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Today is the last working day before the Jackson reforms kick in.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been busy speaking at various costs conferences, giving in-house seminars to solicitors, recording podcasts, writing extensively on the new changes and speaking to numerous costs judges, costs lawyers, law costs draftsmen and specialist costs counsel.
What has become clearer by the day is how much those at the coal-face of the reforms are struggling with the basics. And by “basics” I do not necessarily mean “simple”. Much of these reforms are tricky to get to grips with at even the most fundamental level with added difficulties caused by the transitional provisions. (See previous posts on issues such as Part 47.19 offers and costs estimates.)
I’ve spoken to specialist costs counsel who had not even seen the new practice directions, much less had a chance to master them.
At one conference I recently spoke at I very unfairly asked one of the costs judges from the Senior Courts Costs Office by what further margin after 1st April 2013 he would reduce a bill he had assessed at £100,000, applying the test of reasonableness and necessity, if the amount at stake was £25,000 and he was then to apply the new proportionality test. He candidly admitted he did not know. I am not surprised as no costs judge I have spoken to over the last year has been able to give me an answer to that question.
Judges have been given just 4.5 hours of training, a quarterly newsletter and a podcast to prepare.
The total spent on judicial training was around £114,000. Iain Stark, chairman of the Association of Costs Lawyers was quoted as saying:
“If you divide that by the number of judges it means we’ve spent around £150 on training each judge – I spend more on an MOT for my car.”
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As the world becomes increasingly urbanized and digitized, our need for connection to nature grows stronger. Incorporating natural materials into interior design offers a way to bring the beauty and serenity of the outdoors into our living spaces. Natural materials such as wood, stone, bamboo, cork, and rattan possess a timeless charm that not only enhances the aesthetics of a room but also provides numerous benefits that contribute to a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. In this blog, we will explore the advantages of using natural materials in interior design, with a special focus on the exquisite craftsmanship of Hammer Interior.
One of the primary advantages of using natural materials in interior design is their eco-friendliness. Natural materials are renewable resources that have a lower environmental impact compared to synthetic alternatives. Choosing natural materials not only reduces our carbon footprint but also supports responsible sourcing and ethical production. Hammer Interior is committed to sustainable practices and offers an exquisite collection of furniture and décor items made from responsibly sourced materials.
Natural materials possess a timeless charm that never goes out of style. Whether it’s the warmth of wooden flooring, the elegance of marble countertops, or the earthy textures of rattan furniture, incorporating natural elements adds depth and character to your interiors. Hammer Interior excels in blending natural materials with exceptional craftsmanship, resulting in bespoke furniture that effortlessly combines functionality and aesthetic appeal. From custom-made tables to unique wall art, Hammer Interior’s products add an element of sophistication and authenticity to any living space.
Biophilic design, the concept of integrating nature into indoor spaces, has gained immense popularity in recent years. Natural materials play a key role in achieving a biophilic connection by bringing the outdoors inside. The use of Hammer Interior’s handcrafted wooden sculptures or live-edge tables creates a harmonious environment, evoking a sense of tranquility and serenity. Connecting with nature in your living spaces has been shown to enhance overall well-being, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function.
Natural materials often surpass their synthetic counterparts in terms of durability and longevity. Choosing high-quality furniture made from solid wood or authentic materials not only ensures the longevity of your investment but also reduces the need for frequent replacements. Hammer Interior’s products are known for their exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail, guaranteeing furniture pieces that will withstand the test of time. From elegant chairs to unique lighting fixtures, Hammer Interior’s creations offer a perfect blend of functionality and longevity.
Indoor air quality is a significant concern, especially for those with respiratory issues or allergies. Natural materials such as untreated wood, organic fabrics, and non-toxic paints contribute to a healthier indoor environment by minimizing the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other harmful chemicals. Hammer Interior prioritizes the use of sustainable and non-toxic materials, ensuring that your living spaces promote overall well-being. Their furniture and décor items are not only visually stunning but also contribute to a healthier and happier home.
Incorporating natural materials into interior design offers a multitude of benefits that go beyond aesthetics. By choosing sustainable and responsibly sourced materials, such as those provided by Hammer Interior, you can create a living space that is not only visually appealing but also environmentally friendly, durable, and health conscious. Embracing natural materials enables you to bring the beauty of the outdoors into your home while fostering a connection to nature and promoting a more sustainable way of living. With Hammer Interior’s exquisite craftsmanship and dedication to sustainability, you can transform your living space into a haven of beauty, comfort, and well-being. Contact us now! | <urn:uuid:9e923877-a273-4bac-a491-f304a9c8e572> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hammer-services.com/interior/ourblog/the-benefits-of-using-natural-materials-in-interior-design/ | 2024-04-16T03:48:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.91159 | 744 |
The original part of Kinsley House was built in 1794 by Reuben Newcomb and about 1800 was purchased by Martin Kinsley who added the front portion of the house.
Martin Kinsley was born in 1754 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard College where he studied medicine. He served in the Revolutionary War and became known as Major Kinsley. Subsequently, he became a Circuit Court Judge, Justice of the Peace, Postmaster and U.S. Senator, and was serving in the Senate in 1820 when the Missouri Compromise, which also brought Maine into statehood, was enacted. In 1834, Martin Kinsley moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he died in June 1835.
After 1900, Kinsley House was used as a wayside stop for travelers and as a birthing home. Visitors to Kinsley House will find the original fan window, pumpkin pine flooring, chair rails, Christian doors and fireplaces.
Kinsley House was purchased by the Hampden Historical Society in 1981 for its headquarters and museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. The Society received a national award from the American Association of State and Local History in 1992 for its contribution to local history by volunteer organizations.
The Hampden Historical Society welcomes groups for tours of the Museum, Barn, Blacksmith Shop and the Law Office of Hannibal Hamlin, President Lincoln's first vice president. Membership in the Hampden Historical Society is open to all who are interested in preserving, researching or learning about the history of Hampden. This is accomplished by volunteers who work in the Katherine Trickey Archives Room, filing and recording genealogical and historical documents. Other volunteers plan and arrange exhibits, repair and catalog our ever-growing collection of historical pictures and furnishings, and maintain a large collection of vintage clothing. | <urn:uuid:6a18ddd0-4146-4569-ac93-2ab93af844f7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hampdenhistoricalsociety.org/kinsley-house | 2024-04-16T04:36:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.971485 | 377 |
If your kids are just starting out with words, then these essential spelling cards will help them when they’re learning / writing.
I got sent these Essential Spelling Cards along for the kids’ at home learning, and when I showed it on my Instagram stories, so many of you asked if they could have a copy of it.
It’s actually a set from Twinkl (click the image below to open up the resource and save to your computer):
Twinkl is a great website full of resources to help your kids learn. There are free resources, and paid resources.
Another great website is Education.com – again there are free resources and paid resources.
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At Hardware and Fasteners, we distinguish ourselves from other suppliers in our steadfast commitment to providing rapid lead times, unmatched cost savings, and exceptional customer service. On this page, customers can request quotes on items for their benefit. When filling out an RFQ form, we ask that you provide as much information as you can such as expected shipping time frames, desired quantities, and target prices, allowing our representatives to craft a sourcing solution that works for you. With team members available 24/7x365, responses to requests will be provided in as little as 15 minutes. When you choose to rely on Hardware and Fasteners, you are choosing quality every time.
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After setting 36 traps out last night in Newpool Plantation for the survey skills module, an early start was rewarded with 12 trapped animals. The group found Bank Voles, Yellow Neck Mice and a Wood Mouse. I was able to catch a Wood Mouse, where I weighed it, sexed it, aged it and marked it. All the information was recorded and will be used for research purposes in the future.
The photo is of me with my Wood Mouse. Just another thing Haper does to get us out into the field and doing some practical work. A great thing to bulk out the CV with!
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Serving Libraries since 1872
1872 July 1: Otto Harrassowitz and Oscar Richter founded the companyof Richter & Harrassowitz, Antiquariats- und Verlagsbuchhandlung, in Leipzig/Germany.
1875 The partners separate. Otto Harrassowitz assumes single control of the company, now named OTTO HARRASSOWITZ.
1882 On December 5, 1882, Justin Winsor, the Librarian of the Harvard College Library, writes to ask whether HARRASSOWITZ is ready to supply new German scholarly publications to the Widener Library.
1897 At the 25th anniversary of the firm, more than 40 of the leading US research libraries have chosen HARRASSOWITZ as their supplier for current and antiquarian German publications.
1916 The University of Chicago Library entrusts a Blanket Order to HARRASSOWITZ to collect war materials, pamphlets, propaganda, ephemeral and fugitive materials.
1943 The offices of the company are totally destroyed in the air raid of the night of December 4.
1947 Hans Harrassowitz commissions Richard W. Dorn to establish a branch of the company in Wiesbaden.
1947 Otto Albrecht of the Music Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, in his capacity as Cultural Officer of the US Military Branch in the American Zone, authorizes the establishment of HARRASSOWITZ in Wiesbaden.
1950 Mr. Keyes Metcalf, Harvard Librarian, visits Wiesbaden and assigns the German Farmington Plan to HARRASSOWITZ.
1964 After the death of Hans Harrassowitz, the company is restructured to form a partnership with Gertrud Harrassowitz and Wilfred Becker Sr., Richard W. Dorn, and Felix O. Weigel as partners and managing directors.
1966 The Library of Congress assigns the Title II responsibility for German publications to HARRASSOWITZ and establishes a Field Office in Wiesbaden to organize the Shared Cataloging Project between LC, the Deutsche Bibliothek in Frankfurt, and HARRASSOWITZ.
1970 HARRASSOWITZ extends its library services to include full coverage of European research publications, books and journals, in all fields.
1971 The Music Department, established in 1968, receives the first approval orders for European music scores from SUNY Buffalo and Northwestern University.
1980 A decade begins in which HARRASSOWITZ extends its role of a Subscription Agency servicing European SCI/TECH/MED journals to Academic and Research Libraries all over the world.
1990 A decade begins in which HARRASSOWITZ extends its subscription services to include North American journals and journals published anywhere in the world. HARRASSOWITZ successfully moves from a European agent to a truly globally operating subscription agent.
1992 As a full project member of EDILIBE (Electronic Data Interchange for Libraries and Booksellers in Europe), HARRASSOWITZ actively participates in the design and development of UN/EDIFACT based standards for book EDI transactions between libraries and booksellers.
1994 OttoSerials, the HARRASSOWITZ online serials database is introduced. Through OttoSerials, free user-friendly access is provided to the entire HARRASSOWITZ serials database and to the customer service module for standing orders and subscriptions
HARRASSOWITZ celebrates the
125th anniversary and releases the announcement on E-journal Services.
1999 OCLC accepts HARRASSOWITZ records for inclusion in WorldCat.
2000 HARRASSOWITZ releases the first version of OttoEditions, the online database for monographs and music scores, launched with web based searching, library ordering, and claiming functions.
2003 As part of a long-term business perspective, HARRASSOWITZ moves to a new custom-designed building complex on Kreuzberger Ring in the suburb of Wiesbaden-Erbenheim.
2005 OttoSerials, the HARRASSOWITZ online database for serials and continuations has been upgraded. OttoSerials is entirely web-based and represents HARRASSOWITZ' online management system for periodicals and standing orders.
2007 HARRASSOWITZ is ISO 9001:2000 certified for its entire range of library services in providing scholarly books and periodicals to university and research libraries worldwide. The certification specifically mentions the effectiveness of internal communication within HARRASSOWITZ and refers to the high degree of motivation and performance on part of the HARRASSOWITZ staff.
2010 After a decade of successful handling of e-journals, HARRASSOWITZ included e-books into its portfolio. The HARRASSOWITZ database OttoEditions provides the underpinning for e-book work processes such as bibliographical searching, identification of aggregators as well as firm order and approval plan acquisition options.
2016 Fokus, the next-generation management system for subscriptions and standing orders, replaces OttoSerials. The new system utilizes graphical displays and a state-of-the-art search engine in a workflow-driven, intuitive user environment.
2020 HARRASSOWITZ integrates OttoEditions with Fokus and enhances features in order to provide our customers with one interface for Monographs, Music Scores, Standing Orders, and Subscriptions.
2022 Established in 1872, HARRASSOWITZ has been serving libraries around the world for 150 years.
View complete history Download anniversary book Festschrift herunterladen
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I have a subscription box review for you all today but it's a subscription box with a difference.... it contains yummy food and drink, so say hello to Degustabox*. Degustabox works very much like how beauty subscription boxes work, for £12.99 a month (postage included within the £12.99 price) you will receive 10 to 15 surprise food/drink products, many that are completely new to the market! So if your a bit of a foodie like myself and you love subscription boxes your going to love this beaut's!
This month we have 16 yummy snacks and drinks to sink are teeth into starting with all the sweet Halloween inspired goodies, theres a Vimto Millions Gift Jar (£2.99) which sounds like a match made in heaven for me as I love Millions and I love Vimto! Theres also a Pechkeks Misfortune Cookie (£1.50) which is perfect for Halloween, it has the same taste as a normal fortune cookie but instead its black and inside theres a crude, truthful or direct message instead of a positive fortune! Along with those two Halloween treats we have a Michel Augustin Super Cookie Pack (£1.60), an orange and choc chip oat bar by Pulsin Kids (59p), a Nuttvia Bread stick Snack pack (£1.70) and a Pip's Real Hot Chocolate Coin in Chocolate Orange flavour (£1.50). I'm so excited to try the hot chocolate because it's smells so divine and festive, and that Nuttvia chocolate and bread stick snack pack is calling my name right now.
Theres also a few savoury items in the box this month starting with Cirio Valfrurra Rise Pack (£2.29) these packs are actually a new range of ready to eat Mediterranean dishes and are available in lots of different flavours. Then we have a pot of Kabuto Thai Green Chicken Curry Noodles (£1.99), these noodles are basically like pot noodles on steroids, they are healthier, tastier and very convenient Then theres a tin of Heinz No Added Sugar Hoops (75p), I absolutely LOVE spaghetti hoops so these wont be lasting long I can assure you! We also got some LoSalt which was a free gift sample.
Sticking with savoury we also have a couple of Lee Kum Kee Sauce Sachets (85p) to try, I received the Honey Garlic Spare Ribs Sauce which sounds pretty epic and the Tomato Garlic Prawns Sauce which also sounds super yummy, they've even thrown in a mini sachet of sweet soy sauce too.
Finally this month there was two Feel Good Water Infusions Drinks (£1.20 each), I got the flavours Strawberry and Mint and Orange and Mango, both of which sound so delicious and refreshing!
Degustabox have kindly given me a discount code for all of my beautiful readers, all you have to do is pop 039DB into the promotional code box and you'll receive a whopping £7.00 discount when registering making your first box just £5.99. And don't worry beaut's, theres no commitments with Degustabox meaning you can cancel your subscription free of charge before the 10th of any month, but I mean why would you cancel monthly surprise food treats ha ha!
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Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy
MP 0138/20 - Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy (pdf 159KB)
Applicable to: This Policy is applicable to all WA health system entities, as defined in this Policy.
Description: To ensure a consistent approach to integrity governance and risks associated with conflicts of interest across the WA health system, and to ensure effective governance of conflicts of interest including monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy specifies the principles and minimum requirements with which WA health system entities must comply.
In line with the Public Sector Code of Ethics and MP 0124/19 Code of Conduct Policy, Department of Health employees and Health Service Provider staff members are required to act with honesty and integrity and must:
- avoid situations which may give rise to conflicts of interest
- immediately declare any conflicts of interest or possible perception of conflicts of interest, including the disclosure of personal or professional matters that may lead to actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
Conflicts of interest arise when a Department of Health employee or a Health Service Provider staff member's official duty is directly affected or impacted by their personal or private interests. Actual, perceived and potential conflicts of interest are not inherently unethical or wrong, however they must be declared and managed.
Failure to declare conflicts of interest creates a risk that may undermine the public’s trust and confidence in the WA health system and may:
- cause financial harm and loss
- damage the culture within the WA health system
- cause loss of confidence in the impartiality and honesty of Department of Health employees and Health Service Provider staff members
- present opportunities for misconduct, fraud or corruption.
This Policy is a mandatory requirement under the Integrity Policy Framework pursuant to section 26(2)(l) and section 19(1A) of the Health Services Act 2016.
This Policy is also a mandatory requirement for the Department of Health pursuant to section 29 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
This Policy supersedes MP 0113/19 Managing Conflicts of Interest Policy and Department of Health Managing Conflict of Interest Policy and Guidelines.
Date of effect: 11 June 2020
System-Manager-Conflicts-of-Interest-Registry-COIR-User-Guide (pdf 364KB)
Managing-Conflicts-of-Interest-Information (pdf 283KB)
Public Sector Commission Guidance-Understanding conflicts of interest
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Plastic containers are cheap, versatile and widely available. It’s for these reasons and more why a lot of people use them for storing and most especially for microwaving food. Depending on the plastic products that you use, many of them actually contain chemicals that can wreak havoc to your health. These chemicals can leach into food when used for heating or cooking in the microwave.
Studies have shown that some of these chemicals can have all sorts of negative effects on the body. According to medical experts, they can cause problems such as hormonal imbalance, infertility, cancer and so many others. Two of the chemicals in plastic products worthy of being tackled are phthalates, bisphenol-A (BPA) or any other replacement chemical for it such as BPS or BPC, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Based on investigations, phthalates are known to cause an increase in blood pressure. They are also linked to increased urinary levels and insulin resistance, something that can put you at risk of ending up with diabetes. Additionally, phthalates have been associated with preterm or premature births as well as neurobehavioral issues in infants whose mothers were exposed to the said chemical during pregnancy.
On the other hand, BPA or anything spawned from it is linked to altered immune system functioning, structural damage to the brain, stimulation of prostate cancer cells, increased prostate size, decrease in number of sperm, and even an increase in number of fat cells that leads to obesity. Experts add that BPA can actually stimulate early puberty development, disruption of reproductive cycles, infertility and changes in behaviors related to gender.
PVC, a chemical used for the production of cling wraps, is regarded as a carcinogen — an agent known to trigger cancer development. By the way, just so you know, other products made of PVC include: pipes, electric cable insulation, floorings, window frames, gutters, commercial signage items, coats, bags, shoes, sports equipment, credit cards and many others.
Certainly, heating plastic products can cause those harmful chemicals present to leach into food. In fact, experts say that of all the things that can bring about chemical leaching such as washing and scratching, heating is the leading cause.
If you think that opting for plastic containers that are tagged as safe for microwave use because the dangerous chemicals mentioned above are not present, better think again. According to the pros, these microwave-safe plastic containers contain ingredients that are deemed safer than the likes of phthalates, BPA and PVC but are actually not. For instance, diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) in these products are linked to increased blood pressure.
Some experts say that it is a good idea to refrain from using plastic containers when microwaving food because both traditional and microwave-safe ones apparently contain chemicals that may leach into your food upon being heated. These experts add that it is actually a good idea for you to ditch microwaving your food. That’s because the rapid heating of food caused by the vibration of water molecules present can in fact alter the chemical structure of food. What’s so bad about this resulting alteration is much of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in your food can get damaged.
There is no denying that chemicals present in those plastic containers you use for microwaving and storing food can be detrimental to your health. By avoiding the use of these products, you are keeping your body from being touched by harmful chemicals. There are a few other things that may be done to reduce your exposure to unfavorable chemicals:
- Store food and beverages in glass containers.
- Purchase food products that are stored in glass jars of bottles.
- Replace non-stick cookware with glass or ceramic ones.
- Opt for organic food products.
- Use cosmetic and household cleaning products containing all-natural ingredients only.
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You cannot safely home can bread or cake.
If someone gives you home canned cake, assume it is unsafe to eat and discard it in a manner that not even animals can consume it. See the USDA’s procedure for handling suspect food.
What is cake in a jar?
“Home-canned cakes” and “home-canned quick breads” are cakes or quick-breads that have been baked in, and then sealed in, a jar with a lid.
You can see such “home-canned cakes” and “home-canned quick breads” sold at fairs, farmers’ markets, and craft shows. The jars are unique and fun looking, are easily portable for lunches, and the single serving sizes seem ideal for singletons and people living alone. And besides, many people’s first reaction is, “how cute!”
In making them, cake batter is poured into canning jars, which are then baked in the oven. When the cake is deemed cooked by the cook, the jars are taken out of the oven, metal lids slapped on right away, and as the cake and jar cools a vacuum (usually) forms, creating a sealed jar. Recipes maintain that the cake is shelf-stable and can be stored anywhere from a year to indefinitely.
The first thing to note is that this isn’t actually “home-canned” cake, because there isn’t actually any canning that happens.
The bread or cake is not really home-canned. It is baked in an open glass canning jar and then covered with a canning lid; there is no further canning process given to the product.” Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., and Judy A. Harrison, Ph.D. Canning Breads and Cakes ? 2000: University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences. FDNS-E-75
So they don’t actually undergo a canning process, which is heat-treatment of a canister of some sort holding food.
Secondly, Elizabeth Andress, project director of the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP), reminds us that just because we may see recipes or blogs encouraging people to do this does not mean it is safe:
… recipes for home-canned breads and cakes do continue to be available. They appear occasionally in major newspapers, in books, on television and on the web. Availability is not a guarantee that the finished product is safe, however.” Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., and Judy A. Harrison, Ph.D. Canning Breads and Cakes ? 2000: University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences. FDNS-E-75
Utah State University Food Safety Specialist Charlotte Brennand emphatically says not to have anything to do with this:
DON’T CAN IT! DON’T EAT IT!” Brennand, Charlotte P. Safety of Canning Quick Breads. USU Extension Food Safety/Preservation Specialist. Food Safety Fact Sheet. October 2000 FN-FS-250.10
Commercially-made cake in a jar
You may also see commercially-made and sold ones in stores.
