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Nutraceuticals are part of a large and growing market in natural health products that include things like functional foods and supplements. As consumers are becoming more and more health conscious, many are turning to supplements to boost their health. The nutraceutical industry is seizing the opportunity with increased product innovation and market expansion. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region has all the ingredients needed to attract international investment into the growing nutraceutical industry.
One of the biggest demand spikes in the nutraceuticals market has been the addition of cannabidiol (CBD), a functional additive that has seen a surge in popularity due to mounting evidence of its health benefits.
The nutraceutical market in Canada alone is valued at $16.4 billion and 75% of buyers are classified as ‘frequent users’ of these products. Nutraceuticals have demonstrated exceptionally high growth globally with a compounded 10% year over year growth rate over the last decade. When we look at CBD specifically, the global market is projected to reach $22 billion by 2026, with an annual compound growth that is almost double that of non-CBD nutraceuticals.
Companies in the Edmonton region are capitalizing on these opportunities and are seeing some phenomenal success.
BioNeutra is one of the Edmonton region’s fastest growing companies, with a five-year growth rate of 1,378% and a ranking from Canada Business magazine as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies for the 3rd consecutive year. They sell their products to global markets including the U.S., EU, India, and SE Asia.
BioNeutra is focused on both the research and development, and the production of ingredients for nutraceutical, functional and mainstream foods. They’ve developed a patented process that leverages manufacturing technology to produce a range of nutraceutical products that function as sugar replacements. Their VitaFiber IMO sugar alternative, has just been named the world’s top beverage ingredient by FoodBev, a leading food and beverage industry publisher. This international recognition demonstrates the incredible research and expertise that is taking place here.
The Edmonton region also has access to inputs.
One example is Rosy Farms, a haskap berry orchard located in Sturgeon County. Owner, Andrew Rosychuk bought the 76 acres of land that make up the farm in 2015 – he now has 26,000 haskap bushes growing there.
The berry is relatively new to North America but has grown abundantly in both Japan and Siberia. Haskaps are quickly becoming North America’s newest superfood due to their high antioxidant properties. These “super berries” are beginning to enter the European nutraceutical market in powder form. If a processing facility were to be established here, the Edmonton region could reasonably be expected to be one of the most competitive regions in the world for haskaps. But whether fresh or processed, these berries represent a lot of potential for the region.
Rosychuk agrees. He says the next step for the industry is to establish the distribution and processing systems that are needed to support the growth of this industry in Alberta.
The Edmonton region has the expertise and a competitive advantage in shipping fresh fruits to Asia. A large percentage of Western Canada and northwestern U.S. cherries ship to Asia through the Edmonton International Airport. That’s due to the combination of quick flying times to Asia, regular food-focused cargo routes, and expertise in handling fresh fruits, produce, meats, and other temperature and time sensitive products. It’s just one more example of our region’s unique value proposition.
Oats are another input that is widely available in the region that holds significant potential. Oats are commonly rendered into oat beta glucan, a fibre-based nutraceutical proven to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Oat beta glucan is supported by Health Canada, the US Food and Drug Association, and the European Food Safety Authority as a “qualified” nutraceutical due to scientific evidence in its favour. Ceapro is a regional business already accessing these inputs to produce oat beta glucan
PBG BioPharma is another Edmonton region company operating in the nutraceutical sector. They’ve recently completed a 25,000 square foot expansion to their research and manufacturing facility. The one-of-a-kind facility houses three distinct operations under one roof— a GMP certified facility for natural health product development and manufacturing, a C1D2 manufacturing facility with license for cannabis processing, and a suite of world-class GMP and ISO 17025 accredited research and analytical laboratories with cannabis analytical and research license.
According to PBG Pharma, this new facility is one of the largest of its kind in North America with a manufacturing capacity of up to 200 tonnes of biomass extracts every year. The manufacturing and research labs will be used as innovation and manufacturing centres performing proprietary extractions, isolations, formulations, research and testing of Canada-based medicinal herbs, as well as cannabis products for health and wellness. The manufactured products will include ingredient extracts and isolates and formulated finished products. The facility will also serve as a “one-stop-shop” for Canadian and international businesses looking to create innovative, reliable, consistent, and evidence-based nutraceutical and medicinal cannabis products.
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Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
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and happy whatever day it is that you're watching this presentation. Thanks so much for joining me today while I talk about contingency management and specifically how we can use contingency management for the treatment of substance use disorders. In terms of disclosures and just a little bit about me, I don't have any conflicts to report, any financial conflicts to report. Just a little bit about me, I received both my degrees from West Virginia University a handful of moons ago, and I've been working in the mental health field since 2005. I am currently the lead commission for addiction services with the WVU's Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. I've been here since late 2010. And then I'm also an adjunct instructor for WVU School of Counseling and Wellbeing. I teach in their addiction studies programming. And while I don't have any conflicts to report, one disclosure is that I reluctantly have a homestead farm, which at times really feels more like a glorified petting zoo. And so the way these animals earn their keep at home is by showing up in my lectures from time to time. So today they're gonna actually help me kind of illustrate the learning theories behind contingency management, and then how contingency management can work for you as a provider. So you're gonna see these critters show up in the future. In terms of our objectives for the presentation, what we're gonna do is review current substance use disorder statistics. I'm going to provide an overview of contingency management. We will review the evidence and support of contingency management. I'm going to highlight the importance of reinforcement schedules and incentive types. And then I'll end by offering recommendations for growth with contingency management policies. And so here are the desired results that hopefully you'll walk away from today after viewing this presentation. So the hope is that you're gonna understand how reinforcement theories led to the development of contingency management. You'll be able to develop a framework to implement contingency management in your own practice, and then also use your knowledge of contingency management to advocate for continued changes in policy development. I know I'm talking to an audience of addiction experts, so these numbers probably won't surprise you, but I'd still like to just start off with kind of a quick review of where we're at with current substance use disorder statistics. And so in November, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through SAMHSA, they released the results of the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And what they found was that in 2022, 48.7 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. And that was including 29.5 million who had an alcohol use disorder, 27.2 million who had a drug use disorder, and 8 million people who had both an alcohol use disorder and a drug use disorder. Among the 39.7 million adults aged 18 year older in 2022 who had a substance use disorder in the past year and did not receive a substance use treatment in the past year, 94.7% didn't seek treatment or think that they should get it. And then only an estimated 0.8 of adults with a substance use disorder sought treatment and only 4.5 of adults with a substance use disorder did not seek treatment, but thought that they should get it. Here we have a chart that depicts the pattern of opioid overdose deaths over the last 25-ish years. It outlines these four distinct ways. I know you all have heard about before and it takes us to what we're dealing with now in the present day. And so the first wave began, you know, with those increased prescribing of opioids in the 1990s with overdose deaths involving prescription opioids increasing since at least 1999. That second wave began there in 2010 with rapid increases in overdose deaths involving heroin. The third wave, as you can see here, began in 2013. This is where we saw significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, particularly those that involved fentanyl. And then additionally, what we were seeing was that opioid involved overdose deaths also included other drugs, other substances. And so finally, this fourth wave began in 2018 when we saw a rise in deaths by methamphetamines. And so while the availability and the use of illicit fentanyl is still the major driver of these overdose deaths, many individuals are exposed to fentanyl knowingly and unknowingly through their purchase of and use of other fentanyl-laced cocaine and methamphetamine. So this chart breaks down what drugs were involved in overdose deaths from 1999 to 2021. Looking closely at those last two years here listed 2020 and 2021, we see that big spike in fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. And then data by the CDC shows that drug overdose deaths reached a record high of over 93,000 in 2020, and then another record high of over 107,000 in 2021. And since I am here from West Virginia, I'm gonna point out how much our Appalachian region is struggling, as you can see in the pitch black parts of this graphic. And again, looking specifically at our rural state here, what we've seen is what you all have seen happening all across the country, the significant rise in overdose deaths related to fentanyl and methamphetamines. Okay, I got through, I call those the bummer slides, the bummer statistics. So let's now talk about something that can help with this, and that is contingency planning. So in talking about contingency management, we have to first talk about the origins of it, and that is learning theories. And so in case any of you have your old Psych 101 textbooks lying around, you can crack those open because we're gonna get a quick refresher course here. So I'm going to talk about classical conditioning and then operant conditioning, which will lead us to the next slide. So in talking about contingency management, we're gonna talk about operant conditioning, which will lead us into how contingency management came to be a research treatment intervention. And then don't forget these guys over here are gonna help me explain just what I'm talking about. So we'll start with classical conditioning. It's a learning style that's credited to the great Ivan Pavlov for researching. And so classical conditioning is an example of an unconscious learning method. And it's really the most straightforward way in which we humans and animals can learn. So classical conditioning is the process in which an automatic conditioned response is paired with a very specific stimuli to install that connection within the person or animal. Apparently classical conditioning was stumbled upon by accident, which I actually didn't remember until I was freshening up my own classical conditioning knowledge. So Pavlov was conducting research on the digestion of dogs when he noticed that the dog's physical reactions to food suddenly changed over time. So at first the dogs would only salivate when the food was placed in front of them. However, later they salivated slightly before their food arrived. And so Pavlov realized that what they were doing was salivating at the noises that were pretty consistently present before that food arrived. And so to test this out, what he did was set up an experiment in which he would ring a bell shortly before presenting food to the dogs. At first, the dogs elicited no response to the bells, didn't really mean anything to them. However, eventually the dogs began to figure out that that bell meant their breakfast was coming pretty soon and so they would start to salivate. And so again, let's review what's happened here. There's a neutral stimulus, which is a stimulus that at first elicits no response. And so Pavlov introduced the ringing of the bell as that neutral stimulus. An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that leads to an automatic response. And so in Pavlov's experiment, the food was that unconditioned stimulus. An unconditioned response is an automatic response to a stimulus. And so the dogs salivating for food is the unconditioned response in Pavlov's experiment. And then that conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger that conditioned response. And so in that experiment above, the conditioned stimulus was the ringing of the bell and then the conditioned response was that salivation. And so from a teaching perspective, it's really important to note that the neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus. Now, if you take a look at this at the upper right-hand corner here, you'll see a collection of little piglets. So those kids learned pretty early that when they hear the sound of the food barrel lid being opened, that they're gonna be met with a pile of food soon. So regardless of where they're at in the pasture, they come run into the fence line and park themselves right in the spot where that food is always dumped. So they have learned to respond to that sound. So here's some classical conditioning examples from a substance use disorder treatment perspective. And so what our patients will tell us is that they can experience a physical craving when they're faced with visual cues of the previous drugs they used to use, or if they're placed back in a drug-related environment or around people that they used to use with, it will bring about those cravings within them. If a patient was treated badly by previous healthcare providers, they can develop maybe an anxious or angry response to being faced with new healthcare providers. I don't know if you all have experienced this, but I see that sometimes in my office, if a new patient is coming in for an assessment, sometimes I'll notice they immediately have their walls up potentially because they have been conditioned to expect that, a stigmatizing attitude from me. In aversion therapy, a person learns to associate something negative with a behavior that they wanna stop. So for example, if a person misuses alcohol, they could be given a medication like antabuse that causes them to get sick every time they drink it. And so the hope is, or the goal is for that negative response, getting sick, to condition them to no longer want alcohol. And finally, this picture depicts a twofer of classical conditioning. So both my chickens and dog have learned to come running when they hear the Cheerios box being shaken. Moving on, let's now talk about the other big learning theory associated with contingency management, and that is operant conditioning. So you may remember the name B.F. Skinner, who was a behavioralist. He believed that the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences. And so he called this approach operant conditioning. Operant conditioning or instrumental conditioning, it's a theory of learning where behavior is influenced by its consequences or reinforcements. So behavior that is reinforced or rewarded will likely be repeated, and behavior that is punished will hopefully occur less frequently. And so these reinforcements can fall into three categories. So first is positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is meant to increase the frequency of a behavior when it's given. So for example, if a child cleans their room, they get to have a treat afterwards. Negative reinforcement is meant to increase the frequency of a behavior when it's removed. So for example, when my alarm went off this morning, I got up out of bed so that I could turn my alarm off and stop having to hear that awful sound that it makes. And lastly, we have adversive reinforcement or punishment. So adversive reinforcement or punishment is meant to decrease the frequency of a behavior when it's implemented. And so if I get pulled over speeding on my way home from work today, the speeding ticket I may be given is meant to encourage me to not speed in the future. That's never happened, by the way, I just wanna go on record saying that. So over here on the right-hand screen, we have Barry, who is demonstrating the core definition of positive reinforcement. When he pushes on that lever with his tongue, he gets a nice shot of water. On a good day, it's a nice shot of cold water. Speaking of, I'm gonna take a little water break myself. Okay. So we talked about the types of reinforcement, now let's talk about the schedules of reinforcement. This feels eerily like math to me, so hang in there with me. Behaviorists discovered that different patterns or schedules of reinforcement had different effects on the speed of learning and extinction. And so we're looking at fixed versus variable and then ratio versus interval. And so a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement means that you receive that reinforcement after a specific number of correct responses, which could just be one correct response. And this has a very high response rate. So back to Barry, every time he presses on that lever, he gets water. A variable ratio schedule of reinforcement, that means the behavior is reinforced after an unpredictable number of times. And so gambling is an example of that. Also fishing is an example of this. I told my husband that after completing the slide, I now have a little bit more understanding of why he decides to keep fishing. A fixed interval schedule of reinforcement means that one reinforcement is given after a fixed time interval, as long as at least one correct response has been made during that time. So an example of that would be being paid by the hour or if we're thinking about our treatment setting. So another example would be every 15 minutes, pain meds are delivered through a pain pump, providing at least one press has been made to that pain pump. And then the pain pump is automatically shut off. And a variable interval schedule of reinforcement means that as long as one correct response has been made, reinforcement is given after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, for example, on average every five minutes. So an example of that would be a self-employed person maybe being paid at unpredictable times. As we're talking about using reinforcement to help change behaviors with our patients, it's important to highlight that we don't want to just focus on decreasing undesired behaviors. For example, like using stimulants, we also wanna help them increase desired behaviors. And so differential reinforcement of other behavior or DRO is an ABA technique used to reduce or eliminate challenging behaviors by reinforcing any behavior other than the negative behavior. And so the goal is to increase more desirable and appropriate behaviors, instead of just focusing on extinguishing the one undesirable behavior. And so in our clinical world, examples of that would be encouraging attendance to individual therapy sessions or group therapy sessions, encouraging the patients to attend peer recovery meetings outside of their treatment, encouraging them to complete assignments or activities that we've attached to their treatment plan. And so by encouraging these other treatment engagement activities, the hope is that engagement is going to help with that initial goal that we have for our patient, for example, to stop using the stimulants. So back on the farm, we wanted to get our rooster TR to stop flying out of the fenced in pasture and eating all the berries in the garden as he's doing so lovingly on the left side of the screen. And so while we wanted him to decrease that behavior, we also wanted him to increase the behaviors of staying around the chickens and protecting them. And so with a lot of extra food and treats, we eventually were able to make that happen. Okay, folks, now that we have refreshed our memories on a few learning styles and reinforcement schedules, we can now talk about how that specifically applies to contingency management. So contingency management is sometimes called motivational incentives, the prize method, the carrot and stick methods, behavioral contracting, and to contingency contracting, it's got all kinds of names. You're gonna hear me mostly call it contingency management or just CM for short. So no other intervention, behavioral or pharmacological for the treatment of stimulant use disorder has as strong an evidence base as contingency management. And you're gonna hear me repeat that point again later. So contingency management is based on the principle of operant conditioning that behavior is shaped by its consequences. Contingency management is designed to increase desired behaviors by providing immediate reinforcement consequences in the form of incentives when that target behavior occurs and withholding those incentives when the target behavior does not occur. It's comprised of a broad group of behavioral interventions that either provide or withhold rewards and negative consequences quickly in response to at least one measurable behavior. It is a well-known behavioral intervention, though it is still underutilized, and we're going to talk about why that is later on. So the overarching goal of contingency management is to help the patient learn to consistently act in effective ways, even when experiencing difficult or disruptive inner experiences. So back on the farm, I wanted to assist Squeak to stop biting me. So while she didn't get punished when she did so, what she did was get extra treats when she did other things like balance on my back. So researchers began studying contingency management as an intervention for alcohol use disorder in the 1960s. In the 1990s, dozens of studies showed that contingency management is a helpful intervention for increasing abstinence among individuals with cocaine use disorder. And there is now an abundance of research, including large clinical trials on contingency management, being helpful with stimulant use disorder. And it is more effective than any medication out there. So the assumptions in contingency management are based on the operant conditioning principles that we've talked about today. And so the first assumption is the idea that addiction is maintained and reinforced by a combination of the rewarding biochemical effects of the substance and of the environmental influences. And so what we can do is target specific behavioral change by systematically applying immediate and certain rewards and consequences. We also assume that individuals will be able to initiate and sustain abstinence, or maybe reductions in substance use, as long as the rewards of the abstinence are greater than the neurobiologically mediated rewarding effects of substance use. And so this will also be able to initiate and sustain abstinence as long as the consequences of substance use are greater than any perceived consequences of abstinence. I want you to keep that last assumption in mind when we talk further about rewards or incentives in the future. So from a clinical practice standpoint, here's another way to kind of show us the basic principles of contingency management. So first, what we want to do is frequently monitor for that target behavior. We want to provide incentive when target behavior occurs and provide it as soon as possible. We want to remove that incentive when the target behavior does not occur. And then we want to keep repeating this habit loop. In contingency management interventions in the substance use disorder treatment world, patient's receiver will reward for meeting a treatment goal. In the most common types of contingency management, patients will either receive a cash or a voucher or another prize in response to a measurable behavior. So for example, when they're able to produce a negative urine toxicology screen. Many of these prize reinforcement contingency management strategies have built in bonuses also, such that with the accumulation of negative toxology screens over time, the patient can then actually earn even greater and greater rewards for each subsequent negative screen that is completed. And so research has shown that rewarding appointment attendance is actually equally effective to rewarding abstinence with respect to treatment engagement. And one study found that rewarding appointment attendance was actually superior to rewarding abstinence which I find interesting. So it boils down to when we are rewarded for things that motivates us to want to continue doing that thing and maybe even get better at that thing. I don't know about you all, but I didn't come to work today just out of the goodness of my heart. I came because I get the rewarding of helping people. And then also I happened to get a paycheck, which helps. So how do incentives work, you ask? Well, here's an easy peasy chart that will help show us that. And so the way it works is patient attends treatment, they are given an incentive and the hope is that's going to help them retain them in treatment. Patient also engages in additional desired behavior like a negative urine drug screen. They get that incentive and the hope is over time it helps reduce their substance use. And so that's the way it works. And so this process addresses that impulsivity and the reward center of the brain by providing that immediate gratification that is necessary for learning. And so let's talk even more specifically about incentives. So incentives come in the form of vouchers, points or tokens that can then be exchanged for money, prizes, excuse me, or privileges. So an example of a privilege could be maybe earning take-home doses of methadone for people in an opioid treatment program. Some research suggests that people with substance use disorders respond better to receiving concrete incentives like an actual prize in the moment or money in the moment rather than a voucher or a token, which is only an incentive in the abstract and is not in and of itself valuable. However, other publications recommend sticking with vouchers for items that relate to the patient's wellbeing. And so incentives can be administered regularly. If you remember from my psych reviews, that's a fixed schedule. So like an example would be every time the patient achieves a target behavior, let's say they remained abstinent as documented by a negative drug screen or they can also be given intermittently. So that's called a variable schedule. There's what's called a fishbowl procedure, which is common in contingency management programs. You can also call that a variable magnitude of reinforcement. It's the idea that slips of paper are placed in a fishbowl, half indicating that an incentive has been won and then half offering the positive reinforcement, reinforcing statement, something like good job. And so this method prevents patients from being able to predict when they will and will not get that sort of concrete money-based incentive. Incentives can also be dispersed on an escalating schedule with that incentive gradually increasing every time a target behavior is occurred. So if a target behavior is ever not achieved, then what happens is the incentive value resets back to that original value and the escalating schedule begins again. So an example would be we use contingency management in one of our treatment groups and it's a four-week program. And the first week when they produce a negative toxicology screen or they come to their appointments, they're given X amount of dollars. The second week that they do those behaviors, coming to their appointments, giving a negative urine screen, that X number of dollars increases to a higher number and it increases all throughout those four weeks. Some research suggests that people with substance use disorders respond better to contingency management that uses both immediate and delayed incentives, wherein patients earn an incentive right after meeting a target behavior, but then also win the opportunity to potentially earn an even larger incentive in the future as that target behavior is continually met. It's important to educate the patient ahead of time on what they can expect. So what that schedule of giving incentives will be. So for example, are they gonna get them right away? Is it gonna be following a brief delay? For example, giving vouchers that can then be exchanged for prizes in the moment or potentially exchanged in later at the week. It's just really important for them to know that so they know what to expect. Asking their preference could also be really helpful here because you're going to find out what they find motivating, but that might not be doable just given what your program needs are, given what your team has decided on for that. But that's an option to consider is having your patients in on the conversation of what would they find motivating. So here we have baby girl Piglet. Now, if I try to give her a paper voucher, do you think that would be very motivating to her? Nope, not at all. She would immediately chew it up and then spit it right back out. So for her, I happen to know that she is motivated by fresh fruits and vegetables. And so that is her incentive here. Well, let's talk about size. So the size of the individual incentives may be important in generating positive results with higher value cash incentives affecting more positive behavioral changes. Here's where the research is mixed. So some research found no difference in behavioral outcomes. The SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol 33, I'm going to talk about that even later. They referenced a study that looked at comparing incentives that were averaged at $300 with larger incentives with an average of $900. And they didn't find a difference in outcomes. The bigger issue, however, is the size of the cap. So currently, SAMHSA limits contingency management payments to $75 per year using any federal funds, including grant funds. And so in relation to the behavioral target of drug abstinence, what some folks have found is $75 is an ineffectual reinforcer magnitude. So researchers Dalian Company, they wrote an article I'm going to reference in a little bit. They pointed out that programs that offer such limited value incentives are potentially counterproductive to the development and the dissemination of effective treatment for substance use disorders. The concern is that program evaluators or other relevant stakeholders, they may incorrectly conclude that contingency management is ineffective when program failure is really instead a product of just that low reinforcement magnitude. And so ultimately to help maintain target behaviors, the longer a patient maintains a target behavior, such as remaining abstinent, the greater that incentive should be. And so for example, a patient could earn more draws from that fishbowl for sequential stimulant negative urine drug screens, for example. I'm going to take a quick little library. So listed here are recent manuals and protocols that discuss the use of contingency management specifically for stimulant use disorder. So first up, I've already mentioned it once before, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, they have their treatment for stimulant use disorder improvement protocol, which was last updated in 2021. And there is a whole section on contingency management. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report just this past November, 2023 on strategies to support contingency management. And then finally, the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry recently released their own clinical practice guidelines on the management of substance use disorder. They all state that there is strong evidence that contingency management is an effective intervention for increasing treatment engagement and reducing stimulant use. They reference a well-known systematic review that evaluated reviews covering various psychosocial and pharmacological interventions for stimulant use disorder. And they found that contingency management was the only effective intervention. Let me drive this point home, in case you haven't heard me say it a few times already. There's over three decades of research that shows us that contingency management is more effective than any other behavioral intervention we have out there for stimulant use disorder. And contingency management is also more effective than any pharmacological interventions for stimulant use disorder. And since I'm talking to a group of addiction medicine experts, you already also know that there are no current FDA approved medications for stimulant use disorder. Let's also talk about contingency management for opioid use disorder. So we know that treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder has proven to be highly effective, but unfortunately that comorbid stimulant use and other behavioral health problems can often undermine these treatments. And so there was a systematic review and meta-analysis done that examined 74 reports that looked at contingency management being used in conjunction with MOUD treatment. Their primary outcome was whether contingency management was associated with positive outcomes at end of treatment assessments for the following six clinical problems. So they looked at stimulant use, polysubstance use, illicit opioid use, cigarette smoking, therapy attendance, individual or group therapy attendance, and then medication adherence. And ultimately their systematic review and meta-analysis provides supports for the efficacy of contingency management for addressing a wide range of clinical problems that are common among people receiving medications for opioid use disorder. Here is where the research splits when looking at contingency management for stimulants and contingency management for opioid use disorder. So the follow-up results in this meta-analysis indicate that treatment effects often dissipate after contingency management is discontinued. So supporting our patients in developing relapse prevention strategies is key in the treatment planning process here, but I know you all know that. So using technologies, you know, we're talking digital health tools or apps, there's sort of various ways that we can use technology out there. That's where the current contingency management research is focusing on. We do know that using technology can be an effective way to get quick data and also actually give quick incentives. And in our telehealth world, this is a really nice addition. So although contingency management protocols can be high or low or no tech, there's a number of emerging technological solutions such as patient-facing mobile apps combined with provider-facing dashboards. Those can facilitate the tracking progress towards recovery goals and the overall program level management of the selected reward system. Let's chat honestly about the struggles with in-person programming these days. So a lot of contingency management programs out there, they require in-person visits to collect drug samples, to deliver reinforcers and to provide additional therapeutic support. These in-person treatment models can also create several potential barriers, right? So from a program perspective, issues that we see are maybe a lack of personnel, a lack of personnel that have the expertise in contingency management or contingency management programs that put too much burden on staff. Clinics may also lack the time necessary to provide specialized training in contingency management in its underlying theoretical framework. Then from a patient perspective, attending in-person treatment can be difficult. We're asking people to show up in-person frequently, but they may have transportation issues or childcare issues or jobs that don't want to excuse them every week. And testing for, if you're using testing as a part of your contingency management sort of incentive process, that testing can be required anywhere from several times per day to several times per week. And that's a lot to ask. If in-person verification is required, clinics really need staffing and resources to conduct these tests and patients need to be able to travel to the clinic regularly. And so implementing in-person contingency management requires programs and policies to mitigate these barriers. One way to mitigate these barriers is to employ remote internet and smartphone-based treatment delivery. So these methods entail remote detection of drug status using biochemical sensing. There's remote delivery of incentives. There's ways to use video or photo evidence to verify the end user's identity. And then remote methods, what they could do is supplement, extend, or replace in-person treatments when appropriate. So digital contingency management also reduces the staff needed for individual monitoring, which is helpful. Drug testing procedures, automatic incentive delivery, and accounting can all be conducted remotely. So for our contingency management program I talked about earlier, it is done in our group-based therapy setting that's done virtually that takes place on Zoom. And so the way it works is our patients have reloadable gift cards. And so when we're signing in for their group therapy session that day, the minute they're signing in, that's them attending their appointment. Then we just, thankfully, we have staff that are able to go in and then just load money onto that gift card. So they get it in the moment, even though they're not coming here in person. There are several digital health tools and apps in the news and research. I have just a few listed here, but there's really more, there's a lot out there. But on here, for example, there's Dynamic Care, WeConnect, the Connections app. I also really encourage you to check out this article by Dallery, DiFulio, and Reif, titled Digital Contingency Management in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. They review research that's been done using digital contingency management for tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substances. And they report on the positive outcomes using those digital measures. I'd also like to take this moment to thank my husband for helping to take these pictures of the animals with my phone. He is a trooper. I will admit it's hard to talk about contingency management without talking about the community reinforcement approach, but alas, I only have a good one hour with you good folks. So I still wanna mention it here because it comes up in the research frequently as being a good partner to contingency management. And so community reinforcement approach is a behavioral therapy model, and it's based on the operant conditioning theory that we talked about earlier. So the focus is how can we help individuals find healthier, more adaptive ways to meet their social and emotional needs rather than using substances? So it's comprised of a broad group of behavioral interventions that provides or withhold rewards and negative consequences quickly in response to at least one measurable behavior. So during the treatment, patients learn practical skills to meet their goals. So examples of that would be maybe healthy communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, relapse prevention, things like that. The community reinforcement approach may also incorporate things like job hunting skills, social recreational counseling as ways to identify sober activities. And the, excuse me, the clinician is likely to take a very active role in their treatment that can include role-playing to help the patient learn and practice these skills and then encouraging the patient to try out new activities. In SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol for Simulant Use Disorder, I talked about that earlier, their section about contingency management references community reinforcement approach and recognizes that the combination of those two of both contingency management and community reinforcement approach was the most effective treatment in both the short and long-term follow-up for people using simulants. When I say effective treatment, I'm referring to the fact that they saw both a decreased treatment dropout rate and increased rates of abstinence by the end of treatment at both that short-term and long-term follow-up. The ASAM, AAAP Clinical Practice Guideline book, they also discussed community reinforcement approach and they shared that moderate evidence does exist that shows community reinforcement approach can help with treatment retention along with those abstinence rates and abstinence duration. Unfortunately, it hasn't been widely implemented because of its barriers. So CRA requires a lot of resources on the part of the staff and the program. We're talking costly services, it's labor intensive and there's some significant training that goes along for it. So that coupled with significant patient commitment really means that it's just not often used as regularly. So the overall strengths and weaknesses of a contingency management program is that it is proven to increase retention rates, increase abstinence rates and overall engagement and treatment. So there are some weaknesses and variabilities or vulnerabilities, excuse me, that we wanna talk about. So it could appear to mimic gambling. Some programs object to implementing contingency management on the grounds that it could be classified as this game of chance. So for example, in some contingency management interventions, we talked about that fishbowl process. So participants pull tickets out of a fishbowl after a negative toxicology screen and some of the tickets have prizes and those can range in value. And so that feels like gambling to some folks. That said, there's currently no evidence that contingency management increases gambling behavior or problematic gambling in folks. It does require staff involvement in tracking which could feel like a burden if it's not implemented in a way that fits your program and fits your staffing needs. And there is a stigma, there's still a stigma about using contingency management to help people develop sobriety. And we're gonna talk more about that in the next slide. So in terms of program considerations when utilizing contingency management, I wanna drive a few points home here. So the program you design has to be simple. It has to be simple for the staff to understand and for the patients to understand. If it's confusing or the incentive schedule or the schedule process isn't clear, it might not really create the momentum within folks that is needed to stick with it. Making the target behaviors clear to everyone and easy to track is really, really helpful. So for example, a negative drug screen is a very clear behavior that your program is likely also tracking anyhow. So that's a sort of another part of this is how can we double dip in a good way? How can we figure out what are we already doing and use that as a part of the incentive process? If it's a simple program with easy to track behaviors and easy to deliver, then the hope is that it's not a burden on staff to implement this program. And so lastly, let's talk about staff buy-in which is really important. So there is definitely some stigma around contingency management. While it does seem that that resistance to contingency management is declining as more people are educated on its effectiveness, the resistance is still there. So some people feel that you shouldn't have to quote unquote pay people to get sober, that we're bribing people and that recovery should be the reward. And so providing those staff with the evidence behind contingency management is incredibly helpful so they can see firsthand what the research has shown us why we're deciding to bring it into our treatment agencies and really reframing it with them that this is an engagement and a retention tool and that what we're doing is trying to help patients retrain their brain to allow them to continue sobriety on their own. So not necessarily, certainly not punishing them for have that stigmatizing attitude but really help them have an opportunity to see it from a different perspective. So to summarize on how and why contingency management works, I took these straight from that DHHR report I mentioned previously. So it works by helping people to make health promoting changes in their lives that would otherwise be very difficult because of the impacts of the addiction on the brain. And so contingency management does this by helping to recalibrate that brain's reward system towards recovery-related behaviors. It holds people accountable for meeting their recovery goals, right? We're reinforcing recovery-related behaviors which is a positive kind of accountability and we're withholding incentives when they aren't meeting those goals but not doing so in a shaming, punishing way. Abstinence-based contingency management protocols mitigate the likelihood of diversion because clients who use a substance won't receive an incentive. I also wanna point out here that the risk of clients diverting their incentives towards obtaining other substances is low. That also wasn't found in the research. The abstinence effects, the stimulants abstinence effects of contingency management come last even after treatment is completed. In studies that were referred to in the report, they consistently found that contingency management is among the most effective treatments for promoting lengthier periods of abstinence during treatment, which is associated with a greater likelihood for long-term abstinence following treatment. And so to summarize contingency management programming, the important variables to remember are that we want to identify the target behavior. We want to design the monitoring schedule that is motivating to the patient and also doable for us staff. And we wanna land on a delivery of the reinforcement that is accessible to the patient. And so frequency of the incentive is really important. Getting the incentive to the patient immediately and consistently is really important. And again, finally making sure it is an incentive that the patient will find meaningful. So Spork over here is showing us just how much he loves a fresh mud bath and Billy is demonstrating how impactful fresh leaves are for her. These two would not like to switch those out. Billy wants nothing to do with a mud bath and Spork really couldn't care about some tree limbs if we tried to give them to him. As we're finishing up here, I'd like to address the barriers that exist with current contingency management programs and what the experts are recommending for future changes or research. So let's talk about those barriers that exist with implementing contingency management. I already addressed the financial caps as a barrier to effective contingency management, but I have those points here repeated on the slide as well is that that $75 limit is just really seen as not an effective reinforcer and possibly counterproductive. Let's next talk about regulatory barriers. So treatment providers have to be mindful of the federal anti-kickback statute, which I really had to learn about as well getting this presentation ready. And so this prohibits getting paid for patient referrals or generation of business involving medical services billed to the federal government. And so in December, 2020, the Office of the Inspector General published clarification known as the OIG Final Rule. And they found that contingency management, while they weren't necessarily considered a safe harbor, they're not inherently in violation of the anti-kickback statute, and they can really be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. However, implementation of contingency management in compliance with that OIG Final Rule, it's not well-defined. Programs can seek guidance from the OIG. They're not required to do so, but that also takes some time. A recent report by the Motivational Incentives Policy Group, so that's a stakeholder coalition of contingency management experts in policy research, legal analysis. They outline those guardrails that serve as unofficial guidelines for the use of contingency management incentives, making sure that they're just in alignment with that OIG Final Rule. Additionally, some programs don't have the system to set up to track the incentive process. So for example, we here provide mentorship to an addiction treatment program in West Virginia. They've been attempting to give out incentives for a couple of years, and they keep kind of consistently getting passed around from person to person within their larger system, because they can't figure out how to get that money and then be able to give out that money. And then there's the IRS issue. So if programs use contingency management at evidence-based incentive amounts, or if they're using those much larger amounts, they also have to now consider tax-related issues. So the Internal Revenue Service currently considers money that is earned in a contingency management protocol to be taxable income. And if the amount earned is more than $599 per calendar year, this income must be reported to the IRS by the treatment provider. It's not clear how reporting of this income to the IRS impacts federal confidentiality regulations for individuals in SUD treatment. And so to avoid this added complication, many current contingency management programs just use an incentive amount of $599 or less. A related risk is that if incentives are considered by the IRS to be taxable income, this income could potentially impact the benefits cliff issue. So the benefits cliff issue refers to the fact that if an individual's earned income exceeds a specific amount, the household is rendered ineligible for public benefits. And so a lot of our patients with similarly disorder, they rely on other public benefits and safety net programs. And so if the money they're earning in our contingency management program is considered taxable, is their now income eligibility going to be jeopardized? So if that is a possibility, that result is gonna, that's going to result in reluctance by individuals who receive public benefits to want to participate in contingency management treatments. We talked earlier about staff buy-in and ways to address that stigma around contingency management. And that really applies to all of your stakeholders as well. And then finally, let me review the general barrier of program resources or rather the lack thereof that I mentioned previously. So contingency management interventions require programs to develop protocols around its use and to also dedicate resources, including staff training and time towards its implementation. Some programs have the resources for this, but many don't. And so if that's you, for example, a good place to start would really be to utilize the already published protocols that exist for voucher and prize-based interventions, as well as introductory trainings, they're out there. And so start with that framework. Effective contingency management interventions need to be attentive to the schedule, the magnitude, the timing, and the type of reinforcement. This can be cumbersome in some busy treatment settings. And so really it's about using the other members of your agency, of your treatment team to figure out a plan that, you know, everybody's different perspective is going to help decide if that plan is going to work for the patients and for the staff. Technology can be a strength or a barrier based on your program's availability to use that technology. And so I have that listed here. And so finally, let me share some recommendations that I found in the literature on contingency management. Bolivar and colleagues, I hope I'm saying that last name right, the folks that completed that systematic review on contingency management for MOUD, they strongly suggest that policies are needed to facilitate integration of contingency management into community MOUD services. In an editorial put out by Johns Hopkins in 2023, they interviewed Dr. Richard Rawson who suggested that the opioid litigation dollars, those could be used in a number of ways to support implementation of effective contingency management programs. Dr. Rawson and company also published an article last year titled Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder, Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations that discussed these recommendations listed above. Oh, you know what? I think I'm on the wrong slide. So sorry, I just realized that. Other recommendations, can we raise the incentive amount available to each patient in a way that's also being mindful of the IRS limitations that we discussed earlier? And then also can we consider ways to encourage private insurances to provide reinforcement for contingency management, both in the incentives paid to the patients, but also to the staff time used to implement those interventions. And then finally, there's debate about how long contingency management needs to be delivered before those abstinence related benefits it offers are going to carry on without the rewards in place. And so we really wanna continue that research. Hey, you already saw the first half of the slide. And so finally, I mentioned this report a few different times, but I really wanna remind you, this is a great guide as you're learning more about contingency management and figuring out how to bring it into your practice. And so DHHR put out this report last November. It's really your best guide on all things related to contingency management. It provides thorough education on contingency management. It lists out the evidence for it. It also looks sort of as a case study at a contingency management program that the VA system implemented. It reviews the barriers to implementing contingency management, including current laws, insufficient reimbursement, stigma, and program accessibility. And it discusses the opportunities to improve access to contingency management and improve the quality of those programs. So finally, thank you so much for your time and your compassionate care of our addiction population. I very much appreciate all that you do. And my references are attached here at the end. Thanks so much for your time. I hope you have a good rest of your day.
