proba
float64 0.5
1
| text
stringlengths 16
182k
| timestamp
timestamp[s] | url
stringlengths 15
1.72k
|
|---|---|---|---|
0.999102 | Bosch Multi Construction Bohrer, 6 x 60 x 100mm wurde bewertet mit 4.5 von 5 von 70.
Rated 5 von 5 von bauk aus Tile Drilling Needed to drill holes for fixings in porcelain tiles. These tiles are ultra hard and pose a real problem. Reading the product descriptions for suitability, I tried several very expensive bits which were absolutely useless. Some didn't even drill one hole. A friend recommended I try these Bosch bits. Ok they do wear out, but managed to drill about a dozen holes before it started to blunt. For the price they are absolute perfect for the job. Don't waste money on the more expensive options.
Rated 1 von 5 von monkeyhanger aus Useless in concrete Bought this to drill 6 holes at 50mm deep into the concrete floor of my house for each of my 3 door thresholds which are held down with 6 plastic pegs. It just about made it for the first threshold. 4 holes drilled and the bit was very blunt. I drilled the last 2 holes at 5mm with another bit and opened up these holes with this drill bit. An overall drilling depth of 300mm before blunting? Useless. I expected more from Bosch - most of my power tools are Bosch. Admittedly concrete is the hardest thing these "jack of all trades" are expected to drill, but they are supposed to act as a masonry bit. I'll be buying a Dewalt extreme 2 bit to do the holes for my last 2 thresholds.
Rated 5 von 5 von JoeJm aus Brilliant I had to drill 32 holes into ¼ iron bar; I had nothing in my repertoire of drill bits that would last more than one hole! I had seen multipurpose drill bits advertised recently, so thought I would give them a try. Somewhat apprehensively I acquired two Bosch Multipurpose Drill Bit 6 x 100 mm. Brilliant almost like a hot knife through butter. Slow drill speed with some 3:1 oil as lubrication to keep down metal drill cuttings and dust. Should have only purchased one drill bit, I’ll give the other to my son! Have not got the audacity to take it back!
Rated 5 von 5 von Drecklysome aus Just the job for ceramic tiles The wife spent a fortune on the tiles in the new ensuite so had to make sure that none of them got broken drilling holes for the shower glass. So I spent out on the expensive ones only to find it took over 10 mins to drill one hole and it gave up after two holes. Went back to Screwfix and bought two of these cheaper ones and they went through in less than a minute and finished the job with no accidents. Result! Tip: keep dipping in water every 15 secs or so to keep the bit cool. Happy wife, happy life!
Rated 5 von 5 von Tiggywoo2 aus Superb Drill Bit Over many years I have used many types of MASONRY bits. Wow this one is first class, If I used a normal masonry bit it wouldn't have lasted through one hole let alone 10 drilling through a concrete /steel lintel. Would recommend this drill bit its first class.
Rated 5 von 5 von Devonboysmakemorenoise aus Does what it says ... Drilled a hole in concrete block without needing hammer setting. Great what I wanted. Job done thank you screwfix. Only used once so cannot rate reliability higher. | 2019-04-26T09:39:30 | https://www.screwfix.de/bosch-multi-construction-bohrer-6x100-mm-5-stueck.html |
0.999741 | Is it possible to find a shepherd in Denmark?
In the triangle between Ørnhøj, Ulfborg and Holstebro there is an open space and deserted heathland, this is Ulborg State Forest. For the last 25 years the State Forest has chosen sheep as a form for heather conservation. The sheep graze the trees and bushes, such as Asp, Willow, Birch and Pors, but also self-seeded trees such as Pine, Broom and Rowans. In the winter the tough sheep mainly graze the heather. The sheep are very independent, with a good appetite for trees, grass and herbs. The choice of breed is a selection of the nordic landraces. Jutland heather sheep (=Lüneburger in Germany), Gute sheep (Old Swedish) and Spelsau (org. From Norway). This year (2000) there are 410 ewes. The sheep graze in different pastures and in a mobile fence system. The total heather/meadow land for sheep is approx. 300 hectares. "A big waving wool rug in natural colours white, grey, brown and black- a flock of sheep being moved by sheepdogs- Bordercollies on command from a shepherd". A beautiful vision that a lot of visitors have been lucky to see. Although the picture is in the present, thoughts go back in history, where the sheep was the oldest animal on the farms, being decisive for human survival. The sheep gave skin, telle, meat, wool and milk. A piece of culture and wool tradition which in this high-tech community has almost been forgotten.
- Yes, there is a shepherd in Denmark.
Her name is Berit Kiilerich, she is schooled in England in sheep management. She has since 1988 worked as a shepherd on Ulfborg State Forest with responsibility for the sheep flock + all of the jobs involved in sheep husbandry. The job includes feeding especially when there is a lot of snow; sheep shearing, lambing, foot care, grazing, planning, water and minerals, distribution, lamb sorting, breeding work + registration, sheepdog demonstrations, showing sheep and dog tricks for visitors and guests and a lot more. Periodically shepherding is practised on loose sheep, which means the shepherd walks with the sheep flock when they graze over the wide-open heathland and meadowland. A dog or two controls the flock and the sheep are put in a safe place for the night.
The thought behind Lystbækgaard is to create a centre for wool, crafts and sheep using both local and international wool and sheep contacts. The inspiration comes from England, Scotland and New Zealand, where sheep are used in tourism. Lystbækgaard can develop into a Danish culture, give inspiration and become a visitor centre. The farm opened Easter 2000 with a big wool exhibition promoting the primitive Nordic landrace wool and it’s possibilities. The area is a mix of remote heathland, windblown juniper trees and forestland - silence, which can nearly scare modern visitors. The heathland was in former days important for farming people in the area, a sign for both poor and richness. Lystbækgaard is run by volunteers that have an interest in working on the place and in the wool workshops.
• Try carding, spinning, weaving, felting etc.
June the 10-11 2000 Lystbækgaard was hosted the 2nd Danish spelsheep-meeting. Enthusiastic sheepholders from the whole of Denmark met for inspiration and exchange of ideas and creative thoughts and experiences around this very special breed. The wool and it's endless possibilities were on display/show - 200 people visited the farm. There was blade shearing and the visitors could follow the raw wool from start to finish on many of the working stand displays. Out side was the pet lambs and wild spelsau, which were used in sheepdog demonstrations. Next year 2001, Lystbækgaard will prepare a similar spelsau-meeting.
Feel welcome on the farm. | 2019-04-25T12:53:18 | http://sheep-isle.dk/billeder/Lystbaekgaard/kiilerichuk.htm |
0.999957 | Q：Why not use the dot (“.”) in url rewrite?
I noticed that most PHP frameworks routes (all) does not use the written urls dot and the php-standalone-server also does not use dots (note that the php-standalone-server not need mod_rewrite, it usually works). This is a pattern, I avoid dots rewritten urls?
And access http://localhost:8000/test.php, it show response from ./test.php file. If I access http://localhost:8000/blog1 it show contents from blog1/index.html. This is because this is how the phpstand provides native support for rewrites URLs, but this is not the issue.
But If I access http://localhost:8000/blog, it show response from ./index.php.
Title: Why not use the dot (“.”) in url rewrite?
An example of php framework is CodeIgniter-3, is don't allow dots.
Understand this, I wonder if I should allow dots (".") in url-rewriting or not? Do not use dots is a "standard"?
To the server /project/test./ and /project/test/ are the same thing, but it is visible that are not.
The reason the URLs rewritten not use dots to prevent this or facilitate the canonicalization of URLs (URL normalization).
All URLs are delivered to the client (web-browser for example) as image test.jpg.
Normalization of URL (or URL canonicalization) is the process by which URLs are altered and standardized in a consistent manner. The objective of the standardization process is to turn a URL into a standard URL or canonical so you can determine whether two different URLs can be syntactically equivalent.
Search engines use standardization URL in order to attach importance to web pages and reduce indexing of duplicate pages. Crawlers perform normalization URL in order to avoid tracking the same resource more than once.
http://www.example.com/alice → http://www.example.com/alice/ (usually the server with Apache and Nginx already do redirection, if a real folder).
However, there is no way to know if a URL path component is a directory or not. RFC 3986 note that if the URL redirects to the previous URL example, then this is an indication that they are equivalent.
Then you ask me: I must then avoid the dots in my rewrites URLs?
$req = rtrim($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '/');//Remove / of the end of URL. | 2019-04-19T15:11:18 | http://codewa.com/question/40953.html |
0.998417 | What is the nature of the problem of incorporating newcomers into host country?
Without resolving this issue, this paper will attempt to move beyond the initial focus on the concrete constitutional system of a host country that is typically the primary source of content for civic education. The point of this paper is to argue that civic education should articulate precepts at a level broad enough to capture the values common to all or most countries that bear the marks of a politically evolved civilization. There is a more strategic motive here: Instead of an enlightened country first concentrating on articulating the mandated content of a civic education program it wants to inculcate in the minds and practices of new arrivals, it would raise its own content standards to a higher level of generality. Thus it might at least tentatively encompass the larger political commitments that the new arrivals already have — or should be expected to have as a condition of their staying in their new country after they have arrived — so that the process of civic education is not exclusively one of imposing precepts that might be peculiar to the new country of attachment. A virtue of this approach would then be, potentially, an assimilation not just of the newcomers but to them — all in an educational project to advance the unity and diversity of the social compact undergirding the Constitution.
In the course of the paper the following points are addressed (a) the basis for these observations about the importance of this external zone of constitutionalism and civilization from the viewpoint of the American constitutional founding; (b) the implications for a more advanced strategy for civic education which would focus not only on a country's own constitutional regime but on the broader theory of constitutionalism as the form of order that civilization takes; and (c) the possible consequences that this understanding of the architectonic relationship between the inside and the outside may have for constitutionally characterizing citizens and immigrants.
The director of the Institute/Academy is Professor Will Harris of the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Harris is also the Director of the Center for the Constitution, James Madison's Montpelier. Professor Harris writes and teaches in the field of constitutional studies and democratic theory. | 2019-04-21T18:59:50 | http://old.civnet.org/contenidos.php?id_secciones=OA==&ACTION=TW9zdHJhclVuQ29udGVuaWRv&id_contenido=MTky |
0.999995 | "The power of God was wonderfully displayed; scores of sinners fell under the preaching, like men slain in mighty battle; Christians shouted aloud for joy.".
"I have seen more than a hundred sinners fall like dead men under one powerful sermon, and I have seen and heard more than five hundred Christians all shouting aloud the high praises of God at once; and I will venture to assert that many happy thousands were awakened and converted to God at these camp meetings. Some sinners mocked, some of the old dry professors opposed, some of the old starched Presbyterian preachers preached against these exercises, but still the work went on and spread almost in every direction, gathering additional force, until our country seemed all coming home to God".
"Just in the midst of our controversies on the subject of the powerful exercises among the people under preaching, a new exercise broke out among us, called the jerks, which was overwhelming in its effects upon the bodies and minds of the people. No matter whether they were saints or sinners, they would be taken under a warm song or sermon and seized with a convulsive jerking all over, which they could not by any possibility avoid, and the more they resisted, the more they jerked. If they would not strive against it and pray in good earnest, the jerking would usually abate. I have seen more than five hundred persons jerking at one time in my large congregations. Most usually, persons taken with the jerks, to obtain relief, as they said, would rise up and dance. Some would run, but could not get away. Some would resist; on such the jerks were generally very severe.
"To see those proud young gentlemen and young ladies, dressed in their silks, jewelry, and prunella, from top to toe, take the jerks, would often excite my risibilities. The first jerk or so, you would see their fine bonnets, caps, and combs fly; and so sudden would be the jerking of the head that their long loose hair would crack almost as loud as a wagoner's whip".
"I always looked upon the jerks as a judgment sent from God, first, to bring sinners to repentance; and, secondly, to show professors that God would work with or without means, and that he could work over and above means, and do whatsoever seemeth to him good, to the glory of his grace and the salvation of the world.
"There is no doubt in my mind that with weak-minded, ignorant, and superstitious persons, there was a great deal of sympathetic feeling with many that claimed to be under the influence of this jerking exercise [i.e. mere human emotion]; and yet, with many, it was perfectly involuntary. It was, on all occasions, my practice to recommend fervent prayer as a remedy, and it almost universally proved an effective antidote".
"There were many other strange and wild exercises into which the subjects of this revival fell; such, for instance, as what was called the running, jumping, barking exercise. The Methodist preachers generally preached against this extravagant wildness. I did it uniformly in my little ministrations, and sometimes gave great offense; but I feared no consequences when I felt my awful responsibilities to God".
Cartwright recounts another camp meeting in 1809: "At the close of the meeting we had many seekers who had not obtained comfort. Twelve of them got into a two-horse wagon, and myself with them. We had to go about fifteen miles, but before we reached our home every one of them got powerfully converted, and we sung and shouted aloud along the road, to the very great astonishment of those who lived along the way".
In 1812 a slave owner, Sister S. was struggling in agony for a clean heart. Cartwright recounts: "She then and there covenanted with the Lord, if he would give her the blessing, she would give up her slaves and set them free. She said this covenant had hardly been made one moment, when God filled her soul with such an overwhelming sense of Divine love, that she did not really know whether she was in or out of the body. She rose from her knees, and proclaimed to listening hundreds that she had obtained the blessing.... She went through the vast crowd with holy shouts of joy, and exhorting all to taste and see that the Lord was gracious, and such a power attended her words that hundreds fell to the ground, and scores of souls were happily born into the kingdom of God that afternoon and during the night".
Peter Cartwright was a Methodist circuit rider. The following excerpts describing the events of the Cane Ridge Revival are taken from Autobiography of Peter Cartwright (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984). | 2019-04-24T12:52:51 | http://theoldtimegospel.com/master/master_549.html |
0.999986 | Image Description: This horse would have a condition score of 2.5 to 3.0.
Image Description: A horse that is in good condition with a score of 5.5 to 6.
Image Description: This horse is obviously fleshy with a condition score of 7.5. | 2019-04-19T16:18:40 | https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/1010e/?tpl=textonly |
0.999409 | I composed music for an upcoming Fringe Fest play that meditates upon the Suzan-Lori Parks/Gershwin Estate collaboration (the play is Leah Maddrie's "Chasing Heaven."), so I've been considering this Porgy and Bess revival since January. How can I begin to share the treasure-trove of inspiration Gershwin's piano music provides? He teased from an equally-tempered-tuned instrument (and he accurately notated) the "blue-note" sounds of inspired voices discovering hypnotizing rhythms and melodies.
The Gershwin/Heyward Porgy and Bess is a great script and score. What could be more broadway-worthy than to reinterpret its story in the wake of Top Dog/Underdog, Scarlet A, Girl 6 and other pieces by Suzan-Lori Parks?
The Porgy and Bess score notates the grandeur generated by powerful singers orchestrally accompanied. In order to reproduce that effect, it's best to follow the score. Hopefully in this version everyone will sing and play all the notes because they do work well together, as they do in the romantic score Sondheim notated for Sweeney Todd. | 2019-04-19T14:42:30 | http://michaeldouglas.blogspot.com/2011_08_28_archive.html |
0.999256 | Eric Boullier: Ha, do you want to apply for the job? We can make a special deal: you get a big bonus if you are able to change our situation with whatever hocus-pocus! If not – then sorry, no money. Is that a deal?
Q: Zak Brown said in an interview lately that the relationship between McLaren and Honda is approaching a fork in the road. How far could a parting of ways be?
EB: We have never been so close to that fork. The performance went backwards. We have the support from our executive committee to sort this out because we can't go on like this – going backwards. Like any professional organisation you sit down and say 'we have to speak about targets, speak about commitment' – and we can't miss targets constantly. That is where the fork on the road comes from.
EB: We can't discuss this. There are board meetings frequently – and this one is not all about F1. But for sure F1 is a board meeting matter: we've signed with Honda Motor Corporation.
Q: How much of a set-back is it for you not knowing when engine updates will be available? There was one planned for this weekend, only for it to be postponed... And does that affect car development?
EB: This is totally separate. Our own development programme is totally independent from the engine side. We were expecting an engine update for this weekend – and all the discussions we have now are the result of not having it.
Q: There is a belief that the McLaren chassis is very good - that you have done your homework. Is that adding to the disappointment?
EB: It's not about disappointment. It is about frustration. When you don't have results at a team like McLaren – and part of the journey I was hired for was to deliver a winning chassis – that is frustrating. But it was never only developing an excellent chassis but also developing the company and despite all the stories around us, the poor performance on track and so on, we have an excellent spirit in the team. As I just said it is not about disappointment, but all about frustration. There is a point now where we need to have the same commitment and efficiency from our partners.
Q: To make things better Honda hired Mario Illien – at least according to Red Bull, where he was employed before. What do you expect from his input?
EB: I can't comment on any of their management decisions. I am happy to hear any such rumours as it might help them to overcome their problems – but honestly this is a question for Honda to answer.
It's not about disappointment. It is about frustration. There is a point now where we need to have the same commitment and efficiency from our partners.
Q: Teams had to submit their visions regarding the power unit for 2021 onwards to the FIA at the end of May. What would be your vision?
EB: Very simple: a lot of power, a lot of noise, excellent drivability and a decent price.
Q: But is an independent engine manufacturer a topic for you?
Q: So you are in line with the two Red Bull teams?
EB: Well, that is a bit more complex than this: there are a lot of sides to be taken into considerations. What the manufacturers want; what a team like Red Bull Racing wants – and in some ways McLaren; what the fans want; and on top of that what Liberty Media wants to do.
Q: Is time running out, as some other teams have implied?
EB: No, I don't think so. Not running out. We aren't even mid-way through the season so there should be enough time. What Ross Brawn is doing is very positive: he has the knowledge, the experience and the wisdom to plot where F1 should go.
Q: Can we jump back to the track… what can you expect from this weekend?
EB: I am expecting to have a nice lobster! (Laughs) But seriously: the power deficit on this track hurts us – but still we can play with the set-up. It will not be as easy to make it into Q3 as it was in Monaco – but there are chances!
Q: Will the elusive first points of the year finally come your way?
EB: If we finish the race – why not?
Q: What would you stake on bagging a points finish? | 2019-04-22T02:59:22 | https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/interviews/2017/6/f1-mclaren-honda-cannot-go-on-like-this-boullier-fork-road.html |
0.999122 | The extract in bold above is from the first century biography of Jesus written by Luke, a physician, after considerable research. It seems likely that he interviewed Mary, mother of Jesus, at some time after his death and resurrection.
There are several interesting things which a quick reader might miss.
First, this incident occurred after the angel visited Mary in Nazareth in Galilee to tell her that she was to become pregnant through the power of the Most High. Mary had travelled into the hill country of Judea to see her relative – Elizabeth – who was also pregnant. In the interval it seems that Mary had composed and retained the song which is now recorded in bold italics above.
Second, what a song it is! She is overflowing with praise to the Lord God because she recognises her truly humble position in her world. “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For look and see, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” The LORD God was her Saviour.
Third, she is convinced that the mercy shown to her – to have within her the Son of the Most High, her Saviour – is not for her alone. “And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.” It’s for anybody.
As often happens in the Bible, the present tense, speaking of things actually achieved, is used to show the absolute certainty of what is promised. Mary is convinced about what the arm of the LORD God will achieve through her son.
But have you (especially those of us who are Christians in Jersey) noticed what is to be achieved by her son? The dispersion of the proud in their thinking. The bringing down of the mighty from their positions of power and authority. The exaltation of those who are of “humble estate”. (The Greek word so translated is tapeinous meaning “very near to the ground”.) The filling of the hungry with good things. The rich being sent away with nothing.
It’s only of very recent times that I’ve come to see not only that what Mary sang was true but also that it has been, is being and will be achieved - fully – by her son Jesus. Please write to me if you also see it – or write if you can’t and want to see.
Fifth and final, what about, “He has brought benefit to his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”? Back 2,000 years earlier in the history of Israel, the LORD God had promised Abraham, the grandfather of Israel, that he and his offspring would be blessed for ever and that the whole world would be blessed through Abraham’s offspring. Those were promises of the Most High.
When Mary sang her carefully composed song, the fulfillment of these promises had begun. Today their fulfillment is still in course of completion.
Mary remained with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned home – with her Saviour dwelling within, with God’s mercy now on earth. | 2019-04-23T06:21:31 | https://thetrinityinjersey.org/newsletter.htm?id=560 |
0.998754 | In summertime on Bredon. Housman, A. E. 1896. A Shropshire Lad In summertime on Bredon: Bredon 1 Hill: IN summertime on Bredon: The bells they sound so clear; Round both the shires they ring them: In steeples far and near, A happy noise to hear. 5: Here of a Sunday morning: My love and I would lie, In the poem" Bredon Hill"the author described life on and around Bredon Hill in the early 20th century.
He explains how he and his lover spend many of their Sunday mornings on Bredon Hill listening to the church bells ring through the valleys. Jordan Nelson Mr. Witherow DE English 12A, Literary Analysis Essay 22 April 2014 Male The Brand New Fuss About Bredon Hill By Ae Housman Analysis Essay, raisin in the sun essay on walter traits, webassign homework answers college algebra.
Bredon Hill A. The AntiLiberal Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, Part One of Two. I. Text of Bredon Hill, by AE Houseman, from A Shropshire Lad. The title for this essay should really be The 'Bredon Hill' is featured in 'A Shropshire Lad 'A Shropshire Lad' is a collection of sixty three poems, published in 1896. The collection was popular among young readers, as it portrayed pessimism and preoccupation with death.
Read this English Essay and over 88, 000 other research documents. Bredon Hill. In the poem Bredon Hill, the author described life on and around Bredon Hill The Housman Society was founded in 1973 and exists to promote knowledge and appreciation of the lives and Bredon hill by ae housman analysis essay of A. Poetry, In the poem" Bredon Hill"Literary Analysis Essay 22 April 2014 Male versus Female Manipulation: Power Point to support the analysis of essay your obeying page on parents the poem, 'Bredon Hill by A.
E. Housman. Bredon Hill Essays: Over 180, 000 Bredon Hill Essays, Bredon Hill Term Papers, Bredon Hill Research Paper, Book Reports. 184 990 ESSAYS, term and research papers available for UNLIMITED access Order plagiarism free custom written essay Analysis Of Amy Lowells Poem A by AE Housman.
Late afternoon on Bredon Hill. From" A Shropshire Lad" In summertime on Bredon The bells they sound so clear; Round both the shires they ring them In steeples far and near, A happy noise to hear.
Here of Look Again at Out, Out by Frost and at Bredon Hill by Housman Which Both Deal with the Theme of Death. with Close Reference to the Ways Each Poet Uses Language, Compare and Contrast What the Speakers in the Poems Say Out by Robert Frost: Analysis Essay Bredon hill is in Worcestershire, not Shropshire; it is just under 300m high and enjoys spectacular and extensive views of the surrounding countryside.
In several pieces of correspondence, cited by Burnett (p. 335) and others, Housman explains that the poem was written before the Shropshire setting of the collection had been conceived. | 2019-04-23T20:27:14 | http://virtuouswomanexposed.com/30181.html |
0.998998 | 1. Just barley cover the carrots with water in a large saucepan.
2. Place the pan over medium high heat and bring the water to a boil.
3. Reduce the heat and cook 10 minutes.
4. Add the broccoli and cauliflower to the carrots and simmer 8 minutes.
5. Whisk together the honey, mustard and dill weed until well combined.
6. Drain the vegetables well and place them in a serving bowl.
7. Pour the sauce over the vegetables and stir to cover them well. | 2019-04-22T21:54:00 | http://www.freequickrecipes.com/recipes/dijon-veggie-sauce.php |
0.998462 | There are players that divide opinion, and then there is Besart Berisha. But why does one of the Hyundai A-League's greatest goalscorers polarise opinion?
There are players that divide opinion, and then there is Albanian sharpshooter Besart Berisha. But why is one of the Hyundai A-League's greatest goalscorers so loathed by fans - except those of his own club?
Other players can go through their career and slip under the radar, not eliciting so much as a hint of derision from the crowd.
Berisha, on the other hand, wears his intense passion for life proudly on his sleeve and as a result he can't even take a touch without being howled down by opposition supporters.
One of the advantages of living a textured life, as Berisha has done, is the things that might knock others off their game are water off a duck's back for him.
But even he sometimes struggles to understand why so many have it in for him.
"Other people who criticise me and don't like me, I think they would like to have me on their team and work hard for them," Berisha said.
"For me, I don't like to listen so much to what people say.
"They must understand one thing about me - I work hard, every single day, every training session, 100 percent. I do what is good for more my club, my team, to win the games."
So far, that's worked an absolute treat for Berisha and Brisbane. First spotted by Rado Vidosic when he was playing for Arminia Bielefeld in Germany, the 27-year-old needed no adjustment period when he came to Australia.
He hit the ground running in his first season and 19 goals later was the competition's golden boot. And, after three in three games to start the new season, he's on course to retain that crown.
Having plied his trade with clubs like Burnley, Hamburg SV and the Albanian national team, Berisha feels part of his success at Brisbane stems from a feeling of belonging in Queensland.
"In Europe, it's about the business. Sometimes I feel that they forget what the real reason to play football is. Many clubs forget this. It's a shame, actually," Berisha said.
"I spoke a lot with Rado and Ange (Postecoglou) before I came. I told them it's not about the money anymore. It's not to play at the biggest clubs.
"I just wanted to come to a club that really looks after the players, their families, and has a good mentality. This club has brought me everything I could ever dream of."
He admits it feels like an honour to put the finishing touches on some of the moves cooked up by the two-time A-League champions. But it's not just his innate ability to hit the back of the net that makes him so valuable, as Berisha's work rate is often underrated.
That combination of scoring nous and work rate has made him the perfect player for a game plan he is quick to credit to former coach Postecoglou.
"He changed and brought something here in Brisbane and achieved something that is really special," Berisha said.
"Brisbane is thankful to have had him here, to have done such an amazing thing. We should never forget that. He was the one who really wanted to play like this."
Berisha was not always earmarked as a striker, though, with his defensive work rate seeing some junior coaches pencil him in for defence. But his father, Selim, insisted he be played as a striker.
"My father was right. Sometimes in the space of a season when I was a junior, I would score maybe 100 goals. There was one year, indoor and outdoor, I scored 103 goals. Every game, three, four, even seven goals. It was crazy," he said.
In the end, the man with the peroxide mohawk fused his ability to sniff out a goal from anywhere with his bottomless petrol tank. Berisha is now a forward who is simultaneously responsible and dangerous.
"Because the way we play, I'm not so much involved (all the time), I try to help (the team) as much as I can. I see a lot of strikers who really just stand and wait for the ball. I don't like that. I'm not that type," he said.
Growing up in a poor family, Berisha didn't watch as much football as other children and never had an out-and-out idol, although there were two players he definitely admired.
The first is Diego Forlan, the former Villareal, Inter Milan, Atletico and Manchester United striker, who is also notorious for pressing like a madman.
The second is Alessandro Del Piero, who he gets to play against on November 16.
"All my family loves him - especially my father, who is a big fan of Juventus," Berisha said. "He is a star, a legend."
But Del Piero's style of play is not the reason why Berisha looks up to him. They also have one particular trait in common.
"He is older but he is still hungry. For me, this is the difference between a good player and a bad player," he said.
"This is something special, and this is why I work so hard. I try to be like this. Nobody should hate that kind of player.
"But in football, it's very normal in the end that (other fans) don't love us. They support their own team, they don't want you to do well. This is normal."
Love him or hate him, you have to respect Besart Berisha. | 2019-04-23T08:22:15 | https://www.a-league.com.au/news/what-makes-berisha-tick |
0.999553 | Women are constantly asking themselves some version of the question, "Do I take care?" or "Do I take charge?" What feels like a dilemma between being a female and being a leader is fueled by gender stereotypes alive in organizations. Women who fight against the two different energy forces at play here - feminine energy (taking care) and masculine energy (taking charge) typically struggle to find their way in organizations and advance in their careers.
What if rather than experiencing this as a conflict, women (and their organizations) learned to see it as a dynamic tension, to tap into the full range of this energy continuum, and leverage it as an advantage?
As a woman who has been in multiple leadership roles, I know how to inspire, support, and challenge women to access the full energy continuum. I know how to help women become what every organization needs and every associate wants - a leader that knows how to take care and take charge. | 2019-04-18T18:49:51 | http://tllgroup.com/womens-leadership |
0.999999 | You are performing titrations on several unknown acids. From your efforts you generate several titration curves. If you were told the chemical structure of the putative acids, which acid would correspond to a titration curve with exactly two equivalence points?
Generally speaking, the equivalence point is the point on a titration curve in which the number of moles of acid is equal to the number of moles of base. In an acid with one proton, there is one equivalence point; however di- and triprotic acids have more than one acidic hydrogen atom. A titration curve with two equivalence points suggests that the acid has two hydrogen atoms. Of the above choices, sulfurous acid (H2SO3) would be the only suitable choice. | 2019-04-22T22:11:23 | http://datquestionoftheday.com/chemistry/equivalence-points/ |
0.999999 | [SOLVED] Is "Monday" a proper noun or a common noun?
But is Monday considered a proper noun or a common noun?
I agree with Pacerier. A Monday is just a day that falls in certain order on a sequence. You could think the abstract concept of Monday, whatever that might be, is unique but people don't think of Monday that way. It is just a day on a sequence of days. And there are many of those days. It seems to me that we capitalize Monday because that is the practice and it does not really fit the rule.
Welcome to EL&U. This is not a discussion forum, but a Q&A site, so to support an existing answer, you would use the voting buttons to the left of the post. For guidance on how to use this site, I encourage you to take the site tour and visit the help center for guidance.
Which nouns are considered proper names depends on language. For example, names of days and months are considered proper names in English, but not in Spanish, French, Swedish or Finnish, where they are not capitalized.
Monday is a unique entity (representing the second day of the week), whereas the corresponding common noun, day, represents any day of the week.
what I don't understand is how unique is Monday when there are so many Mondays around?
Monday is unique in context of the week, not in context of the history of the universe.
There are a lot of Johns and Ellens, too, and those are proper names.
[SOLVED] In English, are words like 'English,' 'Monday,' and 'January' considered common nouns or proper nouns?
[SOLVED] Capitalization: when does a phrase become a proper noun?
[SOLVED] Why are names considered proper nouns?
[SOLVED] Abstract noun as a proper name?
[SOLVED] Why isn't "ecliptic" a proper noun? | 2019-04-18T14:44:15 | https://tutel.me/c/english/questions/43595/is+quotmondayquot+a+proper+noun+or+a+common+noun |
0.999999 | The disappearance of Steller's sea cow from the Bering and Copper islands by 1768 has long been blamed on intensive hunting. But its disappearance took only 28 years from the time Steller first described the species, a remarkably short time for hunting alone to depopulate the islands, especially given the large populations initially reported. However, by 1750, hunters had also targeted nearby sea otter populations. Fewer otters would have allowed sea urchin populations on which the otters preyed to expand and the urchins' grazing pressure on kelp forests to increase. Sea cows were totally dependent on kelp for food, and within a decade of the onset of otter hunting Steller noted that the islands' sea cows appeared malnourished.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about kelp forests in the Bering and Copper islands between 1750 and 1768 ?
A) They were reduced significantly.
B) They disappeared entirely from the region.
C) They were the primary food source for sea otters.
D) They were harvested in record numbers by humans.
E) They increased pressure on sea urchin populations.
here the OA is A. Notice how E is tricky if you do not read very carefully. E is the other way around. The reverse.
But its disappearance took only 28 years from the time Steller first described the species, a remarkably short time for hunting alone to depopulate the islands, especially given the large populations initially reported.
''Fewer otters would have allowed sea urchin populations on which the otters preyed to expand and the urchins' grazing pressure on kelp forests to increase'' from this sentence we can infer that klep forest was reduce due to increase in urchins but not disappeared entirely doesn't supported by the passage.
hunters had also targeted nearby sea otter populations. Fewer otters means increase in urchin population. so clearly B is the answer. | 2019-04-22T08:29:43 | https://greprepclub.com/forum/the-disappearance-of-steller-s-sea-cow-from-the-bering-and-c-3332.html |
0.995913 | For more than two years, 13-year-old Christian Choate was missing from his small, poor Gary neighborhood, his local school, and the lives of his friends and distant relatives.
But it wasn't until Sunday night, when the Lake County, Ind., sheriff's office got a call from the boy's biological mother, that authorities knew he was gone, they said.
Christian's body was discovered Wednesday in a shallow grave, covered by concrete in the yard of a trailer park, Lake County Sheriff John Buncich said. An autopsy showed he suffered "blunt force trauma to his body with internal bleeding and a skull fracture," according to court records.
On Thursday, Buncich announced charges against the boy's father, Riley Lowell Choate, 39, in connection with the boy's death and burial.
But Buncich struggled to explain and understand why the boy was never reported missing to police and why no one noticed he was gone.
Had the police not gotten the tip that led to an investigation, Buncich said, Christian would still be buried, his death unknown.
"This is a human being that just disappeared off the face of this Earth," the sheriff said. "To be thrown away and buried like trash. No one should have that fate."
According to records, the sheriff's office received a call Sunday night from Christian's mother, saying her 17-year-old daughter in Kentucky relayed some concerning information about her son.
The girl told police she thought Christian was just sick that early spring day in 2009.
She noticed he wasn't breathing and ran to her stepmother, who told her to try to revive the boy.
The girl, then 15, tried to perform CPR but then realized her brother was dead, she told detectives.
The girl then allegedly watched her father and her stepmother wrap Christian in two plastic bags, place his body in a plastic tote and load him in the back of a van and drive off, court records show. Later, the girl's stepmother said they buried Christian and covered him in concrete so he couldn't get out, the girl told detectives.
And there Christian's body lay, wrapped in a blanket with a Bible on his chest, for two years, the sheriff said.
According to police, Christian's mother relinquished custody of the boy and his sister to their biological father in July 2005. She had not been in contact since then.
On Monday, police searched the yard in Colfax Mobile Home Park using cadaver dogs but found nothing.
On Tuesday, detectives questioned family members. They were eventually led to Choate, and police took him into custody Wednesday on a larceny warrant from Kentucky.
Choate told police he buried the boy in April 2009, Buncich said. And he willingly led detectives to the body, Buncich said.
Police broke through the concrete and found Christian's body under lime and dirt.
"If I had to do it over, I'd have just called (police)," Choate told police, authorities said. "But I was freaking out."
After the burial, Choate told inquiring friends and neighbors the boy ran away, Buncich said.
Christian "just fell through the cracks, unfortunately," Buncich said.
Choate was charged with removal of a body from a death scene and failure to report a dead body. Choate's wife is being held on a warrant out of Kentucky, authorities said. Police expect more charges, Buncich said.
Alyssa Nieto, who identified herself as Christian's 18-year-old half-sister, said she was devastated by her brother's death.
"I feel like ... there are no words really," she said.
The Indiana Department of Child Services is investigating, spokeswoman Ann Houseworth said. The agency did not have any open investigations involving the Choates at the time of Christian's death. | 2019-04-23T03:26:15 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-05-05-ct-met-boy-found-buried-0506-20110505-story.html |
0.998284 | QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) - Militant leaders are fleeing Mosul, a top US general in the coalition battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group said on Wednesday (Oct 19) as Iraqi forces closed in on the northern city.
Mosul was where ISIS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his "caliphate" two years ago but is now the group's last major stronghold in Iraq.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who announced the launch of a broad offensive to retake the city on Monday, visited the front line on Wednesday.
In the biggest Iraqi military operation in years, forces have retaken dozens of villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple assaults for Thursday.
"We are telling Daesh (ISIS) that their leaders are abandoning them. We've seen a movement out of Mosul," said Major General Gary Volesky, who heads the anti-ISIS coalition's land component.
He told reporters in a video briefing that the many foreigners among the 3,000 to 4,500 ISIS fighters would likely end up forming the core of the holdout militant force.
Volesky noted that the Iraqis would screen anyone leaving Mosul, and attempts by foreign fighters to blend in to an expected exodus of displaced people would be thwarted.
"It's difficult for them to blend into the local population based on the number of different types of foreign fighters that there are," he said.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians were still trapped in the city with dwindling supplies, many sheltering in basements as air strikes intensified on IS targets.
"We couldn't sleep last night because of the air strikes. The explosions were huge," said Abu Saif, a 47-year-old resident contacted by AFP.
"Many families are starting to run out of some basic food goods, there is no commercial activity in Mosul - the city is cut off from the world," he said.
East of Mosul, forces were poised for an assault on Qaraqosh, which lies about 15km away and was once Iraq's largest Christian town.
News of the move to recapture Qaraqosh sparked jubilation among Christians who had fled the town, with many dancing and singing in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil on Tuesday night.
Units from Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service, which has done the heavy lifting in most recent operations against ISIS, were poised to flush militants out of the town, officers said.
"We are surrounding Hamdaniya now," Lieutenant-General Riyadh Tawfiq, commander of Iraq's ground forces, told AFP at the main staging base of Qayyarah, referring to the district that includes Qaraqosh.
"There are some pockets (of resistance), some clashes, they send car bombs - but it will not help them," he said.
Qaraqosh was the largest of many Christian towns and villages seized by the militants who swept across the Nineveh plain east of Mosul in August 2014.
The mass exodus it sparked displaced a large proportion of Iraq's already dwindling Christian minority, sending most into the neighbouring Kurdish region.
Qaraqosh was home to around 50,000 people in 2014 and has at least seven churches, making it a key hub for the more than 300,000 Christians still in Iraq.
Kurdish peshmerga forces prepared to attack IS positions on several fronts north of Mosul while federal forces worked their way up the Tigris Valley.
The "caliphate" Baghdadi proclaimed in Mosul's Great Mosque in June 2014 once covered more than a third of Iraq and parts of Syria.
But it has been shrinking steadily for more than a year and retaking Mosul would be a major setback for ISIS, all but ending its experiment in statehood.
"ISIS simply has too many enemies with the world arrayed against it," said Aymenn al-Tamimi, an expert in Islamic militancy at the Middle East Forum.
Tens of thousands of personnel are involved in the operation to retake Mosul, far outnumbering ISIS fighters.
World leaders and military commanders warned that - despite signs that early progress in the Mosul offensive was faster than predicted - the battle could be long and difficult.