The commercially made “cakes in a jar” that are sold without sealed tops, and kept refrigerated in chillers, are fine, and there is no question of concern about those, beyond the usual best-before dates.
The shelf-stable ones made by large food companies and sold in grocery stores are also considered fine: they will have added rafts of preservatives and additives only available commercially to make it safe.
You will see these products made commercially; however additives, preservatives and processing controls not available for home recipes are used.” Andress, Elizabeth L. and Judy A. Harrison. So Easy to Preserve. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Bulletin 989. Sixth Edition. 2014. Page 117.
If you don’t see preservatives on the list of ingredients, then, it’s possible that it was a combination of process control and strictly regimented recipe formulation that made them safe. Or, you may want to avoid these as well all together.
What is the risk?
The risk is the big B word — botulism.
These products present the risk of food poisoning from botulism toxin.” Ingham, Barb. Canned Breads and Cakes an Unsafe Holiday Gift. Blog posting. 10 November 2017. Accessed November 2017 at https://fyi.uwex.edu/safepreserving/2017/11/10/canned-breads-and-cakes-an-unsafe-holiday-gift/.
This has been confirmed by dedicated research studies:
Some research studies have shown that low acid canned bread or cake products may have characteristics that are favorable for growth of Clostridium spores.” Penn State University Extension. Canned Breads and Cakes. Accessed July 2016.
Charlotte Brennand from Utah State says that, it would be hard to think of any better breeding grounds for botulism in fact, than home canned breads and cakes:
Three factors determine if C. botulinum will grow or not: a nonacid pH, adequate moisture and an airless environment. Canned breads meet all the requirements. Normally these products are not being held under vacuum and therefore botulism is not a concern. However, sealing the bread in a jar provides the necessary airless condition.” Brennand, Charlotte P. Safety of Canning Quick Breads. USU Extension Food Safety/Preservation Specialist. Food Safety Fact Sheet. October 2000 FN-FS-250.10
Given the high-stakes of giving someone botulism, and given that no safe home canning recipes have been developed, Elizabeth Andress and Judy Harrison from the University of Georgia say, don’t do it:
Given that no reliable, safe recipes for baking and sealing cakes or breads in jars for room temperature storage are available to the home cook, it is best to say these products are not recommended at this time.” Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., and Judy A. Harrison, Ph.D. Canning Breads and Cakes ? 2000: University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences. FDNS-E-75
Remember, several strains of botulism are invisible. Foods spoiled by other bacteria are friendly by comparison, because your eyes and common sense will tell you not to eat them. You don’t get that warning with botulism infested foods. They can look, smell and taste fine.
To date, there are as of yet no documented cases of botulism resulting from cake in a jar. But again, all the experts are warning it’s an accident waiting to happen. Imagine how you would feel if you were the one who made the home canned cake in a jar that made someone incapacitated for life, or worse.
Baking in jars in an oven
What if you don’t seal the jars, but rather just bake your homemade treat in a canning jar, then store it in a fridge?
Don’t even mention that to Ball or Bernardin. They have a bird when you mention baking in their jars. Their jars are made of annealed glass, not Pyrex. The jars are certified for moist heat achieved from canning using boiling water, steam or pressure canning, not for dry oven heat, and they may fracture, shatter or explode in an oven, or be weakened enough that they will inexplicably shatter in someone’s hands later.
We do not recommend baking in any size or shape of Ball or Kerr canning jars. The glass used for Ball and Kerr canning jars is not tempered for oven use and is not meant to be used as bakeware.” Ball. FAQ. Accessed July 2016 at https://www.freshpreserving.com/faqs.html
Not only is it unsafe, oven-canning can be extremely hazardous. Regardless of the brand of oven, jar, cap or lid you use, jars can break or explode due to temperature fluctuations when the oven door is opened.” Bernardin. FAQ under: “How do different canning methods affect the safety of home canned foods?” Accessed July 2016.)
To be clear what this means for you, Elizabeth Andress of the NCHFP points out that it means that you’re on your own for any injury or damage from shattering or exploding glass, you will not be able to hold those companies liable:
…..canning jar manufacturers do not currently endorse baking in their canning jars. They would not be liable for any damage or illness that occurs from a non-recommended use of their jars. Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., and Judy A. Harrison, Ph.D. Canning Breads and Cakes ? 2000: University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences. FDNS-E-75
Some of the refrigerated commercial ones you buy have directions on them asking you to heat them up (with metal lid off) in the microwave. It’s unclear what Ball or Bernardin would say about microwave use of their jars, either.
Refrigerated cakes and breads in jars
Penn State Extension gives this advice (citing Dr Angie Fraser from North Carolina State). They basically say that if you really are bound and determined to give cake in a jar as a present, make sure there is no vacuum seal on the jar, and give it as a refrigerated product.
If breads or cakes are baked in canning jars, seal them after they are completely cooled so that a vacuum seal is not created. This will prevent the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Also, immediately refrigerate. Refrigeration temperatures will prevent the growth of other harmful bacteria that can grow at the water activity and pH typically found in these types of products. The shelf-life in the refrigerator is several weeks.” PennState Canning and Freezing FAQ. Accessed December 2017 at https://extension.psu.edu/canning-and-freezing-questions-and-answers#section-28
They note that regardless, there’s a risk of having the jars crack in the oven during baking.
You would want to make sure that the recipient knows what the shelf life is, and, that it does need to be kept refrigerated.
Alternatives to bottling your cake
There are many sayings about foolish people using the wrong tool for the wrong job. One such saying is, “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
This could apply to people with an empty jar and a lid, and thinking that that makes everything look like it should be sealed inside that jar.
A sealed jar at room temperature is not the right storage method for cake or bread.
Instead, consume these items fresh, or frozen.
Barb Ingham from the University of Wisconsin says,
Instead, choose cake or bread recipes that you can freeze….. Quick breads are best eaten fresh, or placed in the freezer for long-term storage.” Ingham, Barb. Canned Breads and Cakes an Unsafe Holiday Gift
Charlotte Brennand from Utah State agrees: enjoy it fresh, or freeze it.
Banana nut bread, zucchini bread or similar products should be either fresh or frozen.” Brennand, Charlotte P. Safety of Canning Quick Breads. USU Extension Food Safety/Preservation Specialist. Food Safety Fact Sheet. October 2000 FN-FS-250.10
If you really want to give someone the idea of a cake in a jar, Clemson University has a really unique and crafty alternative. Given them a beautifully layered “mix in a jar”:
….prepare the ingredients of the cake or bread as a ‘mix in a jar.’ Layer the dry ingredients for a quick bread or cake into a jar and attach the directions for baking it to the outside. Include a ‘use by’ date on the label because ingredients such as baking powder will lose their effectiveness over time; brown sugar will harden when combined with other ingredients, and moisture from nuts and raisins can cause dry ingredients to cake. Ingredients for a topping, as on a coffee cake, can be inserted into a small plastic bag and placed on top of the other dry ingredients. One month from the time you prepare a ‘mix in a jar’ is an appropriate ‘use by’ date.” Clemson University Extension Service. Cakes and Breads in Jars – Are They Safe?Accessed July 2016.
History of “cake in a jar” studies
To be clear: As with all historical research presented by HealthyCanning, none of the recipes or recommendations in this section are to be followed. The information here is for academic background purposes only.
Two newspaper columnists refer to the cake in a jar concept being a creation of Penn State University during World War Two.
In 1987, Vivian Calvillo, a Master Food Preserver, wrote:
Baking quick breads in canning jars as a means of preservation was common during World War II. Interest in this process has recently been revived.” Calvillo, Vivian. Master Food Preservers Column. In: Placerville Mountain Democrat. Placerville, California. 14 January 1987. Page B-2.
In 1994, Marsha Parker, a Kentucky Extension Agent, wrote:
… bread in a jar has been around for a long time. Penn State University developed recipes for breads baked in jars so they could be sent to the troops overseas during World War II.” Parker, Marsha. Canned bread now made for novelty. Hopkinsville, Kentucky: Kentucky New Era. 5 November 1994. Page 7A
HealthyCanning has been unable to date (2016) to find any primary source material which would back their assertions about a World War Two origin.
Marsha Parker asserted in 1994 that in the years since the war, the recipes had been altered by being passed from one person to another, which could make them unsafe, and thus she was running the two Penn State originals: Pumpkin Bread, and Applesauce Cake.
Some people instead attribute the recipes to Gerald Kuhn. “It was developed by Gerald Kuhn, retired professor of food science at Penn State.” Martinson, Suzanne. Canned Pumpkin Bread. Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 10 November 2002.
Healthy Canning has been unable to date (2016) to find any primary source material which would back assertions about development by Gerald Kuhn personally, though Penn State itself does say:
Several years ago, a professor of Food Science at Penn State developed a recipe for canned bread. It was carefully formulated so that acid and moisture levels would prevent the growth of Clostridium botulinum spores during room temperature storage. The product can be safely made as long as the original Penn State recipe is followed exactly as written.” Penn State University Extension. Canned Breads and Cakes. Accessed July 2016.
This does not say it was actually Gerald Kuhn. Nor have we have able to find a primary source copy of such a recipe to compare it with what appeared in the newspaper clippings above.
So we have been unable to verify the World War Two story, unable to confirm a Gerald Kuhn origin, and unable to find an actual Penn State issued copy of such a recipe. So we are not in possession of a clear chain of evidence that what appeared in the newspapers, warning people not to deviate, didn’t deviate itself.
In any event, the idea was that the two recipes had the right finely-balanced combination of acidity and low water activity that would be safe baked in jars (aside from the safety factor of the glass jars themselves in the oven) and then sealed in them.
The recipes have since been retracted. It was apparently decided that the risk was too great that home cooks would not follow the recipe rigorously: that they’d make substitutions, make mis-measurements over or under, forget something, or, try to be creative.
However, there is a significant risk that the creative cook may make ingredient substitutions or omissions that could significantly change the pH of the product such that conditions might be more favorable for growth of Clostridium spores.” Penn State University Extension. Canned Breads and Cakes. Accessed July 2016.
In 1994, researchers at Kansas State University tested a banana-nut bread recipe.
Testing was done using spores of Clostridium sporogenes bacteria as a stand-in for botulism spores. Spores of this survived the baking process in the jars even at an oven temperature of 204 C for 50 minutes. In fact, even in test breads in jars that weren’t inoculated with the test spores, other spores that just happened to be naturally present survived and germinated. The test team recommend that further work would be needed in order to determine any kind of safe processing procedure. (Reported in the Journal of Food Protection in October 1994.)
So that’s why the recipes were withdrawn. There was just too great a risk that home cooks would deviate, on purpose or by accident, and, research work showed there could easily be bacterial growth in deviations occurred or other recipes were tried.
Penn State University Extension. Canned Breads and Cakes. Accessed July 2016. (Note: the Penn State piece can give the impression that the 1994 testing research was done at Penn State. It was done at Kansas State University.)
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Although health plans may need to take the lead on this issue because of their unsurpassed access to pricing data, sustainable solutions will involve significant input from stakeholders across the spectrum.
As healthcare consumers pay a greater portion of their costs out of pocket, they have an urgent need for meaningful and transparent price information. They also have more motivation than before to bring up questions about the cost of medical treatments and services when speaking with a clinician.
Although industry stakeholders are hopeful that implementation of widespread price transparency can enhance the value of health care, the path to such an outcome is difficult. Current tools have not gained widespread utilization or made much of a dent in healthcare shopping habits, in part because consumers lack experience at interpreting the information and using it to make high-value choices.
In this edition of the Healthcare Challenge Roundtable, representatives of the healthcare finance, clinical medicine, and health plan segments discuss the challenges and opportunities that have arisen in the push to be more transparent and forthcoming about prices.
Participating are Aaron Crane, CEO of Propel Health in Portland, Ore., and formerly CFO of Salem Health in Salem, Ore. (and a 2016-19 Board member of HFMA); Nathan Foco, senior director of market research and consumer analytics with Priority Health in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mary Anne Jones, CFO and senior vice president for operations with Priority Health; and Wynn Hunter, MD, resident physician in the Department of Medicine at Duke University Health System and a frequently published researcher on the topic of out-of-pocket healthcare costs and their impact on medical decision-making.
The need to be transparent on the costs of healthcare services for the consumer seems to have become more urgent in recent years. How has your organization responded, or how have you seen the industry responding?
Aaron Crane: One of the current problems in the industry is that data is siloed across multiple sources. This problem is compounded by the misalignment of incentives among these sources. It’s hard for the consumer to understand what they really owe when you talk about transparency because different parts of the pie have different pieces of information. It’s not shared, it’s not easily digested. It’s not that people don’t want to give you a straight answer—they honestly don’t really know, and it’s not a priority to figure it out.
When I look at what we’re trying to do at Propel, in a value-based business model one goal is to align incentives of the patient, insurance companies, and the provider. The idea is to manage the patient’s needs in the lowest-cost setting to optimize their health. This hopefully puts all the information in fewer places and makes it easier for patients to understand what they need to make decisions. It does try to make it simpler, but it’s something that’s still being built.
Wynn Hunter: The biggest change I’ve seen over the past few years has been in the way that physicians are being trained to deal with healthcare costs. With greater appreciation of our country’s unsustainable healthcare expenditures, and the rise of advocacy groups and campaigns like Choosing Wisely, there has been greater emphasis on identifying and eliminating unnecessary testing, procedures, and medications. Additionally, as the health systems are focusing more on quality metrics like readmissions, we are working even harder to improve adherence to medications and ensure follow-up.
Excessive healthcare costs and resulting financial distress are barriers to adherence and optimal treatment, so we find ourselves discussing out-of-pocket costs and affordability with our patients on a routine basis. As a result, many of us younger physicians are becoming comfortable with discussing out-of-pocket costs with patients, and we embrace the importance of preventing financial distress.
Nathan Foco: We’ve been on this journey for almost three years now. It has been slow to start. We’re not only providing our members with a tool that can help in their decision making, but we’re also making them aware that they have the option to do so. That’s part of the process that we’ve gone through over the last few years—helping our members to understand that this is even an issue and that they have solutions.
We have obviously gone through a number of different targeted marketing approaches, general awareness. But we also reach out to people on almost a one-on-one basis. We’ll send people direct information even after they’ve had a particular procedure to let them know that they essentially could have saved a little money had they actually used some of these tools.
Overall, about 10 percent of our eligible population has used our cost estimator, which is a couple of times greater than the national averages that we’ve seen.
What approaches stand out to you as best practices with respect to price transparency and financial communications? For any that you may have implemented, can you share results?
Mary Anne Jones: Our cost estimator tool is actually part of what we call our MyHealth hub. It’s an app that you carry around with you on your smartphone or iPad, and you can also access it on your computer. You can be shopping in real time when you’re right there with your physician as you’re trying to identify where you want to have your service done.
We also have a rewards program that goes along with that, where we share part of the savings. If they choose a lower-cost option, they get a reward for that.
We also incorporate this into our call center, so when members call with questions about services, we have our health navigators work with the members to educate them. Every opportunity we get to talk with our members about their health, we make sure that they are aware of what their options are.
Hunter: Over time, physicians can identify patterns in terms of what insurance plans are most common among the patients that they see on a daily basis. Further, it is possible to find out which medications and tests are preferred, or covered well, on these patients’ formularies. Accordingly, from interactions with patients and from documents detailing these formularies, a physician may be able to start prescribing medications and tests that have equal efficacy but lower out-of-pocket costs. That can be a very difficult task, though, and many physicians do not have the time or bandwidth in the context of their busy clinical schedules to track down formulary documents or recognize lower-cost alternatives.
Nevertheless, it is possible to help patients avoid financial distress by providing contingency plans in case a medication is particularly expensive. For example, certain inhalers for patients with asthma or COPD can be several hundred dollars each month depending on the nuances of insurance coverage. If the patient has had insurance-coverage issues before, the physician can write a second prescription for a similar inhaler for the patient that could be filled if the first option is too expensive.
What type of training or education may be necessary for healthcare stakeholders who are not used to discussing this topic in depth (for example, front-line clinicians)?
Foco: Ultimately our members, the patients, want to be able to have the conversation at the point of care. That’s really the ideal place, and it’s starting to shift. We’re starting to see that, but this is another one of those long journeys that we’re on—trying to help give physicians the tools and information they need so they can help take care of not only the health of their patient, but even their financial health.
Hunter: In our research, we analyze full transcripts of conversations between doctors and patients in outpatient clinics. We found that discussions about out-of-pocket costs were happening more frequently than previously thought—in about a third of visits. Although it’s difficult for physicians to identify an exact amount that a patient would pay for a given medication, they were often able to give a ballpark estimate of how much it might cost. For example, some physicians were familiar with medications on the Walmart $4 list. They were also familiar with the newest and supremely expensive medications that often cost patients several hundred or thousands of dollars.
It is important for physicians to recognize that even general discussions about patients’ out-of-pocket costs can mitigate financial distress or nonadherence. Simply asking patients, “Do you ever have trouble filling your medications?” can lead in to very helpful conversations about patients’ capacity and willingness to pay for important medications.
Jones: We actually engage with that—not only with our integrated health system, Spectrum Health, but also with our other providers within our network. Over the three-year journey that we’ve been on, we started out having a lower number of procedures that were in the cost estimator tool, and then we’ve expanded that to include labs, physical therapy visits, and recently the drug pricing, and so forth. Every time we make these adjustments, we’re out educating the providers and providing them with opportunities to understand what’s available to their patients.
Crane: Maybe there’s also some protection that we need to give providers. They can provide a price, but it is not a guarantee—they can’t be responsible for the unknowns. There are complications and there are risks, so part of the conversation includes sharing these risks in the context of likelihood and cost impact, and the patient needs to understand that if one of those things happens, the patient shouldn’t expect the fee to be the same, or the outcome.
The expectation on the payer or the financier is to communicate X, Y, and Z. The expectation on the patient is to understand that this is not a factory and that there are dynamics in play that make this completely unguaranteeable or not fully predictable, so there’s always an asterisk to any information you get.
What information (whether from a pricing tool or directly presented by a provider or health plan) can help consumers understand costs and encourage them to engage in this issue and become savvier “shoppers” of health care?
Hunter: This is a huge issue that I wish we had more time to discuss. Hypothetically, it could be helpful for patients to have an app that provides real-time information about out-of-pocket costs of medications, imaging, or procedures. However, I’ve never seen or heard of such a thing, which likely indicates the difficulty of creating such an app. Of equal importance, though, is that the patient and physician would need to be willing and able to integrate this seamlessly into their conversation about the risks and benefits of various treatment options at the point of care. We have a hard enough time navigating the electronic health record while working with our patients in the clinic, so it is hard to imagine such an app making its way into routine practice.
A more reasonable option may be for insurance plans to work together with electronic health record companies to provide instant price information to physicians when they attempt to order a particular medication, procedure, or imaging test. Then the physician would be alerted to potential high costs immediately and could share the information with the patient and choose different treatment options if needed.
Jones: We would love to be able to publish more quality information on our tool. The unfortunate reality is that there isn’t really consistent, reliable quality information that is specific to procedures. We would love to get the provider community to have that level of data that we could share on the tool for our members. We haven’t found where that’s available yet, but I think that’s the next big push that providers should make available.
The other thing that is really important—even for myself from a consumer perspective—is that the wide range of pricing that’s out in the marketplace is very shocking. That’s information to really get people engaged. They just don’t realize how much of a price differential is out there, and I think that once people see that and their awareness is perked, then they’re more apt to go out and use the tool more often.
The other thing that’s really valuable is when we can highlight what other options are available. In our drug-pricing transparency, you go out and look at one of your drugs, and then we say, “Did you know that there’s a lower-price alternative?” In the pharmacy space, the industry has been experiencing double-digit or sometimes 100 percent price increases in certain drugs. I think the call to action to make pharmaceutical costs accountable for the cost of care is to get this information out into the public and get that level of public awareness of the price disparities that take place.
What sort of collaboration between providers and health plans in price transparency and financial communications can enhance the patient experience?
Crane: I really think that whoever is acting on the patients’ behalf to negotiate rates for the care they get ought to be responsible for explaining it to them. The idea that you call up the hospital and say, “How much is my delivery going to cost?” is not reflective of how our system works. Instead, the patient should call the insurance plan, because they’re the ones who have purchased that service from us and have divvied responsibility between the patient and the plan. They’re the ones who should be talking to the patient about this.
Now, the self-pay patient has absolutely every right in the world to go to the hospital and say, “Look, I don’t have insurance, I’m paying for this out of pocket. If I have my delivery at your hospital, what’s it going to cost me?” That conversation belongs there.
If we could establish who’s accountable for sharing that information, we could then maybe even put some standards around what we think minimum communication looks like, and timing, etc.
There’s a role for IT and technology companies, too. The data’s there to be aggregated. Algorithms can be created that improve the information provided to patients. The solution doesn’t have to require lengthy conversations. We make it complex because there are so many different policy-plan designs, etc. But answers can be created with computers and delivered online if the right people or companies are willing to make this a priority.
Jones: It’s an ongoing process with us, and we are regularly engaging with our providers to understand where they are positioned with respect to market-based pricing and help improve their awareness as they’re making their own decisions. Certainly, within just the last few years, the level of awareness has been raised that there is a market price for health care.
I think that for many, many reasons, the healthcare industry has been shielded from the basic economic laws of supply and pricing and price elasticity, and in today’s world, providers’ eyes are more open to that. They’re making more conscientious decisions to make their pricing more market-based. We’ve seen that the level of variation that existed three years ago has actually shrunk down somewhat.
