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The importance of solid business solutions is clear to all global organizations. But how do you build these solutions and how can you involve your employees while ensuring the business remains effective? Microsoft Power Platform is an inclusive technology which empowers all employees to innovate and create solutions that sets the business in motion and streamlines work across the organization. You can use the platform to analyze data, build solutions, automate processes, and create virtual agents.
What is included in the Microsoft Power Platform?
Microsoft Power Platform is developed specifically for data. Mass quantities of data are being stored in the cloud, and organizations are becoming more efficient at harnessing the data and signals coming from multiple sources such as web traffic, social media, CRM, and ERP applications. However, once organizations have implemented the infrastructure for harnessing data, they then need a way to understand the data and a way for everyone in the organization to work with the data and help drive business impact. The fact is, in most organizations, there aren’t enough programmers, data scientists, and tech professionals to go around. But with the Microsoft Power Platform, employees don’t need to have these skills to be effective.
Microsoft Power Platform cloud-based services
Including four cloud-based services: Power BI, PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents, Microsoft Power Platform ensures everyone, from the CEO to the sales frontline, is empowered to access, analyze, and act on the business data. These services work seamlessly together and can connect with Office 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, and many other apps.
Power BI – a business analytics tool
Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools that deliver insights throughout your organization. It provides employees with data-driven insights while making it easier for them to find, analyze, and visualize the data. It’s possible to connect to hundreds of data sources, simplify data prep, and drive ad hoc analysis. Plus, you can produce intelligent reports and publish them for your organization to consume on the web and across mobile devices.
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The movement has legs, and here’s why
The race to find success in the fast casual pizza category has turned into an all-out sprint as large and small companies alike look to leave their marks on the rapidly developing segment. The model, proven so successful in other dining niches — namely sandwiches and Mexican — appears to have massive legs in terms of pizza potential. And that’s precisely why companies like Buffalo Wild Wings and Chipotle (the brand most credited for inspiring the category) are pouring resources into fast casual pizza. They’re betting on rapid and sustained growth that will spark greater lunchtime pizza sales.
But this isn’t just the territory of larger chains. Small, independent fast-casual pizzerias are already blazing trails in places like Nashua, New Hampshire; Louisville, Kentucky and Panama City Beach, Florida.
The gist of the concept: to marry quality with speed. No more 20-minute waits for an artisan pizza. No more re-heated, stale slices in under a minute. Fast casual seeks to take fresh, high quality and artisan ingredients and get the order processed, paid and filled in mere minutes.
Another important component is customization. While pizzerias have always had lengthy topping lists and pizza has long been the world’s most customizable popular food, fast casual makes customization more evident by presenting the choices to the customer from the start.
“When you walk into a fast casual pizzeria, you see all the vibrant toppings laid out right in front of you,” says Sean Brauser, whose own fast-casual concept, PizzaFire, launched in Akron, Ohio last year. “The customer sees the choices right away, and he sees that the options are high quality and fresh. It’s very appealing.”
For more on some of the crucial components to fast casual, check out Associate Editor Denise Greer’s article titled “Down the Line: Fast-Casual Pizza Kitchens Streamline System Execution”.
As for Brauser, fast casual presents an opportunity in an industry in which he’s already found success. He founded Romeo’s Pizza, which is based in Medina, Ohio, about 45 minutes southeast of Cleveland. Romeo’s ranks No. 94 on Pizza Today’s Top 100 Pizza Companies list with 36 locations and $22.5 million in sales. With PizzaFire, Brauser sees a wave of excitement that he believes has been a long-time coming.
“There’s nothing like it,” he proclaims when Pizza Today spoke to him briefly about PizzaFire at International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. “This is a big deal. A really big deal. Something this big and this game-changing hasn’t hit our industry since delivery.”
Brauser says he plans to expand PizzaFire quickly with the hopes of locking down the Cleveland market before major fast casual players such as Blaze Pizza or PizzaRev hit the scene.
That seems to be the focal point of Kevin Harris as well. Harris, whom we also spoke to at International Pizza Expo, is hoping to open his first pizzeria in the Houston market in the next 8-12 months. He was at Expo in Las Vegas to source vendors and take advantage of the lineup of educational seminars at the show. While he felt as though he had a good handle on ingredients, Harris said his primary goal was to look at and talk to equipment reps. While he looked over new technology on a fast-bake oven, Harris shared his reasons for settling on fast casual over a more traditional pizzeria.
“It’s just so hot right now,” he says. “It has a lot of buzz and energy behind it. From what I’ve seen by looking around at a few of the players in the market, the customers don’t expect you to have a huge, fancy and expensive buildout. The stores are pretty bare bones. They’re appealing, but it’s almost like a fast-food joint in terms of the way the seating and décor are laid out. It’s about getting the customer in and out the door. Big, quick turnover.”
Harris is right in that a spartan look seems to dominate the fast casual scene. Customers don’t visit these establishments to linger, so there’s no need for muted lighting, cozy seating or easy listening coffee-shop jazz. It’s about a quick pace without compromising on the food.
“That’s the trick,” explains Harris. “It’s not fast food. You are in and out fast as though you’d been to a McDonald’s, but the food was in line with what you’d get in a pizzeria that requires you to wait 20 minutes.”
On a large scale, players like the aforementioned PizzaRev and Blaze are fighting to become the dominant national player. But the competition lining up to square off with them is fierce and growing by the day. Concepts like Pie Five Pizza, MOD Pizza, Uncle Maddio’s, The Pizza Studio, Live Basil, Project Pie, 1,000 Degrees Pizza, Persona Wood-Fired Pizza and others want a piece of the action as well.
Is there enough room to accommodate all of them, or will they cannibalize one another amidst the fight for market share? Brauser thinks there is room for those who get in the game early.
That certainly turned out to be a recipe for success in the take-and-bake model. Unlike take-and-bake, however, fast casual doesn’t carry built-in educational challenges. No one has to be told how to cook the pizza at home. They simply choose a pizza off the menu or point to the ingredients they want if they are customizing their order.
“Be the first to enter your market,” Brauser advises. “Splash your brand across a city and make a name for yourself before the big guys come in. Do that and you will be okay. This is a big wave that’s coming. A lot of people are looking to ride it. Those who get on it early have the best chance for success.”
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With its diverse landscapes, sacred sites, and rich cultural tapestry, Spain offers a unique blend of history and holistic well-being that will leave you inspired and rejuvenated.
Ronda: The Andalusian Gem
Nestled in the heart of Andalusia, Ronda is a city that seems frozen in time. Its deep-rooted connection to the Moors and Romans is palpable as you stroll through the cobbled streets and marvel at the iconic Puente Nuevo bridge spanning the dramatic Tajo Gorge. Ronda’s breathtaking views and serene ambiance make it an ideal location for mindfulness and inner healing. The ancient Arab baths, known as the Hammams, beckon you to unwind and experience the therapeutic benefits of hydrotherapy. This tradition, which traces its roots to Moorish Spain, offers relaxation and rejuvenation, leaving you with a sense of inner peace.
Montserrat, a mountain range near Barcelona, is a sacred place where nature’s beauty and spirituality converge. The jagged peaks and lush greenery create a stunning backdrop for the Montserrat Monastery, a place of pilgrimage and reflection for centuries. The “Black Madonna” statue, a symbol of divine femininity, is believed to possess healing energies.
As you ascend the mountain via the funicular, you’ll feel a powerful connection to the Earth’s energies. The tranquil surroundings encourage meditation and self-discovery. Montserrat is also known for its boys’ choir, whose angelic voices uplift the soul.
Santiago de Compostela: Pilgrimage of the Soul
Santiago de Compostela, nestled in the lush green landscapes of Galicia, is the culmination of the Camino de Santiago, a medieval pilgrimage route. The city’s grand cathedral houses the relics of Saint James, drawing pilgrims seeking spiritual healing and renewal.
Walking the Camino, whether for a few days or several weeks, is a transformative journey. The physical challenge is met with a sense of camaraderie among fellow pilgrims. The path is lined with quaint villages, ancient churches, and serene countryside, all contributing to a sense of peace and self-discovery.
Ibiza: Healing Vibrations of the Balearics
Ibiza, famous for its vibrant nightlife, also possesses a tranquil and spiritual side. The island’s north, away from the bustling clubs, is a haven of holistic wellness and retreats. The turquoise waters, sandy coves, and lush forests create an environment of natural beauty and serenity.
Ibiza’s energy vortexes are believed to have rejuvenating properties. Many holistic centers offer yoga, meditation, and sound healing sessions to help you align with the island’s healing energies. The Es Vedrà rock formation, rising dramatically from the sea, is said to have powerful spiritual vibrations.
Cuenca: A City Suspended in Time
Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage city, captivates with its medieval architecture perched dramatically on cliffs. The Hanging Houses, suspended over the Huécar Gorge, provide breathtaking views and a sense of timelessness. Cuenca’s historic charm fosters a peaceful and reflective atmosphere. The city’s deep connection to art, especially abstract art, is evident in the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art. This unique cultural experience encourages introspection and appreciation for the abstract, making Cuenca a destination for both history and artistic healing. | <urn:uuid:c40a3f05-ada4-4dfe-929e-83b56536206e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://placesofhealing.com/spain/ | 2024-04-14T23:26:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.89134 | 730 |
The Deluxe Disney Dining Plan is a delicious addition to your Walt Disney World vacation package. With the
2015 Deluxe Dining Plan you enjoy 3 meals and 2 snacks
per night of your Disney Resort hotel accommodations. Therefore if you have reservations for 7 nights then you will have a total of 21 meals and 14 snacks to use per person. You may redeem your meal and snack credits in any order and may use them from the moment you check into your Disney Resort hotel until midnight the day you check out.
Ashley since your Deluxe Dining Plan is based on the number of nights you stay in your Disney Resort hotel, you should double check your vacation package reservations and verify the number of nights you will be staying prior to making your Advanced Dining Reservations. For a 7 night package essentially you may use your Deluxe Dining Plan for 8 days considering you may begin using it the day you check into your Resort hotel as well as the day you check out.
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Kim Molina performs “Maging Sino Ka Man” LIVE on Wish 107.5 Bus
Filipina singer and actress Kim Molina performs "Maging Sino Ka Man" live on the Wish 107.5 Bus! The OPM classic, penned by hitmaker Rey Valera, is a song about love and acceptance.
Molina did a revival of the said hit as part of the soundtrack of her film, "Jowable."
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However, innovation doesn’t stop in just delivering the coolest musical experience — Wish 107.5 has set the bar higher as it tapped the power of technology to let the Filipino artistry shine in the global stage. With its intensified investment in its digital platforms, it has transformed itself from being a local FM station to becoming a sought-after WISHclusive gateway to the world.
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What Is a CEX? Centralized Crypto Exchanges Explained
With the advent of blockchain technology, hailed for its decentralization, a new paradigm for intermediary organizations like cryptocurrency exchanges has emerged, serving both buyers and sellers. Historically, cryptocurrency exchanges have been predominantly centralized, necessitating all transactions to pass through their specific systems and infrastructure.
A centralized crypto exchange (CEX) is a platform offering a range of services including a trading platform for crypto transactions, account services like funding and withdrawal, alongside customer support. These exchanges are the predominant choice for buying and selling crypto, favored for their convenience and user-friendliness compared to decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
In today’s crypto landscape, traders are presented with a choice between CEX and DEX. To make informed decisions, it's crucial to understand the nuances of both centralized and decentralized services, weighing their respective advantages and disadvantages. This knowledge is key in choosing the preferred model for crypto asset transactions.
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges often operate similarly to banks. Typically, they require users to relinquish control of their keys, although this is not a universal practice across all CEXs. Understanding what a CEX is, its unique benefits, and its significance in the success of the crypto industry is essential for anyone looking to engage in crypto trading.
Both types of exchanges, centralized and decentralized, are vital components of the crypto economy, offering different benefits and features. They play a crucial role in enhancing accessibility and ease of use, especially for newcomers in the crypto space, facilitating the exchange of fiat currencies like dollars or euros for cryptocurrencies. Understanding these exchanges is the first step in navigating the complex world of crypto trading.
What is a Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchange (CEX)?
A centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) is a platform owned and operated by a single entity, serving as an intermediary for buyers and sellers in the digital asset marketplace. This central authority provides liquidity for supported tokens, using an order book system to establish prices, akin to traditional banking practices. Users deposit funds into an account on the exchange, which then acts as a custodian, managing these funds securely and fairly.
CEXs are online trading platforms that enable users connected to the internet to engage in buying, selling, and swapping crypto assets. As private companies, they operate under the legal and regulatory frameworks of their respective jurisdictions. To participate, users must create an account, and most CEXs require Know-Your-Customer/Anti-Money Laundering (KYC/AML) ID verification. The exchanges match buyers and sellers using an order book, where orders are requests to buy or sell a certain amount of a cryptocurrency at a specific price. This system aggregates user orders, with special software matching and executing corresponding buy and sell orders.
Notable examples of CEXs include Binance, Coinbase, Bybit, Gemini, Kraken, and Kucoin. These platforms not only facilitate crypto transactions but also act as market makers, providing liquidity for the tokens they support. Additionally, they record all transactions on the corresponding blockchain of the traded digital assets, deciding which tokens can be listed after thorough vetting. They also offer access to transaction-related data for analysis by investors and other interested parties.
By leveraging blockchain technology, CEXs have eliminated the need for intermediary brokers, as transactions are settled directly within the exchange's interface. This evolution in crypto exchanges marks a significant shift in how digital assets are traded, offering a more streamlined and secure approach for users worldwide.
How does a centralized exchange (CEX) work?
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) play a multifaceted role in the digital asset market, primarily focused on matching orders, acting as a clearing counterparty, and serving as a custodian. These platforms receive orders from both individual and institutional clients, matching buy and sell orders at the same price, or acting as market makers to enhance liquidity and execution speeds. CEXs manage a comprehensive order book, a collection of buy and sell requests, and may charge fees for granting access to this transactional data.
In their capacity as clearing counterparties, CEXs create a layer of anonymity, appearing as the sole counterparty to all matched orders, thereby concealing the identities of the individual buyers and sellers. This approach ensures that the transaction process is managed efficiently, with all obligations met and assets correctly transferred between accounts.
As custodians, CEXs safeguard both cash and crypto assets held in user accounts. They allow deposits in various forms, including fiat currencies like U.S. dollars and euros, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Once deposited, these assets are under the exchange's custody, similar to how a bank secures funds in a vault.
Furthermore, being centralized entities, CEXs are subject to stringent regulations. They must comply with laws and protocols such as Know Your Customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML), and counter-terrorism financing (CFT). This regulatory oversight is crucial given that these exchanges handle billions of dollars and serve millions globally. Their operations must be transparent and efficient, preventing market manipulation and ensuring asset price integrity.
Data from reports like Gemini and The Block highlight the predominant role of CEXs in the crypto market. As of recent data, CEXs still account for a major portion of the crypto market trading volume, underscoring their pivotal role in the industry. Understanding these dynamics is vital for anyone looking to engage in the crypto market and choose a suitable exchange for their trading needs.
Centralized Vs. Decentralized Exchanges (CEX VS DEX): What’s The Difference?
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs), emerging from the decentralized finance (DeFi) movement, offer a contrasting model to centralized exchanges (CEXs). DEXs operate as peer-to-peer marketplaces without a central authority, relying on blockchain technology for transaction execution and not requiring compliance with traditional regulatory standards. This often results in lower fees compared to CEXs. Key features of DEXs include the use of Automated Market Maker (AMM) protocols and smart contracts to ensure liquidity and prompt execution of orders, without the traditional order book used by CEXs.
The growing demand for self-custody in the crypto world has bolstered the popularity of DEXs. They allow users to maintain control over their funds, connecting non-custodial wallets directly for trading. This approach provides significant anonymity, as transactions are tied only to wallet addresses. Examples of notable CEXs include Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken, each with its own set of features and user experiences.
CEXs and DEXs serve the common purpose of facilitating crypto trades but differ in operation and user experience. CEXs, run by single entities, offer customer support and a more user-friendly interface but require users to relinquish custody of their funds and often charge higher transaction fees. The centralized nature of CEXs also makes them more susceptible to attacks and insolvencies, as seen in 2022. DEXs, on the other hand, run on blockchain smart contracts, offering self-custody, data protection, and privacy with lower barriers to entry, though they can be more complex to use and lack direct fiat currency support.
The choice between using a CEX or DEX depends on individual preferences and needs. While CEXs are convenient for fiat-to-crypto transactions and short-term asset holding, it's advisable to use self-custodial solutions like Bitcoin.com Wallet for mid to long-term holdings and to explore decentralized alternatives when possible. DEXs are recommended for their transparency, self-custody of funds, and opportunities to earn yield through liquidity pools and farming, despite their current complexity and lack of fiat onramps. This balanced approach to using CEXs and DEXs can provide users with the benefits of both platforms while mitigating their respective risks.
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Good Afternoon Friends:
As some of you may already know, today is #givingtuesday! Giving Tuesday was created as a global online response to the consumerism of the holiday season. Today we globally dedicate ourselves to giving back! So don’t forget to check out some of your favorite charities and local events.
In the meantime, I created a holiday gift guide for the kiddies in your life. I’m not a mom yet but I’m an auntie and I already started brainstorming and browsing! Here are some cute ideas! Happy Shopping!! 🙂
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PolyMet Events and News
July 3, 2017
Rep. Nolan introduces land exchange legislation for PolyMet NorthMet Project
St. Paul, Minn., July 3, 2017 – PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX: POM; NYSE MKT: PLM) reports that U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-MN-8., has introduced bipartisan legislation to direct the secretary of agriculture to move forward with the land exchange between PolyMet and the U.S. Forest Service.
The Forest Service authorized an administrative land exchange for the PolyMet Mining NorthMet Project in its Final Record of Decision January 9, 2017. The purpose of House Resolution 3115, The Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, is to accelerate transfer and provide certainty of process. The bill was introduced June 29, 2017 and referred to the House Natural Resources Committee.
“We are committed to moving the project forward in a thoughtful and expeditious manner and are pleased Congressman Nolan is taking this step to bring closure to the land exchange process,” said Jon Cherry, president and CEO. “In this legislation, Congress would ratify the Forest Service’s determination that the exchange is in the best public interest and moves for the exchange to be completed within 90 days of the bill’s enactment.”
The environmental review for the NorthMet Project and land exchange was the largest and longest in Minnesota history, concluding after 10 years. The Final Environmental Impact Statement demonstrates that the NorthMet Project is capable of meeting all applicable state and federal environmental standards.
PolyMet is seeking to permit, build and operate the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project located in the established Mesabi Iron Range mining district in northeastern Minnesota. The land exchange was proposed jointly by the Forest Service and PolyMet in 2010 to consolidate their respective land ownerships.
The terms of the land exchange proposed in The Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 are the same as those found in the administrative land exchange: PolyMet receives approximately 6,650 acres of surface land above and around its NorthMet ore body near an area heavily used for mining and mine infrastructure; in exchange, the Superior National Forest receives four parcels of land totaling 6,690 acres currently owned or controlled by PolyMet that will become part of the Superior National Forest. The difference is that the $425,000 equalization payment owed PolyMet by the Forest Service as a result of the administrative exchange would be waived by the company in the legislative exchange.
The company will continue its involvement in the administrative steps to complete the land exchange transaction while the bill is under consideration.
Neither the administrative land exchange, nor a legislative exchange would permit or approve construction of the NorthMet mine. Mine development and operations remain subject to regulation and permits issued by the State of Minnesota and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Those state and federal agencies are currently reviewing and processing permit applications for the project, including the comprehensive Permit to Mine application.
Original cosponsors of the bill include House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) and fellow Minnesotans Tom Emmer (R) and Jason Lewis (R). The bill also has the support of a number of key House Natural Resources Subcommittee leaders, including Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Federal Lands Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), Federal Lands Vice Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and senior House Natural Resources Members Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO).
A more detailed description of the exchange lands and benefits can be found at: http://polymetmining.com/northmet-project/land-exchange/
PolyMet Mining Corp. (www.polymetmining.com) is a publicly-traded mine development company that owns 100 percent of Poly Met Mining, Inc., a Minnesota corporation that controls 100 percent of the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals ore body through a long-term lease and owns 100 percent of the Erie Plant, a large processing facility located approximately six miles from the ore body in the established mining district of the Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota. Poly Met Mining, Inc. has completed its Definitive Feasibility Study. The NorthMet Final EIS was published in November 2015, preparing the way for decisions on permit applications. The NorthMet Project is expected to require approximately two million hours of construction labor, create approximately 360 long-term jobs directly, and generate a level of activity that will have a significant multiplier effect in the local economy.
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This news release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning anticipated developments in PolyMet’s operations in the future. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “potential,” “possible,” “projects,” “plans,” and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions or results “will,” “may,” “could,” or “should” occur or be achieved or their negatives or other comparable words. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the ability to receive environmental and operating permits, job creation, and the effect on the local economy, or other statements that are not a statement of fact. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements due to risks facing PolyMet or due to actual facts differing from the assumptions underlying its predictions.
PolyMet’s forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made, and PolyMet does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s beliefs, expectations and opinions should change.
Specific reference is made to PolyMet’s most recent Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 and in other filings with Canadian securities authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Form 6-K providing information with respect to operations for the three months ended April 30, 2017, for a discussion of some of the risk factors and other considerations underlying forward-looking statements. The Annual Information Form contains the Company’s mineral resource and other data as required under National Instrument 43-101.
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Enclosure: Palestinian Landscapes in a Historical Mirror
by Gary Fields
University of California Press, 404 pp., $29.95 (paper)
Between 1922 and 1925 my great-uncle, the journalist Najib Nassar, rode on horseback throughout Mandate Palestine and the newly created country of Transjordan. He published his observations as a series of letters in Al-Karmil, the weekly newspaper he edited in Haifa. In a number of these letters Najib voiced his fears about the fate of Palestinian farmers, especially in the north of the country, where absentee Arab landowners were selling their large estates to new institutions of the burgeoning Zionist movement.
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The legal processes the Ottomans had begun were continued in the years after the end of their rule—first by the British military occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1922, and then when the League of Nations granted the British a mandate over Palestine from 1922 to 1948. During both periods, the British continued to revise the land laws with a view to making the land more marketable and facilitating its sale to the Zionists. Among the British figures whose ideas provided the foundation for British land policy in Palestine was Sir Ernest Dowson, who believed that what the Palestinian fellah, or peasant, needed was “enclosure and partition of the common fields.”
In his book Enclosure: Palestinian Landscapes in a Historical Mirror, Gary Fields defines enclosure as “a practice resulting in the transfer of land from one group of people to another and the establishment of exclusionary spaces on territorial landscapes.” Dowson was intent on creating blocks of property that could be surveyed and registered with the Mandate Land Authority. Mandate authorities also sought to repeal the musha system. British officials were convinced that the enclosure of common land, which had already been implemented in England, had brought about “improvement” and “progress,” and they sought to replicate it in Palestine.
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If the Jews have a few impoverished colonies the Arabs have thousands of villages. We travelled from Jerusalem to Hebron to Beir Sabaa [now Beersheba] to Gaza to Khan Yunus to Majdal to Ramle to Lydda to Kalkilia to Tul Karam and only passed through Arab lands. What is owned by the Jews compares as nothing to what is owned by the Arabs in Palestine.
His observation was not far from the truth. By 1949, a year after the State of Israel was established, only 13.5 percent of its land was under formal Jewish ownership, either by private individuals or by the state.
In the course of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, some 750,000 Palestinians fled the fighting or were forced off their land. In 1950 Israel passed a law designating those lands as “absentee” territory and through a series of other legal measures reserved it for the use of the Jewish Israeli population. But there remained heavy concentrations of land—in the Galilee, the north of Israel, and the Negev in the south—that was still owned by the Palestinians who stayed in Israel and became Israeli citizens. In these areas, Palestinians still far outnumbered Jewish Israelis in 1950. The new state was confronted with two questions: how to “Judaize” those areas, and how to transfer most of the land there to Jewish Israelis.
As Gary Fields makes clear, the Israeli government used methods to achieve these two objectives not unlike the ones it used in the West Bank after the Six-Day War of 1967. In these areas, most of the land ownership was recorded only as written descriptions, such as that a particular parcel was bordered in the north by a road and in the south by an escarpment. The Israeli government did not recognize such descriptions as valid records of ownership. In the Galilee, Fields writes, Palestinians were compelled to prove, through documents, that they were the legal owners of the land:
Palestinians who held rights to their land through the Ottoman notion of continuous occupancy and cultivation were invariably unable to meet this requirement. As a result, their land passed into the category of state property. This newly designated state property became the foundation of Jewish settlement.
Over the past two decades, most of the land used for Jewish settlements in the West Bank has been acquired on the grounds that it belongs to the state. This tactic has enabled Israeli leaders to maintain that the state of Israel does not confiscate land from Palestinians to build settlements.
The state only began to use this legal ploy in earnest after 1982. Until then, the authorities acquired land for settlement primarily by requisitioning it for military purposes. A smaller percentage of land had been acquired by declaring it absentee land or territory formerly held by the Jordanian government. By 1979, when I cofounded the organization Al-Haq with several other lawyers to bring legal challenges against the Israeli occupation, Israel had gained control of roughly 30 percent of the land in the West Bank. But those acquisitions were for the most part scattered and separated by plots of private land, rendering most of them unsuitable for settlement building.
It was around this time that I was driving to Tel Aviv and passed by the land of François Albina from Jerusalem, one of my clients. I could see that mobile homes were being brought in. When I next returned to the site I saw a cluster of nine houses, which later developed into the settlement of Beit Horon. That evening I wrote in my diary that what was built so hastily could just as quickly be removed. I should have known better. I had seen the settlement master plan that the Jewish Regional Council in the West Bank had drawn up in cooperation with the Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization. According to this plan, 80,000 Israeli Jews were to be settled in the West Bank by 1986 in twenty-three settlements and twenty outposts. Ariel Sharon, then Israel’s minister of defense, declared that “we are going to leave an entirely different map of the country that it will be impossible to ignore.”
The custodian of absentee property had transferred Albina’s land to the Zionist agency with a long-term lease, because it was deemed to be state land. When I proved before an Israeli court that the land was privately owned by Albina, the judge decided that the transaction had been “in fact standard, strong and binding and this in spite of the fact that we concluded in our opinion that the ownership of the said land belongs to the appellant.”
The Israeli judges based this oddly contradictory decision on Article 5 of Military Order 58, according to which “any transaction carried out in good faith between the Custodian of Absentee Property and any other person, concerning property which the Custodian believed when he entered into the transaction to be abandoned property, will not be void and will continue to be valid even if it were proved that the property was not at that time abandoned property.” The presiding judge did not concern himself with the question of how the custodian could “in good faith” have believed that Albina’s land was abandoned. The custodian had, after all, had access to the area’s land registry, which was confiscated by the Israeli military immediately after the occupation. A circular dated November 14, 1979, restricted public access to land records. Such records are still restricted for most of the land in the West Bank that Israel controls.
Soon after the court ruled against Albina, two representatives from the illegal settlement of Ofra—established mainly on private Palestinian land—came to see me at my law office in Ramallah. They wanted me to register a local West Bank company for them. When I refused, they were incensed. “Why not? We are bringing progress to the area. Do you want to say you’re against that?” I responded that most Palestinians felt as I did and would not want to have anything to do with the settlers. They answered: “But why? We are not depriving you of anything. The more settlements, the more progress. How can that be bad for you?”