The presentation discussed contingency management for the treatment of substance use disorders, focusing on reinforcing desired behaviors with incentives. The speaker shared their experiences and expertise from West Virginia University about implementing contingency management in addiction services. They highlighted the importance of reinforcement schedules, incentive types, and the effectiveness of contingency management in promoting abstinence and treatment engagement. The presentation also touched on statistics regarding substance use disorders, specifically stimulant and opioid use disorders, and the effectiveness of contingency management in addressing these issues. The speaker addressed barriers to implementing contingency management, such as financial constraints, regulatory issues, stigma, and program resources. Recommendations were provided to improve access to contingency management and enhance the quality of programs. The speaker emphasized the need for policies to support integration of contingency management into community services and suggested raising incentive amounts, involving private insurers, and conducting further research on the long-term effects of contingency management. The presentation concluded with gratitude for the audience's dedication to helping individuals with addiction and provided a list of references for further reading.
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Managed Care and Corporate Medical Directors Webinars: Use of Biomarker and Molecular Testing and Review of the NCCN Biomarkers Compendium™
This educational program is designed specifically to address the interests of managed care and corporate medical directors. Each webinar will feature a different topic based on feedback from a sample of medical directors along with an interactive question and answer period for participants. NCCN offers continuing education credits for physicians (CME) for these webinars.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of health plan medical directors.
Following this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the criteria used by NCCN to include a biomarker test in the NCCN Guidelines and Biomarkers Compendium
- Articulate examples of biomarker tests with demonstrated efficacy
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Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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The Curie Society is Ready for their Mission
“Simone, Maya, and Taj return in this fast-paced sequel to The Curie Society. The mystery seamlessly integrates scientific explanations into a STEM-based adventure you can’t put down!” — Christine Taylor-Butler, author of The Lost Tribes and Save the…Tigers
“It was a delight to join the young women of the Curie Society on another thrilling adventure as they use science and teamwork to solve problems and protect the world.” — Shohini Ghose, quantum physicist; author of Her Space, Her Time
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The plucky young scientist heroes of The Curie Society go toe-to-toe with a powerful and sinister threat in a globe-spanning scientific adventure on the cutting edge of advanced biotech.
Our heroic teen science prodigies are back for a new mission with the Curie Society, an elite secret organization where brilliant women can pursue the furthest reaches of their intellect, and this time they face a threat more serious and more sinister than anything they’ve encountered before!
Maya, Taj, and Simone are supposed to be spending their summer broadening their horizons, but their plans take a strange and puzzling turn when the Curie Society’s original chapter, at the Sorbonne in Paris, calls on them for help. Daksha, a Society alumna, is promoting cutting-edge science and technology startups at a showcase event, but someone has threatened to stop her and the proceedings. When Daksha is poisoned, the team swings into action to investigate.
Along with new friends from the Paris chapter of the Curie Society, the team is thrown into a globe-spanning quest and a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a shadowy villain intent on controlling the world’s wealth through advanced biotech. The Curie Society will need all their specialized science skills to stop this scheme before it’s too late!
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Meet the PlayStation 5—both of them
As Sony Interactive Entertainment’s special “The Future of Gaming” presentation came to a close today, the showcase of upcoming PlayStation 5 games was capped off by the reveal of the console itself.
And—boy is it something. What “something” means specifically will depend on your personal tastes, as the PlayStation 5’s design is a striking decision that’s unlike any other console before it. The previously-revealed DualSense controller was definitely a hint as to what the console would end up looking like, but we’re not sure anyone would have guessed this.
One especially interesting aspect about the PlayStation 5’s design is that there will be two different versions of it: one with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and another that’s focused totally on digital downloads. However, unlike other consoles that have simply blocked off the area where the drive would usually be, the PS5 actually sheds some of its body with the loss of disc support.
In addition to the console itself, Sony also revealed a number of accessories: a DualSense charging station, HD camera, Pulse 3D wireless headset, and media remote.
“With PlayStation 5, we are making a significant leap to deliver a truly new generation of transformative play experiences that will redefine expectations for what games can be,” said president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan as part of the announcements. “Worlds will be richer and more beautiful, they’ll captivate your senses in ways you didn’t think possible, and you’ll be able to experience them much more seamlessly, with lightning fast loading. Today’s showcase is just a glimpse of what’s to come in the next generation, and we want to thank our community for taking this journey to PS5’s launch with us.”
Now that we know what the PlayStation 5 will look like, and some of the games we can expect to play on it this year, two big questions linger: when exactly is the console coming, and how much will it cost?
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Over the last 40 years, the Foundation has funded dozens of grants to augment our schools’ STEAM offerings. The new data collection devices funded in 2021 are just one example.
“The field of science is ever changing,” says EGRHS science teacher Janyce Huff. “As science teachers we are continually updating our knowledge and skills. The use of materials that allow us to demonstrate concepts to our students using state-of-the-art measuring devices enhances our teaching and the students’ learning.
“We are grateful for the Foundation's support of our efforts!”
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The Government of Punjab has launched the Ehsaas Program 8070 Atta Check Online Web Portal October 2023 to confirm the financial support of poor and deserving people. You can simply get the free 8070 Atta Scheme 2023 the 30 days of Ramzan.
After the special directions of the CM Punjab, a unique package of Muft Atta Scheme (flour) will be distributed to 10 crore Pakistanis who’s earning is almost 60,000 or less in a month. You can get free Atta 8070 online registration will be start to distribute on 15th October 2023.
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The residents of Pakistan can get the benefits with free Atta program through the 8070 Web Portal. The decision is taken for providing free Atta package to control the sudden increase in the price of the dollar and Petrol in Pakistan.
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Ehsaas Free Atta 8070 Web-Portal Check Online October 2023
Muft Atta Online registration for the 8070 Atta Web Portal will be actioned through the 8070 SMS service. Every deserving citizen of Punjab can send his/her CNIC number to 8070 to confirm eligibility, and after a specific time, you will get the reply SMS to check your eligibility.
There are almost 20 thousands outlets have been build in every Punjab district to make an easiest way to buy Atta in Pakistan. Muft Atta will be handed over between the poor in Pakistan.
You can online apply for free Atta Registration Online and more assistance is available at 8070 Atta Web Portal or PSPA.Punjab.Gov.Pk portal. You have to send an SMS from your mobile phone including 14-digit CNIC number and send to 8070. You will be promptly informed about the registration process.
The CNIC must be valid and should not be expired, or you cannot complete the registration. You can receive atleast three packets of 10 Kg Atta in the Muft Atta scheme, which means you are entitled to 30kg Atta after a successful registration.
8070 Free Atta Registration Portal October 2023 Eligibility
You must complete your registration to become an eligible according to rules and criteria. The process of basic requirements is easy to understand. All the BISP Kafalat beneficiaries are also eligible and can receive free Atta. The underlying criteria should be followed as primary key;
- Salary must below 60,000 per month.
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- Ehsaas / BISP Account holders
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You can apply for free Atta 8070 Scheme registration online check with authentically. Your Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is the main part for completion of your registration. Your phone number must be registered in your own name through which you will send an SMS to 8070.
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Start Typing of “Atta>CNIC#” in the SMS portion of your registered mobile phone and send it to 8070 through SMS. Your eligibility will be confirmed by SMS 8070. You can receive Muft Atta Boris from utility stores, PSPA stores, and truck collection points.
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COMPLETE SCHOOL PROJECT TOPICS & MATERIALS :
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A computer is an automatic device made up of mechanical electronic components that is capable of accepting, storing and retrieving vast amount of data in formatting and also carry out operations such as (arithmetic,logic) under the control of a stored program a high speed and subsequently come out with result in useful form. It also store and analyze information fed into it, for calculating and controlling in machinery automatically. Dos Santos(1993)
It can also be defined as an electronic device that is capable of accepting data through input device, processing the data and giving out the useful and meaningful result called output or information through the output devices or store it for further processing. Mauer D.C (1993).
Generally, a computer is made up of two components, which are hardware and software.
Hardware component of a computer is physical part of the system .i.e the part that can be touched and kicked about. While, Software component of a computer system is the set of instruction (program) that enables the hardware component to carryout certain functions. Akin .F .A (1996).
The computer accessories which are used in the banking operations include Automatic Teller Machine (ATM), Tele-banking, Remote access, interest banking, Global System Mobile (GSM) etc. Some questions that need to be answered are, how one can trust these channels, our personal data and transactions which are driven by technology. Are they reliable and accuracy? Is there a way out to independently validate the integrity of information? If we analyze, why the lack of trust exists, we realize that the primary issues center on the following aspect of information security. Dos Santos (1993).
There are various ways through which computers are widely used in the banking industry. It can used to carry out from simple complex task if the banks. For example, instead of making manual records and then storing the files all data is stored on computer through the use of storage devices. It is more quick and procedure. More data can be stored in this way. Moreover, data can easily stored, and retrieved from computers.
The online banking further give the evidence of excessive use of computers in banking sectors. Just in a couple of second you can retrieve all of your previous transactions in your accounts. Brynjofsson erik (1993). Various roles of computer accessories that make banking oiperations easier are Computer reduces the stress imposed on the Public Relation Officers (P.R.O). With the help of computer , there is no need to start looking for record of loans and advances rendered to any customer. With the help of computer the time consumed in performing this operation reduced. Brynjofsson Erik (1993).
Computerization in the banking operation is confronting a lot of problem which includes:
1. Inadequate power supply.
2. Level of literacy.
3. Also, computers where they are installed it will require less human effort to
perform desired operation. This means it makes people to become lazy and thereby losses their job. It also leads to fraudulent of money.
As a result of this, computerizations of bank have largr customers and huge profits as the aim of any business organization is to make profits. In this view, the researchers is interested on the Investigation into prospect and problems of computerization in banking operations.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
· Inability of most banks to control fraudulent acts.
· Inability to store very vital and confidential information for later use.
· The problem of not being able to handle large calculations without mistake (accurately). Modern technology have brought about the use of computer system in all areas of our human endeavor’s in Nigeria (especially in the banking operations) because workers sees this as an attempt to replace them and to result them into mass retrenchment or loss their jobs. Peffers K.G (1993).
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study is as follows:
· To look into the meanings of computer.
· To determine the various computer (hardware and software) accessories used in banking operations.
· To determine the usage of these computer (hardware and software) accessories used in banking sector
· To determine the roles of computer (hardware and software) accessories in banking operations.
· To determine the problem confronting computer (hardware and software) accessories in banking operations.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
The researcher are interested in finding solution to the following questions.
I. What is the meaning of computer.
II. What are the various accessories used in banking operations.
III. What are the uses of computer accessories in baking operations.
IV. In what way does the roles of computer accessories function in banking operations.
V. What are the problems confronting computer accessories in the baking operations.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The findings of this research study will be immense values to the following peoples.
1. Staff in the banking operations.
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It was a night of glitz and glamour. On the 12th of October, in a star-studded event, we unveiled the roster of products that won at the ELLE Beauty Awards 2023. Over the course of the past few months, over 400 products from 100 brands across 28 different categories went through a rigorous process involving expert evaluations and editorial scrutiny.
Our esteemed jury panel consisted of Bianca Lozado, Samantha Wadhwani, Saaksha Bhat, Glorious Luna, Yasmin Karachiwala, Mitali Sagar, Deep Pathare, Dr Manasi Shirolikar, Ainee Ahmedi (Editor, ELLE India) and Sukriti Shahi (Beauty Editor, ELLE India).
Not only did these product winners manage to impress our experts, but they also emerged victorious after rounds of public voting. So, scroll through to discover this year’s skincare, makeup, hair care, body care, men’s grooming, and fragrance winners.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Makeup Winners
Best Base Product- Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup Foundation SPF 10
The Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Foundation is the way to go if you're looking for a matte foundation that is lightweight yet super long-lasting. With a wide range of shades that are flattering to every skin tone, it evens the skin and conceals imperfections without requiring too many touch-ups throughout the day.
Best Blush / Highlighter / Contour / Bronzer- Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
The hype around this blush is justified because of its feather-light formula that effortlessly blends into your skin to give you a burst of colour that lasts all day long. It's so potent that a dab will do! Plus, it's loaded with a botanical blend of lotus, gardenia and white water lily to care for the skin.
Best Lipstick- Dior Rouge DIOR Lipstick
Packed with lip-loving ingredients from red peonies and pomegranate flowers, Rouge DIOR is your 16-hour comfort ticket to luscious lips. With shades ranging from classic reds to trendy nudes in satin, matte, metallic or velvety finishes, there's something for everybody.
Best Setting Product- Wearified IRL Paris Filter Airbrush Powder
This fabulous powder is, as the name suggests, the embodiment of the oh-so-loved Paris filter from Instagram. A finely milled powder that instantly mattifies the skin and is packed with the goodness of argan, jojoba, vitamin C, and vitamin E; it works well for all skin types and tones.
Best Kajal / Liner- Kiko Milano Intense Colour Long Lasting Eyeliner
Get ready to up your eye game with Kiko Milano's Intense Colour Long Lasting Eyeliner. This pencil glides on like a dream and stays put for 10 hours. Its water-resistant formula, blendable texture and packaging with a nifty sponge at one end make it an eyeliner to be on the lookout for.
Best Mascara- Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
This mascara has gained its cult status by working like a magic wand for your lashes, delivering intense black volume and mind-blowing definition. Packed with lash-loving peptides, it's a smudge-proof mascara featuring an hourglass-shaped wand that promises intense volume, curl, and length.
Best Brow Product- Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Pencil
Nobody does brows better than Benefit Cosmetics. So, get ready to amp up your brow game with the Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Pencil. This pencil packs both, fibres and powder into one, sticks to your brow hair, pumps up the volume and defines those arches. Plus, it comes with a spoolie for easy blending.
Best Eyeshadow- Simply Nam Illuminating Cream & Powder Eyeshadow
Simply Nam's Illuminating Cream & Powder Eyeshadow has unique packaging that makes it easy to create the eye look of your dreams–on one end, there's a highly pigmented powder and on the other, an easily blendable cream. Enriched with argan oil, squalane and rosehip seed oil, this dynamic duo offers high coverage and crease-free application.
Best Nail Polish- O.P.I Nature Strong Nail Paint
When one thinks of nail polish, one thinks of O.P.I. Their Nature Strong Nail Paints pack a colourful punch of intense pigments that are long-lasting for up to 7 days. The formula is also hassle-free with its quick-drying wizardry. Free from toluene and formaldehyde, this range is here to give your manicure a natural makeover.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Skincare Winners
Best Cleanser- Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
When nothing else works, you can count on Cetaphil's Gentle Skin Cleanser to care for your skin. This face wash is like a moisturising hug for your skin and is loaded with niacinamide, panthenol and glycerin. It works at keeping your skin's moisture barrier intact while getting rid of any dirt and makeup residue that's on your face.
Best Makeup Remover- Clinique Take The Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm
This makeup remover is trusted by makeup experts worldwide because of its ability to effortlessly melt away makeup without clogging the pores. Clinique's Take The Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm transforms from a solid balm to a silky oil upon contact with the skin and eradicates even the most stubborn makeup residue like mascara or kajal.
Best Serum / Essence / Face Oil / Face Mist- Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex
Estee Lauder's Advanced Night Repair serum battles ageing by boosting the skin's natural repair process by night and shielding it by day. Its hyaluronic acid content keeps the skin hydrated for up to 72 hours so that you wake up to radiant, youthful skin. This is a serum that is adored world wide for this very reason!
Best Face Mask / Peel / Exfoliator- LANEIGE Water Sleeping Mask
Laneige's Water Sleeping Mask is packed with probiotics that smoothen the skin and give the complexion a radiant appearance. This hydrating mask is like a quick drink of water for the skin, leaving it looking fresh and feeling soft.
Best Moisturiser- Bioderma Atoderm Crème
The Bioderma Atoderm Crème is a saviour for dry skin types. It has a non-comedogenic and fragrance-free formula that quickly absorbs into the skin to provide long-lasting hydration for up to 24 hours without making the skin feel greasy or heavy. So, if you're looking for something to trust when all else fails, trust this dermatological-approved hydrator.
Best Eye Care Product- The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG
We've all heard about the magical depuffing effects of caffeine and The Ordinary's Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG has proven those rumours to be true. This water-based eye serum is formulated using a high concentration of caffeine that works at reducing the look of puffiness and dark circles in the eye contour.
Best Sunscreen- 82°E Turmeric Shield
Turmeric Shield by 82°E is a soothing sunscreen that offer a sun protection factor of 40 with broad spectrum protection. It is formulated with a blend os turmeric and ceramides to shield against UVA/UVB rays and environmental stressors. While the turmeric in the mix soothes and revives the skin, the ceramides lock in moisture.
Best Lip Balm- RAS Luxury Oils Oh - So Luxe Liquid Lip Balm
This lip balm is, as the name suggests, a luxurious experience for the lips. Its luscious formula is enriched with 100% natural and organic ingredients that promise to give you moisturised, plump and smooth lips. What's more? With the inclusion of rosehip oil, avocado oil, aloe vera extract and argan oil, it also works at reducing lip pigmentation.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Hair Care Winners
Best Shampoo- OUAI Detox Shampoo
Ouai's Detox Shampoo is a clarifying shampoo that means business! It's packed with apple cider vinegar that dives deep to cleanse away dirt, oil, and stubborn product buildup. Moreover, it's formulated with chelating agents to remove mineral deposits and hydrolyzed keratin to tame frizz and add lustre.
Best Conditioner- Kevin.Murphy Bow.Dry Rinse
This conditioner uses Kevin.Murphy's Anti-Breakage Technology that protects coloured hair against fading and environmental stress. While hydrating, nourishing and strengthening the locks, it also shields hair from heat damage. Plus, it's gentle enough for daily use and potent enough to give you fabulous hair days.
Best Hair Mask- The Body Shop Banana Truly Nourishing Hair Mask
For smoother, frizz-free locks, look nowhere beyond The Body Shop's Banana Truly Nourishing Hair Mask. Certified by The Vegan Society, it is composed of 96% natural ingredients including organic banana puree, cocoa butter, and Community Fair Trade shea butter from Ghana. This hair mask fights frizz, leaving the hair looking sleeker, softer, and moisturised.
Best Hair Oil / Hair Serum- Minimalist Maleic Bond Repair Complex 05% Hair Serum
This pre-shampoo serum repairs weak and damaged hair bonds caused by UV exposure, styling, colouring, and chemical treatments. With a potent 5% concentration of maleic acid, transglutaminase, and amino acids, it reduces breakage and makes the hair look and feel healthier.
Best Leave-In Product- K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask
This K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask is a hair hero that reverses damage from heat, colour, and bleach. Enriched with hyaluronic acid, it starts working its magic in just 4 minutes. So, say goodbye to frizz and hello to stronger yet softer strands!
Best Hair Tool- Ikonic Professional VIBE+ HAIR STRAIGHTENER
The Vibe+ Hair Straightener protects the hair from overheating by having adjustable temperature settings ranging from 130 to 235°C. While its floating ceramic plates ensure even heat distribution, its use of ionic technology helps fight frizz and boost shine.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Body Care Winners
Best Body Cleanser- Kimirica Exfoliating & Cleansing Rice Powder Body Scrub
Looking to achieve that soft, radiant skin? Kimirica's Exfoliating & Cleansing Rice Powder Body Scrub is here to help. This body scrub is loaded with beta-glucan, green tea, rosemary and rice powder that gently exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells. The process even helps boost blood circulation and elasticity which in turn leads to youthful-looking skin.
A product so good, you'd want to eat it; The Body Shop Body Yoghurt is a lightweight formula that instantly absorbs into the skin, leaving it looking healthy and plump. This product promises moisture of up to 48 hours and is enriched with rose extract from England and Community Trade organic almond milk from Spain.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Fragrance Winners
Best Women's Fragrance- DIOR J'adore Eau de Parfum
With top notes of ylang-ylang, heart notes of Damascus rose and base notes of Grasse jasmine, this perfume by Dior is the ultimate fragrance for the lover of all things floral. But, while it presents itself as a delicate scent with its floral-fruity notes, it stands tall with some equally sensual notes–making it a timeless fragrance!
Best Men's Fragrance- Givenchy Gentleman Society Eau De Parfum
Givenchy's Gentleman Society set out to redefine what it means to be a gentleman. With floral notes of wild narcissus and enigmatic notes of cedarwood, this is a multifaceted fragrance. Apart from these, it also features base notes of sandalwood and vanilla, head notes of sage and cardamom, and heart notes of vetiver.
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: Men’s Grooming Winner
Moroccanoil Texture Clay
The Moroccanoil Texture Clay is the ultimate styling tool for anyone who wants to achieve a natural, matte-finished hairstyle with a strong hold. Formulated with argan oil, shea butter and bentonite clay, this is a frizz-fighting clay that has a non-sticky finish. It works on both, damp and dry hair, to help one create the look they want!
