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Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Platewhich rises above sea level as the Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. Most of the low coral atolls of the Caroline Islands were settled by bp, but some radiocarbon dates from the Marshall Islands suggest that Austronesian speakers may have reached the atolls of Micronesia not long after the settlement of Fiji and western Polynesia.
The work on "Imperial China", which was originally planned for after "Republican China", is now being pulled forward, with continuous updates posted to Pre-HistoryXia, ShangZhouQinand Han dynasties, offering the readers a tour of ancient China transcending space and time.
Topics include forces, couples, equilibrium, friction, kinematics of rectilinear and rotational motion, work, energy and power. Their villages were in western Henan, southwestern Shanxi and central Shaanxi. Construction of monumental temple architecture had come to a standstill after Jayavarman VIIth reign.
The current Taiwanese aborigines are believed to be their descendants. The earliest dated inscription in Chamthe language of the Indianized kingdom of Champa in central Vietnam, bears a date of ce, although some undated inscriptions may be older.
When working in the mountains or underwater, an archaeologist should possess skills of a rock climber and a diver; these skills demand a special training. The North Vietnamese turned the newly won territories over to the Khmer Rouge.
Principles and applications of hydraulics are also discussed. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, desperate to retain their sanctuaries and supply lines from North Vietnam, immediately launched armed attacks on the new government.
The elite included advisers, military leaders, courtiers, priests, religious ascetics and officials. In eastern Indonesia the average number of speakers per language drops to a few tens of thousands and in western Melanesia to fewer than a thousand.
Often, archaeologists have to study disciplines that do not directly refer to archaeology: The project selected will utilize skills and knowledge acquired in earlier AET studies. The oldest flute ever discovered may be the so-called Nicholas flute, found in the Hohle Fels cave, Germany inthough this is disputed.
The Polynesian languages generally are divided into two branches, Tongic Tongan and Niue and Nuclear Polynesian the rest. Lower-level subgroups Philippine languages One of several identifiable lower-level units within these major subgroups is the Philippine group within Western Malayo-Polynesian.
Troy I dates back to - BC; it is the most old time period of Troy. A conclusive explanation that relates to concrete events manifesting the decline of the Khmer Empire has not yet been produced.
Most of these proposals are speculative and have not achieved a general following. Archaeological discipline vastly expanded space and time horizons of history. Under king Suryavarman II — the empire reached its greatest geographic extent as it directly or indirectly controlled Indochinathe Gulf of Thailand and large areas of northern maritime Southeast Asia.
The Vichy government signed an agreement with Japan to allow the Japanese military transit through French Indochina. Out of Sundaland Migration theory[ edit ] A study from Leeds University and published in Molecular Biology and Evolutionexamining mitochondrial DNA lineages, suggested that humans had been occupying the islands of Southeast Asia for a longer period than previously believed.
This upset the United States greatly and contributed to their view that of Prince Sihanouk as a North Vietnamese sympathiser and a thorn on the United States. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published.
It is based on a 17th or 18th century poem of uncertain origin, probably having originated in a more ancient Cambodian folk legend. By perhaps bce, populations bearing a clear cultural resemblance to those in Taiwan had begun to appear in the northern Philippines, and within a millennium similar material traces appear throughout Indonesia.Prehistoric music (previously primitive music) is a term in the history of music for all music produced in preliterate cultures (), beginning somewhere in very late geological lietuvosstumbrai.comtoric music is followed by ancient music in different parts of the world, but still exists in isolated areas.
However, it is more common to refer to the "prehistoric" music. The history of Cambodia, Starting in archaeological research of the Franco-Cambodian Prehistoric Mission has documented a complete cultural sequence from years BP to the Neolithic period in the cave.
Demographic analysis by Patrick Heuveline suggests that between and million Cambodians were killed. While at a more modest scale, the situation of archaeological research in Laos shares similarities with that in Cambodia where, for decades, prehistoric studies remained in the shadow of Angkorian studies (Sophady, ).
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The Development of Prehistoric Bronze. Historie routes to Angkor: development of the Khmer road system (ninth to thirteenth centuries AD) in mainland road networks as a significant topic, worthy of comparative study on a global scale.
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Našli jsme další záznamy k osobě שמואל שמול חנניה.
שמואל שמול חנניה je pohřben(a) na hřbitově New Kiryat Shmona Cemetery v místě zobrazeném na níže uvedené mapě. Tyto informace o GPS jsou k dispozici POUZE na stránkách BillionGraves. Naše technologie vám pomůže najít umístění hrobu a také další členy rodiny, pohřbené poblíž.
שמואל שמול חנניה was 15 years old when Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan (pictured). James Warren Jones was an American religious cult leader who initiated and was responsible for a mass suicide and mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana. He considered Jesus Christ as being in compliance with an overarching belief in socialism as the correct social order. Jones was ordained as a Disciples of Christ pastor, and he achieved notoriety as the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple cult.
שמואל שמול חנניה was 19 years old when Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released. Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, and was the best-selling music artist during the year of his death. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
שמואל שמול חנניה was 35 years old when Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, in the Denver metropolitan area. In addition to the shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters, propane tanks converted to bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices, and car bombs. The perpetrators, senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. They injured 21 additional people, and three more were injured while attempting to escape the school. The pair subsequently committed suicide.
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Review article: the Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System (MARS) in liver failure.
Sen S, Mookerjee RP, Davies NA, Williams R, Jalan R.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002 Dec;16 Suppl 5:32-8. Review.
Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School and University College London Hospitals.
In recent years different artificial liver support systems are being developed for use in patients with acute decompensation of chronic liver disease or acute liver failure. The molecular adsorbents recirculating system (MARS), a device in which patient's blood is dialysed across an albumin-impregnated membrane against a recirculated albumin-containing solution, seems to be effective in removing albumin-bound toxins, such as fatty acids, bile acids and bilirubin. Although the clinical experience with MARS is scarce, some pilot studies have reported its effectiveness at improving liver function and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with acute decompensation of chronic liver disease, and renal function in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type I. Data regarding MARS experience in acute liver failure and in primary graft dysfunction are encouraging but limited. Its real usefulness in these settings is, at present, under evaluation in randomized controlled clinical trials.
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George Clooney has defended Meghan Markle.
George Clooney has spoken out about the treatment of Meghan Markle by her family and the media.
Speaking to Australia's Who magazine, Clooney said that Meghan was being vilified in the same way that Princess Diana was.
He added ominously, "We've seen how that ends."
Clooney also referenced the letter allegedly written by the Duchess of Sussex to her father, part of which he decided to release to the Mail on Sunday.
Meghan's half-sister Samantha Markle told The Sun that the letter is "nasty" and they will release more of it.
Meghan has also been dubbed "Duchess Difficult" by British tabloids and receives more than her fair share of negative press.
An unlikely confidant has leapt to the defence of embattled royal Meghan Markle.
Speaking at a press panel, George Clooney said that Meghan is being vilified by the media in the same way that her husband's mother, Princess Diana, was, according to Australia's Who magazine.
He added that history is repeating itself.
Clooney attended Meghan and Prince Harry's royal wedding with his wife Amal in May last year. The foursome have since reportedly holidayed with each other at the Clooneys' luxurious Lake Como villa in Italy.
"I do want to say, they're just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, she's been pursued and vilified," Clooney said in the interview.
"She's a woman who is seven months pregnant and she has been pursued and vilified and chased in the same way that Diana was and its history repeating itself.
"We've seen how that ends. I can't tell you how frustrating that is, just seeing them broadcast a letter from a daughter to a father, she's getting a raw deal there and I think it's irresponsible and I'm surprised by that."
Clooney was, of course, referring to a letter allegedly written by the Duchess of Sussex to her father, part of which he decided to release to the Mail on Sunday.
In it, Meghan wrote how her father had broken her heart "into a million pieces," and accused him of manufacturing "such unnecessary and unwarranted pain."
She also said Thomas never called her to say he wasn't coming to the wedding, and that he "chose to only speak to tabloids" about his decision.
The release of the letter came just days after Meghan's closest friends gave an anonymous interview to People magazine.
In the article, five of her closest confidants said the Duchess of Sussex has had to put up with "lies and untruths" and "global bullying."
Her friends added that they worried what the stress of such negative attention is doing to her and the baby: "It's wrong to put anyone under this level of emotional trauma, let alone when they're pregnant."
British tabloids dubbed her "Duchess Difficult" after a number of royal staff left their positions. She's also been at the centre of an alleged rift between her and Prince Harry and his brother and his wife, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
It's been suggested she has also banned Harry from alcohol and caffeine, and wanted him to skip the royals' annual Christmas shoot because she hates blood sport (even though they ended up attending). The list is simply endless.
From the public, too, Meghan has received swathes of angry, racist comments on social media, prompting Kensington Palace to ask for more support from platforms like Instagram.
Markle has also been targeted offline. On February 12, 2018, a packet of white powder was sent to her with a racist note.
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Given the extreme faintness of a planet relative to the star it orbits, how can astronomers possibly find it? Learn about direct and indirect methods of detection. As an example of the indirect method, discover why a planet causes a star's position to change, providing a strategy for locating exoplanets without seeing them.
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Describe the type of student who should attend Carrollton High School. Why?
A student who should attend Carrollton High School is a student who makes use of all their resources. This school has many opportunities for success.
Anyone looking for a school that has diversity in both the type of students that you will be with and the type of classes that you can take should go to Carrollton. They have all levels of classes so you can challenge yourself or take it easy and we have so many different types of students with our open enrollment plan and our exchange student program.
The type of student who should attend Carrollton High School is someone who is determined to be the best. At my school, we are always looking for ways to be on top. If you are a goal oriented person, Carrollton High School is definitely the school for you. Not only do you have teachers, counselors, and a Career Specialist to help you, you have your friends that are as determined as you.
All types of students should attend Carrollton high School, it is a diverse school with students of all race, creeds and religions. The school offers academic and athletic programs which are viewed as excellent in the state.
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A level is being designed for a new platform game. The locations of the platforms have been chosen. Contrary to popular opinion, platforms can’t float in the air, but need pillars for support. More precisely, each of the two ends of the platform needs to be supported by a pillar standing on the floor or on a different platform.
You will be given the locations of the platforms in a coordinate system as in the left image below. Each platform’s location is determined by its altitude (vertical distance from the ground) and the start and end coordinates in the horizontal direction. Each support pillar is placed half a unit from the end of a platform, as in the right image.
Determine the total length of pillars needed to support all the platforms.
Figure 1: Example level with three platforms. The lowest platform is at altitude $1$, the second lowest at altitude $3$ and the third at altitude $5$.
Figure 2: The total length of pillars needed to support all platforms is $14$.
The first line contains the integer $N$, $1 \le N \le 100$, the number of platforms.
Each of the following $N$ lines contains the position of one platform, three coordinates $Y$, $X_1$ and $X_2$. The first number is the altitude, the other two the horizontal coordinates. All coordinates will be positive integers less than $10\, 000$ satisfying $X_2 > X_1 + 1$ (i.e., the length of each platform will be at least $2$).
The input will be such that no two platforms overlap.
Output the total length of pillars needed to support all the platforms.
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What is the Character Respond Answer Ask?
Example scenario: I ask What is your character's least favorite board game?
Don't feel obligated to answer all the past questions, whether you're new or you're a regular but you haven't been able to participate lately. If there are a couple that really speak out to you, then feel free to answer them, but you don't have to. Also, because sometimes threads can get long and unruly, you don't have to read all the previous posts unless you really want to. Just have a response to the person above you, a question for the person below you, and you're good to go!
Respond to the post above yours. As with the questions, you don't need to respond to everyone's previous posts, but you need to at least respond to the post above yours! That kind of interaction between the author/character is part of what makes the thread fun!
It's okay if your characters get a little distracted and suddenly your post is longer than normal. Happens to everyone. Some people more than others, but I promise, it's okay. Feel free to relax. Seriously.
Here's the last question from the previous month: What's your favorite hobby?
Q: What's your favorite hobby?
What do you kids like to do in your downtime?
Gabrielle: "Does smithing count as a hobby if it's also a source of income?"
Gerald: "That's a good question. If that counts as your job would Hunting then be a hobby?"
Gerald: "I like to fix or build things. And I like to draw."
Sebastian: "I like to read."
Kyle: "I like to explore the premises if I can, but... If I can't I settle for reading."
Dani: "Hey, pranking teaches useful skills. Like 'how to get away with crimes' and 'lying through your teeth about committing said crimes'."
Lena: Ponders this "Actually, you have a point."
Dani: "Damn right I do."
Lena: "I like to read. It teaches useful skills too. You should try it."
Dani: "I read. Just not insane amounts like you."
Lena: "No one reads insane amounts like me. But I'll concede that you sometimes do read."
Lena: "That's because you always win. Literally always."
Q: Would you play a game with someone if you know they're much better at it than you?
I agree those are very valuable skills to possess.
Q: Would you take the chance to achieve your dreams if someone close to you loses the chance to do so forever?
@Blackbird It's good that they're finally being polite to you.
...I think smiting would be considered a hobby? No one says you can't make money on your hobbies. And if you also do it for fun/to relax/whatever then that probably adds points towards it being a hobby.
Michael: That... still takes four hours, dude.
Arial: What if you don't?
Ceamath: You're good at all of them. I don't think they're the type of game in reference.
Adaellae: I don't see why this would make me not want to play?
Arial: I don't think I have anyone that close to me, so... I dunno if this question applies to me.
Ceamath: I thought you had a... sibling of some form.
Ceamath: considers ...I suppose. Personally... Well, I'd say I did that already. I'm a fairly happy woman who accomplished her meager dreams. Not exactly because he lost the chance, though. I just figured out at some point that the way I was living wasn't really honoring his memory.
Adaellae: You murder people in your spare time.
Ceamath: That bit wasn't part of my dreams. I don't think it really factors into this conversation.
Adaellae: I'm only saying, something tells me murdering people isn't honoring him, either.
Adaellae: Dreams will do that.
Q: What makes you feel better when you're sad?
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Approximately 75% of the energy your horse your horse releases during work is heat energy. This means that your horses needs to be able to properly dissipate this excess heat in the hot weather, or he will experience dangerous effects. Heat stress can cause seizures and damage to the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Some of the factors that cause heat stress include: obesity, long coats, poor conditioning, high humidity, poor ventilation, and prior episodes of heat stress.
What can I do to prevent heat stress?
Water is one of the most important ways to prevent heat stress. Your horse should always have access to clean and fresh water. Water helps your horse lower his body temperature and enables him to sweat away excess heat.
Your horse also needs shade. Your pastures should have at least one shade option suitable to the number of horses you have. If you do not have any shade options, make sure you alter your turnout schedule so that your horses are out at night or early morning.
Unfit horses who are subjected to intense work in the summer heat and humidity are far more likely to experience heat stress. You should properly condition your horse to manage more intense workloads so that his body is fit enough to efficiently process heat. A horse that is poorly conditioned cannot process heat well and can damage his lungs, heart, and kidneys.
My horse is displaying signs of heat stress. What should I do?
The first thing you need to do is move your horse to a shady, well-ventilated area and in front of a fan if possible. Make sure to remove any tack from his body. Use cool water from a hose to rinse his neck and body. Focus on major vessels in his neck and groin to cool him faster. Have someone continually scrape off excess water in order to remove the heat from his body. As he cools, offer him small amounts of cool water to drink. If your horse is extremely dehydrated, experiencing muscle stiffness, or neurological complications, you need to call your vet. Your horse may require intravenous fluids immediately to replace to water and electrolytes he has lost. You should allow your horse to rest for at least two days after he has experienced heat stress, as he is more likely to experience it again when it has already happened before.
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Is the title a joke? Unfortunately not! The festival is a wonderful ensemble of astonishing exhibitions, some deeply moving, with many eye-opening projections. However, the heart of the festival, the 3rd floor of the Palais des Congrès supposed to represent booming agencies, is a cemetery! We, of course, rush through it to mask its deficiencies and, in the center of the room, find portfolio reviews for aspiring photojournalists.
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"The big apple", is what you may have heard it be referred to as. With buildings that seem to stretch up to the stars, and streets that seem to be be filled with people 24/7, this is a town that truly never sleeps. I have never been so shocked until I visited this city. I really am amazed every time I come here. It seems New York City is simply ahead of its' time when it comes to technology. Their are huge TV's hanging from buildings and music playing every where you walk around Time Square, which is an amazing place in its self. You could get lost for days in this place, and never see the same thing twice. It's like someone gathered everything cool from around the world and put it into one city called New York City. Not only can you view the city from the streets, but you can also scale the Empire State Building and view it from atop this massive sky scraper.
Don't forget to visit the amazing Statue of Liberty either. A gift from our ally France, this monument is truly a symbol of freedom which people are greeted with when they first sail into the bay in New York. It is a light that has shown for for decades and is a symbol for many of the immigrants that have came to this country in search of a better life for themselves and their families.
Since opening in 1913 the Grand Central Terminal has gone through a process of lengthy renovations, in attempt to keep up with the demands of all the tourists passing through. There are group and individual tours offered here at the Terminal so you can see the great foundations of New York's prime form of transportation.
Another great place to visit is the Rockefeller Center located near Manhattan. This a place where festivals and activities take place. You can enjoy an array of things to do such as ice skating, live radio and Christmas themed events. On top of all those fun activities, there are also great places to shop here at the Rockefeller Center.
The American Museum of Natural History is a fun place to take the family while in town to experience a view of history. You can see huge skeletons of dinosaurs and take a view of how the Cro-Magnons lived thousands of years ago.
The Museum of Modern Art is an amazing facility dedicated to what is known as contemporary art, offering amazing paintings and sculptures as well as films and interesting collections.
My favorite place to go while in New York is Central Park hands down. It is a world famous place that people love to go to take in the amazing view only to be found here in beautiful New York City. You can take a walk around Central Park, enjoy a boat ride or even rent canoes.
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As the Class of 2014 throws their caps into the air during this graduation season, many families are facing the stark reality of a mound of education debt. Given the still-tough job market, is college worth it? The answer is yes, with a caveat.
Let's start with some of the numbers: 37 percent of households are carrying some student debt - the highest share on record; and total outstanding student debt (federal and private) stands at over $1.1 trillion. A recent Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco study found that most students recover from those loans within 20 years of graduation.
Still, the mere existence of that debt may impair graduates the ability to build their financial lives. Some are unable to consider a wider range of career opportunities that may be more lucrative in the long run; others can't afford to contribute to retirement accounts due to large debt payments; and many can't purchase homes as early in their lives as they used to in the past. Recently, the National Association of Realtors noted that student loan debt is hurting home sales: "20 percent of buyers under the age of 33, the prime group of first-time buyers, delayed their purchase because of outstanding debt. In our recent consumer survey, 56 percent of younger buyers who took longer to save for a down payment identified student debt as the biggest obstacle."
But that college degree provides a distinct advantage over those who don't have the coveted diploma. While the job market is still weak (9.8 million people remain unemployed as of April), according to Economic Policy Research, the unemployment rate for young college graduates stands at 8.5 percent, much lower than the 22.9 percent for high school graduates. And research from Pew Research shows that the household income of young adults with college loans is nearly twice that of people who didn't attend college ($57,941 vs. $32,528).
And even though 66 percent of students now borrow to finance college versus only 43 percent of their parents' Baby Boomer generation did, Pew notes the value of a college degree has increased from one generation to the next. Between 1965 and 2013, median annual earnings, among college-educated full-time workers aged 25-32, rose to $45,500. Meanwhile, their high-school-educated peers lost more than $3,000, with earnings falling to $28,000 over that time period. In other words, a college degree is worth more and a high school degree alone is worth a lot less.
That differential adds up over time: that Fed study showed that the average U.S. college grad can expect to earn at least $800,000 more than the average high school graduate over a lifetime.
Here's another reality: college education is in high-demand and is projected to rise. Researchers at Georgetown predict that in the next six years, the share of jobs requiring post-secondary education will likely increase to 64 percent by 2020, which would be a big increase from 50 percent in the 1970s. This trend leaves adults with only a high school diploma with far fewer job options.
Still, piling on education debt willy-nilly can be a recipe for disaster, for both students and their families. One way to keep debt levels in check is to only assume a total student debt load that matches what you think you will earn in your first year of work. If you're going to be an engineer, you can borrow more than say, an art history major.
According to the April 2014 Salary Survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the overall average starting salary for Class of 2014 bachelor's degree graduates increased by 1.2 percent to $45,473 from the results of the Class of 2013, but engineers saw an average of $62,719 as a starting average salary (not to mention the eye-popping starting salary for petroleum engineers, who start as $95,300), versus those graduates earning degrees in the humanities and social sciences, whose overall average starting salary was $38,365.
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Police arrested a suspected bicycle thief in South Park on August 5, after neighborhood residents used a location-based social media website to raise alerts about the crimes and disseminate a description of the suspect.
NextDoor.com is an online community based on users' home addresses, giving them access to a virtual bulletin board visible to neighbors within a range of adjacent neighborhoods. Neighbors use the site to announce garage sales, lost dogs, and local political happenings.
Over the course of July, South Park residents used the site to trade information about a spate of brazen bike thefts and attempts that followed a similar pattern: a suspect would enter a backyard or garage, often during daylight hours, take a bicycle, then abandon a smaller or older bicycle nearby. On some occasions, the alleged thief would return to the same home the next day to recover the abandoned bike, or steal another.
"Apparently he's switching bikes all over the place," said one neighbor who got involved in tracking the suspect's actions. She says she spotted him in front of her house, peering into her parked car. When she confronted him, he reportedly said "I didn't take anything. Your windows were down but I didn't take anything."
A second neighbor said she heard a noise from her garage around 11 p.m. one recent night. "I opened the kitchen door and he had my bike, and dropped it when I yelled," she said.
Another said, "I was gardening when I first noticed there was a bike on its kickstand in front of my house." When he noticed the bike was still there hours later, he decided to put it in his garage until he could determine who it belonged to. "That's when I noticed my own bike was gone," he explained. The next morning, he returned to discover that the abandoned bike had been stolen from his garage overnight.
Several posts and dozens of responses related to bike theft were shared on NextDoor.com in July, one including a photograph taken of a suspect while he trespassed a neighbor's fenced backyard.
A Central Division detective sergeant investigating the thefts confirmed that the arrested suspect had been apprehended thanks to a neighbor who was jogging through the neighborhood, spotted the suspect, and reported his whereabouts to police. The detective said he could neither confirm nor deny the suspect in custody was the same person from the photograph without jeopardizing the case.
However, he did confirm the suspect in question had a prior narcotics-related arrest. Also that he may have been returning to the scene of a prior crime: "We were able to establish an attempted burglary that happened to be at the same location as a completed burglary from a couple days ago."
While the frequency of bike thefts reported on NextDoor.com went up in July, the detective said the overall number bike thefts in the area has actually been consistent. "Honestly, it hasn't even been an increase, it's been steady." He added, "We get certain arrests, but unfortunately they don't stay in custody very long," citing last year's passage of Proposition 47, which reduced nonviolent property crimes such as bike theft to a misdemeanor.
"Bike thefts are a huge problem for us," he said, "As targets they're really easy." He pointed out that even when people use bike locks. "Bolt cutters take seconds to use."
However, he did praise the sort of community involvement that aided police with this case. "It was awesome, the gentleman this morning helping out. The public's involvement calling us, it was essential in getting an arrest." And it's not the first time this particular website has help community policing. "We had a case not long ago where a female was involved in a similar kind of case," he said. "Nextdoor.com was also helpful in that case."
SouthParkmanymoons Aug. 6, 2015 @ 7 a.m.
Nothing Star Wars but old fashion common sense --- neighbor taking ownership to report a "Prowler" while on his early morning run - someone out of place and acting bazaar in neighborhood [THANK YOU "Conrad"]. The "Bike Thief's" -- which we long referred to them because they are thief's always on bikes -- are habitual petty criminals -- not only stilling bikes but many other crimes from home, garage, storage, and car break-ins. Both (yes 2 each people arrested yeasturday) are known in the community by the old-timers - since they both grew-up in neighborhoods. The older slender Hispanic male in his late 20s [extensive criminal record], is very personable often waving -- asking if you have work while he scopes your property for valuables --- many locals know him on sight; he often come-and-go from the community since he was a pre-teen, said to be staying with Grandparents around Golden Hill when not in jail or Mexico with other relatives. Whenever he's back, the neighbors pass the word expecting a crime-wave to soon follow. The Black male in his very early 20's is also a known local -- old-timer recognize him from pre & teen antics and association with Golden Villa's (long time problem area). The last old-timers knew of him he was serving a very long time at Juvenile Hall -- again, a very personable kid... Apparently these two have joined forces to rob us... Realize when released -- they both are habitual offenders since children and will eventually return to neighborhood -- if you see them let neighbors know and call the police. Sadly this seems to be their career choice. We can also exspect such crime to grow since California has dumb-down the terms of career criminals and jail periods the last few years.
Ponzi Aug. 6, 2015 @ 8:43 a.m.
You just described half of Los Angeles.
HonestGovernment Aug. 6, 2015 @ 10:49 a.m.
"You live and you suffer. ...Why should I kill myself working when I'll end up just as dead?"
"I've been cursed since the day I was born....Your mother and her prayers can't help us."
-- Lamberto Maggiorani, as Antonio Ricci, 1948, in The Bicycle Thief.
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If this case were properly before the Court, I would have no difficulty in joining my Brethren in denying the petition for writ of certiorari. It is clear to me, however, that, under the applicable statutes, we have no jurisdiction to entertain the petition. Accordingly, I would dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
The facts need be only briefly stated. Petitioner was convicted in state court. He succeeded in obtaining a reversal of his conviction on appeal, and a retrial was ordered. After several continuances were granted, petitioner sought habeas corpus relief in Federal District Court, alleging that he was being denied his rights to a speedy trial. The District Court dismissed the action on the ground that petitioner had failed to exhaust available state remedies, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. That court agreed that petitioner had failed to exhaust available state remedies, and issued an order specifically denying petitioner's application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal. Petitioner thereupon sought from this Court a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals.
by a State court, unless the justice or judge who rendered the order or a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of probable cause."
28 U.S.C. § 2253. See also Fed.Rule App.Proc. 22(b) ("In a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a state court, an appeal by the applicant for the writ may not proceed unless a district or a circuit judge issues a certificate of probable cause").
The effect of this statute which could not have been drafted in plainer terms, is clear: a certificate of probable cause is an indispensible prerequisite to an appeal in the courts of appeals. This has long been recognized by the courts, see, e.g., Wilson v. Lanagan, 79 F.2d 702 (CA1 1935); Hooks v. Fourth District Court of Appeal, 442 F.2d 1042 (CA5 1971), and by distinguished commentators, see, e.g., Blackmun, Allowance of In Forma Pauperis Appeals in § 2255 and Habeas Corpus Cases, 43 F.R.D. 343, 351 (1967).
When this Court was confronted with a predecessor of 28 U.S.C. § 2253 which required, in certain habeas corpus cases, a certificate of probable cause before there could be an appeal to the Supreme Court, ch. 76, 35 Stat. 40 (1908), it had no difficulty in concluding that it had no jurisdiction over appeals brought before it in the absence of such a certificate. Bilik v. Strassheim, 212 U. S. 551 (1908); Ex parte Patrick, 212 U.S. 555 (1908). The provision was amended in 1925 to provide that it "shall apply to appellate proceedings . . . as [it] heretofore [has] applied to direct appeals to the Supreme Court," 43 Stat. 940 (1925). There is therefore no jurisdiction in the courts of appeals in cases covered by 28 U.S.C. § 2253 without a certificate of probable cause.
of appeals." Since the case was never in the Court of Appeals, we cannot review it by writ of certiorari to that court.
The legislative history of 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and its predecessors demonstrates the clear congressional purpose to impose the certificate of probable cause requirement as a means of terminating frivolous appeals in certain habeas corpus cases. See H.R.Rep. No. 23, 60th Cong., 1st Sess. (1908); United States ex rel. Tillery v. Cavell, 294 F.2d 12, 14-15 (CA3 1961). That legislative purpose is frustrated when this Court assumes jurisdiction to review cases in which both the district and appellate courts have denied a certificate. For, in such a case, review continues, if only eventuating in the inevitable denial of a writ of certiorari.
It is true that 28 U.S.C. § 2253 has largely been ignored by this Court, presumably because it is not too much bother simply to deny a petition for certiorari. The exercise of jurisdiction over a case which Congress has provided shall terminate before reaching this Court, however, is a serious matter. The imperative that other branches of Government obey our duly issued decrees is weakened whenever we decline, for whatever reason other than the exercise of our own constitutional duties, to adhere to the decrees of Congress and the Executive.
For the forgoing reasons, I dissent from the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari: the petition should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
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According To The Unit, What Experiential Factors Contribute To The Liminal State Of The Featured Ethnic Minority Women Featured In The Unit.?
RESILIENCE was featured in unit 2 by exemplifying ethnic minority women sharing their experiential factors in their struggle living in a liminal state, where balancing their identity between the cultural chasm and white supremacy is part of their everyday life.
To identify the liminal experience women of color endure.
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More people die in car crashes each year in the United States than in other high-income countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Wednesday.
(CNN) — More people die in car crashes each year in the United States than in other high-income countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Wednesday.
In 2013, more than 32,000 people died on U.S. roads, roughly 90 fatalities a day, according to the CDC.
The U.S. has seen a 31% reduction in its motor vehicle death rate per capita over the past 13 years. But compared with 19 other wealthy countries, which have declined an average of 56% during the same period, the U.S. has the slowest decrease. Road death rates in countries such as Spain and Denmark have dropped 75.1% and 63.5%, respectively.
If the United States had reduced its death rate to the average of other countries, 18,000 more lives would have been saved, according to the CDC report.
Researchers analyzed data from 2000 to 2013 from the World Health Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. They compared U.S. numbers with those of 19 countries, including Japan, Sweden and the United Kingdom. They took into consideration accidents and fatalities that involved drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists.
The United States also performed badly in other measures. It ranks first in crash deaths per 100,000 people and per 10,000 registered vehicles. It’s the second-highest, after Canada, in the percentage of deaths involving alcohol (at 31%). And the United States is the third-lowest, after Austria and Belgium, in national front seat belt use (at 87%) among the 20 countries.
Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed a 7.7% increase in road deaths in 2015, jumping from 32,600 in 2014 to 35,200 last year.
Houry attributed the high U.S. death rates to alcohol use, speeding and infrequent use of seat belts, especially among children. She mentioned Wednesday that 38% of children under the age 12 who died in car crashes in 2013 were not wearing seat belts.
The Vital Signs report says 3,000 more lives would be saved if everyone were buckled up.
To reduce deaths from drunken driving, the CDC suggests setting up public sobriety checkpoints, using a device that detects blood alcohol concentration for convicted offenders, lowering blood alcohol concentration limits, and maintaining and enforcing the minimum legal U.S. drinking age of 21 years.
Use a seat belt in every seat, on every trip, no matter how short. Make sure children are always properly buckled into the back seat in a car seat, booster seat or seat belt, whichever is appropriate for their age, height and weight. Choose not to drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs, and help others do the same. Obey speed limits. Drive without distractions (such as using a cell phone or texting).
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How can I find raffle prizes?
Before organising a raffle, please make sure that you read our legal factsheet as there are very strict and complex laws relating to raffles and lotteries, and the information in the factsheet will help you ensure that you're doing things properly.
Your local community is likely to be the most generous when you are looking for raffle prizes. Contact all your local businesses, theatres and cinemas to ask for donations or walk round in person to ask shops if they would like to donate in support of a local event.
Raffles can be held in your workplace or local club or within a group of friends or family with no problems. Likewise, you are complying with the law if the sale of tickets and the draw are carried out on the same day and at the same venue as part of an event (eg a pub quiz or fete). If you are holding a lottery or raffle under any other circumstances, such as selling tickets in advance or at a different venue, please contact us for advice by emailing [email protected] .
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1. Workout & Wine - A few weeks ago, I signed up to get email updates from a new NYC based company I found called Kiwisweat who hosts pop-up fitness classes at fun locations around the city. When an email came across my Inbox for an event called "Workout & Wine," I knew I was in before I even knew the details. So I called up my trusty cross-training buddy and we signed up. Tuesday night, we made our way to Top of the Garden for a killer workout followed by wine and hors d'oeuvres with some amazing ladies. Kiwisweat had partnered up with Rogue Female Fitness for the event and it was awesome! Leanne, our instructor had fantastic energy and a killer playlist. She's running Boston this year and was super friendly. She invited Emily and I back to a class with her at Rogue and I can't wait to take her up on her offer! I will definitely be back for Kiwisweat and Rogue!
2. New Kicks - Yesterday, while I was in New Jersey for The Pilot's birthday, he decided to take me out for a little birthday surprise of my own. The Pilot brought me to our local running store for an expert shoe fitting before buying me the shoes that are going to get me across the finish line in under 4 hours in Madrid this April. I have a whole post planned on just how fantastic this whole experience was and you can check that out tomorrow, but what's important right now is that me and my new Sauconys are at the start of a beautiful relationship.