Albina’s case, which began in 1979, dragged on for several years. During that period, a change took place in the primary method the Israeli government used to acquire land for building Jewish settlements in the West Bank. We began seeing fewer cases of seizure for military purposes and more cases like that of Albina, which turned on the declaration of land as state property. The case that forced this shift in strategy occurred in 1979 and centered on a settlement called Elon Moreh.
On June 7, 1979, from a hilltop within the boundaries of the village of Rujeib, 1.5 miles east of the Jerusalem–Nablus highway, Mustafa Dweikat and sixteen other owners of 125 dunums of land (about thirty-one acres) witnessed the start of a “settlement operation.” With the assistance of helicopters and heavy equipment, a road was being built from the highway to the hilltop. The chief of staff had given his approval on April 11 for the requisitioning of the area for military purposes. On June 5, Brigadier General Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the military commander of the West Bank, had signed the requisition order, which designated an area of approximately seven hundred dunums as “seized for military purposes.”
The seventeen owners of the land appealed to the Israeli High Court of Justice. At the trial, their counsel presented an affidavit signed by the former chief of staff of the Israeli army, Haim Bar-Lev, in which he refuted the claim that the settlement contributed to Israel’s security. If anything, it would impede military operations. In the event of a war, he testified, the army might find itself having to protect the civilian Israeli settlement instead of fighting the enemy. For their part, the settlers submitted an affidavit by Menachem Felix, who maintained on behalf of Gush Emunim, the early pioneers of settlement in the West Bank, that “the settlement of the People of Israel in the Land of Israel is the realm of the most effective, the truest act of security.” He then concluded: “But settlement itself does not arise out of security reasons or physical needs, but by the power of destiny of the return of Israelites to their land.”
The Israeli court did not accept Felix’s statement. Nor did it accept Bar-Lev’s; but for the first and last time, lawyers for Palestinians succeeded in having the establishment of a settlement overturned. In its ruling the court said that the military government could not create facts about military needs that are designed ab initio to persist even after the end of the military rule in a given area, when the fate of the area after the end of such rule cannot yet be known.1
After that ruling, the government depended significantly less on military land seizures. The primary method of acquiring land for settlement construction from then on was to declare it state property. To determine what land could be so designated, a 1979 military survey estimated that 1.53 million dunums of land in the West Bank lacked a registered title or had been recorded, as in the Galilee, through written description only.
When I traveled to the United States in 1985 to promote my book Occupier’s Law: Israel and the West Bank, I spoke about the settlements and the danger they presented to solving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. I found that many audience members were convinced by what they had been told by Israeli propagandists: that the settlements were necessary for the security of the State of Israel. I would remind my audiences of Bar-Lev’s statement, but most still accepted Israel’s security justification for building settlements. Now that the occupation of the West Bank is in its fiftieth year, the Israeli government no longer uses that justification. The leaders of the settlements and state officials today claim that this is their God-given land.
This biblical justification does not apply only to what Israel has classified as public property. It also applies to privately owned Palestinian land. According to Fields, a report by Talia Sasson of the Israeli State Attorney’s Office
documented systematic confiscations of private Palestinian land by settlers who, assisted by complicit government officials, established numerous unauthorized outposts on the landscape…which were later granted legal status as official settlements.
Nothing has been done to right this wrong and return the land to its registered owners. Menachem Felix’s justification for Jewish settlement using the authority of the Bible has trumped the secular law of the land.
The story of the transformation of the land in Palestine/Israel from the Ottoman period to the present takes up much of Fields’s book. But he tells it in a larger setting, tracing the idea of “enclosure” through England and North America before arriving at his discussion of the Palestinian landscape. What has happened there, he argues, belongs to a “lineage of dispossession” that can be followed back “to the practice of overturning systems of rights to land stemming from the enclosures in early modern England.” He describes at length how maps, property law, and landscape architecture were enlisted by modernizers from the seventeenth century onward in the Zionist practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to “gain control of land from existing landholders and remake life on the landscape consistent with their modernizing aims.”
In his chapter on the colonization of North America and the subjugation of Native Americans, Fields describes how “the law emerged as a crucial instrument in dispossessing Amerindians and transferring their land to colonists.” In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, he argues, the English “tended to favor acquisition of Amerindian land through what colonists considered lawful purchase,” although it was invariably the colonists who had the advantage in such transactions. By the early nineteenth century, in contrast, “the law had become an instrument…enabling the transfer of Amerindian land to settlers through forcible seizure.” A crucial moment in this development, for Fields, was Chief Justice John Marshall’s ruling in the 1823 Supreme Court case Johnson v. M’Intosh that “conquest gives a title which the courts of the conqueror cannot deny.” In this way, Fields concludes,
a discourse of land improvement and property rights—supplemented with notions of savagery and racism—had settled upon the landscape…while a ravaged and decimated population of Indians was enclosed in reservations.
The popular image of Native Americans in the minds of most Palestinians is mostly derived from Hollywood movies and bears little similarity to the lives and social worlds they made in North America before the colonists arrived. Yasser Arafat was fond of repeating that “the Palestinians are not Red Indians,” by which he meant to distance us from the Native Americans and suggest that ours was a much more highly developed culture than what he judged to be their wild, rudimentary one. But reading Fields’s chapters on North America, I recognized the similarities between the treatment of Native Americans and some of Israel’s tactics and attitudes toward the Palestinians.
Yet I doubt that, despite Israel’s assiduous efforts over several decades to push Palestinians into confined areas within the West Bank, the outcome will be the same. What distinguishes Israel/Palestine from the other regions Fields describes is that the usurpation of land in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is taking place long after the age of colonialism came to an end, sixty-nine years after the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in defiance of international law. Jewish settlements violate Article 49 of the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits an occupying power from transferring its own people into occupied land. And this is happening in full view of the media in one of the most reported conflicts in the world.
Despite the extensive documentation, both visual and textual, of what took place in the part of Mandate Palestine where the Israeli state was established sixty-nine years ago and is currently taking place in the West Bank, Israel remains unable to come to terms with its past, unwilling to recognize the Nakba (catastrophe) that took place in 1948, and unprepared to accept that the Palestinians are a nation entitled to self-determination.2 The claim continues to be heard that the Zionists made the desert bloom and that the Palestinians were not forced off their land. And yet, as Ramzy Baroud shows in his moving new book, The Last Earth, A Palestinian Story: “The Nakba, the genesis of all the pain that has been endured by every Palestinian over the last four generations, persists.”3
In his conclusion, Fields tell us that he wrote Enclosure to show
how the making of private space, the making of white space, and the making of Jewish space on territorial landscapes all spring from the same exclusionary impulses deriving from the enclosures and the appropriation of land in England. Such impulses have enabled groups of people across time and territory to proclaim: “This is my land and not yours.”
In the West Bank, where I live, the effect of the creation of “white space” became more evident as time passed. In the first decades of the Israeli occupation settlements were established mostly in remote areas and did not have a significant impact on the daily lives of Palestinians. It is entirely different now. The separation wall divides many communities from their arable land; roads have been built that Palestinians are not allowed to use; nature reserves have been established from which Palestinians are excluded. Now when I try walking in most of the hills in the West Bank I am called a trespasser. The enclosure of the land has given rise to a system of discrimination over the use of natural resources of land and water that is akin to apartheid. Where interaction between the two communities was possible in the past, they now live entirely separate existences in the tiny space that they share unequally.
Although Fields’s book provides convincing evidence that what took place in Palestine/Israel shares a common lineage with what took place in England and North America over the past three centuries, it must be pointed out that most of the land in Israel was taken after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In the West Bank it was only after the Oslo Accords of 1993–1995 that Jewish settlements tripled in number. Only then did the Israeli public come to believe that the more than 60 percent of the West Bank classified as Area C—under sole Israeli control—would eventually be annexed to Israel.
Reading Enclosure brings home the tragedy of such immense and irrevocable destruction. The sad truth is that the creation of gated communities and walled states is spreading well beyond the three regions he discusses and is fast becoming the norm in today’s world. A few years ago, while taking a hike close to my home, I encountered a young settler from Dolev who objected to my presence in the hills where I’ve walked for many years. Challenging my right to hike there, he tried to call the army to evict me from the land. As we waited for them to arrive, he claimed with unflinching conviction that it was he, not I, who “really lives here.”
The case is discussed at length in Michael Sfard’s excellent new book, The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human Rights, translated by Maya Johnston (Metropolitan, 2018), pp. 164–176. ↩
See Sarah Helm’s article in this issue. ↩
To be published by Pluto in February. ↩
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There are two key factors to keep in mind as a healthcare professional or service provider when considering the implementation of a digital marketing strategy. The first is the potential for building a strong brand presence. It has been observed across the globe that establishing and maintaining a reputable brand in the healthcare industry generates positive recognition over time. Secondly, utilizing both physical and digital marketing tactics allows for better visibility and enhances confidence in your services, setting you apart from competitors in the field and resulting in greater business success.
ENGAGING WITH HEALTHCARE DIGITAL MARKETING ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
- Better leads in terms of quality
- Greater knowledge about your services
- Economical Marketing Budget
- Helps in diversification
- Leads to expansion
- Win-win for both you and the patient.
OUR HEALTHCARE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES
We have a team of professionals that comprises web developers, web designers, content writers, graphics designers, SEO experts, and more. And to ensure that search engine optimisation is effective, the initial step is to address your website. It must effectively convey pertinent information in a concise manner and be easily accessible for patients seeking information about your services and offerings. Additionally, incorporating a login section for current patients and the option to book appointments and make payments on the website creates a convenient, all-in-one platform.
Emails are one of the most effective and convenient ways to target your potential as well as existing customers. We will send bulk emails with engaging content and compelling graphics to your existing customer detailing new offers or any other information you wanted to share. We are the one of the top-notch players in the segment of email marketing and we promise to provide guaranteed results with e-mail marketing. It will feel good to know that, more than 86 percent of consumers prefer to receive emails as compared to the call or message. We take up email marketing campaigns for your Healthcare business.
We offer PPC (Google Ads) advertising specially focused on the Healthcare sector. We will use the PPC Search Engine Marketing platform for directly targeting the potential customers and generate leads for your Healthcare business. It is fast and very cost-effective way of gaining great benefits. You do not get charged until someone clicks on your ads.
We provide unique, engaging, readable, and relevant, and SEO-optimized content for your business. Content marketing is a vital player for a responsive Healthcare website. Our team will write and create all types of content for you such as Blogs, Articles, Social media posts, and infographics, and many more.
It’s time to differentiate your Healthcare brand from crowdy Healthcare market. Social Media platforms are one of the best tool to engage prospects and convert them into your customers. We provide all types of social media-related services for the Healthcare business. we are the biggest player in the social media marketing segment in India. We create your Healthcare business pages on all the major social media platforms. Provide best-in-class content for those pages and also run paid advertisements for our Healthcare clients to drive more leads.
Investment in SEO increases the visibility of your websites. It’s important to spend more time and effort in SEO than ever. We have an in-house team of SEO experts that take up all the related works on SEO. We at Prashantji Services helps you to generate a steady flow of quality leads & transform those leads to your customers with our Healthcare SEO services. Our team of Healthcare SEO experts will optimize your website with On-Page & Off-Page SEO factors. We know what works so you need not worry about your website’s ranking. We will target the right audience with the right keyword and drive more leads for your Healthcare business
Guarantees on marketing services are unheard of in the healthcare industry, but we do things differently here. Please reach out to schedule a consultation and we can discuss your needs, as well as tell you more about our special packages whereby where we will begin approved projects at 50% of the contracted rate (not including ads) until you see tangible results.
We've worked hard to hone our expertise and are proud of our digital marketing agency solutions for healthcare providers. Our accolades and recognition from peers in the digital marketing community; verified positive online reviews; 5.5+ years of specific healthcare industry experience; and a guarantee of our work all set us apart from other medical industry marketing agencies out there.
Depending on your hospital’s needs, our marketing experts choose only the best suited services for you. The most common services are SEO, PPC Campaigns, social media marketing and content marketing. You can get in touch with us to know more.
The cost depends on various factors. Contact us today for a free personalised consultation and to know which services suit you the best.
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The 16th century Carrera del Pacífico: its sailor-merchants and their trade goods
This article focuses on the sailors who served during the initial years of the Carrera del Pacífico, one of the globalizing projects of the Spanish Monarchy. In particular, the paper aims to examine the sailors who took advantage of the Pacific trade circuits by actively participating in various income-generating activities created by the Carrera. Using the sailors’ economic endeavors, especially as sailor-merchants, as a lens can elucidate how early global trade was conducted and demonstrate the dynamics of the early Pacific trade. The paper argues that by seizing the opportunities presented by the Carrera, primarily by assuming the dual roles of sailors and merchants, these laborers helped consolidate the Spanish-Pacific region and reshape the consumption pattern of its local population. The sailors engaged in the transportation, sale, and purchase of global commodities during the early modern period, including textiles and chinaware, which catered to the demands of the broader consumer base in Spanish America. The sources draw data from the Royal Treasury of Acapulco registers during its first decade (1590-1600), where 1,574 sailors were identified. It belongs to Archivo General de Indias’ Contaduría (Account) records, which contain the duties of commodities entering and leaving the port of Acapulco.
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Canada’s Social Spending is Still Among the Lowest in the Industrialized World
Spending on social programs is currently below 1990-levels, impacting the health and well-being of Canadians
Canada’s social spending, one of the key guarantors of reducing inequality, is lagging among OECD countries, and that is slowing average health improvements.
According to the most-recent OECD figures, Canada’s social spending was only 17.3% of the national GDP.
As previously noted, that puts Canada’s investments in social programs “near the bottom of the industrialized world.”
The United States and Britain, neither of which are known for generous social safety nets, spent 18.7% and 20.6% respectively.
York University Health Policy professor Dennis Raphael told PressProgress noted looking at spending as a share of GDP “describes the impact of the spending in relation to the general contours of Canadian society.”
Other metrics reveal similar trends. Canada spent, on average, $7,456 per capita, below the US average of $9,900 and the UK average of $8,292.
Much of what counts as social spending is provincial jurisdiction. But it wasn’t always that way.
Carleton University professor Andrew Jackson noted for the Globe and Mail:
In Canada the tax and transfer system still redistributes significantly from the more to the less affluent, but its impact was greatly reduced from the early 1990s by deep cuts to unemployment insurance and social assistance even as inequality in market income increased. In fact, Canada has shifted from being one of the most redistributive countries in the OECD to one of the least redistributive.
That is reflected in OECD data. Back in 1991, Canada social spending accounted for 20.43% of GDP, about where Britain is now. It hasn’t returned.
The Liberal Chrétien government, cut deep into transfers for social spending to the provinces. The Canada Assistance Plan was eliminated and merged into the Canada Health And Social Transfer, with funding reduced. That forced social assistance cuts, to varying degrees, onto all provincial governments.
Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives Senior Economist David Macdonald told PressProgress “that big reduction in transfers to the provinces started in the mid 1990s, then it pushed the provinces to cut their own spending, as a result of this reduction. They were and are unwilling to increase taxes to make up difference.”
That, Macdonald said, “took a whole lot of money out of the pockets of low income people.”
The Martin government set up the current, separate Canada Social Transfer, in 2004. Not only is funding less but “the current transfer plan is not devoted to social assistance per se. It’s fungible, it can go into anything, even tax cuts for all we know,” Macdonald said.
University of Saskatchewan professor Haizhen Mou told PressProgress the total amount transferred to the provinces “declined overtime” from 1980-2013 and only picked up slightly “after really declining around 1995.”
A study by the Canadian Medical Association found, across the provinces, from 1995 on, “social spending remained relatively flat.”
The Trudeau government has increased person transfers, which helped reduce child poverty. Still, Canada’s social spending share declined from 17.628% in 2015, to 17.436% in 2016 and 17.325% in 2017.
The CMA study found for every $0.01 increase in social spending drove a 0.1% decrease in potentially avoidable mortality and a 0.1% increase in avoidable life expectancy for a 95% confidence interval.
Dalhousie University professor Daniel Dutton, told PressProgress that social spending includes social assistance payments, housing, and child welfare, which directly drive social determinants of health. Dutton noted social “stresses,” limit people’s freedom to remove themselves from harms. “Lower social spending means we are fine letting people deal with those environments on their own, which means we accept their health will suffer.”
Raphael noted, since 1995, “Life expectancy has continued to increase. But it’s not increasing as fast as in most other OECD countries. And the converse is that our infant mortality rates continues to decline. But not as quickly as in the other OECD countries. We’re falling behind.”
An earlier study published in BMJ Quality & Safety titled Health and social services expenditures: associations with health outcomes found a significant link, across the OECD, between a higher social spending share and improved life expectancy, infant mortality and “potential years of life lost.”
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• Simplified Option Packages for 2012
• New Chrome Package for Double Cab and CrewMax Models
• Standard Back-up Camera on TRD Rock Warrior
The Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck, recognized for its value and dependability, offers simplified option package selections for 2012, as well as detailed enhancements throughout the lineup. The Limited grade and available TRD Rock Warrior package both include a standard back-up camera for 2012.
The hard-working, hard-playing Tundra has been recognized for its outstanding value and dependability. IntelliChoice named the Tundra a “2011 Best Overall Value” in the full-size pickup segment, and Tundra was named “Most Dependable Large Pickup”, for the sixth year in a row in the 2011 J.D. Power & Associates Vehicle Dependability Study.
The Tundra offers three engine choices, a 270-horsepower 4.0-liter V6, a 310-horsepower 4.6-liter V8 and the 5.7-liter V8 with 381 horsepower. For 2012, all Tundras have standard heavy-duty battery, heavy-duty starter, windshield wiper de-icer, daytime running lights (DRL), front and rear mudguards, and heated, power, outside mirrors. All Tundra grade models feature standard styled steel wheels for 2012. The Tundra DoubleCab and CrewMax models offer an optional Chrome Package that includes chromed exhaust top, side mirrors, door handles and chrome-clad 18-inch steel wheels.
The 2012 Tundra is offered in two grades (Tundra and Limited), three cab styles (Regular, Double Cab and Crew Max), three wheelbase lengths (126.8, 145.7 and 164.6 inches, depending on model and configuration) and three bed lengths (78.7, 97.6 and for CrewMax only, 66.7-inches).
By combining popular equipment, Tundra’s option packages were simplified to make it easier for customers to find the right Tundra with the equipment they desire. Tundra grade Double Cab and CrewMax models now offer four streamlined packages: Convenience Package, Convenience Package with Bucket Seats, Upgrade Package and SR5 Package. Regular Cab offers four redesigned packages: SR5 Package, SR5 Upgrade Package, TRD Off-Road Package, and Color-Keyed Bumper Package.
A Tundra Work Truck Package is aimed at commercial truck buyers or customers who need a tough, no-frills truck with exceptional cargo and towing capacity. The package features heavy-duty vinyl-trimmed seating surfaces, and heavy-duty all-weather flooring; it is available in Regular and Double Cab configurations with any of the Tundra’s three engine choices. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Platinum Package available for the Tundra CrewMax Limited model offers numerous luxury features, such as heated and ventilated front bucket seats with embroidered headrests, perforated leather-trimmed seating surfaces, power tilt/slide moonroof with sliding sunshade, and wood-grain-style interior trim.
The 4.0-liter Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) V6 engine with Dual Independent Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) standard in Tundra Regular and Double Cab models produces 270 horsepower and 278 lb.-ft. peak torque. It is paired with a five-speed automatic transmission with uphill/downhill shift logic.
The available 4.6-liter DOHC i-Force V8 offers 310 horsepower and 327 lb.-ft. of peak torque, and the 5.7-liter DOHC i-Force V8 produces 381 horsepower and 401 lb.-ft. of peak torque. All Tundra engines feature an aluminum cylinder block and DOHC heads, along with Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) for a broad torque curve and optimized efficiency. The Acoustic Control Induction System (ACIS) in all the engines uses butterfly valves inside the intake manifold that switch the length of the intake runners in two stages, based on engine RPM and throttle angle, to optimize efficiency across the engine speed range.
Both i-Force V8 engines are teamed with a six-speed automatic transmission. A warming unit quickly brings the transmission fluid up to operating temperature to optimize cold-weather performance. Both V8 engines meet Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV II) emissions certification requirements.
Capability, Handling and Ride
Tundra’s advanced TripleTech frame uses wide, full-boxed rails for the front portion, a reinforced C-channel under the cab and an open C-channel underneath the bed to maximize strength, ride quality and durability. The double A-arm front suspension uses coil-over spring shock units, while a front-mounted steering rack helps enhance steering feel and response. The rear suspension uses staggered shocks mounted outboard of the springs to improve the shocks’ dampening efficiency. Spring rates are tuned to provide a flat vehicle stance when fully loaded.
The Tundra is equipped with standard 18-inch styled steel wheels with P255/70 R18 tires. Limited grade models get standard 18-inch five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels with wider P275/65 R18 tires and optional 20-inch five-spoke alloy wheels with P275/55 R20 tires. An optional TRD Off-Road Package combines off-road tuned suspension featuring Bilstein gas-charged mono-tube shock absorbers, P275/65 R18 BFGoodrich® off-road tires on 18-inch alloy wheels, plus fog lamps, fuel tank skid plates and TRD Off-Road graphics.
The available TRD Rock Warrior Special Edition package combines a tough off-road look with rugged off-road capability. Available only as a 4×4, the truck includes Bilstein® shock absorbers and 17-inch TRD Rock Warrior forged alloy wheels with LT285/70 R17 BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires. The package is available in Black, Radiant Red, Magnetic Gray Metallic or Super White exterior colors with color-keyed front bumper and grille surround with matte black rear bumper. The Rock Warrior Tundra is also equipped with fog lamps, privacy glass and front bucket seats with eight-way adjustable driver’s seat, four-way adjustable front passenger seat and black fabric-trimmed seating surfaces. New for 2012, the package adds an auto-dimming rearview mirror with integrated backup camera display, compass, and HomeLink® universal transceiver.
The standard four-wheel disc brakes use large ventilated rotors – 13.9 inches and 1.26-inches thick – with four-piston calipers in front; and 13.6 x 0.71-inch with two-piston calipers in the rear. Anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA) are standard on all Tundra models. EBD optimizes brake pressure at each wheel for greater control under braking, especially when cornering. BA is designed to determine if the driver is attempting emergency braking. If the driver has not pressed firmly enough on the brake pedal to engage ABS, the system supplements the applied braking power until pedal pressure is released.
The standard Automatic Limited-Slip Differential (Auto LSD) helps provide better acceleration in deep sand or mud and on mixed-friction surfaces. Compared to a conventional mechanical limited slip differential, the Auto-LSD system is much more responsive and has better wear characteristics. The Tundra’s VSC system integrates traction control (TRAC) and enhances traction on or off-road by helping keep the vehicle on its intended course.
Integration of these technologies also provides driver-selectable versatility to tackle just about any road surface or driving condition. In “normal” mode, VSC, TRAC and Auto-LSD all function to help enable traction and control capability. “TRAC Off” and “Auto LSD” modes activate Auto-LSD to help extricate the Tundra from extreme conditions. The “VSC Off” mode turns off all three of these systems.
Tundra 4×4 models use a part-time, electronically controlled four-wheel drive system featuring a six-pinion planetary reduction gear set to provide 4×2, 4×4 Hi and 4×4 Lo ranges. The driver selects the drive mode using a dial on the dash.
All Tundra models feature the standard Toyota Star Safety System™. The system includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), and Smart Stop brake override technology. Smart Stop Technology is designed to automatically reduce engine power when both brake and accelerator pedals are pressed at the same time under certain conditions, helping the driver bring the vehicle to a stop. Tundra features standard front seat-mounted side airbags, and front and rear Roll-sensing Side Curtain Airbags (RSCA) in all models, as well as three-point seatbelts and adjustable headrests for all seating positions. The front seatbelts include pretensioners and force limiters. All models are equipped with driver and front outboard passenger Advanced Airbag System, and driver and front outboard passenger knee airbags.
Comprehensive Towing Package
An available Tow Package on all V8 model helps increase towing capacity up to 10,400 pounds, depending on the model and drivetrain. A one-piece towing receiver is integrated into the frame prior to bed installation. The structure runs nearly two feet down the length of the frame and attaches to each side around the rear spring shackles’ cross-member with 12 bolts. Tow Package rear springs help provide level full-load rear suspension height and maintain a full range of suspension travel.
The standalone optional Tow Package also upgrades Tundra’s cooling and electrical systems. An integrated engine oil cooler helps handle the demands of towing under a full load, and a power steering fluid cooler is added, as well. The seven-pin towing hitch connector sits above the hitch to help avoid damage during high-departure-angle driving.
Electrical upgrades include an under-dash connector pre-wire for a third-party trailer brake controller, both seven- and four-pin trailer brake connectors near the hitch, and an up-rated alternator. On 5.7-liter models, heated, power, outside tow mirrors with turn signal indicators and manual-extend feature are available.
With the Towing Package, the six-speed automatic transmission gains a TOW/HAUL shift mode, selectable by a dedicated switch. The TOW/HAUL mode applies specific logic for adjusting the throttle sensitivity and transmission shift control, favoring and holding lower gears when accelerating or decelerating to help enhance control and safety. Standard for all models, Trailer Sway Control uses the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) to help counteract handling forces applied to the truck in an effort to minimize the impact of trailer sway.
Tundra offers three cab styles: two-door Regular Cab, four-door Double Cab, and the super-sized four-door CrewMax with the segment’s leading rear-seat legroom. Tundra Regular Cab and Double Cab models are offered in standard bed (78.7-inch) or long bed (97.6-inch) configurations, while the CrewMax comes with a 66.7-inch bed; all beds are 22.2-in. deep. The Tundra’s lockable all-steel, easy lower and lift tailgate lowers slowly with no slam and can easily be removed. On Double Cab and CrewMax models, the standard power rear windows retract completely into the doors. Regular and Double Cab models offer an optional horizontal sliding rear window. A power vertical sliding rear window is standard on CrewMax.
A standard cargo lamp illuminates the bed at night, and a Deck Rail System with four adjustable tie-down cleats is standard on Limited grade models and available on all others. Featuring four adjustable tie-down cleats connected to the rails of the all-steel bed, the rail system can be used to secure many types of loads, with a 220-lb. rating per attachment. Genuine Toyota Accessories available for the Tundra include a number of cargo bed enhancements: tonneau cover, bed mat, bedliner, bed extender, bed step, deck rail accessories, cargo divider, and tie-downs with utility hooks.
Tundra’s U-shaped “command and control” center provides an unobstructed view of the road and gauges, while keeping all controls within easy reach. The large door handles and easy-to-turn control knobs can be operated even while wearing work gloves. The 3.4-liter upper glove box can hold a standard Thermos™ bottle, with additional space available in the 9.5-liter lower glovebox.
The center console in bucket-seat models can hold a laptop computer or hanging file folder storage, which was a pickup truck first. There are two 12-volt DC power outlets, one on the dash and one in the center console. CrewMax models add a third outlet at the rear of the console; outlets remain live for up to two hours after the ignition is switched off.
