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This 25th anniversary film of the legendary Oasis gig at Knebworth features a 1996 archive concert that has never ever been shown alongside rare backstage footage, with additional interviews with the band and concert organisers.
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Ed Reed’s dream NFL quarterback is Donovan McNabb and not Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.
Few men did a better job of making great quarterbacks look terrible than Pro Football Hall-of-Fame safety Ed Reed. He built an illustrious career almost exclusively with the Baltimore Ravens by way of the Miami Hurricanes.
Given that he played throughout most of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning’s NFL careers, Reed actually would pick somebody else to be his dream starting quarterback over The GOAT and The Sheriff. Apparently, Reed is very keen on former Philadelphia Eagles great Donovan McNabb. The six-time Pro Bowler is likely only a Hall of Very Good player, but he left an impression on Reed.
Maybe Ed Reed has a point in his acclaim of one Donovan McNabb after all?
“Man, that’s funny. I enjoyed picking them all off,” said Reed to FanSided‘s Mark Carman on behalf of Crown Royal. “I wouldn’t change [Joe] Flacco as far as my quarterback, but if I had to choose a quarterback, I would probably go Donovan McNabb.
“I like D-McNabb. D-McNabb was a hell of a competitor, he just got the short end of the stick. We know Peyton [Manning] and [Tom] Brady are great quarterbacks, but nobody really talks about the greatness of Donovan McNabb. I only think I beat him once, maybe. Donovan McNabb was a hell of a player.”
With McNabb as the Eagles’ starting quarterback, Andy Reid became the first head coach to lead a team to the conference championship in three straight seasons. While Philadelphia only went 1-4 in NFC Championship games during the McNabb/Reid era, they were a model of consistency in the NFL for a generation. Reid has found even greater success with the Kansas City Chiefs recently.
Perhaps we do not give enough credit to the great player McNabb was for the Birds in the 2000s?
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Let’s be honest, losing weight is hard work.
No wonder people are always looking for the easiest way out.
In fact, there are some people who would love to just sit on their couch all day and take a pill to get the body of their dreams. And in this case, there are some people who would love to drink tea every day to flush away belly fat.
Which Brings Me To The Topic Of Iaso Tea.
No doubt you must have seen some of the crazy social media posts on how drinking Iaso tea along with taking a few other products from the Total Life Changes Company can help you to lose weight naturally.
By the way, some of the products that are commonly recommended to complement the Iaso Tea are the NRG, Nutraburst, and the Resolution drops among others.
In this post, however, we’ll just focus on whether or not you should drink Iaso Tea every day and we’ll talk about the other products in other posts.
- But Can You Really Drink A Tea To Lose Weight Naturally?
- And should you be drinking a detox tea every day?
That is exactly what we are going to be discussing in this post.
So if you have been wondering how to take your Iaso Tea (if you’ve already bought it) or if you are considering trying it for the first time, I will try to provide you with all the answers that you need.
Should You Drink Iaso Tea Every Day?
Well before I answer that, it is important that you know what Iaso Tea is and what it is not. Most people have the wrong idea/information about this tea because of how must people promote the product on social media.
So at its core, Iaso Tea is actually a ‘DETOX’ tea manufactured by Total Life Changes.
But What does this mean?
Well, in reality, it is designed to help your body flush out toxins. The tea is jam-packed with a number of ingredients that contain both soluble and insoluble fiber that acts as a power wash for your intestines. And according to Healthline, both soluble and insoluble fiber are good for your gut health.
Soluble fiber may reduce blood cholesterol and sugar and also helps your body improve blood glucose control. Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, attracts water into your stool, making it softer and easier to pass with less strain on your bowel.
This in essence means that when you drink this tea consistently over a period of time, you will be going to the bathroom more than usual.
Now here’s the thing, one of the by-products of going to the bathroom so often is weight loss. The Iaso Tea will essentially be acting as a laxative which makes it a good remedy for constipation or IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). But you also need to understand that weight loss and fat loss are two different things.
We tend to refer to them as one and the same but that’s where we make a big mistake. You see, drinking Iaso Tea will result in a loss of water weight but not necessarily fat. This can be misleading because even the official website has a slogan that says you can lose 5 pounds in 5 days.
And this is where things can get a little bit weird.
Let me use a hypothetical example…
Let say you try Iaso tea and you did manage to lose 5 pounds in 5 days. Well, you would feel excited because who wouldn’t right? You just dropped 5 freaking pounds. The problem however is that your body fat percentage is the same.
This means that as soon as you stopping drinking Iaso tea, your weight will go right back to where it was ….. Unless you followed through with making a few changes to your diet and lifestyle.
This brings us to the question: should you drink Iaso Tea every day?
And without beating around the bush, the short answer is NO!
If you want to get really scientific, Iaso tea would fall under the category of being a Laxative.
Which is basically what detox teas are.
They are designed to clean out your system. And that’s the reason why it is recommended for people who regularly experience irritable bowel syndrome or constipation.
They work by stimulating a bowel movement.
Now there are quite a few benefits to taking laxatives and in this case, drinking Iaso tea.
1. It promotes the absorption of water into your bowels.
This makes stools larger and softer which in turn makes them easier to pass.
2. It helps your digestive system to run more efficiently. A cleaner system means that you’ll be better able to absorb the nutrients from the foods that you eat.
3. Because of the enormous amounts of soluble fiber in Iaso Tea, it also helps to suppress your appetite. This means you’ll eat less on a daily basis because you’ll feel less hungry throughout the day.
3. A by-product of drinking Iaso Tea is that you will lose weight.
This is tricky though because it’s not necessarily the tea that makes you lose weight.
It is more of a cause and effect.
When you drink Iaso Tea, it suppresses your appetite so you eat less and it also makes you go to the bathroom on a regular basis.
SO a decrease in food intake coupled with more frequent excretion means more weight loss.
Keep in mind that the majority of the weight you lose in the first few days of drinking Iaso Tea will be mainly water weight.
And so it is very important to rehydrate yourself on a daily basis.
That said, a laxative is not something that you take every single day.
Which means, you shouldn’t drink Iaso Tea every single day. In fact, even the directions on the package suggest that you drink the tea for 5 days and then take two days off.
Remember guys, drinking Iaso Tea is not a magic formula for weight loss.
A good diet and exercise will always be key in getting the body you truly desire.
Iaso Tea and other weight loss supplements are designed to “supplement” an already healthy lifestyle.
So Do I Recommend Iaso Tea?
Yes, I believe that everyone should do a detox on a regular basis to help get rid of toxins from your digestive tract.
But I’m also a firm believer in proper dieting and exercise.
Put it this way, if diet and exercise is the cake then Iaso Tea is the icing on the cake. And you already know, without the cake, the icing really doesn’t matter.
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Allurion Technologies, a pioneering leader in the development of innovative, scalable and trusted weight loss experiences, today announced $34M in new funding through a securities financing and a growth capital term loan. The round was led by Novalis LifeSciences and Romulus Capital with participation from IDO Investments and ex-Covidien CEO Jose Almeida. The financing also includes a growth capital term loan from Bridge Bank. The company intends to use these proceeds to continue growing internationally and, subject to obtaining approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), launching their revolutionary weight loss program in the United States.
The company previously announced that it had completed enrollment in just 5 months for ENLIGHTEN, its landmark pivotal trial for FDA approval. The Company plans to submit its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Application to FDA next year as it continues its path toward FDA approval.
“Allurion’s cutting-edge approach to one of the world’s largest unmet medical needs has the company poised for long-term success,” says Marijn Dekkers, founder and Chairman of Novalis LifeSciences and former CEO of Bayer and Thermo Fisher Scientific. “I believe that the company’s rapid growth is further evidence that its weight loss program has an attractive value proposition for both consumers and physicians.”
Allurion’s Elipse® Program features the Elipse Balloon—the world’s first and only procedureless™ medical device for weight loss—and a Bluetooth® body composition scale that pairs with Allurion’s smartphone app to provide a 360-degree consumer experience. Unlike other weight loss balloons on the market, the Elipse Balloon is designed to be placed and removed without surgery, endoscopy, or anesthesia. It is swallowed in a capsule during an outpatient office visit and is designed to remain in the stomach for approximately four months, after which it opens and passes naturally from the body. More than 20,000 devices have already been distributed across 25 countries, with over half shipped this year alone.
“We have experienced exponential growth over the past 3 years and with 2 billion people around the world who are overweight, we expect our rapid ascent to continue,” says Shantanu Gaur, co-founder and CEO of Allurion. “We believe that our focus on a 360-degree consumer experience that delivers life-changing results has differentiated us from the competition and driven unprecedented demand. As a result, Allurion is now the leader in a new category with massive potential.”
About the Elipse Program
At the heart of the Elipse Program is the Elipse Balloon—a procedureless weight loss device that is designed to be swallowed and removed without surgery, endoscopy, or anesthesia. The Elipse Balloon received its European Union CE mark in 2015 and is currently available in Europe, the Middle East, and South America. It is not approved by the FDA and is not currently available commercially in the United States.
The Elipse Balloon is made of a thin, flexible polymer film. The device is swallowed in a capsule and filled with liquid through a thin delivery catheter, which is then detached. The balloon is designed to remain in the stomach for approximately four months, after which it opens, allowing it to empty and pass naturally from the body without the need for a removal procedure.
The Elipse Program also features Allurion’s Bluetooth smart scale and smartphone application that, in concert with a supervised nutrition program, create a 360-degree weight loss experience.
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White Percocet Pills
Percocet, a combination formula containing oxycodone and acetaminophen, is a prescription opioid that is effective in providing pain-relief for those who take it as directed, but due to its euphoric and calming properties, it has a high potential for abuse and addiction 1. When someone develops an addiction to Percocet and dramatically decreases or stops using completely, it is likely they will experience distressing withdrawal symptoms, which can lead to continued use and derail recovery efforts 1. A Percocet detox program can provide you with the care you need to ease withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings while the opioid is eliminated from the body.
This article will cover the following Percocet detox information:
- Percocet addiction.
- What is detox?
- Is detox necessary?
- Percocet withdrawal syndrome.
- What is detox like?
- What happens after detox?
Percocet is an opioid painkiller and is a Schedule II controlled substance due to its high potential for misuse and abuse 1. It can create a pleasurable high similar to other opioids, such as heroin, when used in a manner other than prescribed. People often abuse Percocet by taking more than prescribed, crushing and snorting the pills, or dissolving them in water and injecting them. Abusing Percocet can speed up the development of tolerance, or a need for higher doses of the drug to experience desired effects. As the user takes more and more Percocet, the risk of adverse consequences, such as overdose, dependence, and addiction, increases as well.
Over time, Percocet use can progress into dependence, a situation wherein the body requires Percocet in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms. While dependence is not the same as addiction, an increasing level of dependence can fuel compulsive Percocet use and ultimately influence the development of a Percocet addiction. Once an individual is addicted to Percocet, it can be very difficult to quit without formal treatment due to the painful withdrawal symptoms and strong urge to continue using.
What is Detox?
Professional detox programs vary, but will generally consist of a group of interventions aimed at managing withdrawal symptoms and acute intoxication, if applicable. The goal of detoxification is to minimize the physical consequences of Percocet abuse and addiction by providing patients with medical and psychiatric monitoring and support.
It is important that treatment and detox be tailored to the specific needs of the individual 2. Detox can occur in a variety of settings with varying levels of intensiveness. A detox program should be selected based on its suitability for someone’s specific situation. Examples of detox settings include 2:
- Short-term detox programs.
- Inpatient or residential centers.
- Outpatient facilities.
- General hospital.
Many detoxification facilities utilize medications to ease the painful symptoms of withdrawal, curb cravings, and make the transition into sobriety easier. In addition to medications, detox programs typically provide patients with around-the-clock medical supervision and management of physical health issues, and clinical support services from psychiatric professionals 2.
Detox is an important first step to take toward sobriety, but detox alone provides little formal treatment to address the underlying influences of Percocet addiction and help individuals remain sober after withdrawing from Percocet 2. It is especially important to follow up with additional treatment to ensure long-term recovery.
Throughout detox, treatment professionals collaborate with patients to formulate a treatment plan that meets the specific needs of each individual to overcome Percocet abuse or Percocet addiction 2. Ongoing treatment can involve inpatient or outpatient substance abuse rehabilitation, individual therapy, and/or self-help meetings or support groups to strengthen recovery and prevent relapse.
If you or someone you love has an addiction to Percocet or other drugs, don’t hesitate to call our helpline at 11111. Our treatment support advisors can assist you in finding a detox or treatment program.
Is Detox Necessary?
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Unlike alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal, Percocet withdrawal syndrome is rarely associated with fatal outcomes. While it is not absolutely necessary to seek detox services, the care and supervision that they provide help to minimize the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms and intense cravings that, when left inadequately managed, could easily lead to relapse. Detox facilities provide 24-hour medical supervision, and most detox centers will provide medications to alleviate many of the painful withdrawal symptoms.
Percocet Withdrawal Syndrome
Someone who has developed an addiction to Percocet is likely to experience uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms with the abrupt cessation of or reduction in use 3. These withdrawal symptoms are generally opposite to the acute effects of Percocet use (i.e. diarrhea during withdrawal vs. constipation during use) 3.
The withdrawal process can vary from person to person, with the type, intensity, and length of symptoms being influenced by different elements. These factors can include:
- The length of time the individual has been taking Percocet.
- The dose of Percocet that has been taken on a consistent basis.
- Whether other drug abuse is occurring as well.
- The presence of co-occurring medical or psychiatric disorders.
- The physiological makeup of the individual.
Withdrawal symptoms from Percocet are similar to other opioid painkillers and heroin, although not everyone experiences withdrawal syndrome the same way. The following is a list of typical Percocet withdrawal symptoms 1,3:
- Excessive yawning.
- Nervousness and anxiety.
- Insomnia or trouble staying asleep.
- Muscle and bone aches.
- Increased sensitivity to pain.
- Excessive sweating.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Stomach cramps.
- Goose bumps.
- Increased tearing of the eyes.
- Increased mucus production in the nose.
What is Detox Like?
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Entering a detox program without knowing what to expect can be scary and a bit intimidating, but the caring and compassionate treatment staff is there to help you through this difficult process. The detox process typically consists of three main components, which are designed to keep you safe and comfortable while withdrawing from Percocet while preparing you for comprehensive addiction treatment. The three main phases of the detox process include 2:
- Evaluation: Evaluation occurs during the intake process, where a person is drug tested to discern what substances have been used recently. The intake evaluation will also screen for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. The assessments are used to create an individualized detox protocol and treatment plan for the patient.
- Stabilization: Stabilization occurs when medical and addiction support staff work together to help stabilize a patient who is actively intoxicated or in withdrawal. Medications are often used to manage the more distressing symptoms of withdrawal. Patients are also informed of what is expected of them during detox and treatment. Treatment can involve family, friends, or loved ones to provide additional support if the patient agrees.
- Entry into a treatment program: The detox staff prepare the patient to transition into a treatment program, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive substance abuse treatment as a means of decreasing the risk of relapse and promoting abstinent behaviors.
There is no set length of time for detox. Since withdrawal is not the same for everyone, the period of time one needs to successfully detox can vary from a few days to several weeks 2. It all depends on the individual patient and their needs.
If you’re ready to take the first step on the road to recovery, call our helpline at 11111to speak to a treatment support specialist about recovery and detox options.
What Happens After Detox?
Recovering from an addiction to Percocet involves much more than just drug detox, and continued treatment can facilitate long-term sobriety 2. In order to maintain abstinence in the long run, individuals need to learn various relapse prevention skills and rectify maladaptive, drug-seeking behaviors. These things can be achieved in different treatment settings, such as:
- Inpatient treatment: Which occurs at a residential facility. Patients receive intense therapy in both individual and group settings and, in many locations, 24-hour medical and psychiatric supervision is available.
- Outpatient treatment: Which allows individuals to live at home and continue to engage in their usual daily routine while receiving treatment in group and individual sessions, as well as medical or psychiatric care if needed. Outpatient programs can vary in intensiveness; some require a commitment of 5 days a week for several hours each day, while others meet 1-2 times per week for a couple hours at a time.
- Luxury treatment: Which occurs in exclusive, private, residential settings. This option is far more expensive than standard inpatient treatment due to the resort-like setting and posh amenities, such as gourmet meals, swimming pools, massage therapy, spa treatment, and golf.
- Executive treatment: Which is tailored to business executives who require access to phones and computers to continue working while still receiving high-quality treatment for Percocet addiction. Some executive facilities also provide posh amenities to make each patient feel comfortable.
- Holistic treatment: Which addresses the addiction through therapies to nurture the mind, body, and spirit, such as yoga, exercise, music and art therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback, nutrition counseling, and meditation.
- 12-step programs: Which include fellowship programs, such as Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Pills Anonymous (PA)h2, are free to join. Members work through the 12 steps of recovery with the aid of supportive peers and a sponsor.
An addiction treatment program can help you to obtain and maintain sobriety by teaching you to utilize coping skills, avoid trigger situations, build sober social skills, and develop healthy alternatives to drug use. The goal of treatment is to address the underlying reasons for your drug use and to equip you with the strategies you need to avoid relapse.
If you or a loved one is looking to find a Percocet detox or recovery program, please call our helpline at 11111 today. Rehab support specialists are available to guide you through the various treatment options.
- U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2010). Label: Percocet – oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen tablet.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2006). Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment. Pp 4-5, 7, 66-74
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They’d almost done it. A group of friends, digging a tunnel from West to East Berlin to rescue dozens of men, women, and children. Above their heads, the Berlin Wall: 27 miles of concrete, fortified with metal shards, trip wires, and thousands of border guards armed with Kalashnikovs.
The group—German students—had been separated from friends, family, and lovers for months, ever since August 13, 1961, when the barbed wire dividing East and West Berlin suddenly appeared. Now, after weeks of digging the escape tunnel, the students had run out of money. Without cash for equipment and food, it was looking like they’d have to abandon their plan.
Over the past three years I’ve been interviewing those diggers, discovering the story behind the most remarkable escape under the Berlin Wall for my BBC podcast and, now, my book, Tunnel 29. Over apple cake and pretzels, these men—now in their 80s—told me about the leaks, the electric shocks, and the Stasi spy who betrayed them.
What I wasn’t expecting was the final twist in the story: the man who came to their rescue at their moment of financial crisis.
The Right Place at the Right Time
Around the time the students were considering ditching the tunnel, halfway across the world, a hotshot New York City television executive at NBC News was obsessing over an idea. Reuven Frank had in mind a documentary he hoped might win the ratings battle between NBC and its arch-rival, CBS.
Frank had been in Berlin when the East German government constructed the barbed-wire barrier that preceded the Wall. He was in the right place at the right time, and ensured that NBC was the first American news agency to break the story, filing footage of East German soldiers pummeling concrete posts into the ground.
That day, as Frank watched Berliners wave to each other over the barbed wire, he had one question: How could he capture the drama of what was happening, the desperation of those in front of him? That’s when the idea struck him. What if he could find someone plotting an escape? NBC could film the operation as it happened, every twist and turn.
Ahead of his time, Frank understood that if news journalists borrowed from the worlds of drama and film, they could move people, not just impart information. (Frank also understood that this would help their ratings.) If NBC were to find and film an escape from the East, then America could see firsthand the human drama unfolding in Berlin, a city that had become the flash point in the new Cold War.
What if he could find someone plotting an escape?
The day the barbed-wire barrier went up, Frank set his Berlin correspondent, the charismatic Piers Anderton, the task of finding an escape story. For months, Anderton searched and found nothing. Then, one day, a friend tipped him off to a group of students with an improbable, perilous mission to dig a tunnel from West to East Berlin—a mission that had been stalled due to lack of funds.
Anderton immediately flew back to New York to tell Frank, and at NBC headquarters the two men concocted one of the most controversial deals in TV-news history: they would give the students money for equipment, and, in return, the diggers would let them film everything.
Over the next four months, two NBC cameramen lay inside the tunnel that originated in the cellar of a cocktail-straw factory in Bernauer Strasse, in West Berlin, filming the digging as the tunnelers inched toward East Berlin. They filmed a glamorous red-haired messenger as she risked her life delivering missives to would-be escapees in East Berlin, and captured 29 East Berliners crawling into the other half of their home city, one that now resembled a different country.
The events that NBC filmed were extraordinary, so unparalleled, that Frank flew to Berlin to personally shepherd the footage back to New York.
After weeks editing the film, there came an unexpected hitch: worried that the documentary might exacerbate tensions with the Soviet Union, John F. Kennedy’s White House tried to ban it. But NBC pushed back, and eventually, at 8.30 P.M. on a frosty December evening in 1962, Americans in 18 million homes watched The Tunnel.
The response was unlike anything Frank had dared imagine. The Boston Globe wrote that the film was “probably without parallel in the brief history of television.” The documentary won three Emmys, and the United States Information Agency bought hundreds of copies and screened them all over the world (including in West Berlin).
There were even rumors that Kennedy watched it and was moved to tears.
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About The Company
Anglo Stainless is a major stockholder of stainless steel pipe fittings and flanges. With an extensive range, Anglo Stainless can respond to clients worldwide on short lead times. Whether it is a single critical component or a bulk requirement, we can offer next day or same-day despatch from stock.
Anglo Stainless was established in 1987 and is a reconginsed industry leader in the supply of alumium stainless steel parts.
Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength through their helpful attitude towards their clients. With the key principles of on time delivery, expert advice and no minimum order, they have been able to effectively manage client expectations and offer a high-level service to all their customers.
Over the past four decades they have established themselves as a leading provider of BSP and Butt Weld components and their large stock of BSP means they are able to provide a superior service and quick turnaround on vital items, helping their customers stay on track.
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With many years combined experience in the stainless steel fittings market, our fully trained sales professionals, together with our suppliers provide customers with extensive service and technical support. Continued investment in the latest IT systems and training enable efficient handling of your order from placement to delivery.
Ongoing investment in processing and manufacturing capabilities enable us to offer to your specific requirements, whether it be a modification of an existing stock item or a bespoke manufactured part. Full CNC turning and milling facilities backed by extensive stocks of raw material enable fast turnaround from order placement to delivery. We can offer bar processing from a single cut to high volume repetitive blanking. Tubular products can be ordered in full random lengths or cut to length to enable delivery of cut pieces across the entire range of long products. We can also offer packing to your specific requirements including marking, labelling and kitting.
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Anglo Stainless offers a full sourcing and supply chain management capability whether this be for a specific contract or for your ongoing requirements. Our supply chain management capabilities cover aspects of material management including:
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There are many reasons why a player may be interested in playing competitive hockey. Hockey is Canada’s game. It’s on TV and it’s on the news every night of the week. Many players simply want to play more hockey games, at a faster and more intense level, as close as possible to what they see on TV.
Encouraging children to enjoy sports and promoting their confidence at an early age helps to ensure later participation in physical activity. Few people who were physically inactive as children become more active as adults.
Some of the many benefits of sport participation for children include:
- Healthy growth of bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons
- Reduced risk of obesity and increased cardiovascular fitness
- Enhanced coordination, balance and over-all athletic ability
- Improved social skills, including cooperation and leadership
- Educational scholarships and Career opportunities
Players and Parents are encouraged to review the information below, remembering that BMHA does offer opportunities to off-set some of the increased financial burden associated with each of these levels.
We have entered into a partnership beginning in 2015-16 with the Gloucester Centre Minor Hockey Association and the Orleans Minor Hockey Association to operate Rep B teams from Atom to Midget levels for players across the three Associations. At this time the teams are simply referred to as “The Blues”.
Competitive or Representative “B” has been the first level of competitive hockey in our area for more than 30 years, and is the first step up from House League hockey.
- Rep B games are with body checking at all levels above Peewee.
- Rep B games are 90 minutes in length at all levels above Peewee.
- Rep B teams play more league games than at house league level, e.g. Atom teams play 50% more games.
- Rep B teams generally practice more than house league teams and also typically engage special “dryland training” for further conditioning and core strength.
Whether you are a player, parent or a potential coach, this document is meant to help explain what you may expect from being on a Rep B team.
Rep B game schedules and league standings are all posted on the league’s official web site: ottawableague.pointstreaksites.com
Note: The Blues Rep B try out sign up process has now been opened. Please visit The Blues web site blueshockey.ca once you have registered with the BMHA for further information and to submit your try-out application and payment. Try out payments are $150 per player ($175 after August 15th).
For those who are feeling a little more competitive, the next step up from Rep B is Gloucester Rangers Minor Hockey.
Where "The Blues" is teams of Blackburn, Orleans and Gloucester (only) Players, the Rangers are teams of Players coming from all across the GHA.
It is harder to make a Gloucester Rangers team; it is more travel & commitment (both time & money) if you are successful; but it is a harder, faster, and an overall higher level of hockey when you play there.
These Ranger teams play competitive "AA" & "A" hockey against all other hockey districts in Eastern Ontario - Pembroke & Brockville to Hawkesbury & Cornwall.
Information can be found at gloucesterrangers.com
About the Ottawa Junior 67's
In general, the highest level (Tier 1) of minor hockey is AAA.
This is the level with the maximum time & maximum financial commitments, but it's also the highest level of hockey played in each and every age group that they compete in.
For AAA hockey, BMHA players are entitled to tryout for the Ottawa Junior 67's AAA Hockey Club.
Information can be found at Ottawa Junior 67's Website.
Ottawa Jr. 67's game schedules and league standings are all posted on the league's official website
NOTE: The Gloucester Rangers AA are our Tier 1, for any age groups where there is no AAA being offered (younger age groups).
Return to Hockey Updates
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Election Is The Battleground. Pro-republic forces are making their stands clear while pro-monarchy forces are also in the process of consolidating their strength.
As Nepal is heading towards key nationwide polls to elect an assembly that will, on its first meeting, decide the fate of monarchy, formulate new constitution, and decide on new governing structure of the country, an all out war and polarization has started against progressive democratic republic forces and those who want to stick with the past by joining their neck with monarchy. I agree with the moderate Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist and Leninist-CPN UML) General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal to conclude that remarks made by former Prime Minister and founding member of Nepali Congress party yesterday (and today) that NC should stick to constitutional monarchy or monarchy should favor democracy are utterly irrelevant in today’s scenario. Remarks of Bhattarai come days after NC, the party of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who is leading a multi-party cabinet, decided to go with the agenda of republic in the polls in November. Bhattarai cites the policy of national reconciliation introduced some decade ago by godfather of NC and first elected prime minister of Nepal late BP Koirala. BP Koirala, whose birth anniversary was marked by Congress workers today, had returned from exile to Nepal in 1976 saying that it was time for NC to join hands to the king to for the national interest. Time has gone through a sea change and Bhattarai is the perfect example of those who haven’t updated themselves with the happenings of the past several years. To say that Nepali Congress should stick to the working-together-with-king policy now is same as saying that I want to I want to ride Bikram Tempo in Kathmandu (which are no more in the city) or want to travel in Tokyo trains run by steam engine. Monarchy is a snake and to talk about constitutional monarchy in today’s scenario is to provide milk to the snake.
And guess what was the most disgusting scene in Kathmandu today? A man in his eighties who is unable to walk on his own and can’t even wipe out saliva running all over his lips went today in wheel chair to see a 40 something brat who has been hospitalized for his failure to maintain health because of excessive use of God knows what in daily diets. Yes, that was same old Krishna Prasad Bhattarai visiting Paras, son of suspended king Gyanendra, in Norvic hospital today. It was okay for me to learn that Tulsi Giri, another oldie in his eighties and the infamous vice Chairman in the royal cabinet formed after the 2005 royal coup, went to see Paras in the hospital. KP Bhattarai bowing in front of the pampered young man, who has a record to killing people in hit and run case and firing indiscriminately in the discotheques, really made me astonished. Some old people completely turn insane as they get older and Bhattarai just proved that he has lost sanity. Today I have decided that I will think twice before attending his funeral procession. I am that much disturbed by the old man’s odyssey to the Norvic hospital today. As one reader brilliantly pointed out yesterday in this post, Bhattarai has almost come out of grave with a sinful and utterly unethical purpose of trying to save monarchy’s ass in Nepal.
A female counterpart to insane Bhattarai on this regard is Prime Minister Koirala’s daughter Sujata who has been defending monarchy shamelessly in the past few days. Kathmandu tabloids have reported that she was lately sponsored by the palace to argue on behalf of pro-monarchy agenda in Nepali Congress party and I can’t say for sure if those reports are entirely incorrect. Sujata is the kind of person who can very well sell her own father for the shake of money. She is the one responsible for the failures of Koirala as the Prime Minister in the past decade because Sujata exploited and misused his name to loot the country. She is the one who pushed the state carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation to the state of bankruptcy.
As I said earlier, an all out war has begun. Pro-republic forces are making their stands clear while pro-monarchy forces are also in the process of consolidating their strength. Take an example of Pashupati Shumser Rana, another fool who forgetting that once his forefathers controlled the Shah kings as pawns is trying to lick the shoes of the same Shah kings by advocating constitutional monarchy. He is talking about unifying his party with the breakaway faction of Surya Bahadur Thapa, another pro-monarchy man. Many other smaller-than-a-local-club parties with pro-monarchy agenda are also forming alliance in the hope of winning a few dozen seats in the Constituent Assembly. So there is a clear polarization taking place in Nepali politics currently.
Palace will definitely play its hands and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula appears to have the right judgment on the possible steps by the fedual institution. Addressing a two-day orientation programme on security for the upcoming Constitution Assembly elections in Birgunj today Sitaula said that the political parties had no other choice than to unite to counter the royal palaces’ old strategy of divide and rule. Stating that the elected Constituent Assembly was the overarching goal of the April uprising the Home Minister also that the Constituent Assembly was essential to enter a new era and the process was necessary for the betterment of the Nepali people and not for any particular party and leaders.
That’s right but one of the biggest threats to the CA election is unjustifiable 22-point demands put forward by the Maoist party. NC leader and Peace and Reconstruction minister Ram Chandra Poudel today rightly said that to run away from the election is to run away from the opportunity to make Nepal a republic. By putting the CA elections in uncertain, Poudel argued, Maoists are putting the republic agenda in uncertainty.
I rarely agree with Nepali Congress leader Shusil Koirala but today I find him convincing when he said in Pokhara that 22-point demands of the Maoists are their way of bargaining things. “They will not quit the government [as Prachanda has threatened to do by September 16 if their demands are not met],” said Shusil Koirala, the bearded backbencher in the parliament and Vice President of NC who is infamous of holding kothe baithaks (closed door meetings) to conspire against colleagues of the party. Shusil was speaking in the general assembly of pro-Nepali Congress journalists’ group Nepal Press Union in Pokhara today.
I don’t even want to think about yet another deferral of the election. I think, perhaps I want to think like that, that Maoists are using their 22-point demands for the publicity purpose and to create slogans in the election campaign so that they could face people. The scenario is such that even Nepali Congress, a party traditionally considered as centrist and “bourgeois” by the communists, has the slogan of establishing republic Nepal and in such scenario Maoists definitely need slogans that sound more revolutionary and more unrealistic.
So let me repeat again, Nepal is going through a polarization which was expected and the progressive forces with republic agenda are destined to win in this battle. And the best case scenario is: all of that will happen by means of election, by means of democracy and without violence and killing. | <urn:uuid:f130fe82-2c4d-4202-b1a8-11bd1c352a4b> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://blog.com.np/2007/09/10/political-polarization-in-nepal-final-war-against-monarchy/ | 2022-01-29T06:52:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.975439 | 1,590 |
Hong Kongers are a well-travelled bunch, and will grab any opportunity to go shopping in Japan, lounge on a beach in Thailand or buy designer goods in Europe.