ELLE Beauty Awards 2023: ELLE Recommends
Intending to create unique and forward-thinking formulations, d’you uses intentional ingredients that undergo rigorous resting for potency, safety and stability. Case in point, their Hustle serum is made using 11 active ingredients that treat acne, dehydration, premature ageing, pigmentation and wrinkles.
Founded by hairstylist Rod Anker and content creator Merryling Boro, Off Days aims at reinventing the approach to haircare with a desire to bring a feeling of effortless and ease to daily haircare routines. Their products are effective, paraben and sulfate-free and vegan.
Shankara is a 100% natural skincare line that uses the ancient Ayurvedic technique of Shata Dhauta Ghrita. Their Gheesutra Face Emulsion is made by the process of washing ghee 100 times in copper vessels, making it velvety-smooth, non-greasy and more absorbent–thus allowing it to penetrate deep into the 7th layer of the skin.
The brand, Chicnutrix, was born to fulfil the nutritional needs of women. They provide a range of products that focus not only on nourishment but also on beautification from the inside out. From skin and hair issues to PCOS and UTI, they have a solution for everything.
If you're craving the feeling of spring amidst scorching summer temperatures, look no further than Ajmal's Aurum Summer For Her EDP. Its aroma fuses the delicate scents of natural florals with an earthy warmth; featuring notes of blossoming flowers, musk, wood and vanilla.
People's Choice Fragrance Of The Year- Embark My Dream For Her Eau De Parfum
Embark is a 100% cruelty-free fragrance brand whose products are made in India, for India. This one-of-a-kind floral yet woody My Dream For Her Eau De Parfum by Embark features top notes of berry and violet, heart notes of Bulgarian rose and base notes of dry amber and sandalwood.
An integrated luxury wellness clinic that provides personalised wellness treatments, The Wellness Co. is the answer to all of your wellness needs. From IV therapy to red light therapy and whole-body cryotherapy, the services offered by them promise you a nourished and calm body.
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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Headquarters Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany), with additional sites in Barcelona (Spain), Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Rome (Italy).
The Ellenberg group in the Cell Biology & Biophysics Unit is looking for postdoctoral fellows to study the dynamic organisation and structure of large macromolecular complexes, such as the nuclear pore and mitotic chromosomes. We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of biologists, chemists and physicists. The overall goal of our group is to systematically elucidate the mechanisms underlying cell division and nuclear organisation. We are developing a broad range of advanced fluorescence-based imaging technologies to assay the functions of the involved molecular machinery non-invasively, automate imaging to address all its molecular components, and computationally process image data to extract biochemical and biophysical parameters. Our research focuses on three areas: systems biology of mitosis, nuclear structure, and molecular mechanisms of meiosis and early embryonic mitosis.
Dependent on the candidate’s background and interest we envision projects in two research directions:
Correlative live-cell and super-resolution imaging to unravel 3D genome dynamics in interphase and cell division.
Correlative live-cell imaging and cryo-electron microscopy to study nuclear pore assembly at molecular resolution.
The successful applicant will apply and correlate advanced imaging technologies. Work will further include development of labelling strategies, which could include genome-editing, in situ hybridisation, and DNA PAINT technology. The work will comprise technical as well as discovery aspects and will be carried out both independently and with internal and external collaborators.
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OK …I was guided to share this short & sweet message today with at least one person (as always). Is it YOU? Is it someone you care for?
Consider that there is Career & then there is Purpose.
Sometimes our Career IS connected to our Purpose. Sometimes NOT.
If NOT…I invite you to consider who MUST you become in order to step into your Higher Purpose, what you were brought here to do in THIS lifetime?
THIS is one passionate area of my expertise… where I get to flow in my Genius Zone.
I am OBSESSED with helping heart-centred midlife humans who have had very successful careers find THEIR Purpose & Authentic Power ☆
They need not even leave their careers when they connect to THEIR True Genius… or eventually, they might wish to.
Please hit Reply… as I might be able to serve & support you or someone near & dear to you… so you need NOT die with your REAL MUSIC still in you ♡
Sadly, statistics show that most will never do their Inner Work so they get to achieve their Life Mission/Purpose.
Please…don’t be one of them.
No amount of money can satisfy like Purpose can satisfy ☆
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is well-known as a proven and effective therapeutic practice that enhances clinical processes, leading to comprehensive healing outcomes. With over 30 years of in-depth study, EMDR stands out as one of the most successful treatment methods.
Our two EMDR therapy offices in Manhattan, NYC, are conveniently situated in central, downtown neighborhoods. We welcome individuals seeking lasting and transformative changes in their lives.
Our certification in the EMDR therapy method, developed and taught by Francine Shapiro, which involves a meticulous 8-step protocol. This approach has consistently yielded positive results for many tens of thousands of individuals over nearly three decades.
Using EMDR, we offer transforming anxiety treatment for those suffering from chronic stress and related conditions in our city, or outside it. A full range of anxieties are addressed through eye movement therapy.
Depression therapy, as well, is successfully treated through the this modality. For PTSD, our work has truly and profoundly helped many people. And further, addiction, phobias, relationships are successfully treated.
Eye movement therapy helps the mind establish connections, and to complete learning that — for whatever reason — it has not been able to do on its own or with other therapies. We find it to be very effective when it is used along with other treatment models such as Gestalt therapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. We serve all New York City, NYC.
Our offices create an environment of healing that begins this deep process. The therapist carefully helps a client remember images, and construct useful positive and negative cognitions that represent the images and memories.
The client is then asked to identify places in his or her body where feelings or blocked energy may be stored.
The therapist helps the client use these images, cognitions, and body sensations, along with bi-lateral stimulation, to help access other parts of his/her brain to make connections he/she has been unable to make before.
EMDR was discovered and developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro. It began in 1989 when she noticed the relationship between eye movements and brain activity. Dr. Shapiro has done extensive clinical research that demonstrates the effectiveness of EMDR.
If you think it might be, we invite you to come for a commitment-free discussion.
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I am often inclined to think, all Sturgeonesque, that 90% of everything is crap, and that goes double for poetry. Which would mean, of course, that 180% of poetry is crap, which may be overstating the case somewhat, but that feels like a comfortable number to work with, so I’ll let it stand.
A case in point is this Harold Pinter poem rescued from a slightly-less-than-customarily-dumbass (at least recently) Metafilter thread. Harold Pinter is apparently some Poet of Significance, about whom I know very little, as I ain’t got me mucha that there book-larnin’. Anyway, have a read :
The Yanks in their armoured parade
Chanting their ballads of joy
As they gallop across the big world
Praising America’s God.
The gutters are clogged with the dead
The ones who couldn’t join in
The others refusing to sing
The ones who are losing their voice
The ones who’ve forgotten the tune.
The riders have whips which cut.
Your head rolls onto the sand
Your head is a pool in the dirt
Your head is a stain in the dust
Your eyes have gone out and your nose
Sniffs only the pong of the dead
And all the dead air is alive
With the smell of America’s God.
Now, I don’t disagree with the sentiment expressed here, as you might guess. Yes, America and their God are doodyheads supreme, and a force for death and evil in the world today. That’s a given, isn’t it? And, hey, I like the loping metre – badum badumdum boop. It’s bouncy, yet martial! Just right, as Goldilocks might exclaim.
What amuses me is that this Great Author’s Poem falls in quality somewhere between lame old Satan-cheering Iron Maiden lyrics, say, and a quote from Cannibal Corpse [warning : rather icky, but may assist in understanding American culture] . You know, I wouldn’t take issue if Pinter’s tripe weren’t meant to be Art, High and Holy. No one listens to Cannibal Corpse (or at least, I wish no one did) expecting a literary artgasm, I don’t think. But oor Harold?
Well, stuff like “The riders have whips which cut. Your head rolls onto the sand Your head is a pool in the dirt Your head is a stain in the dust” goes quite nicely alongside other stuff like
Trail of death they walked
Drenched in their own blood
A sound of thousands fills the sky
A death that comes so clear
When the rain of fire falls
Flames that will consume
A boiling death appear
The last second alive
Quick now, was that Harold, or the merry pranksters from Vomitory? And does it matter? Admittedly Mr Rundqvist, Vomitory’s wordsmith, has a few problems with getting those nice bumpedyboop rhythms going, and may in fact have a few problems with english as a second language, but I’m willing to bet there are a whole lot more people chanting his songs than dear old Harold’s.
Which may not be the point. You tell me. 250 words or less, due by Friday. Heh.
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Café Largo is an handmade neighborhood café located in the heart of Berlin Wedding. We attach great importance to the quality of the products used from organic and ecological production.
Our coffee specialties are prepared with our own house blend of the finest Arabica beans. In addition, there is a large selection of different teas from organic cultivation, as well as various cold drinks, housemade smoothies and spritzers, lemonades, juices...
Our kitchen offers only freshly prepared and homemade dishes and meals.
We do the baking ourselves!
SWEETS & CAKES
Our sweets include cakes (such as our popular cheesecakes and carrotcakes), cookies, cupcakes and our famous pancakes and scones.
Savoury options include vegan burgers, tartes, sandwiches, soups, salads and seasonally changing specials by our own recipes.
On weekends we offer a special breakfast menu.
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Monte Carlo (MC) is the most common method for simulating virtual
SPECT projections. It is useful for optimizing procedures, evaluating correction algorithms and more recently image reconstruction as a forward projector in iterative algorithms; however, the main drawback of MC is its long run time. We introduced a model based method considering the effect of body
attenuation and imaging system response for fast creation of noise free
Collimator detector response (CDR) was modeled by layer by layer blurring of activity phantom using suitable Gaussian functions. Using the
attenuation phantom, in each angle,
attenuation factor (AF) was calculated for each voxel. This calculated AF is the weight for the emission voxel and states the detection probability of photons that are emitted from that voxel. Finally weighted ray sum of the blurred phantom was driven to create a projection. For the next projection, our phantom was rotated and the procedure was repeated until all projections were acquired.
Results: Root Mean Square error (RMS) between all 60 modelled projection and real MC simulated projections was decreased from 0.58 ± 0.15 using simple Radon to 0.19 ± 0.03 using our suggested model. This value was 0.56 ± 0.16 using blurred Radon without
attenuation modelling, and 0.21 ± 0.03 using attenuated Radon without CDR modelling.
Conclusion: Our suggested model that considers the effect of both
attenuation and CDR simultaneously results in more accurate analytical projections compared with conventional Radon model. Creation of 60 primary
SPECT projections in less than one minute may make this method as a proper alternative for MC simulation. This model can be used as a forward projector during iterative image reconstruction for correction of CDR and
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Budapest – Vienna – Prague
Day 1 BUDAPEST
Arrival at the airport in Budapest. Transfer to the city centre of Budapest by private bus with local English-speaking guide who will also provide you all necessary information for your trip. During the panoramic city tour our local guide will tell you all about this beautiful city, that is devided by the danube in “Buda” and “Pest”. Visiting the most important streets and monuments: the famous Fishermen’s Bastion with magnificent perspectives of the Parliament and the Danube, the Matías Church, the Esteban Monument I and the National Palace, all located in the city part called “Buda”. The tour ends at the hotel. Checkin at the hotel and distribution of the rooms. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 2 BUDAPEST
Breakfast. Panoramic tour of “Pest”: Starting our tour by following along Andrássy Avenue to reach the Heroes’ Square, there we will see the Vajdahunyard Castle (exterior visit). The Széchenyi Baths, the Opera (exterior visit), the Parliament (exterior visit), the Basilica-Cathedral of Saint Stephen and the famous Central Market. Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 3 BUDAPEST - Bratislava - VIENNA
Breakfast. Departure to Bratislava. Bratislava, also known as the “the beauty of the danube”, is one of the unknown treasures of central Europe. Formely called Pressburg, and Poszony by the Hungarians, it was the Capital of Hungary for more than 300 years and the place of coronation of the Habsburgs as kings of Hungary. Walking tour (2 hrs) with a local Englisch speaking guide. During this visit we will pass by the famous Primate’s Palace, the old town hall and the old town where most of the important monuments and buildings are located. Lunch in a typical restaurnt. Continuation of our journey to Vienna. Check in at the hotel and room distribution. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 4 VIENNA
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic city tour (4 hrs) including Schönbrunn entrance. The most important monuments of Vienna await you. Starting with the Ringstrasse Avenue with its magnificent historic buildings, such as the Opera, the museums of Natural History and Fine Arts, the Parliament, the City Hall, the University, the national theatre and the Votive Church. Visit of Schönbrunn Palace, summer resicende of the imperial family, known as the palace of Empress Sisi where we will admire the rooms, parlours and halls. A walk through the beautiful gardens willl give us an idea of the magnitude of the palace grounds. Before the tour ends we will take you to Belvedere Palace (exterior visit) and its beautiful gardens. Lunch at a restaurant. Walking tour (2 hrs) with local guide. We will discover the historic centre of Vienna, declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Starting from the State Opera and going through the streets and squares where Sisi, Franz Joseph and Maria Teresa used to take their walks, we will get to Hofburg, the Imperial Palace, which houses the Spanish Riding School, the Imperial Apartments, the Silver Collection and the Sis Museum. Then we will pass by the Church of St. Peter and the Church of St. Michael. Next we will walk through the luxurious strees of the Kohlmarkt, Graben and Kärtnerstraße until we reach the Catedral of Saint Stephen (external visit). Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Transfer back to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 5 VIENNA - PRAGUE
Breakfast. Departure to Prague by private bus. Arrival in Prague – the capital of the Czech Republic. Lunch in a traditional restaurant. After lunch the city tour (3 hrs) of Prague.
Day 6 PRAGUE
Prague Old Town, approx. 3h
Breakfast. To get to know Prague, sometimes also called the “golden city” or “city of the hundred cupolas”, better we will start the day with a walking tour focused on the historic and artistic highlights. During our visit we will see the Old Town Square, the Tyn Church, the Powder Tower, the astronomical clock and the famous Charles Bridge. Lunch at a traditional restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 7 PRAGUE
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Wendy Sherman, the country’s lead negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, to be the No. 2 official at the State Department.
Biden also named retired career diplomat Victoria Nuland, who voiced strong support for the popular uprising that pushed Ukraine’s Moscow-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych from power in 2014, in the department's third-ranking post.
The Biden transition team announced on January 16 that Sherman, who served as undersecretary of state for political affairs under President Barack Obama, was nominated to be deputy secretary of state.
Sherman was the lead U.S. negotiator in talks that led to the agreement between Tehran and world powers under which Tehran committed to limit its nuclear activities in return for relief from sanctions.
But tensions between Washington and Tehran have risen since 2018, when outgoing President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal, arguing that it did not go far enough, and started imposing crippling sanctions on Iran as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign aimed at forcing the country to negotiate a new accord.
Since then, Iran, which claims its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, has breached parts of the nuclear pact, saying it is no longer bound by it.
Nuland, whose past portfolio at the State Department made her a leading Russia official in the Obama administration, was picked as undersecretary for political affairs.
As assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, she was the lead U.S. diplomat on the ground in Kyiv and Moscow during the pro-democracy uprising in Ukraine and Russia’s subsequent annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
The seizure of the Ukrainian region by Moscow and its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine in a conflict that has killed more than 13,200 people since April 2014 have greatly contributed to the dramatic deterioration of relations between Russia and the United States.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is to hold a confirmation hearing on January 19 for Antony Blinken, Biden's nominee to be secretary of state.
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Like many other cricketers, Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction due to having no home team. His move changed his future and he was called the adopted son of Chennai. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 9.5 crore. It was the biggest bid for that season. Chennai gave Dhoni a big price to buy and Dhoni never disappointed CSK after that either. Dhoni has won the title for Chennai three times. Dhoni was at his peak after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup and Chennai bought him at a great price. Recently former IPL COO Sundar Raman revealed how CSK was able to spend such a huge amount for Dhoni.
In the ’22 Yarn ‘show podcast with Gaurav Kapoor, the former IPL COO stated that at that time the icon player was not set a salary and had to be paid 15 per cent more than the highest paid player on the team. Because Chennai did not have a single icon player, they were slightly more free to bid for the player of their choice.
Rajasthan and Chennai did not have icon players like
Kings XI Punjab had Yuvraj Singh, Mumbai Indians Sachin Tendulkar, Kolkata Knight Riders had Sourav Ganguly. Sundar Raman said, “The only thing certain in the 2008 IPL was that icon players would be appointed for their teams. Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai, Virender Sehwag for Delhi, Yuvraj Singh for Punjab, Rahul Dravid for Bangalore and Sourav Ganguly for Kolkata. Only Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were the two teams in that tournament that did not have any icon players.
Dhoni did not have any home team, Dhoni, who was
at the height of stardom at that time, had no team of his own. So he made Chennai his home. “He further said,” Dhoni was the most expensive bought player in Chennai. In this way, the captain of the Indian T20 came to Chennai, because there was no additional charge or GST on them. The record money spent on Dhoni proved Dhoni a game changer.
Chennai placed a big bet on Dhoni
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The three titles Chennai won under Dhoni’s captaincy were the
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Little Castle of Omlenička
The little castle of Omlenička is located about 4 km to the
south-west of Kaplice
Origin of the Name:
The name Omlenička (the German name is Klein Umlowitz) was derived
from the word to grind something and it has a connection with the
nearby brook. Its banks were ground by running water.
Description of the Place:
The little three-wing Baroque castle with the central projection of
a wall and four bays on the corbels in the front east side. The
Baroque church of Saint Jan Nepomucký is joined to the south wing
of the little castle.
The little castle of
Omlenička was built at the beginning of the 18th century on the
place of a former Renaissance fort. In 1829 it burnt down but it
was reconstructed again very soon after.
Significant Architectural Features:
One of these details are the ruins of the former Renaissance fort
that are included in the little castle's composition and were
discovered during the reconstruction works of 1970. They appeared
when the timbers of the roof broke under the weight of snow.
History of the Castle's Residents:
The fortified settlement of Omlenička with the village situated
nearby was the part of the Pořešín castle estates until 1363. In
1363 Přibík z Pořešína sold the fort of Omlenička to Oldřich z
Drochů whose offspring owned the Omlenička fort until 1465 when it
was sold to Přibík Žídek z Mostku. The fort was in his family's
estates until 1546 when it was sold to Diviš Malovec na
Libějovicích. Then the fortified settlement of Omlenička changed
the ownership many times until the beginning of the 18th century
when it was passed over to earl Antonín from Ntz and Josef
Gundaker, earl of Trheim. In 1778 the little castle of Omlenička
was passed over to the Cistercian monastery in Vyšší Brod and it
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Energiesprong UK wins twice in Whole House Retrofit competition BEIS
The Whole House Retrofit (WHR) competition, focused on developing an affordable route to deep retrofit, has announced their winners. Energiesprong UK is one of them, winning projects with both Nottingham (Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Homes) and Sutton (London Borough of Sutton and Sutton Housing Partnership).
The projects entering the WHR competition must consider both process related innovations and material aspects of retrofit, focusing on mass production and large-scale delivery. Approximately £8 million funding has been awarded to 3 organisations to demonstrate a cost reduction trajectory for whole house retrofit. For the winning Energiesprong UK projects Nottingham and Sutton, the combined project budgets are more than £16m with grant of £6.6m. The WHR competition is funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Energy Innovation Programme.
For the housing provider partners, Nottingham City Homes and Sutton Housing Partnership, this means a deep retrofit can take place on homes that aren’t energy efficient to today’s standards, helping to reduce fuel poverty and create warm, affordable desirable homes, fit for 2050 standards.
“It’s fantastic that our residents will benefit from lower energy bills, warmer homes and a more sustainable future as a result of this funding. We’re very proud to be working towards a carbon neutral borough and supporting Sutton Council in its ambitious plans to tackle the climate emergency.”
Steve Tucker, Managing Director of Sutton Housing Partnership
Sutton Housing Partnership
The Sutton project aims to retrofit up to 100 homes in the London Borough of Sutton to the net-zero energy Energiesprong standard. Sutton Housing Partnership will manage the project with expertise from Energiesprong UK and Turner & Townsend supported by the Mayor of London’s Retrofit Accelerator programme. A whole house insulated wrap system will be deployed with high performance windows and doors. Other integrated retrofit measures will include an air to water heat pump, solar PV, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery for improved ventilation, and control system. Initial pilots will be delivered for traditional and non-traditional housing types which will then be scaled up to understand suitability for industrialised retrofit in the UK.
“I’m delighted that we’ve been successful with this bid in conjunction with Energiesprong UK, we are pleased to be working in partnership to deliver more net zero homes. Through this project, Energiesprong UK is helping us find affordable ways to meet our 2028 goal and become the first carbon neutral city in the UK.”
Wayne Bexton, Head of Energy Services, Nottingham City Council
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Innovative suppliers, Mauer, Q-bot and Constructive Thinking were partners in the Nottingham bid, and are now delivering the Destination Zero work stream. Energiesprong UK also brought in cost reduction partners, Manufacturing Technology Centre, who are helping to ensure Nottingham meets their cost reduction objectives, both for the project, and beyond.
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has commended the management of Ecobank Nigeria for donating rural health tricycle ambulances to the state, saying the gesture will go a long way in complementing government’s efforts on primary healthcare delivery. The presentation was made at the Governor’s office, Oke-mosan, Abeokuta during a courtesy call on Governor Dapo Abiodun by some members of Ecobank Nigeria Executive Management Team last week.
According to him, the bank’s donation speaks directly to government’s plan to ensure that healthcare is available to all citizens in the state, noting that most people in the state live in rural areas that are not accessible to the regular ambulance services.
“On behalf of the entire people and government of Ogun state, we express our very deep and sincere appreciation to the board and management of Ecobank for thinking through and supporting us with this ambulance that is built on a frame of a tricycle. It is an ingenious innovation, I must say. We appreciate you for this gift. Most of our people reside in the nooks and crannies, where vehicles cannot access easily. So, this is a gift we appreciate and will go a long way in assisting healthcare delivery particularly our pregnant women in the rural area.”
The Governor further solicited for more collaboration and partnership with Ecobank in other sectors of the state’s economy.
Speaking in the same light, the state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, commended Ecobank for the donation, saying that the ambulances would further help to address the issue of maternal mortality in the state.
According to her, “We are extremely grateful to Ecobank’s leadership for this. It is part of our vision to reduce mortality rate as well as increase the life expectancy of Ogun state people. This is going to help us achieve this aim, though our state is one of the states in the country that has low maternal mortality rate. We can also use this for other non-communicable disease patients that need transfer. On behalf of all the citizens of Ogun state, I thank everyone here for coming to witness this occasion.”
Making the presentation, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan said the donation is a way of supporting the efforts of the government at delivering primary healthcare to the people, noting that the ambulance is designed to reach people at the grassroots.
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The Syrian revolution has been characterized by different attributes, especially after events in other Arab countries which witnessed revolutions and were labeled as part of the “Arab Spring”. However, the situation in Syria also poses many confusing questions in relation to the outside world which is monitoring it; either with admiration or concern, and we feel that there are many hidden variables which those inside Syria cannot see either.
Syria, without doubt, comes under the category of the “Arab Spring” with its popular uprising that has been ongoing for over 8 months with amazing resolution. At the beginning, the Syrian President believed that the storm in both Tunisia and Egypt was warranted and he lent his support, believing that the Syrian situation was different. He considered Syria to be a state of opposition and resistance, alongside other such terms which the people had grown tired of and discovered they were false. Certainly, just as what happened in Tunisia gave the demonstrators in Egypt’s Tahrir Square moral momentum, the latter events gave the moral impetus to the Syrians that change was indeed possible. We can bet that al-Assad now wishes that Mubarak or Ben Ali were still in power. Rhetoric is one thing, but confronting your people who are simply seeking a better life is another, and therefore Damascus, officially speaking, stood by Gaddafi until the last moment.
But the Syrian people’s uprising took on another dimension that brought with it puzzling questions, unlike Tunisia and Egypt, where the respective army establishments refused to fire upon their own people. The situation was different in Syria, where the army, or at least a sector of it, was directly affiliated to the ruling regime, a situation which has led to the bloodbath we have seen. While we see scenes of tanks entering the cities and giving the impression that the regime is waging war on its own people, the Syrians have continued their uprising until this day with courage and steadfastness that has drawn global admiration. They have given the world a different picture of Syria, away from the original belief that its population was passive and dormant. The world has been surprised to see people uprising and struggling resolutely in order to gain their freedom, despite the magnitude of the price they have paid.
Because the structure of the regime in Syria resembles the iron-fist communist regimes of the 1960s and 1970s before the fall of the Berlin wall, much of what goes on is not understood or known in the outside world. For many months the issue of the Syrian revolutionaries insisting on coming out to protest day after day remained puzzling; no one knew who these people were or how they organized themselves, and why they were so resolute in their confrontation with all manners of suppression from the Shabiha to the intelligence services, and even tanks. This was until some faces of the opposition became known and were branded as the coordinators of the spreading revolution.
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In spite of the international and regional impatience, some continue to swallow the bait of the sectarian card that the regime has tried to level at its opponents. It has also sought to manipulate the issue of minorities feeling intimidated, as if the minority community would not benefit from the free atmosphere that would emerge as a result of changing the regime!
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Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat – A Hezbollah delegation visited the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani, in Dar el-Fatwa [Office of the Sunni Muslim Authority in Lebanon], following a severance of communication between Hezbollah and Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim authority for more than 3 years. This meeting occurred in conjunction with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon [STL] issuing its indictment. The Hezbollah delegation was made up of the head of the Hezbollah Political Council Sayyed Ibrahim Amine Assayed, in addition to Sheikh Abdul-Majid Ammar, Mohammad Saleh, and Amin al-Shiri.
Following this meeting, Sayyed Ibrahim Assayed said that he would not comment on the STL indictment. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the head of the Hezbollah Political Council stressed that “as far as we are concerned the indictment was issued in the international sphere…that is why I do not want to comment in the media about what was published by a Canadian media outlet months ago, and what was reported by Der Spiegal years ago. This issue does not involve us, and we have not investigated this issue, and we will not go into this issue now.”
In a speech broadcast across the Arab world, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said that the STL indictment – which implicated 4 alleged Hezbollah members – aimed to cause sectarian strife in Lebanon. He stressed “what’s happening now is an attempt at undermining and sabotaging the social fabric [of Lebanon]; paving the ground for wars and civil strife, dragging the resistance into civil strife and consequently striking the resistance and harming its credibility.”
Nasrallah added “this indictment only boosts our confidence today that what is happening is a high level of injustice and politicization.”
The text of the STL indictment read that “the four accused participated in a conspiracy with others aimed at committing a terrorist act to assassinate Rafik Hariri” revealing that “their respective roles may be summarized as follows: [Mustafa] Badreddine served as the overall controller of the operation; [Salim Jamil] Ayyash coordinated the assassination team, which was responsible for the physical perpetration of the attack; [Hussein Hassan] Oneissi and [Assad Hasan] Sabra had the task of preparing the false claim of responsibility which served to identify the wrong people to investigate, in order to shield the conspirators from justice. As participants in the conspiracy, all four accused played important roles in the attack on 14 February 2005 and therefore all four bear criminal responsibility for the results of the attack.”
As for whether the Hezbollah’s meeting with the Grand Mufti of Lebanon comes within the framework of putting an end to the state of tension between the Future movement and Hezbollah, Assayed said that “we shook his [the Grand Mufti’s] hand in this regard, and we are always open to dialogue and understanding. We are open to any solution that contributes to reducing the state of tension, and avoiding the strife that the US and Israel wants to see in Lebanon and the region. However this issue is not just about us or any other specific [political] party or trend, we have come in order to resolve this issue, and this is within the framework of strengthening national unity and Islamic unity.”
Sources close to the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani – the most senior Sunni figure in the country – told Asharq Al-Awsat that the atmosphere in the meeting was “excellent.” The source also revealed that “Hezbollah petitioned for this meeting following a severance [of relations] of more than 3 years.”
Sources who were present at the meeting between the Hezbollah delegation and the Grand Mufti of Lebanon told Asharq Al-Awsat that “Mufti Qabbani was clear that Dar el-Fatwa will, from now on, be the Dar for dialogue, reconciliation, and understanding, after experience has convinced us that this severance [of communication] was not in anybody’s interests.”
The source also spoke of “a new plan of action that will be adopted by the Mufti that requires the involvement of all parties.”
The source also clarified that “Hezbollah is today more eager than at any time before to avoid any spark that could incite any form of strife” adding that “the atmosphere within Dar el-Fatah is completely different than it was during the previous stage, and a new page has been opened in relations between Hezbollah and the Mufti.”
For his part, during the meeting Mufti Qabbani confirmed that “Dar el-Fatwa is the Dar for all the people of Lebanon, and it looks after their national and Islamic cases that are the focus of their attention and hopes.” The Grand Mufti of Lebanon also called for “the preservation of Islamic unity in a practical manner, through speech and behavior and engagement as a foundation to preserving Lebanese national unity. As well as the necessity of everybody seeking – also in a practical manner – to put an end to strife that is fueled by confrontational political rhetoric, which requires an end to accusatory and hateful rhetoric…which incites the feelings of the people of Lebanon against one another.”