3. Madrid Training - I know, I"m terrible...I skipped another Madrid Training post this week. I hate that because I really do love writing those posts as I think they're a great way for me to reflect on my training but this week has just been insane. Work has been absolutely insane with my boss leaving and with The Pilot's birthday and heading out to Jersey, I just didn't get around to it. What I would have said in my post in a nutshell is this: Training is still going really well. I've gotten back into the habit of strength and cross-training after missing a week of both and I'm still feeling really good. I have 15 miles on deck this weekend and I'm 2 weeks away from the Cowtown Half. I still haven't decided on a race strategy for that just yet but as I'm increasing my speed work in the next week, I know I'll decide that sooner, rather than later. I had a killer hill workout this week what I busted out in what may have been one of my fastest 6 mile training runs ever and I'm still feeling pretty high from it. My Marathon Goal Pace runs are feeling easy and I'm still feeling really strong. So all in all, training is going great.
That's what's going on this Thursday!
Do you ever drink post-workout? How excited do you get over new running shoes?
Are you training for anything right now? How's it going?
I'm training for my first 5K in May, it's not too bad!! I slacked this week, though, and need to pick up again. I got new running shoes last week and loooove them :) Happy Weekend!!
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But, why is the GPU getting so much attention now? The answer lies in the rise of deep learning, an advanced machine learning technique that is heavily used in AI and Cognitive Computing. Deep learning powers many scenarios including autonomous cars, cancer diagnosis, computer vision, speech recognition, and many other intelligent use cases.
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Instead of asking for your favorites, this is asking for your least favorites.
1) What is your least favorite Disney movie?
2) Who is your least favorite Disney heroine?
3) Who is your least favorite Disney hero?
4) Who is your least favorite Disney sidekick?
5) Who is your least favorite Disney villian?
6) Which is your least favorite Disney couple?
7) Which is your least favorite Disney dance scene?
8) Which is your least favorite Disney kiss?
9) Which is your least favorite Disney family scene?
10) Which is your least favorite Disney emotional scene?
11) Who is your least favorite Disney child?
12) Who is your least favorite Disney animal?
13) Which is your least favorite Disney song?
14) Which is the least beautiful Disney scene?
15) Which is your least favorite Disney ending?
I'm really surprised no one has answered this yet!
My least favourite movie is Peter Pan and My least favourite villain is Sarousch from The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2.
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I've often spoken of the topsy-turvy world of immigration politics, where it's sometimes like looking at a black-and-white photo negative: Everything shows up in reverse. Here's a case in point that involves Republicans offering a gun control measure, and Democrats overwhelmingly voting against it.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives recently passed a gun control bill, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, which would establish new requirements for background checks of individuals who purchase, or are given, weapons from other private parties. Although a variety of amendments were introduced and accepted that would carve out certain common-sense exceptions, such as a gift hunting rifle from father to son, or inheritances, in my personal opinion it's still not really a good bill because the only people ever likely to obey such a law are the law-abiding. How do you make criminals subject themselves to background checks to obtain weapons if they know that they aren't going to pass them?
Seeking to instill a little balance into the bill, Rep. W. Gregory Steube (R-Fla.) introduced an amendment, the focus of which is easy to understand: It requires that whenever any gun purchase is imminent — whether between private parties, or individuals and licensed firearms dealers, or whomever — a comparison of data is made between the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) database of immigration violators. When there is a match indicating that an alien illegally in the country is attempting to buy a firearm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be notified so that the attempted purchaser could be apprehended and prosecuted and/or removed.
Ironically, as Steube notes, the amendment was based on language introduced by two House Democrats, Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee — yet both of them voted against Steube's amendment.
In fact, the amendment failed when the majority Democrats voted against it, even though the premise of these bills is easy enough to comprehend, and certainly logical. It's already against the law for illegal aliens to purchase or possess firearms (see 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) so all that the amendment would have done is require the marriage of existing electronic systems to protect the public and prevent the sale of guns to aliens who, in addition to being illegally in the United States, might also be gang members, or drug or weapons traffickers who simply have no prior arrest records, by promptly enabling their identification and apprehension.
This seems like exactly the kind of amendment that both sides of the gun control debate could get behind, right? Well, maybe not.
It appears that Democrats, who generally know no boundaries where gun control proposals are concerned, suddenly become cautious about the idea of a government background check that proves itself effective where aliens, even illegal aliens, are concerned. Curious.
Even more astounding, socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), whom I have described before as disturbingly inconsistent in her political philosophies (see, e.g., here), fired off a series of intemperate tweets disparaging those Democrats who supported the measure, arguing that it would "expand" ICE powers. Given existing law, that is patently untrue. All it does is provide a common-sense technological solution to ensuring that those who have no business possessing guns don't get them.
Of course, Ocasio-Cortez advocates abolition of ICE. One would think that if she can't accomplish that — and it's unlikely to happen — she would at least like to see some of the agency's efforts and productive work hours put toward eliminating criminal possession of guns in our communities. But no. Her moral boundaries, whatever they may be, don't extend that far.
Now here's the rest of the story: Despite rejection of the amendment, for once Republicans exercised a certain cleverness and used House rules to achieve a victory, however modest. By means of an obscure rule called a "motion to recommit", which permits last-minute introduction of floor amendments by the minority party, Republicans once again slipped in the measure to alert ICE of illegal aliens attempting to buy guns. A few Democrats voted in favor, perhaps concerned with how their constituents might view a "no" vote, and so the amendment survived and passed along with the bill.
The reaction of House Democratic leaders upon finding that they had been neatly sidestepped? They are now considering whether they should amend the rules to eliminate motions to recommit.
What does this bill tell us about Democrats generally? Among other things that their opposition to such a common-sense plan puts the lie to their claim that border security and immigration control can be accomplished solely using "smart technology". How could this possibly be true when they are so inconstant in their approach to public safety that they can't get behind existing technology to keep guns solely in the hands of those legally entitled to possess them, and out of the hands of violence-prone illegal aliens seeking to purchase them?
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"Dream On" is the nineteenth episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on May 18, 2010. It was directed by Joss Whedon and written by series creator Brad Falchuk. Neil Patrick Harris guest-stars as former glee club star Bryan Ryan. Working as a school board auditor, he threatens to cut the glee club out of the budget, bitter at never having attained his own show-business dreams. Rachel (Lea Michele) attempts to find her birth mother, and Artie (Kevin McHale) struggles with his desire to walk. The episode title is a reference to Aerosmith's song "Dream On", also performed during the episode.
The episode features cover versions of seven songs, four of which were released as singles, available for digital download, and three of which are included on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers. "Dream On" was watched by 11.59 million American viewers and received generally positive reviews from critics. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle, Gerrick. D Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times and Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club all deemed it one of the best episodes of the season, while Aly Semigran of MTV, Entertainment Weekly's Tim Stack and Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal praised the musical performances. Blair Baldwin of Zap2it in contrast felt that the songs were inconsistent, and while Harris' appearance was generally well received, Eric Goldman of IGN felt that his storyline was lacking in impact.
Idina Menzel (left) was cast in Glee following a fan campaign based on her resemblance to Lea Michele (right). Her character, Shelby, is revealed to be Rachel's mother in this episode.
Bryan Ryan (Neil Patrick Harris), a former McKinley High glee club member, arrives as an auditor from the school board. He speaks to the glee club, asking everyone to write their biggest dream on a piece of paper. He then takes Artie's (Kevin McHale) paper and tosses it into the trash, making a point that their dreams will never come true. Having failed to realize his own dreams, he intends to cut the glee club. Glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) convinces him that it is not too late to pursue his dreams and sings "Piano Man" with him. They both audition for the role of Jean Valjean in the local production of Les Misérables, singing "Dream On" as a duet. Bryan decides not to cut the glee club, and even presents them with new costumes and sheet music, but changes his mind when cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) announces that Will landed the lead role. Will gives up his role in Les Misérables to Bryan in order to save the glee club.
Rachel (Lea Michele) confides in Jesse (Jonathan Groff) of her lifelong dream to discover the identity of her mother. While they are searching through boxes of records from her basement, Jesse takes a cassette tape from his jacket and pretends that it came from the box. The tape is labeled as a message from mother to daughter. Rachel refuses to listen to the tape, stating that she is not ready. Jesse later meets with Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel), the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, who reveals that she is Rachel's biological mother, but a contractual agreement with Rachel's two fathers prevents her from meeting with Rachel until Rachel is 18. Jesse reveals that though he had "befriended" Rachel just to get more acting practice, he had actually started liking her. She implores Jesse to convince Rachel to listen to the tape. Back at Rachel's house, Jesse starts the tape playing as Rachel enters her bedroom, then leaves her to listen to it. On the tape, Shelby sings "I Dreamed a Dream", leading to a duet with Rachel in a dream sequence, ending with Rachel back in her room in tears.
Artie Abrams dancing with the song "The Safety Dance."
After Bryan's discouraging speech, Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) retrieves Artie's paper from the trash and learns that his biggest dream is to become a dancer. Tina would like to dance with Artie, but he falls off his crutches when he tries to stand up from his wheelchair. Tina comforts Artie by showing him some of the latest research in spinal cord injury treatments. While waiting for Tina to buy pretzels at the mall, Artie fantasizes about being able to stand up from his wheelchair and dances to "The Safety Dance" in a flash mob dream sequence. He later asks guidance counsellor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) for advice on how to cope with the possibility of walking again in light of the new research, but is disappointed when Emma tells him that such treatments may not become available for a long time. Tina continues to offer to dance with him but he declines, insisting that she choose another partner but agreeing to sing during the dance. Tina chooses Mike (Harry Shum, Jr.) as her dance partner as Artie leads the glee club into "Dream a Little Dream of Me".
"Dream On" was filmed in March 2010. In October 2009, Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly reported that 20th Century Fox, the studio behind Glee, had approached Joss Whedon about directing an episode during the show's first season. Series creator Ryan Murphy is a fan of Whedon's work, and praised the musical episode of his series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, commenting: "Joss directed one of the great musical episodes in the history of television on Buffy, so this is a great, if unexpected, fit. I'm thrilled he'll be loaning us his fantastic groundbreaking talent." Whedon deemed Glee his favorite television show, but downplayed his influence over the episode. Asked by Ileane Rudolph of TV Guide whether the episode would feature songs from Buffy, or his 2008 musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Whedon replied: "I would have to say a resonant 'no way.' The episode isn't about me. It's the next episode of Glee. Hopefully my hands will be invisible on the show." Whedon felt that his job was to be anonymous: "to find the most compelling way to present a story without calling attention to himself." He acknowledged his proclivity for killing off fans' favorite characters, jesting that he planned to murder Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba).
Neil Patrick Harris (left) guest-stars in "Dream On", directed by his Dr. Horrible colleague Joss Whedon (right).
Whedon feels the episode's title is pertinent to the storylines, explaining that the aim was to examine the desires at the core of the central characters, including Will's desire to perform, Rachel's desire to find her biological mother and Artie's desire to walk again. He stated: "I was really lucky because there's a real phonetic coherence of the episode that brought them all together on an emotional level. For me, it was just a question that they dovetailed and didn't feel random and you understood why these three stories were all in the same show."
Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online commented on Whedon's tendency to work repeatedly with the same actors, and hoped that Dr. Horrible star Neil Patrick Harris might appear in the episode. Four months later, in February 2010, Dos Santos reported that Harris had signed a contract to appear on Glee. Murphy created a role especially for the actor, who received clearance from CBS to appear on Fox for the episode. Ausiello reported that Harris would play Bryan Ryan, a former high school rival of glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), now a member of the Lima school board, intent on revenge for never having fulfilled his own potential by cutting the school arts program. Morrison stated that Harris' character is two years older than Will, and "got all the girls and the good songs" during their high school days.
Recurring characters who appear in "Dream On" are glee club members Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.), Matt Rutherford (Dijon Talton) and Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), astronomy teacher Brenda Castle (Molly Shannon, appearing alongside her Kath & Kim co-star, John Michael Higgins), and Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel). The episode features cover versions of seven songs. Will and Bryan duet on "Dream On" by Aerosmith, and "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. Bryan also sings "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees, and a Les Misérables auditionee played by Wendy Worthington sings "Big Spender" from Sweet Charity. Artie performs "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats and "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by The Mamas & the Papas, and Shelby and Rachel sing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Each of the songs except "Piano Man", "Big Spender" and "Daydream Believer" were released as singles, available for digital download, and "Dream On", "The Safety Dance" and "I Dreamed a Dream" are also included on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 – Showstoppers. "I Dreamed a Dream" charted at number 36 on the Irish Singles Chart.
In its original broadcast, "Dream On" was watched by 11.59 million American viewers and attained a 4.8/12 rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. In the United Kingdom, the episode was watched by 1.54 million viewers and was the most-watched show of the week on the non-terrestrial channels. In Canada, it was watched by 1.86 million viewers, making Glee the tenth most-viewed show of the week. In Australia, Glee drew its highest-ever overnight audience with 1.30 million viewers, and won its timeslot in all key demographics. Its consolidated ratings were adjusted up to 1.56 million, making "Dream On" the eleventh most-viewed program of the week.
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune deemed "Dream On" a "highly enjoyable", "emotionally satisfying" episode, and possibly her favorite since the pilot. Ryan praised Whedon's directing, writing that it is clear "Whedon really gets what this show is good at when it's working". Lee Ferguson of CBC also called "Dream On" one of his favorite episodes of the season, commenting that: "NPH easily outperformed some of the other recent celebs (including Molly Shannon and Olivia Newton-John) who've stopped by the show", and hoped that his character would return in the future.
McHale's songs in "Dream On" attracted praise from critics.
CNN's Lisa Respers France praised both the Artie and Rachel storylines, and wrote that: "Harris' Bryan Ryan character had it all: timing, great singing and a crazy chemistry with Jane Lynch's character, Sue Sylvester." James Poniewozik of Time deemed the episode "exceptional in ways that went beyond guest appearances", noting: "it was not just good compared with recent episodes, but entertaining, arresting and moving in an unqualified sense." Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle called "Dream On": "one of the best episodes in one of the greatest freshman seasons in recent history", while Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times similarly deemed the episode one of the best of "an already stellar freshman season", and Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club graded the episode "A" and called it "one of the two or three best Glee episodes ever. Hell, it might be THE best."
Aly Semigran of MTV reviewed the episode's musical performances positively, calling "Piano Man" the series' "most realistic musical number" and writing that "nothing even came close to the amount of awesome" that was the "Dream On" duet. Semigran noted that McHale's songs "proved he was a force to be reckoned with", and called the "I Dreamed a Dream" duet "goosebump-inducing", observing: "Pretty sure that's what musical theater lovers' dreams are made of." Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal called Michele and Menzel's number "one of the most touching duets in the show so far", stating: "the vulnerability they both convey is stunning in its simplicity and perfection." Entertainment Weekly's Tim Stack wrote that the "Piano Man" duet was so good he wished it had been released for download. He rated the songs performed "B+" through to "A" and called "Safety Dance" one of his favorite moments of the episode, deeming it a "joyous, huge performance—definitely one of the most elaborate numbers the show has done before."
Blair Baldwin of Zap2it wrote that while the "Dream On" performance began perfectly, Harris "killed the song" with an "ear-wrenching" lead-in to the chorus. Baldwin also highlighted synchronization problems with the "Safety Dance" choreography, and wrote that Shum's dancing to "Dream a Little Dream" was "terrible" and "sloppy". Baldwin did enjoy the "I Dreamed a Dream" performance, and hoped for greater consistency in the future. Eric Goldman of IGN rated the episode 7.7/10, writing that while he had expected the episode to be "freaking awesome", instead it was merely "okay". He felt that the musical numbers "failed to really resonate", and called Harris' character "amusing in theory" but ultimately "one-note" and lacking in impact, with a storyline that "fizzled out". In December 2012, TV Guide named the "Safety Dance" rendition one of Glee's best performances.
In August 2010, the 62nd Primetime Creative Emmys awarded Harris an Emmy (out of two total) in the 'Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series' category for his "Dream On" appearance and performance.
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We tend to think of homelessness and hunger as inner city issues. We don't have people sleeping on the park benches here in the suburbs, so that must mean there aren't any, right? Or are they polite like us, and they know we want to keep our public areas clean and attractive? Wouldn't want property values to dip, don't you know.
None of the above. Homeless people are driven out of suburban neighborhoods because the police serve the public, and the public doesn't want that "problem" here. Thankfully, Portland is more tolerant. Sure, most people needing help head toward downtown -- the higher concentration of available services, better public transportation, and the ease of finding fellow homeless folks to share with and protect makes the urban areas easier. But they are here, in the suburbs, and they aren't just being polite. They're hiding. We tend to put them in jail, which is fine for some who just need a shelter and a meal, but less desirable for those who ARE suburban middle-class folk who fell on hard times, who don't feel comfortable with the inner city chronically homeless, and are hoping that fortune will again smile upon them soon.
There's this man whom I see every week or so. He sits at different corners on different days, because he's aware that people don't want to see him every day. He used to own a house right down the street. He's disabled and lives in his wheelchair, and he has a little wheeled basket that he can push his bedding around in. He's a veteran, but his disability isn't service-related. He goes by the name Jack, although I suspect he keeps his real name to himself because he's embarrassed about his circumstances. We get to talking every now and then.
Jack hates sitting on the corner begging for money. He never imagined he would be one of "those" people. I can relate only in that I never imagined I would get divorced. I did, I had to, and here I am, not dead. Homeless people tend to joke about being here, not dead, even though this or that or the other thing happened to them. We all use humor to help us through the stuff we don't know how to handle.
Today's topic was food stamps. I was asking Jack if he's able to get enough money every day to eat regularly, and did he receive food stamps. His answers were painful. To receive food stamps, one must have a mailing address. A lot of people do manage, by renting a PO box, or using a friend's address, but Jack doesn't feel great about either of those options. Because even if he did get food stamps, he can only buy food that needs to be prepared. Food stamps aren't allowed for hot, ready-to-eat food, even if it's healthy. They're not allowed for any food that's meant to be consumed on the premises where it's sold. That means he can't go get a hamburger and sit at a table outside and eat it, unless he uses real money. He can't go into the grocery store deli and get that great deal on fried chicken, unless it's yesterday's leftovers over in the cold case. He can't order a pizza, order a cup of soup, or have a sandwich toasted, if he wants to use food stamps. He's more likely to get a wholesome meal if he begs for it.
About half the people in the US who qualify for food stamps actually receive them. And interestingly, it's the states with poorer populations that are better about helping one another. I guess that's always been true -- it's the ostracized who can identify with the needs these people face. If you want something to get done, ask a busy person. If you want generosity, ask a poor person. This baffles me every time.
I know where Jack sleeps, but I can't say because he needs to stay under the radar. I see him out on his corners, rain or shine, patiently waiting for the few people who are both generous and don't suspect he's a drug addict. I drop by with food every now and then. The most helpful thing I can do, though, I think, is to work for exceptions to the "no hot food" rule for those on food stamps. Some restaurants and delis would be happy to serve disadvantaged customers, if they were allowed. Most can't afford to give out free food all the time, but they would take food stamps. Shouldn't they have that choice?
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What is a Common Garter Snake?
Common garter snakes will eat earthworms.
Common garter snakes have various markings.
The common garter snake, or Thamnophis sirtalis, is a species native to North America. These snakes can be found throughout much of the continent, though they are typically not suited to the desert environments of the Southwest. The common garter snake and its many subspecies may have a variety of markings, but all of these snakes are considered nonvenomous. These snakes appear to have adapted well to human encroachment, and are considered to be thriving as a species.
An adaptable species that can flourish in a number of environments, the common garter snake is often equally at home in rural, urban, and suburban areas. These snakes generally prefer a temperate, humid habitat, and can be found in swamps, marshes, forests, and meadows. They often make their homes near lakes, ditches, streams, and ponds. They can also occupy parks, gardens, lawns, vacant lots, and farms.
The markings of these snakes might vary greatly from one individual to the next. Most common garter snakes bear a pattern of three narrow stripes running the length of the body. The color of the stripes can vary from blue to white, green, yellow, or brown. The body itself may be gray, olive green, brown, or black. Rows of spots may appear between the stripes. The common garter snake's head is usually darkly colored, without markings, and wider than the rest of its body.
This type of snake can reach lengths of 14 to 48 inches (46 to 137 cm). These diurnal snakes are usually active during daylight hours, and they can withstand a wider range of temperature changes than some other species of snake. They do, however, need to bask in the sun to maintain an appropriate body temperature, and will often congregate for warmth when resting or hibernating.
These snakes typically feed on small animals, including toads, frogs, and crayfish, as well as insects, earthworms, slugs, and snails. Other snakes, fish, crayfish, and leeches may form part of the common garter snake's standard fare. Breeding generally occurs during the spring season, and the young are normally born alive in late summer or autumn. These snakes may reach maturity at two to three years of age, though they continue to grow throughout their lives. The average lifespan of the common garter snake in the wild is about two years, but they can live as long as ten years when kept in captivity.
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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages. "Faust" and the adjective "Faustian" imply a situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success for a delimited term.
The Faust of early books—as well as the ballads, dramas, movies, and puppet-plays which grew out of them—is irrevocably damned because he prefers human to divine knowledge; "he laid the Holy Scriptures behind the door and under the bench, refused to be called doctor of Theology, but preferred to be styled doctor of Medicine". Plays and comic puppet theatre loosely based on this legend were popular throughout Germany in the 16th century, often reducing Faust and Mephistopheles to figures of vulgar fun. The story was popularised in England by Christopher Marlowe, who gave it a classic treatment in his play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1604). In Goethe's reworking of the story two hundred years later, Faust becomes a dissatisfied intellectual who yearns for "more than earthly meat and drink" in his life.
Faust is the protagonist of a popular German tale who makes a pact with the Devil; the tale is the basis of many works.
Faust is a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part 1. It debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris on 19 March 1859.
Faust was rejected by the Paris Opera, on the grounds that it was not sufficiently "showy", and its appearance at the Théatre-Lyrique was delayed for a year because Adolphe d'Ennery's drama Faust was playing at the Porte St. Martin. The manager Léon Carvalho (who cast his wife Marie Miolan-Carvalho as Marguerite) insisted on various changes during production, including cutting several numbers.
Faust was not initially well received. The publisher Antoine Choudens, who purchased the copyright for 10,000 francs, took the work (with added recitatives replacing the original spoken dialogue) on tour through Germany, Belgium, Italy and England, with Marie Miolan-Carvalho repeating her role.
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How to get the best photographs of female brown bears in Alaska, when you are at high latitudes and face nearly 20 hours of sunshine?
This was the photographic challenge we faced when visiting Lake Clark national park, Alaska in July 2016. It didn't help that we experienced a mini heat wave during our stay. We couldn't believe how intense the sun still was at 7.00pm and even when we changed our schedule to photograph from 8-10pm after dinner; it was really only the last 1 hour where the light softened sufficently for quality images. This was often the time when the female bears and their cubs were found on the sand bars (depending on tides obviously!) looking for a tasty seafood snack to supplement their predominantly sedge grass diet. Not only does the 'clamming' behaviour of brown bears present some interesting action and behavioural photography, it also allows some creativity; especialy with a suitable wide angle lens. We looked for reflection shots on the recently exposed shoreline, as well as wide angle shots of the bears crossing this vast landscape, dominated by snow capped mountains, estuaries full of returning salmon and huge tidal mudflats. During that last golden hour you hoped one of your photographs would capture the magic of this beautiful landscape and these amazing apex predators who call it home.
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Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a three-time Tony Award winning German-born American actress. She originated the role of Martha in the 1963 Broadway premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee (who called her "a profoundly truthful actress"). Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, and this curtailed film opportunities, focusing her perforce on New York theatre. She later became a highly influential acting teacher at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio and authored a best-selling acting text, Respect for Acting. She was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981.
Born in Göttingen, Germany, Hagen and her family emigrated to the United States in 1924, when her father received a position at Cornell University. She was raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She appeared in productions of the University of Wisconsin High School and in summer stock productions of the Wisconsin Players. She studied acting briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1936. After spending one semester at the University of Wisconsin, where her father was the head of the department of art history, she left for New York City in 1937. Her first professional role was as Ophelia opposite Eva Le Gallienne in the title role of Hamlet in Dennis, Massachusetts in 1937.
Hagen was cast, early on, as Ophelia by the actress-manager Eva LeGallienne. From there, Hagen went on to play the leading ingenue role of Nina in a Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull which featured Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. It was 1938; Hagen was just 18. The New York Times' critic Brooks Atkinson hailed her Nina as "grace and aspiration incarnate". She would go on to play George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan (1951) on Broadway, and Desdemona in a production which toured and played Broadway, featuring Paul Robeson as Shakespeare's Othello and her then-husband Jose Ferrer as Iago. She took over the role of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire for the national tour, which was directed not by Elia Kazan who had directed the Broadway production but by Harold Clurman. Hagen had had a revelatory experience when she first worked with Clurman in 1947. In Respect for Acting, she credited her discoveries with Clurman as the springboard for what she would later explore with her husband Herbert Berghof: "how to find a true technique of acting, how to make a character flow through me". She played Blanche (on the road and on Broadway) opposite at least four different Stanley Kowalskis, including Anthony Quinn and Marlon Brando. Through interviews with her and contemporary criticism, the report is that Hagen's Blanche refocused the audience's sympathies with Blanche rather than with Stanley (where the Brando/Kazan production had leaned). Primarily noted for stage roles, Hagen won her first Tony Award in 1951 for her performance as the self-sacrificing wife Georgie in Clifford Odets' The Country Girl. She won again in 1963 for originating the role of the "I-wear-the-pants-in-this-family-because-somebody's-got-to" Martha in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. (An original cast recording was made of this show.) In 1981 she was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame and in 1999 received a "Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award".
Although she appeared in some movies, because of the Hollywood blacklist she had more limited output in film and on television, not making her cinematic debut until 1972. She would later comment about being blacklisted, "that fact kept me pure".
Although Hagen played characters with German accents in both of her best-known Hollywood films, The Boys from Brazil, in which her scene is with Laurence Olivier, and The Other, she had simply assumed the accent for those roles (Hagen was raised in Wisconsin). She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for her performance on the television soap opera One Life to Live.
Hagen was an influential acting teacher who taught, among others, Matthew Broderick, Christine Lahti, Jason Robards, Sigourney Weaver, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Charles Nelson Reilly, Manu Tupou, Debbie Allen and Al Pacino. She was a voice coach to Judy Garland, teaching a German accent, for the picture Judgment at Nuremberg. Garland's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination.
"In 1947, I worked in a play under the direction of Harold Clurman. He opened a new world in the professional theatre for me. He took away my 'tricks'. He imposed no line readings, no gestures, no positions on the actors. At first I floundered badly because for many years I had become accustomed to using specific outer directions as the material from which to construct the mask for my character, the mask behind which I would hide throughout the performance. Mr Clurman refused to accept a mask. He demanded ME in the role. My love of acting was slowly reawakened as I began to deal with a strange new technique of evolving in the character. I was not allowed to begin with, or concern myself at any time with, a preconceived form. I was assured that a form would result from the work we were doing."
"Thoughts and feelings are suspended in a vacuum unless they instigate and feed the selected actions, and it is the characters' actions which reveal the character in the play."
She married José Ferrer in 1938, with whom she had a daughter, Leticia (Lettie) Ferrer, an actor in New York City. They divorced in 1948 partially because of her affair with her Othello co-star Paul Robeson, an affair which was long concealed. She was married to the actor and teacher and director Herbert Berghof from 1957 until his death in 1990. At his death, she said, "You know, we were partners in our work, in everything. We did everything together. Very few people understand what that kind of a loss is like."
^ "Lady Invincible", Wisconsin Academy Review, vol. 46, issue 4, Fall 2000.
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V4 viable for non-VR apps?
Hi all, I'm looking at Leap tech after a few years, and I know the current focus is all on head-mounted VR applications, but I'm curious whether the latest V4 SDK and C API (or perhaps the Unreal integration) can still be used to develop non-VR applications as well, using the state-of-the-art tracking quality, etc.
I'm particularly interested in investigating some Leap integration for Blender (https://www.blender.org/). For that we'd probably want Windows/Mac/Linux ideally, but I'm going to experiment on Windows for now.
Thanks for any thoughts, and sorry this is probably a seriously noob question.
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Soy solidario y leal a las personas que quiero. Soy honesto, genuino, confiable, educado y comprensivo. Soy fuerte, rara vez me enojo, no alzo la voz y pienso en lo que digo. He dirigido una empresa a lo largo de mi carrera y, por lo tanto, tengo un tipo de liderazgo de personalidad, soy dominante. Tomo decisiones fácilmente, pero cuando es necesario, pienso cuidadosamente y escucho a los demás. Ser un gran oyente es una de las cualidades más importantes que una persona puede tener. Tengo un carácter fuerte y no me inclino ante la presión, pero puedo convertirme en ojos llorosos cuando veo un momento emotivo en una película, un momento de grandeza en los Juegos Olímpicos o un testigo de gran dolor. Tengo la piel de gallina escuchando la banda sonora de mis musicales favoritos, cerrando los ojos y recordando la escena de cuando Kim rueda en la escena final de Miss Saigon, Evita canta No llores por mi Argentina, la muerte de Jean Valjean en Les Miserables. Estuve viviendo en Shanghai, China durante los últimos 12 años, pero ahora vivo en Medellín y voy a Eafit para aprender español, mi español no es bueno y me tomo en serio aprender el idioma para poder comunicarnos. He estado en la industria de dispositivos médicos desde que era un hombre joven. Ahora paso mi tiempo comercializando acciones en el mercado bursátil. Paso 30-40 horas a la semana en mi bolsa leyendo información financiera y escuchando noticias financieras. Como dije, me encanta viajar y he estado en más de 40 países y 600 ciudades y todavía hay mucho más por ver. Parte de las alegrías de viajar es la comida. Es importante para mí estar con una mujer a la que le encanta aprender nuevas culturas y todo tipo de comidas. Estoy buscando una relación a largo plazo con una mujer tranquila y calmada. Me gusta vivir en armonía, una relación positiva y cálida. No me enojo y controlo mis emociones y necesito estar con una mujer que tampoco se enfade. Si eres excitable y cambiante, entonces no es una buena opción para nosotros. Me levanto cada mañana con una actitud positiva, creo que la vida es buena y mi futuro es grandioso. Sé que mi perfil es largo, así que gracias por pasar el tiempo para leerlo. ¡Espero que seas el amor de mi vida, no puedo esperar para conocerte!
Buscando a alguien para visitar Valle del Cocora y puede ser encontrar el amor. A very down to earth person. I like outdoors activities. I strongly beleive that "The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing." I try to live my life with humour and passion. Sometime more introvert, other time more extrovert. I am trying to make everybody around me happy :-) I have a great sense of humour, i am romantic, faithfull and i am a loving dad, looking for that special someone to share a lifetime (wether a walk in a natural park, going to church, visiting a new country).
I'm 32 years old and I love my life. I'm originally from Canada but have been traveling for over 2 years and now consider myself a nomad. Who am I? -I'm extremely Intellectual and a bit artsy. I read, write, sing really loud in the shower, speak several languages, have heated debates with my friends and take photographs. -If that last line has you rolling your eyes, don't worry, I also drive fast, refuse to take sh*t from anyone, and am generally an ***hole, but you know...the fun kind that's impossible to hate. If life were a movie I'd be a villain. The villain you root for... -I'm the guy who is perfectly comfortable making the first move; whether it be a romantic kiss on the doorstep or throwing you up against a wall and making out with you HARD...in the rain. -I travel all over the world as a solo traveler, so I sometimes can get a little bit lonely...buuut I also get to take my friends along sometimes to keep me company -I read a LOT, mostly about sociology, history and philosophy. -I'm pretty mature for my age and am often labeled as "Wise beyond my years" -If we hang out there will never be an "awkward silence" don't worry, if your nervous I will just tease you. -I have a saltwater aquarium with fish ranging in names from Zontar lord of the underworld to Patrick Swayze. They are really fun and love women.... just like me. -I'm not looking for the trophy girlfriend, im much more interested in personality. You don't have to be a model for me to respond, but if you are a model...please prove to me that you're ALL not completely crazy. Hmmm what else... I'm from Vancouver Island, born and raised and I miss the ocean. I think I'll just eventually buy my own Caribbean island and build a tree house. I'm the type of guy that would fly down to the Caribbean and run right past a group of circus performers to play with a locals puppy until the sunset. Afterwards I could sip wine on a patio all night and entertain a group of strangers with hilarious stories and philosophical anecdotes. We would stay up until dawn, smiling and laughing until our guts hurt. I'm not taking this too seriously. I don't play mind games, nor do I placate low self esteem. Until you impress me I will treat you like my bratty little sister. Oh and for all the girls who keep asking; YES I am crazy and YES I'm a workaholic but that shouldn't mean anything! I'm really down to earth I promise!
I'm tall, dark, handsome, and almost always honest! I've lived in Colombia for a few years after falling in love with the country and it's people. I would like to practice and improve my Spanish. He vivido aca en Colombia por algunos años. Me encanta el pais y su gente! Me gustaria practicar y mejorar mi Español.
