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In the intricate dance of our body’s systems, the thyroid plays a lead role—though many of us might not even know its existence. This butterfly-shaped gland nestled in our neck, no bigger than a walnut, is, in many ways, the conductor of our body’s orchestra. It governs everything from how we use energy to how we feel on a day-to-day basis. Yet, the nuances of its function and the increasing prevalence of thyroid disorders remain primarily mysterious to most. Let’s embark on a journey to demystify the thyroid, understand its significance, and delve into how the ancient art of compounding is revolutionizing the modern treatment landscape.
Overview of Thyroid Function: Breaking down hormones and their significance.
The thyroid is like a central command hub for our metabolic processes. Think of it as our body’s thermostat: it regulates temperature and energy levels and even plays a role in our weight.
a) Thyroid Hormones: T3 and T4
Two key hormones are at the heart of the thyroid’s function: Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones are responsible for regulating our body’s metabolism, which in turn affects almost every organ in our system.
T4 (Thyroxine): This is the primary hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Once released into our bloodstream, a portion of T4 is converted into T3, the more active form of the hormone.
T3 (Triiodothyronine): T3 is often considered the ‘active’ thyroid hormone because it is more potent than T4. It’s responsible for several physiological processes, including regulating body temperature, metabolism, and heart rate.
b) The Role of TSH
While T3 and T4 are the stars of the show, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) deserves a special mention. Produced by the pituitary gland in the brain, TSH instructs the thyroid gland on how much T3 and T4 to produce. It works on a feedback loop. If T3 and T4 levels drop, the pituitary produces more TSH to stimulate the thyroid, and vice versa.
This delicate balance of hormones ensures that our body functions optimally. But what happens when this balance is disrupted?
Read More: Deep Dive: The Thyroid’s Role In The Body
Common Thyroid Disorders: A glimpse into hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and more.
Thyroid disorders are more prevalent than many realize. When the harmonious interplay of thyroid hormones is disrupted, a cascade of physical and mental symptoms can emerge.
a) Hypothyroidism: The Sluggish Thyroid
Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough T3 and T4 hormones. This condition can slow down metabolic processes, leading to symptoms like:
- Fatigue and lethargy
- Weight gain
- Sensitivity to cold
- Dry skin and hair
- Memory issues
The causes of hypothyroidism can range from an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis to surgical removal of the thyroid.
b) Hyperthyroidism: The Overactive Thyroid
In contrast, hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid produces too much T3 and T4. An overactive thyroid can accelerate the body’s metabolism, causing symptoms such as:
- Rapid heartbeat or palpitations
- Weight loss despite increased appetite
- Heat intolerance
- Anxiety or irritability
- Tremors in the hands
The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is an autoimmune condition called Graves’ disease.
c) Thyroid Nodules and Goiter
Sometimes, lumps or growths can develop in the thyroid gland. While most thyroid nodules are benign (non-cancerous), they can sometimes produce excessive thyroid hormones or even become malignant.
A goitre, on the other hand, refers to an enlarged thyroid gland. It can occur in both hypothyroid and hyperthyroid conditions. The swelling is often visible and can cause discomfort in the neck.
d) Thyroid Cancer
Though less common, it’s essential to recognize that the thyroid gland can develop cancer. Early detection and treatment are crucial for a favourable prognosis. Regular check-ups and attention to unusual symptoms can aid in early identification.
The complexities of these disorders underscore the necessity of precise and individualized treatment. When one size doesn’t fit all, how do we ensure each patient gets what they need?
The Role of Medication: Traditional treatment options.
Managing thyroid disorders often requires a combination of lifestyle adjustments and medication. The choice of treatment depends on the nature and severity of the disorder.
a) Treating Hypothyroidism
For those with an underactive thyroid, the mainstay of treatment is synthetic thyroid hormone medication, commonly known as levothyroxine. This medication aims to replace the deficient T4 hormone, which the body can convert to T3 as needed. The objective is to restore optimal hormone levels, alleviate symptoms and normalize metabolic functions.
Patients on levothyroxine are closely monitored with periodic blood tests to ensure the hormone levels are within the desired range. Dosage adjustments may be necessary based on these results.
b) Addressing Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism, given its overactivity, demands a different approach:
Anti-thyroid Drugs: Medications like methimazole or propylthiouracil are often prescribed. They work by interfering with the thyroid gland’s hormone production.
Beta-blockers: Though not directly affecting thyroid hormones, these drugs can relieve symptoms such as rapid heart rate, tremors, and anxiety.
Radioactive Iodine: Administered orally, this treatment damages the cells of the thyroid gland, reducing its hormone output. Over time, it can lead to hypothyroidism, which may require levothyroxine treatment.
Surgery: In severe cases or when there’s a large goitre, part or all of the thyroid gland might be surgically removed.
c) Tackling Nodules and Goiter
Often, thyroid nodules don’t require treatment unless they’re cancerous or cause discomfort. Benign nodules may be monitored with regular ultrasound examinations.
Treatment depends on size, symptoms, and the underlying cause for goitres. Small goitres that aren’t symptomatic might not be treated. But larger ones, mainly if they cause difficulty breathing or swallowing, might necessitate medication or surgery.
d) Thyroid Cancer
Treatment here can vary based on the type and stage of cancer but usually involves a combination of surgery, radioactive iodine, thyroid hormone therapy, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.
Traditional medications have been a lifeline for many. Yet, as with any medical treatment, there are limitations. Differences in individual responses, side effects, or incomplete symptom resolution can pose challenges.
The Promise of Compounding: Why individualized medication is changing the game.
The realm of compounding is not new; in fact, it’s as old as pharmacy itself. Compounding refers to the art and science of preparing personalized medications for patients. A compounding pharmacy offers a unique solution to challenges faced with standardized medicines. When it comes to thyroid health, compounding is unlocking doors to more individualized care.
a) Customized Dosage Strengths
Every patient is unique. The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach with traditional medications often falls short. Some patients might require dosages that are not commercially available. Compounding pharmacists can create medicines with the required strength and dosage, ensuring that the patient receives the most appropriate and effective treatment.
b) Alternative Dosage Forms
Swallowing pills isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Compounded medication can come in various forms, like gels, creams, tablets, or flavoured liquids. This flexibility can be a game-changer for thyroid patients who struggle with pills, ensuring treatment adherence.
c) Allergy-friendly Medications
Some patients might be allergic to certain preservatives, dyes, or binders in commercial thyroid medicines. Compounding can eliminate these allergens, providing a purer, patient-friendly medication.
d) Bio-identical Hormones
While synthetic hormones can be effective, there’s growing interest in bio-identical hormones – those that are chemically identical to those our bodies produce. Compounding pharmacies can create bio-identical hormone preparations that might be better suited for certain patients.
e) Combination Therapies
For patients needing T3 and T4 hormones, compounded thyroid medications can provide both in a single dosage form, ensuring a balanced treatment.
f) Addressing Absorption Issues
Certain fillers in commercial medicines might interfere with the absorption of the thyroid hormone. Compounding can use alternative fillers, ensuring optimal absorption and efficacy.
g) Enhanced Patient-Pharmacist Collaboration
Compounding strengthens the triad relationship between patient, physician, and pharmacist. It enables tailored treatment plans to meet the patient’s unique needs and preferences.
The potential of compounding in thyroid care is undeniable. While traditional treatments have their merits, the ability to tailor-make medications offers newfound hope to those who’ve grappled with treatment challenges. And as we look to the future, this individualized approach could be a cornerstone of holistic thyroid care.
Conclusion: A glimpse into the future of thyroid care and the importance of personalized treatment.
As our understanding of the human body and its intricate systems deepens, the importance of tailored healthcare solutions becomes increasingly apparent. The thyroid, a small yet profoundly influential gland, exemplifies how diverse and individualized our bodies’ needs are. Its disorders, ranging from the underactive to the hyperactive, have long required a nuanced approach to treatment.
Traditional medication, while invaluable, has its limitations. Every individual is unique, and what works for one might not work for another. Herein lies the beauty of compounding: it celebrates this uniqueness, providing bespoke solutions crafted for individual needs.
As with many areas of medicine, the future of thyroid care points toward more personalized treatment. As research progresses, we may discover even more about how individual factors, such as genetics, environment, and lifestyle, impact thyroid function and disorder presentation. Such discoveries will underscore the value of treatments like compounding that can be fine-tuned for each patient.
But beyond the science and the medications lies a fundamental truth. True healing often emerges from understanding and partnership. The triad relationship blossoms as patients, providers, and pharmacists collaborate more closely, leading to more informed, effective, and compassionate care.
In embracing the power of compounding, we aren’t just championing a method of medication. We are advocating for a healthcare model that recognizes, values, and addresses the unique intricacies of every individual. As we move forward, this spirit of individualized care and mutual respect will transform not only thyroid treatment but potentially the entire landscape of healthcare. Reach out to talk to us and learn more about compounding thyroid medications.
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Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit
Everything you need to clean and protect fabric convertible soft top hoods.
Regularly cleaning your soft top will keep green algae at bay and its original colour looking vibrant. Our Convertible Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit contains everything you need to clean and protect your mohair, double duck, fabric or canvas fabric hood. If you have a vinyl hood, clean thoroughly with Bodywork Shampoo Conditioner, then protect with Bumper & Trim Gel.
Wash the supplied sponges as required in clean, warm water and allow to air dry.
500ml Soft Top Cleaner, 500ml Soft Top Protector, 1 x cleaning sponge, 1 x Soft Top Protector applicator sponge
Soft Top Cleaner Usage Instructions:
Working out of direct sunlight, brush and vacuum the hood to remove any loose dirt.
Dampen the roof with water.
Shake Soft Top Cleaner well. Mix 250ml of Soft Top Cleaner solution with 500ml of water, in a suitable container.
Test on a small inconspicuous area for colourfastness.
Saturate the white cleaning sponge provided in the diluted product, start by concentrating on any stains or green algae first.
Continue by saturating the sponge and spreading the cleaner onto the fabric hood allowing even coverage (make sure you use the full contents of the container). Once an even coverage has been achieved start to work the chemical into the hood. If your hood is very dirty, cover with a plastic sheet and allow the cleaner to continue working overnight. Wipe away product runs from glass and paintwork with a damp microfibre.
Using a low-pressure hose, rinse off the Soft Top Cleaner until there is no cleaner left on the hood. Do not use a pressure washer to remove the cleaner. It is important that all the cleaner is removed before moving onto Soft Top Protector. Any remaining cleaner will affect the performance of the Soft Top Protector. Now, dry the vehicle leaving the soft top damp and move on to apply Soft Top Protector, reading the instructions carefully.
Soft Top Protector Usage Instructions:
Clean roof with Soft Top Cleaner and leave damp.
Rinse the blue Soft Top Protector applicator under a tap for a few seconds then squeeze until damp. (This will help activate the applicator)
Working out of direct sunlight, pour the Soft Top Protector onto the applicator and apply systematically to the hood to ensure even coverage, using approximately half of the bottle contents. Ensure the roof is evenly coated.
Remove any overspray from paintwork and glass immediately. We recommend using Fast Glass to remove overspray from glass.
Allow the protector to fully dry before driving. Store product at room temperature and do not allow to freeze.
What is the Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit?
The Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit is a two-step kit with everything you need to complete a full clean and to add protection to your fabric hood. Each kit contains 2 applications.
Should I apply Soft Top Protector to my convertible soft top when it is wet or dry?
For best results, we would advise to apply the Soft Top Protector to your soft top when damp. Ensure you wipe away any over spray from glass or paintwork straight away and allow the soft top to dry.
What types of soft top materials can I use this on?
The Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit is ideal for use on mohair, double duck, fabric or canvas fabric hoods.
How often should I use the Soft Top Clean & Protect Complete Kit?
Use the kit when a vacuum and plain water rise no longer cleans the hood sufficiently or when the hood no longer beads and repels water.
How long does the Soft Top Protector keep my soft top protected for?
Durability is dependent on many factors, including weather, how well the proofer was applied, whether the vehicle is garaged etc. However, during testing we observed the hood will remain protected for more than three months.
Can I buy Soft Top Cleaner or Soft Top Protector individually?
At present Soft Top Cleaner or Soft Top Protector are not available to purchase individually.
Soft Top Protector has dried on my paint work how can I remove this?
If your paintwork is clean and dry, use Fast Glass on a soft Microfibre Cloth on the affected area. Allow the Fast Glass to soften the residue before gently wiping away, do not rub.
I’ve used this according to instruction, but it has not removed all the stains?
Soft Top Clean is effective at removing most types of soiling associated with soft tops, however aged or damaged soft tops can present an uneven finish which cannot be cleaned to improve.
For more stubborn soiling, allow plenty of dwell time. The cleaner can be left on overnight to provide a deeper intensive clean. We advise to cover the roof with plastic sheeting and secure (use a towel to weigh down or mask) this will prevent the product from drying out, use according to instruction and agitate (ensure a vigorous scrub to really work the product) with the sponge provided and spend a little longer on the problematic areas.
In the morning rehydrate with the cleaner and re-agitate and rinse thoroughly to ensure all residue is removed as this can also result in a patchy appearance if any residue from the cleaner is left on the surface. We would advise to rinse thoroughly using a low-pressure hose or watering can.
My roof is vinyl what can use instead?
Wash with any Autoglym shampoo and protect with Bumper & Trim Gel.
My roof is not repelling water after using the protector?
The water beading effect is something that should be seen in light rain or morning dew however possible reasons that this would not occur would be if there is still surface contamination.
The effect also lessens and disappears in heavy rain as the water quantity becomes too great to be supported by the Protector.
However, once the hood has dried out the beading effect should return again with light rain. |
Memorial Day weekend is the official unofficial start of the lesbian beach season. Girls with alternative lifestyle haircuts in alternative lifestyle swimwear line the shores of all the best beaches. I just got my hot ass home from Provincetown girls weekend. No — my actual hot ass. My burning hot hot ass that was scorched by the hot hot sun because my friend missed a huge spot while spraying me with sunscreen. So yes, official unofficial lesbian beach weekend is followed by official unofficial lesbian sunburn week. Here are some quick and easy cures to have you cooled off and back on your swagger in no time.
Do you have any idea how amazing a cool wash cloth feels against a sunburn? Like heaven. Like heaven in a wash cloth. And yes, this is as straightforward as it sounds; you just wet a wash cloth. If your sunburn is odd or localized (like on one shoulder) you might find that ice will help. If your sunburn is all over, apparently ice baths also just fix every sunburn. I’ve never tried one myself because I’m a giant wuss about being cold, but if you can stand it, fill a bathtub with cold water and dump ice inside. Unfortunately, you’ll have to add more ice as you lie in the tub because the massive heat radiating from your reddened skin will actually warm up the water. I’m going to go ahead and say that a cool bath will probably do you just as well (and, with a glass of white wine, help you to move on from some of those Dyke Weekend mistakes).
Put Some Food On Yourself
There are a suspiciously large number of foods that magically cure sunburns that are readily available in the kitchen of your beach rental. Baking soda can be put in your bath or mixed with water to make a paste and applied directly to the burn. Milk is another great option for curing sunburns. My childhood best friend’s mom used to always tell me it was because the milk “draws out the heat.” This sounds like some non-science to me, but milk sure does the body good. Just soak some gauze in a glass or room temperature milk and then apply as a compress to the burned skin. Compress for approximately 30 minutes. And yes. Soymilk works too. By far the best food cure for a sunburn, in my experience, is vinegar. You can just put half white vinegar half water in a spray bottle. Then spray the affected area with vinegar. This is particularly effective if you burned your entire back and want to just lie on your stomach on the ground for hours anyways. While you’re lying down on the ground, go ahead and spread some pulverized raw potato pulp on your back. Ensure that you shower after trying any food based remedies so that you’re not gross forever, and avoid contact with your private bits as to avoid getting a totally awful infection.
Hit the Drug Store
Just go ahead and stop a that the drug store before you even get to the beach in the first place. You definitely want to have 100% aloe vera on hand or better yet, an entire aloe plant (it’s going to be a long beach season). 1% hydrocortisone cream can also keep down burn swelling. A good moisturizer will help keep your skin from peeling, but make sure to buy one free of alcohol or perfumes. Lotion with alcohol in it will actually cause your sunburn to dry out even more thereby resulting in your crying for days. Additionally, go ahead and pick up an over the counter anti-inflammatory pain reliever such as ibuprofen, naproxen or aspirin. Taking a couple of these pain killers will take the edge off your burn, but also lower any resulting post-burn fever.
Whine About It
The most important cure for a sunburn, like most things, is to whine about it. How can you maximize complaining in this situation? If at all possible, put on aloe in public and make sure to groan emphatically while applying. Grimace every time you stand up or shift positions. If anyone bumps into you, recoil in horror and remind them that they just touched your sunburn. Be sure to text message your mom to receive the maximum sympathy. If your sunburn isn’t actually that bad, recall previous worse sunburns and compare accordingly. Finally, don’t forget to blame your awful terrible friend who completely missed spraying half your ass with sunscreen as if she didn’t know you had two sides to your ass.
Good luck with your lesbian beach weekends and your lesbian sunburns this season and next time do better protecting yourself. |
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Community Input Wanted at Connect SoCal Workshop
PALMDALE - The City of Palmdale will host a Connect SoCal Workshop presented by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on Tuesday, May 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Chimbole Cultural Center, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.
The public is encouraged to attend this free workshop and provide input. The workshop will highlight challenges the Southern California region is going to face over the next 25 years and the potential solutions to address them. Topics that will be discussed include anticipated growth in population, transportation, environmental and public health goals, and housing development of the region. “The goal is to build smarter and more connected region, so make sure to provide your input by attending a free workshop,” said Transportation/Strategic Initiatives Manager Mike Behen. “But, we can’t do it alone –we need your input to shape SoCal’s future!” For those unable to attend the workshop, SCAG encourages the public to take their online survey at www.connectsocal.org/survey. |
What is Vision AI Assistant?
Integrated with AVEVA’s HMI/SCADA software and AVEVA™ Insight, Vision AI Assistant employs deep learning to train machine learning models. Generating alerts when an image deviates from its expected state and alert operators to take immediate action, Vision AI Assistant can increase situational awareness, lengthen equipment uptime, and prevent machine failure.
This method utilizes an unsupervised machine algorithm to determine if specific images represent anomalies. Users train the algorithm with images that represent the expected outcome or “good” condition. The solution then determines anomalies—including novel anomalies—if real-time images do not match training images.
Discrete state detection
This method utilizes a supervised deep learning algorithm to distinguish between two known states. After users train the algorithm with categorized examples, the algorithm builds a general model of categories. It then attempts to assign unlabeled items to pre-learned categories.
User Defined Pipeline (UDP)
This is the most sophisticated skill type for advanced image processing prior to model detection. Users self-specify a series of automated steps in a chain for pre-processing and transformation of desired images. The input image travels through a series of defined processing blocks, transformations, or actions (“the pipeline”) to achieve the desired prediction output.
Context-aware alerts for AVEVA™ System Platform
Vision AI Assistant OMI App is an easy addition for an AVEVA System Platform application that taps into the context-aware environment of AVEVA™ Operations Management Interface. Automatically link alerts with specific areas of your process and interact with Vision AI Assistant.
Increased efficiency through identifying anomalies
Increase your efficiency and improve operator awareness by using image streams alongside HMI/SCADA data to identify visual anomalies.
How you can use Vision AI Assistant
Employ infrared or thermal cameras to identify visual anomalies. For example: Locate compressed air and vacuum leaks to reduce energy waste. Analyze electrical partial discharge patterns to minimize failures and downtime.
Use cameras to ensure quality control. For example: Determine fluid quality in water treatment, gauge if a hopper is full, or use in scenarios where quality control is subjective, such as identifying an item’s color.
Monitor machinery to provide early warning notification and diagnosis of equipment issues days, weeks, or months before failure. For example: Rely on cameras for overhead transportation such as chain or cart breakage.
Vision AI Assistant turns cameras into an extension of your process control network as visual sensors. It provides enhanced visibility into process areas not easily automated or that are unsafe or inaccessible for personnel. This greater situational awareness improves responsiveness to potential issues, resulting in increased equipment uptime and prevention of failures or safety hazards.
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How to Change Remote Desktop Port – Windows PC
This video will show how to change your default remote desktop port (3389) to another port.