When done well, what sort of impact can these approaches make in terms of bending the healthcare cost curve?
Jones: We needed this level of disruption to take place in the industry to get people to focus on the realities of what was taking place in healthcare economics. We’ve seen savings resulting from the implementation of this tool—about $6 million—and we are now able to reduce our premium prices accordingly. Those savings that we have with the cost-curve bend now turn around to trying to keep premium increases closer to a cost-of-living level of increase.
I’m hopeful that as this continues to expand into the area of drug pricing that we will see that also taper down, in terms of the level of trends that we’ve seen in past years. It’s completely unsustainable. Drug pricing is 20 percent of the total cost of health care today. People need to understand what’s been happening in pricing in that space, and we need to make that more manageable.
Hunter: If price transparency does improve, and physicians become facile in discussing out-of-pocket costs with patients, I think we will be better able to identify therapies that are optimal from a medical sense and do not cause undue financial distress. Treating a patient’s disease but driving them into bankruptcy, financial hardship, food insecurity, etc., is not necessarily a success.
The question of whether we’re actually going to bend the cost curve is more difficult. If you’re my patient, my duty and responsibility is to you, not your insurance company. If I identify a therapy that is optimal from a disease standpoint, and affordable to you, then I’m not going to consider what the overall price will be to your insurance company. It is not my job to ration health care, so I’m always going to do what is best for your health and well-being in that moment, even if it is expensive for society at large. I think this is absolutely critical for maintaining the sanctity and inherent trust of the patient-physician relationship. I’m always going to advocate for you and your best interests. It is the job of politicians and economists to determine the broader impact.
So I think we can improve each individual patient’s likelihood of developing financial distress, but I’m skeptical that price transparency will bend the cost curve in general.
Is there any other insight on this topic that you would like to share based on your experiences?
Crane: The fact that we can’t explain costs to someone, while it’s embarrassing and disappointing, is not the core problem. The billion-dollar problem is that the cost of our healthcare delivery model is not sustainable and the quality produced is not acceptable compared to other models around the world.
The key questions are: How do we align incentives for keeping people healthy? How do we optimize a care system so that people get the right care in the right setting at the right time? And how do we optimize health outcomes while lowering the overall cost?
I come back to the value-based system. If I can put a product on the market where someone has little to no out-of-pocket costs as long as they follow the standards of care that the evidence says they need to follow, while incenting them to be healthy, there is less of an issue related to cost transparency.
Hunter: For those trying to work on this issue, I cannot underscore enough the importance of a team-based approach. Once you get siloed, and it’s only doctors in the room, or only hospital administrators, or insurance companies, or only industry representatives, that’s when you start dreaming up solutions that are never going to be effective on the ground or on a societal level. Making headway on this problem will require teamwork from a lot of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and training who actually listen to each other and have patients’ best interests at heart.
Nick Hut is managing editor of Leadership.
Interviewed for this article: Aaron Crane, CEO, Propel Health; Nathan Foco, senior director of market research and consumer analytics, Priority Health; Wynn Hunter, MD, resident physician, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System; Mary Anne Jones, CFO and senior vice president for operations, Priority Health.
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Queen Anne Farmhouse Remodel
This charming 1910 Queen Anne farmhouse in Old Town Fort Collins has undergone several remodeling projects over the years. The guest house, garage, and main living space were updated with modern amenities that honor the owner’s traditional tastes yet maintain a period-appropriate style. The kitchen is one of our favorite parts of this whole-house remodel. Features include refinished 2.25-inch rift and quarter-sawn red oak floors, white shaker-style cabinets with bin pulls, and a rich Borocca soapstone used for the countertops and apron sink. The beadboard backsplash, schoolhouse pendant lighting, and clever space planning add to the appeal. | <urn:uuid:f1b5557d-b29a-4993-935e-eb33ca2b8240> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.highcraft.net/project/queen-anne-farmhouse-remodel/ | 2024-04-16T03:54:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.908556 | 147 |
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February Half Term
This half-term will end on Friday 18th February at approximately 3.15 pm.
School will re-open again for students on Monday 28th February 2022 with registration at 8.45am.
If at any time you have any concerns about a Hillcrest student please email: [email protected] or contact Children’s Advice & Support Service (CASS) on 0121 303 1888. In an emergency always call 999.
For all other queries please continue to use [email protected]
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Neural Induction, Neural Fate Stabilization, and Neural Stem Cells
The promise of stem cell therapy is expected to greatly benefit the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. An underlying biological reason for the progressive functional losses associated with these diseases is the extremely low natural rate of self-repair in the nervous system. Although the mature CNS harbors a limited number of self-renewing stem cells, these make a significant contribution to only a few areas of brain. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand how to manipulate embryonic stem cells and adult neural stem cells so their descendants can repopulate and functionally repair damaged brain regions. A large knowledge base has been gathered about the normal processes of neural development. The time has come for this information to be applied to the problems of obtaining sufficient, neurally committed stem cells for clinical use. In this article we review the process of neural induction, by which the embryonic ectodermal cells are directed to form the neural plate, and the process of neural�fate stabilization, by which neural plate cells expand in number and consolidate their neural fate. We will present the current knowledge of the transcription factors and signaling molecules that are known to be involved in these processes. We will discuss how these factors may be relevant to manipulating embryonic stem cells to express a neural fate and to produce large numbers of neurally committed, yet undifferentiated, stem cells for transplantation therapies. | <urn:uuid:5ec87396-7b73-4d29-94ff-3e3863e39a89> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2002/373214/ | 2024-04-16T03:33:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.940976 | 285 |
Hindus expect the Government to pass a law at the earliest banning conversions!
Mumbai : Law imposing ban on conversions should be passed as recommended by Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari Committee, was the demand made by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) through a representation submitted to Shiv Sena’s MLA Hemant Patil from Nanded. Such demand for passing this law should be made during the ongoing budgetary session of State Legislative Assembly, was the appeal made by Shri. Satish Sonar and Shri. Ajay Sambhus.
It has been stated in the representation that
1. In last 5-6 years, Christian missionaries have converted more than 1.5 lakh people from Sindhi community. If such conversion continues, Sindhi community will become extinct.
2. Huge 17 churches have been built in Ulhasnagar and surrounding area where Christian missionaries are converting various factions of Hindus under the guise of prayers.
3. Similar incidents are happening even in Panvel. Missionaries and nuns are going to hospitals and under the guise of making prayers for patients, they throw net of conversion.
4. Hindus have become minority in 8 States due to conversions and it has become difficult for remaining Hindus to live in those States. Such conversions taking place either by luring people, offering incentives or even by force are against the Constitution and a blot on humanity. It is a big conspiracy against the nation and should be taken serious note by the Government. The Government should take appropriate action against the ploy of conversion which is gulping down the whole country. | <urn:uuid:fd685ed9-965a-42c7-84c8-42cc64d458a4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hindujagruti.org/news/116224.html | 2024-04-16T05:12:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.967268 | 328 |
Have you ever wondered what it would take to to go where no one has gone and witness nature in such a way as to drive you into pure joy? Picture the early hunters and trappers as the ventured across the mountains in search of gold. Not the shiny gold but the furry gold that we call furs and skins. The art of the hunt could not prepare you for what beauty that lies ahead in the hills and valleys we call the Appalachian Mountains. Our trapper "Raccoon" could not have been more taken with all the animals that roamed throughout the area. The area also was home to beautiful broadleaf hardwood trees, clean clear mountain water, and a view that could only be described as breathtaking. This was what stood before him as he made his way across the obstacle to westward travel. Join me as I connect with this early visitor to my home land as I attempt to "make history come alive". | <urn:uuid:3c7eb742-d792-4f0f-b9f1-722893ce7cc6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.historyatyourfingertips.education/blog/making-history-come-alive | 2024-04-16T04:32:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.985823 | 187 |
Bigfoot is a unique form of racing car in United States, which began with the popular pick-up off-road mud racing in the 1980s. This was originally an activity for car enthusiasts to entertain themselves. Off-road driving and dragging usually determined the outcome. The bigger the tires, the better for driving in mud and swamps, and the higher the mud splash, the more excited the audience gets.
Today’s Bigfoot races are usually held in gyms and are divided into three parts: racing, two-wheel tricks, and freestyle performances.
The 1/24 scale Bigfoot model-MAX SMASHER from FMS is build on the FCX24 chassis. The huge hollow tires provide excellent shock absorption. The two-speed gearbox, controlled by the third channel, can not only provide strong torque but also support high-speed off-road driving.
The front and rear axles of the Bigfoot model-MAX SMASHER are equipped with planetary gear differentials by default, which is conducive to high-speed off-road driving, posture simulation, and outstanding cornering performance. Meanwhile, straight axle parts without differentials are also provided for users to replace themselves. When the straight axle parts are replaced, the differential function of the front and rear axles is lost but its climbing ability is completely released, and no matter whether it is rocks or mud, it can pass through powerfully. Of course, the hybrid solution of installing a straight axle on the rear axle and installing a differential on the front axle is also an option, which not only enables high-speed off-roading but also retains a certain climbing ability.
The portal axle is a major feature of Bigfoot model-MAX SMASHER’s chassis. With huge tires, the ground clearance of the chassis is further increased, and the vehicle’s passability is further enhanced. Driven by the sheer power of the 130 motor, it can raise its head and tilt its tail. The car body design restores the appearance of a first-generation American pickup truck. The exquisite stickers and an overabundance of electroplated parts bring us back to that crazy and bloody era. | <urn:uuid:3cae478e-a541-4923-89b3-7349343c939f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hobbymedia.net/13764/fms-fcx24-max-smasher-mini-monster-truck | 2024-04-16T04:25:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.955169 | 442 |
“And another one!
In record time Lake Eufaula, Eufaula AL has SOLD OUT our maximum capacity of 200 registered anglers.
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula Alabama
The third stop of the Hobie Bass Open Series Anchored by Power-Pole, takes us to the home of the 2021 Tournament of Champions; Lake Eufaula, Eufaula, AL. With over 45,000 acres of water and 600 miles of shoreline our anglers will be able to spread out onto this waterway at one of the most opportune times of the year for high catch rates, the potential for big fish and huge limits. This impoundment of the Chattahoochee River has been host to numerous professional events and championships over the years. Our anglers will have shallow cover, brush, cypress trees, and a variety of vegetation to locate the winning fish in.
Anglers will be competing for a cash payout to 10% of the field, and the top 3 non- qualified anglers will earn their spot in the 2022 Tournament of Champions (TOC) on Caddo Lake Nov 11-13 in Shreveport- Bossier City, LA. The TOC is a 3- day, 50 Angler championship with a $100,000 payout guarantee. | <urn:uuid:7a815af7-dfaf-41cc-bd01-a3d7bb763d4e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hobiefishingworldwide.com/news/hobie-bass-open-series-first-3-events-sold-out-in-record-time/ | 2024-04-16T04:54:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.919423 | 274 |
UPDATE: SEE LATEST NOTICE MAY 20,2021
HOBIE FISHING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 9 Åmål, Sweden 23 August – 28 August 2020
As Covid-19 conditions evolve, we are monitoring the situation every day and watching closely the various world health organizations, national and regional guidelines. We want to be clear – your health and safety and everyone in our recreational fishing family are first and foremost in our decision-making process.
Other important considerations that can still affect the running of the event are shipping & transport, international travel and the economy. While most shipping ports are open, some regions within Europe have or could have border restrictions for road transport. International flights are unknown at this stage and with the economy being affected this may have an impact on angler’s ability to attend the event. The final hurdle is that Hobie USA is under a government mandated shutdown so production is halted.
HFW9 Additional Review Date
We are going to extend the review date for the August event to May 20 and at that time provide competitors with the final status of the event for 2020. If the situation changes, before May 20th, we will let everyone know immediately.
We strongly suggest that you wait until the final confirmation of the event dates before making travel arrangements. The Hobie Company USA, Hobie Kayak Europe and the IHFWA will not accept any liability for financial loss due to changes to the location, venue, dates and or times.
Keep up to date at hobiefishingworlds.com
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February & March from less than £400 🙌 | Up to 40% less than April prices 💸
from £378 pp
It's not too late to grab a bit of winter sun. And you can't go wrong with Egypt: we're finding some cracking last-minute deals.
We have a bit of a soft spot for this one from Loveholidays. From £378, you get:
Seven nights at the 5-star AMC Royal Hotel & Spa
All meals, snacks and drinks
The best price is to travel in February, but you can also go in March for less than £400. By travelling in winter, you save up to 40% compared to going in spring.
These prices are for London departures, but you can also fly from Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle from £438-£508 (see details below).
The AMC Royal Hotel & Spa is a beachfront resort and a near-perfect 4.5-out-of-5 rating on Tripadvisor.
Here are the best prices for each month, from February–May, travelling from London:
And here are a few options from other airports:
ℹ️ Things you should know:
The price is based on two sharing
This trip is bookable on Loveholidays, so prices may have changed since we reviewed them
Transfers and checked luggage are not included
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Climb Again
Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.77% for the week ending Feb. 15 — up from 6.64% last week. A year ago, mortgage rates averaged 6.32%.
Mortgage rates factor into home sales and the refinance market and higher rates are impacting housing-related activity.
“On the heels of consumer prices rising more than expected, mortgage rates increased this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The economy has been performing well so far this year and rates may stay higher for longer, potentially slowing the spring homebuying season. According to our data, mortgage applications to buy a home so far in 2024 are down in more than half of all states compared to a year earlier.”
Home prices continue to climb in South Florida at a time when they should be flatlining or declining, and that’s a reason for concern, an economist from Florida Atlantic University previously told the Business Journal.
The trend suggests South Florida home prices might be in for a painful correction as home values become too inflated, said Ken H. Johnson, a real estate economist for Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business.
In terms of mortgages, South Florida had the sixth highest percentage of equity-rich homes of any metro region in the nation, a recent report stated.
According to a recent report from Attom, an Irvine, California-based curator of real estate data, 61.8% of the homes in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area that still had outstanding mortgages were equity-rich as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
In contrast, just 46.1% of mortgaged residential properties across the U.S. were equity rich as of Q4 2023.
An equity-rich home means the amount of money a homeowner owes on a mortgage is less than half of that home’s estimated value.
In addition, the portion of equity-rich homes throughout South Florida went up slightly from the previous third quarter when just 61% of its homes were equity-rich, Attom figures stated.
But nationally, the percentage of equity-rich homes fell by 1.3% from 47.4% in the third quarter of 2023. At the same time, the percentage of seriously underwater homes (those were loan balances are at least 25% higher than a home’s estimated market value) went from 2.5% in the third quarter to 2.6% in the fourth quarter across the U.S.
Are you feeling the squeeze of the recent surge in mortgage rates? If you’ve been considering selling your house, now might be the perfect time to make your move!
With mortgage rates on the rise and prospective homebuyers feeling the pinch, there’s a growing demand for homes in the market. If you’re looking to sell your house quickly and hassle-free, selling for cash could be the solution you’ve been searching for.
By selling your house for cash, you can bypass the traditional complexities of the real estate market and enjoy a swift, seamless transaction. Plus, with buyers eager to secure properties amidst the challenging market conditions, you may even be able to negotiate a favorable offer for your home.
Don’t let rising mortgage rates hold you back from making your next move. Take advantage of the current market dynamics and explore the option of selling your house for cash today. Reach out to us at Homenic to learn more about how you can sell your house quickly and effortlessly in the current market environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity – seize the moment and make your move today! Call us at for an immediate cash offer! | <urn:uuid:0d6eab20-311f-4eee-83a7-55f2324eaac9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.homeinc.com/blog/u-s-mortgage-rates-climb-again/ | 2024-04-16T03:28:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.954715 | 778 |
How Many Medications Is Too Many?
In our LinkedIn poll last week, we asked the question, “Do you feel like you’re taking too many medications?”. 40% answered “Yes” and an additional 20% answered “Maybe- I’d like to find out”. This is an accurate representation of the current US healthcare system. The majority of people either know they are taking too many medications or are interested in finding out if they are.
What constitutes “too many”? Generally speaking, taking five or more medications at the same time is too many medications, and is defined as polypharmacy. Polypharmacy can also be interpreted as taking a medication solely to combat side effects of another, or the use of excessive and clinically unnecessary medications. Regardless of if you are taking more than five medications, you may still be a victim of polypharmacy.
Polypharmacy often affects people age 65 and older because of their likelihood of having multiple chronic conditions at the same time. For example, a person may be suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and also have diabetes. In this instance, it is common for this person to be taking a variety of medications to combat their ailments. There’s nothing wrong with taking medications, but polypharmacy can begin to rear its head when multiple prescriptions are involved.
Two factors contribute significantly to polypharmacy: The number of medications taken and the number of prescribers involved in care.
Number of Medications: Risks increase as more medications are added on, the most significant being drug interactions. An interaction occurs when one medicine affects how another medicine works. When taken together, medications may make another stronger or weaker, leading to undesired outcomes. Medications can also interact with certain foods and drinks, a daily part of life. Some interactions can be serious, even life-threatening. There are thousands of medications on the market, and it can be difficult for providers to know which drugs interact negatively. This is not the providers’ fault, they are simply overrun and resource-starved. This brings us to number 2.
Number of Prescribers: It is common for many older Americans to see multiple providers for different ailments, often prescribing new medications or changing doses, which only increases the complexity of an already-challenging situation. Additionally, because the healthcare system is so overwhelmed, it is becoming increasingly common for providers to skip or forget crucial details about medications. Your provider may ask which prescriptions you are taking, but they may forget to ask dosage or if you are taking any over-the-counter medications or supplements. Or they may simply forget to ask if you were prescribed any medications by another provider. These details can be the difference between purposeful medicating and polypharmacy. Again, the provider is not to blame here - they are overworked and doing the best they can. However, this is a significant issue that will continue to increase as healthcare workers become more overwhelmed.
Combatting the potential risks of polypharmacy may seem like an impossible task, but it is actually quite easy for a patient advocate. We are able to bridge the communication gap between multiple providers, prescribers, and facilities. Because seniors are more likely to have multiple prescriptions and providers than other age groups, patient advocates are all the more valuable.
Are you worried about how many medications you’re taking? Hope Health Advocacy can help. Founder Michele Mosier, PharmD. has over twenty years of experience as a pharmacist and understands all of the intricacies involved in polypharmacy. Learn more about how we work to combat polypharmacy risks here or book a discovery call to get started right away. | <urn:uuid:62b7b940-669c-4475-8550-225eaf5ec861> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hopehealthadvocacy.com/post/polypharmacy-seniors | 2024-04-16T03:21:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.95618 | 771 |
Benoit Jolin | January 23, 2019
By Benoit Jolin January 2019 What happened to brand loyalty? Today's consumers have been trained to research products and prices, read reviews and make educated and discerning purchase decisions. To reach and engage customers in 2019, and to appeal to their personal needs, companies need to deeply understand what today's consumers value most. This is especially true in travel – because experiences have taken priority over possessions as a path to happiness and fulfillment. Personalization has become the "new thing" to drive traveler satisfaction, and machine learning (ML) is the powerful and positive disruptor in the hospitality i...
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Hotel La Conversation
Stories to tell and a hotel
with a strong personality
Located in the heart of a residential area, a few steps from the Parc Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, La Conversation is much more than just a hotel. It is a haven of peace on a human scale, comprising 62 intimate rooms which invite you to get away from the daily hubbub to find comfort and serenity.
As soon as you arrive, you will be greeted warmly, as though you were entering a private home. Our wine bar, located on the ground floor, is the true heart of our establishment. This is where new conversations and sharing begin between colleagues, friends or family. It is where you can meet in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
A convivial place,
For a dring, an evening,
Our rooms are true jewels of elegance. The decor highlights warm and natural colours and features noble materials such as wood, earthenware and leather. This combination creates an atmosphere that is both comfortable and luxurious, conducive to relaxation…
Each bedroom has large mirrors, bringing a touch of light and space. High-end bedding and antique decorations create a strong yet welcoming identity.
These rooms are designed to provide an unforgettable stay, combining charm and comfort harmoniously.
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We envision a peaceful future where rights are protected and upheld, the planet is cared for, and all people can live and love with dignity.
We believe in co-creating an ethical resourcing community that innovates with heart and shifts power and money in support of human rights.
We commit to transforming systems of oppression by uplifting voices from the Global South and East and those leading social change; centering racial justice; and celebrating all forms of justice, including at the intersections of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, disability, climate, digital security, economic and migrant rights, and beyond.
We are a network of funders from the Global South, East, and North dedicated to resourcing human rights action around the world. We use research, community building, advocacy, and communications to advance open philanthropy, in which funding is abundant, justice-centered, open in knowledge and power, and informed by movements. We strive to create a field of funding that is accountable to progressive movements, unequivocally anti-racist, and responsive to intersecting forms of injustice.
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- Movement Centering: We model and promote a funding field that meaningfully centers and uplifts organizers and their movements, particularly Black, Indigenous, and other historically oppressed communities.
- Open Knowledge: Open information, data, and knowledge are essential for innovation, participation, and impact. Philanthropy has operated behind closed doors for too long. It is time for substantial transformation.
- Racial Justice and Intersectionality: We strive to be justice-oriented, decolonial, and anti-racist, working at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities, as well as other living beings and nature.
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Since our founding in 1994, HRFN has been a place for funders to take risks, debate, and push the field of philanthropy. In the wake of a global pandemic and world-wide uprisings, we’ve been called on to ask: What role can and should HRFN play to meet the moment? What is most needed to advance resourcing and support human rights globally?
Out of a year-long process, we crafted HRFN’s Strategy 2021-2025: Toward Open Philanthropy.