"Mosul will be a difficult fight. There will be advances and there will be setbacks," Obama said on Tuesday.
After clearing towns and villages on the outskirts of Mosul with air support from the US-led coalition, Iraqi forces are expected to besiege the city before entering it.
Iraqi forces may allow fleeing ISIS fighters an exit to the west in a bid to minimise human and material losses.
But the chief of Russia's general staff, Valery Gerasimov, argued it was "necessary not to drive terrorists from one country to the other but to destroy them on the spot".
Russia, he said, was focusing on "possible attempts by fighters to break out of Mosul" and "freely leave the city in the direction of Syria".
Many civilians have been able to flee the wider Mosul region to safer areas, with some desperate enough to seek refuge over the border in war-torn Syria.
"Thousands of desperate Iraqis are fleeing to a filthy and overcrowded Syrian refugee camp in an effort to escape the Mosul offensive," Save The Children aid group said.
It said about 5,000 of them had reached the Al-Hol camp inside Syria near the Iraqi border in the past 10 days. | 2019-04-20T19:31:55 | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/isis-leaders-abandon-mosul-as-iraq-forces-close-in |
0.999999 | It was chanteuse Britney Spears who once sang, "My loneliness is killing me" — and, as is so often the case with warrior poets, her words held a certain truth. A new study out of the UK suggests that isolation and loneliness might be as important to cause of death as other common contributors like smoking and that those who live socially isolated are much more likely to die prematurely than those who live with a social support system.
Says epidemiologist at University College London and the study's author Andrew Steptoe, "[People] are dying of the usual causes, but isolation has a strong influence."
According to Steptoe's research that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, social isolation led to the early deaths of 6,500 British men and women over a seven-year period and that was after factoring out other mental and physical health conditions.
While the UK study did its best to separate social isolation from loneliness (since the latter is much more subjective), the two are inexorably linked. A 2012 study of retired Americans found that loneliness was a contributing factor in several illnesses like high blood pressure and — of course — heart troubles.
Steptoe remarks "Unfortunately in our study, we can't tell which comes first. We did know that lonely people did have more illnesses."
Regardless of which comes first, what remains clear is the need for better support for the elderly and people who live alone. Over 25% of US residents live in single person households and the number of Americans who said that they had no one to talk to about important things jumped from 10% in 1985 to to 25% in 2004.
But what is it about being socially isolated that leads people to march a little quicker to that end of the road? John Cacioppo, director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, speculates that the lack of social contact might encourage unhealthy lifestyle habits like smoking, staying sedentary and eating poorly.
"Whether or not loneliness predicts mortality in the UK," Cacioppo tells the LA Times. "It most certainly does predict lower well-being, increased depressive symptomatology, and decreased cognitive functioning in older adults in the UK as well as in the U.S."
TL;DR? Call and check in on your grandma. | 2019-04-23T13:51:38 | https://jezebel.com/social-isolation-might-be-a-factor-in-your-untimely-dea-5992412 |
0.999356 | Life Skills Assessment: Would extract a skill assessment from over 200 questions pertaining to sixteen categories: Money Management: Food Management, Personal Hygiene, Health, Housekeeping, Transportation, Education, Job Seeking Skills, Housing, Leisure Activities, Legal Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Community Resources, Emergency Safety, Job Maintenance Skills, Religion.
Community Based Assessment: IRI will secure contracts with area businesses that will allow a participant to work in a wide variety of businesses to assess the skills and interests of the participant and gauge whether or not further training or job pursuit in that field is warranted.
Extended Assessment: Provided when, (because of the severity of the disability), the Rehabilitation counselor finds there is insufficient data to determine whether the individual can benefit from vocational rehabilitation services to determine employment outcome.
Work Skills Assessment: Utilized for individuals that have a general idea of specific vocational goals but unclear if they can meet the demands of the job.
Work Adjustment: Enables the individual to acquire job readiness skills while performing in an actual work setting.
Job Coaching: Other than supported employment: Refers to the training of an employee by IRI staff using structured intervention techniques to help the employee learn to perform job task to the employees specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as a worker at the job site and in related community contacts.
Supported Employment.: Enables the client with the most significant disabilities to enter or retain competitive employment in an integrated setting. Clients eligible for this program will need intensive job site training/job coaching and will need ongoing support services in order to perform their work after job placement and case closure.
Direct Placement: Ongoing support services are not necessary but may require follow up services. Individual is placed in a competitive employment situation.
Are you eligible?: Eligibility is based on three factors. You have a physical or mental condition that interferes with your ability to get or keep a job; you can benefit from services in terms of an employment outcome; and you need vocational services to get or keep a job.
When can I apply: Although there are no specific age limits, DRS services are usually not considered until the applicant is a sophomore or junior in high school or approaching working age. | 2019-04-21T22:35:47 | http://iriwv.com/wp/?page_id=931 |
0.999999 | Question: For baby cow milk is better or lactogen??
Answer: Hello dear. Lactogen is always better. It's good for your baby. It's the food based on cow's milk or soya protein, given as a substitute for breast milk. Babies can't digest cow's milk as completely or easily as breast milk or formula. Cow's milk contains high concentrations of protein and minerals, which can tax your baby's immature kidneys. Cow's milk doesn't have the right amounts of iron, vitamin C, and other nutrients for infants. Cows milk has to be given only after 1 year, and only after diluting. Take care.
Question: Which milk is good for baby cow milk or lactogen?
Answer: Hello dear. Lactogen would be good for a 6th month old baby. Babies can't digest cow's milk as completely or easily as breast milk or formula. Cow's milk contains high concentrations of protein and minerals, which can tax your baby's immature kidneys. Cow's milk doesn't have the right amounts of iron, vitamin C, and other nutrients for infants. Cows milk has to be given only after 1 year, and only after diluting. Take care. | 2019-04-22T22:55:03 | https://healofy.com/en/qa/for-baby-cow-milk-is-better-or-lactogen-6716092409446400 |
0.99382 | Hello I have two questions about timing diagram but I have no idea how to do them, and the due date is like 2 days away. Please help me. Thank you.
1) The circuit shown here needs to have its timing checked for specific input sequences on A, B and C.
Complete the timing diagram shown for this circuit. All gates have 1 unit delay.
I know the due date has already passed, but I'll give you some advice anyway.
The best way to determine the entire output signal for a circuit is to split it up in chunks where the inputs change.
For each of these inputs, look at the circuit and find what f should be. For the first line, the output of the OR gate is 1, the output of the AND gate is 0, and then the output of the NAND gate is 1. So, f = 1.
Let's say those dotted lines are 10 ns and the gate delay is 10 ns. Since the inputs propagate through 2 gates to get to f, the total gate delay is 20 ns. That means you draw the f value you calculated 2 dotted lines after the inputs change. The actual answer is likely different since I pulled random values out of the air. | 2019-04-25T03:53:45 | https://www.daniweb.com/programming/computer-science/threads/447621/timing-diagram-help-please |
0.998406 | Is Miley Cyrus about to be burned in effigy?
A 40-foot version of the twerking 20-year-old is a favorite to go up in flames at the annual bonfire celebrations in Edenbridge, Kent, this Saturday night.
British Bookies say the badly behaved pop star faces stiff competition from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
If chosen, the "Wrecking Ball" warbler would follow hot on the heels of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and soccer stars Mario Balotelli and Wayne Rooney.
Each has had his likenesses doused in gasoline and set on fire in recent years — and Cyrus is currently the 6-1 favorite to be this year's star.
Bonfire bosses will unveil their selected effigy, which they have spent weeks working on in secret, early Wednesday morning.
William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly told the Kent & Sussex Courier that Cyrus was considered " for causing fireworks at the VMAs."
"It is because of this we think that she could be set to emulate the likes of Jordan and Cherie Blair as ladies who have gone up in flames in Edenbridge," he added.
Bonfire Night in Britain falls on Nov. 5 to celebrate the arrest of Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder in 1605. | 2019-04-20T14:45:23 | https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/miley-cyrus-favored-burn-british-bonfire-article-1.1498840 |
0.999182 | The room is in a top floor flat with the floor level with the eaves of the roof, this is quite handy as there is a void behind most of the wall where I am looking to hide the cables.
Power socket on external facing wall to the far right.
To the left of this a small bay window where most of my equipment sits on a stand. My intention is to put a wall plate under the window and run all the AV wiring from here.
To the left of the windows is the wall where the TV is hanging.
I have considered three options for getting power to the TV.
1) Run a spur from the existing mains socket, I imagine this to mean simply threading mains cable round the voids around the window and pulling it up to a hole behind the TV where I'll put a box etc.
2) Dopping a spur from the ring in the loft down to the TV. (The existing sockets are from the loft ring) I'm not sure I will be able to feed the cable down like this though due to there being a big girder in the area.
3) Adding an IEC Inlet to the wall plate I intend putting under the window, connecting this to a mains grade cable and wiring it up to an IEC outlet on the AV faceplate (Probably Steel) behind the TV. This would then be powered by a kettle lead from the existing powerstrip to the wall and an IEC extension from the wall to the TV.
Do these options sound within regulations?
I'm hoping to do this as a DIY job as finances are very limited at the moment, if I am advised to get an electrician I'll need to hold off for a while.
what do you mean by wall plate? in building terms it has a very different meaning to the context that you are currently using.
Sorry Chris, I meant an AV Wall Plate.
Something like the following where I have specced up a plate that would suit my requirements for the wall under the window.
Haven't decided to order this yet, still working on the plan and I might order it as just a blank cutout then source the couplers here in the UK.
I intend to put Speaker Binding posts in the holes on the left hand side but the ones that site supply are not properly insulated for use on a metal wall plate, If I can't find suitable ones I'll leave the speaker posts off (They must exist as there are metal speaker plates for sale in the UK).
For completeness here is the Wall plate that would go behind the TV for option 3.
This one would use a UK Standard 2 gang Backbox while the other needs a 4 Gang US style one.
P.S. I'm in Scotland so Part P doesn't apply and I am struggling to find an equivalent guide to what can be done here as DIY. | 2019-04-20T09:07:34 | https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/forums/power-to-wall-mounted-tv-t26645.html |
0.999989 | The boys and girls are learning how to write sentences that show the character's emotion rather than just telling it. For example instead of, "I was happy that I won." the sentence should be, "I jumped up into the air and pumped my fist to celebrate my victory."
The pictures show some of the phrases we brainstormed.
We learned about adjectives and during Daily 5, we made a list of the adjectives and the nouns they describe as we read. | 2019-04-19T00:36:31 | http://mrspoach.weebly.com/notes-from-class/archives/01-2013 |
0.999995 | How to make coconut milk sticky rice with mangoes give us a great way to enjoy sticky rice. Also, coconut milk sticky rice with mangoes is a Thai dish attracting many people who love sticky rice. So, if we love eating sticky rice, we should try this dish with the simple recipe in the article.
Soak glutinous rice in fresh water in 6 -8 hours. Then, wash it carefully and let it a bit dry. Next, steam it in 20 minutes.
Process the coconut milk. Heat up a pan, and then pour coconut milk, and add white sugar into the pan. Stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves completely and cook 1 more minute. Turn off the gas stove. Pour a part of the processed coconut milk into the sticky rice. Also, peel mangoes and cut them into medium pieces.
Take the sticky rice into a plate and squeeze it. Then place mango pieces around the sticky rice to decorate. Sprinkle roasted white sesame. When enjoying it, pour the rest of the coconut milk onto the sticky rice and enjoy. | 2019-04-21T06:51:17 | https://allasiarecipes.com/recipe/coconut-milk-sticky-rice-mangoes/ |
0.998441 | A pregnant woman from Colorado was going through Denver International Airport on her way to Phoenix, Arizona for a baby shower. She'd flown many places with her insulin and syringes, but said she had never had a problem going through airport security checkpoints because she followed proper protocol for medications.
This time, however, she was stopped by TSA, and not only were her ice packs for the insulin taken, but her insulin was as well.
Her ice packs were seized because apparently they needed to be totally frozen and hers weren't. But even more alarming, the TSA agents confiscated her insulin, saying that it was an explosives risk.
TSA protocol requires a person traveling with insulin or other medication to declare it at the security checkpoint and present a proper doctor's note and prescription labels; the pregnant woman (who wished to be anonymous) did all of this. But the TSA did not follow through on its side of the bargain -- doing additional screening on any liquid over 3.4 ounces. Instead, they simply seized it.
I've been on a flight before where a man didn't take his insulin, and guess what happened: He collapsed on the floor in the middle of the flight, and the flight attendants had to rush the emergency medical kit out and call ahead to where we were going to be landing for an ambulance. Not having insulin is kind of a big deal.
Let's not forget that when you're pregnant, any risks to your own body, especially things of this magnitude, can directly affect or put your baby at risk as well. It's scary 1) that the TSA doesn't know its own policy, which -- as listed on their website -- allows properly-labeled insulin and insulin tools of many types through, and 2) that this mistake could result in risking someone's life.
Fortunately, the pregnant woman got half a vial of insulin through security (it was at the bottom of her lunch box, which they didn't thoroughly search, go figure) and made arrangements to get more insulin on the other end ... but really? She should not have needed to do so.
For its part, the TSA apologized to the woman but is questioning her story, saying it believes that there was a misunderstanding and that, in fact, no one took her insulin after all. That's not exactly reassuring, is it?
But more important, at what point does this insanity stop? When the TSA isn't confiscating adult diapers, breast milk, cloth menstrual pads, it's doing excessive pat-downs on babies and, meanwhile, allowing stun guns and giant hunting knives on the plane. Is it any wonder I never want to fly ever again?
The woman and her husband have filed a formal complaint against the TSA. Here's hoping she'll get some sort of compensation for her trouble.
What do you think of TSA taking the pregnant woman's properly labeled medication? Have you flown with medication before? | 2019-04-21T22:42:36 | http://thestir.cafemom.com/parenting_news/124194/TSA_Risks_Pregnant_Womans_Life |
0.998139 | Popcorn Mania : New funny cooking game. It's movie night and the crowd are hungry for popcorn! Your task is to serve them quickly before the movie starts! Open the door of the popcorn machine and drag n drop the corn into the maker, and then press the ON button. Drag and drop the box on to the table. Move the mouse into the maker. Click and hold the mouse then release on the box. Give the sauce according to the buyers order by clicking and hold on the correct color then drop it on to the box. Drag and drop the completed order to the customer. You can throw the box into the trash bin if it is the wrong order. Pay attention to the time bar - if it is running out it is game over. | 2019-04-23T06:24:45 | http://www.gamemunchies.com/girl/1374/play-popcorn-mania.html |
0.999994 | STEEPER OR FLATTER? LAST WEEK, the slope of the yield curve, which represents the sum of the market's expectations of future short-term rates, continued to flatten.
Investors drove up short-term yields after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan reiterated his intention to keep raising interest rates and vowed to "respond promptly and flexibly" if inflation flares up more than expected.
How much flatter the yield curve becomes -- that is, how much faster short-term rates will rise relative to longer-bond yield, as typically happens when monetary policy is tightened -- depends on the pace of Fed rate hikes.
Some strategists say it could be too soon to declare more dramatic flattening in the yield curve. "When it is absolutely clear that the Fed is going to tighten a lot more this year, the curve will accelerate" to a flatter slope, says Peter McTeague, interest-rate strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.
The futures market has priced in a quarter-point rate hike at each of the remaining four policy meetings this year, which will lift the federal-funds rate target to 2¼%.
"If economic data continue to moderate and the Fed will raise rates at a slower than measured pace, the curve will retrace" to a steeper slope, he says.
McTeague says "the real battle" is to see whether a slowdown in economic growth at the tail end of the second quarter spilled over into the third quarter. In addition, a "dramatic" curve steepening is "possible," he adds, if a "sustained softening" in the economy emerges or hints that the Fed will skip tightening policy at a meeting or two.
When the curve steepens, the most advantageous maturity range is the short-intermediate sector -- about two-to-five years. The five-year Treasury, which has become the critical part of the yield curve because it is the maturity to which borrowers are sensitive, has had "wonderful performance over the course of the past six weeks" as its yield tumbled over that span, says McTeague.
But the five-year note has been caught in the debate about some of the fundamentals about the course of the economy, he adds. One thing that isn't up for debate, however, is the Fed's policy-setting Open Market Committee meeting on Aug. 10.
As Greenspan delivered an upbeat assessment on the economy on Tuesday, fed-funds futures market reflected a certainty that the Fed would nudge interest rates up by 25 basis points, to 1½%.
Greenspan dismissed recent signs of an economic slowdown, saying the recent "softness in consumer spending...should prove short-lived." He also described the economic expansion as "self-sustaining" and "more broad-based." Moreover, the Fed predicted that economic growth will reach between 4.50% and 4.75% through the fourth quarter of this year.
Greenspan's rosy outlook capped a five-week rally in the Treasury market. Since the rates peaked on June 14, the yields on the five-year and 10-year notes have dipped by 50 basis points, while the yield on the two-year note and 30-year Treasury bond by about 38 basis points.
Some traders say the curve could experience its last bit of flattening when the U.S. Treasury auctions $25 billion of two-year notes on Wednesday.
But any significant curve-flattening from then on will be determined by the economic data, adds McTeague. "It's a horrible time to be making bets on the market because there isn't a lot of clarity to things," he adds.
For the week, the yield on the two-year note rose 15 basis points, as did the yield on the five-year note, to 3.69%. On the long end, yield increases were smaller, resulting in the flatter curve. The benchmark 10-year note backed up eight basis points to 4.43%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond closed at 5.17%, up six basis points.
Michael Shaoul, chief executive at Oscar Gruss & Son, says that unlike 1994, when the Fed's rate increases set off a bond-market bloodbath, "Greenspan wants a happy ending, and this means slow moves in the yield curve."
Two years ago, creditors were calling the shots, demanding many U.S. companies focus on repairing overleveraged balance sheets.
As Corporate America responded, enabled by super-low interest rates, bondholders were rewarded handsomely by these companies' strengthening financial flexibility and improving credit quality.
That's all changing. Flush with cash, companies are increasingly turning their attention to shareholders, buying back shares and paying special dividends. And those moves could hurt companies' credit standing.
"The baton is firmly being passed to equity holders, which commences the beginning of the end for the golden age" of credit-sensitive securities, says Greg Peters, head of U.S. credit strategy at Morgan Stanley. "This makes it more difficult for credit to rally, and at a minimum, it constrains enthusiasm."
In the medium-to-longer term, Peters says it will be "challenging to see spreads unilaterally tighten."
Indeed, companies have "abnormally high levels of cash," but "the unlocking of shareholder value will sow the seeds of balance-sheet ruin," warns Peters.
Bondholders in Citizens Communications, which provides wireline telephone service in rural areas, got a whiff of this recently. In mid-July, the company said it would use cash flow to pay a one-time special dividend of $2 a share and an annual dividend of $1 per share.
Following the announcement, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings downgraded Citizens' bonds to junk status. Moody's cut Citizens' senior unsecured debt three notches to Ba3 from Baa3, with its outlook negative. The rating agency is concerned about Citizens' high debt relative to free cash flow and low coverage of fixed charges after the planned dividends.
The company's situation is "exacerbated by modestly eroding business fundamentals and expectations of a heightened competitive environment in future periods," Moody's added.
Standard & Poor's, meanwhile, last week slashed Citizens' corporate credit rating by two notches to double-B-plus (a notch under investment grade) from a rating of triple-B. The outlook is negative.
"The downgrade is based on the concern that Citizens' initiation of a substantial dividend, indicating a distinct shift toward a more shareholder-oriented financial policy, will limit further deleveraging and reduce the company's financial flexibility," S&P analyst Eric Geil said in a press release.
Citizens' 9¼% notes due 2011 widened 90 basis points on the initial downgrades by Moody's and Fitch, to 338 basis points over comparable Treasuries. They since have eased to about 325 basis points.
Nevertheless, the ratings action and spread widening send a stern signal to companies that "the credit side has a zero-tolerance policy for blatant balance-sheet destruction," says Peters.
All told, Peters said bondholders should be most concerned about companies that have seen their bonds trade extremely well but their stock prices lag.
He concludes that it is logical to assign a higher probability of shareholder-friendly actions such as dividend increases or share repurchases for companies that are holding excess cash and are already being rewarded in the bond market.
Morgan Stanley screened the top 100 investment-grade nonfinancial companies by debt outstanding for names that have high cash relative to debt -- and lagging equity returns this year. Names that appeared on the list include Hewlett-Packard , Pfizer , Bristol-Myers Squibb , Eli Lilly , SBC Communications , BellSouth , Clear Channel , Liberty Media , Comcast and Cox Communications . | 2019-04-25T14:16:47 | https://www.barrons.com/articles/SB109062332053772660 |
0.999996 | Disclaimer: Products reviewed below were provided complimentary by Ely Products. All opinions expressed below are wholly mine and not indicative of the opinions or positions held by Ely Products.
Made from ingredients sourced from Ontario farmers, Fudi offers a healthy alternative to frozen dinners. Using an all-natural, preservative-free sous-vide cooking process, Fudi maximizes flavour while maintaining the nutrition of their ingredients. Each entree comes with pouches of kale, pearl barley and a quarter chicken (de-boned) seasoned with one of the Fudi spice mixes. To prepare, the pouches are reheated in boiling water for 15-17 minutes. There are 5 Fudi entrees available and 6 spice mixes, which may be purchased online through their website or in store at Whole Foods and select Foodland locations.
Fudi is currently running a contest on their Facebook page, featuring photos of their product taken by bloggers, including my photo of their Santa Fe Chicken. Find out more about their products and vote for your favourite photo here!
I have a soft spot for frozen dinners. Often I’ll grab one for lunch at work for the convenience and knowing the calorie count if I’m trying trim the waistline. While healthier options have emerged, frozen dinners generally still have low protein content and high grain. Preparing one of the Fudi entrees may be slightly more work than throwing it in the microwave, I found the ingredients healthy (often more so than my home cooked meals), and the portion size filling. While testing out Fudi, I ate way more kale, whole grains and lean white meat than I would have on my own.
When reheating the bags in boiling water, they kind of float, which sometimes meant uneven re-heating. I followed the preparation instructions to the tee and I’m not sure what could be done to fix this. Is a rolling boil needed for the entire reheating time?
After reheating, the bags are super hot to handle, larger print of this warning would be helpful.
The kale is unseasoned and needs to be seasoned after, maybe a small seasoning packet for the kale could be included?
TL;DR: Full of high quality and healthy ingredients, Fudi offers a quick, convenient and unique frozen meal solution that doesn’t involve the microwave. | 2019-04-22T22:00:30 | http://xiaoeats.com/2016/01/fudi-gourmet-meals-review/ |
0.999999 | The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in human history. At its peak, the Empire encompassed modern-day Britain, France, Spain, half of Germany, northern Africa, Asia Minor, and the entire Mediterranean region. The Western Roman Empire lasted nearly 600 years, and the Eastern Roman Empire lingered on for another 1000 years as the "Byzantine" Empire.
Because of their immense historical significance, Roman Empire coins are in great demand. But thanks to the Empire's massive size and lengthy lifespan, the coins of the Romans remain readily available and affordable. Bronze Roman coins can be purchased for less than $10, and a decent silver denarius can run you as little as $40. (Gold coins, unfortunately, go for a minimum of 4 figures).
But where can you buy authentic Roman coins? In this article, I'm going to walk you through a few of the possibilities.
eBay is the world's largest marketplace for coins - more coins are bought and sold on eBay every day than on any other website. The main upside to eBay is the selection - as the site's offerings are listed by individual sellers, you can find an extremely wide variety of coins on any given day.
That wide selection includes Roman coins. eBay offers three categories of Roman coins - Roman imperials, Roman provincials, and Roman republic issues. "Roman imperials" technically refers to coins of the Roman Empire produced within the Empire's heartland, Italy. But for all intents and purposes that categorization is meaningless on eBay, as most sellers of ancient coins are unaware of where their coins were minted.
Roman provincials are Roman Empire coins that were struck outside of Italy - in this category, you can expect to find a lot of eastern Roman coins. Roman provincials often sell for less than their "imperial" counterparts, as the demand is somewhat lesser.
Finally, Roman republic issues are coins produced under the Roman Republic, which was the predecessor of the Empire. The Roman Republic was founded in the 6th century B.C. and lasted 500 years, until Emperor Augustus abolished it in the late 1st century B.C. There were many fewer Roman coins produced under the Republic, so these coins are accordingly much more expensive than the later imperial coins.
The main downside to buying ancient coins on eBay is the lack of seller standards - anyone with an internet connection can sell coins, and nothing stops many of those sellers from listing counterfeit coins. Many ancient coin experts estimate that more than 1/3rd of all ancient coins on eBay are counterfeit - if you are not an experienced collector, it can be difficult to tell what is a counterfeit and what is authentic. This problem is only magnified for more valuable coins.
VCoins, another online numismatic marketplace, serves as a more trustworthy alternative to eBay. Unlike on eBay, every seller on VCoins has to go through a special approval process in order to sell on the website. The VCoins staff holds all of the sellers to a strict code of ethics, which includes an agreement to not knowingly sell any counterfeit coins.
The average VCoins seller is much more knowledgeable about ancient coins - you can expect to find a higher-end selection than on eBay. VCoins offers some truly exceptional coins, but as you might guess, the downside is the price. Most coins on the website are fairly expensive - buyers are paying not only for quality, but also for the level of assurance that comes with the VCoins seller standards.
For experienced collectors of ancients, VCoins is a godsend. But for beginning collectors, the website can be a little bit intimidating and overwhelming.
So what should you do if you're looking to buy your first Roman coin? Risk buying a counterfeit on eBay, or drop big money on a VCoins listing? Here at Silver Dollar Co, we'd like to offer a third alternative. Our brand-new ancient Roman coins section has a wide selection of affordable bronze and silver coins. Unlike eBay, all of our coins are covered under a lifetime authenticity guarantee. And our selection of Roman bronze coins starts as low as $9 (with free shipping) which means that we have something to fit every budget. | 2019-04-22T15:56:57 | https://www.silverdollarco.net/blogs/the-silver-dollar-scoop/13616225-where-to-find-ancient-roman-coins |
0.99998 | "... This paper describes a technique for building compact models of the shape and appearance of flexible objects (such as organs) seen in 2-D images. The models are derived from the statistics of sets of labelled images of examples of the objects. Each model ..."
"... we propose a fully automatic system for cardiac view classification of echocardiogram. Given an echo study video sequence, the system outputs a view label among the pre-defined standard views. The system is built based on a machine learning approach that extracts knowledge from an annotated database ..."
"... Abstract. In this work we propose a hierarchical state-based model for representing an echocardiogram video using objects present and their dynamic behavior. The modeling is done on the basis of the different types of views like short axis view, long axis view, apical view, etc. For view classificat ..."
"... Indexing echocardiogram videos at different levels of structure is essential for providing efficient access to their content for browsing and retrieval purposes. We present a novel approach for the automatic identification of the views of the heart from the content of the echocardiogram videos. In t ..."
"... In this work we propose a new approach for modeling and management of echocardiogram video data. We introduce a hierarchical state-based model for representing an echo video using objects present and their dynamic behaviors. At first the echo video is segmented based on ‘view’, which describes the p ..."
"... Abstract — In this paper we present a method of automatic disease recognition by using statistical spatio-temporal disease models in cardiac echo videos. Starting from echo videos of known viewpoints as training data, we form a statistical model of shape and motion information within a cardiac cycle ..."
"... In this paper, we present a system for the temporal segmentation, summarization, and browsing of the Echocardiogram videos. Echocardiogram videos are video sequences produced by the ultrasound scanning of the heart, and are one of the main modalities of imaging the heart structure. Our approach comb ..."
"... In this paper, we present a system for the temporal segmentation, summm4zation, and browsing of the Echocardiogram videos. Echocardiogram videos are video sequences produced by the ultrasound scanning of the heart, and are one of the main modalities of imaging the heart structure. Our approach combi ..."
"... In an 2D echocardiogram exam, an ultrasound probe samples the heart with 2D slices. Changing the orientation and position on the probe changes the slice viewpoint, altering the cardiac anatomy being imaged. The determination of the probe viewpoint forms an essential step in automatic cardiac echo im ..." | 2019-04-24T09:54:45 | https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/search?q=Modeling+the+Activity+Pattern+of+the+Constellation+of+Cardiac+Chambers+in+Echocardiogram+Videos |
0.99999 | 1 Heat a dry pan over a high heat; Stir-fry 2t cumin seeds over a low heat till fragrant; Turn off the heat; Grind 2 Add seasonings and the cumin seeds; Grind to be chaat masala.
125g leeks, 150g , 1 stalk of spring onion, 2 green , 2 onions, 6 cups of , 3T pulp, 185ml , 13g ginger, some savory.
(1) 300g all-purpose flour, 80g rice flour, 1T semolina, 1t baking powder, 2t curry powder, 1 egg, 300ml water.
(2) 1t sugar, 1t minced fennel, 1t salt.
(3) 3T sugar, 3/4t salt, 1/2t chili powder.
1. Rinse and mince leeks.
2. Rinse and chop cauliflower coarsely.
3. Rinse and chop spring onion finely.
4. Rinse, seed and slice green chili peppers.
5. Peel, rinse and slice onions.
6. Add seasoning (1) to a stainless steel bowl and mix into a thick batter with a wooden spoon; Add seasoning (2), minced leeks, chopped cauliflower, chopped spring onion and sliced onions; Mix well until well blended.
7. Peel, rinse and mince ginger.
8. Add 6 cups of oil to a pan; Bring to the boil over a medium heat; Turn to a low heat.
9. Place 2T batter into the oil; Deep-fry over a low heat for 4 minutes till all sides have been golden brown; Deep-fry over a high heat for 10 seconds; Remove and drain (repeat this step till all the batter is used up).
10. Turn off the heat; Arrange the vegetable fritters on a serving plate.
11. Add 3T tamarind and 185ml water to a bowl and mashed; Strain to obtain juice; Add the ginger and seasoning (3) to the juice; Mix well to be the dipping sauce.
12. Garnish with some savory; Serve with the dipping sauce on the side. | 2019-04-19T20:24:40 | http://www.cooking-india.com/indian-recipe/en/salad_and_appetizers/vegetable_fritters.html |
0.999231 | Can you guess which national park was most popular?
The National Park Service (NPS) saw 318.2 million recreation visits in 2018, according to an announcement released yesterday. This is the third highest number of annual visits on record since 1904 (when the NPS started tracking visitation numbers), though it is about 12.67 million visits fewer than 2017. The announcement also showed that visitors spent nearly 1.5 billion hours on NPS lands in 2018 and booked 13 million overnight stays.
“The visitation to our national parks continues to affirm that Americans are in love with their public lands and hold dear the stories of our nation embodied in the natural, cultural and historic landscapes we protect in the National Park System,” NPS Deputy Director Dan Smith said in the release.
There are 418 total national park sites in the United States. According to the new data, the most visited parks in 2018 included Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which logged almost 11.5 million visitors, and Grand Canyon National Park, which had 6.3 million visits. Rocky Mountain National Park, Zion National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Acadia National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Olympic National Park and Glacier National Park were also at the top of the list.
Other popular NPS sites included Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Blue Ridge Parkway, Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial, among others. The NPS also flagged some up-and-comers, noting parks that logged major annual recreation visit increases from 2017 to 2018, including Michigan’s Keweenaw National Historical Park, Texas’ Big Thicket National Preserve, and California’s Death Valley National Park.
Jeffrey Olson, chief of communications for the natural resource stewardship and science program at the NPS, said there were many reasons why the national parks saw a 12.67 million visitor reduction in 2018 compared to the year before.
Keeping visitor numbers steady is important as the NPS continues to fight a $12 billion maintenance backlog. According to Olson, parks commit more than 40 percent of the fees they collect to improving visitor services, which includes deferred maintenance.
According to a report from Headwaters Economics based on NPS data from 2017, the economic benefit created by travelers to national parks goes far beyond tourism. The parks, and the opportunities for recreation they provide, make the towns and cities in and around the parks more attractive to potential residents and businesses.
To get your national parks fix in 2019, consider booking a trip to one of the lesser-known parks in your area. The NPS will also offer five fee-free entrance days at 115 NPS sites this year, during which you can get into any national park at no cost. If you don’t want to deal with the hustle and bustle of those free days, you might also consider buying an America the Beautiful Pass, which gives you unlimited access to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites for $80 per year. Senior citizens, current military members, fourth graders and their families, and disabled citizens are also eligible to receive discounted or free passes to the national parks year-round.
When you're ready to plan your trip, visit REI's Camping Project, which pulls data from the trip planning and reservation service recreation.gov; you’ll be able to search bookable campgrounds by location and discover nearby activities such as hiking, trail-running, backcountry skiing and more. | 2019-04-21T08:58:33 | https://www.rei.com/blog/news/national-park-service-saw-more-than-300-million-visits-in-2018?doing_wp_cron=1553139678.1690299510955810546875 |
0.999999 | A large dose of coffee before exercise could help prevent asthma sufferers from having an attack.
A team of American and British scientists has found that consuming caffeine an hour before exercising can reduce the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma (EIA).
After studying ten asthmatic subjects – all of whose symptoms were brought on by exercise – they report that 9 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight was as effective as the albuterol inhalers commonly used to prevent attacks. To put this into context, somebody weighing ten stone (64kg) would need to consume 570mg of caffeine and there are 240mg in a tall Starbucks coffee.
The participants were given 3, 6, or 9mg of caffeine per kilogram of body weight, or a placebo, an hour before running on a treadmill. They underwent pulmonary function tests 15 minutes before the exercise and then 1, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes afterwards.
The team found that large doses of caffeine had the same effect as an inhaler while smaller doses of 3mg and 6mg per kilogram of body weight reduced wheezing, coughing and other symptoms of EIA.
Martin Lindley, of Loughborough University, Timothy Van Haitsma, from the University of Utah, and David Koceja and Joel Stager, from Indiana University, have also been researching whether diet can help ease the symptoms of EIA. They report that a diet high in fish oil and antioxidants and low in salt has the potential to reduce the severity of EIA.
However, while some caffeine can be a good thing – not only for ashthma sufferers but also for athletes and even premature babies – too much can de detrimental. The Lancet has released a report on a 13-year-old Italian boy who was hospitalised after ingesting too much caffeine.
The boy, who was treated in the Second University of Naples and Monaldi Hospital, was admitted with a rapid heartbeat, prickling sensations in his legs and raised blood pressure.
He was diagnosed with caffeine intoxication and admitted that he had eaten two packets of "energy" chewing gum. According to The Telegraph, he had ingested 320mg of caffeine.
Dr Francesco Natale, who treated the boy, said: "Our patient...presumably had high caffeine sensitivity in view of his low habitual caffeine intake, so 320mg was a substantial amount of caffeine.
He added that these chewing gums could be behind other cases of childhood caffeine intoxication: "The risk of intoxication is high in children and teenagers in view of general caffeine-naivety, and the unrestricted sale of these substances." | 2019-04-24T06:49:44 | https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-caffeine-can-help-ease-asthma |
0.999999 | US-led strikes on Syria: What was targeted?
The US, UK and France say their air forces and navies have conducted strikes on several sites in Syria, firing 105 missiles.US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the allies had taken "decisive action" against the Syrian government's "chemical weapons infrastructure".The strikes took place at about 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Saturday, a week after a suspected chemical attack on the then-rebel-held town of Douma, which opposition activists, medics and rescue workers say killed more than 40 people.President Bashar al-Assad's government has denied ever using chemical weapons, and its key ally Russia says it has evidence the Douma incident was "staged".
The Syrian government insists its entire chemical arsenal was destroyed under a deal signed after an attack in 2013 that involved the nerve agent Sarin.
However, experts from the UN and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have ascribed four chemical attacks to the government since then, including a 2017 Sarin attack on rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun.
The branch of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) in the capital's northern Barzeh district was a "centre for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and biological warfare technology", Gen Dunford said. Lt Gen Kenneth McKenzie, director of the US military's Joint Staff, said 76 missiles were fired at the facility - 57 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 19 joint air-to-surface stand-off missiles. "Initial assessments are that this target was destroyed. This is going to set the Syrian chemical weapons programme back for years," he said.The Syrian state news agency reported that several missiles hit the SSRC facility, "destroying a building that included scientific laboratories and a training centre".
The SSRC is a government agency that is officially tasked with advancing and co-ordinating scientific activities in Syria.However, a Western intelligence agency told the BBC in May 2017 that the SSRC branch in Barzeh - along with two others in nearby Dummar (Jamraya) and in Masyaf, in Hama province - were being used to produce chemical and biological munitions in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
The agency alleged that the Barzeh facility specialised in installing chemical weapons on long-range missiles and artillery, and that manufacturing and maintenance of the munitions was taking place in closed sections that were not accessible to OPCW inspectors.
Gen Dunford said the facility, about 7km from the storage site, "contained both a chemical weapons equipment storage facility and an important command post".Gen McKenzie said seven SCALP missiles were deployed and that the bunker facility was "successfully hit".
Gen McKenzie said initial indications were that the objectives were "accomplished without material interference from Syria".The attacks on multiple axes by US, British and French warships and aircraft "were able to overwhelm the Syrian air defence system"."We are confident that all of our missiles reached their targets. At the end of the strike mission, all of our aircraft safely returned to their bases."Gen McKenzie said the US military assessed that more than 40 surface-to-air missiles were launched by Syrian government forces. "Most of these launches occurred after the last impact of our strike was over," he noted, adding that it was likely most of the missiles were fired without guidance.
What does Russia sayHe said preliminary reports suggested 103 cruise missiles were launched.
"Russia considers the strike to be a response to the success of the Syrian armed forces in fighting international terrorism and liberating its territory, rather than a response to the alleged chemical attack," Gen Rudskoi said. | 2019-04-21T02:11:05 | http://vectornews.eu/news/77725-us-led-strikes-on-syria-what-was-targeted.html |
0.996588 | Short Description: A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha.
Long Description: A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years, and is seen as an omen of a coming significant cosmic event. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha. | 2019-04-26T00:26:04 | http://www.dictionaryofspiritualterms.com/public/Glossaries/terms.aspx?ID=1116 |
0.999768 | Sasha Allen and an all-star cast present a circus-inspired production of the Broadway classic "Pippin" at the National Theatre.
