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There are seemingly millions of things that you have to do in order to prepare for your wedding day. You’ve no doubt heard of “sweating for the wedding,” but did you ever think that pre-wedding plastic surgery might be one of your pit stops? Millenial brides-to-be are going under the knife to help them get that special glow they are looking for before the wedding.
Pre-wedding plastic surgery
Even though we are using the term plastic surgery, most of the time when we talk about pre-wedding procedures, they are minimally invasive or non-invasive. Most of the time, we perform simple skin treatments like micro needling or light laser therapy is to give the skin a healthy glow and give to you that “radiant” look.
Occasionally, we do have a soon-to-be bride who is looking for liposuction or similar weight loss related surgery. It is possible to get this kind of procedure done before your wedding, but the associated recovery time is longer and thus requires more planning to get the timing right. You also need to make sure you are having cosmetic surgery done for the right reasons.
Having these kinds of procedures done is common and very possible on a tight time schedule, but there are considerations that you should make before having plastic surgery pre-wedding:
Do this for yourself
You really need to consider your motivation for getting plastic surgery in the first place. Whenever considering plastic surgery procedure like the ones we offer in Chicago, you need to be thinking of long-term improvements and of yourself before others. Plastic surgery should never be a means of impressing other people or making another person happy. No matter what kind of procedure you get, there were serious considerations that have to be made. You shouldn’t be doing this type of procedure on behalf of someone else. It should be making you happy.
You may still need a lifestyle change
Plastic surgery can be a fast way to get the results that would otherwise take years of work at the gym. Be that as it may, they were still often lifestyle changes that should be made along with having plastic surgery done. If you really want to maintain your results, you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle that will support your newfound body.
If you don’t establish healthy sleeping and eating habits after your surgery, you can risk putting all the weight right back on. Plastic surgery is meant to reboot yourself and start fresh. Make sure you do what it takes to maintain your results long term.
What’s plastic surgery procedures are seen as elective and are not covered by insurance. The course can be very high. Knowing the amount that you’re going to be able to comfortably spend is important when you were deciding on getting plastic surgery.
When wondering about specific course related to your situation, there are a lot of different factors that can impact your price. Where you live, what type of procedure you want, the desire as you want, and more are all factors that need to be considered. Best way to get an accurate price point is to contact a local cosmetic surgery center. If you’re located in Chicago or plan on having surgery there, you can definitely feel free to get in touch with us.
Pre-wedding plastic surgery is becoming increasingly popular among millennial‘s. Plastic surgery, however, is not something that should be taken lightly or thought of as a small thing. Regardless of the invasiveness level of your procedure, plastic surgery is a big decision. Treat it as such. Plastic surgery can be used to remove pockets of excess fat and get closer your fitness goals, but it is not a replacement for an active and healthy lifestyle and clean diet. Those are the things that will help you keep your results long term.
This is a happy time in your life. A time of major changes and figurative rebirth. Rather than resorting only to plastic surgery, consider your options. Put in place healthy lifestyle choices that will last a lifetime with you and your significant other.
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To be fair the port has been cleaned up, lick of paint where needed, new speed limit signs at top of the hill, signs cleaned, new flags, flowers, road markings, damaged fencing replaced, also apparently terminal has been cleaned up ( I have not been in there recently)
It certainly looks more inviting than it did six months ago, the former railway track area is the only neglected area now, (still can't believe they moved the railway).
Port ramps/ Linkspan are all modern, so not much more they can do at the moment with the three main berths.
Maybe bring back a fast craft for the summer !!!!!!
I was there a few weeks ago (10th and 15th June), the last time having been in the summer of 1989 when the terminal was brand new. The money had then run out to build enclosed walkways/gangways to all of the berths and a travelator in the enclosed walkway from what was then the Sealink berth; I recall a long walk to and from the terminal.
As I left a very empty Rosslare, on a very quiet Isle of Innishmore (which looks tired inside, but well looked after, and could somebody please explain the point of the split-level atrium at the stern? A waste of space and the windows need a good clean), I started to wonder what the future is likely to hold. Given what we now know about Stena at Fishguard, it seems there is a lot of over capacity on the southern corridor. Is the Innishmore too big for the route, even if Stena closes Fishguard down? Pembroke Dock, the first time I have been there, seemed very small and I can see why some of you have posted that the authorities might be glad to see the back of the ferry service.
The French services seem to be busier; there were lots of trailers parked.
I now see why Irish Ferries have put their investment into a service from Dublin to Cherbourg.
Should Stena close Fishguard, might they move the Cherbourg service to Cork?
Would Irish Ferries soak up Stena's Fishguard business and carry on from Pembroke?
Might Stena open a new service from Bristol to Cork? I know I have posted about this before and some of you thought not. Surely it might pull in hauliers from further into the south-west of England, in addition to south wales? The port is close to the M5 and close to Bristol Parkway. Or, does the the lock at Bristol render it a non-starter? Cork is a bigger port about to receive a lot of investment and with better road connections.
I saw the Stena Europe as she passed the Innishmore on her way to Fishguard; a fine looking ship and well looked after.
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Christopher Jonas, DO, FAAFP, CAQSM
Christopher E. Jonas, DO, FAAFP, CAQSM, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Name: Christopher E. Jonas, DO, FAAFP, CAQSM, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Ricks College - Rexburg, Idaho, 1997
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Major:Psychology; Minor: Chemistry) - Summa Cum Laude
Southern Utah University - Cedar City, Utah, 1999
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, Missouri, 2004
Residency in Family Medicine
Scott Air Force Base/St. Louis University - Belleville, IL, 2004-2007
Faculty Development Fellowship
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, 2007-2008
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences - Bethesda, Maryland, 2011-2012
Air War College (By Seminar)
Air University - 2016
Dr. Jonas has fulfilled several roles for the US Air Force Medical Corps. Prior to beginning service at DHHQ, Dr. Jonas served as USU Family Medicine core faculty from June 2016 until June 2020, including service as Multi-Systems Module co-director. From 2012-2016, he was a physician for the White House Medical Unit (WHMU) in Washington DC where he also served as WHMU Deputy Director as well as Chief of Clinical & Executive Medicine Services. Prior to serving in the White House Medical Unit, Dr. Jonas completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, including significant amounts of time at the US Naval Academy. Dr. Jonas spent 4 years as faculty member at Eglin Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency where he was a rotation site coordinator. He deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and completed Air War College via correspondence through Air University.
Dr. Jonas is a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine (CAQSM). He has served as Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) President, Vice President, Board of Directors member and program co-chair. He has been Alternate Delegate and Delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Arnold MJ, Jonas CE, Barney RE. (2020) Point of Care Ultrasound in Primary Care. Am Fam Physician. 2020 Mar 1;101(5):275-285.
- Jonas CE, Leggit JC. (2019) Sports Medicine: Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening and Evaluation of Adults. FP Essent. Jul;482:20-22.
- Arnold M, Cooperstein N, Jonas CE. (2019) Anticoagulation for the Long-term Treatment of VTE in Patients with Cancer. Am Fam Physician. Jun 1;99(11):676-677.
- Lax J, Wood, R, Jonas CE. (2019) Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin to Prevent Stroke and Embolic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and CKD. Am Fam Physician. Apr 1;99(7):422-423.
- Jonas CE, Durning SJ, Zebrowski C, Cimino F. (2019) An Interdisciplinary, Multi-Institution Telehealth Course for Third-Year Medical Students. Acad Med. Jun;94(6):833-837.
- Bunt C, Jonas CE, Chang J. (2018) Knee Pain in Adults and Adolescents: The Initial Evaluation. Am Fam Physician. Nov 1;98(9):576-585.
- Jonas CE. Cimino, F, Hulsopple, C. (2018) Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Acute Respiratory Infections. Am Fam Physician. Jul 1;98(1):20-21.
- Jonas CE. (2018) Musculoskeletal Therapies: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. FP Essent. Jul;470:11-15.
- Nguyen D, Jonas CE, Will J. (2018) Effect of Pacifier Use on Duration of Breastfeeding. Am Fam Physician. Mar 1;97(5):311-312.
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Tickets are $10 advance and $12 day of show and NONREFUNDBLE.
"A unique, trademark voice, Will's is one you recognize and gravitate to” - No Depression
“If you haven’t heard Will Overman yet... just wait. You will.” - Huffington Post
Will Overman’s incomparable voice is at once melodic as it is relentless, as refreshingly unique as it is familiar and evocative.
Overman’s music — call it Americana, a mix of folk, country, rock, and pop — is as energetic as it is passionate. It can be haunting and evocative yet sincere, sweet.
Musically and lyrically, Overman draws deeply from his Virginia roots, producing a rare combination of enticing straight-ahead, hard-charging rhythm and riffs and introspective melodies paired with sleek vocals. He takes on love, life and loss. All with an edge driven deep in reality.
Whether performing solo or with a full band, Overman is a poet, reminiscent of a young Bruce Springsteen, (think “Nebraska”) or Bob Dylan. He’s a folksinger and a rocker (think “Born to Run”), whether performing solo or fronting a talented group of musicians swinging from flawless riffs to intoxicating beats.
And while his music is rooted deeply in the South, it transcends genres and convention, blending essential elements of rock, folk, and country, wrapped in a thin varnish of pop sensibility, to create a concoction reminiscent of Josh Ritter with the softness of James Taylor.
Overman has quickly built a reputation as a fan favorite at music festivals including MerleFest, Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival, Front Porch Fest and Appaloosa Roots Music Festival, and Lynchfest. He was a finalist in the “Rockn to Lockn” contest.
Overman has played hundreds of shows from Burlington, Vermont to Columbus, Ohio, New York City and Washington, D.C., to Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, and in between. He’s busked in lonely subway stations and performed to sold-out crowds in Charlottesville.
Drawing comparisons to Jason Isbell and Damien Rice, Overman carries an unwavering commitment to his music and to his fans. Soulful and unforgettable. Addictive and sometimes playful. Meaningful and real. Those factors, plus a transcendent passion and unyielding commitment to his craft, are what truly define this rising, must-see young artist, who has only just begun what promises to be a long and fruitful musical journey.
And it shows. After 10 years apart, Virginia Ground reunited for a sold-out 2016 New Year’s Eve show in their hometown of Bristol, VA/TN at the historic Bristol Train Station. Within a year, they released their sophomore album, Valley of the Crow. In 2018 they were a Floyd Fest on the Rise Band. Also in 2018, Denton grabbed the overall winning award for his songwriting at the Richard Leigh Songwriter’s Festival held annually in Abingdon, VA. And the touring and creating new music continues.
The band’s most recent EP, Radio Songs, self-released by Middle Fork Records in late 2018, pulls no punches leading off with Ben Smith on harmonica and Will Outlaw on trombone to open “Up to No Good,” and it’s everything the song title says. “Trouble Me No More,” is a song of reflection as you hear Denton sing about “searching for forgiveness and yearning to be free,” with support of solid harmonies from Jon McGlocklin and bass lines from newest band member, Logan Fritz. The listener is then taken back in time with the tune, “Long Way to Georgia,” with drum work provided by Denton’s teenage son, Noah Denton. “Never Gonna Regret” has a vintage sound as the words reflect on those teenage years when you feel like you’re going to live forever and always be invincible. Those feelings quickly change when “Poor Man” is played, as Virginia Ground shows their maturity in the realization that time is precious as we grow older. | <urn:uuid:eaacca46-69bf-45b4-beea-63db1f9ded84> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://app.tikly.co/events/4311 | 2020-08-08T06:39:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737289.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20200808051116-20200808081116-00394.warc.gz | en | 0.935455 | 898 | [
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If you are thinking about filing for bankruptcy in Tennessee to get a fresh financial start and protect your home, cars and other assets from repossession, you should take some time to learn about the types of debts that are dischargeable. You may have many kinds of debt that you are struggling to pay. However, the type of relief you receive from those debts is dependent on your circumstances and the type of bankruptcy you file for.
Here is a brief overview on debts that are dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Some debts that are eligible for discharge under chapter 13 are not eligible for discharge under chapter 7 bankruptcy. Common debts that are not dischargeable include child support, alimony, domestic support, certain government charges and financial obligations you incur after filing for bankruptcy.
Chapter 13 dischargeable debts
Debts that occur from the willful or malicious destruction of property are dischargeable under chapter 13 bankruptcy code only if they did not result in the injury or death of another person. Bills that you incur from paying a tax liability, such as taking out a personal loan or using a credit card to cover a tax obligation, qualify for discharge. Other bills that are dischargeable in chapter 13 include those from a previous chapter 13 filing, HOA fees and debts you omit from your filing.
Some debts are normally non-dischargeable. However, if you can prove extreme hardship, you may qualify to have them dismissed. Student loans, certain fees owed to the government, and debts incurred by fraud and income tax and other priority secured debts all have special stipulations in place that must be met to have them dismissed.
Because the rules governing chapter 13 and chapter 7 bankruptcy debts differ, it can be challenging to know which type of bankruptcy is right for you. You may want to consult with an attorney to discuss your situation and learn more about your options. | <urn:uuid:57e8d64a-8420-4f7f-9b35-56adbf569c80> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.kerneylaw.com/blog/2017/07/what-types-of-debt-are-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy/ | 2020-08-08T07:10:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737289.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20200808051116-20200808081116-00394.warc.gz | en | 0.961932 | 369 | [
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takes a look at the options — and the costs involved…
Online, the old reliable Plenty of Fish remains ever-popular in the Irish dating world.
We would do mix of online dating and in-person events.
“Now, there are a lot of mixed emotions people might have about the online thing, but certainly there’s no substitute for face-to-face contact and that emotional connection.
Pretty much the digital equivalent of ‘hot or not’ — the app finds people nearby who are also on Tinder, and connects them only if both parties swipe the screen to indicate they’re into the other. | <urn:uuid:cd8494cd-1227-43de-8c35-725a3d53b748> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://florya-consult.ru/profile?id=7de0311cbb6bf9ecf0373ae73cf79416 | 2020-08-09T21:05:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738573.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809192123-20200809222123-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.953871 | 132 | [
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Look at the state of it, paintings everywhere. I have been trying to organise all of the paintings that I am taking to The Newbold Comyn Arms, Newbold Common, Leamington Spa on Sunday for an exhibition called "Art on the Railings". There will be other artists there with their work so, no doubt, I will be left feeling very inferior again. I am taking a few that are not framed so those are much cheaper than the framed ones. I am going to take quite a few so that I can swap them around as and when. I hope we get lots of visitors because it's for a very good cause, Zoes Baby Hospice.
I cant take any of the latest ones because they are still too wet, I would have quite liked to have taken Samuel L Jackson with me but never mind. I have printed lots of postcards and some of those have that painting on them.
Hope you all have a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend and that the weather is kind to you whatever you might be doing.
This is as much as I'm going to do with this one now, I think if I fiddle with it anymore that will be it. This is oil on canvas and it measures 30"x20", it is done using only 2 colours and those are lamp black and titanium white. I wont be getting anymore painting done today because I have to get some domestic chores done, booo! See you all again tomorrow, I hope, I should have done some of the clock painting tomorrow afternoon.
I've now got rid of a lot of the fuzzy bits that were on this portrait. I need to do a lot more with the highlights but I cant touch them until they are all dry so it will have to stay like this until tomorrow now. Still only using 2 colours and they are lamp black and titanium white. I have kind of reverted back to how I used to start paintings with this one, dont do any sketching at all, straight on to the canvas with lots of blobs of white and then blend in the black. I did start with a dark backbround though so had to black out the canvas before I started it.
I am really late putting this on here, that's because, all afternoon I have been researching how to get out of paying a parking ticket that I got whilst going for my coffee earlier in town. Job done, all I have to do is go and check the offending area and send off the letter.
I have started yet another paintings because all of the others are so wet and I wont be able to do any work on them for quite a while. This one is just 2 colours again, lamp black and titanium white and I am hoping to keep it that way. I want the face to be just emerging from the shadows. At the moment he seems to have a spotlight on his ear and the ear is the colour that the highlighted parts of the face will end up. The only reason the face is greyer is because I am blending the white into the black. Also I haven't started the left eye yet and that fluffy bit down the left hand side of the face will disappear. I have not sketched this painting at all, I have done it by using splodges of white where there were highlights and just building it up gradually, that's why there is a fuzzy bit down the one side, the perspective was slightly out and I had to reduce down.
Should have some more done tomorrow and will put it on again then. Toodle-pip!
Over the weekend, I think it was late on Friday night, I started this little painting of a child. It is only 12"x10" and painted in oils. Not sure whether to keep going with it in monotone or to add colour to it. Close up I dont like it in monotone so it might end up in a colour. The Ostrich is waiting in the queue to be finished as you can see. The clock paintings is also still drying, not sure how long that one is going to take before I can do more on it, the paint is so thick.
That is all I got done really because I went away for Saturday night and didn't get back till later on Sunday (party time).
This painting is taking forever, mainly because of it's drying time. I have used titanium beige on the face and it's really thick. In fact I squeezed it straight out of the tube and on to the canvas. I have also put another layer of the green on and edged the black in white to give it the appearance of coming away from the wall. The numbers will not go on until the very last but they will be there albeit falling all over the place. The only other thing I did today was paint a canvas white, why? Sheer frustration again!
I did this yesterday, it's only 12"x10" and oil on canvas. It's an attempt at impressionism, the painting is just lots of brush strokes and blobs of paint. Consequently it's not a good idea to look up close at it (like in this photo). I only used 2 colours and they were raw umber and white (the usual). Was toying with the idea of doing some more to it but decided against it, will just leave it like this.
I have done some more work to the clock painting that I started a white back. I have only been working on the face. I didn't know whether to do the drips of plastic face as an image or actually use really thick paint. I have decided on using really thick paint and attempted to hang it on the hands of the clock. I think it's ok although not too sure as this is not usually how I do things. The next bit I have going to do is the peeling paint all around the clock. Around some of the edges of the black paint I have left a very thin strip of no paint at all and this has given the effect of it standing away from the canvas. A happy accident!! I like those.
Well the Ostrich is coming along now. I have started to put in very wispy hair all around his head and down his neck. You can only just see it on the photo but it should become more obvious as time goes on. Still only using 2 colours in the pallette and they are Titanium white and Lamp black. This is a very large canvas it is 47" tall and 15" wide.
In a couple of weeks time I am at The Newbold Comyn Arms in Leamington with a load of other artists doing Art on The Railings and I have been trying to think of ways to make a few quid for the charity that it's in aid of whilst I am there. I thought about doing charcoal or pencil portraits for about a fiver a time. Trouble is I am not very quick so I have got to really get some practise in to see if I can get reasonable ones done in about 5-10 minutes. I think it would be a lot of fun to do that but I will have to see how the practise comes along. This means that you will probably be getting a few sketches appearing instead of the paintings, (that is if I dare show them)!
I've almost finished the golfer's glove painting now. I have to confess that I couldn't paint a golf ball, couldn't seem to get the dimples right. I had a rethink and my thoughts turned to the Tiger Woods story and how he did seem to have the "world in his hands" but was doing everything in his power to lose it. So the golf ball turned into the world and I could do that. Colours used are Viridian Green, Titanium white, Prussian Blue, Raw Umber. Just need to put one more highlight in now and that's on the front of the world, then it will be done. | <urn:uuid:01561c90-a0e9-4e33-9754-2ae064dbb595> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | http://artbywendycook.weebly.com/my-diary/archives/05-2010 | 2020-08-11T22:28:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738855.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811205740-20200811235740-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.98494 | 1,615 | [
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Maile promises Tshwane administrator, team by today
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile said all the necessary measures had been taken to ensure that services were delivered efficiently.
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile says an administrator will be appointed on Friday along with a team that will run the Tshwane metro after it was formally placed under administration.
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) confirmed the dissolution of the municipal council on Thursday.
Maile said all the necessary measures had been taken to ensure that services were delivered efficiently.
He spoke on the Eusebius Mckaiser Show on Friday.
“We will be appointing an administrator and they will work with senior managers in the city.”
DA NOT HAPPY WITH COUNCIL BEING DISSOLVED
Meanwhile, the DA has criticised the move to dissolve the council.
The ANC and EFF tried more than five times to remove DA officials through motions of no confidence.
The DA was not impressed as member of Parliament Crenaze Bosch explained:
“Cogta failed once again to hold Lebogang Maile accountable for the misleading information that is being shared."
Eight of the nine provinces supported the motion while the Western Cape said the move is illegal.
Maile said it was a victory for them.
“We welcome the report with all its recommendations.”
The DA will challenge the decision next week at the High Court in Pretoria and if it fails, an administrator will be appointed and by-elections held within 90 days. | <urn:uuid:6187fdaa-44c0-456f-ba38-2ee0f5f1cb94> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://ewn.co.za/2020/03/20/maile-promises-tshwane-administrator-team-by-today | 2020-08-11T23:03:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738855.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811205740-20200811235740-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.956921 | 350 | [
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In a video now beginning to make the rounds on social media, a plumber working on the new Planned Parenthood "mega center" being built in Washington, D.C., said he likes the Ku Klux Klan.
"I'm from the south," the unidentified plumbing contractor said. "I like them."
That there would be any kind of KKK connection to Planned Parenthood may seem shocking at the outset, but there's already a historical connection. In her autobiography, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger—an avowed eugenicist—said she spoke several times in front of KKK meetings:
I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan. ... I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses. ... I was escorted to the platform, was introduced and began to speak. ... In the end, through simple illustrations, I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered.
Several faith-based and pro-life organizations expressed their concern that Planned Parenthood, which is receiving taxpayer money, would "hire a racist who supports the KKK and has no sensitivity regarding racial equality and justice." Their leaders issued statements to further express those concerns.
Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition and Pastor of Church on the Hill in Washington, D.C. states:
"It is outrageous and disgraceful that Planned Parenthood would have a racist and supporter of the KKK working on their new mega center in Washington, D.C. It is especially troubling when you consider this organization receives hundreds of millions in taxpayer funding yet hires people who embrace intolerance, hatred and bigotry while working in the very heart of our nation's capital.
"We call upon Planned Parenthood to immediately terminate all ties with this plumbing contractor and give the fees paid to him and his company to an organization that promotes racial reconciliation and healing. We also ask that Hillary Clinton, who supports Planned Parenthood with open arms and their founder, Margaret Sanger, to condemn the fact that they have hired this KKK supporter who is working on their clinic in Washington, D.C.
"Sadly, the racist and eugenicist agenda of Margaret Sanger continues to live on with Planned Parenthood. Whether it is the violence of abortion or the violence of unleashing dogs and fire hoses on African-Americans, their focus still remains rooted in the crushing of human rights and equality."
Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, said:
"Planned Parenthood takes the lives of 900 children every day, so why would they be opposed to hiring a proud supporter of the KKK and avowed racist. Their disregard for the lives of these innocent children is reflected in having people build their facilities who also share their lack of regard for the dignity of human life.
"Simply stated, whether it is killing innocent children in their mother's wombs or hiring those who support the racist policies of the KKK, Planned Parenthood continues its legacy of injustice and violence."
Catherine Glenn Foster, President of Sound Legal Group, added:
"It is an outrage that Planned Parenthood would hire a KKK supporter to install the 33 sinks in its new D.C. megacenter. But given Planned Parenthood's 100-year history of racism and misogyny, we should not be surprised that a supporter of an organization that would flush human rights down the toilet would be in league with the organization that will be washing babies' blood down the sink.
"This video reaffirms Planned Parenthood's blatant disregard for our most basic human rights. It is time for this behemoth of abortion, taxpayer dollars, and racism to shut its doors for good."
The groups are calling for Planned Parenthood to immediately fire the contractor and donate all of his his salary to an organization that "promotes racial reconciliation and healing." Additionally, they are asking for Hillary Clinton, a Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger supporter, to "publicly condemn the hiring of this KKK supporter who is building the new Planned Parenthood mega center in the shadow of U.S. Capitol building."
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E. Oliver Whitney is a senior editor at ScreenCrush. When not talking Game of Thrones theories or waiting for the next Terrence Malick film, Oliver is probably having an SVU marathon. Oliver was formerly an entertainment editor at Huff Post and has written for Variety, New York magazine, Indiewire, Moviefone, and Backstage.
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Get a New Look at the Penguin and Dolphin-Filled Musical Numbers of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Emily Blunt’s Mary Poppins sings and dances with dolphins in the latest teaser for the Disney movie.