I am good-looking, sportsmanlike, simple, honest in every sense, happy, of very good humor, I love to read, the sport and to maintain me in good condition fisico and... very in love. I am wanted what and what i like in a relacion stable and if the things flow... wow!!! baskets your my princess? ... I am Romantico very precise and myself encantaria that vivieramos pretty together experiences and to consent you as your you deserve it you... Please you write me with your photo,. I was expecting you. ....Un besito! I am good looking and to passionate man with trully fellings in get my other half, i' ll waiting for you.
FRIENDLY, attractive, pleasant, interesting, educated, polite, intelligent, hard-working, DESCOMPLICADO,RESPONSIBLE,fun,RETAILER.
I am to good man who wants to meet that wonderful woman. I am introverted, affectionate, spiritual, studious, and hard working. Colombian born, American raised (by go American family originally from NJ, in the L.TO. Area) I love intellectual pursuits and conversation, technology, literature, history, GREEK cultivate;) and romantic evenings. While not to perfect person by any means, I am sincere, solid, and real. I can' t wait to meet you. . .
I love my job, I like to study, read, learn, travel, exercise is important for the mind and the body. I like to learn from other cultures and languages. I firmly believe in loyalty and loyalty. I like to live in harmony, calm but some times funny style. )) What is the live without adventures and laughs! By the way, If you're scammer, keep going. I can detect you.
A 60yr old that thinks like a 7yr old. I do have the age of reason but I rarely make good use of it. I believe that you should live a life where you respect all living things, keep the smallest footprint possible, and have no need for any material possessions. Live iin the best neighborhood of major cities. Your health and well being is your sole responsibility.
I am an interesting, well educated person with the good level of life, sense of humor and physical shape. I like the active life, diving, traveling, mountain skies, cars, pets, friends, reading, movies. Yo soy una persona interesante, buena educada con el buen nivel de vida, el sentido del humor y la forma física. Me gusta la vida activa, buceo, viajar, Esquí de montaña, mascotas, amistad, películas.
Cualquier persona puede hacerte feliz haciendo algo especial, pero soló alguien especial te puede hacer feliz sin hacer nada. Estoy buscando a esa persona !!! Henry David Thoreau once said, “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” Even when times are tough, it’s always important to keep things in perspective. You didn’t go to sleep hungry last night. You didn’t go to sleep outside. You had a choice of what clothes to wear this morning. You hardly broke a sweat today. You didn’t spend a minute in fear. You have access to clean drinking water. You have access to medical care. You have access to the Internet. You can read. Some might say you are incredibly wealthy, so remember to be grateful for all the things you do have. I am a Small Business Owner From NY, Confident, Smart, Educated and I have no time for games. I am a Scorpio so I have a Very Sarcastic but humorous side. I date all races of woman, I am very Diverse, I speak English and Spanish and learning Portuguese at the moment. I have no kids, a Car and a Homeowner. I Enjoy traveling , Outdoors, Fishing and the Beach. I keep a smile on my Face. Laughter is Food for the soul..
I live alone, practical tennis and cycling, Cinema Art (Cinemania), Rollings Stones, Mario Bennedeti and the economy of the Public Sector, Cafe del Mar and Cuzco in Santo Domingo Square, Nazca, 14 Inka, Buchannas Master and Glen Leave, German cars, Washington and Buenos Aires, among other sites.
Bello y sofisticado, jajaja Vivi muchos años en Latino America, por lo tanto tengo un corazon Americano y tambien Latino, estoy en el proceso de comprender la mujer Colombiana. Soy profesional, con universidad, y exitosamente pensionado en esta etapa de mi vida. Divorciado, hijos de 24 y 21, ambos universitarios. Me gusta conocer diversidad, viajar, buena mesa, musica al vivo y mas. Entres mis pasatiempos esta la fotografia. Soy una persona feliz, alegre, y al mismo tiempo, una persona seria y de dignidad.
Hola, chico sincero, honesto y afectuoso que busca una chica cariñosa para una amistad especial y tal vez más Lo siento por mi español, pero soy de Londres pero ahora vivo en Medellín permanentemente y aún estoy aprendiendo español. Trabajo mucho en mi negocio, pero en mi tiempo libre me gusta divertirme con buenos amigos, buen vino y buena conversación. Si desea conocer a alguien para ir al cine, visitar museos y galerías de arte, disfrutar de una cena juntos o visitar el campo, envíeme un mensaje y veamos si tenemos química.
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Imagine if you could know whether you're at a greater risk for a certain type of cancer, Parkinson's Disease or Alzheimer's Disease. Would you want to know and would the results change how you live your life?
Genetic testing holds great promise to alert people who have an increased risk of a disease, but that promise comes with warnings and the potential detriment of the long-term care (LTC) insurance.
Not long ago, predictive genetic testing was thought of as the future, but it's now in the mainstream. For instance, 23andMe is one company that tests saliva to provide users a look into their ancestry and health risks. In 2017, 23andMe, which has 3 million users, received the OK to screen for 10 diseases and genetic conditions, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The National Institutes for Health estimated that there are more than 500 laboratories that offer genetic testing of more than 2,000 rare and common conditions, including diagnostic testing, predictive and presymptomatic genetic testing, prenatal testing and newborn screening.
Many of these tests help spot future diseases or health concerns, which can affect insurance companies in the long run. Robert Cook-Deegan, who co-authored a study, "Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's and Long-Term Care Insurance," said insurance executives are worried about these kinds of tests.
"They say that this could put them out of business," he said.
Here's why: In his research, Cook-Deegan and his fellow researchers discovered that people who take a genetic test to find out if they have traits that lead to Alzheimer's are five times more likely to purchase LTC insurance. LTC insurance would cover most of their expenses if -- or in all probability when -- they need years of nursing home care. It's like taking out a million-dollar life insurance policy the day before you know that you're going to die. The stock market would call it "trading on insider information."
Our genetic makeup determines who we are: eye and hair color and height. We inherit our genes from our ancestors, who pass on to us both their strengths and a predisposition to certain diseases.
If a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, oncologists are likely to recommend that her children undergo a BRCA gene test to determine if they, too, are predisposed.
The same is true with the ApoE or Alzheimer's gene. There is no cure for the more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, that number may reach 16 million. The annual cost for Alzheimer's patients' care is $259 billion.
The one-in-eight elderly Americans who live with this disease have a 75 percent chance of ending up in nursing care, according to Cook-Deegan's study. The average costs or long-term care in the U.S. is more than $82,000 per year for a semi-private room in a nursing home or $92,378 per year for a private room in a nursing home, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Those who are diagnosed are more likely to purchase long-term care insurance when they learn the hard truth. But it's becoming more difficult because the LTC market is no longer as active as before. As the cost of eldercare skyrockets, many of the biggest LTC insurers left the market and now life insurance with an LTC component is a more popular choice.
Insurance is predicated on the assumption that only a certain -- and usually small -- percentage of policyholders will actually make claims. But genetic testing tips the seesaw in favor of customers likely to use their LTC insurance, which could cause their insurers to drown. As Cook-Deegan points out, insurance companies have reason to be afraid.
State and federal laws, such as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), forbid health insurers from discriminating against anyone because of a genetic predisposition to a particular disease.
State laws govern genetic privacy for life, disability and long-term care coverage. Some states allow those tested to keep all medical information private under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), except in cases where there is a court order to reveal it, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. But the law allows for many opportunities to get genetic information. Newborns can be tested at birth or when paternity is in question. Criminals are tested and volunteers for clinical trials become part of a semi-public record.
Some states permit release of genetic data when there is "actuarial justification." Others won't allow insurers themselves to do the testing, but let them take into account the test results. Still others don't even address the issue, seeing it as a political hot potato.
Insurance companies stress that both parties in a contract (like an insurance policy) have an equal right to know.
"LTC insurance carriers need to be on the same page with the applicant," said American Council of Life Insurers spokesperson Whit Cornman. "An insurer must be able to know what an applicant knows about his or her health when he or she applies for coverage so the applicant, other applicants and existing customers can be treated fairly."
Lesley Fair, senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, warns that people interested in these kinds of genetic tests should investigate their options.
Though genetic tests can measure risks, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control say the risks of those diseases are beyond genetics.
"Having a particular gene variation doesn't necessarily mean that a disease will develop; likewise, not having a particular gene variation doesn't necessarily mean that the disease will not occur," said Fair.
Fair added that the FTC has "brought dozens of cases challenging deceptive or unfair practices related to consumer privacy and data security - including a settlement with a business that sold products based on at-home genetic testing, but allegedly failed to provide reasonable security for consumers' personal information."
Inexpensive genetic tests are readily available in doctors' offices, drug stores and on the Internet. But an undercover investigation by the U.S. General Accounting Office warned that some of these direct-to-consumer "swab the cheek" tests could be "dangerous, irresponsible and deceptive." The AARP tells its members not to seek out genetic testing without a doctor's support.
Very few Americans have actually undergone genetic testing. An AARP study of 1,000 people found that 92 percent had never had any testing, and most had never given it any thought.
Among those not tested, many feared that "someone else," such as employers, the government or insurance companies, might get their results and use the information against them. Some were skeptical of the science of genetics. Many simply didn't want to know.
Nearly one-third of the AARP respondents cited high cost and lack of the right medical insurance as reasons for not pursuing genetic testing. While the price of some over-the-counter gene tests is less than $100, a conclusive test could cost thousands of dollars.
Kristin, a Costa Mesa, Calif., computer technician, is a typical case. She wanted to undergo testing of her BRCA gene after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, but was told that the test would cost more than $3,000 because her mother hadn't been tested first.
Oncologists say that genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is not only a good indicator of whether people like Kristin are predisposed to a certain disease, but also could determine the form of therapy needed if they are.
Those in need of genetic testing for any reason but afraid of the cost and consequences can find assistance. Most large hospitals now employ genetic counselors.
Oncologists recommend consulting with them before you undergo genetic testing. In addition to understanding what is medically advisable, these counselors also know the ins and outs of health insurance plans, as well as your rights under state and federal laws.
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Flickering Screen I have a 4 month old samsung HC-R4755W CRT projection tv, not under warranty anymore since I purchased it used. After about a half of an hour when the TV warms up, images on the screen, especially dark ones start flickering. Any idea on what is causing it? Or how to fix it? How much it will cost?
Soon the picture going to go to black screen, you got somes capacitors bothering, you better to call a tech now that he can see the problem, later will cost you more..good luck ps the picture many times tell to the tech whats going on.
there are two screens back to back and I think if you look from back with rear cover removed you will find the debris is between them.
Not going to be easy or simple to deal with.
You can resize the screen.
You can also change the screen resolution size or the box sizes on the screen.
My Akai pt5499HD has no picture to it and i just replaced the flyback transformer to see if that was the problem. any suggestions?
You need to have copy of service manual for this tv and Samsung PT5499HD service manual will work on your Akai tv as both has same circuit.
This is a common problem. Its called a convergence failure.
Samsung HC-R4755W turns on and off by itself.
Have Capacitors checked in the power relay circuit, also if you have young children who like to push the buttons on the front of the set make sure none of the buttons are sticking inward or stuck in a pushed in posistion. More then likely it might be caused by a faulty System control board which we call the signal board, or bad connections on the power supply, Have a tech check the connections on the Flyback transformer and the High Voltage Deflection Area on the HV Power supply. I believe you have Cold Solder Joints in the HV Power Supply.
How old is that TV?
Wow! I think that's a rear projection TV, so it may be time for a new one!, as the part is about $175 + shipping, + installation + your time, + they break pretty easily.
Picture problems and need service manual.
TV won't turn on or stay on?
no solution, Did Samsung get me for 999.00 plus tax?
Yes, there is a tilt adjust,but you should have service manual to guide you....it requires some diassembly / access in back of set.....................T.
Have a manual for Samsung HC-R4755W 47" HDTV?
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Following close behind is Donald Trump, whose net favorables is only 24% (59%-35%). Marco Rubio has a net favorable rating of 35% (55%-20%). And the candidate with the very best net favorability rating is Ted Cruz at 45%. 61% of GOP voters have a favorable view of him, and only 19% have an unfavorable view. Only 77% of GOP voters are "familiar" with Cruz while 94% say they are familiar with Trump.
What are the implications for this in regards to the upcoming primaries and caucuses. First of all, everyone seems familiar with Trump, which isn't surprising. With total familiarity and high unfavorables he doesn't seem to have room to grow. Marco Rubio, with only a 75% familiarity and only a 20% unfavorable rating, on the other hand, may have upward potential.
But Ted Cruz may have even more. With only a 77% familiarity rating, many voters have yet to form an opinion about him. With only 19% dislikes, he has tremendous room to grow. That's why the poll showing him leading in California, a state he hasn't even campaigned in, may not be a fluke. Another advantage of a low dislike number is that as other candidates drop out, their supporters are more likely to move to Cruz (or Rubio). But with high dislikes, Trump is less likely to benefit.
The other implication is that a candidate like Cruz or Rubio with low dislikes are more likely to unify the party if they get the nomination; the opposite is probably true about Donald Trump, which which would make it more difficult for him to win a general election.
I was watching the generally excellent Trump ad where he talks about stopping Muslim immigration until we can "figure out what is going on" and I hit the pause button. What does that mean, "until we can figure out what is going on"?
Is there a single person reading this article who does not understand what is going on?
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Marketing your business on the Internet: When is Internet Marketing Worthwhile?
In general the answer to this question is always but the answer is much more involved. Sure Internet marketing is worthwhile but as with any type of marketing it is only worthwhile if it is done well. For example you can spend thousands of dollars on a television marketing campaign but if no one sees your commercials or your commercials do not reach your target audience and generate sales, the advertising was not worthwhile. So perhaps a more appropriate answer to this question would be that Internet marketing is worthwhile when it works. This is a rather vague statement but this article will investigate the issue further and explain how you can make Internet marketing work for your business.
One of the most basic principles of marketing is to make sure you reach your target audience. This is so important because your target audience is the people who are most likely going to be interested in purchasing your products or services. It is much easier to sell your products or services to those who already have an interest in the products and services you have to offer than it is to convince those who are not interested in your products or services at all. As an example consider a business who sells fishing rods. You will want to market your products to those who enjoy fishing either competitively or as a leisure activity because among this audience you are likely to find people who may be interested in purchasing a new fishing rod. It would make sense to place an advertisement for your business on a website selling bait and tackle or a website which organizes fishing trips in exotic locations. Conversely it would not make sense to place your advertisement on a website selling telescopes because you are not likely to reach a large target audience here. There may be some stargazers with an interest in fishing but your advertising dollars and efforts would be better spent placing advertisements with websites more closely related to your business.
Another factor to consider when purchasing advertising space on another Internet website is traffic the amount of traffic the other website receives. This is significant because you want to place your advertisement on a website which is closely related to your own and likely to attract a similar audience but you also want your advertisement to receive a large amount of attention. For this reason it is important for your advertisement to appear on a website which receives a great amount of traffic each month. This will help to ensure your business is getting a great deal of exposure through this advertising.
When it comes to Internet advertising, there is a fine line between great advertising and spam. Some business owners get carried away trying to get as much exposure as possible and can sometimes go overboard and wind up being considered spam. Internet users who see your advertisement in a couple of key locations will likely notice the advertisement and may be compelled to visit your website immediately or may keep your website in mind for future use. However, Internet users who see your advertisement everywhere they look are likely to view your advertisement as spam. This can be harmful because they are not likely to visit your website because they expect it to not be worthwhile.
In any Internet marketing campaign it is important to carefully monitor the results of your marketing efforts and make changes to your campaign as necessary. This is important because you want to make sure your marketing efforts are paying off and the best way to do this is to evaluate the results of your advertising carefully. One way to do this is to place specially coding in each one of your advertisements so you will know which advertisements are generating business for you and which ones are not. You can use this information to decide whether you should modify the ineffective website or stop running these advertisements. If you decide to modify them you will want to continue to monitor the results to determine whether or not the changes made the advertisements more effective.
Business Marketing Internet Marketing, Worthwhile?
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Mowlānā Jalāloddin Balkhi, known in Persia as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī and in the West simply as Rumi, was born on September 30, 1207 C. E. in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, then on the eastern edge of the Persian Empire. Rumi descended from a long line of Islamic jurists, theologians, and mystics, including his father, who was known by followers of Rumi as "Sultan of the Scholars." When Rumi was still a young man, his father led their family more than 2,000 miles west to avoid the invasion of Genghis Khan's armies. They settled in present-day Turkey, where Rumi lived and wrote most of his life.
As a teenager, Rumi was recognized as a great spirit by the poet and teacher Fariduddin Attar, who gave him a copy of his own Ilahinama (The Book of God). When his father died in 1231, Rumi became head of the madrasah, or spiritual learning community. The school reportedly had over ten thousand students, including masons, grocers, weavers, hatmakers, carpenters, tailors, and bookbinders.
Rumi's oldest son, Sultan Velad, managed to save 147 of Rumi's intimate letters, which provide insights about the poet and how he lived. Rumi often involved himself in the lives of his community members, solving disputes and facilitating loans between nobles and students. The letters are described as having lines of poetry scattered throughout.
In 1244, Rumi met Shams Tabriz, a dervish "God-man" who had taken a vow of poverty. Their meeting is considered a central event in Rumi's life. Though accounts of their meeting differ, one story claims that Rumi was teaching by a fountain, and Shams walked up through the crowd of students and pushed Rumi's books into the water, including his father's spiritual diary. "You must now live what you have been reading about," Shams told Rumi. Rumi believed both his real life and his real poetry began when he met Shams. "What I had thought of before as God," Rumi said, "I met today in a human being."
Shams and Rumi were close friends for about four years. Over the course of that time, Shams was repeatedly driven away by Rumi's jealous disciples, including one of Rumi's sons, Ala al-Din. In December of 1248, Shams again disappeared; it is believed that he was either driven away or killed. Rumi left the madrasah in search of his friend, travelling to Damascus and elsewhere. Eventually, Rumi made peace with his loss, returning to his home believing Shams to be a part of him: "His essence speaks through me."
Rumi's mourning for the loss of his friend led to the outpouring of more than 40,000 lyric verses, including odes, eulogies, quatrains, and other styles of Eastern-Islamic poetry. The resulting collection, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi or The Works of Shams Tabriz, is considered one of Rumi's masterpieces and one of the greatest works of Persian literature.
In his introduction to his translation of Rumi's The Shams, Coleman Barks has written: "Rumi is one of the great souls, and one of the great spiritual teachers. He shows us our glory. He wants us to be more alive, to wake up... He wants us to see our beauty, in the mirror and in each other."
For the last twelve years of his life, beginning in 1262, Rumi dictated a single, six-volume poem to his scribe, Husam Chelebi. The resulting masterwork, the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Verses), consists of sixty-four thousand lines, and is considered Rumi's most personal work of spiritual teaching. Rumi described the Masnavi as "the roots of the roots of the roots of the (Islamic) Religion," and the text has come to be regarded by some Sufis as the Persian-language Koran.
In his introduction to an English edition of Spiritual Verses, translator Alan Williams wrote: "Rumi is both a poet and a mystic, but he is a teacher first, trying to communicate what he knows to his audience. Like all good teachers, he trusts that ultimately, when the means to go any further fail him and his voice falls silent, his students will have learnt to understand on their own."
Rumi fell ill and died on December 17, 1273 C. E., in Konya, Turkey. His remains were interred adjacent to his father's, and the Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) was erected above their final resting place. Now the Mevlâna museum, the site includes a mosque, dance hall, and dervish living quarters. Thousands of visitors, of all faiths, visit his tomb each month, honoring the poet of legendary spiritual understanding.
An oilman possessed a parrot which used to amuse him with its agreeable prattle, and to watch his shop when he went out. One day, when the parrot was alone in the shop, a cat upset one of the oil-jars. When the oilman returned home he thought that the parrot had done this mischief, and in his anger he smote the parrot such a blow on the head as made all its feathers drop off, and so stunned it that it lost the power of speech for several days. But one day the parrot saw a bald-headed man passing the shop, and recovering its speech, it cried out, "Pray, whose oil-jar did you upset?" The passers-by smiled at the parrot's mistake in confounding baldness with age with the loss of its own feathers due to a blow.
Confusion of saints with hypocrites.
Spiritual sense are the ladder of heaven.
It is wrong to join hands with every one.
But Musailima retained the name of "Liar,"
And Mohammad that of "Sublimest of beings."
From The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi: Complete by Jalal al-Din Rumi, translated from Urdu by E.H. Whinfield (1898).
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The history of film is a relatively new subject area, approximately two centuries old. Therefore, trying to determine a film to take the title "greatest movie ever made" proves to be a difficult task. After all, innovations in films are still being made today. However, we can find the greatest innovations in film's early years, like in the movies Casablanca and Citizen Kane. These two films are often thought to be the best ever, and for solid reasons. I feel the first thing we should address is: what makes a film the best ever? It takes more than just public opinion to answer this question. First, there is innovational excellence. We must identify what new techniques and technologies the movie in question introduces. Next, I think it is highly important to note the influences a movie has had on the film industry, more specifically, to acknowledge the influences made on following films created. Lastly, we should take into account public opinion, when the movie was released and in current time.
In 1941, Citizen Kane, an American made film was introduced to the public. The movie revolves around Charles Foster Kane, and the pursuit of uncovering his life story after Kane passed away. This was accomplished for the most part through the use of flashbacks from the memories of those who knew Charles Foster Kane. This film was nominated for an Academy Award in nine separate categories yet surprisingly tanked at the box office.
So how does, Citizen Kane, possibly find itself in the running for the greatest movie ever made? When we look at the innovation in narration, music, and cinematography we are given a better idea as to why. Director Orson Wells and cinematographer Gregg Toland made use of the technique of deep focus. That is the use of a larger depth of field, which creates very sharp images in both the foreground and background. This technique became popular in the 1940’s and is no longer popular today. The narrative style is prevalent throughout the film. As stated before, Citizen Kane has a story line that is conducted through narration using flashbacks. The Narrative Style is what made this movie.
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Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity? A client of mine is looking for a high energy, experienced Salesforce Operations Analyst. This role will include working closely with clients and management to analyze and report significant data relating to daily operations. In addition, this role will be partnering with the marketing team in order to identify marketplace opportunities and developing plans on how to engage in these opportunities.
Providing Salesforce administration for the company which includes: set up and training for all users, system configuration, as well distributing recurring reports as needed.
The ability to develop and maintain analytic reports and dashboards to support data-driven decisions.
Working with highly confidential information and maintaining absolute integrity in the management of this type of information.
Supporting lead activity within the Sales organization by providing reporting, assistance in managing queues and other activities.
Researching and identifying new sources for lead generation to greatly expand company leads.
Analyzing marketing lead generation initiatives and suggest improvements to more effectively target leads.
Advanced experience with MS Excel, including experience creating and using pivot tables, graphs, & charts.
Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM tool including knowledge of system configuration, field and object creation, designed workflows, and user profile configurations.
Dedicated follow-through with a strong attention to detail and time management.
Ability to prioritize and reprioritize based on moving deadlines.
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What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (you might know it as MBTI) is a theory claiming every person has a personality type, 1 of 16 in fact, depending on their (usually subconscious) preferences for obtaining and processing information. Based on these preferences it’s possible to predict and explain people’s behavior, obviously making MBTI a useful tool in communication, attempts to understand influence relationship and workplace dynamics, personal development and so on.
An MBTI-type is described through a combination of four letters: I or E, S or N, F or T and P or J (in that particular order). So resulting combinations can be for instance ESFP or INTJ. Over the years, the website 16Personalities has given names to these types and since it’s one of the more user-friendly websites out there many people have come to know their type through a name (such as ‘the debater’).
MBTI was developed by Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Meyers (mother and daughter) as a variation on the psychological types described by the psychologist Jung. They published a number of books and articles, such as the book Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Types and Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Over the years, many people have contributed to the theories behind MBTI. As these people are not the original authors most work on MBTI can be considered fanfiction: extensions made by committed enthusiasts. That said, this does not mean said fanfiction is less valuable or less true than the original work. In the end, it all comes down to logics, argumentation and evidence.
A lot of information on this website is also fanfiction: it’s thoughts and ideas on MBTI originating from our authors. Treat it as such: don’t take anything for face value and remain critical of what you read.
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What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s understanding of the State? In this provocative and challenging work, Michael G. Long addresses this very basic but overlooked aspect of King's thought. In King's vision there are three important elements of his view of the State. First, King understood the State to be reflective of and involved in the creating, preserving, and reconciling work of God. Long contends, the foundation of this view is King's christologically grounded vision of the beloved community. While King understood the State to be deeply sinful, he affirmed the role of the State in creating, preserving, and reconciling work of God. Like the individuals that make up the State, the State is not only a force of good, but also of evil. Second, King's theological understanding of the State remained relatively constant in most of its fundamental elements but developed in substantive content and expression throughout his life. With this argument, Long counters King scholarship that posits a radical transformation between the first decade and the last three years of King's ministry. Third, King's understanding of the state has its roots in the African-American tradition he experienced through his family and his Morehouse professors—many of whom were Black Baptist preachers as well as in European-American religious and republican traditions. Identifying King's thought as that of a bricoleur—a moralist who uses moral languages for his own use—Long warns against a tendency to dismiss the interconnections between the African-American and European-American dimensions of King's education. King was a black bricoleur. Finally, the root of King's understanding of the State is not in civic republicanism, theological liberalism, Marxism, Niebuhrian realism, or in any other such school, but in the religious tradition he experienced at home and at college.
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What can you tell me about Mighty Joe Young?
Mighty Joe Young is a movie by the Disney Corporation in which some Swahili is used. If you would like the Kamusi Project to receive permission to include information and links to the Mighty Joe Young, including song lyrics, please contact Steve Wadsworth, President of the Walt Disney Internet Group, and politely ask his help in making that possible.
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Where to settle down in British Columbia?
This is for a friend of mine. They vacation often on the West Coast, but they want to settle down in British Columbia once the husband retires.
Vancouver Island? Inland somewhere around the Okanagan Valley? Some suburb of Vancouver?
They want to keep their current home in the US, so they can't spend too much - $150,000US probably would be tops. A little cabin somewhere? They like nature, but are not "avid" hikers like me. They also like cultural things, so being close to Vancouver probably would be required.
I suggested that maybe they could look into getting a duplex or a fourplex, so that they can have some part of the place rented to help with the expenses. Or a shop downstairs while they keep the upstairs. They want to be able to move between their current US home and their property in BC. Is this a good suggestion? How would a partial rental property fare in BC?
I realize this is not completely travel related, but in a way it is! TIA for any help you can give them!
Is climate an issue for your friend? For example, I find the Okanagan far too hot and dry and would not like to live there (though my brother is very happy in Kelowna). We visited Kamloops in August and it was 40 degrees Celsius - way too hot for me.
On the other hand, many people find coastal BC too rainy. I've lived in Vancouver for many years and confess that I do miss the prairie winters that I grew up with.
I have no experience of buying property so can't advise on that, unfortunately.
Climate is definitely an issue - what time of the year do they plan on living in B.C. and what are they looking for? What other interests/amenities are they interested in? City or rural?
Price is a big consideration as well. I'm no expert on real estate values but I do know that the Lower Mainland (Vancouver and suburbs) is expensive and I would think they'd be hard pressed to find a duplex for USD 150,000 / CAD 200,000. Other areas they might consider: Okanagan Valley, Comox/Courtenay region, Victoria (but that might be too expensive as well), Kootenays (Nelson, etc.).
Are they prepared to take on the responsibilities of a landlord? Ten to one the toilet floods in their renter's suite while they are away. Would they hire a management company while they are down south?
Once they've finetuned their wish list, I'd google "real estate" and different regions of B.C. for a picture of availability and pricing.
I would recommend checking out Salt Spring Island as a place to retire.
It's a laid back type of place with good ocean views and a marine pub serving good food beer as I recall.
There is a ferry service to Tawwassan/Richmond/Vancouver on the mainland and is a short ferry hop to Vancouver Island. Victoria is not far away.
I wonder if they would consider a condo. However, they won't be able to buy much for that price. If they want any land at all and they want to be close to Vancouver, it might be difficult. Perhaps they could find a townhouse in Surrey, Coquitlam, or Port Moody (none of which I would really want to live in, but their budget constrains them). Of course then they have to worry about maintenance fees.
I would be surprised if they could find half a duplex in a reasonable area for the price they are willing to pay, let alone a full duplex.
They currently live in Arizona, so I would imagine they would want to stay in BC in the summertime and then return to Arizona during the winter time. This is an "educated" guess on my part.
As between culture and nature, nature probably will take precedence, since they would be looking out on great natural scenery every day but would be going into Vancourver only once in a while for cultural events. Another "educated" guess on my part.
They are definitely looking for a single family dwelling or duplex. They don't like the associations linked with condos. I would assume that good sense would have them hiring a management company to take care of the property and the rents in their absence.
Hope this fills out the details a bit more. Thanks again for your wonderfully balanced and thoughtful responses!
We had been thinking about Salt Spring Island as a place to retire to, several years ago. Prices were far more reasonable than they are now, and we'd been spending summer vacations there. However, my sweetie points out that if you want to do something in Victoria or Vancouver in the evening, you have to make sure you're on the last boat out or have somewhere to stay overnight, and usually the last boat is at about 10 PM.
Salt Spring is having a real estate boom currently, with some mainland-style housing developments going up that the longtime residents have been trying to fight. They seem to have lost the fight. Very disappointing, and it will surely affect the laid-back atmosphere that has made Salt Spring so enjoyable ever since I started going there about 10 years ago.
Victoria and Vancouver do get rainy in the winter. Vancouver gets a lot of rain year-round, but Victoria gets more hours of sunshine annually than Toronto (where we live now). We will be moving to Victoria next year, but I would think anywhere on Vancouver Island would be worthwile exploring for your friends.
The "no condo" choice rules out Vancouver and its suburbs.
The price constraint rules out Bowen Island (close to Vancouver) and I'm guessing Saltspring (close to Victoria and Vancouver).
Being convenient to big city cultural events rules out the Okanagan and the Comox/Courtenay area (too far, for me anyway).
So perhaps the outer areas of Victoria would fit the bill.
Have they fixed the leaky condo problem in the lower mainland and are condos which were repaired a problem free investment?
Another thing to consider is access to good shopping and health care. I would not consider one of the small islands for that reason alone. As we age being closer to good medical facilities is a very prime consideration.
Sorry - posted too soon.
In terms of medical care: there is actually a good, if small, hospital on Salt Spring, with some excellent outreach programs in place for geriatric care. However, anything more complicated would likely get dealt with on the mainland or Vancouver Island - another good reason to think about retiring somewhere other than on one of the Gulf Islands, lovely as they are.
Interesting - the post that I had "posted too soon" has now disappeared. Maybe it wasn't my fault after all!
What it said was essentially that there are still a few unresolved condo problems in both Vancouver and Victoria, but things are much better than they were.
They should check out other parts of Vancouver Island than Victoria, for example Nanaimo and Qualicum Beach. I have relatives who retired to Nanaimo (from Ontario) and they just love it. it's big enough that there are plenty of services but is not a big busy city like Vancouver. I should think that prices would be a bit more reasonable than Victoria's and certainly better than Vancouver's.
Salt Spring is lovely but they'd be pretty dependent on the ferries; it can be quite inconvenient to get on and off at times. On Vancouver Island there would be less of a need to come to the mainland as there are so many services there.
FYI-As has been mentioned here in the past Nanaimo is known as 'The Armpit of Vancouver Island' for a number of very good reasons.
A short list would include endemic hard drug use and it's attendant problems, a crumbling economic base, and a shocking lack of anything approaching logical urban planning.
One of my choices would be Courtenay. One can easily fly to Vancouver or drive down to Nanaimo for shopping. I think it's a nice little community, handy to a number of locations for day trips. My mother lived there and wintered in Arizona. Our one experience with the hospital in Comox was good.
If the island seemed too soggy for them, maybe the Okanagan would be better. It's a little far from Vancouver and temperatures are more extreme, but I like the more open and dry terrain. Naramata is perhaps my favourite spot in the Okanagan, but I don't know what it would be like to live there.
Personally, I wouldn't choose to live in Victoria or Vancouver any more.
Thanks so very much for your wonderful posts! I've taken the liberty of downloading this thread and passing it on to my friends. They said to thank you all very much!
They will take your posts into consideration and continue their research.
They said they will definitely look into Salt Spring Island as well as all around Vancouver Island. They said to thank you all for narrowing things down for them.
Keep tuned! When they have narrowed their choices down, I'll probably be coming back for more advice on which would be the best choice!
A very useful research site for your friends would be mls.ca, where they can input their requirements and see what properties come up.
curiousgeo: That is a wonderful website which I have passed on to my friends! Thanks very much!
Meesthare: you live in such a dynamic city!
Canadians: You live in paradise compared to us, in many terms - healthcare, the wonderful state of the roads - it's marvellous to see what can be done when a government works on governments are supposed to work on - reminds me of the Scandanavian countries! Great country, Canada!