But going on multiple trips a year also means that you could end up spending a ton of money on travel insurance.
One solution is to buy an annual travel insurance plan instead, thereby freeing you from the hassle of having to book travel insurance each and every time you decide to go on holiday.
So how do you know if annual travel insurance is right for you? Ask yourself these three questions.
Will annual travel insurance cost less than single-trip travel insurance?
As a general rule of thumb, the more frequently you travel, the longer you spend abroad and the further you go, the more you’ll end up paying when you buy single-trip travel insurance policies.
At some point, you could find yourself spending so much that it would be cheaper to just buy an annual travel insurance policy that can cover you the entire year.
The cheapest annual travel insurance policies usually cost about HK$1,100 a year. Compare that to a single-trip travel insurance policy for a week-long trip to Sydney, which would cost approximately HK$160.
This means that if you make more than 8 trips a year to various destinations, it would be cheaper to simply get an annual policy instead. This policy will be able to cover you on all your trips over the period of a year.
Would it be more convenient to buy annual travel insurance?
When you buy an annual travel insurance policy, you don’t need to buy any more travel insurance for the rest of the year. You are covered for an unlimited number of trips of up to 90 days each.
That means that if you spontaneously book a plane ticket to Sanya departing tomorrow, you don’t have to crush your YOLO spirit by stopping to book travel insurance. If you see a last-minute sale on tickets to London, you’re free to book a flight safe in the knowledge that you’ve already got travel insurance.
How much you end up paying for your annual travel insurance will hinge on the furthest country you intend to travel to. An annual insurance plan covering Asia would obviously be cheaper than one offering worldwide coverage.
Do you enjoy more coverage with annual travel insurance?
Compare an annual travel insurance plan you’re interested in with your go-to single-trip travel insurance policy, and you might be surprised to find that they’re not exactly the same.
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Michelle Langbehn has a rare form of cancer that affects about 1% of U.S. cancer patients. She was diagnosed in April 2012, shortly after giving birth to her daughter. She was 29.
She spoke to the Washington Post about how the government shutdown has affected her. The short version: she can't get the life-saving treatment she needs; a clinical trial that provides an option in a case where other more well-established treatment protocols have failed.
The Washington Post's Sarah Kliff explains:
After nine months of chemotherapy, she and her doctor began looking into other potential treatment options, including a trial at the National Institutes of Health. Langbehn began filling out the paperwork to apply last month. Things were going well until late September, when she got a call from the NIH: If the government shut down, the trial would not accept new patients. Now, she is among an estimated 200 patients turned away each week from clinical trials there. Langbehn has started a petition asking the government to re-open the treatment option.
"This was not supposed to happen. Nobody wanted the shutdown to happen," says Langbehn. "If I had a message, it would be that lives are at stake."
"This is a matter of life or death. I'm not just doing this for myself. There are 200 people that are trying to get into clinical trials each week. I want to speak for all of us."
"People don't want to be enrolled because they're doing well," Langbehn says. "They're looking because of something that's wrong. For them to have that taken away, it almost makes you want to lose hope in a way."
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Henry I (1068 – December 1, 1135) was the fourth and youngest son of William the Conqueror and reigned as King of England from 1100 to 1135. He was also known by the nicknames “Beauclerc” and “Lion of Justice”. Henry was born sometime between May 1068 and May 1069, in England, possibly Selby in Yorkshire and was probably the first Norman king to be fluent in English.He quarreled with his elder brothers, William II of England and Robert II, duke of Normandy, and attempted with little success to establish a territorial base for himself on the Continent.
On the sudden mysterious death of William in the New Forest, in 1100, Henry, who was hunting with him, immediately seized the crown and the public treasures, his elder brother Robert being not yet returned from the crusade.
To strengthen his hold on the affections of his subjects, he issued a charter promising to right injustices inflicted by William and to refrain from unjust demands on the church and the barons. He carried out social and judicial reforms, restoring the laws of King Edward the Confessor. He also recalled Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, from exile.
On November 11, 1100, Henry married Edith, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland and niece of Edgar Atheling, gained him some popularity with his English (as opposed to Norman) subjects. They had up to four children before her death in 1118. When she married Henry, Edith changed her name to Matilda at Henry’s request for political reasons.
Robert invaded England in 1101, but the brothers reached an agreement by which Robert renounced his claim to the English throne in return for the promise of a pension of 3000 marks and the surrender of Henry’s possessions in Normandy.
In the succeeding years Henry defeated and banished Robert’s leading supporters in England. The most important of these was the house of Montgomery (Belleme). Robert de Belleme, Earl of Shrewsbury, whose chief strongholds were in the Welsh Marches, was an exceptionally sadistic man and not popular with the English people. Although he lost several castles in the process, Henry successfully expelled Robert de Belleme with enthusiastic support in 1102.
In 1105, Henry granted Montgomery to Baldwin de Boulers in marriage with Sybil de Falaise, an illegitimate daughter. (Note: this makes Henry my 26th great-grandfather – Ian).
Henry holds the record for the largest number of acknowledged illegitimate children born to any English king, with a provisional total of twenty-five. These are:
mother Sybilla Corbet:
- Sybilla, born circa 1092 at Domfront, Normandy. married King Alexander of Scotland in 1107
- Rainald de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall, born about 1112
- William, born before 1105, Constable
mother Nest of Glamorgan:
- Robert de Caen, Earl of Gloucester. Supported Empress Matilda, died in 1147
name of mother unknown:
- Matilda (Maud)
- Gilbert, born about 1130
- William de Tracy
- Alice (Aline)
- a daughter
- Joan (Elizabeth), born 1084, married Fergus, Lord of Galloway
- another daughter
- Sybillia of Falaise, married Baldwin de Boullers in 1105
mother Nest, Princess of Deheubarth:
- Henry fitzHenry, born about 1103
- Richard of Lincoln, born before 1101
- Fulk, a monk at Abingdon, born before 1100
- Juliane, born about 1090, who married Eustance de Pacy and later became a nun at Fontevrault.
mother Edith Sigulfson:
- Robert FitzEdith, Baron of Okenhampton
mother Edith FitzForne:
- Maud, Countess of Perche (1090 – 1120), married Conan ‘the fat’ Duke of Brittany
mother Isabel (Elizabeth) de Beaumont:
- Isabel, born about 1120
- Maud of Montivilliers, Abbess Of Montivilliers
Henry invaded Normandy in 1105, and took Caen, Bayeux, and several other places. He completed the conquest in the following year by the defeat and capture of Robert at the battle of Tenchebrai and became duke of Normandy. Robert was imprisoned at Cardiff until his death in 1134.
In the meantime Henry had become involved in a quarrel with Anselm over the lay investiture of bishops and abbots. In a compromise settlement (1107) the king gave up investiture but retained the right to receive homage from the prelates.
In 1109 the Princess Matilda (Maud) was betrothed to the Emperor Henry V., but in consequence of her youth, the marriage was deferred for several years.
Henry’s reign continued to be troubled by uprisings in Normandy centering about Robert’s son and encouraged by Louis VI of France, who was almost constantly at war with Henry.
In 1118 he lost his Queen, Maud, and two years later his only legitimate sons, who, with their retinue, perished in the wreck of the White Ship, on November 25, 1120, off the coast of Normandy. It is said that the King was never seen to smile again. One of these sons, Richard, remains extremely obscure and may not have existed at all. The other, William, definitely existed and his death proved a disaster for England.
On January 29, 1121, he married Adeliza, daughter of Godfrey, Count of Louvain, but there were no children from this marriage.
The latter years of his reign were marked by his attempts to secure the succession for his daughter Matilda. He died of food poisoning from eating foul lampreys in December, 1135, at St. Denis le Fermont in Normandy having been absent from England nearly two and a half years and was buried at Reading Abbey.
He willed the throne of England to Matilda, sometimes called “Empress Maud”, who was married to Henry V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Although Henry’s barons had already sworn allegiance to her as their queen, the throne was usurped by Henry’s nephew Stephen. There then followed a period of civil war. Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou, who took control of Normandy. The duchy was therefore separated from England once again. A compromise was eventually reached in 1153 whereby the son of Matilda and Geoffrey would be heir to the English crown, while Stephen’s son would inherit his baronial lands. All this meant that in 1154 Henry II would ascend to the throne as the first undisputed King in over 100 years
Henry’s reign in England was one of order and progress. An energetic, decisive and occasionally cruel ruler, Henry centralised the administration of England and Normandy in the royal court, using ‘viceroys’ in Normandy and a group of advisers in England to act on his behalf when he was absent across the Channel. Henry successfully sought to increase royal revenues, as shown by the official records of his exchequer (the Pipe Roll of 1130, the first exchequer account to survive). | <urn:uuid:29e050ea-09ad-411d-b47f-e526816e3c9b> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://bowdlers.com/people/henry-i-king-of-england-1068-1135/ | 2022-01-29T08:15:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.97513 | 1,571 |
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Flux Pavilion and Kaskade infiltrating BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra this weekend
Kaskade, Las Vegas resident, one of the driving forces behind the Identity Festival and generally one of America’s biggest name DJs, delivers 2 hours of melodic, euphoric, big-room house music in this exclusive Radio 1 Essential Mix. This could arguably be one of the best essential mixes recorded this year and it is Kaskades first essential mix to date. The live broadcast will start tonight at 7pm (Pst) and will go for two hours, so dont forget to tune into BBC Radio 1 and experience 120 minutes of pure, unadulterated Kaskade.
One of the biggest names in dubstep and the boss of Circus Records, Flux Pavilion, is set to takeover BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra sitting in for Mistajam’s two hour radio show on Saturday at 3pm (Pst). Dillon Francis, moombahton king at the moment, is going to have a special 25 minute mini mix sometime during the show that contains some bleepy, 110 bpm bangers. Mistajam holds a three hour radio show Monday thru Thursdays showcasing dubstep, grime, hip hop, D&B, dancehall and everything in between on BBC Radio 1Xtra. On Saturdays, he has a two hour radio show in the past that has showcased new and old talent. His new saturday show is going to be bringing in some big names in dubstep featuring a wide variety of artists. If you tuned in yesterday for Skream and Benga’s show you know you can expect all new and exclusive tracks live. We’ll be updating you guys with new shows being broadcasted weekly.
Via: BBC Radio 1
Do not forget to check us out on twitter as we will be doing live updates of news and tracklistings.
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The Parks & Recreation Department maintains two municipal cemeteries, Memorial and Pineview. The city administers the purchasing of cemetery plots, interments, and perpetual care of 15.3 acres of cemetery grounds.
"Resident Plots" are restricted to current and permanent Deerfield Beach residents ONLY. Residency applies to the individual for whom the purchase is being made and not the next of kin.
Before processing begins, proof of residency will need to be provided in the form of a photo ID plus anyone of the following items:
Current Medical Bill
NOTE: Overtime fees begin at $375 for any hour after 2:00 PM on weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
*Costs and charges are subject to change.
Reservations: The City of Deerfield Beach will only process reservations once a family member has been interred in one of our cemeteries. The family has 90 days to ‘hold’ a reserved plot. After 90 days the ‘hold’ will be removed.
Refunds on reserved plots or Transfer of Ownership will be subject to a $25.00 administration fee. Please allow 30 days to receive a refund of monies paid.
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Sustainable Landscape Design For Your Property is Easier Than You Think (With Video)
Making your property more sustainable is a trend that seems to get more interest from homeowners every year.
Many small changes can greatly improve sustainability and can be fairly simple to do, according to an Iowa State University horticulture expert.
Ann Marie VanDerZanden, professor in the Department of Horticulture and co-author, with Thomas Cook, of the recently published book "Sustainable Landscape Management: Design, Construction, and Maintenance," defines sustainability as minimizing inputs -- such as water, fertilizer and time -- on your landscape.
"If homeowners look at what they already have in their yard, they are often surprised at how a few, small changes can make a difference," she said. "It can be as easy as switching out a few plants from ones that require lots of inputs, to ones that don't."
VanDerZanden says roses are a good example. Many types of the flower require spraying for insects and disease, protection from the cold, and other input costs.
"If you like roses, the alternative might be to put in a shrub rose. It won't have the same overall structure, but it will give you roses that you can cut and bring inside and enjoy, but they require much less inputs," she said.
Plants that grow well in Iowa can be found at most nurseries or garden centers. Many times the tags on the plants will tell if the plants are disease or insect resistant and will work in your climate and soil type.
Iowa is generally situated in hardiness temperate zones 4 (north of Interstate 80) and 5 (south of I-80).
A major part of being sustainable is capturing water as it moves through your landscape, according to VanDerZanden.
For those who are ready to undertake larger projects, VanDerZanden says driveways, sidewalks and patios are great places to make sustainable improvements.
Using water-permeable concrete when installing your paved areas allows water to filter down through the pavement and get into the soil below. From there it enters the ground water, she said.
Also, using permeable pavers or rough-laid stones that have gaps when you install them allows water to stay in the ground and not run off, causing soil erosion or flooding once it gets into the storm sewers.
While some larger projects such as replacing pavement are dependent on weather, there is really no bad time to get started, she says.
"Spring and fall are both excellent times to start," she said. "You can even do it in the summer if you are careful to give the plants enough water."
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Which is better?
It might not be better to be vmware for long, as their customers will realise that other virt platforms give away tools for free. I think that is likely to be why they're giving 7% of workers the sack.
Sometimes, it takes a bundle to make a bundle. Like most large software companies, VMware has two different customer sets: large companies that have enterprise licensing agreements with all kinds of deals, and SMBs who buy software occasionally and who don't usually get much of a deal. In its conference call with Wall Street …
Sorry for the fireball, but that's my bullshit detector exploding.
First off, the competition isn't giving away the tools for free. Management applications are still pay-for. Now, you can SCRIPT everything you want with Hyper-V, but - shockingly - most sysadmins like GUIs, reports, graphs, charts and the things that come with good management software. So you're back to paying for the tools.
As to VMware giving 7% of their workers the sack, they cut the back-end workers because they've done a lot of acquisitions lately, and needed to trim the fat. They expect to be up 1000 workers at the end of this year compared to the start; but workers that make things we give fucks about, instead of back-office administration.
Now, don't get me wrong, VMware isn't perfect. But they obviously are listening to people (like me) who have been screaming about the cost of their product to SMBs and how this will prevent adoption. They hate it when I tell them that the hypervisor is a commodity (it is, VMware, fucking deal with it,) but it is a reality they have to work with. That means that playing the "high margin" game will require ever increasing innovation to stay ahead of the competition – difficult and expensive to do – or making a play for market share.
Right now, today, it is hard to convince them that they need to make a market share play because they own the market. I have been saying for ages that this is going to change very quickly thanks to hyper-v and other players undercutting them on the SMB side. (Not to mention it's appeal to hobbyists, students and so forth.) This is generally met with growls or – at best – blank stares.
Seems someone obtained clue, however. Pushing some features down the stack is a good first step. Un-crippling ESXi free (damn the 32GB RAM limit straight to hell) will be another. Maybe even unlocking the free hypervisor so that you can use Veeam or other API-dependant products on it. Something, ANYTHING to prevent the next generation of administrators (students and hobbiests; folks with no money!) from going Microsoft.
Remember: Microsoft has Technet. VMware does not.
So today, for SMBs, this announcement is a victory. It shows not only that we can get better offerings for less from VMware, it shows that somewhere – deep in the bowels of that mountain-resort-like headquarters of theirs – there is someone who has heard SMB admins and actually listened to what they have to say. I don't know if they have the pull to do more, but I sure hope so.
Let's take the wins we can get, eh?
I see VMware as the Windows of visualisation.
KVM performs better, in the sense that performance is better inside the vms on identical hardware/same amount of vm's per server.
The only are KVM is lacking is management tools - OVirt 3.2 will be out shortly and will support live (usable) snapshots (i.e not an LVM / SAN snapshots) but actual live snapshots that can you used as a full backup without turning off the VM on a standard SATA drive - something I don't believe VMware can do...
The lack of ANY license costs is a bonus too.
"Not completely shit management tools" have been "just around the corner" for KVM since before KVM was a thing. I will believe that KVM is ready to roomba when I can install the damned thing and have it "just work" as well as VMware ESXi 5.1 Essentials Plus, and provide me the same level of features, quality, etc.
Because, frankly, I think ESXi 5.1 Essentials Plus is the minimum necessary set of features to have a virtualisation install that you could set up on a client site 300KM away from home and still sleep at night.
I don't use KVM for the same reason I don't use Hyper-V free. You might be able to make both dance around the head of a pin if you are willing to jack a fibre optic cable into your temporal lobe and transmit the scripting commands mentally…but "running the virtualisation infrastructure" isn't my 40 hr/wk job. It is a job I might have 2 hrs a week open to spend on, across 15-ish clients in three time zones.
The stuff has to Just Work. It has to work reliably, and it has to be easy to diagnose errors when it goes boom, easy to get back up and running after it goes boom and should sure as hell start e-mailing me about problems BEFORE it goes boom.
KVM - or Xen, or Cloudstack/Openstack/Big Bubba Bo Bob's fancy Open Source Sausage Factory Virtualisation Special just isn't there yet. Hell, Microsoft only just go there, and the bugs didn't get worked out until System Center 2012 SP1.
If you do the following I bet you performance is better (to do this you need to choose advanced setup when building a vm - if using virt-manager)
- Use Virtio for Disk bus (and net)
- Set 'Performance Cache settings to . Cache mode 'none'. IO mode 'native' (this is with LVM however also works for qcow images)
- Set Linux vm's io scheduler to noop and set the KVM host scheduler to deadline.
Try it - I bet your performance will increase (by as much as 50 - 60 %) in IO speed.
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by Claire Perinaud (FREE Group trainee) The 9th and the 10th of April was organized in Paris by the University Paris X Nanterre la Défense in collaboration with the University Paris I Sorbonne a Conference on « whistleblowers and fundamental rights » which echoed a rising debate on the figure of wistleblowers after the numerous revelations of scandals and corruption which occurred last years, with some of them directly linked to EU institutions. In the following lines I will try to sketch a) the general framework then b) the main issues raised during the Conference
A) The general framework
The term « whistle-blower » was created by Ralph Nader in 1970 in the context of the need to ensure the defense of citizens from lobbies. He defined « whistle blowing » as « an act of a man or woman who, believing that the public interest overrides the interest of the organization he serves, blows the whistle that the organization is in corrupt, illegal, fraudulent or harmful activity ». The interest of scholars and lawyers to the figure of whistle-blowers in the United States dates back to the adoption by the Congress in 1863 of the False claims act which is deemed to be the first legislation related to the right of alert.
The system which developed afterwards is notably based on the idea that whistle-blowing is a strong mechanism to fight corruption and has to be encouraged by means of financial incentives. If this mechanism is of utmost importance in the United States, protection of whistle blowers is only slowly introduced in Europe.
With numerous scandals related to systemic violations of human rights, the subject is progressively dealt with in the European Union (EU) and in the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, in both organizations, the protection of whistleblowers remain at the stage of project or only recommendations to the states.
The Council of Europe…
Within the framework of the Council of Europe, two instruments are directly related to the protection of whistleblowers. The Parliamentary Assembly adopted in 2010 the Resolution 1729 (2010) entitled « Protection of “whistle-blowers” » encompasses a number of recommendations to encourage member states to adopt a legislation in this field and ensure effective protection of whistleblowers. Last year, the Committee of Ministers adopted a Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)7 on 30 April 2014 related to this issue.
Notably, a step further was achieved with the adoption of a definition of whistle-blowers as « any person who reports or discloses information on a threat or harm to the public interest in the context of their work-based relationship, whether it be in the public or private sector ».
The individuals may furthermore rely on the European Court of Human rights (ECHR), in order to sick for remedies if some member states failed to protect their right to freedom of speech or to fair trial. Indeed the ECHR expressly recognized that, in certain circumstances, “the signaling by a civil servant or an employee in the public sector of illegal conduct or wrongdoing in the workplace should, in certain circumstances, enjoy protection”.
Nevertheless the protection offered to whistle-blowers may remain weak, especially in the field of intelligence gathering and defense because of the wide margin of appreciation affords to member states to justify limitations to human rights by national security requirements.
…the European Union ..
The European Union until now has neither compelled member states to adopt measures in this field.
The importance of whistle-blowing to fight fraud and corruption is nevertheless usually brought forward and has lead to different studies in order to assess best practices in this field. Notably, the interest for whistle-blowing is progressively moving towards a more general approach due to affairs which point out the importance to disclose information in order to fight systemic violations of human rights, such as the right to private life frightened by mass surveillance programs.
However and despite a rising number of actors who become aware of the necessity to develop the protection of whistle-blowers, the EU still lacks legislation in this field.
In 2013, despite calls from members of the parliament, the European Commission refused to introduce EU-wide whistle-blower protection law. The issue is only mentioned through directives which may infringe the right to freedom of speech such as the proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, (point 12) which states that « the protection of trade secrets should not extend to cases in which disclosure of a trade secret serves the public interest in so far as relevant misconduct or wrongdoing is revealed ». The assertion is recalled art 4) 2. B entitled Lawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets. However it remains a very broad saving clause whose impact may be questioned due to the absence of definition and precise details on the way it should be applied.
The issue of protecting whistle-blowers has been debated also by LIBE committee on 28 may 2015 under the theme of “ the Democratic oversight of Intelligence services in the European Union”.
..in the EU Member States..
The unwillingness of EU to adopt a general approach towards the protection of whistle-blowers is not compensated by strong initiatives from member states. Seen as an exception, the UK is said to have some of the strongest rules in the EU. A public interest disclosure act, passed in 1998, protects almost all private and public sector employees from retaliation.
Nevertheless, a report of Transparency international published in 2013 pointed out that only 4 EU countries can be seen as having advanced whistleblower laws. ..the EU Ombudsman and the EU institutions agencies and bodies … The fight against corruption within the EU institutions is also a key issue for European Union. A Eurobarometer survey, published last February, showed that 70% of European citizens believed corruption exists within EU institutions.
Thus, the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, launched on 27 July 2014 an investigation into nine EU institutions, which have failed to put in place protective measures for staff members that report corruption or malpractice. The results illustrate that whistle-blowers benefit from a very poor protection within the EU. The Ombudsman finds that only two institutions adopted rules, the European commission and the court of auditors.
B) The Conference on “whistle-blowers and fundamental rights”
The protection of whistle-blowers in Europe remains weak and the need to assess what could be the best practices in this field is still of importance. The Conference organised in Paris was the occasion to make a general survey of the questions which still have to be solved and which should be assessed by EU actors in case of adoption of a legislation in this field. In that regard, a report of the debates which took place seems relevant. The report of those debates may participate to debates towards the question of What could be the protection ensured to whistle-blowers by the EU ? To answer this question, one should focus on the two main questions which are at the heart of the protection of whistle-blowers and illustrate the complexity of the notion: who are the whistle-blowers and What could be the more accurate legal regime applicable to whistle-blowing?
- Who are the whistle-blowers ?
In order to ensure their protection, one should primarily know who they are. The presentation and debates during the conference insist on the necessity to look at the content of information disclosed to define a whistle-blowers and to the goal followed by the person who disclosed information. Disclosing information of public interest Those last years, a tendency to disclose information through the worship of transparency may have frightened Institutions (public and private) which need to keep some information confidential. Interestingly the conference thus focused on the question: Is whistle-blowing synonymous of transparency? A negative answer is given by legislation or decisions dealing with whistle-blowing which all insist on the fact that those who enjoy protection disclose information of public interest where the interest of the public goes beyond the secret surrounding that information. Therefore whistle-blowing needs to be distinguished from strict transparency and whistle-blowers are firstly to be defined in relation to the content of the information they disclose.
In that regard secret shouldn’t be strictly opposed to whistle-blowing. However on the basis of such an assumption, a question arises: to what extent an information has to remain secret? What are the criteria to settle boundaries? Where national security requirements are brought forward, states enjoy a wide margin of appreciation, which may weaken efforts to protect whistle-blowers.
In that regard, the boundaries of national security justification has to be assessed in order to ensure that the justification may not be used in order to hide some information of public interest without possibility for whistle-blowers to enjoy protection.
At the request of the LIBE committee, a study of the European Parliament published in 2014, provided a comparative analysis of the national legal regimes and practices governing the use of intelligence information as evidence in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden . The study highlighted that whistle-blowers rights are often compromised and too often jeopardized when national security arguments are invoked. It explains that « while some EUMS already have specific legal provisions to protect whistle-blowers, there are restrictions to these when classified information is involved ». For instance, « In Italy, a limited level of protection from any repercussions is afforded to whistle-blowers by Art 54-bis of Legislative Decree 165/2001, aimed at protecting those public officials that report (to their superiors or to judicial authorities) misconduct within their administration. However, such protection does not apply when disclosure of the information at stake constitutes a crime in itself, as is the case for state secrets or classified information ».
Therefore national security requirements may limit the scope of protection afforded to whistle-blowers by limiting the definition to those who do not infringe state secrets or classified information. Edward Swoden’s case illustrates this idea. The EP Study states « He is portrayed either as a hero/whistle-blower or as a defector/traitor ». To deny claims for protecting him as a whistleblower, « his opponents argue that he has broken the law (leaking confidential information) and has put the security of his country at risk, as well as damaging US diplomatic relations with some of its allies (for example, Germany) ».
It is worth noting that the “national security” exception seems to be validated by the Council of Europe. Point II.5 of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)7, related to its personal scope, states that : « A special scheme or rules, including modified rights and obligations, may apply to information relating to national security, defence, intelligence, public order or international relations of the State ». Therefore, an EU framework for the protection of whistle-blowers in these cases related to national security could be helpful.
Beyond the problems linked to definition and delimitation of the content of information in order to identify a whistle-blowers, the conference gave the opportunity to distinguish whistle-blowers from those who may disclose information but cannot be considered as using their right of alert.
Disclosing information out of a professional obligation
In order to adequately protecting whistle-blowers, one should distinguish them from other actors who also disclose information but for other reasons than denouncing «mismanagement, corruption, illegality, or some other wrongdoing » of an institution, a government or a firm which they belong to and acting for the good of the organization they belong to. In the United states the whistle-blowers are often opposed to leakers, who disclose information by breaching laws applied to whistle-blowing.
In the US where the legislation applicable to whistle blowing is much more developed than in Europe, the respect for procedures established in order to disclose information is of utmost importance. Jean-Philippe FLOEGLE, who raised this issue during the conference, stressed the way it reduces the distinction to « exemplary employee »/ defector » and maybe does not tackle the problem in its complexity. Furthermore the protection as « whistle-blowers »is not intended to promote transparency of firms, or even governments, but to fight against fraud and corruption.
Finally, the debates pointed out that scholars and legislation dealing with whistle-blowing clearly distinguished journalists from whistle-blowers. Referring to another distinction such as between leakers v. whistle-blowers, Jean-Philippe FOEGLE suggested to distinguish those who act for professional purpose, such as journalists, to whistle-blowers who disclose information for the good of the society or the organization they belong to.
From protecting to encouraging whistle-blowing ?
Furthermore the conference was the occasion of a survey regarding the adequate protection that should be afforded to whistle-blowers. In that respect a clear distinction may be done between two goals behind legislation adopted on whistle-blowing: protecting whistle-blowers and encouraging whistle-blowing. Protecting whistleblowers Surveys has shown that legislation applicable to whistle-blowers is firstly deemed to protect them from retaliation, by creating a ground to claim compensation and some avenues adequate.
Therefore some questions may arise: Should whistleblowers enjoy anonymity while whistling the blower? Does a legislation provide reliable avenues in order for they claim to be taken into account? Indeed survey in this field has shown that whistle-blowing is linked to the belief that alert will be adequately taken into account. This concern was brought at EU level by the study published at the request of the European Parliament which intended to recommend the way corruption and fraud within the EU institutions should be tackled ant the effectiveness of whistle-blowing in order to do so.
The study pointed out the need to create an independent body in order to deal with the claims. The question of anonymity ensured to whistle-blower has a mean of protection has been discussed especially after the adoption in the United States of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which applies to subsidiaries of US companies in Europe.
The companies submitted to this legislation have to implement internal whistle blowing procedures, which included at least a “confidential anonymous” method. Furthermore, the protection ensured to those who disclosure of information related to intelligence gathering recently show its limits.
In that regard, recent examples has shown that the asylum law could be applied to whistle-blowers. as it is currently the case for Julian Assange who cannot leave the Embassy of Equator in London because of the European Arrest Warrant launched by the Sweden.
Indeed, another European parliament study published in 2013 on the need to ensure respect for fundamental rights in case of mass surveillance programs stated that «the systematic protection of whistle-blowers should include strong guarantees of immunity and asylum».
In addition to the protection of whistle-blowers from retaliation, new EU or national legislation in this field may follow also other goals. Indeed, a number of studies and examples, such as the legislation adopted in the US, have shown the effectiveness of whistle-blowing in order to fight fraud and corruption.
The future legislation should then provide for Incentives in this field . According to the EP 2013 study whistle-blowers should be rewarded with 25% of fines levied as a result of their disclosure.
That having been said it is more than likely that new EU legislation encouraging whistle-blowing will probably make visible the current divergences between member states. For instance some EU countries may be reluctant to encourage whistle-blowing by means of financial incentives (such as France), while other member states will consider the option of establishing a rewarding system (Italy Slovakia). .
The Paris conference highlighted the main questions related to a legal regime applicable to whistleblowers. This general survey, which only presented some of them, stressed the complexity of the issue but also its implication for respect for human rights. Therefore, the European Union should engage itself in this field considering that «it aspires to lead the world in human rights, individual liberties and justice». | <urn:uuid:fe73b5f2-e198-4aaf-b5ab-b59528935581> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://free-group.eu/2015/05/21/europe-and-whistleblowers-still-a-bumpy-road/ | 2022-01-29T07:31:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.938085 | 3,307 |
Disclaimer for lovers of MB: Please don’t be mad at me. I’m just having a little fun.
I avoided taking the Myers-Briggs assessment for ten years and felt a little bad about it. The guilt was due to the “supposed to” factor, being a behavioral health professional and, well, “supposed to” know and believe in this well-loved key to self-awareness and relational harmony.
I wasn’t feeling it, though, for several reasons.
It wasn’t that I had anything against the Myers and Briggs. In fact, not only were Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers intellectual women at a time when people believed that too much education ruined women’s reproductive abilities, they were a mother-daughter team. So cool! I have also teamed up with my daughters creatively and professionally. And like my girls, both Myers and Briggs were homeschooled. These scholarly women worked from a basis of Jung’s personality theory, informed and embellished by their own womanly insights. I must say, as women in a man’s world of early twentieth century behavioral science, they did the female gender proud.
It wasn’t that I doubted the accuracy of the assessment. In fact, when I finally did take it, inviting my Facebook friends to guess the results, a full 50% got it right. I’m an ENTJen (I don’t want to fully identify with the category, so I add my name). Go ahead and tell me you already knew that, because so many have. Sincerely, though, it’s uncanny how Myers-Briggs enthusiasts can accurately pick out a friend’s personality type from a pile of 16 options. I admit there’s something to it. Leave it to a couple smart women to crack a code as complex as personality.