To Automatically Change the port Run or Download Fix it
To Manually Change the Port:
To change the port that Remote Desktop listens on, follow these steps.
- Start Registry Editor.
- Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
- On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.
- Type the new port number, and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.
- Restart the computer.
Note When you try to connect to this computer by using the Remote Desktop connection, you must type the new port. Maybe you have to set the firewall to allow the new port number before you connect to this computer by using the Remote Desktop connection.
Important This method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. |
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Black Labradorite, also known as Larvikite, is associated with the Root and Crown chakras. Benefits of the stone include
*Helps to achieve goals & keep focused
*Enhances all intuitive & psychic abilities
*Excellent grounding stone
*Aids to sharpen memory & assimilate new information
*Assists to detoxify the body of toxins, especially the skin
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The obverse of the medal features a symbolic Bird of Paradise, delicately modelled with all its fine detail frosted on a mirror polished background. Surrounding the design are the words: Hong Kong Service Medal with the dates 1841 – 1997, denoting the period Hong Kong was 'The Crown Colony of Hong Kong'.
The reverse of the medal has a brilliant polished background and carries the central feature of Hong Kong written in Cantonese. The golden appearance of the medal giving prestige and a most appropriate commemorative significance to service in the ' Fragrant Harbour'.
The blue of the Ribbon represents the waters, channels and the seas surrounding Hong Kong and the New Territories with the centre Golden Yellow stripe representing the rich and strategic 'Jewel in the Crown'. The exclusively designed woven medal ribbon is fitted to a uniquely designed medal suspender, which features two powerful inter-twined dragons 'guarding the Colony'. This medal is supplied on a concealed single pin, ready to wear.
The Hong Kong Medal embraces a period of historical importance to this once far-flung segment of the British Empire. Due to the strategic geographic location enjoyed by the islands of Hong Kong, it has long been of prime importance in the area known for so long as the Far East. Annexed in 1841 by Captain Charles Elliot, RN, it grew to be the world's third largest port and an economic force to be reckoned with by the time British involvement ceased in June 1997. Between the island of Hong Kong and the vast country of China an area of the mainland totalling about 350 square miles was leased to the United Kingdom in 1898 for a 99-year period under the Convention of Peking. This area known at the time of the agreement as 'The Emperor's Rice Bowl', now became known as the New Territories and this land along with the island of Hong Kong and its surrounding 235 islands would be known as The Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
Throughout this long and often turbulent history the Colony required the constant input of civil servants to oversee the administration and legal aspects of the area. In addition to this ongoing integration of British personnel a sustained presence of armed forces ensured the monitoring of the thousands of miles of coastline and the 22 miles of contiguous land border with China. It is to mark such service both civil and military that the Hong Kong Service Medal was introduced.
The Hong Kong Service Medal is available to all former civil and military personnel who served for a minimum period of six months in The Crown Colony of Hong Kong, Eligibility is also extended to include next of kin and direct descendants.The medal is fitted with a uniquely woven ribbon, completed with a concealed individual brooch bar, ready to wear with pride, not alongside campaign medals, gallantry decorations or in uniform by serving members but separately and distinctively. |
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Alfatronix Converter PV 24V DC - 12V DC 24A
Alfatronix Converter PV 24V DC – 12V DC 24A
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Powerverter DC-DC Converter
24V DC – 12V DC, isolated
Input voltage range 17-32V DC
Output voltage 13,6V DC
288 Watt 24A
Green LED indicates output
Compact and easy mount with “Click’n’ Fit” clip
Protected from dust, damp and impact to IP53
ALFATRONIX provides lifetime guarantee
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POWERVERTER 24V TO 12V VOLTAGE CONVERTERS – ISOLATED
These products offer a convenient way to operate mass produced 12Vdc equipment such as cell phones, in car entertainment, professional communications, telematics equipment, refridgerators, televisions etc. from the 24Vdc mobile electrical systems found on diesel engined vehicles and vessels.
A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE
There are 14 products in the range from 3A to 50A in isolated or common earth configurations. They have been optimised for high volume 24Vdc to 12Vdc applications such as on heavy goods vehicles, coaches, buses, forestry and agricultural vehicles, as well as commercial and leisure marine vehicles.
These units are IP53, so there are no ventilation holes to permit stray objects, dust or water droplets to enter the case, there are no external fuses to be tampered with. Fuses will only blow if there is a fault so there is no need to make them accessible.
All the units consume an off load current of less than 15mA, which is probably less than the self-discharge current of the vehicle’s battery. In most cases this can be ignored, speeding the installation by removing the need to fit a remote switch. All products fit onto a “Click ‘n’ Fit” mounting clip which is fixed in three points allowing it to be mounted on uneven surfaces. It is easy to fit the clip into awkward places and then simply click the unit into position. A fixing kit for din rail installation is also available. A green LED indicates when there is output from the converter. This gives reassurance to the installation engineer and speeds fault finding.
Many PowerVerters and DD Series products can be configured with alternative output voltages etc. for specialist applications. Please call our sales team to discuss your requirements. |
The big question about obesity drugs: Can people ever stop taking them?
There's an emerging debate around a popular class of anti-obesity drugs: whether patients who go on them can ever expect to stop taking them.
Why it matters: The drugs represent an important shift in treating obesity as a chronic disease, but that has costly implications. Much of the tension around the drugs' long-term use is being driven by the insurers paying for them and clinicians who prescribe them.
The big picture: The class of injectable drugs known as GLP-1 agonists has been used for years for treating Type 2 diabetes, and those patients typically receive the treatment indefinitely.
- But in the last few years, they've been increasingly recognized for their ability to increase insulin sensitivity and curb hunger. Two of the drugs have been approved for weight loss.
- There are still questions about how the drugs work, including how long patients should stay on them.
- Patient advocates argue this very debate shows how obesity has been viewed differently from other chronic diseases — as a matter of poor willpower, rather than one driven by biology.
- But even among providers, whether weight-loss patients should expect to sign up for a lifetime of treatments is not a settled question, particularly as an increasing amount of real-world data shows many patients stop taking the drugs within a year, and a majority stop taking the drugs within 24 months. That's partly due to challenging side effects as well as coverage limits.
State of play: On one side, the argument for treating obesity like any other chronic disease means it makes no sense to wean patients off the drugs.
- "We wouldn't say, 'Well, great, your blood pressure is now down to normal, so stop the medication and we expect your blood pressure to stay down,'" Susan Yanovski, co-director of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Obesity Research, told Axios.
- She pointed to studies that have found patients taking semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic — regained two-thirds of their lost weight within a year of getting off the drugs.
- Anecdotally, clinicians told Axios they've seen patients quickly gain the weight back, and sometimes more.
- "These medications work while you're taking them. If for some reason you stop the medication, then you will regain the weight," said Enrique Elli, a bariatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic who said he often sees patients seeking a more permanent solution.
The other side: Some experts say we are just beginning to understand how the drugs rewire the brain, suggesting more data is needed to show if they might instead serve as a bridge to less intense therapies and lifestyle changes that can help patients keep off weight.
- Companies like Lark Health, which helps health plans manage the GLP-1s, and Calibrate, which provides GLP-1s and support directly to consumers, are developing clinical studies to demonstrate how to graduate patients of the drugs.
- Among the questions they're examining: whether it's possible to shift patients to much lower doses, switch to a less expensive medication, or use the drugs intermittently to maintain weight loss, Lark's chief medical officer, Peter Antall, told Axios.
- Antall said it's not surprising that many participants in previous GLP-1 trials gained the weight back afterward. "They stopped the medication at the highest dose, cold turkey," Antall said.
- Clinicians generally slowly increase the dosage for new GLP-1 patients to minimize the discomfort of side effects. There should be a similar tapering process for patients alongside support, Antall said.
- "Let's help them slowly learn to keep those eating habits that they've developed while on GLP-1s, even if they don't feel as full after a normal-sized meal," Antall said.
- Weaning may be plausible for some patients, but there isn't yet enough clinical data to support taking patients off the drugs, said Yanovski of the NIH obesity office.
- "Right now, what I tell patients is that, if the medications work, they'll need to be on medication indefinitely," she said.
Yes, but: Clinicians didn't entirely dismiss arguments for weaning.
- Many insurers are refusing to cover these drugs for obesity, and finding a way to use the drugs in a more cost-effective manner could help improve access to coverage.
- Patients who could benefit greatly from these drugs, including kids, may find the idea of taking the drugs in a limited way more palatable.
- No matter which side of the argument, there's seemingly broad agreement that a strong patient support service component is needed to improve the success of the drugs. |
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FBI Warns Of Pending Large Scale ATM Cashout StrikeAttack May Pivot On A Data Breach At 'Unknown Card Issuer' Agency Says
The FBI warns that cybercriminals are planning a large-scale operation aimed at emptying ATMs of their holdings, a type of attack that has caused swift and costly losses for financial institutions.
The confidential alert was shared privately with banks on Friday, reports security blogger Brian Krebs, who obtained it.
The alert says that the scheme is likely associated with a data breach at an "unknown card issuer." The FBI says it obtained the tip through unspecified reporting.
"This data is provided in order to help systems administrators guard against the actions of persistent cyber criminals."
The FBI's alert will give banks a heads-up, but there's been plenty of fair warning already as multiple incidents of ATM fraud have affected financial institutions. ATM cashout schemes are referred to as "unlimited" operations due to their high takings.
The FBI's alert says small- to medium-size financial institutions have historically been targeted "likely due to less robust implementation of cybersecurity controls, budgets or third-party vendor vulnerabilities."
The FBI declined to provide the advisory to ISMG but says: "In furtherance of public-private partnerships, the FBI routinely advises private industry of various cyber threat indicators observed during the course of our investigations. This data is provided in order to help systems administrators guard against the actions of persistent cyber criminals."
Unlimited operations kick off with cybercriminals penetrating into banking systems, often with the initial intrusion enabled by spear phishing.
Once inside a bank's financial systems, the attackers install malware that helps monitor and study how an organization manages ATMs, accounts and login credentials, according to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which develops reporting standards for U.S. banks.
They then seek access to the control panels that allows them to remove limits on payment card accounts, modify ATM systems and meddle with card issuer authorization systems.
"These control panels, often web-based, manage the amount of money customers may withdraw within a set time frame, the geographic limitations of withdrawals, the types and frequency of fraud reports that its service provider sends to the financial institution, the designated employee that receives these reports, and other management functions related to card security and internal controls," the FFIEC says.
Payment Card Cloning
In order to withdraw cash, the cybercriminals use account data that's been obtained through point-of-sale compromises, payment processor data breaches or skimming.
The data can be used to create cloned payment cards, which then can potentially be used at ATMs around the world to withdraw money. The stolen data is encoded on the magnetic stripe on the back of the card.
"Criminals may conduct their operations during holidays and weekends to take advantage of increased cash levels in ATMs and limited monitoring by financial institutions during non-work hours."
Cloned cards don't have the microchip that's part of the system known as EMV or "chip and PIN." If a chip-enabled card is used at an ATM that is equipped to check for its presence, a transaction should be rejected.
But not all ATMs check for the microchip, and in certain configurations, the ATM may default to reading the magnetic stripe and allow a transaction to proceed.
The cashouts involve withdrawing large amounts of money from multiple ATMs in short periods ranging from four hours to two days, the FFIEC says. Those actions are also timed to maximize their effectiveness.
"Criminals may conduct their operations during holidays and weekends to take advantage of increased cash levels in ATMs and limited monitoring by financial institutions during non-work hours," it says.
In one of the most infamous unlimited schemes, one group stole an estimated US$55 million between 2010 and 2013. In February 2017, one member of the group, Ercan Findikoglu of Turkey, was sentenced to eight years in U.S. prison.
Findikoglu was accused of attacking credit and debit card processors and then gaining network administrator privileges. The withdrawal limits on prepaid debit cards were removed, and the PINs for compromised debit cards were stolen, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
The largest of three operations Findikoglu was accused of participating in took place in February 2013. The gang withdrew an astounding $40 million from 36,000 ATMs in 24 countries.
More recent attacks have taken less money, but are no less impressive. In May 2016, attackers stole $19 million from South Africa's Standard Bank via ATMs in Japan.
That strike took place in less than three hours. The money mules used 1,600 counterfeit mag-stripe debit cards cloned from card data stolen to withdraw the money from 1,400 ATMs located in 7-Eleven convenient stores (see Lessons From ATM Cash-Out Scheme in Japan).
Then just two months later that year, Taiwan's First Commercial Bank saw $2.2 million from stolen from dozens of ATMs using three types of malware. It was believed that the attackers gained inside access to the bank's network and installed three types of malware (see Taiwan Heist Highlights ATM Weaknesses).
Three Eastern European men who were part of a group of money mules who withdrew the cash were sentenced to jail time, but more than a dozen others fled the country (see Taiwan Sentences Money Mules in ATM Attacks). |
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Nearly 60 church leaders and educators from Latin America gathered at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to help enrich theological education among Baptists around the world.
The summit was organized by Southwestern’s Global Theological Innovation (GTI) program, and leaders came from Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Honduras, Uruguay, Guatemala, Columbia, Venezuela and Cuba.
Speakers at the Aug. 6-10 event included Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, and Southwestern faculty.
Page urged the leaders to cooperate with one another and with Southern Baptists in their mission to train the pastors and missionaries of the future.
“I believe God is calling us to do the mission that we do together,” Page said. “That is why I am so glad that you are here. I have a vision for reaching the world, but it will only happen when we understand each other and work together…. Let us remember that we have a mission, and that mission is best done when we work together.”
Statistics show an explosive growth of Christianity in the global south, Keith Eitel, dean of Southwestern’s Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, said. According to some researchers, as many as 83,000 people convert to Christianity every day in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America, while only 4,000 become Christians in North America and Europe each day.
Theological education, however, has lagged behind the expansion of Christianity, Eitel said. Schools around the world have expressed a need for library resources, faculty development and greater recognition of their degrees by accrediting agencies and other schools.
Brent Ray, associate director of Southwestern’s GTI program, said the shortage of theological education around the world has left church leaders without the training they need for the tasks they face.
“Over the last decade many of our international Baptist seminaries have declined measurably,” Ray said. “In fact, in many countries we have watched as many Baptist seminaries have been forced to shut down.
“There is now a critical need and appeal for our Southern Baptist churches, mission agencies and seminaries to join Baptists worldwide in reaching, teaching and equipping the next generation of Baptist leaders,” Ray said.
To help solve the problem, Southwestern is working with the International Mission Board and Southern Baptist churches to organize a global network of theological schools and seminaries.
“We are moving quickly,” Ray said, “toward the formation of a global Baptist theological alliance, or consortium, whose Kingdom impact will only be measurable in God’s eternal economy.”
While the initial GTI summit at Southwestern involved educational leaders from Spanish-speaking nations, Ray said Southwestern is committed to the development of similar alliances among likeminded Baptist institutions throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.
To that end, during the summit, Paige Patterson, Southwestern’s president, awarded a presidential scholarship to Dennis Dhlula, principal (president, in U.S. terminology) of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Zimbabwe. The scholarship will augment Dhlula’s ministry in Zimbabwe by helping him study at Southwestern.
Daniel Sanchez, a professor of missions at Southwestern, said the seminary has worked alongside Baptist educators in Hispanic nations for more than 20 years. But the summit, Sanchez said, set a milestone in global cooperation among Baptist schools.
“What is historic about this meeting,” Sanchez said, “is that this is the first time this many seminaries from Latin America and Spain have come together to become better acquainted with one another, share information, discuss ways of cooperating, and initiate the process of forming a Baptist seminary consortium.”
The GTI network “can have a great impact in evangelism, discipleship and church planting, resulting in the growth of the Kingdom throughout the world,” Sanchez said.
Page reminded the leaders that their labor for theological education ultimately is for the Lord.
“All of this is because we have a Master, and His name is Jesus Christ,” Page said. “Great seminaries point to Christ. Great churches point to Christ. So let us love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength…. This conference, I hope, will always point to Jesus Christ. He is the reason we are here. And so we do what we do for His glory. Gloria a Dios!”
Page, a graduate of Southwestern, commended the seminary for encouraging the cooperative task.
“The Apostle Paul talked about the partnership in the Gospel in Philippians 1, and I feel like this is a similar partnership, as we join seminaries from Latin America,” Page said. “It was energizing to me to see the energy in the room, the spirit of partnership… I am thankful for the partnership for the Gospel that we see exemplified here.”
Also at the summit, educational leaders from Spanish-speaking nations learned about an opportunity to benefit from Southwestern’s new online Spanish-language master of theological studies degree. According to Craig Blaising, Southwestern’s provost, the online degree program offers advantages for theological institutions and students alike.
“Our desire,” Blaising said, “is to get education to those who strategically need it.”
While Southwestern’s Spanish MTS is available to anyone for a promotional tuition of $100 per course, students at schools within the GTI network can earn their complete master’s degrees at the reduced rate.
Through the network schools, students can gain access to personal contact with professors, libraries and ministry opportunities. Additionally, network schools can give students practical ministry training that cannot be provided online.
The Spanish MTS degree offers additional advantages to schools within the GTI network, Blaising said. Undergraduate schools, for example, will be able to offer a master’s degree to their students, and faculty members can gain further graduate training. By partnering with Southwestern, the schools may take steps toward accreditation and toward the ability to offer their own graduate programs.
For Southwestern, Blaising said, the Spanish MTS degree is “part of a strategic global outreach” — part of Southwestern’s vision to make disciples in every nation.
Benjamin Hawkins writes for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (www.swbts.edu/campusnews). Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp). |
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Last month, I suggested that The Shift—the thing where a team puts three or more infielders on one side of the infield—was actually doing more harm than good. And yet, The Shift persists. I still think those findings are correct, but it seemed to me that there must be more to the story, and so I set out to find it.
1. The Shift does have a big effect, just not the one you think.
I don’t know if this question has been fully answered: What is the benefit of The Shift? Sure, we know that it’s basically meant to station an extra fielder, usually on the pull side, who will hopefully snag a few grounders and soft line drives. If a batter hits a bunch of balls that way, it makes sense. We also know intuitively that some hitters make sense to shift against and some do not.
To take an extreme case, if we knew that every time a hitter put the ball in play, he would hit it to the rightward third of the field, then a manager should station all seven of his non-battery fielders in that rightward third. If a hitter is a true spray hitter who sprinkles the ball all over the yard, then shifting against him makes no sense, because while the balls he pokes to the right side will be more easily field-able, the balls that he pokes to the left side will have giant holes that they could find.
I think we’ve all assumed that the size of the hole that’s created on the left side by moving the third baseman over to the right side of the field is equal and opposite to the size of the additional barrier that the third baseman puts up on the right. This turns out not to be correct.
For these numbers, I looked at all cases in which a left-handed hitter (more than two-thirds of all shifts were executed against lefties in 2017) hit a ground ball, and paneled the data by whether the ball was pulled, hit to the middle of the field, or hit to the opposite field, plus whether The Shift was on. (Data is from 2012-2017.)
|Pull (No Shift)
|Center (No Shift)
|Oppo (No Shift)
|Pull (No Shift)
|Center (No Shift)
|Oppo (No Shift)
|Pull (No Shift)
|Center (No Shift)
|Oppo (No Shift)
(Reminder: Does not include home runs.)
We see that ground balls hit into The Shift on the pull side are about 5.5 percent more likely to be turned into an out than if no shift is on, and the effect for liners is about as big. Those are the extra outs that The Shift is supposed to be producing. A ball pulled into The Shift really is easier to field. But then there’s the deep, dark fear that goes along with The Shift, which is that the hitter will go to the opposite field … and they’re a little short-staffed over there at the moment.
The numbers bear that out, too. Grounders hit the opposite way have a whopping 15 percent better chance of becoming a hit when The Shift is on than when teams are playing a two-left-two-right alignment. If we’re going to be opening up a 15-point hole in one side of the infield and only creating a five-point barrier on the other, then we’d better be sure that the batter isn’t much of a threat to actually hit the ball toward that 15-point hole.
BABIP isn’t the only way to do these things. In fact, it’s probably not even the best way to do things. Doubles and triples are worth more than singles, so I’ve also included weighted runs created (wRC) above to account for this, and we have the numbers above, normalized to per plate appearance rate (or technically here, because the publicly available data doesn’t have HR, BB, K, or HBP, per ball in play.)