In addition to this, Grand Mufti Qabbani also called for “all parties to be committed to substantive discourse that dispels concern and fear in the short-term and the long-term, as well as not defaming national symbols, for this reflects negatively on the Lebanese people in general and the Muslims in particular…and increases the division of the Lebanese street, and places Islamic unity at the risk of division and distrust.”
He added “nobody in Lebanon can denounce another, or impose his will on another, and the rising tone of inflammatory rhetoric – with the possibility of this being reflected on the street – is something that will be regretted by everybody, and the Lebanese people will be the victim.”
Relations between Dar al-Fatwa and Hezbollah were severed in 2008, against the backdrop of the so-called “7 May events”, which the Mufti of Lebanon criticized and denounced as an incursion on the sanctity of Beirut. Hezbollah-led opposition fighters seized control of a number of West Beirut neighborhoods in street battles that led a number of dead. | <urn:uuid:f1525b19-a5a7-45ae-920b-67d5a517f22d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/theaawsat/news-middle-east/hariri-indictment-does-not-involve-us-hezbollah | 2024-04-15T00:07:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965273 | 1,347 |
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syria said on Monday it “would like” to agree soon to an Arab League peace plan to end its eight-month crackdown on popular unrest, but rejected foreign interference and demanded the annulment of sanctions plus reinstatement in the regional bloc.
The conditions were set in a letter to the League by Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem, described by his spokesman as a “positive” response requiring an Arab League reply.
In Cairo, Arab League secretary general Nabil Elaraby said “the conditions contained new elements that we have not heard before.” Arab foreign league ministers were studying the response.
Syria meanwhile has retaliated against northern neighbour Turkey for the sanctions imposed by its former friend, imposing a tariff of 30 percent on its imports and prohibitive duties on fuel and freight.
Turkey shrugged it off, saying “common sense” should tell Syria that its own people would suffer most.
In a display of muscle that could be intended to deter any idea of foreign military intervention in a crisis which has killed at least 4,000 people, the army staged a big exercise with missiles, rockets, tanks and helicopters.
Top generals watched the war games and state television made it the headline news story, even as the death toll mounted.
Five civilians were killed by security forces in Homs, the country’s third largest city, according to the activist website Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Four died when troops fired on a funeral procession and
One man was shot at a hospital. A youth died of gunshot wounds sustained at the weekend.
In southern Deraa province, three members of the security forces were shot dead by army defectors in front of the Dael courthouse, the website said. The corpse of Ismail Aqla al-Amri, 35, was handed to back relatives in Deraa, a victim of state torture, it said, and dozens more arrests were reported.
Already hit by economic sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe, Syria was punished last month by neighbouring states, with sanctions announced by the Arab League and imposed by Turkey, once President Bashar al-Assad’s ally.
The Arab League’s sanctions have yet to take effect. It has repeatedly extended deadlines for Damascus to agree to a peace plan that would see Arab monitors oversee its withdrawal of troops from towns. The latest expired on Sunday.
Foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdesi said Damascus was still looking at the Arab League plan.
“The protocol is intended to be signed soon,” he said. “The Syrian government has responded positively …I am optimistic, although I await the Arab League response first.”
Syria says the Arab proposal to admit observers infringes its sovereignty, and has asked for clarification. It has stalled more than once and reneged on promises to rein in its forces.
SANA expressed regret mixed with defiance of sanctions.
“The Arab League sanctions … have been a shock for every Syrian and Arab citizen … as these sanctions came from sisterly countries,” it said. “Syria will overcome those sanctions by virtue of its strategic location and the diversity of its production sectors,” the state agency added.
Syria’s Arab neighbours Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan have all said they would not join a trade sanctions campaign.
In a reminder to outsiders of Syria’s powerful, mainly Russian-supplied armed forces, state television and SANA showed top generals watching a live-fire exercise by missile units, mechanised brigades and aircraft, to test their capacity in “confronting any attack” on Syria.
It did not report the scale of the war games.
“General (Dawood Abdullah) Rajiha stressed that the armed forces, under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad will remain loyal to the homeland and will defend the interests of the Syrian people,” SANA said. Rajiha is Minister of Defence.
Makdesi, the foreign ministry spokesman, said the war games were a “routine” exercise and not intended to send any message.
The first cracks appeared in one of the pillars of Assad’s regime at the weekend with the desertion of some members of the secret police to the ranks of a rebel “free army.”
At least a dozen members of the secret police deserted from the Airforce Intelligence complex in Idlib city, 280 km (175 miles) northwest of Damascus, triggering a gunbattle with defectors in which 10 were killed or wounded on either side, activists said.
Opposition sources said a further 16 soldiers defected from units in Idlib on Sunday and a new group of defectors of similar size battled loyalist troops to the south, in the Josieh area on the border with Lebanon.
Assad’s opponents estimate the strength of the rebel force at several thousand, mainly army recruits from Syria’s Sunni Muslim majority. Members of Assad’s minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam, have a tight grip on the military and security apparatus.
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MINSK, 25 January (BelTA) - The new military doctrine of Belarus has become more targeted, it clearly defines allies and unfriendly countries, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Education and Science - Head of the Education and Methodology Department of the Faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces at the Military Academy of Belarus Colonel Andrei Bogodel told BelTA as he was interviewed for the On Point project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.
"We were often told that we could not make up our mind on this, but this was not true. We knew exactly who our allies were. We also clearly knew where certain issues could emerge. But today we are talking about being targeted. First of all, we have defined who we consider unfriendly states or blocs. These are NATO, the United States of America, the UK, the Baltic states, Poland and Ukraine," Andrei Bogodel said.
The expert clarified that the military doctrine distinguishes between the actions of politicians and the opinions of the general public in these countries. "Belarus remains open to people from other states. We have an open-door policy for people from the Baltic states and Poland. In fact, we maintained this distinction prior to the adoption of the new military doctrine," the expert said.
According to Andrei Bogodel, the new military doctrine has clearly defined Russia, the CSTO, and the CIS as Belarus' allies.
The expert added that the doctrine also declares Belarus' willingness to develop relations with countries of the Global South. Furthermore, Belarus remains receptive to possible cooperation with the OSCE, which is also important. | <urn:uuid:b14a089b-399b-4a85-be38-b9a54e0081cc> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/expert-belarus-new-military-doctrine-clearly-defines-allies-and-unfriendly-states-155560-2024/ | 2024-04-14T23:37:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.975514 | 332 |
ISLAMABAD, (MANEND NEWS): President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday
emphasized on intellectual preparedness to meet the challenges of
hybrid war along with physical and traditional attacks. He said that to
effectively counter enemy’s attacks, a proactive approach towards
hybrid warfare was equally important besides the conventional
preparedness of armed forces.
President Dr. Arif Alvi expressed these views while addressing at the
certificate award ceremony of AERON 2021 Workshop on Aerospace
and National Security, held here at Pakistan Airforce (PAF)
The first-ever AERON workshop with 36 participants including
parliamentarians, civil servants and journalists focused on
contemporary challenges, strategic autonomy and economic
President Dr. Arif Alvi said with global transformation in combat
tactics, a strategy based on technical advancement was vital to
address national security challenges.
He mentioned that a paradigm shift in warfare had increased the
threats of use of virus bombs and digital attacks on information
network that required a constant vigil and alertness.
He pointed that intellectual powers, including companies like Google
and Facebook, had gained influence even on States, world parliaments
and the United Nations.
President Dr. Arif Alvi said the kaleidoscope of world politics was ever-
changing with new security alliances in the making and emphasized on
preparedness by the country at all levels.
He said Pakistan was ready to counter any nefarious designs by its
enemies with its armed forces well prepared to defend the country’s
He said Pakistan had emerged as the most resilient nation after
rendering immense sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
The President lauded the readiness of Pakistan Air Force which had
always proved itself second to none while protecting the aerospace
borders of the country.
He recalled that the valour demonstrated by the PAF falcons in
countering the enemy’s airstrike at Balakot in 2019 made the nation
President Dr. Arif Alvi quoted a few poetic verses of national poet
Allama Muhammad Iqbal that gave the nation an inspiration to remain
steadfast and determined by shunning despondency. President Dr. Arif
Alvi gives away certificates to the participants of the workshop.
Commandant Air War College Institute Air Vice Marshal Zulfiqar
Qureshi said PAF was ready to deal with national security challenges,
may it traditional or non-traditional. He mentioned that the capacity of
aerospace power was whole of a national effort including economic
stability and strong industrial base.
Later, President Alvi awarded certificates to the participants of the
workshop held on February 22-March 2. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief
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"House literally shook": residents complained about explosions in Smolensk, firefighters rushed to the area near the aircraft factory
On the morning of November 17, loud explosions were heard in the Russian city of Smolensk near a local aircraft factory that manufactures missiles. Residents assumed that it was being "bombed again."
Russian authorities claimed an attack by "Ukrainian UAVs" that was allegedly repelled. However, Russians on the Internet suggested that it might have been a hit, as fire trucks rushed to the area of the "explosions."
According to eyewitnesses, there were three explosions in total, and they were so loud that some people felt their houses shake. Subsequently, they observed a bright flash over the aircraft plant.
Residents also noticed firefighters heading towards the area. Some residents of Smolensk panicked, assuming that they might have to evacuate the city if the "bombing" continued.
"On Avtozavodskaya, we could hear it very clearly; apparently, the aviation facility is being bombed again," "Pokrovka will be blocked again, apparently," "At least leave Avtozavodskaya," "We are learning to live in new life realities, comrades," Russians wrote.
Smolensk authorities stated that Russian air defense and electronic warfare "hit another Ukrainian aircraft-type drone in the skies over the regional center on the morning of November 17. They were allegedly shot down over the Zadniprovsky and Smolensk districts.
"Preliminarily, there are no casualties. Operational services are working at the scene," assured the head of the region Vasily Anyukhin.
The Russian Defense Ministry said there were three drones. However, they did not provide any information about the explosion near the aircraft factory.
As reported by OBOZ.UA, the aggressor country produces X-59 missiles at the aircraft plant in Smolensk, which it uses to target Ukraine. On October 1, UAVs flew near the plant - three of the four drones managed to damage the facility. | <urn:uuid:f458333f-900f-48d1-a6b3-59f0d9488b37> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-news/news-house-literally-shook-residents-complained-about-explosions-in-smolensk-firefighters-rushed-to-the-area-near-the-aircraft-factory-17-11-2023.html | 2024-04-14T23:19:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.983201 | 432 |
We were thrilled to welcome the cast of RUINED, the Pulitzer prize-winning drama, to Washington for a staged reading on Monday night. Eager to get the real-life message of the play out to an audience of D.C. influentials, the cast donated their performance, which they delivered to a packed house at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater.
The play, set in a mining town in eastern Congo circa present day, tells the story of Mama Nadi, a brothel owner who acts as both a protector and exploiter of women as she tries, with increasing difficulty, to keep the war at bay. The play also highlights the scramble for Congo’s minerals that is perpetuating the violence.
Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage crafted the play’s leading women characters– portrayed stunningly by Portia (Mama Nadi), Condola Rashad (Sophie), Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Salima), and Chrise Boothe (Josephine) – based on her conversations with Congolese women and survivors living in refugee camps in Uganda. Nottage’s exposure to these first-hand testimonies gives RUINED a strong grounding in the realities of the war that continues to plague eastern Congo, in which women bear the brunt of the violence.
The event closed with a brief discussion between playwright Lynn Nottage, renowned journalist Chouchou Namegabe (who will receive the Knight International Journalism Award tonight), and Enough co-founder John Prendergast, who emphasized the role that each of us – as consumers of conflict minerals – can play in helping to end the violence.
We owe a special thank you to Lynn Nottage and Kate Whoriskey, the play’s director, and to the cast and musicians who traveled from as far away as California to take part in Monday’s performance. The Kennedy Center’s Alicia Adams and Erik Wallin and the Center for American Progress’ Marlene Vasilic were early supporters of our effort to bring RUINED to D.C. and generously worked to open the Kennedy Center’s doors to this important event.
Finally, thank you to those of you who turned out on Monday night and were part of a very engaged audience. Please stay tuned – there is much work we can do in the coming months to get the word out about the atrocities occurring in eastern Congo and ensure that our elected officials get involved in ending the trade in conflict minerals that is helping to fuel violence against Congo’s women.
Based on the outpouring of interest in this event it’s clear that D.C. presents the ideal audience for RUINED. We’re hopeful that the staged reading will lead to a full production in Washington that can reach many more people and generate even more advocacy around its crucial theme.
Photos: (left to right) Enough’s John Prendergast greets Ambassador from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Faida Mitifu; actors perform staged reading of RUINED; Prendergast with journalist Chouchou Namegabe and playwright Lynn Nottage. (Credit: Daniel Schwartz) | <urn:uuid:c62f3132-c997-47e3-b912-18c119b90db2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://enoughproject.org/blog/ruined-captivates-dc-crowd | 2024-04-14T22:56:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.954398 | 654 |
The distribution of earthquakes across the globe is shown on Figure 6.2.1. It is relatively easy to see the relationships between earthquakes and the plate boundaries. Along divergent boundaries like the mid-Atlantic ridge and the East Pacific rise earthquakes are common, but restricted to a narrow zone close to the ridge, and consistently less than 30 km depth (red dots). Shallow earthquakes are also common along transform faults, such as the San Andreas Fault. Earthquakes are very common along subduction zones, and their depth below surface increases inshore from the subduction zone (green and blue dots).
Earthquakes also occur in a few intraplate locations, including the Rift Valley area of Africa, in the Tibet region of China and in the Lake Baikal area of Russia.
Earthquakes at Divergent and Transform Boundaries
Figure 6.2.2 provides a closer look at magnitude 4 and larger earthquakes in an area of divergent and transform boundaries in the mid-Atlantic region near to the equator. Here the segments of the mid-Atlantic ridge (divergent boundaries) are offset by some long transform faults, and there is side-by-side motion on those faults. Most of the earthquakes are located along the transform faults, rather than along the divergent boundaries, although there are clusters of earthquakes at some of the divergent-transform intersections. Some earthquakes do occur on divergent boundaries, but they tend to be small and infrequent because of the relatively high rock temperatures in the areas where spreading is taking place.
Earthquakes at Convergent Boundaries
The distribution and depths of earthquakes in the Caribbean and Central America area are shown on Figure 6.2.3. In this region the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North America and Caribbean Plates (an ocean-continent convergence), and the South and North America Plates are subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate (an ocean-ocean convergence). In both cases the earthquakes get deeper with distance from the trench. The South America Plate is shown to be subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate in the area north of Columbia, but since there are almost no earthquake along this zone, it is questionable whether subduction is actually taking place.
There are also various divergent and transform boundaries in the area shown on Figure 6.2.3, and, as in the mid-Atlantic area, most of the earthquakes are along the transform faults, and are relatively shallow.
The distribution of earthquakes with depth in the Kuril Islands area in the northwest Pacific is shown on Figure 6.2.4. This is an ocean-ocean convergent boundary. The small red and yellow dots show background seismicity over a number of years, while the larger white dots are individual shocks associated with a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in April 2009. The relatively large earthquake took place on the upper part of the plate boundary between 60 and 140 km inland from the trench. As we saw for the Cascadia subduction zone, this is where large subduction earthquakes are expected to occur.
In fact, all of the very large earthquakes—M9 or higher—take place at subduction boundaries because there is the potential for greater rupture zone width on a gently dipping subduction boundary than on a steep transform boundary. The largest earthquakes on transform boundaries are in the order of M8.
The background seismicity at this convergent boundary (Figure 6.2.4), and on other similar ones, is predominantly near to the upper side (crust side) of the subducting Pacific plate. The frequency of earthquakes is greatest near to surface and especially around the region of large subduction quakes (white dots), but it extends down to at least 400 km depth. There is also significant seismic activity in the over-riding North America plate, again most commonly near to region of large quakes, but also extending for a few hundred kilometres away from the plate boundary.
The distribution of earthquakes in the India-Asia area is shown on Figure 6.2.5. This is a continent-continent convergent boundary, and it is generally assumed that although the India Plate continues to move north towards the Asia plate, there is no actual subduction taking place. There are transform faults on either side of the India plate in this area.
The entire northern India and southern Asia region is very seismically active. Earthquakes are common in northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and adjacent parts of China, and throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. Many of the earthquakes are related to the transform faults on either side of the India plate, and most of the others are related to the significant tectonic squeezing caused by the continued convergence of the India and Asia plates. That squeezing has caused the Asia plate to be thrust over top of the India plate, building the Himalayas and the Tibet Plateau to enormous heights. Most of the earthquakes of Figure 6.2.3 are related to the thrust faults shown on Figure 6.2.6 (and to hundreds of other similar ones that cannot be shown at this scale). The southernmost thrust fault on this diagram is equivalent to the Main Boundary Fault on Figure 6.2.4.
There is a very significant concentration of both shallow and deep (greater than 70 km) earthquakes in the northwestern part of Figure 6.2.5. This is northern Afghanistan, and at depths of more than 70 km, many of these earthquakes are within the mantle as opposed to the crust. It is interpreted that these deep earthquakes are caused by northwestward subduction of the India plate beneath the Asia plate in this area.
Figure 6.2.7 shows the incidence and magnitude of earthquakes in southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington over a one-year period from January 2020 to January 2021.
- What is the likely origin of the earthquakes between the JDF and Explorer plates?
- What is the sense of motion of the plate boundary that aligns with the string of earthquakes adjacent to Haida Gwaii.
- Most of the small earthquakes around Vancouver Island and south into northwest Washington are relatively shallow. What is their likely origin?
Exercise answers are provided Appendix 2
- Figure 6.2.1 Dale Sawyer, Rice University, http://plateboundary.rice.edu Used with permission. All rights reserved.
- Figure 6.2.2 Dale Sawyer, Rice University. http://plateboundary.rice.edu. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
- Figure 6.2.3 Dale Sawyer, Rice University. http://plateboundary.rice.edu. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
- Figure 6.2.4 Steven Earle, CC BY 4.0, based on information in Hayes, G. P., Wald, D. J., and Johnson, R. L. (2012). Slab1.0: A three-dimensional model of global subduction zone geometries. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, B01302. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JB008524
- Figure 6.2.5 Dale Sawyer, Rice University. http://plateboundary.rice.edu. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
- Figure 6.2.6 Steven Earle, CC BY 4.0, based on a drawing by Vuichard, D. (n.d.). The Himalayan region: a geographical overview. In Ives, J. D. & Messerli, B. (Eds.), The Himalayan Dilemma. United Nations University. http://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80a02e/80A02E05.htm
- Figure 6.2.7 Steven Earle, CC BY 4.0, based on a Open Government Licence – Canada map by Natural Resources Canada at https://www.seismescanada.rncan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-1y-en.php?tpl_region=west | <urn:uuid:921d06d3-6f51-49d8-943d-10459aa33a71> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://environmental-geology-dev.pressbooks.tru.ca/chapter/earthquakes-and-plate-tectonics/ | 2024-04-14T22:47:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.929856 | 1,649 |
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FRISCO, Texas – U.S. Soccer and Canada will battle at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship final Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium, but should they be playing each other in a final match? The format Concacaf uses to determine which teams qualify for the World Cup is not unique to what other FIFA Associations and Confederations use but unlike Europe, qualifying is condensed into two weeks.
The top two teams from Group A and Group B advanced to the semifinals. In Group A, U.S.A beat Jamaica, 6-0. Canada topped Group B and defeated Panama, 7-0.
Jamaica and Panama will play each other in a third place match with the winner qualifying for the World Cup. The loser has one last shot at qualifying for France. They’ll take on Argentina home and away on November 5 and November 13.
UEFA used a qualification process that had seven Groups of five teams each. Each group winner qualified for the World Cup. The top four-second place teams faced off in a home and away playoff. The two final playoff teams, Netherlands and Switzerland will play on November 9 and November 13. The winner will earn a spot at the World Cup.
Is it time for Concacaf to switch to a different qualifying process?
“To be honest, I’ve played in Europe and I’ve kind of seen it,” Steph Labbe told The Equalizer. “We’ve talked about it, the pros and cons. We get tournament expertise and the ability to train in a tournament format. All of those things prep us for a tournament. That’s the positive we take out it. We’re playing games tight, back to back, in a tournament mode. In a tournament you’ve got to go deep in your squad. It’s great preparation.”
It’s great preparation for Jamaica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba to feel what it’s like to play higher ranked teams in a competitive, quick, and fast developing tournament.
Having to play five matches in a two-week window is great practice for what will take place at the World Cup. It’s a great opportunity for players to bond, and for coaches, and staff to work on tactics, strategies and try out specific game plans for the opposition.
“Honestly, I was just talking about that with someone,” Lindsey Horan revealed. “I kind of like our setup because it’s a two-week tournament. It feels like a tournament where you’re actually qualifying for them. Games sporadically throughout the year, it’s just very different. Each camp they’re going into preparing to qualify for a World Cup. I think there’s a lot more pressure each camp that they’re going in on. I think both are cool. I really like our setup, just because it benefits us in other ways.”
If you’re not the United States, your games will not be played in your home country. Imagine if Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico, could play at least three matches at home in a home-and-away qualification process. What better way to showcase women’s football to countries outside of the U.S. who otherwise don’t get to see their home team play?
“I’ve obviously only known this format,” Shelina Zadorksy explained. “Globally it could be good to get teams on the same page. However, I guess the tournament style gets all these teams in one spot. I’m not sure in terms of financially what makes the most sense. I would love to play home and away games, every player like to play at home.”
In some instances it’s cheaper for countries to send their team to one or two locations in the U.S. or Canada and compete in a tournament style. It could potentially cost a lot more financially to travel inside Concacaf if they had to do that three times in qualification.
It’s also important to note that the quality of competition in Concacaf is not yet where it needs to be. No. 1 ranked U.S. and 5th ranked Canada are a long way ahead of their opponents. While Costa Rica and Mexico have made strides, they took big steps back this tournament after failing to make it out of the group stage. Concacaf just doesn’t have the number of competitive teams that players, fans, and media are used to seeing in UEFA.
“I don’t think that on the women’s side of Concacaf is at a point where we can do a long hex, or like the Europeans teams do,” Megan Rapinoe said. “Honestly, I think for us that would be very frustrating. We’d have to play a lot of games all over the place. That would mess up our traveling circus of friendly games around the country, and that’s something that’s important to us. We get to choose the teams we play often times. We get to benefit in a multitude of ways. Competition wise, I don’t think Concacaf on the women’s side is really there. I don’t think it’s feasible right now.”
Sometimes it’s good to just go with the flow and what you know. Concacaf has used this format and that’s what everyone is familiar with. If there was an adjustment to go with a UEFA style process, how well would that be received, and would players support it?
“I think this tournament has been like this for a long time,” Kailen Sheridan said. “We’ve kind of got use to it. As for right now, this is what we have. Two days to recover from is tough, but we’re so focused in what we have. If we are given a different qualifying, it would be cool. This team has truly mastered recovery, and we’re good for this tournament.”
The process to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is different to what’s taking place for the World Cup. The Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship will take place in February, 2020. The two Concacaf semifinal winners will head to Japan. The women’s football tournament at the Olympics will feature just 12 teams.
In the end, they don’t ask you how you qualify, as long as you do qualify.
“I don’t mind it,” Julie Ertz said. “I don’t really know anything else differently from performing. I enjoy it.”
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What is the means of audio?
or relating to sound or its reproduction
Why it is that sound Cannot travel in vacuum?
Sound waves are travelling vibrations of particles in media such as air, water or metal. So it stands to reason that they cannot travel through empty space, where there are no atoms or molecules to vibrate.
What is the antonym for audio?
noun. ( Synonyms. auditory communication telecasting television sound video TV. Antonyms. unreasonable shallow invalid incomplete unrighteous. Etymology.
Which parts of the speech organs are involved in producing sound?
What are the four process of speech production?
Speech, then, is produced by an air stream from the lungs, which goes through the trachea and the oral and nasal cavities. It involves four processes: Initiation, phonation, oro-nasal process and articulation. The initiation process is the moment when the air is expelled from the lungs.
What is another word for audio?
What is another word for audio?
audial | acoustic |
auditory | aural |
audile | auricular |
hearing | acoustical |
sound | phonic |
What are the importance of speech organs in producing sounds?
The most important organs in the vocal tract are the tongue, the soft palate, the lower jaw and the lips. The tongue is the most important organ for speech production: its different postures determine the most of phonemes. The soft palate is a muscle that can separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
What are the three main properties of sound?
Properties of sound include speed, loudness, and pitch. The speed of sound varies in different media. The loudness of sound depends on the intensity of sound waves. The pitch of sound depends on the frequency of sound waves.
Which type of sound is called music?
Musical sound, any tone with characteristics such as controlled pitch and timbre. The sounds are produced by instruments in which the periodic vibrations can be controlled by the performer.
Can we hear the sound of all vibrating bodies?
Can we hear the sound of all vibrating bodies? The fact is that sounds of frequencies less than about 20 vibrations per second (20 Hz) cannot be detected by the human ear. Such sounds are called inaudible.
What are four properties of sound?
In acoustics, sound is often characterized by four basic qualities: duration, frequency, amplitude, and spectrum. In psychoacoustics and music theory, we use the terms duration, pitch, volume, and color.
What does odious mean in English?
: arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful an odious crime a false and odious comparison.
What is sound and its importance?
Sound is important because it engages audiences: it helps deliver information, it increases the production value, it evokes emotional responses, it emphasises what’s on the screen and is used to indicate mood.
Is the sound of your voice genetic?
Genetics also play a role in how our voices mature. Although how a child’s voice develops owes something to mimicry of their parents, people from the same family will often sound alike because laryngeal anatomy is dictated by your ancestral DNA just like every other physical trait.
Do all bodies produce sound?
Explanation: All the bodies with air flow or any other medium can produce sound. The body with vaccum in it cannot produce any sound. Sound easily passes in the air medium, the wave formation decides the pitch and freqency.
Can sound be produced without vibration?
If the air is an object then no, you can’t produce sound without a vibrating “object”, but if the air is not an “object” then yes you can produce sound without a vibrating object. If an object moves through air faster than the speed of sound, then shock waves in the form of sonic boom is created.
Which organ in the human body produces sound?
The vocal folds (vocal cords) are attached within the larynx to the largest of the laryngeal cartilages known as the thyroid cartilage or “Adam’s apple”. The vocal folds produce sound when they come together and then vibrate as air passes through them during exhalation of air from the lungs.
What is importance of sound in our life?
The following are the importance of sound in our lives: It helps us to communicate with others. By sound, we can understand the context of the words spoken. Sound can help people to protect themselves from danger such as the sound or horn of the train and other vehicles warn people to give way etc.
What aural means?
: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing visual and aural sensations.
What part of speech is odious?
adjective. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.
What is the component of audio?
The 3 elements that make up audio. In everyday life, the word ‘audio’ is often used casually to refer to speakers and other related components. However, audio can roughly be divided into 3 primary mechanisms (devices): player, amplifier, and speaker.
What are the two important properties of sound?
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Is nuclear the cleanest energy?
Facts: Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy in the United States, emitting no greenhouse gases when generating electricity. It’s our only carbon-free energy source that operates around the clock for 18 to 24 months at a time.
How long does a nuclear rod last?
To make that nuclear reaction that makes that heat, those uranium pellets are the fuel. And just like any fuel, it gets used up eventually. Your 12-foot-long fuel rod full of those uranium pellet, lasts about six years in a reactor, until the fission process uses that uranium fuel up.
Why is nuclear energy so cheap?
Nuclear is competitive because the other cost factors (fuel, operation and maintenance and capital improvements) are significantly less for nuclear (about $0.023 per kWh) than for gas (about $0.05 per kWh), and less than coal. The economic and environmental benefits of nuclear power are clear.
What are the positive and negative effects of using nuclear energy?
Nuclear power produces very inexpensive electricity and cheaper than gas, coal, or any other fossil fuel plants. The cost of the uranium, which is utilized as a fuel in this process, is low, and it is needed very little to produce massive power. Also, the impact on the cost of power will be that much lower.
Why is nuclear energy good for the environment?
Nuclear is a zero-emission clean energy source. It generates power through fission, which is the process of splitting uranium atoms to produce energy. The heat released by fission is used to create steam that spins a turbine to generate electricity without the harmful byproducts emitted by fossil fuels.
Which countries have banned nuclear power?
As of 2020, Italy is the only country that has permanently closed all of its functioning nuclear plants. Lithuania and Kazakhstan have shut down their only nuclear plants, but plan to build new ones to replace them, while Armenia shut down its only nuclear plant but subsequently restarted it.
What are pros of nuclear power?
The advantages of nuclear power are: One of the most low-carbon energy sources. It also has one of the smallest carbon footprints. It’s one of the answers to the energy gap. It is essential to our response to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
Who has most nuclear power?
Which country has the most advanced nuclear technology?
Most are in Europe, North America, East Asia and South Asia. The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power….Overview.
Country | Canada | |
Reactors | operational | 19 |
U/C | 0 | |
Capacity Net-total (MWe) | 13,554 | |
Generated electricity (GWh) | 94,854 |
What is the alternative to nuclear energy?
Solar power is abundant, inexhaustible, and arguably the best known of the alternative energy sources. The most common method of harnessing this energy is through the use of solar panels that convert sunlight to electricity that is then distributed to the end-user.