The Tundra Regular Cab offers generous behind-the-seat storage, and the Double Cab features front-hinged rear doors that open up to 80 degrees. Double Cab models provide a roomy rear seat with a 22-degree backrest angle and 34.7 inches of rear legroom, which is on par with some midsize sedans. The Tundra CrewMax has limo-like maximum rear legroom of 44.5 inches, plus the segments only reclining and sliding rear seat. A 10-inch slide range allows the owner to tailor both passenger comfort and room for onboard cargo. CrewMax models have additional storage under the rear seat.
A concealed compartment to the right of the shift lever can hold a Thomas® guidebook. The built-in toolbox behind the rear seat in all models provides clean, accessible storage for the jack, handle and lug wrench. In Double Cab models, the rear-seat cushions flip up with an easy one hand operation to provide additional storage area. In CrewMax models, the rear seat backs fold in an easy one-hand operation to provide a flat storage area.
In CrewMax models, the rear seat backs fold in an easy one-hand operation to provide a flat storage area. The front doors have large storage pockets and can also hold two 22-ounce bottles. Rear doors on Double Cab hold one bottle, and CrewMax holds two bottles.
Comfort and Convenience
Inside Tundra, richly textured fabrics and deep-grain leathers are available in four colors. A standard manual tilt and telescoping steering wheel was a first in the segment, and Limited grade offers an available power tilt and telescoping steering wheel. The Limited Grade’s four-spoke steering wheel features standard audio controls; they’re available on all Tundra grade models with the optional AM/FM CD player with MP3/WMA playback capability, SiriusXM™ Satellite Radio capability (includes three-month trial subscription to XM Select Package), auxiliary audio jack, USB port with iPod® connectivity, hands-free phone capability and music streaming via Bluetooth® audio system.
Tundra offers in-demand user technology, including available Bluetooth® phone compatibility, high-end JBL® audio and an optional DVD navigation system with integrated backup camera display. Tundra-grade models come with a standard AM/FM CD player with MP3/WMA playback capability, six speakers (four in Regular Cab), SiriusXM® Satellite Radio compatible (additional hardware & subscription required) and auxiliary audio jack. Limited models come standard with a JBL AM/FM six-disc CD changer with MP3/WMA playback capability, 12 speakers including subwoofer (10 in Double Cab), SiriusXM Satellite Radio capability (includes three-month trial subscription to XM Select Package), auxiliary audio jack, USB port with iPod® connectivity, hands-free phone capability and music streaming via Bluetooth® wireless technology.
All Tundra-grade models come standard with dual zone air conditioning with individual temperature settings for driver and front passenger, including a seven-speed blower and a replaceable dust and pollen filter. Limited grade models feature a dual zone automatic climate control with individual temperature settings for driver and front passenger. Limited grade Double Cab and Crew Max models add front and rear parking sonar, to the standard equipment list. An auto-dimming rearview mirror with integrated backup camera display, compass, and HomeLink® universal transceiver is standard on Limited grade models and optional on Tundra grade.
Standard High Solar Energy-Absorbing (HSEA) glass helps filter solar heat and most UV light energy entering the vehicle. This helps reduce occupant sun exposure, helps to keep the interior cooler, and enhances durability of interior materials. Limited grade models receive standard IR-cut glass, further reducing solar levels.
Other notable features that distinguish the Limited grade models include a chrome grille surround with matte silver billet-style grille insert; chrome, heated, power and auto-dimming outside mirrors with turn signal indicators, and power-folding feature; leather-trimmed and heated front bucket seats with 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with power thigh and lumbar support and four-way power-adjustable front passenger seat with power lumbar support and rear door privacy glass.
Features inspired by luxury sedans include Optitron instrumentation with color-illuminated speedometer, tachometer, voltmeter, coolant temperature, automatic transmission fluid, fuel, and engine oil temperature gauges, and a LCD Multi-Information Display with customizable settings, odometer, trip meter, instant/average fuel economy, distance to empty, average speed, and trip timer.
The Tundra grade offers an optional audio system: AM/FM CD player with MP3/WMA playback capability, SiriusXM Satellite Radio capability (includes three-month trial subscription to XM Select Package), auxiliary audio jack, USB port with iPod® connectivity, hands-free phone capability and music streaming via Bluetooth® JBL audio system or navigation system.
CrewMax models offer an optional power tilt/slide moonroof with sliding sunshade.
The Limited grade offers an optional Memory Package, which includes leather-trimmed and heated, 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with memory function and power thigh and lumbar support; chrome, heated, power and auto-dimming outside mirrors with turn signal indicators, puddle lamps, power-folding and memory features; and leather-trimmed four-spoke tilt/telescopic steering wheel with memory and audio, Bluetooth® hands-free phone controls.
Limited grade CrewMax models offer a rear-seat DVD entertainment system with nine-inch display, two 115V AC power outlets, remote and two wireless headphones. The available DVD navigation system also includes an integrated backup camera display. This feature is particularly useful when backing up the Tundra to a trailer, or for positioning a boat trailer on a launch ramp.
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Want a carpet that will look good for years? There are a number of things to focus in on when making your final selection. In order to choose the right carpeting for durability, it must have:
A proper backing system
When choosing carpeting, look as closely at the backing as you do the carpet. Backing is the most important factor in determining durability.
There are two types of backing, hard backed and cushion backed. With hard backed carpet, the carpet fibers receive full impact of foot traffic, which damages the fibers on a quicker basis. The appearance of your carpet will also deteriorate in a shorter period of time. With a cushion backed carpeting, the carpet comes with cushion to impact some of the foot traffic, reducing fiber wear.
Cushion backing comes in both open cell and closed cell construction. Open cell cushion backing allows cushion to re-inflate after compression, protecting carpet fibers for a longer period of time. Open cell construction will provide you with the most effective shock absorption.
Color and Pattern
A dark colored carpet, or one with patterns, will naturally be more durable at hiding dirt and spills than a light colored carpet with little to no pattern. It’s important to take into account the location of your carpet when selecting the right color and pattern. In high traffic areas, selecting darker patterns will always give you more longevity.
If carpet pile is denser, packed together and has more stability from end to end, it will last longer. When you walk on carpet, the fibers bend and rub together. This causes friction, which wears away at the fibers. The closer the carpet pile is packed together, the less movement occurs. Which means less friction, less wear, and a longer lasting carpet.
Soil and Stain Resistance
Most carpeting today comes with some sort of stain or soiling protection. This means carpet has natural tendencies or is treated to repel dirt. This makes it easier to clean, easier to retain it’s original beauty. While important, remember design of your carpet is more important than stain resistance. If you build a carpet well from the beginning, it is more likely to retain its quality throughout its life.
While carpet production is the first level of defense in creating high quality flooring, it also depends on its use. It is essential to choose a carpet style that matches the level of foot traffic expected in each area of your home. Bedrooms are different from living areas. And hallways and stairways are some of the highest abused areas of your home. While there isn’t a “one size fits all” choice that will give you everything you need, the more you know, the more durability you can anticipate.
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We successfully made platform enhancements on April 22, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT.
This release included the following features:
- Remove Limit for List Reset Index: Previously, the list index limit was 900 million when there were no items in the list. This update allows users the discretion to reset their lists at any point on the basis the list is empty.
- API - Bulk Model Delete: Users will be able to self-serve and delete multiple models. The Bulk Delete API accepts a comma separated list of ModelGuids. Upon sending the request, the ModelGuids in the list would be deleted.
The response returned will display how many models were deleted. If any models couldn't be deleted, the specific ModelGuids on which models weren't deleted would also be returned.
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AKP Phnom Penh, October 28, 2021 —
This afternoon, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will hand over the bloc’s chairmanship hammer to Cambodia, and Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen will take over the role as ASEAN Chair in 2022. In this sense, Dr. Kin Phea, Director General of International Relations Institute of Cambodia at the Royal Academy of Cambodia shared some of his personal views:
“Cambodia was the last country to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on April 30, 1999. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen, who brought Cambodia into ASEAN, mentioned four main factors that make Cambodia a member of ASEAN: (1) Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, through which ASEAN has become an important barrier for the protection of the sovereignty of its member states, (2) Community spirit is the way in which decisions are made by ASEAN based on the principle of consensus, equal rights and equal footing to make decisions, regardless of old or new members or rich or poor countries. (3) Regional integration factor, that is, the core of regional architecture, political, economic and social ones. (4) ASEAN is an important diplomatic gateway for Cambodia. Since Cambodia joined ASEAN in 1999, ASEAN has always been an important part of Cambodia’s foreign policy.
Over the past 20 years, Cambodia has seized many opportunities from its membership in ASEAN, and Cambodia has also made significant contributions to building the ASEAN Community in general and the ASEAN Political-Security Community in particular.
Since Cambodia became a member of ASEAN in 1999, Cambodia has chaired ASEAN twice, the first in 2002 and the second in 2012, and in 2022 Cambodia will chair ASEAN again. As chair of ASEAN in 2022, what will be the opportunities for Cambodia in the process of building the ASEAN Political-Security Community? What kind of preparations should Cambodia make to seize those opportunities?
Of course, the ASEAN chairmanship can be both pride and pressure, both opportunity and challenge. But first of all, what is an opportunity for Cambodia now is a time when we can proudly show that Cambodia, formerly a country, had been besieged and isolated, both politically and economically; it has now become a country that is actively integrating itself into regional and global structures and architectures, and has been actively playing an active role with equal rights and equal footing in all regional and international affairs, and strictly adhered the principle of multilateralism.
At the same time, Cambodia’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2022 is an opportunity for Cambodia to show its human resources and financial capacity in organising such a large international event. But peace and political stability in Cambodia cannot be overlooked.
If Cambodia were in a state of political turmoil and war, we would not have the opportunity to take on such a huge task. This event will help Cambodia raise its profile in politics, diplomacy, economics, peace operations and international humanitarian affairs.
In the region as well as in the world, many traditional and non-traditional security challenges are emerging, such as rivalries between superpowers, the South China Sea issue, water use issue in the Mekong region, Covid-19 pandemic, vaccination diplomacy issue, and post-Covid-19 economic recovery, natural disasters, cybercrime, transnational crime, human trafficking, local homeless people, migrant workers, climate change, etc. will continue to become increasingly complex challenges.
All of these issues have no boundaries or are the separate responsibilities of any single country, but they are the shared responsibility of the international community, of which Cambodia is a part. Therefore, Cambodia’s role as chair of ASEAN in 2022 is an opportunity for Cambodia to show its ability to jointly solving the above complex challenges.
Cambodia, formerly known as the killing field, an insecure area, a dreaded minefield, has now become a “Peace Island” and a popular tourism destination in Southeast Asia attracting millions of tourists a year.
Cambodia, formerly known for its use of weapons to seize power and to change governments, has now become a country that adheres to the principles of liberal, multi-party democracy through regular, free and fair elections through which the people are offered the opportunities to elect representatives to lead the country, and a country of rule of law with everyone is equal before laws, and a sovereign state with full territorial integrity.
These are lessons and experiences of peace building, national reconciliation and the implementation of win-win policy that Cambodia can share with other ASEAN members during Cambodia’s upcoming ASEAN chairmanship.
Promoting the complete regional integration of ASEAN and ASEAN external cooperation is an important task that ASEAN chair pays hot attention on. Thus, 2022 is an opportunity for Cambodia to push Timor-Leste’s application as the 11th member of ASEAN and the expansion of other ASEAN dialogue partners. At the same time, the last opportunity is for Cambodia to show its potential for development, foreign direct investment and to promote its tourism sector if physical summits and meetings possible.
The above are some of the opportunities that Cambodia can obtain its ASEAN chairmanship in 2022. But the question is, what should Cambodia prepare to seize those opportunities?
In its chairmanship, Cambodia will have both opportunities and challenges. In this sense, Cambodia must be well prepared both domestically and externally to seize opportunities and overcome challenges. Here are some considerations on Cambodia’s preparedness as ASEAN chairmanship.
Absolutely, Cambodia belongs to all of us, not to the Royal Government or any single state institution. Cambodia’s success or failure is the responsibility of all of us, including all Cambodian citizens.
In this sense, in the domestic aspect, it is to ensure that we have everyone on board, taking the “whole-of-Cambodia” approach towards the undertaking of this historical chairmanship role by preparing human resources, materials, budget, technology, security, protocol and hospitality affairs, especially document work for summits and related meetings, being the most important work for this event.
At the same time, all political parties should have a common position on the objectives and priorities of national foreign policy for sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interests, research institutes, national think tanks, as well as other scholars, should work with relevant institutions to provide strategies and policy recommendations so that Cambodia can reap the overwhelming benefits from its chairmanship role; both public and private media should promote widespread coverage of Cambodia’s chairmanship role and disseminate factual information about Cambodia to the public, both inside and outside the country. Also, civil society organisations should contribute to promote the image of Cambodia as chair of ASEAN and to provide constructive recommendations to the Royal Government and relevant institutions. Finally, Cambodian citizens should take a part in the success of Cambodia by being prepared as active citizens with discipline, responsibility, and wisdom.
From the external aspect, both region and world are facing major challenges such as the power rivalries, South China Sea issues and the Mekong region issues, along with the competition between Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Indo-Pacific Strategy.
In this situation, Cambodia is required to carry out silent diplomacy and consultation to find common ground for regional cooperation among countries in the region so that ASEAN members do not fall apart, one side running to the United States and the other side running to China just for individual interests.
That is to push the agenda that binds ASEAN, rather than the issues that divide ASEAN, especially to maintain the unity, solidarity and neutrality of ASEAN, and to indicate that ASEAN is the driving force in manage the power competition between China and the United States to maintain and manage conditions/environments conducive to peace and stability in order to sustain regional prosperity.
In addition, Cambodia should raise agendas that are touchable and feel-able so that we can provide ASEAN citizens a strong sense of pride and hope for the future, and confidence for the wellbeing of generations to come with no one left behind, and also try to strike a balance between three pillars of ASEAN such as political-security community, economic community and socio-cultural community.
On the crucial occasion, Cambodia should propose to establish an “ASEAN Control and Coordination Council – ACCC”, which acts as an institution to monitor and evaluate the implementation of ASEAN agreements, statements and other instruments, as ASEAN has signed countless agreements and documents. Yet, actual implementation seems to be limited and ASEAN does not have a permanent mechanism with a full mandate in this regard.
At the same time, the council will act as a mechanism to mediate or resolve internal crises of member states, disputes between member states, and take precautionary measures to curb interference from outside powers.
In connection with the political crisis in Myanmar, Cambodia should set up an ad hoc taskforce to work with Myanmar’s conflicting parties quietly or through back-door diplomacy to share lessons and experiences of peacebuilding and win-win policy implementation for Myanmar. It is also an opportunity to indicate that Cambodia has the ability to help resolve political crises in the same ASEAN member countries.
Helping to resolve the political crisis in Myanmar is not an interference in the internal affairs of the country, but an expression of ASEAN solidarity and mutual assistance based on mutual respect for sovereignty.
Cambodia should continue to enhance its national role and prestige on the international stage by further enhancing the operation of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center, which is part of Cambodia’s public diplomacy, from a landmine victim country to an ASEAN leading country in mine clearance action, participating more actively in international peacekeeping and humanitarian affairs, and upholding the rule of law, good governance, democratic principles, as well as promoting respects and protection of freedoms, human rights and social justice to build national image and prestige on the international stage.
Cambodia should act from now on to support the integration of Timor-Leste into ASEAN. Timor-Leste is a state like Cambodia that had gone through conflicts and genocides in the past; Cambodia is clearly aware of the importance of Timor-Leste’s entry into ASEAN as the last member of the grouping.
Cambodia has benefited greatly from its membership of ASEAN. Therefore, it is Cambodia’s duty to supporting and assisting Timor-Leste to join ASEAN in order for ASEAN complete regional integration. At the same time, Cambodia should promote the expansion of ASEAN’s external cooperation partners for the benefit of ASEAN and for balance.
Cambodia should continue to strategically diversify its diplomacy, support the principles of multilateralism, maintain close ties with all major powers, strengthen the important role of ASEAN by adhering to the principles of rule-based international relations, and promote peace through dialogue and negotiation. Cambodia should take an absolute neutral stance on international conflicts and sovereignty. Cambodia can also play a broker’s role in easing the South China Sea conflict escalation.
Finally, along with the summits and related meetings, Cambodia should organise a business and investment forums to show Cambodia’s potential and attractiveness for trade, investment and tourism in line with Cambodia’s economic diplomacy strategy. However, in order to ensure its competitive advantage, Cambodia needs to continue to carry out comprehensive, practical and effective reforms of state institutions, continue to strengthen and expand economic infrastructure that can reduce transportation costs and production costs, electricity and water supply at a lower price, reduce or eliminate bureaucracy in investment procedures and, finally, strengthen human resource development to ensure that Cambodia has skilled and semi-skilled workforces to meet the needs of domestic, regional and inter-regional markets.
In conclusion, in its chairmanship role, Cambodia might have many opportunities to show its image and prestige on the international stage and its ability to contribute to solve regional and international issues, and it is a great honour for Cambodia to hold such a brilliant role. However, either Cambodia’s success or failure depends on Cambodia’s preparedness in both domestic and external affairs, and with full participation of all relevant institutions and all components of Cambodian society by putting national interests ahead. Ranging from political parties to research institutions and national think tanks, and from public and private media and civil society organisations to researchers and Cambodian citizens, each of whom has a part to the success or failure of Cambodia’s historic chairmanship role.”
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This room is mostly a collection of things that we found secondhand. I found the bed on Craigslist before we were really ready to start putting the room together, but I couldn't pass it by. We had decided adding a twin bed to the nursery would allow us sleep in the room with baby if we needed to, or just a place for guests. Both dressers are vintage and chalk painted by me. The changing station tucked into the closet was the boys, I found it at a yard sale years ago. Bedding is all from craigslist and ebay. The crib is new from IKEA. As we are adopting, the crib had to pass strict home study rules. I fell in love with the Coco Dot nursery line from Pottery Barn..and the coordinating BonBon from Pottery Barn Teen. I mixed them up a bit with the BabyBlooms sheets, I love how the floral coordinated perfect with the ribbon colors and my canvas print. The Beatrix Potter items are from my oldest son's nursery and some are vintage Eden toys...
I get ideas from everywhere, but I have to temper that with trying to use what we have. My colors really came from two places, the Coco Dot bedding and the super fun canvas print I found at Ross. All the colors were picked to coordinate with them.
I'm drawn to classic English, French and Scandinavian styles. Tossed together with a bit of North West Coastal Cottage.
Twin Bed-Pottery Barn Teen Maison Canopy Bed
Dressers-Thrifted and painted with Annie Sloan Chalk paint
Twin Bedding-Pottery Barn Teen BonBon, Blooms, and Pottery Barn Kids Stacy's Silk comforter, Target bed skirt
Crib Bedding-Pottery Barn Kids Coco Dot quilt and bed skirt, Baby Blooms sheets.
Rocking Chair-Thrifted and painted
Changing Table-Yard Sale
Curtains-Thrifted, Pier One and Martha Stewart
Canvas Print- Ross
I have two.. the canopy bed and my small green dresser. Luckily both can be used long after the baby stage.
The scallop design around the room was done by hand. I used a bowl from the kitchen on a piece of cardboard to make a template. I used the template set against the ceiling to pencil the scallop on the white painted room and then painted aqua up to it with rollers, I used a small brush to fill in the "V" areas between the scallops and finished it off using a brown marker to add a "shadow" effect to the lower points. It gives the room a feeling of having a white canopy over the whole. | <urn:uuid:6b78c3a6-48a7-40fd-b96e-0b896da6adba> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://projectnursery.com/projects/fresh-english-garden-nursery/ | 2024-04-14T23:48:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.94093 | 562 |
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Leasehold (The Port offers leasehold opportunities for open storage, existing accommodation or for bespoke development to meet individual occupier requirements. Terms are available on application and as per the insert schedule)
Our available warehousing, design & build opportunities and sites are situated within the secure confines of the Port of Cardiff, located just 1 mile south of Cardiff city centre.
The Port provides multimodal facilities, including quayside access capable of accommodating vessels of 35,000 dwt and a newly constructed rail loading facility to facilitate rail handling services. ABP has invested significantly in the port over the past few years, modernising infrastructure and supply customers with specialist storage solutions and handling equipment. Existing occupiers on the Port include Travis Perkins, Valero, Cemex, Tarmac, EMR and Bob Martin.
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Real Estate or Stock Market?
Why invest in real estate and not a stock market?
The answer isn't as easy as it may seem because each investment
has it's unique aspects of investments. The main thing to consider is
making the right investment for a right amount of profit and before
this, you must have a look through some pros and cons of whether
investing in real estate are beneficial or stock market.
Investing in a real estate
As an investor in a real estate, the main advantage is that you
can claim a property as your own and in terms of finance, it's
easier to avoid fraud with real estate. As for many investors, it
feels more real to own a property than investing in stock
market in which the dominance over an investment is not felt.
It is most likely that you are familiar with the buying of a real
estate property with the fact that investment in real estate is
Investing in a real estate can sometimes guarantee increase in
property value because of the continued developments in
Investing in a stock market
- Compared to a real estate investment in which independent
work is required, you can own a part of business without any
work required if you invest in a stock market
Diversification is much easier in a stock market specially with
However, a good knowledge and experience is required to
invest in a stock market because it consists of many ups and
downs in shares exchange which can affect an investors goals
Main things to consider
Are you capable?
Now when you know if investing in real estate is the right decision to
make. You must consider your capability in whether you're capable
of investing in real estate.You must have a right financial budget to
avoid any downturns in your investment.
No matter which country you reside in, you must educate yourself
with the minimal amount of information needed to take a head on
investing in a real estate company such as gaining advice from
people experienced in real estate investment within the country.
Reconsider the reason you were going to invest. What is
your target and consider the limitations of investing in a
real estate. While taking this into consideration, choosing
the right area and country is essential when it comes to
real estate investment. Make sure you invest in a property
which is based on a good location with a future of
continued development in terms of economy. to enjoy
appreciation of rental yields after the investment.
As a real estate investor, the main benefit includes steady
cash flow as a source of income to secure financial
freedom for a long time. Owning a rental property can
offer the investors a sense of security because of
properties appreciation in value.
However, appreciation is usually guaranteed if the
structure of the country's economy continues to be
promising in developed. That's why it is necessary to
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closing a property deal to avoid depreciation.
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The Senate is poised to vote on two amendments to the defense-authorization bill today that would have the likely effect of increasing military recruitment, but that Republicans are threatening to oppose. The first is the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. Repeal wouldn't end the policy immediately -- it depends on the completion of a study the Pentagon is currently conducting that ends in December.
The second amendment is the DREAM Act, which has languished in Congress for years despite bipartisan support. That bill would allow the undocumented children of illegal immigrants brought to the United States before the age of 16 to pursue a path to citizenship if they graduate from high school *and go to college or join the military.
There are few substantive objections to either amendment. The civilian and military leadership at the Defense Department have endorsed repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." The U.S. is hardly at the vanguard of allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly -- Israel, Canada, and the UK, among others, already do. Likewise with the DREAM Act, the undocumented residents who would be affected are here through no fault of their own but because of choices made by their parents. They are hardworking, assimilated, Americanized, and in some cases, willing to fight and die for their adopted country.
Yet Republicans, hoping to deny the president and the Democrats a legislative victory, are objecting on process grounds. Sen. John McCain has promised to filibuster the bill if it contains these amendments. Last week he told the Senate that "the problem is the truncated process and partisan manner in which the Majority is forcing through a de facto repeal of a long-standing policy that may have significant ramifications for our military force during a time of two wars – all to fulfill a campaign promise – made by President Obama in 2008 – two months before an election." Of course, DADT already has "significant ramifications" for U.S. military forces during a time of two wars, in the sense that it pushes talented and qualified officers out of the service.
The above statement reveals a bit too much. Both the DREAM Act and repealing DADT are widely popular, and while McCain has publicly supported the former and claims to be on the fence with the latter, he's willing to prevent both from happening, because the Democrats might benefit politically.
Most Americans, though, seem to understand the basic issue here: In the midst of winding down one war and escalating another, it seems like folly to prevent those who are willing to serve from doing so because of the mere circumstances of their birth.
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In the past few years, plant-based campaigns from organisations such as Veganuary have proved to be one of the most effective ways to attract flexitarian consumers to plant-based eating. For businesses looking to target the ever-growing number of consumers eating plant-based products, engaging with these – often global – campaigns and challenges is integral to boosting sales as well as enhancing your company’s reputation.
Some of the most popular plant-based campaigns and challenges are time-bound, global and led by non-profits, allowing non-committal consumers to dip their toe in the plant-based waters without feeling pressured by expectations that their diet changes must be permanent. It’s an ideal time for businesses to tap into a demographic of first-time samplers who might be averse to purchasing plant-based products at other times of the year. Some of the most popular ways of working with these plant-based campaigns include launching or promoting products during the time of a campaign, partnering with the organisation running the campaign to include sponsored content directed at those taking part in the challenge, or by launching campaign-inspired giveaways or publicity stunts.
There are many benefits to embracing the above approach and working with or alongside plant-based campaigns. Most importantly, it helps to promote the plant-based cause – and your plant-based products – to a wider audience, while, at the same time, boosting your company’s profits and expanding your brand footprint. There are a range of different campaigns and challenges open to commercial participation, from the McCartney family’s Meat Free Mondays to Veganuary to ProVeg’s own much-loved Veggie Challenge.
When planning how your company can best take part in an existing plant-based challenge or campaign, there are numerous factors to consider – all of which will play a role in how successful your campaign collaboration will be. We’ve compiled five key pieces of advice to help your business get the most out of participating in these campaigns:
- Partner with a non-profit organisation
- Plan your marketing strategy ahead of time
- Highlight key metrics wherever possible
- Don’t be afraid to think outside the box
- Take part in the challenge yourself!
No matter how you might end up designing your plant-based campaign, it is vital to keep everything as authentic as possible, prioritising genuine care for the cause wherever possible. You’ll notice that this theme runs throughout the rest of the article – be sure to keep it in mind when working with external campaigns – consumers can easily pick up when a brand’s intentions are inauthentic.
Read on to find out more about how to implement these five pieces of advice as effectively as possible, helping to make the most of any future plant-based campaigns.
1. Partner with a campaign
There are many reasons why your company might want to take part in a plant-based campaign, including driving profits, increasing your brand equity, or supporting a wider cause such as sustainability, health, or animal rights. Partnering with a campaign will also require you to make myriad decisions in order to ensure that you follow a campaigning path that balances results with cost. This is why we recommend joining forces with a well-established campaign, such as Veganuary, Meatless Mondays, or ProVeg’s Veggie Challenge.
The three key benefits of partnering with a non-profit organisation such as ProVeg are:
1. These campaigns are run by organisations with experience and expertise
Organisations that are centred around particular plant-based challenges and campaigns have had years of experience in putting together the perfect campaign, combining behavioural psychology with cutting-edge science and savvy marketing techniques.
One particular campaign known as Semana sin carne (‘week without meat’), run by ProVeg Spain, focuses on providing participants with easy plant-based swaps for animal-based meat. In the last few years, ProVeg Spain has worked alongside plant-based meat-alternative brand the Vegetarian Butcher, as well as food giant Upfield, which has provided the team with invaluable experience in how best to cater to each corporate partner.