We can now transform those numbers into estimates for how valuable The Shift is, compared to the two-left-two-right formation, when a batter does each event.
|Pull Benefit (wRC)
|Center Benefit (wRC)
|Oppo Benefit (wRC)
If a batter does pull a ground ball into The Shift, his outcomes are going to be .044 runs worse (or, if you look at it from the defense’s perspective, outcomes are .044 runs better) than if they were playing two-left-two-right. However, if he goes oppo, The Shift costs the defensive team .126 runs. The defensive team needs to believe that a hitter will pull his grounders about three times as often as he will go oppo with them in order for The Shift to break even.
Some guys are extreme pull hitters like that and we can project based on how often a batter hits ground balls and line drives, and how often he hits to the pull, center, and opposite sides. We can figure out what his expected benefit (or loss) would be for a team switching to The Shift on him.
In 2017, there were 318 hitters who logged at least 250 plate appearances. This includes both lefties and righties. When we do a quick multiply out their 2017 rates of pull/center/oppo and their GB/LD/FB rates against the above chart, we find that about half of them (147) have a profile that would make shifting a good idea, although some of them just barely. But that assumes that hitters hit exactly the same in front of The Shift as they do when The Shift isn’t on.
Which brings us to …
2. Hitters change their approach in front of The Shift.
Hitters, of course, aren’t unaware of the fact that there are three infielders on one side of second base, and while they have something about their swing that makes them pull-happy, they are hopefully able to tame some of those impulses when the situation calls for it. The Shift gives them plenty of incentive to do so, and there’s evidence that they’re doing exactly that.
Now, it’s silly to look at rates of pulled balls in front of The Shift and in front of a two-left-two-right defense. There will be more pulled balls in front of The Shift because teams specifically put The Shift on when a pull hitter is up, causing a massive selective sampling problem. But we have a way around that. We can use cross-sampling.
Here, we’re going to take advantage of the fact that hitters have plate appearances both in front of The Shift and without The Shift. If a batter pulls 40 percent of his balls in play when The Shift isn’t on, then in theory, he should pull 40 percent of his balls against The Shift if he’s doing nothing differently. For another hitter, his pull percentage might be 45 percent not against The Shift and we will change his expectations accordingly.
An individual player’s actual results will be subject to a lot of small-sample-size weirdness. If a batter only has 10 plate appearances against The Shift, it’s easy to get the occasional 70 percent pull rate the same way that it’s easy to get the occasional run of seven heads out of 10 coin tosses on a fair coin. However, that weirdness tends to even itself out over an entire sample of players. So, we will sum across the league. This does unfortunately take away our abilities to say anything about whether The Shift should be used against Smith or Jones specifically, but it’ll tell us something about using The Shift against “hitters in general.”
|Pulled balls (expected)
|Pulled balls (actual)
|Center balls (expected)
|Center balls (actual)
|Oppo balls (expected)
|Oppo balls (actual)
We see that against The Shift, hitters do the obvious and cut down on their pull-happy ways. Clearly, they are still pull-plurality, but in front of The Shift, pulled balls take a bit of a dive. We only see about 93 percent of the pulled balls that we expect. It’s tempting to assume that since “opposite field” is the antonym of “pulled” then the missing pulled balls are being hit to the opposite field. This is not the case. In fact, we see a few missing opposite field balls. Instead, hitters facing The Shift are more often taking the ball to center field. That’s going to be a net positive for our hitters, even if it’s not the huge net positive that we were hoping for.
In the past, I’ve shown that one effect of The Shift is to increase the number of hits that the defense allows. Let’s take a look at what happens in terms of weighted runs created (not the plus, just wRC), using the same method. (The sample consists of only players who have 100 non-shifted balls in play in the season, and the “BIP” column here represents the number of shifted BIP that are in the sample.)
We can see that over time, the linear weight value that hitters who are facing The Shift generate is larger than what we would expect based on their performance when they aren’t being shifted. The effect size is about .0043 runs per BIP. On balls in play. Remember that.
3. Redemption for The Shift?
It’s important to remember that the only (public) data we have for The Shift is on balls that are “in play.” We don’t have numbers on walks, strikeouts, home runs, or hit batters. We can see that, as a mode of defensing balls in play, The Shift is actually a pretty bad way to go about generating outs and on those balls that stay “in play” shifting teams are actually losing on the deal.
How that all happens turns out to be important, though. Here’s isolated power (ISO) for hitters in front of The Shift, with their “expected” totals based on how they performed without The Shift. The numbers are going to look extremely low for what we normally expect from ISO (and in particular given the big slugger population that usually gets shifted) because home runs are not recorded in this sample.
Notice that for the first time, we actually see a situation where The Shift is doing a better job. ISO is (slightly) lower than we would expect when The Shift is on. Digging a tiny bit deeper, we see that The Shift somehow suppresses doubles and triples, although it compensates by adding a larger number of singles. BABIP goes up, and there’s enough value in those extra singles to offset the value of the “lost” doubles and triples (and then some), but it’s worth pointing out that doubles and triples are usually power outcomes.
What’s another power outcome that we can’t be entirely sure about in front of The Shift? Home runs. Do they also go down? (If someone would just release the data, I could answer the question directly.) Let me show you three numbers: 35.2 percent, 9.4 percent, 4.5 percent. In 2017, those were the HR/FB rates for pulled (fly) balls, center (fly) balls, and opposite field (fly) balls, respectively. Most power is pulled power. Remember how we said that hitters were pulling fewer balls in front of The Shift? That might earn them some additional base hits, but it’s also likely that they are settling for fewer homers. It’s not that they never pull the ball. It’s not that they never hit a center field homer. But there are (probably) effects at the margins.
We saw above that without The Shift, we would expect our weighted sample of shifted gentlemen to pull the ball 42.0 percent of the time. It’s probably a bit higher since we were only looking at “in play” balls and that means home runs were specifically excluded (and are more likely to be pulled balls). Along with that, 33.4 percent of balls “should have” gone to center field and 24.6 percent to the opposite field. Instead, we see the actual outcomes are 39.1 percent pull, 37.2 percent center, and 23.7 percent opposite field.
If we just go with those numbers, hitters lose about .007 home runs per fly ball, and if fly balls are about 40 percent of what these guys do (the league has about a 36 percent fly-ball rate, but these guys are usually shifted on specifically because they are power hitters) that means they’re losing about .0028 home runs. Your average homer is worth about two runs, putting the run value lost to home runs at about .0056. Above, we saw that the value lost via the increase in BABIP was .0043 runs per BIP.
The power outage (specifically, the home run loss) from The Shift exceeds the loss on balls in play. The Shift works, although not in the way that we think it does. It doesn’t make fielding the ball easier. It scares the batter from pulling the ball so much and saps his home run power as a result!
4. Not so fast. In fact, use your walking feet.
In the previous article, I found that one other thing The Shift does is increase the number of balls that we see in a plate appearance. The effect is small, adding one extra ball every 20 PA or so. Previously, I calculated the effects of The Shift in terms of these extra balls, which are more likely to put hitters into more advantageous counts and perhaps lead to better contact. Well, now we’ve accounted for that contact, but we still need to figure out the walks. Again, this would be easier if walk data in front of The Shift were available, but for now, we will make do with what we have.
We previously estimated that The Shift adds about 0.054 balls per PA to the count. In 2017, there were 260,184 non-intentional balls called. They broke down as follows:
|First Ball in the Count
|Second Ball in the Count
|Third Ball in the Count
|Fourth Ball in the Count
That extra ball is the one that produces a walk 5.7 percent of the time. Some of those other extra balls may have turned the count from 1-1 to 2-1, and that is going to be an advantage to the hitter, but that’s going to be in the form of better results on balls hit into play (which we covered previously). If an “extra” ball happens 5.4 percent of the time, and 5.7 percent of those balls “cause” a walk, then The Shift “causes” an extra walk in an extra 0.3 percent of plate appearances. That increased chance of a walk is worth 0.021 runs per PA.
Let’s take stock of what we’ve estimated so far.
|Frequency (2017 Est.)
|Extra Value on BIP
|Lost Home Runs
|Shifted BIP + HR
I’m not going to defend those values down to the third decimal place. Because I’m working in a surprisingly low information environment, I’ve had to make a lot of assumptions, and better data might render this all obsolete. But this is probably the right story and it’s an important story.
The Shift is still a net negative for the team that is doing the shifting, although not quite as negative as I had originally thought. The reasons why are really important, though. Insofar as The Shift “works,” it’s because it’s a psychological ploy. The evidence shows pretty conclusively that The Shift is actually an inferior defense to two-left-two-right, at least as “defense” has been traditionally defined as “balls in play.” It’s telling that no one thought it would be helpful to release the data on how many home runs are hit in front of The Shift. Apparently, no one figured that The Shift would have any effect on that. That’s a rather short-sighted point of view.
The Shift causes a behavioral change in the hitters that face it, and it turns out to be an irrational one. The hitters, faced with a tactic that appears to be a direct challenge to their pull-hitting ways, ever so subtly begin to pull the ball less. They don’t hit the ball to the opposite field. They start taking the ball up the middle. It’s only a few percentage points, but it means that they’re getting away from the one thing that got them shifted on to begin with. They are pull power hitters and they are moving away from their power, and in doing so they sacrifice some home runs (and doubles and triples).
They do replace them with a few more singles, but those aren’t as valuable as the lost extra-base hits. Hitters in front of The Shift are clearly trying to beat the challenge in front of them, rather than the entire system. They would actually do better to simply swing as they usually do and accept the fact that they will have a few balls that go for 5-3 putouts, despite the fact that the third baseman is playing in short right field. It’s a bad idea to go away from your power.
That means teams looking to shift should pay less attention to spray charts (OK, you have to do some of that), and instead find the hitters who have a lot of power to the pull field and who will change their behavior. That’s what really drives The Shift: it tricks hitters into giving up their power swing.
The findings concerning The Shift likely increasing the number of walks are still valid, and they turn The Shift from something that is actually a benefit for the defense to something that they should re-think, but I think there’s a bigger message here. Last time, when I talked about The Shift increasing walks, I suggested that teams might talk to their pitchers about how they were nibbling a little more and the problems that was causing. Maybe they could have a similar conversation about their shifted-on sluggers. “Don’t worry about The Shift. Pulling the ball is more efficient.”
The net total would be a few runs–perhaps half a win–returned to a team’s bottom line for having made the effort, but it’s something that could theoretically be done by just presenting the information to the affected people. But that’s the new challenge in a front office: figuring out why something works, and in some cases figuring out how to use that to shape players’ behavior. It turns out that The Shift is such an opportunity, although we rarely consider it that way.
But that’s the surprising story of The Shift. It’s a psychological ploy for which both sides actually fall, perhaps without knowing it. And that’s why it persists.
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Flying with Infants on a family trip does require some additional preparation. you would like to be clear on what all food, medicine, or personal use items for the infant are often carried in carry-on luggage and what would be available inside the plane.
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Flying with Senior Citizens Elderly people might need special assistance at the airports and through the flight. If there's any such special requirement thanks to their age, illness or other reason, this must be mentioned to the airline preferably at the time of ticket booking. Airlines have their own policies for the character of special assistance they will or can't provide, with or with none condition. So, this must be checked before ticket booking.
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Many people indeed treat their businesses as their babies. They ensure that it is secure with related insurance policies, and they also see to it that it never runs out of cash flow. This is important for a business’s operations to run smoothly and without worry to the owner. This is where the value of a reliable business credit card comes in.
A business credit card is a significant tool for your business to continuously transact without any worry. This is particularly valuable for your business to have the purchasing power to buy from your suppliers. This frees up any concerns about having available cash to buy necessary materials for your business. This type of credit card also adds to your credit score and makes your business attractive in the eyes of financiers.
If you can manage your finances well enough to keep your business afloat, this makes you a good candidate for financial breakthroughs. This could open more business opportunities if suppliers also see you as a potential client. It can open the possibility of you finding quality suppliers to boost your own business and start a positive domino effect. All of this can be possible because you took care of your finances well.
Your business credit card will work wonders for you and your business. Aside from the benefits mentioned above, it also sets a good precedent in your banking and credit records. Banks will see the healthy cash flow in it and how well you are managing your accounts. At the same time, this type of card can be used as your key to raising the bar of your transactions a notch higher. This happens when you close in deals that make you more financially attractive to fellow investors. After all, only a financially educated business owner will know that he is dealing with the right pack. |
About Okavango Foods: Okavango Foods is a dynamic and fast-paced culinary haven located in the heart of Lusaka. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional dining experiences and a diverse range of high-quality pastries. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a passionate and talented Entry-Level Pastry Chef to join our team.
As an Entry-Level Pastry Chef at Okavango Foods, you will play a crucial role in our kitchen operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals who are eager to kickstart their career in the culinary world and thrive in a fast-paced environment. We welcome both qualified candidates and those with relevant experience.
- Assist in the preparation and production of a variety of pastries, desserts, and baked goods.
- Follow recipes and guidelines to maintain consistency and quality.
- Contribute creative ideas to develop new and innovative pastry offerings.
- Collaborate with the kitchen team to ensure smooth and efficient workflow.
- Adhere to health and safety standards in the kitchen.
- Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
- Passion for the culinary arts and a keen interest in pastry.
- Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent; culinary education is a plus.
- Previous experience in a pastry kitchen is advantageous.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Flexibility in working hours, including evenings and weekends.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
- Opportunity for growth and career development within a thriving culinary business.
- Exposure to a diverse range of pastry techniques and creations.
- A vibrant and collaborative work environment.
How to Apply: If you are passionate about pastry and ready to take the first step in your culinary career, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your resume, along with a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in joining Okavango Foods, to Human Resource [email protected]
Okavango Foods is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. The deadline for applications is 14th December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Thank you for considering Okavango Foods as the next step in your culinary journey! |
We are a renowned business and we require an experienced Foreman for immediate hiring.
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Must be experienced Foreman
With good leadership skills
Can join immediately
Applicant must be in Zambia for interview and practical test at Lusaka site.
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For some humans, weight gain or including muscle may be simply as hard as dropping weight is for others.
However, genuinely adding positive foods for your eating regimen can make your weight gain efforts both wholesome and more effective.
Here are 18 of the fine ingredients that will help you benefit weight or upload muscle, the healthy way.
1. Homemade protein smoothies
Drinking home made protein smoothies may be a fantastically nutritious and short way to advantage weight.
Making your own smoothies is the first-class manner on the grounds that business variations are frequently full of sugar and absence nutrients. It also offers you complete control over the taste and nutrient content material.
Here are just a few tasty variations you can attempt. You can combine every with 2 cups (470 mL) of dairy milk or soy milk when you have lactose intolerance. Both have greater nutrients and energy than different opportunity milks.
Milk has been used as a weight gainer or muscle builder for decades.
It offers a terrific balance of proteins, carbs, and fats and is a superb supply of calcium, as well as other vitamins and minerals (2Trusted Source).
For the ones seeking to upload more muscle, milk is an tremendous protein supply that provides each casein and whey proteins. Research has even proven it let you add muscle when blended with weightlifting
Rice is a handy, low cost carb source that will help you benefit weight. Just 1 cup (158 grams) of cooked white rice gives 204 energy, 44 grams of carbs, and very little fats (6Trusted Source).
Rice is likewise pretty calorie-dense, that means you could without difficulty attain a excessive quantity of carbs and energy from a single serving. This allows you devour extra food, specifically if you have a terrible appetite or get full speedy.
When you’re at the go or in a hurry, 2-minute packs of microwavable rice can be without difficulty brought to other protein sources and premade meals.
4. Nuts and nut butters
Nuts and nut butters are best alternatives in case you’re looking to gain weight.
Just one small handful of uncooked almonds (1/four cup) incorporates 170 calories, 6 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber, and 15 grams of healthful fats.
Since nuts are very calorie-dense, simply handfuls in step with day with a meal or as a snack can fast upload masses of calories.
You can add nut butters to a spread of snacks or dishes, along with smoothies, yoghourts, and crackers, to turn them right into a excessive calorie snack in no time.
5. Red meats
Red meats are likely one of the excellent muscle-constructing ingredients available.
For instance, 6 oz. (a hundred and seventy grams) of steak consists of around five grams of leucine.
Leucine is the key amino acid your body wishes to stimulate muscle protein synthesis and upload new muscular tissues (8 Trusted Source, nine). It additionally carries 456 calories and almost forty nine grams of protein.
In addition to this, purple meats are one of the first-rate natural assets of nutritional creatine, which is possibly the arena’s quality muscle-building complement.
Consider choosing fattier cuts, which give greater energy than leaner meats, supporting you’re taking in extra energy and upload weight.
Not most effective do potatoes and different starches upload carbs and energy to help you advantage weight — they also growth your muscle glycogen shops.
Glycogen is the predominant fuel source for maximum sports activities and activities.
Many of these carb sources also offer vital vitamins and fiber, as well as resistant starch, that may help nourish your intestine bacteria (13 Trusted Source).
With sweet potatoes, you may strive out one of the cutting-edge Instagram developments: candy potato toast. Prep takes only mins. Start through washing, drying, and thinly cutting a medium-sized sweet potato, then toast it for your liking either in a toaster or a toaster oven.
7. Salmon and oily fish
Like red meat, salmon and oily fish are superb resources of protein and vital healthy fat.
Out of all the vitamins that salmon and oily fish offer, omega-three fatty acids are many of the most great and widely recognized.
They provide several advantages on your health and help fight sicknesses.
Just one 6-ounce (a hundred and seventy-gram) fillet of deboned wild sockeye salmon gives round 250 energy and 12 grams of healthy fat. The identical serving packs 37 grams of high first-rate protein, helping you build muscle or gain weight.
8. Protein supplements
Taking protein supplements is a commonplace approach for athletes and bodybuilders who need to gain weight. There are many sorts available, which include whey, soy, egg, and pea protein.
Some people suppose whey protein is bad or unnatural, but this isn’t the case. Whey protein is crafted from dairy and has been shown to help improve health markers and reduce the hazard of ailment.
Protein supplements can be even extra critical if you’re additionally training since your each day protein requirements boom.
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Eintracht will go up against Hoffenheim on Saturday for a 1. Bundesliga meeting. Hoffenheim rank as number 5 in the table on 20 points after 13 matches. With 13 rounds behind them, Eintracht have amassed 18 points and sit 12 in the 1. Bundesliga.
Although entering the match as outsiders, Eintracht will be keen on keeping their recent momentum as unbeaten in the 1. Bundesliga going. While in for a tough assignment at PreZero Arena, current form offers hope for the visitors of coming away with a point.
Hoffenheim step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in 10 matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet 4 times in those matches.
Eintracht are currently performing rather modestly, when it comes to goal-scoring. The visitors this coming Saturday managed a bearable 13 goals in the past 10 outings. That is an average of 1.3 goals a game, in which their opponents scored a total of 11 goals. They claimed 1 clean sheets as they averaged 1.1 against per match.
Stats and facts for Hoffenheim and Eintracht.
- Hoffenheim has won the last 4 matches in a row at home;
- Hoffenheim has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Hoffenheim's last 3 of 5 matches;
- Hoffenheim scored in the last 6 of 8 matches.
- Eintracht has won the last 3 matches in a row;
- Eintracht unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row;
- Eintracht scored in the last 16 of 18 matches;
- Eintracht conceded in the last 15 of 17 matches.
Current form — Hoffenheim v. Eintracht
Hoffenheim on a roll
Hoffenheim look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. Hoffenheim look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show from their efforts. Against Bochum, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating RB Leipzig in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 6-3 win against Greuther Fuerth in their most recent outing.
Eintracht continue to sparkle
Eintracht look to have found a rich vein of form right now with yet another win last week. Eintracht look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches they first beat Freiburg by 0-2, before drawing 2-2 with Royal Antwerp. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Union Berlin by a 2-1 scoreline.
Hoffenheim have put stronger performances on display in recent games and with the advantage of familiar surroundings, we call a home win here. The bookmakers currently settle the price for a home win at 1.95. Should your betting strategy prefer the long shot, the odds for an away win are 3.50. Adding a draw to the accumulator will get you odds 3.80.