LeBron James May Produce a ‘Friday the 13th’ Reboot
Jason Voorhees may be back to steal the slasher box office crown from Michael Myers.
Listen to a 1979 Audience React to John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’
Ever wonder what it would’ve been like to see the original ‘Halloween’ in theaters in the ‘70s? Now you can.
The ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Is Here For You To Listen To Endlessly
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Final ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Trailer Has a Young(er) Dumbledore and Huge Voldemort Connectio…
The latest ‘Fantastic Beast 2’ trailer has three big ‘Harry Potter’ character reveals.
The First Full Trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Debuts at Comic-C…
Watch the first full trailer for the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ sequel, straight from Comic-Con!
ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ Following Roseanne Barr’s ‘Repugnant’ Racist Tweet
After Roseanne Barr took aim at a former Obama advisor in a racist tweet, ABC has canceled her revival series.
Iron Man’s Original Suit, Valued at $320,000, Has Gone Missing in a Burglary Case
Someone call Tony Stark – the original red-and-gold Iron Man suit, valued at over $300K, has gone missing.
‘James Bond’ Star Roger Moore, Dies at 89
Acting legend and James Bond star Sir Roger Moore has died at the age of 89.
2017 Golden Globes Nominations Announced, ‘La La Land’ and ‘The People v. O.J.’ Lead
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Uncle Sam may want you to celebrate Independence Day this Fourth of July weekend, but NASA is calling on Americans to help measure an asteroid.
On July 3 at 11:05:30 p.m. EDT (0305 GMT), the asteroid 52 Europa will pass between Earth and the star TYC 0292-00339-1 in the constellation Virgo, temporarily blocking the star's light in what astronomers call an occultation.
While the space rock will pose no risk to our planet, as it will skim by at a distance of 280 million miles (450 million km), the event, called an occultation, will allow scientists to measure the asteroid's precise size. And you can help. [Photos: Asteroids in Deep Space]
NASA is soliciting amateur astronomers to observe the asteroid's occultation of the star and report their findings to the space agency via Twitter. With many precise measurements of the time it takes 52 Europa to pass the star — which will be evident by the time the star's light is blocked — astronomers can calculate the size of the rock.
NASA will hold a live Web chat with Dr. Bill Cooke and his team from NASA's Meteor Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., from 9:30 p.m. to midnight EDT on July 3. The public is invited to ask questions and observe the occultation via a live Ustream feed. To access the chat, click here.
Observers from Florida through Montana and into Canada should be able to see the occultation. The combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 2.1 magnitudes to 12.1 magnitudes — the magnitude of the asteroid — for at most 17.9 seconds. On this astronomers scale for measuring brightness, smaller numbers represent brighter objects.
To see if asteroid 52 Europa will be over your location in North America, see this NASA-provided viewing map or get more details on the encounter from the space agency's asteroid skywatching announcement.
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Intimate Partner Violence Media Guide
This guide is an online resource to help reporters, journalists, copywriters, headline writers, editors, and others in the media industry more effectively cover intimate partner violence. Specifically, this guide aims to assist with the following:
- Understanding the dynamics of intimate partner violence as a societal problem and public health epidemic in New York City, nationally, and globally rather than as an isolated incident.
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Navigate through the guide and learn about best practices using the links on the left-hand side.
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Gentilly Woods (in Orleans Parish, LA) Populated Place Profile
Gentilly Woods: Basic Facts & Information
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GNIS FID: 559340) is a populated place the LOCATED WITHIN City of New Orleans. In turn, the City of New Orleans is located within Orleans Parish.
Gentilly Woods is located at latitude 30.01 and longitude -90.037. The elevation of Gentilly Woods is -3 feet above mean sea level.
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According to a report from Egyptian newspaper Albilad (as cited by England-based Egyptian sports news side KingFut), Al Ahli are interested in bringing West Brom centre-back Ahmed Hegazi in this summer, and the interested has reportedly turned the head of the 28-year-old.
West Brom defender Ahmed Hegazi is reportedly interested in making a return to his home country of Egypt, with Al Ahli said to be interested in bringing the centre-back in this summer.
Hegazi has been attracting the attention of Premier League new boys Aston Villa this summer, but links have failed to develop into anything serious and Villa have moved on to other targets. However, the Baggies look set to face further interest in the towering centre-back.
Al Ahli are said interested in Hegazi this summer, who will apparently cost around €4 million to tempt away from the Hawthorns this summer. While the price tag seems low in the English market, the Egyptian side were apparently not expecting Hegazi’s valuation to be as steep.
Hegazi started his career in his home country fo Egypt with Ismaily SC, playing 35 times for the club before making a move away to join Italian Serie A outfit Fiorentina in the summer of 2012. However, his time with the Italian side was brief, playing four times before heading out on loan to Perugia where he played 10 times.
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My research interests centre on the archaeology and material culture of ancient Egypt and Sudan. I specialise in the late Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods (late 4th–early 3rd millennium BC), for which the Ashmolean holds the most significant collections anywhere in the world outside Egypt. I focus on the dynamics of the transformation to statehood, whereby Egypt became a unified polity ruled by a single king, and the processes by which dynastic traditions in art, religion, and written language became established. My current work re-examines a major group of early votive objects and the temples from which they are presumed to originate. I am also interested in the history of museums, particularly the relationship between archaeological fieldwork, object distribution and the development of museum collections, as well as the disciplinary histories of archaeology, anthropology and Egyptology.
Liam McNamara is Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator for Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the Ashmolean Museum and Director of the Griffith Institute at the University of Oxford. He was Lead Curator on the redevelopment of the Museum’s Egypt and Nubia galleries which opened to the public in November 2011. Prior to his appointment at the Ashmolean in August 2010, he was a Project Curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum. Liam also co-curated (with Paul Collins) the temporary exhibition Discovering Tutankhamun at the Ashmolean from 24th July–2nd November 2014.
Liam is Assistant Director of the Ashmolean’s Expeditions to Hierakonpolis and Elkab in Egypt. He has worked as an archaeological illustrator and field archaeologist on excavations at Kom Firin in the western Nile Delta (directed by Neal Spencer) and at Hierakonpolis in southern Egypt (directed by Renée Friedman). He has also worked on an epigraphic survey of sites in northern Sudan with the British Museum (directed by Vivian Davies).
2014, with P. Collins. Discovering Tutankhamun (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum).
2008. The revetted mound at Hierakonpolis and early kingship: a re-interpretation [in:] B. Midant-Reynes and Y. Tristant (eds.) Egypt at its Origins 2. Proceedings of the International Conference "Origin of the State: Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt", Toulouse, 5th–8th September 2005. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 172 (Leuven: Peeters): 901–936.
2007, with J. Baines. The twin stelae of Suty and Hor [in:] Z. Hawass and J. E. Richards (eds.) The Archaeology and Art of Ancient Egypt: Essays in Honor of David B. O'Connor (Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities Press): 63–79.
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CHICAGO -- For the third day in a row, demonstrators hit the streets of Chicago on Sunday to protest the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Paul O'Neal, after city officials released body camera and dashcam videos from the incident, CBS Chicago reported.
The protesters said they want to force change within the Chicago Police Department after high-profile shooting cases involving Chicago police officers.
Sunday afternoon, a group of Chicago high school girls organized a rally at Millennium Park, with about 100 protesters gathering on the lawn at the northwest corner of the park. The same girls organized a sit-in last month following fatal police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Demonstrators said they are disgusted by what they saw in video footage leading up to and immediately following the shooting of O'Neal, as well as what they didn't see.
The Independent Police Review Authority has released video footage from nine cameras -- four from body cameras worn by officers, and five from the dashboard cameras of squad cars at the scene. None of the cameras recorded the fatal shot, and police have said the body camera worn by the officer who killed O'Neal was not working, but that there is no evidence of tampering.
Organizers of Sunday's protest said they were speaking out against police brutality and "systemic oppression."
"We knew they killed him before that, but seeing the videos and seeing how they acted with each other, it just made it seem like our lives don't matter," protest organizer Maxine Wint said.
Observers say officers erred by firing at the car O'Neal was driving as he tried to speed away because department protocols prohibit such a tactic unless a motorist is armed and firing at police.
Critics also have questioned the behavior of police officers at the scene after the shooting, as some appeared to suggest officers turn off their body cameras. Critics also said officers seemed to lack any sense of remorse for having shot O'Neal.
"These adults, the officers that shoot people, everyone in power right now, they don't have to live with the repercussions of this, we do. We have a whole life ahead of us," protest organizer Eva Lewis said.
After their rally at Millennium Park, the protesters planned to march through the streets of Chicago, but have not said exactly where they plan to go.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has said the department is examining how it might retrain officers in the wake of the O'Neal shooting.
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Day 9 Schedule and Updates
DAY 9! It’s your second-last day to take in the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games, and we guarantee it will not disappoint! Here’s the events you can check out today:
🏃♀️ Athletics @ Swift Current Comp
⚾️ Baseball @ Mitchell Field
🏊♂️ Diving @ Aquatic Centre
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OnBuy knows the secret - never underestimate those seemingly humble bullet vibrators! In many ways, they're some of the most exciting sex toys around. That's because sex bullets are always being updated with new technology to make your pleasure a priority - not just quieter operation or more comfortable designs, but also ways in which you can customise the experience to your advantage, all in the lap of luxury.
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Screaming into a phone or mic may have lightened the visual load but the slow-motion images of mangled bodies are a blunt reminder that war is as brutal as Jungle Rot’s music.
Jungle Rot is on a roll. Since their move to Victory Records the band has released three full length albums: Kill on Command (2011), Terror Regime (2013), Order Shall Prevail (2015) and a new fourth album is on the way!
In addition, the band has also offered two quality re-issues: Skin the Living (2013) and What Horror’s Await (2018).
For those of you who haven’t been counting that’s five releases since 2011!
A new music video, “The Unstoppable”, has been released for the What Horror’s Await re-issue. The album just hit the streets (April 6th 2018). Part concept, part performance the video is highly entertaining and at just under 3 minutes, you will find yourself watching it repeatedly. The band jamming inside a tank while they crush people is a kick ass concept. Screaming into a phone or mic may have lightened the visual load but the slow-motion images of mangled bodies are a blunt reminder that war is as brutal as Jungle Rot’s music.
This was a satisfying video and a great teaser to Jungle Rot’s highly anticipated follow-up to Order Shall Prevail. Check out this new video for “The Unstoppable” and if you see a big fucking tank rolling down the street, get out of the way! \m/
Jungle Rot are:
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• Geoff Bub – Guitars
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First, an education
So you want to write a children's picture book? There's a lot of advice out there. Whether or not you choose to self-publish or present your picture book to traditional publishers though a literary agent, you'll have dozens of decisions to make to take your book from idea to the printed page.
My goal in compiling this list is to share with you some of the resources I've found helpful to write, illustrate and market a children's picture book.
Before you even start writing
Know what compels you
If you're not already a reader of children's pictures books, think long and hard about what makes you want to write one. At this early stage, your time is best spent re-reading your favorites and truly understanding what makes you love them. I like this helpful blog post about what makes a children's picture book successful. My personal favorites are in this blog post about book covers.
Learn the market
Brian Klems, over at Writers Digest, has a very good breakdown about how to access the market for children's pictures books before you even put pen to paper (or fingertip to QWERTY).
Educate yourself quickly about process
Once you've educated yourself about the realities of the marketplace, take a few minutes and read this easy-to-digest explanation of how to write a children's book from Buzzfeed. Gotta love Buzzfeed -- so edible, so snacky!
Remember best practices
Now you know basically how it works, right? But don't forget all of the things you SHOULDN'T do when you set out to write such a book. This list from author Alice Kuipers is helpful in that department.
Turn to the masters for advice
Do you love Mem Fox? What, you don't know Mem Fox? What's wrong with you. Anyway, here's a snappy breakdown of hints for writers from Mem Fox. And now go out and buy Where is the Green Sheep?
Once the book is written
Learn how to self-edit
This website by author Patrice Sherman doesn't look like much (the interface is really bare bone) but it has a lot of useful information on how to do a critique for a children's picture book.
Think like an editor
In a similar vein, here are the 10 questions Penguin editors ask themselves when they are looking at acquiring a book.
Form a group
Is the text of your book completed? You might consider starting a critique group for your children's picture book. The always knowledgable and share-worthy Jane Friedman has some excellent advice on her site about how to go about finding the right critique partner for you.
Hire some help
Are you having trouble finding competent readers for your picture book? Not trying to be cruel here, but most of us aren't schooled in the fine art of preparing picture books for publication. If you find the comments you are getting from your readers aren't specific enough and you need a professional opinion, you could consider hiring a freelance editor to look at the text. You could do some creative googling. Look for someone like this with a track record of successful projects.
Need more help with text?
E-books are a great resource on children's book publishing, especially picture books.
If you're putting your book together yourself, you could read Aaron Shepard's book on how to format images for Kindle E-books.
Darcy Pattison has an all-around decent book that walks you through the steps of writing a picture book, taking into account the standards of the industry, including the 32-page standard.
Once the text and illustrations are done: Children's Picture Book Marketing Websites
Consider the costs
On her popular blog about the perilous world of publishing, Jane Friedman has a nice guest post about whether children's authors should be self-publishing, including a nice takedown of the costs to self-publish a children's picture book.
Self-publish or perish?
This guest post from Darcy Pattison, also on the Jane Friedman page, gets into the nitty gritty about why she has moved from mainstream publishing to an independent publishing model, including questions of finding illustrators and distribution.
Go to the kids
If school visits are something you'd like to pursue, I like the list "Tips for a Successful School Visit" on this blog about children's book promotion.
Make some eye candy
Darcy Pattinson also has this wonderful post about how to market a children's picture book on Pinterest. She's clearly not afraid to show what she has learned in the process, which I deeply admire. By the way, I just started a Pinterest board about tessellations, no surprise there!
Get creative with marketing
I like this list from Aaron Schep, who writes on his blog about how to get a children's book out into the world and in front of peoples' eyes.
Fund by crowd
Kickstarting a children's picture book is no simple venture. If you're interested in learning more about the process, the HuffPost goes into detail about what you should know before you dig in. I'm going to be doing a longer post on Kickstarter, but this is a good start.
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- My Leadership style : Delegative, Participative as well as Authoritative.
- The Political Leader I admire the most : Sardar Patel
- The business leader i admire the most : J.R.D. Tata
- The leadership lesson i remember best: The best way to predict the future is to create it.
- A book i would recommend on leadership : Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
- The difference between a manager & a leader : A manager gets the job done, while a leader creates the reason to get it done.
- All good managers are no good leaders: No
They don’t want a relationship with you. Just help them make good choices.
Marketers see today’s consumers as web savvy, mobile -enabled data sifters who pounce on whichever brand or store offers the best deal. Brand loyalty, the thinking goes , is vanishing. In response, companies have revamped up their messaging, expecting that the more interaction & information they provide, the better the chances of holding on to these increasingly distracted & disloyal customers. But for many consumers, the rising volume of marketing messages isn’t empowering- its overwhelming. Rather than pulling customers into the fold, marketers are pushing them away with relentless & ill- concieved efforts to engage.
What consumers Really Want?
Businesses broadly misjudge what consumers want from them online. In particuar, marketers often believe that consumers interact with them on social media to join a community & feel connected to the brand. But consumers have little interest in having a relationship beyond the merely transactional. Their top reasons for connecting online, to get information & discounts, & to buy things
Consumers Actual Reasons
Why they interact with companies via social sites
- 61% discount
- 55% purchase
- 53% reviews & product rankings
- 53%General Information
- 52%Exclusive information
- 51%Learn about new products
- 49% submit opinion on current products /services
- 37% customer service
- 34% event participation
- 33% feel connected
- 30% submit ideas for new product/ services
- 22% Be part of a community
Businesses’ Perceived Reasons
Why consumers follow them via social sites
- Learn about new products 73%
- General Information 71%
- Submit opinion on current products/ services 69%
- Exclusive information 68%
- Reviews & product rankings 67%
- Feel connected 64%
- Customer Service 63%
- Submit ideas for new products / services 63%
- Be part of a community 61%
- Event participation 61%
- Purchase 60%
- Discount 60%
Some Important points throughout this article:
- Poor returns from equity business due to low valuations
- Existing investments & spotting new opportunities proving difficult
- Promoters unwilling to divest in volatile market
- Banks faced with bad loans turning cautious
- Regulatory arbitrage due to restrictions on banks to lend for real estate & capital market activities
- IPO & other sources of raising money dried up for companies
Just 10 years ago , western executives returning from trips to India & China would say : I think the one to watch is India, not China.
They couldn’t have been more wrong . China has routed India. The Primary reason is that Indian Leaders are not transforming their business culture to one driven by meritocracy, where people feel fulfilled.
My Recommendation, Indian leaders should change all their metrics. They should stop placing emphasis on GDP, interest rates & inaccurate unemployment data. They should move to new metrics of behaviourial economics – to states of mind versus simple transaction data. These metrics are:
- percentage of good jobs
- percentage of engaged & actively disengaged workers
- perceptions of government & business corruption
- belief that working hard will get you ahead
- perception that India is a good place to start a business
- percentage of those saying they are dissatisfied with their personal freedom
- percentage of those who rate their lives so poorly they are considered suffering.
Ask about every decision taken, what does this have to do with driving the above demands?
1. The Materialist Myth : In a free economy someone can get wealthy, not merely by having someone else’s wealth transferred to their account, but by creating new wealth , not only for themselves , but for others as well.
2. The Greed Myth : Capitalistic route can bring social beneficial outcomes. Smith wrote business people are led by an invisible hand
& thus without intending it , without knowing it, advance the interest of the society.
Rather than inspire miserliness, capitalism encourages enterprise.
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Playa Vista is a fun and engaging community, already home to approximately 10,000 residents and 3,400 homes, that spurs you to get out and about without getting in the car or making elaborate plans. We love that the community has so much to offer, so click around and experience what life is like in Playa Vista. When you see the hand, you can click for more info. Once you’ve zoomed in, you can click and drag or zoom out (-) to start over. Or you can view a printable PDF.
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Entanglement, the new novel based on the teachings of New York Times bestselling author Gregg Braden, explores the world of quantum physics through the experiences of twin brothers.
Charlie and Jack Franklin have always experienced life differently than your average brothers. As children, each was able to sense when the other was in danger, when the other was sad, or when the other was happy. As adults, these two brothers took different paths: Jack stayed in their hometown to practice his art and Charlie joined the army, only to be deployed to Afghanistan.
After a frightening vision wakes Jack up from a deep sleep, he begins his quest to get in touch with Charlie. Along the way, he encounters his high-school physics teacher, who helps him understand the connection the brothers have and the larger universal oneness of which we are all a part.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A New York Times best-selling author and 2015 Templeton Award nominee, Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science, spirituality, and the real world. Following a successful career as a computer geologist for Phillips Petroleum during the 1970s energy crisis, he worked as a senior computer systems designer with Martin Marietta Defense Systems during the final years of the Cold War. In 1991, he became the first technical operations manager for Cisco Systems.
For more than 27 years, Gregg has explored high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to merge their timeless secrets. His discoveries are now shared in 33 countries and 38 languages through such paradigm-inspiring books as: The God Code, The Divine Matrix, Fractal Time, Deep Truth, and his newest, The Turning Point. His 2007 best seller, The Divine Matrix, was recently selected as the source for the made-for-television feature, “Entanglement,” and is now a textbook for college level courses exploring new discoveries of science and our relationship to the world. Gregg is an active member of several leadership organizations, including the Evolutionary Leadership think tank, founded by Deepak Chopra in 2008. Gregg Braden has received numerous awards in recognition of his insights and innovation, and is a 2015-2020 nominee for the prestigious Templeton Award.
Gregg’s work has been shared on every continent of the world and in recent years he has presented his seminars and trainings to Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. military, international businesses and is now featured in media specials on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, ABC and NBC.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lynn Lauber is a fiction and nonfiction author, teacher, and book collaborator. She has published three books of her own with W.W. Norton & Co., as well as many collaborations with other authors. Her specialties include fiction, personal narrative, and self-improvement. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times. She has abridged audiobooks for such authors as John Updike, Oliver Sacks, Oprah Winfrey, and Gore Vidal. Visit: www.lynnlauber.com
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One important factor that is extremely important and essential for the growth of a company, its productivity and its ability to retain its employees successfully is, Employee Development. The Development of an employee is considered as the utmost importance almost universally. In case the employer does not pay attention to the changes and challenges faced by the employees, a stage may come when the development of the employee is interrupted and this becomes a big bump in the growth of the company as well as the employee, where the employee is left frustrated and finally the outcome of this frustration is seen in the productivity of the company.
In today’s market scenario it is ideal for an employer to retain the already existing employee and developing him/her rather than look for a new substitute in the market. One of the main reasons that organizations emphasize on employee development are:
1. Remaining competitive: It is not only the organisations that are finding a prominent place in the market today but also the employees that are always on a look out for a better company that not only values them but also constantly upgrades the skill set of its employees so that they are efficiently placed with the other peers in the competitive markets.
2. Mapping the skill shortage: Very often it is found that HR recruiters feel that there is a shortage of employees in the market for the type of job opening they are offering. It is sometimes also believed that the skills required for a particular job are almost 75% missing in the candidates. For working this out, it is important that the organisations understand and work closely with the entry level trainings and a long term solution for this concern is participation and partnerships of the companies with communities that work towards building the broken talent creation system.
3. Investing in training: in the previous scenario it was seen that companies would refrain from employee development based on the factors like limited budget, shortage of time, lack of senior management support and several other factors. In today’s labour market it is seen that organisations are investing in employee trainings in order to build a talent system that makes them competitive in the current market scenario.
4. Increasing the worker’s productivity: It is clearly seen that employees who receive formal trainings and opportunities would perform better and in a more productive manner as compared to others.
5. Reduction in turnover: For organisations it has become a huge concern that after they have invested money in the development of employees by providing them trainings, they would take the skill set to another organisation. Contrary to this it is seen in research that an employer’s investment in the employees’ development actually reduces turnover and absenteeism.
6. Synchronising employee development with the organisational needs: It is important that the employer understands that strategic needs drive development. for example in a company where elderly are constantly leaving jobs it is seen that investing in employee development would give them new variety of skills and thereby making them capable of taking on more responsibilities than before.
Importance of HR in employee Learning and development tool
The role of an HR is very crucial as it is the HR that needs to strike a balance between both by encouraging the employee to work on career development and still ensuring that the organisation provides certain ways to make the employee even more effective in his/her role. An HR professional may use several learning and development tools available.
Certain methods that should be used for effective employee Development are:
1. Coaching: This method involves a much more experienced and skilled individual in the following field to mentor and provide guidance to the other employees and help them improve performance and gain new skills.
2. Mentoring: This method involves matching a less experienced employee with a more experienced one, under a certain program. This method has shown good results in a way that it reduces absenteeism and turnover. Matching of these employees should be based on the criteria skills and needs, relationships, the business strategy and goals with mentoring and accountability of both the employees.
3. Individual Development plan: To speed up the process of employees learning, organisations use the Individual development plan. This plan outlines an employee’s intentions and the outcome and the necessary support required to meet the growth
4. 9 Box grid: a very commonly used method by an organisation to identify its talent pool and select a potential leader is this. This employee assessment tool evaluates the current contribution to the potential contribution an employee makes to the organisation.
5. Cross Training: Under this method employees are trained to perform a certain job duty other than those that would have been normally chosen to do so. This way might not give immediate results but in long run this has shown to increase the skill sets of the employees. The Cross training is done under 2 stages
a. working out the skills needed for a certain job
b. referring to the list of skills that the current employees have.
6. On the job Training: This method is a great way for the employees to learn while they are actually doing work. The assignments given during the job allows them to learn new skills and acquire more knowledge.
7. Job Enlargement – Expanding the employees’ job by adding to it more duties and tasks working with the same complexity in the job.
8. Job Rotation– A systematic movement of the employees within the organisation from one job to another is job rotation. This rotation gives an opportunity to the employees to learn and grow.
9. Online Programs: Apart from the usual classroom online programs give the employee a flexibility of learning at their own convenience.
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Companies were judged on employee turnover, benefits, quality of work environment, compensation, and other areas that distinguished these companies from the average. Employees were required to complete an online survey that asked for honest feedback regarding their employer.