Have you been to Vancouver Island lately? Our provincial gov't has completely let the highways go to pot - plantings let go, weeds and garbage all over. Blech. The US highways I've seen look so much better cared for. Our healthcare is in a mess too.
Easytraveler - yes, Toronto is a dynamic city, and a very pleasant one. It will be hard to leave, in some ways, especially because 2 of my 4 kids live here, along with lots of grandkids. But I've wanted to live in BC ever since the first time I visited there, nearly 20 years ago.
April - your comments are valid, but Vancouver Island is still about as close to paradise as I'm likely to get in this world! (Hey, maybe the next one too. Who knows?) There is so much beauty there that I don't find it obscured by a few messy highways. As for health care - it ain't great, but it could be a whole lot worse.
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Write a salutation to possess the letter started. Based on Your job profile you must prepare special letter that might grab attention of employer. First it was be a cordial reminder letter.
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Transmission: Automatic Color:White Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.714 reviews) While I wouldn't recommend this specific model I would recommend the later ones. With this 12' veloster it has the tendency to roll back on hill which I am not use to. The newer models I believe have anti-roll back in them. With living on the east coast I can already tell it will be a hassle with the snow we get. The acceleration can feel little weird at times but is really okay.
Transmission: Automatic Color:White Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.333 reviews) Going from a 3.3 V6 to a mid-sized 4-cylinder was indeed an adjustment, but one that makes so much sense. There is no need for a V6 in a car, especially when it's for a daily commute and the occasional road trip. The fuel economy should be reason enough.
Transmission: Automatic Color:Orange Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.714 reviews) My veloster got great gas mileage and was very fun to drive. The leather sets are comfortable for a long drive with a great radio. Seats fold down easily for a lot of space for carrying stuff. It cannot fit a car seat easily and it's not a great car for infants. It also can be very loud driving and bumpy on the round.
While I wouldn't recommend this specific model I would recommend the later ones. With this 12' veloster it has the tendency to roll back on hill which I am not use to. The newer models I believe have anti-roll back in them. With living on the east coast I can already tell it will be a hassle with the snow we get. The acceleration can feel little weird at times but is really okay.
Going from a 3.3 V6 to a mid-sized 4-cylinder was indeed an adjustment, but one that makes so much sense. There is no need for a V6 in a car, especially when it's for a daily commute and the occasional road trip. The fuel economy should be reason enough.
My veloster got great gas mileage and was very fun to drive. The leather sets are comfortable for a long drive with a great radio. Seats fold down easily for a lot of space for carrying stuff. It cannot fit a car seat easily and it's not a great car for infants. It also can be very loud driving and bumpy on the round.
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What is the equation that connects pH and its effect on electric potential of an electrochemical cell?
#E_(cell)# is the overall cell potential. #""^@# indicates #"1 atm"# and #25^@ "C"#.
#n# is the mols of electrons reportedly transferred in the redox reaction.
#F = "96485 C/mol e"^(-)# is Faraday's constant.
Note that #"pH"# only affects reactions that are done in acidic or basic media, i.e. those that contain significant #["H"^(+)]# or #["OH"^(-)]# in solution already.
The #"pH"# dependence is of both #E_(cell)^@# and #E_(cell)#, but again, only if the half-reactions or overall reactions contain #"H"^(+)# or #"OH"^(-)# directly in them.
These are #E_(cell)^@# vs. #"pH"# diagrams.
Diagonal lines indicate an #E_(cell)^@# that is #"pH"#-dependent.
Vertical lines indicate #100%# #"pH"# dependence.
Horizontal lines indicate #0%# #"pH"# dependence.
It shifts towards #"Mn"_3"O"_4# as #"pH"# increases (as we cross the diagonal line horizontally). Or, we could notice that when #"pH"# increases, #["OH"^(-)]# increases, promoting an equilibrium shift leftwards in accordance with Le Chatelier's principle. The reaction quotient #Q# changes accordingly away from #K#, which changes #E_(cell)# accordingly.
#prod_k^N# indicates a multiplication of terms #1, 2, . . . , k, . . . , N#.
#i# is the index of individual product concentrations #[P_i]# being multiplied together.
#j# is the index of individual reactant concentrations #[R_j]# being multiplied together.
#nu_k# is the stoichiometric coefficient of the #k#th reactant or product. Note that in general, #i ne j#, meaning the number of products and reactants may differ.
As the #"pH"# decreases, the solution is more acidic, so #10^(-"pH") = ["H"^(+)]# increases and #10^("pH" - 14) = ["OH"^(-)]# decreases.
If #"H"^(+)# is a product, #Q# therefore increases, and the nonstandard cell potential decreases.
If #"H"^(+)# is a reactant, #Q# therefore decreases, and the nonstandard cell potential increases.
If #"OH"^(-)# is a product, #Q# therefore decreases, and the nonstandard cell potential increases.
If #"OH"^(-)# is a reactant, #Q# therefore increases, and the nonstandard cell potential decreases.
This is very situational, so it's not exactly possible to write one single equation for this, unless we make some assumptions.
#Q^"*"# is the #"pH"#-independent reaction quotient with #["H"^(+)]# separated out.
#nu_("H"^(+))# is the stoichiometric coefficient of #"H"^(+)# in the reaction.
In the #pm# for #nu_("H"^(+))#, the #(+)# indicates #"H"^(+)# product, while the #(-)# indicates #"H"^(+)# reactant.
keeping in mind that #Q^"*"# neglects the #["H"^(+)]# that would have been in the mass action expression, and that whether it was a product or reactant changes the sign of #nu_("H"^(+))#.
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Homeless Not Voiceless, a group of people experiencing homelessness across the north of Ireland delivered letters to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in both Derry and Armagh calling on them to speedily and accurately assess the needs of people living in homeless hostels. Such a move would ensure that individuals are provided with appropriate support and do not spend unnecessarily long periods in hostel accommodation awaiting assessments.
The ‘F.D.A. No Delay’ petition calls on the Housing Executive to recognise homeless hostel residents as ‘Full Duty Applicants’ to whom the state has particular responsibilities towards under homelessness legislation.
While it may seem evident that someone forced by their circumstances to take shelter in a homeless hostel would automatically be given all the assistance due by law to a homeless person, the reality for many of Northern Ireland’s hostel residents is far different.
Under Housing (NI) Order (1988), the Northern Ireland Housing Executive must, through a range of means, do its utmost to ensure that accommodation becomes available for people who are either homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Some homeless people may be able to stay in the short term with family or friends; others may be paying for a hotel or private rented accommodation. Those without strong social networks or financial means, however, find themselves in temporary accommodation in homeless hostels, alongside other people in the same situation.
‘Full Duty Applicant’, or ‘FDA’, status matters to people. It is official recognition of the duty owed to them by the state. In addition, under the Housing Executive’s system for the allocation of social housing, those with the highest number of points are offered accommodation first. FDA status automatically gives someone on the waiting list 70 points – a fair boost up the waiting list towards allocation of a home and out of temporary homeless accommodation.
A closer look at the situation of ‘people living in homeless hostels but not recognised as homeless’ has revealed cases of many individuals who have not been recognised as ‘Full Duty Applicants’ by the Housing Executive, despite the fact that they were patently homeless with nowhere else to go.
A Freedom of Information request from human rights organisation Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) to the Housing Executive revealed that on 25 June 2018 the Housing Executive had a record of just 19 such cases in its Housing Management System .
However on one day, 25th July 2018, the number of homeless residents in Simon Community hostels without F.D.A. points was over four times the official figure – 78.
In other words, the Simon Community alone was providing shelter to four times the number of unrecognised homeless people the Housing Executive had on its books -- a highly significant gap which raises deep questions about the accuracy of the systems for recording homelessness, and the adequacy of measures to alleviate it.
Homeless Action believe that someone in the position of having to seek shelter in a homeless hostel, whether through ‘self-referral’ or any other means, should not have to wait protracted periods of time before undergoing an administrative assessment which almost, without exception, confirms what everyone knows – that they are homeless and in priority need.
The proposals by campaigners would promote a system where there are no unnecessary administrative delays causing unacceptable stress and anxiety and potentially creating the further health problems associated with long periods of homelessness .
Since the action, the Homeless Not Voiceless Campaigners have recieved no response from the NIHE and have been forced to submit a formal request for response under the Freedom of Information Act. We are calling on all politicians and supporters to put pressure on the Housing Executive to respond and meet with the residents of hostels in both Armagh and Derry.
During 2016-2017 there were 2,777 placements in temporary accommodation.
Following Housing (NI) order 2003, the Housing Executive applies four ‘tests’ to determine the assistance due to people ‘presenting’ as homeless. The person must first be homeless or threatened with homelessness. They must be a ‘priority need’, for instance through vulnerability, the risk of violence or an emergency like a fire or flood. They must be homeless ‘unintentionally’ rather than deliberately. Finally, they must be eligible for assistance.
The Housing Executive has historically recorded more people ‘presenting’ as homeless than are actually ‘accepted’ as Full Duty Applicants. In 2013-14, just over half of ‘presenters’ were given FDA status, while in 2017-18 this had risen to 65 per cent . According to the Housing Executive, “this increase in acceptances is reflective of the increasing complexity and vulnerability associated with homeless households” . Survey findings – which will be released in full shortly -- show that there is further progress required before the Housing Executive is fully carrying out its duties under homelessness legislation and under international law around the right to adequate housing.
According to the Housing Executive, these 19 cases involved people living in homeless hostels whose FDA decisions were still pending; who had been refused FDA status and had either appealed or been given notice to vacate; or to whom the Housing Executive judged it had already fully discharged its duty. It pointed out that it would not necessarily have a record of additional people who had ‘self-referred’ to a homeless hostel but who had not, or had not yet, applied for FDA status.
Housing Executive, Homelessness strategy 2017-22: annual progress report 2017-18 at https://touch.nihe.gov.uk/homelessness_annual_progress_report_2017-18.pdf, appendix one, tables 1 and 4. Also Housing Executive, Ending Homelessness Together: Homelessness Strategy 2017-22 at https://touch.nihe.gov.uk/northern_ireland_homelessness_strategy.pdf (appendix one, tables 1 and 4).
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Drew has difficulty making transitions from one location to another, or even from one activity to another. He handles these transitions far more effectively if he is provided with a warning or a heads-up a few minutes before the transition is to occur. ("Drew, you have about five minutes to work on your project and then we are all going outside for a demonstration.") Because of past negative relationships with teachers, Drew is particularly sensitive to scolding or reprimanding and often shuts down when scolded in public. We find it helpful to emphasize that we are upset with his behavior-not upset with him. The behavior is bad-not Drew.
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English novelist and essayist. Born George Norman Douglas.
George Norman Douglas was born Dec. 8, 1868 in Falkenhorst, Thuringen, Austria; recognized as British author, scientist, diplomat, and editor; began writing career composing zoological texts while in foreign service; published first work of fiction, Unprofessional tales (1901), under pseudonym Normyx; contributor and asst. editor, English review; best known as novelist and travel writer; greatest American success was with novel, South wind (1917); other novels and publications include Siren land (1911), Old Calabria (1928), Looking back (1933), Late harvest (1946); died on the island of Capri, 1952.
Norman Douglas (1868-1952), English novelist, travel writer and essayist who spent much of his adult life in Italy. His works include the travel books Siren Land (1911), Old Calabria (1915), and Alone (1921), the novel South Wind (1917), and Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology (1927).
Norman Douglas was born George Norman Douglass, in Germany in 1868. Following his family's relocation to England, he eventually served at the British Embassy in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1894-1896. Throughout his life, he lived in various parts of Europe, including England and Italy, and traveled extensively. He wrote several novels, including South Wind (1917), as well as essays and travel pieces. He died in Capri in 1952.
Norman Douglas, novelist and travel writer, was born in Austria to Scotch-German parents. He served in the British Foreign office as a diplomat to St. Petersburg and later settled on the island of Capri. He wrote several novels, travel books, and this autobiography. His novel "South Wind" (1917) remains his most prominent work.
Norman Douglas, expatriate British author whose major works were published in the 1910s through the 1930s.
Author and man of letters Norman Douglas was born in to an aristocratic Scottish family in Austria, and educated in England and Germany. He worked briefly for the Foreign Office, living off his inheritence until family financial concerns led him to begin writing to earn a living. His diverse interests, engaging style, and strong personality helped to make a successful career as a writer, while his aristocratic leanings, hedonism, primitivistic beliefs, and open homosexuality created much controversy. A provocative figure and talented satirist, he is best remembered for his robust travel writing, and for the popular novel, South Wind.
Douglas was a British author. Martin Secker was a British publisher.
George Norman Douglas was born December 8, 1868 in Falkenhorst, Thuringen, Austria; recognized as British author, scientist, diplomat, and editor; began writing career composing zoological texts while in foreign service; published first work of fiction, Unprofessional tales (1901), under pseudonym Normyx; contributor and assistant editor, English review ; best known as novelist and travel writer; greatest American success was with novel, South wind (1917); other novels and publications include Siren land (1911), Old Calabria (1928), Looking back (1933), Late harvest (1946); died on the island of Capri, 1952.
Norman Douglas, an expatriate British author, was born in Thüringen, Austria, to a mixed Scottish-German family. Educated in Scotland and Europe, he entered the British diplomatic service in 1893 and left three years later. Douglas married Elsa FitzGibbon in 1898. The couple had two sons before divorcing in 1904. It was about this time that Douglas decided to make his living by writing; working as assistant editor for The English Review from 1912-16 provided him with money while he built a reputation as an author with the travel books Siren Land (1911), Fountains in the Sand (1912), and Old Calabria (1915).
In 1916 he abruptly left London to return to Capri, where he wrote the best-selling and critically well-received novel South Wind (1917). During the 1920s and 1930s Douglas continued to publish fiction, essays, travel books, and autobiographical works, many in limited editions published by his companion Pino Orioli. After the outbreak of World War II, Douglas fled to London from Lisbon, but returned to Capri in 1946. His last works were Late Harvest (1946), and the posthumously published Venus in the Kitchen (1952), which he edited under the pseudonym Pilaff Bey.
There are many biographies of Norman Douglas, including Mark Holloway's Norman Douglas: A Biography (1976).
Norman Douglas, an expatriate British author, was born in Thueringen, Austria, to a mixed Scottish-German family. Educated in Scotland and Europe, he entered the British diplomatic service in 1893 and left three years later. Douglas married Elsa FitzGibbon in 1898. The couple had two sons before divorcing in 1904. It was about this time that Douglas decided to make his living by writing; working as assistant editor for The English Review from 1912 to 1916 provided him with money while he built a reputation as an author with the travel books Siren Land (1911), Fountains in the Sand (1912), and Old Calabria (1915).
In 1916 he abruptly left London to return to Capri, where he wrote the best-selling and critically well-received novel, South Wind (1917). During the 1920s and 1930s Douglas continued to publish fiction, essays, travel books, and autobiographical works, many in limited editions published by his companion Pino Orioli. After the outbreak of World War II, Douglas fled to London from Lisbon, but returned to Capri in 1946. His last works were Late Harvest (1946), and the posthumously published Venus in the Kitchen (1952), which he edited under the pseudonym Pilaff Bey.
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General aviation pilot voiced concern regarding ATC handling by N90; noting the controller's reluctance in issuing a pop-up IFR clearance unlike in previous years.
I've been flying and talking to the ny TRACON for 35 years now out of isp (long island; ny). Over the past couple of years or so I've noticed that the controllers are getting more reluctant to accept pop-up IFR clearances. Two years ago I requested a pop-up IFR clearance because of unexpected IMC and the controller said that I would need to file with flight service. I called the TRACON after landing and the controller said that sometimes pilots request pop-ups when they only want a practice approach and that if I want to get the controllers attention; I should tell the controller that I am about to go IMC. This past weekend another pilot on frequency requested a pop-up because of a broken layer at 1;200 ft and the controller said that they were no longer able to accept pop-ups because 'flight service is now a private company'. I'm not sure what the connection is but I believe safety is being compromised.
Title: General Aviation pilot voiced concern regarding ATC handling by N90; noting the Controller's reluctance in issuing a pop-up IFR clearance unlike in previous years.
Narrative: I've been flying and talking to the NY TRACON for 35 years now out of ISP (Long Island; NY). Over the past couple of years or so I've noticed that the controllers are getting more reluctant to accept pop-up IFR clearances. Two years ago I requested a pop-up IFR clearance because of unexpected IMC and the Controller said that I would need to file with Flight Service. I called the TRACON after landing and the Controller said that sometimes pilots request pop-ups when they only want a practice approach and that if I want to get the controllers attention; I should tell the controller that I am about to go IMC. This past weekend another pilot on frequency requested a pop-up because of a broken layer at 1;200 FT and the Controller said that they were no longer able to accept pop-ups because 'Flight Service is now a private company'. I'm not sure what the connection is but I believe safety is being compromised.
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Description of Marco's Grill & Deli: This restaurant is situated near the airport which is why it has a steady amount of people. However, locals head here because of the delicious food that they offer. They serve eggs and toast among others for breakfast. For lunch, you can have some sandwiches and pizza. If you're coming here for dinner, they have a selection of noodle and pasta dishes.
What kinds of food do they serve at Marco's Grill & Deli? American (Traditional), Delis, Italian.
Marco's Grill & Deli Specialties: Italian Cuisine.
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do you think that big cats roam Australia???
I think it is possible to have them roaming around the country. there is so many places hard to get into that big cats would be at home in the wild places.
Do Panthers Roam the Australian Bush?
Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of conspiracy theories that emerged on the Internet after the Paris attacks, Atlantico said.
Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. Yellow will advance from surrounding colors and instill optimism and energy, as well as spark creative thoughts.
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Probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) provide a way to represent variables (nodes) along with their conditional dependencies (edges) and therefore allow formalizing our knowledge of the interacting entities in the real world. Structure learning aims to discover the topology (and parameters) of a PGM that represents accurately a given dataset. Accuracy of representation can be measured by the likelihood that the PGM explains the observed data, which leads to maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). From an algorithmic point of view, one challenge faced by structure learning is that the number of possible structures is super-exponential in the number of variables. From a statistical perspective, it is important to find good regularizers in order to avoid over-fitting and to achieve better generalization performance. Regularizers aim to reduce the complexity of the PGM, which can be measured by its number of parameters. First, we present three regularizers for MLE of Gaussian Markov random fields (MRFs): local constancy for datasets where variables correspond to a measurement in a manifold (silhouettes, motion trajectories, 2D and 3D images); variable selection for finding few interacting nodes from datasets with thousands of variables; and multi-task learning for a more efficient use of data which is available for multiple related tasks. For these regularizers, we show bounds of the eigenvalues of the optimal solution, convergence of block coordinate descent optimization, and connections to the continuous quadratic knapsack problem and the quadratic trust-region problem. Second, we focus on learning sparse discrete MRFs through MLE. In this case, computing the objective function as well as its gradient is NP-hard. We study the convergence rate of stochastic optimization of exact NP-hard objectives, for which only biased estimates of the gradient are available. We provide a convergence-rate analysis of deterministic errors and extend our analysis to biased stochastic errors. Third, we show general results for PGMs that allow understanding MLE with regularizers on the differences of parameters (e.g. sparse structural changes, time-varying models), the generalization ability of PGMs, and the use of PGM parameters as features in classification, dimensionality reduction and clustering. To this end, we show that the log-likelihood of several PGMs is Lipschitz continuous with respect to the parameters, and derive bounds on the Kullback-Leibler divergence, expected log-likelihood and Bayes error rate. Finally, we formalize and study the problem of learning the structure of graphical games from strictly behavioral data. We propose MLE of a generative model defined by the Nash equilibria of the game. The formulation brings out the interplay between goodness-of-fit and model complexity: good models capture the equilibrium behavior represented in the data while controlling the true number of equilibria, including those potentially unobserved. We provide a generalization bound for MLE. We discuss several optimization algorithms including convex loss minimization, sigmoidal approximations and exhaustive search. We formally prove that games in our hypothesis space have a small true number of equilibria, with high probability; thus, convex loss minimization is sound. We present experimental results on a wide range of real-world datasets: walking video sequences, motion capture, cardiac MRI, brain fMRI, gene expression, stock prices, world weather and congressional voting.
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What can Neural Nets do?
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50000(4) + 100000(4) = ?
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"Suppose you are at the top of a mountain, and you have to reach a lake which is at the lowest point of the mountain (a.k.a valley). A twist is that you are blindfolded and you have zero visibility to see where you are headed. So, what approach will you take to reach the lake?"
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When I originally chose this place, the written reviews were HORRIBLE, but I was on a budget for the trip, and between price and convenience, there really wasn't much of a better choice. The other places would have cost from 4 to 6 times as much, without any corresponding improvement in convenience. I found others' complaints to be unfounded: the room was clean, stocked (though I could have used a few more towels), bed made, everything worked (alarm clock, tv, free ice, fridge, hairblower, CLEAN iron & ironing board, strong/quiet A/C), the staff was cheerful and friendly. No problems with a wakeup call or the continental b'kfast; they even called me to invite me to a free magic act appearing in the lounge.
Overbooked, d to wait 1 1/2 hours.
This hotel is located on Orange Blossom Trail near the Florida Mall, Big K-Mart, countless restaurants of all types, and lots of shopping choices and is still near enough to major attractions (Sea World, Disney, Wet n Wild, International Drive) for a family on vacation to take advantage of. The staff was nice, the pool was great and the beds were more comfortable than what I expected. Overall I would recommend this hotel to family, friends and co-workers.
Parking is limited and could be safer.
The Days Inn Orlando Florida Mall is a 10-minute drive from Orlandos International Airport and operates a complimentary shuttle to that facility. Other items included with the room rate are a hot breakfast buffet served from 6.30am until 9.30am, high-speed Internet access, local telephone calls, a copy of USA Today, parking and coffee available in the lobby until 11pm. The property has good access to the Florida Turnpike, Beachline and I-4, making it an easy drive to all of all parts of Florida. Area landmarks and attractions include Walt Disney World, Sea World, Wet n Wild water park, the Islands of Adventure amusement park, Universal Studios and the City Walk entertainment complex, the Orlando Convention Center, the Florida Citrus Bowl, Amway Arena, home of the Orlando Magic basketball team and shopping at the nearby Florida Mall or Prime Outlet Shopping Mall and Fashion Square Mall.
The rooms come with a choice or two double beds or one king size bed. Amenities include a work area with Internet access, coffee maker, television with cable news and movie channels, refrigerator, microwave oven, telephone with voicemail, in-room safe, AM/FM clock radio and a hairdryer.
This hotel has an outdoor Olympic size swimming pool, childrens pool, sun deck and a fitness center. The complimentary breakfast is the only meal served here. Restaurants nearby include a Perkins Family Restaurant, Red Lobster, Dennys, McDonalds, Burger Kings and an Outback Steakhouse. The 24-hour front desk has information and tickets for the Orlando attractions and events. Other amenities include a business center, a guest laundry, daily housekeeping and ice and vending machines.
Travelers to Orlando who picked this Days Inn for their visit were pleased with their choice. The location was good, close to the Florida Turnpike and within walking distance of the Florida Mall, Central Floridas largest retail center. The rates were competitive with neighboring properties and the employees here had lots of helpful tips about where to shop and dine. Earlier complaints about the rooms looking dated have stopped now that there have been major renovations both to the accommodation and the addition of a sun deck and fitness and business centers. Most clients say they will stay here again and plan to recommend the property to family and friends.
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To cover an opening with bricks. The contractor is going to brick up the windows in this room before he starts working on the addition.
to fill up an opening with bricks. He bricked the doorway up. Why did he brick up the opening?
To fill or block an opening with a wall of bricks: The owners of the old factory bricked up the windows to keep animals and curious children out. The builders bricked the old doorway up and covered it with drywall.
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Article: It doesn’t have to be perfect to work… but you still have to prepare, practice, and take action!
When it comes to presentation opportunities, we all want to perform our best, whether it is a big call with a key decision maker, a brief talk at a meeting, or a full blown sales presentation with a highly desirable prospect – The goal is to do our best and get the next appointment, the win or the deal!
The Challenge: It is rare (if ever) that a person’s first effort flows perfectly. It takes time. Even with the best of intentions, sometimes mistakes and little fumble moments happen. As a result, “do overs” are a natural part of the game!
Little things can throw you off. Nervous energy, outside distractions, or even a cold can cause a misstep. But don’t let that stop you! Hit the reset button and go again…and again.
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Think NOT showing up for work can hurt your career? Forcing yourself to come to the office when you are not feeling well could be a bigger problem.
Sick workers have become such a problem that there is now a word for it: presenteeism.
A sick worker is more of a liability than an asset. He or she is likely to be less productive than usual. There is also the possibility of an infection spreading to other workers.
Bacterial infections that can be treated with antibiotics are less likely to cause serious problems. Viruses, however, are highly infectious and cannot be treated with anything other than rest and proper care.
Some companies are taking proactive measures, holding meetings to urge employees to stay home when they are sick. This is particularly important for organizations that cater to children or the elderly.
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t distribution for Proportion impossible?
What are the reasons that we only use Z distribution for proportion confidence intervals, but we can use both Z and t distributions for mean confidence intervals?
My thinking is that t distribution is more spread out so it can account for added estimation error when using sample standard deviation, s, when calculating a confidence interval for mean. However, proportion is not calculated with standard deviation.
Under the null hypothesis, the variance of the proportion can be calculated exactly (it depends only on the hypothesized proportion and the sample size). Thus, the z-distribution is appropriate. The t-distribution is used when you have to estimate the variance of the mean.
I'm not sure that the original question has really been answered. The question was about confidence intervals, but the answer just given relates to significance tests. Confidence intervals make no reference to any null hypothesis.
Why is the t-distribution not used when computing confidence intervals for a population proportion - especially since the *sample* proportion (i.e. p-hat) is used in that formula's margin of error, just like the *sample* standard deviation is used when computing an interval for a mean. Also, the sample proportion IS a type of sample mean (a mean of 1's and 0's).
So why again, can't the t-distribution be used when computing a confidence interval for a population proportion?
Because it's silly to model proportion data with a normal in the first place. It's clearly not normal. But we do have asymptotic results that tell us as the sample size gets larger the sampling distribution of the proportion will go to a normal distribution.
There is absolutely nothing about the T-distribution in there. It's an asymptotic result so we need n to be large. But there is no theoretical justification for using a t-distribution instead of a normal distribution.
...There is absolutely nothing about the T-distribution in there... there is no theoretical justification for using a t-distribution instead of a normal distribution.
I'm still unclear why you said the above; it seems that of course the t-distribution is involved here? Since p-hat is in fact a sample mean (an x-bar), you can substitute p-hat for x-bar in the single-sample t-confidence interval formula for a population mean. If the sample size is "large" enough to overcome the population's non-normality (say n is at least 40), the distribution of the sample proportion of successes (p-hat) should technically be a bit more accurately described by the corresponding t-distribution versus a normal distribution, although these differences are small and get smaller with larger sample sizes. It seems the reason the t-distribution approach should be (slightly) more accurace, is because variance is indeed unknown here and being estimated. Is this not correct?
If the sample size is "large" enough to overcome the population's non-normality (say n is at least 40), the distribution of the sample proportion of successes (p-hat) should technically be a bit more accurately described by the corresponding t-distribution versus a normal distribution, although these differences are small and get smaller with larger sample sizes. It seems the reason the t-distribution approach should be (slightly) more accurace, is because variance is indeed unknown here and being estimated. Is this not correct?
But we're only making a single estimate. In the case with the normal distribution you're separately estimating the variance. You say 'the distribution of the sample proportion of successes (p-hat) should technically be a bit more accurately described by the corresponding t-distribution versus a normal distribution' but I don't think you have any theoretical justification for this. Can you back up your feelings with anything other than 'it just feels like we should have to use the t-distribution'?
Edit: Maybe I'll throw together a simulation sometime and we can see how some of this stuff plays out.
...Can you back up your feelings with anything other than 'it just feels like we should have to use the t-distribution'?
Just for the record, your last line is not what I actually said; note that I did say "Since p-hat is in fact a sample mean (an x-bar), you can substitute p-hat for x-bar in the single-sample t-confidence interval formula for a population mean."
By this, I mean substituting p-hats for ALL the x-bars in the above-mentioned formula - including within the formula for s, in the standard-error side of that formula.
With large sample sizes, approximately normal behavior of p-hat is guaranteed by the CLT; so it certainly seems all theoretical justifications for using Gosset's t-distribution are indeed satisfied. So why shouldn't we use it?
I agree with G-U-E-S-T. I don't see why the t-distribution couldn't be used.
unknown in most of the case.
to obtain the asymptotic normality as well. It is not related to t-distribution.
do not know whether it is close to t-distribution or not.
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The purpose of this article is the results of the study of the implementation of international legal acts prohibiting torture in the criminal legislation of Russia. The author dwells on the analysis of international documents and, considering the impact of this document on the Russian criminal law, includes a number of rules that regulate criminal liability for the use of torture. However, according to the author, the legislator does not always clearly define the nature and degree of social danger of such an act, which requires changes to the Russian criminal law.
Zhurtov A.B., (2018), INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR COMBATING TORTURE AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN RUSSIAN CRIMINAL LEGISLATION. Gaps in Russian legislation, 5: 218-220.
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973), often referred to simply as Picasso, was a Spanish painter and sculptor. His full name is Pablo Diego Josй Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Marнa de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santнsima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso. One of the most recognized figures in 20th century art, he is best known as the co-founder, along with Georges Braque, of cubism.
Pablo Picasso was born in Mбlaga, Spain, the first child of Josй Ruiz y Blasco and Marнa Picasso y Lуpez. He was christened with the names Pablo, Diego, Josй, Francisco de Paula, Juan Nepomuceno, Maria de los Remedios, and Cipriano de la Santнsima Trinidad.
Picasso's father was a painter whose specialty was the naturalistic depiction of birds and who for most of his life was also a professor of art at the School of Crafts and a curator of a local museum. The young Picasso showed a passion and a skill for drawing from an early age; according to his mother, his first word was "piz," a shortening of lбpiz, the Spanish word for pencil. It was from his father that Picasso had his first formal academic art training, such as figure drawing and painting in oil. Although Picasso attended art schools throughout his childhood, often those where his father taught, he never finished his college-level course of study at the Academy of Arts (Academia de San Fernando) in Madrid, leaving after less than a year.
In Paris, Picasso entertained a distinguished coterie of friends in the Montmartre and Montparnasse quarters, including Andrй Breton, poet Guillaume Apollinaire, and writer Gertrude Stein. Apollinaire was arrested on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. Apollonaire pointed to his friend Picasso, who was also brought in for questioning, but both were later exonerated.
He maintained a number of mistresses in addition to his wife or primary partner. Picasso was married twice and had four children by three women. In 1918, Picasso married Olga Khokhlova, a ballerina with Sergei Diaghilev's troupe, for whom Picasso was designing a ballet, Parade, in Rome. Khokhlova introduced Picasso to high society, formal dinner parties, and all the social niceties attendant on the life of the rich in 1920s Paris. The two had a son, Paulo, who would grow up to be a dissolute motorcycle racer and chauffeur to his father. Khokhlova's insistence on social propriety clashed with Picasso's bohemian tendencies and the two lived in a state of constant conflict. In 1927 Picasso met 17 year old Marie-Thйrиse Walter and began a secret affair with her. Picasso's marriage to Khokhlova soon ended in separation rather than divorce, as French law required an even division of property in the case of divorce, and Picasso did not want Khokhlova to have half his wealth. The two remained legally married until Khokhlova's death in 1955. Picasso carried on a long-standing affair with Marie-Thйrиse Walter and fathered a daughter, Maia, with her. Marie-Thйrиse lived in the vain hope that Picasso would one day marry her, and hanged herself four years after Picasso's death.
After the liberation of Paris in 1944, Picasso began to keep company with a young art student, Franзoise Gilot. The two eventually became lovers, and had two children together, Claude and Paloma. Unique among Picasso's women, Gilot left Picasso in 1953, allegedly because of abusive treatment and infidelities. This came as a severe blow to Picasso.
He went through a difficult period after Gilot's departure, coming to terms with his advancing age and his perception that, now in his 70s, he was no longer attractive, but rather grotesque to young women. A number of ink drawings from this period explore this theme of the hideous old dwarf as buffoonish counterpoint to the beautiful young girl, including several from a six-week affair with Geneviиve Laporte, who in June 2005 auctioned off the drawings Picasso made of her.
Picasso had constructed a huge gothic structure and could afford large villas in the south of France, at Notre-dame-de-vie on the outskirts of Mougins, in the Provence-Alpes-Cфte d'Azur. Although he was a celebrity, there was often as much interest in his personal life as his art.
In addition to his manifold artistic accomplishments, Picasso had a film career, including a cameo appearance in Jean Cocteau's Testament of Orpheus. Picasso always played himself in his film appearances. In 1955 he helped make the film Le Mystиre Picasso (The Mystery of Picasso) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France, while he and his wife Jacqueline entertained friends for dinner. His final words were "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more." He was interred at Castle Vauvenargues' park, in Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhфne. Jacqueline Roque prevented his children Claude and Paloma from attending the funeral.