Hoffenheim v. Eintracht — fixture history
The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Eintracht came away as 1-3 winners. In was a match played at Prezero Arena back in February 2021 in the 1. Bundesliga. This time round, betting on Eintracht will get you odds 3.50, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with an 29% chance of beating Hoffenheim. You can get a price of 1.95, should you wish to add Hoffenheim to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Hoffenheim head into their upcoming match against Eintracht with a 10% winning record in recent 1. Bundesliga meetings. In 10 encounters, that amounts to a 1-3-6 record for the home side, as they amassed a win rate of 60%. Eintracht held the upper hand when facing Hoffenheim in their 10 most recent matches. Entering the match as outsiders, they will be eager to spring a surprise on Saturday.
Current standings in the 1. Bundesliga
According to the 1. Bundesliga table, the difference between the two teams is currently only 2 points. This round 14 clash is of great importance to both teams and their position in the league table. Eintracht have an opportunity to catch up with Hoffenheim, who are currently number 5 on 20 points. However, the hosts will surely try to grab all three points themselves this coming Saturday, thus extending the lead in the standings.
Ihlas Bebou is one of the Hoffenheim players, who is expected to score on a regular basis. His current tally for the past few matches reads 5 goals. Eintracht have their eyes fixed on Sebastian Rode, who is expected to hit his stride sooner rather than later. |
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Tiger Beer, a brand of Five Points Trading Co., a company of White Plains, N.Y.-based Heineken USA, announced that it is uncaging celebrations in 2018 for the Lunar New Year through retail and on-premise programming and artwork that celebrates the Year of the Dog. The artwork tells a story that celebrates the old and the new in order to reignite the appreciation and understanding of festive traditions shared with family and friends, the company says.
Singaporean artist Dawn Ang, known for her bold focus on creative storytelling, transformed 2,000 red envelopes into a three-dimensional Lunar New Year story featuring traditional icons in a new light with paper art techniques, it says.
In a statement, Amy Tay, Tiger brand director at Five Points Trading Co., said: “Dawn’s artwork, formed from a curated selection of cultural symbols such as lanterns, firecrackers, blossoms and oranges, comes to life on Tiger packaging and promotional materials this season. These traditional symbols are believed to usher in greater prosperity and luck for those who celebrate the occasion.”
In addition to the limited-edition packaging, custom-designed retail and on-premise point-of-sale materials including posters, price cards, tuck cards, cooler decals, red envelopes, lanterns and playing cards are available to engage legal-drinking-age shoppers and on-premise patrons, encouraging them to choose Tiger Beer to celebrate the Lunar New Year feast of festive symbols, deep-rooted traditions and family reunions, the company says.
“Tiger Beer is an increasingly popular choice among LDA+ Asian consumers and represents a significant opportunity for our retail partners to promote the brand and increase their bottom line. Our Lunar New Year program provides the elements they need to drive traffic and incremental sales throughout the 2018 Lunar New Year season,” Tay added. |
Full Time - Calgary
Who we are:
Everyone wants to be the next greatest thing, even us. We are a spray foam company who became a full-service insulation company who became a thermal company who became a roofing company who became a concrete lifting company and it’s not going to stop there. On our journey, we have been united by one common vision, we want to go beyond what has been done before in the construction world with people we like to be around. Beyond wants to install and build things that make a difference in people’s lives and we want to have fun while doing it.
What we need:
We are looking specifically for a qualified roofing lead that has experience in a variety of flat roof applications. Time on the tools and overseeing and estimating projects is essential. Knowledge of SBS and single ply membranes systems, along with service experience.
The Roofing Division Lead position is responsible for problem solving logistical challenges that would prevent safe and efficient completion of projects. The goal of this position would be to have yourself off the tools as soon as new hires are up to speed with the Beyond way of roofing. Being able to build systems and train others is key.
The Roofing Division Lead will report directly to the Roofing Manager. The hours of work will depend on weather and availability of jobs. The expectation is that you will oversee and assist whenever roofing projects are being installed.
What it pays:
Compensation for hours worked will vary from $36-45/hr. Benefits and company RRSP are available after the 3 month probation period has ended. Performance bonuses are also allocated as per our program.
If you are about setting goals, working hard and celebrating the wins with your team, this may be the place for you!
Beyond Group would like to thank all applicants for their submissions, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Author: Kevin Boschee |
Evaluation of the e-Accessibility Action Plan
The project evaluates the impact of the measures taken under the E-Accessibility Action Plan 2015-2017 to implement e-accessibility in the federal administration.
- Lead school Business School
- Institute Institute for Digital Technology Management
- Research unit Digtial Innovation and Transformation
- Funding organisation Others
- Duration 15.11.2017 - 31.07.2018
- Project management lic.phil.hist. Angelina Dungga Winterleitner
- Head of project lic.phil.hist. Angelina Dungga Winterleitner
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Bennett
Prof. Dr. Léonard Kwuida
Prof. Dr. Eduard Klein
- Partner Eidgenössisches Büro für die Gleichstellung von Menschen mit Behinderungen
- Keywords E-Accessibility, Accessibility, Digitisation, People with disabilities
The aim of the project is to identify and demonstrate the need for action for the implementation of e-accessibility in the federal administration.
Course of action
The project evaluates the E-Accessibility Action Plan 2015-2017. It uses existing audits as well as the results of a quantitative online survey and qualitative interviews with representatives of the federal administration conducted in January 2018 and March/April 2018 to determine the status of Internet accessibility and the need for action for the implementation of e-accessibility in the federal administration.
The evaluation showed that the action plan hast set the right course for ensuring accessible public information and services, but that there are still many challenges ahead. There is a particular need for action in relation to contents with a high editorial part, easy language and sign language as well as to digital transactions. |
Evolving Opportunities, New Spaces at Two-Year Colleges
Community colleges must look beyond the near term to address the converging challenges of declining enrollments and great economic uncertainty. Another pressing challenge is successfully integrating the hybrid on-campus/offline learning model that’s bloomed in the pandemic’s wake into campus life.
As planning committees struggle with these challenges, they must address what new types of physical facilities are needed to support their strategic objectives. How will facilities be maintained? What new types of facilities are needed to meet the evolving community college landscape? How will the community college ensure that it’s going to have the resources needed to build or retrofit the new facilities that can keep it competitive?
Planning a modernization of facilities that can meet the evolving student populations and expectations is an immediate need and a long-term process.
“Community colleges will continue to grapple with the fallout from the pandemic, changing student population, and aging facilities for the next five to ten years. We must sharpen our value proposition to remain competitive in the educational marketplace,” says Todd Hernandez, president of Northwest State Community College in Ohio.
Adapting to meet the needs of communities
Many students considering community colleges experienced more modern high school classrooms and learning labs than what they see at two-year institutions. In a competitive environment for students, community colleges need facilities that impress students. Community colleges should consider upgrading and increasing space for:
- Adaptable facilities for practical learning where students learn by doing to gain proficiency in needed skills. Even as enrollment declines overall at community colleges, enrollment in allied health programs, such as nursing, dentistry, physical and occupational therapy; and skilled trades programs, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing and welding, is increasing. Planning committees should identify its popular high-skilled programs and what high-skilled jobs are in demand in the local area to determine what types of practical learning labs to add to its master plan.
- “Zoom rooms” or on-site quiet spaces where students can also take advantage of online learning as part of a hybrid learning delivery model. Students need small, quiet rooms where they can attend an online class on campus as easily as their in-person class. A “Zoom room” should comfortably contain one to two students. The hybrid model didn’t exist until a couple of years ago. Consequently, planning committees need to make some assumptions about how much space should be retrofitted into small, online study rooms based on the current percentage of students enrolled in both off- and online classes. In the future, community colleges can look at actual demand and utilization of Zoom rooms to refine their ratio of how many are needed to fit its student population.
- Social spaces where students can go between classes, creating a quasi-student center. Including a combination of seating alternatives, from soft couches and community tables to high cafe counters creates a mixed-used space where students can socialize or get some work done. It can also host light dining facilities, such as a coffee/tea counter with a microwave and vending machines offering fresh food. A well-thought-out social space can entice students to stay on campus, even when they need something to eat. Adding a source of natural light to the social space works as a magnet drawing students into the space and elevating the entire on-campus experience.
- Physical activity facilities to provide students opportunities to address their overall wellness. Some community colleges added athletic programs, such as baseball or track, which require specific facilities. Another option is creating workout rooms with exercise equipment or a track open to all students.
Community colleges that add and modernize these types of spaces position themselves to attract more students and retain faculty and staff.
Revisiting strategic and master plans to reflect new realities
Colleges face many challenges to updating aging facilities and building new ones. Today’s shrinking enrollments and state budgets make it more difficult to launch new capital projects. The starting point is reviewing the college’s strategic plan to ensure it aligns with its role in the changing atmosphere of secondary education. Important questions the review committee should ask include:
- Do any of the pillars in the strategic plan address the college’s critical function of preparing students who are ready to join high-demand, high-skilled jobs?
- Who are the champions of these pillars to ensure they will lead to a positive impact for students and the institution?
- How can the quality of training facilities be improved to ensure the institution is making the right strategic moves to meet this objective?
The next step for community colleges is to look at their master plan. If they do not have a master plan, they need to create one. The master plan is an essential roadmap to increase the likelihood the community college aligns its physical campus with its strategic objectives. When taking stock of the master plan, some key questions to ask are:
- What are the “rising star” academic programs and how do existing physical facilities enable these programs to grow?
- How are existing facilities used? Which facilities can be better utilized by scheduling more frequent classes and labs?
- What academic programs should be considered for sunsetting, such as programs that are costly to offer or have low enrollment?
- Is there an active program to create partnerships with local employers who can donate equipment, funds, and mentors? “Local businesses recognize the value in donating equipment and providing mentoring to our students; they’re investing in their future employees,” says Jennifer Fehnrich, director of development at Ohio’s Terra State Community College.
The answers to these questions provide insight on how to best optimize existing campus assets and find outside resources to improve practical learning facilities and programs.
Opportunities for community colleges
Community colleges are poised to become the high-value educational choice as students look to earn a practical education quickly and without taking on too much debt. The community colleges nimble enough to evolve their strategic and master plans will be in the best position to attract students, employer and industry support, and faculty if those plans include a roadmap to providing the spaces on campus that meet the changing expectations of these stakeholders.
This article was originally published in Community College Daily. |
CURVER COMMITS TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN DRIVE
- Curver, part of the Keter Group, embraces company-wide commitment to the responsible creation of plastic-based products
- Product developments include home storage items that are 100% recyclable and made from recycled materials
- Embraces the group’s Better Products for Better places ethos
Curver, part of the global Keter Group which manufacturers home and garden products, is supporting a group-wide core sustainability pledge to upweight recycled content in total production.
In response to a growing consumer desire for products which do less harm to the planet, the brand has been innovating its design and manufacturing processes to maximise the reuse of materials.
It has an impressive set of targets to achieve by 2025, including a pledge to increase products made from recycled materials so that 55% of recycled content is used in total production.
And it is already on the trajectory to reach that goal thanks to the launch of core indoor storage ranges from Curver such as the Jute collection, designed with the eco-conscious consumer in mind.
Inspired by handcrafted textiles, the range includes a selection of multi-functional baskets made from 100% recycled plastic offering a collection of storage solutions for the home. The plastic used is post-industrial recycled material.
Available in small, medium, and large sizes, they have been designed in off white, deep shadow grey, forest green, and peppercorn providing retailers with a variety of options for consumers to enable retailers to maximise basket spend.
Edward Johnson, Managing Director at Keter UK, comments: “We are already the largest user of recycled plastic in the industry and feel a responsibility to lead the way in creating solutions to produce zero-waste 100% recycled plastic products designed to last a lifetime.
“There is an ongoing debate about plastics and through eco-conscious innovations we can tackle the impact and help to build a better world.
“The Jute collection, along with Curver’s Terrazzo and Infinity ranges are just a few examples of how we have made conscious efforts to our design and manufacturing arm to enable us to create useful products from recycled materials. We have pledged across the business to achieve a more efficient and less impactful approach to create the lifetime products society wants.”
Source: McCann PR & Social |
Orson Scott Card, author of the best-selling sci-fi novel, Ender’s Game, issued an official statement to Entertainment Weekly regarding his stated opposition to same-sex marriage. In response, several media outlets have misrepresented his statement as a “plea for tolerance” as the highly-anticipated movie-adapted version of Ender’s Game nears its debut. More accurately, Card pondered whether proponents of gay marriage would boycott the movie now that the gay-marriage question has been mostly answered by last month’s Supreme Court decision.
More accurately, Orson Scott Card’s said in his official statement:
Ender’s Game is set more than a century in the future and has nothing to do with political issues that did not exist when the book was written in 1984.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling, the gay marriage issue becomes moot. The Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution will, sooner or later, give legal force in every state to any marriage contract recognized by any other state.
Now it will be interesting to see whether the victorious proponents of gay marriage will show tolerance toward those who disagreed with them when the issue was still in dispute.
Discounting Card’s publicly available quotes and essays, Wired magazine pounced on Orson Scott Card implying that the author was a “bigot”, “coward and bully”, and that the laws he agreed with “treated certain people as less than human”. The simple fact is, Card disagreed with same-sex marriage and felt that “there is no branch of government with the authority to redefine marriage”. Today, Card states, “Now that the law has changed, I have no interest in criminalizing homosexual acts and would never call for such a thing, any more than I wanted such laws enforced back when they were still on the books.” |
For many people, a home is the largest investment they will make in their lifetime. With the right financial tools, most people can find an affordable home they love and want to live in. Sometimes things don’t work out. Here are five reasons people can’t buy a home in Martinsburg and Hagerstown.
5 Reasons People Can’t Buy a Home in Martinsburg and Hagerstown
Not Getting Pre-Approved
If you are serious about buying a home, get serious about your loan. Don’t get pre-qualified, which is merely a ballpark, unofficial value a lender gives you. Get pre-approved; this means the lender has checked your credit, looked at income resources and tax returns. They know your financial picture and give you the amount you can afford based on reality, not fantasy.
Without pre-approval, you might have an offer accepted on a home but not be able to fund the loan because the lender simply didn’t have all the information ahead of time.
Don’t Have Closing Funds
Many people only think about the down payment when considering out-of-pocket expenses in the home purchase process. There are closing costs and you need to have the money to pay them. Everything from lender fees to appraisals and inspections are due at closing. Some costs are rolled into the loan but others aren’t.
On average, expect to pay anywhere from two to five percent of the home value in closing costs. Talk to your lender at the onset of the loan process and make sure you have enough dough to close. If not, you might be scrambling to tap retirement funds, get gift funds or walk away from the deal.
Too Much Debt
Lenders look at your overall debt-to-income ratio when considering if you can buy a home. You might have solid monthly income, but if credit card or car payments eat away at it every month, you are not in a financially stable position that lenders are comfortable with. On average, monthly debt payments should not be more than 33 percent of your monthly income.
If you have a student loan that is in some sort of forbearance, keep in mind that the lender will use the payment you will incur when the forbearance expires.
Apply for New Furniture Credit Line
It happens all the time. You are pre-approved and the escrow process is humming away. You’re anticipating moving in and having the brand new living room set delivered to enjoy the first football game. The only problem is you decided to get the 6-months financing deal with the furniture company.
That is a credit inquiry and added debt that can affect your loan. People have loan funding denied, even after being pre-approved because of last minute credit inquiries. As a rule of thumb, wait until escrow closes before you get the furniture. It delays things a few days but ensures you don’t change the dynamic of your financial picture.
Shopping for Your Dream Home
You can’t always get what you want. Yes, we’ve all heard the song. This is very true when buying a home. If you are waiting for your brand new dream home with the chef’s kitchen, spa bath and swimming pool, you might be waiting for a long time.
Smart buyers will buy what they can afford in a place they are comfortable living. As they make payments and property values increase, they get equity. This equity can be used as down payment when selling this first property to buy the bigger and better home in the future. Be the smart buyer and use equity to get to your dream home. |
Telecommunication is very vital in the development of this world. Communication has made the world to turn into one global village regardless of their geographical locations. With the advancement in technology there are many diverse options that are available to choose from the market. There are various phones networks that are in the market . The latest phone in the market is the VOIP phones. These phones use the protocol of passing voice through the internet. They are more convenient in places that require communication efficiently, This includes businesses, offices, hospitals, and even homes. The reason is because they are cheap compared to using the standards phones.
The phone is becoming known to many people these days. A number of people are changing their phones to VOIP because of their wonderful benefits. The device can be used by anyone regardless of their age and education background since it is easy to operate. These phones calls are very cheap because internet rates are charged at flat rates all over the world. This calls are very suitable for callers that are located far from each other. The most excellent thing about this phones is that travelers are able to keep their number. People do not have to change there numbers even after going to different counties.
It is therefore very convenient for businesses people to switch to this VOIP phones. Time is always equated with money, finding phones that do not consume the employees time interns leads to increase in productivity. The phones are very convenient regarding reading messages because they are merged in the mailbox and read in voice mail. The phones also have an option of call forwarding making sure that there are no missed calls. Unlike the telephones were the calls are limited to a particular group, these phones give an option of communicating with other people.
There are many benefits of VOIP phones as discussed above These phones are the most suitable to be used in businesses and even at home because of their advantages. The key thing is where to purchase these phones; some people do not know where to get this excellent device. Various distributors distribute this phones all over the world. The dealers are distributing the phones all over the world up to the countries living below the poverty line. Ordering for the phones online is very convenient because the phone can be sent to you even if it yet to come to your country. Before ordering for the phone is always safe to study the background information of the company to avoid been duped. The company should ensure that the product gets to the clients safe. |
Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence are two of the hottest technology trends right now. Even though the two technologies have highly different development parties and applications, researchers have been discussing and exploring their combinations. The convergence of Blockchain and AI can enhance machine learning and enable AI to create and trade financial products. Blockchain technology is interlinked with AI in many ways. They integrate mainly into transparent data sources, autonomous systems, privacy protection, distributed computing power, security, reading efficiency, Authenticity, Augmentation, and Automation.
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The confluence of AI in blockchain creates perhaps what is the world’s most reliable technology that enabled decision-making system that is virtually tamper-proof and provides solid insight and decisions. We do globalize verification systems, innovative audits and compliance systems, smarter finance, transparent governance, digital intellectual property rights, and intelligent retail.
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By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Violence over the police-involved shooting of an black armed man in Milwaukee, MN gripped the community early Monday morning.
Police responded to gunfire overnight. One civilian was shot and was taken to the hospital with the aid of an armored vehicle. A police officer was also taken to the hospital for injuries after a rock broke a patrol car’s windshield. Milwaukee police wrote via Twitter that a car fire was also reported and that multiple arrests had been made.
The second night of Milwaukee’s unrest wasn’t nearly as violent as the first. Between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, gunfire rang out in the community, six businesses were set on fire and seven police squad cars were damaged. The chaos also resulted in several injuries, including a 16-year-old girl who suffered non-life threatening injuries, and four officers, three of whom were hurt by flying concrete and one by flying glass. The officers have since been released from the hospital.
The National Guard has been activated, stated Mayor Tom Barrett during a press conference Sunday, but said they would not be deployed unless Police Chief Edward Flynn felt their presence was necessary to restore order.
Flynn stated that Milwaukee police officers arrested 17 people Sunday morning, all of whom had prior criminal records. Both Flynn and Barrett stressed that police didn’t fire a single shot during the events that took place.
The shooting that sparked the unrest involved 23-year-old Sylville K. Smith and an unidentified officer, who is also black. Barrett stated that while he hadn’t yet seen the footage from the officer’s body camera, he had seen a still from the video. “That still photo demonstrates without question that [Smith] had a gun in his hand, and I want our community to know that,” said Barrett. He went on to state that Smith had 23 rounds in his gun, meaning he had more ammunition than the officer in question.
Flynn, who had seen the tape, relayed his understanding of the event, stating that Smith—who has a “lengthy arrest record” with police—had been stopped due to suspicious activity. Within about 20 to 25 seconds, Flynn said, the officer was in a foot chase with Smith. “The incident occurred very, very rapidly,” said Flynn, also stating that on the video, Smith had a firearm aimed at the officer. According to Flynn, the officer told Smith to drop his weapon, and when he didn’t comply, the officer shot him, killing him. Flynn said he felt that the officer’s actions “certainly appeared to be within lawful bounds.” He also confirmed that there is video of officers administering CPR to Smith.