“It was more difficult to merge the Upfield brand with the campaign, as their focus is on margarines and spreads, not meat alternatives,” says Verónica Larco Jiménez, Communications Manager at ProVeg Spain. “Nevertheless, we still managed to run a hugely successful campaign which made the most of their brand by taking into account their offerings and corporate mission. They have been consistently promoting plant-based as a brand, which aligned perfectly with our goals as an organisation.”
If you work for a company that does not necessarily specialise in plant-based products, or if you are not certain as to how your brand might best fit within the wider plant-based space, collaborating with a plant-based campaign or challenge is a great way to leverage expertise and experience in the plant-based space.
An example of the marketing campaign run by UK spread brand Marmite for Veganuary in 2021.
2. You get to tap into the campaign’s specialist insights and ready-made consumer networks
The organisations that run plant-based campaigns often have unique and exclusive insights into the desires and behaviours of flexitarians and veg-curious consumers, which means that a collaboration can help your company to make the most of a plant-based campaign without putting too much pressure on your company’s research and marketing team. They also typically have extensive consumer networks and large social-media presences. As such, a collaboration with a campaign could put your company in good stead for broadening your brand’s reach and appeal.
Nonprofits also often have a wealth of resources at hand to help participants undertaking these challenge-based campaigns. The ProVeg Veggie Challenge, for example, has developed several strategies to help support and motivate those taking part in the 30-day challenge. ProVeg provides participants with an insightful newsletter featuring tips and recipes – along with a personal Veggie Challenge coach to help support participants with any questions or specific issues – while the Veggie Challenge app lets participants see the positive impact of their dietary choices in real time and gives participants the opportunity to earn badges and unlock special recipes throughout the 30 days.
The ProVeg Veggie Challenge App makes it easier than ever to try a more plant-based diet. Download our handy tool to find and save your favourite recipes, create shopping lists, and see the positive impact you’re having.
If you are a company looking to promote the plant-based cause and reach more flexitarian consumers, partnering with an organisation like ProVeg is a savvy way to do it.
3. The information provided by these nonprofit campaigns is seen as a trustworthy source of information for consumers
Almost a third of European consumers are likely or very likely to look to an NGO website to find information about plant-based products.1Moreover, according to research by Morning Consult, over half of US adults trust nonprofit organisations.2 Similarly, a report by the Charity Commission for England and Wales found that trust in charities is higher than it is in private companies or newspapers.3 It’s clear that a high proportion of consumers trust NGOs as a reliable source of information and a force for good in the world.
If your company is looking to make a difference to the plant-based movement, partnering up with a plant-based campaign will help to assure your consumers that your company’s interest in the cause is legitimate and authentic. It also helps consumers to connect your branding with the campaign’s positive messaging.
It makes sense to link with an organisation like ProVeg because we have credibility. Rather than spending money on what might be seen as just a PR stunt or a money grab, they can collaborate with a non-profit and contribute the same funds towards an intrinsic mission.”
ProVeg Belgium have extensive experience in running plant-based campaigns, including their successful Donderdag Veggiedag campaign
It’s vital to understand that a collaboration with a nonprofit as exactly that: a two-way, collaborative partnership. Viewing it as purely transactional will not help you to get the most out of the collaboration and consumers are more likely to see it as a profit-seeking stunt.
“Some companies look at a partnership with us like we’re selling them an advertising budget,” Ijkema continues. “But they shouldn’t see it this way. It’s more about helping to educate consumers and fostering a long-term relationship that helps to promote the accessibility and availability of plant-based foods.”
As such, if your company is looking for a way to get involved with a plant-based campaign or challenge, we recommend that you consider looking at a campaign run by a nonprofit like ProVeg, allowing you to tap into the organisation’s expertise, resources, and reputation.
2. Plan your marketing strategy ahead of time
Deciding exactly what pathway is best for your company – and taking into account what will have the most impact at the least cost – is tricky. With millions of people taking part in a range of plant-based challenges every year, the key difficulty as a business lies in getting consumers to associate the campaign with your brand. This takes time and careful planning throughout the year, not just during the campaign period.
There are many different ways for your business to take part in a plant-based challenge or campaign. Most vitally, you want to attract the consumer’s attention and actively maintain it for the duration of the campaign. The appropriate marketing strategies and engagement opportunities depend largely on the type of business – whether it’s a brand, retailer, or food-service business – and thus planning the right strategy in advance is essential.
Popular strategies used by food-service brands during the course of plant-based campaigns such as Veganuary include launching new menu items during the campaign period or offering special discounts for consumers choosing plant-based options. It can also be the perfect way to soft-launch a more permanent transition to plant-based menu items.
Popular UK restaurant chain Wagamama was hugely successful with this approach. In 2021, they launched a full range of new plant-based menu items and announced their commitment to making 50% of their menu fully plant-based by the end of that year.4 Demonstrating the efficacy of this approach, the Restaurant Group, which owns Wagamama and other international chains, reported a dramatic increase in orders of vegan items across its businesses — from 5% to 20% between 2021 and 2022.5
For brands looking to launch new plant-based products or boost the sales of existing ones, supporting a campaign or challenge can also be extremely effective if properly planned. Hannah Weller, International Corporate Engagement Manager at Veganuary, tells us that launching products during a plant-based campaign can dramatically boost sales. Veganuary generates lots of ‘veg-curious’ consumers via their email pledge series in January, making it an ideal time to launch a new product, although it can be easy to get lost in the noise. Planning a marketing strategy in good time – which should be at least four to six months before your campaign or challenge begins – is essential to ensuring that your messaging lands with consumers.
Despite all the activity taking place in the plant-based space during these campaigns, it can still be useful to use the time as an opportunity to trial new products. “Not everything will work, and price can be a barrier in some cases,” Weller says. “But, with such a large demographic of people signing up to try plant-based during Veganuary (over 600,000 in 2022), it’s the perfect time to trial things.”
Taking the time to plan for every eventuality – and then making the most out of the lessons learned – will be the defining factor between a company that thrives during a plant-based campaign and one that loses out.
If launching a new product during a month-long campaign doesn’t work for you, there are other options to consider. For example, the ongoing Veggie Challenge has collaborated with brands such as Alpro, Vivera, and Garden Gourmet. During Semana sin carne in 2021, ProVeg Spain collaborated with the Vegetarian Butcher as part of a paid partnership. ProVeg used the funds provided to further its mission of reducing the global consumption of animal-based products by 50% by 2040. In return, the Vegetarian Butcher was a featured brand in the Semana sin carne campaign newsletter, and was also featured in recommended recipes for challenge participants and on the ProVeg Spain website. ProVeg was also able to engage its expansive influencer network to promote the campaign alongside the Vegetarian Butcher, reaching an estimated 458,000 consumers. This was a great way for the brand to expand their reach, while still naturally fitting in with the goal of Semana sin carne and ProVeg as a whole.
ProVeg Spain used an Instagram giveaway as a savvy marketing tool to promote their partnership with the Vegetarian Butcher for Semana sin carne in 2021.
Other marketing strategies include in-store discounts or offers on plant-based products, as well as social media-focused promotions utilising the power of influencers. If you’d like to learn more about how best to harness influencers as part of your broader marketing strategy, click here to read ProVeg’s full article or watch the webinar on the topic.
Some campaigns, such as Veganuary and Meat Free Mondays, allow companies to use their logo and name in their marketing free of charge. Others, however, such as Donderdag Veggiedag, are more protective of their trademark, which cannot be used without permission. Making sure that you take into account the legal differences between different charitable organisations will be important when planning any potential collaborations. According to Veronica Larco Jiménez of ProVeg Spain, accounting for these logistical complications is an important part of planning any campaign. “You need to make sure you plan your partnership in time in order to get everything ready,” she says. “It always takes longer than you think it will.”
Finally, as we already know, plant-based campaigns and challenges vary in terms of when they take place. Some challenges are known for being held during a certain time period, like Veganuary, which takes place in January. Others – such as the Veggie Challenge – are available to participants throughout the year, making them a flexible and on-demand option. Keeping this in mind will help you to plan a campaign that attracts the most consumers. For example, in February, there are typically swathes of consumers looking to join in on the plant-based diet if they missed Veganuary, as well as those who did participate and who are looking for further direction. Partnering with a flexible campaign such as the Veggie Challenge gives consumers the freedom to try plant-based eating whenever they like while also promoting a brand’s visibility and reputation.
3. Highlight key metrics wherever possible
To get the most out of a campaign partnership, it’s important to make the tangible and quantifiable benefits of taking part clear to consumers. The best way to do this is to include key metrics wherever possible. You need to demonstrate that taking part in a campaign your company is affiliated with will save your customer a specific amount of money, or will reduce emissions by a certain amount.
For example, ProVeg’s Veggie Challenge provides calculations for its participants that aid them in visualising the material impact their participation in the challenge will have in real-time. These calculations can be found here. ProVeg approximates that signing up for the Veggie Challenge and going vegan for 30 days can help an individual to avoid the slaughter of three animals, along with 62.5 kilograms of CO2-eq emissions, while saving 39,000 litres of water and 64.9 metres2 of land.6
Similarly, ProVeg Spain was able to calculate the impact of their Semana sin carne campaign in 2021. The team calculated that, in total, participation in the challenge avoided 100,681 kilograms of CO2-eq emissions, while saving 25,978,636 litres of water, and 161,691 metres2 of land.7 (Note that the Veggie Challenge uses different estimates and calculations.)
A recent report by animal-advocacy organisation Faunalytics found that one of the key barriers for consumers in taking up and maintaining a vegan or vegetarian diet was motivation. Some strategies suggested to overcome this issue include educating individuals on the health and animal-justice benefits.8 As such, we recommend collaborating with a partner who can provide these calculations to participants, or else invest in providing your own calculations as a motivating force for consumers to stick with a campaign challenge.
Quantifying and communicating the impact of a plant-based campaign to participants is vital to retaining interest and achieving long-term change.
Joey van Griethuijsen, Coordinator of the Veggie Challenge, recommends not only employing these key metrics, but making sure that they are given a proper context and made relatable to participants.
Try to link the statistics to equivalent examples that are more easily understood, such as transforming CO2 emissions into the number of miles driven in a car. This will help participants to better quantify their impact.”
Ultimately, providing consumers with the right motivation to take part in a lifestyle-change campaign and reasons to retain their changed behaviour after the end of the campaign will mean that customers come back for more of your brand or product. Providing informative statistics also makes your company’s endorsement of a campaign seem more authentic, as consumers are able to see the real-world impact on animals, health, and the environment.
4. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box
Some of the most memorable corporate forays into the world of plant-based have been made during plant-based campaign periods such as Veganuary. These campaigns and challenges provide the perfect opportunity for brands and businesses to make big statements and launch PR stunts. At the end of the day, with so many people trying plant-based eating during these periods, attracting and retaining attention is one of the key metrics by which to measure success.
As such, you shouldn’t be scared to think too creatively when considering how your company might best collaborate with those hosting the campaigns. An example of a successful PR stunt conducted during Veganuary 2021 comes from plant-based meat alternative brand This – who are no strangers to both good press and bad press.9 For this particular stunt, This took over the English town of Quorn, sponsoring some of their local shops, their pub, and their bingo hall – a lighthearted attempt to challenge their plant-based meat competitor, UK brand Quorn.10 Also in 2021, This set up a comedy helpline for those undertaking Veganuary who were struggling to stay away from animal-based meat.11
Using humour to develop your brand image during campaign periods such as Veganuary are a great way to attract flexitarian consumers who might be on the fence about your product or service. However, as with any unorthodox marketing strategy, you need to be careful not to lose sight of your core values, or else you risk alienating your traditional consumer base. As we explored earlier, participating in a plant-based campaign in partnership with a nonprofit campaign like ProVeg’s Veggie Challenge can help to avoid this. By working with a campaign, you can leverage the organisation’s expertise in order to craft the perfect plant-based campaign, while also providing an authentic commitment to the shift towards plant-based eating.
5. Take part in the challenge yourself!
The final recommendation which can help to boost your company’s credibility and make your plant-based campaign seem authentic is to take part in the campaign yourselves. This is especially effective if you are not already a fully plant-based company. Consumers can easily see through profit-driven corporate actions that come off as disingenuous or inauthentic. Most consumers prefer brands who share their social values and aren’t afraid to show it.12 Making sure your team or department takes part in the challenge at the same time as promoting your products or discounts to the consumer can help to assuage this issue. There are many other added benefits as well, including a boost to your team’s morale and lowering their carbon footprint.
In the Netherlands, ProVeg offers Veggie Challenge Teams, a group-based version of the Veggie Challenge app which helps companies and organisations to take part in the Veggie Challenge as a group. Some of the features include live graphs showing the impact of participation in the challenge, group chats, and personal, group, and organisation-level results, as well as recipes which are popular within your team – everything you might need to keep your organisation motivated while taking part in the challenge.
Taking part in a plant-based campaign as a team can be a great way to promote workplace morale and team solidarity.
Faye Lewis, Head of Communications at vegan charity Viva!, which hosts a 7-day and a 30-day vegan challenge, recommends a top-down approach with company executives leading by example. Getting the full team involved in such a way will not only promote company culture and team morale, but is also a helpful way to identify gaps and issues within your company’s plant-based offerings.
Hannah Weller gives the example of UK supermarket retailer Marks & Spencer, who took part in the Veganuary Workplace Challenge after launching their Plant Kitchen range in 2019. “Having personally taken part in the challenge, a member of the M&S Senior Management team [who wasn’t vegan] realised that they were missing key products in their plant-based range that they hadn’t previously considered, such as in the bakery section,” Weller says. “Taking part in the workplace challenge was an eye-opener for their whole team to figure out which plant-based options consumers need on shelves.”
If you’re looking to get your company involved in a team-wide plant-based challenge, the most important thing to remember is to keep it lighthearted and fun. The gamification elements of the Veggie Challenge app can help to keep your staff engaged throughout the challenge, promoting greater success and positive feelings around plant-based eating. Other ways to do this within your company would be to have internal competitions, such as best-cooked plant-based meal – or even worst-cooked!
With every year comes the launch of a new round of plant-based campaigns and challenges, with more and more consumers keen to take part. Your company should be harnessing this momentum and attempting to draw in customers by participating in campaigns in one form or another.
To reiterate, our key recommendations for any business interested in making the most of nonprofit-run campaigns or challenges are:
- Partner with a non-profit organisation
- Plan your marketing strategy ahead of time
- Highlight key metrics wherever possible
- Don’t be afraid to think outside the box
- Take part in the challenge yourself!
The common thread of each of these pieces of advice is the need for your company to engage authentically with the plant-based cause. After all, such campaigns and challenges are forged from a genuine desire to change the way we consume animal-based products around the world.
“Focus on helping people achieve their plant-based goals – don’t just focus on the corporate element or promoting your business,” says Larco Jiménez. “Focus on the real cause behind it all: increasing the consumption of plant-based products.”
And remember – real change starts at home. Don’t be afraid to try something like the Veggie Challenge yourself, individually. For more information on how your company can get involved in the Veggie Challenge as a corporate partner, you can email ProVeg at [email protected].
- Smart Protein Project (2021): What consumers want: A survey on European consumer attitudes towards plant-based foods. Country specific insights. European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (No 862957). Available at: https://smartproteinproject.eu/consumer-attitudes-plant-based-food-report/ Accessed 2022-08-28.
- Morning Consult (2022) via Wright, P. (2022): Trust In Nonprofits Varies By Generation. The NonProfit Times. Available at: https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/trust-in-nonprofits-varies-by-generation/ Accessed 2022-09-06.
- Charity Commission for England and Wales (2022): Public trust in charities 2022. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-public-trust-in-charities-and-trustees-experience-of-their-role/public-trust-in-charities-2022 Accessed 2022-09-08.
- Vegconomist (2021): Wagamama Launches Veganuary Menu, Vows to Make Half Its Dishes Meatless in 2021. Available at: https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-service/wagamama-launches-veganuary-menu-vows-to-make-half-its-dishes-meatless-in-2021/ Accessed 2022-09-09.
- The Restaurant Group (2022): FY21 Financial summary. Available at: https://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/restaurant_group/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=1134&newsid=1560814 Accessed 2022-05-05.
- ProVeg International (2021): How Much Impact Can You Make By Taking The Veggie Challenge. Available at: https://proveg.com/blog/how-much-you-could-save-by-taking-the-veggie-challenge/ Accessed 2022-09-07.
- Data courtesy of ProVeg Spain (2021).
- Anderson, J., & Milyavskaya, M. (2022): Going Vegan Or Vegetarian: Barriers and Strategies On The Path To Success. Faunalytics. Available at: https://faunalytics.org/going-veg-barriers-and-strategies/# Accessed 2022-09-08.
- Gough, A. (2022): ‘COERCIVE AS F*CK’: did tone-deaf meat fakers THIS manipulate vegans into tasting flesh?. Surge Campaigning. Available at: https://www.surgeactivism.org/articles/this-coerced-vegans-eat-animal-products Accessed 2022-09-12.
- Bowler, H. (2021): Meat-free brand This sponsors Quorn in Veganuary marketing stunt. The Drum. Available at: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/12/14/meat-free-brand-sponsors-quorn-veganuary-marketing-stunt Accessed 2022-09-12.
- Chiorando, M. (2021): Comedy Phone Helpline Set Up For Brits Struggling With Veganuary. Plant Based News. Available at: https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/comedy-phone-helpline-set-up-for-brits-struggling-with-veganuary/ Accessed 2022-09-12.
- Harris Interactive / Toluna (2021): Brand Values Matter As Nearly 80% Of People Choose Brands Aligned To Their Personal Values – Research Reveals. Available at: https://harris-interactive.co.uk/press/brand-values-matter-as-nearly-80-of-people-choose-brands-aligned-to-their-personal-values-research-reveals/ Accessed 2022-08-29. | <urn:uuid:7adb6649-4938-40bc-adfd-482c7886d356> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://proveg.org/article/channelling-the-plant-based-challenge/ | 2024-04-15T00:13:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.949025 | 5,863 |
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Dr. Chan-Golston is a biostatistician whose research focuses on Bayesian spatial statistics and its applications to Public Health. Specifically, his methodological work examines the estimation of finite population quantities, accounting for both complex sampling designs and spatial associations. His applied interests include the food environment, adolescent health, mental health, wildfire prevention, disease detection, and zebra stripes. Raised in Clovis, he is dedicated to the improvement of health in the Central Valley. | <urn:uuid:65624773-d914-4a95-b948-6e880169bb26> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://publichealth.ucmerced.edu/content/alec-chan-golston | 2024-04-14T23:45:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.915913 | 118 |
Reactive oxygen species are well-known mediators of various biological responses. Recently, new homologues of the catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase have been discovered in non-phagocytic cells. These new homologues (Nox1-Nox5) produce low levels of superoxides compared to the phagocytic homologue Nox2/gp91phox. Using Nox1 siRNA, we show that Nox1-dependent superoxide production affects the migration of HT29-D4 colonic adenocarcinoma cells on collagen-I. Nox1 inhibition or down-regulation led to a decrease of superoxide production and alpha 2 beta 1 integrin membrane availability. An addition of arachidonic acid stimulated Nox1-dependent superoxide production and HT29-D4 cell migration. Pharmacological evidences using phospholipase A2, lipoxygenases and protein kinase C inhibitors show that upstream regulation of Nox1 relies on arachidonic acid metabolism. Inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase decreased basal and arachidonic acid induced Nox1-dependent superoxide production and cell migration. Migration and ROS production inhibited by a 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor were restored by the addition of 12(S)-HETE, a downstream product of 12-lipoxygenase. Protein kinase C delta inhibition by rottlerin (and also GO6983) prevented Nox1-dependent superoxide production and inhibited cell migration, while other protein kinase C inhibitors were ineffective. We conclude that Nox1 activation by arachidonic acid metabolism occurs through 12-lipoxygenase and protein kinase C delta, and controls cell migration by affecting integrin alpha 2 subunit turn-over. | <urn:uuid:e76c9f95-0dfe-406a-b42e-0da4fce496ad> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18023288/ | 2024-04-15T00:28:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.903069 | 371 |
Context: A substantial proportion of people at clinical high risk of psychosis will develop a psychotic disorder over time. However, the risk of transition to psychosis varies between centers, and some recent work suggests that the risk of transition may be declining.
Objective: To quantitatively examine the literature to date reporting the transition risk to psychosis in subjects at clinical high risk.
Data sources: The electronic databases were searched until January 2011. All studies reporting transition risks in patients at clinical high risk were retrieved.
Study selection: Twenty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising a total of 2502 patients.
Data extraction: Transition risks, as well as demographic, clinical, and methodologic variables, were extracted from each publication or obtained directly from its authors.
Data synthesis: There was a consistent transition risk, independent of the psychometric instruments used, of 18% after 6 months of follow-up, 22% after 1 year, 29% after 2 years, and 36% after 3 years. Significant moderators accounting for heterogeneity across studies and influencing the transition risks were the age of participants, publication year, treatments received, and diagnostic criteria used. There was no publication bias, and a sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the core findings.
Conclusions: The state of clinical high risk is associated with a very high risk of developing psychosis within the first 3 years of clinical presentation, and the risk progressively increases across this period. The transition risk varies with the age of the patient, the nature of the treatment provided, and the way the syndrome and transition to psychosis are defined. | <urn:uuid:e0eacd10-7e41-4de5-bbde-f9ae08f40d94> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22393215/?dopt=Abstract | 2024-04-15T00:28:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.954148 | 316 |
Purpose of review: Seasonal and pandemic influenza are major causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) are the only class of antiviral agent recommended for the treatment of currently circulating strains of influenza. There has previously been controversy over the level of evidence for patient benefit with NAIs. We review here the current evidence base for the clinical impact of treatment of influenza with NAIs.
Recent findings: Meta-analysis of pharma-sponsored studies (including previously unpublished data) shows that NAIs reduce the duration of illness in influenza-infected patients, and suggest a possible reduction in the rate of complications and hospitalization. Meta-analysis of observational studies examining oseltamivir use during the H1N1 2009 pandemic, suggest a reduction in hospitalization rate in community-dwelling patients and a reduction in mortality in hospitalized adults treated with NAIs. Current NAI use in the community and hospitals varies widely but in general they are underutilized.
Summary: Although there has been controversy over the level of evidence for patient benefit, a growing body of evidence suggests that treatment of influenza with NAIs is associated with improved outcomes for both patients in the community and more severely unwell patients in hospital. Clinical outcomes are optimal with earlier use and strategies to improve early widespread NAI utilization are needed. | <urn:uuid:5d6d74b8-242d-4b1d-81f8-68b58632372a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30320639/ | 2024-04-15T00:14:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.946577 | 275 |
To the Editor:
Beginning with the 2002 landmark publication by Engoren et al. on the effect of transfusion on survival after cardiac surgery, multiple investigators have shown an association between transfusion and adverse events including short- and long-term mortality.1–7All these studies included larger numbers of patients than in the study by Weightman et al . in Anesthesiology. This large body of studies is remarkably consistent in the finding that transfusion in a dose-dependent manner confers an increased risk of short- and long-term mortality in cardiac surgery. Contrary to these earlier findings, the recent study by Weightman et al. 8concludes by stating “Patients who have undergone coronary artery surgery and who have received moderate amounts of blood . . . should be reassured that they are unlikely to experience a reduction in long-term survival.” This statement reaches far beyond what the data in their study show.
How should we interpret the findings of Weightman et al . in the context of the previously published evidence? In a variety of well-designed, although nonrandomized, studies, tallying more than 30,000 cardiac surgery patients, there is a consistent “hazard signal” regarding the effect of erythrocyte transfusion on short- and long-term outcomes in cardiac surgery. None of the previously published evidence suggests that erythrocyte transfusion is either safe or effective therapy for anemia in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. One possible explanation offered by the author is that previous studies failed to include preoperative anemia as a mortality risk factor in their analysis. Preoperative anemia is a marker for transfusion; it may also independently predict reduced long-term survival in patients with coronary artery disease.9However, it is highly unlikely that decreased short- and long-term survival in transfused cardiothoracic surgery patients simply reflect the risk of preexisting anemia.
Examination of the data of Weightman et al . suggests a number of serious limitations. The data are stratified into four groups based on the number of units transfused: no transfusion, 1-2 units, 3-6 units, and >6 units. Stratification severely dilutes the conclusions and leads to a type II error. Furthermore, the 95% confidence limits for the point estimates for the groups receiving 1-2 units or 3-6 units are very wide and only powered to exclude hazard rates greater than 40%; the possibility of a hazard rate less than 40% may have been falsely rejected. This is a significant limitation to this study given the size of earlier studies and should limit the breadth of any conclusions. As Weightman et al . state, this study was inadequately powered.
Plasma, platelet, and cryoprecipitate units transfused were included in the data in equal weight to erythrocyte transfusions. This confounds the analysis and is different from any previous study. It is unlikely that the short-term or any long-term consequences of platelet transfusion, and especially transfusion of acellular blood components such as plasma and cryoprecipitate, will be identical to that of erythrocytes. These products should not have been included in the analysis.
The authors state that “There were 250 subjects who died during follow-up who did not have a history of malignant disease at the time of surgery, comprising 77 subjects in group 1 and 183 in the transfused groups.” Because this total is 260 rather than 250, one or both of these numbers is incorrect. (The total number of deaths stated elsewhere in the article is 266. The number of deaths occurring in patients who reported a history of malignancy before surgery and subsequently died during the follow-up is stated to be 16, leaving 250 deaths in patients without a history of malignancy, not 260).
Finally, there is the influence of new malignant conditions on the cumulative hazard of mortality by (the) transfusion group. A new cancer-related diagnosis after surgery was not included in the model, yet there was a disproportionate number of subjects who died with a cancer-related diagnosis in the group not receiving transfusion compared with the transfused groups (P = 0.03). If subjects who died from a cancer-related diagnosis are excluded from the analysis, mortality data from the three transfusion groups pooled, and the cumulative mortality rate recalculated to compare patients who received any transfusion with those who were not transfused, the mortality rate for transfused patients is more than twice that of patients who were not transfused (13.2% vs. 6.0%). This is a striking finding consistent with previous studies.
What should we tell our patients and how should we approach the transfusion decision in the setting of cardiothoracic surgery? First, as we demonstrated, the data presented in this study do not provide reassurance that patients who receive perioperative transfusion are unlikely to experience a reduction in long-term survival; this remains an open question, with current evidence favoring a restrictive transfusion strategy being associated with lower mortality. At a minimum, there seems to be no benefit to transfusion in the majority of patients. Transfusion is associated with substantial cost10and a host of well-documented risks, including disease transmission, hemolytic reactions, acute lung injury, and circulatory overload. Therefore, strategies to optimize hemoglobin and minimize bleeding and transfusion should be used.
Transfusion rates of greater than 50% in uncomplicated coronary artery bypass procedures should no longer be tolerated. A number of programs have demonstrated the ability to perform coronary artery bypass surgery with transfusion rates consistently less than 20%.11Transfusion in cardiac surgery should be an uncommon event. More data are needed, but until then, the decision to transfuse should continue to be viewed as one that carries substantial risk but no proven benefit in the hemodynamically stable patient.
The authors thank the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Amidst the deafening sounds of the cheering crowd and the air of nervous excitement, players from various parts of the country don their jerseys, all in the hopes of bringing glory to their college. After three days of intense battles between the different teams, only one champion emerges. Nevertheless, every player returns with a heart full of memories worth a lifetime.