Picasso's work is often categorized into periods. While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901-1904), the Rose Period (1905-1907), the African-influenced Period (1908-1909), Analytic Cubism (1909-1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919).
Picasso's Blue Period (1901-1904) consists of somber paintings rendered in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colours. This period's starting point is uncertain; it may have begun in Spain in the spring of 1901, or in Paris in the second half of the year. In his austere use of color and sometimes doleful subject matter--prostitutes and beggars are frequent subjects--Picasso was influenced by a trip through Spain and by the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas. Starting in autumn of 1901 he painted several posthumous portraits of Casagemas, culminating in the gloomy allegorical painting La Vie, painted in 1903 and now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Rose Period (1905-1907) is characterized by a more cheery style with orange and pink colors, and again featuring many harlequins. Picasso met Fernande Olivier, a model for sculptors and artists, in Paris in 1904, and many of these paintings are influenced by his warm relationship with her, in addition to his increased exposure to French painting.
Picasso's African-influenced Period (1907-1909) begins with the two figures on the right in his painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, which were inspired by African artifacts. Formal ideas developed during this period lead directly into the Cubist period that follows.
Analytic cubism (1909-1912) is a style of painting Picasso developed along with Braque using monochrome brownish colours. Both artists took apart objects and "analyzed" them in terms of their shapes. Picasso and Braque's paintings at this time are very similar to each other.
Synthetic cubism (1912-1919) is a further development of Cubism in which cut paper fragments--often wallpaper or portions of newspaper pages--are pasted into compositions, marking the first use of collage in fine art.
Arguably Picasso's most famous work is his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War -- Guernica. This large canvas embodies for many the inhumanity, brutality and hopelessness of war. Asked to explain its symbolism, Picasso said, "It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them."
Guernica hung in New York's Museum of Modern Art for many years. In 1981 Guernica was returned to Spain and exhibited at the Casуn del Buen Retiro. In 1992 the painting hung in Madrid's Reina Sofнa Museum when it opened.
At the time of his death many of his paintings were in his possession, as he had kept off the art market what he didn't need to sell. In addition, Picasso had a considerable collection of the work of other famous artists, some his contemporaries, such as Henri Matisse, with whom he had exchanged works. Since Picasso left no will, his death duties (estate tax) to the French state were paid in the form of his works and others from his collection. These works form the core of the immense and representative collection of the Musйe Picasso in Paris. In 2003, relatives of Picasso inaugurated a museum dedicated to him in his birthplace, Mбlaga, Spain, the Museo Picasso Mбlaga.
The Museu Picasso in Barcelona features many of Picasso's early works, created while he was living in Spain, including many rarely seen works which reveal Picasso's firm grounding in classical techniques. The museum also holds many precise and detailed figure studies done in his youth under his father's tutelage, as well as the extensive collection of Jaime Sabartйs, Picasso's close friend from his Barcelona days who, for many years, was Picasso's personal secretary.
The film Surviving Picasso was made about Picasso in 1996, as seen through the eyes of Franзoise Gilot. Anthony Hopkins played Picasso in the movie.
· Garзon а la pipe- sold for USD $104 million at Sotheby's on May 4, 2004, establishing a new price record.
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The availability of specific markers expressed in different regions of the developing nervous system provides a useful tool for the study of mouse mutants. One such marker, the transcription factor Pax2, is expressed at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary and in the cerebellum, spinal cord, retina, optic stalk, and optic chiasm. We recently described a group of diencephalic cells that express Pax2 as early as embryonic day (E) 10.5, and become part of the eminentia thalami by E11.5. The discovery of this previously undescribed cell population prompted us to examine Pax2 protein expression in the developing mouse forebrain in more detail.
We determined the expression pattern of Pax2 in the forebrain of wild type mouse embryos between E10.5 and postnatal day (P) 15. Pax2 expression was detected in the septum of the basal forebrain, hypothalamus, eminentia thalami and in the subfornical organ. To evaluate Pax2 as a marker for septal cells, we examined Pax2 expression in Pax6Sey/Seymutants, which have an enlarged septum. We found that Pax2 clearly marks a population of septal cells equivalent to that seen in wild types, indicating its utility as a marker of septal identity. These cells did not express the GABAergic marker calbindin nor the cholinergic marker choline acetyltransferase and were not detectable after P15.
Pax2 is expressed in populations of cells within the developing septum, hypothalamus, and eminentia thalami. It seems especially useful as a marker of the telencephalic septum, because of its early, strong and characteristic expression in this structure. Further, its expression is maintained in the enlarged septum of Pax6Sey/Seymutants.
Pax2 is a member of the Pax family of transcription factors [1, 2], characterised by the presence of a paired-type homeodomain [3, 4]. Pax2 is expressed in a number of different organs in the developing mouse embryo, including the ureteric bud, kidneys [1, 2] and otic vesicle . In the developing nervous system, Pax2 is first detected at embryonic day (E) 7.5 in the neural plate, in the area of the presumptive midbrain-hindbrain region . At E8.0, Pax2 displays a broad expression domain in this region, which by E9.5 is restricted to the isthmus at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary . Pax2 expression in the isthmus ceases after E11 . In the cerebellum, Pax2 is specifically expressed by a subset of cerebellar GABAergic interneurons and their precursors, from E12 until the end of cerebellar development (postnatal day 15) . In the spinal cord, Pax2 expression is found in the intermediate zone as early as E10.5 [5, 7]. In the developing eye,Pax2 expression is initiated at E9 in the ventral half of the optic vesicle. By E11, after invagination of the optic vesicle, both Pax2 transcript and protein are detected at high levels in the ventral opening of the optic cup, the optic fissure, and the optic stalk, ending at the border with the diencephalon [5, 7, 9, 10]. After E12.5, Pax2 protein expression is still present in the ventral optic cup, although the level is decreased, and it is no longer detected after E16.5 . Pax2 is also expressed in glial cells in the optic nerve [5, 9, 10].
Pax6, another member of the Pax family, is expressed in the dorsal telencephalon, diencephalon, hindbrain regions and spinal cord and throughout the developing optic cup, but is absent from the optic stalk and optic nerve . Mutant mice lacking functional Pax6 protein (Pax6Sey/Seymice), display a large range of nervous system defects, including absence of eyes , disruption of dorsoventral telencephalic patterning [14, 15] and the diencephalic-mesencephalic boundary [16, 17]. Pax6 and Pax2 are expressed in neighbouring, but mutually exclusive domains in the developing eye (with the exception of the ventral optic cup), , and in the diencephalic-mesencephalic region . In the developing spinal cord, Pax2 is expressed by many types of early differentiated neurons, located in the mantle zone and surrounding Pax6-positive neural precursors in the ventricular zone . Fewer Pax2-positive interneurons are found in the Pax6Sey/Seymutant, indicating that Pax6 is required for their development .
We have recently described a group of diencephalic cells at the border region between the diencephalon and the telencephalon that expresses Pax2 protein at E10.5 . At E12.5, these Pax2-immunopositive cells form a distinct cell population at the most dorso-lateral tip of the eminentia thalami , a diencephalic structure that joins the ventral diencephalon to the dorsal and ventral telencephalon [22–24]. Here, we describe previously unidentified areas of Pax2 expression in the developing mouse forebrain. Further, we show that Pax2 expression is maintained in the septum of Pax6Sey/Seymutants, which are known to have an enlarged septum. This study highlights the value of Pax2 as a novel marker of forebrain development.
We examined Pax2 expression in the early forebrain using immunohistochemistry on sagittal sections of E10.5 and E11.5 embryos (Fig. 1). At E10.5, a few Pax2-immunopositive cells were detected within the ventral telencephalon in lateral sagittal sections (Fig. 1A, a-arrowheads), with the staining becoming more intense in mid-sagittal sections (Fig. 1a'). In addition, a small population of Pax2 immunopositive cells was detected in the neuroepithelium of the anterior hypothalamus, adjacent to the optic recess area (Fig. 1B,b). At E11.5, strong Pax2 expression was found in the developing septum (Fig. 1C,c) with no Pax2-immunopositive cells detected in the neighbouring lamina terminalis (arrow in Fig. 1c). As in E10.5 embryos, a number of Pax2-positive cells were found close to the base of the hypothalamus but also in more dorsal areas of the anterior hypothalamus (Fig. 1C,c). At both E10.5 and E11.5, Pax2 expression was found in previously described regions such as the ventral neuroepithelium of the optic recess (Fig. 1B,b,C,c) [5, 7, 9, 10], the optic cup (arrowhead in Fig. 1A and not shown) [5, 7, 9, 10] and near the diencephalic-telencephalic boundary (asterisk in Fig. 1A and not shown), which will give rise to the eminentia thalami .
Pax2 protein expression in the mouse forebrain at E10.5 and E11.5. A-B, a-b: E10.5 sagittal sections showing Pax2 expression in the developing forebrain. In the ventral telencephalon, a few Pax2-positive cells can be detected in lateral sections (arrowheads in a) and become more abundant in more medial sections (a'). A few Pax2-positive cells are detected in the hypothalamus, close to the strongly Pax2-positive optic recess (or) area (B, b). The previously described staining in the future eminentia thalami of the diencephalon (asterisk in A) and the optic cup (arrowhead in A) are also shown. C, c: E11.5 sagittal sections revealing strong Pax2 expression in the developing septum (Se). No Pax2 expression is detected in the neighbouring lamina terminalis (LT) (arrow in c) at this developmental stage. Pax2-immunopositive cells are also found in the anterior hypothalamus (arrowheads in c) and may originate from the ventral neuroepithelium of the optic recess area (or). Expression in the eminentia thalami is not shown. Note the Pax2 expression in the spinal cord (SC) (arrows in C). a, b and c are high power images of the boxed areas in A, B and C respectively. a' is a high power image of a sagittal section at a more medial level than that depicted in a. Scale bars: C, 400 μm; A, B, c, 200 μm; a, a', b, 50 μm.
Pax2 protein expression was then examined at E12.5, on coronal and sagittal sections along the caudo-rostral axis of the developing mouse forebrain (Fig. 2). The strongest expression domain of Pax2 was detected in the telencephalon. The Pax2 antibody labelled most cells of the septal neuroepithelium, located in close proximity to the dorso-medial telencephalon (Fig. 2A,a). This strong and characteristic Pax2 expression in the septum was also observed in sagittal sections, in the region where the lamina terminalis joins the septum (Fig. 2D,d). Only a few Pax2-immunopositive cells were detected within the neighbouring lamina terminalis (arrows in Fig. 2d).
Pax2 protein expression in the mouse forebrain at E12.5 and E13.5. A-C: Low power views of coronal E12.5 forebrain sections immunoreacted with Pax2; the boxed areas are shown at higher magnification in panels a-c. D: Low power view of a sagittal E12.5 section immunoreacted with Pax2. Note the strong expression of Pax2 in the isthmic region (Is) and the spinal cord (SC), in accordance with previous reports. d, d' higher magnification of the boxed areas in D. A, a, d: Strong Pax2 expression is detected in the septum (Se) of the basal forebrain, mainly in the septal neuroepithelium. A few Pax2-positive cells are detected in the lamina terminalis (LT) (arrows in d). b-c, d': Pax2 is detected in groups of cells found in the lateral hypothalamic area (arrowheads in b and d') and in the anterior hypothalamic neuroepithelium (arrows in b' and d', c). These cell populations might originate from cells located at the base of the hypothalamus (small arrows in b and d'), Pax2 expression can also be seen in the ventral neuroepithelium of the optic recess (asterisk in d'), as previously described. E-G: Low and high power images of E13.5 coronal sections reveal strong Pax2 expression in the septum, mainly in the neuroepithelium (F). A few immunopositive cells are found in the differentiating layer of the septum (G). The boxed areas in the inset panels in E-G indicate the areas shown in the respective high power images. A-C and E-G are sections from the same specimens respectively. Scale bars: D, E-G-insets, 1000 μm; A-C, 500 μm; a, d', F-high power, 200 μm; b-c, d, E, G-high power, 50 μm.
Specific Pax2 expression was also detected in small clusters of cells in regions of the hypothalamus. The Pax2 antibody labelled a group of cells located at the lateral hypothalamic area (Fig. 2B, arrowheads in b), and a narrow strip of cells parallel to the anterior hypothalamic ventricular zone (Fig. 2B, arrows in b'). A few Pax2-immunopositive cells were also detected along the base of the hypothalamus, excluding the midline region (Fig. 2b, arrows). These groups of Pax2-positive cells can also be distinguished in a sagittal plane (Fig. 2D,d'). The cell populations indicated by the arrowheads and small arrows (Fig. 2d'), located just above the optic recess area, correspond to the respective populations indicated in Fig. 2b. The Pax2 positive cells located close to the third ventricle, indicated with large arrows in Fig. 2d', correspond to those shown in Fig. 2b'. In coronal sections of the caudal forebrain, specific Pax2 expression was also detected in a small cluster of cells resembling a nucleus in the neuroepithelium of the anterior hypothalamus (Fig. 2C,c). In accordance with previous reports, Pax2 expression was also detected in the ventral neuroepithelium of the optic recess area at the base of the hypothalamus (Fig. 2d', asterisk), retina (not shown) [5, 7, 9, 10] and eminentia thalami at the level depicted in Fig. 2B (not shown) .
Double immunofluorescence with Pax2 and β-tubulin III (Tuj1), a marker of early neural differentiation found in neurites, revealed that a very low proportion of septal cells labelled with Pax2 co-expressed β-tubulin III (Fig 3A), suggesting that the majority of the Pax2-positive cells in this region are neural precursors. This was confirmed by double immunohistochemistry with Pax2 (black, nuclear staining) and nestin (brown, filament staining), an intermediate filament protein found in radial glia, which showed that the β-tubulin III-negative/Pax2-positive cells in the septum express nestin (Fig. 3B). In the hypothalamus, most of the Pax2-positive cells found close to the ventricle (panels 2b' and 2c) are also positive for β-tubulin III, showing that these cells are newly formed neurons (Fig. 3C). The Pax2-positive population indicated by arrowheads in panels 2b and 2d' also expressed β-tubulin III, even more extensively than the other hypothalamic Pax2-positive cells (Fig. 3D). Finally, the Pax2-positive cells located close to the hypothalamic ventral midline (small arrows in panels 2b and 2d') did not express β-tubulin III, but were positive for nestin, indicating that they correspond to neural progenitors (data not shown).
Pax2 is primarily expressed in neural progenitors in the septum and in early differentiated neurons in the hypothalamus. A: Double immunofluorescence with Pax2 (red) and β-tubulin III (Tuj1) (green) on a sagittal E12.5 telencephalic section shows that only a minority of Pax2-positive cells in the septum also express Tuj1, an early marker of differentiated neurons. This is further confirmed with double immunohistochemistry with Pax2 (black) and nestin (brown) (B), revealing that these Pax2-positive cells have nestin-positive filaments. Panels (A) and (B) show correspond to high power images taken within the region depicted in Fig. 2D, d. In the hypothalamus (C, D), most Pax2-positive cells express the early neural marker β-tubulin III (green), showing that they correspond to early generated neurons. Pax2-positive cells in (C) correspond to those shown in Fig. 2b', and those in (D) correspond to the cells indicated by arrowheads in Fig. 2b. The position of the ventricular zone (VZ) is indicated in sections A, C and D. Scale bars: A, 20 μm; B-D, 5 μm.
At E13.5, Pax2 was detected in cells located at the septal midline (Fig. 2E). Expression was strong and specifically confined to the septal neuroepithelium, at the point where the septum joins with the future hippocampus via the lamina terminalis (Fig. 2F). At more rostral telencephalic levels, a small number of Pax2-immunopositive cells were found in the differentiating field of the septum (Fig. 2G).
Pax2 expression in the hypothalamus at this age was similar to that seen at E12.5, with the exception that the immunopositive cells in the lateral hypothalamic area and the base of the hypothalamus shown in Fig. 2b, were no longer detectable (data not shown). No Pax2-immunopositive cells were found in the eminentia thalami after E13.5 (not shown).
At E14.5, coronal telencephalic sections revealed similar Pax2 expression to that described at E13.5 (data not shown). As for the earlier ages examined, Pax2 expression was mainly confined to the septum, in the neuroepithelium adjacent to the lamina terminalis, as depicted in the mid-sagittal section in Fig. 4A and 4a. In the E14.5 hypothalamus, Pax2 expression was limited to a very narrow band of cells, localized in the differentiating field of the anterior hypothalamus and reaching the medial horn of the lateral ventricle (Fig. 4B, arrows in b). We could not detect these immunopositive cells in the coronal plane, probably because of their narrow field of expression. Expression was also found at the optic recess area as previously described , (arrowhead in Fig. 4A,B).
Pax2 protein expression in the mouse forebrain at E14.5 and E16.5. A, a: Low and high power images of an E14.5 sagittal section showing strong Pax2 staining in the neuroepithelium of the septum (Se) adjacent to the foramen of Monro (FM) in an E14.5 sagittal section. This intense Pax2 staining is observed at the level where the lamina terminalis (LT) joins the septum. a shows a higher magnification of the boxed area in panel A. B, b: In more lateral sagittal sections Pax2 expression is found in a cell population (arrows) within the anterior hypothalamus (AH) reaching the medial horn (mh) of the lateral ventricle. b shows a higher magnification of the boxed area in panel B. C: E16.5 coronal section showing Pax2 expression around the optic chiasm (oc) region, in the optic stalk epithelium and in a few cells of the hypothalamic neuroepithelium next to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCH) (arrows). D: E16.5 coronal section showing Pax2 expression in the differentiating layer of the medial septum surrounded by the axonal bundles of the fornix (fx). Scale bars: A, B, 1000 μm; a, C, D, 200 μm; C-inset, 250 μm; b, 100 μm.
By E16.5, the main Pax2 expression domain in the developing septum was located in the differentiating field of the medial septum. It was mainly found in a stripe-like cell arrangement, parallel to the midline and surrounded by the fibre bundles of the fornix (Fig. 4D). At this developmental stage, the only Pax2 expression detected in the hypothalamus was in the optic stalk epithelium, just above the optic chiasm region (Fig. 4C), in a few cells of the hypothalamic neuroepithelium, adjacent to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (arrowheads in Fig. 4C) and in a few scattered cells in the medial preoptic nucleus.
During early postnatal development only a few Pax2-positive cells were detected in the forebrain. At postnatal day (P) 1, Pax2 immunopositive cells were detected scattered in the most caudal sections of the septal area, at the level where the fornix is found in proximity to the anterior commissure (Fig. 5A). As at E16.5, a few cells were found close to the fornix, in the medial septal area, as well as in the border zone between the medial and lateral septum (Fig. 5A,B). Pax2 also labelled the medial preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus (Fig. 5B). At P8, a similar expression pattern was observed (Fig. 5C, D). In addition, Pax2 was detected in the subfornical organ (Fig. 5E), one of the circumventricular organs of the brain involved in fluid balance . Pax2 expression was no longer detected at P15 (not shown).
Pax2 protein expression in the mouse forebrain during early postnatal development. A-E: Coronal forebrain sections immunostained for Pax2 at P1 (A-B) and at P8 (C-E), showing the presence of few disperse Pax2-positive cells in the septal area (Se) (A-C, high power in D), the medial preoptic nucleus (po) (asterisk in A and B), and the subfornical organ (SFO) (arrow in E). The fibre tracts are indicated in A and B for orientation purposes (ac, anterior commissure; cc, corpus callosum; fx, fornix). The boxed areas in A and C delineate the high power images depicted in B and D respectively. Scale bars: A, C, 100 μm; B, E, 25 μm; D, 12.5 μm.
To validate Pax2 as a marker of the septal neuroepithelium, we used the Pax6Sey/Seymutant, which has been shown to have an enlarged septum . Using double immunofluoresence, we first examined expression of Pax2 and Pax6 in E12.5 wild type embryos. In rostral telencephalic sections, Pax6 was strongly expressed in the dorsal, lateral and ventral pallium, with its most ventral expression domain expanding into the lateral ganglionic eminence, just below the pallial-subpallial boundary (Fig. 6A), as previously described [11, 14, 24]. Pax6 was expressed at lower levels in the medial pallium but did not overlap with the expression domain of Pax2 in the septal neuroepithelium (Fig. 6A, arrows).
The Pax2 expression domain in the telencephalic septum is located in a more dorsal position in the Pax6Sey/Seymutant than in wild type. Pax2 expression in the telencephalic septum in E12.5 wild type (wt) (A, B, D) and Pax6Sey/Seymutant (Sey) (C, E) coronal sections. A: Double immunofluorescence with Pax2 (red) and Pax6 (green) reveals that the two proteins are expressed in non-overlapping, mutually exclusive domains. The arrows in A indicate the ventral and dorsal limits of Pax6 and Pax2 expression respectively. B-C: Pax2 expression in wt and Sey embryos, showing that the Pax2 expression domain is shifted dorsally in the Sey mutant (C) compared to wt (B). The septum and the Pax2 expression domain are indicated by dashed lines and arrows respectively. D-E: Double immunofluorescence with Pax2 (red) and Lim1/2 (green) in the septum shows that Pax2 expression is found within the Lim-positive domain in both wild types (D) and Sey mutants (E), suggesting that the shifted Pax2 expression domain in the Sey mutant is still within the limits of the ventral telencephalon. Note that panels B and C correspond to slightly more rostral sections than those shown in D and E respectively. Scale bars: A, B, C, 200 μm; D, E, 100 μm.
Using Pax6Sey/Seymutant embryos, we examined whether loss of Pax6 affects Pax2 expression in the septum. No gross changes in the extent of the main Pax2 expression domain were observed, although the intensity of Pax2 staining appeared reduced in Pax6Sey/Seymutants compared to the wild type (area between arrows in Fig. 6B,C). In addition, Pax2 expression was observed in a more dorsal area compared to wild type, revealing a larger septum in the mutant (compare areas between dotted lines in Fig. 6B and 6C), in accordance with previous published data . This result was consistent in all mutants examined (n = 6). Double immunofluorescence with antibodies for Pax2 and the septal marker Lim1 (also known as Lhx1), using an antibody that detects both Lim1 and Lim2 (Lim1/2) [26, 27], showed that in both wild types and Pax6Sey/Seymutants, Pax2 expression was confined within the Lim1/2 positive domain (Fig. 6D,E). This shows that the shifted area of Pax2 expression observed in the Pax6Sey/Seymutant most likely corresponds to ventral telencephalic tissue, and not to ectopic Pax2 expression in the dorsal telencephalon.
To gain further insight into the neurochemical properties of the differentiated Pax2 cells detected in the septum, we examined co-expression of Pax2 and markers of GABA-ergic and cholinergic neurons, the principal neuronal types of this structure [28–30].
To examine whether the Pax2-positive cells detected postnatally might be GABA-ergic we performed double immunostaining experiments with Pax2 and calbindin, a calcium-binding protein that has been shown to label a large population of GABA-ergic somatospiny neurons in the adult septum [31, 32]. A large number of neurons were labelled with an antibody for calbindin in the postnatal septum (Fig. 7B). However, Pax2-positive cells did not colocalize with calbindin, neither at P1 (not shown) nor at P8 (Fig. 7A–C). To examine whether the Pax2 immunolabelled neurons might be cholinergic, we performed double immunostaining experiments with appropriate markers. At P1, we examined co-expression of Pax2 and Islet1, a protein that has been shown to label some populations of cholinergic septal neurons [33, 34]. No co-localisation of these two proteins was detected (not shown). Choline acetyltransferase (Chat), the acetylcholine-synthesizing enzyme in cholinergic neurons, can not be detected clearly in septal neurons by means of immunohistochemistry before P8 [28, 30]. We examined co-localization of Chat and Pax2 at P8 by means of double immunostaining (immunohistochemistry followed by immunofluorescence). As shown in Fig. 7, at P8 a few cells in the septum start expressing Chat but do not express Pax2 (7D–F).
Pax2 expression in the medial septum does not co-localise with that of calbindin and choline acetyltransferase (Chat). A-C: Double immunohistochemistry with Pax2 (black) (A) and calbindin (magenta) (B) on P8 coronal sections reveal the presence of both calbindin-positive and Pax2-positive neurons in the septal area, but not co-expression of these proteins (C). Similarly (D-F), septal neurons that express Pax2 (green) (D) and Chat (brown) (E), do not co-express these proteins (F). The panels are high powers of the level depicted in Fig. 5C. Scale bar for all panels, 10 μm.
Specific markers expressed in different regions of the developing nervous system are widely used as tools to study neural development. Here, the expression of Pax2, a well-studied marker of the isthmus, spinal cord and developing eye, has been re-examined, using a polyclonal antibody, and novel areas of Pax2 protein expression have been identified in the ventral telencephalic septum and the developing hypothalamus. The polyclonal antibody used in the present study recognizes the same epitope described by Dressler and Douglass (1992) and has been previously used by several groups to characterize Pax2 protein distribution [2, 7, 9]. In this study, the use of paraffin sections subjected to microwaving for antigen retrieval, in contrast to the cryostat sections used previously, may have allowed the identification of the previously undescribed domains of Pax2 expression.
Pax2 staining in the hypothalamus is first detected at E10.5 and comprises a few cells in the ventricular zone, dorsal to the optic recess. By E11.5, Pax2 positive cells are found in a region that extends from the area of the optic recess to the lateral ventricle that will give rise to the anterior hypothalamus. Comparison of the distribution of Pax2 positive cells in this region at E12.5 and E10.5 suggests that they might follow a migratory path towards dorsal regions of the anterior hypothalamus. By E14.5, fewer Pax2-positive cells are present than at E12.5, and these are restricted to the dorsal anterior hypothalamus. Pax2 is expressed in the optic stalk, a structure that joins the optic cup to the brain, and that ends at the base of the hypothalamus [5, 7, 9, 10]. It is therefore possible that the small population of Pax2/β tubulin III-positive cells in the developing anterior hypothalamus described here, may arise from the optic stalk and collaborate with other cellular hypothalamic cues in guiding the trajectory of the optic nerve.
Pax2 is also expressed in the eminentia thalami, a transient developmental structure of unknown function that joins the ventral diencephalon to the telencephalon [22–24]. Pax2 expression in the eminentia thalami is first detected at E10.5 at the dorsal border between the diencephalon and telencephalon , and this staining can not be detected after E13.5. The Pax2-positive cells in the eminentia thalami do not express β-tubulin III, indicating that they are most likely to be neuronal precursors. The early appearance of these cells at the diencephalic-telencephalic boundary (this study and ) suggests that they might be important for the formation of this boundary.
Consistent, high levels of Pax2 expression were also observed in the septum of the basal forebrain. Pax2 is first expressed at E10.5 by a small number of cells located in the ventral telencephalon. It seems likely that these cells give rise to the Pax2-positive population observed in the septal area one day later. By E12.5, septal Pax2 expression although strong, is confined to the septal neuroepithelium, mainly at levels proximal to the lamina terminalis. Only a few Pax2-positive cells are observed in the differentiating layer of the septum. Septal expression is also observed at later developmental stages, but by E16.5 it is downregulated and becomes restricted to a small population of differentiated cells in the medial septum. During septal development in rodents, cells migrate from the lateral ventricle towards the midline. The medial nucleus is one of the first nuclei formed in the septum [36–38]. Therefore, it is possible that the sparse Pax2-positive cells observed at E16.5 correspond to the Pax2-positive cells observed in the differentiating field of the septum between E12.5 and E14.5 (Fig. 3A, 2G and not shown).
Pax2 is still expressed by a few cells located in the medial and lateral septal areas during postnatal development and it is not detected after P15. The majority of neurons in the medial and lateral septum are cholinergic or GABA-ergic [28, 30, 31]. Mature cholinergic neurons express the enzyme choline acetyltransferase (Chat) [39, 40], whose expression in the septum becomes detectable at around P8 [28, 30]. At this age, Pax2 expressing neurons are still found in the septal region but do not co-express Chat, suggesting that these cells might not be of the cholinergic type. However, it is also possible that the Pax2 immunopositive cells might develop into cholinergic neurons at later time points when Chat expression has increased and Pax2 expression has been turned off. Similarly, calbindin is expressed by a large number of somatospiny GABA-ergic neurons in the adult septum [31, 32] and it is present in the postnatal septal area, but it does not co-localize with Pax2, indicating that the Pax2 septal neurons are not of this particular GABA-ergic type. As there many different types of GABA-ergic neurons in the septum , it is possible that the Pax2-positive cells might develop into a different type, such as the septohippocampal projection neurons, a prominent GABA-ergic population comprised of parvalbumin-positive cells [28, 42, 43]. Although a few of these cells are first detected at around P8 [28, 30], when Pax2 expression is still detectable in the septum, they become clearly visible after P15, when Pax2 expressing cells are no longer present in the septum. Again, this expression pattern precludes us from being able to draw conclusions about the specific neuronal type of these cells based solely on immunostaining techniques. Cell fate experiments using a Pax2-cre mouse strain and an appropriate cre reporter strain would allow us to address which type of neurotransmitter fate and properties the Pax2-positive septal neurons adopt.
In the developing eye, there is a sharp boundary between the domains of Pax2 expression in the optic stalk and Pax6 expression in the optic cup, [18, 44, 45]. Mutual cross-repressive interactions between Pax2 and Pax6 are essential for formation of this boundary . Here we show that Pax2 and Pax6 are expressed in neighbouring, non-overlapping domains in the rostral telencephalon, reminiscent of the pattern observed in the developing eye [18, 45]. Given this expression pattern, and the fact that the septum is enlarged in Pax6Sey/Seymutants , we hypothesised that the Pax2 septal expression domain might be expanded in this mutant. However, we found no increase in the extent or intensity of Pax2 expression in this region in Pax6Sey/Seymutants. Nevertheless, the Pax2 expression domain was found at a more dorsal position than in the wild type, consistent with the previously described size increase of the septum in the Pax6Sey/Seymutant . The Pax2 expression domain still lies within the ventral telencephalon, as shown by co-expression of the septal marker Lim1 [26, 27].
There are several mouse models with different types of mutations in the Pax2 locus, including the Krd mice (Krd/+), a mutant with a chromosomal deletion that includes this locus [9, 46, 47], Pax2-/- null mutants [10, 48], and Pax21Neumice with a frameshift mutation in Pax2 . All of these mutants display defects in kidney formation, optic nerve trajectory, and inner ear patterning, consistent with previously identified expression domains of Pax2 transcript [10, 48–50]. However, defects in the midbrain-hindbrain region range from complete loss of the posterior mesencephalon and cerebellum in the Pax21Neumouse , to no phenotypic alteration in the Pax2-/- mutant [10, 51], possibly as a consequence of differences in genetic background . It would be of interest to study the telencephalic septum in these different mutants, to identify any possible alterations due to loss of Pax2 expression in this region.
Pax2 is expressed in the anterior hypothalamus, eminentia thalami and telencephalic septum in the developing mouse forebrain, in neuronal progenitors and early born neurons. Between E11.5 and E14.5, it is strongly expressed in the septal neuroepithelium, at a level close to the lamina terminalis and it is no longer detectable by P15. Further, the absence of functional Pax6 does not cause gross alterations of Pax2 expression in the septum. Thus Pax2 represents an ideal marker for the study of the developing septum.
Animal care was in accordance with institutional guidelines and UK Home Office regulations. The day the vaginal plug was detected was considered E0.5. Wild type mice on a CBA genetic background were used for the Pax2 expression pattern analysis. Pax6Sey/+ heterozygotes, kept on a mixed CD1-Swiss genetic background, were intercrossed to generate homozygous null embryos. These were identified by the absence of eyes, as previously described . Wild type mice from the same genetic background were collected for comparison by intercrossing wild types.
Embryos were harvested between E10.5 and E16.5 and pups between P1 and P15. Whole embryos or heads of P1 were immersion fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer overnight at 4°C. P7 and P15 pups were anesthetized with Avertin and perfused through the heart with fixative, followed by tissue dissection and overnight incubation in fresh fix. Embryonic and postnatal tissue were all processed following standard conditions , embedded in paraffin and cut in serial 10 μm sections (embryonic tissue) or 12.5 μm (postnatal brains) at a coronal or sagittal plane. At least two wild type embryonic heads or postnatal brains for each age were used, and six Pax6Sey/Seymutants with the corresponding wild types were examined with each marker.