Police have met with Milwaukee’s faith community to prevent further unrest from happening in the city. Relatives of Smith have also urged for calm. “We’ve been challenged in a way that we have not been challenged in years,” said Barrett. “Last night was unlike anything I had ever seen in my adult life. I hope I never see it again.” Barrett hoped that by putting the event in what he felt was context, it would ease some of the tensions of the community. “I hope that, in some ways, calms our community, because that’s what I’m seeking,” he said. “I’m seeking our community, the city that we love, to be calm tonight and for the rest of the summer.”
However, he acknowledged the gravity of the act that precipitated the unrest; the loss of a life. “A young man lost his life yesterday afternoon,” said Barrett. “And no matter what the circumstances are, his family has to be hurting.” |
Now that I’ve got your attention…
and in the wake of recent discussions about muslim women and propriety, I’m going to share an entry from my private journal, that I wrote six months ago in my notebook on a trip to Nairobi and never got round to typing up.
The YaYa Centre, Nairobi. Friday Lunchtime [date unknown]
Sexy blonde girl with tight jeans.
Sexy black girl with hipsters.
Sexy Indian girl power-dressed in a suit with shoulder pads, and straight hair.
Nairobi (well, this area around the YaYa) is an erotic barrage. Thank god I had a wank before I came out or I’d be following my balls round tha YaYa centre. More skin than you can shake an erection at!
And yet less than in London, or Leicester. Funny how what I’m used to affects how I react to what I get.
I used to cope with London’s constant beauty pagent, but not without a certain longing to be part of the fast-food sex world. Here I have been managing without those cravings. Here in Tala, that is. Where I’m protected from all apperitions sexual by conservative clothing. Even the school uniforms aren’t sexy (UK schools might learn something), though maybe if you put UK girls in Holy Rosary Uniforms they’d **make** them sexy.
Which brings me, somehow, to female dignity. Last night I read, in my Granta magazine (Thanks Jan!), an insightful view of the mind of Muslims who are offended by the idea that young Islamic ladies should be made to remove their head scarves when they attend school. Those women, it suggests, have dignity while those with bare heads (let alone shoulders, knees, waists, cleavages) do not. Those, it maintains, have been prostituted. The traditional Islamic dress, it says, protects them from the animal urges of men in everyday public life.
Those would be the urges I was just describing above, then, wouldn’t they?
“Ah, but!”, we say, “Men’s urges are not a problem in public life, only in private life.”
But sexual harrassment is a problem even with men who have grown up in a culture of mini-skirts and crop-tops, hipsters and halter-necks. Whereas, my book reports, rape and harrassment are so infrequent, in Mulsim countries where women cover themselves, as to be negligible. (Negligible by whom it didn’t specify, presumably not the few who are raped and harrassed)
Maybe there’s something in it. Maybe that longing I used to feel, to be flirting and fucking among the beautiful, sexy, uncovered women I saw in my everyday public life is felt by all men. And maybe in some men the conditioning, or will power, to behave decently isn’t as strong as mine*, and harrassment, rape and abuse result. I don’t know the statistics.
* I think I am well conditioned, strong willed and well behaved, but that might be a matter of opinion.
The book suggests that the tendancy for western women to uncover themselves, wear makeup and worry about their figures results from The Sexual Revolution. I must say I don’t know what revolution he’s talking about. And oh my god, look at that ass over there! |
If you are someone who prefers smoking oils or wax, then you know how nice it is to have a quality rig. A good rig will allow you to get the hit that you desire when dabbing. You may think that you can settle with any old miniature rig, but they will not cut it if you want a quality smoke. If you want to make sure that you get a quality smoking device, then you need to visit a good smoke shop in your area. A smoke shop should have plenty of regular water pipes and rigs as well. You always want to make sure that you find a smoke shop that sells separate nails. A rig is going to come with a glass nail, but this is likely to crack within a few weeks.
If you are looking for rigs in Long Island, then stop by Burn. This is one of the most popular smoke shops in the area because they sell high-quality rigs that come with ceramic or quartz nails. Glass nails are fine if you don’t use the rig very often; but if you dab every single day, then you are going to need a quartz, titanium or ceramic nail for your rig. These nails are going to last for much longer and will be near impossible to crack. Quartz is a mineral that will not be affected by the heat from your blowtorch, unlike traditional glass. Consider buying a rig with a dome-less nail if you don’t like dealing with a dome. Domes can be a hassle because they are just another piece that you have to worry about; dome-less nails are perfect for the clumsy smoker who doesn’t like to keep a close eye on their paraphernalia. Keep that in mind when you’re looking for Rigs in Long Island.
You may want to buy yourself a rig that has multiple filtering chambers or percolators inside of it. Extra percolators and filter discs will make your hit much smoother, which is very important if you are smoking wax. Wax is known for being a little more harsh than normal, which is why it’s nice to have the smoke thoroughly filtered before you inhale it. Make sure to get yourself a quality rig so you can actually enjoy your dabs. |
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Universal Serial Bus (USB), a common serial interface for adding peripherals to your computer, can use different physical connectors (such as Type A, Type B, Type C, Mini-USB, and Micro-USB). A USB peripheral simply plugs right into the port and works. You don’t need to install a card, drivers, or software - or turn off your computer. USB configuration happens automatically.
Consider how your mouse attaches to your laptop: plug a USB cable attached to your mouse (or, for wireless, plug a USB dongle) into a USB connector on your laptop. USB can reach 16.4 feet (5 meters), but USB extenders expand this distance up to 328 feet (100 meters) over CATx or 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) over singlemode fiber. Enlist a USB switch to add extra network ports to send computer signals between USB devices. Share a printer/scanner between two or more PCs.
USB connectivity is truly plug-and-play. Just plug in to connect. Add or swap out USB devices without turning off your computer. The latest standards support 20 Gbps speeds. Each USB port can link to up to 127 devices. USB enables data sharing and power delivery, and with digital audio and video support, USB can extend or duplicate displays.
USB devices require no drivers, configuration, or computer expertise.
Instantly add or replace USB devices; no need to reboot your PC or laptop.
Speeds up to 20 Gbps are possible with the USB 3.2 and 4 standards; USB 4 can even reach 40 Gbps over shorter Gen3 cable.
Up to 127 devices can be connected to a single USB port through cost-efficient USB hubs.
USB provides worry-free operation with simultaneous data sharing and power delivery to the connected device.
USB 3.1, 3.2, and 4 standards deliver crystal-clear digital audio and video for easy extension or duplication of displays.
Extend your network by connecting to USB printers, scanners, touch screens, and other peripherals up to 6.2 miles (10 km) away. An extender is composed of two individual units: a local extender (transmitter) and a remote extender (receiver). In education, healthcare, manufacturing, security, and harsh environments, USB extenders drive USB signals over CATx, fiber, and IP networks. Watch the video to learn more about these simple, cost-effective USB extenders.
Extend USB signals up to 328 feet (100 meters) over CATx and up to 6.2 miles (10 km) over singlemode fiber.
Newer laptops have only one or two USB-C connectors. So how can you connect multiple USB peripherals?
Connect 2 USB-C host devices (PCs, laptops, tablets, or smartphones) and switch between them to share the use of attached peripherals. Link 3 video displays: 2 DisplayPort and 1 HDMI, all at 4K 60 Hz; 1 RJ-45 Ethernet; 2 HID USB 2.0 for keyboard/mouse; 2 USB 3.0 super speed for USB peripherals; 2 3.5 audio ports for microphone and headphones; and 1 USB-C for USB-C peripherals. Share the attached devices between the 2 USB-C hosts via front-panel pushbuttons or keyboard hotkeys once the supplied software is loaded on both host devices.
Connect a 4K HDMI monitor, keyboard, mouse, and other USB peripherals to a Windows® laptop or MacBook® Pro with this mini dock. The docking station features a short USB-C cable for connecting to the host device, two USB-C ports for data and PD charging, a HDMI video port for resolutions up to 4K @ 30 Hz, three super-speed USB 3.0 type A ports, a Gigabit RJ-45 LAN port, and Micro SD and SD/MMC slots. Link to a DisplayPort™, HDMI, DVI, or VGA monitor and provide instant full desktop connectivity, right out of the box.
Extend all your USB devices, regardless of the USB technology, with the ICU504A or ICU544A 4-port USB 3/2/1 Extender over CATx or fiber. It supports all USB 3.1 (Gen 1), 2.0, and 1.1 devices simultaneously. In meeting rooms and huddle spaces, connect conferencing cameras, docking stations, interactive whiteboards, touch screens, flash and hard drives, keyboards, mice, USB-to-video converters, audio devices, and any other USB 3, 2, and 1 devices. Link to medical imagery, access remote storage systems, and monitor security cameras.
Route computer signals between USB devices by quickly setting up temporary LANs or create extra network ports.
Expand your workspace by connecting a 4K HDMI monitor, keyboard, and mouse to your USB-C-enabled laptop.
Connect incompatible interfaces with a wide range of USB adapters and converters.
Extend your network by connecting to USB printers, scanners, touch screens, and other peripherals up to 10 km away.
Add more ports and peripherals to PCs, laptops, or servers with USB hubs. Get quality connections without sacrificing serial speed.
Charge, sync and connect devices with the right USB cables for your application.
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Running a manufacturing business is challenging, even in the best of times. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic in full swing, there’s a new and growing list of challenges to overcome.
Topping the list? Funding to ensure on-going business operations in tandem with the safety and well-being of employees, unpredictable customer demand and supply chain disruptions. It only makes sense to examine all opportunities to minimize your tax burden to free up operating capital. But to do so, you need to know which tax incentives are worth considering. To help, here are five valuable tax incentives for manufacturing businesses.
1. CARES Act
As you may be aware, the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act was signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. Effective immediately, it contains significant tax provisions designed to provide refunds from previously paid income taxes, and can help reduce future tax liability to sustain the ongoing operations of your business. This Act also increases the significance of the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit as a critical consideration in your tax planning strategy (more below).
Summary of important tax provisions:
- NOLs (Net Operating Losses) incurred in 2018 and 2019 can now be carried back to offset taxes paid in any of the previous five years
- You will receive a check back for the refund due
- NOLs incurred in 2020 can be carried back to offset taxes paid in any of the previous five years
- You would receive a check back for the refund due
- NOLs incurred for 2018-2020 can be carried forward to offset future taxable income
- You could reduce or eliminate future tax liabilities
Actions you can take right now:
- Whether you were profitable in 2018-2019 or not, consider claiming the R&D Tax Credit
- The R&D credit offsets taxes paid in 2018-2019 and can be carried back one year to offset taxes previously paid — You will receive a refund
- The R&D credit can also be carried forward up to 20 years to offset future tax liabilities
- Work with your CPA to discuss appropriate actions for 2018-2019
- Work with your CPA to discuss your tax planning strategy for 2020
2. Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit
Not only can you claim the R&D Tax Credit to reduce your federal tax burden, most states also offer this credit. And it's not just for the big companies, either. Small manufacturing companies with revenue of over $5 million often find claiming the credit very beneficial. You may not know this, but there are likely a number of activities you perform and expenses you pay every day that qualify for this credit. Those include:
- Sales Time (determining requirements, quoting, etc.)
- Design Meetings (collaboration among staff, etc.)
- Flat Blank Layouts (design modifications, etc.)
- Tool Making (design, build, tryout, etc.)
- Engineering Process (new equipment, shop redesign, etc.)
- Proof of Concept (process documentation, etc.)
- Trial Production Run (first run of a product, etc.)
- Quality Approval (PPAP, ISIR, etc.)
- Shipping (package design, etc.)
It's also important to note that manufacturing activities that improve an existing product or process may qualify for the tax credit, too.
GET THE GUIDE: 9 Manufacturing R&D Tax Credits Explained
3. Jobs Tax Credit
Manufacturers likely overlook the Jobs Tax Credit because they aren’t aware of the role their location plays in qualifying for it.
If your company operates in certain locations, such as an enterprise or opportunity zone, or an underdeveloped census tract, you may qualify for a credit for the new jobs you create each year. The state in which you are located will provide the guidelines to be followed for this credit.
4. Retraining Tax Credits
If you train your employees to improve skills related to equipment, technology, processes, or software, you can claim these expenses as a tax credit — outside instructor costs and materials, employee wages during training, and qualified travel costs.
Check with your State’s requirements to ensure your training qualifies for a Retraining Tax Credit. For example, if your company is located in Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia is the source of approval for this tax credit.
5. Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
If your company hires individuals who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment, you likely qualify for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
The target groups that qualify for WOTC include:
- Qualified IV-A recipients
- Qualified veterans
- Designated community residents (DCR)
- Vocational rehabilitation referrals
- Summer youth employees
- Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) recipients
- Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) recipients
- Long-term family assistance recipients
- Qualified long-term unemployment recipients (added when the PATH Act took effect)
You may claim either your business income tax liability or social security tax you owe for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Since filing for these tax credits can be complex, you may want to talk with a tax professional to ensure your company’s activities qualify and you have the necessary documentation to file your claims.
Read here how one manufacturer took full advantage of the R&D Tax Credit tax incentive to achieve $6K+ savings per hour invested in their study. |
Preston's Guild92 charity must close its Garstang Bits 'N 'Bobs fundraising shop
Gift92 has run a Bits ’n’ Bobs shop at the former Garstang tip, now the Garstang Community Recycling and Re-Use Centre, for the last three and a half years.
But six months ago the charity says it was advised it must vacate the site.
The shop will close at 5pm on Sunday April 19 and will be reopened by the county council on May 1.
Gift92 Chairman Peter Metcalf said: "We’ve developed it through a lot of hard work from staff and the Garstang public have got involved. It’s become a community hub with all sorts of things being sold. They’ve learned a lot from us I’m sure.
“Our problem is we never had a contract with LCC. It was a relationship. It’s developed so much it’s certainly helped us with our funding and to meet one of our targets. We are a charity that recycles and reuses. We’ll struggle for finance. We will have to raise money in other ways and we will have to find some other way of developing our charity. Certainly it’s a challenge- but that’s been the way of it for the past 27/28 years."
He stressed the charity does not just fund raise but collects furniture, appliances and other items to help those in need to set up a home. He said: "We started in Guild Year 92. We are the only charity ever to come out of Preston Guild - Guild Initiative Furniture Trust."
Steve Scott, Lancashire County Council head of waste management, said: “In the coming months we’ll be looking to build upon our work to get as much value as possible from items which can be reused instead of being thrown away including adding to the shops at Catterall and Ingol.
“In preparation for this we’re standardising the way our existing reuse shops operate, so that they can support each other in terms of staffing and supply of goods for sale, and also by simplifying administration. We’re very grateful to Gift92 for making such a success of the shop, and will still be supporting them over the coming year and helping them to supply furniture.”
He added: “We will also continue to employ the two part-time staff who currently work at the shop. We’d encourage people to make the most of any unwanted items and support the excellent work of Gift92 and other charities in Lancashire.”
The Gift92 van will still collect donations of furniture and household appliances in the Garstang area.
Peter added: “We are disappointed, but at the same time it’s been going for three and a half years.”
The charity. which has a warehouse in Preston, helps people in Preston, Garstang, Tarleton, Chorley, Longridge and Kirkham areas. Around 750 individuals and families a year are supported anything and everything from crockery to curtains and furniture. The charity says for some it makes the crucial difference between being able to accept tenancy of an empty property and not being able to afford to furnish it. Peter said: “There’s a massive need. LCC have actually said they’ll help us with some furniture. We’ll continue from the heart of Preston.”
• The warehouse is not open to the public. Clients are welcomed by referral. See www.gift92.com
• To donate furniture and appliances to Gift92 call 01772 716572 or email [email protected] |
Blinds are a fantastic approach to having style and privacy in your home. Most homes will have either blinds or curtains as their window dressings, sometimes both. They are a great way to control how much light goes into a room and can make a room completely private from the outside. Let's take a closer look at blinds, specifically roller blinds in Ayrshire with Garden City Blinds.
We are a reputable and long-standing blind company based in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, that has been in operation since 1980. Our team can address any inquiries you may have because they are extremely experienced and skilled. Garden City Blinds is certain to offer the ideal selection of blinds for you, whether you're looking for something practical, something visually beautiful, or even something that combines the two.
Choosing window blinds can be a difficult process, but we hope this makes it simpler. In this section, we will be looking at some different styles of blinds you can install in your home or business.
This cutting-edge window covering for uPVC and aluminium windows, doors, and conservatories is called Perfect Fit Blinds which are made by Louvolite. They are so aesthetically pleasing that they blend seamlessly with your window frames. They were introduced in 2005 and are presently Louvolite's best-selling product. The blinds simply clip onto the window; no drilling is necessary. After installing the clips, a frame is constructed to hold the blinds. In order to match your window frames and sills, the frames are available in a variety of colours, including white, brown, anthracite grey, golden oak, and mahogany. This creates the impression that it is a part of the window.
The vertical fabric louvres or slats that make up vertical blinds can be twisted to close and block the window or extended widely to let in a lot of light. The cord that controls the louvres is attached to a chain that runs along the far right or left of the blind. By setting all the louvres open and tugging the string to shift them to one side or the other, the blind can be entirely opened to reveal the window. Your blinds can be configured to be divided in half, like a pair of curtains, so that half of the louvres move to the left and half to the right.
Despite a lengthy history of use in houses and businesses of many designs, Venetian blinds remain one of the most popular types of blinds available for modern residences. Simple horizontal slats made of wood, plastic, or metal hanging on ladder cables make up Venetian blinds' basic structure. They are simple to lift and lower, and they may be readily adjusted to let in more or less light.
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Roller blinds are unmatched in their flexibility. The centrepiece of the attraction and an amazing décor piece, it gives the room a fresh appearance. Roller blinds are incredibly easy to operate. Blinds of all different kinds can be joined together and opened simultaneously. Roller blinds are efficient home insulators and temperature regulators.
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Most window coverings, such as curtains, gather dust over time. They are also very challenging to maintain clean. However, roller blinds only require a quick dusting off. They require almost no maintenance and may easily be cleaned with a simple wipe or wet cloth to remove accumulated dust and debris.
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I have a cover reveal for you all today! This is for The Crossways, book two of Time Captives by Morgan Elizabeth Huneke. I read and reviewed book one earlier this summer, and am really looking forward to reading book two.
About the Book
“M’lady, it has been fairly well confirmed that the Redona was hidden away by the merfolk at the conclusion of the Great War instead of destroyed as was commanded. My brother has confirmed to me Joseph’s belief that it was concealed at the Crossways.”
Toarna pressed her fingertips together in thought. “It must be recovered and destroyed as was at first intended.”
Emily, Allan, Jill, and Joey have been reunited with their long lost ancestors. But with that reunion comes the true beginning of their quest: free the rightful king of Calhortz so that he may be restored to his throne. The Redona, the only object that can free him from his long imprisonment, is rumored to be concealed in The Crossways, a mountain across the sea which cannot be entered.
A slave since birth, Adriel’s resentment and hatred towards the strytes only grows as his family is continually ripped from him. He longs for the freedom the Time Captives are prophesied to bring, but he doubts their existence, just as he doubts God’s love. Circumstances in Calhortz are so dire. How could they ever improve?
Who can enter The Crossways? Will the king ever be freed? Or will the slaves of Calhortz lose all hope of freedom before it is even offered to them?
The Crossways is the second book of the Time Captives trilogy, a tale of faith, family, fantasy, and a fight for truth and freedom.
About the Author
Morgan Elizabeth Huneke is a homeschool graduate who lives in Georgia. She has enjoyed creating characters and writing stories since early childhood. Her other interests include reading, playing the piano and violin, and politics. She is the author of Across the Stars and The Experiment.
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Why a catered Christmas break with Premiere Neige is so special
Christmas is a magical time of year and there is no better place to spend it than in Sainte Foy. The whole resort is full of Christmas spirit and we really pull out all the stops to ensure that our guests have the best possible catered Christmas in the French Alps.
We believe that during your stay in one of our gorgeous catered chalets it should really feel like a home from home. We will make sure that you feel relaxed, comfortable and most of all, well looked after.
We know that every person celebrates Christmas in a slightly different way and every family has a different set of traditions, so just let your host and chef know if there is anything particularly special that you would like us to include in your festive break, and we’ll do our best to incorporate it. The kids might even spot Santa. He was on skis last year, so don’t forget to keep a lookout.
During the Christmas period, all of our catered chalets are jam-packed full of festivity. Expect flickering lights, sparkly decorations and, of course, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree just waiting for presents to be placed underneath.
