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At our esteemed country club, The Polo Club of Boca Raton, we believe in the power of extraordinary events to create unforgettable moments and lasting memories. In this blog post, we invite you to discover the magic of our country club as we showcase the spectacular events hosted within our doors. From elegant weddings and enchanting galas to corporate gatherings and intimate celebrations, our club offers a stunning setting, meticulous planning, and unparalleled service to ensure that every event is a resounding success. Get ready to be inspired as we take you on a journey through the world of exceptional events at our country club.
Step into a world of enchantment as we transform our country club into the perfect backdrop for your dream wedding. From beautifully landscaped gardens for outdoor ceremonies to elegant ballrooms for grand receptions, our venue offers a range of options to suit your vision. Our dedicated event planners work closely with you to curate every detail, from exquisite décor to personalized menus, ensuring that your special day is a reflection of your unique love story.
Glamorous Galas and Themed Parties
Immerse yourself in a world of glamour and excitement as our club hosts glamorous galas and themed parties. From black-tie affairs to masquerade balls, each event is meticulously planned and executed to create an unforgettable experience. Our team of professionals transforms our venue into a wonderland of elegance, with stunning décor, captivating entertainment, and culinary delights that tantalize the senses. Dance the night away, make lasting memories, and revel in the magic of these spectacular events.
Corporate Events and Retreats
Elevate your corporate events and retreats by choosing our country club as your venue. Whether it’s a conference, team-building retreat, or executive meeting, our club offers state-of-the-art facilities, professional services, and inspiring surroundings that foster creativity and productivity. From versatile meeting spaces equipped with the latest technology to customized catering options, our dedicated event planners ensure that every aspect is meticulously organized to meet your business needs and exceed expectations.
Intimate Celebrations and Milestone Events
For intimate celebrations and milestone events, our country club provides the perfect setting to create treasured memories. From anniversary celebrations and birthday parties to family reunions and baby showers, our versatile spaces can be customized to suit your unique requirements. Our event planners work closely with you to bring your vision to life, ensuring that every detail is thoughtfully executed. Celebrate life’s special moments surrounded by loved ones and let us create an atmosphere of warmth, joy, and cherished memories.
Cultural and Community Events
Our country club is dedicated to fostering community spirit and embracing cultural diversity. We proudly host cultural events, festivals, and community gatherings that celebrate the richness of various traditions and bring people together. From musical performances and art exhibitions to food festivals and charity fundraisers, these events showcase the talents and spirit of our community. Join us in celebrating diversity, supporting meaningful causes, and creating a vibrant and inclusive environment for all.
At our country club, we specialize in creating unforgettable moments through spectacular events. Whether it’s a fairytale wedding, a glamorous gala, a productive corporate gathering, an intimate celebration, or a community event, our club offers the perfect setting, meticulous planning, and exceptional service to ensure that every event is a resounding success. Join us as we create magical memories, forge lasting connections, and bring dreams to life. Let us be your partner in crafting unforgettable moments at our country club, where extraordinary events become cherished memories. | <urn:uuid:fcffeded-f962-4772-92b6-046e0a5305a6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dandbmedia.com/creating-unforgettable-moments-with-events-hosted-at-our-country-club/ | 2024-04-21T21:12:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.906772 | 721 |
Danesgate Community-Primary Curriculum Statement Intent
Danesgate Community caters for children who have a range of complex needs and who have struggled to access mainstream education in their previous settings. We firmly believe that developing an understanding of how each individual learns, engages, interacts and feels successful is essential to our everyday teaching.
As a school, we broadly follow the National Curriculum but teachers are given a level of autonomy to deliver it in a way that they feel will be effective for their individual pupils.
In the primary phase of our school, we offer each child the grounding in the core subjects that they will need going forward into KS3. We have an emphasis on fundamental maths, reading and writing skills to ensure that pupils have the ability and understanding to access the broader curriculum. We strive to then allow them to access the wider curriculum using a mixture of specialist staff, short, cross-curricular topics and child initiated learning which allows our planning and delivery to be dynamic and suitable to the individual child. We aim to make sure that every child feels that they are learning, achieving and developing each and every day.
Many children who join us in the primary phase have gaps in their learning from their time at mainstream school. Many of the key foundation areas are missing for these children and this can prove to be a barrier as they progress through primary school. Some of our pupils may be working at a significantly different level to their age-related expectations; therefore, input, delivery and independent work is all differentiated and tailored to suit each individual’s learning needs. This allows the child to feel a sense of ownership over their learning and to feel that they have a sense of control in their education journey.
Children take part in a number of sessions that are led by specialist staff, such as PE, Art, MFL and Cooking. These sessions give the children the opportunity to engage with a variety of staff in a different environment and can be used to allow them to develop more vocational skills. All children engage with lessons and activities that improve their understanding of their emotional literacy and regulation which we see an essential skill that all children need to be equipped with before they can can reach their potential as learners.
We carefully group our pupils with consideration for their levels of communication, developmental stage and how we view their educational pathway to ensure that the social dynamics are positive and the expectations are coherent. We use the groups as a positive way to engage children in addressing and exploring their emotional and social needs. As the groups are small, the children are able to form strong relationships with staff and their peers which allows for an effective learning environment.
In our groups, there is a focus on social interaction, peer relationships and forming positive, long term relationships. The staff focus on these aspects of the holistic development of the child as much as the academic side. There is a clear, high expectation of what children will achieve during the day, in regards to their learning attitude, interaction with peers and staff and application to set tasks. Children will often cover a variety of key skills every day, returning to these building blocks (phonics, multiplication facts, mental maths etc) regularly to ensure that they are embedded.
Our groups in the primary phase consist of:
- Kestrel 1-KS1 learners who are with us on a dual placement alongside their mainstream school. The focus of this placement is to teach and embed strategies to allow the children to access mainstream education as positive learners. Staff work closely alongside the mainstream school and Outreach Support Workers to ensure there is a consistent approach.
- Kestrel 2– LKS2 learners who are with us on a dual placement alongside their mainstream school. The focus of this placement is to teach and embed strategies to allow the children to access mainstream education as positive learners. Staff work closely alongside the mainstream school and Outreach Support Workers to ensure there is a consistent
- Transition 6-UKS2 learners who are mostly with us on a dual placement alongside their mainstream school. The focus of this class is to prepare learners for their SATs at the end of Key Stage and prepare them for their transition to Danesgate for Key Stage 3, a full time mainstream secondary school or a part time placement in a mainstream secondary school.
- Talkabout 2-UKS2 learners who have a diagnosis of ASC and are at Danesgate on a full time placement.
- Primary Class 1 and 2 – A mixture of LKS2 and UKS2 children, the majority of whom have EHCPs. These are classes are
grouped according to need rather than chronological age.
We use the Cornerstones Maestro curriculum to map out our primary plan and to provide resources which allows for a great deal of personalisation and adjustments within each class to ensure that all children are succeeding and having their needs met. We intend to use this curriculum framework as a way to improve their understanding of the world around them, improve their self esteem and their confidence in their ability to learn. We aspire to challenge pupils at Danesgate and for them to leave us understanding that failure and mistakes are an integral part of the learning process. Our primary goal is to have our children leave Key Stage 2 as confident readers, writers, mathematicians, learners and, most importantly, members of a community.
The curriculum provides opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve, irrespective of social background, culture, race, gender, differences in ability and disabilities as defined as protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010.
- Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
- See clear links between different aspects of their learning
- Experience the challenge and the enjoyment of learning
- Develop interpersonal skills which are essential for classroom learning
- Develop new skills through a variety of interesting contexts
- Understand the purpose of their learning
- Develop, enhance and practice key, functional skill
Assessment and tracking
Assessment takes place in every area of our teaching practice. We use Cornerstones Maestro to track progress in both individual lessons and throughout the curriculum as a whole. Due to our pupils often having significant gaps in their knowledge, we see tracking our pupils’ progress as an integral part of the journey our pupils will go on and a very useful tool to inform our teaching.
Short term assessments
Verbal feedback from teachers and support staff is something that is frequently used within the classroom and during lessons. This allows pupils to access support and the staff to make adjustments to their activities and methods of teaching. At the end of each lesson, teachers mark down which objectives have been covered in that session using the Cornerstones Maestro database which allows teachers to see pupils’ progress on a granular level.
Medium term assessments
Children do half termly assessments in core subjects (SPaG, reading, arithmetic, reasoning) based on their current academic level as opposed to their chronological age, which allows us to show their progress from their baseline assessment when they joined us. Due to the nature of our pupils’ needs, we need to discover their level of ability through careful, discrete assessment initially. We also assess their understanding of their topic work through teacher assessment at the end of each topic.
Long term assessment
Long term assessment is achieved through end of year assessment and statutory end of Key Stage tests. These are sometimes administered in specialised ways to ensure that pupils feel safe and in an environment that they can achieve their full potential.
Baseline assessments identify gaps and inform specific teaching. This allows teaching staff to set a Danesgate Agreed Target through teaching and learning, professional judgement, formal assessment and monitoring. The Danesgate Agreed Target is aspirational but also considerate of each pupil’s individual needs. There are termly assessment and monitoring opportunities, which allow the target to be dynamic and adjustable, depending on each individual child’s current situation.
At Danesgate, we aim for all children to become confident readers and writers. This begins with a phonics programme that can be used with a range of pupils over the primary phases. Specialist staff will alter and adapt phonics teaching to ensure its usefulness up to the age of 11. There are also alternative programmes, recommended by educational psychologists, if phonics is not proving to be the best way of teaching reading to older pupils.
All children are exposed to age-appropriate material, either through class reading or independent reading. Children are exposed to a variety of genres and texts through their topic work and comprehension and writing activities are woven throughout the curriculum. Written work that children produce is based around the topics they are covering which means that they have a greater depth of understanding and interest in what they writing. Children are taught to plan, edit and use high quality model texts to inform their own work.
We feel that children’s language and communication development is an essential part of education as it allows children to access the broader curriculum and express themselves in a meaningful and positive way. As children develop their language skills, they are able to explain and discuss issues with staff and peers. Therefore, we can link literacy skills to our pupils’ emotional wellbeing as well.
All classes follow a phonics/spelling, handwriting and reading programme which means that children spend part of each day practising these key skills or having 1:1 intervention sessions with teachers or support staff. As this is embedded in the day, children develop their strategies and are assessed weekly to ensure that pupils are making progress.
We endeavour to ensure that all children develop their understanding of the four operations while they are with us.
Using a variety of games, discrete assessment and personalised teaching, all pupils engage with daily activities based around addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. As a school, we understand that these building blocks are integral to accessing and understanding the curriculum as it becomes more challenging. We understand that without these instant recall facts, it can put most areas of the maths curriculum out of reach to our learners. Therefore, we target these areas regardless of the chronological age of the child, should they need it, to ensure that they have the foundations to reach their potential in the higher levels of maths.
As a school, we aim to improve our pupils’ understanding of maths through daily activities which allow the children to grow in independence each day and build on their previous knowledge and understanding. This is a supplement to our daily maths lessons which follow the White Rose Maths curriculum, allowing the use of high quality activities and resources. As all classes are small and have a high ratio of adults, it allows highly differentiated lessons to be taught and even smaller intervention groups or 1:1 tuition to take place alongside whole class learning. This allows those who struggle in a certain area the chance to make quick, consistent progress as staff can target the areas that have been
recognised as a barrier to them making progress.
Throughout their time in our primary classes, pupils are exposed to regular maths assessments, both formal and informal, to ensure that they are prepared and confident when the time comes for their end of Key Stage, statutory assessments.
Due to the complex needs of our children, we see PSHCE as an essential part of the curriculum which is woven throughout everything we do as a school. There is always an opportunity for pupils to improve the way the interact with each other, themselves and the world around them and both teaching staff and support staff at Danesgate will exploit this at every chance they are given. Alongside more formal sessions based around emotional literacy, wellbeing, self regulation, resilience, anger management, change and making friends, pupils spend parts of each day reflecting on their actions and interactions in the classroom, playtimes and at home. This type of teaching and learning is referred to as our ‘passive’ PSHCE, which is targeted to Danesgate pupils specifically to ensure we are meeting their social, emotional and mental health needs.
Children are given a mixture of structured and unstructured social time to allow them to develop and practice their social skills under the close supervision of teaching and support staff. This allows the staff to step in when they feel it is necessary but, where possible, allow the children to use their learned skills to resolve situations.
Each teacher will plan, develop and deliver their own lessons and activities depending on the need of their pupils but these will often be taught alongside a framework of lessons from the CYC Wellbeing team.
Alongside this, we use Curriculum Maestro topic sessions to teach our ‘active’ PSHCE. These are topic lessons that teach the PSHCE objectives as contextual to events in history or through creative writing.
Also, a Thrive practitioner who is attached to the Primary team at Danesgate works 1:1 with individual pupils to provide targeted strategies and activities to help them re-engage with life and learning.
Throughout the school, in both the primary and secondary phase, there is a focus on using the Zones of Regulation as a self-regulation teaching tool. All children in the primary phase have regular input regarding the Zones of Regulation to support them in their learning journey. We feel that it is essential for children to have a common language to share their feelings and to promote positive mental health. To support this, all classrooms have resources, displays and Zones in the classroom that children are encouraged to use.
Teachers pick half termly topics from Cornerstones Maestro, which provides high quality, cross curricular resources and assessment opportunities. Staff tailor these lessons for their pupils and ensure that they are covering the curriculum broadly when choosing the topics. Each topic has a driver subject, such as History or Geography, and this is used alongside companion projects which cover the broader curriculum and can be taught hand in hand with the main topic. In this way, children access as much of the curriculum as possible while also allowing their learning to be driven by interest and need.
We deliver a broad, balanced curriculum that starts at the beginning of the primary phase and extends through to the transition from Year 6 into Year 7. Pupils have a wide range of needs and ability and are grouped in accordance to their level of need and their pathway. In the earlier years, there is an emphasis on learning through exploration, identifying need before producing and maintaining the necessary paperwork to support their level of need. This is continued throughout their time in Danesgate as they potentially move through our various classes to ensure that they continue
to be challenged in order for them to be successful We aim to produce and deliver a specialised curriculum that builds confidence, self-esteem and understanding through structured, highly supported teaching which suits the needs of our pupils. As a school, we are caring and nurturing
and we strive to create an environment where all children feel listened to, safe and able to achieve their potential.
By the end of Key Stage 2 we expect children to be literate and numerate. They will have taken part in phonics screening, the Year 4 multiplication assessment and end of Key Stage tests, if applicable. All children will have developed their social communication and interaction. Children will have knowledge of key instant recall facts and will have had exposure to the wider curriculum through topics.
Children will be ready for the next step on their journey as independent learners who have a number of strategies that they use to support themselves in class and in unstructured social situations. Children will have a greater understanding of themselves as learners, they will recognise triggers and have strategies to manage dysregulation or challenges within school.
We hope that all learners will have developed the self-confidence to be able to take part in their end of year
assessments; KS1 SATs (Year 2), KS2 SATs (Year 6), phonics screening (Year 1/2) and multiplication assessments (Year 4). There is a focus on making small steps of progress throughout their time with us; informed by the Danesgate Agreed Target and monitored by the regular assessment points throughout the year. With this method of tracking, we are able to see where children have developed skills and knowledge that were missing when they joined us and where they have made larger leaps forward in their understanding of the curriculum. By the end of the primary phase, we will have an excellent understanding of the individual child and their specific needs. This allows us to make an informed decision about the correct setting for their transition into Year 7. This may be a placement at Danesgate in the KS3 groups, a full time placement at a mainstream secondary school or a part time
placement. Wherever they go, they will be leaving the Danesgate primary phase with a wealth of information about how best to support that child and a host of strategies to allow that child to be the best learner that they can be.
Danesgate Community-Secondary Curriculum Statement
Danesgate Community caters for children who have a range of complex needs and who have struggled to access mainstream education in their previous settings. We believe that “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn”. We therefore adapt the curriculum in order to
meet the individual needs of each pupil.
Our curriculum offers a stimulating learning experience that provides social and emotional support alongside an academic curriculum. We have high aspirations for our pupils and use our curriculum to respond to their evolving needs and remove their barriers to learning so that they are able to achieve and make progress. Throughout all subjects we focus on improving communication and social skills in addition to key skills required to become productive members of British Society. Danesgate Community also uses the curriculum to promote pupils’ health and wellbeing and to support pupils’ development of
emotional literacy in order that they better understand those around them.
We carefully structure our classes/groups considering pupils’ SEN diagnosis, communication skills, age and stage in development, as well as thinking about their social and emotional suitability to other peers. We ensure that class groups are balanced and promote a positive learning environment for all. Using
experiential learning is key to our curriculum offer. We aim to inspire aspirations for the future by offering a range of enrichment and vocational experiences, both onsite and offsite which develops pupils’ preparation for working life, including careers education and work experience. The nurture and care our staff provide to our learners develops the Danesgate community ethos; raising self-esteem, confidence in learning, expectations and therefore engagement in education.
This is achieved through bespoke, specialised timetables and the care and support of staff. This specialised curriculum gives pupils access to a range of academic, vocational and enrichment activities and enables them to become more confident and successful learners.
Lessons are delivered in small groups with a high staff to pupil ratio, so that pupils can feel safe within their learning and the lessons can be tailored to individual needs.
Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils are taught the curriculum by specialist subject teachers in the majority of case, with Keyworkers/tutors consistently supporting the
group and providing the nurture, care and consistency our leaners need. The academic curriculum at Danesgate Community is well complimented by the enrichment curriculum and supports pupils as they develop essential life skills and grow as an individual. We focus on helping our young people develop
their personal and social communication skills into a wider social context, both within the school and the wider world. Our nurture-based groups run on a primary model. This provision includes fewer transitions and working intensively with known members of staff is in place. This provision allows each pupil to work at a pace that works for them, allowing focussed therapeutic input and high levels of staff:pupil ratios Independent Careers advice and guidance is offered from Year 10 and 11, with bespoke and intense support for our students and their families so that they are well-informed about their future routes and choices.
Our Assessment and Tracking of Progress
In addition to formative assessments through initial SEN and baseline testing (Via GL assessments), further teacher assessments take place each term with reporting to parents. Assessment will take place at three connected levels: short term, medium term, and long term. These assessments will be used to
inform teaching in a cycle of planning, teaching and assessment.
- Short term assessments will be an informal part of every lesson to check pupils’ understanding and gain information which assists in adjusting day to day lessons plans. This informs the planning and next steps of learning. Teachers and support staff provide individual instant verbal feedback each lesson and pupils make adjustments to their work following this feedback.
- Medium term assessments will assess some of the ideas linked to the assessment objectives which have been covered during a half term. Pupils’ individual targets will be assessed and reviewed regularly.
- Long term assessments include a variety of assessment tests which may be used according to students’ ability levels. Assessment will also be made through end of Key Stage tests or tasks and also using external examinations.
Baseline assessments identify gaps and inform specific teaching, this allows a Projected Grade to be generated. Teaching staff also set a Danesgate Agreed Target through teaching and learning, professional judgement, formal assessment and monitoring and FFT data. The Danesgate Agreed Target is aspirational but also considerate of each pupil’s individual needs. There are termly assessment and monitoring opportunities, which allow the target to be dynamic and adjustable, depending on each individual child’s current situation.
At Danesgate Community we aim to promote healthy, independent and responsible members of society. We encourage all our pupils to play a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community through class & school councils, fundraising events, supporting nominated charities and involvement in community activities. Our pupils are given opportunities in throughout their day to day life at Danesgate to develop confidence, self-motivation and an understanding of their rights and responsibilities. We teach PSHE in a variety of ways: as an active subject via our new initiative with the Prince’s Trust, our planned PSE qualification but also passive through other subjects such as Literacy, Maths and Science, as well as through outdoor educational visits, staff interactions, community work and activities.
The curriculum at Danesgate Community, will impact in a number of ways for the pupils:
- All pupils will be prepared for the next stage of their lives
At KS2, pupils are numerate and literate. Socially and academically they are prepared to independently access the next stage of their learning with continued support in phonics. We hope that all learners will have developed the self-confidence to be able to take part in their end of year assessments;
KS1 SATs (Year 2), KS2 SATs (Year 6), phonics screening (Year 1/2) and multiplication assessments (Year 4).
At KS3 pupils are prepared to follow an academic, vocational or blended pathway into KS4. They are well informed about the choices they need to make for future success.
At KS4, pupils are prepared both academically and socially for the next stage of their education with the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes necessary to enable them to play a full part as responsible citizens in the 2lst Century.
The impact of the curriculum will enable our pupils to achieve a range of appropriate qualifications that prepare them to move on to the next stage of education, allowing them to demonstrate significant and sustained progress in:
- Communication skills.
- Literacy skills.
- Numeracy skills.
- Levels of independence.
- Life skills required to function more appropriately in the community.
- Relevant experiences to assist their decisions about future careers.
- Relevant and transferable qualifications for future education employment and training
- Having a positive attitude towards their present and future learning.
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Steatoda nobilis: The False Widow Spider Demystified
Steatoda nobilis, commonly known as the noble false widow or simply the false widow spider, has gained significant attention in recent years due to sensational media coverage and misinformation. This article aims to demystify this intriguing arachnid by delving into its biology, behavior, and potential impact on humans.
I. Biology and Distribution
The Steatoda nobilis is a member of the Theridiidae family, which includes more than 2,200 species of cobweb spiders. This species is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira but has become established in parts of Western Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The false widow spider is small to medium-sized, with adult females measuring up to 14 millimeters in body length, while males are smaller, at around 10 millimeters. They are characterized by their bulbous abdomen, which has a distinctive cream or white pattern resembling a skull on the dorsal side.
II. Habitat and Diet
Steatoda nobilis spiders are commonly found in urban and suburban environments, where they build tangled, irregular webs in sheltered corners, cracks, and crevices. They are synanthropic, meaning they live in close association with humans and benefit from human-made structures for shelter and protection.
False widow spiders are nocturnal hunters, preying on various small insects, including flies, mosquitoes, and other spiders. They employ a “sit-and-wait” strategy, staying motionless in their webs until an unsuspecting prey becomes entangled. The spider then injects venom to immobilize the prey before consuming it.
III. Venom and Human Interactions
One of the main reasons Steatoda nobilis has garnered attention is due to its venomous bite. While it is true that the false widow spider possesses venom, it is essential to put the potential danger into perspective.
The venom of Steatoda nobilis contains a cocktail of proteins, including latrotoxins, which are also found in the venom of the more infamous black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.). However, the venom of false widow spiders is much less potent than that of black widows.
Bites from Steatoda nobilis are rare and typically occur when the spider feels threatened or accidentally pressed against the skin. Symptoms of a bite may include localized pain, swelling, and redness, often accompanied by mild systemic symptoms such as fever, muscle cramps, and nausea. These symptoms usually resolve within a few days and are rarely severe. In extremely rare cases, individuals with an allergy to the venom may experience more severe symptoms requiring medical attention.
IV. Dispelling Myths and Fostering Understanding
Although Steatoda nobilis has been dubbed the “UK’s most venomous spider,” it is crucial to remember that the risk of being bitten is very low, and the consequences are typically mild. Spiders, in general, play a critical role in ecosystems as natural pest controllers, helping to keep insect populations in check.
By understanding and respecting the noble false widow’s place in the environment, we can foster a healthy coexistence between humans and these fascinating arachnids, without succumbing to the fears perpetuated by sensationalism and misinformation.
The Steatoda nobilis, or noble false widow spider, is an intriguing creature often misunderstood due to its venomous bite. By learning more about its biology, habitat, and behavior, we can appreciate its ecological significance and debunk the myths surrounding its potential danger. As with any wildlife, it is essential to treat these spiders with respect and caution, while also acknowledging the important role they play in our world. | <urn:uuid:0e8968b5-f6ce-4ebf-bb48-10d1a9a6ac37> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://danmarks-edderkopper.dk/species-description/steatoda-nobilis/ | 2024-04-21T21:13:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.941411 | 769 |
Two years ago Meg Jones, reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and I met up at a coffee shop on Milwaukee's East Side. I had something to give her: a typewriter. Not just any typewriter, a Skyriter. The Skyriter was popular with journalists and war correspondents due its small size, portability (only 9 lbs including its metal case), and reliable action. In the 1970s, the case was updated to a soft-sided thing so that reporters, writers, and travel writers could tuck it under their airplane seats.
Meg Jones was both journalist and war correspondent. I admired the heck out of her and regular read her stories in JSOnline. I wanted her to have her own "reporter's typewriter." Five years before she'd already typed on the very machine I gave her, though she might not have remembered it that day in January 2018.
I used to collect typewriters. In 2013, Meg contacted me. Somehow she'd heard about me and these machines. I posted about that interview here. This is how I described how it came about:
"She googled typewriters AND Milwaukee, and my post about last year's Summer Solstice Type-In came up. Like any reporter worth her salt, she tracked me down and asked if she could call. And like a good librarian, I said, "Sure, I have lots of info you could use for a story."
Meg called, we talked for about 30 minutes. Then, offhandedly, she asked, "So how many typewriters do you have?" "Well," I says, "about 25." Then came that amusing nano-second pause and Meg asked, "Would you mind if I came over to your house to see them? Oh, and could I bring a photographer?"
It was a lovely afternoon's conversation. Meg was delightful and completely interested in everything. Talking to her was like talking to an old friend. She said she liked to make her own short report videos on her phone and might I please type something for background noise. (That's her typing at the end with me holding her phone over her shoulder.)
Her JS Online Video
From 2013 on we'd run into each other now and then, usually on the way in to a Brewers game at Miller Park. She was a serious fan. She'd stop for a friendly chat but then promptly motored off with great intent. She wanted to see everything game-related: batting practice, pregame, everything! One got the feeling that life itself was that to her: to be seen in total.