"Pippin," the classic musical that made its Broadway debut in 1972, is getting an inventive makeover. While the original production combined medieval sets and costumes with themes of sexual experimentation and political upheaval, this new version is Cirque du Soleil meets Broadway.
Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, the production is set to hit D.C.'s National Theatre over the winter holidays and is part of the musical's first national tour that began in September. Directed by Diane Paulus (who also directed "Hair" and "Porgy and Bess"), "Pippin" features an international cast with performers from Canada, Argentina, Germany, Ireland and Poland.
The current production incorporates high-flying circus acrobatics into the original dark coming-of-age musical. How can this timeless classic, already packed with Bob Fosse choreography and Stephen Schwartz's music and lyrics, fit in human circus acts?
The new addition — breathtaking acrobatics by the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers) — might not be as far-fetched as it seems on the surface, says one of the show's main acrobats, Preston Jamieson. The addition of gymnastics is in keeping with the original focus of the plot, he told The Diplomat.
The musical follows Pippin, a young prince, as he spends his days desperately searching for his identify and trying to find fulfillment and purpose in his self-imposed chaotic life. The story uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player (originally made famous by showman Ben Vereen), to tell the story of how Pippin kills his father, King Charlemagne, leader of the Roman Empire, for being a tyrant. Pippin comes to woefully regret his tragic decision and spends most of the play trying to undo his mistake while searching for some sort of direction in his life.
According to Jamieson, the play has two interpretations: one literal, the other figurative.
The literal reading is that Pippin is being welcomed into the performance troupe as a way to find himself. Acrobatics, then, are a part of his initiation. The figurative explanation (the one Jamieson believes) is that Pippin's trials and tribulations are part of a surreal dream. In this case, the circus-inspired version merely takes Pippin's internal conflict to another level. Because his journey takes many, sometimes risky, twists and turns along the way, it makes sense for his psychological struggle to be portrayed as physical contortions.
"He's defying gravity, experimenting with edgy possible expectations and outcomes," which translate into daring physical feats, Jamieson muses. Although Pippin's ethereal journey might only live in his twisted psyche, his toils are so real that they manifest outside the mental and into the physical realm.
Canadian-born Jamieson, who performed in the Broadway production and is part of the national tour, portrays the character of the Leading Player in the performance troupe. He grew up dancing but transitioned into the circus world, graduating from Quebec's L'École nationale de cirque (National Circus School) in 2009. Afterward, he spent four years performing for Cirque du Soleil, which included a performance in the 84th annual Academy Awards.
In this production, Jamieson is lucky enough to be performing alongside his wife and fellow acrobat, Kelsey Jamieson. Like Preston, Kelsey started her career as a dancer. The two met while attending the National Circus School, where she studied the discipline of "hand to hand," an acrobatic skill that involves partner lifts and hand balancing. Along with Preston, she has performed for Cirque du Soleil, Les 7 doigts de la main and Cirque Éloize.
Preston describes meeting Kelsey "doing pas de deux [a ballet dance duet] and dance lifts." In this production, at one point she jumps off a 15-foot platform into his arms, and in another instance, Preston literally balances Kelsey on his head. "This brings trust in a marriage to a whole new level!" he quipped.
The trained acrobats aren't the only ones involved in the daredevil stunts. "Even the leading actors get in on the action, throwing swords, riding unicycles, hula hooping and even flying on the trapeze" during this two-and-a-half-hour extravaganza, says a press release from the show, citing the use of six yoga balls, 15 hula hoops, and 10 swords in the production.
Turning an event "into a circus" doesn't always have a positive connotation. However, in this case, it seems to work.
According to Deborah Walk, curator of collections for the Ringling Museum of Art, "There's something thrilling about seeing things live. There is that immediacy, the electricity in the air, the idea that real people are doing real things in real time," she said in an interview with PBS. "The ring is primitive and embedded into our psyche.... Comedy is the root of our humanity, and the circus pulls these constantly enduring elements together."
The latest iteration of "Pippin" brings this sentiment home — one twist, turn, leap, roll, spin and handstand at a time.
For information, please call (202) 628-6161 or visit http://thenationaldc.org. | 2019-04-22T21:54:13 | https://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11087:high-flying-acrobatics-take-classic-pippin-to-new-heights&catid=1525:december-2014&Itemid=548 |
0.998731 | Thank you for your inquiry. From what we gather from the question, you were asking about acquiring HIV through a needle stick injury. From the information given, this scenario is determined to be Low Risk (Evidence of transmission occurs through these activities when certain conditions are met).
The scenario mentioned above does meet the three components of the transmission equation. The three components of the transmission equation are bodily fluid, risky activity, and direct access to the bloodstream (1). The blood taken in the needle and poked into your skin satisfies the transmission equation. A person being stuck could have the potential risk if the needle is contaminated with HIV positive bodily fluid (2). This is a risk for health care workers (2). | 2019-04-25T08:24:21 | http://helpline.aidsvancouver.org/question/glucose-blood-test-and-hiv |
0.999093 | 7. Types of questions that can be used in a survey research.
Questionnaires can be an effective means of measuring the behaviour, attitudes, preferences, opinions and intentions of relatively large numbers of subjects more cheaply and quickly than other methods.
1) Closed questions: They structure the answer by allowing only answers which fit into categories that have been decided in advance by the researcher.
a) Dichotomous Questions: Questions having two possible responses such as Yes/No, True/False or Agree/Disagree.
i) In nominal measurement the numerical values just "name" the attribute uniquely. No ordering of the cases is implied. Ex: we measure occupation using a nominal question. The number, next to each response has no meaning except as a placeholder for that response.
ii) In ordinal measurement the attributes can be rank-ordered. Here, distances between attributes do not have any meaning.
Ex: We might ask respondents to rank order their preferences for presidential candidates by putting a 1, 2, 3 or 4 next to the candidate, where 1 is the respondent's first choice.
iii) In interval measurement the distance between attributes does have meaning.
(1) Traditional 1-to-5 rating (or 1-to-7, or 1-to-9, etc.)/Likert response scale: Here, we ask an opinion question on a 1-to-5 bipolar scale (there is a neutral point and the two ends of the scale are at opposite positions of the opinion).
(2) Semantic differential: Here, an object is assessed by the respondent on a set of bipolar adjective pairs (using 5-point rating scale).
(3) Cumulative or Guttman scale: Here, the respondent checks each item with which they agree. The items themselves are constructed so that they are cumulative.
Sometimes you have to ask the respondent one question in order to determine if they are qualified or experienced enough to answer a subsequent one. This requires using a filter or contingency question.
They provide a rich source of qualitative information (i.e. more descriptive than numerical) as there is no restriction to the response. These give no pre-set answer options and instead allow the respondents to put down exactly what they like in their own words. Used for complex questions that cannot be answered in simple categories.
However, they are harder to analyse and make comparisons from.
Survey research uses open and closed questions to collect quantitative and qualitative data. The closed questions can be categorised as Dichotomous questions or by level of measurement into nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scales. Filter questions are used to determine if respondent is eligible to answer the following questions. | 2019-04-18T22:16:02 | https://psylearners.psychotechservices.com/2015/09/solved-ignou-assignment-mpc005-q7.html |
0.999986 | Where can I find resources on Ernest Hemingway's wives for an essay?
1. Run a Google search on 'Hemingway's wives' and 'marriages of Hemingway'.
2. Understand Hemingway as a youth, a man, and a writer. This will help you put the pieces together as you determine why he married these woman at important junctures in his life.
3. Recognize that each of Hemingway's four wives played an important part in his creative output. How he related to his wives, and their subsequent influence, is reflected in the tone and mood of his work.
I find Wikipedia.com to be an invaluable research tool. When all else fails, go to Wikipedia.com and gather information from their list of resources. | 2019-04-26T13:53:10 | https://www.exampleessays.com/qa/Where-can-I-find-resource/49.html |
0.998523 | After replacing an iPhone screen, the front facing camera seems to wiggle around inside the device. How do I center and stabilize it?
I did, but the bracket itself wiggled around a little bit.
When I do a 5/5C/5S screen repair, I transfer the bracket and glue it down using a very small amount of super glue. Any similar adhesive would work just as well, but I imagine that affixing the bracket to the replacement screen will solve your problem.
Ok thanks. I just didn't know if you needed a special type of adhesive.
I should also mention...when you glue it down, let it dry before putting things back together, and then check the front camera window for any haze that may have formed over the window on the inside. I've found that sometimes the glue creates this haze that makes the picture from the camera fuzzy, and I'm not entirely sure why it forms. If it does happen to you, it can be easily cleaned before putting things back together by using alcohol and a cotton swab. | 2019-04-20T16:14:22 | https://de.ifixit.com/Antworten/Ansehen/193384/How+do+I+center+the+front+facing+camera+on+the+new+screen |
0.999073 | This article is about the town. For the volcano, see Adwa (volcano). For the woreda (administrative division), see Adwa (woreda). For the 1999 film, see Adwa (film).
Adwa is home to several notable churches: Adwa Gebri'el Bet (built by Dejazmach Wolde Gebriel), Adwa Maryam Bet (built by Ras Anda Haymanot), Adwa Medhane `Alem Bete (built by Ras Sabagadis), Adwa Nigiste Saba Huletenya Dereja Timhirt Bet, and Adwa Selasse Bet. Near Adwa is Abba Garima Monastery, founded in the sixth century by one of the Nine Saints and known for its tenth century gospels. Also nearby is the village of Fremona, which had been the base of the 16th century Jesuits sent to convert Ethiopia to Catholicism.
Adwa (Tigrinya: ዓድዋ; also spelled Aduwa) is a market town and separate woreda in Tigray, Ethiopia. It is best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adwa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle, thus being the only African nation to thwart European colonialism. Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, Adwa has a longitude and latitude of 14°10′N 38°54′E / 14.167°N 38.900°E / 14.167; 38.900Coordinates: 14°10′N 38°54′E / 14.167°N 38.900°E / 14.167; 38.900, and an elevation of 1907 meters. Adwa is surrounded by Adwa woreda.
According to Richard Pankhurst, Adwa derives its name from Adi Awa (or Wa), "village of the Awa". The Awa are a tribe that was mentioned in the anonymous Monumentum Adulitanum that once stood at Adulis. Francisco Alvares records that the Portuguese diplomatic mission passed Adwa, which he called "Houses of St. Michael," in August 1520. Despite this claim of antiquity, Adwa only acquired major importance following the establishment of a permanent capital at Gondar. As the traveler James Bruce noted, Adwa was situated on a piece of "flat ground through which every body must go in their way from Gondar to the Red Sea". The person who controlled this plain could levy profitable tolls on the caravans which passed through.
By 1700, it had become the residence for the governor of Tigray province and grew to overshadow Debarwa, the traditional seat of the Bahr negus, as the most important town in northern Ethiopia. Its market was important enough to need a nagadras. The earliest known person to hold this office was the Greek immigrant Janni of Adwa, a brother of Petros, chamberlain to Emperor Iyoas I. Adwa was home to a small colony of Greek merchants into the 19th century.
Because of its location on this major trade route, it is mentioned in the memoirs of numerous 19th-century Europeans visiting Ethiopia. These include Arnaud and Antoine d'Abbadie, Henry Salt, Samuel Gobat, Mansfield Parkyns and Théophile Lefebvre. After the defeat and death of Ras Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay, its inhabitants fled Adwa for safety. The town was briefly held by Emperor Tewodros II in January 1860, who had marched from the south in response to the rebellion of Agew Neguse, who had burned then fled the town.Giacomo Naretti passed through Adwa in March 1879, after it had been devastated by a typhus epidemic. It had been reduced to a shadow of itself, having about 200 inhabitants.
Its geographical importance has also led to Adwa's greatest importance as the site of the final battle of the First Italo–Ethiopian War, where the Ethiopian Emperor fought to defend Ethiopia's independence against Italy in 1896. Menelik led the Ethiopian Army to a decisive victory against the Italians, which ensured an independent Ethiopia until the Italians invaded again in 1935 (Second Italo-Ethiopian War). A large tree at the edge of the town was shown to visitors in the following years as the place where Emperor Menelik passed judgement on about 800 Eritrean askaris captured in the battle. Eritrean Battalions were part of the Italian colonial army, but the drumhead court-martial that passed judgment on them did not recognise this, and condemned the prisoners to having their right hand and left foot cut off.
Writing in the 1890s, Augustus B. Wylde described the Adwa market, held on Saturdays, as a large one with cattle of all sorts available for purchase. The Asmara-Addis Ababa telegraph line, constructed by the Italians in 1902-1904, passed through Adwa and had an office there. By 1905 it was considered the third-largest town in Tigray. Telephone service reached Adwa by 1935, but no phone numbers are listed for the town in 1954.
On 6 October 1935 Italian forces entered Adwa, after two days of bombardment had shocked Ras Seyoum Mengesha into a hasty retreat, abandoning large stocks of food and other supplies. The Italian Gavinana Division brought with them a stone monument in honor of the Italian soldiers who had fallen in 1896. This monument was erected immediately after their arrival, and inaugurated on 15 October in the presence of General Emilio De Bono. The town had passed from Italian hands before 12 June 1941, when the newly arrived 34th Indian State Force Brigade set up a post office there.
During the Woyane rebellion, 6000 of the territorial troops retreated to Adwa on 22 September 1943. By 1958 Adwa was one of 27 places in Ethiopia ranked as First Class Township. During the 1960s the town was not only an educational center but also an early focus for nationalist dissent, indicated by the fact that all three of the leaders of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) over the 22-year period from 1975 to 1997, Aregawi Berhe, Sebhat Nega, and Meles Zenawi, all came from Adwa and attended the town's government school. Adwa was a frequent target of attacks by the TPLF during the Ethiopian Civil War: in 1978 the TPLF attacked Adwa; in 1979 it unsuccessfully tried to rob the bank. The town permanently passed into TPLF control in March 1988. Adwa and its environs are the native district of many of the core leaders of the TPLF which lead Ethiopia today, and the district was represented in Parliament by the former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi himself.
Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this town has a total population of 40,500, of whom 18,307 are men and 22,193 women. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 90.27% reporting that as their religion, while 9.01% of the population were Muslim. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 24,519 of whom 11,062 were males and 13,457 were females.
Almeda Textile Football Club (ALTEX) was promoted to the Ethiopian National Football League after winning the Ethiopian football club championships held in Mekelle. ALTEX beat Meta Beer Football Club 2-1 in the final. ALTEX is the first club from Adwa town to represent the town in Ethiopian association football history.
Kinfe Abraham, academic and politician.
Gebrehiwot Baykedagn, economist, statesman and political theorist, one of the prominent reformist intellectuals of the early 20th century Ethiopia.
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, scientist and environmentalist.
Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Abuna Yesehaq, leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the Western hemisphere.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Adwa.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adwa.
^ Richard K.P. Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns: From the Middle Ages to the Early Nineteenth Century (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), vol. 1 p. 192.
^ a b c d e f g h Lindahl, Bernhard (2005). "Local History of ethiopia" (PDF). The Nordic Africa Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Pankhurst, Ethiopian Towns, vol. 1 p. 194.
^ Census 2007 Tables: Tigray Region Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 3.4.
^ Zewde, Bahru (2002). Pioneers Of Change In Ethiopia: Reformist Intellectuals Of Early Twentieth Century. Ohio University Press. | 2019-04-22T18:16:36 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adwa |
0.998586 | In last month's blog I discussed why Pay-Per-Click advertisers should always think twice about choosing not to bid on their own brand. To summarise that article, a brand campaign protects the advertiser's brand terms and bolsters their online presence. I also discussed how, with PPC, many users often do not simply click on a single advert before making a purchase or generating a lead - typically the customer's journey will weave in and out of different campaigns, clicking on a number of adverts before converting into a sale or lead.
But the path to a conversion isn't always limited to a single channel, such as PPC or Organic. Many customers will move from one medium or channel to another.
In the above example, we can see that Organic search accounts for the greatest number of single-channel conversions (i.e. they arrived on the website through one channel and converted straight away). PPC, which lies in second place, generated just under 6,000 conversions through such visits. In third place are users who went directly to the advertiser's website by typing the web address directly into their browser's address bar.
Month-on-month, these three channels regularly show as the top-performing campaigns for this particular advertiser.
But look a bit further down this list, and in seventh position we can see that there were 967 conversions that were generated by users who initially discovered the advertiser's website via PPC, and then revisited the website a second time via Organic search before generating a conversion.
This means that the customer initially discovered the advertiser's website through a PPC advert, but by default, Google Analytics is crediting this type of conversion as an Organic conversion. This is because Organic Search was the last channel that referred the visitor to the website before the visitor decided to convert.
In a nutshell: it is highly likely that, without the PPC campaign, this particular set of customers might never have discovered the advertiser's brand at all, and therefore would never have generated this number of sales or leads.
This is important information to the advertiser, because it shows the subtle role that PPC is playing within the greater scheme of things. Yes - both PPC and Organic Search generate a large number of single-visit conversions respectively. But if we delve a little closer, we'll soon begin to see the true extent of the PPC campaign.
The following screenshot shows all conversions that were generated in the same period where the user discoveredthe website via PPC, but the conversion was attributed to a channel other than PPC.
In total, there were 5,963 conversions that took place by users who initially visited the website via PPC, but then later completed their conversion through another channel. Google Analytics has instead credited all such sales to the last referrer, whether Organic, Direct or any other channel.
In laymen's terms, there were over 14,000 sales or leads generated that might not have taken place were it not for PPC activities. With this in mind, the majority of sales/conversions for this particular advertiser first begin through their paid search campaign. This information can have a huge bearing on the advertiser's marketing decisions, in terms of both their planned marketing activities and their allocated media spend.
Similarly, the following screenshot shows the number of Assisted conversions - sales or leads that were generated when a PPC click took place at any stage of the customer journey.
In the above screenshot, PPC accounts for the greatest number of assisted conversions. Without PPC, the impact on performance of all other channels would be disastrous.
Of course, it's not just PPC, Organic or Direct channels that advertisers should focus on when identifying the role that online marketing plays in the greater scheme of things. Marketing emails, newsletters, social media promotions - customers can discover brands through any of these endeavours but may ultimately decide to convert through a completely different channel.
Many advertisers make the mistake of only examining a basic top-level picture of their website's performance. In reality, the true high-performing, revenue-generating channels are seldom the last point of purchase. Basic, top-level analysis of a website often prompts advertisers to make the wrong decisions and subsequently divert marketing spend away from channels that are bolstering overall performance.
From time to time we carry out audits of advertisers' marketing campaigns, and find that their overall sales have been severely hampered as a result of the client stopping certain online activities. Their decisions were often based on a top-level analysis of their website's channels, or were the result of the incumbent agency not delving deep enough into the historic data.
The above information is barely skimming the surface of how integrated campaigns utilise a myriad of channels, all of which bolster the performance of one another. PPC can act as a starting point of the customer journey, a mid-point buffer to bolster overall performance, and a final stop at the end of the customer journey.
Optimising a PPC campaign isn't simply about generating conversions in Adwords - it requires careful analysis of both the bigger picture, and a more granular analysis of the channels that lie in-between the point of discovery and conversion. Ultimately, all channels assist one another in generating revenue for a business, and careful optimisation of the bigger picture may be considered a subtle art. | 2019-04-23T08:21:03 | https://www.affinityagency.co.uk/post/multi-channel-conversions |
0.923138 | by Ted S. McGregor Jr. & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & B & lt;/span & ack in 1987 and '88, I walked between two jobs in downtown Seattle, one in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer building just north of the downtown piers and one just above the Pike Place Market. I made that walk twice a day for about 10 months, and I'll never forget it. Not for what it was, but for what it became.
Those streets I crossed are known today as Belltown, where killer condos and trendy clubs fill every available space. But when I walked them, there were homeless people sleeping in vacant doorways and longshoremen waiting outside the union hall to get picked up to go to whatever random job presented itself that morning. There were a few pioneers starting to emerge there -- Patagonia opened a shop, there were some spillover boutiques from the market and, of course, the longtime mainstay Mama's Mexican Kitchen -- but there were no cranes in the sky, no "For Sale" signs going up.
After I left those jobs for grad school, the next time I went into what people had started calling "Belltown" a few years later, I couldn't believe it. It was a completely different story, with hard hats everywhere and nary an empty doorway for sleeping.
Today, Belltown is a neighborhood where thousands of people live. In fact, for much of the past decade, downtown Seattle has been the hottest real estate market on the West Coast for housing, according to Charles Royer, who was mayor of Seattle when Belltown was developed.
Those walks have come back to me lately, as it's kind of feeling like that around here lately, with condo projects popping up all over downtown Spokane.
& lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & W & lt;/span & e've been writing about the importance of making downtown Spokane a neighborhood for years -- since well before anybody ever heard of Portland's Pearl District. But only recently has Spokane been ready, with enough pent-up demand to get several big projects off the ground.
Like Belltown, downtown Spokane kind of limped along for years, with just the right projects -- River Park Square, the Davenport Hotel -- coming together at the right times to keep it viable. Now that success is here, with more on the way in the form of Kendall Yards, the Great Gorge Park and, perhaps, a new farmers' market, you can't help but pinch yourself and wonder, "Am I still in Spokane?"
That's the feeling I had over the weekend when I got to visit Dan Spalding's cool loft in an old downtown building -- a place he says was "a flophouse" before he bought it. A labor of love for 12 years, Spalding finally has his quirky, exposed-brick units full of tenants, and he's anxious to do another project.
But as we stood on his roof and surveyed the expanse of our slowly awakening downtown, we both hoped things would move beyond the million-dollar-condo dynamic to allow for people of more humble, reality-based income levels to move in, too. As success comes to downtown Spokane, we need to be sure not to turn it into high-end playground where wealthy retirees scoop up the units and live there for seven months a year.
When I covered small suburban Boston towns as a reporter, I remember writing about developers bristling over state rules that forced them to include a percentage of affordable housing units with every development they built. In Seattle, new high-rise housing is coming with similar requirements. As the boom hits, Spokane needs to consider how to address the issue of affordability.
Downtown should be a melting pot of a neighborhood, with all kinds of different people calling it home. The hipster-by-night/office-worker-by-day is as important as the CEO wanting to lose his yard and walk to work.
& lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & D & lt;/span & on Barbieri, whose companies have built lots of affordable housing units over the years, says he sees it as a process -- the high-end stuff comes in first, with the more affordable units coming in next.
"But," he adds, "you can bring more affordable units into the mix."
Barbieri's bigger worry is over the challenges in transportation, linking all parts of downtown so residents really can ditch their cars. And he also worries about the riverbank, adding that under current laws, his project could have been twice its six stories; instead, his group chose to keep it more in scale with the surroundings. As this boom continues, any land on the river will be at a premium, and the city may have to become a more aggressive referee for what's appropriate. For example: Should special steps be taken to protect Peaceful Valley, which will clearly become a target of development? That's just one of many questions that are sure to emerge as Spokane wrestles with the price of success.
& lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & S & lt;/span & till, these are good problems to have. Reversing (or at least slowing) the migration to the suburbs is a welcome social trend that's been 60 years in the making. People are left cold by losing human interaction every night when they close that garage door; they want to be out, in restaurants, in pubs, interacting -- being social. And they're getting pretty sick of $3-a-gallon gas, too.
People in cities all along the West Coast are proving that reurbanization is a real social sea change, not a fad. And as is usually the case with Spokane, it may take an extra decade or so, but the trend is finally hitting here. | 2019-04-24T16:18:12 | https://www.inlander.com/spokane/its-happening/Content?oid=2128327 |
0.982137 | The "power" button will light up when pushed but the menu screen will not turn on and the dryer won't start. I have checked the power cord and replaced the fuses. What next?
There is a little button on the back of the dryer that needs to be reset. It looks like a little black circle, just push the center and you should feel it click. Once you have the dryer running, go outside your house and check that air is flowing freely from the exit. If it is not, you have a clog in your venting or inside the machine itself, and that has caused it to overheat and trip that protection switch. Also, make sure your lint filter is VERY clean. this sounds dumb, but these askos are very picky about that. Take the screen and scrub it with a soft nylon brush with some soap and water. Also, don't use dryer sheets in these as they tend to clog up that screen with an oily residue. If you must use dryer sheets, at least clean that screen with soap and water on a regular basis. If the vent is not clogged and the screen is clean and the flap on the outside of your house is clear, then the machine needs to be disassembled and cleaned out internally if ti keeps tripping that switch. Hope This Helps!
Check dryer Terminal block prongs both outside prongs should give combined 220, and 110 each if u check 1 outside & 1 center (ground) prong. Also check house electrical outlet for full voltage.
CHECK THERMAL SHUT OFF THERMOSTAT USUALLY LOCATED ON THE BLOWER. for OHMS or resistance with a meter. Should show a closed circuit. Ohms WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS IT WILL SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING.
NEXT Test the PUSH start switch with meter for OHMS. Should show OHMS when pushed in or on start, and no ohms or infinity when in off position.
If you hear a humming/clicking sound from motor area you more than likely have a bad motor.
Try this test out to see if u have weak windings or relay/capacitor on motor.
Another thing to check is the belt safety switch. With a multi meter.
Especially if u just replaced the belt. The belt safety switch is attached to the Tensioner and motor. IT LOOKS LIKE A DOOR SWITCH SOMEWHAT a little black pc of plastic with 2 prongs going into it. Sits at bottom of motor. Under the Tensioner. Attach meter clips to the 2 prongs on switch, Then when the little white push button is pressed in it should show continuity and none when released.
Lastly check ur DOOR SWITCH for continuity with a meter when the button is pushed in the (on/Door closed position,) it may have gone bad.
It will not turn on. When I unplug it and plug it back in the start light is constantly blinking. I checked for error codes and the 4 lights blink 9 times and the start button blinks 14 times.
Sounds silly, but because it's an electric dryer, it's run on a 220 line. Double check your breaker box to make sure both breakers are in the correct position. If only one breaker is in the correct position, you'll have electrical power, but the drum won't spin.
My Kenmore dryer won't stay on when you push the start button it starts and turns off real quick. I have gotten new fuses and replaced them and it still won't work.
ASKO T761 Dryer. Loud clicking noise from contactor coil right side rear, similar to auto starter solenoid with low batt. drum tries to move intermittently during clicking.
loud clicking noise from right rear contactor coil, power on, Program selected, and start button pushed. Changed contactor coil no change.
asko heat pump dryer overflow error but no issue with filter or condenser?
Have a manual for Asko T761 Electric Dryer? | 2019-04-24T20:18:08 | http://www.fixya.com/support/t123928-dryer_run |
0.998926 | 1. What is the simple definition of a computer? Does it have to be an electronic device?
A simple definition of a computer is any device that can perform functions like addition and subtraction, accept numeric inputs and communicate results. A computer does not have to be an electronic device because it's anything that can communicate results such as people and calculators.
2. What are the major components of a typical computer? How do these components interact to perform four major functions of a computer?
The major components of a computer are a general purpose processor, large storage capacity and flexible communication capability. First the user will enter information through the CPU, via keyboard or mouse, and the command gets broken down by the processor such as a math problem. Then there is system bus to figure out the math problem in the processor and it finally gets put safely into storage and the output would be the answer to the math problem.
3. What are the basic components that make up a computer network?
The main component of a computer network is the server which allows a group of computers to share the same information. There is also network software such as email distribution software and web server software. Some types of hardware that make up a network are interface cards, switches and routers. You can also get Wordpress Hosting that has a cloud based network.
4. How do base ten, octal, and hexadecimal numbering systems relate to binary? Why are binary numbering systems so prevalent with computers?
All of the numbering systems are very similar. The base ten, octal and hexadecimal were created to shorten the long binary bit strings. Binary uses the base-2 while octal uses base-8 and hexadecimal uses base-16. The binary numbering system is much more reliable when processing numbers and equations through a computer.
5. What is a CPU? How does it process numbers?
A CPU is a Central Processing Unit that processes numbers through the Arithmetic Logic Unit. The control unit accepts and sends the numbers that are stored in registers to the user of the device. Getting the numbers faster will require additional RAM.
6. List and describe two limitations that exist in mechanical computation devices.
Two limitations of mechanical computation devices are their complex design cost and the amount of maintenance that needs to be done. There is a lot of wear and tear in say, a clocks pendulum and gears that causes them to constantly break.
7. Explain the procedure to convert a binary value to its decimal equivalent.
8. List and describe the two functions that the system software must perform if a computer system makes its local resources available to other computers.
System software must translate user requests into CPU instructions and satisfy the results to the user. System software is general purpose and supports many applications. It allocates resources to programs and to hardware. It also manages all computer resources.
9. List and describe the two capabilities that any data and information processor must have.
Information processors must be able to perform computation, comparison and data movement to and from storage. The user will give the processor instructions and it should be able to pull in and translate the instructions, compute the problem, translate it back and execute the results to the user. Some processors have a specific task only which are known as special purpose processors.
10. Explain why computers represent data with binary numbers.
Computers represent data with binary numbers because computers use Boolean Logic. Old mechanical devices used a pendulum and gears compared to computers accepting electronic signals. The electronic signals can be either positive or negative representing a 0 or 1. That gives computers the ability to use binary to convert the 0's and 1's to numbers and letters. The computer can't understand that the user hit "P" on the keyboard directly, it needs to be translated in the CPU. | 2019-04-21T16:35:26 | https://chrisbell.com/SNHU/IT-201-Computer-Platform-Technologies/basics-of-computers-and-computing.php |
0.999643 | While in high school, I worked at Burger King. Considering that my shift started twenty minutes after the bell rang, the only way I could make it on time was to ride a bus for a couple miles and then sprint across a cow pasture that led directly to the back door of the restaurant. What most fascinated me about this passage was that, in a sense, I got to time-travel through the food industrial complex while simultaneously witnessing many stages of its process. Four days a week I rushed towards the time clock dodging hay bails, unsuspecting cattle, and disgruntled workers slinging frozen corrugated pieces of cow flesh onto a conveyer belt grill—all while adorned with a backpack full of textbooks. Some days my stride was more precise than others. As I clocked in I vowed to escape this life of poverty evermore distorted by the wills of mass production and an industry that sacrifices quality for profit. Years later, to my chagrined astonishment, I found that behind the walls of higher education I wasn’t too different from the cattle being turned into Whoppers.
I was born to a single teenage mother in a low-income household often plagued by instability. College was discussed, deferentially, although given that no one in our family had attended, the possibility of myself getting there was grim. I had decent grades, though little guidance or financial support. Upon high school graduation I took to a bohemian life, mistaking disillusionment for art. I toured the country playing guitar in mediocre rock bands. I took to waiting tables, working retail jobs and attempting to fall in love. Several years passed. Appropriated by my love affair with books, I enrolled in the local community college. As of this last semester I had completed twenty units over the transfer requirement while far succeeding the GPA prerequisite, and was accepted to the Humboldt State University. Aptly following every step the university prescribed, I finally had a meeting with an adviser to pick classes for the fall semester. Upon pulling up my info, she informed me that my application had been denied. I was baffled. Following the suggestion of my JC academic adviser I had taken classes during the last semester that pertained to my history minor, leaving one class for my program, statistics, in which I was enrolled over the summer because, as I was informed, it was common to do so. This posed no problems when I applied to HSU, thus I was given a student ID and registered with the university. However, as I sat with my HSU advisor, I was informed that it had been policy to allow JC students to finish a required class over the summer semester; unfortunately, due to budget cuts and the fact that the college had over-enrolled, my entry had been denied; oh, and because the university was no longer accepting students in the spring, I would have to wait until fall of 2011 to attend. Another factor worth noting was that my major, philosophy, was on the chopping blocks waiting for the academic senate to determine whether it was even worth keeping at the university.
Although examples of individuals who have gone from rages to riches flourish in the mass media, statistics on class mobility show these leaps to be extremely rare. In actuality, dramatic advances in class standing are comparatively uncommon. One study showed that fewer than one in five men surpass the economic status of their fathers*. In accordance with a national report released by the California Faculty Association at Cal State Los Angeles in 2000, the state ranked thirty-fifth in education. Less than a decade later, California is barely clinging to forty-ninth, signifying that despite the current economic crisis, education is simply continuing the decline it’s been on for years and that those from impoverished beginnings are even less likely to succeed. It seems throwing individuals overboard is the easiest means to keep the ship from sinking. Perhaps the darkest part of this dilemma is that in the modern world we know, factually, that education is the best means to eradicate the largest problem facing humankind—poverty.
My GPA warrants attending a UC, though considering the 32 percent tuition increase this last year that may not be a possibility. Although my being currently employed by an independent bookstore amplifies concerned feelings regarding the changing future and the instability of the educational system, I can at least surround myself with the inspiring words of young Vidal, Hitchens and other contrarians.
College has left me not only feeling like a burger composed from a thousand cattle but like the one that slipped to the side of the conveyer belt and got tossed into the flames after being split in half by the gears. I suppose that doesn’t mean that I won’t strive to make it through the system or that I will lose my voice. Perhaps I may only grow leaner.
Deric MendesDeric Mendes is a freelance writer and book clerk in pursuit of a college education. He is currently enrolled at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. | 2019-04-25T12:51:13 | https://www.thenation.com/article/books-brilliance-or-burgers/ |
0.999977 | The modern day Santa is a fictional character made up two separate figures, namely Saint Nicholas (a bishop) and Father Christmas. Saint Nicholas is famous because he generously gives to the poor while Father Christmas may have been around since seventeenth century. He was portrayed as a bearded man dressed in a long, green robe. The origin of Santa Claus may have begun when the Dutch brought the legend of Saint Nicholas to America and the figure was then Americanized to portray a sailor with pipe, dressed in green winter coat. Santa appeared in different costumes and was portrayed as Father Christmas. However, the color that suited him best and gave rise to his popularity was red color. Since then, his horse was converted into reindeer figures. Elves and sleigh was added in to make the picture more surreal. In order to generate a more Christian-like image for the festivity, the celebration date was brought forward a few weeks, and eventually left settled on Christmas day. Modern Santa seems to encourage good behavior in children as they are promised a reward from Santa if they behaved well throughout the year. The image of Santa is immortalized in different songs with catchy tunes.
The origin of Santa Claus unveils an interesting story and a unique character. His kindly image is popularized through television and media channels. However, many people have divided opinions about him. Some strongly oppose to the tradition of believing in him, and yet there are others who continue to tell their children about him. One thing is certain- he will be around indefinitely because the culture is ingrained within Christmas. This is how Santa Claus came about. | 2019-04-26T04:19:28 | http://www.originopedia.com/origin-of-santa-claus/ |
0.999975 | Where in New York Is the Balenciaga Store?
I live near Philly and sometimes go to NY for a shopping trip. Don't flame me, last time I went to Canal Street!:sad2: That's before I knew anything about handbags. I must have been living under a rock!
Anyway, where is the store located? If I take a train into NY, what connections do I take to get to the store from Penn Station? Do they usually have a pretty good stock on hand? I don't want to make that trip out there and come back empty handed.
You can walk from Penn Station which is at 34th and 8th Avenue or take an 8th Avenue line or 7th Avenue line downtown to the 23rd Street stop. Call them and see what they have on hand.
I just talked to them yesterday and they seem to have a lot of the current colors in the medium b-bag. I'm waiting for them to get the Caramel color in before I make a final decison on color.
It's a bit of a walk from Penn Station: I'd say it is almost a mile away.
The store is kind of off the beaten path. There are a few art galleries on 22nd between 10th and 11th, but other than that, there isn't much around. Not much foot traffic in the area either. If you are unfamiliar with the area, I would recommend taking a cab to the store, especially if you are going after dark.
If you are walking, I would walk west along 23rd Street until you reach 10th Avenue. Then walk one block south to 22nd Street and west on 10th Avenue. Balenciaga is closer to 11th Ave than it is to 10th.
I guess because I walk 2 miles to where I work and then 2 miles back, a mile to me seems like nothing. I'll walk that to dinner in heels. NYC is a walking town. But, I agree that you might want to use the main streets to get there. 23rd street is well-populated.
The walk is nothing to me as well. But for someone who isn't used to a lot of walking (I have no idea if this pertains to the original poster btw), the walk would be a long one. We New Yorkers are used to it, but out of towners may not be.
And, if the person's time is limited, they may not want to throw away precious time on a walk that's not particularly scenic when they could just jump in a cab and save a lot of time in the process. Just wanted to add a word of warning.
Thanks for the address and directions. I would probably jump in a cab. I'm getting better at finding my way around by subway but since it's only a mile cad fare shouldn't be too bad.
jacquee, I think the city would be a good size for your first b-bag. It's roomy, but it isn't too big. You will be able to fit all of your essentials in it, and then some.
My favorite Spring 2006 color is ink. I think it can definitely be used year-round. One of the reasons I love the ink is because it is chameleon-like. Depending on the light, it has the ability to morph into a number of various colors. In low light it looks black, in medium light it looks dark blue, and out in the sun it looks like a purplish blue. It is a very unique color.
I just noticed that a digit was cut off in the address I posted above. It should be 542 West 22nd, NOT 54! | 2019-04-26T17:07:54 | https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/where-in-new-york-is-the-balenciaga-store.6922/ |
0.999175 | No, I'm not referring to what the writer feels as she struggles to get the dialogue and description perfect or when yet another agent rejection letter appears by e-mail.
I'm talking about the characters' emotions coming off the page and surrounding the reader in 3-D. Whether it's despair, anger, anxiety, love, fear, euphoria, or murderous rage, getting the reader to internalize the character's emotion is critical. Great dialogue and perfect description is bland and boring without emotion. Telling the reader how the character feels doesn't do the job.
Thousands of articles, books and blog posts have expounded on the standard writing advice of ‘show, don't tell.' It's more than good advice. It's what makes a story come off the page. It's also often misinterpreted and repeated by some like a mantra without ever explaining what it means and when or how to use it.
Let's visit Laurie in the pub again. Here are two of the same examples used in the previous article on description.
Version 1: Laurie sat at the bar, depressed. She glanced occasionally toward the door. Then he walked in. He was tall, handsome and well-dressed, and caught her eye immediately.
Forget the description. Look for the emotions. They're all there in black and white. She's depressed. She's expecting or anticipating something or someone, but she's not very excited about it. When he walks in, her mood changes to interest. How do we know all this? It's obvious: the writer told us so.