The All India Inter NIT Sports Meet is the annual sporting fiesta that sees teams from the 31 NITs over the country compete against each other in different sporting events held across various NITs.
Our institute hosted the 2019 – ’20 All India Inter NIT tournaments for Basketball (Men and Women), Swimming (Men and Women) and Kabaddi (Men and Women) from 17th – 19th February 2020.
The event kicked off with the inaugural ceremony held at the NITK Main Ground on January 17, 2020. Sri. Jagadeesh Kumble, Asian Gold Medallist in Kabaddi was the Chief Guest and Prof. Ananthanarayana V. S. presided over the function.
Players from the various NITK sports teams recount their experiences and adventures from the event as they interact with Team Pulse.
Read on to view the Inter NIT tournaments through the eyes of the players.
Atideepth Bharadwaj – Chemical 2nd Year
Refreshments after a tiring practise session are what all of us look forward to. To the sweet treats of milkshakes and chocolates. A couple of weeks before every Inter NIT, we get coupons for refreshments. This plays a good part in motivating us to practise. However, when the day arrives, when we’re standing on the starting blocks, we hear nothing but our own breath, waiting for the words “take your mark”. Then there is a pause before the coach blows the whistle signalling the start. That pause is when we feel scared, excited, and hopeful along with a mixture of 30 other feelings.
Once the race begins you don’t hear anything. The crowd shouting, people following, nothing. It’s just you, the water and your breathing. We go as fast as possible while trying to peek a look at our competitors, to see if they are ahead of us, next to us or behind us. That extra push we give ourselves when we realize that our rivals are next to us or ahead of us is what determines the outcome of the race. The best example I’ve seen of this is in this year’s Inter NIT. The men’s medley relay was one of the most exciting races. Four lengths of the pool covered by four individuals in different strokes. Starting with backstroke, then breaststroke, butterfly and then finally freestyle. NIT Trichy and we battled to the end, at first we got the lead in backstroke courtesy of Praveen Maiya, which I conceded to them in the breaststroke leg. However, we made it up in the butterfly leg, Aditya Satpute being the terrific swimmer he is and with that small lead Anushruta Tripathi was able to take us home. We literally won by just a couple of arms. The thrill of this victory knew no bounds. It was pure bliss.
Of course, the post Inter NIT entertainment of diving off the boards in the pool was amazing, but never did we bond with any other team as well as we did with NIT Trichy. We met them again at Manipal’s Revels and dined together. At the end of the day, making friends and enjoying other people’s company is what it all comes down to. Truly one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.
Meghna Savit – Computer Science 3rd Year
Inter NIT went really well this for the swim team this year, and the home field played to our advantage too. A lot of our competitions were really intense and fun to be a part of. Individually, all our members did really well, especially considering that our girls team was made up of mostly beginners. The individual events bought us medals in various strokes such as breast, butterfly and back. The relays we took part in, both medley and freestyle, were the cherry on the top, as we competed tooth and nail with our long standing arch rivals, NIT Trichy and actually did really well. All in all, the experience was great and we all learned a lot about the sport as well as about ourselves.
Sathvika.B.Mahesh – Civil. 2nd Year, Saumya Karri – Mechanical. 2nd Year
Feeling the swish of the ball when it goes clean through the hoop?
The All India Inter NIT Basketball tournament was held at NITK from Jan 17 to Jan 19. It was the biggest and the most awaited tournament for which all the teams had put in their best efforts. It was the epitome of skill and sportsman spirit. On the first day, most of the teams were seen practising on the court. No match was easy. The crowd witnessed the teams battle against each other for victory, pride and glory in one of the most heated events. While on the court we were opponents, outside all the teams were very friendly with each other. There were volunteers to help and cater to the needs of the teams and referees off and on the court at all times. NITK students coming in huge numbers to cheer for the home team greatly boosted our confidence during every match. In the 3 days of the tournament, we were extremely lucky to witness the immense talent and enthusiasm among all the teams.
We were up against NIT Calicut for the final match. Entering the court as the crowd applauded and chanted slogans praising the team was an incredible mixture of excitement and nervousness too since it was our home court. The whistle of the referee buzzed and the match began. It wasn’t an easy match. We put in our best efforts without fretting about what the result would turn out to be and it all paid off in the end.
We emerged as the Women’s Basketball Champions. Finally, after the prize distribution ceremony, all the teams celebrated by dancing together on court.
Sohanraj R. – Information Tech. 1st year
Inter NIT was one of the most exciting experiences for us. Every year many teams from different NITs all over India train hard throughout the year to win this prestigious cup. It was very good exposure for us, playing against different kinds of teams with different methodologies.
Interacting with the other players was fun, listening to their previous year experiences and hearing the amount of respect they have for our previous generation teams was a proud moment for every one of us. Even though we were friends with most of the teams off the court, we were always rivals on the court. Giving our heart out for the game was necessary. We had home-court advantage and every one of us had no intention to disappoint the college or ourselves by playing a half-hearted game. While planning strategies for different teams or devising plays to score, the intention to win was pretty clear. We had the crowd’s support, cheering for us in every match.
We reached the quarters and lost by a difference of one point against NIT Jaipur. We played our best game that day and we all were satisfied by the way we played but a new hunger grew in us to win the trophy next year. We faced a lot of ups and downs during this tournament but we faced everything as a team.
Vislavath Suresh – Mechanical Final Year
Those were the days when zeal, dedication, excitement and confidence filled the soul of every player of the Kabaddi team. We had great practice sessions. We even stayed back at college during the holidays and worked hard. Every player stuck to the plan and made their time available for our Kabaddi practice. We all loved the way we put in our efforts to win the title and when the competition started we are confident enough to make our dreams come true. Our team was well equipped. When the competition was going on, we did feel a bit pressured being the home team. However, being a home team we got excellent support. Being the home team has its pros and cons.
At the end of the day, sportsmanship is the only thing that matters. True sportsmen are the ones who accept victory and defeat in the same way. The competition taught us a lot. We are not discouraged for not making it to the finals, we are proud of representing our college. We will continue to dream and work towards achieving the title of champions.
Vinaya J. – Mechanical 2nd Year
Women’s Kabaddi being part of Inter NIT competitions is the happiest thing for every female Kabaddi enthusiast. Students of NITK have been participating in the Inter NIT Women’s Kabaddi for the last two years. This year it was even more special since it was held at NITK. It felt good to be the home team. Every team member was proud and honoured to be a part of the game. All that we banked on was good practice. Our game strategy was that mind matters the most, even if you have an opponent with better physique. In front of the injuries you have in a game, the glory outshines. However, we did wish for was a safe game. Winning is the ultimate goal but participating and giving it our best shot is all that matters and that made our team emerge as the Second Runner up. | <urn:uuid:308eab22-062f-4c01-a694-6d93723b60a3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://pulse.nitk.ac.in/2020/05/21/inter-nit-2019-20-diaries/ | 2024-04-14T23:51:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.98045 | 1,988 |
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the construction of the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be completed within the next 12 months.
Speaking during a tour at the Abuja airport on Tuesday, he said the government had started the payment of compensation to communities affected by the second runway project.
“You know, I had to go and meet the FCT minister and get that project off the ground in terms of clearing the obstacles on the way. So, as of today, the report I have is that the money we paid to FCT for them to pay the settlers there has started being paid, and they have started moving.
“This is a project Nigerians have been waiting for forever. It has been a controversial project since Obasanjo’s time. Well, thankfully, this government is set to commence that project and it is one of the projects that is a low-hanging fruit for us and we think it is extremely important. You remember the other time there was a problem with the Abuja runway, we all had to go to Kaduna, you know, in a very inconvenient manner, to board our plane.
“So, the second runway for a gateway like Abuja for the capital city is extremely important and I pray that all agencies of government, the National Assembly, and the presidency, will give us the support to make sure we deliver that project within 12 months,” he said.
Keyamo also stressed that the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air project, remained suspended, adding that he would not overlook any potential red flags associated with it.
He further stated that the concerns of Nigerians, including all concerned government agencies, would not be sidelined.
According to the minister, the Nigeria Air project will not commence until all documents signed before, during, and after the alleged launch of the project are thoroughly scrutinised.
He said, “Well, the next step will be for the Federal Government as a body, not just me as a minister, to look at all the reports that I’m putting before them to make a final decision. So, no final decision has been taken on all of these, but I won’t be here because it would be very irresponsible of me as a minister to come in and agencies of governments are raising red flags here and there, and I will keep quiet.
“I’m not talking about even Nigerians complaining, agencies of government are raising red flags about both projects. And I, as a functionary of the government, as a minister, will then wave all of those red flags away.
People were already putting machinery in motion to commit themselves. So, it is to save them and save us.
“Don’t commit! Hold on. Don’t commit anything so that your commitments will not go into these adventures. Wait; let us look at it all. Like I said before, be responsive to the feelings of Nigerians, to the red flags that have been raised by certain agencies of government, and then we make a final decision.”
Keyamo further expressed his dissatisfaction with the deteriorating condition of certain airport facilities and committed to reinstating a culture of maintenance within the airport.
Keyamo said, Now, on a visit to most of our airports, those are the problems we are facing. Even with this new facility, I understand only four of the 10 chillers are working. Now, what is the immediate solution? I have told them that my mentality toward some of these things is that, for example, most of those lifts are obsolete instead of fixing them and fixing them, and every two months they will bring a bill to fix them, I have told them to get rid of them. And by the time you fix them three times, you are almost buying a new one. Let us buy high-quality lifts to promote a new brand here.
“The ones I saw here are not good enough. I know about lifts. They are not good enough. So, I will not be here and see them go and buy substandard lifts again. The ones that can take high traffic and we see them all over the world. Lifts are not something you just buy locally. There are good brands all over the world.
“So, I have told them to get rid of these lifts. I won’t spend money repairing them every two months. That is my attitude toward them. Let’s be patient.”
According to Keyamo, the country needs to develop a maintenance culture.
“If we cannot maintain these things internally because these things are more like consumables in quotes, I’m using that word advisedly in quotes, because they are things you almost use almost every day and you see every day and they are the optics that people see. Let us get people who can maintain them and we can hold them responsible,” he noted. | <urn:uuid:932facaa-9cb6-47ff-9fa9-3eb73cdade93> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://punchng.com/abuja-second-runway-ready-in-12-months-keyamo/?amp | 2024-04-14T23:35:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.979849 | 1,031 |
“Tribulations of a Westerner in the Western World is a grand tour of a bland realm, framed by a slideshow and narrated by a cranky viewer in a running-off-at-the-mind commentary that veers from cynical to silly to wise to sick. Vincent Dachy presents the new Western Everyman as an engaging if solipsistic armchair tour guide, whose complex musings perform a strangely political indictment of a society in such an advanced state of decay, all one can do is sit and watch.”—Doug Nufer, author of Kelman Out of Pessoa and Rotalever Revelator
Someone has taken a trip and taken photographs of that trip and someone else has been invited to watch a slideshow of the trip taken. There is a road, there is an abstract painting, there is a viewer who wishes he could live in a televised loop of a sunset, and another who wonders why people are obese. Tribulations of a Westerner in the Western World is a stunner of a first book, a narrated slideshow of inner and outer geographies complete with fifty-two black-and-white photographs taken by the author.
This title is released as an open access second edition as part of punctum’s Special Collections project.
Vincent Dachy was born in Belgium and lives in London where he practices Lacanian psychoanalysis, writes, and takes photographs – there are noises that cannot be written. He also takes photographs or writes when he travels out of London.
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punctum books is proud to announce that Arcadia and Research England Development (RED) Fund have pledged £5.8 million to the Open Book Futures (OBF) project, which will continue the pathbreaking work of the COPIM project.
punctum director Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei will maintain his role as co- lead for a team working on open dissemination, further developing the open metadata platform Thoth. punctum will also continue its involvement in the Open Book Collective as it progresses on its path to sustainability.
See the full press release below:
A new project that works to increase access to valuable research is to receive more than £5.8 million in funding.
Led by Lancaster University, the Open Book Futures (OBF) project will develop and support organisations, tools and practices that enable both academics and the wider public to make more and better use of books published on an Open Access basis. Open Access books can be accessed and used online free of charge.
In particular, the project aims to achieve a step change in how community-owned Open Access book publishing is delivered.
It will significantly increase and improve the quantity, discoverability, preservation and accessibility of academic content freely and easily available to all.
This will be done by building the infrastructures, business models, networks and resources that are needed to deliver a future for Open Access books led not by large commercial operations but by communities of scholars, small-to-medium-sized publishers, not-for-profit infrastructure providers, and scholarly libraries.
This includes expanding the work of the recently launched Open Book Collective, which makes it easier for academic libraries to provide direct financial support to Open Access publishing initiatives, as well as the Thoth metadata management platform, the Opening the Future revenue model and the forthcoming Experimental Publishing Compendium.
Open Book Futures, due to start on May 1st, builds on the pioneering work of the Community-Led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs (COPIM) project. COPIM, a strategic international partnership led by Coventry University, began the work of establishing the key open, community-led solutions required to address the barriers to the wider impact of Open Access books.
COPIM was also jointly funded by Arcadia and the RED Fund. Arcadia supports work to preserve endangered cultural heritage, protect endangered ecosystems, and promote access to knowledge. RED supports innovation in research and knowledge exchange in higher education that offers significant public benefits.
A particular aim of the Open Book Futures project is to deepen COPIM’s long term impact and to make sure a wide range of voices have the opportunity to shape the future of Open Access book publishing.
It aims not just to strengthen existing networks in the UK and North America, but also to engage further with publishers, universities, and infrastructure providers in a diverse set of national and linguistic contexts, including for example in Africa, Australasia, Continental Europe, and Latin America.
Principal Investigator Dr Joe Deville, of Lancaster University, who is also a Co-Investigator on the COPIM project, said: “It is exciting to be able to contribute to a project that promises to profoundly reshape the very mechanisms through which academic knowledge circulates, in a context in which far too much high-quality book-length scholarship remains widely inaccessible.
“A core principle of the Open Book Futures project is that this situation can only be successfully addressed collaboratively. I am therefore so pleased to be able to bring together such a talented group of scholars, librarians, publishers, infrastructure providers and advocacy groups with the skills to deliver the new technical infrastructures and ways of working that can respond to the many and varied needs of a global scholarly community.”
Partners joining Lancaster University in the Consortium include: Birkbeck, University of London, Coventry University, Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), Jisc, Loughborough University, Open Book Collective (OBC), Open Book Publishers (OBP), punctum books, Thoth and Trinity College, Cambridge University. They will be joined by a wide range of additional partners who will support the project’s work, including Continental Platform/University of Cape Town, the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI), the Digital Preservation Coalition, the Educopia Institute, Knowledge Futures, Lyrasis, OPERAS, Public Knowledge Project (PKP), Research Libraries UK (RLUK), SciELO Books, Scottish Universities Press/SCURL, and SPARC Europe. The project is also supported by Lancaster University Library
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Most Common Garage Door Issues and The Best Way to Handle Garage Door Repairs
Garage Doors As a common entrance in a typical residential property the garage door can be easily damaged. Garages can often experience functional problems. Often problems are found in the winter during power outages. Many homeowners in Sacramento have no knowledge of the problem. Call today at 916-885-4243 for repairs. If your garage door does not function correctly the cause may lie in any one of several different areas. Top garage door problems can be found below that cover most automatic garage door and garage door system that might produce a loud noise under operation. Garage door motor, garage door remote, or the garage door cables might of came un-tensioned. Garage door opener makes the door close without having to do it manually if someone accidently inadvertently pulled the cord attached to the rail system. Check the safety sensor for misalignment against the horizontal bars that the panel and rollers sit inside of. Photo eye sensors are one of the first places to look when the garage door doesn’t open or close.
Your Photo Eye Is out of Alignment (Safety Sensors)
You may remember a time in childhood when your brother or you would open up the garage door as quickly as possible for your safety in front of you. But the garage doors installed in 1993 are no longer possible because there are only two tiny photo eyes on both sides. These photo eyes send one invisible beam to another which can be viewed by looking at the doorway. These safety measures are intended to stop automatic doors slipping over people. Garage door doesn’t open can be diagnosed by looking at the travel path of the door track and opening the door manually to ensure the spring torsion system is still intact. Hit the disconnect switch if the spring breaks and try to open it manually, if it doesn’t want to travel down on it’s free will, more often than not the spring broke. Adjusting the limit switch when messing with the proper position can allow the door open with the garage door opener.
When your door keeps closing but not closing at a certain distance, it could be because the camera’s image was blocked. Most garage doors manufactured in the early 90s include the safety features listed above. Photo eyes consist of two parts, which are facing one another across the rear of the car door, approximately three feet from the ground. A pea laser beam passes through an activated terminal at one of its ends. It can cause your photo eyes to malfunction by accidentally touching something in the lens. Sensor settings may also cause misalignment. It’s very easy to correct the issue if you remove an obstruction of vision.
The Transmitter Batteries Are Dead
If you have an electronic door transmitter that requires electricity for operation. When battery power on your transmitter fails, it will not send the signal into your car’s door. Firstly, make sure you’re able to find out whether your transmitter opens up when pressed. In such cases it is possible to simply replace a transmitter in a car with a spare battery. If you have multiple transmitters on your door, you’ll likely need new batteries soon, too; it’s likely that they’ve already been installed. The change of the batteries is quite easy. Look for the wall switch to see if the motor is getting power to the unit and is a general safety measure to take – otherwise calling a service person is not a bad idea to get the full run down on what is stopping the garage door open and garage door close. Garage door openers are equipped with backup batteries and the remote control lets the circuit board know it is time when the door closes. Metal track can be visually inspected to see if the door reverses and the limit setting is correct since different garage doors have been set with a limit setting that could no longer work with the tension of the garage door springs. A flashing LED light from the wireless remote control on the remote button should allow the door to close or open on most doors.
The Track Is Not Aligned Properly
If the tracks in your garage doors don’t align it could lead to serious damage. The tracks your doors are connected to must be properly positioned to enable the door to move. If you notice gaps between roller and railing or bend of rails there are some problems. Its heavy weight can increase and worsen the problem until you have trouble opening the door. If the tracks are mis-aligned and the doors remain moving, there are ways to try to remove these errors yourself from the problem. You will know this is incorrect when the garage door is rubbing when the track is open. A loud sound is indicative that the door might have manual locks on and the door tracks can not move with a gentle tap. Check the disconnect switch when the door closes tto see if the motor picks up the remote signal on the same angle and are align face to face. If anything changes make sure to adjust the limit settings when installed new springs to compensate for the newly adjusted tension being applied to the garage door assembly.
Your Operator’s Power Source Is Disrupted
Sometimes people disconnect their electrical outlets and then wonder how the opener works properly. This may seem ridiculous but it happens. Make sure the openers are connected properly. Outlets sometimes run without warning and you may check whether the outlet is working or plug in the same electronic device. Check the circuit breaker and fuse. In addition, make sure to gently tap the opener as a safety feature or look into the owner’s manual to see if the garage door opens under its own power. The backup battery in the automatic opener can run off 12v in case of emergency. Open garage door manually to diagnose the problem further.
One the door is closed, check the metal tracks to figure out why the garage door won’t open.
Broken Garage Door Torsion or Extension Springs
The springs on your garage opener can cause problems when the motor doesn’t operate. A broken spring is often an occurrence when the repairman comes into a house to replace garage door components and replace it. Contact Us to have a Garage Door Spring repair. Broken springs can also lead to problems. Each part can be governed usually by traction spring. A Torsion spring has a horizontal portion along its length while Extension Springs are located at both sides raising the doors along the path and lowering them.
Broken spring repairs can cause a garage to shut down. The garage tension spring stores mechanical energy to control the door move. Wear may cause a weak tension spring, which could cause garage door failure. Garage door rollers reduce the weight of the vehicle’s opening door and shut the door effortlessly. They can also be installed in manual as well as automatic door openers. One torsion spring is horizontally arranged across the door length and the other extension spring is vertical. A tension spring in a garage door is likely broken from common use.
Garage doors that remain closed may be caused by incorrect sensitization settings. There are many problems with a new garage door where openers have a factory setting which isn’t suitable. The wrong settings on garage doors may cause misalignment of the sensors. In these instances the service should be called in so you can make the setting correct to avoid problems in the future. Sensitivity settings allow the opener to see if the door needs raising or closing.
The Garage Door Limit Settings Isn’t Set Properly
Sometimes it may seem as though your door shuts down completely and then returns to an open position and stays closed. This usually happens with new and recently installed garage door systems or older model doors which might require reinstallation. If you have a problem, this can usually be caused by your garage door opener. It indicates the maximum movement distance for a garage door opener until the door is fully shut down. During a set-up that is too high your door will hit the floor. It automatically reverses to protect the material underneath it.
Your Cables Have Snapped or Popped Off
Likewise to bicycle cable ties, your cable may disengage. In most cases when Torsion Springs fail, the cable on a door’s cable snaps. Sometimes cables damage vehicles or walls and when someone gets behind the cables it can cause serious damage to them. If your cable has gotten loose, please consult an experienced cable repairer for help. See below and check sensitivity.
A Tiny Obstacle Is Present
When doors are turned on or closed, they might cause an obstruction or something. The picture eye isn’t necessary for that either. Different items falling below the light-eye may make doors reverse, for example leaves, paper and gum. Basically a door will close on solid ground, then reverse if something strange happens while going through it. When a door has stopped turning, tiny or even dead leaves could block it. If you remove the obstruction and the door remains turned off you must contact us for assistance.
The Door Has Been Locked Manually
When nothing appears wrong with the opener and the garage door does not open, it is possible that unintentional locking the door has occurred manually. A telltale sign is that the motor starts running immediately unless it needs to shut down. Manually unlocking the garage door can also cause problems. The solution is simple. Remove the lock. Most door locks come with manual keys which generally have horizontal bar handles. When a lock mechanism activates, it cannot be opened. Although it provides additional security features, people often unknowingly use this lock at doors.
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We’re nearing the end of 2023 which means one thing for music fans – it’s time to check your Spotify Wrapped results.
Wrapped is Spotify’s annual recap of your personal listening habits, including your top artists, songs, albums and podcasts. It’s also a great opportunity to reminisce on the past year, with many Spotify users taking the time to compare their results with those of friends and followers on social media.
As always, Spotify has wrapped up your 2023 with a few extra features to keep things interesting. This year this includes your ‘Me in 2023’ listening character, your Sound Town (or city that matches your listening habits) and commentary from your own AI DJ.
Scroll down to discover how to view your own Spotify Wrapped in 2023…
What you’ll need:
- A Spotify account
- The Spotify app
The Short Version
- Open Spotify
- Tap on the Spotify Wrapped banner
- Tap to move through your Wrapped
- Tap Add To Your Library to save your personalised Your Top Songs 2023 playlist
- Tap Share This Story at any point to share your stats
How to get your Spotify Wrapped 2023
You can use the iOS or Android app to view your Wrapped. If you’d rather use your browser, head to the troubleshooting section of this guide.
2Tap on the Spotify Wrapped banner
You should be able to see this at the top of your home page.
3Tap to move through your Wrapped
You can also pause to stop and read each slide.
4Tap Add To Your Library to save your personalised Your Top Songs 2023 playlist
You can also skip this step or come back and save your playlist later.
5Tap Share This Story at any point to share your stats
Or you can wait until the end to share your full list of top artists and songs.
If you can’t see your Wrapped, you might need to update the Spotify app on your iOS/Android device. If this doesn’t work, you can always view your Wrapped using the browser method below.
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Sun Jun 25 | 5:30pm
šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square – Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza – 750 Hornby St.
Queer Arts Festival partners with Vancouver International Jazz Festival for the second year in a row to present Witch Prophet: the evolution of Toronto based singer-songwriter Ayo Leilani. Think Erykah Badu meets Lauryn Hill meets Portishead. Leilani finds depth and connection in creating music as a portal for self-growth and discovery, as she navigates and better understands her Ethiopian/Eritrean roots and queer identity.
The free Downtown Jazz concert series takes place outside the Vancouver Art Gallery and šxwƛ̓ ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. The Georgia Street Stage sits near the corner of Hornby and West Georgia Streets. Tickets or advance registration are not required.
Etmet Musa, also known by her alias Ayo Leilani and her stage name Witch Prophet, is an Ethiopian/Eritrean musician based in Toronto, Ontario. As Witch Prophet, she has released two albums: The Golden Octave and DNA Activation.
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Maybe you’re looking to take a vacation deep into the forest to take a break from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Maybe you’re all too eager to embrace that hustle and bustle as bursting with energy and possibility, and so are happily looking forward to a city-slicking country-hopping getaway. Or maybe you’d be happy with either possibility just as long as you can finally take a vacation from your work so you can spend more time with the people you love.
There are any number of places you may want to go and just as many reasons for going, but wherever life takes you, this much is clear – you don’t want to be stuck with smelly clothes once you get there.
Unfortunately, that’s what happens to way too many first-time travelers who plan these kinds of long vacations. They run out of clothes faster than they thought they would and then realize that washing them is no easy task. If you opt for a laundromat, it can quickly prove costly, to say nothing of the lack of security in some shady places. If you try to wash your clothes the old-fashioned way in a lake – well, good luck with that.
Your vacation should be a chance to relax and enjoy life without worries, not an excuse for seeing them stacked up around you like a fast-increasing pile of smelly sweaty clothes.
Thankfully, a portable washing machine can help you avoid all of that and give you the clean start you deserve. The Panda pan6360w promises to do just that, so let’s take a closer look at this model and see what it really offers and if it’s the right match for your portable washer needs.
Features of Panda PAN6360W
Some of the most important features included in the Panda pan6360w include:
- Product measurements of 20 in. x 19.5 in. x 35 in., while the unit itself weighs in at 68 lbs
- Top loading design
- Max Spin Speed of 800 RPM
- 54 cu ft storage capacity with 12 lbs weight capacity
- 74 dB
- LED display
- 110 volts
- Eight washing programs as well as four water levels for greater control over your washing
- Durable stainless-steel drum
- The ability to connect the faucet to the washer via a kit and hose
You can check a cool overview video here (by Huahua & Apple):
There is a lot to parse there, starting with the fact that the eight washing programs and four water settings give you a wealth of options for figuring out precisely how you want to wash your clothes. You may not think you’ll need that many, but remember that a wrong washer setting can leave your clothes soaking for days or even permanently ruined. You don’t want to have to pack soggy shirts, and you definitely don’t want your vacation spoiled by some of your favorite clothes being ripped apart or bleeding color because you set the washer to the wrong setting.
More settings mean more control, which in turn means more peace of mind – just what anyone heading out on vacation wants. You don’t want to worry about washing your clothes, you want to focus on the fun of your vacation, and this model’s many settings allow you to do just that.
In addition, the Panda PAN6360W model’s top loading design also makes it much easier to load and unload the unit. If you have ever had to deal with the hassle of a side-loading unit, you know how frustrating it can be to have your clothes spill out all over the floor. This model’s top loading design does a good job of preventing that, making it easy to load and unload the unit.
What’s more, the 12-lb weight capacity ensures that you’ll be able to pack quite a few clothes in there without a risk of overpacking the machine. This can be especially good if you’ve packed a sizeable wardrobe for your vacation or are washing your whole family’s clothes. The last thing you want to do while on a holiday is spend hours having to do many loads of laundry. The greater capacity offered by this model allows you to get your washing done in a quick and timely fashion, even if you have several different kinds of clothes to wash at once.