Snowy fun with Christmas on the slopes
A Christmas ski holiday in the Alps also means it’s time to get in on some action. After you’ve awoken each morning to the heavenly smell of breakfast (cooked or continental), and indulged in your share, you will be set for a day of whizzing all over the mountain.
After you’ve opened presents around the crackling log fire on Christmas Day, what better way to spend the festive day than to be inhaling that fresh mountain air, creating memories, and even taking a few alpine Christmas snapshots to send to your friends that didn’t make it.
Remember, you don’t have to worry about there not being any snow at Christmas in Sainte Foy. The runs go all the way up to 2600m and the slopes are north west facing so retain their excellent chalky texture. Sainte Foy’s microclimate favours fantastic snow conditions. You know what that means, powder galore. Plus, the resort has invested in a huge system of snow cannons for an extra boost.
Christmas in the Alps is not all about the skiing
We know a Christmas ski holiday is not all about the skiing. For those friends and family members who favour a slower pace of life, there are local festivities to join in with, walks through the pretty woodlands of Sainte Foy, picturesque mountain cafés where you can soak up the winter sun, appointments for soothing massages, and the opportunity to just relax in front of your log fire, or jump into your warm hot-tub and soak up that alpine view!
An Alpine Christmas Feast in Ste Foy
Book into one of our gorgeous catered chalets this Christmas and you can enjoy all the Christmas trimmings without the stress, or the washing up!
Even before you travel, the Premiere Neige Sales and Concierge Team will have asked about any dietary requirements, sorted your lift passes and any ski lessons or guiding you might want, so you can focus on family and friends throughout your stay. Just visit our catered Service page to find out more.
Three or Four course menus during your stay
Aside from the big festive Christmas feast, our talented chefs and experienced chalet hosts will provide you with 3 or 4 course menus tailored entirely to your group. Comprising of the highest quality, locally sourced ingredients to give your taste buds a thrill.
On Christmas Eve the kids can help us leave out home made mince pies and milk for Santa, and for the big day, everyone can enjoy a wondrous festive feast filled with all of your favourites alongside a glass of bubbly too. Let the fun begin!
Child Friendly Accommodation
Christmas is an extra special time for little ones so you’ll be pleased to know that all of our accommodation is suitable for little ones. Properties are close to the slopes and services and we supply child accessories such as high chairs, cots and more.
Our catered chalets really do make for a stress-free, relaxing time for everyone in the family or group.
That festive time may be a little while away, but it will come around in a flash. Our Christmas bookings are always in high demand. Book now and the stress is completely gone. Then you can sit back and enjoy the build up to the festive period, safe in the knowledge that Christmas is all wrapped up.
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Toronto's top doctor recommends ending all indoor dining and gym classes
As new cases of COVID-19 continue to grow in Toronto and the rest of Ontario, Toronto's top doctor is urging the provincial government to take immediate action to help stop further spread of the virus.
According to a release from the city, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa wrote to the province's chief medical officer of health today with strong recommendations for stricter public health measures, including prohibiting indoor dining and discontinuing all indoor group classes in gyms and indoor sports team activities.
"We have seen in other places what happens when COVID-19 gains the upper hand. Without quick action to implement further public health measures, there is an acute risk the virus will continue to spread widely, causing serious illness, stressing the health care system and further straining Toronto's economy," said Dr. de Villa in a statement.
"It is my duty as medical officer of health to do what it takes to break the dangerous chain of transmission and so I have asked the province to support us through legislation or by granting me further authority to act."
Other jurisdictions who have experienced a resurgence have taken action that has stopped the virus, while jurisdictions that have failed to act early, have faced months of rising cases.— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) October 2, 2020
Dr. de Villa has already moved to introduce new restrictions for bars and restaurants as a result of rising case numbers, but the ability to introduce the new recommendations falls under provincial jurisdiction.
On indoor dining, the city says they explored two alternatives to the restriction of prohibiting all indoor dining, including requiring individuals to only dine in with members of their household or restricting indoor dining in areas of Toronto where case counts are highest.
But Dr. de Villa said such measures will be neither enforceable nor effective.
In addition to restaurants and gyms, Dr. de Villa is also recommending that individuals only leave their homes for essential trips, as was advised during the province's first wave.
Work, education, exercise and fitness, healthcare appointments and the purchase of food would all be considered essential reasons for leaving the house, and the city says up to two individuals from outside a household would also be permitted to provide social support if an individual lives alone.
Additionally, Dr. de Villa is also recommending that large venues be required to submit a plan to Toronto Public Health demonstrating how they will comply with public health measures, such as seating that ensures physical distancing and a method to collect individual contact information.
Public health measure recommendations for the following were made to the Province today:— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) October 2, 2020
1. Restaurants and Bars
2. General Public
3. Recreation, Sports and Gyms
4. Managing Public Health Measures in Large Venues
"Dr. de Villa has concerns about exposures and outbreaks in large venues, some of which can have a capacity of more than 100," reads the city release. "She also expressed concerns about the current regulations that allow for 30 per cent capacity in these venues."
According to the city, the seven-day moving average of COVID-19 cases on Sept. 1 was 40, and it rose to 84 on Sept. 17. On Sept. 29, it grew again to 236 — an almost six-fold increase.
There are also currently 169 active outbreaks in the community in Toronto, as well as in congregate settings such as schools, childcare, workplaces and long-term care homes. In the last three weeks alone, outbreaks in long-term care homes have increased from two to nine.
"Between September 20 and 26, there were 45 active community outbreaks," notes the release. "Of these outbreaks, 44 per cent were in restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Socializing in bars and restaurants is contributing to significant exposures and outbreaks."
Due to Dr. de Villa's limited authority under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, she has requested that Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams use his legislative powers to either enact these changes himself or consider making the necessary changes to provide her with the authority to take these actions as quickly as possible.
"Throughout this pandemic, we have followed Dr. de Villa's advice to keep our residents safe and help businesses reopen. Toronto Public Health has made additional recommendations to the Province about how we can stop the spread of COVID-19 now," said Mayor John Tory in a statement.
"These are tough recommendations, but I believe they are necessary in order to protect seniors in our long-term care homes and students in our schools. I will be fighting relentlessly to secure federal support for restaurants and other businesses. We need all residents and businesses to follow public health advice right now in order to stop this virus as quickly as possible and to avoid much tougher and much longer public health measures."
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HOW TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS BY SCALING WITH YOUR TIME
Let’s talk to you about TIME and how you can mold and expand it to help you grow your business. Did you ever stop to think that we all have the exact same amount of time in the day as Beyonce, or Elon Musk? It’s crazy as we tend to put them into this category of their own “Superhuman” species, but in reality, they have 24 hours each day – just like you and me.
So what allows them to build these giant empires? And if we rewind back in time to when they first started, how did they actually get it all done so they can create success in the first place?
I firmly believe that time is energy, and that we can shape it to our advantage if we are truly intentional about our time each and every day. What does that mean? If you know exactly where and how you spend every minute and hour of your days, you can make the conscious decisions to focus on the important things that bring you joy – and ultimately, growth.
I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I have developed a system that has allowed me to be a full-time mom of two young daughters, a small puppy AND created a 6 figure business in only 6 months – while managing it all. I live a life that is ultimately stress-free, and I feel every week like I am growing and developing as a person, a woman and as a professional.
Here are my tips on how to grow your business, by being intentional and scaling your time.
DO A TIME AUDIT
Since you know we all have 24 hours in a day. I invite you to break out your days by removing the time you currently spend sleeping or being with your family or significant other. In my case, I’m left with approximately 10 hours a day. I know in my business, I need at least 6 hours to fulfill my projects and commitments each day. And then I see that I have another 4 hours to spend freely. This is where we usually make decisions to watch a little too much Netflix… instead, I take an extra 2 hours in the evening to work ON my business (not IN) and work on marketing or other projects. That leaves me 2 hours a day…which I then spend on self-care, yoga, meditation…and then maybe a good read or a show. Another thing to mention, is that I spend at least 1 hour everyday in the car, and in that time, I only listen to podcasts that help me grow my knowledge on a subject I’m learning about – so none of my time is wasted and I can utilize every moment for growth and joy.
I invite you to do this too and see if you have any “wasted” time that you can reallocate to doing things that matter to you and your growth.
DO A TASK AUDIT
The next thing is to break down the tasks you do spend your time on weekly and measure the return you get on your (time) investment. For instance, if you can estimate what your hourly rate would be (time value) – let’s say for example it is $100/hour – then the time you spend on those tasks should be able to bring that back to you in sales / income at a minimum. If it doesn’t, you may want to think about delegating tasks that eat up a lot of your time and bring you less results. For example, you may need to delegate your social media or inbox management to a Virtual Assistant for 5 hours a week, while you instead focus that time on getting new clients and serving your existing clients even more deeply and planning your business growth strategy! This way your incredibly valuable time as the CEO of your brand, is spent on the most important tasks that help move the needle in your company. In the long term, this will bring in more sales for your business and you will be doing what you love most.
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WEEKLY / DAILY PLANNER
The last thing you want to do is take time either on Sundays or Monday mornings to list all your deliverables and goals for the week and organize each task per day, along with the estimated time it would take to complete.
So if you know (based on your time audit) that you have 6 hours for business tasks (projects / clients) and 2 hours for your own marketing growth – then you can plan accordingly.
This helps you ensure you don’t overbook yourself each day, and you can finish your week feeling accomplished – instead of defeated and “behind the ball”.
I also recommend that you try to book your meetings and calls only on 2-3 days during the week, and leave yourself 2 days free from any distractions to really dive deep into your work. This will really help you be more productive and have a clearer mind to think better and be more creative when it comes to your own projects and deliverables. Another great tip is each day to do the “hardest” thing first – get it out of the way and then get to the rest with a feeling of accomplishment.
I know many of you might be growing a side hustle or startup and perhaps you only have 2-3 hours per day to dedicate to your business. The same rules apply for this too – just do your time and your task audits – then plan your days accordingly with intention. Make it a mission and a priority for you to cross off every task on your list!
You will see, at the end of the week, you will have gotten so much done in your business, you will feel proud of your accomplishments, and you’re going to wonder “how did I find the extra time”? The truth is, you always had the time. You just didn’t know how to leverage and mold it to your full potential. Realizing that time is ENERGY and all you have to do is be conscious of it and how much your time is worth – it will change the way you work every day and help you to accomplish more in a short period of time to grow your business faster.
Hoping this helped realign your time management strategy to help you scale your time & grow your business!
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I’ve been visiting The Bluebell Walk and Bates Green Gardens for a few years now and been lucky enough to work with owner, John, on a number of films and spend a great deal of precious time in woods.
In the preparations to open the woods for this season, John happened to tell me a Kingfisher had been spotted at the Lower Lake, so as a keen photographer, I couldn’t let the opportunity go to photograph this stunning bird, which in fact, has always been a dream of mine to even see a Kingfisher!
With the mission set, I had just ten days to capture my dream image, so I didn’t waste any time in getting down to the lake to firstly see if the residents were active, if they live and hunt there and to see if they had a routine.
Kingfishers are notoriously shy and difficult to spot. If you’re walking near a lake, you may be lucky enough to see a bright blue and red flash as they find their next perch to hunt from. Seeing them perched up is an incredibly rare sight.
So, with a flask of tea and a bag of food, I set up camp on one of the beautiful seating areas at the lake. It didn’t take long for the Kingfisher to show itself. On the first day of monitoring, it was difficult to see a pattern, or where it hunts from, although, I did see it land on a ladder that John had laid across to the Island, so at least I knew, it was interested in the lake.
On the second day I went there, I took along my camera equipment which comprised of a Canon 5D DSLR camera, tripod and long 600mm lens, specifically designed for wildlife photography.
Without confirming a regular perching spot, it’s almost impossible to get a photograph of a Kingfisher, as you can’t simply just swing the lens around wherever you see the bird. The key is to set the camera on the exact spot you know it will land. However, on this visit, I captured a photo of a male Kingfisher sitting in the bushes on the other side of the lake, but it wasn’t an image I was happy with.
It was time to get serious. I decided to hire one of the best wildlife photography lenses on the market to make sure I made the most of this opportunity. I got hold of a Canon 800mm lens from HireaCamera based in Mayfield. So, with the best equipment available, all I needed was a bit of luck and more skill to get what I needed.
By the forth day of going to the lake, I was confident we had a pair after seeing a female Kingfisher on the ladder looking to hunt. The female is recognisable by a lower red flash on her bill.
On this day, I had a total of nine encounters with the bird, but I simply wasn’t quick enough to photograph it, as they only spend a second or two in one place. It’s so difficult when waiting still and silent for it to arrive, not to be distracted by the Red Kites and Buzzards souring above the tree line and other birds that visit the lake. I had a mission, and I had to stay as focused as physically possible on the task in hand - although I couldn’t resist in swinging the camera round to capture some other wildlife shots.
Little did I know, but my fifth visit was going to be the day I walk away with the photograph I dreamed of. I actually started the day with not much hope, the sky was patchy, the lake felt very quiet with not much action from anything.
I almost felt time was running out and because the Kingfisher had not had a successful hunt from the ladder perch, I started to feel it wasn’t returning, as they easily give up on spots that don’t provide much food.
I was literally about to give up for the day after not one sighting and was minutes from packing up and leaving. Suddenly, the iconic red and blue flash appeared to my left and landed on part of the ladder it hadn’t done before - almost like an invitation to stay longer.
As I slowly moved the camera towards this position, the Kingfisher flew to a higher branch where it sat for a total of two seconds. But, thanks to a fast finger, excellent light and superb camera equipment, I got the shot!
I’m delighted with this photograph of the male Kingfisher in all his glory and share it with the visitors of The Bluebell Walk. Do keep your eyes very peeled if you want to get a glimpse of these beautiful birds - you will need to be very patient indeed!
This message was added on Monday 10th April 2023
Lovely kingfisher! /Wendy dudeney
Love your photo! We have had really good views of them at hastings alexandra park in town! Not seen lately but sure soon will! Great work !
Very well done!/Adrian Backshall
That’s a lovely image with the blurred background, I admire your patience...
I am fortunate enough to live near lakes and have a pond in my garden. The Kingfisher is a fairly regular visitor to the pond. I feel very lucky and privileged to have seen this beautiful, shy bird on numerous occasions. I would never have the patience to sit for days waiting for a look. A beautiful photo of a beautiful bird.
Excellent !/Alan Saltmarsh
Well worth the time and effort ! Well Done !!
Thank you for sharing/Judith Barnett
Brilliant - so pleased your patience was rewarded. I "saw" one fly passed once at Barcombe Mills. Just a flash!
Flash of blue/Sylvia
Absolutely exquisite and magical. We had the river Line running through our property and in the 5 years we were there on one day only I saw the flash of blue of a kingfisher, it made my year! Your photo can just make me imagine and dream. Well done
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When it comes to owning a home, the safety of you and your family is a necessity. You will want to inspect the home to ensure all areas are safe and secure. This includes any handrail or banister associated with your stairs. If you have young children you will want to teach them how to navigate up and down the stairs. Having handrails in place is a great start. How do handrails on stairs help keep you safe? They are a guide and provide stability as you move up and down the stairs.
Let’s take a look below at some more details regarding handrail safety.
What Is A Stair Handrail?
The primary function of a stair handrail is to provide support and stability while walking up or down the stairs. Having something safe to grab onto allows you to navigate the stairs more quickly and confidently. Gliding your hand down the handrail is the key. It is recommended that you use the “tennis-racket grip” to maintain a safe hold on the handrail at all times.
What Is The Purpose Of A Handrail?
Believe it or not, handrails serve a great purpose. Aside from just being something to grab onto while on the stairs, they will provide an aesthetically pleasing sight to your stairs. Let’s take a look below at how handrails on stairs help keep you safe.
- Prevent accidents – Handrails are installed to provide you with something to grab onto while navigating up and down the stairs. This keeps you from having accidents if you trip on a step or miss a step.
- Provide mobility – For homeowners that might not have great balance, the handrail provides them with more mobility as they can go up and down the stairs in a safe manner.
- Liability protection – Having a handrail in place protects any liability on the homeowner. Imagine not having a handrail and someone tripping on your stairs. This would be potential for a lawsuit if someone were to get hurt.
How Can I Make Handrails More Visible?
To increase the safety of a handrail you will want to do a few things to make them more visible. Let’s take a look below at what those things might be.
- Take extra precautions on stairs if you happen to wear bifocal glasses.
- Consider a matte finish on the treads so that you can avoid any glares.
- Improve depth perception by using angular lighting and color contrast.
- Don’t use any patterned carpeting. This may hide the depth differences on the stairs.
Other Recommended Maintenance
Now that you know how handrails on stairs are meant to keep you safe you can explore other safety areas in your home. Use a springtime maintenance checklist to ensure that you have the whole home up-to-date.
Next, while you are working to determine if the handrail is safe and secure, you might encounter a dent in your wall. Understanding how to repair dents in your wall will save you from having to hire an additional contractor to repair them for you.
Lastly, if you are having a home inspection done, it is a great idea to know what to expect before, during, and after the home inspection is complete. This will give you an advanced idea of how everything will play out.
When Do I Call A Professional?
When you purchase or build a home with a second story or a split-level you will want to ensure that the handrail is intact and properly working. Additionally, this should be covered during the home inspection of the purchase. Also, if proper building codes are not followed you will want to have this corrected. For safety reasons, hire a professional to assist with the installation of a new handrail.
Anytime you are upgrading your home or making changes you will want to follow the building codes. Hiring a professional that understands building codes is key. Consequently, hiring someone who specializes in handrail installation is key. Also, call on your local home inspection team to check the stairs and other areas of the staircase to ensure that everything is safe. Reach out to Blue Guardian Home Inspections for a staircase handrail inspection during a complete home inspection in Kendall, Kane, Dupage, and LaSalle Counties of Illinois. |
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However, Farnham Town Council has not shut down. Far from it – all our staff and councillors are working hard to continue some of our ongoing work and to focus our priorities on helping our communities and businesses in this difficult time.
You will be pleased to know our outside ground maintenance and in-bloom work continues much as usual, since we can do this work while maintaining safe distancing rules.
The outside workforce has also helped set up the Covid-19 assessment centre outside Farnham Hospital, in conjunction with The Hedgehogs charity and Light Angels (who install our town centre Christmas lights).
This centre enables the doctors to make sure any patients presenting with Covid-like symptoms are pre-assessed in this special area away from other patients in the hospital.
Some of our office staff have been working from home, while some have also been supporting the Farnham and Villages Coronavirus Helpline (01252 745446), which is run from the town hall.
This helpline has now received around 1,000 requests for help with prescriptions, shopping and other matters, and we have been able to respond successfully to all of them.
Any people who need specialist help are referred to Surrey County Council and others are referred to the most suitable local help.
We also take referrals that have been made initially to Surrey, but where local help is more appropriate.
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So far, we have pledges of more than £22,000 from local charitable organisations and the town council, and we are inviting the local community to match this sum, as reported by the Herald last week.
Applications for help will need to be supported by a suitable referee, and the support fund sponsors will allocate payments through a joint panel.
Another initiative from this group is to set up a community store called Share Farnham. Run from the Maltings and Hale Community Centre, this store will lend out ‘things to keep you busy’ while most people are at home, such as games, puzzles, books, DVDs, craft and cookery items.
The store will open on Tuesday, as reported elsewhere on this page
Please look out for further announcements about this initiative on our websites or call our helpline for more details.
We are naturally concerned about local businesses that are affected by the shutdown. Financial support for business is being coordinated by Waverley Borough Council together with central government, but we are exploring what we can do at the local level.
So if local businesses need help, please contact us.
We are also looking at what we can do to help promote businesses and retailers get up and running again, after a long period of shutdown.
Lastly, I would like to recognise the tremendous work that is being carried out by Waverley and Surrey councils in responding to community and business needs.
Surrey is taking about 250 calls a day from around the county from people needing help, and Waverley officers are working round the clock to keep vital services running and to respond to business needs.
Our MP, Jeremy Hunt, is also supporting all these efforts and taking local concerns back to central government for attention.
So, to them, to all our volunteers, local organisations supporting the community and all front-line workers in the NHS and elsewhere, a big thank you from Farnham Town Council.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — The Peace Corps, works with communities around the globe to find long-term solutions to the world’s most urgent issues. However, as a program that relies on volunteers traveling domestically and internationally, COVID-19 has altered the way the Peace Corps operates. Although this has been a challenging adjustment, the Peace Corps is still making a global impact to serve marginalized and impoverished communities around the world. Throughout COVID-19, the mission has remained the same. To learn more about The Peace Corps, The Borgen Project spoke with Sierra Plato, a Peace Corps Regional Recruiter and Returned Volunteer.