For single immunohistochemistry experiments the dark brown signal was revealed after incubation with the ABC kit (Vector), followed by standard diaminobenzidin (DAB, Sigma) and hydrogen peroxide incubation. For the double immunohistochemistry experiments, nuclear staining was first detected using a DAB-nickel detection kit (Vector) resulting in a grey/black staining. Sections were then incubated with the second antibody and appropriate secondary and the dark brown filamentous signal was revealed after incubation with the ABC kit (Vector), followed by a DAB reaction using the DAB detection kit (Vector). For the double immunofluorescence experiments, Pax6 or Lim1/2 signal were amplified with a biotinylated anti-mouse IgG antibody and signal was revealed after incubating with streptavidin conjugated to Alexa fluor 488 dye (Invitrogen, 1:200). Monoclonal anti-β tubulin isotype III (Sigma – clone SDL.3D10, 1:400) was detected using as secondary antibody an anti-mouse IgG conjugated to Alexa fluor 488 dye (Invitrogen, 1:200). For double immunohistochemistry followed by immunofluorescence, after detection of the first antibody with DAB or DAB-Nickel immunohistochemistry as described above, sections were incubated with a second antibody which was detected by means of immunofluorescence. Polyclonal Pax2 and calbindin were detected using as secondary antibodies an anti-rabbit IgG conjugated to Alexa fluor 488 dye and an anti-rabbit IgG conjugated to Alexa fluor 568 dye, respectively (Invitrogen, 1:200). Appropriate controls were used in all cases by incubating some sections with all but the primary antibodies. No immunostaining occurred under these conditions.
A Leica microscope connected to a Leica DFC 480 digital camera was used to capture images of DAB and immunofluorescent labelled sections. Confocal images were captured with a Leica TCS NT confocal microscope.
Work in the authors' laboratory is funded by the BBSRC, Wellcome Trust and the MRC. We thank Christine Morrison and Tamsin Lannagan for excellent technical assistance, Trudi Gillespie for confocal imaging, Catherine Carr and Tian Yu for providing embryos, Dario Magnani and Petrina Georgala for postnatal brains and staff of the University of Edinburgh Biological Research Resource facility at Little France for animal care. The Lim1/2 antibody was generated by T. Jessell and S. Brenner-Morton, the nestin antibody by S. Hockfield and the Pax6 antibody by A. Kawakami. They were obtained from the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank developed under the auspices of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and maintained by the University of Iowa (Department of Biological Sciences, Iowa City, IA).
VF designed and carried out the experiments, analysed the results and wrote the manuscript. DJP and JOM participated in the analysis and writing of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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"The addition of Pixar significantly enhances Disney animation, which is a critical creative engine for driving growth across our businesses," said Disney CEO Robert Iger in a written statement.
During a conference call with analysts Tuesday, Iger said that acquisition discussions had been going on for the past several months. Jobs added that after a "lot of soul searching," he came to the conclusion that it made the most sense for Pixar to align itself with Disney permanently instead of trying to distribute films on its own or sign with another movie studio partner.
According to the terms of the deal, Disney (Research) will issue 2.3 shares for each Pixar share. Based on Tuesday's closing prices, that values Pixar at $59.78 a share, about a 4 percent premium to Pixar's current stock price. Shares of Pixar (Research) fell slightly in regular trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday but gained nearly 3 percent in after-hours trading. The stock has surged more than 10 percent so far this year on takeover speculation.
Disney's stock gained 1.8 percent in regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange and was flat after-hours.
Prior to the deal's announcement, some Wall Street observers had speculated that Disney may be paying too much for Pixar. A source tells FORTUNE that some Disney board members also thought the price was too high.
To that end, Disney chief financial officer Thomas Staggs said during the conference call that the deal would reduce Disney's earnings slightly in fiscal 2006, which ends this September, as well as fiscal 2007. He added though that Pixar should add to earnings by fiscal 2008 and that Disney was still on track to post annual double-digit percentage gains in earnings through 2008.
But one hedge fund manager said that the risk of Disney losing Pixar was too great.
"The question isn't did Disney pay too much but how expensive would it have been for Disney if Pixar fell into someone else's hands," said Barry Ritholtz, chief investment officer with Ritholtz Capital Partners, a hedge fund that focuses on media and technology stocks.
Jeffrey Logsdon, an analyst with Harris Nesbitt, agreed with that assessment. He said that Pixar's "success quotient" justified the price of the deal.
Pixar has yet to have a flop with its six animated movies. They have grossed more than $3.2 billion worldwide, according to movie tracking research firm Box Office Mojo.
Disney, however, has struggled in the computer-generated animated movie arena. Even though its most recent CG-animated film, "Chicken Little" performed better than many had expected at the box office, it was not as big a hit as any of the Pixar films.
"Robert Iger has made no secret of the fact that he wanted to get the animated business back to where it was. It's what Disney has known for but the movies they did in-house did not do as well as the ones they did with Pixar," said Michael Cuggino, a fund manager who owns about 100,000 shares of Disney in the Permanent Portfolio and Permanent Portfolio Aggressive Growth funds.
Pixar has yet to announce what movies it is working on after "Cars," however. It is believed that Pixar's next film about a rat living in a fancy Parisian restaurant, tentatively titled "Ratatouille" may be released on 2007 and that a "Toy Story 3" may be in the works as well. Jobs said during the conference call that nothing has been decided about future Pixar releases yet, but added that the company feels strongly about making sequels to some of its previous hits.
And Iger said that announced plans for Disney-produced animated films, including the release of "American Dog" in 2008 and "Rapunzel Unbraided" in 2009, are still on track.
It would have been unthinkable to imagine Disney and Pixar teaming up just a few years ago. The two companies broke off talks to extend their current distribution agreement in 2004 due to a strained relationship between Jobs and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. But since Iger succeeded Eisner last year, he has extended an olive branch to Jobs.
Disney and Apple have already announced several online programming deals during the past few months. Disney now has agreements in place to sell hit ABC prime time shows, such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost", as well as content from ABC Sports and ESPN on Apple's popular iTunes music and video store.
Cuggino said the addition of Jobs, who will also become Disney's largest individual shareholder, to Disney's board could mean that more innovative digital deals could be in the works. "Jobs is a dynamic personality who knows consumer electronics. It's an opportunity to bring some youthful energetic thinking to Disney's board."
But Logsdon said the acquisition of Pixar could help Disney increase revenue throughout all of its business lines. So even though some may be quibbling in the short-term about how much Disney had to spend, he thinks Disney made the right move.
"It's a smart strategic deal," Logsdon said. "The benefit in theme parks, consumer products and cable will probably make this deal look a lot smarter a year or two from now."
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Are you interested in learning what types of promotional marketing jobs exist? There are many different types of jobs in this field.
People who work as marketing managers are responsible for creating and implementing marketing plans for the products or services their companies offer to consumers. Their jobs include conducting and analyzing marketing research, determining promotional strategies that may include a combination of advertising and public relations campaigns, and overseeing the process of creating the company's marketing messages. Marketing managers are often involved in setting product pricing, package design, logistics issues involved in getting products to market, and more.
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Individuals who hold these types of positions in large organizations typically serve as the liaison between the company and its advertising agency, as well as providing supervision for the in-house marketing department staff members. A degree in marketing or a related field and extensive experience in the field are generally required for these types of jobs.
Merchandisers are responsible for promoting the products they represent at the point of sale. They go into stores and ensure that the product lines they work with are displayed correctly and in a visually appealing manner. The job of a merchandiser often entails bringing merchandise to the sales floor from the stockroom and arranging the products according to plan-o-gram, which is a diagram of what the finished display should look like. Some merchandisers represent a single product line, while others represent a number of different companies.
For information about the merchandising profession and career opportunities in the field, visit the National Association of Retail Merchandisers (NARMS) website.
Many companies hire product demonstrators to highlight the benefits of their products to shoppers. People who hold these types of positions work in retail stores and are typically positioned at special display tables where they share information about targeted items with customers. They don't work for the stores, but are rather employed to represent specific product lines. Food and beverage product demonstrators typically hand out taste test samples along with coupons. Others provide demonstrations of how products like vacuum cleaners and water filtration filters work, handing out product literature and special promotion information interested shoppers. Typically, individuals who perform this type of work receive hourly wages plus a commission on products sold or coupons redeemed during the hours they are working. There are both full-time and part-time job opportunities for demonstrators.
Publicists are tasked with seeking media coverage for their clients. Some publicists work in corporate settings, representing only those products or services offered by their employers. Others work for advertising or public relations agencies where they handle publicity responsibilities for a variety of clients. Performing this type of work involves writing and distributing news releases to traditional and online media outlets as well as pitching story ideas to media contacts. Building solid professional relationships with media representatives such as reporters, bloggers, producers, and others, is also an essential component of this type of promotional marketing job.
Individuals who work as sales representatives are responsible for selling the products they represent directly to customers. There are many types of sales representative employment opportunities, including both inside sales and outside sales positions. Job opportunities include jobs working in retail stores, call center telemarketing, business-to-business sales, direct-to-consumer-sales, and others. Many sales representatives market tangible products, such as clothing or automobiles, while others represent intangible services, such as insurance products or educational services. Some sales professionals work on a commission-only basis, while others are paid a salary or who have the opportunity to earn both regular wages and commissions on products sold.
If you're interested in applying for promotional marketing jobs, you'll need to create a resume that highlights any relevant training and experience that you have, making sure to emphasize aspects of your prior positions that required marketing skills and knowledge. It's also a good idea to write a cover letter that you can submit along with your resume. Be sure the letter details why you want to work in this field and that highlights the skills you have to offer to employers.
Additionally, it's in your best interest to reach out to professionals in the industry when you get serious about searching for employment in a particular field. As with many professions, networking with people already working in the field can be an excellent way to find out about job openings and get referrals that can help you secure the type of job you hope to find. Consider getting involved with the American Advertising Federation, Public Relations Society of America, or chapters of other relevant professional organizations in your area as a way of cultivating contacts with individuals working in the industry who may be able to help you accomplish your career goals.
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Winning the Qantas Young Winemaker of the Year title in 2004, aged just 26, Ben Glaetzer did not take long to make his mark on the Australian wine scene. His father Colin was winemaker at Barossa Valley Estate before the family set up Glaetzer Wines, also based in the Barossa, in 1995.
Ben is now winemaker at Glaetzer Wines, whose line-up includes the topend, award-winning Amon-Ra and Anaperenna, and is also winemaker at Heartland Wines from the Limestone Coast and Langhorne Creek (both in South Australia), and at Mitolo in McLaren Vale (just outside Adelaide).
The Heartland range may sell for considerably less than his top Barossa wines, but, says Glaetzer, the attention focused on it is just as high: 'With Heartland, we have about 1,000 acres of vineyard, and what I can do with that is taste all the flavours and come up with a wine and play with the different varieties.
In the UK at least, Australian wine appeared to come from nowhere in the early 1990s. Part of its success was a matter of timing. A poor run of vintages in France led to a shortage of stock, and despite a drop in quality, winemakers – fatally – put their prices up, assuming that thirsty wine drinkers would continue to buy. They did, but they looked elsewhere, and Australia, with its bold, fruit-filled (and keenly priced) wines, cashed in.
Thankfully, not all winemakers took up the government's offer, and what is encouraging is that Australia is now making real progress in terms of forging a strong regional identity – wine drinkers are not just asking for a glass of generic Aussie shiraz, but are learning the differences between the regions – albeit slowly.
As Glaetzer is most familiar with the Barossa and McLaren Vale, how does he compare them? 'In McLaren Vale, the flavours are more generous than the Barossa, when young. Barossa is more restrained in style, and Barossa wines tend to be more ageworthy. But I enjoy the difference between the two.
The first Glaetzers settled in the Barossa in 1888, having emigrated from Germany. The European influence is clear not just in the Barossa, but in the wines of Ben Glaetzer, too.
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When your fish is losing weight, it can be a sign of serious problem, so further diagnosis and treatment is necessary. One of the main reasons for fish weight loss are parasites, as they are taking nourishment your fish would normally be receiving.
There are generally two types of fish parasites: ectoparasites, which are found on the external surfaces of the fish (skin, fins and gills) and endoparasites are typically found on the internal organs and tissues. Parasites can include, leeches, lice and anchor worms, which can be seen with the naked eye. Other indications are swelling or redness on certain surfaces of the fish, or the fish's tendency to rub or scrape itself against other surfaces.
There are also many parasites which cannot be seen with the naked eye. These can include the many types of protozoan parasites, which are single celled organisms, and are usually free living in the fish's environment. Protozoanic parasites are also among the easiest to identify and control. Signs of your fish having this type of parasitic problem may be indicated by "itch" or "white spot disease", gills that are swollen or covered with thick mucus, or excessive mucus creation in the fish. Even bulging eyes can be an indicator of parasitic activity.
Other signs that the cause of your fish losing weight is the result of parasitic activity in your fish, can include lethargy and heavy breathing, which may be seen in a fish with parasites affecting its gills. Often a mucus or gill sample can be taken for microscopic identification of parasites.
Another cause of fish losing weight can be bacterial infection. Since it is impossible to accurately diagnose bacterial disease in fish merely by sight, it is important that other tests be performed on the fish, such as mucus sample testing.
Though it may seem obvious, weight loss in your fish may be a simple result of it not liking the type of food you are using, thus the importance of knowing your breed of fish, and ensuring it gets the proper nutrients.
Since the cause of your fish losing weight can be as simple of they type of food you are providing, or more serious as parasitic or bacterial infection, early diagnosis and treatment is important.
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For other uses, see Marcian (disambiguation).
Marcian (Latin: Flavius Marcianus Augustus; 392 – 27 January 457) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 450 to 457. Marcian's rule marked a recovery of the Eastern Empire, which the Emperor protected from external menaces and reformed economically and financially. On the other side, the isolationistic policies of Marcian left the Western Roman Empire without help against barbarian attacks, which materialized in the Italian campaigns of Attila and in the Vandal sack of Rome (455). The Eastern Orthodox Church recognizes Marcian as a saint for his role in convoking the Council of Chalcedon.
Marcian was born in 392 in Illyricum or Thracia. The son of a soldier, he spent his early life as an obscure soldier, member of a military unit located at Philippopolis. Marcian was dispatched with his unit for a war against the Sassanids (probably the Roman-Sassanid war of 421–422), but along the road East he fell ill in Lycia; at this time he might have already been tribunus and commander of his unit.
After recovering from his illness, he went to Constantinople, where he served for fifteen years as domesticus under the generals Ardaburius and Aspar. In 431/434, while fighting in Africa under Aspar, Marcian was taken prisoner by the Vandals; according to a later legend, he was brought before King Geiseric (428–477), who knew by an omen that Marcian was to be Emperor and was released on his oath never to take up arms against the Vandals.
Through the influence of these generals he became a captain of the guards, and was later raised to the rank of senator. On the death of Theodosius II (450) he was chosen as consort by the latter's sister and successor, Pulcheria, and called upon to govern a Roman Empire greatly humbled and impoverished by the ravages of the Huns.
Upon becoming Emperor, Marcian repudiated the embarrassing payments of tribute to Attila the Hun (434–453), which the latter had been accustomed to receiving from Theodosius II in order to refrain from attacks on the Eastern Empire.He cancelled the subsidies paid to Attila the Hun, stating, 'I have iron for Attila, but no gold'. Aware that he could never capture the eastern capital of Constantinople, Attila turned to the west and waged his famous campaigns in Gaul 451 and Italy (452) while leaving Marcian's dominions alone.
Marcian reformed the finances, checked extravagance, and repopulated the devastated districts. He repelled attacks upon Syria and Egypt in 452, and quelled disturbances on the Armenian frontier in 456. The other notable event of his reign is the Council of Chalcedon in 451, in which Marcian endeavored to mediate between the rival schools of theology.
Marcian generally ignored the affairs of the Western Roman Empire, leaving that tottering half of the empire to its fate. He did nothing to aid the west during Attila's campaigns, and, living up to his promise, ignored the depredations of Geiseric even when the Vandals sacked Rome in 455. It has recently been argued, however, that Marcian was more actively involved in aiding the Western Empire than historians had previously believed and that Marcian's fingerprints can be discerned in the events leading up to, and including, Attila's death.
Shortly before Attila's death in 453, conflict had begun again between him and Marcian. However, the powerful Hun king died before all-out war broke out. In a dream, Marcian claimed he saw Attila's bow broken before him, and a few days later, he got word that his great enemy was dead.
Marcian died on 27 January 457 of a disease, possibly gangrene, contracted during a long religious journey. He was buried in the church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, together with Pulcheria.
Despite his short reign and his writing off of the west Marcian is considered one of the best of the early Eastern Roman Emperors. The Eastern Orthodox Church recognizes him and his wife Pulcheria as saints, with their feast day on 17 February.
Marcia Euphemia was the only known daughter of Marcian, and she was married to Anthemius, later Western Roman Emperor. The identity of her mother is unknown.
Pulcheria was his second wife. Pulcheria had taken a religious vow of chastity. The second marriage was a mere political alliance, establishing Marcian as a member of the Theodosian dynasty by marriage. The marriage of Marcian to Pulcheria was never consummated, and consequently Euphemia never had younger half-siblings.
Marcian was played by the Hollywood star Jeff Chandler in the film Sign of the Pagan (1954).
1 2 3 Theodorus Lector, 367. Theophanes AM 5949 gives 30 April.
↑ In Classical Latin, Marcian's name would be inscribed as FLAVIVS MARCIANVS AVGVSTVS.
↑ Chronicon Paschale, s.a. 457.
1 2 3 4 5 Evagrius, II.1.
↑ Cedrenus I.63; Zonara, XIII 24.5.
↑ Procopius, Bellum Vandalicum I.4.7.
↑ Procopius, Bellum Vandalicum I.4.2; Theophanes AM 5931, 5943; Zonaras, XIII.24.12–16; Cedrenus I.604.
↑ Babcock, Michael A., The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun, Berkley Books, 2005.
↑ Sidonius Apollinaris, Carmina II 194-7, 216, 481–482.
1 2 Geoffrey S. Nathan, "Marcian (450–457 A.D.)"
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Marcian". Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 691.
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, "Marcianus 8", The Prosopography of the later Roman empire: A.D. 260–395, Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, 1987, ISBN 0-521-20159-4, p. 714-5.
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(CNN) — Already planning your trip to WorldPride 2019 in New York City? You're in luck -- so is Virgin Atlantic.
The airline has scheduled its first Pride Flight to transport British revelers from London to New York in style.
The one-off flight is as much a celebration of queer culture as it is a mode of transport. Broadway star Tituss Burgess, known for his role in Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," will oversee proceedings and the six-hour flight will be packed full of live performances and appearances from special guests.
The flight will be entirely staffed by LGBT pilots and cabin crew.
Virgin Atlantic is planning its first Pride Flight, hosted by Netflix star Tituss Burgess.
Once you're on board, it'll be a blast -- entertainment will include a DJ, Judy Garland singalong, on-board speed dating and Drag Queen Bingo.
All the celebrations will be overseen by Burgess in his inimitable style.
"At a time when we're seeing the rights of minority groups under threat, it is more important than ever we stand up and make our voices heard," says Burgess.
"The LGBT community has made enormous strides over the last 50 years, and I'm so proud to partner with Virgin Holidays and Virgin Atlantic to mark this occasion in style and celebrate the hard-won freedoms from those who came before us."
Pride celebrations across the world often take place in June, officially designated Pride Month, in commemoration of the June 1969 Stonewall uprising, often seen as a turning point in the fight for LBGT rights.
The flight will be staffed by LGBT pilots and cabin crew.
Here's what you need to know about Pride Month.
Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of this historic event and New York City is planning a joint Stonewall 50/WorldPride event. Officials reckon the celebrations will attract visitors from around the world.
"As a City founded on diversity, inclusivity and a welcoming spirit, we're extremely pleased to host World Pride 2019 -- the first time the big event will be held in the United States, while at the same time marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising," says Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC & Company -- the city's official marketing organization.
"Through our partnership with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays we're delighted to invite UK LGBTQ travelers and allies to New York City to be a part of these historic events, expected to draw more than 3 million visitors and be one of the largest LGBTQ events in history."
Other major airlines, including Delta Air Lines and United, have also had an active presence at Pride Parades. This year, a graphic T-shirt United Airlines produced for 2018 Pride, depicting airplanes flying with streaming rainbow colors, was a runaway hit.
United and Delta were also listed in Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2018 list of the "Best Places To Work" in the airline industry for LGBT employees. Also mentioned were Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
In the past, Virgin Atlantic has sponsored Pride in London and employees in uniforms have marched in Pride Parades. The airline also became the first company in India to feature a LGBT couple in its advertising earlier in 2018.
"We take our commitments to diversity and inclusion seriously, but you can rest assured we have a lot of fun along the way. This is going to be a show-stopping, ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind experience that we can't wait to bring to the skies next June," says Mark Anderson, Global LGBT Lead for Virgin Group and Executive Vice President at Virgin Atlantic.
The flight will depart from London Heathrow to NYC's Newark airport on Friday June 28, 2019 -- with a flexible return date on offer -- and you can grab an Economy Light ticket from £380 ($500). There's also the option to buy a three-night Virgin Holidays package from £699 ($920).
A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to The Attitude Magazine Foundation, working on community Pride initiatives in the UK.
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Once a famous ranching center, now a major city, Lubbock is still home to some of Texas' large ranches. For those interested in the bigger ranching past, though, the Ranching Heritage Center has numerous ranching structures to explore, including a log cabin, horse barn and ranch house. Lubbock is also a lively college town, home to Texas Tech University, the largest university in West Texas.
Tucumari sits along the I-40 corridor and old US Route 66 and is better known for its billboards that span for hundreds of miles either side of town, luring tired travelers with promises of numerous and comfortable accommodations, than it is for its recreational opportunity. However, visitors who spend more than just a traveling night in the Tucumari area will find the area is ripe with good fishing and wildlife viewing venues.
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Disclaimer: This threads purpose is not to suggest Gameplay Mechanics/Potential rewards. This is to stoke excitement in peoples minds over the "Story" of what a 4th World Event could be, please feel free to contribute ideas to the latter but try and keep the former to the Developers.
Also I ramble on and on, so feel free to skip to the TL;DR.
So, as I'm sure a good portion of you are aware with the Stalker update alongside it was released a very, very, fascinating Lorebook by the ever popular author we know as Grondaban, who is NOT Skaldrun by the way.
I won't spoil all its details in its entirely, but it reveals "Ocularis" the very homeworld of the Stalkers, but it is much more than a planet, it's a living being, the first stalker you might say, and a part of its history dates back to Zamoraks time in Pandemonium/Infernus during the uprising against Hostilius.
But after witnessing that great battle, that display of chaos, that grand performance of Zamoraks anger and fury at work, Ocularis left quietly from the skies of Infernus/Pandemonium and went off in search of more insight, more opportunities to learn from observation..
But that was several hundred years ago, surely by now, he must be close?
So, why not have his next stop be Gielinor?
World events past have been a mixed bag that much we can all agree on, but I'm excited for more, to have this moon sized event that sees us all regardless of if you've chosen the right God to worship or not can band together and perhaps if need be put an end to this supposed new threat that on the surface only wishes to observe us..
TL;DR The Stalkers update released a Lorebook detailed Ocularis as a living Moon/Planet/Being that observes worlds, I suggest this be the front runner for the hypothetical 4th world event as I believe having it be a neutral opponent would be best for the narrative.
Could be interesting if Jagex were able to devote the resources to do it justice. It occurred to me only just now that the arrival of a second moon should have potentially devastating effects on the planet (never mind the fact the moon is actually alive and probably malicious in this case). Didn't the lore book mention that he warps the gravity of the worlds he observes?
Sadly I don't expect tidal waves to drown out coastal settlements or anything. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you[...]For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Obviously, I want 5th Age stuff all caught up, first, but once that is done, we can finally get into the cool stuff.
I wanted an Armadyl vs. Saradomin fight for a while, but given the events in SE, it is clear that that is not going to happen.
I would be interested to read more Lethal if you could tell some more details for you idea.
My initial idea is essentially having Ocularis observe our world at first, as a sort of "Pre event-event" sending down Seekers of all varieties to act as its eyes to wander around Gielinor harmlessly enough, it would grab the NPCs attention and it would certainly grab even the most oblivious players attention to see giant wandering eyeballs floating around out of place.
It would be cause for concern, but you can't defend against something just wanting to seemingly observe, so nothing will be kicking off thus far.
Special dialogue for those with the Sneakerpeeper and Baby Soulgazer pets too I'd imagine.
After that Ocularis would establish several fleshy links with our planet, embedding them in the world in order to send down his troops to begin his "Assault" whilst being inspired heavily by Zamorak during the Avernic rebellion, he has formed his own mantra of survival of the fittest and wishes to see this world benefit from its teachings, but this is a moon trying to hand down a philosophy to mortal beings, His true purpose is naturally going to be lost in translation and the Seekers are going to be seen as doing nothing but turning violent on the Landscape and populace.
My thought process here is that these "Linked Areas" will be under siege by the Seekers, positioning themselves to help strengthen and maintain the links that have been made, It's our duty to fend off these Seekers and to plan a full frontal assault on the Links whilst we've temporarily regained control of key areas.
Our Win/Lose condition will be determined by a HP meter that can be damaged by attacking the links, knock it to 0% more times than not in the given event period is how we'll claim victory and send him off back to the stars, but I'd like a "Healing" mechanic built in as not to make it so pathetically easy like Tuska.
Obviously this is a very rough first idea, edits will be made here and there. As always, contributions are appreciated.
As for your stalker concept idea... Meh.
I agree Armadyl Vs Saradomin would be fantastic, but that would be other players dictating my story for me, and I don't want that ever, ever, again.
Godless VS Qoa sounds better, I can't wait to see how they'll fail.
In all honesty, I'm not looking forward to another world event given how the others have turned out.
Our main complaint in WE1 was its lack of impact on the world.
WE2 saw the cutting down of a god we barely got to know. Too much impact.
WE3 introduced a god from Guthix's past, a god that should have stayed there. Where does one begin between the headspinningly poor gameplay mechanics, rigged outcome, lore fails, etc?
I left RuneScape because we were promised a grand 6th age conflict but nothing has come of it.
I like the idea. Unfortunately, the execution has never been satisfying.
Not currently playing, so I haven't engaged with this lore, but I'm curious - have they linked this 'Ocularis' with Seeker Synapse in the Wushankos? Perhaps Ocularis has been here before. That gives me a funny idea - aren't Faruq's wares supposed to come from the east? Maybe the Orb of Oculus is actually some eldritch artefact of another world!
Anyways, I'd love to see another event, but I'm not so sure about having everyone on the same side. Jagex has no way of realistically balancing it before the event's begun and they've seen how players engage, and any overadjustment will just end up making the results feel cheap and moot. I actually thought the way WE2 did it was particularly clever, putting players in a 'support' role to NPCs who were the primary 'point collectors' for the event - though that was somewhat undercut by the poorly-implemented morale system and, uh, pitting the 2nd most popular faction against the one in dead last.
I'd actually like to see something slightly more grounded (which is a trite desire for a fantasy game like RS, but w/e). Fremennik were stirred up into the RC crusades just cos wizards on the other side of the continent were producing runes that they thought were the sole purview of gods. Now we're literally draining the remains of Guthix and using it to make pogosticks, and we're supposed to believe they're cool with it?
The dumb idea I've had - Divination crusades. Spurred by some unseen firebrand, Fremennik are attempting to destroy div rifts across the world. Each god faction splits into two camps - the pragmatists, who've already seen divine energy's vast destructive potential, and believe in restricting rift access to scholars and trusted individuals, reaching some negotiation with the crusaders; and militants, who believe in brinksmanship, that open access to the rifts ensures the factions remains wary of each other's power while pursuing progress, and the crusaders must be thoroughly repelled.
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Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. Although it had features of a charter colony the territory's treaties and charter gave it protectorate status. From 1924 it was administered by the United Kingdom government as an official British protectorate. Northern Rhodesia became independent in 1964 as Zambia .
The geographical, as opposed to political, term "Rhodesia" referred to a region generally comprising the areas that are today Zambia and Zimbabwe . From 1964 it only referred to the former Southern Rhodesia .
The name "Rhodesia" was derived from Cecil John Rhodes , the British empire-builder who was a guiding figure in British expansion north of the Limpopo River into south-central Africa. Rhodes pushed British influence into the region by obtaining mineral rights from local chiefs under questionable circumstances. After making a vast fortune in mining in South Africa, it was his ambition to extend the British Empire north, all the way to Cairo if possible. He sent European settlers into the territory that became Southern Rhodesia , and encouraged and financed British expeditions to bring areas north of the Zambezi into the British sphere of influence.
Rhodes suffered one of his few setbacks when, hearing of Belgian King Leopold II's designs on Katanga , he hastily sent the big game hunter Alfred Sharpe to obtain a treaty from its ruler, Msiri, producing the anomaly of the Congo Pedicle .
British missionaries had already established themselves in Nyasaland, and the British government's Colonial Office sent Harry Johnston to administer that territory as the British Central Africa Protectorate. Rhodes sent emissaries Joseph Thomson, Frank Elliott Lochner and Alfred Sharpe (again) to make treaties with chiefs in the area west of Nyasaland. After King Lewanika of the Barotse signed a treaty in 1890, the next year the British government placed Barotseland and land up to Nyasaland in the east and to Katanga and Lake Tanganyika in the north under the Charter of Rhodes' British South Africa Company (BSAC), administrated as two different units, North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. The Colonial Office acted as a distant supervisor, with Harry Johnston in Nyasaland as their local representative. Rhodes financed much of the British presence in Nyasaland and worked closely with Johnston and his successors (Alfred Sharpe became one) so he could use them as emissaries and their Nyasaland troops as enforcers, particularly in North-Eastern Rhodesia. This territory and North-Western Rhodesia were considered by Rhodes and his colonisers to be a "tropical dependency" rather than a northward extension of white-settler-controlled southern Africa. In 1911 the BSAC merged the two territories as 'Northern Rhodesia'.
The BSAC had extended the Rhodesian Railways from Bulawayo through Livingstone to the Belgian Congo between 1904 and 1909 to serve the mine at Broken Hill and in Katanga. However, at that time the Company was not fully aware of the mineral riches of the Copperbelt and considered the principal economic benefit of Northern Rhodesia to be as a reservoir for migrant labour which could be called upon for Southern Rhodesia. In addition there was some cattle farming in Barotseland. Therefore Northern Rhodesia attracted little white settlement, in contrast to its southern neighbour.
British common law became the basis of the administration of Southern and Northern Rhodesia, unlike Roman Dutch law which applied in South Africa. In 1916, the British South Africa Company attempted to unify the administration of the two Rhodesian territories, but this foundered because of opposition from the Southern Rhodesian colonialists who were concerned about taking responsibility for a large undeveloped area and also about the Northern Rhodesian practice of employing Africans in administrative posts in lack of European settlers. The prospect of a split in opinion between the Company and the settlers led to the establishment of an Advisory Council through which settler opinion could be communicated.
Following a judgement by the Privy Council that the land in Southern Rhodesia belonged to the British Crown, opinion among settlers in Southern Rhodesia turned to favour responsible government and in 1923 this request was granted. This left Northern Rhodesia in a difficult position since the British South Africa Company had believed it owned the land in both territories and some settlers suggested that the ownership in Northern Rhodesia be similarly referred. However, the British South Africa Company insisted that its claims were unchallengeable and persuaded the United Kingdom government to enter into direct negotiations over the future administration of Northern Rhodesia.
As a result, a settlement was achieved by which Northern Rhodesia became a protectorate under the British government, with its administrative machinery taken over by the Colonial Office, while the British South Africa Company retained extensive areas of freehold property and the protectorate's mineral rights. It was also agreed that half of the proceeds of land sales in the former North-Western Rhodesia would go to the Company. On 1 April, 1924, Herbert Stanley was appointed as Governor and Northern Rhodesia became an official Protectorate of the United Kingdom, with capital in Livingstone . The capital was moved to Lusaka in 1935.
At the same time, a Legislative Council was established, of which five members were elected by the small European minority consisting of only 4,000 people, but none by the African population.
The most important factor in the colony's economy was copper. The discovery of copper is owed partly to a famous American scout working for Rhodes, Frederick Russell Burnham. Along the Kafue River in Northern Rodesia, Burnham saw many similarities to copper deposits he had worked in the United States, and he encountered natives wearing copper bracelets. In 1895, financed by British businessmen, Burnham oversaw a massive exploration project that found rich deposits of copper. Later, the BSAC built a railroad to transport the copper through Mozambique .
But prior to 1924, the British South Africa Company had not sought to fully exploit Northern Rhodesia's mineral resources. With the Company giving up administration, it changed its mining policy. Whereas Southern Rhodesia had seen a flood of fortune-seeking prospectors seeking to set up independent mines, Northern Rhodesia was largely untouched, and this allowed the Company to agree large scale deals with major commercial mining companies.
One company, Rhodesia Concessions Ltd., was formed by Sir Edmund Davis and Alfred Chester Beatty. Beatty was largely responsible for discovering the copper resources located towards the northern border with the Belgian Congo. Copper was becoming much more valuable as more copper was needed for electrical components and the motor industry. It only became apparent in 1925 how extensive the copper deposits were; unlike the copper located in the Congo, it was not difficult to extract profitably and investors were keen to provide the capital to set up copper mines. Two partly interconnected companies came to control what was becoming known as the Copperbelt : the Rhodesian Anglo American Corporation, closely linked to the Witwatersrand gold industry and financed from Britain and South Africa, and the Roan Selection Trust, financed from the United States of America . A construction boom began.