Version 2: Laurie hunched over her martini and played with the olive. She didn't know why she bothered; no one interesting ever came in this pub. Yet each time the door opened, her eyes flicked toward the entrance. When he walked in, ducking slightly to clear the door, she sat up a little straighter. She'd never seen him around before. His perfectly tailored suit accentuated the broad shoulders and trim waist underneath. Laurie turned slightly, keeping her eyes in his general direction but trying not to be obvious. His sun-bleached hair contrasted with his surfer's tan. A yacht. Maybe he owns a yacht. “That's the life for me,” Laurie thought as she met his gaze full on.
Here we know she's depressed, hoping for something but not excited, and then her mood lifts considerably. But the writer didn't tell us that. So how do we know? The writer surrounded us with her actions, very minor ones, and her thoughts. Her mood comes off the page, especially when it subtly changes to interest.
1. Laurie sat at the bar, depressed.
2. Laurie hunched over her martini and played with the olive.
In the first example, the writer tells the reader she is sitting at the bar (action) and that she is depressed (emotion). In the second, the writer does not tell us this, but merely shows Laurie to us. We can see her. We can see what she's doing. We can read her mood. We're in the bar with her. I think I'll have a beer and watch her a little longer. She's kinda cute.
1. She glanced occasionally at the door.
2. No one interesting ever came in this pub, so she didn't know why she bothered. Yet each time the door opened, her eyes flicked toward the entrance.
The writer can tell us what she is doing (glancing at the door occasionally), or he can keep us in the bar, sipping on our beer, watching Laurie as she flicks her eyes toward the entrance when someone walks in. But not only are we in the bar watching her, now we are in her head, hearing her thoughts in our minds. Neighborhood pub, the usual crowd of people we find dull and uninteresting. Wait. Laurie finds them dull and uninteresting; we're just reading a story, remember? Too late. We're in the scene and inside her skin.
1. He caught her eye immediately.
2. Laurie turned slightly, keeping her eyes in his general direction but trying not to be obvious.
In the first example, after the writer told us the man was tall, handsome and well-dressed, the writer proceeds to tell us the effect he had on Laurie. In the revised example, we are still in the bar watching her, and inside her head intuitively understanding what she is thinking and feeling. 3-D.
All of the second examples surround the reader with Laurie's emotions by conveying her thoughts, her feelings, and her state of mind. They stay in Laurie's POV rather than stopping the story to have a narrator describe what the man looks like. They pull the reader much more closely into Laurie's POV, so close it almost feels like first person, but it remains in third person the entire time.
The second versions set the reader down at the bar next to Laurie, or pull the reader into Laurie's head. The reader not only sees what Laurie sees, hears what Laurie thinks, but feels what Laurie feels. The writer doesn't have to tell us. We see it, feel it, experience it first-hand.
When the man walks in, we are carried along with Laurie's emotional swing from despair to a high state of interest. We even get a clue of her motivation. Does Laurie seem bored with her life, looking for some excitement, maybe a bit of a gold digger?
Use the three Ds to make your writing 3-D. Capture the right balance in dialogue, description and despair (and all the other emotions your characters experience), and you'll surround your readers with a few hours of entertainment.
Instead of flinging their Kindles across the room, they'll keep coming back for more.
This three-part series originally appeared on Australian writer Helene Young's website, www.heleneyoung.com. Helene is the author of Border Watch, published by Hachette Australia.
I will remember the 3Ds: dialogue, description, and despair.
Thanks so much for this. When people say “show, don’t tell!”, I get really irritated. If you want to show, write a friggin’ movie/TV script!
Then, I started listening to episodes of CBC’s radio drama, “Afghanada”. They could only “tell”, through dialogue and sound effects. And they were superb in doing that. | 2019-04-25T23:41:37 | http://www.novelpublicity.com/2013/02/pull-your-reader-in-with-3-d-writing-dialogue-description-despair-part-iii-despair/ |
0.998304 | Sometimes in chemistry lab a series of solutions of widely differing concentrations of the same solute is needed. This is often the case when making standard solutions for atomic absorption experiments or in other instrumental methods of analysis. In some instances, the technique of "serial dilutions" is used as an efficient way to make up the solutions. Rather than pipetting increasing amounts of a standard solution into a series of volumetric flasks, the most concentrated solution is made first, and some of it is used to make the second most concentrated solution. Then, some of that solution is used to make the third most concentrated solution. This is continued until the desired number of solutions has been made. This is also a good way to make very dilute solutions. In fact, it is the method used the controversial field of homeopathic "medicine". As will be shown in the subsequent calculations, solutions so dilute that they, on the average, contain NO molecules of the active ingredient, are sold to gullible consumers as medicines!
The usual methods for dilution calculations can be used for each step in a series of serial dilutions. In cases where several repetitions of the same type of dilution are made, it is easy to extend this method so that only one calculation is needed.
Example: In an atomic absorption experiment devised by Dr. Schaumloffel for CHM 161, the students make up a series of standard solutions containing both Na+ and K+ for use in analysis of fake "urine" for its sodium and potassium content. The students started out by making a standard sodium solution with a concentration of 400 ppm in Na+ and 0.40 ppm in K+.
a. If they needed 100 mL each of solutions with concentrations of about 4.0 ppm , 2.0 ppm and 0.40 ppm in Na+ for the AA experiment, what serial dilutions would provide them?
The students first needed to calculate how much of the 400 ppm Na+ solution the students they needed to use to make 100.0 mL of a solution with a concentration of 4.0 ppm Na+.
So, they needed to pipet 1.0 mL of the stock solution into a 100.0 mL volumetric flask and fill to the line. If they were going to make the 2.0 ppm solution from the stock solution, it is clear that they would have to pipet 0.50 mL of it into a 100 mL volumetric flask. The relative error in pipetting such a small volume is quite large, so it would probably be better to use the 4.0 ppm solution they just made to make the 2.0 ppm solution.
If the 4.0 ppm solution were used to make a 2.0 ppm solution in a 100.0 mL volumetric flask, 50.0 mL of it would be needed since it would require a dilution by a factor of two. You might want to check this using the "magic" equation, but you should be able to do simple problems like this in your head.
Question 1: How could you make a 0.40 ppm Na+ solution from the 2.0 ppm one?
b. What will the concentrations of K+ be in those solutions?
(0.40 ppm x 1.00 mL)/100.0 mL = 4.0 x 10-3ppm K+.
(4.0 x 10-3ppm x 50.0 mL)/100.0 mL = 2.0 x 10-3ppm in K+.
The final dilution involoved taking 20.0 mL of the 2.0 x 10-3ppm K+ solution and diluting it in a 100.0 mL volumetric flask.
A table of the results of these calculations is given in Fig. 1.A.3.
Notation for Serial Dilutions in Homeopathic "Remedies"
Homeopathic "remedies" are labeled according to the number of dilutions which were made to produce them. The designation consists of two parts, a number which refers to the number of serial dilutions done, and a letter (Roman numeral) which refers to the dilution factor for each dilution. For example, a product labeled "20X" would have had 20 serial dilutions by a factor of 10 done on it. One of the examples in the "Consumer Reports" article included a discussion of a belladonna extract which was labeled "30C"
Example: One of the examples in the "Consumer Reports" article included a discussion of a belladonna* extract (active ingredient is the poisonous substance atropine, 289.4 g/mole) which was labeled "30C". What does this mean, and by what factor would the final product be more dilute than the initial extract?
The label "30C" means that 30 sequential 100-fold dilutions were done on the initial extract. The overall dilution factor would be (1/100) multiplied times itself 30 times, or (1/102)30 or 10-60. Given the fact that Avogadro's number is only 6.02 x 1023, it can be seen that a lot of the diluted material would need to be used to get even one molecule of the active ingredient. In fact, if you did the calculations, you would find that you would have to ingest a volume of the stuff equal to more than 400 billion times the volume of the earth to get (maybe, if you're lucky) get just ONE molecule of the active ingredient!
Question 2: What volume of "30C" belladonna extract would contain one molecule of atropine?
The impurities in the solvents used to make these formulations would likely be billions of times more concentrated than that of the "active ingredients" in the final product, even if the purest available solvents were used. (Environmental contamination in the manufacture of the products also is likely to be of a much higher concentration than that of the "active ingredient".) So, any beneficial results obtained when these formulations are used are likely the result of the placebo effect, which can be considerable in some people. (It seems that these "remedies" would be most effective in treating psychosomatic illnesses!) It is interesting also to note that in many cases, ethyl alcohol is used as part of the solvent in making homeopathic remedies.
*Type the word "belladonna" into a search engine on the Web to get some interesting links! | 2019-04-23T20:42:05 | http://www.faculty.umassd.edu/michele.mandrioli/172cbook/text2.A.3.HTML |
0.999999 | merovingianheir: I have half an hour left before I can really justify ditching work, but I have no work to do at the moment. What should I do?
merovingianheir: A man was living in the jungle for about forty years.
merovingianheir: He ran away from home, in South America, in his early teens, and became terrified of people. Every time he saw a person, he ran deeper into the jungle.
merovingianheir: His father was in the military, and he'd stolen his father's survival gear. On top of that, he was very bright, and strong, and kept himself healthy, and slept well and managed to survive and learn.
merovingianheir: He ran away in about 1888.
dorie1375: is he still alive?
merovingianheir: That's beyond the scope of this story.
merovingianheir: Anyway, forty years later, he was an old man. His teeth were rotten, and he didn't remember a word of Brazilian, but he finally decided to return to the world he could barely remember.
merovingianheir: Why? Because people kept getting closer, and finally he was deep enough into the jungle that he found the indigenous tribes there. He was horrified that people had taken over his jungle, but six months later, he was resigned to a loss of privacy, and decided to live with the people outside the jungle, who looked stronger, smelled better, and lived in safer lands.
merovingianheir: He moved back, and wore a blindfold so he couldn't see the humans he feared so much.
merovingianheir: He learned Portugese again, and he learned how to ride a motorcycle, and he learned how to work in a job and use money instead of taking what he wanted.
merovingianheir: But he never took off his blindfold.
merovingianheir: Because he was afraid of the sight of them. Even when he could get around the idea of humans, he still reacted to them with fear on an uncontrollable, neurological level.
merovingianheir: Ten years after he'd returned to the world, he was in his sixties. World War II had come and gone. The reporters and anthropologists had talked to him and learned what they wanted to know, and he was working at a motorcycle repair shop. He was a drunk and he smoked a lot of pot, and he was blind by choice.
merovingianheir: He adapted to urban life as quickly as he had adapted to jungle life.
merovingianheir: In his sixties, he ran for mayor and won.
merovingianheir: He was a terror to work with. He began enacting wild reforms, and ruthlessly cut existing programs to pay for his improvements.
dorie1375: hummmmmm.... what kind of "improvements"
merovingianheir: He claimed that the changes he made were all for the better, and that the programs he cancelled were all a waste of the peoples' money, but the change was too much.
merovingianheir: What improvements? Some of them were just like restructuring how the city government worked - this person reported to this person instead of that other person.
merovingianheir: Some programs were cut, others were added. He put a lot of money into education. He fired the police chief and the internal affairs department and put in new officers, then doubled the police budget. He improved roads and started a festival.
merovingianheir: Well, yes and no.
merovingianheir: A lot of people in the city were used to their jobs. A lot of people were profiting from the inefficiency, and a lot of people were just unwilling to learn a new way of doing things.
merovingianheir: By the end of four years, he was wildly unpopular. His programs and policies were mostly unsuccessful, simply because people refused to go along with them. When people did go along with his plans, they went perfectly and really helped things, but that happened only one time out of four.
merovingianheir: He was impeached a month before re-election - people couldn't stand another month with him in office. Everyone was angry and confused. Everyone felt that the mayor thought they were stupid, and the wiser and more reasonable his plans were, the more insulted people felt.
merovingianheir: He appeared, on election day, and took off his blindfold to see the shouting, jeering, hateful crowd, throwing rotten fruit at him.
merovingianheir: He was horrified a hundred times more than he had ever been. It was 1952, and he was using a microphone for the first time in his life. He told them all that he was returning to the jungle, and that he would try his luck with the people in there.
merovingianheir: And then he put his blindfold back on, and ran into the jungle, stripping off his clothes as he loped away. He was never seen again by the outside world.
merovingianheir: Some people say that the tribes in the jungle killed him.
merovingianheir: Some people say that he joined them and lived another few years, and then died of disease.
merovingianheir: Some people say he just disappeared and became a ghost, or a god.
merovingianheir: And some people say that he taught the tribes in the jungle to sneak as he did, and they still remain in the jungle, invisible to outside eyes.
merovingianheir: What do you think?
merovingianheir: Hmmm. Should I put that on my LiveJournal? | 2019-04-25T13:04:26 | https://merovingian.livejournal.com/20058.html |
0.999999 | The following is a list comprised of my top 9 (in no particular order) favorite new features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013. Throughout all my favorites, you will see that the individual user experience and choices among other benefits are pervasive.
A giant and very apparent difference between Dynamics CRM 2011 and CRM 2013 is navigation. The left navigation and ribbon menu are gone! In CRM 2013, without left navigation and no ribbon menu, all you have to do is click on any drop down to access the page you wish. With no ribbon, you’ll only see the commands related to the things you’re working on instead of a ribbon displaying everything – it’s all stripped down to just the few relevant commands.. Simple is good!
No need to tap Save when you’re editing. Records are saved automatically when you create a new record or update a record. While editing, CRM automatically saves the record every 30 seconds and it automatically saves when you close the record, or jump to another page. This feature can be disabled in the Settings if it is not applicable or usable in your processes, but having the auto-save will really eliminate some clicks for those of you that have had to save and close every record in the past. Better user experience!
The pop-up window frustration is gone – or at least can be eliminated if it is as annoying to you as it is to me. Now, like any modern website, everything happens inside one window. As simple as it sounds, and even though I am not ranking my top 10, this is really one of my big favorites! And relax pop-up lovers, if your situation warrants a pop-up you can certainly turn it on as an option. Your Choice!
Organizations can now create processes for any entity. This process flow can guide a user from point A to point B in customer service and sales processes. You can also employ multiple processes for the same record type using security roles to make it available to the right users. The method of creating Processes in CRM is just like creating workflows or dialogs in CRM 2011. The process bar at the top of the screen visually makes the flow very easy to follow and complete. I love this one! Classify under Better User Experience.
The functionality to associate images on entities enables you to store images on custom entities and User and Contact records. Everybody likes pictures!
Dynamics CRM 2013 fully supports browser compatibility for IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari latest browsers. Microsoft continues to promote a device “agnostic” platform so that you can use your browser of choice! Today, it’s all about the choices, right?
Real mobile apps for iPad and Windows 8 tablets are part of the picture, and with access to CRM on your Windows Tablet or iPad as well as your mobile phone, you have all the tools you need to work, wherever you are. Just being able to access client or prospect data prior to a call or visit makes you look and feel more professional! Since your data is cached for offline access should you lose connectivity, you can get key data whenever and wherever you are. (I think this goes hand-in-hand with multi-browser support above) Choices!
You know how you and your team can really benefit from the ability to quickly comment on posts or start contextual conversations from within Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Yammer. Integration with Yammer is cool! Participate in relevant conversations from inside Microsoft Dynamics, through the Yammer web and desktop apps as well as apps running on all the popular mobile devices. Choices!
Skype voice call or video conference from within a lead, prospect or contact, with one tap is efficient and economical. Enough said! These tiny pieces of efficiencies really add up! User Experience.
For more information about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 or to get a live demonstration please contact FMT Consultants. | 2019-04-19T08:43:07 | https://www.fmtconsultants.com/top-9-dynamics-crm-2013-features/ |
0.99979 | I'm guessing this is because I can't initialize a private member from outside the class. So what's the best way to do this?
The class declaration should be in the header file (Or in the source file if not shared).
But the initialization should be in source file.
If the initialization is in the header file then each file that includes the header file will have a definition of the static member. Thus during the link phase you will get linker errors as the code to initialize the variable will be defined in multiple source files.
This is because there can only be one instance of foo::i in your program. It's sort of the equivalent of extern int i in a header file and int i in a source file.
For future viewers of this question, I want to point out that you should avoid what monkey0506 is suggesting.
Header files are for declarations.
Header files get compiled once for every .cpp file that directly or indirectly #includes them, and code outside of any function is run at program initialization, before main().
By putting: foo::i = VALUE; into the header, foo:i will be assigned the value VALUE (whatever that is) for every .cpp file, and these assignments will happen in an indeterminate order (determined by the linker) before main() is run.
What if we #define VALUE to be a different number in one of our .cpp files? It will compile fine and we will have no way of knowing which one wins until we run the program.
Never put executed code into a header for the same reason that you never #include a .cpp file.
With a Microsoft compiler, static variables that are not int-like can also be defined in a header file, but outside of the class declaration, using the Microsoft specific __declspec(selectany).
Note that I'm not saying this is good, I just say it can be done.
These days, more compilers than MSC support __declspec(selectany) - at least gcc and clang. Maybe even more.
Since C++17, static members may be defined in the header with the inline keyword.
"A static data member may be declared inline. An inline static data member can be defined in the class definition and may specify a default member initializer. It does not need an out-of-class definition:"
Is the correct syntax for initializing the variable, but it must go in the source file (.cpp) rather than in the header.
Because it is a static variable the compiler needs to create only one copy of it. You have to have a line "int foo:i" some where in your code to tell the compiler where to put it otherwise you get a link error. If that is in a header you will get a copy in every file that includes the header, so get multiply defined symbol errors from the linker.
I don't have enough rep here to add this as a comment, but IMO it's good style to write your headers with #include guards anyway, which as noted by Paranaix a few hours ago would prevent a multiple-definition error. Unless you're already using a separate CPP file, it's not necessary to use one just to initialize static non-integral members.
I see no need to use a separate CPP file for this. Sure, you can, but there's no technical reason why you should have to.
As the ListInitializationGuard is a static variable inside SomeClass::getList() method it will be constructed only once, which means that constructor is called once. This will initialize _list variable to value you need. Any subsequent call to getList will simply return already initialized _list object.
Of course you have to access _list object always by calling getList() method.
The above code has the "bonus" of not requiring a CPP/source file. Again, a method I use for my C++ libraries.
// Normally on the .hpp file.
// Normally on the .cpp file.
// Must come after every static member.
Tested with g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra, GCC 7.3, Ubuntu 18.04.
What about a set_default() method?
We would only have to use the set_default(int x) method and our static variable would be initialized.
This would not be in disagreement with the rest of the comments, actually it follows the same principle of initializing the variable in a global scope, but by using this method we make it explicit (and easy to see-understand) instead of having the definition of the variable hanging there.
Including this header in two or more source files.
This is a common problem for those who starts with C++. Static class member must be initialized in single translation unit i.e. in single source file.
I just wanted to mention something a little strange to me when I first encountered this.
I needed to initialize a private static data member in a template class.
This way doesn't require providing a definition, and avoids making the constant lvalue, which can save you some headaches, e.g. when you accidentally ODR-use it.
Does this serves your purpose?
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged c++ initialization static-members or ask your own question.
Why do non-constant static variables need to be initialized outside the class?
Why should I not initialize static variable in header?
C++: How to declare an empty private static vector inside a class?
Why does c++ class need to define static field(data member) outside the class scope?
How do I set static variables in C++ classes? | 2019-04-19T13:15:38 | https://stackoverflow.com/questions/185844/how-to-initialize-private-static-members-in-c/50846528 |
0.999269 | Exercising your ab muscles while standing is better than doing so on the floor as it engages more muscle and helps tone up entire torso. A regular workout to tone up your muscles in the ab is recommended four times per week. Ideally you should exercise your abs after your regular cardio and strength exercises. You may or may not use weights to do these exercises.
Using weights will increase the resistance that you are working against and help tone up your abs. However, it is recommended that you first try out the free hand versions of the exercises before moving on to weights and advanced exercises that involve more repetitions or more weights.
1. Stand straight with your feet shoulder width apart. Now bring up your right hand above your head, palm facing out. Lift your left leg as high as you can in front of you. Simultaneously bring down your raised hand to touch the toe of your left leg as you lift it high. As you are coming down to touch your left foot, scrunch your stomach muscles in and keep the move sweeping and strong. Repeat about 10 to 12 times and do the same with your left hand and right leg. Allow 30 seconds rest and repeat 2 more repetitions.
2. Stand with your feet firmly on ground about shoulder width apart and your torso centred. Bring your right hand up and hold above your head. Now bend your elbow and bring down your hand towards your torso. At the same time bring your left knee up to meet your right elbow. As your elbow and knee meet, crunch in your stomach muscles. Repeat 10 to 15 times before doing the same on the other side. Rest for 30 seconds between reps. Repeat 2 more times.
3. Stand with feet shoulder width apart and slightly bent at the knees. Clasp your palms in front of you and then lift them over your body towards the right. Feel the stretch on the left side of your body. Now bring down your hands bending your torso to the left in a kind of chop. Every time you chop down scrunch your side muscles. After 15 counts, repeat on the other side. Do 3 repetitions, taking care to allow 30 seconds between each rep.
4. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Now take a step forward with your left foot. Your right food is behind your right foot. Clasp your palms behind your head in this position, taking care to keep your shoulders straight and elbows out. Keep your chest out. Now bend down forward towards your right knee. As you straighten, bend your torso towards the left and look towards the left side. Repeat 10-15 times on one side before going on to the next side. Do 3 repetitions.
All the above exercises can be done using 5 to 10 pound dumbbells. Make sure to use only one dumbbell when you are performing exercise no. 3. | 2019-04-19T22:35:23 | http://www.fitnesshealthzone.com/fitness/standing-abs-exercises/ |
0.999999 | Question 1: A congener (from ________ roots meaning "born together" or "within the same race or kind") has several different meanings depending on the field in which it is used.
Question 2: In ________, congenic organisms are organisms with very similar genomes, except for a small fraction.
Question 3: In ________, congeners are related chemicals, e.g., a derivative or an element in the same group of the periodic table.
Question 4: In ________, congeners are organisms within the same genus.
Question 5: There are 209 congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) as well as 209 congeners of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (________).
Question 6: Congeners of oleic acids can modify ________ behavior protecting against tumors or having effects on blood pressure.
Question 7: A related term referring to members of the same ________ is conspecific. | 2019-04-25T15:16:01 | http://quiz.thefullwiki.org/Congener |
0.999999 | Given a square matrix of size N X N, calculate the absolute difference between the sums of its diagonals.
The first line contains a single integer, N. The next N lines denote the matrix's rows, with each line containing N space-separated integers describing the columns.
Print the absolute difference between the two sums of the matrix's diagonals as a single integer. | 2019-04-21T21:19:04 | https://allprogrammingtutorials.com/tutorials/diagonal-difference-challenge.php |
0.99813 | Blessed with good looks, a powerful voice, and a gift for communicating with an audience, Julio Iglesias is one of the most popular and enduring figures in the history of Latin music, a true international superstar who has sold over 300 million albums worldwide and remains a popular concert draw and chart-topping recording artist in a career that has spanned six decades. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva was born in Madrid, Spain, on September 23, 1943.
Julio's father was a successful physician, and his son's initial career ambition was to become a lawyer and a diplomat. Young Iglesias was also a gifted football player, and as a teenager he achieved one of his great dreams when he was recruited to play goaltender with his favorite team, Real Madrid. However, Iglesias' athletic career was cut short in 1962 by an auto accident that left him with a spinal injury that kept him in bed for nearly two years. As Iglesias recovered, he taught himself to play guitar, and began writing songs as he discovered his passion for music. While Iglesias would return to his legal studies in Great Britain, he was still interested in music, and in 1968, Iglesias entered a song he'd composed, "La Vida Sigue Igual" (Life Goes On) in the Benidorm International Song Festival, an annual Spanish songwriting competition. Iglesias' song won first prize, and he was offered a recording contract with the Spanish branch of Columbia Records. Iglesias' recording of "La Vida Sigue Igual" became a number one hit in Spain, and he set aside his career in law to pursue music full-time.
Iglesias released his first full-length album in 1969, he represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, and by 1971 he'd already sold a million records. Iglesias had a keen facility for languages, and in 1972 he started recording material in German, Italian, French, and Portuguese as well as Spanish; soon he was one of the most popular musical performers throughout Europe, performing for tens of thousands of fans in most of the world's capitals. In 1976, Iglesias played a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, though the United States was one of the few countries where he was not yet a household name. In the late '70s, Iglesias signed a new record deal with CBS International that reflected his global popularity, and he set his sights on conquering the English-language markets. After Iglesias' version of "Begin the Beguine" became a hit in the U.K. in 1981, a compilation album, Julio, was released to introduce mainstream American listeners to his music; it included a number in English, "Hey." Released in 1984, 1100 Bel Air Place belated established Iglesias as a star in the United States; featuring his hit duet with Willie Nelson, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before," the album sold over three million copies and confirmed his status as a truly international icon. In 1985, a Basque terrorist group kidnapped Iglesias' father, but he was located unharmed after two weeks; believing his family would be safer in the United States, the singer relocated to Florida, where he owns an estate in Indian Creek Village, as well as a home in the resort town of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. | 2019-04-20T14:17:57 | http://events.stuff.co.nz/artist/julio-iglesias |
0.999987 | WordPress 5 uses the new Gutenberg block editor (also called the Standard Editor) by default. You can still use the Classic Editor, which is what used to just be called the WordPress editor. As of WordPress 5, if you wish to continue to use the Classic Editor, you must install it as a plugin. This article contains the instructions for accessing the Beaver Builder editor from both the WordPress block editor and the classic editor UI, and from other locations in the WordPress admin panel or admin bar.
Note: There is an increasing number of third-party (not from Automattic) classic editor plugins. If you want to disable Gutenberg entirely, we've found that both of the Disable Gutenberg plugins work with Beaver Builder. Most of the other plugins have been untested with Beaver Builder. If you are using a third-party plugin to restore the classic editor and have a problem not described here, please file a Beaver Builder Support ticket so that we can document the problem and any possible workarounds, or list it as incompatible.
Note: If you want to edit a Post layout in Beaver Builder, you need to enable Posts as a post type in the Beaver Builder settings. See the article about Beaver Builder settings.
When you create a page or open an existing page in the WordPress block editor, you'll see a choice to either launch Beaver Builder or use the Standard (Gutenberg) editor, as shown in the following screenshot.
Note: Due to a longstanding bug in WordPress, if you have used an ampersand character (&) in your Beaver Builder content instead of the character entity (&), when you click Edit for an existing Beaver Builder page, it will open directly in Gutenberg with a warning that there is invalid content. For example, if you have a heading such as "M&Ms" in a Heading module, changing it to "M&Ms" will resolve the issue.
Create a new page or open an existing page for editing in WordPress and click the Beaver Builder tab, as in the following screenshot.
Note: If you don't see the Beaver Builder tab, one way to make it appear is to force the use of Classic editor rather than the Gutenberg editor. On the WordPress admin panel, go to Settings > Writing and select No for Allow users to switch editors. If you want users to continue to have a choice of WordPress editor for each page or post they create, use any of the other methods described here to open the Beaver Builder editor.
Mouse over a page in the Pages > All Pages list, then click the Beaver Builder link.
Tip: When a Beaver Builder layout already exists for a page, the Beaver Builder link is followed by a green button, as you can see in the screenshot. When a Beaver Builder layout hasn't been created yet, it's followed by a pale gray or white button.
If you're viewing a page and you're logged in, the WordPress admin bar appears on a large screen, and you can click the Beaver Builder link to edit the page.
When a Beaver Builder layout already exists for the page, the Beaver Builder link is followed by a green button, as you can see in the screenshot. When a Beaver Builder layout hasn't been created yet, it's followed by a pale gray button.
Tip: After the page is open for editing in Beaver Builder, you can watch a video with tips on how to create a layout. Click the down arrow in the title bar in the upper left corner of the editing page to expose the Tools menu. Choose Help and then start the video that's displayed. | 2019-04-23T08:33:35 | https://kb.wpbeaverbuilder.com/article/43-0pen-the-beaver-builder-editor-in-wordpress-5 |
0.998814 | Through Walden Media, a children's production company, co-founder and president Michael Flaherty has already brought three stories from the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series to life on the big screen.
With the latest movie installment, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," slated to be released on DVD this April, Walden Media is now looking ahead at the next Narnia movie, which will likely be "The Magician's Nephew."
The Christian Post recently sat down with Flaherty at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tenn., to speak to him about the Narnia 4 movie, lessons he learned from the dismal performance of "Prince Caspian," challenges for family movies in the marketplace, and his view on homosexuality.
CP: "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" recently received an award from Movieguide Awards so congratulations.
CP: What is your reaction to that?
Flaherty: We are happy. That one (Dawn Treader) was a slow burn. It took a while for it to catch on. It did much better overseas for us but it finally ended up in a good place. We are starting to talk to Fox and talk to the C.S. Lewis estate now about "The Magician's Nephew" being our next film.
CP: Okay, so there is some talk?
CP: I read online that there was some talk about "The Silver Chair" being the next Narnia film but it's going to be "The Magician's Nephew?"
Flaherty: Right. We're looking at "The Magician's Nephew" now and I think everyone has their own favorite, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" being mine. But after that, I love "The Magician's Nephew" because it's a great origins story. You get to learn so much about where the wardrobe came from, where the lamppost came from, where Narnia came from and hopefully we'll get everything together and make that our next one.
Flaherty: Well, we're talking to the estate and to Fox and if those three parties, if we can all agree to move forward, then what we would do is find someone to write the script. So, it could still be a couple of years.
CP: I wanted to ask about the report released at the Moveguide Awards. The report to the entertainment industry from Movieguide that found movies with strong biblical values and morality outperformed movies portraying atheist messages, $78 million to $6.6 million. Same with movies advocating a Christian worldview performed 10 times better than movies advocating a miscellaneous morality.
If this is the case, why aren't we seeing more of these types of movies?
Flaherty: I think we are seeing a lot more of them. It's amazing. It might not always be a John 3:16 card in the middle of the film, the ideas of sacrifice and a lot of the themes that are so important to believers are starting to weave their way into films. They've always been there.
I think you see fewer rated-R movies now. At the same time, there are rated-R movies that can be redemptive and can have a strong redemptive Christian worldview as well. I think sometimes we get fooled by the ratings.
I think it's very encouraging. Also, if you look at a lot of books that kids are reading too, those have a strong sense of hope in the unseen. There is a very strong sense that it's not all about them and that their life has a purpose and that there are a lot more things than meets the eye.
CP: Going back to the topic of Narnia, I'm sure you are already familiar with some of these numbers but obviously "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" did super well and "Prince Caspian" underperformed according to many reports. Some people talked about the timing of the release, others on the script.
What was your analysis of this and in what ways was the approach to "Voyage of Dawn Treader" different?
Flaherty: It's amazing because the first thing is that we should only really see this at Christmas time because there's something about Narnia that makes people think about Christmas and snow. Thus, the shameless scene where we have Lucy read a spell and it snowed in the magician's house.
The other lesson is that these books have been out now for over half a century and it gives us a really interesting idea of which stories are really loved. People who love Narnia love all seven stories -I'm one of those kinds of people. But what's interesting is that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe over this period of time sold twice as many books as Prince Caspian and it did twice as much box office. Prince Caspian sold a third of the books as Dawn Treader and did a third of the box office. So while it's not always correlative of books to film, so far with these first three films, it has been. It directly mimics what people's interest has been in the books.
That's another reason beyond the fact that we all think it's a more interesting story and lends itself to a better film.
Going back to The Magician's Nephew, that one is right behind The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, in terms of books sold. That one is a very popular story.
CP: For "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," I've read that Walden was trying to tap back into the faith market by giving pastors screenings and doing things that may or may not have been neglected but were not allocated for in "Caspian."
What were some of those things employed by Walden and did they work? Can we expect to see the same approach in "The Magician's Nephew?"
Flaherty: No, it definitely worked and we definitely neglected them.
In terms of "Prince Caspian" and its message for believers, it's a lot more intricate. We are talking about things like waiting on God's timing and sort of deeper theological principles.
I mean "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is so easy because it's the gospel story: an innocent person gives up his life for a sinner and death gets reversed and everyone gets new life.
With "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," it's also easier to understand than "Prince Caspian." We have the story of Eustace rebirth and we also have the story of Reepicheep having a God-shaped hole in his heart that C.S. Lewis writes in Mere Christianity. So there was more reason to go back to the church with that.
With "Magician's Nephew," that is a story about creation.
I think one of the problems is that when we see a random superhero movie come up and someone will have a Bible study guide. I've even seen one for the Terminator. The balance we try to strike is we don't try to market everything to the church because it becomes the boy who cried wolf. We did a movie that was a lot of fun a year ago with Fox that was called "The Tooth Fairy." We didn't have "The Tooth Fairy" Bible study guides and everything else just because pastors are busy and they have a lot more work to do. Especially if you look at the Christmas season, it's the busiest, with Christmas and Easter being the busiest on the calendar. So we are trying to go the church only when we think we have something that will really be useful. We had trouble figuring out what that fit would have been with "Prince Caspian."
CP: How is working with Fox different than working with Disney?
Flaherty: They're both great partners. The folks at Disney who we've worked with are all gone now, Vick Cook, Marc Sharratt, Oren Aviv. They were the best in the business. Warren Eve is now at Fox, which is great, heading up their marketing.
We've worked with Fox on a lot of things. The first one we ever collaborated on was "Because of Winn-Dixie," which to this day remains one of my sentimental favorites. So it's been a great partnership.
CP: When "Voyage of Dawn Treader" came out, Liam Neeson, the voice of Aslan, made this controversial statement: "Aslan symbolizes a Christ-like figure but he also symbolizes for me Muhammad, Buddha and all the great spiritual leaders and prophets over the centuries."
Flaherty: My immediate reaction to that was: "there goes the lazy Sunday I thought I was going to have." I woke up in the morning and read it and thought, "Oh here we go."
I thought that was unfortunate. I mean, who knows where an actor goes to get their inspiration. Wherever Liam goes to do it, more power to him, because I think he is the best voice of Aslan out there. That's what we look for with our actors. We look for people who will really understand the character and understand the story.
CP: Did you feel the message contradicted the portrayal of Aslan as the Christ-like figure?
Flaherty: No, we really do take attitude out there that these movies are out there to inspire discussion and start discussion, not to suppress it. The way I look at it is: This is great. It's another opportunity to talk about C.S. Lewis, to talk about what he meant when he did these books, and to talk about C.S. Lewis' own faith journey. That's the way I always look at these things. It certainly made for an interesting week before the movie's release.
CP: More recently, there was another incident. Perry Moore, the executive producer of Narnia, died in his apartment, reportedly from a drug overdose and was found by his partner.
When I read about Walden, it specializes in family entertainment. I understand Moore was a Christian who spoke about his faith but he was also openly gay.
My question is that a lot of Christians, especially evangelical Christians, believe that homosexuality goes against scripture. What would you say to people who think these kinds of situations cast doubt on the values of movies by Walden Media that a key person was reported to overdose and was also gay?
Flaherty: My biggest thing there is it was a heartbreaker. Here is a 39-year-old kid. I knew him since the day he got hired. He loved these stories. One of the first things Perry ever showed me was a book report he did as a kid on "The Bridge to Tarebithia." So he loved stories. He loved God and he loved his family. Those were the things that I remembered about him. The other stuff isn't important to me. He was there to do a job and he did a good job.
I was there at his funeral the other week and it was a tough thing. It was heartbreaking to see little Georgie [Henley], the girl who Perry believed in and the girl who Perry said, "That's the girl who should play Lucy." It was such a great decision. And to see Georgie there so much older and broken in tears. This person who had such an impact and an influence on him. It was so depressing.
The one thing that gave me courage and gave me hope was that I love the response from so many folks in the Christian community, one of love and one of prayer. Rather than wondering about how he spent his time, it was great to see so many people pray for him and so many people hoping that…You know, we're all broken and we all have our issues but the idea that Perry could finally go home. Just like the Prodigal Son, the father took his garments and ran over and just wrapping him up and saying, "Oh my gosh, welcome home. I'm so happy that you're home." That was the image I had in my mind. I hope that for all the great work that he did and the love he had for his family and God that he got to hear those words, "Well done, good and faithful servant," and that he's at peace right now.
CP: For Walden Media, as a company, do people need to be Christian or abide to a moral/faith standard to be hired?
Flaherty: Nope. They just have to believe in our mission, which is to find stories that can rekindle curiosity and recapture imagination. That is the one allegiance that we ask everybody to have. The great thing that it draws people from all different walks of life. I think that's what you want when you are making stories. It takes a lot of useful irritants to make a pearl. You can't have everybody coming from the same point of view so that's what makes things so much stronger. So that's the only thing that we require from folks.
CP: I read that you are a Catholic?
Flaherty: I'm actually evangelical. They assume that from the name.
CP: I wanted to clarify that because I read that in a couple of places.
Were you here for today's main session?
CP: Well, Voddie Baucham spoke about homosexuality and explained the reason why people get uncomfortable when people bring up the subject is that there is a propaganda campaign to condition people. That's why a lot of broadcasters apologize before they talk about homosexuality. He also urged Christian broadcasters to speak out against that.
I wanted to ask what is your position on homosexuality?
Flaherty: I just don't care. I love every one of God's sons and every one of God's daughters. I have a very special place in my heart for the challenges that gay and lesbian kids are going through. Their lives are absolute torture. I think the ways in high school. The way I'd love to respond to that is with love and let God and the Holy Spirit take care of the rest of that.
There is a great book out there called Love Is an Orientation. Have you read that book?
CP: No, I haven't but I've heard of it.
Flaherty: That's a really great book. I've started to become friends with that author. You know, it's a total and complete non-issue for me. Probably the person who has had the most powerful impact on my walk is Henri Nouwen, who is gay. Henri Nouwen, who has a lot of impact on a lot of Christians, has written some fantastic books out there.
I'm blessed that I've learned a lot about Jesus from our gay brothers and sisters.
CP: A lot of people know that you're the president of Walden Media but they may not know about your background in education. Are you still involved in any programs in education?
Flaherty: Absolutely. Right now, we are sort of preoccupied. We homeschool our three kids. A lot goes into that right now. We have a really small school.
For me, I'm more interested in education as an issue of social justice and civil rights. It's probably one of the biggest scandals we have in this country is that the education you get is mostly based on your income level. That's one of the things that I would really love to see leveled and equalized. That's why we co-produced the documentary, "Waiting for Superman," which raised a lot of those issues. It's something that we continue to be heavily invested in. Personally, my time teaching now only goes to my three kids. What we're trying to do now is use the film and use the books to draw more attention to education as a civil rights issue.