It wasn’t fear of secular psychology. All truth is God’s truth, even if an atheist discovers it. Cognitive behavioral therapy is all the rage in my conservative Christian circles, even though largely authored by the brilliant but foul-mouthed Albert Ellis who said the following about religion: #@!!?*&. Seriously now, he disparaged religion as being “on almost every conceivable count, directly opposed to the goals of mental health.” Riding on the cusp of the sexual revolution of the 70s and determined to ban moral shame, he even wrote a guide on how to have an affair. Ellis wasn’t a Christian by any stretch; but the therapy he developed had its salvageable, good aspects from which I glean.
What was my hesitancy, then? Well, the gospel. The gospel says we’re in a state of flux necessitated by our transition out of natural selfishness toward moral and spiritual regeneration. This means that our natural traits aren’t keys to self-development necessarily, but may even be hindrances to growth. The gospel presents moral excellence as developing within a change process. Check out the data: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature,” (2 Cor. 5:17); “Changed from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Cor. 3:18); “It does not yet appear what we shall be” (1 John 3:2). Through the Spirit, we’re in a state of transformational motion, ever-becoming, dynamic and progressive versus static and fixed.
A “thinker” faced with a need to empathize with a grieving friend may resist the Spirit’s leading if he clings to “I’m not a feeler!” A “senser” married to an “intuitive” would rather not talk ideas and concepts, leaving the intuitive intellectually lonely,
I know I’m stepping on toes here, but I’m judger, right? So by the rules of the game, I have to leave a few bruised digits in my wake, preferring to leave matters settled as opposed to open-ended. But I promise that if the Lord rebukes me in a dream tonight I’ll write another blog tomorrow repenting of my judging ways. I’m not the same today as I’ll be tomorrow, and tomorrow I won’t be the same as I will be the next day, and on and on and on.
And don’t even get me started about trying to find the perfect temperament mix for everlasting marital happiness on earth. Even if that perfect match occurred on paper, it would fall short of truly uniting a couple in love. Sure, we should do some basic compatibility trouble-shooting in preparation for waking up to the same face for eight decades. And Myers-Briggs may help with that. But woe to the one who trusts in those horses to get them through the first who-burned-the-toast, or worse yet, what’s-this-stuff-on-your-
If the happiness of a marriage depends upon the perfect match of temperament types, then what happens when a married person meets someone with whom they are more (supposedly) compatible? They either run off with that person or relegate themselves to a lesser-than marriage. I can’t think of a way to more effectively encourage spousal wanderlust than to believe we can only be happy with a perfect match.
What I’m saying is simple: “God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices” (Eccles 7:9). Go ahead and use the devices, but “even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say ‘I know,’ he cannot discover” (8:17). Life, love, and people, are profound mysteries better guided by a moral and spiritual growth process than an explanatory device that could settle us into something rather banal—being the same as we’ve always been.
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Now here's something you don't see every day. Artist Lana Shuttleworth creates idealized landscapes by cutting, carving and then nailing down thousands of small pieces of safety cones. Currently showing at the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles until June 16 is her intriguing series called Ethnomorphic Landscapes.
I like what Holly Myers from the Los Angeles Times said about her work: “Who knew that this humble, road-battered fixture contained such an astonishing range of tones and textures?”
Why did this artist choose to work with safety cones, you might ask? Here's her explanation from her website: “My current medium, the ordinary safety cone, informs my work. The surface of the cone bears the evidence of life with the marring and scaring that comes from surviving a fast and relentless urban existence – and that is precisely where so many of us find ourselves these days. With a safety cone, I can strip away the pretext of traditional mediums and lure the viewer to enter art cut from the extraordinary ordinary.” | <urn:uuid:320dfb66-4a6e-4787-a7d4-bbe14385a1d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://mymodernmet.com/lana-shuttleworth-safety-cones-art/ | 2022-01-29T08:02:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.954966 | 214 |
Logano and Larson jousted for the lead over the last 20 laps, but it wasn’t until a final restart with four laps to go that allowed Larson to gain an advantage and remain ahead of Logano the rest of the way to the checkered flag.
Larson won by 0.127 seconds over Logano to earn his sixth career triumph in the Xfinity Series, including the second at Fontana in his home state.
“The racing there at the end with Joey was awesome,” Larson said on Fox Sports 1. “We just had a couple lap fresher tires than he did and was able to chase him down. I was trying to be patient.
“… It was a heck of a race. I honestly didn’t think we’d be here yesterday. I was struggling bad in practice, fought the balance a lot throughout the race, and then finally the last two runs we hit it.”
Despite finishing second, Logano was exceptional and overcame several bits of adversity, including a pit road speeding penalty.
Then on Lap 96 Logano was leading and suffered a major pit malfunction. A jack broke before crew members were able to put left-side tires on, leaving the car on the ground.
NASCAR officials allowed Logano’s team to use a second jack, helping the team finally lift the left side of the car. Logano returned to the track in 26th but quickly worked his way back to the lead with 32 laps left.
Unofficially, Logano gained more than 60 positions on the racetrack from start to finish.
Larson now goes for a second consecutive win, starting from the pole in the weekend’s main event: Sunday’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Cup race at the 2-mile oval about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
“I’m happy, this is our second win here in California, and I hope we can do it again tomorrow,” Logano told FS1.
Winner of first stage (laps 1-35): Kyle Busch
Winner of second stage (laps 36-70): Kyle Busch
WHO ELSE HAD A GOOD RACE: Six-time Fontana Xfinity winner Kyle Busch struggled at times, but like Logano, kept finding – and fighting – his way back to the front, finishing third. … Rookie William Byron finished fifth, giving him back-to-back top-five Xfinity finishes (he was fourth at Phoenix last week).
WHO HAD A BAD RACE: Paul Menard was running fourth on Lap 94 when he was pushed into the wall by Erik Jones. Menard’s car caught fire, but he escaped unharmed. Menard finished 36th. … A small fire also started when Cole Custer wrecked on Lap 106. He was OK and finished 35th.
NOTABLE: Logano led the most laps (70) in the 150-lap event. Kyle Busch led 55 laps and Larson 21. … The No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford was ruled to have an improperly installed lug nut during post-race inspection. Also, the cars of Larson, Logano and Kyle Busch were taken back to the NASCAR R&D Center for routine inspection.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We’ll start from the pole and hopefully be right here tomorrow.” – Race winner Kyle Larson, who has four runner-up finishes in his past five Cup starts (dating to last season), including the past three races.
WHAT’S NEXT: The Xfinity Series is off next weekend (the Camping World Truck Series returns from hiatus). Both the Trucks and the Cup Series will compete at Martinsville Speedway. The Xfinity Series returns with the My Bariatric Solutions 300 on April 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. | <urn:uuid:1b40c976-d21b-4880-ab79-8fd215dfbb45> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2017/03/25/larson-holds-off-late-rally-by-logano-to-win-xfinity-race-at-fontana/ | 2022-01-29T06:37:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.968486 | 807 |
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Trumbull Industries was founded in 1922 in Warren, Ohio, USA. Today, Trumbull’s Manufacturing Division specializes in Valves and Accessories for the Municipal and Industrial markets. Our valve accessories include the following: CHAINWHEELS• Chainwheels. Offered in ductile iron, aluminum, stainless steel and carbon steel. Trumbull pioneered cast stainless chainwheels, which are used throughout the world. Examples of applications include wastewater treatment plants, refineries and chemical plants where corrosion is a concern.• Chainwheel Safety Restraints. Although chainwheels rarely separate from the valve, the risk of injury cannot be ignored. All components are stainless and have been rigorously tested to insure a conservative safety factor. All Trumbull chainwheels are furnished standard with a threaded chain guide to accept our safety restraint system.• Chain Retaining Device. This product stores chain safely above the workers’ pathway• Chain Connecting Links. Offered for both our single loop and machine chain, this accessory helps installers close the loop of chain around a chainwheel. Offered in carbon and stainless steel• Mounting Options. All Trumbull chainwheels can be either clamped to the valve handwheel or mounted directly to the valve stem. VALVE POSITION INDICATORS• Our position indicators give the operator a visual indication of the valve’s position, eliminating guesswork that sometimes leads to broken valve stems.• Offered in 3 models, for valves up to 57, 275 or 870 turns• Molded of Dupont Delrin for high impact strength and corrosion resistance• O-Ring Sealed FLOORSTANDS• Offered in Indicating style for NRS valves as well as Non-indicating style• Top flange allows addition of gearbox or motor operator• Available in Cast stainless or ductile iron OTHER VALVE ACCESSORIES• Stem Guides• Floor Boxes• Chain Levers VALVES. Trumbull also manufactures mud valves and hydrostatic tank pressure relief valves, both used primarily in water and wastewater treatment plants in the USA. Both are available in cast stainless and gray iron. Our valves and accessories have been thoughtfully designed to meet the highest expectations of Engineers and Operators. Our products are designed for long life, and are rigorously tested, in-house and at independent labs. Our products are sold to distributors, valve representatives and manufacturers both in the USA and internationally. Our primary inventory is maintained in Warren, Ohio USA with international Stocking distributors located in Germany and Australia.
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OUR VIEWS: South Kitsap has earned voter support
Sun | Opinion
South Kitsap levy election
Should voters in the South Kitsap School District approve the proposed operations and maintenance levy on the ballot Feb. 29?
If the district has been a good steward of the money it has received in recent years, yes.
How do we know whether the district is spending its money wisely?
First of all, the district submits to a state audit every year to show that it has proper financial controls in place. Those controls assure that earmarked state and federal funds it receives are spent on the programs they were intended for, in the way they were intended. The audit also reviews how the district handles its money to make sure funds cannot be embezzled or misappropriated.
The district has received excellent marks on its recent audits.
When the district proposed its levy two years ago, the school board and school administration mapped out a specific plan for how that money would be spent. Board members and officials say today that they've kept their promises to the community. The money has been spent on the programs and improvements the board identified in 1998.
The next step in assessing the district's financial performance is to compare it with other districts.
Does SK spend more on administration than other districts its size? No. According to state statistics, the district spends a little less than the average spent by similarly sized districts.
Does it spend more on classroom instruction than the average district its size? Yes.
Does its geography require it to spend more on transportation than the typical district its size? Yes. SouthKitsap has a large number of students but it's a relatively rural district. So, proportionally, its transportation costs are higher than similar districts. And state reimbursements for transportation are inadequate, forcing the district to use levy money to cover those costs.
So the district seems to allocate its money wisely. What can it show for results?
It's easy to use state test scores as an accountability measure for how the district does it's job, but it's also easy to misuse those scores.
The district remains a long way from the goal of having 80 percent of the students pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning. But the scores have improved, in some cases dramatically. Superintendent Bill Lahmann says South Kitsap students' WASLscores have shown steady growth in every school building.
Voting against the levy proposal would be punishing a district that is seeing gains in student achievement, handling its money wisely and spending its local levy money on the programs it said it would.
There is no justification for rejecting the South Kitsap levy request.
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Thanks to the residents of Quail Creek for their participation and support of the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team the American Cancer Society will receive $20,000 for cancer research, patient education, programs and advocacy. The Relay team held a November 2015 garage sale that raised $3,800 from items donated by Quail Creek residents. Three hundred women attended the February 2016 luncheon/style show hosted by The Women of Quail Creek together with the Relay team. Thanks to the Quail Creek Clubs and residents who donated raffle prizes, those who attended, worked and shopped at the luncheon, this event brought in $7,200 to help fight cancer.
Twenty-eight Quail Creek team members joined nine other teams at the Rancho Sahuarita Clubhouse on April 9 to walk from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of those who lost the cancer battle. During the day the teams celebrated more cancer survivor birthdays with music, dancing, games and food. After dark, lighted luminaria bags listing names of individuals touched by cancer lined the track while teams walked listening to the names read out loud.
To join the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team, learn more about Relay for Life or donate to the team, log onto www.relayforlife.org/gvsahuaritaaz or contact Ginny Hutcheson at [email protected] | <urn:uuid:fbd4e4df-8e4f-4772-8788-3afb685b3290> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://quailcreekcrossing.com/thank-quail-creek-helping-raise-20k-fight-cancer/ | 2022-01-29T07:41:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.945893 | 306 |
Hence, I realized I’d go on an extended recommended reef fishing trip. In my angling pole and lures available, we set off to do only a little exploring.
Very first, I ceased at among day fishing gaps in Oggrimar near the Mage webpage. I increased my angling expertise for the starter’s reduce and my personal preparing ability within the journeyman’s reduce, but all I was catchin’ happened to be Mud Snappers. I becamen’t getting the Catfish I desired for my favorite fishes cook bar-b-que and cookout. Plus, it is a fast paced area to travel reef fishing. Quite a few toons had been comin throughout the Mage portal and jumpin’ down on my own mind. Thus, I packed-up my stuff and oriented into bank and off Oggrimar.
Upon mastering that Red shape may be overrun with Catfish, I removed our music charts and maps and plotted a course for your Red Ridge Mountains in the middle of the Eastern land. However, here is where your trip first of all receives interesting. I captured a dirigible on the entrance for the Undercity. It’s such joyously weird environment and glows because of the illumination of wonders and decay. Getting my first visit to the magnificant urban area, I have decided to determine the flutter handler and mark his travel locality to my adventure chart. I have to acknowledge, are from Oggrimar, I really enjoy the outdoors along with wide open areas. After twenty (20) minutes when you look at the Undercity, I was completely ready for many “fresh” surroundings.
Silverpine appears like a charming place. Not too much sunshine, but numerous daze and dank atmosphere. I’m able to imagine exactly why the undead love it hence. Fortunately, my favorite stop by at this excellent location is brief! I have decided to go to the west shore and swimming west to Westfall and go ahead and take the ocean to Red Ridge. They appeared like an outstanding program. What else can an Orc ask for? Give me some new seafood, salty air, and an ocean to swim. Hmmm, this flick is actually absent some some chicks and a talking donkey. /wink
Permit me to start out with noting: ” the Eastern empire is definitely freakin’ huge “. We caused it to be securely within the american shores of Silverpine, but We never thought of how dangerous, and fatiguing, that swim would be. While swimming through towards the south wave’s extend, I became bitten over and over by Reel Frenzy, whacked by Muckdwellers in Hillsbrad’s american Strand, and drowned while crossing the bay toward Menethil Harbour. (i will add, however, the Reel Frenzy are actually skinnable!)
Before moving forward my personal floundering trip, I hit “ye olde bookstore” and found an ancient fisherman’s tome. The messy earlier reserve was not unwrapped in many years, nonetheless it disclosed several forgotten tips any legion would covet. Deeply in it’s websites was a tale about a wiley-minded Tarren which expended several months in Duskwood on his method to Stranglethorn Vale.
The Tarren creates. “I used a couple of days throughout the Hushed financial tending to my injuries and dodging some massive bots. In the evenings, I fished for my personal meal and detected the stream contained just Catfish and a few dirt Snappers. While getting our supper regarding 3rd evening, I about bust my own line while taking some very long item from the ocean’s shallow dirty seas. To my unbelief, it was an old mariner’s Darkwood boating Pole.”
I journeyed by Goblin air-ship from Oggrimar to Stranglethorn Vale and hopped to the water vendor boat landed. The waters off Stranglethorn are obvious and cozy. I am able to even read my troll lure! muwahaha.
The swim to Westfall is interestingly smooth, even so the seashores and state side tends to be plagued by vagrants and vagabonds. They all are greater than me personally, thus I prevented the villages and kept nearby the most important means completely to Duskwood. Actually, an Orc strolling through Westfall receives many focus. Every Human and Dwarf within earshot questioned us to a duel. As with pleased, horizontal 14 Orc, I snickered and RAN!
Upon achieving the link into Duskwood, I spied the Hushed financial through the wiley Tarren’s fisherman’s tome. After a brief nap, I outfitted my own day fishing gear and fished during the night time. I caught scores of Catfish and made all of them up until the wee times regarding the day. Thankfully, the larger bots lurking close appeared disinterested in me personally as well seafood.
After perfecting the Catfish formulas, I throw my own range a couple of times, but I snagged it toward the base belonging to the riverbed. I waded to the relatively murky drinking water to liberated my afroromance mobile angling connect and uncovered a faintly vibrant day fishing pole secure with soil and particles. I’ll let you here’s a fact I recently found. In the event the term becomes aside, the Hushed financial definitely won’t be very “hushed”! | <urn:uuid:b15ae6c4-9ca0-4af3-99fb-b19c4b5eb0f4> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://safehubsecurity.com/afroromance-mobile-2/while-focusing-on-some-boating-books-for-dealer/ | 2022-01-29T06:51:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.954078 | 1,157 |
The FLSA recognizes the generosity and public benefits of volunteering and allows individuals to freely volunteer in many circumstances for charitable and public purposes. … Individuals generally may not, however, volunteer in commercial activities run by a non-profit organization such as a gift shop.
What qualifies as a volunteer under the FLSA?
(a) An individual who performs hours of service for a public agency for civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons, without promise, expectation or receipt of compensation for services rendered, is considered to be a volunteer during such hours.
Do labor laws apply to volunteers?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and many state and local wage and hour laws, the use of volunteers and interns is strictly regulated. … Typically, volunteers will serve on a part-time basis and will not displace employees or perform work that would otherwise be performed by employees.
Do volunteers count as employees?
Volunteering. … Volunteers are not employees and don’t have to be paid. As with work experience and internship arrangements, all relevant factors must be considered to determine whether a person is a genuine volunteer or whether, in fact, an employment relationship exists even though the worker is called a ‘volunteer’.
Who does the FLSA not apply to?
Employees at businesses that have an annual revenue of less than $500,000 and who do not engage in interstate commerce[i] Railroad workers (covered instead by the Railway Labor Act) Truck drivers (covered instead by the Motor Carriers Act) Independent contractors and freelance workers (they’re not employees)[ii]
Does FLSA apply to small nonprofits?
Non-profit charitable organizations are not covered enterprises under the FLSA unless they engage in ordinary commercial activities that result in sales made or business done, such as operating a gift shop or providing veterinary services for a fee.
Can for profits have volunteers?
Under the FLSA, employees may not volunteer services to for-profit private sector employers. … There is no prohibition on anyone employed in the private sector from volunteering in any capacity or line of work in the public sector.
Can employees volunteer for their nonprofit employer?
The FLSA does allow employees of a nonprofit to provide volunteer services for their employer under the right conditions. … Ensure supervisors know when an employee is volunteering to reduce the risk of being asked to perform their regular duties.
What legal rights do volunteers have?
Though genuine volunteers are not entitled to employment rights, it can be easy for the terms of arrangements with volunteers to reclassify them in the eyes of the law as employees or workers. Volunteers are normally excluded from employment rights because a contract requires payment in return for work.
What laws apply to personnel issues in nonprofit organizations?
The Fair Labor Standards Act is the primary federal labor law, and nonprofit organizations must obey the dictates of the FLSA in their relationships with their employees. Some states have also enacted additional labor laws that nonprofit organizations must follow.
Do NGOs pay volunteers?
NGO volunteers, generally, do not receive a salary. … Regardless of the type of work done, a volunteer positions at NGOs are not paid. Although NGO volunteers do not get a salary, many NGOs do provide a stipend.
Can volunteers be vicariously liable?
New South Wales – Generally speaking, a volunteer will not be liable for their acts or omissions done or made whilst volunteering, unless they fall within a specific exception under the legislation (see below).
What is the difference between an employee and a volunteer?
Distinguishing Between Employee and Volunteer
Employees are paid workers, whereas volunteers typically perform tasks for free; … If an employer has 5 or more employees, they must provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct training under California law.
Does FLSA apply to small businesses?
The FLSA is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, and covers more than 143 million workers at more than 9.8 million establishments nationwide. The FLSA does not provide an exemption from these requirements specifically for small businesses.
Does FLSA apply to independent contractors?
The FLSA covers only employees, not independent contractors, who typically are hired to work on specific projects. However, whether a person is an employee for purposes of the FLSA generally turns on whether that worker is employed by a single employer.
Does FLSA apply to exempt employees?
Employees whose jobs are governed by the FLSA are either “exempt” or “nonexempt.” Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay. Exempt employees are not. Most employees covered by the FLSA are nonexempt. … These requirements are outlined in the FLSA Regulations (promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor). | <urn:uuid:d0218a6a-9853-4722-b098-661f8c3893e4> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://sangabrielrotary.org/benefactor/does-flsa-apply-to-volunteers.html | 2022-01-29T08:05:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.9465 | 981 |
I have been creating cards for greeting, birthday wishes and many more celebrations, however, I haven’t been keeping the full records of those cards in the form of videos. It is mainly because I was not so keen to show something I created for someone I care about on the internet.
I still think it is important that I create works including cards with thoughtful considerations and meaningful messages, but I thought it might be a good time to start filming how I create works – and I decided to start this project with a card for my Haiku teacher.
I kept it as simple and short as possible, maybe for the next time, I’ll improve my filming and editing skills! Thank you for watching. | <urn:uuid:0807c3da-19d4-4cc1-852d-5b91d198f4df> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://sarankim.art/2017/12/27/sheep-and-flower-card-making/ | 2022-01-29T07:22:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.978701 | 145 |
C-Section delivery is a major surgical procedure, and you should be aware of all the steps involved in the recovery process. It is a surgical procedure that delivers the baby through an incision in the mother’s abdominal wall and uterus.
Recovery can take up to six weeks or longer, depending on how soon you resume your normal activities after surgery. If you’ve had a C-section or are about to have one, the tips below will help you recover quickly.
Eat Light Meals
You shouldn’t have much of an appetite after surgery, so eating should be simple. Eat light, easily digestible meals. Crackers, toast, yogurt, pasta, and mashed potatoes are ideal for the first few days following your c-section.
This is because you can eat these light meals without having to chew too much or become overly full. Furthermore, with the right diet and scar tissue massage, it can help prevent various problems including the C-section shelf, according to Every-Mother.com. After a few days, you should be able to consume standard-sized portions of well-cooked vegetables and fruits. Ensure that you chew your food thoroughly before swallowing it.
Get Lots of Rest
Making sure you get enough rest is the most challenging part of recovering from a C-section delivery. Resting for an hour or two every day will aid in your body’s recovery from surgery. It will also give you the energy you need to care for yourself and your baby, so try to stay as still as possible.
It’s also critical to schedule time each day to stretch, walk around, do gentle exercises like yoga, or sit quietly with some soothing music playing in the background. Even if it feels like too much work at first, these short breaks will make a significant difference in how quickly you recover after giving birth.
Drink Lots of Fluids
It is critical to drink plenty of fluids in the days following your c-section delivery. Drink at least three glasses of water per day, and continue to sip water throughout the day even if you don’t feel thirsty.
You can also drink clear broths or other liquids that are easy to digest. It will help relieve discomfort in your breasts and make them feel less full if you breastfeed your baby.
Ask for Help When Needed
It’s natural to feel lonely after having a c-section, so don’t be afraid to accept visits or phone calls from friends, family, or even neighbors. Because there are so many chores around the house, it’s best to enlist the assistance of others.
Do not attempt any task that requires you to strain until you can walk steadily on your own two feet again. If you have other children who are old enough to care for themselves while still offering support, make sure they understand how much they can help you.
Get a Check-Up
If you’ve had a successful c-section delivery, it’s still important to see your doctor regularly. The last thing you want is for an infection to take hold while your body is still healing from surgery.
As a result, make sure your doctor gives you vaccine shots and, if necessary, antibiotics. Return for follow-up visits as well, so the doctor can monitor how quickly you’re recovering and whether your baby is showing signs of complications such as internal bleeding or jaundice.
It’s normal to feel exhausted after having a c-section, so don’t push yourself too hard in the first few days. Rest for at least two weeks if you had major surgery, or slightly less if you only needed stitches. However, remember that full recovery can take up to six months, so give yourself plenty of time before attempting anything strenuous, such as heavy exercise.
Sleep When the Baby Sleeps
Many new parents experience sleep deprivation after having just one child. But imagine how much it will increase after having two or more! Please make sure you nap whenever your child takes their daily power naps so that you can feel refreshed and ready for all the hard work that comes with being a new parent.
Learn to Process Your Emotions
The physical strain of giving birth via c-section may have depleted you entirely. However, it is critical to maintain your mental health in order to remain focused on your recovery.
Write down everything that bothers you and find effective ways to deal with it before it interferes with your healing process. If necessary, seek advice from friends or family members on handling difficult situations without losing hope that everything will be okay again.
Get Support for Breastfeeding Techniques
You may feel overwhelmed at first by the prospect of breastfeeding. You’re worried about whether your baby will accept your breast milk. It is critical to seek as much assistance as possible from friends and family members who have similar experiences.
There are numerous types of support groups available out there. So, find one that meets your time constraints and specific needs to boost your confidence and reduce your stress level during this particular time with your children.
Use Ice Packs
Applying an ice pack to the incision area immediately after surgery is one of the most effective ways to reduce swelling. The cold temperature will help reduce redness and pain, mainly if you apply it every hour for 15-20 minutes. The pain should go away in a few days, but make sure to ice your wound as directed by your doctor for best results.
Taking Pain Medication
Even if you don’t feel the need to take any medications, it’s more important than ever to follow the advice of your medical team. The sooner you begin taking pain relievers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen (Tylenol), the sooner you’ll be able to get out of bed and start walking around. Don’t worry. These medications are safe for breastfeeding mothers and will not harm their babies. When it comes to medication, consult your doctor regularly and make sure to follow the directions they prescribe closely.
The birth of your child is a joyous occasion for you and your family. It’s important to remember that recovering from a C-section delivery takes time, but it’s doable with the right support system in place. There are many ways to make this complex process easier on yourself, from breastfeeding techniques to pain medication; all you have to do is ask for help or research how other mothers have coped before you. | <urn:uuid:ea88db4c-c2e1-426a-a047-dc91b21c7c8d> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://scholarlyoa.com/recover-from-c-section-delivery/ | 2022-01-29T07:57:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.953914 | 1,334 |
I love it when I can whip together a quick, yet fun birthday card! I knew I wanted this to be a one layer card as time was not on my side. I made this birthday card for my nephew, Levi. He will be turning 12 next month.
I love this color combination as it’s bright, cheerful, fun, and happy! I purposely, yes purposely, did not center the Happy Birthday sentiment, which is a fun font for the younger crowd! This card didn’t take any time at all to pull together. I LOVE simple, quick cards to be honest! You could mass produce this card for all the young males on your birthday list: sons, your son’s friends, nephews, cousins, . . . you get the point! This is just such a fun card! I’m definitely making more of these!
TIP: You can switch up the colors to make it more “girly girl”, if you will, for the girls!
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You might be among those people who has the advantage of being able to sometimes visit your regional horse track and also have an online betting account. Some states do allow online horse betting and it’s constantly a great concept to check your regional laws before opening an online account. It is likewise an excellent idea to consider the excellent things and bad of betting online.
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The Countryfile presenter welcomed her third child with husband Richie Myler last week
There is no stopping Helene skelton! the Country file presenter welcomed her third child with husband Richie Myler last week and Sunday she was already enjoying a family hike.
MORE: Pregnant Helen Skelton poses in her underwear days away from welcoming third child
Speaking to Instagram on Sunday, the mother-of-three shared a cute family photo showing her carrying her baby in a baby carrier while her husband and two older children, Ernie and Louis, enjoyed a quick stop to admire the view.
WATCH: Helen Skelton reveals major transformation in husband’s home
The family photo, the first of them all together since welcoming the new member, shows them on top of a hill, wrapped up tightly and taking a short break to take the photo. In her stories, Helen shared several more, one showing them above while another showed one of her sons covered in mud.
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READ: Pregnant Helen Skelton channels 1920s glamor in new wedding photos
“I am so grateful for … I wish you and yours good luck in 2022. #new year #recognizing,” Helen wrote in the caption of the sweet photo.
The family dog also joined them on the hike
Fans went wild for the snap and while many continued to send congratulatory messages after the birth, many wondered if the baby was a girl or a boy and asked why she hadn’t announced it yet.
“Why don’t you tell us if you had a boy or a girl?one asked, while another added: “Boy or girl Helen, please say. “
A third defended the fact that she was keeping this to herself for now. “She has the right to keep this to herself,” they wrote.
Helen announced that she welcomed her third child on New Years Eve by taking to Instagram and sharing an adorable photo. Rugby player Richie was pictured leaving the hospital with the new tot, who was sleeping soundly in a baby carrier and bundled up in a comfy outfit.
Helen’s seniors had fun, judging by their muddy clothes
Helen captioned the snap, “Can always count on Dickie …. of all the things he said (there have been a lot)” don’t worry, I’ll be your lido … “during the ride to the hospital could be my fave. The man meant Doula. From the mouths of men. “
The Countryfile presenter then revealed that she gave birth earlier this week, writing: “(Photo from the start of the week – I just haven’t posted in part because my mom loves family what apps are to be ahead of insta but mainly because I always fail to find appropriate words of thanks for our @nhsengland @nhsmillion …. captions, many of them). | <urn:uuid:2ad20d95-dd59-46fa-a6b4-f0b8dc2e5644> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://tatty-teddy.net/helen-skelton-takes-newborn-baby-on-a-hike-just-days-after-giving-birth/ | 2022-01-29T06:46:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.964266 | 641 |
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WASHINGTON — The American Apparel & Footwear Association is redoubling its efforts for stepped-up U.S. government scrutiny of counterfeits on Alibaba’s online marketplace Taobao, calling for the e-commerce platform to be re-listed on a government watch list.
It is the latest move by AAFA to pressure Alibaba to engage in more substantive discussions that the trade association hopes will lead to an agreement on a permanent counterfeit takedown system on Taobao, and an easier and quicker process for U.S. brands and retailers.
AAFA submitted public comments to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Monday, as part of the government’s request for information for the 2015 “Notorious Markets” list that identifies online and physical marketplaces said to be hubs for counterfeits and digital piracy. The association’s main push is to have USTR re-list Taobao on the government’s watch list.
“We are filing these comments today because we are taking on counterfeits and we are going to take on counterfeits everywhere we find them,” Juanita Duggan, president and chief executive officer at the AAFA, said. “Taobao is synonymous with counterfeits. We think it is important that we go on record with the USTR asking that they be re-listed. We also have 100 markets that we have identified — 13 of them are online and 87 are physical markets — but Taobao is by far the most important because it’s the largest and it’s growing. It sets the standard for counterfeit products. That’s why we are doing this.”
USTR removed Taobao from its “Notorious Markets” list in 2012 and declined to re-list the site in its 2013 and 2014 reports that are aimed at prodding foreign governments to address intellectual property allegations raised, intensify efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting and to pursue legal actions where warranted.
In the April report, USTR cited several steps Alibaba and the Chinese government have taken to address the concerns of industry and declined to re-list the online market to the list. However, trade officials said at the time and in comments in later forums that they are growing concerned about the recent allegations of counterfeiting and digital piracy on Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer platform.
A USTR spokeswoman addressed the issue in an e-mail to WWD in response to a question about whether U.S. officials planned to raise the issue of Taobao with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit here last month.
“The United States and China continue to address counterfeiting concerns within larger discussions on IP protection and enforcement,” she said. “In the 2014 Notorious Markets List, USTR noted the commitments and assurances made by Taobao to address the concerns raised by rights holders and consumers, including in the software, publishing, apparel and footwear industries, and cited Taobao’s reported actions to remove ‘millions of listings for counterfeit and pirated products manufactured in China.’