What are the problems with nuclear energy?
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No Deep Cuts for IT Spending Seen in 2009
IT staff and executive positions are safe for now, Computer Economics study concludes
Despite a troublesome economy, IT staff and executive positions are safe for now, according to a market study released on Wednesday. That's one of the conclusions of a Computer Economics study, which surveyed 159 North American IT organizations in October.
The Irvine, Calif.-based research firm found that "IT executives are not anticipating deep cuts in IT operational spending or staffing levels" in 2009.
Organizations currently are focused on retaining their employees, according to the report, "Outlook for 2009 IT Spending and Staffing Levels." However, some respondents (35 percent) are reducing spending in areas such as travel, training, filling open positions, and initiating major planned projects.
It could be worse, according to the report's executive summary.
"More IT organizations are cutting IT spending this quarter than was the case earlier this year, but the cost-cutting is not nearly as draconian as one might assume by reading the business news headlines."
In a released statement, Computer Economics noted that IT organizations responding "at the median and 25th percentiles forecast no change in headcount in 2009, while companies at the 75th percentile are actually forecasting a 5 percent growth in staffing levels."
In essence, one in four IT firms actually plans to increase the head count.
"This means that at least 25 percent of companies responding to our survey are forecasting at least a five percent increase in IT staffing levels," said John Longwell, research director for Computer Economics in a telephone interview. "Surprisingly, a significant number of companies (from the median to the 25th percentile) are forecasting no change in staff levels."
Still, IT budgeting is under the microscope. According to the report, 35 percent of surveyed organizations will be cutting back on equipment upgrades, 33 percent will reduce contractors and temps, 26 percent will cut back IT training, 25 percent will reduce costs of meals/entertainment, and 17 percent will defer planned pay increases.
Of those surveyed, only 17 percent will be cutting IT staff and only 15 percent are looking at outsource and offshore options. Others will be renegotiating vendor contracts (26 percent) and stretching out vendor payments (11 percent).
More than a third of companies surveyed said they had increased IT staff in 2008.
"Our study forecasts that IT operational budget growth will be flat for 2009. If this forecast proves to be true, it may be because IT organizations have already been proactive about tightening the belt in 2008," stated Frank Scavo president of Computer Economics in a released statement. "For many organizations, significant layoffs of IT professionals are not possible without jeopardizing the business."
The full report from Computer Economics is available here.
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Today I studied the words about Short-term goals at the adult school.
The word I didn't know came out and I tried to look up the dictionary, but the teacher told me to cover the dictionary.
I was embarrassed, but the teacher explained it with easier words.
I like the way of teaching because I seem to stay in memory for a long time.
오늘은 어덜트 스쿨에서 단기 인생목표에 관한 단어들을 공부했다.
내가 모르는 단어가 나와서 사전을 찾아보려했지만 선생님이 사전을 덮으라고 했다.
당황했었지만 선생님이 더 쉬운 단어들로 설명해줬다.
더 기억에 오래 남는것같아서 수업방식이 마음에 든다.
accomplishment / achievement
something completed successfully. -
goal that you want to achieve in regard to education -
A sequence of steps that you have to take in order to achieve a goal. -
something that is actually possible -
something that makes it difficult to do something you want to do. -
thought or opinion you have after thinking about something. -
goal that you want to achieve for him/herself -
a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation -
one thing that you do in order to achieve a goal;
(typically short-term goals leading to a long-term goal) -
something that tests strength, skill or ability -
goal that you want to achieve at work -
goal that may take several years to achieve -
a list of ideas, or things to do, in order of importance -
a planned action toward a goal ( how you plan to achieve the goal) -
target, purpose; something you hope to achieve in the future -
goal that a person wants to reach over a short preiod;
ex. tomorrow, next week, etc. -
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Entertainment Beachgoers Witness 15-Ft Shark Attack Swimmer in Sydney admin - February 16, 2022 0 Play video content A beach in Sydney has been temporarily closed after some folks witnessed a gruesome killing — a 15-ft shark devouring a swimmer. A Rep for North South Wales Police Force tells TMZ … cops were called about the terrifying shark attack around 4:35 PM on Wednesday. We’re told folks were fishing off the nearby shoreline, and they heard the swimmer scream in terror and saw the entire attack unfold. As you can see in the video, a shark was still lurking around and the guy recording yelled out, “Someone just got eaten by a shark. Oh man! Oh no! That’s insane.” Police say when they arrived, they spotted human remains in the water. We’re told … as of now, police don’t know details about the deceased swimmer, but police said they are investigating and might know more info later today. #BREAKING: There’s been a suspected fatal shark attack at Little Bay in Sydney’s south-east.@RuthWW is live at the scene. #9News pic.twitter.com/uXT8o8LTPj — 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) February 16, 2022 @9NewsSyd For now, Little Bay Beach has been closed and cops continue to search the area. | <urn:uuid:433f650a-bba3-40da-b879-4f57ffd0e27f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://ethical.today/2022/02/16/beachgoers-witness-15-ft-shark-attack-swimmer-in-sydney/ | 2024-04-14T23:06:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.966994 | 294 |
If you’re considering upgrading your hot water system, you’ve probably done some research on the different types available. There are many systems on the market, but one that stands out is the waste heat hot water system. Installing this type of system can help you save energy, reduce costs and increase your home comfort levels.
The main difference between a waste heat hot water system and other types of hot water systems is its lifespan. Compared to other systems, a waste heat hot water system has a much longer lifespan. This means you won’t have to replace it as often, resulting in lower maintenance costs over time.
In order to gain an understanding of how much longer a waste heat hot water system lasts compared to other types of hot water systems, let’s look at some example calculations. For example, if you were to install a standard gas-powered storage tank for your home, it would typically last about 10 years before requiring replacement. However, if you were to install a waste heat hot water system instead, it could last up to 25 years before needing replacement – almost double the lifespan!
The savings from installing this type of system don’t just come from its longevity – they also come from the energy efficiency it provides. A waste heat hot water system only takes energy from outside air or other sources and uses them to heat your home’s water supply. This means that no additional energy is required – reducing your energy bills significantly in comparison with traditional gas or electric-powered systems.
One way of maximising these savings further is by installing a heat and chill recovery system along with your waste heat hot water system. This type of setup can provide up to 40% more efficient cooling in summer and up to 15% more efficient heating in winter – resulting in even greater cost savings over time!
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Happy Friday! It’s Good Friday.
If you missed episode 23 of the Unsecurity Podcast, you can still check it out here.
Brad’s hosting episode 24. He sent me his notes to post. So, these are his notes, but I might have put a little of my own flavor to ‘em.
We had another great week here at FRSecure and SecurityStudio. Our quarterly meeting was held on Monday. I love the weeks when we have our quarterly meetings because we fly everyone in from all over the country to our headquarters in Minnesota. We all get together, collaborate on cool stuff, hang out after work, play games, etc. The week is full of fun; sort of like a week long FRSecure/SecurityStudio party.
The only people who aren’t able to attend in person are the great Bulgarians! Shout out to those guys because they’re fricken amazing!
Anyway, like I stated earlier, it’s Brad’s week. Let’s see what he has in store…
Date: Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Today’s Topic(s): Compliant vs Secure
[Brad] Hello listeners! Here we are, today is Monday, April 22nd, 2019 and this is episode 24 of the Unsecurity podcast. I’m Brad Nigh, and I’m your host for today’s show. Joining me is Evan Francen. Hello Evan
[Evan] Evan says “Hi” and other things
[Brad] We also have a special guest this week. As you may know, FRSecure participates in several mentorship opportunities, including some in our own back yard. As part of one mentorship program in particular, we have to do a real world experience exercise with the student. So, here we are, we’ve invited one of our students to sit in with us today. He may just sit and listen but he’s more than welcome to join in and ask questions.
[Evan] Says stuff to the guest, probably…
(may be some open discussion here but maybe not… tune in to find out!)
[Brad] Anything exciting you want to talk about from last week? How’s the survey going?
[Evan] Gives a recap of his week…
[Brad] Alright, we’ve got some good topics for today’s show. I chose today’s topic after responses from a couple of calls this week. It’s something that I think we are both passionate about and honestly gets me fired up. So let’s talk “Compliant vs Secure”. The one comment that triggered this was a potential client seeing our proposed services to address several issues responding with “what is the absolute minimum I have to do to be compliant with (insert regulation here)?”
[Evan] Goes off on rant, just as I planned. 😉
[Brad] This isn’t something new either but we are still seeing it.
Krebs wrote an article in 2016 around it.
The sad truth is that far too many organizations spend only what they have to on security, which is often to meet some kind of compliance obligation such as HIPAA to protect healthcare records, or PCI certification to be able to handle credit card data, for example. However, real and effective security is about going beyond compliance — by focusing on rapidly detecting and responding to intrusions, and constantly doing that gap analysis to identify and shore up your organization’s weak spots before the bad guys can exploit them. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/07/the-value-of-a-hacked-company/
Forbes mentioned in in 2014
But here’s the kicker: being compliant won’t necessarily save you from being hacked.
We know that is rough to hear, but requirements are not the same as best practices. Basic prescriptive requirements are often the bare necessities of information security. To truly defend against all-purpose attacks, full information security programs and best practices must be implemented. https://www.forbes.com/sites/sungardas/2014/05/01/can-your-company-be-pci-compliant-and-still-get-hacked/#1f6fdfb4ea90
Open discussion around the differences and how can we, as InfoSec professionals help change this mindset
[Brad] Okay we should probably talk about a couple news stories, there are some big ones out there.
Easter Attack Affects Half a Billion Apple iOS Users via Chrome Bug (https://threatpost.com/easter-attack-apple-ios/143901/)
- How Not to Acknowledge a Data Breach (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/04/how-not-to-acknowledge-a-data-breach/)
- Wipro Intruders Targeted Other Major IT Firms (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/04/wipro-intruders-targeted-other-major-it-firms/)
- Experts: Breach at IT Outsourcing Giant Wipro (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/04/experts-breach-at-it-outsourcing-giant-wipro/)
Facebook: we logged 100x more Instagram plaintext passwords than we thought (https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/04/19/facebook-we-logged-100x-more-instagram-plaintext-passwords-than-we-thought/)
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Assembly registration is open. Please register at https://maschinenraum.rc3.world/
In the beginning, the maschinenraum was desolate and empty. To fill the rC3 World with life and color again, we need you!
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Rehearsal Hall Sessions: Royce Rich
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ABOUT THE SHOW
ABOUT THE SHOW
Royce Rich, a rising virtuoso, plays at Evergreen for one night only! An award-winning violinist who has performed all over the world, Rich has already established himself as a force of nature in Canada. Join us for a spectacular program that includes classical and contemporary pieces, accompanied by the piano, and witness the stunning display of musicianship that will enthral you.
ABOUT ROYCE RICH
Royce Rich is establishing himself as one of Canada’s up-and-coming concert instrumentalists. In July 2021, he was listed as one of CBC Music’s “Top 30 Under 30 Hot Canadian Musicians” for the release of his debut studio album entitled Short Stories. In July 2015, Royce was awarded the coveted Gabora Prize in Italy at the Casalmaggiore International Festival, and has since appeared on concert stages as a solo artist and chamber musician across Canada, the USA, Italy, and Germany. He has performed as guest artist with the Brampton Symphony Orchestra, Lions Gate Sinfonia Orchestra, Durham Chamber Orchestra, Smazal Chamber Orchestra, and twice with the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Royce’s violin students have graduated with top marks in performance exams through the methodologies of The Royal Conservatory of Music. He completed his formal post-secondary classical music training at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, where he obtained his Bachelors of Music Degree, as well as completed one full year in the conservatory’s Artist Diploma Program as a full-scholarship recipient of The Jack Whiteside Scholarship. Royce started taking violin lessons and performing at the age of five years old – he has studied with some of North America’s leading violin pedagogues, namely, with Victor Danchenko, Martina Smazal, Taras Gabora, and Mayumi Seiler.
In March of 2021, Royce was thrilled to have self-produced and released his debut album entitled Short Stories – a collection of beloved encore pieces with pianist, Jeanie Chung. Short Stories the album is currently available to stream and download on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and Amazon Music.
He has performed solo recitals and chamber music recitals for such concerts series across Vancouver and Toronto, such as West Vancouver Community Arts Council, Arts at One hosted by Douglas College, Music Friends, The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, Chabad Richmond, Vancouver Chinese Garden, Newmann Production, Concerts @ 100, St. Andrew’s Noon Hour, KnoxVan Events, Clearly Musical Home Concerts, West Vancouver Memorial Library, Vancouver Playback Theatre, Richmond Potters’ Club, Civic Plaza North Vancouver, Shipyards Square, among other concert and recital series.
Royce has cultivated a following on the internet via his online community on the social media app Instagram (@roycerichmusical). As of February of 2023, he has produced weekly music-related content for his curated series: “Tuesday Tunes”.
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With a Bob-less intro that lasts an interminable twenty full seconds, “Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)” was an odd choice for a single, and a worse video. “Seeing The Real You At Last” isn’t much better, as it features too many horns and his “soulful” phrasing doesn’t convince. Strip it down to just guitars and we might have something. A near-duet with Madelyn Quebec, “I’ll Remember You” is very sweet, but the noisy if well-intentioned “Clean Cut Kid” kills it, with Ron Wood doing his Keith Richards impressions all the way through. Another attempt at tenderness, “Never Gonna Be The Same Again”, simply tries too hard, with the vocalists mixed too far up front.
Side two is equally frustrating. “Trust Yourself” is something of a riposte to his own “Gotta Serve Somebody”, but “Emotionally Yours” is another hidden gem. The best of the ballads here, it would be a lot better if he’d canned the fake strings, as they distract from the other musicians. (The O’Jays covered this a few years later and gave it a much better reading.) “When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky” got a lot of press for its apocalyptic vision — another epic! the critics raved — but there’s just nothing there save too many instruments shackled to a production familiar from “It’s Raining Men”. (And to make matters worse, it was also picked for a video, and one that would have us believe Dave Stewart of Eurythmics—who happened to be the “director”—was the genius behind the song, as if he came up with the sub-“Watchtower” riff.) “Something’s Burning, Baby” continues the poor use of that epithet in song titles, and mostly staggers along over one chord. Thankfully, the purely unadorned “Dark Eyes” ends the proceedings in best afterthought mode.
While Empire Burlesque got some praise for its embrace of modern production techniques, even back then it sounded dated. Bruce Springsteen was to comment that if anyone else had written those lyrics (which are reproduced in full on the inner sleeve) they would have been hailed as the next Dylan, but coming from the pen of the original they came off as water treading. Popular dance remixer Arthur Baker is supposedly responsible for the overall sound, but ultimately Dylan should have had the last word. Thirty different names are credited as playing on the sessions, and it’s hard to appreciate these songs for all the extra decorations. With a tighter, smaller set of players in the studio (such as limiting them to Jim Keltner and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, hint, hint) these songs could have gotten better care.
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As COO, which I’m pretty sure many of my colleagues secretly believe stands for Chief Organizational Ogre, it’s my job to make sure that everything I touch is (or becomes) organized.
I’ll admit it: I’m obsessed with organization, systems, processes and orderliness.
Although this obsession with all things process related usually serves me pretty well, when working with document management of a growing team, I found it wasn’t enough. I was lacking the right tool to help me get one very important job done thoroughly and painlessly.
In our dynamic office where there’s lots of energy and growth, our business developers, both U.S. and Europe based, are busy bees when it comes to finding potential clients for whom our creative team can help solve and assisting existing clients with greater involvement in their content marketing efforts. Because I oversee all proposal and contract creation, I soon found myself spinning like a top, trying to manage everything and keep everyone following the same process.
So, despite my natural proclivity towards organization and the spreadsheets I was working like a house afire, an organized process of collaboration, proposal creation, contract negotiation, and contract writing was quickly slipping through my fingers, leaving me frustrated and wagging accusatory fingers at those folks who failed to follow my 10 Step Process of how to create and file their documentation to get a gold star (actually, I’m pretty sure I had them jumping through a lot more hoops than just 10).
As I was perching my glasses, teacher-style, on the end of my nose and sighing in frustration, our Creative Director approached me about an online proposal system called Paperless Proposal. She convinced me to watch their online demo and then do a live walk-through with a sales rep.
After a few initial questions and some early skepticism regarding how this system could solve my problems, I realized this tool was the ticket to getting our smart people all working on the same page and fulfilling my favorite mantra: “a place for everything, and everything in its place.”
Here’s what Paperless brought to us:
- Online system allowing us to create, edit, and store proposals, including all related items such as pricing spreadsheets, images and ancillary marketing materials
- Real time collaboration on document creation because the system is based on Google Drive (which also means no lost documents and easy versioning)
- Ability to create internal facing documents that are important to the proposal creation process yet easily tied to the client’s file
- Workflow tagging so we know which proposals are new, in process, won, lost, archived, etc.
- An easily updatable library repository for all our “template” items, such as collateral items, pricing templates, statement of work templates, and MSA boilerplates
- Graphically engaging proposals with creative, customized cover pages and embedded marketing materials, including the ability to link to our website and to add custom videos straight from our webcams
- The ability to email proposals to prospects and track who views proposals and when
- Reporting features that allow us to track proposals by region, rep, vertical, and projected revenue amount
- File maintenance as all documents regarding a prospect/client can be uploaded and stored
- Excellent customer support and the ability for customizations to the tool based on our business and processes
As with any sort of organizational change, it took some persuading for me to get my work buddies aboard the Paperless train, but our creative folks quickly embraced the system because, as one of my super-intelligent colleagues reminds us, a creative workplace thrives on direction.
I’m pretty sure that if I tried to eliminate the system now, I’d be the recipient of some vociferous complaints and wagging fingers. We now love us some organization here at EVG!
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JPMorgan Opens a Lounge in Decentraland – JPMorgan Chase has launched a lounge in Decentraland, as the largest bank in the US seeks to profit on what it calls the metaverse’s “limitless” opportunities.
The bank’s Onyx lounge is located in Metajuku, a virtual recreation of Tokyo’s Harajuku shopping district, in Decentraland, one of the most popular metaverses. On the first level, a tiger roams the halls, while a portrait of the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, hangs on the wall.
The second story is reached by a twisting staircase, where a person’s avatar can watch experts discuss the crypto market.
JPMorgan’s entry into virtual real estate comes on the heels of the bank’s release of a white paper on metaverse potential, which it claims could someday create $1 trillion in annual income.
The metaverse is a virtual environment where people can connect, attend events, and explore as digital avatars of themselves. Its definition is a little hazy, but it’s widely thought to be a virtual world where people can interact.
Christine Moy, JPMorgan’s global head of Liink, Crypto & the Metaverse, said the paper was written to “help clients cut through the noise and highlight what we would love to see built or scaled next in commercial infrastructure, tech, privacy & identity, workforce, and social governance” in the metaverse in a tweet.
The bank, for example, envisions increased virtual real estate ownership, with decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) serving as the financial arm for those acquisitions.
The average price of a block of virtual land quadrupled to $12,000 from $6,000 in just six months in 2021, according to the analysis. JPMorgan expects a new workforce and more virtual concerts like Ariana Grande’s in the future.
“We are now at a tipping point,” according to the report, “where it appears that not a day goes by without a company or celebrity announcing that they are establishing a presence in a virtual world.”
JPMorgan noted that the price of tokens supporting metaverses like Decentraland, the Sandbox, and Somnium Space soared after the company formerly known as Facebook rebranded to Meta as a sign of its push into virtual worlds, citing the news. Other businesses, such as Nike and Microsoft, have attempted to tap into the metaverse’s potential. | <urn:uuid:e13e242c-f5f2-496a-bd06-6d67de975b48> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://evoclique.com/jpmorgan-opens-a-lounge-in-decentraland-sees-1-trillion-metaverse-opportunity/ | 2024-04-14T23:04:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.934818 | 534 |
There are many ways to tackle addiction. What is suitable for some won’t be right for others, and it’s essential to understand the different treatment options available if you or someone you love is ready to begin a journey toward recovery. One popular way that substance use disorders are treated is called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This is a way of helping patients uncover their negative or unhelpful thought patterns and find ways to change them.
While CBT treats various disorders, from anxiety to obsessive-compulsive disorder, the benefits of treating addiction with an addiction therapy program are proven and widely observed. At Evoke Wellness, we are well-versed in CBT techniques and understand the importance of improving your life by improving your thinking.
What Is CBT?
CBT can treat addiction with other treatments like medication, therapy, or support groups. This therapy can help a patient understand what thoughts lead them to want to use drugs or alcohol. They can also begin to see how stress and triggers affect their mood and use the tools they learn in CBT to overcome these things while staying sober. CBT can be added to a treatment program to give a patient the best chance at combating the difficult things that could lead to relapse.
Some common goals of CBT other than increased awareness are enhancing motivation for change and developing healthy coping skills. Skills like healthy self-talk, creative problem-solving, and more effective communication can all be achieved through a program that includes CBT. These things are paramount to a person’s success in recovery from a substance use disorder. There are many benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy programs, including:
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CBT can take place with individuals or in groups. In either case, a trained therapist will help a person or people unlock their unhealthy thought patterns one layer at a time and continue to offer solutions to combat them. This will allow patients to use their tools to face new situations in recovery and grow and change as they apply them. It is not a quick fix but rather a lifelong practice that can help to improve overall well-being with diligence and time.
Seeking a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program in Florida? Evoke Wellness is Here
At Evoke Wellness, we prioritize the needs of our patients. We understand that recovery is possible, and we are committed to helping each individual we serve to live the life they deserve. Part of living a good life is feeling good feelings and learning how to navigate uncomfortable ones. That all starts with our thinking and the ability to experience a better life is possible through our cognitive-behavioral therapy program. If you or a loved one is looking for addiction treatment that includes CBT, contact us at 866.931.9312 today to get started. | <urn:uuid:5041a9da-7121-4978-ab2a-fc422c3036bf> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://evokewellnessfl.com/addiction-treatment-in-south-florida/recovery/therapy-programs/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/ | 2024-04-15T00:40:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.940852 | 601 |
If you’re looking into rehabilitation programs, you may wonder, what is the difference between dual diagnosis and co-occurring rehab? It’s essential to seek out knowledge on possible treatments and their benefits.
What Is a Dual Diagnosis Rehab?
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The difference between dual diagnosis and co-occurring rehab is vital to recognize when seeking out treatment options. Both are designed to provide individuals with a comprehensive treatment plan addressing the addiction and underlying mental health issues. With the proper support, individuals can make long-term lifestyle changes and start living healthier lives.
Who Could Benefit from a Co-Occurring Rehab Program?
Individuals dealing with addiction and other mental health disorders or conditions could benefit from a co-occurring rehab program. This type of treatment is especially beneficial for individuals who have been struggling to manage their substance use disorder and any underlying issues.
Some examples of those who benefit from these sorts of programs include:
- People who have found substance use as a way to continue their eating disorder
- Someone who has used substances to cope with trauma from war
- A person who has bipolar disorder and used substances to cope with their lack of access to medication and care for decades
Co-occurring rehab programs provide comprehensive care that addresses both the addiction and any underlying mental health issues, creating a tailored plan to help individuals make long-term lifestyle changes and improve their overall well-being.
What to Expect from a Co-Occurring Rehab Program?
We provide a comprehensive treatment program for individuals with co-occurring conditions at Evoke Wellness at Miramar. Our program is designed to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of addiction recovery through individualized therapies and group support. We also offer family therapy sessions where we can provide guidance and education on effectively supporting their loved ones.
Some therapy modalities to expect at a co-occurring rehab program include:
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- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
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- Trauma-informed therapy
At Evoke Wellness at Miramar, we strive to provide our clients with the best care possible and create individualized programs to fit each client’s needs. We understand that recovery is a long process and are here to offer support and guidance every step of the way.
Reach Out to Evoke Wellness at Miramar for Recovery
If you’re looking for an experienced provider to help with your co-occurring rehab needs, contact Evoke Wellness at Miramar today at 866.931.9312.
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According to a statement made by AFAD, Turkey continues to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, which is the target of Israeli attacks.
Finally, the 8th humanitarian aid ship, prepared in cooperation with the General Directorate of Foundations, will depart from Mersin Port at 13:00 today.
With the aid ship, whose loading works continue at Mersin Port, 125 thousand food parcels weighing a total of 2 thousand 960 tons will be sent to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
To date, 13 airplanes and 7 ships have set out for the Palestinian people
Turkey, under the coordination of AFAD and with the support of non-governmental organizations, has so far sent humanitarian aid materials for the Palestinian people by 13 planes and 7 ships.
The total amount of humanitarian aid materials sent through ship services, air bridges, local procurement and in cooperation with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reached 39,607 tons.
In addition, as part of efforts to meet the water needs of civilians in the Gaza Strip, a project to supply bottled water from Egypt was implemented in cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent. Thus, 5 trucks are delivered to the region every week, and the total amount of water delivered so far has reached 1126 tons. | <urn:uuid:824e5eaf-fe3b-428e-a546-3b460b434845> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://expatguideturkey.com/turkeys-8th-humanitarian-aid-ship-sets-sail-for-gaza/ | 2024-04-14T23:13:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.946214 | 269 |
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When maintaining more than one Looker Studio dashboard it might be useful to know which dashboards are visited the most and what pages are viewed (if viewed at all). Luckily, in Looker Studio you can collect such statistics very easily using Google Analytics.
Create GA property for Dashboard usage statistics
I recommend tracking dashboard views in a separate property so that it doesn’t get mixed with other website/app data. For our purpose, it will be enough to have a GA4 property with a web data stream.
You can create one in Admin section, and clicking on “Create Property”.
And then just add a new WEB data stream under Data Streams section.
It doesn’t matter what website you specify in the settings in this case, so in my case, I just entered ezsegment.com.
Once the data stream is created you should see your Measurement ID that we will use to collect all dashboard views.
Add Google Analytics tracking into Data Studio
When you have your new measurement ID – Open your dashboard and edit it.
Then open File > Report settings section.
You will see a menu with additional settings, and we are interested in “GA Measurement IDs” section.
As you might have guessed, all we need to do now is to copy our measurement ID in this field and GA should already start tracking your dashboard views.
You should do that for every Data Studio report that you want to track in Google Analytics.
Find Dashboard view statistics in Google Analytics 4
When you add measurement ID refresh your dashboard in the View mode so that first hits are sent to GA.
If you were successful you should see your views in the Real-Time reports.
You can also already see each report name and the page that is being viewed, which means this will be available as aggregated historical data too.
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1. Characterize your lasercutter's focus, power, speed, rate, kerf, joint clearance and types
1. Cut something on the vinylcutter
2. Design, lasercut, and document a parametric construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways, and for extra credit include elements that aren't flat
Plan for the week
This week is our computer controlled cutting week where we are creating compatile design files, knowing about the devices like laser machine and vinyl cutter, controlling them by communicating via Mods and controlling the parameters like cutting force,speed in case of vinyl cutter and kerf, speed, intensity in case of laser machine. Staring the week we began to work with vinyl cutter then to laser machine.
Working with Mods
Mods is software tool developed by MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) to help build digital fabrication workflows in a modular way. It takes a design in one format, process through its algorithm consisting different modules calculating and analyzing the file and finally generate code that machine can understand and send it to the machine. Best part of it is that we can visualize all the process and know about the flow of the process. And secondly, it can be used for operating multiple digital fabrication devices like vinyl cutter, laser cutter and CNC mills in Fablab.
About the machine
Vinyl cutter is a 2-Axis cutting machine which can move the fine point blade to perform a cut in a thin sheet of material like vinyl, paint mask, reflective vinyls, twill, heat transfer, circuit making material and sandblast material. We need to first choose the material we need to cut and the blade as well. For loading and unloading material there is a load/unload lever on the left side of the machine. Please refer the manual. Then, choosing the blade, you must consider the thickness of the material you are going to cut. There are normally blades with three angles 30, 45 and 60 degrees. Lesser angles are for lesser thickness and vice versa. Now while loading them please note that the protruded length of the blade is he sum of media portion and half of carrier portion as mentioned in the link mentioned above.
For the current cut, i used, 60 degrees blade with diameter 0.254mm, cutting speed of 2mm/s, and cutting force of 110gf.
Loading file and pushing to the Machine
1. Making a vector file: First, I downloaded an image to convert into vector which is used as an input to the vinyl cutter via Mods Then I used Adobe Illustrator to convert the raster file to vector file. Download here
2. Then on the computer, the folder where mods main file are saved, terminal is started from that folder using following code
3. This will open up the landing page where you can select between different operations. Select cut under Roland GX-GS 24 vinyl cutter.
4. Now, you can either enter a svg file or a png file as an imput. I selected the png file. Enter the tool diamater and hit calculate. As soon as you hit calculate you can see all the process in the flow and final tool path can be seen.
5. Next, check whether the tool path is ok or not. Some times, if the image is too small or if there is any image procesing problem, if tool path may not be as per our expectation so please make sure it is ok before starting the cut. Then select the cutting speed and the cutting force for the machine. Open the web socket and click on the "send file to device" which should start the cut.
Applying vinyl to the product
Now, after the vinyl is cut, remove the material and use the tweezers to remove the excess material leaving only text and apply the application tape to maintain the position of all the characters. Then affix the material together with the joined application tape to the target object.