Companies were selected after judges reviewed nomination forms and the results of the online employee survey. Companies with more than 500 employees were asked to enter a division or department with fewer than 500 to enhance the credibility of the applications. Each application was scored by the judges and the average was combined with scores of the online surveys to determine the honorees.
This is the fourth year in a row that Russell’s Heating and Cooling has been selected in the top 25.
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James Harden joined his Houston Rockets teammates in the NBA bubble on Thursday.
Researchers set out to test how effective different types of face masks are. Watch the video to find out which masks work best and which ones to avoid.
And why its strategy won't work for schools and businesses.
Now you can design a face covering that completely fits your style.
Send your kids back to school with a silly mask.From Country Living
From T.J. Warren’s 53-points and Devin Booker’s impossible game-winner to Jevon Carter’s mom's candy yams, the underrated Raptors and the sad Pelicans.
GQ-approved kits from around the globe.
Stay safe—and beat the heat.From Men's Health
She stepped out with the entire Spanish royal family, including Princess Sofia, Princess Leonor, and King Felipe.
I know you thought you were done with blemishes after your teen years, but acne can come back with a vengeance when wearing a mask.
His performance last night earned him his 17th triple-double of the season, which makes him the youngest player in NBA history to lead the league in triple-doubles.
Take a look at the brand's fashion-forward options.
Don't leave home without one.
Maybe you didn’t think in the year 2020, you would be yelling “got your mask?” to every one of your family members before they leave the house. Masking up is a part of daily life now and even brands giving back like Nordstrom are encouraging mask-wearing, but with a purpose. Remembering to grab a mask has become as necessary as remembering to grab your keys.
I'm sharing so you don't make them either.
If you can’t sew one yourself, choose one that does good in your community. From Men's Health
More than 700 shoppers give these in-demand KN95 masks a perfect five-star rating.
A new study found that not all face coverings are created equal.
She wants to exercise, dammit, and she wants to do so on her terms.
Back in March, it was tough to anticipate what life would be like sequestered in our homes under shelter-in-place restrictions. Now, fast forward to the five-month mark of quarantine where everything from our Zoom-relegated social interactions to our WFH-office setups feels routine. And while there’s still much uncertainty in our midst, we do know a lot more about concepts that once felt entirely foreign to us — like, for starters, non-medical face masks. After the CDC released a statement in April recommending that all Americans wear face masks in public, we grew savvier about shopping for the protective layers that once drummed up so much confusion. We not only consider masks as everyday essentials now, but we've also developed preferences for the options (from neck-tying to sweat-wicking and fashion-forward) that best suit our face shapes and lifestyles. But even the most informed mask shoppers can still feel overwhelmed by the dizzying selection of coverings from brands and designers that have suddenly started offering them. So, we did what we do when attempting to suss out the good from the bad: we read the reviews. Ahead, find the fruits of our painstaking internet sleuthing that details which mask styles landed most frequently in customer’s carts with positive praise. Whether you’re in the market for a pillowy soft iteration made from OEKO-TEX certified cotton, a light-catching and mood-lifting metallic model, or the mask that a pregnant woman found SO comfortable that she wore it while giving birth, there’s a top-rated option for you on this list. COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic. Go to the CDC website for the latest information on symptoms, prevention, and other resources. At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. All product details reflect the price and availability at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to on our site, Refinery29 may earn commission.Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?Here's Where To Buy Non-Medical Face Masks OnlineThe Most Breathable Face Masks For Hot Summer DaysHere's Where To Shop Fashion-Forward Face Masks
They’re made by an award-winning pillowcase brand.
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We’re not sure when exactly tie-dye slouched towards fashion ubiquity — but, at some point over the past few years, the crafty pattern went from Woodstock-ian punchline to modern neutral. Today’s dye has swapped its once loose-and-groovy connotations for a more minimal, impressionistic, and even elegant reputation (aka less Laurel Canyon, more Echo Park Craft Fair). And now, the pattern's growing popularity has seeped into the non-medical face mask category as a top-shopped style across the board. While face coverings (recommended by the CDC to help reduce the spread of coronavirus) come in every iteration under the sun, we gravitate towards tie-dye as an option that’s more interesting than a solid color but won’t attract as much attention as a busier design. Ahead, we rounded up all the chic-and-elevated yet cool-and-understated tie-dye face masks we could find. We stopped ourselves at 16, but have a feeling the list goes on...Shout out any favorites that we may have missed in the comments below! At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. If you buy something we link to on our site, Refinery29 may earn commission.Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?Here's Where To Buy Non-Medical Face Masks OnlineHere's Where To Shop Fashion-Forward Face MasksKate Middleton Caused A 185% Spike For This Mask
The stylish masks feature the brand's iconic floral motif, and they're double-layered, yet breathable.
Here's a rare opportunity to buy one of the only KN95 masks approved by the FDA—a 5-pack is only $6 today.
The U.S. hit another grim milestone on Monday with more than 5 million Americans now infected with the coronavirus. Although there is a push to increase testing and develop a vaccine, experts continue to suggest that if all Americans wore masks, the pandemic could be brought under control “within weeks.” In the spirit of that mission, a new study published in Science Advances is shedding light on which masks are most effective — and which may actually be hurting the effort to curb COVID-19.
LeBron James and the Lakers should have the top seed in the West, but the race to finish the playoff bracket is still on.
A Texas woman and her family were forced off a Houston-bound Southwest flight after her three-year-old son with autism would not wear a face mask.
Neck gaiter face coverings may be more dangerous than not wearing one at all, according to new study Since the CDC and the WHO announced that wearing cloth masks and face coverings are effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, all sorts of masks have come onto the market but new research shows that not
Mother claims to have found a mask baked into a McDonald’s chicken nugget
This mask isn't effective, according to the CDC.
Recently, I have taken to calling myself The Masked Avenger. I get on buses and ask people, nicely--at first--to don their goddamned masks.
“Completely normal oxygen levels all the way.”
An often-overlooked demographic when it comes to the face mask discussion are those in the Deaf community.
Here's a rare opportunity to buy one of the only KN95 masks approved by the FDA.
For a little bit of added protection against COVID-19, many people have begun adding filters to fabric face masks. In fact, many of the cloth masks available from small businesses and major retailers now include a filter pocket specifically for that purpose.
The mask-less woman gave the employee a piece of paper claiming she could go to prison for up to five years for telling customers to wear a face mask.
Many airlines have removed medical exemptions for face masks and are prohibiting certain types of face coverings.
Oklahoma's board of education voted against requiring masks in schools, putting teachers and students at risk.
From Queen-patterned fabrics to royal-approved brands, these stylish face coverings are perfect for royal devotees.From Town & Country
These helpful tips and tricks might make it easier to encourage your child with sensory issues to wear a mask in public and at school.
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Below is a list of the top and leading Recruitment Agencies in Newcastle. To help you find the best Recruitment Agencies located near you in Newcastle, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.
Newcastle’s Best Recruitment Agencies:
The top rated Recruitment Agencies in Newcastle are:
- Forsythes Recruitment
- Hudson Recruitment Agency Newcastle
GWG was built with the vision of providing their services by outstanding executives and highly-qualified recruiters who truly know the ins and outs of recruitment processes. Their company also ranked 17th on the BRW 2016 Fast Companies list. From their expertise and dedication, they have now clients from large companies, public and private.
Through GWG’s expanded networks, they were able to find suitable and perfect individuals for their clients. Their agency is considered the most trusted recruitment agency for many companies.
Recruitment Services, Contract Services & Permanent Recruitment
“We’ve been a customer of GWG since their inception, and we’ve had great service and flexible, responsive support in all our interactions. I highly recommend Julie and the team.” – Martin Thurgate
Forsythes Recruitment has been aiding company leaders in achieving the best ever possible outcome for their businesses by providing various individuals that can greatly contribute to the company. The agency pride itself on supporting a wide range of industries and being able to exceed the expectations of different companies. The agency believes that through honest and frequent communication, they can collaborate well with their clients.
Working with Forsythes Recruitment will never be a waste of time, effort and money. Companies will be dealing with the leading recruitment company offering professional and holistic approach in every project.
Recruitment for Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales, Marketing & Digital, Finance & Accounting, IT, Tech & Startup, Executive Search, Trade & Insdustrial, Administration & Accounts, Contact Centre & CS, Engineering, Resources & Contstruction, HR, WHS, Learning & Development
“Been amazing experience working with Forsythes recruitment. Well put together professionals and a team of fantastic individuals. Definitely will recommend to anyone searching for jobs within Newcastle and beyond.” – Anthony A.
Hudson Recruitment Agency Newcastle
Hudson Recruitment Agency Newcastle has been servicing the Newcastle since 1989. They are assisting many business and organisations in searching for excellent individuals to be part of theirs. The team of recruitment agency pride themselves in having more than five decades of mixed professional experiences to be able to provide an outstanding service. All those years, they now have large networks in sourcing the top candidates. The agency helps their client as well in building their business to be competitive in terms of their hiring ability and assisting them in the proceeding processes through their competitive strategies.
Accounting & Finance, Analytics, Business Support, Engineering, Human Resources, Marketing, Communications & Digital, Project Services, Policy & Program, Property & Construction, Risk & Compliance, Supply Chain & Procurement, Senior Executive, Technology & Digital, Specialist Recruitment, Talent Assessment & Selection, Leadership, Organisational Change
“The team at Hudson is really professional and friendly. Working with them is one of the best decision I ever made. Thank you with all my heart.” – Jerome S.
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By Courtney Klaus, Editor-In-Chief
Club Rodeo, a country-western themed club and popular hangout for Newman students, has been bought by new owners and will be going under some renovations over the next couple months.
The nightclub, soon to be renamed “Midnight Rodeo,” switched hands last week, and one of the new owners is already one of the partners in Fever Night Life, another nightclub in Wichita.
Austin Henry, who manages Fever and works with one of the new owners, says they are looking to make a lot of improvements to the old Club Rodeo venue before opening it back up again.
“The current Rodeo building was definitely kind of run down… We definitely plan on upscaling it, upgrading it. Very similar to what Fever is like… We’re going to ‘pimp it out,’ or ‘bougie it out,’ if you will,” he said.
The building, Henry said, has been gutted to make room for a new dancefloor, a stage for live music, all new lights with moving heads and a new sound system.
“It’s just going to be nice, it’s going to be fresh, it’s going to be new. We aren’t buying a bunch of stuff that’s used. We’re going to do this right. Everything will be new or custom made,” Henry said.
Henry said although the interior will look very different, the club will still have country themed decor and will retain its country feel. He also said the new owners plan on keeping the popular mechanical bull riding available.
Junior Jon Coufal said the new nightclub sounds like it will be a fun place to hang out, but that the old Club Rodeo will always hold a special place in his heart.
“Club Rodeo was life. Rest in peace, Club Rodeo,” Coufal said. “It was the end of an era really, but I’m excited to see what the new place has to offer when it opens.”
Henry said right now the projected goal for Midnight Rodeo to open is sometime in April. In the meantime, students will have to find another place to have a hoedown.
Henry invites students 21-and-over to mosey down ‘yonder to Fever Night Life at 116 N. Mead in Old Town, where they have recently instituted “Country Fridays,” and will play country music to fill the hole temporarily left by Rodeo.
But Rodeo’s former patrons under the age of 18 may just have to hang tight for their next hootenanny. Although, like its predecessor, Midnight Rodeo will continue to cater to an 18-and-over crowd, no other night clubs in Wichita are open to anyone under 21.
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A gap year (or two) is one of the best life experiences that you can have. It takes you out of your comfort zone and allows you to explore a new place.
For those just starting out in life it is a great way to set the course for your life and help you evaluate what you really want to do.
Conversely if you’re taking a mid career / mid life gap year, it’s a chance to reevaluate, redirect and rediscover who you really are and set your life on course to where you really want to be. Gap year packing can seem overwhelming, however it is the first step to having a fantastic experience.
Gap year packing vs holiday packing
Gap year packing requires you to cater for a range of seasons, size and weight restrictions and most of all use. Items that have more than one function are like packing gold. When it comes to gap year packing, you also want to look for quality items that last. You want bang for your buck and you want it to make your life that little bit easier whilst you’re travelling abroad.
These are our Top 5 must haves for your carry on bag. You’ll love them for long haul, short haul and even road trip travel!
READ | Our guide to packing for a weekend away (perfect for all of those trips you’ll be doing!)
Clear wet bags are hand luggage essentials
First up on our gap year packing list is a little essential that will have you breezing through security like a pro. Travelling and exploring new places is an essential part of a gap year, so chances are you’re going to become pretty familiar with airline travel whilst you’re away. Us Aussies can carry liquids on domestic flights without any worries, but internationally you’ll need to have your liquids and aerosoles in a clear plastic bag.
Cheap ziplock sandwich bags will do the trick for the odd flight, but if you’re going to be busy exploring, you’ll need something more robust. I mean, who wants to risk a leakage fail and open their bag to discover shampoo throughout their luggage?…ugh not me.
Important considerations when choosing a wet bag
20cm x 20cm is the general rule in terms of size and you’ll need to make sure the bag is clear and not tinted. We recommend a sturdy reusable silicone bag. It’ll see you safely through your year abroad and keep your toiletries well sealed, so no risk of leakages!
There’s many options to pick from and at around $20 they are a great investment for your carry on bag. Crucially you can store your travel minis in them when you’re not travelling and then toss them back into your bag when you’re ready to go. Eco friendly options that save on packing time are a win in our eyes!
Include a Passport Wallet in your gap year packing list
A gap year packing list would be incomplete without a passport wallet. Frivolous you might think but we disagree. Every long term travel packing list needs to include high usage items that go the distance and your passport will be getting a bit of a work out during your time away.
A high quality leather passport cover will make your passport easy to spot and protect it from damage. There’s nothing worse than a dog eared passport or the fear of clearing customs with a damaged passport. This is a real risk for entry at some ports. A high quality cover will allow you to be organised and have all of your essentials at hand.
Additionally, we also recommend a small zip wallet to place your passport in. Particularly so you can keep a pen handy for filling out arrival cards. It’s also a nice spot to keep a sentimental momento or two. I keep photos of my husband and I.
We love Galen leather passport wallets. They’re hand crafted in Turkey, so they’re well stitched and made from the finest leather. Of course there’s a range of colours and you can even have your initials embossed on the front. This carry on essential makes for a great gift too.
SHOP | Don’t forget to pick up an infinity scarf with secret pocket to pop your valuables in whilst you’re out and about!
Paw Paw Ointment is one of our most used essential travel items
Lucas’ paw paw ointment is a cult product in Australia and there’s good reason why. Most commonly use as a lip balm (dry lips whilst flying be gone). This little red container is multitalented. You’ll soon see why it is one of your gap year essentials.
Paw Paw when fermented has excellent antibacterial properties, so as well as being excellent as a lip balm it can also be used on dry skin, itchy skin, cuts, burns and bites. It is an excellent all purpose balm and has so many uses. I find flying really dries my skin out, so I like to use it as a hand cream to provide a barrier on my skin.
Paw Paw ointment can be used sparingly, so a small container will last a long time. Additionally its small size means it can easily pass carry on liquid restrictions. Paw Paw ointment is one of those essential items that is useful whilst flying and also in any climate. It is classed as a liquid or gel, so don’t forget to put it in your clear bag. When you’re not flying, keep it in your handbag or pack. You’ll be using this product every day.
WE LOVE| Lucas’ Paw Paw ointment the best. It’s a cult product in Australia!
Silicone squeeze bottles are a must have on every gap year packing list
Gap year finances are usually tight and prioritised towards travelling. Your gap year planning is not just for a week or two. You’re in it for the long haul and you need to be able to reuse the products you buy, not just throw them away after one use. Here is the genius of the silicone squeezy bottle.
Travel minis are cute but expensive. Moreover they also put a lot of plastic into the environment. Furthermore it can be difficult to find your favourite products in mini size. If you’re staying in hotels you can’t always rely on good quality toiletries and if you’re hostelling it then it’s definitely BYO.
Whilst travelling your hand luggage essentials need to make your journey easier and allow you to feel more comfortable. There is nothing better than freshening up by washing your face between flights and silicone squeezy bottles make this so much easier.
Designed to be carry on friendly, silicone squeezy bottles come in a range of carry on friendly sizes and colours allowing you to discern which product is in which container. They are perfect for filling with your favourite shampoo, conditioner, facewash and bodywash.
Save money and refill
How we selected these gap year packing essentials
A gap year packing list has to stand the test of time. Every inch of your bag needs to be well utilised and you need to be able to use every item you pack. You must discern carry on essentials vs nice to have items. Think about the climate for example packing for Australia in the summer will vary greatly to a European destination.
We have used our own experience of living overseas and travelling every 5-6 weeks as a basis of our selections and we have also used the criteria of:
x Will it last the whole time I’m away?
x Will I use it regularly?
x Can I use it for more than one purpose?
x Is it easy to store or pack away when I’m not using it?
x Will it make travelling easier for me?
x Will it save me money?
If the answer is yes to most of those questions – then along with our top 5 hand luggage essentials it should make the cut on to your long term travel packing list!
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Nine years ago, it was Kim Rossi (then Stagliano) viewing video of a bus attendant physically abusing her daughter. Almost a decade later, this abuse continues. One of my daughters "spits" when she has zinc issues and/or stomach pain and /or is trying to form a SOUND to communicate. She is not an angry camel projecting sputum to harm you. She is a disabled young woman trying to get through the day. Like Miss India Knox. I am so sorry for her family. I know the rage that erupts from the very source of your soul when you see evidence of your child coming to harm. It's visceral anger. To the attendant Mr. Valmont. You are a piece of merde.
School bus attendant is caught on camera attacking 13-year-old special needs girl and pushing her head into the seat in front because she 'spat at other students'
Shaheen and Alex Knox are suing Leesel Transportation Corporation and attendant Beleck Valmont over the incident on October 30. Their daughter, 13-year-old India Knox, is dependent on 24-hour medical assistance and has the mental capacity of a five-year-old. Valmont was seen on video violently shaking the girl - who weighs just 84lbs - as they rode to the Manhattan Children's Center. Justin Foster, the 34-year-old paraprofessional on the bus, said he filmed the altercation in order to protect India and the other children. The 48-year-old bus attendant claimed India had been spitting on other students. He has a daughter and has been working as a bus attendant for 13 years. Valmont was suspended and charged with six crimes including assault
NY Daily News reports:
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– Both participating horses MUST be breed registered and the registration proof must be given at the time of breeding. (Official copy of registration book, renamed properly with the registration number. NO OTHER FORM OF REGISTRATION WILL BE TAKEN.) You can register your horse by doing to /warp Registry
– Barn MUST be registered as a breeding barn.
– Must be at least level-6 to breed.
– You can have straws taken from your Stallion ONLY at level-5 (Registered horse and barn still required).
– In order to own a pregnant mare you must be at least level-6. (this means nobody can breed your horse for you and then give it back)
– You must OWN or CO-OWN the brand/barn in order to breed at the barn.
If both horses are owned by the same player:
If both horses are owned by two different players:
$8,000 ($4,000 from each participating player.)
- A breeder can request that the other party pays the full $8,000
Rights to the Foal
Rights to the foal goes to whoever owns the mare during the time of breeding.
– Bodily Decisions (vaccines and neutering)
All rights listed above are automatically given unless there are mutually agreed differences between participating parties.
However, if the party that does not own the mare pays a broodmare fee, that party will gain rights to the foal. When the broodmare fee is paid and accepted by the mare’s owner, the mare owner understands that the other party now has rights to the foal. Ownership of the foal when born can be transferred briefly to the other party to brand.
How often can you breed?
Players Level-6 and up can breed up to 3 times per week. A breeding pass ($4,000) can be purchased for additional breedings (1 Breeding per pass).
Mares have a two week cool down period after the birth of a foal; unless the mare is bred again in an after-birth heat cycle.
Stallions have a two day cool down period after impregnating a mare.
What counts as one “breeding”?
The player who owns the mare that will be pregnant is the player that will use one of their breedings.
How do I care for my mare and foal?
After you breed your mare to a stallion of choice, your mare will immediately show signs of pregnancy in her symptoms. Symptoms will include:
– Increased Hunger
– Decreased Stats
Instead of the normal .80 point decrease in health, she will now lose .90 daily. Please give her appropriate feed to make up for more hunger. She’ll be eating for two!
Your mare’s gestation period (time of pregnancy) will last 7 days from the day of breeding. Please supplement her with one cup of Mare-Care daily, including the day she is impregnated. Without Mare-Care, the foals stats may be less than average and her chances of having a heat cycle after birth will be lower. Keep your mare at a slightly higher body condition, 4-7 is best. Higher or lower than that can cause complications at birth.
After the 7 day gestation period, you will be notified that she will give birth soon when you come online. The birth can take up to two hours. When your foal is born, please claim it with /h claim. If you plan on vaccinating or branding, please do so at this time. You do not have to neuter right away, but if you would like to, you may.
After the foal is born, it will nurse off the mother for 7 days. The foal will not need feed or water, its mother will still need .90 worth of feed daily. Mare-Care supplement can be eliminated now. Please keep the dam and foal together during this period.
After the foal stage, he/she will turn into a yearling. Your yearling will still be small sized, but they can be weaned from their mother. A yearling will eat 5 cups of Foal-Mix per day. Your yearling will follow around other horses, think of this as him/her trying to make friends. You can sell the yearling or transfer ownership at this stage. Worms are common in this stage.
Yearling stage will pass, and adolescent comes in. Your adolescent horse can now be ridden and will eat like an adult, taking in .80 points per day. At this stage, he/she cannot breed yet. Worms are common in this stage.
Your horse is now an adult! He/she is now able to breed.
Basic Horse Breeding/Heat Cycle
Stallions have a cool down of 2 days after breeding to a mare.
Mares go into a heat cycle about every two weeks, each cycle lasting between 1 and 3 days. When a mare is in heat, she will produce more urine, and show symptoms or being in heat. She will also start following stallions. This is when she can be bred.
After she gives birth, there is about an 85% chance she’ll go into an after birth heat cycle, this is best for broodmares.
Mare-Care helps increase the chances of an after-birth heat cycle, and also helps produce a better foal.
Overweight mares (Above a body score of 7) have a small chance of having a miscarriage.
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Rodney Stark, a Christian social scientist who teaches at Baylor University, recently wrote God’s Battalions, the case for the Crusades, a fascinating read with an alternative view.
Like myself, you were probably taught that the “Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims.”
Stark provides an alternative perspective. Is it possible that “the Crusades were the first military response to unwarranted Muslim terrorist aggression?” Stark argues “yes!” Although often theologically and ethically misguided, the Crusaders “sincerely believed that they served in God’s battalions.” Without their aggression all of Europe might today be a bastion of Islam.
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Reports are suggesting that Donald Glover could be reprising his Solo role as Lando Calrissian for an upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series.
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So where’s this going, and how does it relate to Rocky Mountain Saunas? Well, I got a hold of a JNH Lifestyles sauna, a Dynamic sauna by Golden Designs Inc, and Sunlighten full spectrum infrared sauna as well. Once I started seeing the emf levels come in from the Dynamic sauna, I realized that something was going on with these manufacturers, and started digging.
Well, low and behold, I began to uncover that most all of these lower end infrared sauna companies, all import their saunas from the same suppliers in… you guessed it: CHINA.
Now I’m not against products from China, if anything I think the Chinese make excellent stuff. But you can’t deny the fact that you can’t just take what they say and run with it… we all know that. Well, that’s exactly what’s happening in the sauna industry.
So if you look at Rocky Mountain Saunas homepage, or even their product listing on Amazon, you get the impression that they are “Made In Colorado.” (I think they have since changed the verbage to NOT explicitly say this, but only imply it now) However, Rocky Mountain Saunas are definitely not made in the USA, and I confirmed this after noticing that their saunas looked strikingly similar to a lot of the Chinese sauna makers listed on Alibaba.