“We also noted our concerns that despite these actions, Taobao remains the target of significant enforcement actions within China and encouraged Taobao to continue working with all stakeholders to address ongoing complaints. On Sept. 10, USTR issued a Federal Register notice welcoming public submissions on the 2015 Notorious Markets List. These submissions will help form the basis for our determinations to list any potential markets in this year’s report.”
Duggan said when USTR de-listed Taobao in 2012, it was under the condition that they “continue to make progress on taking down counterfeits.”
“In our view that condition has not been met,” she said. “We are also doing this because we’ve had four years of completely unproductive conversations [with Alibaba officials]. There has been no response [from them] to work with us more closely.”
The relationship between AAFA and Alibaba became particularly strained in April when AAFA lodged two formal complaints with the U.S. government, charging that the counterfeit problem on Alibaba’s online platforms was worsening and costing brands millions of dollars in lost sales a year.
In July, Duggan sent a letter to Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma outlining her members’ concerns about counterfeits on Alibaba’s online platforms and charging that there have been no verifiable results. She said in the letter that AAFA’s members are asking Alibaba to address counterfeit concerns more quickly and in a more transparent manner. The association, which represents more than 340 companies and 1,000 brands, also asked Alibaba to create a process where the company removes counterfeits quickly at the request of certified brands.
Alibaba publicly defended its measures in April, outlining several steps it has taken to prevent counterfeiting and pirated goods from being offered or sold on its marketplaces. The measures include the use of data-mining technology to analyze and track transactions of infringing products and identifying “hot spots” of counterfeit distribution and sales and collaborating with Chinese public security, copyright, quality inspection and intellectual property agencies to take down online counterfeiters.
“Unfortunately, de-listing Taobao in 2012 did not lead to sustained improvements to the counterfeit problem,” Duggan said in the submission to USTR. “In fact, it has gotten worse. Increased pressure is needed to fix this problem. Otherwise, counterfeits will only continue to proliferate worldwide as Alibaba continues to expand.” | <urn:uuid:8886a3bd-4330-4945-8c3e-e2ee3cc70175> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://wwd.com/business-news/government-trade/aafa-taobao-counterfeit-watchlist-10253952/ | 2022-01-29T08:36:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.963386 | 1,153 |
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Dear members of the Adelphi community,
Thank you all for the warm welcome these past three weeks.
As I often say, the people make the place. Each and every one of you has a story to tell and ideas to share. That’s why I’m inviting you to join me for the dialogue series as a part of my 100-day listening tour. This series of group discussions will give faculty, students and staff the opportunity to engage with me in a forum where we can productively and creatively share our thoughts and contribute ideas vital to Adelphi’s future.
I hope you will join our first dialogue, which will take place on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in the Angello Alumni House. (Please note that registration for this event is currently closed.)
Adelphi is on an exciting path, and I look forward to working with each and every one of you. I’m confident that, with your input and collaboration, we can accomplish great things.
All the best,
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Today in fried chicken news, Charlotte, North Carolina-based chicken and biscuits chain Bojangles has selected Greenville, South Carolina agency EP+Co as its creative agency of record, following a review conducted by Joanne Davis Consulting.
The assignment is effective as of Oct. 1 and primarily encompasses traditional advertising, in-store marketing, social content, brand strategy and planning. It’s not entirely clear who was the incumbent on the account. When we last checked in with Bojangles (checks watch) 5 years ago, it was for a campaign from Charlotte agency BooneOakley promoting the fast-food chain’s breakfast offerings.
Bojangles spent a little over $13 million on measured market last year, up from over $11 million the year before, and just over $3 million in the first quarter of 2019, according to Kantar Media.
“We met passionate agency teams during our search and were impressed with the caliber of thinking, quality people and love of Bojangles’ from all. Our decision came down to the best fit with EP+Co based on their creative insights into our brand and customers,” Bojangles CMO Jackie Woodward said in a statement. “EP+Co brought us fresh, bold ideas that are going to resonate with both our current and future customers. We loved their forward-looking approach and the energy they are going to infuse in our brand and business.”
“There’s no one like Bojangles’. They have a truly differentiated offering in the category, an extremely talented and passionate leadership team and dedicated franchisees that are committed to doing great things with their business,” added EP+Co president, CCO Con Williamson. “They’ve got big plans for their future, so we are thrilled they’ve chosen us to play a part in helping bring that vision to life. It’s gonna’ be fun!”
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The address of Anjar branch is 244002, which is located in Kachchh District of Gujarat State. IFSC code used in online fund transfer and MICR code used in clearing of cheques for Corporation Bank Anjar is also provided.
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SO2 Wreaks Havoc in Amine Units
Mar 21, 2013
If you are modeling an amine unit with SO2 in the feed, possibly from flue gas which contained sulfur compounds before incineration, you might notice that the Recycle block fails to converge. This is due to the build-up of non-regenerable salts in the amine loop. Once in the system the SO2 forms heat-stable salts with the amine and has no way to escape. The amine will eventually be rendered ineffective by being tied up as a salt.
From Kohl and Nielsen’s Gas Purification, 5th ed.:
“Sulfur dioxide is a relatively strong acid and reacts rapidly with amines to form sulfite. However, the sulfite does not generally remain in solution as a heat-stable salt because of its high reactivity. For example, SO2 in solution reacts rapidly with H2S by the Claus reaction (which is catalyzed by liquid water) to form elemental sulfur and polysulfides. Zero-valent sulfur can, in turn, disproportionate to form thiosulfate, which is a heat-stable anion. The sulfite may also be oxidized to sulfate which forms a heat-stable salt.”
In an amine unit simulation, you must remove the SO2 from the feed gas upstream of the absorber using some sort of pre-treating or a divider. If not, the SO2 will build up in the system and the recycle will never converge. In the actual plant you will want to pre-treat to avoid the byproducts discussed above. A caustic wash, salt water wash, or plain water wash are all possible pretreatment options. Although pretreatment is preferable to use of a reclaimer, this is another possible option for dealing with the SO2. You could model the “reclaimer” as a divider which removes the SO2 and twice that number of moles of amine to approximate the amount of amine which would be lost in the system by reaction with the SO2. Obviously this is not a very efficient solution since relatively high amine makeup would be required, not to mention disposal of the reclaimer residue.
The salt formation reactions are similar for all the amines. Physical solvents such as DEPG do not react with SO2 at all, however. The SO2 is much more soluble in DEPG than H2S or CO2, and the DEPG can be thermally regenerated.
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Berkshires On a Budget
The Berkshires can be a bit expensive to visit if you stay at a luxury resort and take advantage of the award winning restaurants in the area. Alternatively, the experience can be equally rewarding by camping, picnicking, and spending your time hiking and enjoying the beautiful natural setting.
SightsThere are a wide range of sights spread throughout the Berkshires - from the natural beauty to the cultural highlights, there really is something for everyone.
Tanglewood - Tanglewood is an open-air music venue where you can enjoy the Boston Symphony Orchestra during the summer months.
Jacob's Pillow - Jacob's Pillow is a famous dance training center that hosts a popular international dance festival and a range of other performances.
Monument Mountain - Monument Mountain is found in the town of Great Barrington and offers impressive hikes and breathtaking views of the area.
Mount Greylock - The highest point in Massachusetts- Mount Greylock is found in the town of Adams. It offers a variety of activities including hiking, camping, hunting, skiing, and more.
Clark Art Institute - The Clark Art Institute displays a range of European and American works from the Renaissance to the early 20th century.
The Mount - The former home of Edith Wharton, this estate in Lenox has a 42 room house and formal gardens that are large and impressively maintained.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary - Also in the town of Lenox, the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary covers 1,211 acres and 7 miles of trails. It's maintained by the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort - This popular resort offers a number of winter sports including skiing and snowshoeing. During the warmer months you can enjoy hiking, mountain views, and more.
Herman Melville Arrowhead Museum - The former home of Herman Melville, this property is now a museum with a farm and nature trails in the town of Pittsfield..
Ramblewild Adventure Park - This treetop adventure course offers something for adventurous spirits, from beginners to the experienced. There are ropes courses, zip lines, swings, and bridges.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art - The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is in North Adams and has exhibits that include sculptures, paintings, photography and more. They also host more than 75 performances a year.
Norman Rockwell Museum - In the town of Stockbridge, this Norman Rockwell Museum educates visitors on the life of this famous American artist.
ActivitiesThe Berkshires offers a diversity of activities for visitors. During the winter months there is skiing, snowshoeing, festivals, and a number of holiday events. During the warmer seasons, hiking, swimming, adventure parks, festivals, and more are all popular.
The Berkshires has a number of towns that each offer their own personality and character. Below is a description of a few.
Lenox - Lenox is one of the most popular towns to visit in the area. It's small and charming with a quaint downtown that's perfect for walks. There's historic New England architecture, local restaurants, spas, and art venues. There's also a number of hikes in the area.
Stockbridge - Stockbridge is another charming town in a central part of the Berkshires. The downtown is a bit smaller than Lenox and there are just a handful of restaurants to choose from, but there are nice trails along the Housatonic River. This town is known for its cultural sights including the Berkshire Theater Group, which is popular for its plays and musicals. Hiking and skiing are popular in the area as well.
Pittsfield - Pittsfield is the largest city in the Berkshires, but it still has plenty of charm and character. Pittsfield is known as the "city of festivals" and it really comes to life during the summer months when there always seems to be something going on. There's a city baseball team, a lot of parks, and plenty of activities to enjoy. There are also some excellent restaurants in town.
Great Barrington - Great Barrington has one of the larger downtowns in the Berkshires. There are plenty of restaurants, shops and activities. You can wander through the town's art galleries and pop into a number of charming stores. There are also a number of great hikes, natural swimming spots, and skiing options in the area.
Williamstown - Williamstown is a charming college town in the northern part of the Berkshires. It's a great spot to escape for a romantic week or weekend. There's plenty of hiking and museums in the area, as well as the prestigious Williams College, which has some great galleries and museums. In particular, visitors enjoy the Williams College Museum of Art and the Clark Museum, which is just outside of the downtown area.
There are a number of great hiking areas near town as well. Just outside of town is Mt. Greylock, which is the highest peak in Massachusetts. Also nearby are the Taconic Trail State Park, Field Farm, and Bullock Forest.
Lee - Lee has a historic downtown and a laid back down-to-earth vibe that visitors love. The downtown has a number of historic buildings including the Congregational Church, the Lee Library, and the Civil War Memorial Hall. There are also a number of Victorian homes in the area.
Outside of the downtown area, visitors enjoy shopping at the nearby outlet mall. There are also a number of restaurants in the area. Laurel Lake is another fun place to hang out and it offers a quintessential mountain experience.
North Adams - North Adams is home to a number of historic churches, giving it a charming skyline. The area is filled with forests, parks, and beautiful landscapes. | <urn:uuid:106c85a4-2545-420c-8198-c526cadfccab> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/united-states-of-america/berkshires | 2022-01-29T07:09:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.957702 | 1,188 |
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Residence "Santa Marina". Above Saint Pierre La Mer, 650 m from the centre, 700 m from the sea. For shared use: swimming pool (12 x 8 m, depth 150 - 210 cm, seasonal availability: 15.Jun.-15.Sep.). Tennis. Shop, restaurant 600 m, diving center 2 km. Sports harbour 2 km, riding stable 3.5 km. Nearby attractions: Réserve Africaine de Sigean 36 km, Cité de Carcassonne 78 km, Espace Balnéoludique de Gruissan 11 km. Please note: the keys‘ handover takes place by the agency Interhome in Narbonne Plage, 3 km. The photograph shows a typical example.
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Small bathing resort, directly by the sea, 82 km from Perpignan, 168 km from Toulouse, 90 km from Montpellier. The family-friendly resort of St Pierre borders the Narbonne-Plage. View Narbonne with its historic monuments: "Palais de Archeveques", cathedral, art and historical museum, Charels Trenet's house. 8 km away you can discover the lanes of the old village of Fleury d'Aude and the picturesque harbour of Les Cabanes de Fleury, 17 km away, which can be reached via the "Domaine de l'Oustalet" in the Clape Massiv. This place is famous for the abyss "Gouffre de l'Oeil Doux" and its numerous forests rich in nature. The olive mill/olive cooperative "l'Oulibo" in "Bizes-Minervois" is the national capital of the Lucque olive, here you can learn everything about the olive tree and its fruit.
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Odisha govt prepares for evacuation as Cyclone Jawad may hit coast on December 4
Fishermen have been advised to not venture into the southeast and adjoining the east-central Bay of Bengal on December 2 and 3.
- Medical teams and ambulances have been kept ready for swift mobilization.
- The Coast Guard Disaster Relief Teams (DRTs) are on standby for disaster response operations.
- Odisha chief secretary SC Mohapatra reviewed the preparedness for the possible cyclone.
Bhubaneswar: With the IMD forecast of a cyclonic storm reaching Odisha coast on December 4, the state government on Wednesday asked collectors of 13 districts to prepare for the evacuation of the people and has chalked out a disaster management strategy by requisitioning NDRF, ODRAF and fire department personnel for rescue and relief operation.
The forecast said that the low-pressure area in the south Andaman Sea will intensify into a depression and move towards the coast as a cyclonic storm on December 4 and the Coast Guard has initiated extensive pre-emptive measures in the eastern coast keeping it in view.
The Coast Guard Disaster Relief Teams (DRTs) with inflatable boats, life buoys and life jackets are on standby for disaster response operation, a Twitter post by the Defence public relations officer in Chennai said.
Medical teams and ambulances have been kept ready for swift mobilization, it said.
The district authorities in some places are asking farmers over the public address system to harvest their ripe paddy crops, the state chief secretary said.
Fishermen have been advised to not venture into the southeast and adjoining the east-central Bay of Bengal on December 2 and 3, into west-central and adjoining the northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off North Andhra Pradesh – Odisha – West Bengal coasts from December 3 to 5, state relief commissioner P K Jena said.
The sea condition is likely to be very rough with the squally wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph on December 3. The wind speed is likely to reach 80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph on December 4 morning, an advisory issued by him said.
No immediate warning has been issued to the ports so far.
The IMD said that the low-pressure area brewing over the south Andaman Sea and the adjoining area will intensify into a depression and take the shape of a cyclonic storm around December 3.
The system will move northwestwards and reach north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast around December 4 morning.
"Though it is clear that the cyclonic storm will approach the Odisha coast, it is too immature to say where it will make landfall and other details. However, under its impact, several coastal districts of Odisha will experience light to moderate rainfall from December 3. South Odisha districts may also experience heavy rainfall on December 3," India Meteorological Department director-general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.
He said that there is also a possibility that the cyclonic storm may change its path after reaching near the coast. It is likely to move in a north-northeast direction and may not cross the coast. "Or, it may cross the Odisha coast and later move towards West Bengal." However, in both cases Odisha will experience rainfall activities, he said.
"Only after the depression is formed will we be in a position to predict the path and location of the cyclone crossing the coast and its intensity," Mohapatra said.
The weather office said that the intensity of rainfall in Odisha will increase from December 4, especially in the coastal districts and interior districts that will experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Some parts of coastal Odisha will experience extremely heavy rainfall (20 cms or above) during the period, said H R Biswas, the director of Regional Meteorological Centre here.
The IMD has issued a red warning (heavy to very heavy rainfall) in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts.
Orange warning, which indicates less intensity than the red warning, has been issued in Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput districts for December 4 after the cyclonic storm reaches near the coast.
It also issued a yellow warning indicating heavy rainfall in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Malkangiri districts on the same day.
The weather office also issued a rainfall warning on December 5 and said several parts of Odisha will experience a maximum wind speed of 90 kmph from December 4 morning for 12 hours and rainfall.
Odisha chief secretary SC Mohapatra reviewed the preparedness for the possible cyclone and asked the district collectors to be ready to evacuate the people living in low laying areas and Kucha houses in the coastal region.
During the evacuation, priority will be given to pregnant women, children and elderly persons, he said.
The district collectors were also asked to keep the multi-purpose shelters ready for housing the evacuated people. They have been asked told to involve members of the Panchayati raj institutions (PRI), ASHA and Anganwadi workers in mobilising people to get prepared for the calamity.
The NDRF and ODRAF as well as fire fighting teams have been asked to remain on alert.
Apart from coastal districts, the collectors of Mayurbhanj and Nayagarh have also been asked to stay alert and nearly 200 fire fighting teams and 108 ODRAF and NDRF teams have been kept ready, Jena said.
The SRC has also asked district authorities to continuously monitor the situation in low-lying areas and carry out dewatering activities wherever necessary on an urgent basis. The control room should function round-the-clock, he said in an advisory.
"The fishermen advisory needs to be strictly implemented in coastal districts and the situation and rainfall reports should be updated with the State Emergency Operations Centre regularly," it said.
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Living off the grid with a significant degree of self-sufficiency appeals to many of us. I have numerous friends who have successfully left behind a life of mortgage payments, relentless bills and the trappings of materialism. I’ve even renovated a cabin and property that has been in the family for five generations to operate self-sufficiently, although it’s not yet my permanent residence.
What I learned from friends and my own experience made it clear that this is an undertaking that takes time and some “getting used to.” There can be a significant amount of culture shock if someone abruptly moves from an on-the-grid, dependent lifestyle to a life without easily accessible electricity, water and other necessities. It is a very labor-intensive lifestyle, so the time to learn new skills and to practice these skills is before you go totally self-sufficient.
In many ways, the six steps below are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to living self-sufficiently and off the grid. If you have already made the move or are planning for it, please feel free to offer advice, opinions, tips and your own experience to the comments section.
Before we begin, we need to define self-sufficiency. A self-sufficient lifestyle means you will produce many of the things you need that you customarily buy, use or take for granted. This includes:
- Building materials
- Clothing and bedding
When you consider this as a to-do list, the task can seem a bit daunting. Also, off the grid does not mean you are without electric power. It means you are not dependent on electricity from a power utility and may or may not produce your own power with solar panels or wind generators. The key is to start simple and try to determine how you can begin your first step toward self-sufficiency if that is a lifestyle you want to pursue. Some of these steps are practical, while others are more philosophical.
Step 1. Practice self-sufficiency
- Plant a robust garden. This isn’t about a standard plot of tomatoes and cucumbers. This is a garden of significant size with a variety of vegetables that can seriously sustain a good amount of food for your table.
- Plant fruit trees in and around your yard instead of ornamental trees or trees simply for shade.
- Plant an herb garden that can take the place of many of the herbs you would customarily buy for cooking. Also, take the time to understand the medicinal value of certain herbs. In addition, many herbs like basil and mint are potent mosquito repellents.
- Replace traditional flowering plants and ground cover with plants that bear fruit or vegetables. Wild strawberries make an excellent ground cover, and many pepper varieties are as visually appealing as a flowering plant.
- Buy the equipment you need to begin home canning, and learn about various canning methods in addition to other food preservation techniques. Also, learn the preservation recipes using your growing bounty of homegrown fruits and vegetables.
- Start repairing instead of replacing. The ability to maintain and “fix it yourself” is a big step toward self-sufficiency, whether it’s tools, clothing, vehicles or simple appliances.
- Practice frugality. Learn to appreciate and value what you have, plan for what you need and resist the urge to simply acquire what you want.
Step 2. Determine how far you can go
Make a determination about how well your current home and property would allow for a fully self-sufficient, off-the-grid lifestyle. If you live in a city or suburb, you may have limits. It could be time to consider moving, or if you can afford it, think about adding a second home in a more effective environment for self-sufficiency that you will someday move into.
Property size defined by acreage is a key consideration even if there’s not a building currently on that property. And while you’re thinking about all of that, take the next steps.
- Consider adding a wood burning stove to your home to offer a supplement to your winter heating. Having access to an ample supply of firewood is critical, but if you do it’s definitely worth considering.
- Learn and practice the art of rustic furniture making. You can easily pursue this as a hobby, but someday the skills you develop could allow you to accomplish a significant amount.
- Begin to acquire the skills and the tools related to clothing from sewing to knitting. Once again, it’s easier to learn these skills before you find yourself in a labor-intensive, self-sufficient environment where your time for hobbies may be challenged a bit.
- Speaking of hobbies, if you’re not already an avid fisherman or hunter, you might want to consider taking those endeavors a bit more seriously. A big step toward self-sufficiency is your ability to acquire fish and game to supplement the gardens and orchards you will someday have.
Step 3. Learn new skills
This is a bit of a crossroads for many people. While you can make simple changes to your lifestyle wherever you live, you have to consider your location and property size. If you think you may not be able to move or afford a second home or property for more ambitious steps toward self-sufficiency, this step may be your final one at moving toward a more self-sufficient lifestyle. It would include the following:
- Begin experimenting and learning about solar-generated power. Many states offer incentives for sustainable energy efforts like solar-generated power. Solar power equipment is also portable, so if you do relocate to a home that has a homestead capability with acreage and other resources, you can always take your solar panels and equipment with you.
- Think about expanding the size of your gardens to increase your production of fruits and vegetables.
- If you are going to make the move to a homestead location, begin to learn and understand some more ambitious, self-sufficient activities. If your municipality allows it, consider a chicken coop and a dozen chickens right now.
Other more robust things to learn about include:
- Field dressing and butchering livestock and game
- Advanced food preservation techniques
- Concepts and ideas related to water collection from hand pumps to Ram pumps, rain barrels, water-filtering and purification and large-volume, water storage.
- Timber frame construction and the tools you’ll need
- Other non-powered tools like whipsaws, complex axe configurations such as an adze, hand drills and scythes.
If you’re going to take the next steps to a homestead, collect, read and keep books on various subjects that you will continue to use as reference related to:
- Food preservation
- Butchering livestock and wild game
- Clothing and knitting patterns
- Medical, first-aid and alternative medicines
- Basic surgery
- Rustic furniture construction
- Maintenance manuals for critical vehicles, tools, and equipment
- Blacksmithing basics
- Edible wild plants
- Log Cabin and rustic small building construction
- Timber frame construction
- Livestock basics
- Leather working and leathercraft
- Shoe repair and cobbling
- Maple sugaring
- Juicing of fruit and vegetables such as apple cider, homemade vinegars, and other juices you can process and preserve
Step 4. Have a practice run – and expand your skills
This is a major step. If you currently live in a home on sufficient property in an area with good resources related to firewood, water, fishing and hunting, this step is logical.
If you have acquired or are going to acquire property with a home, you’ll probably have to revisit previous steps with regards to planting fruit trees and outbuildings like a chicken coop or wood storage shed. It’s at this point you would be both expanding past efforts and adding new resource capabilities. This would include:
- The continued planting of fruit trees and other plants that provide edible foods such as raspberries.
- Expanding the gardens and developing compost areas in addition to seed collection for next year’s crop.
- Expanding the chicken coop and chicken yard and perhaps consider raising hogs, goats, or turkeys.
- Expanding your solar power capability, battery storage and 12V appliances.
- Surveying property for potential maple trees for maple syrup
- Serious stockpiling of firewood and woods for furniture making and home repairs such as wood shingles, siding and other repairs
- If you’re on the grid, it’s time to do some practice runs. Shut off the main power switch and go a few days off the grid. You’ll learn way more than any book or article can tell you about how self-sufficient you truly are. Also, make sure you close any gas valves, water valves and you don’t forgot to unplug appliances before you do this. When you switch the power back on, you will get a surge and you don’t want to burn out your refrigerator or discover the hard way that a gas-powered water heater was leaking gas without the relief of an electronic igniter that’s suddenly igniting again.
Step 5. Re-examine what you need
At this point, it’s time to get serious. Up to now the previous steps have been about decision points to change the way you think, produce and use resources. Now it’s time to focus on making your production of resources sustainable. Here are some key things to think about:
- Sustainable water resources. A manual hand pump is a reliable source of water, but you need alternatives as well. Rain barrels are a possibility, but make sure you filter and purify water from rain barrels before drinking it. If you live next to or close to a spring, creek or river, you could use the current to power a ram pump but once again, be sure and filter and purify it. Many traditional homesteads had a cistern or other storage area in the basement below the kitchen where a kitchen hand pump provided water.
- Sustainable power. Now’s the time to take your knowledge of solar-generated power to the next level and determine how to store your generated power in a bank of six-volt or twelve-volt batteries. You might also consider a windmill generator to supplement the solar power.
- Upgrading your gardens to the degree that you can not only eat during the summer and early fall, but have enough for canning and preservation to get you through the winter.
- Digging a root cellar, or an area in the basement where you can store your preserved goods and learn how to store whole, root vegetables as well.
- Preserving fish and game, either through pickling, smoking or other techniques that will give you sustainable protein.
- Building your outhouse if you haven’t already, or find another alternative way to manage sanitation such as a compost toilet.
- Building your workshop where you will construct rustic furniture, do blacksmithing or shoe-cobbling and other projects that require specific tools and resources.
- Thinking about communication. It’s OK to have a solar charger for a mobile phone or computer. Self-sufficiency is not about self-denial, and certain devices like wireless phones are one of the few contemporary luxuries that also fall in the category of survival necessity. Some people choose HAM radio as another way to communicate. A rechargeable radio with AM and FM will let you know what’s happening even if it’s as simple as getting the weather forecast.
- Considering your nighttime lighting options, from candles to lanterns, to direct current lighting fixtures with LED bulbs, to rechargeable or hand-powered flashlights. There are also rechargeable batteries that can be recharged with solar panels. When you get to step six and you go off-grid, you’ll need them.
Step 6. Jump in
It’s possible your homestead has already been off the grid from the beginning. In that case this step and previous steps are old news. But if you’re ready to take the big step to self-sufficiency for the first time, it’s time to disconnect and consider the following.
- If you live in a part of the country where winters are harsh, you’ll want to make sure you have a sufficient stockpile of firewood, food and plans for renewable water resources. Ram pumps and manual pumps can easily freeze up in winter, so make sure you understand how to manage snow and ice or other water resources when the temperature continues below freezing.
- Think about your livestock and how well they will or won’t survive the winter months and what and when you will pull some hogs or chicken for butchering.
- Use the cold temperatures to your advantage for food preservation, but make sure any food canned in glass jars is in an area such as a root cellar, basement or pantry where they won’t freeze.
- If you live in a remote area where you have the potential to get snowed-in, make sure you have everything on hand to sustain yourself for a long duration.
There will be no lack of things to do, so make sure you have a routine and a schedule that will allow you to properly manage:
- Planting and harvesting of fruits, vegetables and seeds for next year’s crop. Don’t forget about weeding and mid-season planting.
- Regular collection and storage of firewood. Doing a little every day or at least every week will save you from the autumn panic, when homesteaders are usually at their busiest harvesting, canning, hunting, butchering and preparing for winter.
- New livestock from piglets to chicks beginning in spring and the regular feeding, cleaning and watering schedule in addition to egg collection and eventual butchering. This is a daily task.
- Maintenance of tools, equipment, house and other items. Some homesteaders pick one day a week called “maintenance day,” where they make a point of maintaining and repairing on a regular basis.
- Production and repair of clothing
The list, of course, will go on….
If you do get to the sixth step, congratulations. You’ve reached the highest level of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. And remember, too, that living off the grid in a self-sufficient way dos not mean that you have shunned society. In fact, you’ll find that you depend more and more on friends and neighbors for collective help with major projects, borrowing or lending tools or equipment, bartering everything from maple syrup to eggs, and simply sharing time and advice together.
You’ll also appreciate going to the to town from time to time unless you’ve figured out a way to refine gasoline for your chain saw, or have successfully learned how to perform an appendectomy. Regardless, you’ve made a decision to take more control of your life and no matter how far you move toward self-sufficiency, each step should take you closer to a happier and healthier life.
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I just spied a drunk man up by our church;
Along the pavement, he unsteadily lurched.
It was early evening (about half past six) :
Of alcohol, he’d no doubt had a sizeable fix.
A battered blue bicycle, he wheeled by his side –
That battered blue bicycle, I prayed he’d not ride.
Upon a wooden bench, he sat himself down,
Then, from out of his mouth, came a terrible sound.
I guessed that the sound was supposed to be a song,
But the words were all garbled and the tune all wrong.
His musical accompaniment was his bicycle bell –
What song he sang, I was quite unable to tell.
I doubted he’d be on The X-Factor anytime soon,
As he sat on his bench beneath a crescent-shaped moon.
On the opposite side of the road, I very sensibly stayed,
But a smile graced my lips as I went on my way.
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Depends on where the city is. I live in the northwest and in my city, we have lots of green. I guess that's why we're called the Evergreen State. I see your point though. I would probably go with black. Lot's of shadows in the city, lots of dark colors. Even in the green, there's still shadowing you can blend into. Hell, the bad guys wear black, the good guys wear black (our city/county police wear black), so there must be something to it.
Just wear dull colors that don't reflect light. Whites, yellows, anything neon from the 70s all stand out. You I think having all your gear secured and to where it won't rattle around will help you the most. Go into the woods and practice walking around and try and make your feet more silent, silent feet are the best camo you can have!
You could always do like on the game Medal Gear and use a cardboard box. Lol. No I was thinking if your city had a water way/sewer system that could be used. I remember when I lived in Hot Springs, Ar they had a water channel that ran under the whole downtown area and very usable to get from one side of town to the other without being noticed. I'm sure most cities have it on lock down but it would be worth looking into as a back up.
I bet Hot Spring has a ton of underground. We are they quite often and I will have to check this out. I know for a fact that both Fayetteville and Eureka Springs, Arkansas both have large underground systems dating back to the early 1800's that are accesible. In fact you can arrange tours of the Eureka Springs underground if you are interested. Might be a good back up plan since I live right smack in the middle of both of these towns.
You know Guy I have always wanted to get into the system that is under the mountain that the Hot springs actually come out of. If you hike on the trails you see doors and hatches they are locked of course but it would be pretty cool. The Ozarks are full of cave systems and shtf that is good place for refuge. I lived in Dover/ Russellville area for a while and we used to go to a system in Dover the locals called the Indian Caves the natives used to store their meat in them but in the corp of engineers went in there and sealed the tunnels to keep people from stealing artifacts. The last time I went up there we found a den of rattlesnakes out laying in the sun and I have to say I felt a little out numbered and never went back.
I have indeed seen a few iron doors, well locked, around the mountain behind Central Ave. I think behind the Arlington Hotel. I wonder how a person could gain access to these places at least to satisfy my curiosity??
I would probably go for black, dark grey and/or dark green. The city I live in does have a lot of greenery. Also lots of nooks and crannies to hide in. It's strange, but I actually feel safer in this city than I would out in the country, because even though I can't really be self-sufficient, this place is built like a hamster home on steroids. Medieval city built on hills, with lots of weird alleys, long stairways, underpasses, bridges, canals... There will always be somewhere for me to run to, and you'd have to be both fit and very motivated to catch me! (And if you do, good luck holding onto me.)
I definitely recommend getting to know the stuff like that about the place you live in. Even in the most boring town where you wouldn't expect it, there's probably something. When I was in high school, back in suburban USA, we snuck in to the school in the summer while it was under construction. We'd heard a rumor that there was a tunnel from the school to the middle of town "left over from the war" (no one said which), and I'd seen a locked trapdoor in a dusty corner... we got in, and in one direction it stretched past the auditorium (we could see in) and all the way to the other end of the school grounds... in the other direction, we couldn't see the end and didn't have a ton of time, but it was definitely headed for town! Someday when I'm visiting home I'm going to hunt for the door to the other end.
Very dusty though. Good idea to have a dust mask in your BOB if you're headed for that kind of thing, especially if you or someone in the family has asthma, I think.