She was so excited to receive the Skyriter--wanting to know where it came from, if anyone had used it for writing before her. I had to admit that I'd gotten it via eBay and didn't know. We followed each other on Twitter then, and exchanged snail mail addresses to correspond, and for the couple years since she sent me her holiday letters. They were a blast to read! She SO enjoyed her work, her travel, and the people she met. They were travelogues in and of themselves.
Back in September Milwaukee's own Boswell Books hosted Iranian novelist Salar Abdoh for a conversation about his latest book Out of Mesopotamia, in which Abdoh discussed the "endless war" from a Middle Eastern perspective. Meg Jones was the host for the conversation, and oh my, was it fascinating. I've watched a lot of book launch interviews and this was anything but. Abdoh and Jones were of a kind and clearly respected each others' war reporting experiences.
Salar Abdoh Virtual Event for Boswell Book Company
Host: Meg Jones | Runtime: 59 min
Not too long ago I got another of her letters. She told me what she'd been doing and where she'd been of late. Then she thanked me again for the Skyriter. She had it on display in her guest bedroom, she said.
Meg Jones' obituary is here. You can hear her vibrancy, her joy, her professionalism throughout. And you can hear how much she will be missed by her colleagues and friends.
Rest in Peace, Meg. Rest in Power. Thank you for what you gave us all. How you will be missed. | <urn:uuid:53272ef7-060f-44cd-8d0e-feac5d6fef29> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://danteswardrobe.blogspot.com/2020/ | 2024-04-21T22:26:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.985504 | 874 |
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This is a retheme of the former Wild West Adventure dark ride. During the retheme, the ride system and all rockwork were kept in place, but the scenes were changed to follow the storyline of the Red Bandits. The entrance and exit were swapped around as well.
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Number of vehicles10 vehicles
Seats (per vehicle/theatre)6 seats
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Summer is here! Though we aren’t enjoying Summer the way we thought we would this year, we are trying to make the best of it.
A few weeks ago we were out running an errand in the Tomball area. We decided to check out Buzzles Shaved Ice, the Tomball Lighthouse.
“Buzzles Shaved Ice combines the best New Orleans style flavors with the finest softest Hawaiian style shave ice. Whether you call it a SHAVE ICE (Hawaii), SNOWBALLS (New Orleans), or SNOW CONES (anyone who doesn’t know any better), you can be sure you are getting the best of both worlds when you get a Buzzles”.
This Buzzles location is in downtown Tomball. We arrived at the Buzzles location which is in the shape of a Lighthouse. Kind of cool for the Historic downtown area.
Due to Covid-19 we decided to grab the Shaved Ice to go. Buzzles has an outdoor seating area for those who may want to enjoy the Shaved Ice there.
My daughter ordered the Orange with Sour Patch kids. She loved the Orange with the Sour Patch candy. She just wished the candy was on top rather than inside. I agree because it would have been more colorful visually on top.
My son ordered the Strawberry with gummy bears. His favorite.
My hubby ordered the Rainy Day. Which is the Blue Raspberry and Wedding cake mixture. He loved this Shaved Ice and the flavors were perfect together.
I ordered the Strawberry Shortcake with Cream on top. Really yummy.
Overall we loved our visit to Buzzles Shaved Ice. The design of the Shaved Ice building is super cool.
My only complaint is that I recommend giving the location a new coat of paint and freshen up the location. It’s Summer time and they will have a lot of people coming through. Curb appeal for any location is critical.
Other than that, everything was cool. The service was great. The Shaved ice was delicious! Oh my word. So good! The ice was perfect.
Buzzles Shaved Ice has quite a few locations. I am looking forward to checking out some of the other locations.
We stopped in at the Tomball Lighthouse location, 425A Main Street, Tomball, TX 77579. The Hours of Operation are daily Noon – 8 p.m.
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We chatted only for a moment when he said, "People call me names. Mostly they call me fat. But they call me other names too." It was just a statement. Not a question. A statement. It was like he just needed to say, "This is what life is for me here." I didn't know what to say, or how to answer, then I realized, that I don't work with him any more. I'd thrown myself back into a role that I didn't have. I pushed myself to simply think of this as two people who've run into each other after many years. Then it was easy to know what to say, "That's wrong." A simple statement.
He nodded. "I know it's wrong. But they do it anyways."
I agreed and said, "They know it's wrong too, but they don't care. Mean people are like that."
"What should I do?" he asked. Then I knew that maybe I had shrugged off our previous relationship but he hadn't. His tone in asking the question was exactly what it had been all those years ago when we worked together. "Should I hit them," he asked. I knew he knew the answer to that question.
"When people call me names, which happens all the time," I said, "I feel like hitting them. I do. But I never do. There are other things I do."
He asked me how I handled the teasing, the stares.
We talked for about 5 minutes more. Swapping ideas and even laughing a few times as we talked about living different in a world that doesn't honour or welcome our kind of difference.
I left him there after introducing him to Joe and wished him well. I rolled away and then looked back. He looked so lonely and so vulnerable. He looked defeated by the life he lived. By the constant battery he took from those who know better but use him for target practice any ways. He told me that people never hit him, they just call him names, all the time, every day. I had shared my strategies but I'm not sure he cared about them. I think he wanted a moment where he wasn't alone. "I feel really alone when people call me those names," he had said. His ask of me was not 'therapy' or 'counselling' but for a moment of 'unaloneness.' I could give that to him because of shared experience.
When we came back down the mall from the other end he was gone.
The bench was empty.
I was sorry I didn't have a chance to chat for another couple of moments. I looked around at the people in the mall. I wondered which of these would be someone who would just randomly hurt someone like him. Then I heard someone say loudly to a friend, "Look at that fat fucker!" I turned to see a young man standing with his friend. I knew then, who amongst these would do that. I turned my chair and began pushing towards him. I must have been a frightening sight, because he looked afraid.
"Let's get out of here," he said to his friend who looked equally scared of a big boiling mass of fat cripple aiming straight at them like a bowling ball about to knock them over. I wasn't going to, of course, I had something to say. But they took off running.
So I never got to say it.
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As adults we look fondly at our past experiences when growing up. Full of hope and without the knowledge of trauma. Maybe those times were different, but is it time or our perception that changes as we grow?
It’s no mistake that we come into this world with ultimate and utter trust , that most of us we have as children. We all have certain traumas , unfortunately some more severe than others. We place our trust in our parents , our relatives , their close friends. Falling in love can happen at an early age, where our souls can easily recognise kindred spirits. As we grow up, the harsh realities hit us like a tsunami. We get the a picture of what love is about as mortar of the time it’s through the prism of abandonment, co-dependency and fear of not fitting in. The notion of true love begins to wear off. We start looking for a partner that can give us a certain status, help us achieve our dreams, who tolerated our personality. We realise that love fades and too often we switch our attention to things like comfort, financial stability and general compatibility. Real love takes a back seat.
This perception can become selfish and ‘self absorbed’. Our expectations seem to prioritise love. We can look at others and notice couples who are doing better financially, or at least our preception is that they are doing better. Growing up can feel ‘anti love’ and ‘traumatic’. True love seems to becomes a rarity. Instead, we choose the ego as a compass to focus our heart energy. The ego is an important component that protects us against heartbreak and allows us to navigate our world; but, It seems, partners can come and go because of our ego and fears. We have to aknowledge that we have ourseves for life – our ‘self- love’. Preserving ourselves and our feelings becomes a priority when we love ourselves. | <urn:uuid:09f0c3a9-f22a-4ad3-8c93-8f2e849ec344> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://davidicke.com/2023/04/23/why-can-adults-be-doomed-to-never-experience-real-love/ | 2024-04-21T21:45:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.962129 | 398 |
Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte | |
Born | 22 June 1908 |
Died | 9 April 1998 | (aged 89)
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Bhausaheb Kolte |
Occupation | Academics |
Known for | Research in Mahanubhav Literature |
Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (1908–1998), popularly called Bhausaheb Kolte was a Marathi writer and researcher of old Marathi literature. He hailed from Maharashtra, India. He served as Vice chancellor in Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.
Kolte was born on 22 June 1908 in Narwel in Malkapur taulka of Buldana district of Bombay Presidency. His father was a farmer and a member of Satyashodhak Samaj.
Kolte received his school education in Malkapur and Khamgaon. He received his B.A. from Morris College in Nagpur, and M.A. from Nagpur University, securing three gold medals.
Kolte started his professional career as an assistant professor of Marathi at Vidarbha Mahavidyalaya in Amravati and then Morris College in Nagpur. He moved on to be the principal of Morris College. At Nagpur University, he became a member, and later chairman, of the Board of Studies in Marathi; a member, and later dean, of the faculty of Arts; and a member of the Academic Council and the Executive Council. He retired as the vice-chancellor of Nagpur University. He was also a member of the Board of Studies and the faculty of Arts of four other universities.
Kolte presided over Vidarbha Sathiya Sangh and Maharashtra Bhasha Sabha. He was a member of the general council of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi during 1956-1961.
Kolte did pioneering work in the field of Mahanubhava literature.
He researched about 20 ancient copper plates and stone inscriptions in Marathi, Prakrit, and Kannada languages. He decoded literature of Mahanubhav pandits, which they had written in an obscure code language in the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th century. He wrote exhaustive introductions to his books about the researched literature.
For Kolte's scholarly book on Leela Charitra, the first known biography in Marathi, the All India Mahanubhava Parishad conferred on him in 1956 the title Vidyaratna.
Kolte authored a book on simplification of Marathi orthography. He was President of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, the conference on Marathi Literature held at Bhopal in 1967.
Kolte's writings include over 250 research articleski and over 20 books. The following is a partial list of the books which he authored:
The following is a partial list of over 15 books which Kolte edited:
Kolte was honored with a Padma Shri title by the Government of India in 1991.
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Here's another notable addition to the growing army of crypto supporters: Joe Tsai, the executive vice chairman of Chinese multinational Alibaba Group, says he likes crypto.
Tsai is also the full owner of the Brooklyn Nets. He bought the NBA franchise from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in 2019 at a reported value of $2.35 billion, a league record at the time. Tsai also owns the WNBA's New York Liberty and the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League.
“I like crypto,” Tsai tweeted on Monday night, out of the blue.
Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao was quick to react to the tweet, responding with “I like Joe.”
Tsai’s comment comes hot on the heels of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant signing a new promotional agreement with , the U.S. largest crypto exchange. The deal will see Coinbase run cryptocurrency ads on Durant’s sports website and donate to the NBA star’s charitable foundation to support the youth.
While it’s not immediately clear what Tsai specifically meant by “crypto” (Bitcoin only? DeFi? NFTs?), earlier this year the 57-year-old billionaire entrepreneur floated the idea of issuing fan tokens and NFTs, among other activities to improve fan engagement.
“We in the NBA now have the potential for teams to issue fan tokens,” Tsai said in an October interview with NetsDaily. “It’s been discussed, hasn’t been approved but people in Europe have already been doing this with soccer teams in Europe issuing fan tokens which have privileges attached to it.”
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Tsai's crypto support isn't just notable for the Nets, but also politically. At Alibaba, he’s the second man behind Jack Ma, the founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant. And the Chinese government has repeatedly sought to curb crypto adoption by big Chinese tech companies.
“In China’s tech industry, Ma is considered the creative force, and Tsai the one who turned ideas into action,” the New York Times wrote in 2019.
In September, following China’s crackdown on crypto, Alibaba announced it would stop selling specialized mining equipment on its platform. The firm also banned its platforms from selling cryptocurrencies such as , , and .
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U.S Air Force edged forward to low-cost, artificial intelligence-enabled teamed aircraft with the August contract options valued up to $13.2 million to KRATOS (XQ-58A) and up to $7 million to General Atomics (MQ-20) to further the development of the Skyborg Vanguard.
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The United States is providing up to $1.3 billion million in additional military aid for Ukraine, according to Pentagon.
The Defense Department said Wednesday that the latest package “highlights the continued U.S. commitment to meeting Ukraine’s pressing requirements by committing critical near-term capabilities while also building the enduring capacity of Ukraine’s Armed Forces to defend its territory and deter Russian aggression over the mid and long term.”
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Dominican females search men for serious relationships and family life. They`re in search of financially steady men who can present an abundance for their youngsters. These girls choose foreigners after 30 who have a constant job and know what they want. In a comparatively unpredictable country, local ladies value stability. Conversely, they`re drawn to dangerous guys with tattoos and piercings. At first look, their preferences appear disingenuous. However, they generally like strong, determined men.
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DOJ Report: Known Terrorists Not Put on Watch Lists
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) audit on how known or suspected terrorists are handled after placed in the federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC). The report, entitled "Interim Report on the Department of Justice's Handling of Known or Suspected Terrorists Admitted into the Federal Witness Security Program", found national security vulnerabilities with the program.
The IG made 16 recommendations for the program regarding how it identifies, admits, monitors, and terminates participants in the program who are known or suspected terrorists. Of those 16 recommendations, 15 have been implemented. The IG found that an unknown number of known, trained terrorists were placed in the program without the knowledge of national security stakeholders. For example, the new identities of individuals in the program were not given to the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) – which manages a consolidated terrorist watchlist. The 'no fly' list is a part of the TSC. Therefore individuals in the program were allowed to fly and national security officials charged with tracking terrorists could not monitor their movements and actions. Often, those in the program flew with the approval of program officials. The new identities were eventually given to the TSC, and the individuals were deemed not to be national security threat.
Additionally, the IG found that the FBI was not notified of suspicious activity by WITSEC participants. However, the Department has taken corrective action and all information is currently shared with the TSC and the FBI.
"The Inspector General's audit of the federal Witness Security Program is an alarming example of the information sharing vulnerabilities that still remain over a decade after September 11th. The audit revealed that the FBI and Terrorist Screening Center did not know about, and were not involved in monitoring, individuals in the program – essentially leaving them to freely move around the country with new identities the government provided. I am pleased that the Deputy Attorney General has implemented corrective action and am glad the Department of Justice is seriously addressing these information-sharing gaps."
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At the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Mass., Dennis wrote about and promoted researchers' work pertaining to Internet security and U.S. energy alternatives, among other areas. His strategic marketing communications work on behalf of the prestigious institution garnered national media attention in hundreds of news outlets and a major editorial in the Boston Globe for the induction of new Academy members.
He wrote and edited content for the Center for Health Care Financing's website, and worked closely with the Center’s director and senior researchers on press materials to promote their work.
At Brandeis, where he earned a master’s degree in politics and served as executive director for media and public affairs, Dennis worked at the highest levels of the organization, helped to raise the institution's image nationally and internationally, and led it through numerous communications challenges.
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For almost a decade before working in higher education, Dennis was a reporter for award-winning daily newspapers in New England. He covered education, municipal government, and a wide range of major breaking stories. He has been an occasional contributor to the Associated Press while working in higher education and public policy.
Born in Arlington, Virginia, he currently resides in Medway, Massachusetts, with his wife. The couple has a son (Class of 2020, Sacred Heart University) who resides in South Boston, Mass.
See profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennealon.
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I was not playing coy when I refuse to talk about what GoGreen is in my previous post.
I'm just not confident it can be done. A key part of the value proposition involves certain engineering efforts between DigitalOcean and Docker not well documented on the Internet.
I reached out to DigitalOcean support and even offering to pay for paid support to expedite my fact-finding requests.
Turns out DigitalOcean doesn't do paid support. But surprisingly, they got back to me via email pretty quickly (less than 5 hours after I asked) and offered me a suggestion (in significant detail).
I'm impressed with that level of support. I'm comparing it against my experiences using paid support for AWS. And DigitalOcean at this point is outdoing even the supposedly customer-centric Amazon.
Anyway, back to the updates.
Typically, when you ask any support questions to any cloud or platform provider, the first email response tends to give you links to the existing documentation. Then it takes about 3-5 emails stretched over possibly weeks before they realize the question you ask is indeed pretty unique.
This happened to me once this year with AWS. In fact, I even managed to point out errors in their own documentation.
This time, DigitalOcean responded to my initial "Nope, I have read that before and that is not what I want. What I want is to do XYZ. And there's no documentation that covers that exactly." response within 2 hours. And the response was highly competent from a senior engineer in DigitalOcean called "Nate".
Now I don't expect it to be perfect and therefore, I met my first roadblock after trying out the method from Nate.
Which brings us to today's Blockers and Papercuts
For the first-time reader, this is a quick recap of the 4 categories of obstacles
- 🛑 Absolute Blocker: I cannot get past this (yet?) and it's critical to building the app
- 🚧 Critical Slowdown: I took more than 10 mins to figure this out and it's critical to building the app
- 🦟 Annoying Mosquito: Took more than 10 mins or unsolvable but not critical
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Not any today.
- Editing the title of a DEV post after it's been published appears to be impossible.
Action taken: Accept and move on. 🤷🏻♂️
Not any today.
So my blocker from taking the next step is this:
After I tried Nate's method and attempted a deploy, I got a deploy error. Not sure what that means, hence I fired a response to Nate and now praying for an answer.
As you can tell from the name of the log, yes, I'm attempting to do something involving Django for my DigitalOcean App Platform (DOAP) hackathon.
✨ New section!
Given most of us are busy with day jobs or schools, taking on a side project such as this hackathon may lead to unrealistic expectations. So, I felt it would be good to share if we can all share the actual time we spent. Of course, I have to lead by example.
After all, if there's anything 2020 has taught me, it's that compassion towards my own self is important. So here goes:
Overall time spent thus far: 4.5 hrs
Date | Time |
2020-12-12 Saturday | 4.5 hour |
2020-12-13 Sunday | 1 hour |
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Custom view components interfacing directly with OpenGL or Canvas might not work well with accessibility services like Talkback and Switch Access.
Consider some of the following issues that might occur with Talkback switched on:
- The accessibility focus (a green rectangle) might disappear in your app.
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- The four direction keys on the D-pad might have no effect, even if your code is handling them.
If you observe any of these issues in your app, check that your
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tree to the accessibility services.
The remainder of this guide provides some solutions and best practices to address these issues.
D-pad events are consumed by accessibility services
The root cause of this issue is that key events are consumed by accessibility services.
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Other accessibility services are similarly affected: D-pad events might also be consumed when using Switch Access.
Because D-pad events are submitted to accessibility services, and
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for your app to forward the
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Expose information to accessibility services
To provide accessibility services with sufficient information about the
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for custom views.
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// Return the virtual view ID whose view is covered by the input point (x, y). protected int getVirtualViewAt(float x, float y) // Fill the virtual view ID list into the input parameter virtualViewIds. protected void getVisibleVirtualViews(List<Integer> virtualViewIds) // For the view whose virtualViewId is the input virtualViewId, populate the // accessibility node information into the AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat parameter. protected void onPopulateNodeForVirtualView(int virtualViewId, @NonNull AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat node) // Set the accessibility handling when perform action. protected boolean onPerformActionForVirtualView(int virtualViewId, int action, @Nullable Bundle arguments)
For more details, watch Google I/O 2013 - Enabling Blind and Low-Vision Accessibility on Android or read more about populating accessibility events.
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In the realm of social media influence, even the most ordinary products can ascend to extraordinary heights. Enter the Adventure Quencher Travel Tumbler from Stanley, a 109-year-old brand renowned for its outdoor gear. What began as a mere hydration vessel has morphed into a cultural phenomenon, captivating the feeds and hearts of millennials and Gen Z alike.
The Surge of Reusable Bottles
In an age of heightened environmental awareness, the popularity of reusable bottles has surged. From the eco-conscious Nalgene bottles to the trendy Hydro Flask choices, the market is flooded with options. Amidst this landscape, the Stanley Tumbler has emerged as a standout favorite.
The Allure of the Stanley Tumbler
With its 40-ounce capacity, versatile straw, and cup holder-friendly design, the Adventure Quencher Travel Tumbler seamlessly blends utility with style. Offered in an array of colors and occasional limited editions, it has become a coveted accessory for the hydration-conscious.
Social Media Craze
Thanks to platforms like TikTok and Instagram, the #StanleyTumbler hashtag has amassed over 10 million views, with influencers proudly displaying their tumbler collections. From Dallas to Eastvale, enthusiasts like Krystle Perkins and Emma Wertner have embraced the tumbler lifestyle, extolling its virtues of durability, convenience, and aesthetic appeal.
Supply and Demand Dilemma
Despite its widespread popularity, acquiring a Stanley Tumbler can prove challenging. With each restock, the tumblers fly off the shelves, leading to resale prices skyrocketing as high as $100. Nevertheless, the brand's commitment to meeting consumer demand has resulted in increased production and availability, ensuring accessibility for all.
Behind the scenes, a savvy cadre of bloggers and influencers played a pivotal role in the tumbler's resurgence. Through strategic collaborations and affiliate marketing endeavors, they facilitated the reintroduction of the Quencher to a fervent audience, solidifying its status as a cultural icon for years to come.
In the dynamic landscape of social media and consumer culture, the Stanley Tumbler stands as a shining example of the synergy between community, influence, and innovation. As devotees continue to embrace and celebrate their preferred hydration vessel, the Sisterhood of the Stanley Tumbler grows stronger with each passing day.
From classrooms to hiking trails, from urban commutes to suburban kitchens, the Stanley Tumbler has transcended its role as a mere drinking accessory. It has evolved into a symbol of unity, creativity, and sustainability—a true testament to the enduring legacy of a brand that listens to its consumers and harnesses the power of community.
With each new member welcomed into the Sisterhood of the Stanley Tumbler, the ripple effect of its influence continues to expand, inspiring countless others to adopt a lifestyle of hydration, adventure, and camaraderie.
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Drop Pounds While Indulging in Your Favorites
Review: Matt Cook’s How to Lose Weight While Still Enjoying Your Favorite Foods
Conscious eating involves being fully present and aware of the food you consume, appreciating its flavors, textures, and origins. By practicing conscious eating, you can cultivate a deeper connection with your body’s hunger and satiety cues, leading to more mindful and balanced eating habits. Taking the time to chew slowly and savor each bite is a fundamental aspect of conscious eating, promoting better digestion and overall well-being.
Matt Cook presents a revolutionary approach to weight loss in his book “Lose Weight Eating Your Favorite Foods.” He challenges the traditional beliefs about dieting and exercise, offering a new perspective that allows individuals to enjoy their favorite foods while still losing weight. Cook’s approach is unlike anything else on the market – it’s not about restrictive diets or intense workout plans. Instead, he shares empowering wisdom that has been suppressed for over a century, helping readers to identify and release disempowering beliefs about eating and weight loss.
The Key to Overcoming Obesity Has Lain Dormant From You
Cook’s background in pain recovery has led him to discover that the methods used to cure chronic pain can also accelerate weight loss. His personal experience with chronic pain and the failure of traditional medical treatments led him to question mainstream advice and seek alternative solutions. Through his research, he has uncovered a fundamental flaw in society’s understanding of health science, which has contributed to the rise of weight gain and obesity over the past century.
Conventional wisdom about health and weight management is upended by Matt Cook’s ground-breaking method of losing weight. The key to eating whatever makes you happy and yet looking good is a tip that Cook reveals in his piece. No calorie counting, extreme exercise regimens, or weight loss pills are part of this strategy. Cook, on the other hand, tackles the root cause of the obesity epidemic: a general lack of knowledge about health science.
Conscious eating lets you connect with your food.
For more than a hundred years, people have been led to believe a major myth about losing weight, which has caused them to feel humiliated and powerless when it comes to their dietary choices. By dispelling these misconceptions, Cook hopes to help her readers overcome the shame and guilt they experience when they overeat. Cook offers a fresh strategy for losing weight that is in line with his tried-and-true pain recovery methods, drawing on his personal experience of conquering chronic pain.
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Readers can expect life-altering revelations and motivation to make positive changes to their bodies and minds from this article. The idea of starving oneself and refusing to eat anything unhealthy is something that Cook’s method questions. On the contrary, he proposes a method that lets people eat what they want while still losing weight.
Your Long-Sought Solution to Weight Loss
A fresh take on conventional wisdom about health and wellness emerged when Cook found the answer to chronic pain, which in turn led to the secret to losing weight. With an approach to weight management based on self-acceptance and enjoying food, Cook provides a new perspective by sharing his story and the ways that have helped others all over the world.
Taken as a whole, Cook’s piece makes a strong case for ditching the old ways of dieting and replacing them with ones that emphasize self-determination, acceptance, and pleasure when eating. People who want to change their relationship with food and get in shape can find hope in his thoughts, which present a new way of looking at weight management.
You Have Finally Found the Life-Changing Program You’ve Always Wanted!
In “Lose Weight Eating Your Favorite Foods,” Cook challenges the idea that individuals must suppress cravings and feel shame or guilt for indulging in “unhealthy” foods. He offers a new perspective that allows readers to thoroughly enjoy their favorite foods without the burden of shame, guilt, or self-blame. By restoring the power of choice and releasing disempowering beliefs, Cook’s approach empowers individuals to achieve and maintain their ideal body shape.
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The European Union intends to further strengthen operational cooperation and exchange of information between police authorities. The focus will be on upgrading Europol, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
According to a paper by the Romanian government, Europol’s mandate and capabilities should be further strengthened. The police agency will therefore be developed into a “law enforcement information hub”.
The proposal was made within the framework of the EU Council Presidency, which Romania held in the first half of the year. Since 1 July, the European Union has been led by Finland, where the issues are dealt with further.
More databases connected to “interoperability model”
One of the major innovations of recent years has been the adoption of a regulation on the “interoperability of databases”. Existing biometric systems will be partially merged and queried via a uniform search mask. All existing biometric data will end up in a “common identity repository”.