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Sometimes, you need to get back to basics in order to move forward. Many of today’s most disruptive technologies show that logic in action. Uber makes it simple and easy to catch a ride, Xero empowers just about anyone to run their own business and Airbnb relies on one of the most basic ideas of all – sharing.
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It’s time to leave ‘the way it’s always been done’ behind and follow the lead of innovative, agile businesses that simplify and improve our day-to-day lives.
In the on-demand economy, businesses, HR and training leaders must get back to basics when it comes to training. Instead of spending $8 billion on traditional, cumbersome learning management systems, businesses should explore instant, scalable, on-demand solutions that cut through the clutter, enable information to be easily retained and turn training from a burden into an opportunity for improved competency, efficiency, safety and productivity.
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Istanbul to get back iconic artifact from the Netherlands
An inscription that was smuggled abroad years ago despite belonging to a “lost mosque” in Istanbul is on the way back home thanks to initiatives of the city’s local authorities.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has purchased the inscription that reportedly belongs to the historic Bozgoca Mosque at an auction held in the Netherlands on Sept. 17 for 4,600 euros.
The purchase cost 5,665 euros, including duties and taxes.
The inscription will be brought to the Turkish metropolis next week and exhibited in the newly established Istanbul City Museum, according to an official.
It is known as the last surviving artifact of the mosque which was built during the Ottoman period but could not stand sturdy to this day due to various reasons.
The 45-centimeter-wide and 48-centimeter-long historical inscription was hand-engraved with Ottoman letters with a four-sided marble, reportedly in 1869.
“We are an administration tasked with preserving the memory of the city, and we will continue to work in this direction,” said Mahir Polat, the deputy secretary-general of the municipality, regarding the purchase.
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Historic timelines of Boise and Idaho have been preserved on the walls of a restored, two-story sandstone pioneer home in East Boise that serves as a museum.
These eloquent timelines deserved more exposure, longtime friends and educators thought, so they orchestrated an idea to put them in every third- and fourth-grade classroom in the Boise School District.
It took thousands of dollars and hundreds of volunteer hours, but now 200 teachers have laminated graphics illustrating the rich history of Boise and Idaho moving from a gold-rush destination to a modern mecca.
“It’s just such a wonderful timeline when you’re standing in the history room of the Bown House,” Juno Van Ocker said. “We wanted to find a way to get it into classrooms.”
Teaching Idaho’s children about how Boise and Idaho were developed is of interest to many, but it’s a passion to Juno Van Ocker and it was a quest for Janet Orndorff.
Orndorff died last month but not before she was instrumental in establishing the Bown House as an historic learning facility, and seeing their timelines be distributed.
The timeline quest began in September. Janet and Juno had just completed one of their special Bown House tours when they dreamed up the idea of getting the timeline on paper and delivered around the city. Just a month later, Janet was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was critical for Juno to continue the work on her own.
“I was so scared,” Juno said. “But I vowed to get it done.”
In January, every elementary school in Boise got a stack of timelines and a lesson plans. Nearly 200 classrooms received more than 3,100 laminated timeline sheets to make learning history more interesting.
“I would encourage teachers who have not yet unpacked their timelines to take a few minutes this summer to get familiar with them and to plan to use them in their classes next year,” teacher Peggy Hurd said. “It will make a world of difference in how kids see their Idaho history studies.”
Marsha Bravo at Lowell Elementary took full advantage of the timelines during her school’s 100th anniversary celebration. She had her students create a timeline of their own life, after studying the state’s timeline.
Janet and Juno won a $5,000 grant from the city of Boise’s arts and history department in celebration for the 150 Sesquicentennial, the platting of Boise City in 1863.
They used some of the money to create 18 laminated timeline pages from 1805 to 2013, each depicting events that fourth-graders learn as they study Idaho history. The rest of the money was used to create another 16 laminated timeline pages from 1832 to 2013, given to each third-grade teacher in the Boise schools for their study of the city.
The graphics on each page were drawn by Paige Van Ocker, a 2012 Boise High School graduate and Juno’s oldest granddaughter. It took her most of a month, researching and drawing at least one page a day. The pictures depict Lewis and Clark, the gold rush, telegraphs and transportation. Each was printed and laminated with hundreds of hours of volunteer work.
Two lesson plans for each grade were included with each timeline set. Plans were prepared by Liz Parsons, a third-grade teacher at Riverside Elementary, and Hurd, a fourth-grade teacher at Owyhee Elementary. Hurd put the timelines on a software program, making them available for anyone to download and use.
“I am surprised it took so long for someone to think of it,” Hurd said. “The study of Idaho is difficult for children to grasp. They have no idea about time and progress. Having something that we can refer to on a regular basis has been a boon to our study of Idaho. The kids have gotten so that they refer back to it in our class discussions. It has been great.”
The volunteers also made bookmarks for each third- and fourth-grader in Boise schools.
The Bown House
This rundown house was to be torn down in the early 1990s so the district could build an elementary school.
Orndorff, a School Board trustee, saw value in saving the six-room home, built along the Oregon Trail in 1879 by Joseph and Temperance Bown.
“At the time it was built, it was the fanciest home in the area,” Van Ocker said.
Today, the Bown House tour is part of the district’s Idaho history fourth-grade curriculum. Each year, more than 2,000 fourth-graders walk through a two-hour tour of the home and engage in hands-on activities reflecting the times. They study in an old schoolroom, churn butter, quilt a square, dress up in period clothing and play some of the games pioneer children enjoyed.
Docents, dressed in period clothing, instruct the students and other visitors about life — and survival — in the late 1800s.
“Students come away with a better appreciation and understanding of how life was for Idaho’s early pioneers,” Van Ocker said.
Free public tours of the Bown House are held the first Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m.
“We also have classes from Twin Falls, Idaho Falls and Pocatello visit us,” Juno said.
Joseph Bown came west to find gold. When that didn’t work out, he started to farm 240 acres available for free along the Boise River; the area stretched from the current Barber Park to what is now Boise State University. He and Temperence had seven children. Juno sends yearly newsletters to 33 Bown descendents; some still live in the area.
The house fell into disrepair before it was put on the national historical register in 1979, when it turned 100 years old.
“It was just an old house,” Juno said. “A lot of volunteers and grants from the preservation community saved it.”
Several teachers took a room and wrote up lesson plans and in 1995 the first tours began, hosted by the Assistance League of Boise. The women of the ALB formed the History in the Bown House committee. They have given many hours volunteering at the Bown House and with the timelines.
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OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations center for the tallest dam in America when he overheard someone say something that stopped him in his tracks:
"This is not good."
Over six straight days, the operators of the Oroville Dam had been saying there was no immediate danger after water surging down the main spillway gouged a hole the size of a football field in the concrete chute. But now suddenly they realized that the dam's emergency backup spillway — essentially an unpaved hillside — was falling apart, too, and could unleash a deadly torrent of water.
Honea reacted by ordering the immediate evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream.
In the end, after frantic action by the dam's keepers, catastrophe was averted. But an Associated Press examination of state and federal documents, emails obtained under public records requests and numerous interviews reveal a sequence of questionable decisions and missteps, some of them made years ago, some of them in the middle of the crisis.
Among other things, the dam's federal and state overseers overestimated the durability of the two spillways. And in public statements during the emergency, they failed to acknowledge — or perhaps recognize — that while they were busy dealing with one crisis, they were creating a possible new one.
During the darkest hours of the emergency, the fear was that if the hillside collapsed, "it was not whether people would die, but how many would die," Honea recalled.
State water officials have defended their handling of the crisis at the 770-foot-high (235-meter) dam in the Sierra Nevada foothills 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, saying it was managed as effectively as possible under extraordinary circumstances, including one of the wettest winters on record.
William Croyle, acting head of the California Department of Water Resources, likened the spillway failures to a car getting a flat tire or running out of oil. "This happened. Stuff happens," he said last month.
The crisis began Feb. 7 with the rupture in the main spillway. Dam managers responded by obtaining an uncommon exemption from the Army Corps of Engineers to bypass a rule that would have required them to release huge amounts of water from the rapidly filling dam. Water releases down the main spillway were scaled back drastically, sometimes to zero.
Engineers did this because they wanted to inspect the hole, study how much bigger it might get and think of a way to keep the spillway from crumbling further, state officials said.
All the while, the reservoir behind the dam kept rising, reaching the highest level in the structure's history, because of one of the biggest storms in two decades.
Dam managers repeatedly assured the public there was "no imminent threat." Just 12 hours before water began running down the hillside on Feb. 11, they told Honea in an email that the water releases, though reduced, "will still keep the lake from spilling over the emergency ... spillway."
Not long after the water started going down that spillway, it began ripping away the hillside. That triggered the sheriff's evacuation order, which was quickly endorsed by the dam's managers, who said the emergency spillway could fail within an hour.
"They were futzing around with the main service spillway that had broken. They turned off the flow and were inspecting it and testing it," said Ron Stork, senior policy adviser with Friends of the River, an environmental group. "And all of the time the reservoir was filling."
"And then it failed," Stork said of the emergency spillway. "And you know, they almost lost control."
It was the first time in the history of the 50-year-old dam that the emergency spillway was used, but not the first hint it might be inadequate.
"There's always been an understanding that, man, you don't want to use that emergency spillway, because when you do, it's going to be a mess," said Jerry Antonetti, a retired engineer who was a construction inspector for one of the dam's power plants when the dam was built in the 1960s.
Friends of the River and other environmental groups had argued as far back as 2005 that the earthen spillway needed to be reinforced with concrete. The Department of Water Resources and local water agencies said that was unnecessary.
In 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not only affirmed the safety of both spillways but also said there was no point in studying or discussing the possibility that either could fail, state water officials told the AP.
Ultimately, the spillways broke apart while handling just a fraction of the water they were designed to carry.
As families from the Gold Rush-era towns below the dam fled their homes, Oroville Dam's managers finally ramped up water releases down the damaged main spillway, bringing the reservoir back down to safer levels. The main spillway kept eroding but handled the flow.
Local officials downstream said the dam's operators failed to keep them fully informed as the emergency unfolded.
On Feb. 7, when word started spreading that a big hole had opened in the main spillway, Honea's dispatchers called state water officials to inquire, and were told that the state was doing only "routine maintenance inspections," according to the sheriff.
In an email a day before the evacuation, Mark Sorensen, the city administrator of the small town of Biggs, about 25 miles from the dam, told the state agency that the state "earned a grade of F on its ability to timely and completely communicate during this incident." State officials are expanding efforts to inform the public, but say there have been dozens of news briefings, updates and advisories.
Department of Water Resources officials said during the crisis that they were primarily worried that the hole in the main spillway would grow larger and take out power-line towers at the dam's hydroelectric plant.
After the evacuation, however, agency spokesman Ed Wilson said the main concern was that the hole could take out the release gates, too. That could lead to devastating flooding downstream.
A federally ordered investigation is underway. In the meantime, the spillways will need hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs before the rainy season in the fall.
Rick Poeppelman, chief of the Army Corps' engineering division for the region, said his agency and the state water managers made the best decisions they could.
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- MDiv, San Francisco Theological Seminary
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- Spiritual Director in Private Practice, Denver
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"Health in all Policies (HiaP) is an innovative policy strategy that responds to the critical role that health plays in the economies and social life of 21st century societies. It introduces better health (improved population health outcomes) and closing the health gap as a shared goal across all parts of government and addresses complex health challenges through an integrated policy response across portfolio boundaries."
Ilona Kickbusch has been active in the field
of Health in All Policies since the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
in 1986 which called for Healthy Public Policy. She was the initiator of
the "settings for health" projects such as Healthy Cities, which aimed
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WHO HiAP initiatives - including the HiAP Conference in Helsinki Finland
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Ilona Kickbusch has published extensively on Health in All Policies in both German and English.
WHO Training Manual on Health in All Policies
March 2015 the WHO Training Manual on Health in All Policies has been
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throughout the world.
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of Health in All Policies was first developed by the World Health
Organization and was initially referred to as intersectoral action for
health. In the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion in 1986 it was
highlighted as Healthy Public Policy and further developed in the
Adelaide recommendations, following a WHO Conference in 1988 in Adelaide
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Adelaide Thinker in Residence – the South Australian Government embarked
on a unique Health in All Policies process engaging the whole of
government across all portfolios. The report of Ilona Kickbusch' work as
Adelaide Thinker in residence is available here: Healthy Societies:
Addressing 21st Century Health Challenges. South Australia has actively
continued to implement HiAP by adopting a health lens approach and
introducing a new public health act. An international meeting together
with the WHO in April 2010 resulted in the Adelaide Statement. This
statement, all presentations as well as the publications prepared before
and after the meeting can be accessed at the Health in All Policies website. The most recent activities can be accessed here.
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The Apple TV+ show ‘Lady in the Lake’ will begin shooting in Baltimore by the end of April.
‘Lady in the Lake’ is a straight-to-show series that stars Lupita Nyong’o and Natalie Portman. It’s set in 1960’s Baltimore era and tells the story of investigative journalist Maddie Schwartz (to be played by Portman) and Cleo Sherwood (to be played by Nyong’o) amid the rising of the region’s Black progressive agenda.
‘Lady in the Lake’ is based on the book by the same name and authored by Laura Lippman. She recently went on social media and announced the start of the filming in Baltimore. Lippman will serve as the executive producer of the Apple TV+ series alongside Dre Ryan, Alma Har’el, Nyong’o and Portman.
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There's been a ton of chatter lately about the iPhone 12. That's thanks to the deluge rumors from the likes of Jon Prosser, Kuo Ming-Chi, Mark Gurman, Max Weibach, and others. I've covered some of it before, so hit subscribe and check it out. But, this time, I want to focus on the iPhone 12 display.
See, reports are saying that Apple is going all-in on OLED across the full range of iPhone 12 devices. No more LCD on the base model, OLED only the Pro. Also, that Apple is going 120Hz, or ProMotion, on the high end, which means that will become the exclusive, Pro-only feature.
But, there's also been a lot confusion about what those things are, what it all means, and how, precisely, it's all going to work.
So, let's dive into it.
iPhone 12: All-in on OLED
I feel like I've spent half my life explaining organic light emitting diode, or OLED technology. That's because it's so brilliant… but also so flawed. Brilliant in that, instead of using a back-light like LCD, it literally emits its own light.
Think of the difference between a curtain and the sun. If it's a really bright day, and you close the curtain, the curtain is still being lit up from behind and there's still light leaking in around its edges. That's LCD. Some backlight is just always coming through.
But, when the sun comes up, it's bright. And when the sun goes down, it's dark. That's OLED. When a pixel goes dark, it goes super inky black dark. Even and especially if other pixels are still lit up.
Also, the way OLED is used on phones, it can go much brighter than LCD, so you also get really white whites. That all means you see far more detail in the shadows and in the highlights. Much to the chagrin of the LCD marketing lobby, that makes OLED about the only current display technology that provides for real high dynamic range — HDR — experiences on phones.
But, OLED is also a deeply flawed technology. For example, it can color shift off-axis. In other words, as you turn it, it can look more reddish on worse displays and still a little bluish, even on good ones. And it can color shift over time as well as the blue sub pixels die off faster than the red and green ones, which is why OLED on phones typically uses what's called a pentile arrangement, doubling up on some sub pixels, rather than the straight up Red Green Blue stripe used on LCD displays. And that screws with the math when determining things like actual resolution and display density.
OLED can also burn in or just persist too long at times. The brightness isn't always consistent, especially at the larger end of the mobile spectrum. Dimming is sometimes handled by pulse width modulation, which some people claim they can see and annoys them, and for as much power as they can save when they're dark, wow can they use it up when they go bright.
Which is why companies, including Apple, are investing in next-generation display technologies like miniLED and microLED.
Another problem with OLED, historically, is that only Samsung has had a really good process for producing it for phones, which is very different than producing it for TVs. Even then, capacity for that process has been severely limited, and Samsung charged a premium to fabricate those panels, especially for Apple who always wants it done to their own exacting specifications and sometimes even with different materials.
What would let Apple get not only the increased capacity to put OLED panels on the base model iPhone this year — historically the most popular iPhone if not phone period in the world — but also at the base model iPhone price, which is a couple or several hundred bucks cheaper than the Pro models? Well, rumors point to BOE.
Originally Beijing Oriental Electronics, now just BOE, they've been making OLED panels for other companies, like Huawei, for a while now and, apparently, their latest process is both good enough for Apple and cheap enough for the base model iPhone.
In fact, there are even rumors that Samsung is in talks to use BOE panels for future, less expensive phone models as well. Which, if you follow the industry is hella ironic given, not so long ago, Samsung was suing BOE for basically… um… how do I say this… allegedly…. borrowing Samsung's OLED process to begin with. Which, you know, might just explain why they're both good and cheap enough for Apple and even Samsung to use on the mid-to-lower end of their phone lineups.
Given how close the LCD iPhone XR looked to the OLED XS, and the LCD iPhone 11 looks to the OLED 11 Pro, which involves display management not just across devices but entirely different technologies, managing it between two different OLED suppliers doesn't worry me anywhere nearly as it much as it might otherwise. Still, fingers crossed.
And, there could still be differentiation between the base and Pro displays anyway. For example, the iPhone 12 BOE panels could be HDR like the iPhone X was while the iPhone 12 Pro panels could push further into XDR — Extreme Dynamic Range — like Apple has already started with the iPhone 11 Pro.
And, of course, the Pros could have… ProMotion.
iPhone 12: ProMotion and 120Hz refresh rates
Apple introduced ProMotion with the second generation iPads Pro, the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, in June of 2017. Now, most people get excited about ProMotion because it offers an up to 120hz refresh rate, which is twice that of current iPhones. But, the key and oh-so-very-cool thing about ProMotion isn't the 120hz part. It's the "up to" part.
See, ProMotion isn't a high refresh rate technology. It's an adaptive refresh rate technology. ProMotion can ramp up from 60hz to 120hz for things like silky smooth scrolling and Apple Pencil rendering. But, it can also ramp down to 30hz, even 24hz, for things that don't require as much refresh, like a TV show or movie. But… and yeah, there's always a but, 120hz uses more power, so ProMotion tries to balance that out by using 60, even 30 when it can to save power.
There's even a ProMotion dispatcher that handles all the different refresh rate requests, because the iPad can have multiple apps on the display at the same time. So, one app could ask for 120hz for scrolling, another for 24hz for a movie, and ProMotion will just figure it out.
And, at no point will you get the soap-opera effect from artificial motion smoothing, or the uncanny valley, where it looks so close to natural but not quite it ends up looking unnatural. Problems that have plagued some other high frame rate implementations.
So, if the iPad Pro got ProMotion in 2017, why is the iPhone Pro only rumored to be getting it in 2020? Well, in an acronym, OLED.
Pretty much immediately after the iPads Pro got ProMotion on their LCD displays in June of 2017, the iPhone X switched to an OLED display in September of 2017, and ProMotion just wasn't an option for OLED, at least not back then.
Over the last year or so, we've started seeing some Android phones come with 90hz, even 120hz or more displays. The implementations aren't as elegant yet. Samsung, in order to preserve battery life, shipped with 120hz enabled only at lower resolutions, turning it off if you stepped back up to higher resolutions. Google drifted between 90hz and 60hz, sometimes even just based on ambient brightness at the time, unless you go into settings and force it to stay on.
But, it's tough to see Apple shipping anything that isn't just always on, transparent to the end-user, and doesn't just utterly trash battery life.Which is almost certainly why we've also seen reports from Jon Prosser that, while the 12 Pro hardware will ship fully capable of 120hz, whether Apple enables it in firmware or not will depend entirely on how much of hit battery life takes.
Now, Apple has been shipping dynamic refresh rates on OLED displays for a couple of years already — on the Apple Watch.
Apple started shipping them with the Series 4 but they really came into their own with the Series 5. They use LTPO, which is a new kind of poly-silicon and oxide display technology, but not to ramp up over 60hz, but to ramp down all the way to 1hz.
That, combined with other things like new display drivers, power management circuits, and ambient light sensors, are what lets the always-on display work without also shredding the battery life.But, it shows two things: One, from Watch to iPhone to iPad to XDR, Apple Display has some mad, mad skills. And two, it's not a bunch of gobbledygook letters or single technologies or terms like ProMotion that makes for these kinds of capabilities and experiences. It's all of those working together, from the silicon through the software and the hardware that makes it happen.
And while some people are arguing about whether 120hz or higher even makes a difference and if most people will even notice or care about it, I'll just say this:
It's like HDR or XDR vs. standard dynamic range. Some people will absolutely notice and care. Likely the people who pay premiums for Pro phones. Others won't. Likely the people who don't. But, either way, it will continue to push the technology forward, which is also the job of the higher end lineups.
And, for me, personally, like I've said before, the biggest advantage of 120hz will be the ability to watch HDR movies at 24hz, the frame rate nature and Hollywood intended.
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Throughout the course, participants will work extensively with our own analysis tool, ‘Impact Assist.’ Impact Assist enables the analysis of matches to be seen and made from an individual perspective. By continuously analyzing each choice and execution, participants will become very aware of the choices, consequences, and optimal execution for individual actions in a relatively short period of time.
The sessions will take place in person in Groningen. We consider the physical aspect important because, in our view, it provides the best learning environment for substantive and in-depth discussions.
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Mood Swings/Tantrums might be one of the toughest things in parenting, whether it’s dealing with a whiny toddler or going for a ride on your teenager’s emotional roller coaster.
I have a 4,6, and 14-year-old, and the whining sounds are like nails on a chalkboard.
One minute I am the best mom in the world, and the next minute I am the worst mom in the world because I ask them to do their chores.