That's really cool. I would just want to know the history on the tunnel. Very cool! I get you and the city but my worry would be collapsing building. But that is just probably my mind set since I grew up in the city and country( separated parents). I can see both sides though. | <urn:uuid:bbfba749-5afa-4d3b-b9f9-59b9b101caff> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.prepperforums.net/threads/urban-camo-for-shtf.533/ | 2022-01-29T07:37:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.980642 | 1,035 |
After Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his wife and son have tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
Panchayat Minister Tript Bajwa had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder had tweeted wishing him good health. He was tested positive after Director Rural Development Vipul Ujjwal tested positive for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Captain Amarinder Singh had urged all the ministers, as well as MLAs and department secretaries, to get themselves tested for the Coronavirus.
Also, the Chief Minister underwent the COVID-19 test and was found negative, an official spokesperson said. Two other ministers, Sukhjinder Randhawa, and Aruna Chowdhary had also got themselves tested and turned negative.
Captain Amarinder Singh said that all the ministers and officials in various departments, especially those who might have come in contact with the IAS/PCS officers who had been infected with the Coronavirus, should get themselves tested. The Chief Minister, in fact, been calling upon all the people of Punjab to go for testing at the first sign of symptom or suspicion of coronavirus infection. The detection is the way to beat the disease and check fatalities, he stressed. | <urn:uuid:43cb63af-3bd2-44fd-b9c9-ecc6184d67a5> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.ptcnews.tv/punjab-tript-rajinder-singh-bajwa-wife-and-son-coronavirus-en/ | 2022-01-29T07:40:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.977886 | 278 |
We are looking for an email marketing thought leader who can develop the big-picture strategy as well as execute on that strategy.
The Lead, Email Marketing is responsible for the strategy and daily, end-to-end execution of email campaigns. This includes the full setup and QA of campaigns within our ESP, Salesforce Marketing Cloud. This role must be passionate about email and contributing to the development of exceptional audience experiences.
This position is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Sr. Digital Experience Marketing Manager.
- Create a master implementation plan for email journeys - sales and service - nurturing campaigns that align to email marketing best practices and deliver exceptional member experiences
- Proactively identify email marketing initiatives and processes that will optimize the channel’s performance
- Work with sponsor, stakeholders, Experience Design, Communications, Digital Experience, and Technology Services Office to ensure campaigns are aligned across all channels
- Be an effective team lead by demonstrating good communication, collaboration, reliability, accountability, flexibility, transparency, and commitment
- Execute & deliver projects on schedule with accuracy
- Communicate campaigns to other departments through Change Management, ensuring Retail Experience and Lending teams are prepared for member questions
- Manage necessary approvals for all content and project manage against deadlines
- Build and code emails with proper formatting and templates in partnership with Experience Design and Communications
- Identify most important KPIs and monitor, analyze, and report on to sponsors
- Manage the email calendar to balance product marketing, events, education, other communications, and prevent subscriber burnout
- Serve as our internal SME for all things email by keeping team members informed on the latest trends, news, and industry changes
- Develop strategic data-driven testing of member email programs to maximize campaign performance and isolate campaign driver effectiveness
- Implement effective A/B testing of different email components, including content and creative
- Own the QA process for creating, proofing, and getting approvals for email campaigns
- Drive email and retargeting innovation through audience segmentation & personalization strategies
- Continually review existing email nurture campaigns and develop testing strategies to optimize their performance
- Develop new audience segment insights that will be leveraged for campaign planning and testing
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- 4+ years of email marketing experience; B2C and B2B preferred
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SALMON RUN MALL LABOR DAY HOURS OF OPERATION
WATERTOWN, NY – Salmon Run Mall will be open from 10:00 am – 9:00 pm on Labor Day, Monday, September 6th. Hours that will vary from the mall are as follows:
Best Buy: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Burlington: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Dick’s Sporting Goods: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Famous Footwear: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FYE: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hot Topic: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
JC Penney: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Kay Jewelers: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Regal Cinemas: first showing will be at 11:20 a.m.; the last showing will be at 8:40 p.m.
Verizon: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
JC Penney will also have extended hours on Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th , from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are encouraged to contact mall shop stores in advance to confirm hours of operation.
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Climate Change Communication
How can we inspire positive feelings when "climate change" feels so 'cold', abstract, distant or bewildering?
Inspire community by appealing to intrinsic motivation, emotions and stories about win-win solutions that solve more tangible issues...
Facilitating the annual meeting of the ESD-Expert Net in Puebla, Mexico.
Members are experts on Education for Sustainable Development from India, South Africa, Germany and Mexico. The secretariat is run by Engagement Global.
Amazing work, synergising across countries to ensure Education for Sustainable development is not merely an add-on subject, but a basis for education fo the next generation!
Facilitating and training for online or blended Workshops, Conferences, Webinars, E-Learning
...it's all possible: virtual large group conferences, world cafés, Fishbowl dialogues, guided tours in gallery walks, Open Space session, brainstorms, stand-ups, reflective exercises, employee talks, conflict resolution, games (charades;), design sprints, co-working and co-creating!
Facilitating the Labour Solutions Forum of the Forest Stewardship Council in Geneva
Holding the space for a dialogue among unions, employer-associations, certification companies, social and environmental organisations...from the Global South and Global North
For so.komm, supported a distributed team at Daimler AG to strengthen collaboration and adapt to change.
Changes from outside and within the organisation require new ways of collaborating - Arbeit 4.0. - best developed and recorded as a team agreement.
Leadership for Civil Society Organisations from francophone Africa
Leadership pour Organisations Non-Gouvernementales (ONGs) de l'Afrique francophone
Facilitating in the virtual world - with relationship, focus and committment - "Begleitung von Online-Treffen – mit Beziehung, Fokus und Verbindlichkeit in der virtuellen Welt facilitieren "
Honoured to be training at Jutta Weimar's Facilitation Academy (Berlin) where we explore how we can enable relationship, focus and committment in groups.
"This is the first 3h meeting I have experienced where I don't feel exhausted afterwards!"
Faculty at Virtual Collaboration Campus
Enjoyed my sessions with great participants and co-facilitators on
Leading Distributed Virtual Remote Teams incl. in fragile contexts
Online, Blended and On-premise training courses
Team development, team leader coaching
Team support in the application of digital technologies to support effective team processes
Digitalisation is a Change Process!
...that is closely connected to new ways of working #Work 4.0
...involving fears, resistance, different speeds of adoption, new language and behaviours
Supporting organisations through e.g.
...training of team leaders, department heads, assistants / secretaries and other target groups
...consulting on the processes of introduction to bring staff with you
...team workshops to develop agreements on digital collaboration
Applying a user-centric approach: where is my target group at? What are their needs? Where are their fears and pains? ... and letting them develop where the gains can be!
Co-facilitating the Design Thinking-based "Festival der Taten" at the Malzfabrik in Berlin.
400 young adults developing inspiring ideas for linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - giving me hope for the future!
IDEENGARTEN: Integrating a Design Thinking format for 200 people in an Open Space works!
Creativity happens when enabled to follow your impulse: participants chose however to spend the time - classic group discussion, theater improvisation, or just having coffee.....or within a structured Design Thinking format - wonderfully co-facilitated by Alanus students I had trained.
Open Space setting for collaboration & networking: starting with market place of topics, then working in DT working groups and 'free formats', and finally presenting all ideas to the forum. Visualising contacts for an asynchronous Sounding Board & Seed Crowdfunding of the amazing WOLANG conference team!
Social Media Consulting & Training
Digital competencies for team leaders, community management of alumni, dealing with shitstorms, bots and algorhythms - and - the beauty of virtual communities of practise
Design Thinking and related approaches
empathy with the 'user' by exploring their world + a diverse group of passionate individuals + safe space for new ideas and failing = the basis for innovative solutions
Sensing Journey to Tblisi's Impact Hub to learn about Georgia's Public Service innovation inspired by UNDP's Innovation Expert Khatuna Sandroshvili using User-centred Design & Reverse Engineering. With Mahinakhon Suleymanova and Uluk Kydyrbaev
Training of Trainers in Leadership and Management in the context of decentralisation in Tunisia
Formation des Formateurs en Leadership et Management pour soutenir la décentralisation en Tunisie
Appreciating the effort to come to our training in Bangkok on the 39th floor: On the Check-in question "How are you here today?", participants from Laos, Cambodia, Malawi, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq and other places told us how many forms of transport they took, including a boat!
"Collaboration & Coordination of Teams" for team coordinators without direct reports have the chance to practise what works best anyway: lateral leadership and peer collaboration combined with the best of classic and agile project management.
Working with participatory processes - 'analogue' and digitally
The best agenda and 'harvesting' is one that enables participants to prioritise and give meaning themselves. Story-telling, working with cards, post-its or digital interactive software allows participants to initially not limit themselves and openly share and listen to what is arising...and then go into a process of bringing it into shape - strategy, action plan, collection of tools...
First-time team leaders
Often advancing their career due to specific expertise, first-time team leaders find themselves spending most of their time with management and team leadership, with little training in that field. In addition, they need to find their identity in the new role, suddenly regarded as 'the boss' or a representative of 'the employer' by peers.
Training: Facilitation of Multi-stakeholder Consultations
Achieving tangible results while enabling everyone to feel heard
Facilitating listening to those "you may not agree with, like or trust" (Kahane, A.) in a respectful dialogue whilst recognising valid differences in perspective
Facilitating Dialogues on Customs Unions in Africa
with inspiring Martin Kalungu-Banda, high-ranking officials from all over Africa and WTO-negotiators & EU trade union representatives
... actively listening, sharing experiences and reflecting about pathways forward
Innovative Methods: toy constellations for exploring a 'SYSTEM'
after initial scepticism also enjoyed by high-ranking officials
Who is where? Why? Do you all agree on the setup? What does it look like from the other side? What happens if we move this piece? What do we want our ideal future to look like?
Flexibly adapting to the circumstances
teaching on the floor...
...as international faculty in a course of Vandana Shiva's Navdanya project in northern India
Multilingual Stakeholder Consultation
with producers, traders and organisational representatives from all over anglophone and francophone Africa, outside of Nairobi
...facilitating with translators and bilingual materials and visualisation...
managing to achieve understanding and a group feeling despite the language barriers!
Outside and physical activities
to re-energise our bodies during workshops
to experience situations in a profound way
and get out of our heads!
International speaker at a conference in Delhi
on sustainable trade approaches, together with IFOAM's Bernward Geier, Jose Bové, Vandana Shiva and others
Needs Assessment for a leadership programme in Central Asia with participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, including a module in Georgia
.... lucky to witness a Buzkashi game on horseback in Kyrgyzstan at -20° C
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Children in year 3 have been learning about the effect bullying can have and what they can do if they or someone they know is being bullied.
Children in years two, three, four and five, took part in scooter training. They learnt how to safely use a scooter when on the pavement and how to cross the road safely whilst using a scooter. Below are photos of the children learning how to keep safe when using a scooter.
Pupil voice was gathered on the scooter training that the children received, and these are the comments that the children made:
Year 4 Pedestrian training. The year 4 children were joined by the Leeds City Council Pedestrian Training team. They learnt about road safety, the highway code and how to cross the road independently and safely.
During computing lessons children having been learning about online safety and keeping safe online. Some children have made SMART posters that are now displayed around school to teach other children how to stay safe online and in the real world.
The school has also produced online safety displays above the computer suite to remind children how to stay safe online.
Children in Year 4 have been learning about basic emergency first aid. Here are a couple of examples of the work the children have produced and also an example of a child practicing how to perform the recovery position.
Children have completed a burn to learn. they collected evidence towards how to stay safe online.
Children year 6 have been learning about how to keep safe within the local community. They also discussed anti-social behaviour and what would and not be ok to carry on when in the local community. | <urn:uuid:7df52f4a-acc3-4d3d-87d4-6eadb3c591ff> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.westwood.leeds.sch.uk/keeping-safe-and-managing-risk/ | 2022-01-29T07:31:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.975201 | 328 |
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – The Ridgeland Fire Department is accepting applications for open member positions.
Applicants must be at least 21-years-old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, have a valid driver’s license and complete and pass an evaluation process.
Officials said no experience is needed. The starting salary is $33,251 annually, plus a 5% salary increase after the first year. Employees will also receive medical and dental insurance, paid holiday, vacation and sick days and a $6,000 stipend for paramedics.
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Phil Bourke, EMBA (Wine), BSc
After growing up on a 1,000 acre wheat, sheep and cattle farm in Australia, Phil pursued a career in technology that exposed him to mining, banking and utilities industries before landing at Foster’s Group in 2001. After five years working on multi-beverage projects he was transferred to California where he worked on the world’s first implementation of the JD Edwards Grower, Grower Payments and Blend modules.
After that project he move onto the production side of Treasure Wine Estates leading continuous improvement initiatives and best practice teams.
Later in Phil’s role as Director of Business and Contract Management for Grape and Wine Supply he led a team managing and using the Grower and Grower Pricing modules for TWE over three years. Phil identified opportunities to improve processes in the vineyards and grower and bulk wine contracts and better utilize JD Edwards.
Phil was a foundation board member of the JD Edwards Wine and Spirits SIG where he helped bring wineries, Oracle and Oracle partners together to define best practices and set enhancement priorities. He has presented on the modules to Oracle Wine and Agricultural user groups and the Wine Industry Technology Symposium.
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The Research Support and Curricular Technology team is very happy to announce that we have added a new member to our team! Kate Bengtson joined the college on August 12 in the role of Instructional Technology Specialist. Kate will be supporting a variety of instructional technologies, including Moodle, Digication and WordPress, and will be working with faculty to incorporate those and other technology into courses. Her office is located on the second floor of Shain Library.
Kate studied psychology at Yale University and received an MLIS from San Jose State University. Her previous work was in public libraries in a number of different capacities, but she is looking forward to being back on a college campus. When she’s not at work, Kate enjoys reading, geocaching, cross-stitching, and enjoying time with her family. Kate looks forward to working with the Connecticut College community! | <urn:uuid:1cb6304e-4c04-43d9-8109-10c1fa576ea2> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | http://engage.digital.conncoll.edu/news/new-team-member-in-instructional-technology/ | 2022-01-18T23:13:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.977332 | 175 |
Monday, March 12, 2007
Kansas City's The Afterparty is known for incendiary live sets complete with flamboyant costumes, raucous rock songs and big voices. Apart from the festive atmosphere, though, the band's recordings reveal a far softer side with an affinity for Americana, moody guitars and gentle tri-part harmonies.
The split personality of the band is the result of Danny Fischer's songwriting meshed with the sensibilities of the ever-changing (but always sizable) lineup of musicians behind him. Their most recent, 2006's "Under the Rainbow," largely recorded live, is impressive not only for it's fidelity but for the tightness of the band's sound.
On the eve of their spring tour of the South, Danny Fischer, vocalist Amie Nelson and guitarist David Regnier welcomed lawrence.com over for a chat and a sweet live cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down."
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lawrence.com: The Afterparty is quite a large band-currently seven of you. How did you guys come together?
Danny: I met Josh [Mobley, Rhodes organ] at YJ's and he was just having some people over to his house to play music. He and I were the only people in the band actually at this meeting:We just started playing together. He liked the songs I was singing and it sounded really good. It was just the two of us. Then I called David: Do you want to play some guitar?
David: Do you want to play some drums?
Danny:Yeah, don't bring your guitar because I don't want to hear your freaking guitar. So of course he brings his guitar up and plays the drums for about two minutes. Then he starts playing the guitar, which he's played ever since. Slowly we've been a band for two, three years, maybe people would come to our shows and would be the last ones there, saying they really liked it. They'd tell us "I'm a bass player" or whatever. Like Chris Devictor played bass for us for a while. It was that kind of thing. Then we started asking Paul to play drums : he liked it so he stuck around. We played in restaurants for a while, kind of quiet stuff:.We've had as many people in the band as 12 with the horns.
Whoa. How does practice work?
David: It kind of doesn't. (Laughs.) Hard to get everybody together.
Are you usually practicing then with a few people here and a few people there?
Danny: No, if not everybody can make it we usually don't do it. You kind of need-well, the magic's just not there. You need everybody. One time we covered a Neil Young album and another guy played bass and the girls weren't there. That sort of thing. But with Afterparty stuff everyone has to be there. We've tried without and it just lays flat.
- Thursday, March 29, 2007, 9 p.m.
- Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., Lawrence
Tell me a little bit about your (relatively) new album, how it was recorded and what you were looking for it to sound like.
Danny: Warm and live. We recorded it in two days. A lot of the songs were one take.
Is it a live recording?
Danny: There's like two or three overdubs on that record, like the brass band that couldn't all get in there, or somebody couldn't be there. Yeah, it's live. It turned out pretty cool:.[there] was a lot of experimenting with voices. The Brunettes really started coming together on that.
You're leaving tomorrow for a tour down south. I know you've been before-is there any deliberate regionalism that you're going for or is it coincidental?
Danny: It's close. None of us have a lot of money. I'd love to go to the West Coast but most people have jobs. The regionalism thing isn't important and it'd be nice to do well around here because it's close by and there are a lot of really good bands around here.
Amie: We knew there were certain bands we wanted to play with and where they lived. New Orleans and Austin are two of them. The Meat Purveyors sort of took us under their wing-that was our excuse to go to Austin. They've helped us build a volume down there. People seem to enjoy it, so we try to make it a point to go regularly.
You've got two Lawrence shows coming up-the Jackpot on the 17th and the Replay on the 29th. A lot's been made of the live performance aspect of your band-what are you looking for people to find in your live performances?
David: Smiles and bubbles.
Danny: They always get so drunk I can never really tell what they're looking at: I think we've stunk it up enough around here that they can't really ignore it.
Amie: We all like dressing up sometimes and being goofy. [The Brunettes] like to do something really dressy to offset the guys' regular clothes. They look really nice, but we like to be fancy.
So with the Afterparty, you guys really want it to be a party.
Amie: Oh, absolutely.
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REGARDLESS OF WHETHER most of us own up to it or otherwise not, just about everybody has a kind we can’t allow but swipe directly on on matchmaking software.
But as outlined by Australian two-way radio presenter Jana Hocking, there are several groups of guys single girls should not big date – and that includes dudes exactly who believe they truly are 5’10”.
In an individual article for News.Au, Jana demonstrated exactly how she actually is “been throughout the trap a couple of times” on Tinder and Bumble.
From individuals that lay concerning their age towards your characteristic “alpha guys”, the experienced singleton have assembled a listing of nine sets of boys in order to avoid – and also now we’re cautioning you, it just place you down internet dating permanently.
1. The 5ft 10″ chap
First up would be the folks whom say they truly are 5ft 10″ within bios – but are truly much reduced.
Shedding lamp for this variety of dater, Jana typed: “this individual realizes the guy cant get away with being 6ft but he also knows most people will not swipe suitable if they admits hes 5ft 8. embarrassment on people!”
2. The dude exactly who states he is 45
Aware confessing might over 50 gets these people a lesser amount of fights, Jana states numerous blokes maintain they can be 45 to bag a whole lot more times with more customer’s get older choice.
Speaking from experience, Jana states she not too long ago continued a romantic date with men just who mentioned he was 45, 6ft upright, proved helpful in money, had no children and had been Scottish.
Yet when she satisfied your face-to-face, Jana said: “he had been fairly small, acknowledge after a sturdy whisky that he is 52-years-old and the man have two toddlers.”
3. ‘Alpha’ Guys
Based on Jana, a very simple means to spot an obnoxious “alpha males” is by taking a close have a look at the company’s photos.
If he or she’ve discussed a health club selfie or tends to be “holding a huge lifeless fish”, after that Jana claims you’re more satisfied swiping left.
Emphasizing just what a huge red flag actually, she authored: “Similar to a caveman whom hunts a more savage beast and provides they into the cave to affect his lady friend, he is attempting to exhibit he or she is just as male as they come.”
4. The crazy man shopping for a recovery
Search – nobody wants become the individual anyone rebounds with when they are reeling from a break all the way up.
To save lots of yourself some serious heartbreak, Jana suggests taking care of assertions such as for instance “So long as you cant control me inside my most detrimental we do not ought to get me at my best”, “learned in the university of tough knock” and “you possibly wont content myself straight back because Im a dude” printed in their bios.
5. The ‘entrepreneur’
But not every guy on Tinder exactly who states they truly are an “entrepreneur” is clearly “jobless”, Jana claims its a red-flag plus one that is definitely well worth clarifying early on.
6. The chap exactly who only articles selfies
It’s not possible to precisely fault anybody for placing their full capacity selfie on the internet dating account.
However, if they may be best thread selfies, Jana claims they may definitely not truly seem like that in the real world. or get much of a social life.
“the better extreme version of this category involves the people searching relatively like a serial killer, with harsh close-up picture, no cheerful plus the opinion that they’ve the individuality of a defunct seafood,” she put.
7. The man whom merely articles group pics
Reported by Tinder’s the majority of Swiped Appropriate guy, customers simply put 0.5 a few seconds checking out the shape before swiping – so it is vital that you make an impression.
This basically means, you don’t want to invest years mastering crowd footage to work out what kind they are.
She extra: “You certainly will actually generally be intending she is the very hot one. The guy wont be.”
8. The person just who creates with a dog or a newborn
Referencing love in addition to the area’s “men are like taxis” occurrence, Jana claims males who their particular “green lamp” turned on – for example. want a relationship – will post images of by themselves keeping a newborn, a pup or their niece or nephew.
She mentioned: “People retaining child (niece/nephew) within their photograph is largely mentioning ‘Look! This may be us!”
9. The person whos posing with the exact same female atlanta divorce attorneys go
On very first feeling, this could show up just as if he or she would like anyone to understand that. he or she is emotionally fully grown enough to have actually girls that are friends.
But per Jana: “This is couples wanting to get frisky with a 3rd person. Cheeky rascals.”
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This Voluntary Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the ____ day of May, 2019, by Scribone, LLC, the applicant in ABRA-113253 (“Scribone”), and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E (“ANC”) (Scribone and ANC 3E each being a “Party” hereunder or collectively, the “Parties”.)
WHEREAS, Scribone has sought permission from the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Administration (ABRA) to extend the hours it may serve liquor at its summer garden and outside café at a restaurant/bar called “Surfside” (“Surfside”) it operates at 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., which is located within the boundaries of ANC 3E; and
WHEREAS, ANC 3E agrees to support Scribone ’s application in ABRA-113253 (“Application”), in reliance in part on Scribone ’s agreement to certain restrictions contained herein that will reduce potential burden on nearby residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
- Limited Hours for Summer Garden and Outdoor Café Scribone hereby agrees that, notwithstanding any other permission from ABRA or any other agency, it will end operation of all summer garden, café seating and other operations by 12:00 am on weeknights and 1:00 am on weekends. Scribone further agrees that no music, television, or other entertainment will be played in or around the café seating, or in any other spot except inside Surfside’s. This will be separate from the operations of the 24 hour taco stand.
- Neighborhood Peace Scribone agrees to make all reasonable efforts to maintain the peace and quiet of the surrounding residential neighborhoods, including the operation of the 24 hour taco stand, so that it has a negligible impact with regards to sound and activity.
- Attendance at ANC MeetingsShould the ANC receive complaints from constituents related to Surfside’s operations, one or more ANC members may ask Scribone to attend an ANC meeting. Should Scribone receive such a request, it will make every reasonable effort to ensure that an officer or senior staff member attends the meeting (or, if impracticable, the next practicable meeting) and works in good faith with the ANC and the community reasonably to address such complaints.
- Modification of AgreementScribone may ask the ANC at any time to modify this Agreement. Such a request shall be made in writing. The ANC may ask Scribone to appear at a meeting to present the request to the community. If the ANC agrees to modify the Agreement, such modification may come only pursuant to a formal ANC resolution and a writing signed by the parties.
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Waiver: The failure of either Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that Party’s right subsequently to enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
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In the aftermath of the Second World War, Bertrand Russell noted how this conflict had triggered paradoxical outcomes within the British political economy. To conduct war, the armed forces and the production of munitions had withdrawn a large volume of labour from productive occupations. The U-boat menace threatened to cut the isles from the output of foreign work and, with the fall of France, Whitehall met the overstretching undertakings of strategic solitude. Yet, despite mounting constraints on the civilian sphere, the general well-being of British low skilled wage-earners improved during the conflict. With one third of the British population engaged in war-work, Britain´s GDP in 1941 was 21% greater than in 1938 and, by the height of the war, domestic caloric output had doubled. Behind this feat stood the scientific organisation of production and national universal rationing. Concealed by heavy taxation and the public borrowing that underpinned the state-led planning of the economy, Britain had, through modern technique, liberated vast amounts of labour-hours for the purpose of fighting. An achievement that, in terms of the access to utility of the modal worker, even surpassed its peace-time normal.
Far from a distant political economy case-study, Britain´s home-front miracle constitutes a valuable interpretive tale applicable to the organisational derivatives of the current pandemic. Today, as in wartime, pressure to shrink the volume of labour-hours within the civilian economy has interfered with the normal of capitalist production and allocation. To accommodate the imperatives of national quarantines, governments have been forced into extra-market mechanisms of distributional legitimacy and access to utility has been partially re-regulated. Following this political causality, we have witnessed the deployment of de facto basic incomes and the freezing of utility bills and rent. Market interventions have ensured critical supplies and, through decisive policy exceptionalism, non-essential work has been heavily restricted. Once again, behind financial façades of savings and public debt, Covid-19 political economies have exposed how little labour is required to satisfy the fundamental necessities of all. Even at non-scientific levels of productive efficiency, blue-collar per capita utility could have surpassed its pre-pandemic mark without compromising de-escalation. Had they felt the political necessity to do so, governments could have rendered work accidental and, through modern productivity, comfort could have become the norm if citizenship had ruled economic purpose.
Yet, despite its proven potential, the dream of utilitarian reason will likely not germinate within our contemporary political ontology. As in post-war Britain, the upcoming the post-pandemic world will be shaped by the restitution of what Bertrand Russell defined as “the old chaos”; the non-utilitarian rule and teleology of economic scale. Far from building upon the organisational architecture which streamlined the function between utility and necessary work, capital accumulation will be re-enthroned as the mechanical and moral governor of human effort. With the return of the Ancien Régime, the technical platform which once underpinned the abolition of toil will now contribute to increased unemployment, in-work poverty and psychosocial vulnerability. Productive bureaucracy will set us back on a collision course with sustainability and leisure will be, once again, overridden by scarcity and the systemic glorification of work. While the shared psychological effects of this pandemic might produce a modern equivalent of the Beveridge Report, it is certain that its core will still remain within the parameters of social and economic madness.
In this regard, even at the gates of environmental and economic collapse, advocates for a post-pandemic New Deal still remain loyal to the operational rationale of the statu quo. While Keynesians and the MMT camp continue to adhere to the ideology of more and better work, we have long passed the point beyond which GDP growth is positively correlated with increased happiness. Heir to the pre-industrial morality of the slave state, the concept of full employment is both anachronistic and inefficient within our advanced post-Malthusian world. It underpins a moral hierarchy of segregated leisure and, under non-scientific management, it ensures that most available labour is deployed under sub-optimal levels of economic efficiency. As a consequence, pledging allegiance to operational inertia not only sabotages the brain-power and economic scale required to further lift our productivity ceiling, but also legitimates a sacrificial abolition of leisure with almost no real societal return. Particularly, if we consider its collateral environmental fallout.
Derived from these factors, it is possible to argue that social policy cannot remain within the operational and teleological enclosure of the statu quo. To serve their purpose, social agendas must break from the hierarchical and anachronistic interpretive limits of the econocratic paradigm. They must address the social centrality of what we define today as “unproductive” and embrace a societal future shaped by degrowth and labour de-escalation, science-led production and citizenship-based allocation. In the advent of the multi-dimensional crisis of our contemporary social structure of accumulation, the utilitarian agenda promises to redefine social purpose to accommodate an explosion of leisure, culture and universal socio-political participation. Through the rational use of economic scale, human work-centric existence can be erased, and societies can conjugate abundance with sustainability. In the past, segregated liberation from toil gave us the concept of democracy, technological breakthroughs and glimpses of the kaleidoscopical beauty of human expression. Today, through a rational utilitarian public policy, its universalisation can led to a 21st century cultural and democratic Renaissance. Ultimately, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, it is for us to determine whether catastrophes and war will continue to be the only forces capable of imposing reason.
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Will take over as head of North America business next month
The Lowdown: The Tempe, Arizona-based company announced the appointment of Mullen this month. She will take over the position in October.
The Details: By the time Mullen left Dell, she had become president of the tech giant’s global channel, as well as embedded and edge solutions. She oversaw Dell’s $50 million channel business for the past three years and managed relationships with the company’s channel partners, OEMs, and other technology partners.
When she announced she was leaving Dell in July, Mullen said she was looking for new opportunities with another company. With Insight, she takes over the North America business of a Fortune 500 company with more than 11,000 employees – including more than 8,000 sales and service delivery professionals – and that generated more than $7.7 billion in net sales and $159 million in net income in 2019.
The company has a broad array of offerings that are focused on such areas as the data center, cloud, the connected workforce, and supply-chain optimization.
Insight officials said hiring Mullen to its executive team is part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion. Mullen will make a base salary of $600,000.
The Impact: Mullen’s position with Insight could further expand Insight’s work with Dell, which accounts for a significant amount of its business.
Background: Mullen started with Dell in 1999 as the Round Rock, Texas-based company’s director of materials and repair for its Americas service delivery business. Throughout the years, she worked her way up through a series of sales, supply-chain, and channel positions.
In August, Dell named Rola Dagher – a Dell veteran who had spent the past three years with rival Cisco Systems – to replace Mullen as its global channel chief.
The Buzz: “We have found an exceptional leader to take our North America business into the future,” Insight President and CEO Ken Lamneck said. “In addition to her engaging leadership style, far-reaching expertise in technology services and solutions, and sales acumen, Joyce has established strong relationships within our organization, which will facilitate a quick assimilation into our business.”