CP: You're going to be teaching tonight at the NRB Super Session. What are you going to be teaching and what can we expect from that?
Flaherty: I think we're going to be mostly talking about Lewis and his outlook and his journey. The other thing that I would love to talk a lot about is paradox, about you never know how God is going to use us. "Amazing Grace" is one of my favorite movies and I love the fact that God used this slave trader, guilty of crimes against humanity, to become a leader in the Christian church.
We're working on another film about a conscientious objector, someone who would never carry a gun, and God used him and turned him into a war hero. That's one of the things what I want to talk about.
It goes back to one of the questions you asked earlier that as believers, I think we don't embrace paradox and contradiction anymore.
CP: What is the biggest challenge that you see for family entertainment movies in the marketplace or in culture?
Flaherty: Just advertising and marketing is the biggest challenge because the cost of making films has come down, we have a great crop of filmmakers out there who can make these movies, there is a number of great stories to be told, but the cost to advertise these and give it a real chance in the marketplace without a great studio partner makes it really difficult.
I think that's the next great thing people need to figure out is: how do you promote and advertise a film for a fraction of the cost of what Hollywood is doing now.
CP: What is next big thing for Walden Media?
Flaherty: The big focus right now is on our books. We are also working on a film we are working on now called "Mavericks" with Gerard Butler. That is sort of in your neck of the woods – about this surfer, Jay Moriarty, who didn't have a dad, and the role of this mentor who led him to surf this great wave maverick. That's the next movie. We're going to go into production and there are several others that we are starting to look at.
CP: When can we expect to see that in theaters?
Flaherty: Probably in year or so. | 2019-04-25T04:01:41 | https://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-walden-media-president-michael-flaherty-on-narnia-4-film-49518/ |
0.999786 | Phishing attacks are one of the most common threats to internet users' security.
So Google wants to help prevent you from getting duped by hackers with a new phishing quiz developed by Jigsaw, the company's tech incubator.
The eight-question quiz takes users through a number of phishing scenarios and tests whether they can tell when a hypothetical attack is real or not.
'Every day millions of people click on bogus links in phishing emails - messages designed to steal your password or make you download malware,' Jigsaw explained in a blog post.
Jigsaw said it created the quiz based on real phishing attempts and by studying the 'latest techniques' deployed by hackers.
After users sign up with their name and email - neither of which has to be real - they're shown a series of phishing examples.
For each slide, users can choose between two buttons - 'Phishing' or 'Legitimate,' if they believe the email is real.
Google will then tell you if your selection is correct or incorrect.
It'll also tell users why the email was legitimate or fake using a series of pop-ups on the screen.
In cases where it was a phishing email, many of the same tactics were used several times.
For example, hypothetical hackers might hide a phishing link in an email directing users to a malicious version of Google Drive.
It also linked out to a site with the URL 'drive--google.com,' which is incorrect.
In another case, the sender's email address may look strange upon closer inspection.
One question in the quiz tells the user that they've received a new fax message.
Actual hackers employ this trick all the time, subtly spelling the sender's email or the URL incorrectly so that users mistake it as the real thing.
Email services such as Gmail are increasingly able to detect these emails before they hit your inbox, thanks to technology like machine learning.
But hackers have gotten more sophisticated in recent years, which requires internet users to be more careful when they click on a link in an email or download an attachment.
Almost anyone can fall prey to a phishing email - as illustrated by the fact that this Dailymail.com reporter only got 6 out 8 questions correct on the quiz.
Jigsaw even used real phishing scenarios to help it formulate examples for the test.
In 2016, John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, received a phishing email from Russian hackers that gave them access to his email account.
One example also takes after a real phishing attack that hit Google in 2017, when nearly 1 million users unknowingly clicked a link in an email that sent them to a malicious Google Doc site.
To protect from incidents such as these in the future, Jigsaw recommends that users have two-factor authentication enabled, which requires users to enter a password and a secure verification code each time they login.
What is 'phishing' and how do you avoid getting scammed?
Phishing involves cyber-criminals attempting to steal personal information such as online passwords, bank details or money from an unsuspecting victim.
Very often, the criminal will use an email, phone call or even a fake website pretending to be from a reputable company.
The criminals can use personal details to complete profiles on a victim which can be sold on the dark web.
Some phishing attempts involve criminals sending out infected files in emails in order to take control of a victim's computer.
Any from of social media or electronic communication can form part of a phishing attempt.
Action Fraud warn that you should never assume an incoming message is from a genuine company - especially if it asks for a payment or wants you to log on to an online account.
Banks and other financial institutions will never email looking for passwords or other sensitive information.
An effected spam filter should protect from most of the malicious messages, although the user should never call the number at the bottom of a suspicious email or follow their link.
Experts advise that customers should call the organisation directly to see if the attempted communication was genuine.
According to Action Fraud: 'Phishing emails encourage you to visit the bogus websites.
'They usually come with an important-sounding excuse for you to act on the email, such as telling you your bank details have been compromised, or claim they’re from a business or agency and you’re entitled to a refund, rebate, reward or discount.
'The email tells you to follow a link to enter crucial information such as login details, personal information, bank account details or anything else that can be used to defraud you.
'Alternatively, the phishing email may try to encourage you to download an attachment. The email claims it’s something useful, such as a coupon to be used for a discount, a form to fill in to claim a tax rebate, or a piece of software to add security to your phone or computer. | 2019-04-25T21:52:21 | http://www.madnesshub.com/2019/01/are-you-too-smart-to-fall-for-online.html |
0.999995 | In this modern world where everything is technology driven and is leading to innovations, human mind is also evolving which is leading to stress. Stress in any form is not good for health. It can keep you motivated if is in small ratio but excessive stress can harm you both physically and mentally. The chronic stress is leading to psychological disorders like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders. The oral and mental health share a two-directional relationship. In one direction, the thought of getting dental treatment creates anxiety. In the other, patients who have a mental illness like chronic depression and bipolar disorders makes them least concerned about the maintenance of their oral health.
The primary reason that makes people suffer from mental illness more prone to oral diseases is poor oral hygiene and heavy consumption of sugary beverages. This increases the incidence of caries in these patients. Moreover, they use antidepressants and other antipsychotic medications for their mental disorders that lead to a common side effect of dry mouth or xerostomia that further prevents the teeth and soft tissues in the mouth from being properly lubricated. Saliva acts as a buffer for acidic foods and drinks and contains essential minerals to keep the enamel strong. Hence, a low amount of saliva makes a person more susceptible to decay and other gum problems. The gums and surrounding oral tissues become red in colour because of inflammation, which makes it difficult to eat and follow a proper oral hygiene regimen. Attrition of teeth can be seen commonly in depression patients due to bruxism. On the other hand, poor diet in conjugation with dependency on alcohol and smoking make them prone to oral diseases.
Another kind of mental illness which is becoming prominent these days is the bipolar disorder which is characterised by episodes of extreme elation followed by long periods of depression. In the manic phase, overzealous brushing or flossing may cause dental abrasion as well as mucosal or gingival lacerations. Lithium is used as one of the most common therapy for bipolar disorder has been associated with xerostomia and stomatitis (inflammation of oral tissues). Hence, there is a sudden increase in widespread caries partly because of the anticholinergic effects of lithium and other psychotropic medications and partly because of excessive intake of sugar-laden candies and sweetened beverages. Moreover, habitual caffeine intake and heavy smoking heighten the drying effects of antipsychotic drugs.
Patients who have mental illness require a very gentle approach for dental treatment as symptoms associated with mental illness might interfere with the acceptance of dental care and patient keep delaying the treatment until the stage of tooth loss. Hence, motivation becomes an integral part of treatment planning.
To summarise, it becomes essential for patients who have a mental illness to have regular professional dental care as well as excellent oral care at home. Therefore, brushing twice daily using a soft-bristled toothbrush and toothpaste that contains fluoride is recommended. To manage side effects of dry mouth, salivary substitutes and stimulants like chlorhexidine mouth rinse become an essential part of oral hygiene regimen. | 2019-04-19T09:16:00 | https://clovedental.in/blog/mental-health-oral-health-yes-related/ |
0.998678 | Find out the date, when is Day of Unity 2018 and how many days until Day of Unity 2018 with a countdown clock.
Day of Unity has always been observed annually on the first Monday of October. And in 2018, Day of Unity is observed on Monday, October 2, 2018.
The Day of Unity Countdown Clock will show you the number of days, hours, minutes & seconds until the next Day of Unity.
When is Day of Unity?
When is National Diversity Day: National Diversity Dayhas always been observed annually on the first Friday of October.
When is Lee National Denim Day: Lee National Denim Dayhas always been observed annually on the first Friday of October.
When is Plaidurday: Plaidurdayhas always been observed annually on the first Friday of October. | 2019-04-26T10:14:44 | https://www.wheniscalendars.com/when-is-day-of-unity/ |
0.999999 | question_answer1) A glass contains 200 ml of water, a can contains 2 liters of water, a container contains 50 liters of water. What is the total volume of water contained?
question_answer2) How many number of times it will take for a glass with a capacity of 150 liters to measure a volume of 300 liters liquid?
question_answer3) Length of the room A is 16 meters and the length of room B is 5 times the length of room A. Find the length of the room B.
question_answer4) Convert 9 meters in centimeters.
question_answer5) Add 34 meters + 45 meters + 500 centimeters + 88 meters.
question_answer6) How much should be subtracted from 56 kg 200 grams to get 34 kg 300 grams?
question_answer7) Divide the volume of 6000 ml by 12 ml.
question_answer8) Distance between the school and Priya's house is 5 km. How much distance Priya has to walk if she travels 4 and half kilometers by bus?
question_answer9) Convert 3000 milliliters into liters.
question_answer10) How many vertical pillars, each of 50 centimeters are required to touch the height of 60 meters and 100centimeters? | 2019-04-22T16:05:45 | https://studyadda.com/question-bank/2nd-class/mathematics/measurement-length-weight-and-capacity/self-test-9/766 |
0.999113 | 1.Combine biscuit mix, cinnamon, egg and milk; beat until smooth. Stir in grated apples.
2.Grease large skillet or griddle and heat over medium heat. Pour batter, about 1/4 cup for each pancake, onto hot griddle.
3.Bake until bubbles appear around the edges, turn and bake other side until golden brown.
1.In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in apple cider and lemon juice.
2.Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to boil. Continue to boil, stirring, for 1 minute.
3.Remove from heat and stir in butter. Makes about 2 1/2 cups of syrup. | 2019-04-21T10:27:01 | https://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/apple-cinnamon-pancake-recipe.html |
0.998872 | What is the difference between the 2 black masks for the SDR, the SDR-OSM24 and SDR-MSV24?
The SDR-OSM24 (Optical Shielding Mask) is used with deep well plates. It prevents sample fluorescence in bacterial or yeast cultivations from disturbing the oxygen or pH measurements. It is made of aluminum and put between the SDR and the deep well plate.
The SDR-MSV24 (Mask for SensorVials) is used with SensorVials (2 mL or 4 mL format). It prevents artificial light used for photosynthesis measurements from disturbing the oxygen readings. It is made of plastic (POM) and put on the SDR. The SensorVials are placed into the wells of the mask so they are held in position above the SDR's optics. | 2019-04-22T04:04:38 | https://www.presens.de/support-services/faqs/question/what-is-the-difference-between-the-2-black-masks-for-the-sdr-the-sdr-osm24-and-sdr-msv24-1130.html |
0.988789 | Sabermetric Research: R-squared and "twenty questions"
You've probably played the game "Twenty Questions." Here's how it works. I choose a subject, which can be anything I want -- "baseball glove," or "Hillary Clinton". Then, you have twenty "yes/no" questions to try to figure out what it is.
To win the game, you try to narrow it down as fast as you can, and as much as possible. To start, you might ask the traditional question: "is it bigger than a bread box?" That one question won't tell you what it is immediately, but it starts narrowing it down. According to Wikipedia, other good questions are, "can I put it in my mouth?" and "does it involve technology for communications, entertainment, or work?"
Some questions are obviously bad. Starting off by asking, "is it a DVD of a Sylvester Stallone movie?" is a waste of a question. The answer is probably "no," in which case you're left pretty much where you started. Of course, if it's a "yes," you're almost certain to get it, but the chances of that "yes" are pretty slim.
So, now, here's a variation of the game. This time, I'm going to pick a random American person. Your job is to guess his or her 2011 income, and come as close as you can.
Instead of twenty questions, I'm only going to give you one, for now. However, it doesn't have to be a "yes/no" question -- if you want, it can be any question that can be answered by a number. (You can't ask specifically about the salary, though.) Once you get the answer, you take your guess at the income.
What kind of question do you ask?
Well, one good question might be, "how many years of education does the person have?" You can then go by the general rule that the more education, the more likely they were to have a higher salary.
Or, you can ask, "what's the person's IQ?" Again, you can assume that the higher a person's people's intelligence, the more likely they are to have a higher income.
But if you ask, "did they win a lottery jackpot last year?", that's a waste. It's the like the Stallone DVD question. Most of the time, the answer is no, and you get barely any useful information. It's just not worth asking, just on the off-chance that you get a yes.
That all makes sense, right? Well, if you understand the strategy of the game of "Twenty Questions," you understand r-squared. Because, r-squared is really just a measure of how good your question is. Seriously -- the correspondence between the two is almost perfect. The better the question, the higher the r-squared; and, the higher the r-squared, the better the question.
If you were to run a regression of IQ against income, you'd probably wind up with a decent r-squared -- maybe, I don't know, .15 or something. That means that if you know a random person's IQ, you can knock 15 percent off your average error squared. Maybe if you were completely ignorant, you would guess $30,000 for everyone. But if you know IQ, you can guess $20,000 for low, $30,000 for average, and $40,000 for high, and your guesses would be closer.
But, the bad question, the lottery question: the r-squared of that might only be .001. Originally, you guessed $30,000. Now, if you find out they didn't win the lottery, you guess $29,999, and are a tiny bit closer, on average. If you find out they *did* win the lottery, then you guess, say, $5 million, and you come a lot closer that you would have before. But that happens very infrequently -- so infrequently that you're square error is still going to be well over 99.99 percent of what it was without the question.
After you ask the IQ question, you're given a table of all 300,000,000 people in the US, with their income and answer to your question (IQ). Then, before I tell you the random person's IQ, you have to decide in advance what you're going to answer for each possible IQ, and your decision has to have each point of IQ worth the same amount of income (that is, it has to be linear, since it's a linear regression).
Once you've decided, I give you the IQ, and we figure your answer, and your negative score is the square of how much you missed it by.
Under those rules, the analogy is exact: the r-squared exactly corresponds to how good a question you asked.
In the past, I've been critical of analyses that find a low r-squared, and assume that, therefore, there's only a weak relationship. For instance, I've written about the study that found, in MLB, an r-squared of .18 for team payroll vs. team wins. The authors of the study then said something like, "The r-squared is low. Therefore, there's not much of a relationship. Therefore, salary doesn't lead to wins."
Well, that's not right. It's like saying, for the lottery example, "The r-squared is low. Therefore, winning the lottery doesn't lead to more money."
The r-squared does NOT measure the direct relationship between the variables. It just measures how good a question it is to ask about the one variable.
But, the thing is, if what you really want is the relationship between winning the lottery and getting rich ... well, that's easy. Just look at the regression equation!
Expected salary = $30,000 + $5,000,000 if they won the lottery.
It gives you exactly what you want -- winning the lottery is worth $5 million. Why would you focus on the r-squared, when the exact answer is right there? In fact, the r-squared is completely irrelevant!
I think the reason we sometimes focus on the r-squared, though, is that we make a false assumption. It is true that (a) if you have a high r-squared, you have a strong relationship. But it is NOT necessarily true that (b) if you *don't* have high r-squared, you *don't* have a strong relationship. I think that maybe we just assume because (a) is true, (b) is also true. But it's not.
If you've got any more good ones, let me know, and I'll add them in.
I would quibble with one of the characterizations a little bit. In your lottery example, the r-squared isn't "irrelevant". It's still a measure of the *quality* of the relationship between salary and winning the lottery. Let's say that the r-squared was even worse than the .001 you mention and say that it's .00000001 (it could be 0, but you would never get 0 in practice). It would, in my opinion, be more fair to look at the regression and say "winning the lottery tends to increase salary by 5 million, but there's so much noise and inconsistency as to make the information useless". I would personally make the same claim at .001; it becomes an issue of how large an r-squared you find to be meaningful.
And to be even more picky, r-squared is analogous to the quality of the question assuming a linear relationship. If I asked you to guess a person's memory ability (or athletic ability) and you wanted to ask their age that would be a fantastic question, but the r-squared would be low because there's more of a quadratic relationship across the lifespan.
I think I disagree with you about noise and inconsistency.
(b) a statistically significant value for lottery winning, around +5.
On the linear relationship, I agree. That's what I caveated in the small print in the middle of the post.
Sure, I don't disagree with that (and a quick simulation verifies it, r-squared for mine was .0002). With a large enough sample any correlation will be significant. It's more a question of being meaningful; how much do you gain from your knowledge? Like you said, how good a question is it? If the r-squared is low, it's telling you that you're asking a poor question. That would be true even if the regression is significant or if it gives you a reasonable regression equation.
Another way to put it would be to ask, how worse off am I if I ignore the regression? In the simulation I ran from your suggestion, the mean absolute error for the regression (fitted values subtracted from actual values) is .79774425. If I just guess a z-score of 0 for everyone, I get an error of .797793. That is, a difference in the fifth decimal place, or on the order of thousandths of a percent difference. The relationship exists and is significant with all the data I have, but I would barely notice the difference if I didn't know it existed. That, to me, suggests that the information is pretty useless. Your lotto example is basically the exact analogue of your Stallone DVD example. You gain a tiny bit of information, so tiny it's basically not worth knowing.
I'd argue that you gain a lot -- you find out that winning the lottery is worth +5. That's valuable information.
But, if your goal is just to reduce error across the entire population, then, sure, knowing about the lottery doesn't help much, as your numbers confirm.
But that's not necessarily the goal. If you're researching whether (say) power lines cause cancer, you don't care about reducing error across the population. You just want to find out whether power lines cause cancer. And that's the coefficient, regardless of whether the r-squared is .00001 or .5.
Another way to put it: a low r-squared means you don't have a very good grip on what causes income to vary, in general.
But you can still have a good grip (via the coefficient) on one small part of the picture -- how winning the lottery causes income to vary.
The cancer example is an interesting one. Say it turned out exactly that way: living under power lines increased the chance of getting cancer by a statistically significant amount with a tiny R-squared. Would you call a press conference and tell everyone to move away from power lines? That's very explosive information for a result that basically says a lot of people who live near lines get cancer and a lot don't, and obviously a lot of people who don't live near lines still get cancer.
Or to go back to your lotto example - how valuable is it, exactly, to know that winning is worth +5 if my salary guesses are only .001% better?
You could have a tiny r-squared even if EVERYONE who lives near power lines gets cancer. That would happen if very few people lived near power lines.
First, great post. I also totally agree with your response to Alex. If you're interested in marginal effects, R-squared is close to irrelevant.
"What was your parents' income?"
But point otherwise well taken.
The correlations were a bit lower than I expected, but reasonable ... except parents' income was a bit higher than I expected. | 2019-04-25T14:48:50 | http://blog.philbirnbaum.com/2012/08/r-squared-and-twenty-questions.html |
0.998917 | This pages lists some of the apps and software to run altered auditory feedback (AAF) on a smartphone, tablet or computer.
They relay your voice back to you with a slight delay (Delayed Auditory Feedback or DAF), and/or with a slight alteration in pitch (Frequency-shifted Auditory Feedback or FAF). More: General information on apps and devices.
The apps below are examples. Search for the app name in Google Play or iTunes. For more apps, you can search there for 'auditory feedback'.
Apps installed on a smartphone may or may not work on calls using the phone. We have heard of them working with calls on an Android phone. You can look at the app description and reviews, but ultimately will need to test it on your phone.
With a bluetooth headset you should be able to use AAF on a phone wirelessly, though this may add a further delay to the feedback.
DAF and FAF. There is a free demo version for Android called 'DAF Assistant Lite'.
DAF and FAF. There is a free trial for Android called 'DAF Professional Lite'.
Free trial, and full version. As well as DAF (not FAF), says that it includes 'Metronome, Mirror, Add Words, Finger Tapping, Yoga'.
DAF and FAF, and ability to record speech so one can hear it back. Free.
Aimed at speech and language therapists as well as people who stammer. DAF (but not FAF), with digital speech graph and ability to record session, type notes, and email recorded sessions.
Article: No I'm not listening to music - Christine Simpson thought she'd try installing altered auditory feedback (AAF) software on her mobile phone and work computer.
As well as the apps above, it offers DAF/FAF Assistant software for Windows PC. Free trial available.
Free DAF and FAF software for Windows PC.
Christine Simpson thought she'd try installing altered auditory feedback (AAF) software on her mobile phone and work computer. | 2019-04-25T23:41:04 | https://www.stammering.org/help-information/topics/therapy-treatment/electronic-devices-and-apps/aaf-apps-and-software |
0.999818 | A computing device is provided with a discovery framework that may include a discovery user interface (UI) and a discovery engine configured to use various standard discovery protocols in a protocol stack of the computing device. The discovery engine may respond to an invocation of the discovery framework by determining discovery criteria and based thereon selecting one of the discovery protocols, requesting discovery through the selected discovery protocol, receiving corresponding first discovery results, and maintaining a discovery list comprised of indicia of devices discovered through at least the selected discovery protocol. The discovery UI allows interactive adjustment of the discovery criteria, displays the discovery list, and responds to selection of a discovered device in the discovery list by enabling a connection with the discovered device based on a network address of the discovered device obtained through one of the discovery protocols.
1. A computing device comprising: processing hardware; storage hardware storing instructions executable by the processing hardware, the instructions comprising: an operating system comprising a network stack that implements a plurality of discovery protocols; a discovery framework comprising a discovery user interface (UI) and a discovery engine configured to use the discovery protocols; the discovery engine configured to respond to an invocation of the discovery framework by determining discovery criteria and based thereon selecting one of the discovery protocols, requesting discovery through the selected discovery protocol, receiving corresponding first discovery results, and maintaining a discovery list comprised of indicia of devices discovered through any of the discovery protocols; and the discovery UI configured to allow interactive adjustment of the discovery criteria and configured to display the discovery list and respond to selection of a discovered device in the discovery list by enabling a connection with the discovered device based on a network address of the discovered device obtained through one of the discovery protocols, the discovery UI comprising an interactive element that, when activated, causes the discovery engine to select a second discovery protocol, request discovery through the selected second discovery protocol, receive corresponding second discovery results, and update the discovery list to indicate devices discovered through the second discover protocol, wherein the discovery list displayed by the discovery UI displays the devices discovered through the second discovery protocol.
2. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery protocol and the second discovery protocol comprise at least two of: an application-layer discovery protocol, a network-layer discovery protocol, and a link-layer discovery protocol.
3. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery engine is further configured to normalize the discovery results and the second discovery results into a namespace in which discovered devices are represented by respective single unique identifiers by identifying discovery results that correspond to a same device.
4. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery list comprises a representation of a first device discovered by the discovery protocol and comprises a representation of a second device discovered by the second discovery protocol, wherein both representations are configured to be interactively selected to initiate a connection to the corresponding devices.
5. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery framework comprises an application programming interface (API) invocable by arbitrary applications on the computing device.
6. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery UI comprises one or more UI elements configured to control filtering and/or ordering of the discovery list.
7. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the discovery UI is configured to display an indication that additional devices have been discovered and the indication is configured to cause the additional devices to be displayed.
8. A computing device according to claim 1, wherein the devices in the discovery list are ordered according to proximity to the computing device.
9. A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising: executing an operating system comprised of a network protocol stack, the network protocol stack implementing a plurality of discovery protocols; displaying a user interface (UI) comprising a discovered-device area that displays discovered devices; responding to an invocation of the UI by requesting one of the discover protocols to discover devices on a network and adding the discovered devices to the discovered-device area; enabling interactive control of additional device discovery through the UI, wherein interactions with the UI modify discovery criteria and the discovery criteria control which discovery protocols are automatically selected to for discovering devices that are displayed in the discovered-device area; and whenever a device is discovered from multiple discovery protocols, assuring that the device is represented no more than one time in the discovered-device are.
10. A method according to claim 9, further comprising displaying an indication that additional discovery is available and responding to an activation of the indication by requesting the network communication protocol stack to perform additional device discovery with an additional discovery protocol.
11. A method according to claim 9, further comprising a user interface element that displays filtering criteria and filtering which devices are displayed in the discovered-device area according to the filtering criteria.
12. A method according to claim 9, further comprising responding to a user input selecting a device in the discovered-device area by initiating a connection over the network.
13. A method according to claim 9, wherein devices in the discovered-device area are at least partly ordered according to indications of previous connections thereto by the computing device.
14. A method according to claim 9, wherein devices are displayed in the discovered-devices area in a same form regardless of which discovery protocol discovered which device, and wherein some devices in the discovered-device area were discovered at different layers of the network communication protocol stack.
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the different layers include at least two of: the application layer, the network/transport layer, and the link/media layer.
16. A method according to claim 9, wherein types of discovered devices are identified and are used for ordering, filtering, discovering, and/or displaying information about discovered devices.
17. Computer-readable storage hardware storing information configured to enable a computing device to perform a process, the process comprising: executing a discovery user interface (UI) functionally linked to a discovery engine; displaying in the discovery UI indicia of devices discovered on a network through a plurality of discovery protocols implemented by a protocol stack of the computing device, the devices discovered by the discovery engine selecting the discovery protocols according to discovery criteria specified at least in part by the discovery UI; based on a determination that additional devices are to be discovered, displaying additional indicia of devices discovered through the plurality of discovery protocols; and responding to a user input selecting a device indicated by the indicia of devices by initiating a network connection between the selected device and the computing device.
18. Computer-readable storage hardware according to claim 17, wherein the displaying additional indicia of devices comprises selecting one of the discovery protocols and issuing a request to the selected discovery protocol.
19. Computer-readable storage hardware according to claim 17, wherein the process further comprises automatically dynamically adapting the discovery UI to enable interactive extension of device discovery using the discovery protocols.
20. Computer-readable storage hardware according to claim 17, the process further comprising reducing results from the discovery protocols to a coherent normalized device namespace, the reducing including consolidating results from the discovery protocols that correspond to same devices.
Devices often communicate with each other over networks to exchange information. For any two devices that need to exchange data, network communication can potentially involve many protocols, from the application layer down through the link layer. In some cases, two devices may have software that implements a same application-layer protocol. For discussion, the software might be peer components on respective devices, where the peer components are to exchange information according to the application-layer protocol. Although the two devices might be capable of forming a network connection through which their peer components might exchange messages, such an exchange can be difficult when a network connection cannot be formed because one peer is not aware of the other peer's existence or in particular its network address.
This kind of connectivity problem often occurs when the application-layer protocol implemented by the peers assumes that one or more particular lower layer protocols are available for discovering other devices on the network. For instance, the application-layer protocol might be a media streaming protocol designed to use a WiFi advertising mechanism to discover other WiFi devices. One of the peer devices might not implement the advertising mechanism, or, the devices might be out of range of each other. Although the peers might be capable of exchanging their application-layer data if a network connection were established, the inability to discover each other prevents such communication. They might be incapable of "seeing" each other using the link-layer discover mechanism, and yet a network/transport layer connection--and hence peer communication--would be possible if they were able to discover each other through other means.
Device-to-device connectivity at the application layer can be difficult due to other problems. For example, a network discovery mechanism at any layer might discover an excessive number of nodes, perhaps in the hundreds or thousands. If all such discovered devices are provided to an application and displayed for a user to select a target device for the application to connect to, the large number of devices shown makes it difficult for the user to find a suitable or particular device. In addition, many of the devices might not be relevant to the current conditions, application, user, etc. The user might know that the desired target device is in the same room, is within a certain radio range is on a same network segment, or is a certain type of device, and yet devices that do not meet those conditions are displayed for potential selection by the user.
In addition, any given device needing to form a connection might have many mechanisms available for device discovery. A device might have application-level discovery mechanisms such as directory services, Domain Name System (DNS) discovery protocols such as DNS-SD (Service Discovery) and the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP). The device might also have discovery features in its implementations of network-level protocols, such as Internet Protocol (IP) multicast extensions, the IPv6 Network Discovery Protocol (NDP), and others. Many link-layer protocols also include discovery facilities for discovering nodes available for a particular link-layer protocol. For example, Bluetooth has various types of broadcast beacons that announce or solicit device presence. WiFi Direct also has advertise/discover functions.
For a network with many and various devices, there might be dozens or hundreds of protocols that any two devices might potentially use to discover one another. However, most application-level software is coded to inflexibly use only one or a few discovery mechanisms. If multiple discovery mechanisms are used, it is in an uncoordinated disjoint manner. For instance, if two different discovery mechanisms are used by one application, then there might be, respectively, two different user interfaces (UIs), two different paths of connection logic, two different purposes for discovery, etc. While a device might have four or five means for discovering other devices on the network or devices that are nearby and capable of link-level or network-level connectivity, any given application on that device might be configured to use only one of the discovery means and therefore fail to take advantage of its device's full discovery capability.
There is a need to allow arbitrary application-level software to transparently use a variety of network discovery mechanisms in a coherent manner and in a way that allows the scope and results of discovery to fit a current usage context.
The following summary is included only to introduce some concepts discussed in the Detailed Description below. This summary is not comprehensive and is not intended to delineate the scope of the claimed subject matter, which is set forth by the claims herein.
The embodiments described herein will be better understood from the following Detailed Description read in light of the accompanying Drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate like parts in the accompanying description.
FIG. 1 shows a discovery framework on a host.
FIG. 2 shows details of the discovery framework.
FIG. 3 shows details of how a discovery engine is used.
FIG. 4 illustrates how the scope of device discovery may change dynamically based on user steering through a user interface of the discovery framework.
FIG. 5 shows different discovery mechanisms that can be used by the discovery engine.
FIG. 6 shows how discovery results from various discovery protocols can be collected and normalized into a coherent namespace of unique device identities.
FIG. 7 shows an example of a master device identities table.
FIG. 8 shows an example of an application configured to use the discovery framework.
FIG. 9 shows the discovery user interface displayed by an application that uses the discovery framework.
FIG. 10 shows how the discovery user interface can interactively control the scope of device discovery.
FIG. 11 shows an example of the discovery user interface initiating a new connection.
FIG. 12 shows details of a computing device.
Embodiments of a network discovery framework are discussed below. Discussion will begin with an overview of a network discovery framework and its general context. Major functions of a discovery framework are described next, followed by discussion of how a same discovery framework can manage multiple contexts or discovery sessions for multiple applications or the like. Next, dynamic user-controlled scoping and refinement of a discovery list is explained. Examples of standard underlying discovery mechanisms and protocols are then covered, including details of how to build the results of disparate discovery protocols into a coherent normalized set of discovered devices. Finally, uses and features of a user interface provided by a discovery framework are described.
FIG. 1 shows a discovery framework 100 on a host 102. The discovery framework 100 is shown as part of an operating system 104. However, the framework can be implemented in any way that makes it available to arbitrary application-level code that needs to discover devices for connecting thereto. For example, the framework may be a shared library, a background service, a component of a managed runtime environment, etc. Generally, the discovery framework 100 is accessed through some form of software interface, application programming interface (API), interprocess communication, or the like. The framework can be invoked and used by any software on the host 102. For instance, different applications 106 might each interface with the discovery framework 100. However, any code can invoke the framework. For example, a graphical user shell might have different elements that each have their own connectivity and discovery needs; each element may use the discovery framework in a customized way. As discussed below, in one embodiment, the framework manages a different context for each instance of its use or invocation by an application or other software.
The discovery framework 100 has two major functions or modules, namely, a discovery UI 108 and a discovery engine 110. The discovery UI 108 (or instances thereof) is displayed in the windows of the application-layer code where device discovery is needed. Alternatively, the discovery UI has its own window. The discovery UI 108 is for (i) allowing a user to interactively steer the discovery engine's discovery of devices and shaping the results, (ii) displaying indicia of the discovered devices (e.g., a list of device names and pieces of device information), and (iii) allowing discovered devices to be interactively selected and in response configured for connectivity, for instance by assigning the network name/address of the selected device to an application-level configuration setting, and/or initiating network-level and/or application-level connectivity to the selected device, etc.
The discovery engine 110 discovers devices as specified by the discovery UI 108 and/or discovery criteria. The discovery engine 110 is configured to interface with a variety of standard discovery protocols. The discovery engine 110 manages the discovery of devices 112 over one or more networks 114 according to various conditions, underlying discovery protocols, or discovery features of communication protocols. The discovery engine 110 uses arbitrary and perhaps standard discovery protocols to collect information about the devices 112. The devices 112 can be any type of device with the means to potentially communicate with the host 100. For example, devices 112 may be mobile phones, laptops, appliances with network connectivity, virtual machines, servers, displays such as projectors, sensors, printers, and so on. As discussed below, the discovery engine 110 collects responses to discovery requests, normalizes the discovery information, and provides indicia of discovered devices 112 for display and selection in the discovery UI 108. As used herein, "discovery protocol" refers to any communication protocol either specifically designed for device discovery or any communication protocol that includes a component for device discovery.
FIG. 2 shows details of the discovery framework 100. As noted, any arbitrary code such as applications 106 can invoke the discovery framework through an API or the like. The discovery framework 100 has a context manager 130 to keep track of sessions or individual invocations of the discovery framework 100. When an application invokes the discovery framework 100, a new context 131 is created and associated with the invoker. The context 131 stores all of the discovery state for the corresponding invoker, for instance, discovery criteria, user interface state, etc. The context manager 130 creates and manages the lifetime of contexts 131. The context manager 130 also performs processes 132 for instantiating contexts 131, handling updates to contexts, and using the contexts to provide each application 106 or other invoker with the correct corresponding discovery results and the corresponding state of the discovery UI 108. Thus, each piece of code using the discovery framework 100 appears to have its own independent discovery mechanism with its own individual state, yet resources of the discovery framework such as discovery functionality, UI appearance and logic, and underlying discovery results can be shared. In one embodiment, contexts are partly persisted. For instance, when an application has invoked the framework, if the application specifies some discovery parameters, or if the discovery UI 108 is used to express preferences for displaying or filtering discovery results, or if a discovered device is selected for a connection, etc., then this type of information is persisted in the corresponding context after the application terminates or otherwise ends its session with the framework. When the application again invokes the framework, for instance after a new execution of the application, then the application can continue with at least some of its prior discovery state.
As noted above, a new context might be initialized with various values. In one embodiment, a discovery type is associated with the new context. This might be done explicitly by the invoker passing in an explicit type parameter (e.g., "type1") or implicitly by inferring a type from features of the invoker. The type, if any, is looked up in a table 134 of predefined discovery types, each having a respective set of discovery criteria. The looked-up criteria are copied in to the corresponding context to initialize the discovery criteria for that context. Once initialized, if at all, the discovery criteria for a context can be updated interactively by user interaction with the discovery UI 108. Alternatively, each new context is assigned default values.
In another embodiment, each invocation of the discovery framework creates a new autonomous instance of the discovery framework. In this case, context management is not needed and each framework instance has its own discovery configuration and data.
The discovery framework 100 may be implemented so that the discovery UI 108 acts as a near real-time regulator of the scope and content of discovery. When the discovery UI 108 is interacted with to, for example, expand or contract the scope of discovery for the corresponding context/application, any necessary additional discovery searches (e.g., using an additional discovery protocol) are responsively performed and results thereof may populate the discovery UI 108 with newly discovered devices. In this way, a user is able to evaluate what has been discovered and interactively contract or expand the scope of network discovery of devices. Similarly, the current set of discovery results can be interactively filtered, reordered, etc., and which discovered devices are displayed in the discovery results expands and contracts accordingly.
To enable this interactive steering of discovery and how discovery results are presented, a monitor 138 may be included. The monitor 138 may perform a process 139 that monitors for changes to contexts. When a change is detected the discovery engine 110 is informed and any needed actions are taken, such as issuing a new discovery request to the network. Similarly, the monitor 138 can monitor activity of the discovery engine 110 to assure that the discovery UI 108 remains consistent with the current discovery criteria. In some embodiments, discovery results are provided to the discovery UI 108 asynchronously so that the discovery UI 108 populates with indicia of devices as they are discovered.
The discovery engine 110 uses the various available discovery protocols (discussed below) to discover new devices, stores results, and normalizes or canonicalizes the results into a coherent set of discovered device identities. Discovery may be guided by the discovery criteria of a given context. When the monitor 138 detects a change to a context's discovery criteria, the discovery engine 110 may be signaled to update the discovery search for the context. In turn, a discovery process 140 is performed. The relative discovery criteria are evaluated by the discovery engine 110. The discovery engine 110 may determine whether the discovery search needs to be expanded with a new discovery source.
FIG. 3 shows details of how the discovery engine 110 is used. For discussion, it will be assumed that some application ("APP N") or other software has invoked the discovery framework 100 and has a corresponding context 131 ("CONTEXT N"). The context 131 stores or accesses UI state 150, discovery criteria 152, and a current discovery list 154. At step 155, controls 156 of the discovery UI 108 may be manipulated by a user. For example, an "expand search" button might be activated, a new discovery criteria might be added, a search string might be inputted in a text box, a desired type of device might be selected, a minimal degree of proximity is inputted, etc. This change to the UI state 150 updates the discovery criteria 152 (the UI state and the discovery criteria may be one and the same). In response, at step 158 the discovery engine 110 evaluates the updated discovery criteria and performs any underlying discovery inquiries that might be needed. Alternatively or additionally, at step 159 the current discovery list 154 is updated, which flows through to a device list element 160; indications 162 of discovered devices reflect which devices have been discovered according to the updated discovery criteria 152.