In the next step, further EU databases could be connected to the “interoperability model”. The Romanian Council Presidency mentions customs databases, for example. Similar to the Schengen Information System (SIS), the national customs authorities operate a Customs Information System (CIS) which can be used to query data in other Member States or to ask local authorities to take action against certain persons. This includes, for example, open or covert controls.
“Moving from data collection to data connection”
The proposal would also integrate decentralised systems into the “interoperability model”. The Romanian Presidency paper describes this as “moving from data collection to data connection”. Among other things, the Prüm Treaty is mentioned. All Member States of the European Union agreed there to allow mutual consultation of national fingerprint and DNA databases. Norway and Iceland are also taking part, and Switzerland recently also decided to join.
The European Union is also examining cross-border networking of police files. This would allow investigating authorities in other Member States to query whether information on suspects or defendants is available at a police authority. The investigators proceed according to the “hit/no hit procedure”: Consultant authorities cannot directly access data in another country, but they can inquire whether there is any information on specific individuals.
Passenger and financial data
The Romanian government’s proposals also include extending the “interoperability model” to include financial investigation tools. In the SWIFT agreement, for example, EU governments exchange details of accounts and financial transactions with US authorities. The data is then passed on via Europol and analysed in the USA.
Passenger data are also mentioned. Three years ago, the European Union adopted a directive on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data. When booking and boarding, airlines have to transmit extensive personal data to the competent authorities of the country of destination. There they will be cross-checked with national databases. The new system will facilitate the “prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime”.
Data from “private operators”
Europol could obtain further data from “private operators”. The Romanian proposal does not contain details on this, but ideas are circulating at EU level on the use of passenger data from bus and train journeys or cruises.
Finally, Europol should also use data collected by Frontex at the external borders. With the amendment of the Frontex Regulation of 2016, the Border Agency is also entitled to process personal data. When asylum seekers are registered in the so-called “hotspots” in Greece and Italy, Frontex may, for example, enter personal data and fingerprints in national, European and international police databases or compare them with these systems.
Problem: Too much data
The police is facing the problem that they now collect more information than their systems can process. They complain about an “unprecedented growth in the types and volume of data that are available to authorities”. This also applies to Europol, the police agency. Another priority is therefore to improve the analysis of the data.
Europol will be equipped with new analytical capacities, including decoding and digital forensics, monitoring of Darknet and the use of artificial intelligence. Other priorities include ” predictive policing”. With regard to technology, this means the forecasting of burglaries or other criminal acts.
Artificial intelligence, quantum computers, 5G interception
On the 20th anniversary of the creation of Europol, the Agency hosted today in The Hague for the first time a meeting of the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation in the Field of Internal Security (COSI). Senior officials from the Ministries of the Interior and Justice of all EU Member States meet there regularly. The Commission, the Foreign Service and other agencies also take part.
The meeting took place on the occasion of Finland’s take-over of the EU Council Presidency and served to prepare the next meeting of EU interior ministers, which will take place in Helsinki on 18 July. To introduce the meeting, the Europol Director spoke about the current “criminal landscape” and described new challenges for law enforcement. She mentioned advances in artificial intelligence, quantum computers, 5G interception, crypto currencies, 3D printing and biotechnology.
Support from the BKA
The Finnish Presidency of the Council will presumably follow on from the discussion paper from Romania. It talks about a “joint innovation laboratory” at Europol. Europol could procure new equipment, which would be made available to Member States as required. Europol is already investing, for example, in equipment for decoding telecommunications.
The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has also pledged its support for the “innovation laboratory”. This is primarily concerned with digital forensics. At a meeting four weeks ago, the authorities agreed to exchange information and experience and to network the experts. The BKA also wants to make its technology available to Europol for the digital evaluation of data and data storage.
This is how the EU works
The Romanian proposal does not initially have any consequences. Such discussion papers serve, however, to initiate processes spanning several years. This is followed by opinions from the agencies or Commission papers, on the basis of which the Council adopts conclusions. In there, the EU Commission will be called to submit feasibility studies and to draw up proposals for directives or regulations. These are then discussed and adopted by the Council and Parliament.
In any case, the carpet for improved evaluation of digital data has been rolled out. Before the summer holidays, the EU Member States adopted conclusions on “Novel Actionable Information”. Europol is to present a proposal by the end of this year on how ” experts, tools, initiatives and services in the area of digital data” can be networked and strengthened. The interior ministers will then discuss this, and the ball will then be in the Commission’s court.
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Hard drives have traditionally been the preferred storage medium for populating a NAS, but flash storage in SSDs has gained in favor as NAS customers want quieter and quicker drives. The best SSD for NAS have come down in price in recent years, allowing for a significantly better price-per-GB, and we’ll show you our favorites for use within the significant enclosures.
If you’re considering upgrading your network-attached storage (NAS) system with solid-state drives (SSDs), you should know which drives are the most dependable, capable, and cost-effective.
When creating a file storage server, you want to be able to store massive volumes of data securely and reliably. The hard drives in your system will influence how secure your data is. That is why choosing the correct drives for your NAS is critical. When evaluating different product offers, we decided to look at the 1TB storage versions of each SSD. In 2024, 1TB drives provide a reasonable balance of cost and performance. After weeks of deliberation, we’ve compiled a list of the top SSDs for NAS in 2024:
Best SSD for NAS in 2024
The Red SA500 from Western Digital is a 2.5-inch SSD designed for use inside a NAS box. With speeds of up to 560 MB/s and no moving parts, this drive consumes less power than mechanical competitors.
- 560 MB/s max.
- 2,500 TBW and higher.
- Up to 4TB.
- Expensive Capabilities.
The Western Digital Red SA500 is the best SSD for NAS use, owing to the value it provides. It is less expensive than its immediate competitor, the Seagate IronWolf 125. Although it does not have the same endurance rating as the SA500, it is good for keeping your data safe without moving parts. The drive family is available in 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB sizes. This is significantly more limited than mechanical drives and will be seen with various NAS SSDs.
Removing any moving parts is where these drives hit back at HDDs. An SSD, such as the WD Red SA500, stores data using energy and cells. As a result, these drives are ideal for sustained data transmission, with rates of up to 560 MB/s and an endurance rating of up to 2,500 TBW, which implies you shouldn’t have any issues with the SSD before writing 2,500 TB of data. This varies depending on capacity, with greater capacity drives providing better endurance.
The Seagate IronWolf 125 provides consistent transfer speeds of up to 560 MB/s, endurance of up to 5,600 TBW, and capacities of up to 4TB. All of this makes this solid-state drive family ideal for usage inside a NAS. As long as you can ignore the hefty price per GB.
- Up to 560 MB/s.
- A maximum of 5,600 TBW.
- Up to 4 TB.
- Expensive Capabilities.
The best NAS is only as good as its storage drives. As a result, we recommend either the top-rated Western Digital SSD or the Seagate IronWolf 125. The Seagate IronWolf 125 series is slightly more expensive than the Western Digital competition, but it offers more endurance with up to 5,600 TBW. As a result, these drives are ideal for storing data and SSDs for constantly writing fresh data to the server. Capacities are limited to 4 TB, as is Western Digital’s offering.
Speeds are the same, with up to 560 MB/s, which is about as good as we’ll see from SATA III SSDs. Still, it’s pricy, and you’ll have to work around the fact that the modest capacities will limit how much can be kept on the NAS, but the need for moving parts and lower power consumption make these SSDs worth considering.
Western Digital’s Blue SA510 SSD is an excellent deal for a laptop or desktop PC with a spare SATA connector. It’s also a terrific place to store frequently accessed games and software, with speeds of up to 555 MB/s and capacities of up to 4TB.
- Low cost.
- 5-year warranty on capacities up to 4TB.
- Not intended for use with NAS.
- Insufficiency in endurance.
- Slower rates.
Typically, we advise against utilizing desktop or laptop SSDs inside a NAS, but the expense of flash storage built for servers might put many people off. If you absolutely must have such a drive, we recommend the Western Digital Blue SA510. These drives are inexpensive and cheerful, with the same capacities as the WD Red and Seagate IronWolf NAS SSD series. You won’t be able to rely on these discs for long-term use, and numerous backups are strongly advised in case they fail.
The Blue SA510 excels with its low pricing per GB and five-year warranty, which is uncommon for NAS SSDs. It may not be the fastest SSD on the market nor include all of the advanced features and interfaces with NAS operating systems. Still, it is a cost-effective solution to transition from mechanical drives to flash storage.
The Red SN700 from Western Digital is an M.2 NVMe SSD with speeds of up to 3,430 MB/s. The drive’s capacity is limited to 4 TB, although it excels at SSD caching. This procedure enables the NAS to use the drive as slower RAM, improving overall system performance.
- Up to 3,430 MB/s.
- Outstanding endurance.
- Excellent for SSD caching.
- M.2 form factor is costly.
M.2 slots are becoming increasingly common in NAS enclosures. Drives with such expandability, such as the Western Digital Red SN700, would be perfect for usage inside NAS. The Red SN700 family of M.2 NVMe drives are ideal for data storage or SSD caching, with transfer speeds of up to 3,430 MB/s. The latter enables the NAS OS to effectively use the disc as slower RAM, which can be helpful inside NAS, where RAM cannot be extended further. The most significant disadvantage of these M.2 NAS SSDs is their high pricing.
Also, check the NAS specification sheet to guarantee that you can utilize the M.2 slot for data storage, as not all manufacturers allow it. However, almost any M.2 slot may be utilized for SSD caching, and the Western Digital Red SN700 is a good value option for dependable NAS caching.
Synology collaborated with Seagate to introduce its line of 2.5-inch flash drives. These have excellent endurance ratings and large capacities (up to 7 TB! ) but are far more expensive than comparable NAS SSDs.
- Up to 7 TB.
- Outstanding endurance.
- Excellent DSM OS integration.
- Expensive up to 530 MB/s.
Did you know that Synology manufactures its own branded drives? The Synology SAT5210 is a 2.5-inch SATA SSD family intended for use with Synology NAS and DiskStation Manager (DSM). The operating system can integrate the drives into the NAS and provide complete support for monitoring performance and SSD health. The excellent endurance and up to 7 TB capacity set these drives apart from the competition. As a result, these are the ideal options for a NAS that is wholly packed with capacity mechanical drives.
If you can get past the expensive price tag for the Synology SAT5210 drives and the slower transfer speeds, these are the best options for Synology fans looking for high-capacity and reliable flash storage.
This high-end M.2 NVMe SSD from Seagate supports the newer PCIe 4.0 standard, allowing for super-fast caching and (if your NAS supports it) storage as well. With sequential transfer speeds of up to 5000MB/s, this SSD will significantly increase your NAS’s speed and overall performance.
- Fast speeds of up to 5000MB/s explicitly designed for business NAS installations.
- Excellent futureproofing.
If transfer speed is critical to you, the Seagate IronWolf 525 will serve you well regardless of price. This NVMe drive supports PCIe 4.0 (as opposed to PCIe 3.0, supported by cheaper choices), doubling the theoretical speeds over the previous generation. With a suitable NAS, you can achieve insane sequential transfer speeds of up to 5000MB/s. This is excellent for caching because it significantly improves file transfer rates, and if your NAS allows it, you can even utilize it as primary storage.
But don’t worry if your NAS has a PCIe 3.0 port; this drive is backwards compatible, so you can acquire it and be confident that it will operate with your devices for years, even if you upgrade your NAS. Seagate’s integrated 3-year recovery service, which professionally recovers your data if the disc dies, adds to its durability.
How We Selected The Best SSD for NAS By Performance
While NAS-specific SSDs have become more affordable in recent years, they remain a costly option compared to spinning hard drives. Furthermore, SSDs aren’t available in enormous capacities, limiting them to more minor — but high-speed — storage pools. As a result, you must consider how you intend to use SSDs on your NAS, as some are better suited for data storage while others are better suited for caching.
Because of their fast speeds, the two NVMe drives on this list — the WD Red SN700 and the Seagate IronWolf 525 — are best for caching, but they don’t make much economic sense as storage devices. If your NAS offers M.2 slots, we recommend purchasing one of these drives to boost data throughput without replacing your existing hard drives.
Other 2.5-inch SSDs fall somewhere in the center, providing better value while still providing all of the benefits of an SSD, such as silent operation and relatively high speeds. The Western Digital Red SA500 is our top drive selection for NAS data storage. This model has up to 4TB capacities, a reasonable price-per-GB, and a high endurance rating. It’s not nearly as good as Seagate’s IronWolf 125, but it’s significantly less expensive.
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Did you know that Canada is home to some of the most breathtaking mountain ranges in the world? From the majestic peaks of the Canadian Rockies to the rugged terrain of the Coastal Mountains, the country offers outdoor adventurers a playground like no other. But navigating through these mountainous regions requires proper planning and safety measures to ensure a successful and enjoyable experience. In this article, I will guide you through essential techniques and tips for safely exploring the Canadian mountains, so you can embark on your outdoor adventure with confidence.
- Proper planning is crucial before embarking on a mountain adventure in Canada
- Understanding the geography and characteristics of different mountainous regions is essential for navigation
- Having the right gear and preparation is vital for a safe and enjoyable experience
- Safety measures like glacier travel tips and avalanche safety ensure your well-being in the mountains
- Respecting the environment and practicing good outdoor ethics preserves the beauty of these mountainous landscapes
Understanding the Canadian Rockies and Other Mountainous Regions in Canada
The Canadian Rockies, located in Alberta and British Columbia, are a renowned destination for outdoor enthusiasts in Canada. With a vast expanse of rugged terrain, these mountains offer a plethora of hiking trails, climbing routes, and other outdoor activities. However, it’s important to recognize that there are numerous other mountainous regions throughout Canada that present unique opportunities for outdoor recreation. Understanding the geography and characteristics of these diverse mountain ranges is crucial for effectively planning and navigating your adventures safely.
Planning Your Mountain Adventure
Before embarking on a mountain adventure in Canada, thorough planning is crucial. This includes researching and selecting suitable hiking trails based on your fitness level and preferences. Additionally, learning wilderness navigation techniques such as map reading and understanding topography is essential for safely navigating through the mountains. If you’re interested in geocaching or other outdoor recreational activities, it’s important to identify specific locations and guidelines for these activities. Particularly, British Columbia offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation in its mountainous regions.
When it comes to hiking trails in Canada, there is no shortage of options. From the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies to the rugged terrains of the Coastal Mountains, there is something for every outdoor enthusiast. Whether you seek a leisurely day hike or a challenging multi-day trek, the variety of trails available ensures that you can find the perfect adventure.
When planning your mountain adventure, it’s essential to consider your fitness level and experience. Some trails are suitable for beginners, while others require advanced skills and technical expertise. Researching trail difficulty ratings and elevation profiles can help you make an informed decision about which trails are best suited to your abilities.
Wilderness Navigation Techniques
“The more you know about navigating in the wilderness, the safer and more enjoyable your mountain adventure will be.”
Understanding wilderness navigation techniques is paramount for a safe and successful mountain adventure. As you explore the vast landscapes of Canada, it’s crucial to be able to read maps, interpret topographic features, and navigate with a compass. These skills will help you stay on track, find your way in case of unexpected detours, and ensure you reach your destination safely.
To develop your wilderness navigation skills, consider taking a navigation course or joining guided hikes led by experienced professionals. These courses and guided hikes provide valuable knowledge and hands-on practice, giving you the confidence to navigate through the mountains independently.
Geocaching in Canadian Mountains
“Geocaching adds an exciting twist to your mountain adventure, combining outdoor exploration with treasure hunting.”
If you’re looking to add an extra element of adventure to your mountain trip, consider geocaching in Canadian mountains. Geocaching is a real-world treasure hunting game where participants use GPS-enabled devices to navigate to hidden containers, or “geocaches,” in various locations.
The Canadian mountains provide an ideal setting for geocaching, with numerous hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. By participating in geocaching, you not only enhance your outdoor experience but also engage in a fun and interactive activity that connects you with the natural environment.
Before embarking on a geocaching adventure, research geocache locations and guidelines specific to the Canadian mountains. This ensures that you have a smooth and enjoyable experience while respecting the environment and other participants.
Embarking on a mountain adventure in Canada requires careful planning, wilderness navigation skills, and an adventurous spirit. By selecting suitable hiking trails, mastering navigation techniques, and exploring the world of geocaching, you can create lasting memories while immersing yourself in the breathtaking landscapes of British Columbia and other mountainous regions of Canada.
Essential Gear and Preparation
Proper gear and preparation are vital for a safe mountain adventure. Whether you’re hiking, mountain climbing, or engaging in backcountry skiing, having the right equipment can make a significant difference.
Outdoor Gear Checklist:
- Clothing suitable for changing weather conditions, including waterproof and breathable layers
- Sturdy hiking boots or mountaineering boots with proper traction
- Navigation tools like detailed maps, compasses, and GPS devices
- First aid kits with essential supplies for treating injuries
- Communication devices such as cell phones or satellite phones
- Safety gear specific to your chosen outdoor activity, such as helmets, harnesses, and crampons
Prior to venturing into the mountains, it’s crucial to check weather conditions and trail reports. This ensures that you are prepared for any potential hazards or challenges you may encounter along the way. Monitoring weather forecasts will help you determine the best time to embark on your outdoor adventure.
Backcountry Skiers Must-Haves
For backcountry skiing in Canada, in addition to the essential gear mentioned above, it’s important to carry the following:
- Avalanche safety equipment, including a transceiver, shovel, and probe
- Snow safety gear like snow saws and snowpack assessment tools
- Ski-specific safety equipment such as a ski helmet and avalanche airbag backpack
These items are designed to enhance your safety and increase your chances of survival in case of an avalanche or other emergencies.
“Having the right gear can make all the difference in ensuring a safe and enjoyable mountain adventure. Always double-check your equipment before you head out and stay informed about current conditions. Your preparedness could save your life.” – Laura Redmond, MSc student studying at the University of Alberta
By investing in high-quality gear and thoroughly preparing for your outdoor adventures, you can minimize the risks associated with mountain activities and maximize the enjoyment and fulfillment you derive from these experiences.
Mountain Climbing Tips | Backcountry Skiing in Canada | Outdoor Recreation in Canada |
1. Practice proper rope management techniques. | 1. Check the avalanche forecast and carry the necessary safety equipment. | 1. Respect the natural environment and practice Leave No Trace principles. |
2. Use appropriate protective gear, such as a helmet and harness. | 2. Learn how to use ski touring equipment, including skins and touring bindings. | 2. Follow established trails and respect wildlife habitats. |
3. Learn basic climbing techniques, such as belaying and rappelling. | 3. Familiarize yourself with snow safety protocols and rescue techniques. | 3. Stay informed about local regulations and obtain any necessary permits. |
Safety Measures in the Mountains
Safety should always be the top priority when navigating through the majestic Canadian mountains. Whether you’re planning to embark on a thrilling glacier travel expedition, engage in snow and ice travel, or enjoy backcountry skiing, it’s essential to be well-prepared and knowledgeable about the potential risks and necessary safety measures.
Glacier Travel Tips
Glacier travel presents unique challenges and requires specialized skills and equipment. If you’re planning a glacier expedition, consider the following tips:
- Travel with a rope and a team: Glacier travel should never be done alone. Always travel with a seasoned partner or a team, connected by a rope to ensure increased safety.
- Carry the right tools: Crampons and ice axes are essential tools for navigating icy terrain. They provide much-needed traction and stability, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
To illustrate the importance of glacier safety, a memorable quote by explorer Walter Bonatti comes to mind:
“Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.”
Snow and Ice Travel Techniques
Traveling on snow and ice requires proper technique and equipment to mitigate risks. Consider the following tips before venturing out:
- Understand snow conditions: Different types of snow require different techniques. Be knowledgeable about snowpack stability, including avalanche safety, and take necessary precautions.
- Use appropriate gear: Equip yourself with the right gear, such as snowshoes, microspikes, or crampons, to ensure traction on icy surfaces.
Understanding and practicing avalanche safety measures is vital for anyone venturing into the backcountry. Here are some essential tips:
- Stay informed: Check avalanche forecasts regularly to assess the current conditions and plan your trip accordingly.
- Recognize avalanche terrain: Learn to identify terrain features that could trigger avalanches, such as steep slopes, cornices, or wind-loaded areas.
- Carry essential avalanche safety equipment: Always carry a beacon, shovel, and probe to aid in locating and rescuing someone buried in an avalanche.
Remember, the mountains command respect, and it’s crucial to prioritize safety by acquiring the necessary skills, understanding the risks, and being prepared with the right equipment.
Glacier Travel Tips | Snow and Ice Travel Techniques | Avalanche Safety |
Environmental Considerations and Ethics
When exploring the Canadian mountains, it’s crucial to have a deep respect for the environment and uphold strong outdoor ethics. By practicing responsible outdoor behavior, we can ensure the preservation and long-term conservation of mountain ecosystems for future generations.
One of the core principles of environmental ethics is to respect wildlife in their natural habitats. It’s essential to maintain a safe distance and refrain from approaching or feeding wild animals. By doing so, we minimize the risk of disrupting their behaviors and ecosystems.
Leave No Trace Principles
Adhering to the Leave No Trace principles is essential for minimizing environmental impact during our outdoor adventures. Remember to pack out all litter and waste, leaving the natural environment as you found it. By adhering to these principles, we can help preserve the pristine beauty of the Canadian mountains.
Protecting Fragile Vegetation
Fragile vegetation can easily be damaged by human activities. Ensure that you stick to hard surfaces such as established trails, rocks, or gravel, to avoid trampling delicate plants and causing irreparable harm to the mountain ecosystem.
Take Only Photographs, Leave Only Footprints
To preserve the natural beauty of the mountains, it’s important to follow the “Take Only Photographs, Leave Only Footprints” mantra. Take memories in the form of photographs and respect the wilderness by not removing or collecting natural objects. This practice allows others to enjoy the untouched environment as much as you have.
As wildfires can have devastating effects on mountain ecosystems and surrounding communities, it’s crucial to be fire-wise. Always use a canister camp stove for cooking and avoid open flames. This helps to mitigate the risk of human-caused wildfires and protects the natural landscapes we cherish.
Image: Environmental Considerations and Ethics in the Canadian Mountains
Benefits and Appeal of Canadian Mountains
The Canadian mountains hold enduring appeal for outdoor enthusiasts, captivating them with their grandeur and natural beauty. These majestic mountainous landscapes ignite a sense of curiosity and wonder, serving as a magnet for those seeking adventure in the great outdoors. The untouched wilderness and vast expanses offer endless opportunities for exploration, allowing individuals of all ages to forge a deep connection with nature.
Engaging with the mountains provides a variety of activities that cater to different interests and skill levels, making each experience special and personal. Whether it’s hiking through serene trails, conquering towering peaks, or partaking in thrilling outdoor adventures, the mountains of Canada offer something for everyone.
With every ascent, outdoor enthusiasts are rewarded with breathtaking views, pristine alpine lakes, and encounters with diverse wildlife. The mountains inspire a profound appreciation for the beauty and power of nature, evoking a sense of tranquility and humility in the presence of such majestic landscapes.
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
From the challenging routes of the Canadian Rockies to the serene peaks of the Coast Mountains, the appeal of Canadian mountains is undeniable. The pristine wilderness and rugged terrains serve as a playground for those seeking an escape from the bustling city life, allowing them to immerse themselves in the tranquility of nature.
Benefits of Canadian Mountains | Appeal to Outdoor Enthusiasts |
1. Breathtaking natural beauty | 1. Awe-inspiring landscapes for exploration |
2. Diverse wildlife and ecosystems | 2. Opportunities to observe and connect with nature |
3. Varied activities for all skill levels | 3. Tailored experiences for individual preferences |
4. Serenity and tranquility | 4. Escape from the hustle and bustle of city life |
Whether it’s the allure of scaling towering peaks or the simple pleasure of a peaceful hike, the mountains of Canada continue to captivate the hearts and minds of outdoor enthusiasts. These majestic landscapes provide the perfect backdrop for adventure, allowing individuals to forge a deep and profound connection with nature, leaving them with cherished memories that will last a lifetime.
Introducing Mountains 101
Mountains 101 is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the University of Alberta, providing a comprehensive overview of mountain studies not only in Alberta but also around the world. This online course is designed to educate individuals about various aspects of mountains, including their geological, ecological, and cultural significance.
Through Mountains 101, you will gain a deeper understanding of the captivating world of mountains and their impact on landscapes, ecosystems, and human communities. This course is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, nature lovers, and anyone interested in exploring the intricate connections between mountains and our world.
- Explore the geological formation of mountains and their diverse range of landforms.
- Learn about the ecosystems found within mountainous regions and their unique ecological processes.
- Discover the cultural significance of mountains and their role in shaping human history and societies.
- Gain insights into the environmental challenges faced by mountain regions and the importance of sustainable practices.
- Access practical tips and advice from Laura Redmond, an MSc student studying at the University of Alberta, who shares her expertise through TechTips.
Whether you’re an aspiring mountaineer, an outdoor educator, or simply a curious learner, Mountains 101 provides a valuable opportunity to delve into the fascinating field of mountain studies. Expand your knowledge, deepen your appreciation for these natural wonders, and embark on a virtual journey through the captivating world of mountains.
TechTips for Safe Mountain Travel
Laura Redmond, an MSc student studying at the University of Alberta, shares valuable TechTips in Mountains 101 for safe mountain travel. These tips are designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of outdoor enthusiasts, ensuring a safer and more enjoyable experience in the Canadian mountains.
Appropriate Clothing Layers
When venturing into the mountains, it’s essential to dress in layers that can adapt to changing weather conditions. Start with a moisture-wicking base layer, followed by insulating layers for warmth, and finish with a waterproof and windproof outer layer. This layering system allows you to adjust your clothing as needed, providing comfort and protection throughout your mountain journey.