“I couldn’t be more excited by the opportunity to join this exceptional company,” Mullen said. “I’ve had a first-hand view of Insights’ rapid transformation over the past few years, completing strategic acquisitions, broadening its solutions portfolio, and scaling to serve more clients. However, the deciding factors for me in joining Insight were its strong solutions portfolio and its inclusive culture and values orientation.” | <urn:uuid:acfcaa9d-06b2-4f25-bda3-236eaea15843> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://archive.channelnomics.com/2020/09/21/ex-dell-channel-chief-mullen-lands-with-insight/ | 2022-01-18T22:37:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.969228 | 560 |
[caption id="attachment_21614" align="alignright" width="300"] Wildfire in Mississippi - photo by The Clarion Ledger[/caption] Wildfire season started fast and early. This year, 2.1 million acres have already burned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The 10-year average is 312,726, or about 1/7 of this year’s total. Most of the wildfires have been in drought-stricken parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. More than a million acres had burned in those four states by March 7, thousands of people were evacuated, and seven died, according to CNN. A Kansas wildfire was the largest in the state’s history, the New York Times said. More than three-quarters of one county was charred. “This is our Hurricane Katrina,” an agriculture extension agent with Kansas State University told the New York Times. Ranchers, farmers, and others all over the country have stepped up, donating money, hay, cattle, fences, and time to help rebuild. One reason to be prepared for an emergency is so you can help others. Here are some ways to do so. Learn Something Do you know first aid? The American Red Cross offers first aid certification and online classes in first aid, CPR and other skills. Check out this list of jobs in disaster cleanup from the Houston Chronicle. Can you perform any of them? If not, you might have other skills that could be useful during a disaster. Some farmers, for example, helped fight a fire in eastern Colorado by plowing firebreaks ahead of the fire. Know what you’re doing before you rush in. After an earthquake in Mexico City, volunteers rescued 800 people. But 100 volunteers died in the process, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) site. If you’re a danger around a hammer, consider another skill. Do you know how to use Facebook or set up a GoFundMe account? People who do have been sharing information about the fires and how to help. Facebook has a feature, Safety Check, that invites people who might be in an area affected by a disaster to mark that they’re safe. In February, Facebook added a Community Help feature so when people mark themselves safe, they get sent to a page where they can get assistance or volunteer to help others. Become a CERT volunteer. CERT programs train normal people for a disaster so they can safely help friends and neighbors before first responders arrive then help first responders prioritize resources. Toss an extra item or two into your emergency supplies. Especially consider adding cleaning supplies, including gloves, masks, and bleach. Smoke, ash, soot, and water damaged buildings in wildfires’ paths. To help clean buildings that weren’t destroyed, the United Methodist Community of Relief sent eight pallets of cleaning supplies to northeastern Colorado. Most important, know your neighbors. Ready.gov recommends you take the following steps in your community before a disaster. Talk to your neighbors about how you can work together during an emergency. Replace out if anyone has specialized equipment like a power generator, or expertise such as medical knowledge, that might help in a crisis. Decide who will check on elderly or disabled neighbors. Make back-up plans for children in case you can't get home in an emergency. Sharing plans and communicating in advance is a good strategy. In addition, FEMA’s Listen, Protect and Connect brochure teaches ways to provide psychological first aid to those who are dealing with a disaster or other life-changing event. | <urn:uuid:c4afa4e6-78d9-40c5-9bc8-1eee172303f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://beprepared.com/blogs/articles/wildfire-season-off-roaring-start | 2022-01-18T22:50:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.948463 | 747 |
Most people are skeptical about our profitability rate until they try the Bitcoin Rejoin app. A good number of those who invest $250 with us earn good profits on the first day of trading. However, we do not advise you to trade more than you can afford to forego.
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We allow you to withdraw your money whenever you want and without any transaction fees. Please note that it takes up to 24 hours for your money to hit your bank account. Withdrawals through e-wallets and bitcoin take up to 48 hours. | <urn:uuid:3849d310-c745-4905-b90b-10881f295a9f> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://bitcoinrejoin.io/ | 2022-01-18T23:56:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.931816 | 696 |
Arrests were made in May during unified operations in Shanxi Province’s Linfen city after targets were tracked and monitored using mass surveillance systems.
by Zhang Feng
On May 16, a unified arrest operation targeting The Church of Almighty God (CAG) was launched in four counties of Linfen, a prefecture-level city in the northwestern province of Shanxi. As a result, at least 90 CAG members were arrested within two days in the counties of Daning, Xi, Jicheng, and Fushan.
A source revealed to Bitter Winter that the city’s Public Security Bureau dispatched over 300 officers to carry out the operation. To prevent information leakage, the Bureau convened an urgent secret meeting three hours ahead of the attack to discuss its details, taking away participants’ cellphones.
A CAG member told Bitter Winter that on May 18, she went to the home of one of her fellow churchgoers and found the door sealed with the tape bearing Xi county’s Public Security Bureau insignia. She learned later that two days before, at 10 p.m., nine police officers wielding electric batons stormed into the house while her friend, along with two other Church members, was searching the internet. The three believers were arrested, and all computers in the house were taken away.
An insider revealed that in the adjacent Daning county, over 60 public security officers were dispatched at 10 p.m. on May 16 to arrest CAG members who had been monitored for some time using online positioning and other surveillance tools. As a result, seven believers were arrested, and all cellphones and computers found in their homes were confiscated.
A government employee told Bitter Winter that the operation to investigate CAG members in Linfen was set in motion a month before the arrests were made. The Cyberspace Administration, the Public Security Bureau, and several other state institutions joined forces to surveil and arrest believers, primarily targeting Church leaders.
Some of the arrested CAG members are held in a mandatory indoctrination facility in the Linfen City Caring Center, earlier used as a detention house. Those CAG members who refuse to renounce their faith are usually given lengthy prison sentences.
Bitter Winter has previously reported about a confidential document, issued last year by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of a municipality in the northern province of Shanxi, which calls for more arrests of CAG members. The order emphasizes the need for specialized personnel that should be assigned to intensify efforts to transform CAG believers through mandatory indoctrination.
The Church of Almighty God, the largest Chinese Christian new religious movement, was founded in 1991 and is now the single most persecuted religious group in China. According to the latest CAG report, more than 400,000 Church members were arrested by the Chinese authorities between 2011 and 2019. | <urn:uuid:3a00c80a-33ce-4d52-8eb7-bdf925459fa6> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://bitterwinter.org/over-90-church-of-almighty-god-members-arrested-in-2-days/ | 2022-01-18T23:12:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.974393 | 577 |
The biggest lottery prize ever awarded in the United States was a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in 2016, according to The Associated Press. It was divided among three ticket winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
How do you play jackpot?
Jackpot is a fun card game that can be played with four, six, or even eight players. Jackpot is played with a partner and involves secretly telling your partner that you have four of a kind without letting the other teams know. Jackpot is a game that sometimes goes by other names such as Kemp, Kent, or Cash.
How many cards are there in Jackpot?
Jackpot Playing Cards 3-in-1 Box, Multi Color (165 Cards)
How do you play Skip Bo jackpot?
Begin by placing 3 orange chips into each of the 4 slots in the Jackpot.
- After shuffling the cards, deal out one card, face-up, on the table underneath each slot on the Jackpot. …
- Give 1 purple chip and 7 orange chips to each player. …
- Shuffle the cards and first deal 15 cards to each player.
How do you win a jackpot bet?
Place smaller bets that are of a consistent amount to increase your chances of winning the SportPesa jackpot. A recommended strategy is to never bet more than 1% of your available cash. Aim to win at least 50% of your bets, otherwise you will be making a loss.
How do you win the jackpot online?
Our Top 5 Tips for Online Slots
- Choose your slot carefully. The first thing to understand is that no two slot machines are ever the same. …
- Practice with free games. Before you begin playing slots for real money, you have the option to try free slot machines. …
- Study the pay table. …
- Stick to your budget. …
- Aim for smaller jackpots.
How can I play lottery online?
Just follow these steps to get started:
- Select any of the banners or Play Now buttons on Lotto.in to be taken to our online partner, Lotteryworld.com.
- Choose the lottery you wish to play.
- Select your numbers manually by using the number selector grid or generate a random set of numbers using the Quick Pick button.
Do casinos track your winnings?
Casinos don’t report Black jack winnings to the IRS. There is no way they can track winnings to be 100% accurate. A slot machine is locked up and reported on any single win, or bonus round at $1199. Most casinos do attempt to track your wins and losses, not for reporting, but for their own information.
What is the easiest casino game to play?
So, What Are the Easiest Game to Win at a Casino?
- Blackjack. Also known as 21, this is the easiest casino table game to play. …
- Craps. Depending on the type of craps game you are playing, the house edge will range from 1.4% to 5%. …
- Baccarat. …
- Roulette. …
- Video Poker.
How do you turn Skip-Bo into a drinking game?
Skip-Bo. Numbers are hard when you start adding alcohol, which will make this one of the more fun drinking games. Each time someone finishes a stack, everyone else has to take a drink. Each time someone misses playing the card on their home stack, they have to take a drink. | <urn:uuid:0faa5d50-3ad5-4244-bb6e-29e65ecc4bc1> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://bookiesoft.com/lottery/how-do-you-play-the-card-game-jackpot.html | 2022-01-18T22:32:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.932214 | 729 |
On Wednesday, Dhafir Harris aka Dada 5000 revealed in Instagram post that he was clinically dead during his fight with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149 back in February.
Dada wrote that he suffered kidney failure and two heart attacks while in the cage with Slice. Harris deleted the post but several people screencapped it and uploaded to the Internet.
“Yes I did have kidney failure during the fight. I also had [two] heart attacks which I did code aka died during the fight,”
It’s pretty insane how close we were to witnessing the first NNA death broadcast on live tv. Hopefully Bellator and the athletic commission who sanctioned this fight take notice and are more careful about who they allow to fight in the cage. | <urn:uuid:5920e574-283e-4c24-8526-da4d7fe62cee> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://brobible.com/sports/article/dada-5000-died-kimbo-slice/ | 2022-01-18T23:26:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.990596 | 157 |
Do not load the washing machine to the limits, shake and stretch the clothes before hanging them or choose a table that is adjustable in height, these are just some of the tips that we give you in the following article.
Therefore, today we bring you some tips that will help you cope effectively with this task.
WASHING AND DRYING
To make ironing a less complicated task, it is advisable to take precautions when washing clothes :
- Do not load the washing machine to the limit . This error is very common when our clothes accumulate. It is best to put the right amount , always leaving a space so that the clothes are not too tight.
- Do not use very high temperatures in the wash cycle.
- Do not go overboard with spinning .
- Take out and hang the clothes as soon as you finish the washing process.
- If you use the dryer, we advise you to avoid compressing the clothes and shaking them before the drying cycle.
- Shake and stretch clothes before hanging .
- Place the darts on the seams of the garment to avoid marks in areas of visibility.
- Hang the pants at the bottom hem so that the weight of the waist and pockets is stretching them .
- Dry what you can on hangers , such as shirts, dresses or sweaters .
- If you dry the shirts on a rope or clothesline, place the clips at the bottom hem .
- The softeners reduce the need for ironing.
IRON OR IRONING CENTER
An ironing center will facilitate your work. Apart from its high disinfection efficiency, it sanitizes and eliminates bad smells from clothes. Although, if you have a normal steam iron , it works perfectly .
When starting the session, the following measures should be taken into account :
- Follow the instructions on the labels of each garment.
- Make sure that the base of the iron is clean and does not dirty the clothes. Although it may not seem like it, the iron is an appliance that must be cleaned periodically . If something sticks, it must be removed immediately.
- You already know this trick: put some clothes like cotton pants, jeans and corduroy clothes inside out.
- If you are ironing something for the first time, check its resistance to heat somewhere hidden.
- Apply quick and light movements on delicate fabrics.
- Do not iron the zippers directly or the buttons because they can deteriorate.
Apply the right temperature
- Group your items together and start with the ones that need the least heat .
- Synthetic clothing such as nylon, polyester, or acetate requires warm temperatures .
- With silk you have to use a medium temperature and some steam.
- The wool sweaters not require steam, just past fast without excess heat .
- For acrylic sweaters , the temperature should be warm.
- The fabrics of wool is better ironing steam.
- The cotton and linen high demand temperature, firmness and much steam.
When finished , leave the iron at the minimum temperature to avoid accidents when it is used again.
For delicate garments such as pants or dress jackets, if there are shine or marks, you can interpose a damp cloth and separate the inner fabrics from the linings and pockets with each ironing pass .
The pullovers peak must be open so that no mark remains vee in the back .
For the shirts to be impeccable, it is best to start at the neck , then fold the yoke at the back to iron that area across the width. Then the fists . Then stretch the sleeves well before ironing with or without stripes. Finally , place the shirt in the direction of the board, first approach the back , and then each front. It should be hung up right away .
The ironing board is just as important as the iron you use. You should choose one that is adjustable in height .
For correct use, place it at the height of your hips , so that the elbow is flexed 90 degrees so that you do not have to raise the shoulder and strain it.
The choice of the cover is also essential. Choose one that is padded and retains heat for more efficient work. | <urn:uuid:d1563e65-9111-4b56-9340-61d0e9b61617> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://cleaningarena.com/tips-for-effective-ironing/ | 2022-01-18T22:03:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.910005 | 872 |
Cloudify 4.4 is here and we’ve got some major security and UX improvements for you! We also have some cool updates regarding our roadmap towards a more modular architecture and configurable closed-loop orchestration. Some of our new features include a new Dry Run capability as well as an Account Lockout mechanism and many more enhancements to secure Cloudify within your organization.
Let’s have a look at the new features.
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It’s always important to have a preview of what might happen in a given situation. Our new Dry Run feature gives you the insight into what events will occur, and in what order, before executing a workflow.
This is an extremely useful way for users to be fully aware of the future state of their deployments and is especially helpful before running complicated workflows to ensure no steps are missed or completed incorrectly.
An example of using dry run is cfy executions start install -d dep –dry-run. This option is currently not available using Cloudify Console (UI).
Dry Run in action
In addition to adding and removing nodes, the ability to update a running deployment now includes the following functionality:
- Changing properties and interfaces of existing nodes
- Updating plugin(s) the blueprint is using
- Updating inputs the deployment is using
- UI indications for the update process and the changed data
The Cloudify Console provides indications that a deployment has been updated
There is also a detailed description of the parameters changed in the update
Cloudify’s secret store allows keeping private data in the manager’s DB itself, and not in the blueprint’s content, so you can reuse it in multiple blueprints while managing it in one secure location.
In Cloudify 4.4 we added the ability to define a secret’s value as “hidden”, meaning its value will only be exposed to its creator and that tenant’s admins. Other users can still use that secret by referencing the “get_secret” intrinsic function in their blueprint.
With this new ability you can make sure your users’ exposure to the environment’s credentials and other secret information is managed in an even more fine-grained manner than ever before.
Secret from an Admin or Creator view
Secret from an unauthorized user’s view
On the security front, we have the new lockout mechanism that enables admins to define a configurable number of failed login attempts after which an account will be locked. The lockout length is also configurable, so you can decide how much time you want to freeze out your users. This capability makes Cloudify more secure and stable than ever before by preventing false logins from putting a strain on your manager.
Pluggable authentication and Kerberos
User authentication in Cloudify can currently be performed in the following ways:
- Create and manage users from directly within Cloudify Manager and have the users authenticated upon login in with a username and password.
- Integrate with an LDAP-based user-management system or Okta system, so users are managed externally and are being authenticated against this external system.
In 4.4, we have added support for custom authentication systems. This means the authentication mechanism is implemented as an external module to the manager’s core, which also enables you to write and configure user authentication according to your specific needs. You will also have the ability to update settings post installation. See the documentation on external authentication for more information.
Cloudify 4.4 also includes support for the Kerberos framework, which, alongside the external authentication mechanism can be leveraged to support Kerberos authentication.
Feature preview – Modular Policy Management
One of Cloudify’s advanced capabilities is closed-loop orchestration – enabling automated operations such as healing and scaling based on monitored data and pre-defined threshold.
With Cloudify 4.4, we’ve taken the first step in our journey towards a modular architecture by enabling external, configurable, and optional monitoring & policy engines, integrating with the manager’s core via plugins.
Alongside support for the existing solution of Diamond monitoring and the Riemann policy engine, we are excited to present a feature preview with the Nagios monitoring and policy solution. Stay tuned for the detailed description and demo of this solution which will be available in the next few weeks.
Also, if automating Day-2 operations is not on your to-do list, why burden your manager installation with irrelevant services? In Cloudify 4.4, the default installation does not include Diamond and Riemann, allowing you to work with a leaner, lighter manager. However, you still have an option to install them using an optional flag.
Cloudify 4.4 introduces support for Azure stack (more about Azure here), Microsoft’s private cloud, alongside a PoC of integration with Terraform and an Execution plugin.
Many improvements to existing plugins are introduced as well, including:
- Support any CNI network provider with the Kubernetes provider
- Support Multiple NICs, NIC/VM attributes changes in workflow and install, Improved resource status check and delete cleanup and wait in the AWS Plugin
- Improved Day-2 performance in Azure and OpenStack Plugins
- Support Backup/Restore workflows in OpenStack Plugin
- Utility plugin improvements for the deployment proxy, REST plugin and Terminal Plugin
- Support Unknown VM type, support using existing resources, backup/restore and suspend/resume workflows in the vSphere plugin.
User experience enhancements
As always, we put in a significant amount of effort in making the Cloudify experience better and easier. Aside from a generally smoother feel, here are some of the highlights 4.4 delivers in the UX department:
- Cloudify tours: Cloudify Console (the UI) now has a step-by-step feature guiding new users through a flow of actions to take in order to get their applications up and running, as well as performing management tasks such as defining users and tenants. Amongst the suggested tours are Cloudify Console Overview, Initial Manager Setup, From Blueprint to Execution and more.
Cloudify Console offers a step-by-step guiding tours for new users
- Widget “ReadMe”s: These provide detailed descriptions of the functionalities and information each widget exposes, so you can more quickly understand what it is you’re seeing (just click on the little ? on top right corner of the widget).
- A new “Help” menu: This menu provides links to the documentation, knowledge base, and tutorials for demos and articles on common features of the product.
- Initial template improvements: We’ve improved the way pages and widgets look in Cloudify Console for a more intuitive user experience. Pages now contain much clearer and fewer scary red messages. The updated catalog now contains both supported plugins and ready-to-deploy blueprints, and new, helpful widgets. We encourage you to check them out!
- Assigning a user to tenants upon creation: You can now perform both tasks in one operation.
- Text search for resources: User can now simply search for an resource within the manager, significantly reducing the time it takes to find that blueprint you were looking for.
- “Copy-to-clipboard”: This small addition will make your life much easier – as you can now copy components attributes easily and intuitively.
- UI performance improvements: Cloudify 4.4 promises significantly improved UI performance with reduced application load time and optimization for source code and polling intervals.
In the next few blog posts, we will be deep diving into some of the features we discussed here, so look out for those coming soon. As always, let us know what you think and join our Slack user group. | <urn:uuid:dd01bbd6-97c0-4432-9488-1cd58ebab860> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://cloudify.co/blog/cloudify-4-4-has-dropped-significant-security-and-usability-enhancements-and-new-modular-policy-management-feature-preview/ | 2022-01-18T22:14:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.906015 | 1,641 |
Assigning individually is not a solution.
What if you have one person absent? I need to assign a quiz to a group (so that it grades it) but gives the scores to the group.... putting individual names in for every group assignment each time I have one is not feasible. (and I'd have to change the person if someone is absent...)
I would like to assign my quizzes to a group.
Will New Quizzes offer the ability to assign a quiz to Groups, where one quiz submission pushes the grade to everyone in the Group?
It's very frustrating that I discovered this flaw in Canvas today on January 7, 2022 and when I went to search for a solution I found this thread that was started in 2018. Come on. | <urn:uuid:fd34e3fa-efdf-45d9-a17e-ce0464c6e5f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/How-can-I-assign-a-quiz-to-a-group/m-p/490029 | 2022-01-18T21:53:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.971967 | 155 |
The impact of digital technologies on music has been overwhelming: since the commercialisation of these technologies in the early 1980s, both the practice of music and thinking about it have changed almost beyond all recognition. From the rise of digital music making to digital dissemination, these changes have attracted considerable academic attention across disciplines,within, but also beyond, established areas of academic musical research. Through chapters by scholars at the forefront of research and shorter 'personal takes' from knowledgeable practitioners in the field, this Companion brings the relationship between digital technology and musical culture alive by considering both theory and practice. It provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the place of music within digital culture as a whole, with recurring themes and topics that include music and the Internet, social networking and participatory culture, music recommendation systems, virtuality, posthumanism, surveillance, copyright, and new business models for music production.
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American Cruise Lines, operator of the newest riverboats and small cruise ships in the United States, today announced the introduction of its Discover America Cruise Collection™, an assortment of featured itinerary combinations and themes that showcase some of the United States’ most intriguing places, such as the American Heartland on the Mississippi River and the Wild West on the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
Wild, Wild West (15 Days) – Mississippi River and Columbia & Snake Rivers – This featured combination offered aboard two authentic paddlewheelers, will take guests on an unforgettable journey into the American Heartland and the Wild West. Aboard Queen of the West, guests will follow the rivers that helped shape the West, tracing the footsteps of the legendary explorers Lewis and Clark. Aboard the brand new Queen of the Mississippi, guests will travel back in time, experiencing life and travel on the river as Mark Twain did in days gone by. The Wild, Wild West package begins on June 15, 2013.
Coast to Coast (15 Days) – Historic South & Golden Isles and Columbia & Snake Rivers– This exciting package takes guests cross country from the desert canyons and historic landmarks of the West, to the Civil War battlefields, plantations and charming cities of the South. On both cruises guests will see history come alive while discovering the pristine beauty of the wild western frontier and the graceful South. The Coast to Coast cruise package begins on May 4, 2013.
Great American River Run (22 Days) – Mississippi River, Columbia & Snake Rivers, Great Rivers of Florida – American river cruising is here to stay! This classic American adventure elegantly brings guests through the impressive rivers and waterways of the American Heartland, Pacific Northwest and the South, offering a complete discovery vacation for those seeking an alternative viewpoint, or an all-in-one exploration of the great United Sates. The Great American River Run begins on April 13, 2013.
“America is an impressive country filled with truly unique cruising options which most people are unaware of. The Discover America Cruise Collection aims to change that,” said Timothy Beebe, Vice President, American Cruise Lines. “There is a tremendous amount of history and culture in America, and so much to discover. We take pride in introducing and re-introducing the great places of the U.S. to our guests from the unique viewpoint of its waterways.”
The Discover America combination packages feature specialty pricing and travel credits on back-to-back cruise bookings.
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When I was in kindergarten, (you know back when it was half a day), I just couldn’t wait to get home for lunch. My mom would tell you I loved my Campbell’s Tomato soup with an American grilled cheese sandwich Monday through Friday. Like clockwork she knew what I wanted. I still love grilled cheese and tomato soup, only now I like them a little more grown up.
Here is my amped up version of my childhood favorites!
3 pounds of plum tomatoes, cut into quarters (Reserve one for sandwiches)
2 sweet onions
2 Tbs olive oil
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
5 large cloves of garlic unpeeled
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
1/2 cup gruyere cheese
3/4 cups pale, dry sherry
Toss the tomatoes, onions and seasoning in a bowl then pour onto a roasting pan and add 5 cloves of garlic to the center (still in their skin). Add two healthy pinches of salt and coarsely ground pepper to desired liking. Roast the tomatoes and onions on low broil. Broil on low and slow until they are roasted thoroughly, about 25 minutes. If your oven only has one setting for broil, place on lowest shelf away from direct heat. Cool slightly and remove the five cloves from center. The skin will just pull right off, then blend all the roasted vegetables and garlic in a blender until creamy and emulsified. Place puree in a medium size pot and heat to medium temperature. Add one cup of cream, 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese and stir until the cream cheese is without lumps, then add 1/2 cup gruyere cheese and stir until melted into soup, (the cheese will separate if the soup is too hot, so keep it at medium to medium low). Add sherry and stir for one minute more. Pour into desired serving dishes and top with some more cheese, (or a spot of herb butter I gave you in an earlier post).
Fried Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich
4 slices rosemary garlic bread
1 large plum tomato cut into 4 thick slices (green tomatoes when in season are awesome with this dish, also you can use yellow squash in the same way)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbs olive oil
3/4 cup gruyere cheese shredded
2 tsp mayonnaise
2 Tbs butter
Mix flour, salt and pepper on one plate, mix buttermilk with egg on another plate. Dredge tomatoes one at a time in flour then egg/buttermilk mixture and back to flour mixture. ( I always use my right hand for dry and my left hand for wet. You would be surprised how much cleaner it is on your hands). Fry the tomatoes in olive in a hot cast iron skillet until golden brown and set on a paper towel to rest. Next lay out your bread on a cutting board and spread with mayonnaise. Add shredded gruyere cheese evenly to all 4 slices. Top one side of two pieces of bread with 2 slices of fried tomatoes. Add butter to iron skillet to melt. Place bread without tomatoes on slices with tomatoes and move to iron skillet. Grill turning once till sides are golden and cheese is oozing.
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Rooney Mara may have had a reluctant relationship with fashion in the past (she once said, "I didn’t try to be a style icon. I’m just not that interested in that world."), but now she seems to have fully embraced it. First came her stint as the 2013 Met Gala co-host, and now she's just landed her first ever high-profile campaign.
Mara is the face of a new Calvin Klein fragrance called Downtown, WWD is reporting. “I am very excited to be included in the group of amazing women that have been featured in the iconic advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein fragrances,” Mara told the trade. “It’s an honor to be part of a brand with such a legacy of breakthrough advertising."
The print ads were shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and TV spots directed by David Fincher, who also directed Mara in The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Downtown, a woody floral scent which will be produced by Coty Prestige, launches this summer; prices range from $19 to $80. The target customer for this "superaspirational" scent? Twenty-five to 35-year-olds. "Globally, consumers see downtown as a place they want to be," Coty exec Catherine Walsh told WWD. "They identify it with youthfulness, edginess and cool.”
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"I bought a white and pink bra."
Translation:J'ai acheté un soutien-gorge blanc et rose.
This does sound more natural in English, but there is no hard grammatical rule for the order of colors....
I don't believe in order of adjectives period except as emphasis, but "white" does have a tendency to come last. This is probably due to its senses of clear, fair, and pure. However the same applies to French, and the relative frequencies are comparable, which strongly suggest your argument has no value to translation . . . | <urn:uuid:38692919-062f-4230-9eb2-437b7cc48b98> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/40496657/I-bought-a-white-and-pink-bra | 2022-01-18T23:10:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.94648 | 125 |
Anybody who's taken a long flight knows what's up. At some point, usually after meals, the stench of flatus fills the air as one of your fellow passengers has passed wind. You just tough it out, resist the urge to vomit, and carry on.
I've been the guilty party myself on occasion. Best strategy is to start looking around at others to deflect blame.
But apparently things went too far in a flight to Amsterdam.
A pilot made an emergency landing after a fight broke out over a passenger who allegedly refused to stop passing gas.
The budget airline crew allegedly did not help the passengers after their complaints, Metro reports, leading to a fight between the men. Despite a warning from the pilot, the altercation continued and forced the airplane to be diverted to Vienna Airport, where it made an emergency landing.
Police boarded the plane once it landed and removed two women and two men that the pilot reported as “passengers on the rampage,” Metro reports.
“We had no idea who these boys were, we just had the bad luck to be in the same row and we didn’t do anything. All I will say is that the crew were really provocative and stirred things up,” Lacchab said to De Telegraph. | <urn:uuid:78e86885-d22f-4ce8-9cc4-b30f3ce1987e> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://forums.mixedmartialarts.com/t/mans-stinking-farts-force-emergency-plane-landing/2709864 | 2022-01-18T22:42:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.970699 | 304 |
It’s no secret that Sony didn’t have the best year last year. The company posted record losses, and is looking to recover some of the money this year.
So, hearing that the company is considering possibly selling their New York skyscraper doesn’t come as much of a shock. The NY Post is reporting that the company is debating selling the entire building and moving to a new location, or even selling the building and just renting part of it out.
The building is currently occupied by its US headquarters.
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The province of Cebu is the geographical heart of the Philippines. The province has more than 150 islands and the island of Cebu with its capital Cebu City is undoubtedly the epicentre. Because of its central location it’s a perfect hub to go from one island to the other, but Cebu should not be skipped. Our trip through the Philippines started in Cebu and we have beautiful memories of it.
Visiting big cities in the Philippines is not on anyone’s wish list so 10 tips to discover Cebu City can’t be found here. It’s very crowded and the city has dark sides. Avoid the city outskirts and the harbour if you can. Traffic rules are loosely applied here which leads to chaos. Moreover, on every corner you can hear the screams of an enthusiastic Filipino who is devouring his karaoke installation. Do you want to shelter into a large shopping mall? Then you’ll also be treated to a live concert where they have turned the volume all the way to the right.
Cebu is a perfect stopover for all your destinations in the Philippines so the chances of encountering this airport are high. Are you planning to discover Cebu? Then you can take the bus from the airport to Cebu City. Here you get off at the terminal and right in front of you you will see an office where they will kindly help you to your next destination. Despite the chaos in Cebu City, transport is very easy to arrange.
It’s an incredibly wonderful initiative from the Philippines! The Ceres buses can be found on the most populated islands and can save you a lot of money in your budget. Moreover, they’re comfortable seats and you travel with air conditioning. Do you want to get to Malapascua, Moalboal or Oslob? Then the Ceres buses are your solution. Also at the little office at the bus terminal you can ask for information. Moreover, the locals are willing to help if you are unsure where to go.
Snorkel, Dive and Relax
Moalboal is located in the middle of Cebu, about three hours drive from Cebu City. Moalboal is evolving. It’s too early to call it a hotspot, but the evolution it has already gone through promises lots of good stuff. You can relax on a white beach. Grab your snorkel and walk in the water to swim with hundreds of sardines. Or enjoy the beautiful underwater life in Moalboal and go a little deeper into the sea if you’re a diver.
Cebu is a top destination for waterfall hunters. From Moalboal to deep in the south, every five minutes there’s a waterfall to be explored. Many tourists therefore plan their accommodation in Moalboal to go on a roadtrip from there. We did the same and found the rides on the motorbike an added value. Are you curious which waterfalls are waiting for you? Here are our favorites.
To conclude, Moalboal is gradually developing into a nice village where it’s fun to stay. In the main street there are nice restaurants and for us it was a reason to extend our stay. The friendliness reigns here and on top of that you can try the local roulette in a casino. Are you a bit more active? Then put on your shoes and play a game of basketball! Want to know more about Moalboal? Then find out more here.
Oslob has a negative connotation with many, and rightly so. This village has experienced an immense increase in popularity due to the presence of the whale shark. In addition, Oslob has a good geographical location due to its proximity to Bohol.
Over the years, malicious practices have emerged whereby the ‘guides’ feed the whale sharks to ensure the presence of the whale shark throughout the year. This feeding keeps the whale shark close to Oslob and makes it very easy to take the ‘perfect’ picture with the whale shark. A whale shark should not float vertically in the water and such learned behaviour makes them dependent on tourism. On the island of Leyte you can go swimming with the whale sharks under supervision of a Marine Biologist.
Diving and bounty beaches
Are you looking for a place where you can walk alone on the white beach amongst the palm trees? Then Malapascua is on your to-do list. Malapascua is rapidly gaining popularity, so I can’t assure you that the silence and tranquility will still be there when you get there.
The number one reason to visit Malapascua is diving. It’s still a tiny island so there really isn’t much to do. But for many people the simplicity is a reason to travel there. Keep in mind that you have to drive all the way to the north of Cebu to visit Malapascua. This is possible with the Ceres buses. Furthermore, it’s a half hour boat trip to the exotic island.
Significantly bigger than Malapascua and known for its paradisiacal beach that transforms with the tides into a large lagoon. Bantayan is a textbook example of the infinite beauty of the Philippines. To visit this island you have to drive to the north of Cebu and take a ferry from Hagnaya Port to Santa Fe Port on Bantayan. Always check the schedules and timetables before planning your trip.
How do you get to Cebu?
Cebu is the most accessible island in the Philippines. Mactan-Cebu Airport is an international airport so if you travel to another place in Southeast Asia, chances are you won’t have to go to Manila or Clarke first. From Mactan-Cebu Airport you can literally reach every island with an airport. For flights you check Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, JetStar and AirAsia.
From Cebu you can reach most of the neighboring islands. Manila, Malapascua, Bantayan, Leyte, Bohol, Negros (Dumaguete), Siquijor, Surigao and more. We found the boat an extremely comfortable and cheap way to travel in the Philippines. The only drawback you have are the time schedules that don’t seem up to date anywhere.
Always contact the company by phone or drop by the office to be sure of your departure.