Now cautiously remove the application tape.
Finally the result for vinyl cutter
Parametric design is like a spreadsheet that is set up to make calculations; you choose which math function will be performed, input the different numbers, and your result depends on what those variables are. This is basically the parametric design process. Parametric design is a very useful tool to any designers. It lets you modify the final product based on the parameters you enter. It may be time consuming to do parametric design, but, once you do it, you know its value during modification or for alterations of your design.
For the laser cutter, I was just thinking about the products that i could make. While showing other how to do parametric design in CATIA, my instructor asked why don't you design a rocket out of fun. And I thought, WHY NOT? Then I followed following process:
1. First I have to make a construction kit so first i thought of a platform for the rocket as a launcher
2. Then I tried the whole design of platform with rocket and first focused in platform at first.
Modular designed Platform
1. Designed modular platform for the rocket using 3 main shapes.
2. Separating the design only for the platform, first what I did and should be done while modeling as well as designing is finding the basic element of your design which can be a base element for mirror or boolean operation making the while body.
I will give you one example of what I have done.
3. Then Time for deciding the parameters and the open CAD software. or me I have selected diameter, thickness, kerf, overlap and chamfer as parameters.
4. I am assuming that you have already installed CATIA V5 and know basic modeling skills in CATIA. Open CATIA V5, then File >> New >> Part
5. If you have not used parametric design previously in CATIA, your parameters and relations might be hidden so first you have to change settings to show on the tree. GoTo Tools >> Options >> Infrastructure >> Part Infrastructure, Then click on Display tab and check parameters and relations and hit OK.
6. Now modeling begins. Please follow following process to complete model in CATIA
The Rendered image is as shown below.
Results after modeling
Download CAD file
Height of the Rocket= 250 mm
Width of the section = 20 mm
Thickness= 2 mm
No. of vertical sections= 9
No. of horizontal sections= 10
kerf of the laser=0.1 mm
Height of the Rocket= 350 mm
Width of the section = 15 mm
Thickness= 5 mm
No. of vertical sections= 15
No. of horizontal sections= 20
kerf of the laser=0.1 mm
Height of the Rocket= 200 mm
Width of the section = 10 mm
Thickness= 3 mm
No. of vertical sections= 6
No. of horizontal sections= 5
kerf of the laser=0.1 mm
Both when set together should look like below.
Download CAD file
Laser cutting is one of the most used machine in Fablab. The one we are using is Trotec speedy 100. It is a machine with CO2 laser which can process wide variety of materials such as rubber, acrylic, coated metal, tin, special steel, anodized aluminum, cork, cardboard, glass, leather, marble, several plastics and wood. Materials PLA, ABS must not be cut from the machine which will release poisonous gases.Also metals except mentioned above cannot be processed which may damage the lens. Normally, we should not cut any material whose property is unknown. This is also a 2 axis machine which bed remains constant over which material to be cut or engraved is placed and there is a x-axis movement and y axis movement of the laser pointer head though which it is engraved and cut. Laser generator, is at the back of the machine and mirrors placed in exact corner positions to reflect to laser thought the head and to the material concentrating by a lens to perform the operation. The specific laser machine that we are using had a working area of 610 x 305 mm with honeycomb style bed. You can get to know about the machine from this manual. We also have Trotec Atmos exhaust system with activated carbon which will filter the harmful gas that comes out during the operation of the laser machine. It must be turned on when the laser machine is operating. The laser cutting machine should be placed near ventilation or make a good airflow with chimney and exhaust fan fumes will flow out of the room.
Laser machine is very sensitive machine and dangerous at the same time if the user is not present when operating. Hence You must be in front of the machine observing the operation as there is a chance of fire while the laser cuts though the material. In Fablab, we have a mark with yellow tape outside which a user cannot go when laser cutting or engraving is in operation.
Now, in order to perform a job, we must know few things like setting x and y positions and focusing the laser by adjusting the z position. There is a keypad on the lower right corner at the top face of the machine which is used to navigate the machine.
Here is a link to some tips and tricks which you can use during laser cutting and engraving.
Now in order start cutting, you need to send the file to laser via Job control.We can send the file from different softwares like inskscape, rhino etc to the job control but for now we will be using rhino.
As Laser is a 2 axis device it needs 2D file. It does not matter if it is a vector or a scalar. Since we are designing to test the kerf, we need the shape accurate so I am using CAD to make a dxg file. After you have exported dxf file, import it in rhino.
The line is kept red because later in the job control, you will see what is red assigned for in the process. You can select other colors if you want to do process like engraving and controlling the depth according to power, velocity and frequency of the laser cut.
Then click print from the toolbar menu or simply press Ctrl+P and select Trotec as the printer. Make sure the ratio is 1:1 and all the shape falls in the print area. You can slect different materials in this platform or also can use Job control to set the material and parameters. After you click print, it should take you to the Job Control which sends the data to the printer.
Turn on your laser cutter and after it auto levels make sure the XY is positioned and laser is focused as explained earlier. You can turn on the Exhaust filter just before the job starts.
After the job control is opened press ready on the lower right corner of the job control. It should give you the cross point where the laser head is located. Simply drag the file to the reference start point.
Now set the material as per your requirement in the following material darabase and inspect your cut.
Now after the part is cut, two things had to be found out, one is kerf and another is to find out fitting size.
Kerf by definition is the width of material that is removed by a cutting process. For Laser, it is the material removed by laser while cutting. Normally it is the diameter of the tool i.e laser beam in laser cutter. For every material, it is different. For this, as mentioned before we calculated it by subtracting inner dimension from the outer followed by dividing it by 2.
By following the process, the Kerf for 4mm balsa wood was found to be 0.15 whereas for acrylic it was 0.2
Joint clearance is the clearance between the mating parts two connecting bodies. There are three types of fits which care clearance, transition and interference fit. You can choose according to your requirement. Please refer this reference to know about different types of fit.
Then keeping the standard thickness of 4 mm, jig with slots starting from 3.4mm to 4 mm with 0.1 increment is parametrically designed and made with the same laser cutting setting used while making kerf jig.
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The the fit was ok with 3.5mm slot but was rigid with 3.4mm slot which means if we want to keep a rigid fit, we need to keep overlap of 0.45 mm total and 0.225mm for one side. So the dimension of the hole should be (thickness-kerf-overlap=4-0.15-0.45 = 3.4mm). This will be used to design the parts.
As per individual assignment, we have to use cardboard with thickness 3.45 mm thickness was used.For this first we need to find kerf as well as overlap needed for the rigit fit. Hence same process was repeated.
The kerf was fouind to be 0.23 mm and the overlap to be 0.87 mm, i.e the slot should be (3.45-0.23-0.87)mm = 2.35 mm
The parametric model was then converted according to the kerf and overlap and as shown earlier was first converted to 2D layout with proper nesting and transferred to dxf Then the file is imported to rhino.
Next selecting all the line properties are changed according to the requirement, i.e. cutting, with following parameter.
Keeping the selection in the top view press print. Make sure that the ratio is 1:1 and the shape fits in the displayed box and click on print which should take you to the Job Control.
Then the Laser cutter was turned on, the material was placed which is sufficient to cut the design. Then laser head was kept above the material and focusing was done.
X/Y position is set and then the file that is shown in the Jobname is dragged on to the working space such that the top left edge if the job lies on the reference cross of the laser pointer.
Then the material was set as cardboard with the following setting.
Then make sure that the lid of the laser is closed and the exhaust system is turned on and press ready which should start the job in laser cutter. Make sure that you are fully present when the process is going on and make sure there is no fire in the chamber. And in no time, your job will be ready to be taken out. Leave it for some time for gases to go out through the exhaust system and take out the parts.
Now assemble it and the product should be ready.
Modular design for the platform
Now for the modular design same process had been followed and is shown in the following images.
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Working with studio lights can be challenging. You have to think about types of light, number of lights, direction, reflection, strength, colour, shadows, and on top of that the most important part of the shoot – your model.
If you work in a studio often enough, or this is your primary habitat, then quite often you fall in a trap of using the same setup again and again. It becomes boring, your images look the same from one shoot to another.
I believe it is always necessary to keep on learning and experimenting, whether you are a studio pro, or a complete beginner. So today I decided to share a few studio light schemes I love using for my shoots. Besides just the explanation I think it is good to see the diagram how everything is set up and the final result. And I’ll keep on updating this post with more creative light setups. So stay tuned and bookmark this page 😉
Shaped light beam of a bare flash light
For this setup you’ll need a single flash light and two black flags to modify the light. Set up the flags to shape the light that your subject is highlighted and you get a nice shadow behind her that gets into the shot.
The beauty of this setup is that you make use of the backdrop and play with shadows adding that extra depth and character to your shot. The reason for not using any modifiers on the flash is to prevent light from getting too defused, because we want to have those crispy shadows behind the model and on the backdrop.
But, there is always a catch. You have to be aware of the harshness of the light, that would expose any imperfections in your subject’s skin. So make sure your makeup artist is well aware of your plans and prep the model accordingly.
Soft narrowed light
This is a perfect setup in case you want to have a darker image with plenty of depth. Here we use a single flash light with a medium or large softbox, plus a black flag to block almost all the light (around 90% of the softbox). Place your model in the remaining light. Because the flash light is positioned at the angle towards the model, there is almost no light reaching the backdrop behind the subject. This is how you turn your white backdrop into this nice rich dark grey background.
I love this setup especially for portraits and close-ups. Due to the direction of the light you get plenty of depth in your image.
And it is relatively easy to setup scheme in almost any conditions with minimum technical requirements. And of course another great win here that you can have different kinds of images produced in a very short period of time (if your studio time is limited) without the need to swap backdrops.
Octobox from the top
This is a small riff on a classical setup. So what we have here is a flash with a huge diffuser (in our case a large octobox) shooting at the subject straight from the top. Because white backdrop and a large softbox light would will up all the space and bounce back on the model from almost all directions, leaving only shadows under the nose, lips, and eyebrows.
This is why we added here two black flags from each side of the model. This way we prevent light from travelling further and getting more shadows on our models cheekbones.
And with this setup when the light is traveling from the top to bottom you get this beautiful gradient in your backdrop going from dark grey to almost white.
This setup works well for portraits and also full body shots. Here you can see I used different lenses for these shots, a wide angle one, and a portrait lens.
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I always say that it is all about practice. Knowing is one thing, but being able to execute is completely different. So go ahead and try these schemes out and please tag me in your results on Instagram @FashionPhotoLab.
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Wind Power is a card game comprised of 12 Windmill cards (3 per player), 12 Directional cards, and 36 Wind cards. The cards are made of thick cardstock and big, making it easy for little hands and big hands to hold.
Game Set Up
To set up the game, first separate the Windmill, Directional, and Wind cards. Give to each player a set of 3 Windmill cards, all the same style. The Directional and Wind cards are kept in separate decks and placed, face-up, to the side of the playing area, within easy reach of all the players.
The players will now set one of their Windmill cards on the table. Depending on the number of players, their initial placement will differ.
The playing area, while open on the table, should be viewed like a grid. Cards are placed next to each other and treated like “squares”, regardless of their placement or position. Cards can be played on any open space in the playing area.
The Winds of Change
Wind Power has three specific card types. These are the Windmill, the Directional, and the Wind cards. How these cards are played and what they do is summarized here.
- Wind: this card is the wind generator and blows in the direction shown by the arrows
- Directional: this card changes the direction of the wind that hits it by 90 degrees – like the Wind cards, the direction the arrows are pointing determine the wind’s direction
- Windmill: this card is the wind catcher and the players attempt to move as much wind to their three cards as possible to gain points
When the Wind Blows
The game is played in turn order, with each player playing a card. This can be one of their Windmill cards, a Wind card, or a Directional card to the table. Note that Directional cards can be played on top of Wind cards, and Windmill cards can be played on top of Directional cards or Wind cards. Nothing can be played on top of a Windmill card and Wind cards can only be played on empty spaces.
The player is attempting to direct as much wind as possible to their Windmills, and move as much wind away as possible from other players. All players must choose which cards they want to play, but must play all three of their Windmill cards before only two Wind or Directional cards are left. This forces the players to think about what they want to do on their move in an attempt to maximize their Windmill placements.
Once a player selects and places a card, their turn is over and the next player goes. This continues until all the cards are played.
Winning the Game
Once all the cards have been played, the game is scored. Players count the number of Wind cards that blow to each of their Windmills, Each Wind card counts as 1 point. Note that the strength of a Wind card continues until it hits a Windmill. After that, the strength of the Wind will only go one more card over. If this is a Windmill, it counts as a point, too. Opposing Wind cards cancel each other out.
The player with the most points wins the game.
- A Strong Gale: each player will secretly write down the number of points they will attempt to get during the game. At the end of the game, the player who is the closest to the points they wrote down wins.
- The Hurricane: Instead of taking turns, all the players play cards as quickly as they can without any turn order. When all the cards are played, the game ends.
Wind Power should be a hit with my little geeks and my friends. For the Gamer Geeks? Hmm…perhaps. Wind Power has a lot going on for such a simple card game with very little rules. The open board and card hierarchy provides a great deal of freedom in the game play and some wonderful opportunity to really flex a player’s strategic and tactical muscle.
Because the game is very straight forward, I gave the game to my 7-year-old to read and teach to me. I had done this once before with great success. By switching spots from “teacher” to “student”, this greatly empowers my little geek and I find they put much more into learning and playing the game. Highly recommend doing this when the opportunity presents itself.
This was also something of a test for my little geek. The rules for Wind Power are not altogether clear at times and can be confusing. As expected, my little geek didn’t understand a few aspects of the game. We worked through the rules together, as planned (I’m so devious), and we made it an exercise in teamwork. Once we both had the rules down, we set up the game. While my little geek completed the set up, I asked him what he though of Wind Power so far.
“I like how the cards can be placed anywhere on the table, but I think the table will look pretty crazy without a board to play on.” ~ Liam (age 7)
Crazy? Certainly! But will the game be fun? Let’s give it a try and see if the winds are blowing in a positive direction.
Wind Power is a quick and challenging game. What starts out to be pretty simple, quickly turns into a mental exercise to determine where best to place cards for maximum benefit. Several times, players I tested the game with vapor locked and just couldn’t figure out where to place their cards. This is why I am suggesting the game is moderately difficult for the little geeks. For the adults, vapor lock can be worked through. For little geeks, as fast as their minds go, sometimes too much choice can be overwhelming.
Take, for example, my 7-year-old. When we first played the game, he started off by simply directing as much wind as possible to his single Windmill. I reminded him, half-way through the game, that he had to put his other two Windmill cards out, too. This threw him for a loop and he now spent double the amount of time thinking about not only where to place a card, but what card to pick. The difficulty of the game originates from the many possibilities. For some, this might just be a bit too much. For others, a fresh breeze and a welcomed change.
My little geek, despite his inability to easily make game choices, greatly enjoyed Wind Power. He found it to be a rewarding experience and was fascinated how much he could control the wind and where it would blow to. The game builds like a puzzle in reverse. The more cards you add, the more complex the puzzle. Each turn adds another level to the puzzle that is constantly being evaluated by all the players.
The constant reevaluation made the adult non-gamers pause just as much as my 7-year-old, but they kept at it. The game draws you in, takes hold, and moves fast. For the more seasoned gamer, the game was very straight forward, but hardly simple. Little Geeks to Gamer Geeks all had to think about their moves and second guess themselves often. The only difference was length of time between turns.
Gamer Geeks, this is a light game of strategy and tactics. Card placement becomes all important and can even be trumped by other players later in the game. This makes every turn an exercise in fine-tuning and subtle tactic shifting. The game grows in front of you and takes on a life of its own. You’ll find yourself following wind paths over and over again, looking for the best way to cut them in two and steal some of the wind for yourself. There are just enough cards to make the game complicated without being heavy. The game plays very quickly and will give even the most elite of Gamers pause to reflect on how best to win the game.
Parent Geeks, this is a wonderfully fast and rewarding game. It will test everyone’s visuospatial skills as they mentally follow and attempt to predict the wind paths. Constant focus must be on the ever shifting winds, but the key to success if not reaction, but action. This is because the players get to choose their cards each round, reducing randomness. Each player’s turn is as important as the last. This will make everyone at the table lean in and watch what other players are attempting to do. Knowing where your opponent will want to guide the wind is just as important as where player’s place their cards on their turn. Non-gamers will be challenged, but the simple rules and game play make Wind Power an easy game to teach and quick to play without reducing any of its complexity.
Child Geeks, this is an outstanding game where you will create invisible roads of wind. Guide the winds, twisting and turning them, until you have the wind exactly where you want it. Be careful, though, as your opponents can shift the wind in a different direction! Take the time to think out your moves and make every card placement count. Also, keep in mind that all the wind in the game doesn’t count at all until the game ends. This gives you enough time to rethink your moves and adjust your game play as needed.
Wind Power is a great game. Simple, elegant, challenging, and sometimes impossible. Depending on the players you are engaged with, the wind paths will be very uniform or a crazy and twisted mess. This is part of the fun and the magic of the game. Giving the player so much freedom provides a higher level of flexibility and tactics, but it can also lead some players down a road of ruin as they get bogged down in the details instead of keeping an eye on the game at a higher level. But to be honest, a smart player will do both. You need to view the game at the 1 foot level and the 50 feet level all at once. The short and long-term gains will add up and will let a player be offensive and defensive at the same time. Do check out this wonderful card game that will blow your mind and leave you winded.
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Established in 2001 by a group of experienced R&D engineers in the LCD industries, Laurel Electronics Ltd. is recognized as one of most progressive companies in design and manufacturing small-to-medium size LCD modules in mainland China.
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Backed up by our rigid quality management system, innovative products designs and well-equipped production facilities, we can provide comprehensive, cost-effective and high quality value-added service to customers. Laurel offers broad range of standard and custom-designed modules, character to graphic, COB, COG and TAB, and various backlighting systems. The applications range from instruments, process control, consumer, medical, POS to communications.
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The TV series Blade Runner 2099 is reportedly set to begin production in April of this year, with a new director and executive producer in place.
When it comes to the world of Blade Runner, there are presently just two films set in the future dystopian cyberpunk world that has been so influential on other storytellers over the last four decades or so.
Ridley Scott’s 1982 original continues to be a touchstone of cinema, regarded by some as the greatest triumph of Scott’s storied career despite the being deemed a failure at the box office on release. Likewise, if you’re using dollars as a metric, Denis Villeneuve’s belated follow-up, 2017’s Blade Runner 2049 didn’t perform well enough commercially to be labelled as a success. However, it too has legions of admirers for the way in which it adopts and expands on Scott’s ambient and enigmatic style of world-building.
The next Blade Runner project to expand the series’ mythos will be a small screen project and in some ways, we can appreciate why that could work, not least because some of the films’ greatest moments have emerged from its unique and absorbing setting, an aspect that could be explored in-depth through long-form storytelling.
However, the show in question – Blade Runner 2099 – has suffered from its share of issues as it slowly inches towards production.
The strikes last year halted progress on the project, and then we learned last October that after months of work, production was being moved from Belfast, which came as a bitter blow to the city’s filmmaking industry.
Production on Blade Runner 2099 will now take place in Prague, but last year’s delays have caused other problems that are only now being solved. Due to scheduling conflicts caused by the strikes, the production also lost a key creative in the form of Jeremy Podeswa, who was slated to both direct several episodes and executive produce.
As reported by Deadline, TV veteran Jonathan van Tulleken has now been drafted in to replace Podeswa and production is expected to begin on the show in April. Tulleken has recently directed episodes of the soon-to-release Shogun, which is picking up plenty of positive acclaim ahead of its imminent release.
Hopefully, all of the turbulence is now behind the production and all involved can focus on producing a series that is worthy of the Blade Runner name. Amazon is backing the project, which will take a significant leap forward in time from Villeneuve’s entry. We’re keen to see how the project continues the evolving story of Blade Runner, and will bring you more updates as we hear them. | <urn:uuid:ad7fbe17-ab8e-485a-a38f-a97b288c8fe8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://filmstories.co.uk/news/blade-runner-2099-switches-creative-lead/ | 2024-04-14T23:29:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.969766 | 558 |
Advisers looking at $100K to $200K just to open their doors
Increasing regulatory costs have impacted financial advisers to the degree that they are looking find $100,000 to $200,000 a year before they can even open their doors, Parliament has been told.
West Australian Liberal Senator and former ministerial adviser, Slade Brockman pointed to the decline in financial adviser numbers and said it had occurred “on the back of an increasingly burdensome set of red tape, regulations and costs imposed by government”.
“A financial adviser who works in the industry recently sent me a list of the costs that are imposed upon them before they even open the door—before they can even serve one client. Not all of these costs are government costs, and I acknowledge that, but significant parts of them are, and that is something that we, in this place, can actually do something about,” he told the Senate.
“I’m just going to run through some of them briefly. We’ve got the Australian Financial Services licence. For this particular adviser, you’re talking about a minimum fee of $1,500 and then another $2,800 in a graduated fee. For a securities dealer, you add $1,000 to that. Then there’s an additional fee for life insurance distribution. The new Compensation Scheme of Last Resort is likely to add something like $7,500 to that amount. Again, it’s a direct charge from the financial regulator on small financial advisors.”
“You’ve also got the AFCA levy. You’ve got public indemnity insurance and professional indemnity insurance, which can be up to $15,000 or even higher depending on the size of your practice. You’re looking at wages for your support staff, rent, software and compliance costs, including very important things like providing sufficient cybersecurity to protect client records.
“All those things are absolutely essential to have before you serve one client. But what’s this adding up to before a business can even open its doors? You’re looking at between $100,000 and $200,000 for every financial adviser before they can even open their doors and give a small amount of advice to one client—one family that wants some financial advice, one small business that wants some financial advice or an individual who’s trying to get ahead in our society.”
Brockman said that while the Coalition believed in people growing their wealth and being able to access high-quality financial advice, the Government believed in “set and forget financial futures”.
“They believe in pushing, in particular, the industry super funds so people just put their money away, then walk away and forget it. This is not the way we should be thinking about our financial future. We want Australians to engage with their financial futures, to actively engage with wealth generation and to be the best they can be as individuals, as families and as small businesses.
“One of the key components to doing that is a strong, vibrant and not overregulated financial advice sector. It’s time we had a cold hard look at the sheer level of regulation and cost we are imposing as a society and as government on this sector and think about ways we can reduce those costs and reduce that burden so more Australians can actually access high-quality advice to improve their financial futures.” | <urn:uuid:a5afda6f-c40b-4309-b82c-d584d0c46cd4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://financialnewswire.com.au/financial-planning/advisers-looking-at-100k-to-200k-just-to-open-their-doors/ | 2024-04-15T00:47:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.974291 | 711 |
The FINANCIAL — First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry Kumsishvili discussed the development of the transit corridor passing Georgia and the involvement of the US state and private sectors in this process at the meeting with the United States Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Louis Ross.
The accent was driven to Georgia’s transit capability and the transit corridors (TRACECA, Trans Caucasia International Transport Corridor or so called middle corridor; Lapis Lazuli; Persian Gulf – Black Sea corridor, etc.) passing over the territory of the country and to the efforts of the Georgian Government aiming at development of those transit corridors. The meeting also focused on such significant projects as the Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the East-West Highway, the Railway Modernization Project allowing for tripling the current cargo turnover, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line and others.
Importance of the participation of the US company, The Conti Group and one of the world’s largest operator the SSA Marine in the deep sea port development global project was specially highlighted as well, according to Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
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The chance to build a professional network is a major draw for prospective MBA students who are building their career. Classmates and alumni networks have traditionally been invaluable resources.
For Online MBA students, the appeal of classroom sessions, group work and intense socializing remotely may seem limited. However, technological advances and changing cultural habits are making Online MBA degrees more attractive for those who want to build life-long networks.
Digital interactions can be equally or even more enriching than the in-person variety, says Birgit Newman, associate director of graduate career services, Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Improvements in digital communication have played a big part in that. “Technologies such as Zoom, Teams and Google offer the added advantage of a visual interface, and facilitate face-to-face interaction as well as shared experiences real-time,” says Newman. “Quick visual demonstrations and collaboration across multiple applications can be offered.”
She admits that “expressions of emotions, empathy and sympathy tend to be more impactful” in real life, but these can be boosted with techniques that Kelley teaches its Online MBA students. For example, the business school’s Graduate Career Services team makes networking a key part of its coaching as well as the MBA curriculum.
The importance of virtual networking
So how should students network on an Online MBA? Newman insists that no significant distinctions exist between networking, whether you are a residential or virtual MBA student. She notes that cultural shifts have boosted the appeal of virtual networks. “Much of student networking has been moving from in-person into the virtual world of email, social networks, messaging and virtual events,” says Newman.
Traditionally, networking has arguably been less important to students in Online MBA courses, who tend to be chasing a promotion rather than a complete career shift, but this is changing. “Although a much larger percentage of students in a residential program target a job or company change upon graduation, that percentage is growing quickly within the Online MBA population,” Newman says.
Professor Markus Perkmann, academic director of the Imperial Global Online MBA, says that digital interactions can be very productive and enriching when they are focused around a common purpose. “Using the flipped classroom method, students pre-read the case study beforehand and the discussions over Zoom can feel as intimate as a discussion in class,” he says.
“Students also get to work in syndicate groups on specific assignments,” Perkmann says. “Our students use multiple digital tools to achieve this, and their feedback suggests they find this highly rewarding.”
The alumni network is a huge part of the appeal of an MBA, and is an invaluable resource, he points out. When Online MBA students finish their studies, they often become part of a university’s wider alumni network, allowing them to connect with other professionals all over the world.
While the Imperial course is taught predominantly via the online format, the Online MBA includes two residential periods on campus, where bonds are forged and solidified. “Not only is this an opportunity for the students to meet each other in real life, but also an opportunity to mingle with full-time MBA students,” says Perkmann.
Covid has made virtual networking essential
Pietro Micheli, director of the Distance Learning MBA at Warwick Business School, says the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the need for networking over the internet and developing the tools, skills and knowledge to do this. “These skills were already becoming vital to work in the modern business environment and something that students learn and hone on an Online MBA,” he says.
He notes that advances in technology have made remote networking much more effective. “We invest heavily in edtech every year, and have two film studios to record lectures, interviews, webinars and discussions,” Micheli says. “We are also going to companies to film on site, developing mini-documentaries to help open up networking even more for students.”
Cindy Mccauley, executive director of online masters programs at Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business, agrees the pandemic has pushed schools to improve their online learning and networking environments. “We’ve had to shift into more activities geared towards online networking,” she says.
“We are mostly using Zoom for virtual happy hours and networking sessions,” she adds. “The breakout room features allows us to mix students up into different groups to meet new people, connect with colleagues and talk about current events and classes.”
Antonella Moretto, associate dean at MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business in Italy, agrees the pandemic has demonstrated that what really matters is building and nurturing relationships. “Whether is online or offline, it doesn’t make a huge difference anymore,” she says.
MIP leverages both in person and virtual interactions to help students nurture their professional networks. “The face-to-face weeks are key for creating a sense of belonging,” says Moretto. “We really value this human touch, and that’s why we include those on-campus activities in a digitally delivered MBA.”
The school also runs several online networking events. “We noticed that online meetings tend to reduce the distance among participants, making connections easier,” she adds. “Moreover, as some of those events are cross-class, they give Online MBA candidates the chance to connect with the [MIP] community at large.” | <urn:uuid:8096e1aa-b8a5-4136-9c0a-28739c647d79> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://findmbaonline.com/articles/how-should-students-network-on-an-online-mba | 2024-04-15T00:08:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.960582 | 1,157 |
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“Cancer, tumour, cancer. The words fizzle and dissolve into nothing like aspirin in water. I exist in the third person.”
When Graham Caveney was a child the word ‘cancer’ was unspeakable, only uttered in jokes told by people too frightened to say the word. Now the boy with perpetual nervousness is a fifty-something man, and the oncologist in front of him is saying words evacuated of all meaning: Inoperable. Incurable. In this memoir from one of the great chroniclers of British working-class life, Graham Caveney charts a year of disease from diagnosis to past ‘original sell-by-date’. Shot through with Northerness, tenderness, and Caveney’s trademark humour, The Body in the Library reflects on an unfinished lifetime filled with books and with love. What’s it like to realise that the books on your shelf will remain unread? That the book you are writing will be your last – that you have become your own deadline?
Graham is a former worker at Five Leaves Bookshop. He started writing his first memoir when working with us. He previously wrote biography and music and cultural studies journalism. Graham is of British-Irish descent, a lapsed Catholic. He has been sober for about twelve years – an issue he discussed in his first memoir, and an agoraphobic – the subject of his second memoir.
Graham will be in conversation with the novelist Jonathan Coe
This event is free. A pay bar is available at the venue
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The Health & Social Care Trust (HSCT) Business Services Organisation (BSO) provides a broad range of regional business support functions and specialist professional services to the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland.
- Site-based Help Desk with 24/7 – 365 day support
- Site-based Contract Manager and staff
- Projects Management services when required
- Minor Works Services on Request
H&J Martin Asset Management Services carry out a variety of services across a wide range of properties throughout Northern Ireland, this includes the distribution of medical supplies, through legal and procurement support functions for each of the Health & Social Care Trusts.