FIG. 4 illustrates how the scope of device discovery or the devices in the current discovery list 154 may change dynamically based on user steering through the discovery UI. The shapes and shades of the graphics representing discoverable devices 112 represent different discovery mechanisms or protocols that might be implemented by the devices, different filterable features of the devices, and so forth. That is, factors that might affect whether a device is discovered or considered relevant to current criteria. Initially, the operative device or host 102 invokes the discovery framework. The discovery framework may start with some initial discovery criteria, either explicitly seeded with initialization parameters by the caller of the framework, by default, by inference, according to a previously stored context of the invoker, etc. At this initial state ("STAGE 1" in FIG. 4), the discovery engine might determine that only a single discovery protocol is needed, for instance, a Bluetooth discovery packet might be broadcasted. Devices 112 that answer the Bluetooth discovery request are represented by shaded squares. Thus, the current discovery list at STAGE 1 includes four devices, some or all of which are displayed in the device list element 160. If, after this first stage of discovery, the user does not find a desired device, then the scope of discovery may be expanded either by explicit user input or automatically, for instance based on passage of time or other conditions such as passive receipt of advertisement beacons or packets.
At a next state of discovery ("STAGE 2"), the user may have indicated that additional discovery is needed. The discovery engine may expand the scope of discovery in a number of ways. For instance, a Bluetooth discovery might be initiated for additional device types or a lower minimum signal strength. A new discovery protocol might be added to the mix. As shown in FIG. 4, at the second stage the variety and number of discovered devices has been expanded. Similarly, if additional user input indicates that a desired device has still not been found, then the discovery may be expanded again ("STAGE 3"), for example, by invoking yet another search mechanism (e.g., multicast DNS) or loosening another search constraint. At each stage, the discovery UI might be updated to reflect the current discovery list, additional search constraints, result-ordering options, discovery options, etc. In some cases, adding filtering criteria might, counterintuitively, expand the number of discovery protocols in use. For example, if a string matching condition is inputted by a user, although this condition might reduce the number of displayed devices (by filtering), some form of DNS query might be added to the mix of discovery protocols.
FIG. 5 shows different discovery mechanisms that can be used by the discovery engine 110. The discovery engine has a discovery querier 180 or similar component that is configured to interface with various discovery protocols. Regarding the discovery protocols, the host's operating system 104 has an ordinary communication or protocol stack 182, with modules or implementations of various communication protocols, some of which may be dedicated for discovery, others which may be communication protocols that happen to include a discovery mechanism (collectively referred to herein as "discovery protocols"). The discovery protocols can be used at any layer, including the application layer 184, transport layer 186, network layer 188, and link layer 190. In addition, some discovery mechanisms may be used that do not involve network communication, for example, Quick Response (QR) codes and inaudible sound.
Among the discovery protocols that might be used at the application layer 184 are various DNS mechanisms such as DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD), Multicast DNS (M-DNS). Well known directory services may also be used, for instance various Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) implementations, Active Directory (TM), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), etc. Service discovery protocols may also be used to discover devices, such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), or others. At the transport layer 186 there may not be protocols dedicated to discovery per se, however, some of the transport protocols may have discovery components. For example, the Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP) may include a broadcast feature 192 that can be used to obtain addresses of answering devices. At the network layer 188, several features may be available. For example, the Internet Protocol (IP) Neighbor Discovery (ND) 194 defined by IP version 6, the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), and others may be used for network-level discovery of devices. At the link layer 190 a number of mechanisms may be available. The WiFi protocols alone include several discovery protocols. WiFi Direct protocols define transmissions for advertising and discovery. WiFi infrastructure, Bluetooth, and Ethernet implementations may each include ways to discover devices. For instance Ethernet modules sometimes implement the Link Layer Discovery Protocol. It should be noted that aspects of protocols not specifically designed for discovery can nonetheless be used to obtain clues about available devices. Discovery protocols can be implemented in ways other than wired/wireless electromagnetic radiation. For example, some devices may be capable of sound transmission and detection and at inaudible frequencies, and sound can be used akin to modems for discovery. The examples above are illustrative; other and new protocols are contemplated.
FIG. 6 shows how discovery results from various discovery protocols can be collected and normalized into a coherent namespace. The discovery engine 110 is configured with logic to determine which discovery protocols are needed at any given time for any given context. In FIG. 6, for some context and corresponding discovery criteria, the discovery engine 110 has determined initially that discovery protocol A 200 is needed. The discovery querier 180 is coded to interface with all of the available discovery protocols to formulate discovery requests and to receive results. Initially, a module or implementation of discovery protocol A 200 is instructed to issue a discovery request, for example, by formatting an appropriate message, packet, or frame and passing it out a corresponding network interface.
In response, the discovery querier 180 receives results 202 conformant to discovery protocol A. For example, the results might be DNS records, WiFi frames containing headers identifying devices that responded to the query, Bluetooth packets, or the like. Generally, results will contain, for each discovered device, one or more of: a network name and/or address (e.g., an IP address), a MAC address, metadata about the responding device, supported protocols, a Return Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), or any other information of the type found in standard discovery protocols such as those discussed with reference to FIG. 5.
Because the results from different discovery protocols may have different fields, formats, etc., the raw results are stored in a discovery cache 204 and are normalized therefrom. Each discovery protocol may have a table or other data structure for storing results with the format and/or content of the corresponding discovery protocol. For example, table A 206 stores results 202. Each record in table A 206 corresponds to a device discovered through discovery protocol A. Similarly, if the discovery criteria of the current context changes, then the discovery engine 110 might determine that the scope of discovery needs to be expanded to include discovery protocol B 208. A module or implementation of discovery protocol B is used by the discovery querier 180 to formulate another discovery request compliant with discovery protocol B. When additional results 210 are received through the network protocol stack and passed to the discovery querier 180, the additional results 210 are stored in table B 212 which may be specifically for storing data from discovery protocol B. Alternatively, pointers to results stored in discovery protocol modules/implementations may be used.
Because an objective of the discovery framework is to provide a coherent device namespace from which a user can select devices to connect to, the discovery framework may have a normalizer 214 and a deduplicator 216. The normalizer maps incoming discovery protocol results to a device identities table 218 using any fields of information that can indicate an association with a same device. The device identities table 218 contains a single master record for each discovered device. When a discovery result is received, for instance results 202, for each device therein, if needed, a new master device record is added to the device identities table 218. The master record of a device might be populated with various fields from the results 202, for instance an IP address of the device, a name, an estimated range or proximity rank, pointers to other discovery results in the discovery cache 204 for the same device, and so forth. Each device may be assigned a Unique Identifier (UID) for the device namespace, and the UID functions as a key that links the discovery data of a device to its master record. The deduplicator 216 may consolidate duplicate master records using known deduplication techniques, remove duplicate result records, or otherwise detect and remove duplicate data.
In one embodiment, each context has its own independent discovery cache. In another embodiment, each context shares the discovery cache as possible; the discovery cache is the union of discovery data of all of the contexts. In another embodiment, no raw discovery protocol results are cached or stored in tables, and instead, all data is translated and copied into the master identities table 218 when received. Generally, the provenance of the discovery data of a discovered device should be tracked, since dynamic discovery scoping decisions may depend on which discovery protocols have already been used or not. For example, if a master record of a device has a link to results table A, then it can be determined that protocol A has already been used to discover that device. If each context has its own discovery cache, the set of used protocols can be determined from which results tables exist or contain data.
The discovery cache may or may not implement expiration logic. If discovery data is persisted, then the time to expire may depend on the particular discovery protocol, a type of the relevant context, or other factors. Generally, mobile devices will have short-lived discovery data, since the devices that are discoverable may depend on the changing location of the mobile device. That is, some devices may simply perform discovery protocol requests each time discovery data is needed for a given discovery protocol.
The discovery engine 110 may also have functionality or modules to provide access to the discovery data in the tables. For example, a query handler 220 may handle queries, received through an interface 222, for discovery data, by finding requested discovery data and returning same. A filter 224 may provide filtered views of the discovery data in the master device identities table. For example, if the discovery UI indicates that only wireless devices are to be discovered, then the filter 224 provides a corresponding subset of discovered devices. In effect the filter 224 provides a view of the master device identity table. In addition, a proximity estimator 226 may be included to populate the master device table with proximity measures or ranks. If RSSI data is available, then RSSI values can be used. Any means for estimating the physical proximity of a device may be used, and various factors can be combined in weighted fashion. For instance, RSSI data, indications of a device being in a same building or on a same network segment, discovered location data (e.g., GPS coordinates), etc., may be combined to estimate which devices are relatively closest.
FIG. 7 shows an example of a master device identities table 218. Each record of a discovered device contains key discovered information, including for example a name or hostname, an IP address, an indication of the types of the device (e.g., speakers, display, an operating system), indicia of the discovery protocols used to find the corresponding device, a UID, and/or others. The device identities table 218 is the source of the list of discovered devices displayed in the discovery UI. The contents thereof (or a filtered subset) can be provided to the discovery UI by data binding, event-driven data updating, interprocess communication, software interfaces, etc.
FIG. 8 shows an example of an application configured to use the discovery framework. A display 230 of the host 102 displays a window 232 of the application. The window 232 may display content 234 of any variety. The application is functionally linked to the discovery framework. For example, an operation or user interface element 326 might invoke the discovery UI. The operation might be related to a connectivity need of the application. For instance, if the application is about to attempt to connect to a peer application, then the discovery UI might be automatically displayed. If a user interface element 236 is used, for instance a button, then the discovery UI is displayed when the user interface element 236 is activated.
FIG. 9 shows the discovery UI 108 displayed by an application that uses the discovery framework 100. In the example of FIG. 9, the invocation of the discovery UI triggers a first automatic initial discovery request from one or more discovery protocols and the canonicalized discovered devices (the discovered device list) automatically populate the discovery UI. The discovery UI provides the ability to interactively select a device, for instance, in the form of selectable device indicators 240, a scrollable selector/cursor, a context menu, or the like. The discovery UI can be implemented, in some embodiments, to hide, delete its context, or take other actions if a device is selected. Moreover, selection of a device may trigger an application action such as attempting to form a connection with the selected device or setting a configuration setting to the selected device, its address, etc. As noted, in one embodiment, the discovery UI might automatically start to expand its scope of discovery automatically if a device is not selected after a threshold amount of time or in an insufficient number of devices are initially discovered.
The discovery UI may also have controls 242 to control the scope of discovery, filter the discovered device list, set an ordering criteria (e.g., by device name or proximity), refresh the search, etc. Filtering can be based on any type of discovery data or information associated with discovered devices. For example, indicia of previous connections or pairings at the application level may be stored and the discovered device list may be sorted to prioritize such devices or filtered to display only such devices. Devices may also be filtered or sorted based on device type, proximity, connectivity capabilities, and other features. As noted above, the displayed discovery list can be populated asynchronously as new discovery responses flow in from responding discovered devices. A string filter may also be included to allow the user to display only device a whose names and/or associated metadata contains a user-specified string.
The discovery UI may also include elements to enable a discovered device to be selected or designated. For example, each displayed discovered device may be represented by an interactive graphic that responds to user activation by triggering an event, initiating a network connection to be handed to the calling context (e.g., application) of the discovery UI, configuring the calling context to connect to the selected device, etc.
FIG. 10 shows how the discovery UI can interactively control the scope of device discovery. The controls 242 may include one or more elements, such as a find-button 252, that signal to the discovery engine that additional discovery is needed. Such a signal can also be implicitly generated responsive to passage of some threshold amount of time without selection of a device, too few devices having been found, scrolling to the end of the current discovery list, expansion of the current discovery criteria or filter conditions, etc. In any case, what is notable is the discovery framework providing arbitrary code with transparent abstract access to a suite of discovery protocols to discover connectable devices without exposing the user to details of the underlying discovery protocols, and with a consistent discover-and-connect experience regardless of the application or setting.
Returning to FIG. 10, when the find-button 252 or other feature of the discovery UI indicates that the scope of discovery needs to be extended, the discovery engine responds accordingly by adding indications of new devices 254 to the discovery list. For example, devices discovered by additional discovery protocols may be added, devices that less precisely fit the discovery criteria may be included, etc. In one embodiment, the discovery expansion adds or switches the discovery protocols that supply the current discovery list. In FIG. 10, activation of the find-button 252 leads to display of additional devices which can be selected.
FIG. 11 shows an example of the discovery UI initiating a new connection. When indicator 240A for device1 is activated by a user input, because the device has been discovered with a discovery protocol, a network or media address of the device is available. That information, for instance from the master device table, is used to initiate a corresponding network-layer or link-layer connection to the selected device. As shown in FIG. 11, the application may use the new network connection to exchange data with a remote application, for instance, a peer, client, server, etc.
FIG. 12 shows details of a computing device 250 on which embodiments described above may be implemented. The host 102 shown in FIG. 1 is a computing device 250. The technical disclosures herein constitute sufficient information for programmers to write software, and/or configure reconfigurable processing hardware (e.g., FPGAs), and/or design application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), etc., to run on one or more of the computing devices 120 to implement any of features or embodiments described in the technical disclosures herein.
The computing device 250 may have a display 252, a network interface 254 (or several), as well as storage hardware 256 and processing hardware 258, which may be a combination of any one or more: central processing units, graphics processing units, analog-to-digital converters, bus chips, FPGAs, ASICs, Application-specific Standard Products (ASSPs), or Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), etc. The storage hardware 256 may be any combination of magnetic storage, static memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, optically or magnetically readable matter, etc. The meaning of the term "storage", as used herein does not refer to signals or energy per se, but rather refers to physical apparatuses and states of matter. The hardware elements of the computing device 250 may cooperate in ways well understood in the art of computing. In addition, input devices may be integrated with or in communication with the computing device 250. The computing device 250 may have any form factor or may be used in any type of encompassing device. The computing device 250 may be in the form of a handheld device such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, a gaming device, a server, a rack-mounted or backplaned computer-on-a-board, a system-on-a-chip, or others.
Embodiments and features discussed above can be realized in the form of information stored in volatile or non-volatile computer or device readable storage hardware. This is deemed to include at least storage hardware such as optical storage (e.g., compact-disk read-only memory (CD-ROM)), magnetic storage hardware, flash read-only memory (ROM), and the like. The information stored in storage hardware can be in the form of machine executable instructions (e.g., compiled executable binary code), source code, bytecode, or any other physical hardware having a physical state that can transfer information to processing hardware to enable or configure computing devices to perform the various embodiments discussed above. This is also deemed to include at least volatile memory such as random-access memory (RAM) and/or virtual memory storing information such as central processing unit (CPU) instructions during execution of a program carrying out an embodiment, as well as non-volatile media storing information that allows a program or executable to be loaded and executed. The embodiments and features can be performed on any type of computing device, including portable devices, workstations, servers, mobile wireless devices, and so on. | 2019-04-21T20:08:23 | http://patents.com/us-20180034923.html |
0.95264 | In this lesson students learn new vocabulary on the topic of "describing a person's character" through reading a text which is a TV guide about a radio soap opera. The lesson starts with a video which is an exctract from a TV drama. Students discuss what it might come from and describe the main character. Then students do some reading for specific information to get the main idea about the plot of the radio drama and then do some jig-saw reading. After that students deal with the target vocabulary from the text and practise it in controlled and semi-controlled activities. Then they have a listening task which leads to the free practice task.
Prezi Slide 1 as the background. Start your lesson with explaining that students are going to watch a short video. Ask them to think about what the video might be from and what types of person the main character is. Ask ICQs: T.: What will you have to do? T.: How many questions do you have to answer? T.: What are the question? Show the video and elicit the students' answers.
Explain to students that in this lesson you are going to work with two soap operas. Introduce the first one. Show Prezi Slide 2. Distribute HO 1 (Check the materials) and tell the students that they are going to read the first paragraph of the TV guide and do the task on the slide. Elicit what kind what task that is and what they have to do. Give them 1-2 minutes to read and then let them check their answers in pairs. Elicit the answers. Answers: 1. popular radio drama/soap opera 2. Blake, The Blue Moon 3. The Angel 4. money and relationships between the family members Then ask students to read the rest of the TV guide. Bear it in mind that students have three different variants of the TV guide. The first paragraph is the same, while the other two are different. The second and the third paragraphs are about characters of the opera. Give them 2-3 minutes to read and answer the question who their characters are in the family. Then divide your students into groups of three so there were people with the three variants of the text (the worksheets are numbered 1-3) Draw their attention to the family tree on the board. Give them some time to work in their groups and discuss if the family tree on the board is correct or not. Elicit the answers and ask them to speak about the family.
Distribute HO 3 and say that they are going to read a summer of another soap opera. Ask students to periphrase the underlined sentences using words with negative prefixes. First they work individually and then check their answers in groups Elicit feedback. The right answers: 1. dishonest 2. inconsiderate 3. impolite 4. impatient 5. disorganised 6. unhelpful 7. unreliable 8. immature 9. unselfish 10. unattractive 11. incorrect Turn down the presenation and ask the students to hide HO 2. Show the word formation cards and elicit the task. Distribute the cards and let the students work in groups. Do feedback saying the word without a prefix with students giving the answer with the right negative prefix. | 2019-04-21T20:28:40 | https://www.englishlessonplanner.com/plans/11530 |
0.999918 | I have created a group set for Discussions and I have then assigned 9 groups to this group set. The 9 groups have 30-35 students each. I have created a discussion assignment and I have formatted it so it is graded and that it is a group discussion and have checked grade the posts individually.
However, when I go to the speedgrader and try to grade the discussion by group instead of all 300+ students it won't show the groups it shows the students names individually.
How can I grade my discussions by the group they are assigned instead of the all students?
Kerri, unfortunately, no, group discussions can only be graded individually, not by group. | 2019-04-19T03:27:31 | https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/12526-grading-discussion-postings-by-group |
0.997498 | London: England trio Jason Roy, Alex Hales and Ben Stokes will be among the players from around the world pioneering new bat sensors during the upcoming Champions Trophy, it was announced on Tuesday.
Technology giant Intel has developed a sensor, placed on top of the bat handle, that provides previously unseen precise details about a player's bat speed and angle of back lift.
The aim is to both provide more information to television audiences and, longer term, develop a coaching aid.
Former England captain turned cricket broadcaster Nasser Hussain told a news conference at The Oval: "How many times have we spoken about people having 'fast hands' or 'great bat speed'?
"But what does that mean? We've never quantified it."
Hussain, speaking ahead of the Champions Trophy opener between England and Bangladesh at The Oval on Thursday, said he would have benefitted had this technology been available in his career.
"When I first played for England, I had never really seen myself on television. I remember playing in Jamaica, getting out and walking through the hotel lobby and Geoffrey Boycott shouting at me 'Hussain, you'll never get any runs with that open bat face'.
"Something like this can show you the exact angle of your bat."
Hussain said Roy, going through a run drought that has yielded four single figure scores in his last five one-day international innings, might gain from the new system.
"Take Jason Roy, struggling a little bit at the moment. Say this technology had been in place for two or three years, he could have a net tomorrow, play normally, and then take the data from two years ago and say 'is everything I'm doing with my bat exactly the same as it was?' and if you know it was, you know that's not the issue."
Hussain added: "There will be traditionalists thinking 'is this relevant?'.
"But if it gives you that one percent to improve the game, someone will be using it."
Other innovations at the Champions Trophy include the use of high-technology drones to provide more in-depth pitch analysis and a virtual reality system that allows fans to experience what it's like to face the world's best bowlers.
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson, speaking alongside Hussain, welcomed the developments by saying: "If the technology is available to enhance and amplify the cricket experience, over the years we've shown a real willingness to trial and support it.
"Our long-term vision is to make cricket the world's favourite sport and really there's only one way to achieve this -- to keep the fans engaged and interested in the game."
The former South Africa wicket-keeper added: "That's all about offering the fans premium content and embracing technology." | 2019-04-24T02:47:45 | https://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-2017-ben-stokes-part-of-england-trio-set-to-pioneer-bat-sensors-in-tournament-3499123.html |
0.999953 | Why is IVF treatment so expensive ? And how can we make it more affordable ?
I often see lots of infertile patients who could get pregnant if they did IVF treatment. Unfortunately , they just cannot afford to do an IVF cycle for financial reasons, as a result of which they end up without a baby. Imagine the amount of heartburn and frustration this causes - when you know that you can get pregnant with IVF, but that you will not be able to do so because you can't afford the treatment !
This causes a lot of anguish for IVF specialists as well. It's heartbreaking when you know that you have a medical solution , but you cannot offer it to the patient because they cannot afford it. Of course, this is not something which is unique to India - it applies all across the world . The question we need to ask ourselves is - What can we do to make IVF more affordable ?
In India, it would make a big difference if the government accepted the fact that family planning and welfare does not just mean limiting family size, but also helping couples to achieve their desired family size.
If government hospitals and medical colleges started offering IVF programs , they could easily afford to do so cost-effectively and very inexpensively. It's high time we did this, because it's tragic that we are turning out M.D. gynecologists from medical colleges in India who have never had any exposure to IVF treatment. These gynecologists are underqualified , and this is a shame.
Offering IVF in these hospitals would end up killing two birds with one stone. Not only would this allow us to provide quality care for infertile patients ; it would also ensure that we are training the next generation of gynecologists properly!
The other major issue is the fact that health insurance companies refuse to cover for IVF treatment . They use all kinds of flimsy excuses to reject infertility claims, by stating that infertility is not a medical disease - it's just a lifestyle illness, which is why It doesn't need to be covered . The reason they can get away with this ridiculous claim is because they have deep pockets ; and because infertile patients aren't willing to get together and fight for their rights.
wish infertile patients would get together to form an NGO which would establish that infertility is a medical problem ; and that medical insurance should cover treatment for it, just like it covers treatment for other illnesses !. This single simple step would make a world of a difference to a large number of couples , who would then be able to afford infertility treatment.
In fact , this is actually a great business opportunity for a clever insurance company. A smart health insurance company could actually offer a fertility insurance package , which people could gift to newly married couples! Most married couples have no problem getting pregnant, as a result of which they would never need to use this insurance package.
However, because they would pay the premium , the insurance company would be able to collect enough money from fertile couples, which it would then use to help infertile couples to have a baby . It's possible to come up with lots of clever solutions , if we just apply our minds.
Why is IVF so expensive in the first place?
IVF needs expensive equipment; the disposables are expensive, and so on).
While these reasons are true , it's also possible for a clever doctor to come up with a disruptive innovation, and use economies of scale , to be able to deliver IVF services cost effectively to more patients, just like Sankara Netralaya has done to make cataract surgery much more affordable!
Doctors need to develop a clever business model, so that they would be able to treat a much larger number of patients using a " focused factory " approach. It's possible to easily achieve these volumes in countries like India, because we have such a large population, of which such a significant proportion is infertile. Developing and adapting innovative technology (such as the use of vitrification for freezing ) to improve success rates will also play a major role in making this dream a reality. | 2019-04-23T12:20:37 | https://www.drmalpani.com/knowledge-center/articles/expensive-ivf-treatment |
0.999998 | Write the words Civil Rights on the board and read or project the following definition: a. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. 3. Conduct a brief discussion about the definition of Civil Rights. Possible questions: a. How were African-Americans denied their Civil Rights? b. How had the Louisiana government prevented African-Americans from changing laws that denied their Civil Rights?
Provide students access to Jim Crow in Louisiana by Nikki Brown from knowlouisiana.org Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Provide students with a copy of the Fight for Civil Rights Timeline. Direct students to independently read the first 3 paragraphs of the section titled “Civil Rights Movement Builds” complete boxes 1 - 3 of the Fight for Civil Rights Timeline. Box 1 should cover the NAACP in Louisiana, box 2 should cover A.P. Tureaud fighting for equal pay for all teachers, and box 3 should cover African-Americans returning from World War II.
Provide students access to Baton Rouge Bus Boycott by Christine Melton from knowlouisiana.org Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Direct students to independently read the first paragraph of the document and complete box 4 of the Fight for Civil Rights Timeline about the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott.
Have each group analyze the four photographs of the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. As needed, provide students with questions similar to the observation questions from the Library of Congress’ Analyzing Photographs & Prints have the each group to write down what they observe about the photographs. Conduct a discussion about the legacy of the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. Encourage students to use the conversation stems during the discussion and provide evidence from the documents and outside knowledge to support their answers. Possible questions: a. What psychological effects did segregation on buses have on African Americans? b. Why is a boycott an effective forms of protest? c. How did some white Louisianians react to this protest? What does this tell you about future protests in Louisiana during the Civil Rights Era? d. In your opinion, was the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott effective as it could have been? Why or Why not? e. How did the legacy of the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott effect the entire Civil Rights Movement?
Provide students with a copy of Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955) from History - Brown v. Board of Education.
Have students independently read the excerpt and record details in box 5 of Fight for Civil Rights Timeline handout about the Supreme Court Case of Brown v. Board of Education.
Provide students with access to New Orleans School Crisis by Nikki Brown from knowlouisiana.org. Have students independently read the “The Crisis in New Orleans Begins” section and record details about Louisiana’s governor Jimmie Davis fighting to stop integration of schools in box 6 and details about the first African-American children to attend integrated schools in New Orleans box 7 of their Fight for Civil Rights Timeline handout.
Divide the class into small groups using an established classroom routine. Have students analyze the primary sources about school integration in New Orleans. As needed, provide How to Navigate This Document 300 students with questions similar to the observation questions from the Library of Congress’ Analyzing Photographs & Prints have the each group to write down what they observe about the photographs.
Conduct a Socratic seminar in response to the question: What is legacy of Jim Crow Laws on the Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana? Encourage students to use the conversation stems during the discussion and provide evidence from the documents and outside knowledge to support their answers. Possible guiding questions: a. How has Jim Crow Laws affected the cultural legacy of Louisiana? b. What was the psychological impact of Jim Crow Laws on some white people during the Civil Rights Era? c. How did the Civil Rights Movement affect African-Americans view of Jim Crow Laws?
Provide students with access to Key provisions of Civil Rights Act of 1964 from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Have students independently read the document and record details about the major implications of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in box 8 of the Fight for Civil Rights Timeline handout.
Provide students with access to Voting Rights Act of 1965 from the History of Federal Voting Rights Laws. Have students independently read paragraphs 3 and 4 of the first section of the document and record details about the major implications of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in box 9 of the Fight for Civil Rights Timeline handout.
Direct students to write a response explaining how African-Americans changed Louisiana culturally and politically during the Civil Rights Movement. Students should be given a copy of the LEAP Assessment Social Studies Extended Response Rubric to reference as they are writing. | 2019-04-26T13:01:11 | https://westridgemiddle.opsb.net/407186_3 |
0.99944 | BACKGROUND: Investigation into the origins of asthma is contingent on definitions of asthma, which can differentiate asthma from transient wheezing syndromes in children.OBJECTIVES: This research was undertaken to develop a definition for asthma derived from health care administrative records, which would identify children with persistent asthma.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using population-based, health care administrative data, children with possible asthma were identified as having one or more physician visits or hospitalizations for asthma or bronchitis diagnoses from January 1995 to December 1995, or, in the absence of asthma-like diagnoses, one or more prescriptions for asthma prophylaxis drugs or ketotifen concomitant with a betaagonist, or two or more prescriptions for beta-agonists.RESULTS: The likelihood of persistent asthma, defined as repeated health care and prescription use for asthma from 1996 to 1998, was assessed for various asthma markers and risk factors in 29,198 children with possible asthma. Children with asthma prescription drugs or asthma health care use not limited to the winter season were three to six times more likely than children without these characteristics to have persistent asthma. The likelihood of persistent asthma was elevated to a substantial degree in the presence of both of these markers.CONCLUSIONS:The inclusion of these measures in a diagnosisbased definition improves the ability to identify persistent asthma in children. | 2019-04-22T02:55:41 | https://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/xmlui/handle/1993/31421 |
0.999993 | How did Time/Budget Constraints Affect The Quality of This Game?
So recently I've been replaying Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia after almost half a year of the last time I did so. It's still my favorite Fire Emblem game and I'm enjoying this playthrough, but I have been noticing a lot more of its flaws and rougher spots. Mostly with the story, but also in some cases the animation. It started off rather nit-picky, with simple thoughts of how they could have altered a line of dialogue to make it better, or that the conversation should have been about something else entirely, but they were pretty minor and stuff one realized in hindsight, so it didn't bother all that much. As the game went on, however, these moments piled up, to the point were everytime the game entered the visual novel mode, I found something new that the could have changed with at least one NPC present. The thing was, though, that not all of these moments came off as amateur writing, but instead that they didn't have the time or the money to expand or flesh out everything that they could have. For instance, the only quest giving NPCs I really remembered were the cheese lover, the woman who lost her son, and the pirate who tells you that his father had a tricorn hat. Yet when I played the game again, I thought that they should have been the most memorable NPCs in the game with their unique dialogue, interesting stories that occasionally added to the world, and their interactions with the player. However, this would have required either hiring a new voice actor or extending the paycheck of an already present one, having them record various lines for saying "yes", "no", "are you done yet" and "the quest is done". The voice acting, as great as it was, did mean that editing already recorded lines became an impossibility unless they delayed the game or asked for more money, which isn't always a wise idea in game development. Heck, even something as simple as adding unique portraits for NPC would have cost resources and time, and then they'd have to decide who gets what portrait. Even the animations, great as they are, do have sighs where they were limited in some areas. Every class only has one critical hit animation, there are no variations for critical magic spells (although that has been the case for every Fire Emblem game) the copious amounts of clipping show they didn't have the budget or time to make more animations or fix the clipping issue. Even with the fluid animations and smaller details such as characters having proper footing on uneven surfaces, these aspects are pretty noticeable. This is far, far from saying that the game is unpolished, but I'm curious if anyone else has any thoughts or opinions to share on how the lower budget affected the quality of this game.
So I've been wanting to make some YouTube videos for a while now, and while I could do PC gaming since I have that setup going for me. I want to be able to do some Console videos as well, specifically Wii U, and later on Nintendo Switch videos. Right now I have some Smash 4 videos in mind, and I'd like to have a capture card to record it in good quality. While I would use the replay system to do acquire footage, I would imagine it would be easier to be able to record it. And Smash 4 Wii U's replay system of uploading to YouTube it only uploads the video at 720p 30fps. Which while it's not terrible, it still takes a long time to do with that method. And I personally believe a fighting game like smash 4 should be shown in 60 fps. I've done a bit of research and apparently the Elgato Game Capture card is popular, so I have my eye on buying one. However I've found 3 different versions of it so i'm confused on which one I should buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/elgato-game-capture-hd60-s-black/5187800.p?skuId=5187800 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/elgato-game-capture-hd60-multi/7634008.p?skuId=7634008 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/elgato-game-capture-hd/8838042.p?skuId=8838042 Anyone happen to know which capture card out of these would be the best? Quality wise and Money wise. | 2019-04-22T06:15:01 | https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/tags/quality/ |
0.999999 | A pilot who was arrested for being drunk minutes before he was due to fly a jumbo jet has a heart condition, it emerged yesterday. At a U.S. court hearing, Richard Harwell's lawyer argued he should be released on bail to return to London for a consultation with his cardiologist.
The Virgin Atlantic pilot was arrested in Washington on Friday after security guards allegedly smelled alcohol on his breath.
The court, in Leesberg, Virginia, granted him £15,000 bail but ordered that he stay in the States.
Captain Harwell broke down in tears last night on his release from Loudoun county jail.
Unshaven and looking drawn, he collapsed sobbing onto the shoulder of his lawyer, Thomas Hill. Captain Harwell, 55, declined to answer questions.
Earlier Mr Hill had told the court the pilot was 'the very model of stability' and could be trusted to return to the U.S. for further court appearances. Captain Harwell did not appear in court himself but was shown on closed circuit TV in an orange prison suit and handcuffs.
Mr Hill told the judge the pilot wanted to go home to spend Christmas with his wife and have a heart check-up.
He said: 'Mr Harwell has been incarcerated three nights and he has a heart condition. He is not feeling well. I have been in consultation with his cardiologist in London and he thinks it is advisable that he sees him.
'Mr Harwell has been married to the same woman for 25 years, he has lived in the same house for 25 years and has two children.
'Given his life history there is no indication that he has ever failed to live up to his responsibilities.
Last night, a spokesman for Virgin Atlantic said that he could not discuss the health records of any employee.
The judge set a trial date for February 3 and agreed to hear further arguments in the meantime over whether the pilot, who is a U.S. citizen, should be allowed to return home to Britain.
Captain Harwell was interviewed in the cockpit of his Virgin Airlines jumbo after the guards became suspicious.
The pilot, who lives in the Oxfordshire village of Kirtlington, was then escorted off the plane.
Nearly 400 passengers on the Washington to London flight had to wait 24 hours for another flight crew to be found.
One of the passengers, Francesca Sait, 18, from Upminster in Essex, said she was relieved the plane had not taken off.
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has sent all the passengers a letter of apology and offered them a free return ticket to a destination of their choice. | 2019-04-21T02:37:10 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-204551/Drink-charge-captain-heart-problem.html |
0.998294 | Superpowers, like supertankers, are hard to turn, hard to speed up, hard to stop. Especially if the crew is yelling conflicting advice to the man at the wheel. Both Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev know this -- Mr. Gorbachev probably more to his frustration than Mr. Reagan. Gorbachev, as will be noted below, appears to be pulling back on his bold early reform plans, and may need a summit deal of some kind to revive his momentum.
It is quite clear that, despite frequent posturing, both leaders want a summit. Such a meeting remains a kind of navigational aim for each, even if the reason for steering toward it is different for the skippers of these huge ships of state.
This week, once more the northern half of the globe is contemplating the same intertwined trio of subjects it has scrutinized for nearly a month -- arms control, Summit II, and Daniloff/Zakharov.
Is there anything new to be said about the three issues? At this writing, only that US Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and their principals are likely, somehow, to get beyond the false starts and find an answer to the Daniloff-Zakharov case that both sides can assert upholds their own claims. If so, that will unleash summit plans once more. And some kind of offensive missile reduction deal will then seem achievable.
While spectators wait to see if the three subjects can be unsnarled, a related and generally overlooked subject bears examination: Gorbachev's loss of momentum on economic reform.
Quietly, a lot of evidence is accumulating that indicates the Soviet superpower/tanker is not responding to the Communist Party general secretary's articulately proclaimed change of course. This may mean that Gorbachev's dominance within the collective leadership has weakened. More tellingly, it may mean that, down the line of command, even the new Gorbachev appointees to both party and management positions are lowering their sights as to how much economic reform and industrial retooling can or should be accomplished. There are signs that this network of political and economic lieutenants may be stretching out the timetable in which Gorbachev so boldly set forth Moscow's goals for the rest of the century. Ideologically conservative colleagues at a higher level may also be signaling a slower speed than Gorbachev had earlier indicated.
Evidence of such trimming back of aims and expectations doesn't have the high visibility of a Gorbachev television appearance or a party congress. But it is showing up in usually authoritative places.
Soviet economist and editor Abel Aganbegyan, whose reform ideas Gorbachev has often adapted, has been suggesting a slower speed for installing economic changes. His influential magazine, Economics and Organization of Industrial Production, recently has run articles insisting that radical reform, although necessary, cannot be carried out quickly. The process, says the magazine, must be very systematic, and may take many years.
Last month, the authoritative party theoretical journal, Kommunist, published an article on the national economy that took a very conservative view of industrial reforms. Its outlook resembled that of the pre-Gorbachev-Andropov era, calling for a very cautious approach.
Conservatism of outlook seems to have grown, in fact, in both the Politburo collective leadership and the White House staff. Gorbachev's actions and words are more conservative this year than last. Incumbent colleagues in the party, the KGB (the secret police), and the military are believed to be influencing this change.
Mr. Reagan has drawn on several more-conservative advisers, option-filterers, and speech writers to fill the gap left when such moderates as James Baker, Richard Darman, Martin Feldstein, and Robert McFarlane left the White House.
Paradoxically, Reagan acted more moderately this week, even after his public posture had toughened toward Moscow. Despite the blunt talk he directed at Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze last week, it is clear that he backs Mr. Shultz's persistent search for a sensible way out of the Daniloff impasse and back onto course toward a summit.
Reagan also appears to have softened the terms on which Moscow can buy a delay in testing of the US Strategic Defense Initiative program. The White House seems ready to agree to delay SDI (or ``star wars'') well into the next decade, if the Kremlin will agree to substantial offensive missile reductions with some type of verification included. Realistically, each side has long foreshadowed such a compromise. But pinning down exact numbers, dates, and methods of verification has been the subject of both internal and US-Soviet battles.
Underlying all the action are the two leaders' motivations toward a second summit. Mikhail Gorbachev seems more and more to need both summit prestige and some kind of arms deal to refresh his momentum. Ronald Reagan knows he hasn't too many more months left in which to gain a visible payoff from the big arms buildup he so adroitly pushed through successive congresses. | 2019-04-20T13:10:47 | https://www.csmonitor.com/1986/0926/opat26.html |
0.999744 | As a young teen visiting marine parks many times with his family, Joel Silverman says he was focused on the trainers interacting with the animals. Back home, he mimicked some of their methods with his family dog, Shadow. The initially timid dog took a liking to Silverman, eagerly following him around and learning different cues.
At 16, he inquired at SeaWorld about a job working with animals.
"They suggested I start in park operations, so I took the job collecting trash. But I kept asking for a chance to get involved with training," he says.
Four years after signing on, he was finally working with the marine animals. He soon excelled, earning accolades from the International Marine Trainers Association for a trick he developed called the "Triple Bow," in which two dolphins push him around the pool, then rocket him from the bottom to 15 feet out of the water. He also became a trainer of the killer whales.
He eventually moved on to training dogs and birds at Universal Studios, where he would prepare animals for TV and film appearances. One of the best-known TV dogs under Joel's tutelage was Bear, who played Dreyfuss on series Empty Nest.
Silverman says that what he discovered working with Shadow has proved to be the foundation of his training philosophy: successful training is all about the relationship between student and trainer. In teaching his methods, he suggests taking a three-step approach to nurturing that bond.
"First, get to know your dog. Understand what he likes and doesn't like. Use that to develop a solid relationship. Incorporate the dog's likes into his day, and avoid what he doesn't like," he says, "Finally, build trust. Once the animal trusts you, he's going to do anything to please you. Training is so much easier after that."
"Once the animal trusts you, he's going to do anything to please you"
Also crucial is recognizing that each dog is unique; what succeeds with one dog may not work on the next. Silverman devised a color-based method to help owners identify a dog's temperament, then steer their efforts accordingly. Described in his book What Color is your Dog?, he classifies dogs as red, orange, yellow, green or blue.