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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES
KINGSTON AND NAMIBIAN CAPITAL CITY TO BE TWINNED
An announcement from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) stated that the city of Kingston will be twinned with the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek. The move will strengthen the historical and cultural links between the cities. In a resolution passed by the KSAMC, Windhoek utilized diplomatic channels to create the initiative for twinning the cities. According to the resolution, both cities agreed to solidify their relationship through trade in goods and services, youth participation in government, local economic development, and empowering communities. Formerly a protectorate of Germany, Namibia is 75 times as large as Jamaica and has a population of about 2.5 million people. Its official language is English.
GOVERNMENT TO SPEND $11 BILLION FOR BORDER SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
According to Robert Montague, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, the government is putting $11 billion toward improvements in the border security of the nation. As part of the initiative, the Jamaica Defense Force (JCF) will receive six more helicopters – four new and two used – and four aircraft. The helicopters come with sufficient spare parts to last five years, as well as maintenance service. They cost US$47.4 million. Montague says the current helicopter fleet of the JDF is almost 25 years old. Noting that industry standards recommend replacing the aircraft after between seven and ten years of service. A surveillance plane is also being acquired for US$16.9 million.
THIS WEEK’S TOP CARIBBEAN NEWS
CARIBBEAN HIT BY MAGNITUDE 7.6 EARTHQUAKE
Jamaica was included in a tsunami warning triggered by a strong 7.6 earthquake that hit the Caribbean region between Honduras and the Cayman Islands on January 9, 2018. There were no reports of serious damage early on, although some homes suffered cracks. The tsunami warning centers stated that no tsunami waves had been confirmed, but decided to issue advisories to the area, including Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Jamaica.
THIS WEEK’S TOP JAMAICAN DIASPORA NEWS
CONSULATE GENERAL CLOSES ATLANTA HONORARY OFFICE TEMPORARILY.
Jamaica’s Consulate General announced the closure of the Honorary Consulate of Jamaica in Atlanta on a temporary basis. The closure was prompted by the resignation of Jewel Scott, Esq. from her position as Honorary Consul, which went into effect on December 31, 2017. Scott had held the position since 2014. Upon resigning, Scott said she was honored to serve and was thankful to have had the opportunity. She has been recognized by the Consul General of Jamaica as a Luminary in the Jamaica Diaspora for her work in law and justice.
THIS WEEK’S TOP BUSINESS NEWS SUMMARY
JAMAICAN TRAVEL ADVISORY SPARKS CONCERNS FOR ROBINSON
The president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, has expressed his concern about a level-two travel advisory issued by the United States for Jamaica. The US advisory warns visitors to stay away from parts of Montego Bay, Kingston, and Spanish Town, but Robinson is more worried about the workers in the tourism industry. Crime against tourists in Jamaica is very low, Robinson said, but the exposure of hotel staff to violence in some communities represents an “untenable situation.” Many employees go to work being very afraid. Crime continues to threaten the economy and could decimate the tourism industry, he noted. Robinson called for the JHTA, the government and the Opposition party to take a holistic approach to crime. He cited the breakdown of basic law and order as a major factor impacting Jamaica.
THIS WEEK’S TOP ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
AFTER 31 YEARS, STARTIME TO STAGE FINAL SHOW
The final staging of The Original Startime (formerly called Heineken Startime) is slated for May 5, 2018. The show, The Original Startime: Final Chapter, will be held at Mas Camp and will end a tradition lasting over three decades. Michael Barnett, the organizer of Startime, said the show had a good run and had “an overwhelming and extremely enjoyable” 31 years, but that a lack of sponsorship contributed to its demise. The cost of promoting high-quality live performances in Jamaica is rising significantly, and sponsorship from Corporate Jamaica “is virtually non-existent,” Barnett said. The shows cannot survive without cash support from Corporate Jamaica and the government. The final show will feature all Startime artistes plus backing from Lloyd Parks and We the People, Marcia Griffiths, Sanchez and Horace Andy.
THIS WEEK’S TOP SPORTS NEWS
JAMAICAN GYMNASTS TO LEARN FROM CHINESE COACH
Zou Zhenqqiu, an experienced Chinese gymnast, will make a 30-day visit to Jamaica with the goal of helping in the development of the nation’s most promising gymnasts, according to Nicole Grant-Brown, the president of the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association. Zhenqqiu will visit gyms and design programs to aid in moving Jamaica’s initiatives forward. In addition 15, gymnasts will be visiting China in the summer as part of a three-year arrangement between Jamaica’s Sports Ministry and China’s government. China is one of the top gymnastics forerunners, Grant-Brown said and is excellent at developing children from the beginning to meet international standards. Jamaica is planning to send a gymnastics team to the 2024 Olympics. | <urn:uuid:5bae97a6-adca-4b10-82aa-c09f5d14f5ff> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://jamaicans.com/jamaican-caribbean-news-stories-week-ending-january-12th-2018/ | 2022-01-18T23:50:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.951297 | 1,203 |
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More details are being released in a crash in the 500 block of Highway 94 at around 6:44 this morning. [Tuesday]
According to the Jefferson City Police Department, the accident happened when 26 year old Zachary Fewins was traveling west and crossed the center line, hitting 42 year old Larry Rockers head on.
Fewins was ejected from the vehicle before it rolled on its side. He was transported by Staff for Life to University Hospital in Columbia.
Rockers had to be extricated from this car by the Jefferson City Fire Department. He was taken to University Hospital by ambulance.
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But who is Linette? Perhaps you have seen this slipper on our site, but you certainly do not know the story behind Linette! :)
My darling Bonne-Maman
The slippers Linette is first of all a tribute to my Bonne-Maman and Bon-Papa as her name was Line but he called her Linette… The simple fact of hearing this name automatically brings me back to the years where I hear her answering ‘Oui, Jacques!”
I just had to create a pair of slippers for her… but this is complicated as each time we want to pay tribute to someone, we are tempted to exaggerate. We add and add just to make sure we do not forget anything… And we realize that it is not so easy, especially when the person is part of your family, close to you, so admired, that has given the passion for fashion, shoes, materials and luxury to 2 generations.
So I asked myself this question: “ Who was my grandmother? What did she represent to me? It is like a perfume, I wanted to extract the essence…
Who was she?
She was a very discreet women, but with a lot of character and she loved colors. I can still see her walking through the garden picking some roses to make nice bouquets in yellow and pink.
Nice diners were also a part of her pleasures in life, as my grandfather, she loved to entertain the family and friends around a big table, enjoying those moments, in a very simple way.
She closely followed up the fashion trends, it was her passion and she was always fashionably clothed with elegance and taste.
Materials were of great importance to her, and for her shoes, she preferred nappa, calf leather and laminato. She was part of the generation that could not imagine to come home and not change her shoes for comfortable, chic and beautiful interior shoes!
Definition of Linette
An elegant, timeless mule, always trendy and fashionable. Only what is chic survives the different waves of fashion.
I hope you love this slipper as much as I do.
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Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is a better predictor of new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease than non-HDL-cholesterol: a cohort study
Lipids in Health and Disease volume 17, Article number: 196 (2018)
The nonHDLc/HDLc ratio (in which nonHDLc is defined as total cholesterol minus HDLc) is positively associated with multiple dyslipidemia-related disorders. This study aimed to determine whether the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio is an independent predictor of new-onset NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) in Chinese population.
A perspective cohort study consisting of 3374 Chinese adults without liver diseases or metabolic disturbances was performed. Anthropometric parameters and data of metabolic and plasma lipid profile were collected. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional analyses were carried out to evaluate the association of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio with incident NAFLD. ROC curve analysis was preformed to compare the predictive value between the nonHDLc/HDLc and the nonHDLc for NAFLD.
Two thousand seven hundred seventeen participants were included in the final analysis. During a median follow-up period of 1.6 years, 264 participants (9.71%) developed NAFLD. After adjustment for potential confounders, a high nonHDLc/HDLc ratio (highest tertile) was associated with elevated risk of NAFLD (HR = 2.66; 95% CI, 1.13–6.24; P = 0.025 in female and HR = 2.11; 95% CI, 1.15–3.90; P = 0.016 in male). A nonlinear relationship was observed when the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was ≤3.5. AUC values for nonHDLc/HDLc ratios (0.717 in female and 0.682 in male) were significantly higher than nonHDLc (0.675 in female and 0.653 in male) (P = 0.049 in female and P = 0.037 in male). In addition, the optimal cut-off value of nonHDLc/HDLc ratio for detection of NAFLD was 2.4 in female and 2.3 in male.
The nonHDLc/HDLc ratio is an independent predictor of NAFLD and a stronger predictor than nonHDLc in Chinese population, which might be expected to better guide early identification of individuals at risk of NAFLD.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a series of hepatic clinico-pathologic conditions (ranging from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis), resembling alcoholic liver disease in individuals without excessive alcohol consumption. With the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes, NAFLD has become the most common cause of liver diseases worldwide. And the prevalence rate for NAFLD varies from 25 to 45% in most studies [1,2,3]. Between 75 million and 100 million individuals in the United States are estimated to have NAFLD and its potential morbidity extends beyond the liver . NAFLD prevalence in most regions of Asia is similar to that in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, and Europe . NAFLD is now considered to be a hepatic manifestation of insulin resistance and a characteristic of metabolic syndrome. Patients with NAFLD overall, and those with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the progressive subtype of NAFLD, in particular, are at increased risk of mortality from liver disease (13%), and more commonly from cardiovascular disease (25%) and malignancy (28%) . Because of the growing burden of this disease, early identification of individuals at high risk for NAFLD helps to prevent the development of NAFLD by primary intervention .
Patients with NAFLD frequently exhibit an atherogenic dyslipidemia that is characterized by hypertriglyceridemia, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) particles that are smaller and more dense than normal [6,7,8] . An altered lipid profile may be an important factor for predicting the initiation and progression of NAFLD. However, the lipid abnormalities preceding the new-onset NAFLD were neither tested nor have been fully elucidated [10, 11] . Recently, a longitudinal study, based on a small-scale cohort in the Middle East, suggested that nonHDLc, defined as total cholesterol minus HDLc, is a useful predictor of incident NAFLD .
The nonHDLc to HDLc ratio (nonHDLc/HDLc ratio) could indicate combined lipid problems and was demonstrated as a better predictor for multiple dyslipidemia-related disorders, such as coronary heart disease (CHD) , insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease than single lipoprotein or the apoB/apoA1 ratio . A recent observational study of type 2 diabetes also found that the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio had a stronger effect on CHD risk than nonHDLc . However, it is still unclear whether the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio is an equal or a better predictor for the incidence of NAFLD.
In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether the nonHDLc/HDLc can serve as a predictor of incident NAFLD, and, if so, to compare the predictive value for NAFLD between nonHDLc/HDLc and nonHDLc among Chinese.
Patients and methods
All participants were recruited from community-dwelling residents who visited Wuhan Union Hospital for annual medical examinations between February 1, 2014, and May 31, 2014. We excluded participants as follows: (i) subjects with positive serologic markers for hepatitis B, hepatitis C infection, a serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio > 2, an ALT level more than twice the upper limit of normal, liver cirrhosis, fatty liver disease or malignancy as observed by ultrasonography findings at baseline; (ii) patients who were treated with lipid-lowering agents or who had previous clinical cardiovascular diseases or diabetes; (iii) individuals with a history of alcohol consumption in excess of ≥20 g/day for women and ≥ 30 g/day for men were also excluded to distinguish those with NAFLD. A total of 3374 participants (1731 male and 1643 female) were enrolled in this prospective study.
We collected the medical examinations data annually until May 31, 2017 using the same procedures as baseline. Of 3374 participants, 657 did not attend any follow-up assessment, 2717 participants who completed at least one follow-up evaluation were included in the final analysis. Participants who developed NAFLD during follow-up were considered incident NAFLD cases, the follow-up time for incident cases was calculated as the difference between baseline and the examination when incident NAFLD was first identified. For participants who did not develop NAFLD, the follow-up time was calculated as the difference between baseline and the last known follow-up examination.
The collection of medical examination data in Wuhan Union Hospital from February 1, 2014 to May 31, 2017 for this study was approved by the ethics committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki of 2008. We verbally informed the participants that the data will be used anonymously for medical study. No informed consent was signed, because the study is observational and the data are anonymized.
Measurement of variables
Trained investigators obtained lifestyle information, demographic characteristics and previous medical histories through a standard questionnaire. BMI was calculated as weight (kg) divided by height squared (m2), and overweight status was defined as a BMI ≥23 kg/m2 . Blood pressure was measured with a standard mercury sphygmomanometer with subjects in a seated position after a rest period of at least 5 min, and the average of 3 consecutive readings was used for the analysis. Hypertension was defined as the use of antihypertensive agents, a SBP ≥140 mmHg, or a DBP ≥90 mmHg. Venous blood samples were collected in the morning after an overnight fast and were processed within two hours. An automated chemistry analyser (Beckman Coulter chemistry analyzer AU5800 series, Tokyo, Japan) was used to measure fasting blood glucose, triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), LDLc, HDLc, and serum AST and ALT levels. HBs Ag, HBs Ab and HCV Ab were measured using a chemiluminescent micro-particle immunoassay and polymerase chain reaction. Abdominal ultrasonography (MINDRAY, DC-8, China) was performed with a 3.5 MHz probe by experienced ultrasonographers blinded to the data of subjects. The main outcome of interest was new-onset NAFLD, which was characterized as increased echogenicity, increased liver-to-kidney contrast, deep beam attenuation, and portal vein blurring .
Summary statistics of the baseline characteristics of all patients and stratification by nonHDLc/HDLc tertiles are expressed as frequencies and proportions for categorical variables and as means and SD or medians and interquartile ranges for continuous variables. The differences between groups were analysed using the Chi-squared test for categorical variables, one-way ANOVA for normally distributed continuous variables, and the Kruskal Wallis test for skewed continuous variables. We examined the relationship between the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio, categorized into tertiles, and the outcomes of NAFLD for the overall population and stratified by gender. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate these relationships both with and without adjustment for confounding variables. The adjusted regression model included baseline age, BMI, SBP, DBP, fasting plasma glucose, TG, ALT, and AST levels and the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or diabetes during follow-up. The TG levels was skewed towards the left, but the results showed no significant change after a Box-Cox transformation for TG. We calculated the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The lowest tertile was the reference for the nonHDLc/HDLc.
We then applied a generalized additive model to estimate the independent relationship between the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the risk of NAFLD, with adjustment for potential confounders. The association was further investigated using a two-piecewise linear model. Then, a likelihood ratio test was conducted to compare the one-line linear model with the two-piecewise linear model to decide which model was suitable for each association. The turning point was determined by a recursive experiment based on the principle of the maximum likelihood method, in other words, using trial and error, including selection of turning points along a pre-defined interval and then choosing the turning point that produced the maximum model likelihood. For convenient clinical use, we designated the nearest half or whole number to be the turning point. Because the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio has no units, we also performed a standard transformation, which indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean. To assess the utility of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the nonHDLc value as predictors for NAFLD, we constructed sex-specific receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and calculated the areas under the curve (AUC). Bootstrap resampling (Bootstrap resampling times = 10,000) was conducted to calculate 95% CI. We also compared AUC values between different parameters using the Z test. The sensitivity and specificity for predicting NAFLD were calculated by creating dichotomous variables. The Youden index (sensitivity + specificity − 1) and the distance on the ROC curve, calculated as the square root of [(1 – sensitivity)2 + (1 − specificity)2], were used to determine the appropriate cut-off values. All P values were calculated using two-tailed tests of statistical significance with a type I error rate of 5%. Data were analysed with the use of the statistical packages R (The R Foundation; http://www.r-project.org; version 3.4.3) and EmpowerStats (www.empowerstats.com; X&Y Solutions Inc.).
Characteristics of individuals by tertiles of the NonHDLc/HDLc ratio
Of 2717 participants included in the final analysis, the mean (standard deviation) age of the cohort was 40.64 (12.00) years, and 51.09% of the participants were male. After a median observation period of 1.61 years, 264 (9.71%) participants developed NAFLD. Table 1 compares the baseline demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of individuals by tertiles of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio. Significant differences were observed among the groups. Compared with subjects in the lowest tertile of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio, those in the highest tertile were older, more likely to be male, more obese as assessed by body mass index (BMI), and had higher blood pressures (BPs), higher fasting plasma glucose and worse liver function (higher aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels). The incidence of NAFLD significantly increased across nonHDLc/HDLc tertiles (3.42% vs. 6.74% vs. 18.98% for tertile 1 vs. tertile 2 vs. tertile 3, respectively).
Unadjusted association between baseline variables and the risk of NAFLD
Table 2 shows the univariate Cox proportional hazards models. The univariate analysis indicated that male sex (HR = 2.70, 95% CI, 2.06–3.54, P < 0.001), BMI (HR = 1.34, 95% CI, 1.29–1.39, P < 0.001), systolic BP (SBP) (HR = 1.02, 95% CI, 1.01–1.03, P < 0.001), diastolic BP (DBP) (HR = 1.04, 95% CI, 1.03–1.06, P < 0.001), fasting plasma glucose (HR = 1.40, 95% CI, 1.10–1.78, P = 0.005), TG (HR = 1.68, 95% CI, 1.54–1.84, P < 0.001), TC (HR = 1.49, 95% CI, 1.29–1.72, P < 0.001), LDLc (HR = 1.76, 95% CI, 1.49–2.08, P < 0.001), nonHDLc (HR = 1.96, 95% CI, 1.71–2.24, P < 0.001), nonHDLc/HDLc (HR = 2.19, 95% CI, 1.94–2.47, P < 0.001), ALT (HR = 1.04, 95% CI, 1.04–1.05, P < 0.001) and AST (HR 1.04, 95% CI, 1.03–1.05, P < 0.001) values were positively correlated with the risk of NAFLD. The HDLc value (HR = 0.15, 95% CI, 0.10–0.22, P < 0.001) was negatively correlated with the risk of NAFLD.
Independent association between the baseline NonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the risk of NAFLD
Table 3 shows the results of the univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models. In the univariate analysis, the HR for NAFLD significantly increased as the tertiles of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio increased in both male and female. Compared with patients in the lowest tertile, female with nonHDLc/HDLc ratios in the highest tertile had a 1.66-fold increased risk of new-onset NAFLD (HR = 2.66; 95% CI, 1.13–6.24; P = 0.025), and male in this group had a 1.11-fold increased risk (HR = 2.11; 95% CI, 1.15–3.90; P = 0.016) after adjustment for age, BMI, DBP, SBP, fasting plasma glucose, TG,ALT, AST, and the development of cardiovascular disease or diabetes during follow-up.
The nonlinear relationship and saturation effect between the NonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the risk of NAFLD
Figure 1 shows that in both female and male, a nonlinear relationship was observed between the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the risk of NAFLD after adjustment for potential confounders. The NAFLD risk increased with the nonHDLc/HDLc when nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was ≤3.5 for both genders. The HR for NAFLD was 2.15 (95% CI, 1.30–3.58; P = 0.003) for female and 1.62 (95% CI, 1.17–2.25; P = 0.004) for male with a nonHDLc/HDLc ratio ≤ 3.5, while it was 0.00 (95% CI, 0.00–45.96; P = 0.153) for female and 0.58 (95% CI, 0.18–1.86; P = 0.358) for male with a nonHDLc/HDLc ratio > 3.5. With the per-SD increase in the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio, the HR for NAFLD was 1.81 (95% CI, 1.22–2.68; P = 0.003) for female and 1.45 (95% CI, 1.13–1.87, P = 0.004) for male when nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was ≤3.5, while the HR was 0.00 (95% CI, 0.00–19.34; P = 0.153) for female and 0.65 (95% CI, 0.26–1.62; P = 0.358) for male when nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was > 3.5 (Table 4).
The predictive value of the NonHDLc/HDLc ratio and NonHDLc value for NAFLD risk
To compare the predictive value of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio and the nonHDLc value for NAFLD, we performed receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses (Fig. 2). The area under the curve (AUC) for the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was 0.717 (95% CI, 0.656–0.776) in female and 0.682 (95% CI, 0.644–0.722) in male; while the AUC for the nonHDLc value was 0.675 (95% CI, 0.613–0.736) in female and 0.653 (95% CI, 0.609–0.691) in male. The AUCs for nonHDLc/HDLc ratio were significantly higher than those for nonHDLc value (P = 0.049 in female and P = 0.037 in male). The optimal cut-off value for the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio for identification of NAFLD in female was 2.4, with a sensitivity of 54.8% and a specificity of 79.9%, and the cut-off value in male was 2.3, with a sensitivity of 74.4% and a specificity of 57.9%.
Accumulating evidence suggested that the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio could predict multiple dyslipidemia-related disorders [13,14,15]. The pathogenesis of NAFLD has been confirmed to be associated with dyslipidemia [6, 7]. However, whether the ratio of nonHDLc to HDLc is an effective predictor of the incident NAFLD is still unknown. In this population-based perspective cohort study, we provided the first evidence demonstrating that the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio independently predicted new-onset NAFLD. Moreover, the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio showed a better predictive value than the nonHDLc in both female and male Chinese.
Convincing studies have demonstrated that dysregulation of cholesterol homeostasis is a pivotal metabolic factor in NAFLD pathogenesis . Excess intracellular cholesterol can activate liver X receptors (LXRs), which could induce hepatic steatosis . Meanwhile, free cholesterol loading, rather than free fatty acids or TG, can sensitize hepatocytes to inflammatory factors and result in cytotoxicity-mediated transition of steatosis to NASH . In addition, LXRs can promote the secretion of very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs). Increased VLDLs and the accompanying hypertriglyceridemia underlie the synthesis of small, dense LDLs with lower affinity for the LDL receptor. Oxidized LDLs could bind scavenger receptors and promote an inflammatory response. An overexpression of inflammatory cytokines could activate cholesterol synthesis and inhibit cholesterol elimination through bile acids, which together contribute to increases in LDLc and reductions in HDLc. Therefore, atherogenic dyslipidemia in the peripheral blood could represent cholesterol accumulation in hepatocytes and a higher risk of NAFLD. These could also partially explain the increased cardiovascular risk in patients with NAFLD.
NonHDLc includes all apoB-containing lipoproteins (VLDLs, LDLc, intermediate density lipoprotein, chylomicrons and lipoprotein A) and was demonstrated as a more powerful marker for CVD and NAFLD than than single lipoprotein . In contrast to the nonHDLc value, the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio was suggested to better represent the balance between proatherogenic and antiatherogenic lipoproteins and indicate a more comprehensive lipid dysregulation. Studies have proven the NonHDLc/HDLc ratio to be a better predictor for CVD than NonHDLc , as well as a better predictor for insulin resistance and MS than the apoB/apoA1 ratio (difference might be attributed to dysfunctional HDL levels).
In this study, we demonstrated that the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio is an independent predictor of NAFLD and a stronger predictor than nonHDLc for the first time. Our study is consistent with previous trials and contributes to interpretation of the cause-effect relationship between dyslipidemia and NAFLD.
Our study found that the female has a more significant association with the risk of NAFLD than the male. Our result is consistent with the studies of Fernandes et al. and Haentjens et al. , who showed that female have a higher risk of developing NAFLD than male. Astrid et al. suggested that enhanced liver damage found in female mice may result from alterations of the adiponectin–AMPK–PAI-1 signalling cascade in the liver. Further research should be conducted to determine the differences in the pathophysiological mechanisms between male and female with NAFLD. We also found a saturated effect of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio on the risk of NAFLD, which may be due to saturation of receptors and enzymes in the liver. Further studies are needed to establish the exact molecular association between cholesterol alterations and NAFLD.
The results of this study have several potential clinical implications. The nonHDLc/HDLc ratio may serve as a more effective biomarker for predicting and treating NAFLD than traditional blood lipid parameters. The optimal cutoff values of the nonHDLc/HDLc ratio for identifying individuals with NAFLD (in women was 2.4 and in men was 2.3) may play roles in screening high-risk groups with NAFLD in a Chinese population. In addition, the NonHDLc value is readily available from a routine fasting lipid profile regardless of the TG level, thus reducing the need for additional and more expensive apoB diagnostic tests.
Several limitations should be noted in our study. First, NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasonography rather than liver histopathology, which may lead to an inaccurate diagnosis. Nevertheless, liver ultrasonography has been confirmed as an accurate and reliable tool for detecting fatty liver. Due to the relatively low cost and lack of radiation exposure, ultrasound is the choice imaging modality for screening for fatty liver in clinical settings and population studies. Second, the interobserver variation might occur for we did not assess the reproducibility of the interpretations of ultrasonographers. However, because all ultrasonographers were blinded to the study information, misclassification would be random. Third, although we adjusted for multiple potential confounding variables, residual and unmeasured confounding might not be fully addressed. Moreover, since all subjects in our study were Asians, results of this study might not directly be applicable to other ethnicities. More prospective multicenter and larger-scale studies are needed to clarify our conclusions in the future.
In conclusion, this perspective study performed in the Chinese population revealed that the increase in nonHDLc/HDLc ratio independent predicts the new-onset NAFLD, and performs better than the single nonHDLc value. The stronger predictor would be expected to better guide early identification of individuals at risk of NAFLD and help contribute to prevent the development and progression of this disease.
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This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81370468 and 81671386). We thank all participants who allowed their data to be used for this study. We gratefully thank Dr. Xinglin Chen (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Empower U, X&Y solutions Inc., Boston, USA) for excellent technical assistance and critical review of this work.
This study was supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81370468 and 81671386).
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Wang, K., Shan, S., Zheng, H. et al. Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is a better predictor of new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease than non-HDL-cholesterol: a cohort study. Lipids Health Dis 17, 196 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-018-0848-8
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Brick-and-mortar businesses should leverage the power of Google My Business (GMB) when seeking to attract and retain clients. When over 80 percent of consumers on mobile devices use search engines to find information about local business, it is imperative that business owners understand how GMB can help them reach and interact with potential clients. Justia’s SEO specialists describe five ways that GMB can help businesses stand out among their competitors in local searches and increase their online visibility.
In this digital age, local consumers are much more frequently going online to search for businesses in their area. According to a Google study, four out of five consumers use search engines to find local information such as addresses, phone numbers, business hours, and reviews. For business owners, this is a strong indication that now more than ever it is important to have a robust online presence.
To aid business owners, Google offers Google My Business. Google My Business (GMB) is a free tool for businesses and organizations through which they are able to manage their presence on Google, including both Google Search and Google Maps. GMB serves a similar function to business listings, much like Yelp or Yellow Pages, but has the added benefit of being tied directly to Google’s search engine. Google My Business listings regularly appear in Google search results along with a map when users look for local information. To further GMB’s capabilities, Google has added a series of enhancements and services in recent months, which we’d like to share with you.
Google Posts is a feature that allows verified GMB users to draft content directly on Google. Google Posts will appear in search results when searching for a business or organization by name. To access this feature, go to the GMB account and click on “Posts” on the left-side menu. There are several options available such as drafting a text (300 words maximum), uploading an image, or adding a title for an event. You can publish your business’s events, products, and services. The post’s content will appear in both Google Search and Maps results. It is important to take into account that posts will be removed seven days after they are published, or when the event date that is referenced has passed.
Google My Business now also provides businesses the opportunity to chat directly with clients who found their listing through search results on your mobile device. To enable this feature go to the “Chat” card in the “Home” menu and enter a phone number that can receive SMS messages. When using this feature, make sure to respond as quickly as possible to messages from customers since your average response time will be displayed. Keep in mind that businesses can receive messages outside of their open hours. You can also toggle the feature on and off. You should not request or provide sensitive information via the GMB messaging feature.
Google My Business listings allow business owners to include a link so people can make an appointment. This link helps clients to contact a business directly from Google Search or Maps. To add an appointment URL to a GMB listing just go to the URLs section and enter the URL in the appropriate fields. We suggest placing a link to your website’s “Contact Us” page. Once you have added the link, be sure to click on it to make sure it works.
This feature allows business owners to answer questions directly from potential clients through their GMB listings. Business owners are also able to add commonly asked questions and their answers. Please note that this feature is currently only available on Android and business owners require access to Google Maps on Android in order to receive notifications when someone posts a question or answers another person’s question. You can also stop seeing messages about questions you answered and messages about your business.
This new product enables businesses to turn positive reviews into free posters that can be printed or shared online. Small Thanks with Google uses your existing Google reviews and highlights the best ones. To create a poster go to smallthanks.withgoogle.com, enter the business name and select it when it appears. The business must have some 5-star reviews on Google for them to appear. The platform will show some poster examples that can be selected as they are or can be customized.
Google likes to see that users interact with its products. Remember that Google My Business helps business owners increase their online visibility and helps potential clients find, engage with, and review businesses in their local area. At Justia, we can help you with GMB and let you know how the tools, products, and services we outlined above are useful to your business.
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President Joe Biden unveiled six new executive actions his administration claims will reduce what they refer to as the “gun violence public health epidemic.”
He delivered his remarks in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday to lawmakers and Americans whose lives have been affected by gun violence.
Biden told his audience, “Nothing I’m about to recommend impinges on the Second Amendment. There are phony arguments suggesting that these are Second Amendment rights at stake, for what we’re talking about. But no amendment, no amendment to the Constitution is absolute.”
The action that caused the most controversy concerned a gun accessory owned by millions of Americans, the pistol stabilizing brace. These devices, placed on a shooter’s arm, are used to improve the stability and the accuracy of a pistol.
The president has directed the Department of Justice to “issue a proposed rule to make clear when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act.”
This may not sound like much, but buyers, and possibly current owners of stabilizing braces will soon be forced to contend with government regulations, fees and unwanted, unnecessary scrutiny.
There’s even the possibility, as the Washington Free Beacon noted, that the rules changes “could potentially outlaw once-legal guns.”
This action has the potential to turn millions of previously law-abiding gun owners into criminals by decree.
A White House “fact sheet” notes that one of these devices was used by the alleged shooter who killed 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store last month. This is all we really have to know about why the Biden administration is suddenly targeting them.
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson addressed Biden’s actions during his Thursday night opening monolog. He said that stabilizing braces are “used by target shooters to hold heavy firearms” and are owned by “up to 40 million law-abiding Americans.”
Tucker Carlson did a masterful job tonight of exposing the Democrats real gun control goals and how Biden’s ATF nominee is an extremist. It’s a must watch. I love the ? he asks at the end. 🔥pic.twitter.com/ZUM6338MMd
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 9, 2021
“They play zero role in the murder epidemic now underway in our cities,” Carlson argued.
“Under Biden’s order, every one of those people will have to alert federal authorities and pay hundreds of dollars in fines for the crime of owning a harmless piece of plastic that was legal yesterday.
“If they don’t comply, Joe Biden’s federal authorities can drag them off in handcuffs, seize their property, and charge them with a felony.
“So with a single stroke of a pen, Joe Biden just turned tens of millions of overwhelmingly Republican voters into criminals,” he said.
That isn’t how the Biden White House, with its “fact sheet” is portraying the executive orders. And it isn’t how the mainstream media outlets are portraying them.
But taking guns from law-abiding Americans is very much a priority of the current White House.
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Out of all the tough months this year – December has been the toughest. I wrote myself a list to remind myself of everything great in the sea of worry!
Second time lucky 🍀 A post on what I did to successfully pass my AWS SAA exam in 67 days. ☁️
Challenging myself is part of who I am, so I decided to take a leap. Here are some of my thoughts and reflections after leaving my first job in tech!
With 2020 quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share five life lessons I learnt in 2020.