To be prepared for outdoor excursions, pack essential items that will support your safety and comfort. These include navigation tools such as maps and compasses, a first aid kit, a headlamp or flashlight, extra food and water, emergency shelter, a multi-tool or knife, and a communication device like a cell phone or satellite phone.
Trip Planning Techniques
Prior to your mountain adventure, invest time in thorough trip planning. Research your chosen trail or route, taking note of distance, elevation gain, and estimated time. Familiarize yourself with relevant maps and guidebooks, and consult local resources for up-to-date trail conditions and closures. Inform someone trustworthy about your plans and estimated return time.
Glacier Travel Safety
If you’re considering glacier travel, prioritize safety by gaining the necessary skills and knowledge. Learn techniques such as rope travel and self-arrest, and carry essential equipment like crampons, an ice axe, and a helmet. Always travel with a partner and be mindful of crevasses and changing conditions. Understanding glacier hazards is crucial for a safe and successful glacier adventure.
Respecting the environment is of utmost importance when exploring the mountains. Prioritize Leave No Trace principles by minimizing your impact on nature. This includes staying on designated trails, properly disposing of waste, and avoiding harm to plants and wildlife. By adopting these ethical practices, you can help preserve the natural beauty of the Canadian mountains for future generations.
By following these TechTips for safe mountain travel, you can enjoy the breathtaking landscapes of the Canadian mountains while minimizing risks and ensuring a fulfilling outdoor adventure.
Guided Hiking and Outdoor Adventure Services
For those who prefer a guided experience, there are numerous companies and expert guides available to lead hiking and outdoor adventures in Canada. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced hiker, joining a guided hiking group can provide opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals, learn from knowledgeable guides, and explore new terrains with confidence. Some notable guided hiking companies include White Mountain Adventures, Great Divide Nature Interpretation, Canadian Rockies Hiking by Yamnuska, Fresh Adventures, Rockies Hiking and Yoga, and Hike Waterton with Tamarack.
If you’re seeking a thrilling outdoor experience in the picturesque landscapes of Canada, choosing a guided hiking service is an excellent option. These companies offer a range of guided hiking tours catering to different skill levels and preferences. With the guidance of expert guides, you’ll have the chance to explore the stunning Canadian wilderness while ensuring your safety and enjoyment.
Guided hiking in Canada offers numerous advantages. First and foremost, it provides access to the expertise and knowledge of experienced guides who are well-versed in the local terrain and can offer valuable insights about the area’s natural history, flora, and fauna. This enriches your hiking experience, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the environment you’re exploring.
Furthermore, guided hiking services often facilitate the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for outdoor adventure. This creates a sense of camaraderie and community, enhancing your overall experience and making memories that last a lifetime.
Another benefit of guided hiking is the convenience it offers. The logistics of planning a hiking trip, including route selection, permits, and transportation, can be daunting and time-consuming. Guided hiking companies take care of these logistical aspects, allowing you to focus on enjoying the journey without the stress of navigating the details.
When choosing a guided hiking service, it’s essential to consider factors such as the company’s reputation, safety record, and the expertise of their guides. Researching customer reviews and testimonials can provide insights into the quality of service and the overall experience offered. Additionally, ensure that the company aligns with your personal goals and preferences.
By opting for guided hiking in Canada, you can embark on a memorable outdoor adventure with the guidance of experts, explore stunning landscapes, and connect with fellow nature enthusiasts. Whether you’re a novice hiker or a seasoned adventurer, guided hiking services provide an accessible and enjoyable way to experience the beauty of Canada’s mountains.
Navigating through Canadian mountainous regions offers endless opportunities for outdoor adventure and exploration. By following proper planning and safety measures, respecting the environment, and equipping oneself with the necessary gear and knowledge, individuals can safely navigate the Canadian mountains and create unforgettable experiences. Whether it’s hiking, mountain climbing, or participating in other outdoor activities, the mountains of Canada provide a unique and captivating playground for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels.
With its stunning landscapes, such as the Canadian Rockies, these mountainous regions attract adventurers from around the world. The challenging terrain, diverse wildlife, and breathtaking views make it an ideal destination for those seeking an outdoor adventure in Canada. By immersing oneself in the beauty of the mountains, individuals can develop a deeper appreciation for nature and forge a strong connection with the outdoors.
However, it is important to remember that navigating through Canadian mountains requires careful planning and preparation. By researching and selecting suitable trails, equipping oneself with the necessary gear, and being knowledgeable about safety measures, individuals can ensure a safe and enjoyable experience in the mountains. Additionally, practicing good environmental ethics and respecting the delicate ecosystems of these regions will contribute to their preservation for future generations to enjoy.
How do I navigate through Canadian mountainous regions safely?
What are the Canadian Rockies and other mountainous regions in Canada?
How should I plan my mountain adventure?
What gear and preparation do I need for a mountain adventure?
What safety measures should I take in the mountains?
What environmental considerations and ethics should I follow in the mountains?
What are the benefits and appeal of Canadian mountains?
What is Mountains 101?
What are TechTips for safe mountain travel?
Can I join guided hiking and outdoor adventure groups in Canada?
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Here is one I made for my John Deere 5055e. It is a Land Rover RQH100030 sensore. The axle had a vertical boss about 4" long by 3/4’ high cast into it. I drilled two 5/16" holes and threaded them to mount the U-channel that forms the base of the sensor bracket. The piece that holds the WAS is just some 1-1/4" angle iron. The piece on the steering cylinder is a 2-1/4" ID muffler clamp with a piece of letter R drill rod welded to it.
sorry not the best
this parts of cylinder can rotate
move to the rod that roation is limited
or better to the pivot ( fender fixation )
So you have a 5055e? Because I drove for 2 hours today and did not observe any rotation of the steering cylinder.
The tractor has no fenders so it might be hard to put a sensor on the fender.
i havent this model but jd so i know that cylinder is free… so wait and see
for the other solution with pivot find this idea
I don’t have a JD, I have a case and for more than a year I had the sensor like you, but a day came when the pivot turned and twisted the sensor. Now I have put it on the part that does not rotate instead of on the piston, no problems.
I’ve found the red line doesn’t change as linear as the blue line. Build a bracket between the 2 bolts and mount 90 degrees in line with the pivot.
Custom made metal case ,inside 0-360 degree rotation sensor output 0-5V .
Also inside metal case , one shaft sealing ring and two ball bearings.
0-360 degree rotation hall sensor
Have you used this yet? There have been several painful experiences with 360 degree sensors. It is not generally advisable to use a sensor with more than 180 degrees of range. The more degrees, the less WAS precision the autosteer PCB will have.
Full left to right reading 2V (rotation 160degree)
Counts per degree 60
I need help. Can I attach the sensor pictured below to the wheel angle sensor
Can I attach a sensor like the photo above to the wheel angle sensor? There is a problem with the tractor structure. The existing angle sensor cannot be attached. My board is Micro All-in-One 4X.
AOG does not support these type of gyro sensors. That sensor will not work.
Hello - I am trying to put autosteer in for my dad on his JD 4240. Wondering where the best spot for the WAS is? Is where I have the blue triangle?
I would 3d print a socket type adapter and put the WAS directly onto the kingpin bolt.
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Can someone help me with the setup of my Xbee? I’ve got it plugged in and I was attempting to connect to my CORS account (picture 2), and I noticed the lights on the F9P that say it’s communicating with the Xbee aren’t lit up. Then in the UART settings in the Xbee setup software, it says it’s sending but not receiving anything. (picture 1)
Did you set the f9p to send rtcm data to uart in ucenter? Pretty sure they only thing you change in the xbee uart setting is baud rate.
I have u-center pulled up, how do you make sure the UART settings are right?
Well actually, I used @andyinv Config-O-Matic to configure the F9P. Not sure if it took care of all of that.
Update 1- So, I went into U-Center and made sure the baud rates were matching, and still nothing.
Update 2- Its communicating now. Had to change protocols in/out. It was on RTCM3, but i had to change UART2 to UBX+NMEA+RTCM3 for some reason. Don’t really understand why, but it communicates now. Now i have to figure out how to connect to the CORS network.
Good deal. I set mine up last week and thought i used just rtcm3 out but if it works it works.
did you type the password in or did your computer pre populate the box then you clicked on the pre populated information??
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dan niet, laat maar..
If you're using IPv6 on your network, please check out this article:
Also, as obfuscated some of the debug log, you may be interested in this method of securely sending us (the developers) some information:
Do you have a device that does not run on Win (maybe an Android smartphone) for further testing?
Does your IPv6 Internet connection work?
What does http://test-ipv6.com tell you?
Okay, this test shows that you don't have a working upstream IPv6 connection (everything that went out over IPv6 received a timeout error).
Do you have a firewall configured on your Raspberry? Can you post the output of
sudo iptables -L
You may have to install a rule that blocks port 443:
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 443 -j REJECT
but I'm not sure if that is the cause of your problems.
Many problems with loading that takes forever is that HTTPS requests are not explicitly rejected by the Pi-hole and hence the browser is waiting forever, as nobody told him that his HTTPS request will never be answered.
This was not clear to me up to now. Reading your initial post it seems like you are having this problems since a few days but it wasn't clear that it was working fine at some time before.
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Tuesday 13 November 2018
Radio DJ Chris Bowden completed an amazing 24 hour On Air Challenge on Access All Aerials (AAA) radio station at Hannahs at Seale-Hayne. Chris, who has Cerebral Palsy, was supported by his brother Craig and the AAA team.
Also known as The Cheesemeister, DJ Chris hosts his only weekly show on Access All Aerials, which is a very special radio station run by volunteers and people with disabilities at Seale-Hayne. Chris is one of 40 DJs who present 28 shows between them. The station is celebrating its 5th anniversary and now receives 231,000 listens and has 1500 followers.
Chris, who is 35 years old and lives in Exeter, has difficulty speaking and cannot independently use his arms or legs. Being a radio DJ on Access All Aerials means that Chris is living his dream. His 24 hour On Air Challenge was his biggest challenge yet. He was delighted to be joined by local radio presenters Andy Gilbert from Exmouth Air and Matt Rogan from The Breeze. He also received really supportive messages from renowned radio presenters Ken Bruce and David Hamilton as well as Jono Colman from Australia. The marathon was listened to by people from all over the world. Several of the regular AAA DJs did shifts throughout the day and night as well as DJs from Cedar in Exeter who have a show on AAA once a week. Cedar is a charity which provides social and learning opportunities for disabled people.
Chris’s brother Craig said “The whole experience has been both exhilarating and exhausting and a lot of fun! It has been Chris’s lifelong ambition to be on the radio and a more recent ambition to do a radio marathon. He was hugely inspired by Chris Moyles’ 52 hour radio marathon which he listened to and watched. Chris is passionate about radio how it works and how he can connect with the audience. We both want to say a big thank you to AAA for all their support and to everyone who has given donations. It is fantastic that we have raised over £1000 to date!”
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Hola (Hello)! I’m Sarah Domenech, Public Relations manager for the Hispanic and Latin American markets. I want to welcome you to our latest series.
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docs.diffbot.com got a HUGE makeover recently. We've migrated over 250 pages from 3 separate documentation sites and organized multiple API specifications into the same view. Our favorite new feature is the ability to test APIs directly in the docs. Enter some input parameters and submit to get a response immediately. Then copy the request code into your application. Try it out with the DQL Search API.
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What is Newman?
Newman is a command-line Collection Runner for Postman. It allows you to run and test a Postman Collection directly from the command line. Newman is designed for extensibility, so you can integrate it with your continuous integration (CI) servers and build systems.
How to install Newman?
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Navigate to the Apps page and switch to the "Reporters" section, then click the "Newman " card:
Switch to "Access Tokens" and generate an API token that the Newman app will be using:
Click "Guide" to access the instruction on adding the Newman reporter to your automation flow:
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Runme makes your runbooks runnable! This implies you can execute your code written in various languages directly within your markdown file. With built-in features, Runme enhances your automation processes, providing an interactive way to run your code and streamline your tasks.
Some of the key features of Runme include:
With the Runme extension installed on your VS Code, you have access to several notebook features that make it easy for users to run code and commands. Some of these features include:
Run a command block
In the Runme notebook, you can easily run commands with a single click. To run a command, Runme provides a “run cell” button, identified by the icon below.
Once a command is run, you will notice that this turns into a stop button, indicating the command’s execution.
On completion, a succeeding exit status will be indicated with the small green check icon. As seen below:
You can also open the terminal that did the execution by clicking the “Terminal” button as shown above.
Copy & Paste
More than just running commands, you can quickly copy commands out of a markdown file to paste into your terminal with one click.
Run all command blocks
Easily run all your code blocks at once! To run all the commands in the notebook in the order they are found, click the Run All button.
For added security, you will receive a prompt to confirm your actions before each step. You can skip the prompts and run all steps at once for a smoother process.
If you cannot wait for your code or command to finish execution and you want to run something else simultaneously, the background mode in Runme is the way to go.
Runme has a background mode that enables you to run tasks in the background. To do this, you have to activate the background mode.
Do you love to interact with the inputs on your terminal as you execute commands and code?
If yes, you will need to activate the interactive mode. Otherwise, you can toggle it off.
Environment Variable Prompts
Runme simplifies the use of environment variables in your notebooks by allowing dynamic settings within each cell block of your notebook. It provides interactive prompts in each cell, tailored to your users' needs. This ensures a smooth and user-friendly experience when incorporating real-time user interaction.
How to Enable PromptEnv
- Click on
in your code cell - Click
to set the condition you want the cell to run in
For instance, in the image below, we configure the SLEEP_SECS
environment variable to 10 seconds with a single click on the run cell button. This feature is useful when your runbooks need user-specific values.
This feature allows users to input values directly within the notebook environment, making task execution more efficient. Improve your workflow with the increased flexibility provided by promptEnv
Render Images and CSV Tables In Your Markdown File
Runme has a MimeType
feature that enables you to render images, CSV-based tables, and other supported content type right inside your Markdown file. Runme supports a wide range of MimeTypes such as text/x-json
You can configure to any of your choice in the cell configuration setting.
Runme gives you the flexibility of running your preferred programming language right inside your Markdown file. This is a result of our Shebang support.
Additionally, for those who would love to work with the interpreter of their local machine, we have made it possible for you to add your local interpreter.
Smooth Integration With Other Platforms
Runme integrates easily with other platforms such as GitHub Actions.
For example, Runme offers a convenient GitHub action that seamlessly integrates with your CI/CD pipeline. You can trigger workflows for GitHub actions in your notebook by pasting GitHub URLs.
By default, Runme prevents variables declared in one cell from being directly accessed in another cell. However, by using Piping, which is declared using $__
, you can pass a variable declared in a previous execution to another in the same file.
The video below provides a visual representation of how Runme integrates with GitHub actions.
Please be aware that if the execution of a cell depends on the standard output (stdout) of a preceding cell, it is imperative to execute these cells sequentially. Failure to adhere to this sequence could lead to unintended and unpredictable behavior.
Other Key Features
That’s not all!
There are other features available on Runme that can help you improve your process. Some other key features include:
- Installs in seconds. No external dependencies are required.
- Persistent environment variables across cell and session runs.
- Single-click experiences to accomplish subsets of steps inside larger workflows, like setting up an environment, cleaning up stale EC2 instances, or deploying to staging.
- Start a session in the editor, complete environment variables in the notebook, and finish up a workflow in the terminal — all sharing the same session.
- Open tech and open formats at the core (e.g. VS Code Platform and Markdown).
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Technology is fueling the exponential growth of healthcare knowledge, while the capacity of the human brain to master tasks remains static. There is a rapidly expanding gap between what institutions know, and what frontline caregivers (nurses, docs, and staff) actually do. The knowledge-practice gap results in inconsistencies in care and inefficiencies in workflows. Caregivers are frustrated with their inability to meet the growing demands of the system, and institutions have too often responded with increasing bureaucracy. We have a healthcare system that could be on a path for self-destruction.
- Medical errors: #3 cause of death.
- Inefficiencies and Waste: ~$200B annually, US.
- Burnout: >50% of physicians (nurses are not far behind).
To elevate care, we must first empower our frontlines with knowledge and engage them as true teams. We must break down professional silos, promote the transparency and accessibility of knowledge, and create a culture of inter-professional respect. Healthcare organizations should frame quality and safety as a team endeavor. Bring consistency to practices, beginning with the organization’s most urgent pain points.
We need to leverage mobile and cloud technologies to give frontline staff what they need when they need it—closing the knowledge-practice gap right at the point of care. Simplify quality & safety practices, and accelerate lateral spread throughout the institution. This saves money, and saves lives. As the costs of healthcare continue to rise, value is king. The digital transformation of quality is not optional, it is essential.
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) are ideal targets. HAIs cost US healthcare $10B annually. HAI-reduction is incentivized by hundreds of millions of dollars of penalties and incentives from Medicare, and HAI rates are key components of hospital ratings. Hospitals have general knowledge of best practices for prevention, but have struggled in attempts to implement these practices at scale.
At this week’s American College of Medical Quality national meeting, Elemeno Health is presenting a scalable pathway to succeed. An approach based upon just-in-time micro-learning and self-assessment checklists cut central line infections (a major HAI) in half, saving over $1M.
- Old way: Healthcare systems still use didactic/classroom teaching, where learning is disconnected from doing, and retention is poor.
- Old way: Best practices are generally text-based and are distributed in a myriad of channels (emails, websites, intranet, share points, electronic health records, paper binders), which are impractical to access when needed. User engagement /content consumption cannot be measured.
- New way: Deliver point of care micro-learning, including concise how-to video, to teach/reinforce best practice when actually doing the practice.
Quality Improvement (QI):
- Old way: Observation & Education. Healthcare systems rely on costly independent audits of performance, often collecting data on paper. Data is painfully collated and analyzed. Weeks or months later, educational classes are held, with variable attendance and poor retention. Cycle is then repeated.
- New way: Track user engagement at the point-of-care, and provide just-in-time education tied with the actual practice. The QI cycle is reduced to minutes.
It’s all about engagement. Give frontline staff technology comparable to what they have in their personal lives; help them work smarter, not harder. Bring the learning to the bedside, in bite-sized portions consumable right at the point-of-care. Just-in-time reinforcement of best practices—what you need, when you need it. Close the loop with real-time gratitude. Let our caregivers know that what they do every day really does make a difference. | <urn:uuid:7b1b4044-3e38-4ae5-991c-cba6d98e861a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/the-gap-between-what-institutions-know-and-what-frontline-caregivers-do/ | 2024-04-21T21:02:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.940088 | 785 |
Keanu Reeves gave an interview while playing with puppies. It’s pretty great.
Whether you know him as Ted Logan, Neo or John Wick, Keanu Reeves is one of the most likable actors in Hollywood. (Tom Hanks still tops the list, though.)
To promote his new film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Reeves gave an interview lasting about five minutes with BuzzFeed while playing with puppies. (They made sure to celebrate National Puppy Day, so it makes sense.)
Reeves answered fan questions in a very dramatic tone while three or four brindled puppies pranced and wrestled around his likely-very-expensive suit.
The puppies were the recipients of lots of baby talk and kisses.
Asked what the craziest stunt involved during the John Wick trilogy, he answered that it was a gunfight on horseback through the streets of Brooklyn. That certainly sounds bonkers.
Reeves will be portraying Duke Kaboom, “Canada’s greatest stuntman,” in the upcoming Pixar movie Toy Story 4, which releases in June.”It’s a cool character, and a wonderful story.” (We think Pixar should have left it a perfect trilogy, but we’ll see it for sure just the same.)
If he had a Time Turner, a TARDIS or a DeLorean and could travel back in time, he would visit Elizabethan England to watch Shakespeare plays live. He is of the opinion that Shakespeare was a pen name, really written by the Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere. (A vocal minority believe this. It’s an interesting theory.)
If he could play any character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the DC Extended Universe, he would pick Wolverine, since he wanted to be the character as a kid. He would be a great choice, though it would be hard to top Hugh Jackman’s portrayal. (For more on superhero news, see our sister site Bam Smack Pow.)
Asked if John Wick and Ted Logan (from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure) would get along: “Yeah, that’d be an interesting conversation. Maybe they could talk about music.” (We would like to see this.)
Other good tidbits: Riding a motorcycle is like being a puppy, we are not living in The Matrix, peanut butter and honey sandwiches rock.
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Here at Dog O’ Day, we can’t get enough of the brand Full Moon Pet! These were already my pup Sunny’s favorite treats, so she couldn’t be more happy to be getting more. We received two new flavors and Sunny wasted no time enjoying these.
Full Moon Pet knows that every dog deserves food that is made with the same care and quality as hooman food. And don’t we all want our doggos to have the best of the best? This is why the brand uses human-grade ingredients such as real chicken breast, rosemary, and even real blueberries (Sunny’s favorite).
There are no artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors. The family business was founded in 2011 and they specialize in healthy (but delicious) treats that are made from 100% natural and human-grade ingredients.
Full Moon Pet treats: Organic Jerky and Chicken Jerky
Sunny and I received the Organic Jerky and Chicken Jerky treats along with a personalized pumpkin stencil of Sunny.
The size is perfect for big rewards or as a snack. I love to give these to Sunny when I come back home after a long day and just before leaving, this way, she’ll actually look forward to me heading out the door!
The Organic Jerky and Chicken Jerky treats aren’t great for training, but they aren’t meant to be! If you’re searching for great training treats, Full Moon has them! Sunny’s favorite are the Training Treats – Duck.
Full Moon Pet treats start at $7.99. And when it comes to prices, I truly believe you get what you paid for — and this applies to everything! I cringe whenever I see big dog treat bags for $2! Terrible quality, horrible ingredients, Dog O’ Day knows better than to recommend these treats.
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A casino is a place where people can gamble and participate in games of chance. While modern casinos often add a variety of other amenities to help attract customers, they still offer gambling as their main attraction. Some of the most famous casinos are located in Las Vegas, but they can also be found all over the world. Some are designed with extravagant towers and fountains, while others are more modest in design. The oldest casinos date back to the second half of the 19th century.
Casinos have a significant impact on local economies. They create more jobs than they take away, and their revenues boost tourism and entertainment spending in the surrounding areas. They also provide additional income to businesses that serve the visitors, such as hotels and restaurants. In addition, their investments have a positive effect on the economy and encourage further development in nearby neighborhoods.
Whether you want to play blackjack, poker, or roulette, it is always best to choose a casino that offers a wide selection of games. This way, you can find the one that suits your needs and budget best. You should also check the security measures of a casino to ensure that your money is safe. You should also look for a casino with a good reputation and customer service.
Aside from the excitement of gambling, playing casino games can have a number of benefits for your health and well-being. For example, it helps you stay focused, develops your problem-solving skills, and keeps your mind active. It is also a great way to socialize and make new friends. Plus, it can improve your sense of self-worth and confidence.
The casino industry is booming worldwide. Some countries have even legalized casinos, allowing them to operate in their borders. Despite the risks, they are an excellent source of revenue and can contribute significantly to the economic growth of a country. They are also a good source of jobs and can create an environment where gambling is legal. In addition, they can also bring in foreign capital and boost exports.
A casino is a complex facility that includes gaming tables and machines as well as food and beverage outlets. The best casino resorts offer a full range of facilities and are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. They also offer luxury accommodations, shows, and attractions. Some casinos have even become tourist destinations in their own right.
The popularity of casino games is not only due to the fact that they are fun but also because of the health and psychological benefits. In order to maximize your chances of winning, you should try out different strategies and learn the rules of each game. The more you practice, the better you will become at each game. In addition, it is a good idea to visit casinos during the week, since they are less crowded and you will have more time to focus on your strategy. Besides, there are more tables and slots available during the week than on weekends. | <urn:uuid:155a2bd4-5715-4ae7-8bb7-2f4979d75f13> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://doingwheelies.com/what-is-a-casino-8/ | 2024-04-21T20:24:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.977864 | 581 |
If you liked Eragon… you might also like the Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman — The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.
It’s the time-honoured battle of Good vs Evil, all wrapped up in a ripping good adventure story — with a strong female main character.
After reading these books myself and loving the fast-paced fantasy story, I immediately went and scored the box set. It’s a gift for a particular lovely, intelligent, hard-to-buy-for 14-year-old girl (who shall remain nameless, because she hasn’t unwrapped it yet, obviously!)…
In an epic trilogy, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to a world parallel to our own, but with a mysterious slant all its own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes–if it isn’t destroyed first…
Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventures of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands.
So, if you’re stumped for a gift for a teen reader who’s into fantasy novels, especially if they’re a fan of Eragon or Narnia or Harry Potter, there’s a hint for you!
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DONNA BELLA BUSINESS TIP FOR
February 16, 2011
My friend and I were talking about hair extensions and were wondering where they originated. I think it was India and she guesses that they were first created somewhere on the African continent. Can you settle our friendly dispute?
Pershawn A. – Jennings, Indiana
No one seems to be making a claim as to the origin of hair extensions so let’s explain how they came about.
Indian women have a long and established tradition of hair care and lengthy, shinny locks. Many women donate their hair to temples dotted around the country when blessings come to their family. So hair has a sacred origin in that culture.
Likewise, African women have used braids and weaves as a practical way to care for hair and make a statement about their beauty. African braiding has been adopted by many cultures as a fashionable alternative in many local communities. However, neither Indian nor Afro-Caribbean cultures have used extensions as a standard means for lengthening hair. They just let it grow.
It was the Europeans who noticed how women residing between the Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn – that middle part of the planet – created an alluring image using creative braiding, weaving, or silky straight hair.