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BSO’s Headquarters – Franklin Street, B
HSC Board Headquarters – Linenhall Street, Belfast
Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS Headquarters & Warehousing – Boucher Crescent, Belfast
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How to automatically format Astro files in VS Code using Prettier
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One downside of using Astro is that Prettier does not understand its syntax.
So auto-formatting on Save/Paste does not work in VS Code.
How can you automatically format Astro files in VS Code using Prettier?
To make it work we need to do some configuration.
First install the default formatter for Web Development, which is Prettier.
Prettier does not have a specific formatter for Astro.
So inside your project folder, install this plugin https://github.com/withastro/prettier-plugin-astro by running
npm install -D prettier-plugin-astro
Now make sure in the VS Code settings you have enabled Editor: Format On Save and Editor: Format On Paste.
Then when you save the file or paste code you should see it being formatted.
If it doesn’t work, make sure in VS Code you opened the specific project folder.
Not the project’s parent folder.
This might make the Astro formatter not work.
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The Coworking Evolution In Times of Crisis
OPINIONby Hannah Freeman, June 15, 2021
The coworking revolution starts by facing two huge crises: the external COVID-19 threat, and the internal, identity, financial, and existential crises for many businesses.
The coworking environment before the COVID19 pandemic was all about incorporating flexibility and sharing resources by offering a community where entrepreneurs, freelancers, and micro-businesses did not feel alone and could always find support.
Subsequently, this crisis has shifted all the coworking activities to the construction of a “new economy”, with a growing tendency towards enjoying goods and services over the internet.
The role of coworking spaces is now being reevaluated. It can evolve to be a savior – the face of the new normal, and contribute to a work-life balance – but the most important shift is that every company makes health and safety their No. 1 priority.
Catering the Needs of Distributed Workers
With millennials making up about 64% of the workforce, companies are already utilizing remote working as a workspace solution. Remote working has seen significant acceleration due to the pandemic, and now it is definitely considered to be a more long-term agreement between employers and employees.
Focus is well prepared to support businesses that opt for distributed workforce across prime locations in San Francisco. Our flexible offerings include:
- Private office space,
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- The best locations in San Francisco, and
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This not only reduces the commute time for employees as they choose the most convenient location to work but also increases productivity since working in an environment away from home for many people means less distraction.
Optimal Cash Flow Management
Flexible workspaces are the prime contenders when companies need to manage finances and control liquidity better. The alternative would be committing to pay a long-term lease.
Flexible workspaces provide a cost-effective solution, including through partnering with other businesses and space providers.
Joining a membership-based workspace such as Focus ensures that all your cost is rolled into one fixed membership rate, covering space management and utilities costs. This can surely provide stability for future enterprises.
Customized Workspace Solutions
Across industries, the office space plays a key role in the productivity and well-being of employees, but here at Focus, we know that space solutions differ from individuals to individuals, and from businesses to businesses.
Starting from hot desks and dedicated desks, to private offices for companies of all sizes and to those who need to resize – we have easy solutions available. We are able to cater to specific needs by offering completely private spaces with meeting rooms, common areas, and other amenities.
The entire process, from moving into the location, leasing it, and custom designing to meeting and managing your requirements – are all undertaken by Focus.
The Concept of a Hybrid Workforce
Experts and entrepreneurs believe that offices are not going to disappear, but they will be transformed to meet the needs of a new era workforce – the hybrid workforce.
These kinds of workers operate in all business niches. Turning your flexible offices and their design into super flex, you can easily meet your hybrid workforce needs, and accommodate a company of 100 people into an office made for 30.
Diversification of Communities and Niche-specific Spaces
Coworking spaces broaden the targeted audience, and they are ready to partner with big companies who want the same benefits for their business: save some money using shared offices and neighboring other companies.
Along with this phenomenon, we notice that some coworking spaces are claiming themselves to be dedicated to a certain industry, a specific niche, or working with/for a group of entrepreneurs.
- Coworking for parents,
- Female-only coworking spaces,
- Coworking kitchens,
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The Quest for Ubiquity: A Roadmap for Software and Systems Traceability Research
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Traceability underlies many important software and systems engineering activities, such as change impact analysis and regression testing. Despite important research advances, as in the automated creation and maintenance of trace links, traceability implementation and use is still not pervasive in industry. A community of traceability researchers and practitioners has been collaborating to understand the hurdles to making traceability ubiquitous. Over a series of years, workshops have been held to elicit and enhance research challenges and related tasks to address these shortcomings. A continuing discussion of the community has resulted in the research roadmap of this paper. We present a brief view of the state of the art in traceability, the grand challenge for traceability and future directions for the field. | <urn:uuid:dab91453-8f4f-4b27-a2df-bd44c0689802> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://fodok.jku.at/fodok/publikation.xsql?PUB_ID=43383 | 2024-04-15T00:08:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.913314 | 176 |
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This Chutney powder, also popularly known as, Hurali chutney pudi, Kollu podi, Ulavalu pudi. Try this Horse gram chutney, horse gram rasam and palya
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One of the main reasons why ants invade homes is that they are looking for food in order to keep the entire colony alive. No other part of your abode is brimming with grub more than the kitchen. Just about anything that comes into contact with food can attract ants, and that includes the microwave.
To get rid of ants in the microwave, first rid the kitchen appliance of grease and food particles. Afterward, kill ants by wiping down the interiors with soapy water. Ants can be exterminated, too, with baking soda and sugar. It’s also a good idea to erase any ant trails to prevent a reinfestation.
Whether dead or alive, ants can easily turn a microwave meal from delicious to atrocious!
If you are frustrated that you cannot reheat or cook food in the microwave without ants feasting on it, continue reading. Below, you will come across some foolproof tips and tricks on how to get rid of ants in the microwave effectively. And since they can also get rid of ants elsewhere, you can enjoy an ant-free kitchen, too.
But before anything else, let’s give an answer to this pressing question…
Can a Microwave Kill Ants?
In general, microwaving ants for a few seconds is not enough to kill them. It can take a few minutes before ants die in the microwave, as their tiny bodies can take a while to heat up. Coming into contact with food or scraps of food hot enough will kill ants in the microwave.
It’s true that ants survived whatever it is that killed the dinosaurs as well as wars that wiped out millions of people from the face of the planet. However, it isn’t true that ants can survive the microwave.
Here’s the reason why your microwave failed to kill ants when you tried to nuke them once: you didn’t microwave ants long enough. But had you microwaved ants for a few more minutes, you would realize that they are not at all that invincible within the confines of a microwave — you would have surely heard small popping sounds.
The following are why ants do not die in a microwave right away:
- They have very little water in them — microwaves work by causing water molecules to rub against each other.
- Because they are very small, ants tend to lose heat very quickly.
- Chitin, the material that makes up their exoskeletons, can shield them from high temperatures.
- Some places in a microwave are cooler than the rest.
The bottom line is that you can kill ants by microwaving them for a longer period of time. Or you can follow the steps on killing ants in the microwave below and save electricity — so don’t stop reading now!
What Can You Do to Kill Ants in Your Microwave?
A mixture of dish soap and water can kill ants in the microwave. Soapy water also gets rid of the trail of chemicals ants leave behind for the rest to be able to find the microwave. A mixture of baking soda and sugar can kill ants in the microwave and also in the nest, from the queen to its babies.
You can leave the microwave running for a few minutes to kill the ants in it. However, this is a complete waste of electricity and may damage your microwave, too — it’s a terrible idea to run a microwave empty.
It’s a good thing that there is a quicker and safer way to rid your microwave of ants, and it’s by wiping down its interiors with a sponge dipped in soapy water. This works effectively as dish soap can suffocate ants until they breathe their last. But before you give this solution a try, remember these two very important things:
- Unplug the microwave beforehand.
- Wring out excess soapy water from the sponge.
While it’s true that ants in the microwave (and elsewhere in your kitchen) are a nuisance, it’s still a must that you maintain your safety and that of your loved ones. It’s also a good idea to keep your microwave out of harm’s way.
And that is why you should bear in mind the two safety tips mentioned above.
How to Use Ant Dust
One of the most popular commercially sold insect killers is ant dust. Despite what it’s called, the product is highly effective against many insects other than ants.
Some of them include bees, centipedes, cockroaches, ground beetles, millipedes, silverfish, slugs, spiders, ticks and wasps. Of course, it can kill all types of ants, from carpenter ants to fire ants.
Deltamethrin — this is the active ingredient of ant dust.
According to a report by the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), deltamethrin is low in toxicity when touched or breathed in.
On the other hand, it’s low to moderately toxic if eaten.
So, in other words, caution must be practiced when using ant dust to keep the microwave off-limits to ants.
Ant dust comes in a bottle whose cap allows it to be used as a shaker. For ridding the microwave of ants, a small amount of the product may be placed at the back. It may also be applied in areas that give those ants access to the kitchen.
Most ant dust brands are waterproof and can work for up to 8 long months.
Best Natural Ant Baits
And now, here are four things that you may try to free your microwave of ants:
Dish soap and water mixture
Wiping down the interiors of your microwave with soapy water is like hitting two birds with one stone: it lets you kill ants and get rid of grease and food particles, too.
To make an ant-zapping solution, combine one part dish soap and two parts water in a bowl. Mix, dip a sponge in it, wring out excess and wipe away those ants and anything else that’s not supposed to linger in your microwave. Use a damp kitchen towel to remove excess soapy water and allow the microwave to air dry.
Baking soda and sugar
You can kill ants not only in your microwave but also those that are waiting in the nest for the meals to arrive. It’s none other than by making a homemade ant killer using baking soda and sugar.
Baking soda can kill ants by altering the pH levels in their tiny bodies. But because ants know that baking soda can kill them, they will do anything and everything necessary to avoid it at all costs.
This is when the importance of adding sugar, which is something that ants find irresistible, to baking soda comes in.
Don’t just add any sugar — use confectioners’ sugar, the kind that’s fine powder.
All you have to do is mix equal parts of baking soda and confectioners’ sugar. Transfer to a small dish and leave it in the microwave to allow the all-natural insecticide to do its job.
Corn syrup and baking soda
There’s no denying that ants love corn syrup. On the other hand, baking soda can kill them. And that is why combining the said ingredients allows for the creation of something that can attract ants and exterminate them afterward.
All you need to do is combine equal parts of corn syrup and baking soda. Place small dots of the mixture on a sheet of wax paper and cut them into small sections and place them around the microwave.
Peanut butter and baking soda
Other than corn syrup, you can also use peanut butter. Of course, peanut butter alone won’t rid your microwave of those annoying ants — you need to add baking soda to it, which is lethal to ants and many other small insects.
As expected, simply combine peanut butter and baking soda using a 1:1 ratio. Place dollops of the mixture on small pieces of wax paper and leave them in problem areas until those ants bother you no more.
Does lemon juice kill ants?
Lemon juice, unfortunately, does not kill ants. However, it’s very good at repelling them and other small insects, including many garden pests. Other than lemon juice, lemon rind also works as an effective ant repellent.
Besides driving away ants, lemon juice and lemon rind also help deodorize the kitchen and clean and disinfect all sorts of surfaces.
Store Bought Ant Baits
Online, available ant baits come in various shapes and sizes.
The most popular among consumers plagued by ants in their respective homes, of course, are those that are convenient to use, the kinds that are as simple to utilize as attaching them to some strategic areas and then leaving them alone to do their job.
Ant sprays containing all-natural ingredients are some of the best-sellers, too, especially among those who do not want to risk the health of their loved ones in an attempt to keep the home ant-free.
Terro Liquid Ant Baits
But complete control can take 2 to 4 weeks — it can take a while for worker ants who discover the baits and share the chemicals in them with the rest of the colony, which is a great thing for it will destroy each one of them.
To work, each bait should be placed where ant activity is noticed.
After the ant infestation is put under control, it’s recommended to keep using the baits, replacing them every 3 months or so to keep a reinfestation from striking.
Combat Max Ant Killing Bait
Its active ingredient is fipronil, which is used for controlling not only ants but also cockroaches, fleas, termites, ticks, weevils and others. Because ants that stumble upon the baits bring fipronil to the colony, an infestation can be brought to an end.
The manufacturer recommends using all 6 baits in the packaging at the same time for best results. It can take a few days for the ants to be eliminated. Replacing all of them every 3 months is recommended to fend off a reinfestation.
Homeplus Ant Killer
According to the manufacturer of Homeplus Ant Killer, it can kill worker ants within 24 hours only, thus allowing you to notice results without delay. However, it can take several days to get rid of the queen and the rest of the colony.
There are 4 baits in a package — they are encased in metal, thus giving them a child- and pet-resistant feature.
It works by using a total of 4 food sources for ants, all of which are unspecified. But its active ingredient is abamectin B1, which is a popular insecticide choice by the agricultural community.
For best results, it’s recommended to place all 4 baits in high and traffic areas.
Raid Max Double Control Ant Baits
As such, the manufacturer says that the product can reduce ant population in a few days only, although the baits will keep on doing their job for 3 long months.
Using all 8 ant baits included in the packaging at the same time is recommended for maximum effectiveness. The baits, by the way, have a child-resistant design so that you can have peace of mind as you wait for those pesky ants to disappear.
What Can You Do to Prevent a Reinfestation?
Keeping the microwave clean at all times is an effective way to keep ants at bay. It is also a good idea to keep various surfaces and other kitchen appliances spotless in order to keep them from attracting ants. To prevent a reinfestation, the scent trails ants tend to leave behind should be eliminated.
It’s not enough that you kill ants in the microwave. To prevent the same type of headache from bugging you for a second time, it’s also a must that you keep ants from invading your microwave all over again.
The good news is that it’s not that difficult to keep your microwave from being overrun by ants once more, ruining your culinary masterpieces (or TV dinner) each time. Besides the microwave, it’s also fairly easy to keep the rest of your kitchen appliances from being attacked by ants.
What you need to do is keep the kitchen clean and get rid of any remaining ant trails that can make it trouble-free for ants to locate your microwave et al. These are some of the best non-toxic ant trail erasers:
- Equal parts of water and vinegar.
- One part lemon juice to three parts water.
- A cup of water with 10 to 20 drops of peppermint oil.
- Rubbing alcohol diluted with water.
- A little cinnamon, cayenne or black pepper powder.
Just Before You Try to Rid Your Microwave of Ants
Ants first came into being between 140 and 168 million years ago. And because they have already been around long before the first human beings roamed the planet, you cannot expect them to leave you be that easily!
But by following the tips and tricks above, you can free your microwave of ants.
Keep in mind that just because you are able to rid your microwave of ants successfully doesn’t mean that those creepy crawlers will no longer invade it again. If you fail to keep your versatile kitchen helper spick and span, it is very much likely for ants to once more feast on anything that you put and leave behind in the microwave.
Can you spray insecticide in the microwave?
Spraying the microwave with insecticide is a quick way to put an end to an infestation alright. However, since a microwave is used for reheating and cooking food, spraying it with insecticide can cause poisoning. Insecticide can also cause a fire and damage the components of the microwave.
What foods are ants attracted to the most?
Ants are attracted to many foods. Leading the list is sugar, which, unbeknownst to many people, can be found in most food products, from bread, pasta sauce to beer. Some ants also love fat and grease, which is why they are still attracted to particles of food that contain absolutely no sugar. | <urn:uuid:622c34b6-fc78-454e-a32a-db772070ad64> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://foodwine.com/get-rid-of-ants-in-microwave/ | 2024-04-14T22:52:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.95444 | 2,938 |
Liverpool have a big summer ahead of them.
The Reds were expected to challenge for the Premier League crown once again this season but they’ve performed well below expectations.
With Manchester City cruising to the title, Liverpool know they have to strengthen to close the gap.
One player that seems to be available is Dortmund’s Erling Haaland.
After another incredible season with the Bundesliga club, his agent, Mino Raiola and his father have been meeting with some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
What has Albert Tjaaland said about Liverpool?
Albert Tjaaland took part in a question and answer on the Rising Ballers Instagram account on Monday.
He was asked whether if he wanted to play in the Premier League and what club he wanted to play for.
He answered: “Of course I want to play in the best team in the world, my favourite team is Liverpool so…”
How old is Tjaaland and who does he play for?
Tjaaland has recently turned 17 years old. He left Byrne FK for Molde last summer.
How good is Tjaaland?
Tjaaland, like his cousin, seems to be incredible talented.
He’s a striker who is no stranger to scoring goals. Spanish publication Marca posted last month that he had scored 64 goals in 37 games at youth level. He is yet to make a first team appearance for Molde but it seems only a matter of time if he keeps up his incredible form.
Should Liverpool sign Albert Tjaaland?
It’s hard to know just how good Tjaaland is given that very little footage of him on the football pitch exists.But, judging by his goal scoring record, he appears to be an incredible talent.
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2023 Ford Expedition MAX : Release Date, Specs And Prices
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The 2023 Ford Expedition MAX starts at $53,875, which is about average for that course. The base model has two rows, while the five other trims are three-row SUVs. Midlineup models start at among,
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I’m doing a lot of work to uproot emotionally tricky things that may interfere with my Baneful magic and I feel confident about a lot but one I keep circling back to is that when I’m in a different headspace outside of anger and vengeance what steps in is a sad sinking feeling due to conditioning that no matter what it’s bad/sad to cause someone harm even if they are a bad person. I want (need) to do some very destructive things and I know for it to stick and not backlash I need to be stone cold and not blink twice and have no sneaking late blooming remorse. How do I get this out of me? I have successfully managed to get very clear and satisfied in my justifications so there is no question that they deserve what I’m doing and I won’t waver on that.
Do you WANT or do you NEED to do destructive things?
If you really really want to do them: there should be no conditioning strong enough inside of you to keep you from your goal.
If your personal moral compass is tuned in a different way and you don’t have any intention to change that (integrating this change fundamentally into your mindset and your future) I would entrust a baneful entity with this matter.
I have stumbled over my own feet with my own energy because I felt some kind of nostalgic BS over certain targets, feeling empathy for their reasoning, etc. I did care, certain spirits did not Of course it is some kind of short term crutch that helps you to overcome this block but I would recommend to work on this:
This will take a longer period of time (is it because of a certain upbringing that taught to to “turn the other cheek” or is it because of a lack of trust into your own decisions, where does it come from, etc. All this shit needs to be resolved because it could have formed a pattern that might have a grip on other aspects of your life) and I don’t know if you have that amount of time at your disposal in your current situation.
According to one of the writings by the Ur Group, an offender is the first one to break a certain balance; cursing would restore it. In any case E. A. Koetting says he wept at the end of any successful baneful working; it’s almost a little funeral (at least, in referral to the more extreme curses) sealing that spell or ritual, theoretically this should consume what would lead to further emotions and thoughts: remorse etc.
an offender is the first one to break a certain balance. Cursing would restore it
I love this advice. it’s a great perspective
I both want and need to. The want is vengeance and restoring dignity, the need comes from the potential of them to derail things in my life that I need to work out for me . And I can relate to “nostalgic bs” over targets. I think it’s the part that humanizes them enough for me to feel something at the thought of being the cause of destruction.
What did you mean by “a baneful entity”? Would you mind listing a few examples of baneful entities or maybe explaining why you refer to them as such?
For example spirits like Andras (who is described as being exceptionally good at “slaying it”) or Deities like Menhit (the name literally says “who massacres”). Every grimoire or modern publication that deals extensively with spirits is listing at least one of them. “Angels of Wrath” is full with examples of how to use angelic forces for rather destructive revengeful aspects of magick against someone or something.
As far as the baneful aspect goes I am personally referring mostly to physical damage, although serious mental damage and dismantling someones life foundations (like a business or interpersonal bonds) will appear as forms of baneful magick as well.
Because they are better or more routined at causing serious damage to a target than - for example- a spirit with a completely different background. I won’t say that a spirit who oversees other aspects (like finances, love, learning, etc) wouldn’t be able to do baneful workings. But there are spirits around who make a regular use of “carnage” as part of their professional brand. I am referring to those.
This was very helpful at interesting me in learning from the baneful spirits you made mention of here. Thanks a bunch.
Also edit, I may end up reading or working with this book, “Angels of Wrath” for baneful pathworking.
I’ve never been much of a fan of baneful magick, because it’s so exhaustive. Anytime I’ve had to kill someone, metaphorically speaking of course, it’s been an extensive and elaborate ritual of self-invention. If I destroy something I like to see them fully dismantled and see myself free of them completely and thoroughly get rid of any unwanted emotions. | <urn:uuid:213a97fc-90d1-4eed-aee0-939fd4ca0145> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/t/how-to-get-over-feeling-bad-about-cursing-someone/176313 | 2024-04-15T00:26:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965024 | 1,056 |
I will admit. I want to develop lhp practices. But I am Worried about getting hurt in the process. These are, as the myths state, chaotic powers and beings. I want to connect with daemons, but I wanna feel protected in the process. I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way. After all, everyone experiences these forces differently. Some have positive visitations that lead to positive outcomes. Others don’t and experience dangerous forces that harm them. I wanna know I’ll be one of those who report positive experiences. Or to the very least know if any harm that comes my way can be defended against or at least be rectified. I want to know I am able to have back up for when things go south.
Does anyone else feel this way, or have they ever felt this way before? What have you done to alleviate this fear?
Do daemonic powers feel offended when humans call on gods for this very purpose? Because truth be told, I don’t think it’ll be fair if they did. Considering magicians like Solomon and deities like Yahweh, I understand if they feel cautious towards us and have ways to defend them selves when they become threatened or attacked. So I think it’s only fair we get to protect ourselves against them as well. My goal IS COMMUNICATION. For that I need to feel safe, but I do not want to resort to causing them harm.
Any opinions or advice?
Choose a demon, specific one, to be your SHIELD GUIDE MENTOR AND PROTECTOR. Place trust in him or her 100%. It’s okay and completely natural to feel the way you do. But trust me, you will be secured from harm and danger. Ask and you will be given. Build a bond, a relationship with that entity. Do your research and see who feels aligned with your energy and calling.
Yes, I have felt this way, and to some degree I still feel that way with certain entities as I am also just starting out on the LHP.
How I alleviated the fear?
1. Before I summoned the first demon, I researched until I had a basic understanding of that particular entity (it was King Paimon).
2. Then I meditated on why I felt fear and resistance towards the darker side in general.
3. I defined what spiritual shadow work was for me and how demons and other entities fit into it.
4. Lastly I tried to wrap my head around what King Paimon represented for me specifically as every one of us has his own associations.
Once that was (more or less) clear, I simply “jumped” and told myself that the fear I project into it, the scarier the reflection will be. In the end, you’ll have to take the step into the unknown to see what’s behind the veil you fearfully placed infront of it yourself. Experience it in order to experience it.
During my time on the RHP I learned to use circles for protection when deeling with the spirit world. Now, I don’t think this is bad, but I like to think of my circle as a bubble around me, stating and enforcing MY piece of reality where I “rule”. It’s my personal place of power in the universe where only those are welcome that support me on my journey. It’s more of a mind game I play with myself to calm my human conscience mind while my subconscious is out there doing “the work”.
So far, I haven’t experienced anything negative with this approach.
I suggest learning some form of divination. Also, asking questions of entities is much much safer than making requests to do stuff for you. Thirdly, know yourself. Be honest with yourself about your own emotions and desires.
Obviously, you don’t need to learn from demons, well it’s a quite unpopular opinion but I would recommend someone else first. Like get into gods from mythology you feel connected to mostly or any sorts of beings recommended for beginners.
I have wrestled with this as well. Part of the reason why I began to work with the Gatekeepers is because of my own fear with them, mainly because I know they can screwed me up easily. This pathworking is a way to face not only that fear, but rise up as a better person through going through their teachings. QAllowing Belial into my body was a pretty big leap of trust that i normally do not give. Keep in mind that I never worked with Belial prior to that 90 day pact and i had zero reason to believe he would not harm me. I know that some are probably having a face palm moment reading that right now and the free fall is not something I would recommend, but it was something that needed to be said. By showing that courage/foolishness, I heard Belial’s respect enough to continue to work with me.
That being said, I do not believe that it is entirely disrespectful to have some form of protection when summoning a demon for the first time. I wouldn’t go as far as binding them to a particular space personally, but making it a bit harder to get a hold of you could be viewed as a sign of your own power. Belial quite enjoyed poking at the holes of my own protection in order to show where I can improve them. Just do not create said protection out of fear but as a mark of your own omnipotence and sovereignty. It is the fear behind the action that seems to cause of offense. I have come to believe that showing that you have the skills to protect yourself shows the demon that you are serious and not some push over dabbling into things, at least that is the impression I got from Belial. Once again, could depend on the demon as well.
I might be approaching this naively, but in my experience, and as I understand it in EA’s writings, The Gatekeepers are here to help and guide mankind. Not to hurt us in anyway. I think humans just let their fear of the unknown creep in and I will not let that happen to me. I want to embrace the unknown and experience all they have to offer.
I want to add that when I needed a job, Belial stepped in with the aid of Lucifer and put me in a place where I am comfortable with the much needed time added to allow me to work on side projects with them.
Bottom line is I think it’s how you approach them, and keeping in mind that you are a Living God, and not doubting that, will give you the strength to continue the much needed work for yourself and for me, humanity as a whole as well
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The Gatekeepers are here to help
I completely agree now that I am in the system myself. I don’t believe they actually want to harm us but I had no reason to believe otherwise until I took that plunge. Keep in mind I never worked with eight of the nine before jumping in (and Baal I only worked with once and was blown away by his power). So the fear probably was more based on the unknown than any actual risk of harm. I think it was mainly a test for me. What was once fear has turned to excitement as I go on.
Human fear has a tendency to destroy everything in its path, especially the individual. We tend to ruin our own lives when we allow fear to cripple us.
@KariDarkstar is doing some pretty cool work with using fear and re-purposing it. you could always reach out to her with questions on that specifically or check out her YT channel.
I have done research. We all know what the recorded myths and folklore say. So the more positive readings tend to be modern and highly subjective. No ones experience is universal, even here. So I’m left with interpretations. It’s all about who’s experience I want to believe, and I choose to believe the more positive descriptions over the negative ones. But i just want to be prepared. I want to embrace the unknown, but not blindly.
There’s a bit more to this topic than simply airing on the side of caution. From the research I’ve done on this site. I have come to the conclusion that daemons are not the sort to coddle. Gods, maybe. They want me to be prepared and will challenge me. At least that’s the interpretation I’ve come up with. They’ll want to see if I’m worth their time and may very well try to duel me as a test. So in light of this, preparing some defense seems to be as much a means of proving myself than an act of self preservation. | <urn:uuid:c9c455e8-aea2-46b4-9f2e-50025625b446> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/t/protection-along-the-lhp/71418 | 2024-04-14T23:40:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.976844 | 1,852 |
Some folks in Brazil have been notified via email to participate in a survey to apply as candidates to test an early build of Android Oreo for the Moto Z and Moto Z2 Force. The readers that were notified were signed up for Motorola's testing program called the "Motorola Feedback Network".
If you live in Brazil and own the Moto X Style, then you can look forward to a new OTA update rolling out. Motorola started soak testing this update back in April and are now ready to roll it out to customers in Brazil.
An image of a smartphone has been shared on Google+ that claims to be of the upcoming Moto G5 Plus from Motorola. If true, the device will have a 5.2" display, 3,000mAh capacity battery, fingerprint reader, NFC and a 12MP rear camera.
Brazil and WhatsApp just haven't been getting along over the past year. The country demands that WhatsApp hand over conversation data of their citizens and WhatsApp can't because the data is encrypted.
This happened back in December of last year, again in May of this year and now it's happening...
Samsung has announced that its mobile payment system will be heading to South America. Brazil will be the first country to get support, starting on July 19. All MasterCard and Visa cards issues in Brazil will be compatible with Samsung Pay when used with the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, Galaxy A5 (2016)...
At a recent Investor day in Tokyo, Sony revealed that it's "defocus" strategy which would pull Sony Mobile's attention away from specific markets in an effort to concentrate on growth in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The markets that Sony Mobile will no longer have a huge focus on are the...
Sony has ended its manufacturing partnership with Foxconn and Arima in Brazil since the country no longer offers a tax exemption on smartphones which are built and sold in Brazil. Sony will still be selling its devices in Brazil, but the phones will be imported from China and Thailand
Brazil has once again fined WhatsApp with another 72-hour block. The country issues such blocks when Facebook, the parent company for WhatsApp, fails to comply with local laws about handing over company data. The exact reason for this particular ban wasn't yet made clear.
The Redmi 2 Pro name was spotted in October of last year in some US FCC documents, but that was the last we had heard from it since it was never released in the States.
The Redmi 2 Pro is almost identical to the original Redmi 2, except it has 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM. The device is now...
David Schuster of Motorola has just announced a new Marshmallow soak test for the 2nd generation Motorola Moto G.
This soak test is for Android 6.0 and it is happening in both India and Brazil right now.
At CES 2016 today, Samsung announced plans to bring Samsung Pay to more countries than are already on the road map.
The new additions will be Singapore, Brazil and Australia and Samsung says this expansion will happen sometime in 2016. | <urn:uuid:71d7cdbe-fd3e-4d77-aced-9602b80c0342> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.earlybird.club/tags/brazil/ | 2024-04-15T00:44:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965099 | 622 |
my power button started acting up yesterday. it only locks/ turns off the phones screen when it wants to.
unrooted today and took it to vzw.
there sending me a replacement overnight
anyone else have this problem?