The production of copper at the time was in the hands of an American cartel which sought to restrict supply in order to increase prices. While at first this encouraged investment, consumers sought alternative and cheaper materials and with the economic downturn, the price of copper crashed in 1931. An international agreement restricted output. This caused a catastrophe in Northern Rhodesia where many employees were sacked, and put an end to hopes which many Europeans had held of turning Northern Rhodesia into another white dominion like Southern Rhodesia. Many settlers took this opportunity to move back to Southern Rhodesia, while Africans returned to their farms.
Despite the economic crash large firms were still able to maintain a profit. The fact that unemployed workers had left meant there were no increases in taxation, and labour costs remained low. At a 1932 conference of copper producers in New York the Rhodesian companies objected to further market intervention, and when no agreement could be made, the previous restrictions on competition lapsed. This placed the Northern Rhodesians in a very powerful position.
Meanwhile the British South Africa Company sold its remaining Southern Rhodesian holdings to the Southern Rhodesian government in 1933 giving it the capital to invest in developing other mines. It negotiated an agreement between Rhodesian Railways and the copper mine companies for exclusive use, and used resources freed up to buy a major stake in the Anglo American Corporation. By the end of the 1930s, Northern Rhodesian copper mining was booming.
In contrast to Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia followed a policy of 'Indirect Rule' of African areas, where the administration attempted to build up self-governing institutions within the African community and to leave them to their own devices. In 1930, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Lord Passfield issued a memorandum which said that the interests of natives should be paramount in Northern Rhodesia and should, if they came into conflict, take precedence over those of the settlers. This aroused considerable opposition to the United Kingdom government among the settlers.
Africans working in the copper mines were outraged when, in 1935, the rates of the poll tax charged in the Copperbelt were increased retrospectively because of a large number of defaulters. Although the Provincial Commissioners had been told about the change on January 11, it was not until May 20 that the Native Tax Amendment Ordinance was signed, with rates implemented as of the previous January 1. This decision provoked an all-out Copperbelt strike which broke out from May 22 to May 25 in three of the four mines in the area, namely Mufulira , Nkana and Roan Antelope. Troops had to be sent to Nkana to restore order. When, on May 29, police in Luanshya attempted to disperse a group of Africans, violence erupted and six Africans were shot dead. The loss of life shocked both sides and the strike was suspended while a Commission of Inquiry was set up. It found that the way the increases were announced was the key factor, and if they had been introduced calmly, they would have been accepted.
One effect of the strike was the establishment of tribal elders' advisory councils for Africans across the Copperbelt, following a system introduced at the Roan Antelope mine. These councils acted as minor courts, referring other matters to the mine compound manager or district organiser. Native courts operated outside the urban areas and eventually these were introduced to the towns. Mufulira was the first, in 1938, and by the end of 1940 they existed in Kitwe , Luanshya , Ndola and Chingola on the Copperbelt, Lusaka and Broken Hill in the centre of the country, and Livingstone on the border with Southern Rhodesia. Simultaneously, African Urban Advisory Councils were established in the main Copperbelt towns. Relations between Africans and Europeans were often strained.
Shortly after the Copperbelt strike there was an election to the Legislative Council, in which all candidates supported investigating amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia. After a conference at Victoria Falls between the elected members and representatives of the Southern Rhodesian political parties in January 1936 resolved in favour of amalgamation "under a constitution conferring the right of complete self-government". The government of the United Kingdom, after initial refusal, organised a Royal Commission on the issue under Viscount Bledisloe.
The Royal Commission reported in March 1939, and though it accepted amalgamation in principle, it rejected it for immediate implementation. The Northern Rhodesian white population regarded the report as a severe disappointment, but before they had the opportunity to make a serious response, the outbreak of World War II fundamentally changed the economic and political situation. Northern Rhodesian copper became a vital resource in winning the war.
During World War II, Northern Rhodesian military units participated on the side of the United Kingdom. Specifically, Northern Rhodesian forces were involved in the East African Campaign.
When the European copper miners realised their importance, they went on a wildcat strike demanding that basic pay be raised by 2s. per shift with a war bonus. Realising that they might be sacked and replaced with African workers who were paid less, they also demanded a closed shop. The strikers' demands were largely conceded with an agreement to consult the miners' union on any "dilution of labour", and to revert to pre-war conditions after the war.
The African miners got to hear of the settlement unofficially and rumours that wage increases of £4 per day circulated; despite increasing African bonus payments, the Africans in Nkana mine went on strike. When many turned up to collect their pay for work before going on strike, the diehard strikers assumed they were reporting for work and a confrontation began which quickly escalated into a riot in which troops opened fire. Thirteen were killed. Another Commission of Inquiry found that conditions at Nkana and Mufulira had little changed from 1935, although at Nchanga and Roan Antelope no strike had happened.
There was an election in 1941. Roy Welensky, a railway trade union leader who had been elected in 1938, set up the Northern Rhodesian Labour Party as a party favouring amalgamation. All its five candidates were elected. This development was spotted in London where Labour Party MPs were concerned that the demand, if granted, would diminish the position of the Africans of Northern Rhodesia.
Later in the war, the British government's Ministry of Supply entered into agreements with the Northern Rhodesian and Canadian copper mines to supply all the copper needed by the armed forces for set prices. This removed free competition and therefore kept prices down; as British companies, the main copper producers were also subject to the Excess Profits Tax. However they did have a guaranteed market, and in 1943 the Ministry of Supply paid half of the cost of an expansion programme planned for the Nchanga mine.
The end of the war gave the opportunity for increased participation by Africans in the affairs of the colony. In 1946, the Federation of African Welfare Societies was formed. Welfare societies had been set up by educated Africans in towns in the 1930s who discussed local affairs in English. In 1948 the Federation changed its name to the Northern Rhodesia Congress and Godwin Lewanika, a Barotseland native from an aristocratic background, became its leader.
The war years had seen the establishment of African Regional Councils formed from delegates of the African Urban Advisory Councils, and the regional councils together met as the African Representative Council. From 1948, the African Representative Council was allowed to elect two Africans to the Legislative Council which governed the colony. The next year, African mineworkers formed a trade union.
The Congress under Godwin Lewanika became a political force and developed a radical policy. In 1952 Lewanika was succeeded by Harry Nkumbula, a schoolteacher from Kitwe who was such a radical figure that many Chiefs withdrew their support from the Congress. These developments among the Africans caused concern among the 50,000 white Northern Rhodesians who feared being deposed. The white Northern Rhodesians also felt that the Africans, who were led by clerks and schoolteachers, lacked any skills in the complex business of governing.
However, the Africans did have some interests in common with the Europeans, including on the issue of trade union organisation. Roy Welensky also led a move in the Legislative Council to restrict the British South Africa Company's mineral rights which garnered African support; the Company agreed in 1949 to assign 20% of its revenues to the Government, and to transfer all its remaining rights in 1986.
As part of their attempts to hold off African control, the idea of federation with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland was again suggested. The United Kingdom government, although now run by the Labour Party, was becoming favourable as a way of more logically running the remaining British Empire and of relieving the burden of running loss-making colonies like Nyasaland.
Accordingly in 1949 a conference was held at Victoria Falls which produced a workable federal scheme. After revisions and a further draft by civil servants in 1951, agreement was eventually reached and following a successful referendum in Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia joined the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland when it was created.
When the Federation dissolved at the end of 1963, Northern Rhodesia reverted to its former status until achieving independence as the nation of Zambia on October 24, 1964.
Under British South Africa Company rule, there was no obligation for the company to set up any form of body to consult with residents. However when a serious split in opinion between the settlers and the Company opened in 1918, the Company set up an Advisory Council through which settler opinion could be represented to it. This council had no legislative or executive powers. It had five nominated members: four represented North-Western Rhodesia and one represented North-Eastern Rhodesia. The members represented the resident Europeans in their constituencies.
When Northern Rhodesia became a Protectorate under the British Empire on April 1, 1924, a Legislative Council was established on which the Governor of Northern Rhodesia sat ex officio as Presiding Officer. The initial council consisted entirely of nominated members, as no procedure existed at the time for holding elections. However, the members were divided between the "official member" who held executive posts in the administration of the Protectorate, and the "unofficial members" who held no posts.
In 1926 a system of election was worked out and the first election was held for five elected unofficial members, who took their seats together with nine nominated official members. An elector in Northern Rhodesia had to be a United Kingdom citizen, a requirement which practically ruled out Africans who were British Protected Persons. In addition, would-be electors were required to fill out an application form in English, and to have an annual income of at least £200 or occupy immovable property worth £250 (tribal or community occupation of such property was specifically excluded).
In 1929 the number of unofficial members was increased to seven. 1938 saw the first acknowledgement of the need to represent the opinions of Africans, as a space for one nominated unofficial member was made. This member replaced one of the nominated officials, so that the official and unofficial members each numbered eight. In 1941 one additional member was added to both the nominated officials and the elected unofficials, for a total of ten unofficials (nine elected) and nine nominated officials.
In 1945 there was an increase in the number of unofficial members representing Africans from one to three, and an additional two nominated unofficials were introduced for a total of five. 1948 saw the replacement of the Governor by a Speaker, who also sat ex officio, and the introduction of two members nominated on the advice of the African Representative Council.
An Order-in-Council coming into effect on December 31, 1953 provided for a new Legislative Council to consist of a Speaker ex officio, eight nominated officials, twelve elected unofficials, four African unofficial members nominated by the Governor on the advice the African Representative Council, and two nominated unofficial members representing the interests of Africans. The nominated officials were identified as the Chief Secretary, Attorney General, Financial Secretary, and Secretary for Native Affairs, and four others.
1959 saw a vast increase in the elected proportion. The Legislative Council then consisted of the Speaker and 30 members. All but eight of these members were to be elected: the eight nominated were the same four named posts as before, two others, and two nominated unofficial members (who were not specifically responsible for African interests). These two members were retained in order to provide that there were some members who could be called upon for Ministerial duties if there were too few elected members willing to do so.
In 1889 the British South African Company was given the power to establish a police force and administer justice within Northern Rhodesia. In the case of African natives appearing before courts, the Company was instructed to have regard to the customs and laws of their tribe or nation. An Order in Council of 1900 created the High Court of North-Eastern Rhodesia which took control of civil and criminal justice; it was not until 1906 that North-Western Rhodesia received the same. In 1911 the two were amalgamated into the High Court of Northern Rhodesia.
With Protectorate status in 1924, the High Court of Northern Rhodesia was made subordinate to and in conformity with the laws of England and Wales. All United Kingdom statutes in force on August 17, 1911 were given application to Northern Rhodesia, together with those of later years if specifically applied to the Protectorate. Where Africans were parties before courts, Native law and customs were applied, except if they were "repugnant to natural justice or morality", or inconsistent with any other law in force.
The British government issued postage stamps for Northern Rhodesia beginning on April 1, 1925, using a design featuring a giraffe and elephant, the usual profile of King George V, and inscribed "NORTHERN RHODESIA." The same design was used in 1938 but with a profile of George VI, and again in 1953 when Elizabeth II became Queen.
Northern Rhodesia resumed issuing its own stamps on December 1, 1963, with a definitive series all featuring the same design, the colony's coat of arms and a three-quarter portrait of the Queen. These were superseded by issues by Zambia in the following year.
Nearly all of the stamps of Northern Rhodesia are inexpensively available, with the exception of the 7s6d and 20s of 1925, which are now worth about US$100.
Zambia became the first country ever to change its name and flag between the opening and closing ceremonies of an Olympic Games. The country entered the 1964 Summer Olympics as Northern Rhodesia, and left in the closing ceremony as Zambia on the 24th October, the day independence was formally declared.
The Great North Road: Northern Rhodesians Worldwide.
Northern Rhodesia and Zambia: Photographs and Information from the Fifties and Sixties.
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Which 3 extracurricular activities at Doss High School are most popular? Which extracurriculars would you recommend?
The three extracurricular activities that are the most popular are Basketball, Volley ball, and Football. The extracurriculars I would recommend would be those , because I feel since they are the most popular that's where more of the friendships would build.
Doss High School: Would you recommend attending Doss High School if you had the choice? Why or why not?
Doss High School: What is a typical Doss High School student like? Describe the type of person who should attend Doss High School.
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Mingle some math into everyday teaching! Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Math has hundreds of ideas that will fit into a hectic schedule and enliven first-grade students' exploration of mathematics. The book is organized by math skills which makes it easy to find a topic when it's needed. Open-ended lessons allow adaptation of activities to meet students' needs. The lessons are perfect for substitutes rainy-day activities homework and in-class assignments. The book includes tips for managing a classroom getting organized getting to know students and implementing behavior management. This 80-page book also includes reproducibles and aligns with Common Core State Standards as well as state and national standards.
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The purpose of this research was to create understanding about Freire's critical pedagogy with its compelling emphasis on student-centered learning and social justice. The researcher maintained that Freire's work either has been distorted or has the potential to be distorted because of limited philosophical inquiry. To address this concern, then. This study explores two key elements of Freire's work. First, it identifies various philosophical assumptions shaping Freire's critical pedagogy. Second, it examines how Freire synthesized these philosophical ideas. Ultimately, the researcher discusses how these ideas might find application in adult education.An historical and philosophical approach was used in this study. The philosophies of Aristotle, Karl Marx, and Jean-Paul Sartre are important historical and philosophical components in Freire's narratives. In the Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle argued that the characteristics distinguishing humans from all other entities or their "excellence", is their ability to reason. Freire adopted and expanded this idea by arguing that denying humans the opportunity to reason is a prima facie violation of their basic humanity. The dialectical social conflict that Freire identifies between the oppressors and the oppressed is directly indebted to Marx's theory of dialectical materialism. Lastly. Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism is a philosophy concerned with `being' and 'existence' which are recurring concepts in Freire's philosophical synthesis. Furthermore, this work is informed by my personal experiences in Latin America.The research concludes that Freire was particularly concerned about ideological influences on human consciousness and actions. Freire continually addressed ideological influence through a Marxist analysis. He recognized that humans are shaped by social ideas. Freire's observations provide many opportunities for progressive educators to critique their adult education curriculum and practice. The researcher concluded that; 1) Educators should be aware that Freire is not a method. In other words, educators should create their own methods; 2) Critical reflection on practice has the potential to influence one's ontology; 3) Dialogue is a central element to critical reflection on practice; 4) Teaching and learning are enhanced by contextualization and politicizing of experiences and; 5) Problem-posing education engages students through dialogue and experiential learning.
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#2 Druids - The two main archetypes of Druid are control Druid and midrange Druid. Control Druids are made to win on resource advantage. Ragnaros and Ysera are designed to win you games based on resource advantage and these druids are also equipped with tools to deal with almost any threat. Midrange Druid is based on being able to switch from control to aggro based on the matchup.
#3 Rogues - The standard board control style of Rogue deck(often called Kithros Rogue) is still strong and can compete with Warlock decks for board control due to the cheap, convenient removal of Backstab, SI: 7 Agent, Hero Power, Deadly Poison, and Eviscerate.
#4 Mages - Aggro Mage decks are by far the more common type of Mage that you find at the top of the ladder. Now that Cone of Cold and Blizzard have been nerfed, Aggro Mages have begun eschewing them altogether in favor of creatures to try to take board control. The one innovation we've seen these days in Aggro Mage decks is the addition of Ice Block.
#5 Warriors - Since the Mage-nerf patch, Warriors have consistently been on the rise, with one Warrior in particular, Razor, peaking on NA at the #1 ranking. Many attribute Warrior's recent success to their OTK abilities with various combos, that is those involving Warsong Commander/Charge and Molten Giant/Youthful Brewmaster/Alexstraza/Gorehowl/Bloodsail Raider/Raging Worgen/Faceless Manipulator.
#6 Paladins - Paladin's main weaknesses are the first few turns. It has multiple viable decks but most of those decks have similar matchups overall and while it has a lot of very powerful pieces, it still has to rely on neutral minions to fill in the gaps. Paladin's strength really shines once it gets to the 4-drop spot, but a very aggro heavy environment makes it much more difficult for Paladin to make it to turn 4 without being significantly behind.
#7 Shamans - Shaman is in a very awkward place, as the jack of all trades but master of none. Shaman problems can be summed up into three categories : Lack of flexibility and an all-around deck, The Rise of the Black Knight and A Lack of Healing.
#8 Priests - Priests have been nerfed pretty badly and every other deck outscales them, they have a lot of weaknesses : Weak and unreliable control options so forced to play minion heavy decks. You have really bad matchups vs control and will almost always lose to Control Paladin, Control Warlock, and OTK Warrior. Second worst, maybe worst class legendary in the game, which is such a trap card End game requires a lot of legendaries (similar to most Druids) to be successful which makes it prohibitive for beating the gauntlet (ranks 5-1) for legendary-less Very limited build paths for high level play, you can build most of the classes a couple of different ways but there are very limited options for making a strong Priest build, thus making it predictable.
Building a deck - To build a deck you need to go in "My Collection" and click "New Deck" on the right.
It takes you to a menu where you pick the class you want your deck to be for.
After doing so, you want to pick the best cards that you think that will go well in a deck, or use the helper, by just pressing "Suggest a Card" which will bring up a menu similar to the one in Arena, making you draft the right cards for you. You want your deck to have a pretty balanced mana pool, not spamming a ton of early game creatures or just end game cards that cost 6+ mana.
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Why do small errors make it impossible to predict the weather system with a high degree of accuracy?
Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts are speculative, and beyond six or seven they are worthless.
The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather -- and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards -- any prediction deteriorates rapidly. Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away. At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average. By 12.01, those fluctuations will already have created small errors one foot away. Soon the errors will have multiplied to the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe.
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Many students ask why we cannot divide by zero. Some students do not ask at all and just accept it as a fact. How many of you have actually thought about why we cannot divide by zero? Hopefully, I can shed some light on the topic of division by zero.
What is zero? Is it a number? What does it represent? Zero is an even, natural number, as well as a digit. The number zero is the smallest non-negative number. It represents the empty set (nothing). For example, if you do not have any money, you have zero dollars. As a digit, zero is a place holder in numbers where there is a gap in a place value. For example, the number one hundred two is written 102. The zero is filling the space of the tens place which does not have a value. For all intents and purposes, zero represents emptiness, nothingness, lack of value, etc.
Let’s take a brief look at division. Division is the act of dividing a number by some other number (4 ÷ 2). Put another way, division is the act of distributing a number of items evenly among other things or people (4 apples distributed evenly between 2 people). In both cases, you have something to distribute and something/someone to distribute between or among.
What happens when you divide by zero? Suppose I have $25.00 to give to students in even amounts. If there are five students, then each student will receive $5.00. If there are ten students, then each student will receive $2.50. What will happen if there are no students to divide the money between? The problem does not exist because I can not divide the money evenly since there is no one to divide the money between. Therefore, the whole idea of dividing $25.00 between zero students does not exist.
L et’s look at division by zero in terms of fractions. Fractions represent parts of a whole. For example, 2/8 (two-eighths) represent 2 parts of a whole cut into eight parts. If I have a whole pizza cut into eight slices and eat two slices, how many slices did I eat? How many parts of the whole pizza did I eat? I ate 2/8 (two-eighths) or two parts of the eight slices of pizza. Now take the fraction 2/0. That would represent 2 parts of zero parts. Is this possible? Can I take two parts from something that does not exist? No. Therefore, the fraction 2/0 does not exist.
The nonexistence of division by zero can be explained in various scenarios. However, the result will be the same. The idea, concept or representation of any number or value divided by zero simply does not exist. Of course there are formal proofs about division by zero, but I’ll leave that for the classroom.
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Or, alternatively, how much sat fat does everyone here eat per day?
I have never counted grams in any of my food lifetimes.
I don't think there's an "optimal" amount, since intake of SFA isn't essential. You need to eat omega 3 and omega 6 (of the right forms!) but you don't need to eat saturated fat at all. Articles like this one might give the impression otherwise (saturated fat is indeed used in all manner of biological functions), but you'll always have pretty sizeable quantities of saturated fat stored on your body and so will rarely if ever experience any substantial 'saturated fat deficiency' if you don't consume any. Indeed, you might take it as a sign of how crucial saturated fat is, that if you eat a diet of exclusively sweet potato and lean meat, you'll instantly turn almost all of the sweet potato into saturated fat. Any claim that you can have a deficiency of non-essential fats or carbohydrate, is almost by definition overblown.
In any case, the way to work out quantities is simply to work out how much you need of the essential components of your diet and then just fill up the rest of your required calories with fat. For me that's a bit over 100g (400 calories) of protein and up to 40g (160 calories) of carbohydrate, meaning that I get the rest of my calories from fat (approx 2000 extra calories). That's 15% protein, 6% carbohydrate, 78% fat personally.
The fat component is almost exclusively butter (minus whatever animal fat is consumed with my protein) with some coconut meat sometimes thrown into the mix. The butter is roughly 51 SFA:21 MUFA: 3 PUFA, the animal fat roughly balanced SFA:MUFA, the coconut is of course almost exclusively saturated, so that drags the numbers higher towards SFA, though like the butter it's partly MCT so I consider its SFA a bit of an unknown quantity. PUFA typically makes up around 10g/3-4% of my total calories and is pretty balanced. 2-3g of daily omega 6 comes from the ~100g butter, another 2g from whatever meat I'm eating (e.g. 500g beef mince) but mostly from eggs' 4.2g per 6 eggs (2-3 a day), with salmon making up the rest.
If I were to make my fat ratios out of thin air, without attendance to the practicalities of achieving it with food (i.e. what I think is ideal), I'd go for a higher MUFA:SFA ratio, assuming that I want my body fat to be more like that of a healthy grassfed animal than a coconut or a pint of cream. But I'm hoping that the magic properties of the MCT/SCT in the coconut/butter offset whatever minimal downsides there might be to eating more SFA than is normal. There's no evidence that I'm aware of that these figures are substantially important: just fill up your calories with SFA/MUFA fat while minimising and balancing PUFA.
I don't know. I don't count grams anymore.
On regular days, saturated fat is probably about 30-50% of my fat intake.
On coconut days, it is 40-60% of my fat intake.
Anybody see a (health) problem with eating about 500ml of organic, grass fed cows whipped cream/day as long as the carbs are kept low (PaNu style ;))?
Proper sourcing is more important than fat type, IMO. Health fats come from healthy animals.
My daily caloric intake comes from about 50% fat. THe fat I eat is mainly animal fat, cream, buttter, coconut oil, coconut milk and cheese. Animal fat by far tops the list. It would probably be a big pain to calculate exact numbers though as most fats sources contain a combo of various types of fat in various proportions.
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Why the US can’t get enough of Italian wine.
Food and wine have always been important for Italian Americans, and today many star US chefs are of Italian descent. This love for Italian food has helped drive the popularity of Italian wine.
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"The boycott worked - Intel withdrew advertisement from gaming website"
The months-long consumer revolt of gamers against gaming media and game journalists has hit the advertisment income of game websites. Intel, a giant in the IT business, decided to pull their ads from the middle of the war of words from the largest gaming industry professionals website Gamasutra.
Intel is one of the largest computer component producers in the world, and one of their largest constituencies are enthusiasts who buy their products for powerful PC gaming needs. The decision came due to a nearly three-month long dispute, where gaming enthusiasts and gamers have begun a consumer revolt against certain game journalism websites due to their alleged breaches and lack of journalistic and professional ethics.
The campaign began when information surfaced of an alleged relationship between an independent game developer and a game journalist who had reported on the developer's work. Many readers found the non-disclosure of this affair as unethical behavior.
Instead of discussing the matter with readers, many gaming media broadly attacked their audience, accusing them of misogyny and announcing the "death" of the traditional 'gamer' identity.
As an objection to this, gamers took to Twitterunder the hashtag 'GamerGate' to criticize games media for their behavior.
The gaming media and journalists targeted for their breach in ethics and behavior deny any and all issues, and still keep calling the GamerGate campaign a misogynistic rousing, meant to silence the voices of women and other minorities in gaming by attacking the media that cover issues regarding them openly.
As a result, the supporters of GamerGate created the hashtag "NotYourShield" to give women and ethnic minorities in gaming an outlet to criticize the gaming media.
In addition to arguing on Twitter, the supporters of GamerGate have taken to e-mail and inform the biggest advertisers and sponsors of the accused gaming sites of their unethical behavior and attacks on gamers. Intel is the biggest advertiser who has reacted to the customer complaints.
Intel has not taken a stand in the issue itself, but have issued an apology to those offended by their decision to remove ads. In the statement, Intel assures that they are for gender equality. However, the company has kept their decision and does not advertise on Gamasutra.
Article on #GamerGate by large Finnish daily paper Iltalehti website Original Finnish article - http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2014100718725937_du.shtml Translation: "The boycott worked - Intel withdrew advertisement from gaming website" by Lassi Lapintie The months-long consumer revolt of gamers against gaming media and game journalists has hit the advertisment income of game websites. Intel, a giant in the IT business, decided to pull their ads from the middle of the war of words from the largest gaming industry professionals website Gamasutra. (Caption: Intel has released an apology for those offended by their decision.) Intel is one of the largest computer component producers in the world, and one of their largest constituencies are enthusiasts who buy their products for powerful PC gaming needs. The decision came due to a nearly three-month long dispute, where gaming enthusiasts and gamers have begun a consumer revolt against certain game journalism websites due to their alleged breaches and lack of journalistic and professional ethics. From Scandal to Dispute The campaign began when information surfaced of an alleged relationship between an independent game developer and a game journalist who had reported on the developer's work. Many readers found the non-disclosure of this affair as unethical behavior. Instead of discussing the matter with readers, many gaming media broadly attacked their audience, accusing them of misogyny and announcing the "death" of the traditional 'gamer' identity. As an objection to this, gamers took to Twitterunder the hashtag 'GamerGate' to criticize games media for their behavior. Minorities As a Subject of Arguments The gaming media and journalists targeted for their breach in ethics and behavior deny any and all issues, and still keep calling the GamerGate campaign a misogynistic rousing, meant to silence the voices of women and other minorities in gaming by attacking the media that cover issues regarding them openly. As a result, the supporters of GamerGate created the hashtag "NotYourShield" to give women and ethnic minorities in gaming an outlet to criticize the gaming media. Intel Doesn't Take A Side In addition to arguing on Twitter, the supporters of GamerGate have taken to e-mail and inform the biggest advertisers and sponsors of the accused gaming sites of their unethical behavior and attacks on gamers. Intel is the biggest advertiser who has reacted to the customer complaints. Intel has not taken a stand in the issue itself, but have issued an apology to those offended by their decision to remove ads. In the statement, Intel assures that they are for gender equality. However, the company has kept their decision and does not advertise on Gamasutra.
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I am writing this Sunday evening as Jamey and Sadie make waffles because I feel too lousy to enter the kitchen or even think about food. Yesterday morning I woke up with a cold. One of those knock-you-down-and-stomp-on-you colds. They usually don't hang around too long for me since I have my trusty nasal-rinse defense, but they most certainly turn me into a fussy wimp.
So today I have nothing to offer. I wanted to take pictures of all the hay Jamey bought and talk about Sam's first friend-birthday party and show you pictures of the birthday cake I made for my sister last week. But I feel like doing no such thing.
I don't feel like doing school tomorrow, but I will.
I don't feel like planning this week's menu, but I will.
I don't feel like tackling the laundry tomorrow, but I will.
I won't feel like doing the dishes, but I will.
NOT because I'm invincible, but because that's what mothers do. We carry on and push through because if we don't, all the stuff we didn't do will be sitting there smiling at us with a sly little grin once we're better and that in itself could make us sick all over again.
Blog posts may have to wait a couple days. But it's not because I don't love you. I just don't want to spread my wimpy-fussy germs more than I already have.
If you don't use Sambucol, you should try it to boost your immune system and to decrease upper respiratory illnesses.
Also, some doctors swear that gargling with Listerine 2-3 x a day helps kill germs.
if you are not already taking Vit C...then start or boost your normal dosage. I know the bottles say 1000 units are recommended, but studies will show that each person has their own body requirements for Vit C. You should increase your dosage until you reach bowel tolerance (soft stool)..then back up about 500 units. when you are suffering from any type of illness, your body goes into stress. a 'normal' day would use 3500...I, myself, take 4000 units..I woke up 2 weeks ago with a sniffle/stuffy nose...immediately increased my dosage 1000 units, taking it every few hours...2 days of that, and I'm happy to report, no cold! no sniffle!...then I went back to my 'normal' 4000 units per day. Good Luck...and God's Blessings!
Amen sister...........being a mom changes things. But it also makes you realize how strong you are, how able you are and then after you realize that all day long you fall into bed and let your hubby take over. My beloved always makes dippy eggs and toast for supper when I am sick so it make me smile to read your hubby made waffles. Breakfast - it's the supper of champion husbands every where :) Hope you are feeling better.
Ugh. Being a sick mom is no fun. Hang in there.
unfortunately, we moms don't have time or the luxury of "being sick". I've set the controls on autopilot and sort of functioned through many a cold/migraine/flu. You're pretty foggy at the time and don't remember much of it afterwards, but you get through it. Here's hoping this passes quickly for you!
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Article: Are You Being Abandoned?
Being abandoned on the internet is very possible and you will never know why unless you consider what your visitors were looking for on the internet and how they interacted with your eCommerce website.
There are numerous reasons for abandonment and it afflicts expensive as well as inexpensive websites. In fact, many websites have invested heavily in the latest design effects, yet have poorly written content and little or no focused merchandising approach to the overall website and the eCommerce or shopping cart design.
Of major importance in any website is integrating the facility to see who visits what pages and how they travel and view your website. It is essential to understand what pages are working and which pages are being abandoned. It is even more important to understand why visitors are buying and not buying your products and services. There are many tools available for this purpose and the small monthly investment is well worth the cost.
A number of market researchers say the rate at which Web consumers abandon their online shopping carts before making purchases online runs between 25 percent (Andersen Consulting) on the low end and 78 percent (Bizrate.com) on the high end. Why do so many shoppers go through the time and trouble to load up their shopping carts, only to leave without the merchandise? And what, if anything, can e-tailers do about this problem that according to Shop.org and BCG is potentially costing e-tailers $20 billion per year in unrealized sales?
In a recent major survey we conducted, online shoppers gave fifteen major reasons they abandoned shopping carts. These ranged from; ‘No gift certificates’ (11%) to ‘Cost of Shipping too high and not shown until checkout’ (69%) as the top reason.
As a web retailer you are possibly losing customers due to issues that can be resolved by taking your understanding of retailing and merchandising principles and incorporating them within your website when working with your design team.
When designing your pages, keep your potential visitors interests, needs, goals, and purpose for visiting uppermost in your mind.
Statistics consistently show that when customers do not understand how to apply for things, make purchases online, and cannot find what they’re looking for. Where do they go? Back to what they know, and that may be brick and mortar stores or their local professional services.
An Internet website should closely monitor its shopping-cart-abandonment rate for; abandonment rates on their site through time to see if they’re trending up or down; and they should look at what point or page abandonment happens on their site.
As a customer goes through the checkout process, there is an increased intent to buy and you should see a falloff in abandonment; any increase is a functionality issue. If the abandonment rate suddenly rises from 15 percent on one page to 25 percent on the next, it should be a red flag.
Make changes to your existing website. Keep your users oriented by providing navigation that tells them where they are, where they were and where they’re about to go. Find ways to let users get quickly back to where they were when they had to leave. This includes using cookies for intuitive applications.
You should also compare abandonment rates with your industry category’s average. Abandonment rates vary dramatically by industry, with a much higher rate for a high-ticket category like consumer electronics than for low-ticket items like CDs, gifts, books and toys.
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Ever thought a pose on a mat could be of benefit to your health? The benefits of yoga for women are many as it is the key to a long and healthy life. Western researchers have carried out several studies that have uncovered that women who practice yoga on a regular basis have a longer lifespan compared to non-practitioners. Nowadays women have become busier with balancing between work and parenting, hence it is necessary that they practice yoga as it bolsters mental health and eases the stress levels.
Poor blood circulation can cause major health risks such high blood pressure and atherosclerosis which in turn endanger the life of a person. Blood circulation is a very important activity as oxygenated blood that is rich with vital nutrients is pumped from the heart to every cell throughout the blood vessels. On the other hand de-oxygenated blood that is rich with metabolic waste material is returned to the heart for oxygenation. Some yoga poses and breathing techniques help to improve blood circulation in the body. By exercising in a manner that compresses and decompresses the veins in the body we can improve our blood circulation and keep off circulatory problems.
Hormones have a direct effect on how women feel depending on where they are on the cycle. Women bodies are very delicate and maintaining a balance is very hard especially for those that have juggle between family, work and self. By doing daily yoga practice, women can now be able to help regulate their cycles, improve their mood during the day, and improve their fertility. The role of yoga in stress reduction has undergone numerous studies over the years and has been well documented. Yoga for women releases stress and brings awareness relationship with our bodies with a focus of treating our bodies with kindness. In addition to that, regular yoga helps women get pregnant as it increases ovulation and hormonal balance.