Europeans from Paris to Prague wanted the same look and the fastest, easiest way to get it was by weaving human hair onto a braid or cornrow. As Europeans found it fashionable, then Americans were only two steps behind in adopting the practice.
The U.S. is now the pacesetter. As with many style trends, North Americans are wearing and promoting hair extensions more than any other continent in the world.
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Take a look at the interesting things this prairie province has to offer! Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without a natural border. Saskatchewan is a landlocked province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. As a result, its climate is extremely continental, rendering severe winters throughout the province. Southern areas have very warm or hot summers.
Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern boreal half is mostly forested and sparsely populated.
Canada’s national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) dates back to the time of Confederation. Since 1886 recruits have completed basic training at the Depot Division in Regina, Saskatchewan, after which they are posted for field training anywhere in Canada.
Historical Thinking Concepts – Historical Significance
- What do you think makes the RCMP historically significant?
- Has this police force affected many people over a long period of time? How?
- Is this police force important to your family; to your region; to your province; to your country? Why?
Becoming a Mountie in Saskatchewan
View the video below to join an adventurer on their attempt to join Mountie cadets.
Great Sand Hills and Historic Cypress Hills
Near the town of Leader, SK, the Great Sand Hills contain one of the largest areas of active sand dunes in Canada. The dunes cover a huge protected area—1900 square kilometers. They are always moving. The sand is like flour and you can run up and down in bare feet. To find out why there are sand dunes in the middle of Saskatchewan, click the button below. | <urn:uuid:d3549488-1f38-4783-aa49-c4bfae7c3535> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://donnaward.ca/saskatchewan-land-of-surprises/ | 2024-04-21T22:06:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.932673 | 344 |
The strength and influence of the Door County art community have pulled David Nielsen here time and again. Four years ago, this pull aligned with a desire to stop painting houses and focus on painting canvases.
“I came to the conclusion that I need to focus on making art and stop painting houses,” Nielsen said. “That’s the trap that always happens with artists. You have to make a living, and you end up putting all your energy into a job instead of making art.”
With plans to stay in the county full time, and new work and shows lined up, 2020 would have been his latest debut in the local art scene. Then the pandemic hit, canceling gallery showings and halting Nielsen’s plans.
He earned a BFA at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, apprenticed with Mia Lin in New York during the first semester of his senior year and spent a year at the Institute for Foreign Cultural Studies in Hamburg, Germany. In 2002, Nielsen was selected for the Emerging Artist Program at the Peninsula School of Art and spent 10 years in Madison creating, teaching and working.
His work was the subject of a probing article by Peter Sloma in Door County Living in 2006.
“Nielsen depicts fractured figures in abstracted forms familiar to the tradition of Cubism,” Sloma wrote. “The difference is that rather than trying to show all the way around the subject, here we are being shown different pieces of the frame. Color is also employed to dictate spatial relationships and to lead the eye through the painting.”
Now after a few years of reduced artistic activity, Nielsen’s finding a way forward from the Martinez studio in Jacksonport, where he has some of his recent work on display.
“I can’t thank Sandra and Wence enough for letting me spend time here because I get to look at their work and soak it all in, and they’re giving me a little bit of space to get my own work up on the walls and bring people around to check it out,” he said.
Nielsen had moved into abstraction and returned to fundamentals, working only in black and white. Once satisfied, he reintroduced color and the figurative element.
He said he’s fascinated by what viewers see in his work.
“I realize my work is a little different,” Nielsen said. “I’ve noticed that it takes people a little time to get used to my language, and once they start to see my work consistently, then they seem to understand where I’m going with this stuff.”
But even with considerable intentionality, people will see in art what they will.
“One person might find something romantic, and somebody else might find it super sad,” he said. “People bring their own ideas to the work.”
Nielsen said he’s working about 40 hours a week, drawing and painting and refining until he finds what works together. The extra time he’s had during the pandemic has also allowed him to reflect on what he loves most about the Door County art community: the way artists here are willing to share ideas.
“The biggest thing for me in Door County is the fact that we have all these people who are masters of what they do, and I have access to them. I can sit down with them and run ideas past them, discuss what it takes to make art, and that’s amazing to me,” Nielsen said.
It’s very different from his experience while living in Los Angeles or Madison, where other artists were not inclined to share. Here, he has worked through ideas with artist Craig Blietz and on how to present his work with artist Sandra Martinez.
“We just talked about framing and presentation, how to go about it and when to make a piece of paper an object,” Nielsen said. “That’s just great stuff for me. It’s inspirational.” | <urn:uuid:cdf1317c-a973-42d4-8d85-9a731bd5a28a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://doorcountypulse.com/david-nielsen-returns-again/ | 2024-04-21T20:34:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.977052 | 842 |
- Made of 304 quality stainless steel designed to be used by surgery team for hand and nail cleaning before entering the sterile zone
- Photocell display screen that shows the temperature and duration of water alternately from each faucet
- Specially designed with round concave corners, easy to clean and antibacterial material considering the areas of use & user’s requests and to be compatible with international hygienic norms
- Photocell and knee controlled water flow and knee controlled soap flow at each station
- Thermostatic mixing valve for cold and hot water
- Touchless control lets the users keep their hand antisepsis in usage.
- Made from high quality and durable material.
- Deep and inclined sink design prevents splashing and getting wet during usage. | <urn:uuid:d73d239c-4d6c-4ad6-8fc7-ad592e860e26> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dorarmed.com/product/80700-double-scrub-sink/ | 2024-04-21T21:25:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.91063 | 157 |
Hair loss has a huge impact on person’s well-being and self-esteem. Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) or androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of non-scarring hair loss that primarily occurs in adult women. The condition is characterized by the progressive loss of terminal hairs over the frontal and vertex regions of the scalp, resulting in a visible reduction in hair density. Unlike many cases of androgenetic alopecia in men (male pattern hair loss), the frontal hairline is often spared.
Androgenetic alopecia is a very common condition. The prevalence of female pattern hair loss in Caucasian women is about 19 percent. Although FPHL can occur at any time in life beginning in puberty, the condition most commonly occurs following menopause as approximately 38 percent of women over the age of 70 years have FPHL.
The visible thinning of hair over the frontal scalp and vertex of the scalp in FPHL results from a progressive decrease in the ratio of terminal hairs to shorter, thinner vellus hairs in the affected areas, a process known as follicular miniaturization. As part of this process, the duration of the anagen (growth) phase of hair follicles shortens from a normal duration of a few years to only weeks to months. The mechanism of follicular transformation that occurs in FPHL is not completely understood. Androgens and genetic susceptibility do play a critical role.
Androgens — androgenetic alopecia occurs as a consequence of the effects of dihydrotestosterone (a potent metabolite of testosterone) on susceptible hair follicles. Dihydrotestosterone binds to androgen receptors in hair follicles, resulting in the up regulation of genes responsible for the gradual transformation of terminal hair follicles to miniaturized hair follicles.
It is polygenetic ie. multiple genes from both sides of the families contribute to the symptoms. Occasionally, hair loss can be caused by hormone imbalance or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
It is important to distinguish female pattern baldness from another form of hair loss common in women called telogen effluvium. The pattern of telogen effluvium is usually hair loss that is all over the scalp. This usually occurs more suddenly, possibly 3-8 months after a major stressor (illness, hospitalization, childbirth or death in the family). Other causes of telogen effluvium include medications, thyroid disorders and low iron stores.
What are Dr. Reszko’s favorite hair rejuvenation treatment options?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is an increasingly popular hair regrowth solution. PRP, refers to a portion of whole blood i.e. platelets, that is separated from the blood through the process of centrifugation.
First, blood is withdrawn just like during routine blood testing. Then the platelets are concentrated and separated. Once separated, the concentrated platelets are injected into the skin, and also applied topically during and after associated microneedling. Similar to one’s own stem cells, the platelets can help infuse nutrients into the skin and hair, boosting its natural healing properties.
PRP treatments are used to stimulate the stem cells and inactive scalp hair follicles and help to activate hair regeneration and growth, for thicker, fuller hair.
PRP for Hair Re-Growth
Platelets have been found to contain a number of growth factors and cytokines including:
The end benefit of the combination of these growth factors is increased the vascularity to the treated area, decreasing the inflammation, healing and re-generation of tissue and clinically visible hair regrowth.
Length of Procedure/Maintenance Treatments
A single PRP session takes about 60 minutes. A course of treatments, will be determined by the extent of your hair loss and final goals; however between 3 to 5 sessions, about 4 weeks apart are recommended. Additional maintenance treatments may be scheduled a 3 to 4 times per year.
Avoid makeup and sunscreen for 24 hours after the procedure. Redness or inflammation may be common for a few days, post treatment, at the application site, but quickly resolves.
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Menopause and hair loss
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Hope you have all been having a fab Holiday weekend so far?? Did you see the Royal Wedding?? Wasn't she just stunning, the Perfect princess!
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Versace recovers the spirit of the 90s supermodels parading an incredible Naomi Campbell, a model who is still going strong despite doubling age most peers.
The spring 2016 Versace collection has also been most interesting, with lots of color, mixing materials, and inspiration that goes from the sport to the disk. Donatella Versace is becoming stronger as a designer.
The combination of blue, green and purple colors has worked in monkeys futuristic -looking, in parkas parachute type, and leather jackets with patchwork. The Versace woman is sexy and powerful, but chooses comfortable clothes showing her sensuality.
You may also like to read another article on Dress24H: H & M brings us the desire arrives and Autumn
Nightstand dresses with embroidered crystals and tissue network. We also liked the pleats, which seems to remain trend, and prints psychedelics that contaminate us with his spirit discotheque.
The casting of Versace has been among the best in the Fashion Week in Milan. Not only was Naomi Campbell, but also have not missed the sisters Hadid (ubiquitous in all parades), Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima, Irina Shayk, Maria Carla Boscono, Jourdan Dunn, or Taylor Hill. | <urn:uuid:a52e6c26-fe00-477f-af2b-d82ec18a8f75> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dress24h.com/naomi-campbell-queen-of-the-catwalk-in-the-parade-of-versace/ | 2024-04-21T21:43:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.940098 | 262 |
Today I had the privilege to present at the “Big and Open Data for International Development Workshop” at the Centre for Development Informatics of the University of Manchester. In my abstract, I anticipated deep research into traceability of activities in IATI data. We’ve certainly made great strides, and, as one participant of our IATI Learning Workshop of last week remarked, the level of discussion on IATI is high, and although there still are things to fix in today’s data, a lot of it is fine-tuning. So I made a pitch for IATI as a possible field of research.
It’s an honour and a challenge to be here today.
An honour to be able to present some of the “field work” I am doing, mainly with Dutch NGOs in development cooperation.
And a challenge, as I am working as consultant and developer, with academic aspirations but without an academic track record.
I’d like to do is three things:
- make sure you are all aware of the stream of IATI data that is starting to become available
- show some of the challenges and opportunities caused by that data,
- and pose some questions as possible fields of research using this data.
Elise already sketched IATI, the International Aid Transparency Initiative, and the work of Publish What You Fund on the Aid Transparency Index (I’ve been fortunate enough to serve as a reviewer twice) to see how well major donors are doing in publishing information as IATI data. I’ll look into “following the flow” from source to where it is spent.
In a nutshell, the IATI Standard lets you publish information about your “activities”: your units of work, such as programmes and projects, for which you can answer basic who, where, when, what questions:
- What is it? The title, description, what sectors it involves.
- Who is involved? Who funds it, who implements, who is accountable.
- When does it start, when does it end?
- Where does it take place?
- Why? What do you hope to achieve, and what are you achieving?
- How much money is involved, who gets it?
IATI for research?
A few facts and figures about IATI:
- The first version of the technical standard was released in February 2011, and we’re at version 2.02 by now: the standard is evolving.
- Organisations that start publishing their data, create an entry in the IATI Registry to share links to their data sets; there are 472 organisations in this Registry now: all major donors, as well as many NGOs, because donors are starting to require them to publish.
- All data combined now has
- over 600,000 activities, units of aid,
- over 440,000 more or less specific locations,
- over 220,000 distinct links to websites and documents,
- and my guess: anywhere from 15,000-50,000 actors involved.
So I think it is becoming an interesting body of data for research.
Thanks to websites like d-portal.org and IATI Studio, you can query the data in an easy-to-use format.
But I think it’s real potential is not in aggregating the data, but in linking it, and in combining it with other data sets.
As an example, we created an exercise to combine Oxfam Novib’s data on where they work in poverty alleviation with Global Development Indicator data on poverty levels: are you working in the areas where poverty is highest?
Another example is combining the actor networks from two NGOs, to see which organisations are working with both of them.
IATI in The Netherlands
As of January 1st of this year, grantees of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs are required to report on their progress through IATI data. No more lengthy documents: you keep your data up to date, and once a year you provide a narrative report of up to 8 pages and a financial accountability statement.
A few weeks ago, Dutch Parliament asked the government to include results in the budget for 2017 onwards, so also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to provide these. For the Ministry, being able to see results in IATI data of grantees is instrumental to gather information for their own results reporting towards Parliament.
The traditional data view of the Ministry is this: within the organisation, there is a programme or project with a budget, and one of more grantees contracted to implement it. But what is done by the grantees is hidden in documents and spreadsheets.
The IATI view is that the grantee or grantees publish data about their activities, and link back to the Ministry’s activity. The data view grows. If partners of the grantees also publish, the chain grows further, until ideally we reach individual activities in the field. We can “zoom in”.
This traceability offers better insights in who is working where.
It will enable staff at embassies to have insight into the activities that in sometimes indirect ways receive funding from the Dutch government.
NGOs too can research where they could or should work, or with whom.
I’ve been working on tools to make such structural diagrams, and also start to explore financial flow diagrams. The data on committed and disbursed can be visualised if the linking is right.
The Ministry is also working on their own dashboards, and they are openly available for inspection. They show the multi-tier structure as well.
For instance, they show an overview of the results for a programme in that same multi-tier structure. With results, indicators, and a progress bar for each indicator.
They don’t aggregate the data: it’s simply the list of all indicators on each level right now. It’s simply a view on progress: interpretation and aggregation into higher-level goals or different Theories of Change are not in the data.
Hopefully by now, you already imagine all kinds of ethical and methodological issues, around privacy, security, ownership, data literacy, accountability, and so on.
There are profound changes happening in organisations that embark on this trajectory: cultural, organisational and technical changes.
I won’t go into all of that here and now, but will take a practical angle now.
The guinea pigs right now are 25 Strategic Partnerships, where organisations work together on a 5-year programme. Together, a couple of dozen organisations started publishing data in the IATI format.
There are plenty of practical issues that are being solved now, and these Strategic Partnerships are currently setting up their results frameworks, so there’s not a lot there yet.
But: these Partnerships will continue publishing data for another 4.5 years.
IATI as a field of, or tool for research?
That brings me to the questions I promised at the start. So some questions that come to my mind:
- Does the data help practitioners to communicate about their work?
- Can linking data sources help practitioners in doing their work?
- Does linking activities and data sources lead to better data quality?
- Can the data help study patterns of collaboration, plans and strategies?
- Can the availability of results data help improve studies on impact?
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"The study’s findings emphasize that although some participants expect decriminalization to result in positive outcomes and felt as though the 2.5g threshold was appropriate, the majority of participants foresaw a number of significant limitations due to the defined threshold quantity. Our findings offer insights into what those limitations are. This is in line with the research and consultation process that was conducted by BC’s Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction to inform the exemption request, and by the many advocates who continue to recommend a higher threshold limit that more accurately reflects people who use drugs’ substance use profiles in BC . Participants in our study proposed a number of factors that may undermine the effectiveness of the 2.5g threshold, such as continued need to purchase substances in smaller quantities, which has the potential to be “stomped” or contaminated with other substances, thus potentially increasing overdose risk. Additionally, with a threshold limit so low, it could create a market for substances to become more adulterated, which could make them increasingly dangerous for people to use. As research in other jurisdictions has shown, drug policy interventions that target drug markets can have severe impacts on the safety of the drug market and can increase overdose risk and other harms for people who rely on it [28–30]. People in our study who relied on purchasing drugs in bulk suggested that the threshold could result in additional financial costs and increased overdose risk. As well, police discretion to arrest and charge above the 2.5g threshold could result in the unintended consequence of increasing drug-related arrests, such as through targeted search and seizures and increased surveillance of drug trafficking.
"The implementation and enforcement of the policy, and particularly the 2.5g threshold, will likely be of utmost importance when evaluating whether the policy is meeting its proposed objectives, as the threshold will be used to delineate between those who will be criminalized versus those who will not. Currently, there is no publicly available information regarding what types of information police will take into consideration when deciding what amount above the 2.5g threshold will be considered possession for personal use versus for trafficking purposes, and whether a criminal or health response will be taken. This therefore has significant implications for law enforcement who are tasked with enforcing the policy. Data from Australia suggest that based on individual drug use patterns, even when there are clear threshold limits for personal possession/use versus trafficking, some people who use drugs are still at risk of being criminalized for possession and/or trafficking if their personal use exceeds current thresholds . Recognizing this, it has been suggested that in BC, the threshold should be considered a ‘floor’ not a ‘ceiling’ , meaning that people who possess over the 2.5 g threshold should not automatically be considered as carrying for trafficking purposes and that law enforcement should be guided by explicit direction to avoid criminalizing people who use drugs. Such a broad interpretation would recognize that people who use drugs who have varying patterns of use might need to possess over the 2.5g limit but would not necessarily be doing so for trafficking purposes."
Ali F, Russell C, Greer A, Bonn M, Werb D, Rehm J. "2.5 g, I could do that before noon": a qualitative study on people who use drugs' perspectives on the impacts of British Columbia's decriminalization of illegal drugs threshold limit. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023;18(1):32. Published 2023 Jun 15. doi:10.1186/s13011-023-00547-w | <urn:uuid:4a3149c7-105e-4558-bee9-57e9b667c5a9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://drugpolicyfacts.org/node/4355 | 2024-04-21T20:40:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.946341 | 717 |
Harnessing the surface chemistry of methyl ester functionalized polydicyclopentadiene and exploring surface bioactivity
Cuthbert, Tyler J.
Wulff, Jeremy E.
In an effort to broaden the utility of the industrially used ROMP polymer polydicyclopentadiene, we introduced an ester-functionalized dicyclopentadiene monomer that can be polymerized and crosslinked under similar conditions to those of the unfunctionalized parent, and for which the resulting functionalized polymer (fPDCPD) maintains the thermal and mechanical properties that make polydicyclopentadiene useful. In the current work, we expand on the utility of fPDCPD by harnessing the embedded functional group to manipulate the surface energy of the material, and to attach a range of biologically relevant functional groups. These include a fluorescent dye used to characterize surface coverage, an RGD peptide used to promote cellular adhesion, and an antibacterial agent (chloramphenicol) used to moderate E. coli growth. Significantly, the chloramphenicol is conjugated to the surface in such a way that it remains inactive until it is cleaved by endogenous bacterial enzymes. This strategy minimizes leaching of the drug into the environment, by effectively relying on colonizing bacteria to dose themselves with surface-available antibiotic.
Li, T., Shumka, H., Cuthbert, T. J., Liu, C., & Wulff, J. E. (2020). Harnessing the surface chemistry of methyl ester functionalized polydicyclopentadiene and exploring surface bioactivity. Materials Advances, 1(6). https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ma00480d | <urn:uuid:5a77f849-4cc3-4240-a286-59c5c001eab1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/items/7aa1e4ac-66c5-450a-97e7-0435c269c895 | 2024-04-21T21:26:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.823331 | 369 |
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The improvement of the energy performance of the building stock is an important issue in the necessary energy transition, since it accounts for 40% of the final energy consumed in the European Union.
Therefore, scientific research in building technologies is important for the development of innovative, efficient and effective products and techniques which reduce the environmental impact, and at the same time improve the indoor environment in buildings. A recent presentation (2023) about the DYNASTEE network can be found here.
Dynamic analysis methods and modelling techniques are being applied since many years for the assessment of the thermal and environmental performances of buildings and building components. These methods are in continuous development to improve the accuracy and hence confidence in the results for the construction sector.
The DYNASTEE Network is an informal grouping of organizations actively involved in the development and application of tools and methodologies in this field. The network brings together mathematical experts and building physicists, thus bridging the knowledge gap between different fields of expertise.
DYNASTEE acts as an open platform where experts, researchers and building professionals share their knowledge, discuss and compare results of their research, give training and guidance to each other and develop together advanced research infrastructures, thus keeping the necessary skills at a high level.
The DYNASTEE Network organizes conferences, webinars and workshops, training sessions (summer schools), develops tutorials, publishes a newsletter and research findings, and participates to international research projects, all to facilitate the exchange of knowledge.
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The U.S. transferred $20 million worth of hardware to Vietnam’s Coast Guard on Thursday as the countries continue to boost ties.
Vietnam’s Coast Guard Region 4 Station on the southern Phu Quoc Island took delivery of a boat lift, a navigation simulator, vehicles and six Metal Shark patrol boats, while a training center and maintenance facility are also part of the deal, according to a U.S. Embassy press release.
The Metal Shark "45 Defiant" patrol boat is manufactured in the United States by Gravois Aluminium Boats LLC.
It can reach speeds of up to 50 knots (93 km per hour) and is suited for both inland and offshore use, according to the manufacturer's website.
The transfer event coincided with U.S. Vice Admiral and Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Fred M. Midgette's first visit to Vietnam.
Dan Kritenbrink, U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, said this was an “exciting moment” for the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the U.S.
“This fall, we plan to break ground on the Region 3 facility in Vung Tau,” he said, refering to the southern beach town neighboring Ho Chi Minh City.
The relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. has come a long way since the two former adversaries battled it out during the Vietnam War.
Earlier this month, U.S. aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson’s historic visit to Da Nang marked a monumental milestone in the diplomatic relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. The event attracted global attention, being the first time a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has docked in the country since the war ended. | <urn:uuid:e455d330-9dd3-4584-ab73-e0d17222804c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/us-delivers-six-patrol-boats-to-vietnam-s-coast-guard-3729720.html | 2024-04-21T21:10:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.957821 | 364 |
Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Mostly smooth but a glass reveals fine planchet striations on the left side of the obverse reaching NNW to SSE. These roller striations are strongest below the bust. The reverse is choice, smooth and virtually flawless except for a few similar striations over LI. The reverse is slightly off center to K-5 leaving the bottom of the 88 off the planchet but the rest of the date is bold and the legends are strong. Weight 105.9 grains.
Ex 1975 EAC Sale, Pine Tree Auctions 2/15/1975:310-Stack’s 3/16/2000:1030.
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PRICE REALIZED $420
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The Crosby-Garrett “Muttonhead”
Very attractive glossy medium brown with dark reddish olive brown nestled tightly around many of the devices. The only defects are three dull nicks under the C in AUCTORI and a collection of tiny scratches in the small field behind the head of the seated figure, and all these marks are nicely hidden in the attractive toning. Late die state with some letters of the legend on the obverse weak or missing thanks to extensive die polishing. The reverse, however, shows a sharp date and clear legends. A very nice example of this popular “Redbook” variety. And it comes with a superb provenance. Weight 133.7 grains.
Ex Sylvester S. Crosby-Garrett Collection, Bowers & Ruddy 10/1/1980:1350-Stack’s 9/21/1994:25-George C. Perkins, Stack’s 1/12/2000:254.
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The ASSA team had the opportunity to collaborate, organise and plan the International Symposium on Early Intervention and Family Centered Services: Bridging the Gap to Participation and Inclusion for Children with Disabilities with Manipal College of Health Professions in association with Shastri Indo-Canadian institute, University of Toronto, McGill University, and ASSA. The symposium saw enthusiastic endorsement with 158 online and 46 in person participants.
The guest of honour was Mr Sankara Raman, the secretary of Amar Seva Sangam. Marie Brien,MSc PT, associate director of research and capacity building; Franzina Coutinho, PhD, OT Director of Research at ASSA, Dr.Annette Majnemer, Vice-Dean, Professor School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University and Dr. Dinesh Krishna, Director of Strategy for Enabling Inclusion Programme at ASSA, delivered the keynote addresses for the themes Family Centered Care for Children with Disabilities and Their Families, Caregiver Coaching Approaches, Partnering with Parents for Participation and Research and Community Based Family Centered Services respectively.
The symposium was inaguragted by Dr. G Arun Maiyam Dean of Dr. Padmaraj Hegde, Dean Kasturba Medical College, Dr.Kotegar, Director of International Collaborations and Mr.Sankara Raman Srinivsan, Secetary of Amar Seva Sangam.
Feedback from the symposium revealed that it was a great learning opportunity and the discussions during the plenary panel discussions were very thought-provoking.
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing blogs which will highlight some of the learnings from the symposium.
In addition to the symposium, meeting with Amar Seva Sangam team and the faculty at MAHE including the Dean of MAHE’s College of Health Proffesionals will lead to further collaborations in research, capacity building and student / faculty exchanges.
One of the primary themes for the symposium :
International Symposium on Early Intervention and Family Centered Services: Bridging the Gap to Participation and Inclusion for Children with Disabilities was Coaching and provision of family centred services. Senior Researcher, Annette Majnemer provided insight on parent oriented research and provided tips to professionals and students alike on how to engage parents as valuable stakeholders and encourage their involvement in service provision.