There’s even a possibility that this machine can help you cut down on electrical costs if you plug it in and use it in an RV. It connects to faucets with ease, though you should note that the measurements that help you accomplish this are according to US standards.
Pros and Cons
Now that we are more familiar with the model PAN6360W, let’s compare pros and cons.
There are several positive features to this product, but by far the biggest standout option is the 1.54 cu ft of storage space paired with the 12-lb clothes weight capacity. Say goodbye to having to do a lot of little loads – this model lets you do way more than you might expect for a portable washer. The top loading design, as mentioned, makes it easy to load and unload clothes, while the faucet connection helps make the actual process of getting water into the unit that much easier.
It is worth noting that this unit is on the heavier and louder side for a portable washer. That said, it is still overall solid given its aforementioned storage and washing abilities.
Is Panda PAN6360W Worth It?
Our rating: 4.6 / 5
When going on vacation, you don’t want to have to sweat the small stuff or be stuck with sweat-soaked clothes, and the Panda pan6360w lets you skip all of that in favor of fast washes and fun living. If you are looking for a fast, efficient, and effective portable washer with good storage capabilities, this may be one to take on your next vacation. | <urn:uuid:16c3ee00-41c8-453a-ae6c-17c116ad4b9f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://quiethousehold.com/panda-pan6360w-portable-washer-reviewed/ | 2024-04-15T00:26:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.950768 | 1,240 |
He is going into his 13th season at safety. This will be his second season in the desert with the Cardinals.
Bethea had a good first season with the team last year, grabbing five interceptions. He also managed to avoid any major injury.
With a veteran in the defensive backfield with as much experience as Bethea’s, it is important something like that is around all season. He should be a mentor for second year guys like Rudy Ford and Budda Baker.
This group not only survived the injury bug last season but all three made it through the transition together from the old coaching staff to the new coaching staff. Bethea was also a nice surprise as some thought he was done with before even making it to Arizona.
There is a lot to be said about on the field leadership, especially with a number of young guys playing next to you. We all know what Bethea can do. No need to push him for a ton of preseason reps. | <urn:uuid:2168952c-628d-46ae-8e84-8fcf76ee1d88> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://raisingzona.com/2018/07/21/arizona-cardinals-5-who-should-be-limited-in-preseason/5/ | 2024-04-15T00:20:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.990852 | 198 |
Many us live our lives like confined animals. Built to move, too often we put ourselves in a cage. We have bodies designed for racing across the savannas, but we live a life style designed for migrating from the bed to the breakfast table; to the car seat; to the office chair; to the restaurant booth; to the living room couch and back to the bed.
It wasn’t always this way. Not long ago in the U.S., a man who worked on a farm did the equivalent of 15 miles of jogging every day; and his wife did the equivalent of 7 miles of jogging. Nowadays, our daily obligations of work and home keep us tied to our chairs, and if we want exercise, we have to seek it out.
All the same, that doesn’t mean that a lap or two around the old high school track will offset a daily dose of donuts. Exercise alone is not very efficient, experts say. They contend that if you just exercise and do not change your diet, you may be able to prevent weight gain or even lose a couple of pounds for a while.
Even so, it is not something that you’re likely to sustain unless exercise is part of an overall program. The more regularly you exercise, the easier it’s to maintain your weight. Here is what to do every day to make sure that you get the exercise you need.
Make certain that you get adequate sleep. Good sleep habits are conducive to exercise, experts point out. If you feel broken during the day, you’re less likely to get much physical activity during the day.
Additionally, there’s evidence that individuals who are tired tend to eat more, using food as a substance for the rest they need. It’s probably the easiest exercise program of all. As a matter of fact, it may be all you ever have to do, according to some professional advices of some health experts.
Gradually build up to at least 30 minutes of brisk walking five times a week. Brisk walks themselves have health and psychological advantages that are well worth the while. When the weather is bad, you might not feel like going outdoors. But if you have a treadmill in the TV room, you can catch up on your favorite shows while you’re doing your daily good turn for your weight-maintenance plan.
Most of us watch television anyway, and indoor exercise equipment enables anyone to turn a sedentary activity into a healthy walk. Excuses aside, lack of time is certainly a limiting factor in most lifestyles. That’s why health experts suggest a basic guideline for incorporating exercise into your agenda. | <urn:uuid:884f1172-6416-4247-b3ab-a39bc3c30939> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://rajeevgupta.co.uk/balanced-life/ | 2024-04-15T00:03:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.967674 | 548 |
Artist | Trevor Jackson |
Category | Foreign Music |
Genre | Hip Hop |
Released | 2024 |
Duration | 02:34 |
The entertainment world is buzzing with the release of Trevor Jackson's newest single, "Heads Up." Known for his ability to weave emotional narratives with unforgettable melodies, Jackson has once again delivered a song that resonates with listeners worldwide.
"Heads Up" showcases Trevor Jackson's unique blend of soulful sounds and heartfelt lyrics, making it an instant classic for fans and newcomers alike. The track is a brilliant showcase of Jackson's artistry, highlighting his talent for creating music that not only entertains but also connects with the listener on a deeper level.
This release is a must-listen for anyone who appreciates the power of music to inspire and uplift. Trevor Jackson continues to captivate hearts around the globe, and "Heads Up" is a clear indication of his unwavering dedication to his craft.
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French Immersion - Late
Late French Immersion Program (6-12)
DID YOU KNOW...
The Late French Immersion Program provides students with the opportunity to become highly functional in speaking, reading, writing, listening and communicating in French by the end of Grade 12. It is a program in which French is the language of instruction, beginning in Grade 6 and continuing through Grade 12.
The program is held at:
Benefits of Learning French
Learning French offers students significant linguistic, academic and cognitive benefits. It opens doors to knowledge, communication, culture and travel, and gives graduates an edge in the global job market. It also provides the following benefits:
- strengthens English literacy skills
- develops listening and learning skills
- enhances problem-solving abilities
- increases cognitive abilities, making the student a more flexible and creative thinker
- provides graduates with more choices for advanced education and career options
- gives graduates a competitive edge in the job market anywhere in Canada and in many other countries
- broadens students' cultural life through access to literature, art, music and theatre in another language
- helps students to better understand the history, development and government of their country
- offers a gateway to national and international opportunities
- increases a student's feeling of self-esteem and pride
- makes learning a third or fourth language much easier
Red Deer Public French Immersion students have the opportunity to receive an internationally recognized language credentialing diploma. Language credentialing is a standardized assessment of language proficiency recognized internationally.
Benefits of Late French Immersion Program
- It is suitable for student who are open to the challenge of learning in a new language and willing to listen to, read and use French as much as possible.
- French Immersion begins with a period of concentration on French language development so students can achieve a strong foundation in French.
Is Late French Immersion right for my child?
Late French Immersion:
- allows students to enter the program in Grade 6
- is designed for students with little or no prior knowledge of French and whose parents do not know French
- is suitable for student who are open to the challenge of learning in a new language and willing to listen to, read and use French as much as possible
Parents' commitment to the program and encouragement of positive attitudes towards learning and speaking French are important factors in student success.
Subject and language breakdown by grade
French Immersion begins with a period of concentration on French language development so that the students achieve a strong foundation in French on which to base their continued learning.
- Grades 6-8: French Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies are taught in French; all other subjects are taught in English
- The Alberta Education Programs of Study are the same for each subject, regardless of the language of instruction
- Students entering Grade 6 can register by CLICKING HERE
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Academy of Arts
Red Deer Public Schools is excited to launch the Academy of Arts for the 2023/2024 school year. The first program that will be offered is the Academy of Dance.
Through the Academy of Dance, students will be provided with the opportunity to learn and grow within the confines of art. Arts programming will feature a greater emphasis on the study of visual arts, music, dance, drama and theatre.
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Learner Outcomes for English Language Learner Low Readers in an Early Intervention
This U.S. national study compared the literacy outcomes of English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in Reading Recovery during the 2002-2003 school year with the literacy outcomes of their native English-speaking peers, also enrolled in Reading Recovery. The study also examined the relationship between initial oral English proficiency of ELLs and their success on literacy tasks and end-of-program status outcomes (whether the learner successfully completed the intervention and was at average reading and writing levels).
The study used data collected by the National Data Evaluation Center as part of the ongoing annual program evaluation. Data collected included background information, intervention status outcomes, length of intervention, fall oral English proficiency measures of ELLs, and fall and spring literacy measures. The two literacy measures examined in the study were Text Reading Level (TRL) and Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words (HRSW) from An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (Clay, 2002, 2005). The first is a measure of oral reading, while the second is an assessment of phonological awareness. These measures provide an indication of students’ abilities to read and write.
Analysis showed that 76.4% of native English-speaking children (NES) and 69% of ELLs were successfully discontinued from the intervention. Results of literacy measures for children whose lessons were discontinued were similar for both ELLs and NES: The mean TRL for ELLs was 18.33; the mean for NES was 19.09. The mean HRSW for ELLs was 35.79; the mean for NES was 35.91. Program lengths for children whose lessons were discontinued were comparable: ELLs averaged 16.55 weeks, while NES averaged 15.64 weeks. Further analysis disclosed that average lengths of the intervention by fall oral proficiency levels did not differ statistically.
Analysis conducted to explore how fall oral English proficiency of discontinued ELLs related to spring literacy levels showed that ELLS with differing levels of English proficiency had comparable performance on both literacy measures at end of Reading Recovery intervention in spring. However, fall oral English proficiency levels for ELLs were related to discontinuation rates. Children with higher levels of English proficiency (Levels 4 & 5) had discontinuation rates of 71.2% and 74.7%, respectively, while children with low levels of oral proficiency (Level 1) had a discontinuation rate of 60.6%. Additionally, of the 39.4% of students who did not meet the stringent criteria for discontinuation, over 9% reached a text level of 16 or higher at the end of the year.
The authors concluded that this study confirms earlier findings that Reading Recovery is effective in accelerating the progress of the lowest-achieving first-grade children. The results support the expansion of Reading Recovery with first-grade ELLs who are having difficulty learning to read, regardless of their proficiency in English. | <urn:uuid:c513084a-0fc1-433a-a0f4-5a3f93f1a947> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://readingrecovery.org/research_article/learner-outcomes-for-english-language-learner-low-readers-in-an-early-intervention/ | 2024-04-14T23:28:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.960153 | 603 |
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My new book, Conquering Your Kitchen, is now available on Amazon. I’m so excited to share this cookbook and guide with you. It walks you through everything you need to know to plan meals, shop, and cook real food with confidence. The book includes 80 easy, delicious recipes, and all of them take 30 minutes or less of hands-on preparation time. Who wants to spend more time than that in the kitchen? I know I don’t. 🙂
This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is one of my favorite new recipes from the book. It brings together the flavors of a traditional Greek salad. Quinoa adds whole grain protein to the dish, so it can be served on its own for a light lunch or dinner. This salad is a great take-along dish for a potluck, and it will keep in the refrigerator for several days.
Ingredients for Salad:
- 4 cups cooked quinoa (8 ounces dry quinoa)
- 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives chopped
- 1 small cucumber chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 2 tbs diced red onion
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 4 leaves of basil for garnish
Ingredients for Dressing:
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- Rinse the quinoa and cook it according to the package directions.
- Prepare the other salad ingredients except for the basil and stir them together in a large bowl. Add the cooked quinoa.
- Stir together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl to combine well.
- Pour the dressing over the quinoa salad and stir. Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired. Garnish the salad with chopped fresh basil. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Approximate Nutrition Info
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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Price Breakdown
This recipe costs a total of $6.74 to make, or $1.12 per one cup serving. This Mediterranean Quinoa Salad is a delicious recipe to make for a light dinner on a warm summer night.
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In an ever-evolving financial landscape, the allure of tangible assets like gold and silver remains a constant beacon for investors seeking stability and potential growth. “IRA Precious Metals Investing: Gold, Silver, Tax Advisory” offers an insightful exploration into the world of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) focused on these coveted metals. This article serves as a comprehensive guide, shedding light on the strategic benefits, tax implications, and practical steps to diversify your retirement portfolio with gold and silver. Navigate the intricacies of precious metals investing with expert advice, ensuring your retirement savings not only endure but thrive in the face of economic fluctuations.
Choosing IRA-Eligible Precious Metals
When choosing IRA-eligible precious metals, it’s critical to understand the IRS standards for fineness. For gold, the minimum fineness required is .995, while silver must be .999 fine. Platinum and palladium must both meet a fineness of .9995. These standards ensure your investments are of high purity and accepted in your IRA.
Popular choices include the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, American Eagle, and Australian Kangaroo coins, all of which meet the fineness requirements. For silver, the American Silver Eagle and Canadian Silver Maple Leaf are top picks among investors. Remember, collectibles like rare or graded coins, despite their value, do not qualify for IRA investments.
It’s also important to buy from reputable sources such as the Royal Mint or the United States Department of the Treasury to ensure authenticity and compliance. Some bullion coins, like the Vienna Philharmonic or the Libertad, are produced by recognized mints and are eligible for IRA investment. Always verify the coin’s fineness, weight, and mint mark before making a purchase.
Opening and Funding Your Account
Opening and funding your IRA for precious metals investing requires understanding the types of metals eligible for inclusion. Typically, these include gold, silver, palladium, and platinum. The metals must meet fineness standards set by the IRS, such as those produced by reputable mints like the Royal Mint or the Canadian Royal Mint, featuring coins like the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf or the Vienna Philharmonic.
To fund your account, you can either transfer funds from an existing retirement account or make a direct deposit. Purchasing bullion coins or bars, you must ensure they are from approved mints and dealers adhering to standards like the London Bullion Market Association or the ISO 9000 for quality assurance.
Investments can range from specific bullion products, like the American Buffalo gold coin or the Libertad silver coin, to more diverse options including proof coinage and collectibles with a certificate of authenticity. Remember, the weight and purity of the metal are crucial, with most investments requiring metals to be at least 99.5% pure.
Always consult with a tax advisor to understand the implications and benefits within your IRA. This careful planning ensures your precious metals investment aligns with retirement goals and IRS regulations.
Understanding Withdrawals and Tax Implications
When investing in precious metals through an IRA, understanding the withdrawals and tax implications is crucial. Withdrawals from a precious metals IRA are subject to the same rules as traditional IRAs. This means taxes are due upon withdrawal, and early withdrawals before age 59½ may incur a 10% penalty.
Investments in IRA-eligible precious metals, such as gold coins (e.g., American Eagles, Canadian Maple Leaf coins) or silver bullions that meet standards set by the London Bullion Market Association or the New York Mercantile Exchange, must be stored in an approved depository. Selling these assets within your IRA does not trigger a taxable event, but distributions taken as physical metals or cash are taxed as ordinary income.
It’s also essential to understand that not all precious metal investments are IRA-eligible. For example, certain collectibles like rare coins or those not meeting purity requirements, such as the Krugerrand or the Vienna Philharmonic coin, may not qualify. Always ensure your investments comply with the United States Department of the Treasury’s standards to avoid unintended tax consequences.
Lastly, remember to maintain proper documentation, including purchase invoices and a certificate of authenticity for each metal investment, to streamline the tax reporting process.
Can you own precious metals in an IRA?
Yes, you can own precious metals in an IRA.
What is the best precious metals IRA?
The best precious metals IRA is Augusta Precious Metals, known for being the best overall option in the market.
What are the IRS approved precious metals?
IRS approved precious metals include gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in the form of specific coin or bar products.
What gold coins are IRA approved?
Gold coins that are IRA approved include 1 oz American Gold Eagle Coins, ½ oz American Gold Eagle Coins, ¼ oz American Gold Eagle Coins, 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle Coins, 1 oz American Gold Buffalo Coins, 1 oz Australian Gold Kangaroo Coins, 1 oz Austrian Gold Philharmonic Coins, and 1 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins. | <urn:uuid:8f15aacf-dabd-44ba-b85c-b174f0b7760d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://realliberty.org/ira-precious-metals/ | 2024-04-15T00:55:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.919472 | 1,050 |
A rematch in the citizens-with-YouTube versus law enforcement wars:
Dave Johnson's motorbike was stolen. He wasn't lucky enough to catch the thieves in the act, but he posted a note on Craigslist to keep his neighbors informed. Turns out that one of his neighbors caught the troublemakers on camera attempting another bike heist. They posted the video, which shows the car and faces of the culprits, on YouTube.
The Sacramento sherrif's office is ticked off at engaged citizens for stealing their thunder using basic online tools. A spokesman offers a strange hodgepodge of reasons why the video shouldn't have been posted:
Sgt. Tim Curran of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department said releasing possible evidence in any case can damage the chances of getting a conviction in court.
"It pollutes the jury pool, if you will," he said. "A lot of times, things can come out from that video that the suspect can use in their defense."
But Dave thinks using YouTube may help get his bike back. "Any place that shows their picture is a good idea to me," he said.
The Sheriff's Department says that victims should turn over video evidence to their local law enforcement agency and let them decide if it should be released.
To review: Potential jurors shouldn't see all the evidence, lest they be "polluted"; the accused shouldn't get to use exonerating evidence in their defense; and law enforcement arrogates all judgement calls about evidence to itself. | <urn:uuid:2a25d916-d246-49a5-9a12-e1d457bcd9ed> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://reason.com/2008/07/01/set-a-camera-to-catch-a-thief/ | 2024-04-15T00:23:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.971897 | 306 |
When my children were babies, I tended to their every need. I nursed them, held them and sang over them. I let them know at every opportunity that they were loved, secure and safe.
As they grew, my love took on new forms. I still loved on them with hugs and comfort, but my role became more active as I watched every move of my adventurous toddlers.
To keep them safe would sometimes require discipline. A strict scolding could warn them to get off the road where they could be hurt or worse. Throwing myself in the face of danger that my little ones couldn’t see, was part of my protective mothering role and one that couldn’t be taken lightly.
These precious little children were a gift to me from God and it was my job to look after them to the best of my ability. Regardless of how tired I was or if I had something else I wanted to do at the time, none of that mattered as much as keeping them safe, sound and secure.
As they grew up, they learned to do more and more for themselves under my watchful eye. Letting them spread their wings was also a beautiful process of recognising where their talents lay and watching their skills develop in areas I am still so amazed to see.
But throughout all of this growth, the good is mixed with a whole lot of struggles. Discipline is never fun and for a child, it is hard to see the reasoning behind it:
“Why can’t I put the basting brush in the microwave and turn it on until it catches fire?”
“Why shouldn’t I climb the fence when I am two years old and run through the neighbours yard?”
“Why shouldn’t I go down the steep driveway headfirst on my skateboard at three years old with my glasses on?”
“Why shouldn’t I jump on the bonnet of Daddy’s favourite car? -It’s just like a trampoline!”
As my children grew older, they learned to trust me a little bit more. I think they worked out that maybe mum knows a thing or two.
As an adult, I look at the times God has had to discipline me. It’s never comfortable and it can be downright painful. At times I have not understood it at all, and sometimes I even thought God was being mean.
But when I reached the other side of the trials, the words that came from my mouth were: “I’m glad I went through that – but I would never want to go through that again!”
Hopefully those lessons have been learnt, and there are sure to be new ones. When I reflect, I see myself wrestling in the discomfort of the situation, just as my toddlers would wrestle in being stuck in a pram or a car seat. I wrestled until I surrendered. With my hands in the air I came to a place where I would say – “not my will but yours God”.
That’s when the peace would come. Even though the situation may not have changed, what had changed was me and the realisation that maybe my Father in Heaven knew what was good for me better than I did.
Trying to control the future is not even on my list now. Who can know the mind of God? I do know however, that he has my best interests at heart and that, just as I love my children and can generally see what is good and what is bad for them, God loves us so much more and can clearly see what is up ahead.
He is the deliverer of our daily bread, knowing what we need for each moment and knowing what we are to become through our trials and our pain. God has a knack of creating beauty out of ashes. It is a matter of surrender. It is a matter of trust.
“…I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.'”
Zechariah chapter 13 verse 9.
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A writer recently proposed that the St. Louis Cardinals should trade Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The St. Louis Cardinals are unlikely to sign Jack Flaherty to an extension before or during the 2022 regular season. Previous negotiations, most notably their 2021 arbitration case, were hostile and reportedly led to a sour taste in the right-handers mouth.
So is there a chance that the Cardinals trade Flaherty?
On the surface, it doesn’t make sense – at least right now. Flaherty, 26, is the Cardinals’ ace alongside Adam Wainwright in 2022, which is arguably their most important season in years considering what’s at stake (Yadier Molina and Wainwright’s final season; Nolan Arenado opt-out decision). But Adam Weinrib of FanSided proposed a trade that would send Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The proposed trade would send one of Ryan Pepiot or Bobby Miller, along with Andy Pages and a “back-end, top-30 lottery ticket” prospect. So it would be three players for one. Pepiot is someone that scouts are very intrigued by – he could be a long-term pillar for the Cardinals’ rotation and offer cheap, long-term controllability that the organization covets (Flaherty, meanwhile, has two years left on his contract).
It’s an intriguing deal, but one the Cardinals won’t consider now, or any time during the 2022 season. It’s possible that talk of a Flaherty trade grows louder after this season, when he will be a year away from free agency and the team will have more options, including Matthew Liberatore, as part of their 2023 rotation.
But trading Flaherty now, when he’s such an important part of the rotation and entering the biggest season of his career, seems risky, especially since the Cardinals are searching for more pitching depth despite signing Steven Matz. Besides, Flaherty is their most talented pitcher – he posted a 3.22 ERA in 78.1 innings last season – and trading him weakens their chances of winning the World Series in 2022.
A Flaherty trade is something to keep in mind after the 2022 season. For now, however, a deal is not happening. | <urn:uuid:e74e19f6-6097-404b-a3ae-984b426ec63f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://redbirdrants.com/2022/02/13/cardinals-jack-flaherty-trade-dodgers/ | 2024-04-14T23:21:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.969152 | 474 |
There is no doubt that cloud computing is rapidly advancing in the marketplace.
New cloud based applications and services are coming to market quicker than ever, boasting of reduced cost of acquisition and operation. For some cloud services the pay as you use model is seen as very attractive for many organisations.
Cloud computing, in its current form, is still relatively new. Best practice frameworks, including ITIL ®, and standards need to catch up and provide guidance on how best to use, deliver and consume cloud based services.
My recent Bright Talk webinar is available on demand here; https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/534/107661
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DJ Snake’s Premiere Classe Records could be this year’s sleeper label. Without much in terms of promotion, its increased by bounds and leaps and featured numerous high profile releases by the likes of SAYMYNAME, Gammer, 4B, and Chace.
After an extremely successful first year, DJ Snake along with Premiere Classe Records are thanking fans by giving away a compilation album of all 2018 releases. After kicking off the label in March by releasing smash hit “Whistle” from 4B and TEEZ which was be the most played record at Ultra Miami, the label has seen a constant increase and published another 6 singles by producers all around the world.
DJ Snake’s vision “No politics, only dope songs ” defines the broad assortment of genres represented by the label. From a heavy hitting “Burn” from SAYMYNAME to groovy neo disco tune “Boss” by both Mercer and Shanghai established pop and dance songs prodigy Chace’s “Never,” the label revealed the way to shine a light on music and individuals they believe in. Using a total of 10+ million united streams and perspectives, it’s pretty easy to say that the imprint’therefore releases have already taken off in a major way.
To give you an opinion of this Premiere Classe 2018 rollercoaster, see this video edit created by Carlo Mastrorelli below.
The compilation called ‘Classe Of 2018’ is available now as a free download:
Photo via Rukes.com
This article was initially published on Your EDM. Source: DJ Snake Just Gave Away All The Releases On His Premiere Classe Label For Free
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Today marks the release of the Red Wing Shoe Store Exclusive limited edition 2995 Lineman in Black Retan. The style is normally exclusive to Japan, but it will be offered at the Red Wing Amsterdam store for a limited time only. It is a followup to the wildly appreciated Limited Edition 2996 Lineman in Cigar Retan that was offered back in October. Like the previous Red Wing Shoes Lineman, we expect this all-black beauty to run fast! The “Wide panel” lace-to-toe design is unique to the Lineman. It looks awesome, but serves an important purpose most of all. An increase in the demand for electrical line workers in the early 20th century led to some rethinking of the gear necessary for the job. One out of three line workers were said to be taken accidentally while on duty and taking safety measures was very important. Linemen ended up preferring a lace-to-toe design because it allowed for tighter adjustment of the boots enabling them to keep their feet right in place. The design feature was first applied on Red Wing Lineman shoes in the early 40’s. The leather used in the 2995 Lineman is called Black Retan. It is a smooth-finished leather featuring a polished surface that really brings out the beautiful, natural characteristics of the material. Combined with a traditional Goodyear Welt and a hard-wearing nitrile cork outsole, the 2995 Lineman is a true revival of the classic Red Wing style and durability. Its all-black aesthetic still fits perfectly in every man’s wardrobe. Remember, the shoes are available for a very limited time only. So get them here or be sure to drop by the Red Wing Amsterdam Store sometime soon. See you there! | <urn:uuid:5d6d5a06-47a2-4af3-ab87-550f9e1bb4f3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://redwingamsterdam.com/blogs/blog/now-limited-edition-red-wing-shoes-2995-lineman-black | 2024-04-14T22:57:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.951789 | 360 |
Once again the Regeti’s are working to give back to the community! We know that even though our lives can be crazy at times that there are families out there go through tougher times than ourselves. In an effort to help the Airlie Center give to the local Shelter we were proud to be able to provide local families with portraits in the gardens as they enjoyed breakfast/brunch at the Airlie Center on Mother’s Day in which proceeds were donated to the Shelter. The great team over at Piedmont Press and Graphics in Warrenton Virginia donated the services for printing the portraits for the families in order to make this event a successful one. No matter how small the time you have to spare it can be heart warming to one’s soul to know that they can provide a selfless service that is invaluable to others. We hope that in a small way we are able to instill this within our children as well. Please pass on the love! | <urn:uuid:19664e1c-b281-4d88-b4b2-8ddf824e487a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://regetis.blog/2011/07/16/mothers-day-at-the-airlie-center-in-warrenton-virginia/ | 2024-04-14T23:10:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.972485 | 198 |
A new year deserves a new fresh image! Many do not realize it, but it is recommended that everyone should update their headshot every two years so that it stays current. January is the month we begin scheduling a bit of headshots for the upcoming months calendar. Appointments are limited as it is not all that we offer, therefore we do encourage clients to schedule as early as possible in order to get their preferred timeframes.
Pricing for our headshots vary depending on the need, however for a single on location headshot inclusive of 2 retouched files delivered to your inbox begins at $225. | <urn:uuid:ae161e6b-6819-4dd0-a8f7-0fde4a35dced> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://regetis.blog/2017/01/24/professional-headshot-mr-michael-novak/ | 2024-04-14T23:45:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.963112 | 124 |
Amit and Divani’s wedding at the Hilton in McLean was a blend of South Indian, North Indian and American traditions all in one. Divani was wearing a stunning silk sari for her ceremony adorned in pure gold and Amit in his handsome kurta. Come reception time I love that Divani changed it up and wore an elegant American wedding dress – seriously how much more can one couple represent!