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COVID-19 Business Finance Update-The Future Fund
You may have seen in one of our earlier updates that in April the Chancellor announced the Coronavirus Future Fund which is aimed at businesses that rely on equity investment and are unable to access the CBIL scheme.
The Fund will provide government loans from £125,000 to £5 million, provided that the loan is at least matched by funding from private investors and is open to applications from Wednesday 20 May 2020.
The convertible loans are largely aimed at companies that are unable to access other government support because they are pre-revenue or pre-profit.
However, the Fund is open to any company that meets the eligibility criteria provided that at least £250,000 in equity has been previously raised from third party investors in funding rounds in the last five years.
The latest government guidance, including basic company eligibility can be found here
The Fund is being delivered by The British Bank and detailed guidance, including investor criteria is available on their website:
Note that the applications are Investor lead as follows:
- The investor(s) certifies that they meet eligibility criteria and provide key investment details
- The company confirms the accuracy of the investment application details, before submitting the full application
- If the application is approved, all parties execute an agreement (in the format provided on the government website link) and satisfy the conditions of the agreement before the funds are released.
The British Bank has a comprehensive FAQs for Companies at:
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purpleSTARS is our new start up enterprise funded for one year by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) it is a follow on fund project. The Sensory Objects Enterprise 2017-2018 grant aims to create opportunities for artists and technologists with and without learning disabilities working as a team with museums. STARS stands for Sensory … Continue reading
In 2017 Sensory Objects were commissioned to make a box of sensory objects, workshop plans and log book to inspire and discover about art and biomedical science and to gain an Arts Award for Orleans House Gallery The pictures below shows the ‘From the Outside In’ box the box has … Continue reading
Read about the Madhouse My House Exhibition on a special wiki website. Click on the Hackney Museum Exhibition Circle to hear feedback from visitors to the exhibition. Below Hackney Museum curated all the Twitter activity about the Madhouse my House Exhibition into a Moment. Madhouse, My House? Below are pictures and … Continue reading
Sensory Objects and their co-researchers, students from Reading College LLD/D dept developed an Interactive Sensory Cow for The Museum of English Rural Life MERL. The idea of the cow is to be used during workshops to explore cows in alternative ways. The cow was commissioned by the Reading Arts Committee … Continue reading
Sensory Objects Co-Researchers from Reading Mencap Coffee club demonstrated some of our Sensory Objects to Penny Mordaunt Minister for Disability during a visit organised by the Breaking Down Barriers Project
Last night Madhouse My House? opened at Hackney Museum. Co-researchers from Access All Areas presented their research and the ideas that Sensory Objects have developed with them to create a sensory interactive exhibition. The group explained … Continue reading
Sensory Objects have been collaborating with Access All Areas is an award winning theatre company for adults with learning disabilities based in Hackney, London. We have created an interactive exhibition Madhouse, My House? that will open at Hackney Museum London this Thursday 2nd February 2017 – May 13th 2017 . Below is … Continue reading
Over the last few months Sensory Objects and their co-researchers, students from Reading College LLD/D dept developed an Interactive Sensory Cow for The Museum of English Rural Life MERL. The idea of the cow is to be used during workshops to explore cows in alternative ways. The cow was commissioned by … Continue reading
Kia ora (a traditional Māori greeting), my name is Natasha Barrett and I’m Museum Studies PhD student from the University of Leicester (AHRC Midlands 3 Cities funded). My research is about colonial-era photographs (1860s-1914) of Māori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. I have been discovering how these photographs … Continue reading
Museum Studies PhD researcher Natasha Barrett contacted us to ask if she could experience some of our Sensory Labels created for the Enlightenment Gallery in the British Museum. Natasha is interested in exploring photograph with all our senses. … Continue reading
Judith with support work Reshma and Kate went to the Polar Museum in Cambridge to present the Sensory Object research project to SHARE East Working with Different Audiences. We co-presented the research, Judith did an excellent job describing her Sensory Label for the Enlightenment Gallery at the British Museum and how … Continue reading
Ajay Choksi Wiki Master from RIX research and media and Kate presented a Sensory Objects poster at Engage 2015-Engaging with Impact in Bristol at the Royal Marriott Hotel We also introduced ArtLab which is a project that has grown out of the Sensory Objects Research. ArtLab promotes Widening Participation and Research projects at … Continue reading
We have been given a small grant by the University of Reading Arts Committee to create one of our ideas of an interactive farm animal generated by our work with Reading College Learners with learning difficulties and disabilities dept at MERL in 2014. The proposal builds on Sensory Objects research … Continue reading
Tim Elson with support worker Ferhat from The Tower Project and Kate went to Manchester to present our research at an event called Access All Areas? The day focussed on access and accessibility in the cultural sector the pictures below show a screen grab from the webpage and the presentation … Continue reading
Sensory Objects has been busy over the last few months sharing our research nationally and internationally. Tower Project co-researchers produced a newsletter documenting the project. We featured in an article by French journalist Clara Crochet-Damais which documented the award ceremony in Paris where we were awarded the International Access for All … Continue reading
On Wed 29th April Sensory Objects co-researchers from Tower Project presented a well attended master class and demo during the Museum and Heritage show at Olympia London. UEL had a stand where we displayed some of our Sensory Objects including some made by our co-researchers from Reading College Learners with Learning … Continue reading
Below is the easy read programme of our very successful Seminar at The British Museum. You can see a report of the Seminar on our Co-researchers Wiki The picture below shows an image from our Co-researchers Wiki documenting Angela from Access to Heritage giving the first presentation of the Seminar … Continue reading
Sensory Objects co-researchers from The Tower Project created a set of 12 labels you could look at touch, listen to and smell based on objects in the Enlightenment Gallery . These Sensory Labels were then enthusiastically and confidently presented to the public by our co-researchers during 2015. Each Sensory Label was created … Continue reading
The Aura of a Sensory Object In the writing of Walter Benjamin, we find the concept of the ‘aura’, a special distancing or abstraction certain objects have. He describes it as ”the unique phenomenon of a distance, however close it may be”, going on to explain ”If, while resting on … Continue reading
Tower Project Showcase Event at The British Museum on Wednesday 11th February in The Enlightenment Gallery 11am – 3pm
Members of the Sensory Objects research project invite you to try out their newly developed interactive Sensory Labels of selected objects in the Enlightenment Gallery at The British Museum on Wednesday 11th February in The Enlightenment Gallery 11am – 3pm. These Sensory Labels have been co-developed by people with learning … Continue reading
Sensory Objects Co-researchers at the first ‘Sandpit Workshop’ of the Living Archive for Learning Disability History Project
The Sandpit day was organised to combine showcasing of work with and by people with Learning Disabilities with interactive demonstrations and activities designed to get discussion and debate going about what a Living Archive of Learning Disability History should be like. Find out more about the research project here Sensory … Continue reading
The Sensory Objects project was represented by co-researchers Judith Appiah and Tim Elson supported by Beverley Agard from the Tower Project, who co-presented with Nic and Kate at ENGAGE 2014 conference in Bristol. The picture below shows Judith and Tim preparing for the presentation with Beverley on the train to … Continue reading
We presented our Sensory Objects research at the Diversity in Heritage Group Meeting held at the Cinema Museum, London, the picture below shows the agenda of the meeting. We co-presented our research with Judith and Tim representing the Tower Project with their support worker Bev, Kate and Nic also presented … Continue reading
Kate and Nic gave a hands on presentation of the Sensory Objects project to the Inclusive Museums Conference at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles. We sent a big box containing Sensory Objects developed by our Co-researchers from Reading College at MERL and also the Access to Heritage Group in Liverpool. … Continue reading
Nic and Faustina took some of our Sensory Objects to display at Digital Dimensions: the University Museums Group Digital Technology Showcase in Bristol. We were given the “dressing room” of the Warwick Theatre to display everything. We put Rumena’s chicken in the hallway so that as people walked past it … Continue reading
Sensory Objects Project has had a paper published in the SIGACCESS Newsletter. DOWNLOAD SENSORY OBJECTS PAPER PDF HERE SIGACCESS promotes the professional interests of computing personnel with disabilities and the application of computing and information technology in solving relevant disability problems. It also strives to educate the public to support careers … Continue reading
Our seminar was excellent and we want to say a big Thank You! to all who took part you were brilliant. Below shows the events of the day in our easy read programme Miranda Fox from Reading Mencap Coffee Club began the day with an intro to the project with … Continue reading
We were invited to the National co-ordinating centre for public engagement (NCCPE) Engage Competition award ceremony at the Natural History Museum London. Only three people per project were allowed to go, otherwise we would have invited more of our research group to come along! The picture below shows Nic, Kate … Continue reading
On Monday June 9th we held our event Buckets, Baskets and Boots at MERL, it was very successful everyone enjoyed the chance to meet our co-researchers find out what they had been researching and try their sensory objects. The picture below shows Rachel and Sian helping to demonstrate Guillermo’s bucket, … Continue reading
Sensory Objects were invited to join UEL on their stall advertising their MA in Heritage Studies at the Museum and Heritage show at Olympia. The image below shows Ajay from the Rix Centre with Sian’s ‘Moot’, it was really enjoyed by visitors to the show. We showed some videos of … Continue reading
We are going to have talks and demonstrations about the project on Tuesday 10th of June the Seminar is part of Universities Week Below is a flyer in easy read version and with more text about the Seminar. Please send an email to [email protected] if you would like to attend the … Continue reading
We are working towards two events in June part of Universities Week on Monday 9th our Co-researchers from Reading College LLD/D dept will present our research in the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL). Below is the poster for the event, hope you can come!
This evening Nic was in Paris for the International Design for All Foundation Award and our project Sensory Objects won an International Design for All Foundation Award. The award was given for our research Making Electronics Accessible to People with Learning Disabilities we told them all about the research we are all … Continue reading
This testing session the first of six was a chance for Nic to introduce the Cookbook to a new group, and to introduce Sudley House. The picture below shows our Co-Researchers looking at the Cookbook. Stephen Hogg, Angela Green, Gerry Regan and June Jenkins were Sensory Objects Co-Researchers 2012-13 at … Continue reading
The Sensory Objects Project features in the latest MERL Whats On Guide The picture above shows a page of the MERL newsletter featuring our Co-Researcher from Reading College Sian showing her Old Mac Donald’s wellie boot. The article tells about our SHOWCASE EVENT to be held at MERL on June … Continue reading
Sensory Objects Project has been selected as a Good Practice in the International Design for All Foundation Awards 2014.
Making Electronics Accessible to People with Learning Disabilities Category: Project proposals, initiatives, methodologies and studies has been selected as a Good Practice in the International Design for All Foundation Awards 2014
Over the summer the Sensory Objects team have been compiling a CookBook of Sensory Activities see more here We have also been developing tools to use with our Co-Researchers during workshops find out more Extra Sensory Objects here
Pictures below document the Sensory Stories Retold Seminar at the Museum of Liverpool May 7th 2013 This picture shows Marcus Weisen during his presentation Picture below shows Co-researcher Chris demonstrating his box to seminar delegates Picture below shows Co-researcher Elle demonstrates her Speke Hall box to some seminar delegates The picture … Continue reading
Handout for the Sensory Stories Retold Seminar on Tuesday May 7th
The Project team will be presenting demonstrations, talking about our work and running a workshop at the Museum of Liverpool on 7th May 2013. • The Sensory Stories Retold seminar will showcase the first year of the project, which was based at Speke Hall, a National Trust house in Liverpool. … Continue reading
We held a very enjoyable, well attended show and tell event at Speke Hall where we presented our research so far into interactive sensory objects. Researchers discussed the sensory boxes in the Great Hall giving the public the chance to find out about our research. Members of the public were … Continue reading
This is the poster for our Sensory Stories day at Speke Hall on Thursday 21st March from 12.30 – 3.00pm. We are inviting you to come and see our reserach into Interactive Sensory Objects.
We had the first interactive sensory workshop today with the Access to Heritage Forum at the Museum of Liverpool. The day went really well it was great to meet everyone and discuss how we will work together on the research project as participative researchers and how the group may document … Continue reading
Initial Research for and early presentations for SENSORY OBJECTS.
The images below show seminar Participatory Research with people with high support needs 28.11.13 Andy and Ajay presented at the seminar and their talk included our Sensory Objects Research. The pictures below show some of their presentation. To see images from their slide show click this link A Doing research with people with disabilities using new media’ – the application of Multimedia Advocacy for collaborative research with people with high support needs The videos will not work in this PDF but all the videos can be found on this site.
This is just an update of the forthcoming sound workshop preparation. Rather than providing a collection of sensors plugged into a single Arduino board, we have decided to a make each sensor example standalone, and plugged into it’s own unit, so that the sensors can be passed around between the co-researchers. This fits better with what we wish to achieve eventually. One of the devices was placed inside a ‘proper’ box – the others being placed inside spare pieces of foam packing, so that they could be picked up and passed around. This was to help convey the message that the wooden box was just one possibility out of many as a container, and that these were not ‘finished’ products, but works in progress to be developed further.
So far, there are 3 different sensors that are functional, and 3 more to complete before the next workshop (touch, orientation, bend/squeeze). Below are some images and description of what we have so far.
This is the one example which is contained in a ‘proper’ box made of wood, and is possibly the simplest sensor to use and activate. The sound will play when the lid is removed and light falls on the sensor (a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)), and stops playing when the lid is replaced. Below is an image of the box containing the Arduino (left), LDR (top right, circular and just visible), speaker (Veho 360, black thing near middle) and 9V battery. The components are fixed to foam packing and to the box using double-sided tape to keep them secure.
The box with the lid intact is below:
Sketch for light activated sound: Light activated sound sketch (Zipped)
Another technique that we are trying out at the forthcoming workshop is to use a range sensor (a basic sonor) to activate the sound. The sensor is the rectangular object at the left of the box in the image below, and has two circular ‘eyes’. One of these eyes sends out an ultrasonic sound wave, the other picks up the reflected wave – it’s the same principle by which submarine sonars function. The range sensor is set up so that it will trigger the sound when an object (such as your hand) is placed within 20cm of it. The sound stops when the object is moved out of this range. For this example, we placed all of the components inside a foam box.
Arduino sketch for proximity sensor: Play wave file using proximity sensor (zipped)
Stroke activated box
The stroke activated box differs from the previous two in that it uses the sensor in a way which departs from the usual implementation. Normally, you would use one of these devices to pick up the sounds from an object (such as a musical instrument), and amplify them. In this case, we have attached the contact microphone to a sheet of acrylic and used the digitised values to trigger the sound. This was a little more difficult to implement than the other two boxes, since the sound should play when the surface is continually stroked, and stop shortly after the stroking ceases.
The acrylic sheet is shown below with the contact microphone attached (using double-sided tape).
A small piece of fur material was then attached to the acrylic sheet (using double-sided tape again). You can just about see the two wires from the contact mic at the left side.
The image below shows the sound box with the strokable top. The Arduino and speaker have yet to be embedded securely.
The completed stroke activated box. By stroking the fur top of the box gently, the audio plays. When the stroking ceases, the audio continues to play for about 2 or 3 seconds and then stops.
Arduino sketch for stroke activated sound: Play sound with stroke sensor (zipped)
Orientation triggered sound
The most complex of the devices is the orientation triggered box, which uses an accelerometer to detect the orientation of the sides of a cube, and then plays a sound corresponding to which side faces upwards. The image below shows a test rig that illuminates an LED on the side which faces upwards. In this instance, the green LED is illuminated to show that the side (labelled ‘E’) faces upwards. LEDs placed on the other 5 sides (not shown on all sides here) are illuminated similarly.
When this was tested with audio files, the program continually produced errors. It is thought that the accelerometer and waveshield (the electronics which produce the sound) are interfering with one another, causing the program to hang. So the accelerometer is going to be replaced with one which has its own microprocessor built in, and just supplies analog input to the Arduino. Fingers crossed.
The accelerometer (Sparkfun serial 9DOF Razor) has to be connected first to an FTDI board to communicate with the computer, and this just wasn’t happening. This was tried on a PC and also a Mac, but the USB port would not show up. Then another FTDI board was tried and that did not work either! So … before posting to a forum, a new USB cable was tried, and the port then showed on the Mac. Success!
A simple test sketch was uploaded to the Razor, and the accelerometer appeared to be working fine and producing a nice constant stream of data. The next phase is to connect the Razor directly to the Arduino.
Touch triggered sound
The touch-based trigger for sound was based upon a loaf of bread. The Arduino was embedded in a hollowed out granary loaf – picking up the loaf started the sound playing, but it was not without problems. The original loaf was rather soft and it was quite a messy operation removing the internals – crumbs everywhere:
Once the loaf was hollowed, it was lined with aluminium foil. This was to help provide a larger touch surface, as the touch sensor was in close proximity to the foil. At least. it seemed to work well when testing. However, the big problem was getting a reasonable ground when the microcontroller was powered by battery.
The touch sensor was wedged into place using some expanded foam, and the microcontroller stuck on top of the foam. The speaker was also stuck down to the foam with tape:
It was a bit of a squeeze getting everything inside the loaf. Perhaps a larger loaf would have been easier, but then a bit more difficult to handle (with all the things inside.
Finally, the outside was semi-covered with aluminium foil to provide a good ground. Again, the grounding issues prevail, and after some further experimentation it seems that picking up the loaf with both hands in contact with the foil works well, and triggers the sound correctly. Using one hand can give spurious results, with the sound not always stopping when released.
After leaving the loaf for a few days, it was rock hard and crumbly. I think coating it with some form of varnish of cellulose lacquer might help to preserve this for future use. If anyone has suggestions for ways around the grounding problem, please email me.
Play sound with touch sensor: Play sound with touch sensor (zipped)
The loaf of bread sensor after it had been ‘explored’ by participants:
Preparation for the next sound workshop. After the participant researchers collected sounds from Speke Hall using the recorders, and also created sounds themselves, they were edited (using Audacity) to find the most interesting sounds. This was reduced to 54 sounds in total, including horses hooves, fire, general kitchen sounds (talking, baking, pots and pans rattling) and the chiming of a clock, and from this collection of sounds, eight were selected.
For the forthcoming sound workshop, each of the eight sounds will be activated by interacting with a sensor: touch sensor, tactile switch, proximity sensor, slider, light sensor, bend sensor, accelerometer (in the form of an embedded Wii nunchuk) and a tilt switch (non-mercury!). We would like the participants to experience different types of sensors to give them an idea of how different types of actions can be linked to events, such as the production of sounds.
The images below show how a touch sensor (a Phidgets device – 1110) is embedded into a foam container to protect it. It has a 3 metre lead so that participants can handle it and explore how it works.
The first image is the touch sensor itself sitting on the foam container.
The foam is hollowed out so that the sensor fits flush inside. Double-sided tape (shown as white strips) is added to hold the cover in place.
A cover made from suede is fixed to the foam base using double-sided tape. The suede makes a nice surface for activating the sensor. The sensitivity of the sensor was adjusted so that the device requires physical contact (such as stroking) to activate.
The tactile switch is a simple micro switch embedded in foam – the pink rectangle on top of the white foam based sits directly on top of the switch itself, so that the switch activates when it is pressed.
The tilt switch is a simple device in which the contacts close if the switch is positioned more than 10 degrees from its horizontal position. In the images below, the bare switch is shown, together with the switch embedded in a foam case.
The slider control (also the bend sensor and accelerometer) differs from the previous three devices, as it controls both the activation of a sound and also the volume. In this instance, moving the slider control 10% of the distance from the left (in this orientation) with activate the sound initially. Continuing to move the slider to the right will increase the volume.
The proximity (or range) sensor is capable of detecting the distance (in any suitable unit desired) of an object from the device itself, and so can be used for switching as well as providing a range of values for adjusting audio volume, etc. The first image shows the back of the device inside the foam case. It requires four wires – two are for sending and receiving the ‘pings’ that are used to detect the distance.
The proximity sensor inside the foam case.
The last image shows the wired up Arduino Mega after all of the devices are attached. The nunchuck (without the casing) is shown at the bottom right.
Nic and Kate explained the sensoryobject project and demonstrated some of our workshop activities to the conference delegates. Here are some images
JULY 2012 Development of Kit idea
We were keen to develop some kind of hands on art making to accompany introductions to electronics. On reflection we realised the ring was almost to developed at this stage with electronics hidden so we decided to think about other ways of approaching the workshop kit while considering ideas for the ring in future developments. The first thought was to use clay simply to feel, press and model.
Nic found this website Squishy Circuits the idea of playdough that can conduct and insulate and we can model with seems a really good addition to ideas of the workshop kit. We made some experiments today mixing our own playdough.
Nic also showed some demos for the worshop kit including simple key blocks that make sound
Click here the bells to see the keypads sounding like bells, the sound can be changed and we can add more pads they are made from a strip of conductive fabric linked to the computer.
JUNE 2012 Development Kit ideas
We aim to develop a demonstration kit to help the groups understand the potential of using electronics such as Arduino with sensory sculpture.
For the forthcoming workshop at the Liverpool Museum, we have begun development of a touch-sensitive (or perhaps squeeze-sensitive is more accurate) social interface. The idea was to create a device that would allow many people to interact simultaneously and collaboratively, so that people could gain a sense of how it could be possible to work together using a single interaction device. The aim was not to build something complete and finished, but a rough prototype which would provide a stepping stone for future development, but using the ideas suggested by the participant researchers.
During one of the many brainstorming sessions that we have had at Reading University (Kate, Faustina, Nic so far) it was suggested that we try to encourage some form of working collaboratively between the participants, by constructing a device that would allow many people to interact with the computer simultaneously. Thus, the interactive ring was conceived, and the first stage of development is documented below.
Development (Day 1)
Materials: Velostat, conductive taffeta-copper fabric, adhesive aluminium foil, gaffer tape, double-sided sticky tape.
TWO TEST SENSORS
Before constructing the interactive ring (of confidence – Kate!), we first built some test sensors out of the materials to see how well they would work in principle. The first test device was constructed using two strips of copper-taffeta fabric, with three layers of Velostat sandwiched between them, and a piece of gaffer tape to secure the pieces in place. The two strips of copper fabric are placed above and below the three layers of Velostat, and are only in contact with the Velostat – they do not come into contact with the foil:
The two ends of the sensor (i.e. the copper strips) were then connected to a test meter to check that the device would respond when pressed.
The second test device was constructed in a similar way, but using a strip of aluminium foil on the base (since we were intending to use the aluminium foil as the conductive base for the ring), onto which three strips of velostat were placed, followed by a strip of copper fabric. To keep things in place, we stuck the Velostat and copper fabric to the foil with a strip of gaffer tape:
Again, this was hooked up to a test meter to check that it responded when pressed.
THE INTERACTIVE RING
The ring is made from plastic water pipe, and joined with a standard (push fit) pipe connector. The pipe was wrapped with adhesive aluminium foil, which provides a common ground for each of the touch sensitive regions:
At six different locations (with roughly equal separation) around the circumference of the ring, three layers of Velostat were added, and taped in place using double-sided tape. Below, you can see one of the sensors partially constructed on the right of the ring – the copper fabric cover has yet to be added over the top of the Velostat. The ‘ground’ lead (the copper fabric) is being tested for continuity:
On top of the three layers of Velostat, a single layer of copper fabric was wrapped around. In the picture below we were testing out the ‘sensor’ to make sure it worked correctly:
We checked the range of values generated by the sensor before squeezing:
And when being squeezed:
This is the interactive ring so far:
We still need to wire up the ring (one lead for each sensor, plus a ground lead) and add some materials to the sensors. The current idea is to attach materials of different textures to the sensors, but also leave one exposed (perhaps covered in transparent plastic) so that participants can see (and perhaps feel) how the sensors are constructed. However, this is a prototype, and subject to changes at any stage … | <urn:uuid:38620d62-adac-41d2-8356-f5d9bf66e6c7> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://sensoryobjects.com/?page_id=2707 | 2022-01-18T21:31:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301063.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118213028-20220119003028-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.951173 | 6,121 |
The Feminist Media Machine
If so many wives don't want their husbands and women hate marriage, perhaps the real question should be: Why should any man even bother to get married?
The feminist media machine also claims there is no boys education crisis. Time magazine recently printed an article stating the boys education crisis is a myth. Time gave many statistics comparing boys of today with those of 15 to 20 years ago but did not compare boys with girls of today. Time magazine's article corresponded with an article printed previously by the Washington Post. The Post's article also claimed the boys education crisis is a myth and emphasized nothing should be done to assist boys education.
The one important statistic both media outlets refused to print is:
57% of all U.S. bachelor’s degrees are earned by women. Men only earn 43%.
This is an exact reversal from 1970, when 57 percent of college graduates were males and 43 percent females. Ms magazine stated this reversal is a "landmark achievement" which should be celebrated. According to Ms magazine, when women earned only 43% of bachelor’s degrees it was due to sex dicrimination but when men earn only 43% of degrees its an achievement to be celebrated.
A college degree is important. An increasing number of businesses are requiring a college degree for entry level positions. US employers want to see a job applicant's college degree (any type of degree) as proof the aplicant can learn. Also, many blue-collar jobs are moving to low-wage countries. Therefore, a high school degree is becoming irrevelant. Both young men and women need a college education. However, the US feminist based education system emphasizes a young women's advancement while ignoring and sometimes even harrassing young boys. A prime example is the 6 year old Massachusetts boy who was suspended from school for alleged sexual harrassement. A 6 YEAR OLD BOY! Additionally, many univertisies offer academic scholarships exclusively to women but none exclusively to men - depsite the fact men are the minority.
The United States needs an education sytem which seeks the advancement of all its students rather than just particular groups of students. In order to achieve this,feminism needs to be removed from the current U.S. education system. The fact that men are earning a decreasing percentage of college degrees is evidence of this necessity.
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Word coming out of Edmonton today is that the Edmonton Oilers are not serious players when it comes to potential trade talks involving defenseman Jakob Chychrun. The blueliner is rumored to be available for the right price, even though the Arizona Coyotes are said not to be actively shopping the player or calling other teams about a deal.
On paper, Chychrun fills a number of needs for the Oilers. It’s been reported the team is looking to improve the left-shot defense position and potentially acquire a bit more of a proven commodity than Duncan Keith in the second pair or Slater Koekkoek in the bottom pairing. Chychrun is 23 years old, signed to a value-friendly contract for a few more seasons and he’s got a ton of intangibles any team, including the Oilers, should love. Having him patrolling the blue line for the next three seasons would be seen as a win by a lot of fans.
Oilers Not Serious Contenders for Chychrun
According to both NHL insider Elliotte Friedman and Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, the Oilers likely aren’t going to players for Chychrun’s services. Both suggest it’s possible, and a fluid situation could change things, but both also note it is unlikely as other teams are more serious contenders and will make more impressive offers than the Oilers will.
Friedman and Jeff Marek noted during their 32 Thoughts podcast on Tuesday, a couple of his sources said they don’t “think it’s going to be the Oilers.” Friedman added, “They’re not in it as much as some other teams are.” Providing a bit more insight as to why, Stauffer tweeted on Monday:
Have people asking about Jakob Chychrun. Good D. But, IMO doesn’t make sense right now. Darnell Nurse is 1LD. Duncan Keith-vet 2LD for short-term. Prospects Philip Broberg, Markus Niemelainen and Dmitri Samorukov all big left D “percolating” and cost-controlled.
Whether Stauffer is right or not, it seems irresponsible if the Oilers don’t at least seriously consider the idea of adding a player like Chychrun to their roster.
Why Wouldn’t the Oilers Be Interested?
While he’s not had the best 2021-22 season, considering all that Chychrun potentially brings to the table, it’s intriguing to hear that the Oilers aren’t doing cartwheels over the potential of this player being on the trade market. Stauffer’s comments seem to contradict the reports the Oilers are looking for an upgrade and that he uses the phrase “cost-controlled” is ironic considering Chychrun costs only $4.6 million on the cap.
There are a few things that may be going on here. First, Luke Fox reported that there’s some thought that teams (including the Coyotes) might be concerned about Chychrun’s injury situation. He asked in a recent article, “Why doesn’t Arizona want to build around him? Is it his injury history? (Chychrun is currently on IR and has already endured two major knee surgeries.) An unhappiness?”
Could the Oilers be concerned about a full recovery with this player and are having doubts that he’s the right asset to invest long-term in? Alternatively, if Chychrun is unhappy in Arizona, what is he looking for if he wants to be moved? Do the Oilers have what he’s after? Has Holland potentially already been told the Oilers wouldn’t be in the running?
If this isn’t about his injuries, are the Oilers really that confident in players like Broberg, Niemelainen and Samorukov? Samorukov hasn’t played an NHL game yet. Its a gamble in a short window to win.
Not Considering Chychrun Might Be a Mistake
An argument can be made that the cost of acquisition for a player like Chychrun is going to be too high for the Oilers to really consider this. If Nick Kypreos is correct and the Coyotes are going to ask for four pieces, Edmonton would be giving up a ton of its future on a player that may or may not rebound to the great heights he achieved in 2020-21. If the Coyotes even mention the name Evan Bouchard, the Oilers should rightfully end the conversation.
That said, it’s rare that a player like Chychun becomes available. When one does, a GM like Ken Holland owes it to his team to explore the option. Friedman and Stauffer seem to be suggesting the Oilers aren’t even considering this.
It’s fair to ask why and I’m not sure Stauffer’s explanation offers enough of a reason.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William are now the proud parents of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married in their spectacular 2011 royal wedding, after a decade-long romance that began in college. However, when their romance was still in its infancy, Kate got resistance from William’s circle, who treated the future queen “horribly,” according to a royal author.
In his book “William and Catherine“, biographer Andrew Morton delves into the relationship of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge behind the scenes when their romance became known in 2006.
Mr. Morton writes: “Kate would have felt doubts about her in certain circles.
“While she was seen as a ‘beautiful and wise’ girl, there were those in royal and aristocratic circles who believed that the Middletons were in the middle of the road in front of the House of Windsor.”
A Scottish nobleman said to Mr. Morton: “It was felt that she was out of stock.
“William was expected to find a suitable bride under the aristocracy or European royalties – one of his peers.
“Kate was treated abominably behind her back by some who should have shown better manners.”
Morton draws a comparison between the Duchess of Cambridge and William‘s deceased mother, Princess Diana, who also found it hard to bear the stress of royal life at the start of her relationship with Prince Charles.
He writes: “But Lady Diana Spencer had a title, lived in a stately home and knew the royal family as neighbors.
“Kate had none of those social benefits.
“The uncertainties inherent in a budding romance are all the more felt when an ordinary citizen falls in love with a prince.”
Mr. Morton also reports that Kate’s family, including her mother Carole Middleton, was the victim of some snobbish jabs.
He writes: “It turned out that William’s friends from the upper class thought it was funny to say ‘Doors to manual!’ Calling when they talked about the airline’s former stewardess – a story denied by Clarence House – it reinforced the opinion of some commentators that Kate is not “breeding” to become queen. “
In the meantime, when Kate and William broke up in 2007, the author writes that Kate’s own friends welcomed the split.
Morton writes: “In April 2007, when Clarence House unofficially informed the world that the romance between William and Kate had taken its course, some of her friends shed a tear.
The predominant response for most of them was, “Thank goodness it’s over!”
For years they had watched helplessly as Kate, whose university dissertation had been on Lewis Carroll, had gradually disappeared into the rabbit hole in the Windsor wonderland and left her friends in the cold. “
However, the couple soon reunited, and William took Kate to a romantic Seychelles getaway that summer, where they made a secret pact of dedication to each other.
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