Talks from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Amar Seva Sangam, McGill and the University of Toronto, all highlighted the significance of coaching as an effective complement to service provision in service poor settings, given the large ratio of population to service providers. Rehabilitation Coaching might be a stop gap to service provision in settings that might lack quality care, have long travel times for service or due to unavailable in person therapy like during COVID-19. The symposium had good attendance both locally and internationally. The hybrid model served to reach a larger audience for this important topic of discussion. | <urn:uuid:14c22358-c672-4cc2-ad8c-091f59bfb1e0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://earlyintervention.amarseva.org/amar-seva-sangam-manipal-academcy-of-health-sciences-symposium/ | 2024-04-21T19:49:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.929297 | 616 |
Whether it has been the passing of a loved one, chronic unemployment, a divided community, or emotional fatigue, this past year has been marked by loss. Covid-19 has left many of us uninspired, tired, and fearful of the future. Perhaps one of the most powerful qualities of art making is its ability to bring beauty, inspiration, and even hope to some of the bleakest of situations. During the pandemic, artists from across the globe have drawn from their inner creative powers to give voice to the pains of humanity and hope to those who feel lost. As the French painter Georges Braque once expressed, “Art is a wound turned into light.” Art heals us, it lifts our spirit, and it gives us perspective in times of adversity. With this in mind, we celebrate the following artists who help to transform the wounds inflicted by the pandemic into the desperately needed light that will carry us into the future.
Jennifer M. Potter https://www.instagram.com/jennifermpotter/
“Social Distancing in the Mission,”
by Jennifer M. Potter
A year of mask wearing, social distancing, and postponing of social events has left many of us feeling isolated and disconnected. However, Jennifer M. Potter’s “Social Distancing in the Mission” proposes that a sense of community and belonging is still possible amidst the pandemic. While the subjects are maintaining physical distance, friendly gestures and cheer are still exchanged on this sunny day. Potter’s interpretation of our current time suggests that despite so much having been lost, communities are still resilient. The San Francisco-based illustrator reflects on what inspired her to create this piece: “I drew this after picking up groceries one day. As I walked around the neighborhood, I was heartened to see how people and small businesses were adapting. Even though we can’t socialize in the usual way, seeing everyone make an effort strengthens the sense of community I feel, and I wanted to share that feeling with others.”
Tatsuya Tanaka https://www.instagram.com/tanaka_tatsuya/
“Winter Always Turns to Spring,”
by Tatsuya Tanaka
Japanese miniature and resemblance artist Tatsuya Tanaka invites viewers to always remember the simple joys of life with “Winter always turns to spring.” Juxtaposing a surgical mask with a relaxing picnic scene reminds us that joy and beauty can always be found amidst adversity. Despite the daily stress and struggle that accompany Covid-19, there is still opportunity to relax and enjoy life. This miniature diorama was the March 1, 2021 posting on Tanaka’s “MINIATURE CALENDER,” of which he has made daily postings since 2011. All of his dioramas bring humor, curiosity, and lightheartedness to the realities of everyday life. The artist shares that “ Everyday occurrences seen from a miniature perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts.”
Lee Cartledge https://www.instagram.com/lee.cartledge/
“Virus Vases,” by Lee Cartledge
Covid-19 will not be easily forgotten. For some, remembering the virus will be a part of their healing and processing for the rest of their lives. Art can serve as a collective memory, linking viewers to a previous time, feeling, or experience. The “Virus Vase” is one such piece that will always evoke a response in those who lived through the 2020 pandemic. Since last February, North Yorkshire potter Lee Cartledge has been producing vases in the shape of the Covid-19 virus. There is something poetic about filling a virus shaped vase with something lovely such as fresh water and flowers. Perhaps the vases symbolize the beauty that can sprout from challenging times. To others, the vases may serve as a way to remember all that was lost or to honor those who passed away from the virus. For Cartledge, the mere shape of the virus gave him fresh inspiration to create. After first seeing the virus on the news, he reports that “this glorious image of this bloody virus” was “begging to be made in clay.” It is clear that these oddly shaped vases will hold various meaning to buyers, but also serve as a memento to a time that we will never forget. | <urn:uuid:f88dbef4-cb8a-40ac-83b9-18aacfb6fabb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eastsideartinstitute.org/post/artists-as-healers-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ | 2024-04-21T20:04:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.962374 | 917 |
- 1. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
- 2. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
- 3. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
- 4. Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP
- 5. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Veggie Egg Bites
- 6. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Salsa Chicken
- 7. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Beef & Ve able Stew No ion No
- 8. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
- 9. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Italian Meatballs for Spaghetti
- 10. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Paella Dump and Go Dinner
- 11. Low FODMAP Sheet Pan Nachos
- 12. Instant Pot Shepherd s Pie Low FODMAP Paleo Whole30
- 13. Instant Pot Whole Chicken e Pot Meal Paleo Whole30
- 14. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Basmati Rice
- 15. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Polenta Recipe
- 16. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Veggie Egg Bites
- 17. Low FODMAP turkey chili Instant Pot Recipe
- 18. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Whole Chicken
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- 20. What about some easy instant pot dinner Check out this
- 21. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Polenta Recipe
- 22. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Basmati Rice Recipe
- 23. Low FODMAP Beef Stew Slow Cooker or Instant Pot
- 24. Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP
- 25. Instant Pot Carnitas Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP Good
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1. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
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This tasty recipe offers you a means to obtain all that tasty turkey taste without heating up your home, and the berries make the perfect summer sauce. For a browner turkey, simply broil it for a few mins prior to offering.
2. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
By now you have actually most likely listened to the buzz about the Instant Pot ®, the slow cooker, pressure cooker as well as stove-top alternate all wrapped into one compact appliance. It’s one thing to head out and buy the new tool of the moment, but it’s one more to put it to good usage. If you choose to follow suit, right here are a few simple, soothing dishes to establish you down the ideal path.
3. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
No demand to discharge up the grill for this sticky, meaningful meal. With the Instant Pot ®, finger-licking brief ribs are ready quickly. If you miss out on that charred flavor, a quick trip under the griddle will satisfy.
4. Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP
Your Sundays are currently cost-free! Say goodbye to standing over the stove babysitting Sunday dinner. This sauce is totally filled with pork, beef, sausage as well as meatballs, and also is sure to come to be a family custom that won’t leave you short on time to kick back and take pleasure in Sunday Funday.
5. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Veggie Egg Bites
Just heat the broth and also veggies in the pot, then protect the lid and readied to pressure according to the supplier’s directions. In 15 mins, you’ll have four comforting portions. Ladle them out for dinner or stick them in the refrigerator for very easy lunches.
6. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Salsa Chicken
Many thanks to your brand-new appliance, the beans for this velvety soup don’t require to be saturated overnight. And also they prepare, under pressure, for simply 1 hr. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can puree the beans in batches in a routine mixer (yet take care, they will certainly be hot).
7. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Beef & Ve able Stew No ion No
The more water used would take longer to pressurize which the produced heavy steam can slightly cook the delicate eggs as it pressurizes. Eggs will also proceed cooking after the chef time is up and while the system is still under stress. Did you do a quick release or a natural release? Eggs will certainly also proceed cooking from residual warm even after getting rid of from the heat, which is why an ice bathroom is very important to promptly cool down the eggs. With all those areas in mind to make sure eggs are prepared longer than needed, there has actually been a wonderful success with using 5-5-5 recipe.
8. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
Cook and also depressurizing time it is similar to a stovetop if you include preheating. The big difference is you have to see the stovetop, refuse the heat and then cover at the proper times. While the Instant Pot, as soon as you have actually inputted your desired setups, allows you to leave without the need to frequently monitor your food.
9. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Italian Meatballs for Spaghetti
Hey there Margaret, It depends on which Instant Pot item you have. If you are referring to our Instant Pot Multi-Use Stress Stoves, any kind of stress food preparation program will certainly require water kind fluid to come to pressure as well as chef.
10. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Paella Dump and Go Dinner
The multi-cooker makes this dish a simple clean-up– the shrimp and also flavors are very first sauteed in the pot, then the rice is cooked using the pressure-cook function. The outcome is a super-quick, flavor-packed dinner that’s excellent for a weeknight.
11. Low FODMAP Sheet Pan Nachos
Did a person state muffins … on keto?! Beauty and also The Food lover did. With just 2 net carbohydrates per muffin (internet carbs means complete carbs minus fiber), you can take pleasure in these muffins as a side to scrambled eggs or consume a pair as a dish by themselves. You’ll utilize coconut flour, unsweetened almond milk and a different sugar to keep these muffins keto.
12. Instant Pot Shepherd s Pie Low FODMAP Paleo Whole30
Currently you can have an entire chicken on your table– tender sufficient to fall of the bone as well as all set to serve– in under a hr. If you desire extra roasted taste, attempt browning the chicken bust as well as back first on the high saute setting up until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
13. Instant Pot Whole Chicken e Pot Meal Paleo Whole30
This could be the most convenient way to prepare spaghetti squash– puncture a whole squash all over with a fork, then cook it in a pressure cooker till flawlessly tender. It chefs in a portion of the moment it would take in the stove, and also there’s no requirement to struggle with reducing the sturdy squash in advance.
14. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Basmati Rice
Veggies, especially coarse ones like Brussels sprouts, take forever as well as a day to roast or chef stovetop. As usual, Instant Pot concerns the rescue and chefs these bacon Brussels sprouts to perfection in just 3 mins.
15. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Polenta Recipe
Component of being on a keto diet regimen implies recreating carb-heavy favorites with low-carb ingredients, and that consists of dessert, since nobody needs to live life without dessert. Below are 5 keto Instant Pot dessert recipes that will certainly have you returning for secs, sans carb coma.
16. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Recipe Veggie Egg Bites
You can use your Instant Pot as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, cleaner or rice cooker. You can likewise sauté veggies, brownish meat and also make yogurt in an Instant Pot. I make use of the sauté as well as stress chef works frequently.
17. Low FODMAP turkey chili Instant Pot Recipe
These cute, single-serve desserts are sweetened with erythritol, a sort of sugar alcohol, and stevia-sweetened chocolate chips. The chocolate batter cooks in 6-inch ramekins for a couple of minutes. Serve cozy for ultimate deliciousness.
18. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Instant Pot spaghetti is way much easier, faster, and also, arguably, tastier than the version you make on the stovetop. Rather, after quickly browning some beef directly in the Instant Pot, you’ll just toss in a container of marinara sauce, a little water, as well as the dry spaghetti.
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I ‘d like to state that Instant Pot pastas is fail-safe, however after spending a great deal of time checking out remarks in an Instant Pot Facebook group, I swiftly found out that a few common issues plague this kind of recipe. All of them can be easily stayed clear of with good strategy.
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After eight minutes on high pressure, launch the pressure shutoff to do a quick launch of stress, very carefully open the pot, as well as give the entire thing a swift stir. The pasta will certainly be too hot to eat and also will certainly remain to cook as you get rid of the pot from your pressure cooker and obtain your bowls ready. A few mins of cooling and a flurry of Parmesan cheese will certainly make this the perfect weeknight dinner.
21. Low FODMAP Instant Pot Polenta Recipe
Constantly scrape the bottom of the pot after browning the meat. The goal below is to prevent getting a BURN caution from your pot, so you’ll want to brown the meat, add a little water to the pot, and scrape, scrape, scrape before you add the marinara.Layer the water under and also over the pasta. As quickly as you’ve got the pasta in the pot and also the water over it, put the cover on.
22. Instant Pot Low FODMAP Basmati Rice Recipe
These beef pointers advise me of a youth favorite. I prepare them with mushrooms as well as serve over wild rice, noodles or mashed potatoes. Right here is among the very best Instant Pot recipes for a very easy and quick dinner.– Amy Lents, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
23. Low FODMAP Beef Stew Slow Cooker or Instant Pot
No matter when I eat it, this zesty chicken meal constantly reminds me of summer dishes with loved ones. The recipe produces a lot of beautiful sauce; serve it as is or spoon it over some gently herbed couscous.
24. Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP
Why? Since larger dimension Instant Pot has larger quantity (area) for more pressure to develop. Hence, it takes longer to bring pressure down. 8 quart pressure cooker keeps cooking chicken while bringing down pressure for 40 mins vs. 6 quart that takes only 15 minutes.
25. Instant Pot Carnitas Paleo Whole30 Low FODMAP Good
I’ve made several tacos in my day, but you can not beat the tender filling made in a pressure cooker. These are by far the very best pork tacos we’ve had– and also we’ve attempted plenty. Make the mango salsa from square one if you have time!– Brownish-yellow Massey, Argyle, Texas.
Transfer the roast, carrots, potatoes, as well as onions to a platter and shred the roast with 2 forks into pieces. Use a portable strainer to dig little bits from the broth in the pot. Set instant pot to “soup” setting. Blend together the water and corn starch. Once brew is steaming, stir in corn starch mixture until the gravy enlarges. Add salt, pepper, and also garlic powder to preference.
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What occurred to Omegle 2023?
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Pakistan: 13 more dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, toll from rains goes up to 59
Severe weather conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have led to a surge in the death toll to 59, with nearly two dozen lives lost in a single day, according to Dawn. The National Disaster Management Authority directed relevant departments to be prepared for continued heavy rainfall and thunderstorms until April 29. Flash floods, landslides, and structural collapses caused by persistent rainfall since April 12 have affected northern regions, leading to casualties and damage.
Militants kill 11 people in Pakistan's Balochistan province in latest terror attacks
At least 11 people, nine of them from Punjab province, were killed by militants in Pakistan's restive Balochistan in two separate incidents. The victims were from Wazirabad, Mandi Bahauddin, and Gujranwala in Punjab province. The incident occurred on the National Highway from Quetta to Taftan when the bus was stopped by unknown militants who pulled them out and killed them. The bodies of the victims were later found with bullet wounds in nearby mountainous areas near a bridge.
Pakistan opposition alliance to launch countrywide drive against govt
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, under the banner of a "grand opposition alliance," has announced a nationwide movement against alleged rigging in the February 8 election and the government established by tampering of the mandate. The six-party alliance, including Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has decided to come together under the banner of Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), a movement to protect the Constitution of Pakistan.
17 people killed, 41 injured in Pakistan truck crash: Officials
A truck accident in southwestern Pakistan killed 17 religious pilgrims and injured 41 in a journey to a shrine. The truck overspeeded and went out of control while negotiating a turn, causing the crash. The incident is a reminder of the high fatalities in road accidents in Pakistan due to lax safety measures, poor driver training, and decrepit transport infrastructure.
Some Chinese workers planning to leave Pakistan over security reasons: analyst
Thousands of Chinese personnel are working in Pakistan on several projects being carried out under the aegis of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The recent terror attack has now caused significant alarm among them.
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Twelve killed in Pakistan mine collapse: officials
A gas explosion rocked the private coal pit in the mining region of Khost on Tuesday evening, trapping the workers hundreds about 800 feet (244 metres) below ground.Pakistan: 5.4 magnitude quake hits Balochistan province
5.4-magnitude earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan, no casualties reported. Epicentre 150 km Northwest of Quetta. Tremors felt in Quetta, Noshki, Chaman. October 2021: Harnai area quake killed 40, injured 300. Awaran District: 21,000 houses affected in 6.8-magnitude earthquake.Pakistan: Report reveals 'worrisome' statistics on severe human rights abuse in Balochistan
Baloch National Movement's human rights department, Paank, released a report highlighting the alarming rise in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan. Despite protests, there has been no discernible change. The Pakistan Army's military aggression disproportionately impacts civilians, violating the rules of war and human rights.Pakistan general elections: Protests erupt in Balochistan over 'election rigging and military intimidation'
Following Pakistan's general elections, protests have erupted in Balochistan due to allegations of electoral interference favoring certain political parties. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) won in Balochistan, but critics claim their candidates received military backing. Several political parties are contesting the election outcomes and are raising concerns over the fairness and integrity of the electoral process.Nine killed, dozens injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan election violence
Violent incidents in Dera Ismail Khan and Balochistan resulted in multiple casualties. An IED explosion in Kulachi killed five police officers. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for targeting an election office in Khanozai. Despite the violence, polling proceeded peacefully in central, southern, and northern districts.Twelve, including 10 security personnel, killed on polling day terror attacks in Pakistan
“Despite 51 cowardly terrorist attacks, mostly in KP and Balochistan, aimed at disrupting the electoral process, the soldiers remained resolute and effectively ensured peace and security across Pakistan. Twelve people (including 10 personnel of security forces and law enforcement agencies) died and 39 others have been injured in these attacks,” the army statement said.1 dead as 10 bomb, grenade attacks rock Balochistan ahead of general polls
The Pakistan Election Commission has reported on bomb and grenade attacks in Balochistan, which occurred a few days before the Pakistan general elections on February 8. At least ten attacks occurred in different areas of Balochistan in one day, resulting in the death of one man. The Balochistan government tightened security in all cities and towns across the province.Bomb in Pakistan kills three members of Imran Khan's PTI, party says
"Three workers of Tehreek-e-Insaf are martyred and 7 are injured," Provincial General Secretary Balochistan for PTI, Salar Khan Kakar, said in a video message shared on PTI's X account.No disruption in trade activities with Iran on border points despite tensions: Pakistani officials
Trade activities between Pakistan and Iran remain uninterrupted at all border points in Balochistan despite tensions. More than 100 trucks carrying goods crossed into Iran from the Taftan border. Pakistan had conducted precision strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on Baloch militant group earlier this week.Who are the separatists targeted by Pakistan's strikes in Iran?
Pakistan conducted airstrikes against the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) in Iran, a group seeking independence for Pakistan's Balochistan province. Balochistan is significant due to its untapped mineral wealth and its role in China's Belt and Road initiative, including the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The province has seen protests over allegations of human rights abuses, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings.Iran-Pakistan strikes: What are the odds of yet another war breaking out?
Pakistan-Iran: Tensions rise as Iran conducts airstrikes in Pakistani territory, targeting alleged militant bases. In response, Pakistan launches "highly coordinated" strikes in Iran's Siestan-o-Baluchistan province, eliminating terrorists. The conflict escalates amidst global turmoil, with Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts ongoing. A potential war between Iran and Pakistan could carry more significant repercussions than the Israel-Palestine conflict, adding complexity to an already volatile world situation.Pakistan has become hub of terrorism, Iran has sent strong message: Foreign affairs experts on strikes by Tehran
After Iran conducted airstrikes on a militant group in Balochistan, experts in security and foreign affairs are emphasizing the need to inquire why Pakistan's neighbors are accusing it of sheltering terrorists. They highlight that the attack serves as a significant message from Tehran.Who is Jaish al-Adl, the Sunni group that Iran targeted in an airstrike on Pakistani soil?
Jaish al-Adl, or the Army of Justice, surfaced in 2012. It mainly comprises members of the Sunni militant Jundullah group, which was weakened after Iran arrested most of its members.Pakistan recalls its envoy; India backs Iranian action
Iran launched a missile attack targeting what it claimed were bases of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Pakistan condemned the attack, stating it resulted in the death of two children and warned of "serious consequences." India, in response, mentioned its zero tolerance towards terrorism and acknowledged countries' actions in self-defense.Pakistan warns Iran of serious 'consequences' following missile attack on terror bases in Balochistan
Two bases of Balochi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.Weapons left over by US in Afghanistan are being used against Pakistan: PM Kakar
Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-Ul-Haq Kakar's remarks came in response to a statement by US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel during a press briefing on Tuesday, days after at least 17 Pakistani soldiers were killed and a training base of the Pakistan Air Force was attacked by terrorists.Load More
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Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DMO) acquired a 94.45% stake in Germany-based EgeSun GmbH’s subsidiary, Tropical Health Food (THF) Pvt Limited for Rs.450.08 million yesterday.
The owner of EgeSun, Orhan Yilmaz transferred 23.6 million shares in its stated Capital to DIMO for Rs.450.08 million.
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“Making the Internet more secure and safer”
The Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C) is an Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition that brings together key stakeholders from the technical community, civil society, government policymakers, regulators, and corporate and individual adopters, with the shared goal of making online activity and interaction more secure and safer by achieving more widespread and rapid deployment of existing Internet standards and ICT best practices.
Internet and ICT security is an issue that is high on the agenda of governments, industry and individuals alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the rapid increase in society’s dependency on the Internet, communications technologies and networks, the interconnectivity of devices, and the vast array of online services, networks and applications that permeate all social and economic sectors, and on which every aspect of daily life, including our health and financial welfare, increasingly rely.
It is also widely recognised that many Internet-related products and services are increasingly vulnerable to security threats and the spread of online harms and criminal misuse. However, if relevant security-related standards and best practices are more effectively adopted and deployed worldwide, these risk can be reduced significantly. This will foster greater trust in the Internet and its related digital technologies and applications and the positive social and economic benefits of these transformative technologies for sustainable development will be fully realised for communities worldwide.
The IS3C aims to ensure that standards and best practices play their full role in addressing these cybersecurity challenges through establishing the conditions for their wider, more effective and more rapid adoption by key decision-takers throughout the standards implementation chain in both the public and private sectors.
This can be achieved only if there is a shared commitment by stakeholders worldwide in a new comprehensive and strategic approach.
The IS3C has established a work programme that i) brings the critical security supply and demand factors together; and ii) proposes the best options for the deployment of key standards and best practices on both sides, in the form of policy recommendations and practical guidance. These outcomes will be presented as IGF policy recommendations, guidelines or toolkits for dissemination to policymakers and decision-takers and capacity building programmes worldwide.
More information on the individual working group programmes and mission statements as well the proposed workplan and timelines can be found on the IGF website.
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The streets of Ivory Coast’s second-largest city Bouake were calm and the military presence was gone, residents said on Sunday, after a two-day soldiers’ mutiny took over the city before spreading across the country. The mutiny began early on Friday when rogue soldiers demanding bonus pay seized Bouake. Soldiers at military camps in cities and towns across Ivory Coast, including the commercial capital Abidjan, joined the rebellion. A deal was reached between the government and the soldiers late on Saturday. A mutineer close to the negotiations said soldiers had returned to barracks. “We have cleared the corridors everywhere as promised and we have been in barracks since last night,” Sergeant Mamadou Kone told Reuters. “All over the country all our men have returned to barracks and wait for their money. The mutiny is over for us.”
He said the soldiers expect to be paid on Monday under the deal brokered by Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi, raising pressure on a government that faces further unrest if demands are not met. In a sign of tensions, renegade troops on Saturday opened fire outside the house in Bouake where the negotiations took place, temporarily trapping Donwahi, witnesses said. The terms of the final deal were not made public, but sources said that the soldiers demanded 5 million CFA francs ($8,000) each, which for more than 8,000 soldiers could cost tens of billions of CFA francs.
Ivory Coast – which has French-speaking West Africa’s largest economy – has emerged from a 2002-2011 political crisis as one of the continent’s rising economic stars. But years of conflict and a failure to reform its army, made up of former rebel fighters and government soldiers, have left it hobbled by division. The revolt comes two years after a near identical uprising which ended when the government offered mutineers amnesty from punishment and a financial settlement. A repeat of the solution raises the risk soldiers will be encouraged to do it again.
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This set of 12 Bimini Glass lamp blown place card holders are unusual in both design and theme. The open green frames provide the holder which is embellished with a prominent flower to display the names of your guests. Still in the original cardboard box! Always a conversation starter, these are both practical and decorative and sure to make your guests smile.
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I’m starting this feeling like I don’t have much to say. It felt like I started and then was suddenly done. It isn’t surprising considering today was the shortest ride of the tour yet at only 48 miles.
Woke up early at 5:30 and knew I wasn’t going back to sleep so I bit the bullet and got up and moving. If I’d known today was going to be so short I would have laid around and read my book for a few hours before leaving. Breaking camp only took two hours and that includes breakfast in camp. Not terrible.
Today’s ride started with continuing south along the Avenue of the Giants. Sadly, Caltrans has decided to tear up the existing road and lay down chip seal. They started at the southern terminus and are working their way north. From near perfectly smooth asphalt to absolutely garbage chip seal. It may bed in some as time goes by but right now it’s awful. At one point I was on a descent and came into a fresh section. I nearly dumped the bike because it was so thick. Felt like I’d run into a stretch of deep sand.
After Avenue of the Giants it was mostly either US-101 or an old alignment of it. Grabbed scenic pictures when I could. I was surprised to see a sign showing less than 200 miles to San Francisco!
I got to camp relatively early and got chores done before setting up the tent. Then I went exploring for some kind of connection for everything to update and let the family know I was alive. Thankfully the parks entrance station has WiFi which is what I made heavy use of.
Which mooching some WiFi, Bob, who I met at the Starbucks in Eureka a few days back, rolled in. I was super surprised to see him. It’s kinda funny, last time we met I was in kit and he was in street clothes. Today it was the opposite and both of us weren’t certain about the identity of the other person. He’s staying up the highway a few miles at Richardson Grove. He went to my camp yesterday to visit and he saw my campsite, but I was out on that insane adventure. He rode this way today hoping to run into me and got lucky. I had just finished all my chores and had sat down to start tonight’s updates when he rolled in.
Made a new friend at camp. This little toy moose was sitting on the table when I stopped. I think I may bring him home with me. Besides my pet unicorn needs a pet right? What better pet than a moose?
I made a quick walk across the highway to eat at “The Peg House Grill”. Had a nice Brie Chicken Sandwich. Brie, bacon, apricot jam with a grilled chicken breast and homemade coleslaw. It was all pretty dang good. Enjoyed it with a Humboldt Cherry Cider. Before walking back to camp I stopped at the store next door, “The Peg House“, and grabbed some sweet snacks for later tonight. Need to carb load for the big Leggett climb tomorrow morning.
Looking forward to a night of relaxing and reading before bed. Back to a normal distance day tomorrow, but it starts with the “big climb” out of Leggett. It’s one of the climbs everyone on this tour dreads. I’m guessing about 1,100 feet in four miles. That and the one out of SLO. Depending on how I feel I may stop early at Russian Gulch Campground as I’ve heard from Ray that it’s choice.