I got it about 2 weeks after launch.
I thought he was going to give me a hard time but he said he would send one right out.
I think he might have seen the iphone my mom pre ordered and the droid 2 my sister got 2 weeks ago and figured we were valued customers
Verizon Wireless hasn't been around for 44 years...? If you mean the telecom company, formerly Bell Atlantic/GTE now Verizon Telecom they could care less. Two different companies in their eyes, figure Verizon Telecom employees only get a 20% discount on the cell phone bill, where other companies get up to 30%. Verizon Telecom and Verizon Wireless only have two things in common, one greedy executive and the word "Verizon." And if you want to include a third...spending money in a lot of the wrong places.
But to the topic on hand, Verizon's warranty replacement is pretty darn good, never had a bad experience. And I've seen a few people reporting an issue with the power button breaking or not working reliably. | <urn:uuid:57127d4a-834c-4882-b97b-bcdb0c5cf350> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.earlybird.club/threads/anyone-had-there-power-button-fail.273377/ | 2024-04-15T00:44:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.975607 | 262 |
I picked up a bucket full of spent brass at the range. I’ve pulled out the things I use like .38, …357, 44. I don’t reload any rifle at this time so if you have a need or want for some mostly dirty spent brass shoot me a line with your caliber and I’ll see what I have. I’ll ship it to you and you can send me a check to cover the postage. Easy as pie.
If you have any 6.5 Grendel or 454 I would like them.
My son shoots the Grendel so I’ll see if there are excess in the bucket. I’m pretty sure I saw some 454 in there. I’ll let you know.
5.56 or 9mm is in need here
I should have plenty of both. 223 OK?
I’ll message you my address
Looks like my memory was wrong. There are quite a few .444 in there, but no 454.
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Good Day Community: Well After a few years of COMPLETE Abstinence from ALL smoking. We started back a couple years ago but remain very limited in our intake. (We literally went from 10 to 12 blunts a day "SERIOUSLY" to the 1/2 a joint a day we currently do now) But we do miss growing, gardening aspect itself and after a price increase from my guy, coupled with a mediocre bag we say fuck it. We will dig out of the ashes, excavate, and rebuild "TRONVILLE" Tronville, a town that only the longest most seasoned veterans of this site can recall. Tronville, A city like none other in which the bud, like the Corona, and Gentleman Jack, flow freely. Tronville a place where the women (only one) are fed large, and high quality cock on a regular basis. Tronville a true Haven of a Metropolis patrolled, and protected by the Tronman. An epic Being who like the man of Steel has been brought from the afterlife thanks methods shared from the Justice League. Isn't it amazing that after all this time, the Bullshit still flows freely lol. Anyway, We are looking for as the title says members recent good experiences, Who did you use and what brand you went with, and what flavor is your top choice. Thank you all in advance.
Hey Tron, hows it been? A couple guys here were raving about a place in OR. I cant remember the name (I think its organ seed company?) but will look it up. A few good local US seed places got some good top shelf new mix strains. I take it your looking for a decent close place?
Here was one in Vancouver a member was telling me about that he got super lemon haze fem seeds and instead of getting 6 beans they sent him 12 for $63 farmerslabseeds.com Here was the last place i ordered from a couple years ago.. they were in CA I got a GG#4 that turned out good. It was as close to the orignal as I could tell. https://www.neptuneseedbank.com/ Also these guys have some of the new strain super mixes from top knotch new seed breeders. You will have to do a search for the name below Great Lakes genetics
Thanks for the information, and I would prefer a more local place but I will check on them all. I will keep you posted for sure.
I have done business with Oregon elite seeds and neptune seed bank and had good experiences and nice beans from each. located in the USA , it avoids dealing with customs . I have also gotten beans from greenpoint seeds in Colorado. I was the guy who used farmers lab seeds and the first experience was good. I ordered again and not so good. Had to fight them to get the beans when they didn't show up after a month, They are no longer on my " good guys' List. By the way, folks. My "break " is over and I am back in the game... Pics shortly.
I have used seedsherenow.com with very good luck. They are a U.S.A. company and carry a lot of top U.S. breeders. A little expensive for some seeds but over all pretty decent.
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You do not know for sure yet so you can not worry about something that has not happened. Your husband is probably trying to keep things normal. If it is pd, believe me it is not the end of the world. What you have to do for your own sanity is to meet pd head on and show it who is the boss and do not let it get the better of you. Change you way of thinking about pd and take charge of your future and your chattering four year olds future and do not hold back on the adoption, go for it!
minxish -- You are the perfect example of being alone in a crowd, aren't you? You have your immediate family plus your parents and your in-laws to deal with. Meanwhile, inside you are worried sick that you have a serious illness. It is too bad that no one takes your concerns seriously. I'd recommend trying to see a specialist in neurology or movement disorders. But I don't know where you are located, so the process may be different from what I am accustomed to in the U.S.
You mention feeling ill, depressed, and tired. You are "pretty certain" that you have PD. Do you have other symptoms as well? I wouldn't necessarily think of PD from just the symptoms you listed; there could be many other possibilities. But if you have a resting tremor or lack of normal arm swing when walking or other symptoms more specifically associated with PD, then I understand your conclusion.
As Terrific said above, if you do get a diagnosis of PD, do not think of it as the end to your normal life. I have had this disease 17 years now and am still leading my usual life! Medications are very effective now; exercise does a great deal for us; and a positive attitude helps even more. Although I am 68 and may not live long enough to see the cure, you at only 40 are quite likely to. (That is if you even have Parkinson's.)
I wish you good luck in dealing with all the fuss over the holiday weekend. I think if I were in your place, I would try to remain detached and calm, focussing on my own well-being rather than socialising. Maybe soon after that you can see a medical professional who can determine positively whether you have PD. Just not knowing is probably contributing to your anxiety and tendency toward depression.
Sincere best wishes,
You're welcome! That's what is so great about this forum: there is always someone to talk to, someone who knows what you are going through. And some members are very knowledgeable; I have learned a lot about PD medications from others on here.
Now I understand, from the symptoms you have had, why you believe it's Parkinson's. It sounds as if the neurologist is on the right track. When you have results to share with your family, you will probably get their attention and support in whatever you face.
Best regards, J
When I read your post it was like reading my own story so I fully understand your fears, the lack of understanding and support for you sounds almost non existant, I am sure that in their own little narrow minded world people think that PD is catching and if they get too close they will surely die, it really is annoying, the only person close to me now is my dear wife she is so good and I could not live without her but the pressure is causing problems.
After you have your scan you will know more than you do now, but J an d terrific are right in saying try to stay calm ,and as for not mixing anti depressant with parky drugs I am taking Mirtizapene which works well for me and I have advanced PD contolled by Duodopa system.
Do not despair there are good people who will help you I was diagnosed in 99 and I am 64 this year, still in there fighting and live a normal life yes its hard at times but its not the end.
Good luck with the scan Kindest Regards Fed
I hope you were not offended by my remarks by referring to folks being narrow minded by that I mean I was not implying your family behaved in that way, unfortunately mine does, I know they still love me but they never call in or ring me up just to ask how I am, I know its just as easy to call them and by behaving the way I am is not helping and I know that, but I am conducting a experiment here, its now 7 weeks since I have seen or heard from my eldest daughter, shes 42 , and almost 4 weeks since I had any visits or calls from my youngest, age 40, and she is training to be a nurse, perhaps she is using up all her compassion at work and there is none left for her dad,there are many other aspects of this sad tale which would make things clearer and easier to portray how things are going but I cant add more for I would then see in print some very unfair and disloyal behaviour by certain people not just my kids? ,I am sorry minxish I do get a bit upset when the conversation gets round to families and the behaviour of, but when I say that all my family who I need in my life now, all live within 4mls and one 2mls away , that is what makes me slightly annoyed.
Kindest Regards Fed
i understand how scared you must feel right now not knowing but sounds like your consultant is on the right track and once you find out if it is pd or not although it is a big shock to the system you will eventually learn to adapt and live with it there is life after pd diagnosis and though it wont feel like that right now try to have a posative attiude my motto is i have parkinsons it dosent have me, i am still me only slower, i joined my local support group best thing i ever did have made some lovely friends it is an upside of having pd if there is one, i suppose what i am trying to say is dont give up it wont be easy but you will get there keep your chin up. | <urn:uuid:94fb9ed9-eec4-453e-9bca-767d74e8c11a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.parkinsons.org.uk/t/scared-and-feeling-alone/7425 | 2024-04-15T00:47:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.982081 | 1,252 |
I actually laughed when I read that. I really don’t think anyone’s going to look at a menu moving by itself as a cool feature. I certainly didn’t. I thought something was wrong with my mouse. In fact, when you first said that you couldn’t reproduce it I once again thought that maybe something was wrong with my mouse. If it can be fixed it really should be because that’s not something that anyone’s ever expecting with any program.
13) I just tested today’s build and there is some major regression going on. It’s not letting me start a project by dragging directly to the timeline. When I try to do that it opens it in the player with nothing in the timeline instead. Then when I try to then drag from the player to the timeline it crashes. If I drag to the playlist then it freezes. Playback is really bad because the audio is crackling the entire time. Finally, it’s automatically creating mlt files where the source video is from for some reason. Basically it’s unusable.
This isn’t a Shotcut problem. You probably dragged a video or image directly from a web browser to Shotcut. When the web browser cleaned itself up by clearing the temp folder, the Shotcut project broke. This is to be expected. Web media should be downloaded or copied to a real project folder rather than being used directly out of a web cache or temp folder. Those folders can be cleaned up at any moment and break a project.
Possible regression… When I work on a 4K project for a bit, it takes 9 GB of RAM for the frame cache. (This system has 16 GB.) If I start an export, Shotcut retains all 9 GB rather than releasing cache, and now my export is throwing a “system running low on memory” error that it didn’t used to throw. melt.exe only has 5 GB to work with now.
I am not able to reproduce this unless I intentionally remove a file in the project. I would need more information like from where did you move it? And was this an unsaved project or saved project? If saved, where was it saved? Are you exporting from timeline?
14) Maybe this one’s for @brian, but on the latest build, when you hit the F key after selecting a clip then type the name of the filter you want the highlight that normally appeared on the first item on the list doesn’t automatically appear now. You have to now press down in order to activate the highlight otherwise no filter will be selected if you just press Enter.
15) With Size, Position & Rotate, let’s say you pick Left on Horizontal Fit and Top on Vertical Fit and zoom out it will be placed on the top left. But if you leave it there zoomed out then change it to let’s say Right on Horizontal Fit and Bottom on Vertical Fit it doesn’t change position. Is that on purpose? Because with Text: Simple when you make changes to the Horizontal Fit and Vertical Fit parameters the text placement changes right away
16) With the Crop: Source filter it goes back to full picture when you take the pixel count towards the end of any one of the parameters:
Also it’s clashes with Preview Scaling when you do the same:
Fair enough, thanks for checking. If I close Shotcut, restart it, open the project, and immediately export, then Shotcut takes up only 1.5 GB of RAM. The rest is available to melt.exe. So I assumed the difference from 1.5 GB to 9 GB would be frame cache from editing. If it makes a difference, there are a lot of speed change effects in this project.
14) Maybe this one’s for @brian, but on the latest build, when you hit the F key after selecting a clip then type the name of the filter you want the highlight that normally appeared on the first item on the list doesn’t automatically appear now.
This is a side effect of the fix to prevent automatically scrolling the filter list. There are no plans to address this.
15) With Size, Position & Rotate, let’s say you pick Left on Horizontal Fit and Top on Vertical Fit and zoom out it will be placed on the top left. But if you leave it there zoomed out then change it to let’s say Right on Horizontal Fit and Bottom on Vertical Fit it doesn’t change position. Is that on purpose?
This is intentional and will not be changed. Since the rewrite introducing Rotate, the fit options also serve as the anchor points for Zoom and Rotate. Text: Simple is different because it does not have Zoom or Rotate. Here, it is the classic options that determine how to fit a rectangle inside another rectangle - the same as SPR when Size mode = Fit.
I checked multiple .mlt projects for the issue and the error only occurs with files that has:
also if I change the speed property in Shotcut to smth else I can export again until I close the program, and if I try to reopen the project after (saving) and export it again the issue occurs.
Confirmed. There is an issue here. I started a project with the nightly build from two days ago and in that project I took one small clip and slowed it down in Properties to 0.25 and I reused that slowed down clip 3 times. I was able to export the project in that same session but when I closed it and opened that mlt file with the nightly build from 2 days ago I got the exact message that @dailylolrecap posted up when I pressed the Export button. It wasn’t until I deleted all 3 instances of that clip that I slowed down to 0.25 that I was able to export. The only way I was able to export the mlt file with the slowed down clip after closing it was opening it with v20.11.28.
So there is some big problem happening here but I don’t know what the exact trigger for it is because when I tried to reproduce it by starting a new project, making sure to slow down a clip and opening the project after saving it I could export it. So something along with slowing down the clip in Properties is causing the error message in export.
Wow. You are thorough. Nothing gets past you. Dan is right that this is a side-effect of the change. But I chose not to restore that behavior because I prefer this new behavior. I have inadvertently selected the wrong filter too many time by accidentally hitting “Enter” by habit just like I would when searching in Google.
Your issue is not related to the MLT upgrade. Actually, every build we provide includes the latest unreleased MLT because we make MLT as well. When that appears in the release notes, it is more-or-less a passing note about a new MLT release and a hint to Linux distributions that make their own build. Your issue is a regression in the following Shotcut bug fix, which will be reverted before release if we do not reproduce and fix it confidently in a low risk manner: | <urn:uuid:563c25c7-0d01-456a-9aae-9a3bc652ea9b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.shotcut.org/t/v21-01-beta-is-now-available-to-test/24342/19 | 2024-04-14T23:58:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.932392 | 1,504 |
You need to post the article. It’s paywalled.
What and subsidize your education? Listen, I’m tired of paying for slugs like you to leech off taxpayers like me to further your education. Pay your own way, socialist scum!!! What about all the other people who have already paid!!!
What a corny comment. I’m not asking for myself…. I assumed you wanted the board to read the content since you took the time to post it.
I’d assume the vast majority don’t subscribe.
This guy always goes out of his way to show what a scumbag he is.
Pretty sure the cry-laughing emojis indicate it was a joke.
I assume Warden doesn’t have a sub and didn’t read the article himself.
The fact that they don’t get this was a play on the student loan forgiveness shows quite a bit about their mental capacity
Still believe it was sincere but it’s more indicative of your troll nature. | <urn:uuid:b5e76d03-3c06-4b06-8c05-bf98a8417ee9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://forum.themiamihurricanes.com/t/trump-world-s-mar-a-lago-offensive-backfires/4566 | 2024-04-14T22:37:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.967204 | 221 |
As is my custom as we wend our way into this timeof the year, I like to share the Tale of Saint Nicholas the Destroyer . That’s the night before December 6th, his feast day. I used to tuck my children - and my grand-children - and now Liam - into their beds and recite the Tale of Saint Nicholas the Destroyer. What a way to ensure the kids went quietly to bed that night!
And so - because some traditions should never die - I again celebrate the holy veneration of Saint Nicholas the Destroyer.
…May his swift judgments (and presents) reign down on you all!
“Saint Nicholas the Destroyer”
Twas the night before St Nicholas Eve
and all through the station
not a Minmatar was stirring, demanding emancipation
The stockings were hung by the pods with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The crews were nestled all snug in their vessels,
with visions of Ravens, Apocs and Kestrels
And pappa in his 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a New Eden’s nap,
When out on the hull there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my pod to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the hangar and threw up the latch.
The moon on the rise and the asteroids 'a glow,
Gave the lustre of mid-day to the objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature frigate, and eight tiny drone-deer,
With a menacing old driver, so violent and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than Dramiels his drones they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, luxuria! now, gula! now, avaritia!
On, ira! on invidia! on, superbia and acedia!
To the top of the drone bay! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the bridge-top the drones they flew,
With the frigate full of gifts, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the hull
The prancing and pawing of those drones so special.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the torpedo bay St. Nicholas came in with a bound.
He was dressed all in armor, his body full of flames,
And his weapons were all tarnished with blood and remains;
A bundle of gifts he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes – how they simmered! his dimples how scary!
His cheeks were like embers, how completely un-merry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a sneer
And the beard of his chin was as dark as my fear!
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He was terrifying and fearsome, a right vengeful old elf,
And I shook when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had everything to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the torpedo bay he rose;
He sprang to his frigate, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
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Playing with vintage paper. Collage and Card making at Found!
We're looking forward to another evening of vintage paper play, with local artist Laurie Longo on Thursday, October 13th from 6:30-8:30 at FOUND. For this event, Laurie will bring her voluminous stash of vintage papers and share the method of making art cards that she developed as the artist behind Stories & Divinations (see below). Laurie's unique take on storytelling through collage promises to make this an interesting evening!
The $26 fee includes lovely Italian stationary on which you'll create your cards, use of tools and supplies, lots of antique and vintage ephemera, plus the company of others who like to cut and paste! You're welcome to bring some of your own maps or images, of course, but it isn't necessary. There will be plenty to choose from. This is intended as a creative evening for all skill levels, from collage newbies, to artists who crave a night out to play with paper. Register by calling the shop.
In Laurie's words: The stories we tell about the world, our past, our wishes, ourselves tell us how we view the world and our place in it and so, in many ways, they also predict our futures... we become the stories we tell. So always be truthful in telling your story and, when you tell stories, fill them with all the best things in life.
I am an appellate attorney by day. In that world, text - books and digital - completely rule not only me and my time, but the substance and outcome of everything. I've learned through 20 years of that work that our character, our decisions, our pasts, and even our futures - are largely determined by the stories we tell to ourselves and about ourselves. By night, I exact a lovely sort of revenge on books and make up stories to love in the form of art, journals, cards, and jewelry, all made out of the text and images from old books combined with ordinary, interesting odds and ends from the past. Life is much, much happier as a result.
Many, many years ago before law school I attended Pratt Institute and Columbus College of Art and Design. For the last twenty years or so, I've been reading like mad, practicing law, raising two boys (almost done!), and attending to various animals who join us from time to time.
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Kids are naturally curious. They love to build stuff and projects that involve cars will entertain children for hours. In this guide written by a Teacher-of-the-Year winner, your kids will learn how to construct race cars from ordinary, affordable household materials, while learning the science behind how they work, in language easy enough for a 7th grader to understand. With color photos, diagrams, fun illustrations, and four complete projects, your family will be racing vehicles that go the distance and go for the gold! A bonus project is included for students looking for super science fair project. | <urn:uuid:cec82945-eab5-4b67-bc5e-e50e9762f7f1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://foxchapelpublishing.com/products/doc-fizzix-mousetrap-racers | 2024-04-15T00:40:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.950407 | 118 |
Award-winning carver Rick Jensen, with the help of carver and photographer Jack A. Williams, helps you release the inner spirit from tree bark in this new book. The natural beauty found in a piece of weathered cottonwood bark provides inspiration and direction to create something new and original each time. Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions on carving a whimsical tree house, plus detailed advice on painting and finishing your carvings. You'll learn about the various species of cottonwood and their particular carving characteristics, plus tips on where to find your supplies. Learn the bark carving basics, tools, how to sketch your ideas, and so much more. Follow along with a series of detailed patterns of a variety of wood spirits and be guided through each step of the finishing process to gain a soft, touchable finish by using a unique combination of lacquers, waxes, shoe polish, and paint. | <urn:uuid:9236aa15-01eb-41de-baf1-dc9cc1992e72> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://foxchapelpublishing.com/products/illustrated-guide-to-carving-tree-bark | 2024-04-14T23:59:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.928773 | 188 |
Figurehead of the local industry since 1927, the FPB GROUP is now composed of four companies operating in diverse industries, generating more than 795 direct jobs. These companies are:
- Compagnie Haïtienne de Moteurs – CHDM
- Compagnie Haïtienne de Production Agricole – CHPA
- Compagnie Haitienne de Construction – CHDC
With the reiterated trust of its suppliers and the loyalty manifested by its customers, the FPB group will continue to expand its scope in sectors capable of ensuring its growth and profitability, while adequately meeting the civic responsibilities that are inherent to its leadership position.
FPB GROUP’s history has shown that, , the four generations that have been at the head of this company, have held a clear vision of the Group’s objectives.
Our mission is to contribute to the country’s development, to strengthen domestic production and maintain our leadership position through:
- The installation of state of the art production and processing food staple plants for the benefit of the community
- The supply of diversified and high quality goods and services at competitive prices
- The establishment of a professional environment conducive to the recruitment, the development and the retention of highly motivated and skilled employees and executives.
Our vision is to maintain our leadership position in the sectors in which we are committed, to play a major role in all market segments and geographic regions where we operate by focusing on the quality of our products, the speed and efficiency of our services, the professional development of our employees and the respect of the organization’s core values .
- Core Values
- Team Spirit
- Savoir Faire
- Long-Term Vision
- Mutual Respect
- Investment in the Community
- Attentive to the needs of our staff and customers | <urn:uuid:220e665b-6fb3-4bd1-9a88-bf656ef4d9f8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://fpbgrouphaiti.com/?companies=fpb-group-3&lang=en | 2024-04-14T23:38:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.922866 | 369 |
Metal punching can be very cost-effective for batch production or series manufacturing. Here are a few questions to answer for determining if punching is the right fit for your needs.
First, how many parts are you looking to produce? The setup of a turret punch press can easily take 30 minutes, depending on the complexity of the job. If the volumes are small and the parts are flat, it’s entirely possible that the same job can be performed on a laser cutter in less time than it takes to even set up the turret punch, making it a much more cost-efficient alternative.
Second, does your project need custom punches and dies? Standard shapes like circles, ovals, and rectangles are available in many sizes. More complex shapes may require the manufacture of custom dies and punches first. This kind of tooling can cost quite a bit, starting from £200-300 per piece for punching and even 10x of that for blanking jobs. Also, custom tooling needs may prolong the total delivery time by ca 2 weeks.
Third, what is the part size and thickness? The average CNC punch press works with medium-sized sheet metal (2500 x 1250 mm) and in the 0.5…4 mm thickness range for carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Anything outside that scope might not be the best fit.
We would encourage talking to our engineers about your project needs to establish the best possible way to produce your parts. | <urn:uuid:efbdc3f1-4578-4417-b0e0-1a7ecee6171d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://fractory.com/sheet-metal-punching-service/ | 2024-04-15T00:05:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.926395 | 296 |
Similar to other large purchases, becoming a franchisee requires entering into many complex legal documents. While the agreements and disclosures are often lengthy, they are important legal documents that should be evaluated.
Two of the most important documents are the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and the franchise agreement. It is essential to know the purpose of both documents and how they support your franchise investment.
Here’s what you should know about the differences between an FDD and a franchise agreement.
Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)
The FDD is a document regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC gives a list of 23 items that the disclosure document must include, such as:
- Estimated initial investment
- Franchisee’s obligations
- Financial statements
These disclosures are required to be provided to prospective franchisees so they have an overview of the risks and benefits of investing in the franchise. Unfortunately, these documents are often hundreds of pages long, and offer an overwhelming amount of information.
Although the FDD is not a legally binding agreement, it is critical to making a well-informed decision as a future franchisee. An experienced franchise attorney can help you review the FDD and know what to look for as you consider your investment.
Your franchise agreement is a legally binding document and the foundation of your journey as a franchisee. This contract includes the terms of your agreement with the franchisor and the mutual obligations you have to each other.
In most cases, franchise agreements are not negotiable. However, it is important to talk to a franchise attorney and have them review the contract so that they can advise you of any potential complications with the contract.
Franchise agreements are not like other types of business contracts and often contain lengthy commitments that are difficult, if not impossible, to escape. You should have a firm understanding of the risks that come with becoming a franchisee. | <urn:uuid:91be0d43-718b-4457-8a60-25c4146bd1d5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://franchiseelawyer.com/blog/what-are-the-differences-between-the-fdd-and-the-franchise-agreement/ | 2024-04-14T22:42:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.954752 | 390 |
Heavy Equipment Shipping Companies Near Syracuse, New York
Want to ship heavy cargo & machinery from Syracuse to any location in New York State or the country? Give us a call! Freedom Heavy Haul is one of the premier heavy hauling companies in the USA. We can ship overweight cargo and large industrial machines used for construction/real estate, engineering, petroleum, mining, and more. Reach out to us and we’ll arrange a route for your shipment immediately!
Long Distance Machinery Transport to/from Syracuse
Syracuse is located in Central-Northern New York and known as the “Heart of New York”. Syracuse is the seat of Onondaga County, NY, and one of the most populous cities in the state. According to the last census, Syracuse has a population of 145,252 residents within the metro core. This makes it the #12th most populous city in the state of New York. However, the larger Syracuse Metropolitan Area is home to 662,577 inhabitants, making it the #5th largest in the state after NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany.
Syracuse is considered the economic powerhouse of Central New York State, a region that has nearly 1M residents. Syracuse is famous for numerous convention sites and it has a large downtown. The city was named after a city in Italy called Syracuse. The original name of the city is of Greek origin. Syracuse has an important history for being one of the trade centers in New York State. The city boomed with the introduction of a rail network and the connection of Erie Canal with other branch canals.
Currently, Syracuse is situated on a major intersection between highways I-81 and I-90. Syracuse has the biggest airport in the region which connects Central New York to the rest of the world. The largest university in the city is Syracuse University which is considered a major research university. Le Monye College and SUNY Upstate Medical University are also headquartered in the city. The main campus of the SUNY College Environmental Science system is located in Syracuse. The college focuses on forestry and the environment.
In order to conduct business in Syracuse, you’re going to need to move your machinery within the city or other cities in New York State. We at Freedom Heavy Haul can help your business streamline its projects by moving your machinery on time. The following is a list of machines we can ship:
- Oil rigs, pipes, and related machinery.
- Industrial and commercial equipment.
- Mining machinery.
- Agricultural machinery.
- Hotel and restaurant appliances.
- Factory components.
- Building and construction machinery.
Over Dimensional and International Shipping to/from Syracuse
All over-dimensional cargo traveling to and from Syracuse has to abide by the safety standards imposed by the NYSDOT. In particular, the shipments have to be marked as “Oversize” and transit at permitted highways. Our trucks are equipped for maximum safety and we obtain permits for our clients in order to transfer their equipment within days.
We offer a special international shipping service for international cargo between Syracuse and other counties. We can ship directly to nearby Canada, or we can haul your equipment to one of the major sea terminals in NYC and ship to any international destination of choice. We can ship the heaviest goods internationally. We ship cargo that exceeds New York State limits by planning the route and securing special permits by state authorities. We frequently ship to the following counties:
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey and
We can ship from Syracuse to other countries as well! The list above only showcases popular destinations. To check the full list of countries we service visit this link. The ODIS service provides all the privileges of domestic US shipping including special permits required by New York State and NYC (if the shipment requires transit through NYC).
If you want to find out more, visit the State of New York Permissible Weight Table to learn about legal shipping limits without obtaining a permit.
Construction Equipment Shipping to/from Syracuse
Construction equipment is heavy because it’s used to haul building materials. This is why shipping construction equipment should only be done by experienced companies. We’ll help you ship your construction equipment such as rigs, rollers, dozers, cranes, hoists, sanders, and more. We support clients in real estate development in Syracuse by making sure their shipment arrives on time.
If your shipment is time-sensitive and you want to expedite the process, we’ll hire other subcontractors and agents who can help us rush your shipment in order to meet deadlines. Give us a call and let’s discuss your project.
RGN Trailers Servicing near Syracuse
RGN Trailers are attached to large trucks and the safety of the cargo being shipped is dependent on the condition of the trailer. This is why you should only entrust experienced service providers to carry out maintenance on your trailer. The following is a list of the top RGN trailer services near Syracuse:
RGN, Step Deck, Flat Deck trailers available near Syracuse
Syracuse is the central hub for commerce in Central New York and it connects NYC to all major cities in Upstate New York including Canada. Millions of tons of cargo are shipped directly on Syracuse roads. Most shipments in the area are carried by trucks. The trucking industry is booming and the only way to ensure your shipment arrives safely is to get the right trailer. Here’s a list of trailers available near Syracuse:
Syracuse ZIP codes
Syracuse ZIP codes: 13201, 13202, 13203, 13204, 13205, 13206, 13207, 13208, 13210, 13214, 13217, 13218, 13219, 13224, 13235, 13244, 13250, 13251, 13252, 13261, 13290. | <urn:uuid:7d9834f4-ff14-41eb-988e-2220c0d32815> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://freedomheavyhaul.com/heavy-equipment-shipping-companies-near-syracuse-new-york/ | 2024-04-14T23:30:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.948576 | 1,207 |
Sugar Beach Sugar Shack
The sugar shack, an authentic part of the winter-spring transition in Quebec, is setting up shop for a free event in Toronto open to anyone who loves maple syrup. Launched by Waterfront Toronto, the Sugar Beach Sugar Shack is an event presented in partnership with Quebec Original and with the support from Redpath Sugar, PortsToronto, Pier 27 and Corus Entertainment.
- Maple syrup cooking demonstrations and maple taffy samples
- Live French musical performances
- Ice carving demonstrations
- Skating at nearby Sherbourne Common
- Food trucks serving Québécois favourites like tourtière and poutine
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