I know if I ask my boys how their day was and they respond angrily, “it was fine,” it in fact was not fine.
So what really is going on?
Kids are just learning to regulate their emotions, at times, it can seem like you are the only one going through it.
Mood swings/whining/fits are entirely normal in kids of all ages, sometimes when you are going through it, you feel like you are the only one in the world who is dealing with this, and meanwhile, your child is acting like it’s the end of the world.
But don’t worry, you are not alone.
Sometimes kids are trying to get your attention, and this is their way of getting your attention.
Remember, we are all human; even as adults, we have our moments.
If you help your child to deal with their emotions now, this can help them control their emotions for the rest of their life.
Here are some tips to help you get through this.
6 Easy Ways to Deal With Mood Swings In Your Child
1. Walk Away Before You Get Angry
With three kids, I have finally learned to do this.
You can’t help your child if you are experiencing anger. When they start to push your buttons, the best thing to do is walk away and find your calm. Yelling can turn into a power struggle.
Taking your time out and then defusing the situation will be the best way to resolve the mood swings. Understanding why your kids are whining or being moody can help squash it for good.
Once you are calm, you can focus on the solution. Don’t try and get to the root of the problem when your child is angry; this can push them further away.
Wait till they are calm; they will be more receptive to talking to you when they are relaxed, rather than being forced.
Suggest they take deep breaths and teach them some techniques to help them get calm.
2. Make Sure You are Supportive
So this behavior is coming from somewhere.
It’s essential to find out where the behavior is coming from.
The first step is to acknowledge their feelings. Ask lots of questions that will get to the bottom of their feelings.
The important thing is not to push if they aren’t willing to give up why they are acting this way, but it is essential to let them know you are here for them.
Wait until they are ready to talk about it; if you don’t push, they will come to you.
3. Stick to Your Boundaries
Stick to your boundaries; kids will try to push us and see how far they can go.
But it is essential that with our response, they will know how far they can go.
Make it crystal clear what behaviors you will tolerate.
4. Tell Your Kids to Take a Time Out
Suggest something fun or calming for them to do, “take a time out.” Show them something comforting that they can do when they are having an overwhelming feeling of emotions.
Show them a particular area in their rooms where they can take deep breaths or put music on to help them calm down. A special chair or maybe laying in their bed,
5. Don’t Take Things Literally
Try not to take what they are saying literally. Angry kids don’t understand how much words can hurt, especially when they are very aggravated.
6. Suggest Playing a Game with Your Kids
Playing with your child can not only bring you guys closer, but this can help diffuse the situation. Playing with your child can help calm them down.
You will always be the most important person to your child, even if it doesn’t seem like it. As a parent, these moments sneak up on us, and tweaking a few things can change the outcome.
What Can You Do to Try And Avoid Tantrums And Mood Swings?
Of course, this is the million-dollar question.
Planning your day out can help make your day go smoother.
What if you can help your child do the same? When children know what they are supposed to be doing can help keep the mood swings at bay.
My free routine checklist is entirely customizable for your child’s routine and visually shows your child what tasks they need to do next.
When kids know what is expected of them, this can relieve stress for you and your child. My game-changing visual routine chart includes 2 charts in 2 colors (one for morning routine and one for night routine), that can be printed at home with task cards that can accommodate many morning and nighttime routines. Download my free routine chart here.
There you go!
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EFL Cup 3rd Round
Team: Ingram, Kakay, Lynch, Caulker, Hamalainen, Cousins (Chery), Sandro, Wszolek, El Khayati, Washington (Luongo), Sylla (Polter)
Subs Not Used: Smithies, Onuoha, Paul, Borysiuk
Attendance: 14,301 (including 2,214 away fans)
Watching fairly high up in R Block, I had a good view of all the goalmouth action (our goalmouth!) in the first-half; that Sunderland didn’t score goes a long way to explaining why they’re doing so badly in the Premier.
Second-half I thought we played much better, half-time bollocking no doubt – hence our goal and a sense of optimism that, cruelly, didn’t last long.
Talk about a game of two halves!
We saw a centre-forward playing left wing? Then got replaced by a midfielder? Cousins played his best game so far and gets substituted? Then we had El Khayati who had a very poor game playing the 90 minutes?
Sylla, the player chosen to play alone upfront hardly touched the ball. Youngster Osman Kakay played really well at right-back and didn’t look out of place. He’ll probably never play again.
Getting more clueless by the week!
Paddy McNair scored twice as Sunderland beat Championship side QPR in the third round of the EFL Cup at Loftus Road.
The visitors fell behind on the hour mark when Brazil midfielder Sandro hooked in a half-volley.
Ex-Manchester United midfielder McNair levelled ten minutes later, finishing off a one-two with Duncan Watmore.
McNair then tapped in the rebound after Matt Ingram parried Didier Ndong’s strike to earn the Black Cats a trip to Southampton in the fourth round.
Both of Sunderland’s wins this season have come in this competition, with new manager David Moyes yet to record a Premier League victory since taking over.
Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt was one of six changes for Sunderland, playing the full game after he was left out of Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham after medical advice from heart specialists.
Sunderland manager David Moyes: “We played some good stuff and I’m just glad we got through as it’s always a tough game coming here.”
“I thought we did some good things, especially in the second-half, and I didn’t think we deserved to go a goal down when we did.”
“We just lacked the experienced forward players who maybe could have finished the game off earlier, but some of our play was quite good.”
QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: “I don’t like losing but if we are to lose to Premier League opposition, that was the way to do it, if you understand what I’m saying. If we are going to lose, it needs to be like this. With a gritty, hungry, honest and hardworking display.”
“We showed that we are a good team tonight I thought. I’m proud of how we conducted ourselves. I take a lot of positives out of the game, and not so many negatives.”
Sandro hadn’t played competitive football since the previous round and he was back again tonight along with a couple of our young players, Osman Kakay and Niko Hamalainen, who made his 1st team debut, whilst Pawel Wszolek and Idrissa Sylla made their first starts.
Matt Ingram made a couple of superb saves in the 1st half and the R’s went very close when one effort was cleared off the line.
Good interview with Ian Gillard at the break. He spoke well about our two youngsters 1st half performances. And on the 1967 League Cup Final day he said that he had played for the youth team against West Ham in the morning and they then went on to Wembley.
After the match he signed pro-forms in a hotel. He also told us about cleaning Mark Lazarus’s boots and that Mark always reminded him about it!
How agonising was that miss by Conor Washington at the near post from close range!
Wild celebrations around the ground when Sandro belted in our goal on the half-volley!
I was disappointed when Jordan Cousins was taken off after such an accomplished performance.
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This week I have played with recipes and some back end things for the blog. I have some recipes that are not ready for prime time (in these days of Netflix does anyone even say that any more?) but you’ll see them soon. My chances to really test recipes with fresh vegetables are limited, because I don’t know what I will get, but at this time of year I can count on tomatoes for another while.
I may do a site redesign – logo, anyone? – and I’m trying to fix some glitches. One thing about blogging – you never get bored, because you never run out of new things to learn!
What I Ate
For Breakfast I heated some shredded pork and then scrambled some egg with that, and made a taco.
After a year of them I seem to be going off the beans for breakfast… I do seem to go through phases of breakfast. This is easy and I’ll make it (and not have to think…) and then that… It may be time to go round to egg muffins again. Or sausage. I ate sausage regularly for years, even made my own, and somehow… slid away from it. I haven’t made waffles, lately, either, and we will be back in porridge season in a month or so…
And those are just things I’ve made. I have a whole Pinterest board of breakfast ideas… Now, many of them I won’t eat as they are – the amount of sugar is amazing! – but I could adapt some of those, and others are fine for me as is. Why have I not made shakshuka? Or a Japanese breakfast of rice and miso soup? Or – I could do Breakfast Around the World – once a year or so (since that seems to be my rate of change, in the morning) feature a new culture!
Salad for lunch, of course. Fewer vegetables than usual – we picked up the CSA a few hours later, and I was out of radishes and scallions! Which does not explain the lack of cucumber – there is plenty of cucumber. At least I remembered the tomato! Lots of lettuce, marinated chick peas, cheese…
I won’t stop the salad any time soon. Partly, we do like them – and we have lots of lettuce! As it starts to cool, I may match a smaller salad with soup, though.
Planning dinner, I wanted to finish the eggplant we already had, since we would certainly get more in the pickup. (I think I’ve mentioned that our CSA farmer specializes in a wide variety of eggplants? I definitely prefer the smaller ones – it’s a texture thing.) I had pork chops – and remembered that I’d written up a simmered pork and eggplant last year. I decided to leave the chops whole, and used broth I had from the pork shoulder I’d cooked earlier in the week, but otherwise followed the recipe.
You know, eggplant is so pretty raw. I had little thin white ones, and purple striped fairy tale eggplant, which are so sweet and creamy, as well as lovely to look at! Then you cook them and they all turn a dull brown… Oh, well. So this is not an attractive meal, but it certainly is a delicious one. And I served it over cooked millet. I like any whole gluten free grain that cooks in fifteen minutes! It’s a bit bland alone – if I’ll serve it on the side I mix it with quinoa for flavor – but great with a well seasoned saucy dish like this.
I’d bought what I’m sure are the last of the strawberries, and mixed them with blueberries as a dessert. A nice little treat to end the day…
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Lloyds primed for new year panel shake-up
Lloyds Banking Group is looking at slimming its UK roster with a number of firms set to jostle for places in 2019. Currently the core panel comprises CMS, Eversheds Sutherland, Herbert Smith Freehils, Hogan Lovells, Addleshaw Goddard and Magic Circle duo Linklaters and Allen & Overy. The bank’s last panel review was in 2016, when Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper lost their places. Group GC Kate Cheetham is expected to lead the process, with a further reduction in size anticipated.
CCS completes £320m public sector adviser overhaul
The UK government’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has completed its public sector legal services panel review, with over 40 firms winning places. In October 2017 the CCS opened the tender for its wider public sector legal services roster, while in March 2018 it announced a five-lot framework covering regional and full-service work. The panel split sees different numbers of suppliers and values for each lot, with the full service section valued the highest at £130m. Addleshaw Goddard, Bird & Bird, DAC Beachcroft, DWF, Gowling WLG and Pinsent Masons all won spots. The second most lucrative panel – regional service provision – saw Bircham Dyson Bell, Capsticks Solicitors, Lewis Silkin and Clyde & Co among others win roles.
TfL launches adviser review
Transport for London (TfL) launched a review of its legal roster in December, with applications open to firms until 18 January. Currently the TfL has 11 firms on its legal panel, divided into eight sub-groups. The new panel is valued at approximately £86m and will run for a minimum of four years, with the option of a two-year extension. TfL last reviewed its roster in 2012, when SNR Denton, Trowers & Hamlins and Lewis Silkin were added to the line-up, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ashurst and Simmons & Simmons were among those retained. In 2016, law firms extended their stay on the roster by a further two years.
Gowling WLG joins mainstays on new SEGRO panel
Property investment and development company SEGRO has increased the number of firms on its legal panel to three, with Gowling WLG winning a spot alongside longstanding advisers CMS Cameron McKenna Olswang and Eversheds Sutherland for a three-year term. Current general counsel and company secretary Elizabeth Blease (pictured) oversaw the appointments to the new panel, which has run since 2010 when Eversheds first won a role alongside SJ Berwin.
Long-serving Centrica GC Dawson retires as ZPG legal head departs
A prominent member of the in-house community, Grant Dawson in December announced his retirement after more than two decades serving at international energy player Centrica. He will retire in March 2019, being replaced by deputy GC Justine Campbell, who will sit on the company’s executive committee and board. Dawson was first appointed GC and company secretary after Centrica demerged from British Gas in 1997, and has spent most of his career in the energy industry.
Elsewhere, Ned Staple left property company ZPG in December, after five years as GC at the company. Staple played a key role in the company’s corporate activity over the last three years, particularly after its float on the London Stock Exchange as Zoopla in 2014.
BCLP launches in-house technology consultancy
BCLP has launched a consultancy arm, Cantilever, which aims to provide a technological and operational sounding board for in-house teams. The division will also provide technology solutions across areas including contract, matter and litigation management. The combination of technological and consultancy services will be offered to in-house corporate departments, with Cantilever also advising legal teams on which technology tools they should adopt. The firm hopes to make Cantilever a revenue generator, with the in-house community increasingly seeking new technology to overhaul their operations and procurement.
Taylor Wimpey bolsters roster with SPB addition
Housebuilding giant Taylor Wimpey has increased the size of its panel, with Squire Patton Boggs winning a spot as the sole addition. Eversheds Sutherland, DAC Beachcroft, Gateley, Dentons, Gowling WLG, Womble Bond Dickinson and Osborne Clarke were reappointed for three-year terms. Effective from 1 January, the FTSE100 housebuilder began the review process in September, led by group legal director and company secretary James Jordan.
Moves that matter
Highly-rated GC Maaike de Bie (pictured above) resigned from her role at Royal Mail in November to become legal chief at easyJet. She is expected to join the airline this year, bringing to an end her five-year stint at Royal Mail after joining in 2014 as deputy GC. Prior to Royal Mail, de Bie had spells at both GE and EY after completing her legal training at White & Case.
ITV has appointed easyJet group GC Kyla Mullins as its new head of legal, filling the role vacated by the experienced Andrew Garard in July of last year. Mullins returns to ITV having previously been its group legal director between 2000 and 2007, while she also had spells at EMI Music and Mitie before joining the budget airline in 2015.
Worldplay GC Ruwan de Soyza will be leaving the company this year, joining technology company Halma. De Soyza first joined Worldplay in 2012 from Standard Chartered, before becoming GC at the company in 2017, and later led the company through a £22.2bn merger with Vantiv in 2017. De Soyza is expected to join Halma midway through 2019.
Tesla has appointed chairman of Washington DC law firm Williams & Connolly Dane Butswinkas as its new GC. Butswinkas had been at the firm for nearly 30 years, and will maintain a minor role there while taking on his new full-time role at Tesla where he will report to CEO Elon Musk.
HM Revenue & Customs announced Alan Evans as its new GC in November, with Evans taking up his new position as of January after his spell as legal director at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Evans has also worked in the City in addition to the European Commission and various government departments.
BT has hired investigations partner Michael Isaacs from TLT to be its new director of legal for litigation. Isaacs has previously been a partner at Squire Patton Boggs, Addleshaw Goddard and Pinsent Masons, while also having a short in-house spell at Barclays. He replaces David Hart, who is being repositioned as BT’s legal director for data, digital and security.
BT also hired a new company secretary in November, with chief counsel of mergers and acquisitions Rachel Canham taking over the position as long-serving GC and company secretary Dan Fitz leaves the company. His role has been split into two, with Sabine Chalmers taking over as group GC at the start of last year. Canham has been at BT since 2011, first serving as a commercial lawyer in the company’s transactional team before becoming chief counsel for M&A in 2013. | <urn:uuid:1fc4e532-e3a8-4370-a563-545152033077> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.inhouselawyer.co.uk/feature/significant-matters-2-2/ | 2024-04-16T05:30:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.971785 | 1,516 |
On 1 March 2010, the European Commission conditionally cleared the proposed merger between Orange UK Ltd (Orange) and T-Mobile (UK) Ltd (T-Mobile), during phase one of its investigation. To resolve the Commission’s competition concerns, the parties have agreed to amend an existing network sharing agreement with Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (H3G) and to divest a quarter of their combined spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, which could be used by rivals to run faster mobile broadband services.
The proposed transaction consists of a 50:50 joint venture, encompassing the mobile businesses of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile and France Telecom’s Orange, as well as Orange’s fixed broadband business. The Commission was notified of the proposed transaction under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (the EU Merger Regulation) on 11 January 2010.
The new joint venture company is expected to have a combined customer base of around 29.5 million and a market share of between 30%-35% (constituting an increment of between 10%-15%), which the parties state will make it the number one player in the UK mobile market.
Office of Fair trading Article 9 Request
Under Article 9 of the EU Merger Regulation, the Commission may refer a notified concentration to the competent authorities of a member state following a request by a member state on the grounds that:
- the concentration threatens to affect competition significantly in a market within that member state, which presents all the characteristics of a distinct market (Article 9(2)(a)); or
- the concentration affects competition in a market within that member state, which presents all the characteristics of a distinct market and which does not constitute a substantial part of the common market (Article 9(2)(b)).
On 3 February 2010, the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it had made a request under Article 9(2)(a) of the EU Merger Regulation for the proposed merger to be referred to it for investigation, on the grounds that the effects of the merger would be felt exclusively by consumers in the UK. The OFT also pointed to its expertise in the sector, including in dealing with mergers in the mobile sector and in examining spectrum allocation issues in the context of mergers. The OFT indicated a need for any spectrum divestment remedy to tie into the Digital Britain process.
In its Article 9 request, the OFT set out two main concerns that, when submitted, meant the proposed merger threatened to significantly affect competition. First, the OFT was concerned about the impact of the joint venture on the retail mobile telephone market, especially on H3G (the smallest mobile network operator in the UK). H3G and T-Mobile jointly operate a 3G radio access network (a radio access network (RAN)-sharing agreement). While the OFT agreed that this arrangement would not automatically be altered post-merger, H3G submitted that, as a result of the proposed merger:
- T-Mobile would not have any incentive to continue with the RAN-sharing agreement (the incentive argument); and
- the contractual arrangements between H3G and T-Mobile enable the latter to erode the RAN-sharing agreement, which could lead to foreclosure of H3G (the ability argument).
The OFT did not consider that the merger would enhance T-Mobile’s ability to terminate the agreement, but it did consider it likely to increase the possibility that H3G would be foreclosed if the RAN-sharing agreement were terminated. In addition, the OFT was of the view that the merger would impact on the incentives T-Mobile has to terminate the agreement. While the OFT noted that these were difficult and complex issues that would require closer consideration, it was concerned that the proposed merger gave rise to a risk that H3G could be significantly weakened or could exit the UK retail and wholesale mobile telephone market. According to the OFT, any weakening or elimination of H3G would effectively result in reducing the number of vertically integrated competitors from five to three and would cause significant detriment to competition in mobile telephone retail.
Secondly, the OFT was concerned that the joint venture could prevent competition from emerging in the fourth generation mobile telephone market. The merged entity would hold 84% of the available spectrum in the 1800 MHz frequency band, which is currently used for 2G mobile services. The OFT considered that there were plausible arguments that the 1800 MHz spectrum could be used by the joint venture to launch a national 2x20MHz long-term evolution (LTE) network. Indeed, O2 UK Ltd (O2) and Vodafone Ltd (Vodafone) submitted to the OFT that the joint venture would be the only mobile network operator with a clear path to full coverage, maximum-speed LTE technology.
The OFT noted that the appropriate counterfactual against which to measure the merger was uncertain, given the backdrop of the UK government’s Digital Britain Report. However, without the merger, the OFT considered it likely that there would be more than one national 2x20MHz LTE network operating in the UK in the short-to-medium term. Post-merger, however, the OFT considered that it was possible that the merged entity would have the only national 2x20MHz LTE network within the next two years. While it was possible that Vodafone and O2 could launch a national LTE network in the short term by pooling their spectrum or by acquiring additional spectrum at auction, the OFT noted that this would be limited to a maximum speed of 50Mbps, which would be inferior to the achievable speed of 2x20MHz. Finally, the OFT considered that the parties would have the incentive to exclude their competitors, as this would increase their customer base significantly and would not cost them anything.
The Commission’s final decision in relation to the merger has not yet been published. However, its press release states that the Commission did not identify any direct concerns in relation to:
- the markets for the provision of mobile telecommunications services to end-consumers;
- the wholesale market for access and call origination on public mobile telephones; and
- the wholesale market for international roaming and related markets.
However, the Commission’s investigation did raise the same two concerns that had been highlighted by the OFT. To address the competition concerns identified by the Commission and to avoid a phase two investigation, the parties have therefore agreed to:
- amend the existing radio access network agreement with H3G to ensure that there remain sufficient competitors in the market; and
- divest a quarter of their combined spectrum (2×15 MHz) at the 1800 MHz level (Commission press release IP/10/208).
The Commission is satisfied that the commitments offered by the parties fully address its competition concerns. In addition, in light of the commitments offered by the parties, the OFT withdrew its Article 9 referral request.
It is relatively rare for the OFT to make a referral request to the Commission. Since 2004, the OFT has only made four such requests, one of which was later withdrawn. Consumer groups, such as Consumer Focus, have raised concerns that the merger should have been subject to an investigation by the UK regulators and not behind closed doors in Brussels (www.consumerfocus.org.uk). However, the Commission and the OFT have stated that they worked together closely (as well as with Ofcom) throughout the Commission’s investigation.
The merging parties insist that the merger will be good for competition on the basis that the new entity will be better placed to compete with O2 and Vodafone, which will ultimately lead to better value for consumers. Consumer groups, on the other hand, argue that the deal could push up the price of mobile phone contracts in the UK.
The merger comes at a time of significant flux in the UK mobile market, with plans for the government’s Digital Britain to auction more spectrum in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands. The release of this spectrum is expected to drive the development of superfast broadband across the UK. A protracted merger review threatened to hold up this process further, and the government’s and Ofcom’s plans would have been dependent on the structure of the market once any remedies have taken effect. Although the protection afforded to H3G and the release by the joint venture of the valuable 1800MHz spectrum will be costly to the merging parties, they (and their respective legal teams) are likely to be delighted with a phase one clearance. | <urn:uuid:b0e53546-05e7-49c2-b23e-15d53ac8410d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.inhouselawyer.co.uk/legal-briefing/commission-clears-orange-and-t-mobile-merger-with-conditions/ | 2024-04-16T05:28:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.972534 | 1,758 |
Industry experts will share their insights on how they have made myopia management an integral part of their work at a virtual event next month.