So where does that leave us? I don’t know, because almost every other sauna company is ALSO importing their saunas! For me, I just care that it is non toxic to the nose, truly low emf, and works well. I’m going to keep them on the list of infrared saunas to review, and hope to get a chance to check one out soon. Currently I have the Dynamic, JNH Lifestyles, and Sunlighten on hand for reviews. As soon as I clear out some space, I’ll move the next saunas on the review list. | <urn:uuid:f5f10722-8401-471e-96b2-23520e650513> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://cleverleverage.com/rocky-mountain-saunas-review/ | 2020-08-07T01:42:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737050.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807000315-20200807030315-00394.warc.gz | en | 0.953032 | 430 | [
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Colorado’s free fishing days are coming up on June 7th and June 8th. Outdoor enthusiasts can fish without a license. All other rules and regulations apply so make sure to stick to your fishing limits for whatever you are fishing for. Fishing is a fun and family friendly activity that everyone can enjoy. Colorado is wonderful place to fish as we have a large variety of types of fish. Colorado is almost split in half with cold fresh water fishing areas in the mountains and higher elevations (approximately 6000 feet or higher). At lower elevations and out along in plains there are fresh warm water areas to fish (approximately 6000 feet or lower). Colorado is rich in both large bodies of water such as lakes and pounds to moving bodies of water such as rivers and creeks. This offers Colorado a huge variety in the types of fishing that can be done. For the more adventurous there is river fishing with a flies. For more family friendly areas there are many ponds and lakes to enjoy.
Please remember to be courteous when you out this weekend enjoying the free fishing weekend. There are bound to be crowds so make sure to respect your neighbor and give anyone fishing enough room and peace to enjoy what Colorado has to offer.
If you plan to fish around rivers and streams this weekend be very careful. Run off this year is pushing most creeks and rivers over their banks and the fishing may be treacherous. Please be careful around this fast moving water. No fish is worth getting hurt over.
Be aware that the free fishing weekend does not include possible day passes, park passes, or other location specific fees. Be prepared to pay these if you decide to take advantage of the free fishing weekend.
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Find some good places to fish: Recent Fish Stocking
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So now not only are our students facing the prospect of a life in debt, paying off the cost of their education (thanks, Liberal Democrats!) but they know they can expect the police to be spying on them in case they do anything radical, student-ish and treasonous like joining UK Uncut and occupying a shop to publicise the corporate tax avoidance our Tory-led government encourages.
Rather than investigate and solve crimes, it seems the police are embracing their traditional role (under Conservative governments) as political weapons – targeting suspected dissenters against their right-wing government’s policies, trying to undermine their efforts and aiming to apprehend key figures.
They are behaving like secret police, in fact. Allow this to go much further and we will have our own Gestapo, here in Britain. Before anyone starts invoking Godwin’s Law, just take a look at the evidence; it is a justifiable comparison.
According to The Guardian, police have been caught trying to spy on the political activities of students at Cambridge University. It had to be Cambridge; Oxford is traditionally the ‘Tory’ University.
The officer concerned tried to get an activist to rat on other students in protest groups in return for money, but the student turned the tables on him by wearing a hidden camera to record a meeting and expose the facts.
The policeman, identified by the false name ‘Peter Smith’, “wanted the activist to name students who were going on protests, list the vehicles they travelled in to demonstrations, and identify leaders of protests. He also asked the activist to search Facebook for the latest information about protests that were being planned.
“The other proposed targets of the surveillance include UK Uncut, the campaign against tax avoidance and government cuts, Unite Against Fascism and environmentalists” – because we all know how dangerous environmentalists are!
Here at Vox Political, it feels as though we have come full circle. One of the events that sparked the creation of this blog was the police ‘kettling’ of students demonstrating against the rise in tuition fees, back in 2010. It was a sign that the UK had regressed to the bad old days of the Thatcher government, when police were used (famously) to intimidate, annihilate and subjugate picketing miners.
Back then, BBC news footage was doctored to make it seem the miners had been the aggressors; fortunately times have changed and now, with everyone capable of filming evidence with their mobile phones, it is much harder for such open demonstrations of political repression to go unremarked.
In response, we see the police being granted expanded powers of arrest against anyone deemed to be causing a “nuisance” or “annoyance”, and now the infiltration of groups deemed likely to be acting against the government, even though they may not have broken any laws at all.
This would be bad enough if it was a single incident, taken in isolation – but it isn’t. It is part of a much wider attack on the citizens of this country by institutions whose leaders should know better.
The UK is now in the process of removing the rights it has taken nearly a thousand years for its citizens to win.
It is a country that abuses the sick and disabled.
And it is a country where free speech will soon be unheard-of; where the police – rather than investigate crimes – proactively target political dissenters, spying on anyone they suspect of disagreeing with the government and looking for ways to silence them.
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Fresh into The Climbing Works shop are some new tee's and hoodies from a new Sheffield based company called Blox.
Blox is the brain child of one Aide Jebb. He setup the company under his own steam because he wanted a pair of decent climbing trousers (they are coming soon he promises). He has designed all the clothing himself and they are all printed in Yorkshire so you'll be supporting a local company as well as being an early adopter.
At the moment, The Climbing Works shop is the only place you can purchase Blox tee's and hoodies. He's also designing chalkbags and buckets which should be in the shop in the next fortnight. Make sure to check out Blox collection next time you're in The Works.
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Performance: Core M Overview and Impressions
The Yoga 3 Pro is the first device I've reviewed that's powered by one of Intel's new Broadwell chips. It's been an unusual launch for Intel, with the company choosing to release parts for low-power mobile platforms in advance of desktop and mainstream laptop SKUs. Typically all of these chips would be released at the same time and with more fanfare, but due to the higher performance parts being delayed into 2015, this has been a quiet and staggered launch for the processor giant.
The model used in the Yoga 3 Pro is the new Core M-5Y70, built on Intel's latest 14nm manufacturing process. It features two CPU cores and four threads, with a base clock speed of 1.1 GHz that's boosted up to 2.6 GHz where better single-thread performance is required.It also features Intel HD Graphics 5300 clocked up to 850 MHz, which is one of the lower end GPU parts that Intel will be manufacturing for Broadwell chips. It's a generational upgrade from the HD and Iris graphics in Haswell, but less powerful than the top end Iris (and Iris Pro) GPUs from that line.
The Core M-5Y70 also features 4M of L3 cache and vPro support, while the Yoga 3 Pro comes with 8 GB of dual-channel DDR3L-1600, providing 25.6 GB/s of bandwidth.
The most interesting part about this chip, though, is its TDP. The new Y-series Broadwell parts are rated at just 4.5W, down from 11.5W in the equivalent Haswell parts, though it's always hard to judge the real difference in power consumption in these SKUs that frequently adjust their clock speed. The main thing to note is that Broadwell is a more power efficient architecture, which should allow similar performance to Haswell at a lower power cost.
In the previous-generation Yoga 2 Pro, Lenovo used a Haswell-based Core i5-4210U, a 15W part with a base clock of 1.7 GHz and a Turbo frequency of 2.7 GHz. While the Turbo frequencies of the 5Y70 and 4210U are similar, there's a wider gap between the base clocks that will affect performance (negatively) and battery life (positively).
Generally speaking, the Yoga 3 Pro's Broadwell chip is slightly slower than typical low-power Haswell Ultrabooks that I've used in the past, but I'd hardly call it a large difference. Although Broadwell is marginally faster than Haswell clock-for-clock, the reduction in clock speeds for the new Y-series chips has reduced performance overall as Intel hunts for better energy efficiency.
It's also worth noting that Intel will have Broadwell parts available with higher TDPs and clock rates, which will be better suited for performance oriented systems. However with Ultrabooks such as the Yoga 3 Pro, battery life is key which is why Intel has made these performance/battery life compromises.
The Core M-5Y70 is still a capable performer throughout typical laptop usage scenarios. Web browsing with multiple tabs open, for example, is fast and responsive with performance only really suffering while scrolling media-heavy websites on the QHD+ display. Basic image manipulation in Photoshop and casual Windows Store app usage are also tasks that are easily possible on a laptop like the Yoga 3 Pro, editing Office documents and using other productivity software.
One thing I noticed, however, is that CPU usage can be quite high when performing the aforementioned tasks. Scrolling through an article on a website, for example, will see the CPU ramp up to around 40-50% usage, which seems quite high and can likely be attributed to the high display resolution. On my desktop rendering to a 1080p display, CPU usage is much lower in a similar scenario.
High CPU usage naturally increases heat output, and in situations like this I measured just over 40°C from the Yoga 3 Pro's hotspot towards the top right corner. It's good to see that this hotspot isn't in the middle of the keyboard or trackpad, but it can be a little uncomfortable for extended usage on a lap. The device gets even hotter under sustained load, such as gaming.
Speaking of gaming, I tried a few 3D games on the Yoga 3 Pro and found them to be unplayable. GRID 2 barely registered 20 FPS on Ultra Low settings at 1600 x 900, and reducing the resolution all the way down did not improve performance to above 30 FPS. Borderlands 2 was a similar story: on all low settings and a resolution of 1280 x 720 I couldn't get above 10 FPS, which is horrendous.
That said, if you wanted to play less intense 2D games like FTL, Rayman Origins or Super Meat Boy, you'll find the Yoga 3 Pro is capable of this. For anything more intense, the GPU simply isn't powerful enough.
As for wireless, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro uses Intel's Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 chip for Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac support, and I had no issues with it connected to my dual-band wireless N network in my house. Performance was a little low on the 5 GHz band compared to some other devices around my house, but still good enough for streaming 1080p content. The Yoga also comes with Bluetooth 4.0, which again worked perfectly for me in my limited testing.
The Yoga 3 Pro comes with either 256 GB or 512 GB of internal SSD storage depending on the model you choose. Both of these options deliver plenty of storage for the average user, though you'll have to shell out an extra $200 to double the storage. Performance wise, I recorded 455 MB/s sequential read and 241 MB/s sequential write on the 256 GB model, which is decent enough.
Lenovo preloads Windows 8.1 64-bit onto the Yoga 3 Pro, although it's not the Pro version of the OS. There's also a bunch of bloatware to remove at your discretion, including McAfee Central, FilmOnTV, useless Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud launchers without the actual software installed, a generic PC App Store, and number of apps from the Windows Store such as Skype, eBay and Evernote.
You'll also find a number of Lenovo utilities on the device, some of which are quite useful. Lenovo Settings is a straightforward utility for configuring various aspects of the Yoga 3 Pro including the display and speakers. Harmony automatically recognizes which usage mode your laptop is currently in, and can optimize settings for the mode or app you're using at the touch of a button. It's also nice to see the usage statistics that list how often you use each mode. | <urn:uuid:9ef68a55-12d0-4a16-9836-83fc2942013b> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.techspot.com/review/929-lenovo-yoga-3-pro/page4.html | 2020-08-10T08:52:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738653.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20200810072511-20200810102511-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.94466 | 1,392 | [
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So we’ve seen the strong case that can be made that God condemns every lie. On the other hand, Martin Luther and others have crafted a wide range of theories to justify lying in the desperate extremity of trying to save human life. Some say that the obligation to protect life is higher than the obligation to tell the truth in some cases where an individual is acting totally depraved. Others argue that someone who’s out to get other people cannot expect to be told the truth, so we are not obligated to give it to him since he should know it’s not going to be forthcoming.
Now, I readily state that it is no light matter to try to find an exception to an express command in Scripture. Indeed, I have thought about this long and hard, remembering Jesus’s words that, “Whosoever therefore shall break the least of these commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:19, KJV). I therefore invite anyone who’s given better thought to the matter than I to dispute the matter around Mimir’s well in the comments section before I give my conclusion.
Let’s look at the examples. The two most famous are the midwives in Egypt and Rahab the harlot that I mentioned in the first post. These are not, however, the whole story. Saints of far greater magnitude than these three have felt the need to lie to save life. David crafts a tale for Jonathan to use to extract the truth from Saul whether Saul is trying to kill David, and Jonathan carries it out. Elisha tells the Syrian raiders who are seeking to kill him (no doubt as much to save their lives as his own), “This is not the way; neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek” (II Kings 6:19). Now, the hair-splitters say that Elisha is telling the truth here because it’s no longer the city, Elisha having just left it. Well, I find that sophistic since he’s clearly misleading them from the plain truth that, “I’m right here, guys.” But if they insist on hair-splitting, I can play that game too. The Syrians are very clearly on the right way since they have found their quarry. In Judges 4, Jael deceives Sisera, even if it’s not exactly a lie, when she tells him to “fear not” while she’s planning to kill him. Hushai lies to Absalom while trying to protect David from him. Two last minor instances. In II Samuel 17, a woman lies to hide the sons of the priests who have been spying for David, and I really doubt Joshua’s spies introduced themselves to the Canaanites as Israelite spies.
We should consider a case study. If a burglar invades your home at night and demands to know if you have any children upstairs (and you do), you really have only three responses. One is to affirm the truth that they are upstairs, at which point the burglar will go off to harm or abduct them. Another is to refuse to answer, which in some cases may be the right answer, but we all know that in this case it will be as good as saying they are upstairs. Lastly you can try to deceive the burglar and say no one else is at home and hope he’ll buy it. Basically, if you tell the truth in that situation, your one hope is that God will make the burglar trip on his way upstairs and break his neck. While this is possible, I can’t think of a single Biblical case where a Christian opted for that approach. Indeed, to tell the truth in that situation would only help an evil man accomplish an evil thing.
Just considering the context of these lies, the Bible seems to tacitly condone it if nothing else. Certainly, if no one is explicitly commended for lying to save life, no one is specifically called out for it either. Elisha is full of faith right before he lies to the Syrians, and he’s in complete control of the situation, so how can we think his faith failed him for that moment? Likewise, while the midwives and Rahab are doing things that are worthy of explicit blessing from Scripture, are we to believe that they are doing something damnable at the exact same time? Hushai shows up and receives his instructions from David to lie to Absalom right after David has worshipped and prayed to God for some kind of rescue from Ahithophel’s crafty counsel that will now be turned against him. Are we to think that David, at this moment of faith, suddenly resorts to something that could get him and his friend sent to Hell?
I think that the context shows that God approves of us lying in life-or-death situations. The problem is, I have no hard-and-fast principle for when and why it’s right. I think the Bible abstains from giving explicit commendation to these deceivers because such a statement would be so open to abuse. But I also find the various theories as to how it could be justifiable to lie lacking.
I like the hierarchialists best and consider myself one of them, but even they produce no firm principle to grasp onto. Hierarchialists believe that certain moral imperatives can trump others when they conflict. We know that this does, in fact, happen in Scripture. Romans 13 orders us to obey the authorities, but when the Sanhedrin commands the Apostles not to preach Christ, they are quite right to put their obligation to evangelize above their obligation to submit to government. I personally see this worked out when David promises to Saul that he will not cut off his posterity after him but then has to break that promise to honor the earlier promise to the Gibeonites. Hierarchialists can explain that Peter was wrong and the others right because there is no higher obligation than to honor Christ. In the other cases, hierarchialists posit that saving life is more important than telling the truth. The problem is, Proverbs on two occasions (6:30-31 and 30:9) condemns those who steal to keep themselves alive, showing that the obligation to save life does not trump the obligation to protect property. I used to think that lying was justified in these cases because the Ten Commandments are listed in order of importance and the commandment to protect life comes before the commandment to tell the truth. I still think they are in order of importance, but my logic breaks down in its conclusion because the commandment against murder also comes before the commandment to not steal. So there’s no black-and-white test for saying what moral commandment precedes which.
The other arguments have their flaws too. The argument that an adversary in warfare or criminal committing a crime has made an “implicit agreement to deceive and be deceived” doesn’t quite hold water with me because, if they know they can’t expect the truth from their opponent, they wouldn’t ask the question in the first place. The idea that someone wanting to use the truth to harm others has forfeited the right to the truth seems intuitively right to me, but it’s nowhere stated in Scripture.
So, while I hope you never find yourself in a situation when you have to lie to protect yourself or your loved ones, I don’t think God will condemn you if you do. I can’t give you a hard-and-fast rule as to why that would be right in the face of all the Bible verses condemning lying, but I think the overall impression Scripture conveys is that it is what a saint can, and maybe even should, do. | <urn:uuid:9b7dc460-5d4a-49fe-a30b-975b6cc71ebc> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://deliberationsatmimirswell.blog/2018/11/24/is-it-ever-right-to-lie-part-ii-the-arguments-for/ | 2020-08-13T20:44:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439739073.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200813191256-20200813221256-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.971093 | 1,636 | [
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In June 2017, a tractor-trailer carrying pigs crashed during rush hour, spilling 100 pigs onto the highway. According to a Fox News report, two semi-trucks and a regular car were involved in the crash, which happened south of Dallas. The truck carrying the pigs tipped onto its side and burst into flames. Fortunately, the media reports that no one was injured in the accident.
This was by no means an isolated incident. Accidents with trucks hauling livestock have happened before, and they will sadly happen again in the future. In April 2017, a semi-truck carrying 160 pigs struck a guardrail and tipped over. The driver was injured, and several of the pigs died in the crash. Police officers who responded to the crash cites the truck driver for drinking and driving.
If you’ve been involved in an accident with trucks hauling livestock, you may not know where to turn next. Many people contact a personal injury lawyer who handles a wide range of injury cases. The problem with this approach is that truck accidents are very different from other types of personal injury accidents.
A semi-truck is a huge, expensive vehicle, and many semis are owned by carrier companies — not the driver. This means you will most likely have at least two defendants in your lawsuit. Furthermore, the truck driver may live in one state, and the carrier company may be located in another. You’ll also have to deal with the insurance company, and maybe more than one. | <urn:uuid:45994d15-f6c1-4c09-b1bf-f6218352d938> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.1800truckwreck.com/texas-truck-accident-lawyer-discusses-accidents-with-trucks-hauling-livestock/ | 2020-08-15T12:47:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439740848.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20200815124541-20200815154541-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.98479 | 306 | [
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Your leadership style affects every aspect of your small business, from how your employees approach their work to how you implement business strategies. Some business owners adopt an autocratic management style, viewing their employees as nothing more than chess pieces, perhaps valued for their particular strengths but never consulted when making strategic decisions.
Autocratic Management Style
Management styles range from dictatorial to laissez-faire. Dictators create an oppressive workplace atmosphere, expecting immediate and utter compliance from their employees and assigning tasks with no consideration for relative strengths. At the other end of the range, overly permissive managers fail to set boundaries and enforce meaningful policies, leading to chaos. An autocratic manager is slightly more humanistic than a dictator is. For example, he recognizes that employees aren’t interchangeable cogs, so he assigns tasks based on skills and experience. Yet he remains domineering, which can have negative effects on the business.
Autocratic managers cling to their pet policies rather than encourage employees to offer new perspectives and fresh ideas. Employees under an autocratic manager are there to follow orders, nothing more. Feedback is not welcome, and they don’t get to participate in important strategic discussions.
An autocratic manager might miss out on valuable strategic insights that only the people in the trenches can offer. Suppose a marketing company has an autocratic manager. Instead of calling for a brainstorming session for a new campaign, the manager decides on a strategy and orders his staff to implement it. His strategy might not be the best available option, or perhaps the way he wants his staff to implement the strategy is deficient in some way. In either case, the manager fails to capitalize on his employees’ valuable feedback and insight, and poor performance is the result.
Some employees might respond well to an autocratic manager, accepting their roles as automatons to be ordered about at will. But enterprising employees who care about more than just cashing a paycheck will grow to resent an autocratic manager, especially if the manager’s policies are clearly hurting the organization. These employees, who could be valuable assets for the business, will leave unless the manager grants them the autonomy they deserve. Consequently, low workplace morale and high turnover could result from a heavy-handed management style.
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(As I mention in this melodramatic post, I happened to visit Aranjuez on an inopportune day. I have subsequently visited many times; and now I think it is one of the nicest day trips from Madrid. For more, see my addendum at the end of this post.)
“Oh God, not again! Why can’t we get anything right?”
We were standing in front of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It was big but not imposing, perhaps because of its playful pink color. The building’s two wings seemed to stretch toward us like a man reaching for a hug. On the top of the building the Spanish flag was fitfully blowing in the wind.
“Why!?” I whined. “We managed to come the only day that it’s closed! Why didn’t I just check the hours? This always happens!”
It was Monday, the only day of the week that the palace isn’t open for visits. We’d just taken the train from Atocha station in Madrid. It was the day after our trip to Chinchón, and the weather was still gloomy and overcast. I wasn’t in a good mood.
“Shut up,” GF said. “It’s not a big deal.”
We began walking around, somewhat aimlessly. In the area surroundings the palace there is a lot of monumental architecture, with large open courtyards surrounded by stone walls. Rounded archways run along nearly every surface, which, along with the reddish color, gives the complex a unified aesthetic. But I wasn’t in the mood for appreciating architecture.
“We’ve been in this country for months,” I said. “And still we mess up even these basic things.”
“It’s not a big deal,” GF said.
By now we were standing in front of the Iglesia Real de San Antonio, the church that forms part of the palace complex, and I was still sulking.
“This sucks,” I said.
“Come on,” GF said. “Let’s go eat.”
We walked into town, found a restaurant, and sat down. The food was surprisingly good, and also cheap. By the time I finished, I was in a considerably better mood. And in that spirit, we went off to see the gardens.
It was a miserable day for this. The trees were bare and skeletal; the flowers were nowhere to be seen; the place was empty and desolate. The wind was blowing freezing air, the endless gray clouds cast a dreary shadow over everything, and in general the world looked bleak.
The only light relief from this brooding picture were the geese. At least I think they were geese, though they didn’t look much like the Canadian geese I’m used to. There were dozens of them sitting in the river. And as we passed by a few geese wandering around the park, they began honking at each other. It was a comical sight. It looked like they were having a petty argument, and perhaps they were.
With nothing much to interest me, my mind began to wander. I had just begun watching Kenneth Clark’s landmark television documentary, Civilisation; and that program had brought to the fore a question I’d long thought about.
“You know, I’ve been thinking,” I said. “It’s supposed to be good for you in some way to travel to all these famous monuments. You see these beautiful buildings and paintings, and ostensibly the experience ennobles you. But how, specifically does that work? How does it improve people to appreciate fine architecture, for example?”
“Uh, well it’s historically significant,” GF said, “and it’s important for people to understand history.”
“That’s true. But it seems that it’s something more than just history. After all, you could just read a history book. Why do people spend all this money to visit places so they can see fine architecture?”
“Because it’s nice to look at?”
“I guess. But lots of things are nice to look at. Lots of models, for example, are nice to look at, but not many people think looking at celebrities makes them ‘cultured’.”
“And of course, seeing beautiful art doesn’t necessarily do anything for you. If somebody is naturally uninterested in or insensitive to fine art, he won’t be improved no matter how many museums you force him through.”
By now she had completely zoned out and I was talking to myself. I gave up and started turning over the question in my mind. But I didn’t make any progress, and soon my mind was someplace else.
We kept going, crossed a bridge, and found ourselves walking along a road lined with sycamore trees, their overhanging branches leafless and emaciated. To our left and right were fields of farmland—empty.
More than anything else I’ve seen in Spain, this wintry and desolate landscape reminded me of home. I felt like I was in upstate New York, taking a wintertime stroll. The wind whipped up and send a chill to my bones.
A wave of homesickness came over me as I walked. What am I doing here? Where am I headed? I didn’t know. What is my mom doing? And my brother? What’s happening with my friends? Didn’t know, either. What will happen next year? What will I do when I get back home? And when will that be? How will I be changed? And how will home be changed?
The road extended into the distance, empty and dreary. And as I looked down that road, I could imagine nothing but sadness ahead of me. This sadness wasn’t just for myself. I was seized by that tender, reflective melancholy—what Virgil calls lacrimae rerum, or “the tears of things”—when you realize that the universe is indifferent to your happiness, that all pleasure is temporary, that death is permanent, and that all your hopes and dreams, and those of the people you love, might come to nothing. It’s the realization—so painful we do our best to forget it—that tragedy is an inevitable part of life. And though this fact is unbearably sad, it is the source of beauty; for beauty is so precious because, like all things, it is doomed to pass away.
In this pensive state of mind, perhaps just a result of the weather and the new year, we walked down the long road, turned a corner, and kept on going. We talked about our plans for next year, and expressed anxiety about how we’d cope if we had to go long distance. And then we fell into silence as the leaves crunched underneath our feet and the light leaked out of the sky, and we said little as we dragged our weary feet to the train and left.
Addendum: The city of Aranjuez is located south of Madrid, easily accessible via the Cercanías trains. Situated at a lower altitude than Madrid, and at the confluence of two rivers, the Tajo and the Jarama, Aranjuéz is a verdant place. Trees grow notably taller here than in Madrid, and the city is also famous for its fields of strawberries and asparagus. These picturesque fields inspired the composer Joaquín Rodrigo to write his famous Concierto de Aranjuez, one of Spain’s most iconic musical works.