Srinu and I now having been in the business of photography for 12 years tend to develop pretty strong connections with all of our clients. Most of our relationships go so much deeper than a camera, throughout the process, we truly do begin to bond with each one of our clients as if they are just a part of our extended family. Watching each one go from the stage of dating/engaged to married with growing families, I cannot think of too many other professions that are blessed enough to be able to maintain such a relationship with their clients and their families, for this we are grateful.
Big shout outs to the Ace of Events Staff; including the beautiful event decor done by the exceptionally talented LeReve Creations husband and wife duo – they did not disappoint on the execution of this intense affair if only our blog could handle sharing all 1500 images 🙂 With all the husband and wife teams involved in this event no wonder it turned out so amazing!
We cannot stress enough to all of our clients how important time management is during the planning process because it determines so many outcomes at the end of the day along with the final product. The Hilton McLean is one of those venues that you can’t go wrong in booking because no matter where you shoot you its a great location, indoors or out – not to mention when you have a rickshaw to run you around the grounds why not totally take advantage!
Visit the published link on Maharani Weddings
Cameras and Lenses used
Canon EOS 5D ( Canon )
Canon EOS 5D Mark II ( Canon )
NIKON D3S ( NIKON CORPORATION )
NIKON D4 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
150.0 mm f/2.8 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
85.0 mm f/1.4 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM ( Canon )
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Fordham & Dominion Brewery in Dover held their gala CheesetoberFest on Saturday, October 7th and your very own Rehoboth Foodie was one of the cheezy judges! It was a fun afternoon with the Ceremonial Firkin Tapping and Procession, a Philadelphia German Oom-Pa Band, and all sorts of sipping and biting! Starting at 3 this Saturday, October 14th, listen to FoDo's delightful Brittney Thomas wrap up of the CheesetoberFest on Sip & Bite with the Rehoboth Foodie.
The judging panel included two accomplished chefs/culinary instructors, a newspaper food writer and a certified KCBS BBQ judge. The participating restaurants were judged on mac & cheese and on grilled cheese. The winners are:
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Starting in 2012, the Inter-Agency Learning Initiative on Strengthening Community-Based Child Protection Mechanisms and Child Protection Systems established a community-owned and driven intervention to reduce teenage pregnancy in the Moyamba and Bombali Districts in Sierra Leone.
Two clusters of three intervention communities elected to address the problem of teenage pregnancy through a mixture of family planning, sexual and reproductive health education, and life skills. This action research uses a quasi-experimental design to test the effectiveness of this intervention in reducing teenage pregnancy.
A year after community members received trainings, a participatory evaluation workshop was held to learn community perspectives on what happened in the first full year of the intervention implementation. Findings reveal that across all three communities, a major reduction in teenage pregnancies had occurred. In addition, greater supportive linkages between the communities and the formal health system were established.
Overall, while the findings are not final, they suggest the intervention is on its way to achieving intermediate results that will ultimately help reduce teenage pregnancy and contribute to the evidence base on community-based child protection programming. | <urn:uuid:facbe752-a181-4036-a247-84091d40cc06> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://rejuvenate.global/project/a-community-driven-intervention-to-reduce-teenage-pregnancy-in-two-districts-in-sierra-leone/ | 2024-04-14T23:30:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.950425 | 218 |
My best take on Summer cooking combines simple techniques with loads of flavour. More time for play & less time in a hot kitchen.
At home and at Relish Mama, we have been making lots of homemade tortillas and filling them with all sorts of tasty & nutritious delights. Perfect Summer food and everyone gets to create and fill their own creation which I just love.
Making tortilla wraps is a breeze and loads of fun. No yeast is used which means the dough can be whipped up and allowing 10 minutes resting time, then you are ready to roll…..literally. I usually holler for our daughters at this point & they each roll out the tortillas. We use either our rolling pin or our tortilla press for this, and while the girls are busy, I get on with putting together some lovely fillings. On offer is usually a delicious bowl of Mexican style slaw, some sliced avocado if we haven’t made guacamole, homemade lemon yoghurt and for the protein, it is usually either pan-fried flat head or this quick and easy marinated chicken recipe that is below. For those that have a copy of my first cookbook, the fish recipe is in this ‘Relish Mama – recipes from a shared table and the Relish Mama kitchen’.
I cooked these beautiful dishes with the children and teens that attended my Mexican inspired cooking classes this January. When one boy commented that he never wanted to buy a tortilla in a packet again…..well, I could have cried honestly.
I would love to share all that we made here for you all to enjoy with your own family and friends.
Thank you to all the fantastic and enthusiastic kids & teens who joined our cooking classes at Relish Mama this January. Two more days of classes left of classes this week, and then we will see you all again in April for new menus and more fun.
For older teens and tweens, we have added two Friday after school dates where you can join me, cook with me, and we will create a sensational Friday night meal for you all to take home and enjoy with your families. Waaaaaayyyyyy better than any Friday night takeaway food and the bragging rights you have for cooking the family dinner. I cannot wait for these. Anyone interested, here is the link to explore more.
Happy New Year to you all.
Mexican Street Salad
¼ red cabbage, thinly sliced
¼ white cabbage, thinly sliced
3 radishes, sliced super fine
2 carrots, very finely grated
½ bunch coriander, chopped
1 green chilli, finely diced
1 red onion, very finely sliced
Juice of 2 limes or lemons
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Prepare all vegetables, as per ingredients above. Place all the vegetables in a large bowl.
Add lime juice, sea salt and olive oil.
Toss to combine and serve.
Homemade Masa harina tortillas
Makes 12 x 10cm tortillas
300g masa harina flour (or yellow maize flour, NOT white corn flour) – for a plain flour version, please see recipe below
A good pinch of sea salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
420-450ml hand hot water
Note: You will also need a rolling pin/ tortilla press, baking paper cut into squares.
Add olive oil and salt to 420ml warm water, stir. In a bowl, place the masa harina flour and add the wet ingredients mix well. If the dough is too dry, add the remaining 30ml warm water. Knead the dough with your hands until it is soft and smooth. This step can also be done very easily in the food processor.
Roll into 12 balls – approximately walnut sized ball.
Place a plastic freezer bag on the bottom of the tortilla press*. Fold the bag over the top of the dough. Close the press and push down to compress the dough. Check the tortilla is nice and thin. If not, compress again or use a rolling pin to assist. The tortillas should be nice and thin, but obviously manageable. Peel back the plastic from the top of the tortilla very carefully so it does not tear. Flip the tortilla over to carefully peel back the plastic on the other side.
*If you do not have a tortilla press, cover the dough, as above in plastic however use a large saucepan or frying pan to press the dough down or use a rolling pin.
Heat a heavy bottomed non-stick frying pan and place tortilla in a dry pan. Cook until the tortilla slightly changes colour and puffs up (approx. 2 minutes). Turn and cook the other side and cook for a further minute. Keep the tortillas warm by wrapping in a tea towel or foil and keep them in a low oven as you cook the rest.
Home Made Tortillas using plain flour
Makes 8 Tortillas
2 cups plain flour* (we use masa harina flour mostly at home & at Relish Mama – recipe above )
A good pinch of sea salt
¾ cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
Follow the same method as per the masa harina tortillas above.
Easy marinated chicken for Mexican tortillas
500g chicken thigh fillets cut into 2cm slices
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1-2 teaspoons smoked paprika
½ teaspoon ground cumin
100ml extra virgin olive oil
2-3 capsicums (can be mixed in colour if you like eg. green, red or yellow), sliced finely lengthways
Guacamole or sliced avocado
Mexican street salad
Place the chicken slices in a bowl. Add the garlic, paprika, cumin and 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Mix well & allow to marinate for a little bit of time. If you need to cook immediately, it will still be delicious…..that is a promise.
Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan and add the sliced capsicum. Gently sauté until they are soft. Set aside in a serving dish.
In the same pan, cook the marinated chicken strips for approx. 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a serving bowl.
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A sportsbook is a service that accepts bets on sporting events. The oddsmakers set the probabilities for winning bets, and the winners are paid an amount that varies according to the probability that their pick was correct. The oddsmakers also take into account things like home field advantage, and the fact that some teams perform better at home than they do away from home when determining the odds for each game.
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A good sportsbook will have an extensive selection of betting markets with competitive odds, simple navigation, and transparent bonuses. In addition, the site should offer first-rate customer support and betting guides to encourage repeat business. It is also important to have a reliable and stable platform, as a faulty website will drive users away.
One of the biggest mistakes that a new sportsbook can make is to fail to promote its brand effectively. The best way to do this is by creating high-quality content that is both informative and entertaining. This content should be optimized for search engines and include proper keyword research to increase discoverability. It should also be mobile-friendly so that it is accessible to a wide range of users. Finally, it is important to invest in advertising campaigns that are targeted at your target market to increase exposure and generate more traffic. | <urn:uuid:176f81f9-a1b4-4189-9176-a25cd2aacc6a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://relocatesitges.com/how-to-choose-a-sportsbook-15/ | 2024-04-15T00:07:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.971947 | 565 |
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When it comes to diet, fat can get a bad rap. But certain types of fat provide important health benefits. Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), help fight joint pain, reduce inflammation, prevent heart attacks, and lower blood pressure. In fact, studies have shown that omega-3 supplements significantly improve joint pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Joint pain: more common than you think
About 1.5 million adults in the United States suffer from RA. Additionally, 1 in 5 adults suffers from some form of arthritis, making it the most common form of disability in the United States. When someone has RA, their immune system mistakenly attacks joints instead of attacking bacteria and viruses. This attack causes inflammation that can make joints painful, stiff, and damaged.
The supplement that can replace pain medication
Multiple research studies have shown that omega-3s can help people with RA reduce or eliminate their intake of pain medications. The EPA and DHA found in omega-3s block inflammatory molecules and are converted by the body into anti-inflammatory chemicals. It is no surprise then, that when people with RA take omega-3 supplements, they experience a significant reduction in joint stiffness and swelling.
Omega-3 fatty acids are found in some food sources, such as anchovies, salmon, sardines, trout, or tuna. The Arthritis Foundation recommends that people with RA eat a serving of one of these fish 2-4 times a week. However, not everyone is able to incorporate an adequate amount of these omega-3 fatty acids into their typical diet.
Something smells fishy: side effects of traditional supplements
In many cases, it is helpful for people with RA to add an omega-3 supplement to their daily routine. But traditional fish oil capsules can have uncomfortable side effects, such as burping, bad breath, heartburn, and nausea. There are many supplements available that offers a fresher, more pure fish oil supplement that has been flavored to combat these common side effects. Many supplements have been-formulated to contain a higher amount of EPA and DHA per pill, making it easier to get the recommended amount.
The benefits don’t stop there: more shocking ways omega-3s can help
Chronic inflammation can lead to heart disease, cancer, and other chronic health conditions. Not only does omega-3 supplementation reduce joint pain, but it can also reduce risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, and aid in treatment for depression. A healthcare professional can advise on the benefits of an omega-3 supplement for each individual person. | <urn:uuid:d766edc7-2c3d-4b63-9383-0799414d6541> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://renuerx.com/nutraceuticals/the-shocking-ways-omega-3s-help-fight-joint-pain-ra-inflammation/ | 2024-04-15T00:11:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.947837 | 548 |
A generalized analysis of partitioning interwell tracer tests
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A partitioning interwell tracer test (PITT) is a method for estimating oil volume and/or oil saturation in the swept zone between a set of injectors and producers in a reservoir. One of the methods for analyzing PITTs is the method of moments, which is based upon calculating the first temporal moment of the tracer concentrations in the produced fluids. PITTs have many advantages over other methods for estimating oil saturation by measuring over a much larger volume than a single well tracer test and a well log. It is especially important to know the remaining oil saturation as accurately as possible before applying enhanced oil recovery methods. PITTs also provide valuable information on swept volumes between wells, flow paths, and breakthrough times. A very general derivation of the method of moments applied to PITT data is presented in this dissertation. This derivation shows that the method of moments can be used for three-dimensional, heterogeneous reservoirs under very general conditions. The general derivation and its verification with numerical simulations shows that the method is not limited to residual oil saturation as generally assumed, but can be extended to mobile oil saturation (or any multiphase flow problem). PITTs in naturally fractured reservoirs are an extreme example of heterogeneous reservoirs that can be analyzed by the method of moments, although the time to conduct such tests can be generally very long. For this reason, the concept of natural tracers was investigated and analyzed. The technique of using natural tracers is based on the idea of measuring a naturally residing petroleum organic component such as organic alcohols and acids. Since natural tracers originate in the oil itself, its use can be less expensive and more environmentally friendly than the use of injected chemical or radioactive tracers, and can take less time to produce a useful signal. The synthetic tracer data in naturally fractured reservoirs as well as to singleporosity heterogeneous reservoirs are generated using numerical simulators. These data were analyzed under a wide range of reservoir conditions using both the method of moments and inverse modeling using a program developed at TAMU. | <urn:uuid:3abf8d5e-5539-4d3f-80f9-63fdd1a781e7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/3f3460b6-264b-408e-aeea-d5f8fb65ea16 | 2024-04-15T00:14:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.944856 | 430 |
Entity-Driven Rewrite for Multi-Document Summarization
In this paper we explore the benefits from and shortcomings of entity-driven noun phrase rewriting for multi-document summarization of news. The approach leads to 20% to 50% different content in the summary in comparison to an extractive summary produced using the same underlying approach, showing the promise the technique has to offer. In addition, summaries produced using entity-driven rewrite have higher linguistic quality than a comparison non-extractive system. Some improvement is also seen in content selection over extractive summarization as measured by pyramid method evaluation. | <urn:uuid:bd17ffb0-5dc6-4365-a156-7f61910725af> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/6798 | 2024-04-14T23:50:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.886966 | 121 |
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2027
European funding: framework programme
Coastal and environmental protection
DuneFront will demonstrate blue-grey coastal and marine infrastructure as a new generation of sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetic solution to ensure coastal safety under climate change. The project has the ambition to co-create hybrid Dune-Dike Nature Based Solutions (DD-hybrid NbS) that can efficiently integrate static hard infrastructure with adaptive, dynamic aeolian and vegetated sediments. Mainstreaming biodiversity into marine and coastal DD-hybrid NbS is essential to jointly safeguard human assets, blue economy activities and biodiversity gain and restoration. DuneFront will achieve this challenge by identifying key biological, physical, and socio-economic boundary conditions, and by translating evidence on biodiversity, morphodynamics and safety from 12 Demonstrators along vulnerable European coasts into new roadmaps for DD-hybrid NbS design and installation. The integration of this multidisciplinary knowledge into physical and digital twins will pilot the development of a Decision-Support-System, coastal and marine infrastructure Blueprints, and the installation of new prototypes along one of the most recreated coasts. DuneFront will provide a wide range of stakeholders with design, installation and market-ripe business plans for DD-hybrid NbS. Translation of new research and innovations into the DuneFront targeted actions will occur within a full co-creation-procedure.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the authority can be held responsible for them. | <urn:uuid:e9a3115f-f0e6-4652-a552-7c4e64ebb838> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://research.ugent.be/web/result/project/b82a149b-d282-47f6-b750-aa0330e2058c/details/dunefront-41p09124-demonstration-of-dune-dike-hybrid-blue-grey-nature-based-solutions/en | 2024-04-14T22:59:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.914603 | 350 |
The Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives (I3) awards provide up to $50,000 to seed new interdisciplinary research. This year, three awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The Environment Initiative has funded two additional awards, titled “Developing Augmented Reality-based Visualization Tools to Increase Sustainable Transportation” and “Indigenous Data Sovereignty Research Center.”
The first award goes to Matthew Barber from the Department of Biology and the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Michael Harms from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Institute of Molecular Biology, and Melanie Spero, Department of Biology and Institute of Molecular Biology, for their project “Origin and Evolution of Immune Protein Functions,” which investigates the origin and diversification of lactoferrin, a mammalian immune protein with a range of defensive and anti-inflammatory properties. The team’s long-term goal is to fundamentally advance understanding of immune system evolution, as well as inform the design of new therapeutic proteins.
The second award goes to Gina Biancarosa and Stephanie De Anda, both from the Department of Special Education and Clinical Science (De Anda is also affiliated with the Communication Disorders and Sciences Program and Prevention Science Institute) for their project, “Linking Language to Literacy with the Eyes: Differences in Emerging Bilingual Good and Poor Readers' Eye Tracking,” which explores the phenomenon of specific reading comprehension difficulties by using eye-tracking technology and traditional measures of language and literacy as a window on cognitive processes to examine how language background and facility among bilingual Spanish-English speakers is related to ease and difficulty in English reading comprehension among intermediate-grade readers.
The third award goes to Camille Cioffi from the Prevention Science Institute and Jo Weaver from the Department of Global Studies for their project, “Using Community-defined Evidence to Alleviate Chronic Stress for Houseless Community Members,” which aims to test the effectiveness of a structural intervention within the built environment (e.g. day-use lockers, hygiene stations) to ameliorate chronic stress associated with houselessness. The project uses biomarkers to measure chronic stress response, with a project design that collaborates closely with the unhoused themselves.
The I3 award program encourages interdisciplinary research at UO and is open to faculty members from all academic disciplines. Because I3 is a seed grant, the program puts significant weight on projects that are likely to secure future external funding to continue the research that began with internal funds. The proposals were evaluated by a large faculty committee made up of experts in the range of fields represented in the applications, and final funding decisions were made by Anshuman “AR” Razdan, vice president for research and innovation, and Adel Amos, Environment Initiative executive director.
“The projects selected for awards showcase the strength of UO research across broad disciplines,” Razdan said. “All of them have direct impacts on our society and promise to improve lives whether through better health or through greater literacy.”
Visit the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation’s funding opportunities website for more information on any of the UO’s research seed funding and other internal funding programs.
— Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
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Dead store elimination is a widely used compiler optimization that reduces code size and improves performance. However, it can also remove seemingly useless memory writes that the programmer intended to clear sensitive data after its last use. Security-savvy developers have long been aware of this phenomenon and have devised ways to prevent the compiler from eliminating these data scrubbing operations. In this paper, we survey the set of techniques found in the wild that are intended to prevent data-scrubbing operations from being removed during dead store elimination. We evaluated the effectiveness and availability of each technique and found that some fail to protect data-scrubbing writes. We also examined eleven open source security projects to determine whether their specific memory scrubbing function was effective and whether it was used consistently. We found four of the eleven projects using flawed scrubbing techniques that may fail to scrub sensitive data and an additional four projects not using their scrubbing function consistently. We address the problem of dead store elimination removing scrubbing operations with a compiler-based approach by adding a new option to an LLVM-based compiler that retains scrubbing operations. We also synthesized existing techniques to develop a best-of-breed scrubbing function and are making it available to developers. | <urn:uuid:0c2c2697-4c91-46db-91f9-a53be3a9395d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/dead-store-elimination-still-considered-harmful | 2024-04-14T23:48:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.951242 | 244 |
A match-mismatch test was conducted to test the transtheoretical model applied to fruit intake. Precontemplators and contemplators were randomly assigned to receive a web-based individualized precontemplation feedback (PCF), contemplation feedback (CF) or action feedback (AF) letter promoting fruit intake. Immediately and 1 week after reading this letter, post-test measures were obtained. Fruit intake increased significantly between pre- and post-test in contemplators, but not in precontemplators. No differences between the feedback conditions were found in fruit intake, stage progression, use or credibility of the feedback in precontemplators and contemplators. In precontemplators, also no differences between the conditions were found in personal relevance of the feedback. Contemplators, however, rated AF as more personally relevant than PCF or CF. To conclude, the present study failed to show superiority of stage-matched information in the promotion of fruit intake. | <urn:uuid:312e561e-0c2d-4894-a754-c022dc95e9fa> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/testing-the-transtheoretical-model-for-fruit-intake-comparing-web | 2024-04-15T00:17:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.958364 | 197 |
A guide to help your employees better respond to financial stress in light of COVID 19. Printable Version
President Trump announced interest forgiveness on student loans. Below are a few topics to help shed light on the announcement and what employees can do instead.
1. Trump’s proposal waives interest payments but payments are still due.
2. Most federal loans qualify for interest forgiveness.
3. Should you refinance since rates are low?
4. Isn’t interest the only thing I get to write off on my taxes- how does this help me?
5. Servicers will not be able to implement this in the time borrowers need help
6. FINALLY - What should you do now if you need lower payments?
Trump’s proposal waives interest payments but payments are still due
According to the Department of Education, student loan interest stops accruing on federal loans for an undetermined amount of time. This includes loans in forbearance and for those still in school. This does NOT mean your payment stops.
Advocacy groups wanted a freeze on all payments and continue to count payments towards loan forgiveness. However instead, Trump stopped payments on the portion that is the student loan interest only. By having people continually make student loan payments on the loan principal amount, public servants can still use payments to count towards the 120 payments they have to make in order to get their loans forgiven. You may also benefit from this by filing into a plan that is based on your income. More on this in the last section.
If you are aggressively paying off your student loans and or you do not have large interest accrual on your loans, this announcement makes a very small difference in your monthly payment.
Most federal loans qualify for interest forgiveness
Most federal loan borrowers qualify for the President's interest freeze.
The types of loans specifically that qualify for interest forgiveness include:
Direct Stafford Subsidized
Direct Stafford Unsubsidized
Direct Grad PLUS
Direct Parent PLUS
Federally Held FFEL (Federal Family Education Loan)
Federally Held Perkins
Private banks hold FFEL and Perkins loans and as a result they will not receive interest subsidy. Private student loans do not qualify for a subsidy or interest forgiveness.
Should you refinance since rates are low?
Refinancing is not the right solution if you are a nonprofit or government employee and qualify for the public service loan forgiveness program (PSLF).
If you are not working towards PSLF, the value of the interest savings from Trump’s announcement could outweigh refinancing right now. However, the execution and ability for servicers to properly calculate the interest subsidy for each borrower accurately is unlikely. This will be a pain to deal with and we have no idea the benefit of the interest savings since this announcement was made for an unforeseen amount of time.
Considering the circumstances, refinancing is the right decision if you believe the interest freeze will only be for a short period of time, the interest rates will increase significantly in the future, and you don’t want to deal with your servicer. Obviously, refinance is right only if you continue to have a steady income and the ability to pay off your loans.
However, if your income and job stability is not great, I don’t recommend refinancing. Private lenders can pause payments for up to 90 days and you will never qualify for zero dollar payments and ultimate forgiveness if you lost your job. These are economically precarious times and it may be best to err on the side of caution.
Isn’t interest the only thing I get to write off on my taxes- how does this help me?
It’s true you get to write off $2500 of your taxes if your adjusted gross income is less than $85,000 (filing single) and $170,000 if you are married filing jointly. This means you'll have less to write off in 2021.
Any inquiries can be made to [email protected]
We'll give you the best strategies and keep you up-to-date on loan programs. We keep our communications short and helpful. | <urn:uuid:fab1510a-f1a0-4485-86d4-b17b46c19ec8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://resources.myloansense.com/help/response-to-covid-19-employee-guide-to-lower-payments | 2024-04-15T00:17:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965213 | 852 |
Do you leak when you cough, sneeze, jump, or laugh? Has everything changed since having kids? Perhaps your mom told you it was just a normal part of aging, or worse, your doctor dismissed it as such? While it is a common issue, stress incontinence is not normal. You can live a life that does not have to include pantiliners or pads, and you might not even need that bladder lift! Exercise and physical therapy are here to help.
What IS stress incontinence, and WHY do I have it?
The definition of stress incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine during activities that exert pressure on the bladder. Weak or damaged pelvic floor muscles, often a consequence of pregnancy, childbirth, trauma, aging, or illness, are common contributors that cause stress incontinence. Statistics show that 50% of women in the U.S. encounter incontinence at some point in their lives. Let’s delve into why this happens:
During pregnancy, the pelvic floor is under a lot of stress as the baby grows and then moves from the pelvic region to the abdominal area, protruding VERY far out in front. All the extra pressure on the bladder, coupled with the growing baby, can cause the pelvic floor to be under more stress, and if those muscles aren’t strong enough, leaking can occur.
Post-pregnancy is a whole other ball game! In the case of a vaginal birth, the pelvic floor undergoes necessary dilation to stretch and lengthen to allow for the birth. Leaking is very common if there are complications, such as prolonged pushing or tearing of the perineum and pelvic floor muscles.
Aging and leaking can often go hand in hand. As muscles throughout the body weaken due to lack of training or use, coupled with chronic conditions like persistent coughing or extended bed rest, the pelvic floor becomes more susceptible to weakness and leakage. Just as strengthening the arm and leg muscles helps with functional movement, strengthening the pelvic floor can help with incontinence and leaking.
Illness can also be a huge factor that impacts leaking and continence. Chronic coughing can cause the pelvic floor to move downward, and, after time, weakness and leaking can occur. Just being in bed for extended periods can weaken the muscles of the pelvic floor, hips, and glutes, which also increases the risks of leaking.
What does my pelvic floor DO?
With all this information, there has to be a bright side, right? Absolutely! The good news is that with pelvic floor strengthening, as well as retraining of the muscles, proper breathing techniques, and strengthening of the hips, core, and glutes, your symptoms can improve significantly.
Now, we get to talk about the pelvic floor muscles and their function in aiding continence. The pelvic floor works like a sling at the base of the core muscles, keeping everything “up and in” where it belongs. The pelvic floor has three layers, and the primary function of those muscles is support, sphincter control, truck/core fixation, and providing muscle tone for the vaginal and rectal canals. If the pelvic floor muscles begin to weaken, organ prolapse, leaking, and sexual dysfunction can occur. The muscles are 70% slow twitch – which means they have endurance-like properties and work to support the organs. They are also 30% fast twitch fibers– which means they can contract to stop leaking with rapid sphincter closure (like with a jump or sneeze).
The other part of this puzzle is where the bladder sits in the pelvis. It sits behind the pubic bone, and when it becomes full, will move up and into the abdominal cavity (just a bit). The uterus, and large and small intestines for that matter, sit posterior (behind) and superior (above) to the bladder, filling up a lot of that abdominal space. So, ensuring the mobility of the abdominal fascia and the bladder is incredibly important. Factors like abdominal surgeries, C-section scars, or fascial restrictions can impede the bladder’s full expansion, leading to an increased frequency of leaks.
How can pelvic floor therapy help me STOP leaking?
So, how can pelvic floor physical therapy help? I am glad you asked! Pelvic floor physical therapy focuses on mobility training and strengthening the pelvic floor, hips, glutes, and core. Physical therapy interventions include biofeedback, bladder retraining, strengthening, and lengthening of the pelvic floor and hip/glute/core muscles. It’s also important to note that pelvic floor therapy goes beyond just “Kegels.” Your therapist will tailor exercises based on an individual assessment, and they will be able to determine if Kegels are an appropriate exercise for you. However, if your muscles are already tight, this is one of the worst things you can do for your pelvic floor. A well-trained pelvic floor physical therapist can assess your specific needs and candidacy for therapy.
If you have any questions about stress incontinence, or if you’re curious to see if you are a good candidate for pelvic floor therapy, give us a call or send us a message today! | <urn:uuid:05420377-3a8a-4a8c-9c05-527108de79b9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://restoreptidaho.com/why-does-coughing-or-sneezing-make-me-leak/ | 2024-04-15T00:18:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.942016 | 1,069 |
BSEB Bihar Board
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The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has confirmed the date and time for the result announcement for the students who appeared for Matric or Class 10th final examination results. According to the official notification, Matric results will be declared tomorrow i.e. on March 31 at 1.30 pm.