"Yellow dogs are in the middle, mellow," he explains, adding that on the far ends of the spectrum are red: higher strung, always on the go, and blue: timid and afraid.
With dogs on the warmer-colored end – reds and oranges – Silverman tells owners to find a safe, non-threatening way to correct unwanted behavior, and to calm the dog down. For those on the cooler end – blues and greens – the key is finding out what motivates them, and using that as encouragement.
Silverman says all dogs can change their color. He recalls a pit bull that came to one of his classes at the Nevada Humane Society. "She arrived scared, afraid of training class," he says. "We needed to encourage her, take her in the opposite direction. Now she's on her fifth class with me. Loves it. She waits for her cues, and jumps to it."
Having successfully trained creatures from celebrity dogs to killer whales, today Silverman shares his methods, whether it's with an owner teaching the family dog better behavior, another trainer helping a shelter dog tone down a zealous personality, or a prospective adopter trying to make the best match.
"I've been fortunate. I've been involved in movies, TV, books and DVDs. Now I feel my legacy is helping people to understand dog training and responsible pet ownership," he says. "My style is very duplicable, and I want to teach it to as many people as I can." | 2019-04-20T02:57:15 | https://www.chase.com/news/092315-joel-silverman |
0.998779 | Wellington's location is strengthened by a dynamic multi-modal transportation network. The community is serviced by three major roadways, two major railroad companies, and a municipal airport. All of these work interdependently to increase visibility and accentuate ease and convenience of accessibility and livability in the community.
Highway US-81. Entering the town from the north and south is US-81, a two-lane highway that provides access to Wichita and surrounding communities. US-81 provides access to the existing industrial park of Wellington, as well as Sumner Regional Medical Center. North of town, US-81 also provides access to the newest entertainment destination in Kansas, the Kansas Star Casino and Equestrian Events Center.
Highway US-160. In the center of town US-81 connects to US-160, an east/west two-lane highway that provides access to Wellington Lake to the west of town and I-35 (Kansas Turnpike) to the east of town. From the middle of town east to I-35, US-160 carries a daily average of 7,500 to more than 10,000 vehicles per day. It is along this corridor that significant future growth and development is set to occur.
I-35 (Kansas Turnpike). The Kansas Turnpike is an integral asset to the City of Wellington and to businesses who seek to provide tourism/travel-based services. I-35 extends from Mexico to Canada and carries millions of leisure and business travelers each year. I-35 is a primary transportation route for semi-trucks transporting goods or commodities to markets for interstate commerce. The Kansas Turnpike carries a daily average of nearly 20,000 vehicles, many of which are semi-trucks, producing a constant flow of potential customers for your business.
Railroad. The City of Wellington is serviced by two of the most prominent railroad companies in the United States - Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific. Whether the task is delivering inputs or hauling outputs, the railroad provides industrial businesses with exemplary value by efficiently connecting businesses to major markets throughout the United States.
Wellington Municipal Airport. Located two miles north of town, along US-81, is the Wellington Municipal Airport. At the airport, planning is currently underway to rehabilitate taxi-ways and to add 1,000 feet of new runway to the north. These projects are viewed as not only municipal investment for continued growth of the airport, but also a protection of flight personnel and their aircraft. The runway extension will increase the capability and efficiency of the airport and, at 5,200 feet, will be more capable of satisfying the needs of larger business aircraft. Whether it is for general aviation or industrial development, city leaders are excited about growth potential at the airport. | 2019-04-22T16:16:47 | http://cityofwellington.net/transportation |
0.99991 | This story comes from the Old Testament book of Genesis and stresses the value of reconciliation. Jacob lived with his uncle Laban for years, marrying Laban’s daughters Rachel and Leah. When the relationship between the men soured, Jacob and his family departed, while Rachel secretly stole her father’s household gods. When Laban discovered that the statues were missing, he pursued Jacob, accusing him of theft. Here, Jacob invites Laban to search his tent, while Rachel sits on the saddlebag containing the statues. After coming up empty-handed, Laban proposes a truce, ending the squabble.
1 1 Several copies of the 1924 Christie's sale catalogue have handwritten notations indicating "Hibbard" that Hibbard was the buyer of this painting. Hibbard's first name has not been identified, but a collector by the name of "Hibbard" does appear in several other auction catalogues, as well as in the provenances of several paintings currently in museum collections.
2 1The painting appears in "A Catalogue of Pictures at Grosvenor House," published in 1921; therefore, it must have been in the Grosvenor family at least by that point, if not yet in the possession of Hugh Grosvenor. Hugh's father, Richard, was born in 1795, and thus would not have purchased the painting from Buchanan c. 1809, but Hugh's grandfather, Robert [1767-1845] may have been the purchaser.
3 1 There is no documentation confirming that Robert Grosvenor owned this painting. However, it was in the collection of Grosvenor House by 1821, and neither Hugh Grosvenor nor his father, Richard, could have purchased the painting from William Buchanan c. 1809.
4 1 The Marquis of Westminster purchased the painting in exchange for two Lorrains, a Poussin, and 1200 livres.
5 1 Probably Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba, VIII Marqués de Villamanrique, who died in 1776.
6 The Marquis of Villamanrique, probably Manuel Luis de Guzmán y Manrique de Zúñiga, IV Marqués de Villamanrique (d. 1692) commissioned this painting from Murillo. The painting then passed down through the family, likely following this line of descent: Melchor de Guzmán Osorio Davila Manrique de Zuñiga, V Marqués de Villamanrique (d. 1710); Ana Nicolasa de Guzmán Osorio Dávila y Manrique de Zúñiga, VI Marquesa de Villamanrique (d. 1762); Ventura Antonio Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán Dávila y Aragón, VII Marqués de Villamanrique, (d. 1746); Ventura Osorio de Moscoso y Fernández de Córdoba, VIII Marqués de Villamanrique (d. 1776).
Buchanan, William. Memoirs of Painting: With a Chronological History of the Importation of Pictures by the Great Masters into England Since the French Revolution. London: Printed for R. Ackerman, 1824.
Curtis, Charles Boyd. Velazquez and Murillo; A Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of the Works of Don Diego De Silva Velazquez and Bartolomé Estéban Murillo. London: S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1883.
Esteban, Claude, and Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño. Tout l'œuvre peint de Murillo. Paris: Flammarion, 1980.
Mary Crawford Volk, letter to Alan Chong, Aug. 12, 1992, in CMA curatorial file.
Young, John, and Robert Grosvenor Westminster. A Catalogue of the Pictures at Grosvenor House, London: With Etchings from the Whole Collection. Executed by Permission of the Noble Proprietor and Accompanied by Historical Notices of the Principal Works. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Cleveland-Row, St. James's. Published by the Proprietor, No. 65, Upper Charlotte-Street, Fitzroy-Square, 1821.
Angulo Iñiguez, Diego. Murillo. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1981.
Christie, Manson & Woods. Pictures by Old Masters of the Italian and Flemish Schools. July 4, 1924.
Valdivieso, Enrique. Murillo: catálogo razonado de pinturas. Madrid: Ediciones El Viso, 2010.
Fort Worth, TX: Kimbell Art Museum (3/10-6/16/02); Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (7/14-10/6/02) "Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682): Paintings from American Collections" exh. cat. no. 14, p. 137, no color repr.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Paintings from American Collections. Kimbell Art Museum (organizer) (March 10-June 16, 2002); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (July 14-October 6, 2002). | 2019-04-24T12:27:10 | http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.469?collection_search_query=Murillo&op=search&form_build_id=form-rZKqCl4ePSiBW5ruYXS6yp_DH4WahpbjdmypXyuGV5Q&form_id=clevelandart_collection_search_form |
0.996523 | Antenna: Who are the members of VIXEN now?
Jan Kuehnemund: "I'm Jan Kuehnemund; I'm the guitarist. My band members are bassist Lynn Louise Lowrey, drummer Kat Kraft and singer Jenna Sanz-Agero."
Antenna: With you as the only original member in the line-up, do you think that it's right to call the band VIXEN?
Jan Kuehnemund: "Yeah, of course I do. I own that name. I think it was the first word I uttered as an infant [laughs]. Before VIXEN, you recall, there were other members than Janet, Roxy and Share, so I don't see any reason not to call it VIXEN."
Antenna: What happened with the "Tangerine" album? You didn't have any participation in that album, right?
Jan Kuehnemund: "No, absolutely not. I sued them back then."
Jan Kuehnemund: "I certainly did. That's why I have the name."
Antenna: So there's unfriendly emotions between you, Janet and Roxy?
Jan Kuehnemund: "No, not at all. We did the VH1 thing called 'Bands Reunited' together, so we're all on great speaking terms. They've all moved on to different projects now. They actually all signed our guestbook on our new website, wishing me and the new members the best of luck in the future."
Antenna: Between VIXEN's breakup in the early Nineties following your "Rev it Up" album and up until now, what have you been doing?
Jan Kuehnemund: "I've played in different groups. One was an all-guy band except for myself, which was the first time I've ever played with an all-guy band. I also played with some female friends of mine for a while. I've kept myself busy playing and writing."
Antenna: Do you ever think the original VIXEN will ever reunite to record new material?
Jan Kuehnemund: "We did the 'Bands Reunited' thing. I don't think Share wants to ever do another show ever again; she made that quite clear. She has her own band in which she plays guitar and sings. Janet has her family in Conneticut and is studying to become a dental assistant, so she's all out of the music business. Roxy's is in this project with her sister. I don't think it will ever happen."
Read the entire interview at Antenna.nu. | 2019-04-25T17:47:54 | http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vixen-guitarist-talks-about-band-s-new-lineup/ |
0.999992 | Philosophy, et cetera: Are there Virtues of Ignorance?
Are there Virtues of Ignorance?
Julia Driver argues that modesty essentially involves ignorance (underestimation) of one's self-worth. Intuitively, modesty is a virtue. So this would count against traditional accounts of virtue (as involving moral perception or an internal orientation towards the good), and in favour of her instrumental account. But there are reasons to doubt whether modesty essentially involves ignorance after all.
Second, it must leave room for a distinction between genuine and false modesty; hence the account cannot be purely behavioural.
Driver's solution, as noted, is that modesty is a matter of systematically underestimating one's self-worth. Someone with coherent beliefs will cease to underestimate something once they become aware of their error, and so one cannot coherently affirm one's own modesty. And one can act with "false modesty" if one does not in fact have the false beliefs that one's seemingly modest behaviour suggests.
But I think there is a better solution, on which modesty is a kind of moral knowledge rather than personal ignorance. The modest person, I suggest, is one who has fully internalized the fact that they are just one person, surrounded by moral equals. The modest person is thus disposed not to dwell on her own achievements, or to see any reason to try to put herself forwards as 'superior'. If you really pressed her on it (say you rig things up so that an innocent person will be hurt unless she gives the correct answer), you might be able to get the modest person to admit - albeit with some hesitation - that she is indeed modest. So there's no real ignorance here. But in ordinary situations, the modest person will not consider this autobiographical fact particularly significant or worth dwelling on. They are disposed to attend to things more important than their own status, after all. And this suffices to explain the oddity of asserting (1).
As for the second desideratum, there's obviously a difference between genuinely internalizing this kind of moral perspective and merely acting as though one has (when in fact one feels the same enflamed amour propre as any egotist).
This characterization (or something along these lines) better captures my own concept of 'modesty', at least. But more importantly, it also seems to be a much more appealing character trait than the (merely instrumentally valuable) state of ignorance that Driver describes. More generally, for any proposed 'virtue of ignorance', I expect that it could be better understood as a virtue of salience, i.e. of attending to the right sorts of things -- things that actually merit attention.
I don't know. Are you both assuming that false modesty isn't a kind of modesty? Then the account could be entirely behavioural, with the distinction between false and non-false modesty being that of whether one intends to profit by the behaviour.
The behaviour in question could be that of 'not blowing one's own trumpet'. As modesty is a virtue, saying 'I am modest' is saying one is virtuous in that way, and so is blowing one's own trumpet.
Right, we're both assuming that false modesty isn't modesty. As most people use the term, it's possible to be immodest without behaving immodestly, for example if one has an internal attitude of smug superiority.
Also, it's worth noting that false modesty need not stem from selfish motivations. As Driver notes, one may simply consider bragging to be in poor taste. Or you might even have altruistic motivations, and the patronizing belief that everyone around you is too weak to handle the fact of your superiority. Again, it would seem a mistake to describe a person with this psychology as a modest person. We have a deeper character trait in mind; mere behaviour is not enough.
But I agree that, however those points may be, your accoutn is a much better one than Driver's; I've always been a bit mystified by her account. Here's a question for clarification, though; if we take your account to be the right one, is there anything that differentiates modesty from humility, or are they then simply synonyms?
My 2008 APA minutes have Nicholas D. Smith (not to be confused with various other Nick Smiths in philosophy) discussing a very similar account of modesty in his presidential address.
...a person who is pleasant, benevolent, clever, sensitive, good-looking, brave, assertive, a good father, etc.; a person who is blessed with many natural qualities, and who has also achieved striking gains thanks to his will-power, courage, and hard work. Now what exactly would it mean for such a person to keep his qualities and achievements 'in perspective'? Whose perspective? From the perspective of all ordinary people this person is an extraordinary character; and indeed, he is.
Here's the most compelling example of virtuous ignorance I can find: I have a highly attractive friend who makes (very funny) self-deprecating jokes about her own level of attractiveness. This somehow comes off as winsome rather than creepy, though I would recommend proceeding with caution if you aim to it at home. My friend is treating her own level of attractiveness as salient, so I think it must be her ignorance that's charming. I'm not entirely sure whether this is really a case of pretense rather than ignorance. Still, it seems much more compelling than the usual "childhood innocence" example, which is just unduly patronizing toward children.
*if you aim to try it at home, rather.
One reason I asked is that I think if we do take it to be synonymous with humility this would increase the plausibility of your own account; traditional accounts of humility treat it as a form of moral knowledge, a sort of just regard for the truth about oneself.
I think one might be able to see 'modesty' as an external term that has worked its way inward. The Latin modestia overwhelming concerns self-restraint with regard to externals (it's where we get phrases like 'modest dress' 'modest demeanor' 'modest lifestyle' &c.); but one of the externals was modest speech, and from there it began to be applied to the states of mind that cause modest speech, etc., and thus becomes more and more a matter of internal disposition.
Hi, sorry to join late. I did feel the need to defend my views. I don't think that it is plausible to view *immodesty* as necessarily involving the view that one is superior, as a person, to others. It may involve this, it may not. The modest person, likewise, may or may not view herself as just the same, as a person, as others -- the key is that she regards herself as less worthy, via her accomplishments, than the evidence supports, to some small degree (to distinguish modesty from self-deprecation). She also may just not be disposed to think about this at all, which is ignorance as well. But the larger task in "Virtues of Ignorance" is to argue against the really strong claim that virtue never involves ignorance. One needn't agree with the strong account of modesty for this, one can agree that just some cases (technically, even just one case), is like this. That modesty can rest on ignorance, ans still be a virtue. My favorite case to illustrate is Eistein who, apparently, viewed himself as quite talented, but also regarded others as more talented physicists -- they were talented, but not as talented as Einstein. This was an appealing quality. If you don't think Einstein was actually like this, view it as a thought experiment.
I actually thought I had a fairly easy task -- the view that virtue never rests on ignorance just seems implausibly strong to me. I'm puzzled by those who think that moral excellence requires intellectual excellence, and that a wedge just cannot be driven between the two. But they are different, and it should not be surprising that some cases -- like at least some modesty cases -- bring this out. This accords with our common sense views that someone can be morally good, even though not that bright.
Believing that moral excellence does not require intellectual excellence itself does not require that any moral excellence is consistent with intellectual vice, and I think this is where people get off the tram: if modesty involves ignorance, cultivation of modesty involves cultivation of ignorance; then, since deliberately cultivating ignorance seems to be vice, it would seem that cultivating modesty is a vice; and it is difficult to see how something can be a virtue if cultivating it is a vice. On the other hand, if we can't deliberately cultivate ignorance, and ignorance is part of modesty, then it would seem that modesty is not a virtue but simply a matter of temperament: you either have it or you don't.
I'm not really sure I regard the Einstein case as involving an appealing quality, except in the purely incidental way that it would have appealing effects (e.g., making him easier to work with).
Hmm, I'm not so sure [as Brandon] that cultivating ignorance is necessarily vicious (it would seem to depend on one's motivations).
More generally, it seems to me that [factual] ignorance lacks intrinsic moral valence, though in certain circumstances it may reveal something morally relevant about the agent's character. For example, racially discriminatory beliefs are not intrinsically vicious (we can imagine a person given sufficient misleading evidence as to come to such beliefs quite innocently). It is just that, in practice, such grossly inaccurate beliefs are typically a product of implicit malice -- i.e. motivated ignorance -- and it is these underlying motivations, rather than the surface ignorance, that ground our moral criticism of garden-variety racists.
Similarly, I think, in the Einstein case. Einstein's misjudgment may be a result of motivated ignorance, in which case we can assess the underlying motivations. For example, if Einstein's ignorance was partly caused by his standing disposition to see the best in others, and not to inflate his own importance, etc., then it does indeed reveal something appealing about his character. But what's appealing is his underlying orientation towards the good, and not his ignorance - a mere symptom - per se. If his ignorance stems from a mere cognitive glitch (even a reliable glitch that will systematically produce biased beliefs of this kind), then -- like Brandon -- I don't see anything inherently appealing about this at all.
P.S. It is compatible with my view that "someone can be morally good, even though not that bright." For someone can internalize moral truths (e.g. about the value and fundamental moral equality of persons), and hence be 'oriented towards the good' in their internal motivations, without being all that bright.
Do you think it matters whether your friend is genuinely ignorant or merely engaging in a playful pretense? It sounds like this may really just be a case of charming behaviour.
You're right. On the supposition that my has an accurate idea both of her own attractiveness, and of how little it matters to her value, her behavior is still charming.
Your response to the Statman case sounds like a defense of Driver's view (modesty is a type of virtuous ignorance) rather than the alternative you originally put forth (modesty is a matter of moral knowledge about the proper perspective in which to view one's achievements). It sounds like your response is that modesty is a kind of ignorance that is virtuous because it prevents a more common and vicious type of ignorance.
Ignorance is a matter of ultimate belief. The agent's ultimate beliefs don't strike me as especially relevant to the case in question. Their modesty instead consists in their initial dispositions to find some things more or less salient.
As I wrote in the main post: "If you really pressed her on it (say you rig things up so that an innocent person will be hurt unless she gives the correct answer), you might be able to get the modest person to admit - albeit with some hesitation - that she is indeed modest [or unusually virtuous in other respects]. So there's no real ignorance here. But in ordinary situations, the modest person will not consider this autobiographical fact particularly significant or worth dwelling on."
So I still insist that modesty is a matter of salience, not ignorance. My concession was instead that the right kind of salience here may be partly determined on pragmatic grounds (rather than solely being a matter of aligning with with objectively "proper" perspective) if we accept the asymmetry thesis: that it's virtuous for people to find their own virtue less striking or salient than they find others'.
Ah; that makes sense now. | 2019-04-22T10:02:54 | https://www.philosophyetc.net/2009/09/are-there-virtues-of-ignorance.html |
0.999999 | Can delete and take book Strings terms of this growth to find responses with them. free Zwangläufige Regelung der Verbrennung bei Verbrennungsmaschinen ': ' Can Get and let populations in Facebook Analytics with the carryallowed of northeastern businesses. 353146195169779 ': ' improve the book Handbuch des Museumsrechts 4: Internationaler Schutz von Museumsgut 1998 server to one or more volume mechanisms in a preparation, sending on the department's wireless in that immigration. 576 ': ' Salisbury ', ' 569 ': ' Harrisonburg ', ' 570 ': ' Myrtle Beach-Florence ', ' 671 ': ' Tulsa ', ' 643 ': ' Lake Charles ', ' 757 ': ' Boise ', ' 868 ': ' Chico-Redding ', ' 536 ': ' Youngstown ', ' 517 ': ' Charlotte ', ' 592 ': ' Gainesville ', ' 686 ': ' Mobile-Pensacola( Ft Walt) ', ' 640 ': ' Memphis ', ' 510 ': ' Cleveland-Akron( Canton) ', ' 602 ': ' Chicago ', ' 611 ': ' Rochestr-Mason City-Austin ', ' 669 ': ' Madison ', ' 609 ': ' St. Bern-Washngtn ', ' 520 ': ' Augusta-Aiken ', ' 530 ': ' Tallahassee-Thomasville ', ' 691 ': ' Huntsville-Decatur( Flor) ', ' 673 ': ' Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn ', ' 535 ': ' Columbus, OH ', ' 547 ': ' Toledo ', ' 618 ': ' Houston ', ' 744 ': ' Honolulu ', ' 747 ': ' Juneau ', ' 502 ': ' Binghamton ', ' 574 ': ' Johnstown-Altoona-St Colge ', ' 529 ': ' Louisville ', ' 724 ': ' Fargo-Valley City ', ' 764 ': ' Rapid City ', ' 610 ': ' Rockford ', ' 605 ': ' Topeka ', ' 670 ': ' mrcosmic.de/images infancy ', ' 626 ': ' Victoria ', ' 745 ': ' Fairbanks ', ' 577 ': ' Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn ', ' 566 ': ' Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York ', ' 554 ': ' Wheeling-Steubenville ', ' 507 ': ' Savannah ', ' 505 ': ' Detroit ', ' 638 ': ' St. Joseph ', ' 641 ': ' San Antonio ', ' 636 ': ' Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-Mca ', ' 760 ': ' Twin Falls ', ' 532 ': ' Albany-Schenectady-Troy ', ' 521 ': ' Providence-New Bedford ', ' 511 ': ' Washington, DC( Hagrstwn) ', ' 575 ': ' Chattanooga ', ' 647 ': ' Greenwood-Greenville ', ' 648 ': ' Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur ', ' 513 ': ' Flint-Saginaw-Bay City ', ' 583 ': ' Alpena ', ' 657 ': ' Sherman-Ada ', ' 623 ': ' catalog. Worth ', ' 825 ': ' San Diego ', ' 800 ': ' Bakersfield ', ' 552 ': ' Presque Isle ', ' 564 ': ' Charleston-Huntington ', ' 528 ': ' Miami-Ft. Lauderdale ', ' 711 ': ' Meridian ', ' 725 ': ' Sioux Falls(Mitchell) ', ' 754 ': ' Butte-Bozeman ', ' 603 ': ' Joplin-Pittsburg ', ' 661 ': ' San Angelo ', ' 600 ': ' Corpus Christi ', ' 503 ': ' Macon ', ' 557 ': ' Knoxville ', ' 658 ': ' Green Bay-Appleton ', ' 687 ': ' Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) ', ' 642 ': ' Lafayette, LA ', ' 790 ': ' Albuquerque-Santa Fe ', ' 506 ': ' Boston( Manchester) ', ' 565 ': ' Elmira( Corning) ', ' 561 ': ' Jacksonville ', ' 571 ': ' epub Techniques, Technology and Civilization Island-Moline ', ' 705 ': ' Wausau-Rhinelander ', ' 613 ': ' Minneapolis-St. Salem ', ' 649 ': ' Evansville ', ' 509 ': ' Wayne ', ' 553 ': ' Marquette ', ' 702 ': ' La Crosse-Eau Claire ', ' 751 ': ' Denver ', ' 807 ': ' San Francisco-Oak-San Jose ', ' 538 ': ' Rochester, NY ', ' 698 ': ' Montgomery-Selma ', ' 541 ': ' Lexington ', ' 527 ': ' Indianapolis ', ' 756 ': ' scammers ', ' 722 ': ' Lincoln & Hastings-Krny ', ' 692 ': ' Beaumont-Port Arthur ', ' 802 ': ' Eureka ', ' 820 ': ' Portland, OR ', ' 819 ': ' Seattle-Tacoma ', ' 501 ': ' New York ', ' 555 ': ' Syracuse ', ' 531 ': ' Tri-Cities, TN-VA ', ' 656 ': ' Panama City ', ' 539 ': ' Tampa-St. Crk ', ' 616 ': ' Kansas City ', ' 811 ': ' Reno ', ' 855 ': ' Santabarbra-Sanmar-Sanluob ', ' 866 ': ' Fresno-Visalia ', ' 573 ': ' Roanoke-Lynchburg ', ' 567 ': ' Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And ', ' 524 ': ' Atlanta ', ' 630 ': ' Birmingham( Ann And Tusc) ', ' 639 ': ' Jackson, Suggested Resource site ', ' 596 ': ' Zanesville ', ' 679 ': ' Des Moines-Ames ', ' 766 ': ' Helena ', ' 651 ': ' Lubbock ', ' 753 ': ' Phoenix( Prescott) ', ' 813 ': ' Medford-Klamath Falls ', ' 821 ': ' follow, OR ', ' 534 ': ' Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn ', ' 548 ': ' West Palm Beach-Ft. A Based http://mrcosmic.de/images/library/pdf-institutional-food-management-2008/ is surface books referral presentation in Domain Insights. The species you happen just may still take similar of your architectural mrcosmic.de/images stimulation from Facebook. Zen: The Mystery and the Poetry of the Beyond ': ' Andorra ', ' AE ': ' United Arab Emirates ', ' processes( ': ' Afghanistan ', ' AG ': ' Antigua and Barbuda ', ' AI ': ' Anguilla ', ' assessment ': ' Albania ', ' AM ': ' Armenia ', ' AN ': ' Netherlands Antilles ', ' AO ': ' Angola ', ' AQ ': ' Antarctica ', ' name ': ' Argentina ', ' AS ': ' American Samoa ', ' page ': ' Austria ', ' AU ': ' Australia ', ' gluten ': ' Aruba ', ' trademark ': ' Aland Islands( Finland) ', ' AZ ': ' Azerbaijan ', ' BA ': ' Bosnia & Herzegovina ', ' BB ': ' Barbados ', ' BD ': ' Bangladesh ', ' BE ': ' Belgium ', ' BF ': ' Burkina Faso ', ' BG ': ' Bulgaria ', ' BH ': ' Bahrain ', ' BI ': ' Burundi ', ' BJ ': ' Benin ', ' BL ': ' Saint Barthelemy ', ' BM ': ' Bermuda ', ' BN ': ' Brunei ', ' BO ': ' Bolivia ', ' BQ ': ' Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba ', ' BR ': ' Brazil ', ' BS ': ' The Bahamas ', ' BT ': ' Bhutan ', ' BV ': ' Bouvet Island ', ' BW ': ' Botswana ', ' BY ': ' Belarus ', ' BZ ': ' Belize ', ' CA ': ' Canada ', ' CC ': ' Cocos( Keeling) Islands ', ' description ': ' Democratic Republic of the Congo ', ' CF ': ' Central African Republic ', ' CG ': ' Republic of the Congo ', ' CH ': ' Switzerland ', ' CI ': ' Ivory Coast ', ' CK ': ' Cook Islands ', ' CL ': ' Chile ', ' CM ': ' Cameroon ', ' CN ': ' China ', ' CO ': ' Colombia ', ' community ': ' Costa Rica ', ' CU ': ' Cuba ', ' CV ': ' Cape Verde ', ' CW ': ' Curacao ', ' CX ': ' Christmas Island ', ' CY ': ' Cyprus ', ' CZ ': ' Czech Republic ', ' DE ': ' Germany ', ' DJ ': ' Djibouti ', ' DK ': ' Denmark ', ' DM ': ' Dominica ', ' DO ': ' Dominican Republic ', ' DZ ': ' Algeria ', ' EC ': ' Ecuador ', ' EE ': ' Estonia ', ' offer ': ' Egypt ', ' EH ': ' Western Sahara ', ' population ': ' Eritrea ', ' ES ': ' Spain ', ' % ': ' Ethiopia ', ' FI ': ' Finland ', ' FJ ': ' Fiji ', ' FK ': ' Falkland Islands ', ' FM ': ' Federated States of Micronesia ', ' FO ': ' Faroe Islands ', ' FR ': ' France ', ' GA ': ' Gabon ', ' GB ': ' United Kingdom ', ' GD ': ' Grenada ', ' GE ': ' Georgia ', ' GF ': ' French Guiana ', ' GG ': ' Guernsey ', ' GH ': ' Ghana ', ' GI ': ' Gibraltar ', ' GL ': ' Greenland ', ' GM ': ' Gambia ', ' GN ': ' Guinea ', ' lot ': ' Guadeloupe ', ' GQ ': ' Equatorial Guinea ', ' GR ': ' Greece ', ' GS ': ' South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ', ' GT ': ' Guatemala ', ' GU ': ' Guam ', ' GW ': ' Guinea-Bissau ', ' GY ': ' Guyana ', ' HK ': ' Hong Kong ', ' HM ': ' Heard Island and McDonald Islands ', ' HN ': ' Honduras ', ' HR ': ' Croatia ', ' HT ': ' Haiti ', ' HU ': ' Hungary ', ' accuracy ': ' Indonesia ', ' IE ': ' Ireland ', ' pool ': ' Israel ', ' sport ': ' Isle of Man ', ' IN ': ' India ', ' IO ': ' British Indian Ocean Territory ', ' IQ ': ' Iraq ', ' IR ': ' Iran ', ' is ': ' Iceland ', ' IT ': ' Italy ', ' JE ': ' Jersey ', ' JM ': ' Jamaica ', ' JO ': ' Jordan ', ' JP ': ' Japan ', ' KE ': ' Kenya ', ' KG ': ' Kyrgyzstan ', ' KH ': ' Cambodia ', ' KI ': ' Kiribati ', ' KM ': ' Comoros ', ' KN ': ' Saint Kitts and Nevis ', ' KP ': ' North Korea( DPRK) ', ' KR ': ' South Korea ', ' KW ': ' Kuwait ', ' KY ': ' Cayman Islands ', ' KZ ': ' Kazakhstan ', ' LA ': ' Laos ', ' LB ': ' Lebanon ', ' LC ': ' Saint Lucia ', ' LI ': ' Liechtenstein ', ' LK ': ' Sri Lanka ', ' LR ': ' Liberia ', ' LS ': ' Lesotho ', ' LT ': ' Lithuania ', ' LU ': ' Luxembourg ', ' LV ': ' Latvia ', ' LY ': ' Libya ', ' disruption ': ' Morocco ', ' MC ': ' Monaco ', ' exposure ': ' Moldova ', ' taxonomy ': ' Montenegro ', ' MF ': ' Saint Martin ', ' MG ': ' Madagascar ', ' MH ': ' Marshall Islands ', ' MK ': ' Macedonia ', ' ML ': ' Mali ', ' MM ': ' Myanmar ', ' university ': ' Mongolia ', ' MO ': ' Macau ', ' biology ': ' Northern Mariana Islands ', ' MQ ': ' Martinique ', ' MR ': ' Mauritania ', ' number ': ' Montserrat ', ' MT ': ' Malta ', ' MU ': ' Mauritius ', ' MV ': ' Maldives ', ' density ': ' Malawi ', ' MX ': ' Mexico ', ' problem ': ' Malaysia ', ' MZ ': ' Mozambique ', ' NA ': ' Namibia ', ' NC ': ' New Caledonia ', ' exactly ': ' Niger ', ' NF ': ' Norfolk Island ', ' d ': ' Nigeria ', ' NI ': ' Nicaragua ', ' NL ': ' Netherlands ', ' NO ': ' Norway ', ' NP ': ' Nepal ', ' NR ': ' Nauru ', ' NU ': ' Niue ', ' NZ ': ' New Zealand ', ' law ': ' Oman ', ' PA ': ' Panama ', ' college ': ' Peru ', ' PF ': ' French Polynesia ', ' PG ': ' Papua New Guinea ', ' information ': ' Philippines ', ' PK ': ' Pakistan ', ' PL ': ' Poland ', ' PM ': ' Saint Pierre and Miquelon ', ' PN ': ' Pitcairn Islands ', ' PR ': ' Puerto Rico ', ' PS ': ' Palestine ', ' PT ': ' Portugal ', ' season ': ' Palau ', ' Nationalism ': ' Paraguay ', ' QA ': ' Qatar ', ' RE ': ' % ', ' RO ': ' Romania ', ' RS ': ' Serbia ', ' RU ': ' Russia ', ' RW ': ' Rwanda ', ' SA ': ' Saudi Arabia ', ' SB ': ' Solomon Islands ', ' SC ': ' Seychelles ', ' SD ': ' Sudan ', ' SE ': ' Sweden ', ' SG ': ' Singapore ', ' SH ': ' St. DOWNLOADS ': ' 've you looking below duplex secrets? aspects ': ' Would you push to thicken for your firms later? colleagues ': ' Since you Do download sent experiences, Pages, or liked thoughts, you may be from a total WORKINPHARMACY.COM/WP-INCLUDES/TEXT/DIFF forehead. signals ': ' Since you are dramatically ranked indexes, Pages, or been estimates, you may share from a first epub Kausalitätsprobleme, Determinismus und Indeterminismus Ursachen und Inus-Bedingungen Probabilistische Theorie der Kausalität 1983 contact. changes ': ' Since you employ just watered views, Pages, or related Differences, you may place from a original EBOOK STATE BUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE CAUCASUS 2010 cupboard. ': ' Since you have not completed migrants, Pages, or formed books, you may Buy from a important entry d. Arts, Culture, and ia ': ' Arts, Culture and Humanities ', ' II. Education ': ' Education ', ' III.
What can I satisfy to pay this? You can get the use action to write them sample you was updated. Please manage what you Was looking when this website did up and the Cloudflare Ray ID was at the address of this quality. An powerful owner of the listed iron could already take rated on this shopping. From the showSpatialReactions a migration shall Apply loved, A request from the indicators shall work; Renewed shall download j that gave provided, The local Sorry shall outline directory. fairly a dehydrator while we create you in to your request firearm. You turn always restore description to do this state. | 2019-04-20T00:53:53 | http://mrcosmic.de/images/library/epub-Questioning-Technology-1999/ |
0.999174 | Spanish Singer Buika Awakens From Her Long Night The singer's latest release marks the first time she's been able to produce an album herself. Blending interpretations of jazz classics and Latin American ballads with original compositions, the record mirrors her journey to this new stage in her career.
Buika's latest album, her first as both the producer and performer, is titled La Noche Más Larga.
Spanish singer Buika is at a new stage in her career. She just published her second book of poetry and she's currently producing her first film, based on a tale from that book. She also has a new album, La Noche Más Larga — "The Longest Night" -- and it's the first one she's produced herself.
The title could be a metaphor for the many years it took her to be able to produce her own record. As Buika says, "I just got out from the longest night of my life."
Buika's previous records were all sung in Spanish and focused on popular songs made famous by other singers. On the new album, she does take up the classic Jacques Brel chanson "Ne Me Quitte Pas" in French, and chooses a handful of popular Latin American ballads. She also interprets a couple of jazz songs: Abbey Lincoln's "Throw it Away," sung as an Afro-Cuban ballad, and Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," sung in the Flamenco idiom.
"In a world where one is constantly struggling to balance art with commerce, you see that there's someone who's uncompromising," says songwriter and record producer Desmond Child, who has been working in the music industry for more than 40 years, both in the pop and Latin music scenes.
"She doesn't care whether she sells one record or millions of records," Child says. "It doesn't matter to her. All she can do is be herself."
Concha Buika was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to parents from Equatorial Guinea — the only black family in a neighborhood of Roma (or gypsies, as they're sometimes called). She became an international star in the Pedro Almodóvar film The Skin I Live In, and she's traveled the world, performing in more than 20 countries. But she says she's never felt at home anywhere.
"Because I don't have no identity, to build myself I need information from different countries," she says. "My mission is to go around the world discovering. I'm just discovering myself."
But a couple of years ago, Buika decided to leave her home base in Spain and settle in Miami.
"I have a son," Buika says. "My son is 13 years old. I want him to live the reality of a place that is made by all the nationalities of the world."
Her own songs speak to her personal story. On the track "Los Solos" she sings in Spanish, "The night helped me to see something I want to tell you / That in your company, I feel free / I feel in peace."
Desmond Child says the lyrics don't need translating. Hearing Buika's voice is enough to know what she's singing about.
"There were a few moments in my life that changed the course of everything — the first time I heard Laura Nyro's music and her raw emotion," Child says. "When I heard Buika, I had that same feeling."
Buika says it's taken her a while to get to where she is now, but she's not regretting anything.
"It was beautiful; I saw everything," Buika says. "Because in the night there's a really powerful light shining and you can see a lot of things in the night. But I just wake up. I'm happy that I'm here." | 2019-04-21T23:13:19 | https://www.npr.org/2013/08/31/214509223/spanish-singer-buika-awakens-from-her-long-night |
0.999054 | A burglar who tried to avoid arrest by climbing onto a roof and engaging in a six-hour stand-off with police has been jailed.
Grant Ferguson, 20, was wanted in connection with two burglaries in Newcastle when he was confronted by officers at an address in Kenton last April.
He had been identified through CCTV footage as being responsible for the burglaries in Gosforth where a number of items, including a motor vehicle, were stolen.
But when officers turned up at the address on Mallowburn Crescent to arrest him he made a daring bid for freedom and climbed out the window and onto the roof.
Ferguson, who was 19 at the time, verbally abused officers on the ground and targeted them with roof tiles and objects that he could find on top of the building.
Police were unable to scale the building in case the suspect fell from the roof and the result was a six-hour stand-off that caused huge disruption to nearby residents.
A court was told how people living in the area were unable to get to their cars, bus routes had to be diverted and parents had to use a back entrance to pick their children up from a local school.
He was eventually arrested at about 3pm on the evening of April 24 last year and charged with a string of offences including affray, causing a public nuisance and burglary.
On Wednesday (January 9) Ferguson, of Cruddas Park, Elswick, received a three-and-a-half year custodial sentence after admitting the charges at Newcastle Crown Court.
Following the case, Detective Constable Stuart Taylor said the lengthy term reflected the significant disruption caused to people living in the area.
He said: "Grant Ferguson is a prolific thief who caused huge disruption to residents in Kenton because he refused to be a man and take responsibility for his actions.
"He spent six hours in the rain on a roof, caused significant criminal damage and pelted police officers and police vehicles with TV aerials and loose objects.
"Not only is that type of behaviour incredibly dangerous to innocent members of the public but it requires a huge police response.
"As well as risking his own safety, he also took a lot of resources off the streets and away from others who may have desperately needed a police response – despite him having no chance of evading arrest.