31.39 new miles — From Wandrer.earth
Sunny-Partly sunny, 48°F-64°F, Feels like 55°F-80°F, Humidity 93%-59%, Wind ESE 2mph-SSW 4mph – by Klimat.app
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Max elevation: 1047 ft
Min elevation: 274 ft
Total climbing: 3190 ft
Total descent: -2422 ft
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It all began with climbing over fence rails to photograph horses in fields at sunrise. The joy of capturing the beauty of the world around me has persisted to this day, and it is what catapulted me into starting a business with the heart to do the same for my clients!
Emily is who you want on your team. You might think you're paying for photos but hear me when I say - you can't put a price tag on peace of mind knowing Emily is capturing every detail, handling guests with care and bringing her very best into your special day. Ready to have the best day, ever? Make sure to bring Emily along.
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Not only is she the absolute sweetest person, she also is extremely talented and a hard-worker. I didn't even know how many things Emily did behind the scenes until I got the photos back. She made everyone feel very comfortable (despite some "demanding" family members), and handled everything with grace. Not to mention the best part... the photos!!!! I cried when I got to see them for the first time because they are more beautiful than I could have imagined. It will be better than you could imagine!
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I just received our wedding photos, and I am crying all the happy tears. Emily did such an AMAZING job capturing all the emotions of the day, all the details, everything. Each and every photo is absolutely gorgeous. I can't get enough of them! She made me feel so happy and confident and 100% at ease on our wedding day. I honestly felt like she was a best friend that I had known for years taking our photos. There is no one else in the world that could have captured our day the way Emily did.
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I was born and raised in heart of Austin, Texas. After marrying my husband Kenton, we moved out to a small town outside College Station. Since then, we've moved back to the Austin area (Dripping Springs) and I've traveled around the central Texas documenting stories for couples, seniors and brands!
My love for photography has often invited me to travel, but regardless of where opportunities call, the rolling hill country and big skies of Texas will always be my home!
Davy joined our family in 2019 and he has added just the right amount of silly to our lives. His love language is definitely physical touch, because this dog wants to be in your lap all. the. time. He is a snuggle bug and we love him!
Kenton does all. the. things. He is the glue of EBP. My biggest cheerleader and business partner. Kenton manages all finances, run things behind the scenes, second shoots, and not to mention, he looks dang good doing it.
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I remember the very first photo I captured that made me think, "I can't wait to share this." It was a country scene shrouded with fog, and barely appearing from within the mist was a black and white paint horse. It was beautiful and inspiring.
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The people of Bougainville have begun the process of voting for their desired future political status.
Autonomous Bougainville Government President, Chief John Momis, this morning was the first to cast his vote in the Bougainville Referendum in a ceremony of culture and celebration.
Over the next two weeks, a total of two hundred and six thousand eligible voters both in Bougainville, and outside of Bougainville, will vote for either greater autonomy, or independence.
An air of confidence filled Buka town this morning, as Autonomous Bougainville Government President, Chief John Momis, and fellow leaders of the ABG were taken by the people to vote – signalling the beginning of the voting period in the Bougainville Referendum.
A career politician with over 50 years in active national politics, Chief John Momis made the slow walk to Bel Isi Park, flanked by National Bougainville Affairs Minister, Sir Puka Temu, and Senior ABG Ministers.
It is a historical occasion, for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, with its people now given the opportunity at the ballot to have a say on their desired future political status, in a process facilitated by the Bougainville Referendum Comission.
Chief Momis, given the honour of being the very first to cast his vote in this referendum – a moment which he said was a long time coming – in an exercise guaranteed through the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
National Bougainville Affairs Minister, Sir Puka Temu, was also present to witness the start of polling on Bougainville. Although eligible to vote in this referendum through marriage, the Minister in recent days announced he would forgo this opportunity – to ensure his neutrality in the post-referendum negotiation process.
Sir Puka also reaffirming the National Government’s commitment to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
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There are works and industrial undertakings in 3 different cities and the Maintenance company is taking on many functions
[supsystic-social-sharing id='1′]maintenance company of great tradition in National territory is receiving resumes in a range of technical and operational functions on different work fronts. Holder of several contracts throughout Brazil in the most varied segments, every once in a while he picks up a good batch of trained employees, within the company's parameters and values. So let's see the available positions:
- Planning Technician,
- Work Safety Technician,
- macaw monkey,
- Administrative assistant,
Before applying, read!
O Click Oil and Gas got in touch with a Comau base in Rio de Janeiro and they ended up informing that they did not know about the vacancies. Later we discovered that there is almost no communication between HR's in their different poles across the country. The vacancies in question described in the statement of this article are intended for the region of Vale de Mariana (MG), Itabira (MG) and Barão de Cocais (MG). We were unable to directly contact the company in these regions but the email is functional, so try your luck and maybe you'll receive a Feedback.
To apply for the vacancies described above, send an e-mail to [email protected], informing the name of the functions in the “SUBJECT” field. You can also register your resume by clicking here. Unfortunately, resumes will only be accepted from those who already have the above experience and availability to live in the cities described, no more and no less than that. Please, if there is any insurgency in the vacancies posted here, let us know in our official contacts so that we can rectify the matter or remove it if necessary. | <urn:uuid:b5dc2fc9-898b-45b2-961f-94ef0ae34577> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/empresa-de-manutencao-brasileira-esta-recebendo-curriculos/ | 2024-04-21T20:29:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.930764 | 368 |
Klitschko: Last night barbarians launch most massive kamikaze drone attack
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said after visiting a multi-apartment building, which was damaged as a result of a kamikaze drone attack on the city last night, that it was the most massive drone attack since the beginning of full-scale hostilities.
"I visited a multi-apartment building, which was hit by the pieces of the Russian drone last night. The barbarians launched the most massive kamikaze drone attack last night. They launched around 60 Shaheds, and 36 of them headed towards the capital. All of them were destroyed by the air defense forces. However, the pieces of several drones damaged some social facilities and a block of flats in Sviatoshynsky district," he said on the Telegram channel on Monday.
The mayor also said that five people were injured as a result of the attack in two districts of the city. Three of them were wounded when the pieces hit the multi-apartment building.
"Two injured were hospitalized, one of them has been operated. The doctors said there is no threat to their life," Klitschko said.
The mayor also said that the municipal authorities will provide those injured with necessary assistance and quickly restore their damaged housing as soon as the special commission presents its conclusions. | <urn:uuid:0ebe98d4-68db-42e1-95f8-184c968f039a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/908735.html | 2024-04-21T21:33:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.992303 | 277 |
Public OfferTerms and Definitions
For the purposes of this public offer agreement terms mentioned below shall have the following meanings:
"Offer" — shall mean this public agreement for the provision of information services.
"Website" — shall mean the website on the Internet https//en.merulschool.com used by the Contractor on the right of ownership.
"Information and data processing services" shall mean Contractor's services for granting limited access to the website to the Customer under the terms and conditions of the Offer for information services of the Contractor for the provision of E-learning courses on a fee-paying basis posted on the website or for the provision of information and advice services of any form. The form and necessity of the provision of related information services shall be defined solely by the Contractor.
"Contractor" shall mean a private entrepreneur Nursila Meruyert Maratkyzy who provides information and data processing services to the Customer under the terms and conditions of this Offer.
"Customer" shall mean a body that has accepted an Offer hereunder.
"Agreement for the provision of information and data processing services"(hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") shall mean the agreement for the provision of information and data processing services between the Customer and the Contractor entered into by the acceptance of this Offer.
1. General provisions 1.1. This document shall be the public offer of the private entrepreneur Nursila Meruyert Maratkyzy hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor"and shall contain all the essential terms and conditions of the Agreement for the provision of information and data processing services (in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 395 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
1.2. A body accepting this public offer shall acquire all the rights and obligations of the Customers stipulated by this Agreement.
1.3. An acceptance of this public offer shall be the making of payment for information and advice services by the Customer under the terms and conditions hereof.This Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed between the Customer and the Contractor upon the receipt of money into the settlement account of the Contractor in payment for services provided.
1.4. The Public Offer Agreement can be cancelled any time.
2. Subject of the Public Offer Agreement 2.1. The subject of this Offer shall be the provision of fee-based information and date processing services to the Customer in the sphere of acquiring skills in confectionery arts within the course programme on confectionery arts chosen by the Customer.
2.2. The provision of services shall be performed by posting educational materials and assignments by the Contractor for the Customer in the closed section on the website
https://en.merulschool.com/ aimed at acquiring skills in confectionery arts according to the schedule set out by the Contractor, by posting written and oral answers to the Customer's questions, and by other information support of the Customer while taking educational course programme.
2.3. The Contractor shall have a right to implement changes unilaterally to the contents of materials and terms and conditions of this public offer any time without prior consent of the Customer providing the publication of the amended terms and conditions on the website
https://en.merulschool.com/ no later than 1 (one) day prior to their date of entry into force.
2.4. Up-to-date public offer agreement shall always be available at the following URL
3. Rights and obligations of the Parties 3.1. The Contractor shall:
3.1.1. grant personal access to the educational materials on the website
https://en.merulschool.com/ to the Customer and create conditions for receiving information and advice services by the Customer, inform the Customer of course programme;
3.1.2. save confidential information provided by the Customer during rendering of information and advice services under this agreement;
3.1.3. comply with the requirements of the legislation relating to the processing, transmission and security of personal data of the Customer.
3.2. The Contractor have the right:
3.2.1. to implement changes unilaterally to the schedule of posting of educational materials and assignments for the Customer and of carrying out consultations;
3.2.2. to refuse service to the Customer due to the provision of unreliable information to the Contractor, and to the Customer who violates article 5.2. of this agreement;
3.2.3. to refuse service to the Customer in the event of a second breach by the Customer of the aims and methods of the fulfilment of the assignment of the Contractor;
3.2.4. to engage third parties for the provision of services hereunder; The Contractor shall take full responsibility for the actions of third parties during rendering of services;
3.2.5. to refuse service under the Agreement to the Customer prior to the commencement of the provision of services under the Agreement without giving the reason provided that full refund is made to the Customer by the Contractor;
3.2.6. to refuse service to the Customer during rendering of services hereunder without giving the reason at any time;
3.2.7. to return money to the Customer paid the Contractor by the Customer less the price of services actually rendered in case of discontinuation of the provision of services under the Agreement according to article 3.2.6. of this Agreement.
3.3. The Customer shall:
3.3.1. adhere to an established schedule, aims and methods of the fulfilment of the assignments of the Contractor, comply with recommendations and requirements of the Contractor within the provision of services under this Agreement and after choosing the service, accepting this public offer and full payment of information and data processing services;
3.3.3. provide the Contractor with up-to-date information for sending information materials to the Customer, and for urgent communication with the Customer within the provision of services under this Agreement;
3.3.3. not record, copy, distribute or transmit materials provided to the Customer by the Contractor to third parties during rendering of services under this Agreement.
3.3.4. not use designs and techniques shown in the course for his/her own teaching purposes.
3.4. The Customer have the right:
3.4.1. to repudiate this agreement subject to full payment of actually rendered services to the Contractor by the time of repudiation;
3.4.2. to address the Contractor with a written request for time extension of the provision of paid services under this agreement with the attached documents confirming the inability to receive services: proof of hospitalisation, proof of disaster, and other events making the Customer impossible to receive services stipulated by this agreement. Above mentioned request shall be considered by the Contractor subject to its application by no more than 7 (seven) days as of the date of commencement of the provision of services according to the schedule of the current month.
4. Price and payment information 4.1. The price of information and advice services under this agreement shall be indicated on the website of the Contractor at the following URL:
https://en.merulschool.com/">https://en.merulschool.com/. The prices of different educational courses shall vary. The price for each course shall be indicated at the corresponding web page of the course on the website https://en.merulschool.com.
4.2. The payment of the chosen service shall be made by the Customer with through PayPal payment system. The online payment shall be made right after placing the order.
4.3. Information and data processing services shall be considered of good quality and to be provided on time if no complaint are made after termination of the services rendered.
5. Special terms and conditions 5.1. The Contractor shall have the right to limit access of the Customer to the website for receiving information and data processing services without refund in the event of a breach of the terms and conditions of information and advice services under this agreement.
5.2. Services stipulated by this agreement shall be provided by the Contractor directly to the Customer. The Customer shall be forbidden to transmit the details of access to the website for receiving information and data processing services to third parties, as well as to receive services together with third parties without special permission of the Contractor.
5.3. The Customer shall be forbidden to distribute (publish, post on websites, copy, transmit or resell to third parties) for commercial or non-commercial purposes provided by the Contractor to the Customer information and materials received within this agreement, to create on its base information products, and to use this information for any other purposes except for personal use.
5.4. The Contractor shall not take responsibility for inability of the provision of services to the Customer for reasons beyond the control of the Contractor such as Internet connection problems, equipment irregularities or software problems of the Customer.
6. Refund policy 6.1. The Customer shall have the right for refund of money paid to the Contractor as an advance payment for the receipt of services under this agreement in the event of not provision of services hereunder.
The refund shall be made only after the completion of the course by the Customer, namely, in the event of completion of 100% of assignments of the Contractor and 100% of consultations with the supervisor.
6.2. The refund shall be made only if the Customer has met all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Contractor for receiving of services and hasn't achieved the expected result.
6.3. The Contractor shall reserve the right to decline a request of the Customer for refund.
6.4. The application of the Customer shall be considered by the Contractor within 10 (ten) working days as of the date of the receipt of the refund request from the Customer per e-mail address of the Contractor – [email protected]
Refund shall be made only after the completion of the course by the Customer.
6.5. The Contractor shall reserve the right to implement changes in the terms and conditions of the agreement concerning refund terms and conditions at his/her own discretion.
6.6. Refund terms and methods
6.6.1. Money shall usually be refunded to the card you paid with within 30 (thirty) days depending on the card company involved.
7. Final provisions
7.1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of acceptance thereof by the Customer under paragraph 1.3 of this Agreement and shall remain valid until the Parties have fully fulfilled their obligations.
7.2. All disputes and disagreements between the Parties shall be settled through negotiation or by litigation in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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After the case of Father Sofroniy received widespread publicity, a court rescinded the decision on his deportation from Kazakhstan. However, acting upon mercenary motivation, the authorities have been attempting to close the refuge, created for children and the elderly by the Orthodox priest.
The officiating priest, Father Sofroniy (Petr Evtikheev by his secular name) became the Father Superior of the St. Venerable Sergius of Radonezh temple (Iliyskiy district, Almaty region) in 1994, and in the year 2000 he founded the “Radonezh” Fund, becoming the director of the refugee of the same name. There are currently 116 children and 120 elderly persons, including invalids, living in the asylum, of various nationalities and confessions. The asylum has 107 hectares of land, which was granted to them by the local administration. The asylum owes its existence to contributions made by private persons as well as charity organisations. In 2012, for his disinterested aid to the community, Father Sofroniy was nominated by the local community council for the civil activity award “National hero”. (More information: here). However, in April 2013, Father Sofroniy was relieved of his duties as Father Superior of the temple and his responsibility to supervise the orphans of the asylum. He was accused by the local authorities of committing infractions of administrative and immigratory legislative acts.
In an interview with a representative of the Open Dialogue Foundation, the well-known Kazakhstan television programme host, Aruzhan Sain stated that legal issues for both Father Sofroniy and the “Radonezh”refuge he founded, started on 05.03.2010 coinciding with the arrival of the new Astana and Kazakhstan metropolitan Aleksander, and with Berdaulet Abduldayev appointment as the akim of the Iliyskiy district on 27.01.2012. The DeputyAkim on issues of internal policy and education, Erbolat Tutumbetov, informed the President of the “Radonezh” Fund, Anton Solovyev, that the district leaders had set their minds against Father Sofroniy, as he had refused to allow the children to be divided amongst orphanages in a way that the local authorities saw as fitting. Hence, a campaign was launched with the aim of discrediting the activity of Father Sofroniy.
In early April 2013, by decision of the district authorities of custodial care and guardianship, Father Sofroniy was revoked of his right to the custody of 44 orphans, all of them residing at the refuge. The local authorities accused the priest of the alleged repetitive physical abuse of the children. However, Aruzhan Sain, whose Community Foundation, Goodness Voluntary Organization has been supporting the asylum’s activities since 2006, objected strongly to these allegations, claiming that similar slurs were being spread by the relevant Iliyskiy akimat leaders. Barrister, Viktor Semin when interviewed, stated that certain interests in the case, may also be held by the District Education Department’s Head, Lyazzat Katkeeva. Father Sofroniy himself stated: “In the likes of a father strict have I attempted to direct them to the path of the right, but never have I resorted to beatings”. Specific cases of alleged mistreatment of children under his ward have not been proven.
ALMATY DISTRICT COURT RESCINDS THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF PREVIOUS INSTANCE ON FATHER SOFRONIY’S DEPORTATION FROM KAZAKHSTAN
Immigration police of Iliyskiy district cast into doubt, the legal bases for father Sofroniy’s residence in Kazakhstan, as of 02.07.2010 the latter has been a citizen of the Russian Federation. On 24.07.2013, the Iliyskiy district court began an investigation into the case regarding the extradition of father Sofroniy. The accusing party, represented by Kalybek Sultanov, senior inspector of Iliysk district migration police, stated that father Sofroniy failed to report to the migration police in order to obtain his residence permit for the preceding two-year period, being in violation of article 4 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the legal position of foreigners”. As a result of the above, on 30.10.2012 immigration police fined Father Sofroniy 160 Euros for “permanently residing as a foreigner on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan without a residence permit… for a duration exceeding 10 calendar days”. According to the accusing party, after having been fined, Father Sofroniy addressed the immigration police with a ‘foreigner residence permit’ application, but was refused on 26.02.2013 and was subsequently ordered to leave the territory of Kazakhstan within a year. (More information: here).
In their turn, the responding party underlined the fact that Father Sofroniy had registered for a permanent residence permit in Kazakhstan as early as in 1999 and is listed in the permanent consul register in the city of Almaty, which is further corroborated by the relevant notes made in his Russian Federation passport. He had also previously been granted a driver’s licence and an ID number. The barristers of Father Sofroniy also mentioned that the immigration police officers deliberately entered false information into the protocol on Father Sofroniy’s deportation, as the document features a signature which is not his own. The court rejected the responding party’s request to arrange an expert analysis of the handwriting on the protocol.
Moreover, during the course of the court meeting, a representative of the immigration police stated that Father Sofroniy had repeatedly been held responsible by administrative organs for his alleged infringements of tax obligations and lack of adherence to sanitary hygienic standards in the asylum. A foreign person may be expelled from Kazakhstan if they infringe the country’s laws and regulations. However, the responding party noted that the administrative liability related not to Father Sofroniy as such, but rather to the St. Sergius parish as a legal entity. The barrister also underlined that there exists a letter from the Iliyskiy district prosecutor to the local education department, stating that the Radonezh asylum harbours no irregularities with regard to legal documents’ in relation to the active legislative frameworks.
29.07.2013 Iliyskiy district court reaches a decision: Father Sofroniy to be deported . On 06.08.2013, the court excluded the following statement from the judgement: “The court resolution might be appealed and complained against to the Almaty region court within 15 days via the district court”. Vladimir Madzigon, assistant to the barrister Viktor Semin, stated that similar actions are not provided for in the laws of Kazakhstan and were conducted in order to conceal the fact that said resolution had been reached at odds with the law. The barrister, however, still managed to lodge a complaint, and on 02.10.2013 the Almaty region court rescinded the decision on Father Sofroniy’s deportation. Immigration police department representatives were absent during the court session. According to the Kazakhstan international human rights bureau Director, Roza Akylbekova, “the authorities took the decision [to rescind the deportation] under the influence of intense media coverage surrounding Father Sofroniy’s case and many starting to speak out in his defence”.
AUTHORITIES’ PRESSURE ON FATHER SOFRONIY POSSIBLY CONNECTED TO HIS CIVIL ACTIVITY
During the course of legal proceedings on Father Sofroniy’s case, on 26.07.2013 the Astana-Almaty bishopric took the decision to remove father Sofroniy from his duties as father superior of St Sergiy parish where the refuge is located. The formal explanation for the above was a request from the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Agency on religion, asking not to allow Father Sofroniy to conduct missionary activities based on the claims he was not a Kazakh citizen. Moreover, after the deportation resolution, the principal of a school located in the same town as father Sofroniy’s asylum, refused to admit two of the asylum’s wards to their facility. The school explained to father Sofroniy that the education department had made a decision which meant that his wards were not to be admitted .
Marina Klyukina-Vityuk, Russian Federation consulate in the Republic of Kazakhstan, present at the court session as an observer, stated that the Russian Federation would view the decision of the Iliyskiy district court on Father Sofroniy’s deportation as an unfriendly act on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In her opinion, such a decision would create an unpleasant precedent, where “having failed to submit a document in time, anyone could be expelled, regardless of their charitable activity and work for the community, as in case of father Sofroniy”.
Murat Telibekov, the Kazakh Muslims’ association leader, stated that district officials started their persecution of the Orthodox priest due to territorial interests arising from third parties. He found a supportive voice in the President of Liberty foundation, Galym Ageleuov, who claims that “in our country [i.e. Kazakhstan] everything is, regrettably, measured with money now, and numerous persons have taken a keen interest in the property of the refuge”. Father Sofronius himself states that “every day he receives offers to sell the land”, however, he deems that the issue of land ownership is not the decisive factor in his case.
Viktor Semin, Father Sofroniy’s barrister, being one of the “Radonezh” refuge’s active supporters, amongst others, stated in his comments to the Open Dialogue Foundation: regardless of the asylum not receiving any funds whatsoever from the state, the District Education Department is not interested in its further existence, as they are the ones charged with facilitating the children’s education and find them a place of residence after they reach an age of maturity.
Father Sofroniy created a refuge which held significant social meaning for the region as a whole. The Open Dialogue Foundation actively supports the campaign to protect Father Sofroniy and strongly demands that the Kazakh authorities cease their actions carried out against him:
Republic of Kazakhstan Agency on religion: withdrawthe limitations imposed upon Father Sofroniy, on his missionary activity and, respectively, do not impede his community-beneficial activity as the founder of the asylum. Such activities of the Agency contradict the international commitments of Kazakhstan in the area of freedom of conscience and religion.
Republic of Kazakhstan Prosecutor general:conduct an investigation in order to discover possible irregularities among the Iliysky district migration police officers, paying particular attention to the facts indicating fabrication of accusations against Father Sofroniy contrived in order to bring about an unjust deportation.
Prosecutor authorities of the Iliynsky district:conduct a thorough investigation into the potentially corrupt activities of the Deputy Akim of the Erbolat Turumbetov district, as well as Head of district education department, Lyazzat Katkeeva.
All interested parties are welcome to support our calls by writing to the following addresses:
- Immigration police department for Iliysky district Department of interior – 040700, Almaty region, Iliysky district, town of Otegen batyra, 15 Battalkhanova Street – tel.: +7 (72752) 2-29-70.
- Immigration police department of Almaty region Department of interior – city of Тaldykordan, 91/95 Zhansugurova Street – tel.: +7 (7282) 24-14-88.
- Akimat of Iliysky district, Almaty region – 040700, Almaty region, Iliysky district, town of Otegen batyra, 8 Battalkhanova Street – tel.: +7 (727) 251-79-76, +7 (72752) 2-01-83, fax: +7 (72752) 2-21-44, e-mail: [email protected].
- Akimat of Almaty region– 040000, city of Taldykordan, 38 Tauelsizdik Street – tel.: +7 (7282) 27-19-75, fax:+7 (7282) 27-07-43, e-mail: [email protected]
- Republic of Kazakhstan Prosecutor general office (010000, city of Astana, House of ministries, entrance №2, 8 Orynborg Street, tel.: +7 7172 71-26-20, +7 7172 71-28-68)
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Hai Phong pushes tourism development
The northern coastal city of Hai Phong aims to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector, towards becoming a tourism centre of Vietnam by 2030.
A corner of Lan Ha bay in Cat Ba archipelago (Source: VNA)
Phong (VNA) – The northern coastal city of Hai Phong aims to
develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector, towards becoming a tourism
centre of Vietnam by 2030. The city’s tourism sector will enhance international cooperation and links with other localities to promote green and sustainable tourism, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Le Trung Son.
The department will intensify promotion activities to attract more visitors and call for more investment in the field while considering building a multi-language handbook to introduce cultural identities.
Information related to tourism events will be promoted at the website: www.dulichhaiphong.gov.vn.
The department will actively join tourism events and organise fact-finding tours to other localities to learn from their experience and seek cooperation opportunities.
Attention will also be paid to a project to develop cultural and spiritual tourism products, eco-tourism and maritime tourism, and new products on inter-regional tourism routes: Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh; Hai Phong-Hai Duong-Bac Ninh; and Hanoi- Hung Yen-Hai Duong-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh.
Last year, Hai Phong enhanced links with localities in the Red River Delta and in the south with Can Tho and Khanh Hoa.
Thanks to direct flights between Hai Phong and foreign countries like Thailand, Japan and the Republic of Korea, Hai Phong became an attractive destination for tourists from northeast Asian countries.
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Mystery play of Elche | |
Date(s) | 14 and 15 August |
Frequency | Annual |
Venue | Basilica de Santa María |
Location(s) | Elche (Alicante), Spain |
Fiesta of International Tourist Interest | |
Designated | 1980 |
Mystery play of Elche | |
Country | Spain |
Domains | Performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events |
Reference | 18 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2008 (3th session) |
List | Representative |
The Misterio de Elche (Spanish pronunciation: [misˈteɾjo ˈðe ˈeltʃe]), in English the Mystery Play of Elche or Elche Mystery Play and in Catalan Misteri d'Elx (Valencian pronunciation: [misˈtɛɾi ˈðɛʎtʃ]), is a liturgical drama from the Middle Ages that reenacts the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The two-act mystery play is performed annually on 14 and 15 August in the Basilica de Santa María in the city of Elche. In 2001, UNESCO declared it one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and, in 2008, inscribed it on its Representative List.