The Mission of the Peace Corps
Plato describes the Peace Corps as, “a federal government agency where we send passionate volunteers to work to serve in one of over 60 different countries around the world.” Volunteers work in one of six different sectors: education, health, economic development, agriculture, environment and youth in development. In a short synopsis, the mission of the Peace Corps promotes “world peace and friendship.” Its three main goals are to help:
- The people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
- Promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the people served.
- Promote a better understanding of other people on the part of Americans.
The Peace Corps accomplishes the goals by making sure it is sending volunteers with a strong sense of cultural awareness and competence. The cultural process, Plato explains, is “the first three months [in a new country]out of the 27-month long commitment is totally dedicated to learning the language, learning how to navigate the culture and then also how to do your job within that cultural context.” By sending passionate volunteers to serve in several different countries, the Peace Corps is able to make a significant impact in marginalized and/or disadvantaged communities.
Volunteers from the Peace Corps live and work among the communities they serve. They’re partnering with local authorities, schools, startup companies and business owners to build long-term, community-based initiatives that address local development objectives across the six sectors mentioned above.
The Impact of the Peace Corps
To fully express the impact the Peace Corps has made in multiple communities across the globe, Plato shared the story of her time serving in Costa Rica. Plato worked as a TEFL teacher (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) between 2016 and 2018. During her time, she worked with a variety of students; however, one elementary student made the biggest impact on her.
This student was transferred to the school where Plato was volunteering. Plato states, “She was bullied at her last school because she has a leg condition where she just did not walk the same as everyone else.” Plato could tell her student’s condition really took a toll on her self-perception and confidence. Plato went on to say, “So not surprisingly, she was very, very hesitant to participate even in her small class [even though]her English was great. But, she was just very shy.”
Believing in her abilities, Plato invited her to the English Festival, one of the Peace Corps’ many initiatives in Costa Rica. Plato describes the English Festival as, “a huge spelling bee, at the institutional level, all the way up to the national level where the students get out there and demonstrate what they have been learning.” Plato’s student was apprehensive about participating. However, through Plato’s preparation and encouragement, her student did really well.
In Plato’s words, “I saw her shine afterward. I saw her classroom participation go up; I saw the activities that we were doing and how she would be front and center. I saw her personality flourish because she found that inspiration. She found that kind of confidence in herself. And that is what I think is really at the core of what we do in the Peace Corps.”
Plato’s story shows the importance of human interaction and relationship building that takes place within the Peace Corps. Not only do volunteers learn these important life skills but the people they interact with feel a significant impact that they are seen, heard and cared for. Although the organization is not currently sending out volunteers due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions, the Peace Corps is still able to make an impact on marginalized and impoverished communities.
COVID-19’s Effect on the Peace Corps
Normally, the Peace Corps staff, domestic and international, is striving to complete the needs of 61 different countries by sending out approximately 7,000 volunteers at any given moment. However, COVID-19 has significantly affected the way it operates.
Plato states that the first step of action the Peace Corps took back in March 2020 was, “to evacuate nearly 7,000 volunteers and trainees who served in these 60 different countries around the world. And so, since that time, we did develop a process to safely return volunteers, including evaluating each post based on the medical security, programmatic, administrative and logistical criteria.”
Also, in October 2020, the Peace Corps launched a virtual service pilot program. Plato describes this program as, “an 11-week pilot program where 45 volunteers donated their time and worked” on a variety of projects about “financial literacy, agribusiness and environmental protection” with different countries or different posts. This was the first phase of the virtual program.
The second phase of the pilot program took place when “evacuated volunteers were collaborating with their counterparts for about approximately five to 15 hours a week for 10 to 12 weeks,” Plato stated. The Peace Corps is still working on phase three of the virtual service pilot program, but it is all coming to fruition in the process.
Recent Peace Corps Efforts During COVID-19
In May 2021, another initiative the Peace Corps launched in response to COVID-19 was a partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). This partnership is the Peace Corps’ second domestic deployment of volunteers within its 60-year history. Plato explains that “They [volunteers]were working with community vaccination centers across the country.” These 158 volunteers went to Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Oregon to work on “three-month assignments that were focused on the urgent needs of FEMA.” Essentially, these volunteers were placed in communities that were traditionally underserved. For example, places where vaccination centers were too far of a distance to reach.
Throughout COVID-19, the Peace Corps is still continuing to find creative ways to engage diverse audiences and bring service to those in need. COVID-19 may have changed the way that the Peace Corps operates, but the mission does not change.
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- 1 What is a pumpkin plant?
- 1.1 Characteristics of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo)
- 1.2 What are pumpkin plants like?
- 1.3 How to distinguish male and female flowers:
- 1.4 How are the fruits of pumpkin plant?
- 1.5 Which is the biggest pumpkin?
- 1.6 HISTORY AND FOLKLORE OF PUMPKINS
- 1.7 Origin of pumpkins
- 1.8 Pumpkins in Europe
- 1.9 Pumpkins in the culture of many places
- 1.10 Pumpkins crust to make musical instruments
- 1.11 Composition: Active components of pumpkin
What is a pumpkin plant?
Characteristics of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo)
Common noun: Pumpkin, Vegetable marrow, Field pumpkin
Scientific noun: Cucurbita pepo L.
Family: Gourd family – Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Native from Central America and cultivated in many parts of the world.
Pumpkins are the fruits of the gourd (Cucurbita) a creeping plant of the family of the cucurbitaceae, which includes other fruits such as melon (Cucurbita melo), watermelons (Citrullus vulgaris), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and other wild as the exploding cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
Botanical illustrations of the leaf and fruit of a pumpkin
What are pumpkin plants like?
Pumpkin plants are creeping herbs up to 10 m. in length.
Stems hairy, grooved, hollow inside.
Leaves cordate, lobed
Flowers unisexual, up to 10 cm. with the cup attached to the corolla, stamens, the male soldiers in the column.
How to distinguish male and female flowers:
Detail of male and female flowers
How are the fruits of pumpkin plant?
Fruit in pepo very variable of different shapes or colors according to the different varieties that can reach more than 30 kg in weight.
Which is the biggest pumpkin?
There are world contests of giant pumpkins. They belong to the species Retort principle. The world’s largest pumpkin in this species won a contest in the southern town of Manchester in USA in 2002 and weighed 606 kg)
HISTORY AND FOLKLORE OF PUMPKINS
Origin of pumpkins
Cultivation of pumpkins approximately starts back in the year 5000 BC in different parts of the world. It appears in the territory that now constitutes Mexico, before the emergence of civilization known as the Olmecs, Mayas and Aztecs.
These early cultures settled in the area and based their existence on the cultivation of squash, corn, beans and peppers. We also have archaeological references from the same period in the Yangtze Valley in China in a civilization that crops mainly rice and squash.
Pumpkins can be very different in size or form
Pumpkins in Europe
Spanish settlers were those who learned to cultivate in their contact with the natives and then brought to Spain, where its cultivation spread to other parts of Europe with temperate or warm climate.
There are smaller varieties, mainly devoted to the cultivation of squash, which can be grown anywhere in the world since withstand any climate.
In addition to food, in the excavations of prehistoric remains have been found spoons or containers made with pumpkin peel. Gourds have been used to carry out some old musical instruments. For example, prehistoric sites have been found in India 4500 years ago in which bells are made with pumpkins empty inside which were placed dry seeds.
Some pumpkins are cultivated because of their extraordinary forms
Pumpkins in the culture of many places
Gourd is part of the traditional folklore of many people. Thus we have the Halloween pumpkins which fruit is the material for faces that are illuminated by placing lighted candles inside, forming what is known as “Halloween lanterns.” (Almost all U.S. production is intended for the manufacture of this type of lantern)
A wine-saving pumpkin was one of the elements that formed part of the team of the pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
In Haiti, in 1800, these fruits were declared the official currency of the country. Subsequently “gourde” was the name given to the currency of this country and this word comes from the English word “gourd” meaning pumpkin.
Pumpkins crust to make musical instruments
Pumpkin crust has been used as the raw material to make musical instruments in many places. For example:
- In traditional Chinese music, pumpkin was one of the first materials used in the manufacture of instruments
- The “carimba” is an Nicaraguan and Costa Rican instrument which resonance box consists of a pumpkin.
- The original banjo, which was imported from Africa to the U.S. by African slaves, was based on a pumpkin.
- The first maracas were made by tying a stick to this fruit, inside which were placed plant seeds. In reality, those derived from rattles and primitive made with the same method.
Composition: Active components of pumpkin
- Amino acids: alanine, arginine, cucurbitin, cystine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, lysine. (Fruits and seeds)
- Acids: linoleic, aspartic, oleic and palmitic (Flowers, fruits and seeds)
- Vitamins: vitamin A and vitamin B (Niacin, Thiamin) (Flowers, fruits and seeds)
- Fats: lecithin (seeds)
- Fibers (fruits and seeds)
- Minerals: calcium, cobalt, boron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, iron…(fruits)
- Sugars: sucrose.
* Related information:
More information on pumpkin.
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Aaron Klein, editor of Breitbart News’s Jerusalem bureau, is joining Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration as a strategic adviser.
Klein has served as editor of Breitbart Jerusalem for four years, since its launch in November 2015, overseeing a critical branch of Breitbart News’s international expansion.
He also contributed to Breitbart News’s coverage of American politics, which he has covered for many years as a journalist, author, and broadcaster.
“Aaron Klein is a terrific pickup for the Netanyahu administration because of his great strategic instincts,” said Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow. “He has been one of Breitbart’s most effective reporters over the last several years and has been a driving force behind the success of our Jerusalem bureau.
“Though it is never fun to see a strong member of our team move on, it is not entirely a sad occasion as we at Breitbart are always rooting for the success of planet Earth’s one Jewish state, Israel, and have great respect for the prime minister; this is a good day for him and the Israeli people.”
Breitbart News CEO Larry Solov added:
“As two Jews who loved Israel and who decided to partner when we were on a trip to Israel together in 2007, Andrew Breitbart and I made a promise to ourselves: that we would create a bureau in Israel that would cover the news and help tell the story of the lone democracy in the tumultuous Middle East.
“Aaron has been an integral part of fulfilling that promise, and we thank him. Mazel Tov, Aaron.”
Klein is joining Netanyahu’s administration after a tumultuous period in Israeli politics, which has seen three elections in just over a year.
Netanyahu steered his conservative Likud Party to its best result ever in the recent March elections, and formed a national unity government with his main rival, Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party, which no longer exists.
Under the terms of that arrangement, Netanyahu — Israel’s longest-serving prime minister — will be in office for another 18 months. He currently faces trial on corruption charges that his allies claim are baseless and politically motivated.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His new book, RED NOVEMBER, is available for pre-order. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak. |
The Kruger Brewer’s Master Class: Wheat Beers and How to Brew Them
A landscape architect and horticulturist by profession, from Cape Town, South Africa, Thean Leonard Kruger better known as ‘the Kruger brewer’, is also a brewing consultant who has established himself in setting up breweries across Europe, Asia & Africa. He is also on the panel as an international specialist who assists a well renowned equipment manufacturer, Mithraeum, in Slovenia and famous malt manufacturer, Castle Malting S.A., in Belgium.
Undoubtedly, anyone who either owns, works in or even just frequents craft breweries and brewpubs in India will know that without a shadow of a doubt – beers brewed with wheat are the top sellers in any city or region in the country. Wheat accounts for around 60 to 70 percent of sales, while everything else that’s on tap, fills out rest of the monthly revenue. I am not exactly sure for the reason behind this, but my theory revolves around the fact that in India people eat spicy, fatty food with wheat beer, and either creamy and sweet or fruity and crisp, is an answer to both those scenarios. Another reason may be that wheat beer generally does not have a great deal of hops added, and in India in general people gravitate away from bitter beers, especially in the northern parts of the country. Whatever the reason, we brewers are faced with a situation where we have to brew copious amounts of the stuff, but many breweries don’t get it right – sometimes to horrifying ends!
A typical scene in many of the more dubious establishments, sees patrons quaffing jugs of what looks to be milk, but it’s actually wheat beer that has been served without any form of conditioning (known as ‘green beer’ or as an inside joke “lassi-weizen” depending on who you ask). The culprit here could be-wrong yeasts, wrong ingredients, wrong thought process in the approach to brewing the beer or possibly just a severe lack of knowledge. There are many more sins committed in these kinds of commercial arenas – more than I could list in a short conversation – but let’s rather look at solutions and together understand something clearly:
- Beer styles have been developed over centuries of trial and error to reach a product that is perfect in such a profound way that it has been dubbed a “style” or category in its own right
- While experimenting, along with crazy combinations is one of the cornerstones of craft brewing, it usually done by brewers who understand the style intrinsically, and so are able to bring a variation that is something new, while still respecting the style it was built upon, therefore guaranteeing a good end product
The purpose of this article is to get all brewers on the same page in terms of what is expected of a particular wheat beer style, how to brew it well and, when you’ve mastered a traditional example, how to approach making your own variation of it unique. This is not an article for the masses either, it is meant to be read by the owners and the brewers of craft breweries across India, as you are the only people who can affect a change and then educate the public through your efforts and excellence.
Wheat Beer Styles
When you’re sitting at the bar of your craft brewery, the word “wheat beer” is thrown around as if it were a homogenous concoction that is the same the world over. Well – it isn’t. Apart from the popular styles of wheat such as Witbier and Weissbier, there is a whole world of wheat out there. Here are some examples:
Description: A very pale, sour, refreshing, low-alcohol wheat ale. A regional specialty of Berlin; referred to by Napoleon’s troops in 1809 as “the Champagne of the North” due to its lively and elegant character.
What I think
This is a lovely little beer – I am a self-confessed “hop-head” (someone who likes bitter beers), but I have to tell you that this beer is by far the most refreshing beer you are ever likely to have. It is sour, which for some may be a weird idea on its own, but it drinks so easily and goes so well with any fatty food that two pints down, I know you’ll be as hooked as I am. The sourness is achieved by the addition of lactic acid bacteria and the beer warmed up to between 30 and 40°C, either after the main fermentation has been completed or at the same time.
Description: A highly-carbonated, tart and fruity wheat ale with a restrained coriander and salt character and low bitterness. Very refreshing, with bright flavours and high attenuation.
What I think
Once again, a sour wheat beer this one has the combination of coriander and salt added to the boil. In terms of flavour, I personally like it very much, but the saltiness and the coriander spice, followed closely by the lactic sourness most likely isn’t for everyone.
Description: A sour, smoked, lower-gravity historical German wheat beer. Complex yet refreshing character due to high attenuation and carbonation, along with low bitterness and moderate sourness.
What I think
This is a beer that I cannot wrap my head around. I travel to Germany quite often, and I have had quite a few of them, but I cannot personally recommend the combination of sourness and smoke…for me it’s one or the other. As it is listed as a historical style (in other words it’s not brewed in its home region much anymore), it makes sense that a lot of people seem to agree with me. That said, it’s a wonderful beer for those who appreciate it and has a cult following in certain craft beer circles.
Description: A richly textured, high alcohol sipping beer with a significant grainy, bready flavour and sleek body. The emphasis is first on the bready, wheaty flavours with interesting complexity from malt, hops, fruity yeast character and alcohol complexity.
What I think
If you are familiar with barley wine, this is simply the wheat version of it. Imagine a beer with a grist of 50% pilsner and 50% wheat malt, fermented with an English yeast and simply made very strong – to the tune of 8 to 12 percent alcohol (would most likely be popular in Punjab!). Not something to serve in giant mugs, rather smaller vessels like white wine glasses or chalices.
So you can see, there’s a lot of different wheat beers out there…and saying “wheat beer” doesn’t actually mean anything conclusive. Nonetheless, let’s get back to the subject at hand.
Yeasts for wheat beers
Nothing is more important to the two wheat beers we are dissecting today than the choice of yeast. Hefeweizen needs a banana and clove character derived by the method you handle the yeast during fermentation and Witbier needs anything fruity or spicy just NOT banana and clove. A common mistake brewer’s in India make is use a Hefeweizen yeast in what is supposed to be a Belgian Wit – do not do this ever! Hefeweizen yeast, with its signature banana and clove character, makes the addition of orange peel and coriander very muddy and a bad beer overall. In the recipes below, I will give you examples of the yeasts you can substitute for each style to get the right character and ensure balance in your wheat beer.
Time to start getting technical!
Description: A pale, refreshing German wheat beer with high carbonation, dry finish, a fluffy mouthfeel, and a distinctive banana-and-clove yeast character. Other names: Weizen (in northern Germany), Weissbier (in southern Germany)
- Dunkleweizen – Same recipe as a standard Hefeweizen, but with the addition of 20% Munich dark or 10% dark caramel malt
- Weizenbock – Generally, the same as a standard Hefeweizen (although some coloured malts like Munich are sometimes used, but only sparingly for a bit of colour), it’s just made far stronger with starting gravities of between 16°P to 22°P
- Kristalweiss – Exactly like a standard Hefeweizen, but this one is filtered so it is completely clear. If you have one, a 2 micron filter should do the trick, but I would prefer a centrifuge as it doesn’t affect the beer flavour as much as a filter would
- The history of this beer is quiteinteresting
This style of beer was allowed to be brewed by royalty only back in the Middle Ages, namely by the king of Bavaria. Modern hefeweizen dates from 1872 when Schneider began production. However, pale weissbier became popular since the 1960s. It is quite popular today, particularly in southern Germany.
Special brewing techniques / ingredients and why they are used.
There are a few aspects you should always consider when designing a recipe for a Hefeweizen:
- Decoction: Traditionally, Hefeweizen was always decocted – decoction being the process of mashing your grains in cold water, removing a portion of the mash, boiling it separately and adding it back to increase the temperature. The reason for doing this was, historically, because they didn’t have steam generators to increase the mash temperature and so this was the only way to do it back then. Today, though many breweries in Bavaria still use this method despite having the technology to simply step mash as usual – the reason being boiling the mash creates a fuller, richer beer by the creation of melanoidins through the boiling process. I will discuss how you can cheat and get a similar result by the use of other ingredients, as most of the breweries here cannot support this kind of operation
- Wheat malt: Hefeweizen is considered one of the sweeter beers out there, so wheat malt is the only way to go. You should have a minimum of 50% wheat malt in your recipe
Traditional Hefeweizen Recipe
It is important to remember that it is a beer of balance! Not too much banana, clove or bubblegum flavours, all the yeast flavours should be in harmony, and they shouldn’t overpower the soft malt character either…a tall order, but there it is.
- OG = 1.050 (12.4°P)
- FG = 1.013 (3.3°P)
- IBU = 12.4
- Colour = 3.3 SRM
- ABV = 4.9%
- Assumed Brew House Efficiency = 80%
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IDEAL MASH PH RANGE: 5.4 – 5.5
1. Mash at 67°C for 60 minutes. Mash thickness should be around 2.6 litres / kg.
2. Mash out at 75°C for 10 minutes
3. Sparge at 75°C
4. Boil for 90 minutes.
5. Add Czech Saaz hops at 60 minutes
6. Ferment at 20°C for 4 to 5 days or until the hydrometer measures 1.013 (3.3°P). As soon as the final gravity is reached, cold crash immediately and remove the yeast
7. Mature for minimum 1 week at 4°C before transfer to BBT (optimum = 3 weeks maturation before transfer). Purge residual yeast before BBT transfer to prevent too much yeast in the final beer
Variations you can experiment with:
- Yeast varieties
- From Fermentis: Only WB-06 will work
- From Lallemand: Munich and Munich Classic will work as well
- From White labs (if you can get it): WLP300 is absolutely superb! But you need to ferment at 17°C otherwise the banana will be overpowering
- For a maltier beer that tastes almost like it has been decocted, add 1kg per HL aromatic malt
- For a fuller bodied beer, add 1kg per HL Carapils or Cara Blonde
- For more banana esters, ferment between 23°C and 25°C
- For more clove phenols, ferment at 17°C
PRO TIPS: Hefeweizen
- Open fermenter – Hefeweizen yeast doesn’t like being put under pressure, it will make very little flavours that way. Best case scenario, use open fermenters if you have them (I don’t know many brewpubs that do so
- If you’re fermenting in a conical, leave the beer open at the CIP inlet so that the beer is not under pressure. This results in a far better flavour profile
- Yeast reuse – Yeast used for Hefeweizen cannot be cropped in the same way you crop other yeasts. Hefeweizen yeast must be top cropped (in other words the krausen or foam that forms on top of the beer during fermentation). If you use the bottom cropped yeast, you will get far less banana flavours than you normally would and far too much clove. To do this in a conical fermenter, insert a pipe into the top inspection hole and siphon it into your yeast container. If you can’t do this, it’s far better to use a fresh packet of yeast each time you brew, as you will get a much better flavour profile
- Time on the yeast – it is critical that you get the bulk of the yeast off the beer as soon as your desired gravity is achieved. Especially yeasts like WB-06 which are reasonably aggressive. Longer you leave the beer on the yeast, more of the flavours it creates will be neutralised, leaving your beer lacking character…not great when it comes to this style of beer
- Getting the best personality from the yeast – Hefeweizen yeast doesn’t like to be treated well, in fact the more ill-mannered you are with it, by under oxygenating the wort, underpitching, quick changes in temperature – it will stress the yeast out, causing it to produce more of those iconic flavours that make us brew the beer in the first place
Description: A refreshing, elegant, tasty, moderate strength wheat-based ale. Low bitterness level with a balance similar to a Hefeweizen, but with spice and citrus character coming from additions rather than the yeast.