The World Council of Optometry (WCO), in partnership with CooperVision, is hosting the complimentary online event, ‘Myopia Management: Advancing the Global Standard of Care’, on 16 February 2023. It will focus on the three pillars of mitigation, measurement, and management.
The WCO introduced the myopia management standard of care resolution in April 2021, defining an evidence-based standard of care comprised of the three main pillars.
WCO president-elect Dr Sandra Block said optometrists and other eyecare professionals from around the world are invited to attend this virtual event.
“It will help the listener gain a broader perspective on how to incorporate myopia management as the standard of care in their practices,” she said.
“As myopia has risen to an epidemic level globally, early mitigation, measurement, and management of myopia in young patients can help reduce the risk of serious eye health issues as adults. The World Council of Optometry is grateful to CooperVision for its partnership in this important mission to spread the word.”
The virtual event will explore the myopia epidemic through real stories told by patients and leading eyecare professionals, including:
- Professor Seang-Mei Saw (Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore). Saw has made major observations and key discoveries in the epidemiology of myopia, characterising the environmental, genetic, and anatomical predictors of myopia in children and adults in Singapore and worldwide.
- Dr Kai-yip Choi (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Optometry). Choi, a research assistant, has been providing optometric clinical care in the university clinic since 2014.
- Dr Foo Li Lian (Myopia Service and Refractive Department, Singapore National Eye Centre, and Myopia Centre of Excellence). Subspecialising in myopia, focusing on childhood myopia control as well as refractive and cataract surgeries, Foo aims to create the next generation of treatment modalities that can halt the progression of myopia.
- Mr Indie Grewal is a qualified dispensing optician and optometrist with more than three decades of experience within the optical industry. As well as participating in contact lens clinical trials, he has a special interest in myopia management and multifocal contact lens fitting.
- Dr Jessica Haynes practices as consulting faculty in the Southern College of Optometry Advanced Care Ocular Disease clinic and as a full-time associate optometrist at Charles Retina Institute.
- Ms Yasmin Whayeb is an optometrist and PhD student at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include the progression and management of myopia in children, and the choroidal response to optical myopia intervention methods.
- Dr Kyle Klute owns and practices at Good Life Eyecare, a multilocation practice in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and an editor for the Journal of Medical Optometry.
Learn more about the full list of speakers here.
Registration and resources
Visit the World Council of Optometry myopia management online resource featuring the standard of care pledge signup page, resolution, and practical tools and information for optometrists here.
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It’s so important to be inclusive of people with disabilities, especially in schools.
Zeeland East High School in Zeeland, Michigan has been participating in the Special Olympics’ Unified Sports program for the past five years. According to Zeeland West High School teacher Nate Van de Gutche, the goal of that program is to “promote the importance of acceptance and inclusion across our campus and beyond.”
High school junior Jules Hoogland is one student who has benefitted from the program. Jules is completely blind, but that doesn’t keep her from playing hoops with her team! During a recent game, a crowd of 2,500 spectators held their breath and kept completely silent so that Jules could use her sense of hearing to sink a foul shot. A teacher used a long pole to tap the metal basket, and Jules focused, took aim, and fired off a perfect free throw. The whole crowd could hear the “swish,” and then they erupted into cheers!
It was an unforgettable moment, and luckily, they got it all on video! Watch Jules’ awesome shot in the video below, and don’t forget to share.
– Zeeland Public Schools (@zeelandschools) March 22, 2022
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This investigation looks at a 1999 Colorado law intended to notify communities when sexually violent offenders move in. What they found was that, in six years, the state only identified two sexually violent predators out of 1,300. In addition to identifying which sexually violent predators were moving in, the law requires that the Colorado Department of Corrections evaluate the offenders before they leave the prison. The Denver Post analysis shows that the Department of Corrections had not done any evaluations in six years. | <urn:uuid:918e159b-5423-4e8c-be02-0100a4f57621> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ire.org/product/story-22253/ | 2024-04-16T04:59:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.94733 | 141 |
21 Nollaig 2023
Iarnród Éireann Gender Pay Gap Report 2023Report shows average hourly rate for women 7.72% greater than men, as increased representation of women targeted
27 Samhain 2023
Minister for Transport turns sod at Iarnród Éireann’s newest Station, WoodbrookMinister for Transport, Éamon Ryan T.D was joined by Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Cllr. Denis O’Callaghan, Anne Graham, CEO of National Transport Authority and Jim Meade, CEO of Iarnród Éireann to turn a sod to mark the commencement of construction of Woodbrook, Iarnród Éireann’s newest DART Station.
24 Feabhra 2023
Oibreacha Iarnróid Oíche Iarnróid ÉireannAg seo, tá liosta curtha ar fáil de na hoibreacha oíche ar ráillí atá beartaithe do sheirbhísí iarnróid Iarnród Éireann.
09 Meitheamh 2022
Iarnród Éireann highlights surge in incidents at level crossings on International Level Crossing Awareness DayAll asked to use crossings safely, with special emphasis on safe use amongst commercial road vehicle drivers this year
14 Márta 2022
St. Patrick's Day 2022St Patrick’s Day Fun with Irish Rail
22 Meitheamh 2021
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The Garda Representative Association (GRA), which represents some 11,500 frontline members, has called for an urgent review of the national pay deal in light of inflation and cost of living increases.
“This deal was negotiated in a completely different economic landscape but under current conditions, these numbers are simply unsustainable,” GRA Interim general secretary Philip McAnenly said of the Building Momentum public pay deal which was agreed in 2020.
He said the 1 per cent increase in pay awarded to gardaí last October under the terms of the deal “simply does not go anywhere near the current rate of inflation nor meets the spiralling cost of living of our members.
“Nobody could have foreseen inflation rates rising to over 6 per cent while energy and petrol costs have risen by 30 per cent. It’s time for this government to realise this and work out a fair and equitable deal for our members.
Mr Anenly said the GRA has contacted Garda management and Government to seek an urgent meeting and to commence a review of the deal. The GRA said the Building Momentum deal includes a provision to activate a review if the agreement is impacted by "unexpected change".
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has already sought such a review. Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said he will engage with Ictu on the matter.
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International Recovery to Wellness Coaching Conference (IRWCC)
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“The International Recovery Coach movement has been one of the most exciting advances in the field of treatment and recovery that I have seen in my 30 year career. Having the honor to present at the last Conference has been one of the highlights in my career and rarely have I ever seen a more passionate audience who are willing to be innovative and do whatever it takes to offer hope and make a difference in the lives of others!”
“The event was a fantastic melting pot of ideas, creativity and innovation. I was inspired by the conference and by the people I met. One of the ways in which the conference was truly inspiring was not only through the wonderful breadth of speakers: including John Hamilton, Tom Hill, Anthony Eldridge-Rogers, Alistair Sinclair, Rebecca Daddow and Marshall Rosier – but the participation from the audience.”
“The 2013 International Recovery Coaching Conference was a fantastic opportunity to explore the value of coaching and the impact it can make to those on a recovery journey. It was a wonderful opportunity to hear and learn from a variety of people and projects working across the world and I look forward to seeing what this years conference has to offer.”
“The IRCC Conference was my first introduction to Recovery Coaching. It was an amazing conference and I learnt a lot about this approach from the speakers at the conference.Since then, I have endeavored to bring this approach into every aspect of operational delivery. It is the most empowering and creative way of working alongside people that I have ever encountered.”
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Former Yamaya Residence
The Yamaya family earned their money through Salmon fishing, and only began farming in the 1910’s. This is a main house, and alongside it there is a big barn which doubles as stables. This is a common living arrangement in this farming region. The attached structures are two rice storehouses, one was made of wood in 1911 the other was in of stone in 1938, which shows that Yamaya family were quite the farmers. | <urn:uuid:0d20bcdc-1092-4e48-98c1-b8aaac1df21c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ishikari-kominka.jp/english/yamaya/ | 2024-04-16T04:25:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.992137 | 95 |
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About G. Brian Karas
G. Brian Karas is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of G. Brian Karas include Seals on the Bus, The, Lazy Little Loafers, Seals on the Bus (Big Book), and A Place Called Kindergarten.
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Fortunes of Alibaba is founded on the old story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, a tale some folks can recall from childhood. That Arabian Night theme is nicely done by Play’n Go, and you will gain from a five level bonus play that could as well activate the all-important freebies attribute here.
It acts out on five reels, three rows and twenty methods to succeed, and you could put wagers of 20p and £100 for every spin on all platforms and gadgets. Fortunes of Alibaba happens to be a volatile game, it scores eight out of ten on Play’n Go’s scale of volatility. The RTP of 96.89 % is somehow beyond the industry average, which, is definitely good.
The bonus play will not offer you any significant wins, since 100x your bet is the much you can achieve. So, it is all about activating the freebies attribute, since the continuous multiplier and the Thieves moving wilds pursuing the Alibaba wild could get you winnings of 9,968x your bet. The slot could be somehow a hard nut to crack, therefore some “open sesame” may work out the trick.
Provider: Play’n Go
Game release: 27.02.2020
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Min bet (Max bet) $, €, £0.2 (100)
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There are two wild elements in this slot, the constant Ali Baba Wild together with Thieves wild only show up in the course of the bonus round. The two wilds happens to be the premium icons here, and both award the same. The average value elements offer less, and likewise the less value royal icons. You require between three and five complementing icons on every payline to succeed, and below we bring you the paytable for Fortunes of Ali Baba game:
Those who know the story are likely to recall Morgiana, that slave damsel who saved Ali Baba’s life and later on got married to his son. Anyways, her pretty face graces the scatter icon in this play, and you require to get two of her on like turns for fascinating things to take place.
The scatters as well require to fall on reels1 and reel five on like turn, since this will activate the Den of Thieves bonus slot. This will carry you to the cave in which the forty thieves store stolen items, you also crack pots to see if you can find anything. You either achieve cash awards, and/or activate the slot’s free turns bonus round.
The Den of Thieves bonus slot shows up with five distinct degrees you can scale, and each moment you achieve a cash award you level up and obtain a new opportunity to make one more pick. What you are searching for is the freebies attribute, however, be cautious, because the thieves may learn of you on any pick, which brings the bonus game to an end. Below is what you can lookforwad to from the five distinct positions:
Fortunes of Alibaba Free spins
If you get fortunate to activate the freebies attribute through the Den of Thieves bonus play, you will begin with eight turns. You are assured of the Ali Baba wild icon on each spin, and real enjoyment starts if you fall on a Thieves wild simultaneously.
This activates the Walking Wilds attributes, and you will view the Thieves wild walk towards Ali Baba wild on every new turn. The Thieves wild leave behind a trail of wilds. You can get more Thieves wilds simultaneously. Either way, all they want is to find Ali Baba like a type of snake play, and therefore assist in filling up the reels with wilds.
If you fall on the Morgiana scatter icons on reels 1 and five in the course of the bonus turn, you get 2 new freebies increased to your sum. You will also find a continuous multiplier in action here that heightens for every roll. All that put together can give you significant payments.
What is The Game’s Jackpot (Max Win)?
There is no jackpot on Fortunes of Alibaba game, nonetheless, you stand a chance to win big. The slots maximum win is 9,968x your bet, which is firm for a highly volatile slot. Take part with the greatest possible bet, and achieve £996,800 on one freebie here.
We screened 841 United Kingdom online casinos and located Fortunes of Alibaba in sixty three of them. Thirty five casinos placed Fortunes of Alibaba on their hallway. The average position on the casino hallways is 142.32 (Calculated for all the 841 casinos). The SlotRank for Fortunes of Alibaba for the United Kingdom is 63.
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BonusGame: Pick Objects, FreeSpins, Sticky Wilds, Wild FreeSpins Multiplier, Scatter symbols.
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Play’n Go has no tendency of revolutionizing anything with Fortunes of Alibaba game, however, it is still a firm slot by all measures. The most significant disadvantage is the somehow tiring base play, nonetheless, the grind is normally worth it once you activate the bonus round and obtain those wilds pursuing after Alibaba. The potential here is firm, however, the volatility could be somehow harsh at times.
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Pascal Tokodi Bio, Age, Career, Wife, Education and Net Worth
Pascal Tokodi, born Pascalino Lpesinoi Lenguro Tokodi is a multi-talented media personality who has managed to conquer numerous fields in the media industry. The Kenyan actor who doubles up as a musician and songwriter ventured into the world of acting in 2012 after he was featured in the then-famous TV show dubbed Makutano Junction.
As a musician, he has released a couple of songs with his two songs Forget and Milele Ft King Kaka doing well in the mainstream media. However, his fame revolves around acting as he’s the man behind some of the award-winning films like “Disconnect and Selina”.
In our article, we tell the story of the renowned actor and musician.
Pascal Tokodi Age and Place of Birth
The talented actor was born on 21st April 1993 as the 2nd born child in a family of nine. His father is a KWS officer while his mother is a health practitioner. He was born in Rongai, Kajiando County.
He attended St Mary’s primary school in Rongai where he performed well and proceeded to Lenana School, one of the best national schools in Kenya.
Pascal Tokodi Career
His love for the art started way back in high school where he would sang to entertain his fellow pupils. Things changed when he joined High School and became a member of the drama club which sharpened his acting skills.
The high school experience made him fall in love with drama and music and by the time he was getting to form four, he had already decided that he was going to pursue music and acting as a career.
After finishing form four he made his acting debut in 2012, earning a role in Makutano Junction which at the time it was the biggest TV show broadcasting at Citizen TV.
In 2013, he was featured in Africa’s first musical TV drama series dubbed, Groove Theory playing the role of Guy, a member if the Victoria University Campus choir. The role in the drama earned him a better role in another film dubbed Pray and Prey in 2014.
In 2015, he appeared in Fox Africa’s film dubbed Wrath. In 2018, he established himself as a complete actor when he was featured in Selina, a Swahili telenovela. Selina earned him international recognition and awards including the famous Kalasha Awards and the Africa Magic Viewers. | <urn:uuid:646f8006-9da5-476c-b932-62b0e35ecb1d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jambodaily.com/pascal-tokodi-bio-age-career-wife-education-and-net-worth/ | 2024-04-16T04:29:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.990085 | 517 |
In Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming feature Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx stars as a slave who joins the bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) who saved him in a mission to rescue Django’s wife (Kerry Washington) from a villainous plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) in the Deep South. After previewing eight minutes of stylized footage for Comic-Con fans on Saturday, Foxx sat down with several members of the press at San Diego’s Hilton Bayfront Hotel to discuss the film, which is set for release on Christmas Day.
When asked about his most difficult moment on set, the Oscar winner explained that it occurred while filming a scene in which Washington’s character, Broomhilda, is whipped. “The most courageous person in this room is Kerry Washington. She said, ‘I want to be hit with the lashes.’” So instead of using a stunt person, Washington agreed to be hit with a nylon stunt whip in the way that, Foxx said, his ancestors were tortured not so long ago on the very same plantation grounds.
Further heightening emotions on set, according to Foxx, “Quentin does a fantastic thing where he would play music in between scenes.” Foxx gave the music coordinator three songs to play over the loudspeakers, one of which was a track by religious gospel singer Fred Hammond. “When that would play throughout the whole shack village, I saw one of the extras, who had a little kid, I saw her hands go up,” Foxx recalled. ”She started, I guess you would call it, testifying. And I watched Quentin [say,] ‘We’re going to get this shot done.’ And water had filled up in his eye piece because he was crying. That was probably the most challenging time. But that is a testament to Quentin Tarantino and his ability to understand the situation. He went to every single person on that set . . . whether they were extras or main characters to make sure they were O.K. between each scene.”
Despite the heaviness of shooting such a scene in a real-life setting, at the Evergreen Plantation in Louisiana, a national historic landmark that has 22 slaves quarters, Foxx says that Tarantino managed to add some levity by cracking jokes, playing upbeat music occasionally between takes, and reminding his cast and crew why they were there.
“Quentin had a thing where he’d say, ‘Guys, we got that take. We could stop. But we’re going to do another one. You know why?’ And they’d go, ‘Because we love making movies!’ Whenever we’d get tired, they’d do that.”
Another impressive aspect of production, Foxx found, was watching Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino collaborate for the first time. “Here comes Leonardo DiCaprio, the good-looking guy that you see in the tabloids with the models. And he comes in so different and ready to work—to see those guys get together in the corner and develop the character and watch the character go different ways.” After they devised a new direction for DiCaprio’s character, Calvin Candie, Tarantino would quickly rework the script on the spot for the characters played by Foxx, Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. “At one point he just rewrote a whole scene. He said, ‘That don’t work.’ So he went to lunch and then he’d come back with four pages of perfect dialogue.”
There was another figure on set that impressed Foxx, too—one that probably won’t appear in the closing credits, however: his horse, Cheetah, who, despite her lack of acting experience, Foxx convinced Tarantino could play Django’s horse, Tony. “The horse and I basically have the same arc,” Fox said. “[Django]’s starting off as this troubled, number-six slave in the chain gang, and [Cheetah] was a little nervous. She would spook and the handler would grab the rein. I said, ‘Do me a favor and let go of the rein and let her find her bearings. Everybody would get out of the way, and I would ride her until she settled. So as Django settled, Cheetah settled. At the end of the movie, she’s so comfortable—she’s doing stunts where she has to do three turns, stop on a dime, and throw up her front legs. I said, ‘She’s cheesing now! She’s really trying to get in the magazines.’”
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TOUJOURS DEUX LUNES – Always Two Moons.
This painting I drew up while I was participating in the recent artist in residency in Tunisia.
I am very aware of the parallel worlds we exist in that are simply separated by distance and time zones. This painting is a way for me to acknowledge that. The world is becoming small, but it often feels not quite small enough. That I am always missing someone, something or somewhere.
I am loving making these large works on paper.
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Jacqueline A Stagner
Jacqueline A. Stagner is the Undergraduate Programs Coordinator in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering. She co-advises students primarily in sustainable energy in the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, an MBA, and a PhD in materials science and engineering. She also worked as a release engineer in the automotive industry for six years. Dr Stagner has co-edited 13 volumes. | <urn:uuid:fba65154-e05a-40b6-b386-f2eb7b80bb1f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jennystanford.com/author/jacqueline-a-stagner/ | 2024-04-16T04:03:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.966389 | 118 |
What a cutie! Marshall did a great job with his photo shoot last Sunday morning. He gave us his best serious look and even a few amazing smiles. Mike and I really enjoyed meeting this happy family and getting to know them. Thanks for taking the time, Katlyn and Nick!
Monthly Archives: April 2012
I can’t believe that over a year has passed since I took Geneva and Shay’s maternity photos, and last Saturday afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting their lovely daughter, Jaye, as family and friends gathered to celebrate her first birthday. It was such a happy day and the house was overflowing with laughter and […]
Mike and I got the biggest kick out of these two brothers last Saturday morning. Ian is quite the charmer, easily handing out smiles and hugs. Brody was always on for us, ready with big smiles, and he sure knew how to use his big, blue eyes to his advantage. The camera loved them both…and […]
“Oh, I could just gobble you UP!,” Jessica said as she cuddled her 4-week-old, Viviana last Thursday afternoon. I have to say, the feeling was mutual. Holy cow…so, so, so adorable. Love Viviana’s head of hair, her amazing alertness and curious eyes and the fact that she actually smiled a few times during the session. […]
I wish I could say that the situation I found myself in last Tuesday was a fluke, but honestly, I am starting to think this kind of bad luck is all-too-typical for me. It was the first time in the four years I have had this business that I needed my car for a weekday […] | <urn:uuid:5b497b87-3950-4aac-894d-425646807fc2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jensoares.com/blog/2012/04/ | 2024-04-16T03:17:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.989767 | 353 |
PETIT LE MANS 2020
Petit Le Mans, a race named after the most grueling and testing race in the world held in Le Mans France. This, of course, is a race held in Braselton Georgia, USA. And because of a county noise ordinance, no racing can be held at Road Atlanta after 12PM midnight. Therefor, a 24 hour race is out of contention for this two and a half mile, 12 turn, and 125ft elevation changing track. So we'll settle for 10 hours. Of course this year was unique like all other, the in house favorite Porsche collected a win, drama was had in bumper to bumper racing, and.. oh yeah, the pandemic is still going on. All of this in mind, the mild temperatures, company of friends, and my personal farewell of Porsche in IMSA (for now fingers crossed) will always be remembered through this set of photos! Thanks for stopping by. | <urn:uuid:9b67486d-3922-4d91-b4c1-21d38f83a4ac> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jerrodniles.com/petit-le-mans-2020 | 2024-04-16T03:41:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.94769 | 192 |
Wednesdays 7:45 - 9:00 pm
Connecting to our own heritage, and ultimately to a divine wisdom, makes the all very human things we do feel richer, more meaningful, and part of something longer lasting.
The Torah Studies program at CHABAD OF DOYLESTOWN tries to make this happen every single week. Each class takes a topic or idea in Jewish thought to explore, tease out, and bring into play with our own lives. Each one is built around texts that we’ll learn together so that you can see these ideas for yourself, argue over them, and apply them to life your own way.
Below, you can see an outline of a few of the upcoming sessions. Join a class for what promises to be a fun, engaging, and deeply rewarding learning experience.
Classes are open to everyone, of all abilities, so bring along a friend too!
All texts are in English only. No prior knowledge is necessary.
Wednesday, October 19 2022
Dont Be Lazy about What You Love
Investing in What's Familiar and Taken for Granted
"Ah, don't worry, they'll understand." How often do people say this offhand remark to dismiss a minor offense? Too often. In this fascinating ride, discover how the murderous Cain made the same mistake - and how you are able to be Abel: committed and invested.