Two stories exist regarding the date of creation of the Misteri d'Elx. The older account, which placed its origin in the 13th century, was put forth by Cristobal Sanz in his history of the city written at the beginning of the 17th century. After confessing that he was unable to prove his history, he proposed that the earliest inhabitants of the city had celebrated it in 1276. He also adds another older story: after the conquest of the city by James I the Conqueror in 1265, the inhabitants of the city conceived the idea of a mystery play on the day the city was retaken from the Moors.
In 1717, José Antón, Attorney General of the Marquisate of Elche, also supported the theory and added a miraculous element: the arrival on the beaches of Elche of a mysterious ark in May 1266. The box contained the image of the Virgin of the Assumption that is today enshrined in the basilica and the Consueta, a document containing the script and occasionally the music of the play. This story was maintained in part to excuse a possible mistake of the composer, Óscar Esplá (1886–1976), who asserted that in 1924, he had been shown a letter of 1266 authorizing the play. This letter was allegedly preserved in the Municipal Archives of Elche, despite the fact that it has never been seen since or even cited. The work carried out by Esplá, and his importance as a composer, revived the theory of the play's origin in the 13th century.
Since the end of the 19th century when historians first arrived at Elche and studied the play, the date of its composition was given a terminus ante quem sometime around the turn of 15th century. At present, most scholars from multiple disciplines (literary, theatrical, musical, linguistics, iconographic, etc.) agree to it composition in the latter half of the 15th century, without emphasizing any precedents in existence in the city.
The play is performed within the Basilica, and the stage comprises several areas and devices:
The great linen, located at the height of the ring of the basilica's dome, fulfills the double function of representing the sky and concealing mechanisms that permit the ascent and descent of aerial stage devices. It is possibly as old as the current play, since older stage directions from as early as 1530 already seem to indicate its presence.
The linen acts as a divider between celestial and earthly actions, and possesses a peephole towards the choir called the "Door to Heaven". The Door is a square aperture that is opened and closed three times during the play in order to admit aerial stage devices.
This aerial device, called la magrana ("the pomegranate"), transports the first Angel who delivers the golden palm frond to Mary, and shows her the way to heaven. In its current form, the device dates the second half of the 16th century. Both its structure and its name are reminiscent of period mechanisms commonly used in Spain, such as boxes, globes, and armillary spheres.
Until recently, the term “pomegranate” was thought to be quite modern, with the term “cloud” considered to be more ancient and correct. This was thought to have been the result of the device's supposedly having changed in colour from an older blue to red. Modern research, however, suggests that the name was already used in the 16th century, possibly because the current, more compact and sturdy device replaced a less substantial structure made of cotton, paper, and fabric.
The Araceli is the second aerial device to appear, and enters the scene on two occasions. It is first used by five angels who fetch Mary's soul (in the form of a statuette) to Heaven; four of the angels sing as the central angel (often a priest) bears the Virgin's spirit. They appear to the Apostles, who organize a procession to bury her body. Its second appearance is in the great finale, where the fifth angel with Mary's soul is replaced by the full image of Mary. This image is taken into the ceiling and is crowned by the Holy Trinity at the halfway point of its ascension.
The Araceli is not a statue unique to the mystery play. It is similar to sculptures made at the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th.
This is the platform on which much of the drama takes place. Roughly square in shape and covered in wood, it is raised to conceal the hollow that it contains. There is where some aerial devices descend, where actors change costumes, or disappear into. It is located under the dome and the Heaven, but extends in part into the choir to connect the Sepulchre with the shaft of the Door of Heaven.
In Elche, the Cadafal is, in words of Quirante Santacruz, "Mary's area, which contains the places that are hers exclusively, her house and her tomb. Here, the Virgin experiences all the process of sacralization and glorification that contains the work, it is the only place where celestial personages and earthly people live together".
The term "cadafal" appears early on in the first reports of mystery plays staged within of churches with an invariable meaning: dais or platform where the dramatic action takes place.
This is the great ramp built on top of the Basilica's main aisle. It rises from the principal door to the Cadafal; two small bays to the each side at the point where it joins the latter provide seating for three lay organisers and the priest overseeing the play.
Its importance is largely symbolic, primarily because it is the only physical element that converts the entire church into a framework for dramatic actions. Secondarily, the walkway is the road that permits communication between the earthly and the divine, and represents the spiritual road that everyone travels.
During the play, the actor playing Mary also travels this path, from the door to the Cadafal, symbolising her total achievement of the Christian ideal of uniting with the Christ through his Passion.
The music for the play is contained in the Consueta, a portmanteau of the words Consuetudine and Ordinatio. These manuscripts of the liturgical ceremonies, which contain precious annotations on stage directions, musical score, and stage devices, date from as early as 1625.
August 14 is when the first act, known as La Vesprà ("The Vigil") is performed. As it is the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, it recounts the final hours and Dormition of the Virgin, when her soul is brought to Heaven leaving her corpse surrounded by the grieving Apostles.
August 15 is when the second act, known as La Festa ("The Feast") is staged. It focuses on the burial, Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin. It begins at 10 o'clock with "El Soterrar" ("The Interment"): this portion takes place in the streets outside the basilica, with a procession of the image of the dead Virgin, the actors, and bands playing songs of La Festa.
In the weeks leading to the staging of the Misteri, several preparatory events occur.
On August 6, in the Room of the Council, "la prova de veus" ("the test of voices") takes place, to select those who will sing in the Misteri. This shows that Elche's City Council, and not the Church, financially supports the play.
At 6 o'clock in the evening of August 10, "La prova de l'àngel" ("the test of the angel") is conducted inside the basilica. This is when organizers identify children resistant to dizziness, who are thus fit to descend and ascend on the aerial stage devices.
On 11–13 August, the so-called "Assajos generals" or extraordinary representations, take place.
The play has been criticized for its viciously medieval portrayals of evil Jews, with critic David Nirenberg asking whether the sponsors ought to remove the racist material as the actors in the Oberammergau Passion Play have done, and pointing out that the play, which will be broadcast on Facebook for the first time in 2019, violates Facebook's hate-speech policy.
- (in Spanish)El misterio de Elche - UNESCO
- Mystery play of Elche - UNESCO
- Nirenberg, David (10 October 2019). "Facebook's Hate Speech Policy and the 'Mystery of Elche'". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Misteri d'Elx / Misterio de Elche. Consueta de 1709. Maricarmen Gómez & Francesc Massip. Tirant lo Blanch. Valencia. 2010 (ISBN 978-84-9876-739-1)
- Web del Patronato Nacional del Misteri d'Elx - Misterio de Elche
- La Tramoia Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Tribute to the "Mystery of Elche" by Jordi Savall and La Capella Reial de Catalunya
- UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site (in English)
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By John Pontifex
THE urgent need to help Christians persecuted for their faith has prompted two men to pound in the streets in preparation for a sponsored run.
Peter Kingsley and Andy Cox are taking part in the London 10K on Sunday (8th July) in support of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need.
Mr Kingsley, 38, born and raised in London, but now working for the Vienna English-Speaking Catholic Community, told ACN that the two picked the charity because of its “wonderful work at the service of Christians around the world persecuted and oppressed for their faith in Christ”.
Having run the British 10K two years ago, Mr Kingsley said they had learned from experience how to “pace ourselves” and were confident of being able to “beat the hour mark”.
Mr Kingsley said he had been training by running alongside the Danube in Vienna and Mr Cox had been running along The Thames in Kew, near Richmond, Surrey.
Mr Kingsley added: “There has been beautiful sunshine this summer over here [in Vienna] so have been boosting up the sun-tan a little.
“Andy has been doing the same thing along the Thames but with slightly different conditions.”
Mr Kingsley, who said he first found out about ACN UK from its Christmas cards, added: “We like the charity because it understands the needs of suffering Christians around the world and looks to provide practical and meaningful support in a personal and direct way.”
Both he and Mr Cox have set themselves a fund-raising target of £1,000.
If you would like to support Peter Kingsley and Andy Cox’s Sponsored 10K run in support of Aid to the Church in Need, visit: http://www.justgiving.com/aidtothechurchinneed and for information on Aid to the Church in Need visit www.acnuk.org
Directly under the Holy See, Aid to the Church in Need supports the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. ACN is a Catholic charity – helping to bring Christ to the world through prayer, information and action.
Founded in 1947 by Fr Werenfried van Straaten, whom Pope John Paul II named “An outstanding Apostle of Charity”, the organisation is now at work in about 130 countries throughout the world.
The charity undertakes thousands of projects every year including providing transport for clergy and lay Church workers, construction of church buildings, funding for priests and nuns and help to train seminarians. Since the initiative’s launch in 1979, Aid to the Church in Need’s Child’s Bible – God Speaks to his Children has been translated into 172 languages and 50 million copies have been distributed all over the world.
Aid to the Church in Need UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1097984) and Scotland (SC040748). ACN’s UK office is in Sutton, Surrey and there is a Scottish office in Motherwell, near Glasgow.
While ACN gives full permission for the media to freely make use of the charity’s press releases, please acknowledge ACN as the source of stories when using the material.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong said Sunday that the opposition CNRP has only been enjoying so much success in its recent campaign against Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia because no other problems exist in the country.
Speaking after a lecture at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Mr. Namhong said that he was growing tired of the recent back-and-forth between the government and CNRP on the border issue and hoped it would end soon.
“Please do not take this border issue as a drama or as a never-ending Ayai conversation,” Mr. Namhong said, referring to a popular style of Cambodian comedy in which two actors swap one-liners in a repetitive and drawn-out duet.
Mr. Namhong said the only reason the CNRP is so married to the border issue is because it is the only problem remaining in the country with which they can attack the CPP.
“As the issue of socio-economic development can be seen by all—by [our] people and foreigners—they have nothing with which to attack the government beside that [border] topic to propagandize during elections for voter support,” he said.
“In just months ahead, I hope that everyone, from any political side, will let their eyes see very clearly the effort that the government has been trying to do,” Mr. Namhong added.
CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann could not be reached Sunday.
Since June, the CNRP has led a campaign to discredit the government’s border demarcation, accusing it of complicity in Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia and more recently of using incorrect maps in talks with Vietnam.
The campaign has angered Prime Minister Hun Sen, which led opposition leader Sam Rainsy to say this month that he would wind down the effort. However, speaking to Cambodians in Sydney during a tour of Australia on Saturday, Mr. Rainsy did not appear to be moving past the issue.
“Brothers and sisters, the authorities say the Yuon have not taken Khmer land, you can choose whether to believe,” he said, using a term for Vietnamese often considered derogatory.
“We, the CNRP, believe in the people who live along the border, especially the Khmer peasants there,” he said. “They will never fake or exaggerate stories, but they suffer and fall victim. They are living evidence and witnesses.”
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As she made her way home in Tehran on Wednesday, an older man told Kosar, a 24-year-old fine arts student, to “put on your veil or we will kill you.” She was returning from one of the many demonstrations that have erupted around the country, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16. The young woman died in police custody after she was arrested for not wearing her veil properly and showing some of her hair. Kosar had removed her own headscarf during the protests and did not want to put it back on. “The system feels threatened,” Kosar believes; the mass demonstrations are “the result of the unbearable oppression that affects all of us, men and women, although we women are leading the movement. I’ve never seen the streets like this before, but we need the world not to abandon us,” she says via Telegram.
After a week of protests in Iran, on Friday the Islamist government tried to show its might in the streets. To do so, it called for rallies in favor of the ayatollahs – an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy – and Islamic law. “They always use this approach: they have enough money to fake a demonstration in support of their fundamentalist ideas,” Behnam, a 38-year-old artist and activist, explains via Telegram. “They organize a display like this at least once a year; it always includes anti-United States slogans. This time, the government wanted the rallies to take place in major cities following Friday prayer. Everyone knows they are a farce,” he says from Isfahan.
The counter-protesters that the regime called in linked the protests over Mahsa Amini’s death to the US and its allies. “Death to America. Death to Israel,” chanted defenders of the status quo from Tehran University. They then praised Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who has been in power since 1989, and his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini. “[The protesters] are attacking our women’s veils,” cleric Esmail Pahlevan told the Efe news agency. “God has ordered women to wear the hijab,” he said. Friday’s rallies were peaceful, a stark contrast to the repression that occurred at the protests over Amini’s death. Thousands of citizens in several dozen cities mobilized, and dozens of people have died. According to the NGO Iran Human Rights, there have been 31 deaths, while state media says that there were 17.
“There are still protests, but many soldiers [are] in the streets as well,” says Behnam. “The Iranian system can be very repressive; the state is strong and people are afraid. I am,” he says. A few years ago, the activist was arrested for attending a feminist demonstration. The beating he endured as a result left visible scars on his body.
Vida Movahed was a pioneer in defying the regime. On December 27, 2017, on Tehran’s Engelab Street, she took off her veil, tied it to a stick and began to wave it silently. She was alone and her gesture – so simple and yet so risky – made her an icon in the fight against mandatory hijabs. Her act lasted only a few minutes before a man pushed her and knocked her to the ground. She was sentenced to a year in jail. “The world thinks these protests are about the hijab, but they aren’t. Women in Iran have much bigger problems than the veil,” explains Yasaman Khleghian, a 33-year-old journalist and activist who has lived in exile in Canada since 2020. “The government doesn’t allow us to have an abortion, we can’t leave the country without our husbands’ or fathers’ permission, we don’t have the right to enter stadiums and if a man kills his daughter, he will only be sentenced to a few years because the law doesn’t protect women,” says Khleghian, who worked for Shargh, Iran’s leading reformist newspaper, for many years. She left the country fearing for her life because she had criticized the government.
Three years ago, powerful protests in Iran left hundreds dead; the authorities never took responsibility. At the time, the population was rising up because of increasing gasoline prices (in a country that has one of the world’s main oil reserves) and the devaluation of Iran’s currency, the rial. But the current protests are different. Never before have so many women – many of them young – waved their veils in public. The protests differ markedly from the pro-ayatollah rallies, which were mostly attended by men. Nor had women ever dared to burn their veils in public and in front of government buildings before. “There are so many of us young women protesting; we are angry and furious,” says 24-year-old Marion, who is from Tehran. She describes the women who go to the demonstrations with their friends, brothers, fathers and boyfriends who also support Iranian women’s complaints. “The presence of women isn’t what differentiates these protests from previous ones; we have always fought alongside men,” Khleghian notes. “The difference is that these are widespread protests, born out of the pain of Mahsa’s murder and focused on the veil, that have involved all sectors of society,” she explains.
Iranian women are under far more pressure than men. While men are also denied their rights, girls who were born 10 or 20 years after the Islamic Revolution have never been able to leave the house without a headscarf or wear miniskirts or short sleeves. Their mothers could do those things, and they never imagined that the revolution would lead to such a rollback of rights over the past four decades. All of that collective suffering has been distilled into this uprising. “The revolt doesn’t have a leader. There aren’t any politicians here. We are the people, and we need the world not to forget about what is happening,” says Niloofar, 25, via Telegram from her home in Tehran. “The internet will be cut off at any moment,” she warns. She fully understands how Mahsa Amini must have felt after her arrest: a few months ago, the morality police arrested Niloofar for not strictly following Islamic dress code.
“I will never forget the fear and stress I endured when I was taken into custody. It’s a feeling that doesn’t go away,” Niloofar recounts. She also decries the country’s “indescribable” political corruption, which has led to poverty for hundreds of thousands of people. “There are so many of us university-educated women who don’t have jobs. Nor do our male colleagues. And that’s unacceptable in a country as wealthy as Iran.” Behman also believes that this rebellion is different: “The culture of citizenship has changed. Before, families used to enforce conservative Islamic norms at home, imposing them on their children, but not now: we are united in the fight against the Islamist dictatorship. But the repression has also become harsher and crueler: first, we lost our youth and now our blood and our bodies.”
Iranian women’s complaints began in 1979
Iranian women have never taken a backseat when it comes to expressing popular discontent. In 1979, they protested en masse when the new Islamic government announced that wearing the veil was mandatory. At the time, they shouted that they hadn’t participated in a revolution to go backward. The forced veil policy was followed by the repeal of many more rights, which women had won under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who sought to modernize a country characterized by deep social inequalities. Over time, a more relaxed way of wearing the hijab has become common, and campaigns from abroad – like the White Wednesdays movement spearheaded by US-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad – have encouraged Iranian women to publicly protest the compulsory veils.
“We need for the world not to abandon us. We have always been alone. When it comes to Iran, the West looks the other way. Please don't abandon us,” pleads 24-year-old student Kosar. That’s a sentiment that many expatriates and exiles abroad share. Mina Joshghani is one of them. She resides in the UK now but worked as a journalist in Iran until 2019. She went to London to study and is now a well-known voice on the BBC's Persian language channel. Her job with the British media means that her safety can’t be guaranteed in Iran; when she wants to see her family, she must go to Istanbul to do so. “These days, people are shouting in the streets, ‘From Kurdistan to Tehran, how far do you want to suppress women in Iran?’ This time, it seems that women have decided that they won’t stop, a sign of how fed up they are with being denied their freedom. People are no longer scared; they just can't take it anymore,” adds Joshghani.
Yasaman Khleghian, 33, agrees that something has changed: “I have participated in street protests since I was 18, and I can assure you that the protests over the last few days are unique. I hadn’t seen such unity until now. This could be the first step towards eliminating the hijab law,” says the journalist, who wishes she could participate in the demonstrations. But despite the momentum of the protests, many women fear that nothing will change. They also hope that this time the world will not abandon Iranian women. | <urn:uuid:0974ab33-ca05-4020-9ed0-ad1e938bbb1d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-09-25/iranian-women-defy-the-ayatollahs-the-system-feels-threatened-many-young-women-are-angry.html | 2024-04-21T22:17:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.981195 | 2,088 |
TAU-led Team Destroys Cancer Cells with Ultrasound
Breakthrough method may be applicable to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and more
An international research team, headed by Dr. Tali Ilovitsh from the Biomedical Engineering Department at Tel Aviv University, developed a noninvasive technology platform for gene delivery into cancer cells (breast cancer). The technique combines ultrasound together with tumor-targeted microbubbles. Once the ultrasound is activated, the microbubbles explode like smart and targeted warheads, creating holes in cancer cells’ membranes, and enabling the gene delivery. The two-year research was recently published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Dr. Ilovitsh developed this breakthrough technology during her post doctorate research at the lab of Prof. Katherine Ferrara at Stanford University. The technique utilizes low frequency ultrasound (250 kHz) to detonate microscopic tumor-targeted bubbles. In vivo, cell destruction reached 80% of tumor cells.
Dr. Ilovitsh explains: “Microbubbles are microscopic bubbles filled with gas, with a diameter as small as one tenth of a blood vessel. At certain frequencies and pressures, sound waves cause the microbubbles to act like balloons: they expand and contract periodically. This process increases the transfer of substances from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. We discovered that using lower frequencies than those applied previously, microbubbles can significantly expand, until they explode violently. We realized that this discovery could be used as a platform for cancer treatment and started to inject microbubbles into tumors directly.”
Dr. Ilovitsh and the rest of the team used tumor-targeted microbubbles, that were attached to tumor cells’ membranes at the moment of the explosion, and injected them directly into tumors in a mouse model. “About 80% of tumor cells were destroyed in the explosion, which was positive on its own,” says Dr. Ilovitsh. “The targeted treatment, which is safe and cost effective, was able to destroy most of the tumor. However, it is not enough. In order to prevent the remaining cancer cells to spread, we needed to destroy all of the tumor cells. That is why we injected an immunotherapy gene alongside the microbubbles, which acts as a Trojan horse, and signaled the immune system to attack the cancer cell.”
On its own, the gene cannot enter into the cancer cells. However, this gene aimed to enhance the immune system was co-injected together with the microbubbles. Membrane pores were formed in the remaining 20% of the cancer cells that survived the initial explosion, allowing the entry of the gene into the cells. This triggered an immune response that destroyed the cancer cell.
“The majority of cancer cells were destroyed by the explosion, and the remaining cells consumed the immunotherapy gene through the holes that were created in their membranes. The gene caused the cells to produce a substance that triggered the immune system to attack the cancer cell. In fact, our mice had tumors on both sides of their bodies. Despite the fact that we conducted the treatment only on one side, the immune system attacked the distant side as well.”
Potential treatment for brain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Dr. Ilovitsh says that in the future she intends to attempt using this technology as a noninvasive treatment for brain related diseases such as brain tumors and other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. “The Blood-Brain barrier does not allow for medications to penetrate through, but microbubbles can temporarily open the barrier, enabling the arrival of the treatment to the target area without the need for an invasive surgical intervention.” | <urn:uuid:ea272add-1e55-4ff1-84bb-c47335912b72> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://english.tau.ac.il/news/cancer-ultrasound | 2024-04-21T21:51:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.960377 | 786 |
First Time Homebuyer
First Time Homebuyer Advice For Spring 2011
A family friend asked for first time homebuyer advice for this spring. We are definitely still in a buyers market so I tried to put down my thoughts on how to score the best possible house deal for spring 2011.
Buy an Ugly Duckling:
Find a distress sale situation: short sale, foreclosure, or private owner ready to fire sale a home.
My target house for a first time homebuyer would probably need some serious cosmetic work. I would include in this category
- Sheet rock repair
- Landscape probably over grown. Maybe no grass in lawn areas because of parked cars, trees may need to be cut
- Kitchen countertops beat up.
- Appliances outdated but hopefully still working.
- Light fixtures outdated
- Bad carpet but hopefully hardwood floors underneath
Target house would NOT have the following obstacles to deal with
- High traffic street location
- Unsafe neighborhood
- Schools on the unacceptable list (I am more flexible here than most people)
- Bad lot topography (I like lots that have some level areas)
Items I could deal with but would have to figure in to the purchase price
Leaky basement (We have some great contractors that can handle these situations)
Roof needs replacing
Mold: Another area where there are some great contractors who can turn lemons into lemonade. But, I would have to be able to positively identify the source of the mold so that the source and the symptoms could be repaired.
No HVAC (stolen or missing from house) and / or HVAC that does not work.
I would imagine you are looking at this list and thinking, “wow! I don’t want to deal with all that stuff.” And you would be right. Most people do not want to deal with all that stuff and as a result many otherwise excellent houses go unsold or sit on the market forever. The price drops accordingly.
The key is to identify the houses with “potential” and then price out what the repairs would cost. Then make offers contingent on the work being done before closing. There is also n FHA loan that includes money to make repairs (203K).
You may have friends who can help you identify ways to get the work done, or I can provide you with a list of contractors with whom we work on a regular basis. These workers are hungry for new jobs and have been giving us great prices for repairs and improvements.
ALSO, a lot of the above work is more an application of elbow grease than skill and you could build up equity in the house by working on it yourself.
So that is one perspective on the house hunt. Stretch your purchase dollar, and perhaps put yourself in a more desirable neighborhood, by looking beyond the cosmetic aspects of the house.
Get Loan Counseling before you house shop
Most home buyers in today’s market are already all over this part of the deal so I am not going to “preach” about this. You have seen the results of buying too much house for your budget. It is also very important, to a marriage or relationship not to have financial pressure because of a house.
I recommend sitting down with a mortgage loan officer who would help you determine
1. Whether or not you are ready to buy a house
2. What price range you should consider if you are indeed ready to buy a house.
I have only one suggestion for this person(s) because I am very biased toward James Williamson at Shelter Mortgage. He has an office in my office complex and has made loans to everyone in my family. But, more importantly, he is not a high pressure sales person. He will look at your financial situation and “coach” you about the financial aspects of purchasing a home.
If you are not ready, he will tell you. And he will tell you what goals to set in order to be financially ready to purchase a home. All of this is confidential. And honestly, you can tell him the unvarnished truth and he will then select the best path for you to proceed. Call me and I can provide you with contact information for James or his Associate Robbie Crozier. Both are excellent.
Don’t rush the process
No need to make a rushed bad decision. Move deliberately in the direction of buying a house.
Check out the Neighborhoods
This is where I can be an excellent resource once you have identified the “general” areas you are willing to consider. We can set up a direct feed from FMLS that sends listings, meeting your general criteria, directly to your email. This lets you see a lot of houses and you can then weed out the ones that look more promising.
There is no harm in starting the feed ASAP but I would not worry too much about looking at the actual homes until you after you meet with the loan guy. However, looking at houses online is a great way to find out what to expect from the market. One of my skills is finding houses with potential once you narrow the neighborhoods down a bit.
Go visit the houses
When all your other ducks are in a row, it is time to start visiting houses. I suggest we visit a lot of houses so you can get a hands on feel for what to expect in the marketplace. There will be some give and take as we find houses that meet some, but not all of the attributes we set out as important. Ultimately, we will find a target house and make an offer.
Note, I did not say buy, I said “make an offer”.
You need to avoid emotional commitment at this point. We are entering a business deal and emotions will only cause you to overpay. YOU MUST be willing to walk away from the deal, and resume your house hunt, at any time.
Sellers are becoming more realistic, but if they do not want to deal then you will need to walk. We need to maintain an emotional distance from the houses you identify as worthy of making an offer.
This process continues until we identify a suitable home, cut an agreeable deal and then follow up with inspections and due diligence. Then you can fall in love with the house and make it your own. | <urn:uuid:72746a09-7087-4a51-a070-2cd8012026f7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://englishteam.com/first-time-homebuyer-advice-for-spring-2011-2/ | 2024-04-21T21:06:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.970885 | 1,302 |
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