In the spring and summer, an antique train takes visitors from Príncipe Pío in Madrid to Aranjuez, traveling through the lush surrounding countryside. This is the Tren de la Fresa, or Strawberry Train, and is one of the first train lines ever opened in Madrid.
Aranjuez is most notable for its palace, which was commissioned under the reign of Philip II, and designed by the same architect who designed the Escorial, Juan Bautista de Toledo. Judged from either its exterior or interior, the palace is magnificent, one of the finest in Spain. Unlike so many palaces, the outside of the building manages to be grandiose without opulence. The same cannot be said for its interior decorations, however, which are certainly palatial.
Next to the palace is the Plaza and the Church of San Antonio, an extension of the palace complex. A big open square surrounded by brick arches, the plaza leads to the lovely baroque Church, which was built to be used by the monarchs.
Even more charming than the palace are the surrounding gardens. These are divided into multiple, interconnected sections, each of which has its own character. The royal gardens are arguably the finest in Spain, more varied and inviting than the comparatively sterile ones of La Granja, especially considering the Tajo River which flows through the center. It is also worth exploring the surrounding farmland of Aranjuez, which competes even with the gardens for bucolic splendor.
The town of Aranjuez itself is notable for its grid-like street layout, a consequence of its royal planning. There are some excellent restraurants to be found here, such as De Pikoteo. In sum, it makes for a first-rate day trip—just don’t go on a Monday in winter. | <urn:uuid:16577ed1-8981-4bd8-9e46-edab092bd7dd> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://lotzintranslation.com/2017/11/08/day-trips-from-madrid-aranjuez/ | 2020-08-03T23:44:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735836.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20200803224907-20200804014907-00394.warc.gz | en | 0.973737 | 2,056 | [
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Articles that pertain to monarchies throughout Europe
Troy J. Bassett, “‘More than a Bookseller’: Iredale’s Library as the Center of Provincial Literary Life”
Andrew Iredale welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria and her cousins to his library in Toquay, Devon on 1 September 1898 where the group bought books and photographs. Founded by Iredale in 1872, Iredale’s Library became the “centre of literary life” in the seaside resort community well into the twentieth century. This article considers the circulating library’s role in the community: in addition to selling and lending books, the library served as a place for public and private meetings, third-party business transactions, and interpersonal networking. As the history of Iredale’s Library illustrates, provincial circulating libraries played a vital role in communities well beyond their money-making operations.
Near the turn of the nineteenth century, the Hawaiian Monarchy was formed as the islands were unified. The system was a hybrid of European monarchical government and Hawaiian practice, and it presented a strong national image to the world as Hawaii sought to maintain its independence. By the end of the century, that Monarchy had been overthrown. This article argues that, while the paradigm of Monarchy was integrated into Hawaiian governance as a way to shore up independence, it was ultimately a form of government that accommodated capitalism in Europe, serving unwittingly to pave the way for capitalist interests in Hawaii as well.
This article examines the cultural and political significance of the Prince of Wales’s early 1780s involvement with Drury Lane actress and poet Mary Robinson. Rather than just a romance between two public figures, the “Florizel and Perdita Affair” had wide-ranging effects that, when examined, offer meaningful insight into everything from the weakening influence of the Hanover dynasty and the campaigns of Whig opposition candidates to the aesthetics of formal portraiture, political cartoons, and popular fashion. | <urn:uuid:975a9f5b-0b0f-45c1-be0d-52b8cb8e448a> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | http://branchcollective.org/?ps_topic=monarchy | 2020-08-05T14:10:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735958.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805124104-20200805154104-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.963229 | 420 | [
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Desktop publishing is an office job that requires the employee to create visual displays for printed materials or digital use. A desktop publisher may create calendars, business cards, signage, brochures, charts, graphs, or any number of other needed visual aids in a company. In many ways a desktop publisher is similair to a graphic design artist, but without the needed education and artistic background.
Tasks and Assignments
The work of a desktop publisher is broad. Office materials, like letterheads, notices, posters and other printed forms of communication, are usually produced by those who have a good grasp of Word or InDesign. Communication with the public will include work in signage, billboards, magazine or newspaper ads, newsletters, and business cards. Online work might also be done with website ads, blog posts, mass emails, social media upkeep, or other similar areas.
The main job of a desktop publisher is to use graphics (often created by others) and text and put them into layouts for the use of the company. Most desktop publishers either work for a print company or work in a company that wants to create their own materials in-house.
Requirements and Education
A desktop publisher needs to have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Choosing a major with computer-based skills is best. A broad understanding of QuarkXpress, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop are needed to properly complete tasks in this field. With the growing population of smartphones and computer-based users, digital and web courses will be very useful.
Traditionally, desktop publishers did a lot of work to produce these printed materials, but with today’s technology the tasks are much simpler. The past definition of desktop publisher has also changed with the current use of digital media over print.
Salary and Job Outlook
Average salary for a desktop publisher in 2011 was $36,610 with 22,600 jobs in the industry. The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) actually reports an expected 15 percent decrease in the jobs available for desktop publisher between now and 2020. The current software enables other employees to produce materials needed, as well as a decrease in the amount of publications being produced.
Tips for Potential Desktop Publishers:
- Stay up-to-date on what’s popular. Don’t let your job become extinct; rather than just taking the traditional courses to become a desktop publisher, consider web-based classes and digital material.
- Learn design. Don’t think you will be able to get away without understanding design elements–what will set you apart from other employees who are able to use the same programs? Throwing text and images onto a page is not design and will appear amateur. There are plenty of books, websites and tutorials that can help (http://arts-humanities.squidoo.com/learndesign) you with the design aspects.
- Become educated. You may not be able to afford a B.A. in Graphic Design, but consider taking courses and working toward your associate’s degree.
- Find inspiration. Look at printed materials and web ads…pay attention to business cards and newsletter layouts of other companies. The more you realize what is professional and what’s not, the more you will be able to help out a company looking to hire a desktop publisher.
- Don’t be narrow-minded. Your experience and education may be perfect for a title like “Administrative Assistant,” or something similar. Don’t just look for a job asking for a desktop publisher, but realize you may be invaluable with your skills at a company looking for data entry and other office abilities.
- Purchase your own software. The programs you will need should be available to you at all times. While they may be pricey, purchasing them in bundles and online may make them more affordable. Becoming familiar with the programs on your own time, and being free to work from home if needed, is important.
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VaynerMedia is a full-service global agency built for the now. We deliver integrated programs across Creative, Strategy, Production, and Media all under one roof that drive tangible business results for some of the biggest brands in the world.
We’re looking for an Account Director to lead this work, by providing insights-driven strategies, strengthening client & partner agency relationships, collaborating with cross-departmental teams, while growing and mentoring your teams.
The task at hand:
- Inspire, motivate, and mentor Client Service teams in VaynerMedia's commitment to providing best-in-class integrated marketing counsel (including social, digital & ATL) while contributing to the career growth of your team members. You will communicate directly into the Head Of Client Partnerships and Managing Director and direct client accounts while managing and motivating Account Managers as direct reports.
- Develop and deliver senior-level communications strategy to senior clients, derived from industry insights and category expertise. (Our client’s challenges become ours! We need to understand their highly-individual market conditions, and the levers of growth to focus on that will drive business results)
- Lead and develop brand-specific strategies that, ultimately, help them sell stuff
- Guide and contribute to the development of Creative ideas and deliverables
- Be well versed in the various Paid Media and Measurement opportunities in social, digital, and broader marketing mix, to provide client recommendations on the proper social & digital KPIs, based on brand-specific goals.
- Identify and help sell-through incremental campaign opportunities to clients, that help them achieve the most efficient returns & results on their overall marketing spend.
- The ability to navigate a portfolio of brands within a larger conglomerate or business group, gain an understanding of their unique company architectures, to build and strengthen relationships with essential stakeholders
- Responsible for assignments centred around operational and internal initiatives, as provided by the Leadership team
- Collaborate with the leaders of other departments (Creative, Production, Analytics/Insights, Media, Community Management) to improve and execute on client deliverables, process, and output
- Contribute to the continued growth and stability of VaynerMedia, by being empowered to make decisions that are best for the company both today and tomorrow
The ideal candidate has:
- Driven by delivering client services excellence, and best-in-class creative work
- Rigorous to a tee and not ashamed of their healthy level of perfectionism.
- Able to work iteratively and at pace in a fast-moving agency.
- Advanced written and presentation communication skills.
- Strong team leadership skills that ensure they can drive the team forwards even in testing circumstances.
- Experience leading and managing growing teams
- The ability to remain calm under pressure.
- A proven understanding and expertise in brand strategy, as well as the social/digital space and how it integrates with the wider marketing mix for blue-chip brands
- Foster strong relationships and collaboration with cross-discipline teams that include Creative, Project Management, Media, and Analytics -- from initial brief and brainstorm, to campaign execution and measurement
- Strategic understanding of traditional, digital, and social-specific media planning & buying, along with the proper metrics of success and measurement opportunities
- An infectious smile, upbeat demeanour, and warm personality that contributes to an already ridiculously-strong company culture.
- Understands the value of idea-led, platform-agnostic creative work
- Experience in delivering TV advertising
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DUSHANBE -- Tajikistan's parliament has legalized blocking the Internet and telephone system during "counterterrorism operations" in the Central Asian nation.
Tajik lawmakers adopted the amendments to the Law on CombatingTerrorism on November 25.
Access to a number of social-networking and other websites -- including Facebook, Twitter, RFE/RL's Tajik- and Russian-language websites and other news portals -- has been disrupted several times in recent years in Tajikistan.
Restricted access to the Internet resources was reported on days when opposition groups planned rallies or when security forces were involved in operations against alleged terrorists.
U.S. and EU officials have raised concerns both over overall blockage of the Internet and over blockage of access to individual sites.
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Top 5 Areas for Fascinating Special first nights
Following quite a while of thorough arranging and all the confusion, the wedding bands have at long last been traded, the bunch hurled and the containers of champagne have been showered everywhere (Well, we trust it was modest champagne as it would be such a disgrace to squander the costly ones). While weddings are an insane and nerve-wracking yet totally fulfilling experience, the equivalent could be said about the special first nights. Both require a long time of arranging which commonly begins even before the men of the hour are ordinarily chosen. Most ladies long for the perfect wedding and that perfect special night as far back as they become young people.
With regards to picking a special night goal, one must understand that there is nothing of the sort as a perfect goal or a run of the mill wedding trip goal in the cutting edge world. An ideal special night could happen anyplace on the planet and most nations offer fascinating places which are ideal settings for wedding trips. The principle angle that one ought to comprehend isn’t to go over the edge and exclude a lot on their schedules. Because it is the principal trip with the man of the hour/lady of the hour, it doesn’t imply that one needs to remain in excessive special night suites, wash in champagne or go to a tropical island to have that ideal wedding trip. Actually, the current honeymooners lean toward spending entireties on rushes and decorations, for example, helicopter rides, scuba jumping, para-floating, and so on as opposed to squandering cash on superfluous extravagance. Every year wedding organizers invest a great deal of energy in concluding on the main 5 regions for colorful but then invigorating special nights. A couple of spots that tick each check box and make it to each rundown are France, Bora-Bora, Hawaii, Maldives and Fiji.
One of the most prominent special first night goals among couples from over the globe is the nation of France. Washing in incredibly rich and differed culture and history and oozing an emanation of sentiment, France has had the option to draw couples a seemingly endless amount of time after year. The nation offers its honeymooners with a smidgen of everything and one can pick among endless areas and spots to visit or activities. Aside from the outlandish nourishment and wonderful wine which is discovered everywhere throughout the nation, travelers can spend their initial not many long stretches of wedded life walking around the Road des Champs-Elysses, spending sentimental nighttimes in Paris – the city of sentiment, sunbathing on the sea shores of Normandy, ogling at astonishing engineering and rich fine arts or taking in the air of wide open sentiment. Best of all, couples can likewise decide to do everything since going inside France is amazingly helpful and simple.
The Bora-Bora islands are situated in the French Polynesia and are likewise well known as paradise on earth. These islands are picture flawless and is by all accounts precisely like a fabrication of our creative mind where one can spend sentimental nights on a little tropical island with nobody inside miles to upset you. The Bora-Bora likewise incorporates countless inns and resorts which gloat of being among the best special first night resorts of the world. Practically these hotels enable their visitors to remain in cottages and houses which are worked over water and have glass deck and private tidal ponds with the goal that honeymooners can genuinely live on water. The lovely valleys brimming with intriguing blossoms and the glorious mountains which offer various brandishing exercises just add to the island’s appeal and flavor.
Hawaii has been a well known wedding trip goal among couples since ages. The Hawaiian Islands involves several islands which are spread over a 2400 range in the Pacific Sea. Be that as it may, the most prominent islands in Hawaii for honeymooners are Hawaii, Oahu and Maui. Perhaps the greatest bit of leeway that the Hawaiian Islands have as a special night goal is that they offer their honeymooners with a tremendous and amazingly assorted biological system of grand mountains, fascinating sea shores and lavish green wildernesses. Therefore, the subsequent setting is an ideal heaven for the honeymooners. Hawaii is additionally prominent for experience exercises, for example, ocean kayaking, scuba jumping, well of lava visits, mountain biking and swimming. Finally, when in Hawaii be certain not to miss the Luau – a customary Polynesian banquet which comprises of move, Polynesian music and outlandish nourishment.
The Maldives are a gathering of 1192 coral islands which are situated in the Indian Sea. The islands of Maldives are an ongoing expansion in the arrangements of top special first night districts far and wide and have picked up notoriety gradually over some stretch of time. The most enchanting viewpoint about the islands is its picture impeccable and immaculate excellence which is just worth respecting. With many islands and sumptuous retreats to look over, one can anticipate total protection in the midst of probably the most sentimental settings of the world. Finally, the Maldives is additionally ideal for couples who need total security in the midst of nature and simply laze around their private islands in every others arms and furthermore need to appreciate experience exercises, for example, surfing, kayaking, and so on.
The Fiji islands are a gathering of 300 islands which are situated in the middle of Hawaii and Australia in the Pacific Sea. Fiji has consistently been a well known goal for sentimental people because of its fascinating feel and the total withdrawal that it offers. Fiji is additionally famously known as the spot for stunning sea shores and intensely hot sentiment. The islands were made undying in the film “Blue Tidal pond” and any individual who has seen the motion picture and pondered about the paradise like backgrounds, has gotten a look at the islands of Fiji. Further, the perfectly clear waters, private estates with private pools and sea sees, incalculable limestone caverns, outlandish feathered creatures and plants, untainted towns and energetic routine have additionally assumed a huge job in drawing honeymooners from far and close. Finally, the Fiji islands doesn’t disillusion with regards to experience exercises too since couples can pick among swimming, climbing, kayaking, and so on.
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Entry-level 240Hz panel steps into the gauntlet
We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.
A delightfully gruesome monster power fantasy that doesn't quite live up to its potential.
Cyberpower kits its latest gaming PC out with 500GB NVMe storage, RTX 2060, and a liquid-cooled, overclocked Core i5-9600K.
Some new cases have huge markups due to elaborate RGB lighting - is it all getting too much?
Adds Chroma to Leapmotor's cars.
Did... did nobody say it out loud?
Its biggest AIO yet.
$120, cools up to 250W TDP parts.
Yes, you read that right.
Optional Corsair, NZXT support too.
Aluminium frames added.
XPG Spectrix D80 RGB, specifically.
In-house design, company claims.
Not actually frameless, naturally.
Ties in with Asus, Gigabyte, MSI software.
Shiny bling for your cooling.
Same features as the full-size variant.
Spill-proof design drops mechanical switches.
RGB LED controller built-in.
AMD and Intel compatible, naturally.
Shiny lights, hefty price.
Ticks plenty of boxes, though.
Eight LEDs per fan.
Multi-colour LED, high bandwidth.
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LG DLEX5000V Electric Dryer Review
An intriguing dryer, but only worth buying as part of a set
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There really is no other dryer out there quite like the 7.4-cu.-ft LG DLEX5000V (MSRP $1,499.99)—and after testing most of this year's new models, we’d know.
This electric dryer’s high-tech design positively oozes style, and might make you detour houseguests through the laundry room. Plus, stellar drying and a broad set of cycles and features make this a versatile machine capable of handling just about any load of laundry.
That said, some issues with our user experience left us questioning the expense—especially since there are in fact better and bigger dryers available for less. The unusual design also means this dryer isn’t stackable, a rarity for front-load laundry.
The price may be a turnoff as well, especially if you’re going for the matching washer: Each half of the pair currently costs about $1,145 in stores. If you’re buying the whole package—including the Twin Wash pedestal and a matching pedestal for the dryer—that bumps it up to roughly $3,200. All of this comes in cheaper white, but it'll only save about $200 to $300.
But hey, if you’ve got the money to buy a Ferrari and want a Ferrari, buy a Ferrari. And if you’re renovating your laundry room and want something state of the art, go ahead and buy this LG.
Read our full review of this dryer's matching washer, the LG WM5000HVA.
By the Numbers
It may look unusual, but at the end of the day the LG DLEX5000V (MSRP $1,149.99) is a dependable dryer. Every cycle we threw at it dried well, so on the merits of drying alone, we call this LG a winner.
Design & Usability
Trouble with the curve
Both the DLEX5000V and its matching washer, the WM5000HVA have wide, curved doors. But in the case of the dryer, the door had trouble sticking closed unless we slammed it at a specific point midway up the side—another reason to question the whole design, and the price.
Like the matching washer, controls are actually located on the door, not above it. That location doesn’t change much functionally, you just can't see or change settings with the door open, and the interface is still responsive and easy to read.
Above the door is a sliding lid that hides some small trays. On the washer, this is a detergent dispenser, but here it's just storage. Sadly the lid is too stiff and the trays are too small to be useful: too shallow to fit a box of dryer sheets, and too short for dryer balls. If you tend to store loose change from pants pockets, however, or maybe some clothespins for line drying at the end of a cycle, you might appreciate the compartments.
Normal & Delicate
The workhorse Normal cycle left nothing to be desired: After an average of 56 minutes, 100% of the excess moisture was removed from our 8-lb. test load. Temperatures peaked at 149.2°F, which is ideal for this kind of cycle.
The Delicates cycle proved the LG isn't a one-trick pony: With temperatures peaking at a gentler 114.7°F, it still removed 96% excess moisture. That's perfect for more sensitive fabrics that you might want to finish cleaning with a warm iron or on a clothesline.
Quick Dry & Bulky
At 25 minutes, Speed Dry isn't all that quick, but you can't argue with the results. Our load came out 97% dry, which is much better than the 15-minute options found on other dryers. Temperatures peaked at 146.6°F, putting this option in the same ballpark as the Normal cycle.
The Bedding cycle, while not perfect, did a commendable job with out bulky comforter. After about an hour, and with temperatures peaking at 156.9°F, this LG had removed 70% excess moisture. That's still too damp to use, but a quick fluff mid-cycle should take care of it.
Performance & Features
With all this tech, the laundry better be dry
We have no complaints about the LG’s drying. It has no trouble removing excess moisture, and does so at appropriately gentle temperatures for each cycle. In our lab tests, even the 25-minute Speed Dry got rid of 96% excess moisture from our 4-lb. load, a very impressive feat.
If you’re doing a large quilt or blanket, you’ll still want to fluff it mid-cycle. The Bedding cycle only removed 70% moisture from our large comforter. Compared to most dryers, that's excellent—but it's still too damp for immediate use.
With 14 cycles to choose from—including Anti Bacterial and two cycles that use steam—this dryer has a mode for every batch of laundry. You also have the option to download more cycles using a smartphone app, while Custom Program really lets you tailor (get it?) your own laundry experience.
Conservationists—and those that like to save money—will be pleased to know this Energy Star-qualified dryer has an Energy Saver mode, as well as a Smart Grid feature that connects the dryer to that aforementioned smartphone app and sets it to run when electricity is cheapest.
For in-depth performance information, please visit the Science Page.
LG has a standard one year warranty that covers parts and labor. You can read more about the company's policies on the DLEX5000V product page.
All or Nothing
For the laundry room of the future
The LG DLEX5000V feels right in so many ways: It’s a great dryer, has lots of cycles and plenty of useful features, and looks awesome. But unlike its matching washer, which features design choices that make a tangible and positive impact on how you can do laundry, those same changes feel superficial on this machine. In many cases—like the imperfect door or too-shallow hidden compartment—they don't add any value at all.
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There can be no doubt that science is an amazing subject and advancements in certain treatments and operations over the years have saved thousands of lives.
The main challenge that cancer sufferers face apart from the disease itself is finding fair and balanced information on how to beat it. More and more natural remedies are being marginalised by the pharmaceutical companies. Sadly it isn’t all about what’s best for the patient, money and profits are the driving force… if it doesn’t make money it will be suppressed or passed off as quackery.
Have a quick look at the 1939 cancer act and you’ll see exactly what I mean… http://cancerwontbeatme.com/2015/05/26/the-cancer-act-1939/
Away from science we have nature and nature itself provides a natural remedy for most types of illness. For years and years cancer has been the ultimate demon illness. Billions have been invested into finding a cure yet the world continues to wait.
For many years now people have been using different types of natural products to help them battle cancer. On this page you will find some interesting reading and viewing. It is all about giving people a choice whether to opt for conventional treatment, alternative treatment or a combination of both.
This is a great starting point and there is so much more excellent information all over the internet. The knowledge that you acquire viewing this and other websites will definitely be of value to a friend or loved one at some point in time. Do your best to pass this information on to two or more friends.
Episode 1: The True History of Chemotherapy & The Pharmaceutical Monopoly
Episode 2: Cancer Facts and Fictions, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Skin Cancer & Essential Oils
Episode 3: Cancer-Killing Viruses, Cancer Stem Cells, GMOs, Juicing & Eating the Rainbow
Episode 4: Excitotoxins that Fuel Cancer, Nature’s Pharmacy and Healing Cancer with Sound & Light
Episode 5: Cancer Causing Blindspots, Toxic Vaccines, Homeopathy & The Power of Emotions
Episode 6: The NOCEBO Effect, Healing Vaccines, Advanced Detoxing & Going Inside A German Cancer Clinic
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Episode 9: Cancer Conquerors & Their Powerful Stories of Victory
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- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Rub pork chops with Milwaukee Ave. Spice and let rest.
- Brush baking dish with olive oil or non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon together.
- Toss apples and onions with spiced sugar, place at bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle remaining sugar over apples.
- Place butter slices equidistant from each other. (Where the pork chops will go later.)
- In a cast iron skillet, sear pork chops on medium-high heat with a little olive oil, 2 1/2 mins per side until nice crust forms, lay on top of seasoned apples.
- Cover dish with tin foil and bake for 15-20 minutes or until pork is done. (145 degrees internal temperature.)
- Let meat rest at least 5 minutes before serving. Apples should be fork-tender.
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Are you looking to make your processes more efficient and meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations, without making significant capital investments? Choosing the right gases and technologies for your refinery is key to reaching optimal productivity levels.
Adding oxygen to a Claus process helps increase plant productivity and overcome bottlenecks. It may also increase ammonia conversions in the burner muffle. Additional benefits include lower CAPEX required for sulfur recovery unit (SRU) expansion and the ability to handle more sour gas streams.
Oxygen enrichment in a fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) regenerator allows the possibility of getting more performance out of the same catalytic reactor section. This may lead to an increase in the capacity or the yield of gasoline in the FCC – by reducing the residual coke level – hence increasing the activity of the catalyst. In addition, you can decrease your blower load while maintaining oxygen levels, or overcome blower limitations in the summer. This will also allow the use of heavier crudes.
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at the end of (one's) tether(redirected from at the end of her tether)
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at the end of (one's) tether
Completely worn out, exasperated, or exhausted; having no more patience, endurance, or energy left. Joshua has been throwing a tantrum all afternoon, and with all the other things I have to get done, I'm simply at the end of my tether! Daniel's been at the end of his tether for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!
at the end of your tether
COMMON If you are at the end of your tether, you are very upset because you are no longer able to deal with a difficult situation. I had tried every solution I could think of: I was at the end of my tether.
at the end of your tetherhaving no patience, resources, or energy left to cope with something.