Wednesday, October 26 2022
In G‑d's Image
Spreading a Message of Universal, G‑dly Morality
Historically, Jews have kept to themselves. But times they are a-changin', and we now have the unprecedented opportunity to be a 'light unto the nations.' Drawing inspiration from Noach, this lesson provides a most edifying message to shout from the rooftops: you are a literal part of G‑d; act accordingly!
Wednesday, November 2 2022
Religion Is Difficult and Unnatural. And That's Exactly How It's Supposed to Be
Appreciating the Passion and Energy of Earned Love
After leading a somewhat religious lifestyle for decades on end, you would expect things to get a bit easier, right? Wrong. Well, if you're looking for a boring and dry relationship with G‑d, then maybe. But if you're looking for something deeper, welcome aboard.
Wednesday, November 9 2022
Excuse Me, Are You Jewish?
The Inestimable Value of a Single,
You may have been stopped in the street by an inspired young boy or girl with the question, "Are you Jewish? Would you like to put on tefilin or light this Shabbat candle?" But what's the point of doing a mitzvah just to get a young kid off your back? Abraham's actions long ago provide the answer.
Wednesday, November 16 2022
Light up the World
Shabbat Candles Is not Just a Romantic Ritual
There are many ways to work toward a just and moral society. The most tried and tested way begins at home: instilling values in the next generation. The sacred glow of Shabbat is far more than just an antecedent to a lightbulb; it is a spiritual light that burns brightly in the minds and hearts of everyone in the home.
Wednesday, November 23 2022
See No Evil, Eradicate Evil
How to Avoid Negative Talk and Bring Out the Best in Others
Gossip, slander, and the rumor mills are objectively pernicious things to avoid. But what do we do about all the bad actors out there? For decades, our forefather Isaac suffered from blindness to teach us all an invaluable lesson: there's always something good to see in someone else, and if we can find it, maybe they will, too.
Wednesday, November 30 2022
Are Jews Supposed to be Sheepish?
Lessons from the Shepherding Habits of Our Forefathers. It's Not What You Think
The stereotypical image of the meek Jew who favors the study hall or the home is a bane for many. "No, we can fight, too! We can hold our own!" is common pushback. Our forefathers' obsession with sheep, of all animals, teaches us the perfect blend of humility and strength.
Wednesday, December 7 2022
Bar and Bat Mitzvah: Too Young?
A Jewish Conception of Maturity and Adulthood
"Mazel tov! You're now an adult," said everyone's friends and uncles. But aren't twelve and thirteen far too young for such a statement to be really true? The counterintuitive story in the Torah that provides this age bracket tells us what "maturity" in Jewish thought is really about.
Wednesday, December 14 2022
Shabbat All Week Long
Bringing the Inspiration of Shabbat into the Workweek
Did you know that the ancient custom of a wedding ring is rooted in a dramatic biblical story of betrayal and childbirth? And did you know that wedding rings are connected to Shabbat and the workweek as well? Discover the mystical meaning of the wedding ring and how it can infuse meaning into the mundane workweek.
Wednesday, December 21 2022
Introducing Peace to a Fractured World
How the Torah's G‑dly Message Is the True Recipe for World Peace
If there's anything people have wished for from the proverbial genie in the bottle, it's "world peace." Yet, after thousands of years, it still eludes us. From a technical law about which candle to choose over the other-Shabbat or Chanukah-we emerge with a powerful elixir to cure our fractured world.
Wednesday, December 28 2022
Suffering from Religious Fatigue? Dip into the Reserves
There's a Whole Cache of Passion Waiting for You
Sometimes, you're just listless and tired out. Spirituality, religion, or anything of that sort just isn't talking to you. How do you proceed? Thousands of years ago, Joseph collected money in Egypt and buried it. We're still discovering that stash today-and it can help your fatigue.
Wednesday, January 4 2023
Getting the Job Done: Marks of a True Leader
When It Comes to Leadership, Results Matter
Leadership seminars abound, but is there one quality that lies at the core of it all? A study on the contrast between two great leaders-Rueben and Judah-cuts to the heart of the matter: to lead is to know, to care, and to put yourself aside until the job is done. | <urn:uuid:ba11d7ea-6ebb-4dda-b784-f19554639cdf> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jewishdoylestown.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/5005868/jewish/Adult-Education.htm | 2024-04-16T03:25:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.949359 | 1,356 |
Jeep Wrangler: INTERIOR STORAGE AND EQUIPMENT / Auxiliary Switches — If Equipped
Four auxiliary switches located in the lower
switch bank of the instrument panel can be
used to power various electrical devices. You
have the ability to configure the functionality of
the auxiliary switches via the Uconnect Settings.
All switches can be configured as follows:
- Switch type operation: Latching or Momentary
- Power source: Battery or Ignition
- Ability to hold last state across key cycles: On or Off
Holding last state conditions are met when
switch type is set to latching and power source
is set to ignition.
The auxiliary switches manage the relays that
power four blunt cut wires. These wires are
located under the instrument panel in the
passenger compartment and under the hood to
the right, near the battery.
Auxiliary Switch Connections – Under Hood
Auxiliary Switch Connections – Under Instrument Panel
In addition to the four auxiliary switch wires, a
fused battery wire and ignition wire are also
located in the interior, in the passenger side
under the instrument panel.
A kit of splices and heat shrink tubing are
provided with the auxiliary switches to aid in the
connection/installation of your electrical
Wire Color Chart
There is a 115 Volt, 150 Watt inverter outlet
located on the back of the center console to
convert DC current to AC current.
This outlet can power cellular phones,
electronics and other low power devices
requiring power up to 150 Watts...
The power window switches are located on the
instrument panel below the climate controls.
Push the switch downward to open the window
and upward to close the window...
Uconnect 3 With 5-inch Display Changing To SiriusXM®
Uconnect 4 With 7-inch Display Changing To SiriusXM®
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Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Lever
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Nearly two-dozen Jewish, Christian and congressional leaders turned out last week for a special event on Capitol Hill to honor Azerbaijan’s longstanding support for Israel amid its 70th-anniversary celebrations.
The event, attended by Northwood Church’s Founding Pastor Bob Roberts Jr., Eagles’ Wings founder and executive director Bishop Robert Stearns, and the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s President Rabbi Marc Schneier, focused on the close relationship that Azerbaijan and Israel share, and how it should serve as a model for other Muslim nations.
“On the eve of Israel’s 70th anniversary, today we celebrate the authentic relationship between the Muslim nation of Azerbaijan and Israel. There are 57 Muslim nations, but when it comes to their support of Israel, Azerbaijan is number one,” said Schneier.
Azerbaijan, a predominantly Shi’ite Muslim country in central Asia bordering Iran and Russia, has enjoyed close relations with Israel for the past 25 years. Both countries cooperate closely on security, geopolitical and military issues, and have expanded economic relations in recent years, especially in the field of high-tech.
Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov said that Israel is one of his country’s “strongest” partners in the region.
“Azerbaijan is proud of its history of inclusiveness and its vibrant Jewish community,” said Suleymanov. “Our strong, growing partnership with Israel has a special meaning today as Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary and Azerbaijan marks the Centennial of the first-ever democratic republic in the Muslim world. The relationship between Azerbaijan and Israel stands as a pioneering example of what is possible.” | <urn:uuid:612a6a82-6c2b-4b10-b16a-a619370aefdb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jns.org/jewish-christian-and-congressional-leaders-laud-israel-azerbaijan-ties/ | 2024-04-16T05:25:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.951802 | 363 |
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This week's verses are from one of the greatest stories of faith in all of God's Word. I wonder sometimes if I would be able to say these same things in the face of difficulty and trial.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:16-18Looking forward to reading your thoughts. Link up below!
It's been a bit of a busy week/weekend for me. I have been thinking a lot sbout these verses, and my thoughts keep coming back to some "stuff" I've already written on this subject. So, I'm going to share two of them.
First is a story I originally wrote over a year ago for the writing challenge. It is not Biblical fiction, but this character (who still haunts me a bit, by the way) is living the life of Daniel 3:16-18. Check out "The Pain of Gain," and let me know what you think.
Also, back in August of last year, I wrote a devotional on this very story. I'm sharing it here.
Each year, I read through the entire Bible, and I just finished the book of Daniel. In the early parts of this amazing book, I foun, once again, one of the most incredible statements of faith in God in the Bible—in my opinion, anyway.
Let me set the scene. Daniel’s friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, are in the service of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He has recently built a 50-foot statue, and demanded that every one of his subject bow down and worship it. These three men of God, high up in Nebuchadnezzar’s organization, refuse to worship anyone but their Lord.
The king approaches the three men and gives them one more chance to obey: "If you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?" Daniel 3:15 NIV
Now, if I had been one of those men, I'm fairly certain my panic alarm would have gone off at maximum volume. Doubts, anxiety, and fear would have dominated my thoughts. I might have even bowed (with my body) just to save my life (admit it--you might have considered it too!).
But not these guys.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:16-18 NIVNow that, my friends, is faith. These men knew He could save them, but were willing to pay the ultimate price even if He chose not to do what they wanted. That is faith no matter the circumstances--faith despite circumstances.
There are many around the world who are faced with the same dilemma as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: men and women who risk their lives, families, finances, possessions and everything else every day just to share the Gospel, or to live it out. The persecuted church is huge, yet it is the fastest growing part of the body of Christ. These people are willing to look their oppressors in the face and say "but even if He does not." And in some cases, He does not. But they still say it.
That is the kind of faith I want.
Heavenly Father, I pray for all those who are suffering for their faith, for those who risk death daily because of their love for You. Give them the strength to say, and life "but even if He does not" each day. Strengthen them, and hold them close to You.
And Lord, I pray that you would give me that kind of faith. Help me to trust You enough to live for You no matter what the consequences. Make me an "but even if He does not" Christian.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
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One star, a single shining star,
Made us today, who we are.
When rocks both smooth and coarse,
Came together with force.
When the galaxy was new,
Something in space was a brew!
Still long ago, but Earth has formed,
When all the large creatures swarmed.
The atmosphere back then was thin,
So Earth was sent into a spin!
When the meteor smashed the Earth,
There was not a single sound.
And not a single sound.
Very few lived through the big blow,
Even in life, they must hang low.
Slowly working their way around the fiery pit,
The animals began to grow some wit.
Then primates were born with something new,
Their back was no longer a slew!
These primates with a straight spine,
Were, simply put, completely divine!
Now this species was using tools,
These apes were no longer fools,
For they are humans!
Running like the wind, light on their feet,
All of the humans began to meet.
The humans began to make a home,
While further mixing up their genome¬.
Inside of their colonies,
They started to make discoveries.
And then came some idiosyncrasies,
Like Aristotle, Homer, and Socrates.
All we found was more and more,
Until one time we asked, “What more can we implore?”
From this question we’ve made many things,
We’ve made electricity, screws, motors, and springs.
Now as fast as a rabbit I must go,
But there is something else you ought to know.
The past is in the past.
And there are still questions to be asked.
So ask yourself this question today:
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"5X7: Volume 1" Book Coming Soon!
When I started making mixed media art on a bunch of scrap 5 x 7 inch paper I had laying around the studio, I really didn't have any purpose other than to help inspire myself and stay creative, in what I felt was like a tough creative drought at the end of 2016. Fast-forward to September 2017 and I now have enough mini masterpieces to compile the first volume of my now on-going and aptly titled "5X7" series.
Each mixed media work of art is composed of paint, various silk screened imagery and (on occasion) collaged newsprint on various types of paper.
Much of what inspires me (music, movies, vintage advertising, cars, celebrities, comics, color, shapes, texture, etc.) makes a strong appearance throughout in this collection of fifty unique works.
This will be the first art book I've self-published since my long sold-out "We Are Modern" book in 2011, which cataloged my painting series of the same name. In addition to the collection of these 5x7 works of art, there will be some commentary about the work, as well as some behind the scenes images during the making of this collection.
The artist, Ed Ruscha, is probably the biggest influence on this series, as I've always been enamored with his collection of self-published art books he created over the decades. It is a personal goal of mine to produce some interesting art books, as well.
As I write this and continue to make final preparations on the "Volume 1" book, I also have a good collection going for a "Volume 2," which feasibly, could see an early-mid 2018 release, as long as I can keep this creative pace going.
Well, there you have it, the first look at the forth-coming "5X7: Volume 1" art book, which is slated for a late 2017 release. I promise to share pre-order and official release date info when I have it, and any special events that might correspond with said book release. This is kind of a big deal for me, so hopefully you all will dig it as much as I do. | <urn:uuid:ea7bffec-0782-4da8-9122-289fdb2144c9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jonathonkimbrellcreative.com/single-post/2017/09/21/5x7-volume-1-book-coming-soon | 2024-04-16T04:12:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.980241 | 455 |
Why do we need to take such good care of baby teeth? Don’t they just fall out anyway? While baby (also called deciduous) teeth do eventually fall out, keeping them healthy is crucial to the normal development of adult teeth. Like adult teeth, baby teeth help us to chew and speak normally, and are very important for us to function normally everyday.
Many new parents are surprised to learn that the American Association of Pediatric Dentists recommends children have their first dental visit by their first birthday. However, it is very important to establish early on a child’s risk for developing cavities. Biological factors and a child’s habits are important elements that help determine this. As family dentists we strive to educate our patients on many topics, including your child’s normal oral development, habits (i.e. thumb sucking), proper oral hygiene, and the link between diet and oral health. While we always make sure Mom and Dad are aware of their child’s risk, we also make sure to educate our little ones on the importance of preventing cavities.
We recommend using a tiny smear of fluoride containing toothpaste on a soft-bristle toothbrush to brush baby teeth as soon as they develop. At age 3, the amount of toothpaste can then be increased to a “pea size” amount. While we encourage children to gain independence brushing their teeth, parents should always help them to ensure their child’s teeth and gums are getting adequately cleaned!
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- Posted by: Joyce Watson MS
- Category: Feature
Assembly Member Joyce Watson visited the newly renovated Owain Glyndwr Centre in Machynlleth on Saturday (18th June 201) to see an exciting new exhibition.
Among other attractions, the exhibition features a specially commissioned video of Glynd?r’s Parliament of 1404, a replica Medieval broadsword of the type Owain’s men would have wielded in battle, authentic reproductions of period costumes, which visitors are invited to try on, and Welsh banners, which would have been proudly held aloft as a symbol of resistance and of Owain’s princely claim.
In addition, an interactive computer timeline and descriptive display panels provide detailed chronological information about Glynd?r’s life and times and the ill-fated rebellion. The Centre also houses the famous Urquhart Murray Mural, a unique large-scale pictorial representation of Glynd?r’s pivotal victory at the Battle of Hyddgen in 1402, and the famous Pennal Letter that Owain wrote to the King of France in 1406, in which he styles himself ‘Prince of Wales’.
The Mid and West Wales AM, who had visited the previous exhibition, said the new one brought Owain Glynd?r’s story vividly to life:
“This up-to-date exhibition is an exciting reimagining of the previous one and will really give visitors an insight into the life and times of the national hero and self-proclaimed Prince of Wales”. | <urn:uuid:c02a6d50-2889-4d11-a36e-4c6ca4d773a3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.joycewatson.org.uk/innovative-glyndwr-exhibition-exciting-reimagining-says-am/ | 2024-04-16T04:50:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.947857 | 325 |
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Three Boys Save The Tiger
I read a lot of articles about my passion, helping preserve the wildlife and habitats of our planet. I get very jazzed when I see the help coming from organizations or individuals who make it their lives mission to preserve and protect those who need a louder voice. Sometimes the voice comes from a wondrous and unexpected place.
I came across an article in Catch News an online publication that was written on July 29,2016. In the article, three boys decide to help save the wild Tigers in India. They began with just an idea three years ago. Their ages at the beginning of this project were Aadarsh Kumar and Subham, both age 12. They also teamed up with Arjun age 9, who is Aadarsh’s little brother. They are all best friends.
They wanted to share the importance of saving the Tigers with all their family, friends and teachers. I could see at first that it must have seemed a bit scary to put themselves out there with such a huge idea. They had watched television programs on the Endangered Tigers and what is being done to save them. This soon became an incredible research project of looking at newspapers and whatever they could find on the internet.
The boys started small with just a blog they set up by themselves where they started collecting tiger pictures and facts.When their blog started to get a lot of likes they decided to become even more ambitious and start their own website. They didn’t have the money so they went door to door in their neighborhood and telling everyone about their project to save the Tigers. They even sweetened the pot by saying they would donate whatever money they raised on their website to helping Tigers.They raised the money.I don’t know about you but when I was twelve I got as far as a lemonade stand on the weekends.
The website is called thunder tigers.weebly.com and I got to tell you I am very impressed! They have told myths about how some Asian cultures believe the body parts of the tiger. if consumed, will offer grate magical properties, protect from the evil eye, prevent them from being cursed, and guarantee protection from humans or other wild animals.
They do have element of fun on their website like taking quizzes to see how much you have learn from their website. They plan to also focus on also talking about other animals that live in they're surrounding area and the issues they face. I cheer for your passion and I am astounded by your spirit! Keep going my fine young men!
Why do we need to Save the Tigers?
When a species becomes endangered or is near extinction it leaves a scar which effects the entire ecosystem. When the entire natural habitats of Tigers are drastically altered, even destroyed, the entire food chain will be expand to excess or have their entire food supply chains cut off with devastating results.
There are only 3,200 tigers left in the wild.There conservation status is listed as Endangered. The Bengal tiger is found primarily in India with smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Bagel Tigers there are only 2,500 left in wild. Scientists predict that Tiger could be extinct in just 12 short years if countries do not protect their natural habitats where Tiger still roam free. Quick action must occur to fight against, poaching, illegal endangers wildlife open markets, According to WWF there are more tigers (between 5,000 and 7,000 tigers) living in captivity in the USA than in the wild. 3-In the USA, there are no federal laws regulating the possession of exotic animals as of May 2016.
How we can all help Save the Tigers
Protect the Tigers Natural Habitat
Build Capacity and Range in which they live in larger protected habitats.
Reduce the conflict between humans and tigers.
Conduct scientific research to organize strategies to aid in conservation.
Promote Tiger Friendly policies so the general public is educated.
Monitor the numbers of Tiger population, trends, and threats that exists in their natural habitats.
Donate your time because that is an invaluable asset.
Write your Senators and Congress members.
Non profit Endangered Wildlife organizations relay on being visible and do good at the same time. “Save the Tigers Now,” isa global campaign by the World Wildlife Fund and Leonardo DiCaprio to build political, financial and public support to double the number of Tigers By 2002, the next Year of the Tiger.
They are asking for your help to support their efforts by signing a petition, by pledging to not support breeding wildlife for any finical gain and to avoid buying products made from Endangered Wildlife at home or while on vacation.
Leonardo DiCaprio About His Work For Saving The Environment, Tigers
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In addition to being one of the world’s largest markets for gluten-free foods, the US continues to represent one of its fastest growing.
Estimates regarding the size of the market vary by source – for example, data from Euromonitor suggests value sales rose from US$1.2bn to US$1.35bn in 2011. Meanwhile, Leatherhead Food Research estimates market value is closer to US$2.7bn at present, up by 30% from 2006.
Some industry sources feel the market may reach as high as US$5bn by the second half of the current decade. The US has certainly been a key focus of late for some of the market’s leading suppliers. “We have expanded into the USA in the last three years… we have opened a dedicated gluten free factory in Logan, New Jersey,” Emma Herring, UK retail brand manager at Dr Schär, says.
This view is echoed by Genius Foods CEO Roz Cuschieri. “In the past couple of years, we have expanded into the USA and we have ambitious plans for continued international growth.”
From a consumer perspective at least, the potential for further growth of the US market seems promising. Recent studies suggest the number of people in the US suffering from coeliac disease has increased five-fold since the 1950s. It is thought up to three million people in the US may have coeliac disease, while an additional 40m suffer from some form of gluten intolerance or sensitivity. A study from market researchers NOP carried out this year found 30% of people agreed with the statement: “I’m trying to cut back or avoid gluten in my diet.”
Penetration of gluten-free foods amongst US consumers is also thought to have been boosted by recent growth in popularity of the Paleo diet. This diet, which is based on the eating patterns of the Paleolithic period of 10,000 years ago, emphasises a low carbohydrate intake, as well as cutting out highly processed foods (of which grain is one such example).
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By GlobalDataAdditionally, celebrities are also accrediting weight loss to gluten-free eating, leading to the growing perception that gluten free foods are generally healthier overall. Data from The Hartman Group indicates consumers between the ages of 25-34 and 50-64 are the most likely to buy gluten-free foods.
Growing distribution and hence availability has also contributed to the recent growth in the market. Mainstream food retail channels such as supermarkets now account for almost 80% of sales of gluten free foods – a stark contrast to the situation a decade ago, when gluten-free products were largely confined to specialist outlets such as natural and health food stores.
However, the expectation the US consumer base for gluten free foods will continue to expand is not universal. Last year, Dr Elizabeth Sloan, president of food industry forecasters Sloan Trends, suggested market growth would probably slacken off in a few years’ time.
The main reasons for this forecast were two-fold. Firstly, it was felt the size of the market was too large in proportion to its actual consumer base, and the kind of growth experienced within the last few years was not sustainable.
Secondly, data from The Hartman Group indicates only 22% of people actually buy into the category because the products are marketed as being gluten-free. This suggests that gluten free is not the major selling point for many consumers, which will make building up customer loyalty more difficult. Furthermore, the high prices gluten-free foods typically command – in some cases, over twice as much as equivalents containing gluten – make the sector vulnerable to any future contraction in consumer spending.