Once the result is declared, students will be able to check their results by visiting the official website i.e. biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. Students will require their roll code and the roll number mentioned on admit cards to check their results.
How to check the BSEB Bihar board 10th result 2024, once released?
- Firstly candidates need to visit the official website i.e. biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in
- Then click on the Class 10th result link available on the home page.
- Enter your roll number and roll code to view the results.
- After checking the result students can download it for further reference.
If you want to get your BSEB Class 10th Result directly on your mobile phone then, REGISTER HERE
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Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
< > • Effective - 28 Aug 1987473.117. Persons and corporations disqualified as personal representative — designation required — service of process, how made. — 1. None of the following persons shall be appointed as a personal representative:
(1) No full-time judge of any court of this state or clerk, deputy clerk or division clerk of any court, but a judge, clerk, deputy clerk or division clerk may serve as a personal representative for a decedent who was a spouse or who was within the third degree of relationship by consanguinity or affinity as calculated according to the civil law;
(2) A person under the age of eighteen years or of unsound mind;
(3) A person who is under legal disability as a result of conviction of a crime;
(4) A habitual drunkard;
(5) Except as otherwise provided by section 362.600, a corporation, partnership or association organized under the law of a state or country other than the state of Missouri, or any United States national banking association having its principal place of business outside the state of Missouri;
(6) No personal representative of a personal representative, in consequence thereof, shall be a personal representative of the first decedent.
2. When any corporation is named as personal representative in any will hereafter executed, and qualifies as such, the presumption is that the will was not prepared by a salaried employee of such corporation. However, upon the application of any heir or devisee, made in the probate division of the circuit court of the county for the removal of such personal representative, said presumption may be rebutted by evidence satisfactory to the court hearing the application, unless the will or some codicil or certificate attached thereto contains a recital that at or before the execution of the will the testator had advice or counsel in relation thereto from someone not under salary from such corporation. In the absence of such recital, the court may on such application and upon satisfactory evidence that said will was prepared by a salaried employee of the corporation revoke the appointment of and remove such corporation as personal representative.
3. Before a nonresident of this state or a corporation organized under the laws of another state or country is issued letters testamentary or of administration he, she or it shall file in the probate division of the circuit court a designation, including the signature and address, of a resident of this state, or a corporation of this state authorized to administer trusts, as agent for the service of process on and the receipt of notice by such nonresident or foreign corporation. This designation shall be recited in the letters testamentary or of administration. Such a designation may be revoked only by a new designation of an agent for service and notice in this state, which shall be endorsed on the letters testamentary or of administration. By filing such designation, the nonresident submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in all proceedings relating to the administration of the estate and to the performance of his fiduciary duties until discharged of those duties by the court.
4. Service of process may be made upon a personal representative who is a nonresident of this state, or a corporation organized under the laws of another state or country, by registered or certified mail, addressed to his, her or its last reasonably ascertainable address. Notice by ordinary first class mail is sufficient if registered or certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon such a personal representative in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this state on either the personal representative or his decedent immediately prior to death. If service is made upon a personal representative as provided in this subsection, he shall be allowed at least thirty days within which to appear or respond.
(RSMo 1939 §§ 6, 10, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 62, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L. 1981 S.B. 117, A.L. 1985 S.B. 35, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 787, A.L. 1987 H.B. 637)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 6, 10; 1919 §§ 6, 10; 1909 §§ 14, 18
(1987) This section does not permanently disqualify a person convicted of a felony from being appointed personal representative; rather the court in making the appointment is to consider whether such conviction is reasonably related to the competency of the individual to fulfill the duties of personal representative pursuant to the provisions of section 561.016. In Re Estate of Foxworth, 732 S.W.2d 931 (Mo.App.S.D.).
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When dealing with unpleasant emotions or circumstances, we all sometimes struggle to face things head-on. Avoidance, anger, or other similar reactions are all perfectly ordinary. However, sometimes our reactions to situations and feelings don’t contribute to solving the problem. Instead, they may make things worse. This is what’s known as “maladaptive behavior.”
Put another way, “maladaptive behavior” is behavior that inhibits your ability adapt to and overcome life’s hurdles. Among these behaviors is the problem known as addiction.
Luckily, there are proven ways to overcome maladaptive behaviors through therapy, medication, and other evidence-based strategies. Below, we’ll discuss the relationship between maladaptive behavior and addiction, and what you can do about it.
What is Maladaptive Behavior?
Maladaptive behavior is acting or reacting in a way that prevents you from adapting to a given situation. This is often done to avoid pain or discomfort associated with change or trauma. It is also frequently linked to anxiety, and can contribute to the maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder.
Substance use is a common example of maladaptive behavior. Using drugs or alcohol can help some people feel that they’re preventing, avoiding, or controlling difficult circumstances.
The reality, however, is that when you practice maladaptive behavior you’re not giving yourself the necessary space to reach a real solution. This can create worse problems down the road, leading to a difficult cycle.
Different Types of Maladaptive Behavior
Aside from addiction, examples of maladaptive behavior include:
For example, alcohol use as a coping mechanism could be classified as a form of avoidance behavior. It might offer you temporary relief from overwhelming emotions in the moment, without giving you a chance to deal with them.
Why (and How) Maladaptive Behaviors Develop
If you’ve struggled with mental health in the past (particularly with anxiety), you may have developed maladaptive behaviors as coping mechanisms. This is especially likely if you haven’t had the chance to learn healthy alternatives.
For example, many people brought up in high-stress environments need to figure out how to function, quickly. If they don’t have the right tools, support, or guidance on hand, they may develop some ways of coping that seem effective in the moment, but actually hurt them in the big picture. Stress drinking is a common example of this.
Substance use disorder is closely tied to maladaptive anxiety—that is, excessive anxiety for what a situation calls for. When a person struggles with this issue, turning to alcohol or drugs may feel like an effective way to manage the discomfort and stress. But reliance on this behavior—often referred to as self-medication—is a slippery slope towards addiction.
All in all, maladaptive behaviors manifest when you feel bad and just want to feel better. The problem is that they don’t support you in being healthy and happy in the long run.
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Dangers of Maladaptive Behavior
When you choose maladaptive behavior to cope with life’s challenges, you may feel a sense of relief at first—but that feeling doesn’t last long.
Often, if you don’t address problems in a healthy and timely way, they only get worse. This is one of the dangers of maladaptive behavior. Issues at work, relationship troubles, and even your own negative emotions tend to snowball if you don’t deal with them when they come up.
Additionally, research suggests that maladaptive behaviors and beliefs may lead to the maintenance of social anxiety disorder and depression. All in all, maladaptive behavior can lead an individual to feel trapped in the very same circumstances they were trying to avoid, without a clear pathway out.
When Addiction Becomes a Coping Mechanism
So, what about addiction as a maladaptive behavior?
Substance abuse is a common way to cope with negative emotions or stressful situations. In fact, studies show that maladaptive patterns in one’s youth are linked to higher addiction potential later in life.
Drinking alcohol is one way to achieve temporary relief from stress. Since alcohol can actually increase the release of stress hormones, this may make the problem feel worse the following day. And since alcohol also stimulates the reward center in your brain, you may feel inclined to drink again to continue pushing these feelings away.
Since avoiding problems tends to make them worse, drinking to cope can turn into a vicious cycle that is hard to get free of. Not only are you learning maladaptive behavior by drinking, your body’s chemistry can also adapt to this behavior, and reinforce it.
Fortunately, there are ways to overcome this issue. With the right support, and the right tools, it’s possible to unlearn addiction as a maladaptive behavior.
What You Can Do
If you’re struggling with alcohol or drug abuse as a coping mechanism, here are some strategies you can try that may help.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (or CBT) as part of a recovery plan is a proven way to help treat substance use disorders. CBT helps people understand their own negative thinking patterns, and replace them with more positive ones. This often includes skill development that improves a person’s ability to adjust to life’s challenges—the opposite of maladaptive behavior!
Recovery coaching, including CBT-related techniques, is now available online.
Mindfulness is another powerful tool for managing anxiety and other mental health issues. Stress is a common drinking trigger—and the stress-reducing effects of mindfulness have proven helpful in treating substance use disorder in multiple studies.
Linked to mindfulness, a meditation practice can also help people in recovery adapt to and manage the challenges of quitting substance abuse. Regular meditation can teach you to reel yourself in when facing destructive thought patterns, and be less fearful of life’s challenges.
While starting a regular exercise habit can feel intimidating at first, studies show it can increase happiness and give you a flood of endorphins. This can help you maintain clarity if you’re struggling with negative thinking.
Overall, finding strategies that work for you, and sticking with them, will go a long way towards helping you replace maladaptive behaviors—including addiction. And if you need more support, there are modern, convenient treatment methods out there that can help.
Support for Maladaptive Behavior and Addiction
If you’re struggling with alcohol use as a maladaptive behavior, it can be tough to tackle it on your own. That’s why online treatment can make a huge difference. Rather than putting your life on hold, or traveling long distances to get the support you need, you can now access help from an app on your smartphone.
Ria Health’s program gives you weekly meetings with recovery coaches trained in cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques. You’ll also get expert medical support, access to anti-craving medications, digital tracking tools, and much more—all to help you reign in your alcohol dependence while overcoming maladaptive behavior.
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Most of us have used alcohol to relax in a social situation at one time or another. And for many people, ordering a beer at the bar is one of the first things they do at a social event.
In moderation, social drinking is generally nothing to worry about. But for people with social anxiety, things can get a bit more complicated.
It turns out that social anxiety and alcohol misuse have a close relationship. In fact, up to 20 percent of people with social anxiety disorder also struggle with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Many more fall into a gray area, and would like to drink less than they do on social occasions.
If this sounds like you, rest assured that you’re in good company. Below, we’ll look into why people with social anxiety might drink more, and offer some tips for coping without alcohol.
What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a mental health condition that causes excessive fear in social settings. Living with this condition means you might feel a spike in anxiety when making phone calls, talking to strangers, or even making eye contact with people on the street.
Everybody feels some level of anxiety—at least sometimes. But when you have social anxiety, it goes far beyond what is normal. Aside from the emotional stress, it can also come with physical symptoms like shaking, sweating, and a racing heart. And for many people with SAD, it might feel easier to avoid talking to others entirely.
While SAD can be a struggle, the good news is that there are steps you can take to start feeling better. Some common action plans for managing social anxiety include prescription medication and talk therapy. And of these options, a type of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an especially helpful tool.
Why Do People Drink To Deal With Social Anxiety?
As with other forms of anxiety, many people find that drinking alcohol helps take the edge off, and allows them to unwind a bit. Since alcohol is often present at social events to begin with, it’s also easy to get into the habit of seeking out some “liquid courage” when you first arrive—especially if you feel uncomfortable in social situations.
Research supports a strong link between social stress and drinking—particularly among college-aged women.1 However, researchers have also called into question whether alcohol really helps stress, or if it actually makes things worse.
The Link Between Alcohol and Anxiety
Have you ever used alcohol to cope with a stressful day, only for the anxiety to come back in full force once you sobered up? Although a few drinks might seem like a good way to calm your nerves, drinking too much (or too often) can actually have the opposite effect.
In fact, heavy alcohol use and anxiety seem to have a “chicken and egg” relationship. To put it another way, anxiety can lead to drinking, but drinking can also lead to anxiety. This effect usually occurs a few hours to a day after drinking, and is more casually known as hangxiety.
In addition, alcohol and stress—aka the body’s response to threats—also have a two-way relationship. Heavy drinking over a long period can affect your brain chemistry and increase levels of cortisol, your body’s chief stress hormone. And over time, these effects can lead to you feeling less resilient to everyday stress.
Does Alcohol Really Help Social Anxiety?
So, now you know that drinking can have a complex effect on stress as a whole. But what are the effects of using alcohol for social anxiety in particular?
Drinking can help soothe your nerves in the moment, which is the main reason it’s so popular at social events. But in the long run, mixing social anxiety and alcohol can end up doing more harm than good.
For example, social anxiety and alcoholism can interact with each other, and often go hand-in-hand. One study estimates that about 1 in 5 people with SAD also struggle with alcohol abuse or dependence.2 This may be due to the fact that drinking to cope with anxiety can quickly become a habit—especially since alcohol can worsen your symptoms over time. And before you know it, it could spiral into physical and mental dependence.
Overall, using alcohol for social anxiety can lead to a harmful cycle of ups and downs. And ultimately, it may prevent you from getting the help you need to truly treat your SAD symptoms.
6 Tips for Dealing With Social Anxiety Without Alcohol
Each person will find that different strategies work best for them. However, overcoming social anxiety generally involves a combination of education and exposure. This means working to understand what triggers your anxiety, developing awareness around it, and then gradually exposing yourself to situations that frighten you to become more accustomed to them.3
Here are some tips to help you work through this process:
1. Practice Positive Self-Talk
Often, social anxiety is linked to negative expectations about an event, or a negative assessment of one’s coping skills. Try writing down some phrases that you find encouraging, such as, “I am capable and I can do this,” or, “I am valuable no matter what others think of me,” and repeat these to yourself when you’re feeling anxious. Over time, persistent positive self-talk can help you adjust your mindset.
2. Find Some Relaxation Techniques
We know—this is a lot easier said than done in the moment. But learning some strategies to relax ahead of time can help you anchor yourself in social situations. Try techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), counting breaths, or deep breathing.4 This can help relieve tension when surrounded by people you might not know very well, or have just met.
3. Develop a Mindfulness Practice
Along with learning relaxation techniques, a regular mindfulness practice can make it easier to redirect your thoughts in stressful situations. Whether it’s meditating every day for a few minutes, taking a yoga class, or making use of a mindfulness app, there are many ways to incorporate this practice into your daily life and reap the benefits.
4. Take a Break From Events Involving Alcohol
If you’re trying to break the habit of drinking to deal with social anxiety, it can also help to simply take a break from places and situations that involve alcohol. Consider joining meetup groups related to your interests, or taking up a hobby that connects you with others. You may even find that bonding with people who share common interests without alcohol makes it easier to overcome your social anxiety.
5. Look For Some Support
Some people with social anxiety benefit from seeing a therapist or counselor. There are also a number of self-help books, audio programs, and apps that can help you learn new habits or overcome social anxiety. Finding a support system can give you some structure, help you identify which situations challenge you most, and break things down into achievable steps.
How To Know When Your Social Drinking Is a Problem
If you regularly depend on alcohol to calm your nerves, how can you know if it’s becoming a problem? As a first step, it can help to reflect on your own feelings about your social drinking. Consuming more alcohol than you’d like to, or feeling guilty or embarrassed about your use, can be a sign that it’s time for a change.
In addition, drinking before, during, and after social events can also indicate an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Over time, you might start to feel like you can’t fathom the idea of hanging out with others without it. And you might feel even more anxious in settings where you’re not allowed to drink—such as work or other daytime activities.
Thankfully, there is help available if you’ve been struggling with alcohol use and social anxiety disorder. To connect with others who may relate to your struggles, you can try groups like AA, SMART Recovery, or other secular options. And if you need more comprehensive help, many in-person and outpatient treatment programs specialize in treating co-occurring disorders.
Finally, telemedicine programs like Ria Health can also help you make positive changes in your drinking habits. With Ria Health, you can connect with coaches who have experience helping others with social drinking issues. Plus, you can gain access to anti-craving prescriptions, online support groups, and more to help you reach your goals.
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This is excellent news. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice just put an end to the hateful and discriminatory Operation Choke Point that Eric Holder and Barack Obama put into action. This was the anti-fraud initiative started under the Obama administration that many Republicans argued was used to target gun retailers and other businesses that Democrats found objectionable. Now, it is no more. Yes!
The program cracked down on conservatives and especially small businesses and their financial dealings… primarily in the areas of short-term lending and the firearms industries. It was a crackdown on politically disfavored groups and extremely oppressive. “Operation Choke Point was an Obama Administration initiative that destroyed legitimate businesses to which that Administration was ideologically opposed (e.g., firearms dealers) by intimidating financial institutions into denying banking services to those businesses,” GOP lawmakers wrote. That’s exactly what it did.
“All of the Department’s bank investigations conducted as part of Operation Choke Point are now over, the initiative is no longer in effect, and it will not be undertaken again,” Boyd said.
The DOJ went on to say it would no longer engage in investigations motivated by “political preferences” and specifically said it would not target the financial dealings of otherwise lawful members of the short-term lending and firearms industries.
“The Department is committed to bringing enforcement actions only where warranted by the facts and the applicable law, without regard to political preferences,” Boyd said in the letter. “This approach honors the Department’s fundamental obligation to focus on the lawbreakers that deserve our undivided attention, and thereby protect the American public from fraud and other criminal activity. We reiterate that the Department will not discourage the provision of financial services to lawful industries, including businesses engaged in short-term lending and firearms-related activities.”
This is just one more awful thing that Obama implemented that President Trump is eradicating. House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) cheered the DOJ’s decision and blamed the Obama administration for creating the program and rightly so: “We applaud the Trump Justice Department for decisively ending Operation Choke Point,” he said. “The Obama administration created this ill-advised program to suffocate legitimate businesses to which it was ideologically opposed by intimidating financial institutions into denying banking services to those businesses. Targeted industries, such as firearms dealers, were presumed guilty by the Obama Justice Department until proven innocent, and many businesses are still facing the repercussions of this misguided program. This is no way for law enforcement to operate and runs counter to principles enshrined in our Constitution.”
Gun rights activists and Second Amendment proponents are thrilled with this and they should be. After a very tough week, this is welcome news. The NRA deeply and sincerely thanked President Trump for yet again keeping his word. No longer will the federal government be allowed to pick winners and losers in the marketplace and that’s the way it should be. This program did tremendous harm to small businesses across the country. It’s end is welcome relief to many business owners out there and a definite win for the Trump administration and the DOJ.
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In the huge scene of electronic gaming, where virtual universes swarm with troubles, fortunes, and adversaries, one point that has lit phenomenal conversation is the property of Jail Supporting Affiliations. These affiliations, once in a while given wow boost through coordinated players, propose to drive less experienced or time-obliged gamers through off-kilter jail encounters, promising speedy development and agree to required rewards. While two or three affirmation these relationship for their ability and solace, others reproach them as a deformation on the uprightness of gaming. We ought to skip into the point of convergence of this dispute and separate the allure and implications of Jail Supporting Affiliations.
The Rising of Jail Aiding Affiliations
In various enormously multiplayer web based imagining games (MMORPGs), penitentiaries stand as posts of challenge and opportunity. Inside their profundities lie captivating loot, phenomenal managers, and the commitment of character progress. Notwithstanding, vanquishing these repression workplaces can be a dazzling task, requiring coordination, technique, and a piece of the time expansive stretches of industrious affiliation. For explicit players, particularly those with limited time or without a serious party of partners, progressing through these penitentiaries can feel like a ridiculous counteraction.
Enter Jail Supporting Affiliations. These affiliations emerged as a response to the premium for a direct course through the fundamentals of jail evaluation. Experienced players, regularly recommended as “maintains,” offer their situation and help to less talented or time-obliged players as a split the difference for a cost. By using their sorting out, stuff, and wellness, these marketing experts guide their clients through jails with astonishing rate and adequacy, allowing them to get the advantages without the issue of directing the authentic encounters.
The Discussion Coordinating Jail Supporting
Despite what their conspicuousness among express bits of the gaming region, Assisting Relationship with having not been without conversation. Scholastics battle that these affiliations hurt the crucial norms of gaming, which turn limit improvement, challenge, and achievement. They fight that by bypassing the standard improvement twist, players miss the pride that comes from beating deterrents through their own undertakings.
Likewise, there are stresses over the impact of Jail Supporting Relationship on the in-game economy and neighborhood. By flooding the market with exceptional loot crushed supporting, some fight that these affiliations upset the concordance of the game’s economy, downsizing hard-gotten things and diminishing the satisfaction of getting them really. Also, the reliance on canning separate the energy of faction and worked with effort that regularly portrays electronic gaming relationship, as players select contingent relationship over insisted social correspondences.
The Allure of Jail Aiding Affiliations
Disregarding the responses leveled out against them, Jail Supporting Affiliations continue to flourish, and their allure makes certain for explicit players. For those with referring to plans or confined gaming time, these affiliations offer a strategy for experiencing top level substance that sounds far off, truly. Also, a few players may fundamentally come up short on pay or liking to contribute the time and effort expected to lead complex jail encounters, appreciating rather to focus in on various pieces of the game.
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journal for 2002-09-20
Gloria is hardcore. She’s writing a letter to every one of the animals. We’ve got about fifteen animals in the village right now, and Gloria doesn’t write skimpy letters. She uses just about all of her ink, and is pretty mindful of what the animals have been up to.
I’m more slovenly about it, which may be why so many of the animals have been showing me her letters and telling me how great she is. For now, I’m more concerned about redecorating and paying off my mortgage. Also, town beautification and crop cultivation take a good part of my time.
Tomorrow, Totakeke will be back, and I’m going to try to get him to play some Ska. It’s also the harvest festival, and I’m going to try to run into Pete so I can ask him about his love life. Copper is interested.
You know, if these were real life events, they’d be boring. I have no idea what it is that makes them addictive and fun. Who am I to argue?
Work today was so-so. I had a meeting in which we discussed the Stuff I’ll Do In Cardiff. It was unpleasant. Thinking about the prospect of further implementing the ERP system makes my stomach crawl. It’s like staring into the abyss or pulling at the edges of a belly wound. I guess I’ll know in about a week whether I really have to go. Maybe I should be rooting for the implementation’s success, but I think it’s nobler to root for The Right Thing. I just don’t think this is it. Still, mine is not to question why…
…but if that’s the case, then I did A Bad Thing today. I wrote an open memo explaining that it’s Development’s duty to help the rest of the company make informed choices when they pick software solutions. I don’t think that’s been happening, and I think it needs to be brought to light. God knows I don’t want to spend my future days normalizing databases that were built by people who really should’ve known better.
I did a little more work on Vicki (VICI? I’m not sure which spelling to use. Vicki might be clearer.), but not a lot. I’m hoping I can get it into an alpha-testable stage before I leave. Once I get that in place, change can really start to snowball. I might be able to get this system so slick that everyone will fight its replacement—especially since its replacement will be a lumbering horror. | <urn:uuid:3e71d78b-41b0-4999-b492-ff54b9c49aa6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://rjbs.cloud/blog/2002/09/journal-for-2002-09-20/ | 2024-04-14T23:47:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.96607 | 582 |
Peacebuilding Education for Humphrey Fellows
Peacebuilding Through Dialogue: From Conflict Management to Healing in Workplaces, Communities & Nations
- Interactive learning and role playing
- Skill-building for facilitating conflict resolution
- Emphasis on mindfulness and centeredness
- Applicable to small and large conflicts
- Led by Dr. Mark Umbreit, creator of the training
Since 2010, the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking has led this work shop annually, serving over 150 Humphrey Fellows representing over 25 non-Western countries around the globe. A recent commitment is to support and serve Humphrey Fellow alumni by providing supplemental resources that can further the spread of conflict resolution and healing work in the respective countries to which Humphrey Fellows have returned.
View this 4-minute video about the Peacebuilders Workshop.
Learning Resources for Humphrey Alumni
Primary Resources for the Peacebuilders Workshop
An Overview of Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue Models
These resources cover all of the basic principles and practices of restorative dialogue work that can be adapted for many different kinds of conflicts and harm situations.
- Restorative Justice Basics and Restorative Dialogue (PDF)
- "Introduction to Restorative Justice: Mark Umbreit" (video)
- Restorative Justice Overview (PDF)
- Keynote Address by Dr. Umbreit at International Conference on Restorative Justice in Istanbul, Turkey (video)
Essential Skills for Facilitating Restorative Conferences and Circles
These resources cover basic skills for guiding a dialogue process, starting with preparation methods, general outlines and communication skills that help people who are blocked with negative emotions.
- The Facilitator’s Role in Restorative Justice Dialogue by Mark Umbreit and Marilyn Peterson Amour (PDF)
- "A Humanistic Approach to Mediation and Dialogue" by Mark Umbreit (video)
- "Advice for Circle Facilitators" by Janine Geske (video)
- Basic Outlines for Structuring Conferences and Circles (PDF)
- Restorative Justice Dialogue: Key Ethical Standards (PDF)
- Restorative Dialogue: A Transformative Journey of Peacemaking by Mark Umbreit (PDF)
Being with the Energy of Conflict and Drawing Strength From Within
These resources cover the role of mindfulness and personal centeredness when facilitators help others affected by deep conflict and hurt. It builds upon the same themes emphasized in the training, starting with the power of one’s healing presence.
- Dancing With The Energy of Conflict by Mark Umbreit (PDF)
- Peacemaking and Spirituality: A Journey of Healing and Strength by Mark Umbreit (PDF)
- Being with the Energy of Love and Forgiveness (video)
- Visit our new Energy of Conflict webpage with a full set of resources
Inspiring Stories of Healing and Resolution Through Dialogue
- A Community Response to a 9/11 Hate Crime (PDF)
- A Victim of a Murdered Family Member Meets with the Offender (PDF)
- “The Healing Circle” on clergy sexual abuse (video)
- Palestinian Offenders Meet Israeli Victim (PDF)
- View Pre-Workshop Reading Packet (above) for more case narratives (PDF)
Videos of International Peacebuilding Efforts and Initiatives
- "Building Bridges of Understanding: Dialogue Between Israelis and Palestinians" (video)
- "The Imam and the Pastor"—Nigerian peacemaking (video)
- "The Story of Somali Women Peacemakers" by John Paul Lederac, Part A, Part B (video)
- “Parents Circle-Family Forum”—Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families building peace (video)
Additional Videos on Restorative Justice and Peacemaking Dialogue
- Six DVDs on Restorative Justice Dialogue and Mediation
- "Restorative Justice: Repairing the Harm" (video)
- Restorative Dialogue for a Workplace Conflict (video)
- View all of Mark Umbreit's recent videos on restorative justice (video webpage)
Links to International Websites on Restorative Justice:
- Restorative Justice International (RJI). A global association and network that provides strong supports for victim-centered processes within any justice framework.
- European Forum for Restorative Justice. This Belgium-based center provides conferences, trainings and resources to promote restorative practices on all levels.
- Restorative Justice For All. The newest international resource and information site on restorative justice, based in London.
- The Forgiveness Project. Collecting powerful stories of resolution and forgiveness worldwide, based in London.
- Restorative Justice Online. A top site for global restorative justice activity, resources, articles, and policy issues.
- International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP). Training info, articles, world news; strong with restorative practices in schools.
- National Association for Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ). Currently the premier organization providing a biannual conference in the United States.
- Conciliation Resources (CR) with the People's Peacemaking Perspectives. A UK-based orgainization that empowers the voice and role of local people in conflict resolution processes worldwide.
We want to serve you well
If you are a Humphrey Fellow who took the five-day Peacebuilding Training, and you would like to find ways to apply your learning when you return to your country, we hope you will stay in contact with us. From time to time, we will be posting new resources on our website that can support your ongoing education as a peacebuilder.
Let us know if…
- You plan to lead a similar training for people in your area
- You facilitate an actual resolution process or circle
- You need a specific new resource to help you train or facilitate
- You have an inspiring story to share with us (and we can then share it with a broader audience)
In brief, let us know if we can serve you better after you leave Minnesota. If you would like to receive periodic emails from us, let us know.
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