Other names: Bier de Blanche (France).
While there is only one Witbier style, there are so many additions that you can play around with that it can end up as profoundly different beers.
- White IPA: This is a combination of the IPA style with the ingredients of a Belgian wit, but it is more IPA than it is a Witbier
A 400-year-old Belgian beer style that died out in the 1950s; it was later revived by Pierre Celis at Hoegaarden, and has grown steadily in popularity over time, both with modern craft brewers and mass-market producers who see it as a somewhat fruity summer seasonal beer.
Special brewing techniques / ingredients and why they are used
There are a few aspects you should always consider when designing a recipe for a Witbier:
- The 3-ingredient rule: Everyone knows that there is always an addition of both coriander and orange peel in a Witbier, but there is always a secret third ingredient! It can be a herb, spice, or extract – the sky is the limit! I will discuss a few additions later on
- Orange peel: There are two types of orange peel generally used, the bitter orange peel and the sweet orange peel. Bitter orange peel has a very different flavour profile and leans toward a more vanilla, herbal flavour profile (bear in mind that it is only called bitter due to the taste of the fruit, not the peel). Sweet orange peel has a much more citrusy appeal, so it depends on what you want to achieve
- Raw wheat: This is the one factor that precious few brewers actually get right. Witbier is NOT made with wheat malt ever! The reason for using raw wheat is that it tastes very different to wheat malt; wheat malt being sweet and malty (by malty we mean the flavour of Horlicks) and raw wheat lends a very dry, crisp flavour to the beer along with a much stronger wheat flavour than wheat malt does and provides a beautiful backdrop for your spice / herb additions. I will discuss how you can opt to use raw wheat in the recipe below
Traditional Witbier Recipe
Where a Hefeweizen is mostly about yeast control, with the remainder being hops and malt, Witbier is a different scenario entirely! When brewing a Witbier, you are presented with a kaleidoscope of different options on how to flavour your beer.
- OG = 1.051 (13.3°P)
- FG = 1.012 (3.3°P)
- IBU = 11.1
- Colour = 3.6 SRM
- ABV = 5.1%
- Assumed Brew House Efficiency= 80%
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IDEAL MASH PH RANGE: 5.2 – 5.4
1. Mash in at 48°C and hold for 30 minutes
2. Raise temperature to 66°C for 45 minutes
3. Mash out at 75°C for 10 minutes
4. Sparge at 75°C
5. Boil for 90 minutes
6. Add Styrian Aurora hops at 60 minutes
7. Add orange peel and coriander at 5 minutes
8. Ferment at 18°C for 6 days, then cold crash and remove the yeast
9. Mature for minimum 1 week at 4°C before transfer to BBT (optimum = 3 weeks maturation before transfer)
Purge residual yeast before BBT transfer to prevent too much yeast in the final beer.
Variations you can experiment with:
- Secret Ingredient:
The “secret third ingredient” can take many forms and can help you make your Witbier truly unique. Here are some options –
- Chamomile flowers, dried – add 20g per HL at 5 minutes
- Allspice (kabab Chini) – add 10g per HL at 45 minutes
- Star Anise – add 35g per HL at 30 minutes
- Green cardamom – add 20g per HL at 30 minutes
- Ginger root, fresh – add 45g per HL at 30 minutes
- Cinnamon stick – add 2 sticks per HL at 30 minutes
- Cumin – add 20g per HL at 5 minutes
- Nutmeg – add 20g per HL at 30 minuts
- Sweet basil, fresh – add 35g per HL at 15 minutes
- From Fermentis: K-97, S-04, T-58, BE-256, BE-134, S-33
- From Lallemand: Nottingham, Windsor, Belle Saison, Abbaye
- From Brewferm: Blanche (this is the single best dry yeast you can possibly use for this style! You have to import it yourself though for now)
- You can substitute the Munich malt for a light caramel malt to give the beer more body
- Instead of wheat flakes, possible substitutes can include: Maida + rice husks (if your system supports this kind of process, although most do not), precooked dalia and rice husks – both can be added to the mash
PRO TIPS: Witbier
- Regarding the addition of spices, the longer you let them boil (15 minutes +) the more flavour you will extract. The shorter you let them boil (less than 15 minutes) the more aroma you will get
Final thoughts on brewing in general:
1. Take it seriously – you are taking part in a long history and by definition you are part of that history
2. Don’t only think along commercial lines – best materials = best results. Don’t take short cuts with cheap inferior ingredients
3. Take pride in your product – people will judge you according to the product you make, irrespective of what they say to your face. If you take pride and concentrate on quality, your business will be rightly rewarded
For any questions or further information, please contact me at [email protected] or visit https://krugerbrewerblog.wordpress.com/ |
- Created in Skin Conditions
Acne is the most frequent skin condition in the United States. It is characterized by pimples on the face, back, and chest. Every year, about 80% of adolescents have some form of acne and about 5% of adults experience acne.
Acne is made up of two types of blemishes:
- Whiteheads/Blackheads, also known as comedones, are non-inflammatory and appear more on the face and shoulders. As long as they remain uninfected, they are unlikely to lead to scarring.
- Red Pustules or Papules are inflamed pores that fill with pus. These can lead to scarring.
In normal skin, oil glands under the skin, known as sebaceous glands, produce an oily substance called sebum. The sebum moves from the bottom to the top of each hair follicle and then spills out onto the surface of the skin, taking with it sloughed-off skin cells. With acne, the structure through which the sebum flows gets plugged up. This blockage traps sebum and sloughed-off cells below the skin, preventing them from being released onto the skin's surface. If the pore's opening is fully blocked, this produces a whitehead. If the pore's opening is open, this produces blackheads. When either a whitehead or blackhead becomes inflamed, they can become red pustules or papules.
It is important for patients not to pick or scratch at individual lesions because it can make them inflamed and can lead to long-term scarring.
Treating acne is a relatively slow process; there is no overnight remedy. Some treatments include:
- Benzoyl Peroxide: Used in mild cases of acne, benzoyl peroxide reduces the blockages in the hair follicles.
- Oral and Topical Antibiotics: Used to treat any infection in the pores.
- Hormonal Treatments: Can be used for adult women with hormonally induced acne.
- Tretinoin: A derivative of Vitamin A, tretinoin helps unplug the blocked-up material in whiteheads/blackheads. It has become a mainstay in the treatment of acne.
- Extraction: Removal of whiteheads and blackheads using a small metal instrument that is centered on the comedone and pushed down, extruding the blocked pore. |
Harmful algal blooms impact local water sources and environments. Rust tides are one of the many concerns for local officials who want to revamp local cesspools and septic systems to reduce the risk of these blooms occurring.
What is a Rust Tide?
A “rust tide” is a type of red tide caused by a bloom of the organism Cochlodinium polykrikoides. This type of bloom first appeared in Suffolk County waterways in 2004, resulting in a widespread and intense reddish-brown coloring of the water, which is why it’s been locally referred to as the “rust tide.”
Since these marine organisms cannot live in freshwater, they’re found primarily in:
- Estuarine waters
You’re most likely to experience a rust tide in warmer waters. Late summer is a common time when the rust color becomes abundant, and locals really notice the change in the water sources around them.
What Causes Rust Tides?
Multiple factors contribute to rust tides. The two main factors that are contributing to red tide issues in Suffolk County are:
- Nitrogen-rich waters, often caused by wastewater from older cesspools and septic systems
- Water warming, which is allowing the algal blooms to grow
Local governments are trying to find ways to help reduce the nitrogen in waterways, and one method is to incentivize septic and cesspool updates to newer systems that reduce nitrogen content.
Harmful Effects of a Rust Tide
While rust tides are not harmful to humans, they are highly toxic to marine life, posing significant risks to the local environment and economy. Fish and shellfish often try and swim away from these toxic blooms, but when the bloom is severe, it’s difficult to avoid the rust tide.
Exposure to the tide leads to gill damage.
Younger fish and shellfish are particularly susceptible to gill damage, which has led to mass deaths. Local fishing economies and marine life are impacted the most, as many of the fish die off.
Adding to the damage of rust tides is the potential of reduced oxygen levels in the water.
Oxygen depletion occurs when the Cochlodinium die. Once dead, the cells sink to the bottom of the waterway, and bacteria begins to consume the cells. The process leads to oxygen depletion. When a rust tide is massive, the process can lead to severe oxygen depletion in the waterway, which has a direct effect on the marine life in the water.
Since its first appearance in Suffolk County in 2004, this bloom has recurred regularly. Fisherman in the area reported a mass fish die-off in 2008 and 2009; Shinnecock Bay, Little Peconic Bay, Peconic Estuary and Noyack Bay experienced similarly high fish mortality rates that year that were directly attributable to the rust tide.
The rust tide (and similar harmful algal blooms) have lead New York State, Suffolk County and individual towns to incentivize septic upgrade programs that offer homeowners the opportunity to recuperate some, or all, of the costs associated with updating their septic systems.
Innovative and alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems (I/A OWTS) help reduce the risk of harmful algal blooms and their associated damage to the local environment and economy by reducing or eliminating the nitrates that leach out of home septic systems. This, in turn, limits or eliminates the food source that is primarily responsible for these mass blooms. |
The mission of the Division of Renal (Kidney) Medicine at BWH is to provide quality care to patients with all types of acute and chronic diseases of the kidney, while maintaining an outstanding research program to create new knowledge relevant to the normal and diseased kidney, and educating the next generation of leading academic kidney physicians and scientists.
The Division of Renal (Kidney) Medicine has been recognized as among the best kidney programs in the United States. We are recognized internationally for our outstanding faculty who have made seminal contributions to the field of nephrology, and for exceptional clinical care.
Hemodialysis: Types of Accesses for Kidney Dialysis and How to Stay Healthy
What is vascular access? What are the different types of accesses for hemodialysis? Does vascular access require surgery? Adina Voiculescu, M.D., FASDIN, General and Interventional Nephrologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses the different types of vascular access, such as AV fistulas and AV grafts, and how to stay healthy while on hemodialysis. |
Somerset is the spiritual home of cider in our (completely unbiased) view, although our friends in Herefordshire may disagree! We have long worked with many producers from around the county, but this case celebrates some of the smaller suppliers hidden right across Somerset, from high on the Blackdown Hills in the far West, to bordering Wiltshire in the East, and all points in between.
All made with passion and proper cider apple juice, and using old established orchards, sometimes forgotten for years and brought back to life.
Barley Wood, Medium-Dry, 6.1% - A cracking cider made by Isy and Mike in the Barley Wood Walled Gardens next to The Ethicurean restaurant, just outside Bristol. Blended from a large number of old apples trees locally, they produce a lovely balanced, well-rounded, medium-dry.
Dowdings 'Tower Brue', Medium, 6% - Named for the panoramic views across open farmland to King Alfred’s Tower from the orchards, and a tributary to the River Brue that runs alongside near the Wiltshire border south of Bruton. Oliver makes a lovely, easy-drinking, medium cider there.
Impens 8, Medium, 6% - Made from a blend of 8 classic bittersweet apples grown in the family orchards at Impens Farm near North Petherton - hence the name! A very drinkable medium.
Lawrence's Premium, Medium, 6% - An absolute cracker, made deep in South Somerset by John Lawrence, which remains an undiscovered gem. Our tasting panel have described it as "just about as good as it gets", and this little known craft cider defines what it's all about.
Secret Orchard 'Exmoor Clear', Dry, 6% - Made in the foothills of Exmoor in West Somerset from apples grown on the historic Nettlecombe Estate, Joe has crafted a lovely clear, tannic vintage cider with citrus zestiness and an autumnal spicy finish.
Tricky Cider UFO#3, Medium, 6% - UFO stands for Unidentified Forgotten Orchards. Crafted by Matt, high on the Blackdown Hills, where he picks unknown varieties of apples from a formerly neglected heritage orchard near Glastonbury. Light coloured, yet classically tannic. A great all-rounder.
You can buy the Secret Somerset Case as a one-off, or save 15% and subscribe to receive our Monthly Cases for just £20 plus P&P – remember you can pause or skip at any time if you don’t fancy a particular case. |
Whitney Port Is Waiting to Find Out the Sex of Her Baby for This Simple Reason
In the world of celebrity baby announcements, there’s a lot of “reveals” to be made. First, there’s the initial baby announcement. Then typically comes a gender reveal, followed by a birth announcement, name reveal, and, of course, the first baby pic.
There’s one reality starlet that has no intention of following through with the second step of the process, however, revealing that she’d prefer her baby’s gender to be a surprise: The Hills’ Whitney Port.
Port announced her own pregnancy not long after former co-star Lauren Conrad did the same, but says she and husband Tim Rosenman have decided to keep their baby’s gender a secret. After all, as she explained to People, “It’s only one of two options, so it’s not that crazy! You’re kind of prepared either way.” That’s not to say that she hasn’t given consideration as to which she’d rather have, though. “At first I was like, ‘I really want a boy, they seem so much easier,’” she told the outlet. “And then now I’m like, ‘I think I really want a girl.’ So you go back and forth, but obviously at the end of the way all you want is a healthy baby. I don’t care what I get.”
The houseware designer (Port is launching a disposable dishware collection with Cheeky that will hit stores March 27) does concede that her decision has made shopping a touch more difficult.
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“It’s made buying anything harder,” she shared. “But so many brands are gender-neutral now, so I think you just buy the necessities and wait until you find out to buy the specific things.”
It also may make things slightly tougher on the loved ones the 32-year-old says she will most likely be relying on to help throw her baby shower — no blues or pinks here! “I don’t really want to organize it,” Port admitted to the outlet. “I’m thinking some sort of coed barbecue, or something a little less traditional.”
You do you, Whitney!
What do you think of Whitney’s decision to keep her baby’s gender a secret? Tell us @BritandCo.
(h/t Hello Giggles, photos via Cindy Ord + Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty) |
Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! First, Brite sends its deepest gratitude to those serving. In honor of the day, we want to celebrate our own Mark Bonsignore. As a long-time Brite team member, Mark shares his journey from police captain to Brite’s subject matter expert.
In this special edition Brite Spotlight, we’re (finally) introducing you to our public safety team! Our public safety team works alongside departments to provide innovative technologies that support officers in protecting communities. From account executives to engineers and subject matter experts, there’s a good group and we’re excited to share them. So, huge thanks to Mark for being the first and sharing his insights into his career – connect with him here. (PS – if you’ve missed previous Brite Spotlights, meet them here!)
Meet Mark, Brite’s Subject Matter Expert
Overview of your job.
I joined Brite to assist in building and promoting the Brite-Public Safety offerings throughout the U.S. as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and have been with Brite for 13 years. This was after retiring from the Irondequoit Police Department (Rochester, NY) at the rank of Captain after close to 29 years of service. Previously, I worked for the FBI in Washington, DC for 1.5 years.
My job description is rather fluid. I primarily work with law enforcement agencies, supporting our sales teams with pre-sales, sales, and post sales, depending on the customer and/or the product. Our product offerings are broad, and at times very technical, both in the deployment and use. Most often, my position is consulting with to our sales staff and their customers during pre-sales and product exploration. At times our customers contact me directly for products. I also assist our customers after the sale with training and troubleshooting and support on issues they may be having. Prior to COVID I would typically travel throughout the U.S. for customer training and numerous trade shows.
I further manage the Brite-GSA contract and monitor a number of our other state and local contracts to ensure changes to our product offerings are kept up to date.
What is your favorite part about being a at Brite?
Brite is a family and I appreciate being a part of it. Brite also gives me the ability to interact on a daily basis with my law enforcement brothers and sisters.
What 3 words would you use to describe your job?
Fluid, interesting and interactive
What public safety technology trends are you seeing?
There is a huge move towards intelligence gathering on every level which incorporates artificial intelligence that can assist law enforcement with real-time crime initiatives and analysis.
If you could switch your job with anyone else within Brite, whose job would you want?
No one! I like my job 😉
What does your typical work day look like?
I typically plan out my day and then the phone calls and emails start coming! Our customers are always first. I endeavor to assist our agencies to get them up and running no matter what issue they are having. It is critical for law enforcement! When there is down time, I am working on our contract offerings, participating in customer calls and meetings, updating my technical training on the equipment we offer and service and investigating new and innovative solutions that Brite may find valuable to add to our portfolio.
Again, HUGE thanks to Mark for letting us get to know him. Cheers to all law enforcement for your service and dedication, not only today, but every day. |
There are three guarantees in cybersecurity: ransomware attacks, changing perimeters and new buzzwords. For the last decade, zero trust has been the buzzword of what every security team, tool, approach and framework should be achieving. Now in 2021, we’re seeing an onslaught of ransomware, work environments still in flux with Forrester, NIST and everyone in-between saying it is the answer. But what is zero trust, actually?
In this four-part series, we’re uncovering everything from the basics of zero trust to walking you through how to build a long-lasting strategy. Buckle up because in this blog we’re diving into:
- What is zero trust?
- The problem it is solving and how to achieve zero trust
- Is this approach right for your organization?
What is zero trust?
As implied by the name, zero trust is a security strategy in which no device or user is to be trusted or allowed access until verified and approved.
Before we further explain, it is important to highlight that this isn’t a tool or set of solutions. You can’t buy zero trust. Rather, it is a framework executed through policies implemented through (existing) tools and workflows.
Essentially, this approach takes everything we know about cybersecurity and flips it. Traditionally, the objective was to protect the attack surface. If we put up gates and locked our doors, then attackers wouldn’t be able to get in.
Recent breaches prove that method isn’t as secure as it should be. Security teams cannot control attacks. Instead, this method prioritizes what we can control, which is protecting valuable assets – data.
The idea is that when data and information are secured by policies, it will not be as catastrophic when an attacker infiltrates the environment.
The challenge it is solving and how to achieve zero trust
Past approaches lived off the motto of “trust but verify”. There was the automatic granting of trust if the user or endpoint was within the perimeter. The continuous digital transformation and evolution of advanced threats create additional risk from malicious actors with rogue credentials.
“Never trust, always verify” is the updated motto and core of zero trust. It is achieved through continuous monitoring and validation of users, devices and privileges. Teams need to identify all service and privileged accounts and then create controls regarding what and where they connect.
Ultimately, the goal is “to prevent unauthorized access to data and services coupled with making the access control enforcement as granular as possible.” This is achieved through the following components:
Zero trust model: The commitment from the organization to deploy policies to work towards achieving zero trust.
Zero trust architecture: A cybersecurity plan based on zero trust principles designed to prevent data breaches and limit internal lateral movement through and encompasses component relationships, workflow planning and access policies.
Zero trust enterprise: The network infrastructure (physical and virtual) and operational policies that are in place for an enterprise as the byproduct of a zero trust architecture plan.
Is this approach right for your organization?
To make it simple, yes. Zero trust strategies apply to all environment types. If your organization and its environment store any valuable information, then this strategy can, and should, be implemented to reduce the risk of a breach.
With that said, what are you trying to protect?
NIST Special Publication 800-207: Zero Trust Architecture |
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