Some of the most popular gluten-free foods in the US include bakery goods (especially bread and biscuits), as well as snack foods, granola bars, ready meals, pizza and soups. Although virtually all sectors experienced growth in the two years leading up to 2012, an increase in market value of up to 60% was recorded for gluten free bread, rolls and frozen dough. In the last year, meanwhile, high rates of NPD were observed within the gluten-free crackers, snack bars and fruit snacks segments. This suggests gluten free is starting to make inroads into the large US snacking market.
At present, the US market for gluten-free foods remains fairly fragmented in nature, with seven companies accounting for 30% of overall sales. The market is largely made up of multinationals which have expanded their ranges to cover gluten free, plus a number of smaller specialists.
One multinational that has contributed to the rising demand for gluten free foods is General Mills. In 2008, the company’s Rice Chex became the first mainstream breakfast cereal brand in the US to carry gluten-free labelling.
General Mills’ activity within the sector remains high – for example, some of its other cereals such as Corn Chex and Honey Nut Chex are now marketed on a gluten-free platform, while other brands such as Betty Crocker bakery mixes have also been extended into the category. Furthermore, General Mills launched a website (www.liveglutenfreely.com) in 2009, which helps coeliacs and those with a gluten intolerance seek out suitable products, recipes and foodservice establishments.
This trend towards companies becoming more proactive in gluten-free is also illustrated by recent events at PepsiCo. Not only has the company launched a gluten-free recipe section on its Frito-Lay North America website, but a number of its leading snacks – including Lay’s Classic potato chips and Fritos Original corn chips – are now available in gluten-free varieties. PepsiCo is also engaged on a major initiative in partnership with dieticians and healthy food bloggers to improve the labelling of its gluten free foods.
As has been mentioned, gluten-free specialists such as Dr Schär and Genius have recently entered the US market. But they are coming up against some heavy-hitting domestic competition – and not just from reformulation by mainstream companies.
One of the largest domestic suppliers is Boulder Brands, which was known as Smart Balance until the start of 2013. The company owns major gluten-free brands such as Glutino and Udi’s, and also acts as the distributor for the Genius brand in the US. Its product range includes bakery goods (e.g. bread, muffins, bagels and pastries), as well as pasta, snack foods, pizza, cereals and frozen ready meals. Meanwhile, Amy’s Kitchen – the leading organic food brand in the US – also competes in the gluten-free sector in North America.
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Grupo Calvo, the canned seafood producer based in Spain, has hired an additional 50 workers to cope with the increased demand related to the coronavirus crisis.
A Calvo spokesperson told just-food the extra staff will enable the business to operate more weekend shifts at its plant in the municipality of Carballo, located in north-western Spain.
The company has also agreed to pay a EUR300 (US$323.80) bonus to existing workers for their support during the Covid-19 pandemic, which in Europe has hit Spain particularly hard, along with Italy.
Across its plants in Spain, Costa Rica and Brazil, Calvo has implemented stricter security measures and protocols including social distancing, extensive cleaning and temperature monitoring of employees to minimise the coronavirus-related risk, the spokesperson told just-food.
Calvo produces tinned fish and other seafood under its namesake brand, while its Nostromo and Gomes da Costa units in Brazil and Costa Rica supply canned tuna and sardines.
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US produce group Calavo Growers saw its share price slide in afternoon trading yesterday (5 June) as second-quarter earnings came in below market expectations.
In the three months to the end of January, net profit amounted to US$2.7m, a 1.1% increase on the prior year. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting higher earnings of 37 cents per share.
The California-based company has been investing heavily to promote its fresh avocado business. So while sales were up 18.8% to $139.5bn in the period, profit shrank on these costs.
Operating profit in the period fell 2.5% to $4.3m.
The company’s shares fell around 3% to $29.20 in afternoon trading.
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An AC (Alternating Current) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and residences, and it is the form of electrical energy that consumers typically use when they plug kitchen appliances, televisions, fans and electric lamps into a wall socket.
Aluminium alloys are when aluminum (AI) is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon, tin and zinc. There are two principal classifications, namely casting alloys and wrought alloys, both of which are further subdivided into the categories heat-treatable and non-heat-treatable. In lithium-ion batteries, where thin-walled formation is required, aluminum alloys are used.
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. It has nine times the energy density of Li-ion batteries, and three times that of compressed hydrogen, creating potential as a carbon-free energy carrier and less volatile fluid than compressed or liquid hydrogen.
Amorphous graphite is found as extremely small, crystal-like particles in beds of mesomorphic rocks like coal, slate and shale, and its carbon content depends on that of its parent material. There are three main types of graphite: Flake, vein, and amorphous. Graphite is a key component in the lithium-ion host structure for the negative electrode. Graphite is used in the majority of commercial lithium-ion batteries, despite extensive research to find alternatives with enhanced power and/or energy density, while maintaining the excellent cycling stability.
The ampere, or 'amp' for short, measures electric current, which is a flow of electrons along a wire or ions in an electrolyte, as in batteries.
An anode is the positive electrode through which the conventional current enters into a polarised electrical device. This contrasts with a cathode, the negative electrode through which conventional current leaves an electrical device. A common mnemonic is ACID, for "anode current into device".
A battery is a device containing an electric cell or a series of electric cells storing energy that can be converted into electrical power (usually in the form of direct current). Electrochemical cells transform chemical energy into electrical energy. Inside the battery is an electrolyte, often consisting of soluble salts or acids. It serves as a conductive medium, allowing the electric charge to travel through the battery.
Battery raw materials are the materials used to make batteries. 60% of batteries is made up of a combination of materials like zinc (anode), manganese (cathode) and potassium. Critical raw materials used in manufacturing Li-ion batteries (LIBs) include lithium, graphite, cobalt, and manganese
Battery recycling is a recycling activity that aims to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain a number of heavy metals and toxic chemicals and their dumping has raised concerns over soil contamination and water pollution. Most batteries can be recycled and we see that nearly 90% of all lead acid automotive batteries are recycled. Unfortunately, it is much less so for Lithium-ion batteries with just 5% being recycled globally (2021), most likely due to their size, hundreds of complicated of components, and hazardous materials. However, Lithium-ion batteries contain valuable materials which can be recovered during the recycling process, such as copper and aluminiumin in addition to cobalt and nickel as well as other rare earths.
Battery swapping is a process where a discharged battery or battery pack can be immediately swapped for a fully charged one, eliminating the delay involved in waiting for the vehicle's battery to charge. This can be done at battery swapping (or switching) stations.
BEV (battery electric vehicle), also known as pure electric vehicle or all-electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that exclusively uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (e.g. hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc). BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of internal combustion engines (ICEs) for propulsion.
Blue hydrogen is derived from natural gas through the process of steam methane reforming (SMR). SMR mixes natural gas with very hot steam, in the presence of a catalyst, where a chemical reaction creates hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Additional water is added to the mixture converting the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and creating more hydrogen. The carbon dioxide emissions produced are then captured and stored leaving nearly pure hydrogen.
Blue hydrogen follows the same same process as grey hydrogen, except for the additional step where the the carbon is captured and stored.
Boron is a chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5. Produced entirely by cosmic ray spallation and supernovae and not by stellar nucleosynthesis, it is a low-abundance element in the Solar System and in the Earth's crust. It constitutes about 0.001 percent by weight of Earth's crust. Boron can be added to Li-ion battery electrodes, and when combined with other stabilization strategies such as protective coatings, could boost the energy density and stability needed to push the driving range per charge of EVs beyond the 300-mile mark.
Brown Hydrogen comes from brown coal, also known as Lignite. This ‘younger’ coal contains a considerably higher percentage of oxygen and hydrogen than the more familiar and older, black variety. The ‘gassification’ of brown coal creates a synthesis gas which is a mix of mainly carbon monoxide with hydrogen, steam and carbon dioxide. This syngas is then cleaned in conventional ways to recover the hydrogen but that then leaves a considerable volume of greenhouse gases to deal with. Using black coal or lignite (brown coal) in the hydrogen-making process, these black and brown hydrogen are the absolute opposite of green hydrogen in the hydrogen spectrum and the most environmentally damaging.
Cadmium is a soft, malleable, ductile, silvery-white divalent metal. It is similar in many respects to zinc but forms complex compounds. Unlike most other metals, cadmium is resistant to corrosion and is used as a protective plate on other metals. The nickel–cadmium battery (Ni-Cd battery or NiCad battery) is a type of rechargeable battery using nickel oxide hydroxide and metallic cadmium as electrodes. | <urn:uuid:5f4b8ac8-1add-4c14-8c6c-e1ccf2a0619f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kallanish.com/en/glossary/?category=Power%20Materials | 2024-04-16T03:55:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.939309 | 1,346 |
Bursting the Bubble
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Online civil liberties groups were thrilled in May when Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the head of the powerful Judiciary Committee, announced legislation requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain Americans’ e-mail and other content stored in the cloud.
But, despite the backing of a coalition of powerful tech companies, the bill to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act was dead on arrival, never even getting a hearing before the committee Leahy heads.
In contrast, another proposal sailed through Leahy’s committee, less than two weeks after Leahy and others floated it at about the same time as his ECPA reform measure. That bill, known as the Protect IP Act, was anti-piracy legislation long sought by Hollywood that dramatically increased the government’s legal power to disrupt and shutter websites “dedicated to infringing activities.”
This dichotomy played itself out over and again in 2011, as lawmakers — Democrats and Republicans alike — turned a blind eye to important civil liberties issues, including Patriot Act reform, and instead paid heed to the content industry’s desires to stop piracy.
“Any civil liberties agenda was a complete non-starter with Congress and the Obama administration,” said Cindy Cohn, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s legal director. “They had no interest in finding any balance in civil liberties.”
It wasn’t just on the federal level, either.
In California, for example, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have demanded the police obtain a court warrant before searching the mobile phone of anybody arrested. But Brown, a Democrat, signed legislation authorizing the authorities to search, without a warrant, CD-stamping plants that dot Southern California’s landscape.
Underscoring that civil liberties would take a back seat in 2011 was the debate, or lack thereof, concerning the Patriot Act. The House and Senate punted in May on revising the controversial spy act adopted in the wake of 9/11. Congress extended three expiring Patriot Act spy provisions for four years, without any debate.
The three provisions extended included:
• The “roving wiretap” provision allows the FBI to obtain wiretaps from a secret intelligence court, known as the FISA court (under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), without identifying the target or what method of communication is to be tapped.
• The “lone wolf” measure allows FISA court warrants for the electronic monitoring of a person for any reason — even without showing that the suspect is an agent of a foreign power or a terrorist. The government has said it has never invoked that provision, but the Obama administration said it wanted to retain the authority to do so.
• The “business records” provision allows FISA court warrants for any type of record, from banking to library to medical, without the government having to declare that the information sought is connected to a terrorism or espionage investigation.
While the Obama administration was lobbying against tinkering with the Patriot Act, and telling the courts that Americans have no privacy in their public movements, the White House was quietly working with the recording and motion picture industries to help broker a deal by which internet companies would block internet access to repeat online infringers.
E-mails obtained via the Freedom of Information Act showed just how cozy the administration was with the content industry: The nation’s copyright czar, Victoria Espinel, used her personal e-mail account with industry officials to help mediate the plan.
The administration said in a statement to Wired that Espinel was undertaking “precisely the work outlined in the administration’s 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement.”
By the same token, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board remained dormant again for another year. It was chartered by statute in 2004 and given more power in 2007 to “analyze and review actions the executive branch takes to protect the nation from terrorism, ensuring that the need for such actions is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties” and to “ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies related to efforts to protect the nation against terrorism.”
The board has remained without members since January 2008, a year before Obama’s inauguration. Its website at privacyboard.gov doesn’t resolve.
Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama finally filled out the five-member board, but his nominees still have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Had the board been active, it would have had plenty to say on the “development and implementation of laws.”
“Had the board been functional, it might have been a valuable participant in current deliberations over military detention authority, for example,” said Steven Aftergood, who directs the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy. “It might also have conducted investigative oversight into any number of other counterterrorism policies, as mandated by law.”
All the while, Espinel and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office spent the year seizing online domains of websites allegedly hawking counterfeit and copyright goods. All told, the government has seized more than 350 domains taken as part of a forfeiture program known as “Operation in Our Sites” that began a little more than a year ago. The authorities were using the same asset-forfeiture laws used to seize cars and houses belonging to suspected drug dealers.
A hip-hop music site’s domain name was seized for a year and given back three weeks ago, without ever affording the site’s New York owner a chance to challenge the taking. The legal case surrounding the takedown, which centered on MP3s posted by the site, is sealed from public view at the request of ICE. The site’s lawyer says the MP3s listed in the seizure order had been sent to the site by the labels themselves, seeking publicity.
That prompted Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to demand that the Justice Department divulge how many other domains are caught in a legal black hole.
Lawmakers’ drive to bolster intellectual property rights of some of the country’s biggest political donors began in earnest in May when Leahy introduced the Protect IP Act, and two weeks later it sailed through his Judiciary Committee.
The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, is nearly an exact copy and is now being debated in the House Judiciary Committee.
Both are offshoots of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act introduced last year.
Under the old COICA draft, the government was authorized to obtain court orders to seize so-called generic top-level domains ending in .com, .org and .net. The new legislation, with the same sponsors, narrows that somewhat.
Instead of allowing for the seizure of domain names, it allows the Justice Department to obtain court orders demanding American ISPs block citizens from reaching a site by modifying the net’s Domain Name System. DNS works as the net’s phone book, turning domain names like Wired.com into IP addresses such as 220.127.116.11, which browsers use to actually get to the site.
On May 26, the day the Protect IP Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wyden exercised a rarely used Senate procedure and held the measure from going to the Senate floor for a vote, where it would likely pass. The measure is expected to come back in the new year, and it’s likely Wyden’s hold can be overridden by a vote of 60 senators.
Wyden has promised to wage a one-man filibuster if necessary.
“By ceding control of the internet to corporations through a private right of action, and to government agencies that do not sufficiently understand and value the internet, PIPA represents a threat to our economic future and to our international objectives,” Wyden said.
DNS experts Steve Crocker, David Dagon, Dan Kaminsky, Danny McPherson and Paul Vixie wrote in a white paper that the Protect IP Act “would promote the development of techniques and software that circumvent use of the DNS.”
“These actions,” they wrote, “would threaten the DNS’s ability to provide universal naming, a primary source of the internet’s value as a single, unified, global communications network.”
They also argue that the proposal undermines a government-approved new DNS security measure known as DNSSEC that aims to prevent criminals from poisoning the domain-name lookup system with false information in order to “hijack” people trying to visit their bank online.
Regardless, the SOPA measure in the House, which is virtually identical to PIPA in the Senate, looked like it would sail out of the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago.
But Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who heads the House Judiciary Committee, abruptly continued the hearing so lawmakers could hear from internet architecture experts before taking a vote. A Motion Picture Association vice president had testified before the committee that concerns over DNS redirecting were “overstated.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California) said the measure went too far.
“We never tried to filter the telephone networks to block illegal content on the telephone network,” she said, “yet that is precisely what this legislation would do relative to the internet.”
The hearing will resume in the new year.
But it’s unlikely that lawmakers will return to the now-forgotten bill that would prevent law enforcement from sifting through your online e-mail account without first proving probable cause to a judge.
Consider that October marked the 25th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the law that allows the authorities to access your e-mail without a court warrant.
The law, known as ECPA and signed by President Ronald Reagan, came at a time when e-mail was used mostly by nerdy scientists, when phones without wires hardly worked and when the World Wide Web didn’t exist. Four presidencies and hundreds of millions of personal computers later, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act has aged dramatically, providing little protection for citizens from the government’s prying eyes — despite the law’s language remaining much the same.
The silver anniversary of ECPA had prompted the nation’s biggest tech companies and prominent civil liberties groups to again lobby for an update to what was once the nation’s leading privacy legislation protecting Americans’ electronic communications from warrantless searches and seizures.
In the 1980s, ECPA protected Americans’ e-mail from warrantless surveillance — despite ECPA allowing the government to access e-mail without a court warrant if it was six months or older and stored on a third-party’s server. The tech world now refers to these servers as “the cloud,” and others just think of Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Facebook and Gmail.
ECPA was adopted at a time when e-mail wasn’t stored on servers for a long time. It just sat there briefly before recipients downloaded it to their inbox on software running on their own computer. E-mail more than six months old was assumed abandoned, and that’s why the law allowed the government to get it without a warrant.
On Oct. 20, Leahy said “this law is significantly outdated and outpaced by rapid changes in technology.” He promised hearings “before the end of the calendar year” in the Judiciary Committee he heads, despite the Obama’s Justice Department opposition to the change.
But there was no hearing.
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Brian Terranova, James McLean and Christian Cawley welcome you to another Doctor Who podKast with a K, this week talking about Class, the BBC’s scheduling concerns, and whether Doctor Who arcs should move away from the format established in 2005 and embrace some of the changes in TV drama since.
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In the first chapter of the Gospel of John the Bible tells us that if we receive Jesus, that is, if we believe in His name, we have the right to become children of God. How? By being “born of God.”
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. NKJV
Again in the third chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus declares to a man named Nicodemus, a Pharisee among the Jews, that you must be “born again” to see the Kingdom of God.
There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him." NKJV
3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." NKJV
Jesus goes on to say in the sixth verse of chapter 3, “…that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
So how do we do that? Become “born of God” or “born of the Spirit”? In Romans 10:9-10 the Apostle Paul answers that very clearly.
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." NKJV
We simply have to confess (say it with our mouth) Jesus as our Lord and believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead. If we confess and believe in this way, we are saved.
Of course when we confess Him as our Lord, we are asking Him to take Lordship in our life. We are interested in pursuing His plan for our life, irrespective of whatever plans we may have had up until that time. Some of those plans may have been the very things God already had planned and some may not have been. We need to be willing to ask Him in prayer, which plans are of Him and which are not, and then set direction in life accordingly. It is no more complicated than that, but it does require nothing less.
So that explains confessing Him as Lord. But why is it essential that we believe that God raised Him, that is Jesus, from the dead? Jesus did not die for Himself; He died for us, to pay the price for our sins. In the same manner, He was raised from the dead for us, not just for His own benefit, that He might be alive again. And the death that He rose from was not just physical death, it was also spiritual death. So when He rose from both, He conquered both for you and me. We must believe that because that is exactly what He did.
Let’s put this all together. If you confess Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you are now a child of God. You have passed from death onto life. You are “saved”, you are “born again” and your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. There is no greater gift a human being can receive than eternal life and that is actually what we receive when Jesus becomes our Lord, our Savior.
That is how we become a citizen of the Kingdom of God. In Colossians the Bible says we are translated or conveyed into His Kingdom.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. NKJV
If you have never been born again, you have never confessed Jesus as your Lord, please do that with me now. Pray this prayer and believe in your heart these words even as you pray:
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The Lady Cobras got their season back on track last weekend defeating Bendigo 84-75 after losing on the siren to Nunawading 75-74 Saturday night. Coach Jason Knight will be disappointed not to have won both games but pleased by the Lady Cobras form.
Amy Denson (20.6ppg, 11.5rpg) continues to be one of the League’s most dominant players and has already caught the attention of a few WNBL teams. The Lady Cobras will need her full production on Saturday night when they take on the Launceston Tornadoes.
The Tornadoes defeated the Lady Cobras 67-62 at Kilsyth earlier in the Season, a game that could haunt Kilsyth later in the Season. Coach Jason Knight and the team have fond memories of Launceston after winning last years Semi Final against the Tornadoes on their way to the title.
Launceston (2-8) will be putting their season on the line in this game while the Lady Cobras have an opportunity to push themselves into finals contention. Kilsyth (3-5) host Ballarat next weekend before taking on Sandringham on the Sunday and will be keen to pick up all three games.
Kilsyth are scheduled to take on the Tornadoes at 7.30pm Saturday 16 May with stats available on livestats via the SEABL website www.seabl.com.au
The Cobras (5-6) were disappointed not to have taken advantage on Saturday night to move above .500. Instead the Cobras lost to Nunawading 94-91 before redeeming themselves on Sunday against the Bendigo Braves.
Kilsyth currently sit 5th on the East Conference ladder while Hobart (9-3) are second and NW Tamania (3-9) are 7th. Hobart have not lost at home so far in 2009 and defeated Kilsyth back in round 4 102-91. The Cobras have since added Matt Shanahan to the roster and will announce another player signing by the end of the week.
Grant Wallace was pleased to see his team finally get its act together on Sunday against the Braves. The Cobras balanced attacked and depth proved to much for Bendigo.
Joe Werner (18.5ppg, 13.2rpg) has lifted his game over the past few weeks as has sharp shooter Gerard Leonard (16.3ppg). The test this weekend will be to stop the high scoring Tasmania teams.
Two wins will shoot Kilsyth into the top 4 while losses will see them fall from further from contention with Dandenong, Canberra and Ballarat.
The Cobras return home on Saturday 23 May 2009 to take on the Dandenong Rangers at 8.15pm. This weekend you can follow their games on livestats on the SEABL website www.seabl.com.au
Kilsyth junior and 200 game NBL veteran Kyle Adnam has signed with the Cobras for the 2024 NBL1 season. Adnam returns to his home club for the first time in 2016, having enjoyed a whirlwind career over the past eight years at the national and international level. The Mount Evelyn Meteors junior starred for
High flying Kilsyth junior Hamish MacDonald has re-signed with the Cobras for the 2024 NBL1 season. MacDonald returns to the Cobras lineup for a third season, giving the Kilsyth front court an injection of speed, athleticism and versatility on the defensive end. The SEBC Saints junior was one of the Cobras top rounders on
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