordPress theme for Cafe I purchased for use in printing?
Yes, it's not prohibited to use the WordPress theme for Cafe graphics for printed material, but the resolution of the templates graphics ( except for logo templates) is not enough for printing.
Can I get the WP theme for Cafe Franchise in higher resolution to use for printing?
No, we design Cafeteria WP themes optimized for web resolution only.
Can I get the extended license for some other pricing than the half of the initial WordPress design for Bistro price?
No. The price for purchasing license for a single WordPress design for Bistro is the half of the template unique price.
Can I apply a discount code to a discounted WP template for Cafeteria or combine several discount codes together to get better price?
Can I resell the customized Bistro WP template?
No, you cannot resell the customized Bistro WP template as a template but you may sell it as a project to your client (see paragraph 1 ONE TIME USAGE LICENSE for more details).
I ordered a WP template for Cafeteria but haven't received the download information.
In case of not receiving the download information of a WP template for Cafeteria, please contact our Billing Department via support chat by phone or e-mail.
Are there any restrictions for using imagery, cliparts and fonts from the Bistro WP template I purchased?
All imagery, clipart and fonts used in Bistro WP template are royalty-free, if not stated otherwise on the product page, and are the integral part of our products. One Time Usage License and Developers License give you the right to use images, clipart and fonts only as a part of the website you build using your template. You can use imagery, clipart and fonts to develop one project only. Any kind of separate usage or distribution is strictly prohibited.
What is a one time usage license for a WordPress theme for Cafe?
When you buy the WordPress theme for Cafe at usual price you automatically get the one time usage license. It enables you to use each individual product on a single website only, belonging to either you or your client. You have to purchase the same template again if you plan to use the same design in connection with another or other projects. When passing files to your client please delete the template files from your computer.
I would like to make payment for Cafe WP theme by company check. Is that possible?
Please use Skrill payment option. They accept payments by check.You can place an order for Cafe WP theme on the site under the name of the company and choose Skrill merchant system for making payment from the company's account. To initiate bank transfer, please create an account here - www.skrill.com, add the number of your bank account and verify it. After that, you can place an order on our website and choose Skrill on checkout page. When the payment is made, the product will be sent to your e-mail along with the invoice under the name of your company.
Is it possible to buy the particular image from the WP theme for Cafe Franchise?
No. According to our Terms and Conditions we never sell the images separately from WP themes for Cafe Store (as well as the templates separately from the images).
Can I contact the Cafe WP theme author?
Yes. You can contact this Cafe WP theme author/author's team directly using your personal account under the Support tab.
What is the price for acquiring the extended license for WordPress theme for Cafe?
There is no set price for acquiring the extended license. The price is based on the WordPress theme for Cafe's unique price for those templates you would like to use for the integration. The price for purchasing license for a single template is half of the template unique price.
Will TemplateMonster help me to install my WordPress template for National Cafe?
Some of our products like osCommerce templates, Zen Cart templates, etc. require installation to operate. Installation services are not included in the package price. TemplateMonster though offers you a variety of sources to help you with installation of your WordPress template for National Cafe including installation instructions, some articles with our Online Help Center. Our Knowledgebase contains customers questions and most frequent problems. Anyway, you can always refer to our partners from TemplateTuning.com to install your WordPress template for National Cafe for you for a small fee.
Can I customize the Bistro WP template if that's required by application settings?
Yes, you can customize the Bistro WP template code, graphics, fonts to any extent needed.
How many applications, programs etc can I use to integrate with the WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise under one extended license?
The extended license gives you the right to use the purchased WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise for the integration with one software/freeware/application/CMS/sitebuilder only. In case you would like to use the template with the other application, the other license is to be acquired.
Is there any return policy for Coffee Shop WordPress design themes?
Requests for a refund are accepted at www.template-help.com/tickets within the period of 2 weeks after the order of WordPress theme for Cafe is placed. You should accompany this request with detailed and grounded reasons why you apply for a refund. Please make sure your request does not contradict the terms and conditions specified in the policy. A refund is issued to you upon receipt of a Waiver of Copyright signed by you.
Can I resell the customized WP theme for Cafe Store?
Yes, you can redistribute WP theme for Cafe Store under the terms of the GPL as well.
Are there any limitations on selling the WP theme for Cafe Franchise as the integral part of my new product?
Is it possible to use your Coffee Shop WordPress design themes to develop websites for my customers?
Yes. It is perfect for designers who want to offer their customers a high-quality design and also save time and money. Keep in mind that when you purchase the Bistro WP template with ordinary or exclusive license you're entitled to create only one project (one domain name).
Are your WordPress designs for Cafe Chaincompatible with any CMS?
What is GNU GPL v3.0 license and can I use it with WP theme for Cafe Chain?
If you buy a WP theme for Cafe Chain released under GNU General Public License v3.0, you can use it on any number of projects belonging to either you or your clients without any limitations. This license allows you to modify the template and its sources to suit your needs.
Are images included in the WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise released under GPLv3.0 license?
In the WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise released under GNU GPL v3.0 images are not included and are used for demo purposes only.
Will TemplateMonster help me to edit my WP template for Cafeteria?