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Active substances: Azithromycin
San Diego, CA. The azithromycin will be donated by Pfizer International. One set of subjects 1 or 2 villages depending upon population size, in order to generate meaningful numbers will receive an initial treatment of 1.
After initial azithromycin treatment, follow-up examinations and specimen collection will be done 2, 12, and 24 months post-treatment for trachoma and chlamydial infection.
There will be no follow-up examinations.
It should be noted that in our previous ACT study, more than 8,000 people received azithromycin with no complaints beyond minor gastro-intestinal upset.
Only one retrospective study was identified that examined treatment in pregnant women and reported that efficacy with single-dose azithromycin exceeded that of amoxicillin and erythromycin.
A single study examining the efficacy of a beta-lactam antibiotic was stopped early due to high treatment failures. Conclusions The paucity of existing data highlights the need for further adequately powered studies to evaluate rifalazil, delayed release doxycycline, levofloxacin and other agents for the treatment of uncomplicated CT infections.
PROSPERO registration number Keywords: systematic review, chlamydia trachomatis, treatment Strengths and limitations of this study This review assesses non-standard treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infections, a significant cause of global morbidity.
A broad search strategy was used, including studies in English and French and not restricting the geographical location of the studies.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Cochrane quality assessment tools were used to conduct the review.
The small number of included studies together with the variation in study methodologies precluded meta-analysis. Another meta-analysis including eight observational studies comparing azithromycin with doxycycline for rectal chlamydia infections reported a pooled efficacy difference of 19.
In addition, due to rising antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea to both azithromycin and doxycycline, alternate agents for patients coinfected with both gonorrhoea and chlamydia are desirable.
Other antibiotics listed in the guidelines include quinolones ofloxacin, levofloxacin, sitafloxacin and amoxicillin, all requiring multiday courses of treatment thus raising concerns about adherence.
Only English and French language studies were included.
For more details, see table 1. Table 1 Systematic literature search strategy protocol Criteria for studies Language: English and French literature.
Intervention: any antibiotic used for treatment other than azithromycin and doxycycline. Comparison: preferred therapy azithromycin or doxycycline, other antibiotics, no therapy, placebo.
Unintended effects: adverse events during treatment, development of antimicrobial resistance.
Study design: inclusion: primary research studies, including: Interventional studies randomised controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, observational studies cohort, case—control, cross-sectional and modelling studies.
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16 years since the giant that is Leeds United last graced the Premier League but after a 100 years of up and downs the Whites have finally returned to the big time in their centenary year.
From relegation in 2004, Leeds fall from grace was dramatic and heart breaking to it’s loyal fan base. Further relegation to League 1 followed administration, points deductions, play off heart breaks, takeovers and saw managers come and go who all failed in attempts to return this once giant back to the promise land.
Andrea Radrizzani, Leeds United’s latest owner sought to make the changes Leeds United supporters so longed for.
He repurchased Elland Road in 2017 and then in 2018 with the aid of Managing Director Angus Kinnear and Technical Director Victor Orta sought a relative unknown to many football fans in England but a coach who’s name is renowned to many of the worlds top managers today, Marcelo Bielsa arrived at Elland Road and so a revolution began.
‘El Loco’ (the ‘Crazy One) as he is referred to in his native South America, soon began to show the Leeds faithful what the hype was all about.
The footballing style instantly changed as fans once again flocked to see the genius mind of Bielsa work his magic. His philosophies soon resonated with the players on the pitch and Leeds were finally on a upwards curve. ‘Bielsaball’ was making waves as teams stood and admired Leeds brush away teams.
The first season of Bielsa saw Leeds narrowly miss out on automatic promotion and ultimately lose to Derby in the playoffs but this did not deter anyone at the club.
This season Leeds came back stronger and fitter playing the same expansive football the Leeds supporters were now used to seeing. Even after the Covid-19 pandemic Leeds simply carried on from where they left off winning 7 of the last 9 games ensuring their promotion and first league title 28 years.
Leeds finished 1st with their record points total of 93 points. They won more league games in a season than any other time in their history and topped the charts of goals conceded, clean sheets and their home and away form was more superior than any other team in the division.
Marcelo Bielsa, the man that made a city proud again. Leeds will be Marching on Together into the Premier League. Only time will tell of Bielsa will succeed in England’s top División but one thing is for certain, Leeds United will be a joy to watch and ‘El Loco’ will be the reason behind that.
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The Democratic field for the 2020 presidential race is likely to be quite crowded. But entrepreneur Andrew Yang offers a unique promise to voters: to save U.S. workers from the coming robot job-apocalypse, he proposes giving Americans a stipend of $1,000 a month — no strings attached.
The idea of universal basic income isn’t new. In fact, the utopian idea may have originated, appropriately enough, with Sir Thomas More’s 1516 novel, Utopia. Since then, it has gained periodic favor among economists on both the right and the left — and increasingly amounts of attention in recent years, thanks to fears about the impact of automation on jobs. (A 2013 paper from Oxford University predicted that robots could replace up to 47 percent of American workers during the next decade or two.)
But is universal basic income a realistic solution for the problems facing workers in today’s economy — and if so, how would it work?
Oxford researchers predict that robots could replace up to 47 percent of American workers during the next decade or two.
UBI in the 21st Century
Finland is the first country to embark on an experiment with universal basic income. The country began a two-year UBI pilot program with a test group of unemployed citizens last year, with the idea of removing disincentives to seeking employment. Although several participants have reported feeling less stressed, results won’t be available until 2019.
The idea is less popular stateside. In a profile on Yang, The New York Times notes that Bernie Sanders has appeared supportive of the idea in the past, while Hillary Clinton deemed it “exciting but not realistic.” The Obama administration, meanwhile, favored education over UBI for coping with the robot incursion.
Yang is the first U.S. presidential candidate to propose a plan to implement UBI. He even has a way to pay for it — a value-added tax that raises funds from companies that benefit from worker-replacing automation.
Per The Times:
To fend off the coming robots, Mr. Yang is pushing what he calls a “Freedom Dividend,” a monthly check for $1,000 that would be sent to every American from age 18 to 64, regardless of income or employment status. These payments, he says, would bring everyone in America up to approximately the poverty line, even if they were directly hit by automation. Medicare and Medicaid would be unaffected under Mr. Yang’s plan, but people receiving government benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could choose to continue receiving those benefits, or take the $1,000 monthly payments instead.
Can UBI (and Yang the candidate) gain traction with the American public? It’s too soon to tell. But if Yang’s predictions are correct, there may soon be a whole lot of people willing to listen to his ideas.
“All you need is self-driving cars to destabilize society,” he tells The Times. In a few years, he says, “we’re going to have a million truck drivers out of work who are 94 percent male, with an average level of education of high school or one year of college.”
His forecast doesn’t stop there. Other industries, like food service, retail, call centers, insurance and accounting, will also take a hit, he says.
In a world where jobs may become increasingly scarce, “free money” could sound like a very sensible idea.
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The new Conservative government in London has set out its intention to block future investigations into British soldiers who murdered civilians in the north of Ireland -- even as a jailed republican was found liable for a 1982 IRA attack.
John Downey has been held civilly liable for the deaths of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park attack, according to a ruling by London’s High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday. In a separate development, Mr Downey was accorded bail on Friday on other IRA charges under strict conditions and a six-figure bail bond.
Mr Downey was arrested in London in 2014, charged and ultimately tried in connection with the 1982 attack, but was cleared when the case collapsed. Supported by the British establishment, relatives of the British soldiers killed subsequently took a civil lawsuit seeking damages.
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The internet is an amazing tool. With it, you can research any subject, communicate with people all over the world, and have instant access to breaking news. It also provides several different types of entertainment. Families make use of these internet tools every day. However, not every family makes use of another important tool: internet monitoring software. The purpose of internet monitoring software isn’t to spy on kids and other family members, it’s to help protect everyone who uses the family’s internet-connected devices. Here are some of the benefits that internet monitoring software has for families.
You may not be able to see their faces, but internet predators can affect any family.
You know that there are opportunistic predators that would take advantage of a chance to enter your home. That’s why you close and lock your doors and windows when you’re away, why you don’t leave expensive items outside your door, why you don’t invite strangers into your home. But the internet gives all kinds of predators – from identity thieves to pedophiles – a whole new way to try to get into your home. And it’s much more difficult to detect that kind of entry than it would be to recognize a burglary attempt.
Internet monitoring software can help you keep an eye out for signs that your private information is being shared. While it’s often children who need this kind of monitoring, so that you can see whether they’re keeping personal contact information private or whether someone suspicious is contacting them, the truth is that even adults can be vulnerable to online con artists and scammers, or forget to hide their private information. Internet monitoring software can help keep everyone safe.
If you have kids who use the internet, you have to be aware that it can be used as a tool for bullying. Bullying has always been a problem that children and families have dealt with, but now the bullies can invade the place that should be the safest – a victim’s home – via the internet.
Children may not always feel comfortable telling you when they’re being bullied, and many also won’t admit it if they’re involved in bullying behaviors (and it’s not uncommon for children to be both victim and bully.) But it’s important for you as a parent to know if bullying is occurring, and how your child might be involved. Internet monitoring software helps keep you in the know.
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I’m sure this topic has been explored and written about extensively, and I’m keen to find other views on the ethical dimensions of this field. I was recently pitched a business idea by a young woman who was keen to take the staff of private sector companies to developing countries to volunteer in orphanages.
This was going to be a self-funded private enterprise with all profits going to her and her business partner. Her motivations seemed honourable in the sense that she wanted to make a difference in the lives of children in Cambodia. This was a business proposition though, and she had done her homework on the potential size of the market. From her pitch, her business interests came ahead of the interests of the communities she sought to serve.
From what I had understood, she had been to Cambodia but didn’t have a background in international development. I am not suggesting that experience in international development is the best way to understand how ‘doing good’ in other countries work – I do know of other individuals and organisations who have taken a great deal of time and care to learn about Cambodia and build relationships there. I do wonder however if she appreciated or understood the cultural, social, economic and political dimensions of working in the ‘developing’ world.
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We’ve reached 2013. Despite doomsday prophecies – and their variations that we’d all be instantly enlightened.
Most people will only start trickling back to work from next week. Today was my first day back at work however. I was on leave for almost two weeks. All in all, 10 days of no work-related responsibilities.
The break was fantastic. I feel well rested and I managed to get a lot of personal things done that I’ve had to put off for months. Of course, I didn’t get through half of what I wanted to and now, responsibility calls yet again.
Last night, while driving home from my last film for the holiday, a thought struck me. Even though I felt ready to give the next two months all I could, I realised just how absurd this pattern really was: work 5 days a week, get home on the weekend, try to balance rest and fun but don’t get much of either because there are so many things that you want to do… Then – back to work. Where you waste away all your time doing things you “have to” in order to try to earn enough money to be able to afford to do the things you want to.
We all know this person (possibly even a friend): you go out for drinks, they overdo it. Completely. But it’s okay – they have a KGB pill. They can just cancel out the effects of their overindulgence. Or, you go out for supper and they eat like a pig. But it’s okay, because if heartburn sets in, there’s ENO. There’s a whole market of neutralising or cancellation drugs catering to this kind of behaviour. For fixing you; getting you back to normal when you do things you know full well you oughtn’t have.
Here’s an idea: don’t drink too much…
Isn’t it a dismal state of affairs when we’ve reached a point where our personal time (who does the non-personal time belong to, by the way…?) is spent intoxicating ourselves (by various means) as close to oblivion as we can, to a point where we need to use equalisers to get back to normal? That, is clearly not normal.
But even worse, is when this pattern actually becomes our lives and governs our existence. Weekends become the carrot at the end of the stick to keep us going, because they’re never long enough to actually fit in the things that you really have to (not talking work, I mean like cook a healthy meal) and then have enough time to add the things you really want to. Thus, at the end of each year, everyone takes their “much deserved” break for a couple of weeks (if you’re lucky) so that we can start the new year afresh. Afresh, in this case, being something more akin to brainwashed – “This holiday made it all worthwhile!” And then you start the drudgery again.
Companies keep selling us this promise; this template. They keep dangling that leave-carrot in front of our noses. And we keep falling for it.
It struck me as nearly laughable when I started thinking about the fact that one reason I’ve been reluctant to give up this job, is because of the supposed certainty of the salary that I will get. Money that I need to pay for my regular visits to a psychologist. One of the primary reasons I need regular visits to a psychologist, is this job… Binge drink, KGB. Overeat, ENO… You see where I’m going with this?
So much of what we do in life is simply fighting the symptoms of something or other. Yes, the symptoms are ultimately where we feel the influence of things most directly, but as any doctor will tell you, fighting the symptoms merely gives you (temporary) relief. It doesn’t get rid of the problem. And the only way you can get rid of the problem, is if you address the problem.
I was reminded of the anecdote about the Dalai Lama having been asked what thing about humanity it was that surprised him the most. His response was,
“Man*… Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
EDIT: * Again, it’s a big pity that so many people are quoted referring to “man“, when they are, in fact, talking of humankind or humanity. This patriarchal notion is sadly so deeply ingrained in all our cultures, that even respected people like the Dalai Lama fall into the trap every so often… | <urn:uuid:8dfd2579-c3f1-4da7-8acd-132372083978> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.bombinabox.com/2013/01/03/the-year-of-snakeoil/ | 2020-08-05T19:15:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735964.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805183003-20200805213003-00394.warc.gz | en | 0.964471 | 1,041 | [
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The Rookie Lifeguard Awards are for your children if they are budding lifeguards.
Developed by the Royal Life Saving Society UK in partnership with Swim England, the Rookie Lifeguard Awards offer parents the comfort of knowing their children are aware of how to avoid dangers and enjoy the water safely.
The Bronze, Silver and Gold stage awards ensure children have a solid safety education, and have learned rescue and resuscitation techniques.
Each stage of the Rookie Lifeguard Awards is sub-divided into three levels and each stage runs roughly for eight to 10 weeks.
Your children can enter a course at any point during the stage and progress at his or her own speed.
The Rookie Lifeguard Awards programme also includes a Water Safety Award, a Life Support Award and Achievement Awards.
There are also other bolt-on awards that can be achieved, such as Lifesaving Sport, Paddle Board and Beach Awards.
You can purchase the Rookie Lifeguard Awards from the Royal Life Saving Society UK.
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Rookie Lifeguard Awards – Bronze
On completing Bronze Stages 1, 2 and 3 children should be able to:
- Enter shallow water safely and confidently
- Tread water for 1 minute, using arms to occasionally signal for help
- Swim continuously in clothing for 50m (long sleeved top, trousers or skirt)
- Swim Lifesaving Backstroke over a distance of 50m
- Scull head and feet first on their back over a distance of 15m
- Hold the ‘HELP’ position for 2 minutes 30 seconds
- Demonstrate a non-panicking, panicking, and unconscious casualty
- Demonstrate a ‘Shout and Signal’ rescue to a casualty 5m away
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 5m away
- Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 5m away and instruct them back to the side
- Demonstrate a reach rescue to a casualty 2m away
- Throw a non buoyant aid (rope) to a casualty 8m away
- Enter deep water safely and confidently
- Perform a feet first surface dive and swim underwater 5m before surfacing
- Climb out in deep water without using the steps
Rookie Lifeguard Awards – Silver
On completing Silver Stages 1, 2 and 3 children should be able to:
- Swim continuously in clothing (long sleeved top, Trousers, or a skirt) for 200m on your front and back (100m on your front and 100m on your back), in less than 10 minutes.
- Demonstrate a reaching rescue to a casualty 2m away, instruct them what to do
- Throw a buoyant aid to a casualty 8m away. Instruct them what to do
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 10m away. Using a throwing aid, instruct the casualty what to do.
- Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 10m away. Using a rigid aid instruct the casualty what to do.
- Place casualty in the support position
- Tread water for 3 minutes, shouting and signalling for help every 30 seconds or so
- Swim 100m during which perform 2 feet first and head first surface dives, recover an object in 1m of water before surfacing
- In shallow water turn a face down ‘unconscious casualty’ face up and walk to the poolside whilst shouting for help.
- Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 10m away and pull to the side in less than 45 seconds
- Enter deep water using a straddle jump
- Demonstrate a fall-in entry into clear deep water
- Swim 20m continuously with your head out of the water on your front
Rookie Lifeguard Awards – Gold
On completing Gold Stages 1, 2 and 3 children should be able to:
- Coil and throw a rope to a casualty 12 metres away and pull to the side, in less than 30 seconds
- Swim 400m continuously in clothing (long sleeved top and trousers) using three different strokes. Each stroke must be performed continuously for 100m (Lifesaving Backstroke, Sidestroke, Breaststroke or Front Crawl) in less than 15 minutes
- Tread water for two minutes before removing clothing then swim 50m to a point of support in deep water. Climb out of deep water unaided
- Demonstrate any two from the following in clear deep water; fall-in, compact jump or shallow dive
- Swim 10 metres then demonstrate a Reverse
- Swim 10 metres then demonstrate a Standoff
- Swim 20 metres to an unconscious casualty. Surface dive and recover an object from 1m depth of water. At the surface swap the object for and unconscious casualty. Turn the casualty over then perform a swim and tow for 20m using sidestroke. This is a timed swim and must be completed in less than 2 minutes 30 seconds. Shout for help
- Demonstrate supported rescue breathing whilst waiting for help
- Demonstrate the support position
- Using initiative, assist 2 casualties in difficulty up to 15 metres away in shallow water. Demonstrate non-contact rescues of both casualties instruct casualties what to do and assist to land. Treat for shock
- Using appropriate hand signals from land direct another swimmer to a point where an unconscious casualty has disappeared from sight in deep water
- Using any recognised competitive stroke, swim 400m continuously, in less than 12 minutes
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IU's Carlson among international team of six scientists announcing new species of prehistoric human
Adult female, male juvenile skeletons may provide closest link between humans, earliest ancestors
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April 8, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University anthropologist Kristian J. Carlson today (April 8) joined an international team of six other scientists announcing discovery of the fossil remains of a new species of early human that could help rewrite the path of human evolution.
The two partial skeletons, dating from between 1.78 and 1.95 million years old, were discovered in South Africa and appear to represent features and attributes closer to humans -- the genus Homo -- than those from any other of our closest ancestors, the australopithecines. The new species, Australopithecus sediba, was announced today in the magazine Science by principal investigator Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a team of six other researchers that included IU Bloomington's Carlson.
The fossil remains of the two hominids were found about a half-meter apart, embedded in cave deposits at the Malapa excavation site located about 170 miles northeast of Johannesburg and about nine miles northeast of the Sterkfontein World Heritage Site, also called the Cradle of Humankind. The first adult australopithecinewas found in Sterkfontein in 1936.
It has generally been recognized that Australopithicus lost apelike attributes and began standing upright and evidencing increased brain capacity before evolving into the genus Homo. The Malapa researchers found that the new Au. sediba differs from other australopiths and is aligned to Homo by sharing attributes like increased buttressing of the ilium, expansion of the posterior ilium, and a decrease in the distance between the hip joints and sacroiliac. The new species also differs from the earlier australopiths in having reduced cranial muscle markings, more delicate facial morphology and smaller teeth, as well as in other craniodental and postcranial details.
The new species is still similar to other australopiths by virtue of its small body size and its longer upper limbs with large joint surfaces, among other things, they said.
Paleoanthropologists believe the discovery marks a new link between the traits of the more rugged Australopithecus africanus that was present 1 million years earlier and the later taxon Homo habilis that eventually evolved into Homo erectus.
"Being a member of the team interpreting the Malapa fossils is an extraordinary privilege in that I have an opportunity to be at the forefront of paleoanthropology," Carlson said. "I feel a duty to the field to proceed with cautious scientific analysis, but yet there is also the undeniable excitement of being able to study and interpret previously unknown morphologies and constellations of traits."
As a core member of the Malapa team Carlson led the analyses of particular components of the discoveries and was responsible for directing all virtual work involving the fossils, as well as several aspects of structural interpretation of morphology in the fossils. Currently a senior researcher and research associate in IU Bloomington's Department of Anthropology, Carlson received his MA and PhD in anthropology from IU after receiving BS degrees in anthropology and anthropology-zoology from the University of Michigan. He completed post-doctoral work in the Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, and in the Anthropologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich.
Some of his areas of specialization include the examination of morphological variability in extant and fossil ape limb anatomy, experimental analyses of primate gait kinetics and kinematics, and studying form-function relationships in vertebrate limb anatomy. Through examination of computed tomography scans (CT) scans of bone cross sections Carlson can use mathematical models to estimate bone strengths of primates, modern hunter-gatherers and other mammals.
IU anthropology Professor Kevin Hunt, Carlson's adviser when the student received his PhD in 2002, described the discovery as "amazing" in that it not only creates newly-identified links between the australopiths and Homo, but also because it suggests that the transition between the small-bodied Au. africanus and the bipedal H. erectus occurred not only in East Africa, but across the whole of African, including South Africa.
"The fossils clearly link fossils in East Africa to South Africa," he said. "Some paleontologists tend to think that we evolved from something in East Africa, and South Africa was just a sort of dead end. This fossil shows that the same trends seen in East Africa were also seen in South Africa -- they're just regional versions of the same thing."
"The discovery is an amazing one. It's late enough that it is contemporaneous with our ancestors that were, at the time, evolving into Homo erectus. The fossils in South Africa tend to be very rugged, with heavy faces and huge molars. These aren't like that, and suggest that they're related to East African fossils that many have put in the taxon Homo habilis," Hunt said. "The intriguing thing is that they still have traits found in the more rugged species, Au. africanus, that is found half a million to a million (or more) years earlier. This suggests that just like humans all over the world have evolved but retained their regional characteristics, we had regional characteristics of Homo habilis at 2 million years ago. The teeth are distinctly smaller than Au. africanus, yet the face looks like a delicate version of Au. africanus."
Also contributing to the research with Berger, who is the Reader in Human Evolution and the Public Understanding of Science at Witwatersrand, and Carlson, were Darryl de Ruiter of Texas A&M University, Steven Churchill of Duke University, Peter Schmid of the University of Zürich, Paul H. G. M. Dirks of James Cook University (Queensland, Australia) and Job M. Kibii of the University of the Witwatersrand. All but Dirks also hold associations with the Institute for Human Evolution at Witwatersrand.
Funding for this research came from the South African Department of Science and Technology, the South African National Research Foundation, the Institute for Human Evolution, the Paleontological Scientific Trust, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the AfricaArray Program, the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa and Sir Richard Branson.
To speak with Carlson, please contact Steve Chaplin, University Communications, at 812-856-1896 or [email protected]. To download additional materials about the discovery from Science please contact Natasha Pinol, AAAS/Science communications officer, at [email protected].
"Australopithecus sediba: A New Species of Homo-like Australopith from South Africa," Science, vol. 328, April 9, 2010, by Lee R. Berger, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Steven E. Churchill, Peter Schmid, Kristian J. Carlson, Paul H. G. M. Dirks and Job M. Kibii. | <urn:uuid:d1465dab-e66d-4bb7-a2c2-d22cf8678b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/14061.html?emailID=14061 | 2020-08-07T09:40:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737172.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807083754-20200807113754-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.935435 | 1,531 | [
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A Christian fostering and adoption agency that faced closure over their pro-marriage stance have revealed plans to expand their work across the UK in an exclusive video interview.
Cornerstone Fostering and Adoption agency were subjected to an investigation in 2008 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), over their long-standing policy of only placing children with committed Christian married couples, after new equality laws came into force.
The agency successfully responded with the help of The Christian Institute’s legal team.
Two years later, Cornerstone faced scrutiny again – this time from the Charity Commission. It questioned the organisation over its requirement for carers to be committed Christians and required proof that such a policy was exempt from religious discrimination law.
Again The Christian Institute’s legal team helped Cornerstone draft a response to the Charity Commission and in January 2011, the regulator gave the adoption and fostering agency a clean bill of health.
It noted that Cornerstone’s requirement for carers to be committed Christians was lawful on the basis that it seeks to provide a distinctly Christian-based adoption and fostering service.
The Commission said: “Thank you for engaging with our concerns and providing us with the necessary information. We would not wish to question the value of the work Cornerstone is carrying out in providing prospective parents for children in need of adoption.”
In this exclusive interview, General Manager Pam Birtle describes how The Institute’s Legal Defence Fund helped keep Cornerstone’s doors open and allowed their crucial work to continue.