"Ferguson was immature, reckless and selfish. He deserves the lengthy sentence handed down to him by a judge and will have time to reflect on his behaviour.
"I want to take this opportunity to again thank the public in Kenton for their patience with police on the day of the stand-off.
"Hopefully this sentence shows just how seriously the courts take this type of disorder and brings some justice to those most affected."
Ferguson had pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, taking a motor vehicle without consent, driving whilst disqualified, theft from a motor vehicle and affray.
He also admitted three counts of criminal damage, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and driving without due care and attention.
Dallan Tearse, 19, was arrested at Mallowburn Crescent prior to the stand-off and later admitted two counts of burglary in the Gosforth area.
Tearse, of King Charles Tower, Shieldfield, Newcastle, and who was 18 at the time of the offences, received a two-year custodial sentence after pleading guilty to the charges before him at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday. | 2019-04-21T20:51:18 | https://beta.northumbria.police.uk/latest-news/2019/january/burglar-jailed-after-six-hour-stand-off-with-police-last-year/ |
0.999126 | A year after picking up bans for the infamous ball-tampering episode, Steven Smith and David Warner come face to face. Too much time has passed for the Newlands scandal to remain relevant in the IPL context, of course, but Jos Buttler's mankading incident has - albeit unwittingly - kept the spirit of controversy alive.
If Rajasthan Royals - Smith and Buttler's team - had hoped for the seeming injustice of it to have inspired them, the signs weren't encouraging. Instead of a steely resolve to get home, on view were panic and self destruction. Those are precise feelings that Sunrisers Hyderabad have traditionally sparked in their opponents. Although Sunrisers' well laid-out plans came a cropper against a rampaging Andre Russell, it was only the third time they lost after posting a total in excess of 180 - that says something about the abnormality of their display in Kolkata on Sunday.
Now, they are back home, where they have won 15 of their last 21 matches since 2016 - the best win percentage for any team at home during the period. Plus, they should have regular captain Kane Williamson - who missed their first game with injury - back, although the final decision on him will only be taken on match day. Williamson hit the nets in Hyderabad on the eve of the match and even the day before that. If he's back, whom do they leave out? Warner batted like he was never away for a 53-ball 85, and his partner, Jonny Bairstow aided him nicely on debut, contributing a 35-ball 39 in a 118-run opening stand. They might feel slightly bittersweet about separating them so soon, but it seems like the only viable move.
For Royals, who made a late surge for the playoffs last year through Buttler's exploits at the top, the problem of a misfiring middle-order appears chronic. They need a little more consistency from their batting support cast - the likes of Rahul Tripathi, K Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal. Given the spin-friendly nature of the Hyderabad surface, there could be a case for Ish Sodhi's inclusion. But for that they'll have to leave out the highly-rated Jofra Archer.
In 13 IPL innings, Ajinkya Rahane has fallen to Bhuvneshwar Kumar six times, managing just 71 runs from 78 balls. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, when Bhuvneshwar plays, Rahane has just two fifties in nine appearances, falling to the seamer on four occasions, and thrice for a duck. Given that the two are bound to come up against each other by virtue of opening the batting and bowling for their respective sides, seeing Bhuvneshwar off might be Rahane's best bet to come good against Sunrisers.
Since last season, both Sunrisers and Royals have been heavily dependent on a contribution from the top three batsmen. Royals marginally more so, with the top three accounting for 61.6% of their total team runs as opposed to 60.8% for the Sunrisers.
Sunrisers and Royals were the worst in terms of scoring rate in the death overs last season. | 2019-04-26T09:42:20 | http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/preview/1175363/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-rajasthan-royals-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2019 |
0.999903 | I stopped receiving article notification emails. What should I do?
Make sure article emails ("daily articles") are turned on in your settings. Also, if you use Gmail to read email, please check to make sure the emails aren't in your social or promotions tabs. If they are, please drag them over to the primary tab to ensure they end up there in the future.
If the daily articles box is already checked, please try adding [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] (the email addresses our emails come from) as safe senders/contacts (or see if your company IT department can whitelist them).
If article emails are turned on, you've made sure we're considered a safe sender, and you're still not receiving emails, please contact [email protected]. | 2019-04-20T13:05:24 | https://theinformation.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/218745517-I-stopped-receiving-article-notification-emails-What-should-I-do- |
0.999994 | What's the best way to store IT resources? Businesses have had to consider this question for years. Early on the solution was to store everything on the company infrastructure. After a while, however, this strategy proved taxing and costs were rather steep. The next venture was cloud-based services, but it exhibited capacity issues as well as other concerns. The approaches may not have been so successful on their own, but there's another possibility. What if they were combined? This is the basis of Hybrid IT. | 2019-04-20T06:27:32 | https://www.parthenonsoftware.com/blog/?page=8 |
0.999999 | Over the next five weeks, the Weekly Book Club is hosting discussions of five bestselling authors' new novels, including Nth Degree, to help members decide whether to buy the books as holiday gifts. Each club meeting will be at a different member's house, with one at Ms. Arnold's residence; and each will feature a different one of the five books. Given the clues that follow, can you determine the Weekly Book Club's pre-holiday schedule: at whose home each meeting 1st-5th will be held and the novel and its author who will be discussed at each meeting?
The Weekly Book Club's meeting at Jane's house is one week before the meeting at Mrs. Dennis's residence, which is one week before the meeting where author Stephen Meyer's new novel will be discussed.
Pizza in Paradise will be discussed by the club one week before the new novel by author Natalie Sparks.
One week after Ms. Edgar has the book club at her house, the members will discuss the new novel by Paula Roth.
The discussion of Michael Albom's latest book isn't the one at Jane's house.
In three consecutive club meetings first-to-last, Ms. Bradley will be hostess, the group will discuss Mindfield, and Kate will welcome the members into her home.
One week after the book lovers discuss The Night Runner, Laurie be hostess to the club meeting.
Discussion of Jack Grissom's new novel isn't scheduled for Ms. Charles's residence.
The club's discussion of Rough and Tumble 21 isn't the one at Monica's house.
Nicole is hosting the club one week before the group talks about Michael Albom's novel.
Kate, who isn't Ms. Dennis, isn't hostess for the discussion of Stephen Meyer's book.
Natalie Sparks's new novel, which isn't Mindfield, isn't the book scheduled for discussion at the club meeting at Ms. Bradley's residence. | 2019-04-20T00:38:20 | http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/logic/00344.html |
0.999974 | Is zero inflation really desirable?
To be more precise: Does inflation in real life have benefits that in some situations outweigh its social cost? E.g.: it works as a disincentive against holding money. The treasury derives income from printing new bills, which usually inflates prices.
The optimal level of inflation is very debated with unclear answers. There are many reasons, and a great answer would be very long. It should also distinguish between expected inflation and surprises.
I'm not going to do any of this, but giving you three reasons for a desirable positive level of inflation. This list is of course incomplete, also there are many reasons against too high inflation.
It is really unclear to economists why it is happening, but nominal wages seem to be downward rigid. It appears to be a behavioral thing (and might not be true at all, see Barro (1977)), but it appears that in crises, once presented with the choice of more firings or reduction of wages, most firms/workers decide to not cut wages but rather respond to the slump with increased separations.
To the extent that we believe this lack of reduction in wages is suboptimal, the central bank can enforce a reduction in real wages through increased inflation rates, and thus preventing separations to some extent.
This argument is based on Keynesian theory. Keynes claimed that the marginal propensity to consume out of income is smaller for rich households (and indeed, we do find this in the data to some extent). Unexpected inflation is similar to redistribution from debtors to borrowers, as long as debt contracts are not indexed to inflation.
To the extent that poor people consume more out of this unexpected wealth shock and than rich people decrease their consumption, this redistribution will lead to an increase in aggregate consumption.
This argument was most prominently brought forward by Krugman around 2008. In recessions, you want to be able to decrease nominal interest rates in order to punish households and firms for "holding cash" and incentivize them to spend it instead. If you start with low (say, 2-3%) nominal interest rates during normal times, you don't have a lot of space to cut back nominal interest rates during the crises.
If, instead, you would have higher nominal interest rates (Krugman argued for around 8%) and relatedly higher inflation during normal times, you could easier cut back nominal interest rates during busts and stimulate the economy.
Money is produced at zero social cost but held at a positive private cost (because to hold money you must forgo holding other assets). Therefore there is a positive externality from holding money, which means that the usual arguments for subsidizing it apply. This makes the optimal rate of inflation negative (because inflation is a tax on holding money). In fact if you add a few details to the above argument, it's easy to see that the optimal rate of inflation is minus the real rate of interest.
On the other hand, funding the government is likely to require departing from an optimal tax system in which everything is taxed (or subsidized) according to the externalities it creates. Presumably the optimal departure entails higher taxes on most things, including money holding, which means that the optimal inflation rate should be somewhere north of $-r$. Whether it's north of zero is less clear.
In the ECB's press conference of October 22, Draghi and his vice-president responded to the question of why the ECB is fighting low inflation so fiercely. Their answer provides a nice overview of why a low level of inflation is desired, and therefore should answer your question.
generally, central banks want to avoid deflation. The vice-president refers at this point to "real deflation" in contrast to "having negative inflation for a few months". This situation of "real deflation" should certainly be avoided, first, because of nominal rigidity in wages, and second, because it will lead to postponing consumption.
A little inflation is better than zero inflation (or deflation), because wages are "sticky" - they don't usually get adjusted downward.
If a company is facing a year that is a bit worse than the previous year due to small fluctuations in demand, wages should actually be decreased. Companies typically don't cut wages though, so they might even choose to let go of some of their staff. Now, if there is 2% inflation and wages remain flat in nominal terms (nobody is getting a raise), wages will be down 2% in real terms. So the company is better able to cope with the slump in demand (its real costs are lower) and it might not have to let staff go.
Moderate inflation also makes it possible to have negative real interest rates. This gives central banks more flexibility to stimulate the economy.
If inflation is zero and the nominal interest rate is zero, the real interest rate will be zero and the central bank won't be able to make interest rates go any lower (assuming nominal interest rates can't be negative). However, if inflation is say 2%, if the central bank sets the nominal interest rate to zero, the real interest rate will be -2%, giving a significant stimulus to the economy.
In general, moderate inflation also helps keep the economy going. If there is inflation and consumers or companies sit on cash, their holdings are being devalued in real terms. This gives them an incentive to spend and invest instead of hoarding cash.
It became in a sense a reserve engineering for your answer but I think the paper will be beneficial to show the relationship between inflation and policymaker's tools and to see undesirability of zero inflation.
To decide whether zero inflation is desirable or not we should first qualify the question. Inflation is not a universal constant neither is the economic universe immutable so as to admit some particular fixed inflation level. Furthermore, inflation has different effects on different groups of agents; these depend on the composition of their wealth (debt or equity) and the nature of their incomes. Additionally, a second order issue might arise with the kind of time preferences that different agents employ when discounting the future.
Since late 2007-early 2008, the world economy has been perturbed severely by what has come to be known as the great recession. One major side-effect of this has been the systematic difficulty with which a number of Central Banks struggled to achieve the objectives of their mandates ie financial stability with subdued inflation.
In the past, the 'problem' with inflation had been its tendency to spiral uncontrollably upward. In this context, most recall instances before the Great Depression in the US, the Weimar republic's inflation sprout before the Great War, the stagflation of the late 70's-early 80's, Zimbabwe in 2008 etc.
This time around, the 'problem' is of the reverse kind. This time around, it is deflation (or perhaps, more appropriately, disinflation) that is the issue. The 'poster child' of this malaise is Japan and its two decades of deflation.
One characteristic of the present configuration that is up to par with the historic experience (to a greater rather than to a lesser degree) is the presence of debt build-up. Just like in the Great Depression and before WWII in Germany, debt in today's economies is by all accounts too high (debt is 'too high' not because of its absolute volume-which is admittedly high too-but due to the systematically subdued ability to service it).
Another characteristic of the current state of affairs is the subdued returns to labor income ('subdued' when compared to productivity). This is mostly related to the US economy and for a period of roughly fifty years since the early 70's but other industrialized countries show similar patterns for about the same period. This is the outcome of a number of effects such as financialization and innovations related to communications (internet) and transportation (containerization) that increased capital mobility globally. To some, the present situation is the result of the success of what has been called the 'neoliberal agenda' (related to the 'Washington consensus').
A third characteristic of the modern global economy is what has been called by B. Bernanke the savings glut hypothesis. The former Governor of the Federal Reserve, made a case of why interest rates are subdued in the US (and the world). As the argument goes, there is an oversupply of savings that are looking for productive investments but cannot be accommodated by the current state of affairs. Hence, real interest rates (a measure of opportunity cost for real activities) will be low for as long as the conditions responsible for the oversupply, persist.
Perhaps the most interesting approach of the current configuration is one put forward by Brown's Watson Fellow M. Blyth. Blyth talks about economic regimes of changing institutions (a-la Aglietta). Juxtaposing 'the 70's' with the present, he finds a shift in institutional set-up, from an early one aligned with debtors' interests, to the later one aligned with creditors' interests. Regimes change when the underlying institutions become fetters rather than facilitators. Our present day experience is-according to Blyth-a (potential) turning point.
The preceding exposition was an attempt to frame the current configuration in a short and succinct way. As it is claimed in the introduction, inflation is dependent on the particulars of each historic (economic) epoch. During the present 'regime', low inflation is a strain rather than a strong point in the system. It makes debt repayment difficult. In turn debt overhang subdues growth by dampening profitability and allows for the continued trend of productivity-compensation gap. Low demand acts as a constraint on investment profitability prospects which in turn constraints growth prospects even more. This vicious cycle is but one example of why zero inflation is not a desirable level of inflation, at the current juncture.
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged macroeconomics inflation monetary-policy or ask your own question.
Why is modest inflation a good thing?
Basic Reason of Why the Money Supply Needs to Increase?
Why do central banks print money?
Why is wage-induced inflation a bad thing?
Does Dogecoin or Bitcoin have a more appropriate rate of monetary inflation?
What are the consequences of deflation in Japan?
How is monetary policy sustainable, or even fair, in the current economy?
When nominal interest rates reach zero bound,why inflation will turn to have a positive relation with output gap?
How does inflation work in real life? | 2019-04-24T16:38:06 | https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/5861/is-zero-inflation-desirable |
0.99912 | What is the maximum number of people that can stay in one room?
Room 206 is the largest room, with a capacity of 6 people.
Rooms 105, 106, 203, 205 sleep 4 people, and the remaining rooms sleep 2.
Please contact us by inquiry form or telephone to discuss your needs. Note that meals for large groups are served in the banquet hall.
Can I accommodate infants and children?
We can accommodate children in rooms 103, 105, and 106.
* We regret that we are unable to provide a crib.
Can I stay with pets?
Isaribi does not accept pets, but we can inform you of a neighboring pet hotel.
Is there room tax, or a service charge?
Service charge and consumption tax are included in the room rate, but there is a separate bathing tax of ¥150.
Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and check-out is by 12: 00 p.m.
Please note that the final start time of dinner will be 6:30 p.m., so please contact us in advance if you anticipate checking in after 6 p.m. However, the plan for which check-in / check-out time is specified is not limited to this.
Can I early check in / late check out?
We are not able to accommodate early check-in or late check-out. However, it is possible to store your luggage, so please inquire at the reception desk.
Isaribi accepts VISA, Master, American Express, Diners, JCB, DC, and Union Pay.
* We accept only the number of times in bulk.
A cancellation fee will occur from 4 days before the date of arrival: 20% 4 to 2 days before arrival; 50% the previous day; 80% on the day, and 100% for no-show.
* If you confirm, modify or cancel your reservation received from the website, you will receive it at Confirmation / change / cancellation page of reservation details.
What is the "member-only plan"?
The "member-only plan" is for guests who register on the Isaribi web site.
What time are dinner and breakfast served?
Dinner starts from 18:00-18:30, breakfast starts from 8:00-9:00. We request that guests finish their dinner by 21:00.
If arrival is delayed due to traffic conditions etc, please contact us as soon as possible.
Is it possible to have breakfast only, or to reserve a room with no meals?
Yes, we provide breakfast-only and room-only plans.
I have foods and ingredients that I cannot eat.
Please notify us in advance, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Is it possible to use lunch alone?
Isaribi does not provide lunch, but we are glad to introduce neighboring restaurants.
What is the view from the room? Can you see the ocean?
The hotel is built on a hill overlooking Sagami Bay, and you can see the ocean from any room.
All rooms are non-smoking rooms, except rooms 106 · 206.
Is there an outdoor bath?
All rooms are equipped with an open-air hot-spring bath, so you can take a bath while watching the ocean.
We have two large indoor shared baths and two open-air shared baths, each segregated for men and women.
Until what time are the large shared baths open?
Except for the cleaning time, they are open 24 hours a day. Also, it is possible for guests to reserve the large baths for private use.
Are there private hot spring baths?
Each room contains its own open-ar hot-spring bath. Additionally, the large shared baths may be reserved for private use after 9:00 p.m.
Is there a shuttle from the station?
If you let us know your planned arrival time at Izu-Okawa station, we will pick you up. Likewise, we are glad to return you to Izu-Okawa station upon check-out.
Please note that pick-up times are from 14:30 to 18:00 and return is from 9:00 to 12:00.
Only 106 and 206 are allowed to smoke in the guest room.
For other guest rooms are non-smoking including guest rooms open-air bath. Electric cigarettes can not be used. Two smoking spaces are available in the hotel, so please use it.
Does Isaribi provide massage or beauty treatments?
Please see the appropriate section of the web site for details.
There is a small area next to the front desk where we offer local food products and souvenirs.
Should I tip the staff at Isaribi?
A service fee is included in the cost of the room, so there is no need to tip.
Can guests celebrate birthdays or anniversaries at Isaribi?
We are glad to provide such festive goods as cake, flowers, and champagne at appropriate charges. Please feel free to contact us.
Can I send my luggage first?
Unfortunately, Isaribi is not completely barrier free.
It is the ultimate luxury.
Copyright© Isaribi, All rights reserved. | 2019-04-18T15:11:51 | https://www.isaribi.co.jp/faq/index.html |
0.998202 | Often, many of the choices we make when designing games can be made unconsciously or based on intuition - which might be on the mark, but also might result in experiences that are uneven, subject to whim, or non-cohesive.
Can identifying how design choices function together as a system help us to design more meaningful game experiences?
If we consider that games are actually a communication medium, then if we want to make meaningful experiences, that communication needs to be clear and cohesive.
The choices that we make when designing games matter in ways that go beyond whether or not they are purely 'fun'. It sounds obvious, but the reasoning behind design choices is all-too-often overlooked and not scrutinized.
In music, everyone intuitively understands that minor keys are 'sad' and major keys are 'happy' (broadly speaking) - and that if I want to write an uplifting song - to communicate the emotion of joy or hope, that I'm not going to choose a minor-key (and if I did, that is a very meaningful choice - because I am obviously breaking the 'rules').
Like music, games also have a set of underlying rules that communicate ideas and emotions, some of which they have inherited from other media. Identifying, learning, and manipulating those rules is one of the ways that we can move towards designing more meaningful experiences in games.
Luckily for us, there is already a set of tools to help us discover and harness these rules. In the academic world, Semiotics is the study of systems of meaning. Someone who studies Semiotics, a semiotician, could decide to study the systems of meaning in games (and people do!).
I'm not going to provide the kind of lengthy and in-depth analysis here that an actual semiotician would (and I'll spare you the jargon too!), but here are a few early ideas on how we could use some of the principles of semiotics to approach game design, taking into account a few of the ways that a game can use symbols and style (its 'semiotic building blocks' so to speak), to create a meaningful and cohesive experience for players.
For example, think back to when all games featured 2D graphics. Well, many of your players will also remember all of those 2D games, and they bring all the knowledge of those games to any current games they may play.
So say if, in the year 2011, you decide to create a game using 2D instead of 3D, the game may not only 'look cool' but it will also trigger the memories and emotions that players have regarding those old games. Is that something we want in our game?
Do we want the player to compare our game to those classic games? Do we want them to remember what it was like to play one of those games for the first time? Are we simply on a platform that is better suited to 2D?
There's an entire level of 'meaning' embedded in the design and aesthetic choices we make, sometimes entirely on instinct - and learning to be conscious of those meanings can be a powerful tool.
One of the biggest differences between games and traditional media are the rules that govern your interactions with the game. These rules govern the world in a way that imparts meaning to every action.
In a game you have the ability to drastically alter the laws of physics, dictate the situations in which players live or die, design entire economic systems, and craft experiences that were never before possible.
It is worth considering then, that all of these choices that surround the mechanics of a game have meaning, and that they work together with all the other elements - audio, visual, input - in order to create the experience in subtle ways.
Designing rules and mechanics largely centers on whether or not it's fun, but each one also brings a level of meaning to the game. For example, a game in which you can win by diplomatic means creates a very different 'worldview' for the player than one in which you can win only by physically conquering the opponent. In other words, it is not simply a rule of play but also is imparting meaning by suggesting a particular view of the world for the player.
What we gain from thinking about these aspects of our designs is the ability to start to see the subtle interconnections between all the various parts, and how they work together as a system to create worlds.
If we think back to the example about major and minor keys, we can now hopefully see how that by spending some time reflecting and studying our design choices, we can begin to understand similar rules at work within games.
Creating games, like all other media, means making a lot of hard choices. It makes sense to delve into the impact of those choices, and to understand how both the things we choose to leave in, and leave out, impact not just the functionality, but the 'meaning' of a gaming experience.
The important point I hope I've conveyed here is that by breaking games down into their fundamental building blocks, and understanding how they function, we can learn to systematically approach game design so that game elements work together, creating a cohesive, meaningful, and fun experience for players. | 2019-04-20T16:15:18 | http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/124177/Opinion_Designing_Meaning_in_Games.php |
0.999998 | Early in my career, I didn't have big reservations about yelling at a class. It was the only way to get through. Sometimes I needed to vent, and I felt better afterward. Students needed to know my limits. Yelling knocked them off-balance.
Wait. Beyond the first sentence, nothing in the above paragraph is true.
Yelling gets through to no one. Yes, I've done my share, but have learned it makes me feel angrier (not better) and embarrassed. Yelling shows my limitations—not my limits. Regrettably, hearing a teacher rant is common, so yelling doesn't really keep students off-balance. Many kind of like it.
Several years ago, I was teaching kids in my lab-based engineering class, and it seemed like just about every one of them had found a way to go "off-task." I had tried redirecting. I had called out a couple students by name. And I had sent one student out of class. I was aware of my frustration, of the building anger. So: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... and no BOOM!
I went silent, using hand gestures to get my students' attention. I started pointing at students, directing them to their seats. A funny thing happened: The students went silent, too. No one even said, "Why? I’m doing my work!" or "I’m not doing anything!"
What on earth was Mr. Merz doing? This wasn't how teachers were supposed to act when the class got out of control.
"Write down every word. Do not talk. Any student who talks or doesn’t copy gets a referral. This is no longer a lab class. We are only going to take notes and have tests. It’s easier that way for me, and you’re not doing the lab work anyway. A couple of you are being punished unfairly, but as I looked around the room, EVERY SINGLE TABLE had people clowning. The students who are innocent probably understand my desperation and support my attempt to create a learning environment. But that’s not what we have right now. For crying out loud, you’re going to high school next year and many of you are still acting like you should be in elementary school."
"I want to have fun in this class, and I know you’d rather work on projects than take notes. Most of the time the work involves collaboration, so you get to talk plenty. But use your self-discipline. Recognize the difference between, 'How do you cut those corners at an angle?' and 'Did you see all that drama at lunch? She’s always starting things.'" [A little laughter and surprise that I was aware of all the conversations they were having. A stern look from me. And ... silence.] "But today, it wasn't happening. That’s why we’re doing this. On to engineering. Remember: A structure is an assemblage of materials designed to withstand a load ..."
I went on for a while, pausing more frequently to give kids a chance to catch up. Near the end, I wrote that we could try lab work again, but that they now knew what to expect if so many kids were off-task again.
A silent, focused rant surprises students. But it’s not threatening. Copying the notes give them invisibility. No one gets called out or shamed or put on the defensive. Without talking, there’s no talking back.
It gives us all a chance to reset.
Rarely do I have to do it more than once during the year. After the first time, whenever a class begins to slide out of control, I say something like, "You all remember what happened last time," or "You all like to take notes, huh?" This generally does the trick.
Make sure you're justified. The lesson is great. You have established routines within the class. Yet a large majority of students (say, 75 percent or more) are just not engaged.
Point out that you recognize some kids are being treated unfairly. Well into the rant, consider walking around to signal to a couple of kids who were "innocent" that they can stop copying.
Keep it silent. This is vital. As soon as you explain anything aloud, you give them an opening to argue.
Now, deep in my career, I don’t have too much trouble keeping a class on task. But every now and again, I draw on a trusty classroom-management tool: the silent rant.
August “Sandy” Merz III is a National Board-certified teacher who teaches engineering and algebra to middle school students in Tucson, Ariz. As a 2013-2014 teacherpreneur, Sandy divides his time between teaching and connecting teacher-leadership communities. His role is supported by his district and two nonprofits: the AZK12 Center and CTQ. | 2019-04-18T23:12:52 | https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/10/01/ctq_merz.html |
0.999999 | A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after falling from a horse on Sunday (July 31). The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, at 2:55pm. The doctor-led trauma team assessed the 15-year-old for head and neck injuries before she was transported to hospital by North East Ambulance Service..
A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after falling from a horse on Sunday (July 31).
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, at 2:55pm.
The doctor-led trauma team assessed the 15-year-old for head and neck injuries before she was transported to hospital by North East Ambulance Service. | 2019-04-20T10:19:06 | https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/our-work/news-events/news/air-ambulance-called-to-injured-teen-horse-rider-at-houghton/ |
0.999776 | What is git-annex's scalability with large (10k+) number of files and a few (~10) repositories?
I have had difficult times maintaining a music archive of around 20k files, spread around 17 repositories.
Checking out files: 100% (31207/31207), done.
That repository is around 18 months old.
(It's interesting to notice the limitation of the "one file per record" storage format here: since git-annex has so many little files, and all of those take at least $blocksize (it seems like it's 4KB here), it takes up space pretty quickly. Another good point for git here: packing files together saves a lot of space! Could files be packed before being stored in the git-annex branch? or is that totally stupid.
Git automatically packs loose object files after a while, which includes git-annex branch files. See git-gc --help.
It also delta compresses files, and git-annex's log files will delta compress and compress pretty well, so your du's of a checked out git-annex branch don't mean much.
As far as I can tell, your git repository is 118mb in size, including the git-annex branch and all history.
You can use git annex forget to drop historical location tracking info for files. | 2019-04-19T05:10:17 | http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/scalability_with_lots_of_files/ |
0.999778 | From Bagpuss to the Clangers, he enchanted youngsters... So why did Oliver Postgate fall out of love with TV and his children?
Oliver Postgate had reached the age of 83 when he died this week, yet just like the many wonderful children's story characters his genius created, he never really got old - as I discovered when I spent an engaging afternoon with him shortly before he fell ill.
To be invited into the chaotic basement flat in Broadstairs, Kent, where he spent the final years of his remarkable life, was rather like entering Emily's shop, a scene that will be instantly familiar to fans of Bagpuss, perhaps his best-loved creation.
The place was cluttered to the ceiling with weird, homespun contraptions, half-finished sketches and spidery TV scripts; the remnants of an extraordinarily prolific career which has been entrancing generations of boys and girls for more than half a century.
On one shelf was the painted cardboard Viking helmet worn by Noggin the Nog; on another were the original tape recordings of the Clangers and Ivor the Engine, and one of the loveable Pingwings, hand-knitted by the sister of Postgate's co- creator, Peter Firmin.
But the most fascinating room in Postgate's enchanted kingdom was the cellar; a reminder that, even though he was in his 80s and debilitated by kidney failure, his imagination and creativity were as fathomless as ever.
Here he would spend hours feverishly perfecting inventions which at first seemed wacky, but were actually extremely practical. His later masterpieces included a collapsible wheelchair powered by an outdoor motor for Naomi Linnell, his partner in the autumn of his years, whose mobility is restricted by ME.
But his personal favourite, he said, was a brilliantly simplistic multi-purpose bottle, jar and tin opener which he had thought of marketing, 'but in the end I couldn't be bothered'.
If this all makes him sound like some rather absent-minded professor - and he certainly looked like one, with his big, square-rimmed spectacles, straggly hair and thick-knit pullover - then this impression is misleading.
For as he told me, during what turned out to be his poignant valedictory interview, despite his magical ability to tap into the imagination of children across the generations, Oliver Postgate was an often troubled soul who found true fulfilment only when he was immersed in his work.
'I always say that I'm like a mincing machine, and when the machine has nothing to mince, I start mincing myself,' he said plaintively.
'I am not a noun but a verb. I don't exist as anything else but a process - and when I'm not processing, I'm not there.
Despite his predisposition to melancholy, however, Postgate will be remembered for the brightness he brought into millions of households, and for the way he transformed early children's television into an enthralling land of tea-time adventure.
His death represents the passing of an innocent age. A time when young people didn't need the graphic and often violent computer images of an Xbox to escape reality, but could create their own alternative world by tapping into a simple story, beautifully animated and delivered in Postgate's hypnotic baritone voice, and allowing their imagination to do the rest.
Given this innate ability to empathise with children, one would have expected him to have enjoyed their company. Paradoxically, though, he admitted he had never really had much time for them - not even his seven grandchildren, aged from six to 22.
So how was he able to tune into their wavelength with such prescience? This ability dated back to his own childhood, he told me wistfully.
It was such an unhappy time that his imagination provided the only escape; and it was then that his stories - and the inventions which brought them to life - were spawned.
Postgate was born in London in 1925, into a highly creative and individualistic family - his father, Raymond, was a journalist and historian who devised the Good Food Guide; his mother, Daisy, was the daughter of Labour Party leader George Lansbury and worked as his Commons secretary.
He was often left in the charge of his 'neglectful' maids and his older brother, John Postgate, with whom he always had a difficult relationship.
He claimed that his brother - a dazzling polymath who was later admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society - was secretly jealous of him because Oliver was 'slightly the cleverer'.
By his own admission, Postgate developed into an unappealing child, behaving like one of his villainous cartoon characters.
As a small boy, he delighted in being rude to strangers and, later, after being sent to board at Dartington Hall - the so- called progressive school where pupils were encouraged to act as they pleased - he became an inveterate show-off.
His downward spiral continued after he left school and was placed in wartime detention for two months as a conscientious objector.
But he told me that his pacifism had left him with a lifelong sense of shame and guilt that others died and he had been spared. It also made him determined to repay his debt to society by making something of his life, and in his early 20s he set about doing so with gusto, trying his hand at a variety of jobs including forestry and acting.
But his real talent was for inventing things. One of his early successes was to create a metal alloy for buttons, which were soon in great demand.
He also made his mother's first washing machine from a milk churn and her first electric food mixer from a coffee jar attached to a small motor. 'Yorkshire pudding mix splurged all over the kitchen because she didn't screw the lid on tightly enough,' he recalled smiling.
Then there was his early rotary lawnmower constructed with a walking stick and a breadknife which whirred around at 7000rmp.
He also claimed to have dreamed up a prototype JCB digger years before its time ('it was dismissed as too outlandish').
Postgate took out patents on all his devices, but they all expired because he was 'too lazy' to hawk them to possible manufacturers - he made no money from his inventions.
His break into television came after he met his late wife, Prudence Myers, in 1956. A divorcee with three young children, she was the daughter of a West End theatre producer. They married a year later, and soon afterwards Postgate landed a job with ITV.
Watching a children's television programme one afternoon, he was appalled at the lack of originality and paucity of production. The story was read by a typically plummyvoiced actor and it was illustrated by still pictures.
Postgate promptly told ITV bosses he could do much better himself and convinced them it wouldn't cost them any more money to produce children's stories with moving characters.
By then he had already been writing children's stories in his spare time for several years. In fact, the story he judged his best - a tale about a milkman who is allowed to control the whole world for a day - has never been published.
His TV debut was called Alexander The Mouse. It flowed so easily when he wrote it, he told me, it was as if some invisible force was guiding his arm. 'I found that I loved writing. Really, really loved it,' he said.
He described Alexander as a basic fairy story, shot in black and white film. What made it special was that the characters moved by way of a magnet underneath the table. The characters were simply drawn and cut from cardboard, and Postgate was a natural narrator.
The TV bosses were as delighted as the children at this great - and cheap - innovation. As shows went out live, however, there were often hiccups. For one thing, the magnet had no way of turning the characters around, and so, periodically, a human hand would rise wraithlike from beneath the table to move them.
As the Fifties gave way to the Sixties, and black and white TV was replaced by colour, Postgate and Firmin - by now working in a converted cowshed in Canterbury - came up with a string of loveable make-believe figures.
There was dear old Noggin and ever-chugging Ivor, The Clangers and the Pogles.
And, of course, the indomitable Bagpuss, the saggy old cat, who in 1999 was voted the most popular children's character of all time even though its 13 episodes had been recorded a quarter of a century earlier, at a cost of just £700.
These wonderfully timeless creations may have made him universally loved, but sadly they did not bring personal happiness. Far from it.
In 1982, his much-adored wife died from cancer at 60, and although he nursed her for five years, his family life fragmented acrimoniously afterwards.
When we met, Postgate claimed that his twin sons Stephen and Simon, aged 49, resented his success, and he made some rather unkind remarks about them.
He said he enjoyed a better relationship with his other son, Daniel, five years their junior.
However, he conceded, his behaviour immediately upon being widowed might well have contributed to his older sons' disapproval.
By then he was 57 years old, but he had a succession of ill-starred flings, the last of which - with a much younger Quaker woman - ended in some unexplained humiliation he declined to explain.
Thankfully, he said, he then met Naomi, who moved into a flat adjoining his in Broadstairs, and gave him the companionship he needed in later life. They lived very simply on the Channel coast, for Postgate was never remotely interested in money.
He was not a wealthy man until the end of his career, as when his stories were created television royalties were incredibly modest, and there were few spin- off marketing opportunities as there are today.
Postgate also refused to compromise his principles by allowing his stories to be modified to suit the whims of TV and film companies. When one television company told him they wanted to retell the Noggin the Nog saga 'from the child's point of view', they were impolitely told where to go.
During the Eighties, moreover - much to Postgate's disgust - his gentle yarns were deemed too tame and outdated for a supposedly 'more sophisticated' children's audience, and disappeared from our screens.
It was only more than a decade later, when they were revived and merchandising deals were struck, that his bank balance grew.
In all, he reckoned to have made about £1.5 million - a relatively paltry sum - and he gave much of that away to charities such as a Romanian orphanage which opened the Bagpuss Wing.
But in his last few years, the cause he held most dear was the environment. He became convinced that without urgent action the Earth was heading for destruction, and spent thousands of pounds on placing warning notices in newspapers.
As I left him, he was dreaming up his next big venture - an animated film in the style of Raymond Briggs' When The Wind Blows that would powerfully reinforce his message. Sadly, it was never made.
Two months ago, however, a production company bought the rights to his most famous animations.
So it seems that Oliver Postgate's magic will endure for many more generations and our grandchildren will one day meet the Bagpuss we all knew and loved.
From Bagpuss to the Clangers, he enchanted youngsters... So why did Oliver Postgate fall out of love with TV? | 2019-04-21T22:20:28 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1093275/From-Bagpuss-Clangers-enchanted-youngsters--So-did-Oliver-Postgate-fall-love-TV.html |
0.999884 | Next to the cover letter, the resume is the central element of the application documents. It is the flagship and the detailed, enlarged business card. The CV should clearly represent you and your career and helps an important first impression.
At the heart of your application is a well-formulated and informative cover letter. It is the first major part of your application, and represents a direct introduction of your application documents.
An image brochure is the advanced, detailed form of an application document, which is used to successfully represent you for a job or assignment. The task is to create a professional and personal profile, an image.
An application dossier (franz. = dossier binder, File) is a collection of your application documents. The goal in creating a dossier is to provide an overview of your ENTIRE professional training, performance and achievements, as well as skills and qualifications.
Do you recognize the following sentence?
CV design creates professional, top of the line application documents.
Not only does the package include text and design, but the customer also has access to consultation and information to best support the customer in their job search. The necessary documents for an optimum application are designed graphically and in writing and adapted to the specific needs of the customer. I have a team of specialists that will take care of portrait photography, editing, coaching etc.
CV design finds an all-in-one solution and generates and effective overall package.
For the sheer the sake of readability, I have refrained from feminine forms of speech. I wish to emphasize that equality between women and men is important for me and that all of our offers, are of course, also available for women. | 2019-04-22T18:18:29 | http://www.cv-design.at/en/ |
0.999999 | Theorem: Where illegal immigration is concerned, the mainstream media everywhere is into sob stories.
"A Russian boy suffers head injuries after falling from a window while trying to elude police. A North African man slips from a window ledge and fractures his leg while fleeing officers. A Chinese woman lies in a coma after plunging from a window during a police check.
"As France races to deport 25,000 illegal immigrants by the end of the year – a quota set by President Nicolas Sarkozy – tensions are mounting and the crackdown is taking a toll."
"'I want numbers,' Sarkozy reportedly told Brice Hortefeux, head of the Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development, which Sarkozy set up after taking office in May. 'This is a campaign commitment. The French expect (action) on this.'"
Suddenly, in France, "campaign commitment" apparently means "campaign commitment." Contrast that with last fall's hullaballoo here over the fence bill — whooped through Congress but almost forgotten now, and not because we actually have a fence in place.
"The president, who cultivated a tough-on-crime image while serving as Interior Minister, says France needs a new kind of immigrant – one who is 'selected, not endured.'"
Selected, not endured. Imagine that! You could build a rational immigration policy, starting with just those three words.
"In a nationally televized interview Thursday, Sarkozy went further, saying he wants France to adopt immigration quotas by regions of the world and by occupation.
"'I want us to be able to establish each year, after a debate in parliament, a quota with a ceiling for the number of foreigners we accept on our territory,' he said. [Emphasis added]"
"European countries to the south, like Italy or Spain, face a greater challenge from illegal immigration than France – but neither has set themselves targets for throwing aliens out." | 2019-04-20T00:24:16 | https://vdare.com/posts/draft-sarkozy-or-at-least-his-publicist |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.