TemplateMonster offers you a variety of sources to help you with your WP template for Cafeteria. Use our comprehensive Online Help Center to get the basic knowledge about your WP template for Cafeteria. Our Knowledgebase contains customers questions and most frequent problems. Anyway, you can always use TemplateMonster 24/7 phone support, try our Ticket System or Live Support Chat to get qualified assistance from our support representatives.
What are the advantages of purchasing a Cafeteria WP theme?
The major advantage of purchasing a Cafeteria WP theme is price: You get a high quality design for just $20-$70. You don't have to hire a web designer or web design studio. Second advantage is time frame: It usually takes 5-15 days for a good designer to produce a web page of such quality.
What do I receive when I order a WP theme for Cafe Franchise from TemplateMonster.com?
After you complete the payment via our secure form you will receive the instructions for downloading the WP theme for Cafe Franchise. The source files in the download package can vary based on the type of the product you have purchased.If you need unzipping software to open the .zip archive, Windows users may visit www.WinZip.com, Mac users may visit www.StuffIt.com.
What is a unique purchase license for Cafe WP theme?
If you purchase the product at a 'Unique price' it guarantees that you are the first and the last person to buy this Cafe WP theme from us. It means that this template has not been sold before and you become an owner of a unique design. After this kind of purchase the template is being permanently removed from our sales directory and is never available to other customers again. The unique purchase license allows you to develop the unlimited number of projects based on this template, but the template should be customized differently for every project.
Are there any discounts if I'm buying over 10, 20, 30 or more WordPress template for National Cafe?
Please email to [email protected] with your inquiries about WordPress design themes for Cafe Franchise.
Is it possible to reactivate my download link for WordPress theme for Coffee Shop if it was deactivated after 3 days?
Yes. Please re-activate the download link for WordPress theme for Coffee Shop within your account under the Downloads tab or contact our billing department directly regarding that.
I would like to purchase WP theme for Cafe Chain, but it is not available on the site anymore.
The WP theme for Cafe Chain has been sold out for exclusive price or discontinued.As technology inevitably develops, TemplateMonster may discontinue the production of certain products. It can be no longer available for sale because of being outdated.
What am I allowed and not allowed to do with the Cafeteria WP themes?
You may: Build a website using the Cafeteria WP theme in any way you like.You may not:Resell or redistribute templates (like we do).Claim intellectual or exclusive ownership to any of our products, modified or unmodified. All products are property of content providing companies and individuals.Make more than one project using the same template (you have to purchase the same template once more in order to make another project with the same design). | {
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Dobara Episode 30: Bilal Abbas Khan's Mahir Fluctuates Between Hero and Villain
"Dobara" won viewers over before the show even began airing simply with its unique, progressive plot – an older woman finding love again with a younger man. Starring Hadiqa Kiani, Bilal Abbas Khan, Usama Khan, Maheen Siddiqui, Sakina Samo, Javed Sheikh, Nabeel Zuberi and others, the story has been written by Sarwat Nazir and directed by Danish Nawaz. While these characters, Mehru (Hadiqa Kiani) and Mahir (Bilal Abbas Khan), have seen their share of turmoil during the course of the show, betrayal has never been in the cards. Mahir and Mehru have pushed forward through every hurdle as a team….until now.
In the most recent episode, episode 30, Mahir has begun to fluctuate between being the ideal husband and being a betrayer. Mahir continues to play things just right at home, finally befriending Zamin (Nabeel Zuberi) and Minal (Maheen Siddiqui). The scenes between Minal and Mahir are downright adorable, seeing this stepfather-stepdaughter duo bond. They have come a long way from where their relationship first began and it's refreshing to see the respect between the two. Mahir genuinely continues to be a pillar of strength for Mehru, both the ideal partners for one another.
Unfortunately, the return of Narmeen (Zoya Nasir) has turned things for a loop. Mahir is visibly perplexed by Narmeen's presence in his office, even seeming to be hoarding power over her as her boss. But while we can understand Mahir's desire for "revenge" or even residual feelings, it's upsetting to see Mahir obsessing over Narmeen, calling her at late hours and thinking about her while at home. Narmeen is now a divorced woman and essentially "available," along with being familiar to Mahir. This has set up a complicated scenario and the two are now meeting for lunches.
Narmeen has never been a bad person. Sure, she disappointed Mahir by marrying someone else, but if we put ourselves in Narmeen's place, Mahir's actions (stealing the bracelet) were dubious. Any girl would have reacted in the same way. But Mahir now appears to be trying to lure Narmeen in with his financial status – which is undigestible, considering his financial status is all courtesy his wife. If he were to get caught doing what he is doing, he would end up losing it all. It's interesting to think that Mahir was preaching to Zamin about Nadia only one episode ago – and now he is doing the exact same thing to his own wife.
The entire cast is performing exceptionally and it's great to see how these scenarios are not black or white. It's complicated, as is life. Still, we have always seen Mahir as this mistreated young man who is good at heart. Cheating definitely muddies the waters and so, with only two episodes left, we can only hope that Mahir catches himself from falling too deep.
Habs Episode 3: Feroze Khan and Ushna Shah's Show Has Well-Defined, Complex Characters
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