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Cardi B is influencing cake decorators, Mariah Carey went on the sweetest ice cream date, Jennifer Garner is farming (for real!) and more celebrity food news from this week. Plus, don't miss Alton Brown's new music video.
Even Cardi B loves unicorn cakes.
The singer showed New York City-based Bibi’s Treats some Instagram love this week when she retweeted a cake inspired by her style. The communion cake was designed in the shape of a Cardi B-esque unicorn, which the singer said was “Sooo bute.”
This is one of Bobby’s favorite flavors.
Turns out Bobby Flay is a coconut fan. He posted a picture of the Toasted Coconut Layer Cake served at his Mesa Grill restaurant in Vegas with the hashtag “#ilovecoconut.”
Jennifer Garner has a farm!
The actress and known foodie shared the latest addition to her farm family: seven chicks! And she’s taking name ideas.
Mariah Carey had the cutest ice cream date.
Is there anything sweeter than this picture of Carey feasting on ice cream with her son? Yeah, we didn’t think so.
ICYMI: Alton Brown released a music video.
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Martin Conneen, regional president of Wunderman Asia Pacific, has appointed Mark Miller as head of planning, China, for the Wunderman China agencies of Wunderman, AGENDA, and AdPeople.
Based in Shanghai, Miller will be the country’s first planning lead.
Miller brings to clients 25 years of experience in strategic marketing services with a concentration in digital, integrated and strategic planning. He joins the China team from Wunderman’s office in Seattle, where he served as group planning director, overseeing planning responsibilities for Microsoft, T-Mobile and Wells Fargo.
Conneen commented: “With the rapid expansion of our capabilities in China, we saw the need for a new role on the planning team. Mark’s experience in creating and deploying large global integrated marketing campaigns, as well as his in-depth knowledge of digital and CRM infrastructures, is invaluable. He is a great addition to our growing network.”
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Island Hopping by Swannay Brewery named best beer in Scotland at Independent Beer Awards
The awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), are unique in that the majority of judges are brewers themselves from independent craft breweries across the UK – making them the ‘brewers’ choice awards’ in the industry.
“Scotland has an amazingly vibrant and exciting independent craft beer scene and as such the quality of the entries was exceptionally high this year. I’d like to congratulate all of the winners and encourage anyone in or around Glasgow to head over to Drygate’s festival this evening or tomorrow to enjoy the fantastic award winning cask beers on offer.” Guy Sheppard, SIBA Chairman
Butch Lynch, brewer at Swannay brewery accepted the award at the competition, and had this to say on their win,
“It’s amazing to win, especially for such a small brewery as this award gets our name out across the whole of Scotland and beyond. We think Island Hopping is a very special beer and are proud that the judges did too – it’s hoppy, fruity, and full of flavour but also balanced and easy drinking, a great first beer!”
SIBA’s small pack competition, which judges Scotland’s best bottled and canned beers from independent brewers, also took place yesterday, with Mills & Hills of Fyne Ales taking the overall Gold.
“These means so much and it’s fantastic for our beer to be recognised by brewers in this way. We love this beer and it’s proved very popular with drinkers, so hopefully this award will help get it into the hands of more beer-lovers across the whole of Scotland..” Lynsey Campbell West Coast Sales Manager, Fyne Ales.
Full list of category winners here: http://www.siba.co.uk/events/regional-competitions/scotland/2016-2
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- Flying Hanuman is a zipline adventure like no other on Phuket. It shows that the island’s beauty goes far beyond the sea, sun and sand that it is famous for. The hillsides of Phuket overflow with thick forest that is great for exploration and outdoor activities.
- The site of Flying Hanuman stand almost exactly as it did before construction began. A wide variety of trees and small animals occupy the 80,000 square metre plot, and the natural rubber trees are harvested by locals who are still allowed to live on the hillside. A small creek runs through the land during the wet months and even the trees within Flying Hanuman’s reception area have been left untouched.
- Flying Hanuman is an eco-adventure because it is part of the forest that surrounds it. Great care has been used to make sure the zipline adventure does not have a negative effect on the trees it uses and the species who call the area their home. It took hard work to put the course into place, but once it was done, the forest is what makes the attraction so special.
The site of Flying Hanuman stand almost exactly as it did before construction began.
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke out on Monday to defend her friendship with former President George W. Bush
She did so after liberals went after her for sitting next to him at a football game.
Now, the former president has said the DeGeneres comments about him were “appreciated.”
Bush reportedly thanked DeGeneres through a spokesperson after leftists slammed the comedian for sitting next to him at the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers football game on Sunday.
“President and Mrs. Bush really enjoyed being with Ellen and Portia [de Rossi] and appreciated Ellen’s comments about respecting one another,” the spokesperson told Fox News.
“They respect her,” the spokesperson also said.
This came one day after DeGeneres defended her “friend” Bush on her TV show.
“When we were invited, I was aware that I was going to be surrounded with people from very different views and beliefs. And I’m not talking about politics … I was rooting for the Packers,” DeGeneres said jokingly to her audience.
“So I had to hide my cheese hat in Portia’s purse.”
She went on to acknowledge that “people were upset” to see her sitting next to Bush.
“They thought, ‘Why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?'” she said.
“A lot of people were mad. And they did what people do when they’re mad … They tweet,” DeGeneres said in her monologue to her audience.
“Here’s the thing: I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have,” she added.
“We’re all different and I think that we’ve forgotten that that’s OK that we’re all different … But just because I don’t agree with someone on everything doesn’t mean that I’m not going to be friends with them.”
Yes, that was me at the Cowboys game with George W. Bush over the weekend. Here’s the whole story. pic.twitter.com/AYiwY5gTIS
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 8, 2019
“When I say, ‘Be kind to one another,’ I don’t mean only [to] the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind to everyone,” DeGeneres said.
Virtually all of the backlash DeGeneres received was from liberals — they were furious she was fraternizing with a conservative president.
Meanwhile, Bush faced virtually no backlash from conservatives — who had no problem with him sitting next to a liberal gay woman.
This shows perfectly just how closed-minded those on the Left has become to people who think differently than they do.
DeGeneres deserves praise for having the courage to fight back against the liberal Twitter mob by defending her conservative friend.
If only more liberals could be like her.
See these tweets — and share your thoughts:
Ellen DeGeneres shut down the negativity in a powerful way following controversy about sitting with George W. Bush at an NFL game. https://t.co/WH7WSEQTkM
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 8, 2019
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Research led by University of Maryland veterinary professor examines this parasites remarkable immune system.
KPixMining/stock.adobe.com You may have more in common with ticks than you think-at least when it comes to immunobiology.
According to Utpal Pal, PhD, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Maryland, ticks don't want to be infected with pathogens any more than you or I do. In fact, their immune systems have developed sophisticated ways of both sensing and suppressing pathogens that may hold the key to developing vaccinations and treatments for tick-borne illnesses one day.
It's these aspects of tick-borne illness that Dr. Pal will be researching for the next five years, leading a multi-institutional team from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Yale University and the University of Minnesota, and funded by a $7.7 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
I recently got the opportunity to talk to Dr. Pal and Samantha Watters, assistant director of communication at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland, about this first-of-its-kind research.
dvm360: What does studying the indirect immune response entail?
Dr. Pal: When a pathogen infects a host, the host recognizes it by the microbial signature molecules present on that pathogen-sort of a direct recognition: “You're here. I can see you.” Now, for the first time, we've discovered that ticks, in addition to having direct detection capability, can also understand that something is coming along with the pathogen.
When a tick takes a bloodmeal from the host, that may be the first time it acquires the infection. Tick-borne diseases aren't transmitted tick to tick. The tick has to get the infection from the infected host and transmit it to another host. So the disease-causing pathogen is always cycling from a mammalian host (typically a white rodent) to ticks. When taking the bloodmeal, the tick can sense the immune molecule produced by the infected host. It's like they're testing the quality of the bloodmeal-whether it's coming from an uninfected host or an infected host.
We discovered that when a mammal is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen that causes Lyme disease, it produces many immune molecules to fight off the bacteria. One of those immune molecules is a cytokine, and that cytokine is present in the blood when a mammal is infected with Borrelia. Now, if a tick feeds off an infected host, it will ingest blood as well as the cytokines in the blood, and it's developed a sensor to recognize that cytokine molecule-a more indirect way of recognizing the infection. This is the first time we've discovered this.
dvm360: What ticks are being studied and why?
Dr. Pal: There are many, many species of ticks. In Maryland, we have five different ticks that transmit zoological diseases. The black-legged tick, or deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), transmits the most prevalent and serious infections-bacterial diseases such as Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, viral diseases such as the Powassan virus, and protozoan diseases like babesiosis. This is the most widely distributed tick geographically, and it transmits more disease than any other tick.
Watters: The tick carries the infection, but it doesn't want to be infected any more than you do. So Dr. Pal and his team are looking at the ways the tick is trying to sense and kill that bacteria-it tells you how incredibly persistent these Borrelia bacteria are for this whole process to occur wherein, at the end of the day, a mammal becomes infected by a tick.
The tick can use either direct sensing to tell that the bloodmeal contains Borrelia (usually based on a protein it recognizes that's related to this specific pathogen), or it can indirectly sense it, which is the phenomenon that Dr. Pal's lab discovered-“This bloodmeal I just took; something's not quite right with it. This is not a healthy bloodmeal because I'm seeing signs of infection (cytokines) that I've picked up in the blood itself.” Based on this sensing, the tick is able to send out a less specific but immediate immune response to try to combat whatever is in the blood before it directly figures out exactly what it is and sends a direct response.
The tick has multiple pathways to control invading pathogens like Borrelia, and Dr. Pal's lab will be studying this indirect pathway and its interaction with other pathways and the microbiome in more detail over the coming five years.
dvm360: How will this information contribute to the larger picture-i.e., prevention and treatment of tick-borne illness?
Watters: Dr. Pal's work tells us things about ticks but also about bacteria-how pathogens combat these different waves of immune response and sensing-and these findings are very important in figuring out how to fight bacteria through either vaccinations or treatments.
Dr. Pal: The depth of the damage, the seriousness of what ticks can do, has not been appreciated as it should. Mosquitoes get most of the attention. But the genetic difference between ticks and mosquitoes is like the difference between humans and-not even mice, but fish. They are widely different. So the knowledge we have from studying mosquitoes isn't applicable to ticks. It's important that we focus more on using ticks and tick-borne diseases in experimental research. And I think this will help us understand how the infection functions and is transmitted by ticks. Our research will look at how ticks kill the pathogens, because if you disable a tick's immune system, Borrelia skyrockets. So ticks actually suppress infection. If we know how they do this, we can turn the tables and use that information to develop vaccines.
dvm360: Why hasn't this been studied before? Why is there interest now?
Watters: It's similar to the trajectory taken with the rabies virus. If you think about how rabies has been curtailed, it's remarkable. Knowledge around tick-borne disease just hasn't been gathered yet on a large scale of any kind, really.
Dr. Pal: Tick-borne diseases have been underreported for a lot of reasons. First of all, a lot of these illnesses, such as Lyme disease, carry symptoms that are common in many bacterial and viral infections. So the disease is often misdiagnosed. Only 60 to 70 percent of people who get bitten and infected by a tick with Lyme disease get the characteristic rash-a big red circle like a target that goes around the bite center. In many cases the exact appearance of the rash varies. So most people have a hard time connecting their symptoms to a tick bite. And it's not top-of-mind for human medical professionals.
There's also a weakness with the current diagnostic tests that are being used to find early infection or presence of Borrelia in the bloodstream. There's a window of time when the bacteria is more detectable, and if you miss that window, you will end up with a negative blood test even if the subject is infected.
Tick-borne diseases cause low quality of life and a substantial burden on the human healthcare system overall because these conditions often become chronic. But because they're not killing people at the same rate as malaria, they don't get the same level of attention. It's morbidity vs. mortality.
Reporting Lyme disease is a long and difficult process that can be confusing and difficult for doctors. And because scientists have discovered five new tick-borne diseases during the past two decades, research into these conditions is even more urgent.
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Junior barristers will be paid as little as £14 a day – well below the minimum wage – under the government’s proposed criminal legal aid cuts, the House of Commons justice committee heard today.
The cross-party committee was taking evidence from bodies representing the legal community, which strongly opposes the planned reforms. Even some Conservative members of the committee sought to distance themselves from the proposals.
Criminal Bar Association chair Michael Turner QC (pictured) highlighted the precarious financial situation of junior barristers, some of whom already earn so little that they are on income support, he said. Under the proposed cuts in some cases, fees will fall to £14 a day – well below the minimum wage.
Bar Council chair Maura McGowan QC called for the reforms, which include the introduction of price-competitive tendering, the removal of client choice and fee cuts of 17.5%-30%, to be put on hold to enable a full review of the criminal justice system.
Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff echoed that call, branding the government’s current plans ‘bonkers’.
Scott-Moncrieff said that the Law Society is working with others to come up with alternatives that she said ‘should appeal to the government, because they are market driven rather than state controlled’.
She did not go into details, but said they will involve co-operation with government, which she said will require it to give up some ‘bad habits’ including very short contracts.
One aspect that she did reveal is being looked at is the duty solicitor scheme, which Scott-Moncrieff said ‘creates a distortion in the market’. She said the Society is ‘in discussions’ with the profession over how to change it.
Questioned on the image of legal aid lawyers as ‘fat cats’, Scott-Moncrieff cited the average £25,000 earnings of a legal aid lawyer, compared with nurses’ £29,500, teachers’ £34,000, GPs’ £56,000 and MPs’ £65,000.
McGowan said that, under the current rates, the most experienced silks doing the most serious cases such as murder get paid £550 a day (covering a full day in court and two hours preparation). Half of that has to be taken out to cover overheads, a figure she said that the government accepts.
So in reality, she said they earn £275 a day. Under the proposed cuts, those figures will fall to £350 and £175 respectively.
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EDUCATIONSyracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2006
Syracuse University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2003
- 2007, New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Stars (2014 - 2019)
Kimberly C. Lau
Practice Leader, Partner
Her experience includes state and federal practice, trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals in commercial litigation and Title IX/college disciplinary matters. She has represented numerous students both male and female in nearly 200 proceedings addressing a broad spectrum of disciplinary matters, including, academic dishonesty, theft, harassment, sexual misconduct, and gender discrimination at major college and universities across the country. She regularly serves in a critical advisory role during student disciplinary proceedings.
The primary goal of her college disciplinary practice is to advocate for student rights during the disciplinary process in all types of disciplinary matters, whether the student is a complainant or the accused. Accused students seek Ms. Lau’s assistance to help them develop an appropriate defense, and safeguard their due process rights before a life-altering decision is made. Meanwhile, complainants requiring support in navigating the disciplinary process look to Ms. Lau’s professional advocacy and guidance to ensure that their rights are protected and respected.
The core beliefs that guide her work are fairness, accountability and due process. Students seeking a resolution for their grievances on campus are entitled to a transparent and thorough process. At the same time, when male or female students go through a process in which they are presumed guilty until innocent, it runs contrary to due process, a stronghold of our American legal system.
Ms. Lau's affiliations include the New York County Lawyers Association, the New York Women's Bar Association, FACE (Families Advocating for Campus Equality), National Association of Professional Women, and Asian Women in Business.
She regularly teaches continuing legal education programs regarding Title IX enforcement and litigation, and the evolving landscape of Office for Civil Rights’ Title IX guidance. Ms. Lau has authored numerous articles on issues affecting how colleges and universities handle sexual assault on campus, the federal privacy statutes impacting student education records, and tips from her extensive experience in handling nearly 200 cases in this area across the nation at both public and private education institutions.
Ms. Lau’s expertise in Title IX and college disciplinary matters has been featured on national news outlets, such as, CNN, ABC's Nightline, and The Wall Street Journal, and she has been quoted in national news media, including Newsweek, Yahoo News, The New York Observer, and The Daily Beast.
Ms. Lau is on the Board of Directors of FACE (Families Advocating for Campus Equality). FACE advocates for due process in college disciplinary tribunals. She regularly engages in lobbying efforts on the topic of our nation’s campus disciplinary systems in Washington D.C. with the goal of educating legislators on all perspectives, and effecting change. | <urn:uuid:830af6c7-16f3-417f-9007-559c0c36bf52> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.collegedisciplinelaw.com/Kimberly-Lau | 2020-08-14T08:53:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439739182.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20200814070558-20200814100558-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.931908 | 725 | [
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Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Current age 46 years 78 days
Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad United, Khan Research Labs, Peshawar Zalmi, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha, St Lucia Zouks
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
|Test debut||New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard|
|Last Test||West Indies v Pakistan at Roseau, May 10-14, 2017 scorecard|
|ODI debut||Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard|
|Last ODI||Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Mar 20, 2015 scorecard|
|T20I debut||Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard|
|Last T20I||England v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Feb 27, 2012 scorecard|
|Last First-class||Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Habib Bank Limited at Karachi, Dec 4-8, 2018 scorecard|
|List A debut||1998/99|
|Last List A||Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Khan Research Laboratories at Rawalpindi, Oct 24, 2018 scorecard|
|T20s debut||Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard|
|Last T20s||Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators at Karachi, Mar 13, 2019 scorecard|
|Bat & Bowl||Team||Opposition||Ground||Match Date||Scorecard|
|18||Zalmi||v Gladiators||Karachi||13 Mar 2019||T20|
|59*||Zalmi||v Qalandars||Abu Dhabi||5 Mar 2019||T20|
|49*||Zalmi||v Gladiators||Dubai (DSC)||15 Feb 2019||T20|
|91, 44*||Sui Northern||v Habib Bank||Karachi||4 Dec 2018||FC|
|9, 1||Sui Northern||v Khan RL||Karachi||19 Nov 2018||FC|
|45||Sui Northern||v Lahore Blues||Karachi||13 Nov 2018||FC|
|50||Sui Northern||v WAPDA||Karachi||7 Nov 2018||FC|
|3||Sui Northern||v Khan RL||Rawalpindi||24 Oct 2018||LA|
|66, 76||Sui Northern||v Khan RL||Rawalpindi||19 Oct 2018||FC|
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The most remarkable aspect about Misbah-ul-Haq is his unflappable temperament. It shows in his batting, which reached unprecedented levels of consistency in 2011, and in his captaincy, which helped lift Pakistan from the depths of the spot-fixing saga in England in 2010. Taking over as leader immediately after that episode at the age of 36, Misbah's calm approach was exactly what Pakistan cricket needed after the tumultuous period it had gone through.
As a batsman, Misbah can either defend dourly with unflagging patience, or irritate bowlers with his improvisations. It helps that his defensive technique is sound: that solid foundation has helped him bat for long periods in Test cricket. That aspect of his game was in evidence right from his first Test innings in 2001, when he survived over two hours to score 28 in Auckland. He should have played much more international cricket thereafter, but was held back by his inconsistency. For four years between 2003 and 2007, he didn't play a single Test, and only turned up for a handful of ODIs.
However, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs, prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He continued the good run on the tour to India later that year, scoring two hundreds, each of which spanned more than 400 minutes.
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Dear future president,
Soaring tuitions and student loan debts are placing higher education beyond the reach of many American students. Some might object that the average American should not have to pay for students from wealthy families to go to school. But with $1.3 trillion in student loans, Americans are carrying more student debt than credit cards or auto loan debt. That’s a tragedy for our young people and for our nation. Many people have very passionate opinions on this matter, but my proposal is to lower college tuition. It’s time to make college accessible to all.
It may seem hard to believe, but there was a time when higher education was pretty close to free in this country, at least for many Americans. According to Commonfund institute, the inflation rate for colleges and universities was 2.3% for the year 2011, more than double the rate for 2010 and reversing a decelerating trend that began in 2008. I do agree with Hillary Clinton's agreement stating, "Students should never have to borrow to pay for tuition, books, and fees to attend a four-year public college in their state under the New College Compact. Pell Grants are not included in the calculation of no-debt-tuition, so Pell recipients will be able to use their grants fully for living expenses. Students at community college will receive free tuition."
The benefits of lowering college tuition fees include the fact that higher education is often a standard job requirement in many fields, but also that the lower tuition costs increase the accessibility of education, which in turn creates a beneficial economy. Some disadvantages are that if tuition continues to increase, students will be more discouraged to go on to college. Even with grants and other kinds of scholarships, students still will have a lot to pay for. In my opinion, college administrators are often reluctant to reduce tuition since families tend to believe that lower costs means lower quality.
Put this into thought, the most prestigious schools in the country charge thousands of dollars to match. All the schools in the upper section are priced according to standards, and schools who are trying to build their image often increase their prices to match top ivy league schools. The quality of the school is known to be great because the price is so high. If more and more families put their dollars behind universities that are making an effort to reduce costs while at the same time increase educational quality, more colleges will change their ways.
Congress needs to pass legislation that will prevent university costs from bankrupting the next generation of today’s youth. Besides, this country is one of the wealthiest in the world. We can afford to make college an option for every American family. After all, America's future is at stake. And nearly everyone agrees that education is one of the biggest factors that will determine the nation's fate into going forward. | <urn:uuid:40c04f48-0e6a-4cc5-98bb-d62069444799> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://letters2president.org/letters/8879 | 2020-08-04T07:47:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735867.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804073038-20200804103038-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.975018 | 572 | [
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Our Admissions team offers 24/7 support for individuals experiencing behavioral health issues. A consult over the phone or an assessment via videoconferencing or in person helps us recommend the appropriate treatment, either with us or another provider in your community. Call us at 757-827-3119 for guidance from any member of our team.
What we'll ask
We respect your privacy and will maintain confidentiality when you call. We may ask a few questions to help us assist you.
- What is your name?
- Where you are calling from?
- What is your gender and age?
- What led you to call us and what is your desired goal for help?
- Is your safety or the safety of another a concern?
- Would you be interested in coming for an assessment?
- Do you have existing providers already helping?
Programs and services
If hospitalization is recommended, we will assist you with admission to one of our Riverside Behavioral Health programs.
Assessments for crisis situations
Riverside provides behavioral health crisis assessment, provider information and referral support anytime, day or night. We work with local hospital emergency departments to provide telemental health assessments.
- Risk assessments for the safety of yourself or others
- Complicated medical withdrawal assessments
- Worsening or unmanageable depression or mania
- Failure of outpatient care
- Acute stress reactions
- Trauma assessments
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- New GE Profile™ and Café™ dishwashers feature over 40 deep clean silverware jets for table-ready silverware
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Jan. 19, 2016—When dirty, sticky utensils are placed in the dishwasher, it’s expected that they’ll come out spotless. However, that’s not always the case, which is why GE Appliances is introducing new dishwashers with uniquely designed, dedicated deep clean silverware jets.
“Silverware is one of the hardest things to get clean. Consumers want a dishwasher than can provide table-ready silverware in one wash cycle, along with more loading and cleaning options,” said Mike Nerdig, marketing manager, dishwasher products, at GE Appliances.
In June, all new GE Profile™ and Café™ dishwashers will come standard with over 40 dedicated deep clean silverware jets. Their new design powers water up from below the silverware basket to attack caked-on food remnants like peanut butter, cheese and oatmeal. Additionally, the red jets stand out on the showroom floor and highlight exactly where to place the silverware basket to ensure silverware that sparkles with each load.
From spray arms to silverware jets, these new dishwashers feature over 140 jets in total to provide the ultimate clean. Additional features include:
- Third rack for loading flexibility and to free up space on other racks
- Red bottle jets located on the top rack tackle the inside of hard-to-clean containers like baby bottles, sports bottles and travel mugs
- Fully integrated controls for Profile, adding front controls for a sleek appearance in 2016
GE Profile and Café models will be available in June in stainless steel and slate, and range from $899-$1,599.
GE Appliances is at the forefront of building innovative, energy-efficient appliances that improve people’s lives. GE Appliances’ products include refrigerators, freezers, cooking products, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, water filtration systems and water heaters. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information on GE Appliances, visit www.ge.com/appliances. | <urn:uuid:894bf1b1-6cad-455a-a4f3-f8c7a43925af> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | http://stg.geappliances.iprsoftware.com/news/ge-puts-their-jets-where-the-dirt-is:-over-140-dishwasher-jets-ensure-thorough-cleaning | 2020-08-06T01:15:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735990.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20200806001745-20200806031745-00194.warc.gz | en | 0.882766 | 474 | [
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Players and coaches at Princess Anne HS pose wearing bandanas to honor 9/11 hero Welles Crowther Welcome to Court Report, our weekly look at everything volleyball! Be sure to read start to finish, else you’ll miss �
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Bold buys vote of confidence in toy retailers
The ambition and investment plans of UK retail toy outlets’ new owners suggest high-street Armageddon may yet be averted.
03 July 2019
The global toy retail market continues to find itself in a protracted period of change and reinvention, with many vendors struggling to stay abreast of the frequent changes to consumer behaviour. While the prevailing economic conditions remain challenging, however, there are still many opportunities opening up for those successful retailers looking to expand their global footprint. Indeed, amid all the media reports of high-street Armageddon, it is actually encouraging that there are operators that still see the retail channel as a rich vein of opportunity.
A prime case in point would be The Entertainer, the Amersham-headquartered specialist toy retailer. Having recently completed the acquisition of the Early Learning Centre (ELC) – one of the United Kingdom's most iconic toy retail brands – from Mothercare, the company is clearly in expansionist territory. ELC – as its new subsidiary is affectionately known – operates within 80 Mothercare stores in the United Kingdom, as well as through 400 internationally franchised outlets, while also having a robust online presence. As well as its retail locations, the Entertainer's acquisition also sees it take control of ELC's portfolio of popular British toy brands, including its Happyland pre-school range. Topical toys from the range include the Harry and Meghan play set (main picture).
The completion of the deal follows a strong year of growth for The Entertainer, which saw it open 16 new stores in the UK and five additional Entertainer-branded outlets in various overseas markets. It also signed off on the acquisition of Poly, the Spanish toy retailer, adding a further 57 stores to its portfolio.
Speaking following the conclusion of the purchase, Gary Grant, The Entertainer's Founder and Executive Chairman, said: "We are delighted to add ELC to The Entertainer family. It's a much-loved British brand and comes with a rich history of supporting parents and grandparents as they look to nurture their children and grandchildren through early years' learning, development and play.
"For our part, we will look to bring new life to the product offering, while maintaining the high level of quality ELC is renowned for. By combining our experience with that of ELC's passionate and capable partners around the world, we look forward to re-invigorating the brand for generations to come."
Apparently, the deal itself had taken a year to finalise, with ELC ultimately informing stakeholders that £6 million (US$7.64 million) would be received on completion of the deal, with up to £5.5 million in respect of inventory due within a few months of the formal signing and a further £2 million in earn-out fees payable over the next two years. Considering Mothercare paid £85 million for ELC in 2007, The Entertainer appears to have picked it up at a very competitive price.
Indeed, it seems to be a great deal for all parties – offloading ELC helps to push Mothercare closer to clearing its bank debt, while keeping the iconic brand alive. Previously, Mothercare had openly acknowledged that it did not have “the necessary capital, resources or scale” to continue to invest and develop own-brand ELC toys, making the sale almost inevitable.
Among the majority of industry observers, The Entertainer was seen as the perfect company to reinvigorate the brand, especially with its UK toy manufacturing partner, Addo Play, in an ideal position to refresh the master ELC brand, as well as its portfolio of sub-brands. With Mr Grant frequently asserting in the media that the high street is far from dead, it is good to see him backing up his words with action.
Prior to the acquisition of ELC, rumours had been circulating that The Entertainer was considering a bid for Hamleys, that most iconic of British toy retailers, a suggestion Mr Grant had always dismissed. Nevertheless, when it comes to the toy-trade rumour mill, there is rarely any smoke without fire.
It has long been an open secret that C.banner, Hamleys' Beijing-headquartered owner, had little enthusiasm for the brand following a series of setbacks, including its failed 2018 bid to become the majority shareholder in the House of Fraser department store group. C.banner – historically, a footwear group and one with no previous experience in the toy sector – bought Hamleys from France's Ludendo Groupe for £100 million in 2015. Prior to that, it was owned by Baugur, the now-defunct Icelandic investment group, which had bought it out of public ownership in 2003.
Over the years, its successive owners had tried to reinvent Hamleys – a household name in the UK – as a global brand, with varying degrees of success. In 2017, it was forced to close a number of loss-making stores in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries, a restructure that subsequently turned that year's £12 million loss into profit of £2.4 million 12 months later. It was clear, however, that the operation required significant investment if it was to move forwards, with C.banner seemingly unwilling – or perhaps unable – to come up with the necessary funds.
As a result, a sale appeared inevitable and several parties were thought to be interested. The eventual winner was Reliance Brands, Hamleys' Indian franchise partner, which struck a deal in April this year to acquire the group for £67.96 million in an all-cash arrangement – something of a rarity in the current retail climate. Considering the price C.banner had paid only four years previously, it appeared that Reliance was acquiring a bargain – all the more so considering the positive statement issued with regard to the group's prospects the previous autumn.
In specific terms, its then parent company – Hamleys Global Holdings – announced in October 2018 that UK sales were up 2.7% in the first eight months of the year. As part of the same statement, the company also forecast it would return to net profitability within 12 months.
Reliance Brands knew the Hamleys offer well, as it operated a chain of 88 Hamleys franchise stores in India. Having established itself as India's leading telecoms player, Reliance had been drawing up plans for a major retail onslaught, which would combine its conventional outlets with its online resources, ultimately allowing it to go head-to-head with Amazon and Walmart in India.
Speaking at the time of the acquisition, Darshan Mehta, Reliance Brands' Chief Executive, noted that Hamleys pioneered the concept of experiential retailing and that, at one stroke, the deal had seen his company emerge as one of the key players in the global toy retail industry.
Expanding upon this, he said: "The worldwide acquisition of the iconic Hamleys brand and business puts Reliance in the frontline of global retail. It follows naturally on from the past few years, over which we have built a very significant and profitable business in toy retailing in India under the Hamleys brand."
Without doubt, Reliance is a huge player in its domestic market, but this will be its first foray into the international arena. With a central London flagship store certainly a bold place to start, it will be fascinating to see how it all pans out and what plans Reliance has for the brand, both in the UK and beyond.
In particular, many will be interested to see whether the long-mooted idea of a New York flagship store for the brand will be resurrected now that C.banner is out of the equation. Whatever happens with regard to that particular issue, toy suppliers across the globe will certainly appreciate the renewed investment and enthusiasm that a new owner will hopefully bring to the table as a fresh chapter begins for the world's oldest toy shop.
Given the global retail climate, it is likely that more mergers and acquisitions will take place in the months to come. Retail, though, is no place for the faint-hearted right now. Success there requires passion, knowledge and commitment – not to mention access to a very healthy bank balance.
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How often have you come across a video that you couldn’t seem to play no matter what you tried? Odds are it was in an incompatible format, and that can be frustrating – especially when it is an important video that may be work-related. The reverse of that situation is equally bad, i.e. you’re sharing a video with others and they have problems playing it.
Honestly the average PC user has very little familiarity with video formats, which is why coping with compatibility issues is so tough. Rather than having to worry about such problems, what if you had a one-stop software that you could use to ensure that you’re able to convert any and all videos into a format that you (or the people you’re sharing your video with) could play?
That is what the Movavi Video Converter does – and it does it well. Not only will it give you the ability to convert videos between practically any and all formats under the sun, but it actually simplifies the process immensely by handing you hundreds of presets for different devices and platforms so you don’t need to know the first thing about video formats and settings to use it. Instead, all that you need to do is choose a preset for the device or platform you intend your video to be used on and the software will automatically optimize it accordingly.
In addition to its core function as a video converter, the Movavi Video Converter also comes with several other useful features such as:
- Converting audio and image files between formats.
- Cutting and combining video segments to get rid of unnecessary video footage or merge video segments together.
- Enhancing video quality and correcting common issues such as shaky or pixelated videos.
- Cropping or rotating videos to alter their frame.
- Inserting customizable text as captions, watermarks, or subtitles.
- Extracting audio from video files.
- Creating animated GIFS.
- Regulating sound levels and adding audio tracks to videos.
- Capturing screenshots from videos.
Essentially the Movavi Video Converter will be able to help you with all your media conversion needs, and includes tons of other features that will come in handy in a variety of different situations. Whether you’re looking for a movie converter or something more than that, it is more than up to the task and will afford you an unparalleled level of flexibility when dealing with media files of all sorts. | <urn:uuid:a88ca80a-0a6b-4b8c-9edf-149f7aa4260a> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://impressivemagazine.com/movavi-video-converter-review/ | 2020-08-09T06:01:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738425.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809043422-20200809073422-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.945677 | 501 | [
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Objectives: To report risk factors, aetiology and neuroimaging features among a large series of young Australian patients who were admitted to hospital for a first-ever occurrence of ischaemic stroke; to analyse the effect of age, sex and ethnicity on the presence of risk factors; and to compare Australian and overseas data.
Design, setting and patients: Retrospective evaluation of data for all patients aged from 15 to 50 years who were admitted to a public hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, from January 2006 to June 2010 with a primary diagnosis of ischaemic stroke.
Results: Among 326 patients (184 males), the most frequent stroke risk factors overall were dyslipidaemia (187), smoking (161), hypertension (105) and obesity (92). Fifty-one patients used illicit drugs, mostly comprising marijuana and amphetamines. The most frequent stroke aetiologies overall were cardioembolism (85), arterial dissection (49), and small-vessel occlusion (31). Cardioembolism was highly prevalent among our study population compared with patients in other countries. Neuroimaging showed that more patients in our study had strokes that involved both vascular territories concurrently (9%) compared with patients in other countries.
Conclusions: Risk factors, aetiology and features of ischaemic stroke among young people in Adelaide differ significantly from published data for young patients around the world. Patients in Adelaide are more likely to be obese, to be misusing marijuana and amphetamines, to suffer a cardioembolic event and to have a stroke that concurrently affects both the anterior and posterior cerebral circulation. | <urn:uuid:556b75cb-f854-40d3-9737-d2cfffed0dd4> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22107013/?dopt=Abstract | 2020-08-09T07:10:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738425.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809043422-20200809073422-00594.warc.gz | en | 0.950679 | 329 | [
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What’s your first and last name?
- Mollie Feltman
What do you teach / what is your ‘title’ at school?
- Special Education Teacher
How are you involved in education?
- I teach students with special needs fulltime.
What does your ideal school or classroom look like?
- My ideal classroom is imaginative, creative and technology is integrated.
If you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?
- If I were to lead a session at Edcamp, it would be about special education.
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Real-time, Interactive Data Analysis
The Big Picture
Conducting traditional Q-Methodology studies has been logistically difficult. Processing and analyzing the results have been just as conceptually difficult. The statistical processes are well-documented in Steven Brown’s book Political Subjectivity but investigators doing Q analysis have suffered a dearth of good tools. Standard statistical packages lack some of the features that Q requires, and the primary tool that most use, PQMethod, is a quirky command-line application consisting of public-domain FORTRAN code written for mainframes by John Atkinson at Kent State University in 1992.
Q-Assessor re-implements the algorithms described by Brown and instantiated in PQMethod and wraps them into a web-based interface that gives investigators a much clearer, more responsive, real-time, interactive ability to analyze their Q data. Q-Assessor’s procedures automatically process data deposited into its database by subjects performing their online sorts and deliver instant results. Here is how Q-Assessor does it.
Selecting the Data
Q-Assessor’s analyses all begin with the data submitted by subjects into its database. By default, Q-Assessor will use all subject responses for the Study, but as discussed in the prior “Managing Data” section, you can manually exclude specific subject responses if you have some reason for doing so. You should make sure that all the values you want analyzed are included in the data set at the point that you proceed.
Dealing with “R-style” Data
One of the inadvertent complications with online data systems like Q-Assessor — as compared to the old in-person, on-paper form of Q administration — is that investigators are inclined to collect hundreds and even thousands of responses. Unfortunately, not only is this practice inconsistent with basic Q methodology — and is routinely excoriated by Q traditionalists — it also produces excessive loads on any online server like Q-Assessor. In order to prevent any one investigator’s excessive demands from compromising all other users, Q-Assesssor checks the data size (in terms of the number of statements and the number of sorts of those statements) and only provides online analysis for conventional-sized data sets. Excessive data sets must be analyzed offline on the investigator’s own computer using PQMethod or other desktop analysis program after using the download and export functions that Q-Assessor provides. Read more here.
Beginning the Analysis
Q-Assessor lets you analyze your data at any point. You can wait until all the subjects have responded, or you can effortlessly look at results as they come in. The “Data” panel in the upper right corner of a Study’s main summary page keeps you posted on the state of the data and analysis.
As new subject data arrive in the database, Q-Assessor keeps you posted and lets you know that they need to be analyzed. If you had previously done an analysis and a new response comes in, Q-Assessor will automatically redo the analysis when you click on the “Redo Analysis” link.
When all of the data are in and you’ve done an analysis once, Q-Assessor saves the analytic results as far as you’ve taken them and let’s you know that you can simply resume the analysis where you left off.
Unlike PQMethod or other statistical tools, Q-Assessor does not require you to manually enter any of the subject data. Q-Assessor automatically pulls the data from the database — where the subjects put it themselves — and analyzes it.
Generating Unrotated Factors
The first step of any Q analysis is to generate the unrotated factors. This can be done by one of two methods — the Centroid method, or Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Brown makes a theoretical argument in his book on the superiority of the Centroid method, and this is the approach that Q-Assessor uses.
We chose the Centroid method partly on the strength of Brown’s arguments and partly on some peculiar behavior we discovered while trying to port PQMethod’s algorithm for the PCA technique. PQMethod’s PCA calculations involve operands very close to zero positively and negatively at a number of critical points, and how a given compiler’s implementation of floating point math works ends up having a large impact on results from these calculations. We found it impossible to replicate PCA-calculated factors in Ruby that PQMethod produced, and in fact we found varying PCA results from PQMethod compiled for one operating system vs another operating system. However, Centroid calculations appear not to have this same unpredictability, and so that is the approach Q-Assessor uses.
It is worth emphasizing that at all points of the analytic algorithms, Q-Assessor’s re-implementations were tested against PQMethod’s — the putative gold standard — to confirm that Q-Assessor produces the same results in a spectrum of data sets.
You initiate your analysis simply by clicking on the “Redo Analysis” or “Review Analysis” links in the Data panel of the Study’s main summary page. This performs the calculations (or pulls them from where they have been cached in the database if done previously) and displays them in a “Primary Results” table at the top of the main Analysis page.
Here is Q-Assessor’s display of the initial unrotated factors of the illustrative Knowledge or Certainty sample data set. Note that prior to rotation, nearly all the significant responses are concentrated in the first factor. Note also that Q-Assessor automatically includes the eigenvalues and communalities.
Here for comparison is PQMethod’s display of the initial unrotated factors of the same “Knowledge or Certainty sample data set”. Note the numeric values for the factors are, apart from trivial rounding differences, identical to Q-Assessor’s. PQMethod does not automatically flag significant cells, however.
Q-Assessor now allows the investigator to pre-determine the number of centroid factors that the processes extract. Although there is no basis for this in Brown’s book (cf the Factor Analysis section of chapter 4), a number of investigators accustomed to PQMethod have asked for this “feature” and so we have included it. We are uncertain why this was added to PQMethod, as the algorithms themselves discover how many significant factors reside in the data, and thus biasing the search with an arbitrary choice at the outset makes no sense to us. Nevertheless Q-Assessor empowers investigators to limit the search for factors in this fashion if they so choose. The default setting is to extract the nominal seven factors, but investigators can simply recalculate their results with a single popup menu selection.
The next step in Q analysis is to perform factor rotations. There are two methods here as well: varimax and manual rotation. Q-Assessor lets you do either or both:
- You can perform only a varimax rotation.
- You can follow a varimax rotation with manual rotations.
- You can perform only manual rotations.
- You cannot perform a varimax rotation on top of manual rotations — nor would you want to do so.
We happen to believe that varimax is superior to manual rotations — particularly in large data sets where the visualized data look sufficiently cloud-like that we doubt the veracity of manually-selected rotations. However, you can experiment around, review the results immediately, and see what makes the most sense for your study.
Here is the Rotations section (under the Factors Table) before any rotations have been done — showing the various alternatives.
Here is the Rotations section when factors A and B have been selected for graphing — along with the visualized result and the interface for specifying a rotation.
Next we show the effect of a manual rotation. Q-Assessor takes the angle and direction you specify, recalculates all the factors, redraws the graphed factors, and updates the rotation history. Note that Q-Assessor now provides an “undo” button that lets you reverse all rotations done to date, so you can easily experiment and start over if you don’t like your results.
Q-Assessor automatically also redraws the entire Factors Table as well with each rotation, so you can see the total impact of any such manipulation. In this case, the rotation mostly transferred significance from factor A to B — which isn’t really very useful. Nevertheless, the important point is that Q-Assessor lets you see clearly and immediately the effect of any manipulation you try.
As we previously stated, we think that Varimax is much more effective than attempts at manual rotations — particularly for larger studies. Here is the impact of a Varimax rotation on the same data set.
Note: Q-Assessor always does a Varimax rotation on the original, unrotated factors. You can do manual rotations on top of a Varimax rotation — though this is unlikely to provide any benefit. If you want to abandon the Varimax rotation and instead go back to manual rotations, simply click the “Reverse All Rotations” to restore the original, unrotated factors.
Ordinarily, we think that best practice for Q-Assessor users is simply to do a Varimax rotation on their data and then proceed to the final report. However, if you want to continue to try to tweak your results, you can do a Varimax and then re-visualize factors to see what more you might try.
Here are factors A and B re-graphed after the Varimax rotation. It is not obvious to us what manual rotation might be useful, so we would conclude the rotations at this point. Still, Q-Assessor lets you accumulate as many manual rotations as you like in search of the results you seek.
The Final Report
Once you’re done with rotations, all data manipulations are completed, so it’s time to review the findings. Q-Assessor makes this exceedingly easy.
Just below the Rotations section of a Study’s Analysis page is the Reports section. Q-Assessor will produce a full report identical to that produced by PQMethod simply by clicking the “Generate and Review Report” button.
Clicking that button opens up the report just below, beginning with this set of links that jump you directly to specific parts of the report.
The rest of the report is self-explanatory. Here are screen-shots of the individual sections for this sample data set. In some cases we show only part of a given section — when the section too long to view without scrolling.
Rank Statement Totals For Each Factor
Normalized Factor Scores
Descending Array of Differences Between Factors
Factor Q-Sort Values for Each Statement
Factor Q-Sort Values for Statements Sorted From Most Disagreement to Most Agreement
Standard Errors for Differences in Normalized Factor Scores
Distinguishing Statements For Factors (Significant at p < 0.05)
Consensus Statements That Do Not Distinguish Between ANY Pair of Factors (NON-Significant at p < 0.01)
Downloading the Report
While we expect that most investigators will interact with their study’s data primarily live online, at the point of manuscript preparation or other reporting step, it is useful to have the report results down on your own computer. Q-Assessor packages up the entire report in a tab-delimited file format and lets you download it simply by clicking the “Download Report” link. You can then cut&paste or otherwise process the report in whatever fashion you like.
Integrating Sorts, Interviews, and Factors
In many studies, the investigator will want to interpret the results from participants’ sorting responses with the ancillary information they provided in their answers to interview questions. Q-Asssessor makes this easy to do by tagging each sort and each interview with an identifier that is unique to a specific participant. This identifier then establishes within the table of raw sort responses which participant contributed which sort, and similarly shows which participant’s interview answers are which. Finally, in the factors table in the analysis section, each row is likewise identified by the participant ID.
Thus, if the investigator wants to correlate all of these tables — the raw sort responses, the interview answers, and the calculated factors for each participant — the investigator simply downloads the data from each section using the data download links provided there. These data downloads deposit tab-separated-value files on the investigators computer. Then the investigator can simply import these files into whatever analysis tool they’re using — SPSS, SAS, R, or Excel — to merge the three data sets into one large table, where each line is for each participant.
Q-Assessor does not perform this giant merge process at this time, since the specifics of the import (i.e. the order of the columns in such a merged table) likely will vary from investigator to investigator. The best compromise between simplicity and flexibility, we think, is to give the investigator these units of data — the sorts, the interviews, and the factors — and allow the investigator to merge them as they want. We will continue to monitor feedback from users, though, and may provide further automation of this process at whatever point that appears to be desired and reasonable.
Understanding Your Results
The most complicated and controversial portion of any Q study then consists of making sense of whatever the study discovered. Q-Assessor cannot tell you what your results mean, but we do provide some general principles for making sense of your results.
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The following post is from Michelle of Mommy Misadventures:
When I was first starting out as a freelance writer, one of the things that worried me the most was the cost of software. Commercially licensed software can be expensive. For example, a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business retails for $199.95. (OUCH!!)
Major software companies like Microsoft and Adobe often have academic versions of their software, offered at lower prices, available to students. These applications are not licensed for commercial use. If you intend on using the application for your business, you must get the software that is licensed for business.
So,what’s a cash-strapped small business owner to do?
As an IT professional and small business owner, I’m a huge proponent of open source software. And why not? Many open source projects are great pieces of software that do a lot (if not everything) that their commercial equivalents. This combination of quality and awesome pricing (FREE!) means that open source software can really help me grow my business.
Awesome software for FREE? Sounds great, but as with all business decisions, there are some disadvantages and other things to consider before ditching any commercial software you may already be using:
Not Always the Best Alternative
While open source applications can take the place of commercial applications in many situations, it doesn’t always mean that they should. If you’re a professional that relies heavily on software considered an industry standard (example: photographer that uses Adobe Lightroom), it may not be worthwhile to attempt to switch to an open source equivalent.
A similar concern is if you work closely with businesses that are strict with the file types that they expect work to be delivered in. If your business depends on it: don’t risk it! For example, while my beloved LibreOffice can read and save in .docx format, there can still be certain elements of a file that cannot be saved in that format. Think macros, form data, formatting, etc.
Support, or Lack Thereof
Additionally, free software — particularly open source software — often comes with little or no support. Lack of support may not be an issue when using software strictly for personal reasons but can be a serious problem when it is as a business tool. Some applications offer premium support where you can talk to a support person for a fee, which varies depending on who is providing the support. Another common type of support structure is crowd-sourced type of support where you ask about your problem in a forum or chat. There’s no telling when — or even if! — you will get a solution to your problem.
Even with these caveats, I’m still a huge supporter of open source applications for the business user, particularly if you’re in start up mode. For productivity suites, email, and basic graphics editing, these three pieces of software have my utmost loyalty. I have used them for years and find them to be extremely reliable and indispensable for my everyday business needs.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
A good productivity suite is the cornerstone of just about any type of business. From creating documents to editing spreadsheets or poking at databases, I’ve found that LibreOffice is hard to beat. It’s compatible with most common file types including Microsoft’s .doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx and PDF.
The LibreOffice Suite is comprised of six different applications:
- Writer (word processor)
- Calc (spreadsheets)
- Impress (presentation software)
- Draw (diagrams)
- Base (database)
- Math (equations)
Need Writer and Calc but don’t have a need for Base, Draw or Math? Don’t worry about it — you have the option of choosing which applications you need during installation. And if you discover down the line that you need one of the applications you didn’t install initially, no problem! You can always install them later.
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
Right up there with productivity suites, a good email client is a must for many businesses. For email clients, I am a huge fan of Mozilla Thunderbird. It’s a great application that supports various mail formats and is very easy to set up.
Thunderbird is great as-is but its real advantage comes in its customizability. Like Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird has a library of user-created extensions that help expand on its standard functionality. Two add-ons that I highly recommend are Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar. Lightning enables calendaring functionality and Provider for Google Calendar allows you to subscribe to Google-hosted calendars.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Every now and then, you may find yourself in need of a good graphics editor. As a writer and blogger, I spend a frightening amount of time playing around with with graphics, either correcting color on a photograph that I’ll be submitting to a newspaper along with my story, or editing a photo collage for a blog post.
Even so, I know that my graphics editing is very basic and since it’s not a core portion of my business, I refuse to spend more money on it than I need to. Enter GIMP which is one of my absolute favorite graphic editors of all time. GIMP has a lot of features that are analogous to Adobe Photoshop without the price tag. There’s even a port of GIMP that includes some cosmetic changes to the menu to make it more Photoshop like.
Alternatives: Paint.NET (Windows only)
Do you use open source applications in your business? What are some of your favorites?
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