Learning how to do yoga poses the right way has been proven to strengthen bones and muscles. In addition to this, yoga increases your flexibility and coordination which are all essential in protecting you from injury. Women who practice yoga on a regular basis have a lower body mass index, hence they are able to maintain their weight easily compared to those that do not. Inflexibility in the muscles can lead to poor posture which can be interpreted by some people as low self esteem or lack of confidence in a woman. It is therefore of great importance that women practice yoga in order to become more flexible and adopt a more confident posture.
This practice that originated fro ancient India a long time ago has been widely embraced by the West due to its benefits. Women practicing yoga on a regular basis report having noticeable positive changes in their bodies and attitude towards life. Yoga is a means for women to be able to achieve serenity and sanity in a world that is both trying and taxing. This ancient practice can help them handle the many responsibilities they have with poise and proficiency.
Yoga Style: Which yoga suits me best?
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What is Adventure or Wild Caving?
Adventure caves are not paved tourist caves with well lighted paths. Adventure caving is an exciting and physically challenging activity that involves exploring non tourist caves. These caves rarely have visitation other than cavers and you will find yourself walking, crawling, climbing, squeezing and scrambling over rock piles to make your way through the cave. You may have an opportunity to see some wonderful and spectacular cave formations and cave creatures. The caves can range from very dry and dusty to damp, and muddy. Some caves in South Australia also contain lakes and fossils, and if you're lucky you may come across all these features in one cave.
In South Australia, cave temperatures range from 16°C to 22°C and have high humidity often around 98%. Caving in Australia, and especially South Australia, although considered a High Risk Activity has a good safety record. This is mainly because of the isolated locations of caves, the permits required and regulations to follow to gain access. Most access requires you to be a member of a recognized caving club such as CEGSA (Cave Exploration Group of South Australia Inc). The caves are also restricted to keep damage to a minimum and because many are important for scientific research.
CEGSA when possible will run trips for community and school groups in the hope of educating young people about the wonders underground. The Club is also heavily involved in researching, mapping and exploring caves, often working closely with scientists, National Parks and the South Australian Museum.
Caving is a physically strenuous activity and it is important that you have energy when doing it otherwise you may not enjoy the experience. Therefore, if starting in the morning it's important to have a good breakfast at least one hour before caving to ensure energy levels. You may also want to bring a small bottle of water and muesli or chocolate bars for inside the cave if you are going on a long trip.
All-in-one long-sleeved overalls are the best with a T-shirt underneath.
Or an old light-weight long-sleeve shirt and long track pants that aren't too tight.
Short sleeve T-Shirts, tank tops, tight jeans and shorts are not acceptable. Thick jumpers are also not suitable as you will overheat quickly when moving.
Footwear should be sturdy boots or sand shoes that lace up firmly and preferably cover the ankle bones.
You should bring a change of clothes to change into after caving.
If in particular you are asthmatic you need to carry your puffer with you either in a zip pocket or small bum bag. If you have any other serious health issues the Trip Leader must be made aware of this.
In caving lights mean life. Overseas, people have died because of light failure.
You need a good quality robust torch with a strap or cord tied to it so you can sling it over your shoulder when climbing. $2 torches are not safe. You should also make sure that you have a spare globe for your torch.
Batteries are just as important. Make sure you use good quality batteries such as Eveready or Duracell and make sure your torch has a fresh set incontact titlepic it at the start of the trip. Also make sure you bring a fresh spare set. Again as with torches, cheap batteries are not suitable.
Rechargeable torches and batteries are also not suitable unless they are specialised caving lights.
A smaller second pocket torch is important should your main light fail and may assist in fixing it and as an emergency backup light.
Each Trip Leader will carry a small First Aid Kit when underground. More comprehensive kits are held at the cave entrance.
What to do if lost or separated from the rest of the team.
Conserve your food and water BUT water must be taken occasionally to prevent dehydration.
If you have a whistle, blow it every so often. You can also periodically tap on solid rock with another rock.
If you are starting to get cold sit on your helmet this reduces the cold travelling from the ground through to your body. If you have a space blanket, use it.
Need to speak out if injured or feeling ill.
Need to ask for help if unsure you can traverse/climb a section of cave.
Lead the person behind you rather than follow the person in front; if people in the front are moving too fast pass the message on for them to slow down.
Pass gear – bags, torches, etc, when obstacles such as climbs and tight spots make it difficult to carry your own or team gear.
Try to remember the way out – look behind you to see what it looks like if travelling in the reverse direction.
Caves are not toilets go before you enter or take an empty bottle to pee in and a strong large zip lock bag for No 2s (Girls may need to use a funnel for the bottle. You must then take this out of the cave and dispose of it properly.
Participants who attend with inappropriate clothing or equipment are a risk to their own safety and the safety of others and CEGSA Leaders have the right to refuse their participation on the trip. No refund of any fees paid are obliged to be made.
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How do I add results for the missing years?
I'll be posting an update with 2011 returns shortly.
The latest version of the spreadsheet (rev11a) is now available.
thanks for all the work you do on these spreadsheets. I was looking at some sample asset allocations the other day and I think I've discovered a slight correction that needs to be made. On both of the "Returns" tabs, I don't think the conditional formatting has been applied to all the cells it should have. When I entered enter a 1972-2010 portfolio of 5% each Small-cap Value, REIT, EAFE & commodities, 40% 5-year Treasuries and 40% TIPS, the worst drawdown is -3.51% (in Column AM, line 43) but the orange cell is on line 29, which is the next worst return (+0.21%). I can't tell whether the Real Return columns are affected because the worst real return is up toward the top of the spreadsheet. Using the same AA and the 1985-2010 data, the worst return is -4.07% (Column AZ, line 30), but the orange cell is on line 16, the next worst return, and the same glitch occurs in the Real Return.
kyounge1956 - This has been fixed in the latest version rev11a.
Just wanted to verify that the OpenOffice version 10c is not able to display the returns charts on the Porfolio tab, as they are in the Excel version, correct? Is this a limitation of OpenOffice?
The spreadsheet uses some special conditions/formula that LibreOffice/OpenOffice does not currently support. Since there is no easy workaround I removed the charts in the Portfolio tab. The charts in the other tabs are fine so I left them there.
Query on the 5 year treasury VFITX for 1995 though that shows a 20.44% gain.
So I can't see how a 20.44% gain in 1995 occurred.
Yahoo shows that value http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/pm?s=VFITX - but just seems ???
I know it's time to update it but just wanted to confirm that the data in the spreadsheet is correct.
As staythecourse said - "Beware the Simba Risk"
Simba - Many, many thanks for your continuing efforts to provide the updated spreadsheet. This tool has been of enormous help to me in increasing my investment knowledge, as it has been to legions of other individuals.
Lbill wrote: Simba - Many, many thanks for your continuing efforts to provide the updated spreadsheet. This tool has been of enormous help to me in increasing my investment knowledge, as it has been to legions of other individuals.
Completely agree, though I was somewhat chagrined to only find it after having done a significant amount of work to build something similar myself. However since yours was far superior to the product I had and so many more people are checking it for errors I was happy to switch. Now everyone can be sure that when they accuse me of curve fitting that at least the curves are the right ones!
I just wish I could get the same thing with quarterly data, but I doubt that's easily available.
Thanks yet again Simba. Great stuff.
That way you can somewhat (very generally) emulate historic leveraged allocations (ETF's).
Only as a very broad guideline I know, but say I'm looking at what a 2x leveraged 60% TSM and 2x leveraged 40% bond allocation might have looked like historically, then allocating +120% to TSM, +80% to Total Bond and -100% to T-Bill provides a feel for what such a leveraged portfolio might have achieved on the assumption that the cost of borrowing (to leverage) compared to T-Bill yields.
In reality leveraged ETF's don't track the non leveraged (underline) due to daily rebalancing creating more unique price motions, but as a better than nowt indicator that relatively small change is a nice additional feature to support IMO. The figures would be more indicative where funds might have been borrowed to increase asset exposure. The modification might also provide a feel for where assets might have been sold short (deleting the <1 or >1 check in Returns_72_11 cells AM4 ensures the CAGR is shown in Portfolio Cell C53).
I love the spreadsheet, but I am using OpenOffice and the new versions (both) are not working for me. Nothing but errors. Am I doing something wrong?
Cyclone wrote: I love the spreadsheet, but I am using OpenOffice and the new versions (both) are not working for me. Nothing but errors. Am I doing something wrong?
Clearly_Irrational wrote: Completely agree, though I was somewhat chagrined to only find it after having done a significant amount of work to build something similar myself. However since yours was far superior to the product I had and so many more people are checking it for errors I was happy to switch. Now everyone can be sure that when they accuse me of curve fitting that at least the curves are the right ones!
Thanks CI. I don't mind including the quarterly data but it's just too much work to capture the data for all the funds. Even if I venture out on this path, I won't be able to get the quarterly data for the funds back to 1972 or 1985 for that matter.
I do appreciate the kind words and a BIG thank you to everyone who enjoys using this spreadsheet.
Just as an FYI - the revision numbers follow the last year of returns and then any updates made for that revision. rev11a is the first revision that includes returns for 2011. Any subsequent updates would be rev11b, rev11c etc.
simba wrote: Thanks CI. I don't mind including the quarterly data but it's just too much work to capture the data for all the funds. Even if I venture out on this path, I won't be able to get the quarterly data for the funds back to 1972 or 1985 for that matter.
That's what I figured, I didn't find it easily myself either. There is probably a paid database (or two) somewhere that has it but I doubt it would change the results enough to be worth it.
I did a spreadsheet with MONTHLY data about a year ago. It does not noticeably change the results at all. I also computed Max Drawdown, and determined that you can estimate Max Drawdown by multiplying the Standard Deviation by 3.
So no, it is not worth your time to go quarterly, it wasn't even worth it going monthly.
Paul Douglas Boyer wrote: I did a spreadsheet with MONTHLY data about a year ago. It does not noticeably change the results at all. I also computed Max Drawdown, and determined that you can estimate Max Drawdown by multiplying the Standard Deviation by 3.
Paul - Thanks for the info. Btw did you get the monthly data from M* principia pro or somewhere else?
For the heck of it I looked up the prices for M* Principia Pro. I am absolutely sure they have a typo for the the Principia Suite. It is listed at $3.345 instead of $3,345.
You can get quarterly data off Yahoo Finance. Use funds that have existed for many years.
With a little judicious digging we can probably get quarterly data without much work because it's right there for the taking. As oposed to doing it manually from Yahoo historical prices or moving a slider on Morningstar's web site.
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simba wrote: Paul - Thanks for the info. Btw did you get the monthly data from M* principia pro or somewhere else?
to bring in data into Excel from Yahoo! Finance Historical Quotes (Adjusted for splits and dividends).
One more thank you for your hard work Simba. I also noticed that when I inserted 2011 the output was "0" or "na" for the averages, SD and so on. But the other single years worked fine.
Thanks again for your excellent work. I have been using it to see what I have had in my portfolio since 1994 had I used some of the lazy portfolios and compared to what actually happened. After the tech bubble disaster, I wasn't such a bad investor afterall.
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simba wrote: The latest version of the spreadsheet (rev11a) is now available.
Thanks Simba- great work as always!
This is truly an outstanding piece of work, thank you for updating it.
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Thanks Simba, this is awesome!
If a financial advisor used this in his or her practice instead of the software one has to pay thousands a year for, would you think that right or wrong?
Do you think that person should have to pay a fee to bogleheads or at least a donation?
Thanks for updating this stuff again simba, but I have found what seems like an error.
Under the compare portfolios tab, cell P77 does not update when you change the starting year in cell P59.
Thank you, Simba, for sharing your work so generously.
Thanks once again for this outstanding contribution.
Just found this post/spreadsheet. All I can say is: WOW. Thx for your hard work.
WOW! This is fantastic tool. Thanks for all your effort.
I just checked this out for the first time today and am very impressed. Thanks for your contribution to the Bogleheads.
I just have one question: would it be possible to modify the spreadsheet to show actual after-tax historical returns, given the user's top marginal tax rate and LT capital gains rate?
Where did the backtested data come from in cases where the fund was not in existence for the entire duration? For example, there is data for VFITX going back to 1985, yet when I look that fund up on Vanguard, the inception date is only 10/28/1991.
Look at the tab on the spreadsheet named "Data Sources".
Where could I find the international or global REIT performance, from 1972 to 2011? Is there such a thing exist? I don't know where to download the global or international REIT returns.
Ah January....always an exciting time of year as we await new data for the beloved Simba spreadsheet.
Couple of questions for interested parties..
Is there any long term return data for prefererred stocks that could be included?
Has anyone ever seen an attempt to simulate TIPS back prior to 1972?
Happy and prosperous New Year to all Bogleheads!
I realize that you rarely seen on the forum lately, but please consider updating the spreasheet with 2012 results and CPI data.
This is one of the more valuable tools of this forum!
This spreadsheet is so amazingly helpful and interesting, I've grown so accustomed to having it around and use it very frequently. I would love to have one that's updated with 2012 data.
I have updated this spreadsheet with the 2012 data. I am not simba, so there may be some errors. If you find any let me know and I'll make the changes until Simba updates the official one.
You'll have to click download once you go to the google docs page.
Hopefully this saves you some time from having to look up all the annual returns. I am not sure I did everything correctly, but I think it should be pretty close.
Looks like Rolling returns on both Returns_72_11 and Returns_85_11 tabs are not extended properly for 2012?
way around, only negative in the bunch was precious metals.
I figured Simba may not be getting to it any time soon this year. So I went ahead and fixed formulas, rolling returns, headings, etc completing mtbomb's 2012 update, relying on the 2012 data he entered. I also looked into errors reported in this thread since 2011a update was released and fixed those as well.
Note: There are still some problems that are not related to this update, but instead to original formulas used that may not fit all year periods. For example, if year range for 1985 backtest is set to 2011-2012, Sortino Ratio in the table errors out, because there are not enough error checks and conditionals around Sortino formula used. But I don't use Sortino and not familar with it at all, so cannot fix that.
Anyone know if Simba will be updating his spreadsheet this year?
Thanks for the update, truly love this tool.
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Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War. Today, Vanderbilt comprises four undergraduate and six graduate schools, enrolling approximately 11,800 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report placed Vanderbilt 18th among national universities, and the schools of education, law, medicine, and nursing were ranked among the top 20 in the country. The university is among the top 25 recipients of federal educational research funds. Also affiliated with the university are several research institutes, the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, the Dyer Observatory, and the comprehensive Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the only Level I trauma center in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory, all of Vanderbilt's facilities are situated on a 330-acre (1.3 km2) plot in the heart of Nashville, only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban surroundings, the campus itself is a national arboretum and features over 300 species of trees and shrubs.
Question and Answer about "Vanderbilt University"
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What organs are put in the Canopic jars?
The Canopic jars usually contained the liver, intestines, lungs, and stomach. The ancient Egyptians believed that these organs would be needed in the afterlife. The jars protected them so the deceased could bring them on their journey to the Afterlife.
You're looking at a Canopic Jar that shows one of the four sons of Horus. The Canopic jars usually contained the liver, intestines, lungs, and stomach. The ancient Egyptians believed that these organs would be needed in the afterlife. The jars protected them so the deceased could bring them on their journey to the Afterlife.
You're welcome bro. Do you want to know more about the four sons of Horus?
The four sons of Horus were four gods who guarded the internal organs of the deceased. From the end of the New Kingdom these four gods are usually represented by their heads only. Imsety has a human head and guards the liver; Hapy, who has a baboon head guards the lungs; Duamutef guards the stomach and has a jackal head; and finally Qebesenuef was the guardian of the intestines, with the head of a falcon.
Are there organs in these jars? Which one has the heart?
There are no organs in these jars right now. The actually heart didn't go in a jar, in a "proper" mummification, the heart was removed, mummified and put back in the chest because the ancient Egyptians believed that the heart did all your thinking and was the most important!
As far at these canopic jars go: the one with a human head held the liver, the jackal held the stomach, the baboon held the lungs, and the falcon held the intestines.
Which four gods are represented by the heads?
These jars in particular represent the four sons of Horus: Imsety has a human head and guards the liver; Hapy, who has a baboon head, guards the lungs; Duamutef guards the stomach and has a jackal head; and finally Qebesenuef was the guardian of the intestines, with the head of a falcon.
Was anything ever found in canopic jars?
Thanks. I was thinking the very old organs could be analyzed biologically if any had been found!
Priests separately mummified the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines, to be placed in jars, in the most expensive method of mummification described by Herodotus. The practice of removing the organs and packing them separately declined in the Middle Kingdom and later, yet Egyptians still included canopic jars in burials. And while the covers of Middle Kingdom canopic jars all have human heads, by the New Kingdom the jars of the royal scribe of Ramesses II, named Tjuli, had human, baboon, jackal, and falcon heads.
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There are several so called lunar mysteries of earth's moon - but most of them turn out to be based on false claims or are actually not really that mysterious. But there is one that is not explained.
The currently accepted view of the moon's formation is that a mars sized planet plowed into the earth very early on, and a bunch of material was ejected from the collision into lunar orbit. Because much of the dense minerals of the earth were already headed to the core, the ejecta was lighter crustal material. So good so far.
Now the lunar orbit after collision was much closer to the earth than the current orbit (it was then about 20K kilometers away). Both bodies were blazingly hot and molten. The moon aggregated all the ejecta to become the size that it is today, and became fairly quickly tidally locked because the orbit was so close (the closer two orbiting bodies are, the more quickly the smaller one gets tidally locked).
The tidal locking explains why the crust on the side of the moon facing the earth is much thinner than the crust on the far side. Because they were so hot, the moon was venting lots of gas. Because the earth was so hot, the near side of the moon was hotter than the far side, so the gases solidified on the far side. The deposition of hot gases thus made the far side of the moon's crust thicker than the near side of the moon's crust. Again, no mystery.
However. The near side of the moon has most of the mascons (high gravity areas). The moon (and the earth) were bombarded by lots of asteroids. The biggest asteroids that hit the moon penetrated the thinner lunar crust side permitting heavier molten material to flow up and out, thus making mascons - whereas on the thicker crust side they didn't penetrate the crust, thus did not permit heavier molten material to flow up and out. The "mares" on the moon are all on the side facing the earth (the thinner crust side), and the mares correspond quite well to the mascons. Again, perfectly reasonable.
Here's the mystery. The big bombardment happened around 4 billion years ago - when the moon orbited only around 30K kilometers away from the earth, unlike today when it orbits an average of 240K kilometers away. The earth shielded the near side of the moon from asteroid strikes (because it was so close to the earth). Since the moon was already tidally locked to the earth, how did big asteroids manage to hit the near side of the moon, since these asteroid strikes occurred when the moon was much closer to the earth?
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1. The main task (Outcome): The Ss will be able to understand Mr. Torres’ story and give their own comments on the spirit of Mr. Torres.
2) He could be pocketing more than $12,000 from disability payments.
3. Language skills The students will be able to better understand the passage through guessing, skimming, scanning, generalization, discussion .
5. Culture penetration The students will be able to be aware : the differences between Chinese and Western culture by learning some original English words and phrases.
1. Watch a video about some students’ behavior in the military training , ask: Which student impressed you most ? Why?
4. Suggested answers on the slides: ①“ When you’re blind, it takes a little longer to do things”, he said. ②"They shouldn't make any provisions for me," Mr. Torres said. "It's a job, and I should be on time." ③"If I start feeling like a victim, that makes me bitter," he said. And why be bitter? That makes you go into a hole and stay there." ④"I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary," From the four sentences ,what kind of person do you think Mr. Torres is? Try to understand the meaning of the sentence: The cards with names and other data were folded on the upper right-hand corner so he can develop them right-side-up From the four sentences , what kind of person do you think Mr. Torres is? 【设计意图】旨在锻炼学生的分析概括能力，把学生的观点写在黑板上,通过对其性格的分析从而引发 学生对文章主题的思考, “disabled in body but firm in mind.” ” Step 5: post-reading After watching the video about Nick, discuss with your partner: What should you do when you meet bumps in your life after watch？ After discussion , show some famous mottos of Helen Keller on slides, discussion again 【设计意图】通过这一环节，让学生能有机会输出本文所学的内容，并锻炼自己提取观点和表达自己 观点的能力，达到学生情感目标的内化,是本课的升华与高潮。 Step 6:assignment Write down what you learned from Mr. Torres ,how to deal with the bumps in your daily life.
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Colombian military and political leader Rafael Reyes (1850-1920) assumed the presidency following a disastrous civil war and established an absolutist regime which contributed to recovery from the excesses of the fighting.
Born in Santa Rosa, Rafael Reyes grew into a vigorous and robust youth addicted to outdoor life. At the age of 24, with two brothers, he undertook the exploration of the Putumayo River, which links Colombia with the upper Amazon Basin. For over a decade he charted jungle routes and located resources of rubber and quinine. One brother died of fever, and the other was killed by Native Americans.
Reyes distinguished himself in the civil wars of both 1885 and 1895. During the 3 years' bloody fighting which commenced in 1899, however, he was outside Colombia. In 1904, with the support of the Conservatives, he ascended to the presidency.
Coming to power in the wake of disastrous bloodletting and Colombia's loss of its province of Panama, Reyes first attempted to institute a policy of compromise, dedicating himself to the resurrection and strengthening of national unity. Unable to secure cooperation from dissident political elements, he established a highly centralized and authoritarian government which was committed to material change and economic development. Dissolving by executive decree an uncooperative Congress, he jailed many of its members, declared martial law, and assumed full dictatorial powers. Reyes sought the aura of legality by appointing a National Assembly whose task was to ratify his decisions. Impatient of dissent and uninterested in free elections or constitutional government, he turned to the improvement of material conditions.
Reyes adopted a series of stern measures. In 1905 he merged the finance and treasury ministries in order to tighten financial control and to reorganize the economy. The floating of foreign loans helped restore Colombian credit in world markets, and coffee production was encouraged. Public works included the building of highways and railroads, especially along the Magdalena River Basin.
In his early years in power Reyes encountered little opposition from a war-weary populace, but despite his efficiency the political situation grew stormy. He survived several attempts on his life, and the National Assembly voted to extend his term to 1914. In 1909 he negotiated treaties with Panama and the United States as final settlement of the independence movement in the former and was met by national protests and by student demonstrations. Although he withdrew the treaties, he was forced to resign in June 1909. After years of exile he returned home in 1919, where he died the following year.
The best analysis of Reyes's career within the context of national history is Jesús María Henao and Gerardo Arrubla, History of Colombia, translated by J. Fred Rippy (1938). A North American historical survey which also places Reyes in historical perspective is Hubert Herring, A History of Latin America (1955; 3d ed. 1968).
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Darden Restaurants Inc. is a reputable restaurant operator with numerous brands and divisions spread around the world. The S&P 500 company has been through a few different name changes since it was established in 1938. These days, it is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
Some of the main casual dining brands it operates include Red Lobster, The Capital Grille, Olive Garden and Bahama Breeze. The company operates over 2,100 restaurants and it employs around 200,000 individuals.
In other words, it is the biggest restaurant company in the world. In 2012, it generated almost $8 billion in revenue and $475 million in net income.
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What will a Greek or Spanish exit look like for the European Union and what will be its implications for the global economic picture?
The popular media has all but guaranteed a compromise with Greece that would include a debt restructuring and a promise that the union will stay intact. But despite this guarantee, there is presently a stalemate between Syriza and the rest of the European Union that may preclude a possible deal and increase the chance of a Greek exit (Grexit).
Even if an agreement is reached as promised, it could have a ripple effect on Spain, whose own election is looming in the early fall and the far leftist Spanish party, Podemos, is already ahead in the polls. By all accounts, they are even more radical than Syriza.
and the disbanding of Yugoslavia in 1992.
In the analysis, Aslund concludes that "the Economic and Monetary Union must be maintained at almost any cost." This is because the 3 above examples all ended in disaster with spiraling hyperinflation.
If you look at the table below of the greatest hyperinflationary episodes in history, Hungary (part of the Habsburg Empire) tops the list. In fact all 3 examples make the list, including some of the satellites of the Soviet Union breakup as well as Yugoslavia. Both Austria and Hungary (Habsburg empire) experienced hyperinflation. Across the former Soviet Union, 10 out of 15 republics experienced hyperinflation while the former Yugoslavia underwent hyperinflation TWICE.
The standard economic definition of hyperinflation is that it occurs when a country experiences very high and usually accelerating rates of inflation, rapidly eroding the real value of the local currency and causing the population to minimize their holdings of the local money.
The population normally seeks a flight to safety in the form of relatively stable foreign currencies. Under such conditions, the general price level within an economy increases rapidly as the official currency quickly loses real value.
To quantify it, Steve Hanke and Nicholas Krus of the Cato Institute believe it can be defined as any monthly period where the inflation rate rises above 50%. In this scenario, people do not want to hold their money as it is expected to rapidly devalue, which incentivizes spending it on real goods and services as soon possible since exchanging into other more stable currencies is nearly impossible and very expensive.
Think of images of Zimbabwe where the stores are empty and people are lined up around the block to buy what comes in. There is a real and justified fear that your money will be worth less in hours, so spend it as soon as you get it.
What are the Causes of Hyperinflation?
While touched upon in the previous paragraph, hyperinflation has a few main causes. Hyperinflation is usually caused by large persistent government deficits financed primarily by money creation. It is generally a two-fold process where there is a supply shock, which leads to giant output falls coinciding with a continuing and rapidly accelerating increase in the money supply that’s not associated with an increase in economic growth. This leads to a shortfall in goods and services. Output falls are associated with very negative economic activity.
The causes of these large output falls were multiple systemic changes, competitive monetary emission leading to hyperinflation, collapse of the payments system, defaults, exclusion from international finance, trade disruption, and wars. Such a combination of disasters is characteristic of the collapse of monetary unions.
Aslund sees these examples as extremely relevant to the situation in the European Union today. The crux is that all 3 monetary unions had a centralized payments system that had built up large imbalances (just like the European Union) and had a tumultuous exit.
Aslund argues that this exit would be very disorderly accompanied with the exiting countries who will then go onto re-establish their own central banks and currencies to compete against the Euro. This competition between currencies within these currency zones is historically responsible for hyperinflationary episodes.
Based on the three examples listed above and the strong similarities between them, an exit of one EU member nation (Greece or another periphery nation) would constitute a shock big enough to realize both Aslund’s and Buiter’s visions (see above) of hyperinflationary chaos throughout the Eurozone and the world at large.
We are seeing calls by some of the greatest minds in Europe to keep the EU together no matter what the cost. It is doubtful that ailing periphery nations will ultimately place the union above their own self interests as this strategy has been increasingly falling out of favor with the general populations in Portugal, Italy, Spain, and Greece, which continue to be worse off than they were pre-EU.
The real problem continues to be the output gap in these nations. Meanwhile their competitiveness has not risen under draconian austerity policies. Austerity doesn’t work, ask Italy and Portugal. Now, it seems that The Union has reached a crossroads where the resolve of these separate interests will be tested and the consequences of these decisions will affect the global economy catastrophically if the EU cannot find a way to resolve this major problem. Even if it stays intact, the current fiat system is broken and an alternative system needs to be put into place accompanied by responsible policy making.
It is a deep conflict of interest to have one central bank rule a currency zone when there are no equal voting rights on the policy instilled by that organization, especially in a time when large imbalances exist inside and outside of that monetary union.
It appears that the EU is yet another casualty of the currency wars and will have to find a way to keep this ill-fated union together for now. Trying to have economic integration before political and social integration has never worked and the Euro experiment could eventually find itself in the annals of hyperinflationary history alongside the Hapsburg Empire and Yugoslavia.
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How to turn boring old airplane headphones into a powerful speaker with just tape and a cardboard box!
Step 1: Get a Box!
Step 8: Enjoy Your Music!
I love all sorts of audio amplifiers that don't use electricity. So great!
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Learning from my parents the importance of leaving things better than I found them, I love working to ensure San Diego is a truly great city. With innovative people, renowned food and beverage establishments, and unique events, the community of North Park contributes greatly to that vision.
With the historic North Park Water Tower as the landmark in its skyline, the community also offers lots of outdoor activities including a summer concert series with great views at Bird Park, and access to both neighborhood recreation areas and the city’s crown jewel, Balboa Park, nearby. Annual events like the SoNo Chili Cook Off, Festival of the Arts, and the Toyland Parade draw thousands to the community, too.
San Diego, like most of Southern California, is car oriented. North Park, however, is adapting for more sustainable transportation options including transit use, biking and walking. In 2014, I was proud to add the popular Rapid 215 bus service through North Park and connecting all of the communities between San Diego State University and Downtown. Eventually, I’d love to see streetcars running through our urban business corridors, and the high ridership of the Rapid 215 demonstrates the strong interest in high quality transit alternatives.
great link between North Park’s business corridors with the Rapid 215 and other transit lines.
In addition to the unique businesses clustered along 30th Street, University Avenue, El Cajon Boulevard, and Adams Avenue, North Park is home to San Diego’s first two parklets and known as a craft beer haven and foodie paradise. Microbreweries and tasting rooms like Modern Times, Mike Hess Brewing and Thorn Street Brewing all have loyal followings, and the food options ranging from the Carnitas Snack Shack and Underbelly to City Tacos and Polite Provisions, locals and visitors flock to North Park for all of their food and drink needs.
The past two decades have seen tremendous investment and positive change in the historic neighborhood of North Park. Its unique offerings continue to develop and change and are worth exploration and celebration.
Learning from his parents the importance of leaving things better than you found them, Todd Gloria works enthusiastically and tirelessly to ensure San Diego is a truly great city.
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What is a Seltzer Bottle?
Seltzer bottles, also known as soda siphons, are used to transform normal tap water into carbonated water. Though they are still occasionally used today, they were at their most popular before soda and seltzer were widely mass produced and distributed. Once the water is carbonated, it can be added to flavored syrups, alcoholic beverages, ice cream sodas or any other drink that may benefit from some bubbles.
The base of a seltzer bottle is a container that is filled with cold water. Newer seltzer bottles' bases are generally made of metal, but antique seltzer bottles usually have glass bases. The head of the bottle fits into a stationary plastic or rubber seal around the top of the container that keeps gas and liquid from escaping. A tube extends from the bottom of the head into the bottle. There is a spot in the container head to connect a holder containing the carbon dioxide-filled cartridge to the bottle.
The base of the bottle is filled with cold tap water, with a bit of space left between the top of the base and the fill line. The tube is inserted into the base, and the head is screwed onto the bottle. A carbon dioxide cartridge is inserted into its holder and placed in the slot on the side of the head; the holder pierces the cartridge, allowing carbon dioxide to flow into the base through the tube. The preparer shakes the seltzer bottle for 10 to 15 seconds to disperse the carbon dioxide throughout the water. This gas is what carbonates the water. After shaking the bottle, the cartridge holder is removed from the head, and the seltzer water is ready to disperse by squeezing the handle located on the head.
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The incident happened to a friend and he came to me for advice. I've never had a traffic ticket or been to court, so I wasn't much help. Perhaps some advice from this forum may be more useful.
The driver stopped at a red light, waiting to make a right turn. A bunch of pedestrians are crossing from both directions. A guy with a cell phone to his ear and some other device in his other hand walks off the sidewalk and ducks/kneels into the passenger side of the car and stands back up. The car was stopped before the white line, so the driver's gut reaction was that this was someone messing with his car rather than someone trying to cross the street. The driver rolls down the passenger window and asks the guy what's he doing to his car. The guy apologizes with "Sorry", and walks away in the opposite direction with his cell phone still at his ear. According to the driver, the guy's apology seemed sincere since he looked a bit embarrassed as he stepped back onto the curb. Other pedestrians are still crossing. The driver thinks the guy was just a distracted cell phone user.
After turning right, the car from behind pulls up beside the driver (on the driver's side), and the passenger in the other car says that they have the driver's plate and is calling the police. Since the guy with the cell wasn't really trying to vandalize his car, the driver waves off the other car.
The same afternoon, a police officer goes to the driver's home and informs the wife of a hit and run, and states that the victim was taken to the hospital. Severity of injury was not known. Wife calls driver, and the driver then goes to the police station and speaks to the same officer. Victim and 2 witnesses (the couple in car) filed a report that the driver did a hit and run with the front of the car. The driver gives his version of event, and asks the station to examine the car. There is no damage to front, but there is a black scuff on the passenger side. The officer's shift was ending, and no one else was free to take a look, so the driver was told to come by next morning.
The advice given by the officer was to show up at court, explain what happened, and legal representation wasn't necessary. Other info given was that the witness, victim, and driver all have different stories of what happened. Also, the victim injury was a knee that appears to be swollen.
So, that's covers most of what I was told. I suggested they talk to a lawyer. This might be some sort of personal injury scam.
The driver and his wife are an older couple (50+), and the vehicle involved was registered to their mom & pop business. With those 4 tickets, I assuming he's going to lose his license. If he can't drive, they'll need to shut down shop and be in a really difficult situation.
Should they photograph the scuff on the side of the car? Does it even matter at this point if the tickets are already given?
First of all, I agree with you in that legal representation is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY in a situation like this. The officer's suggestion to "just show up in court and tell your side of the story, you don't need a lawyer" is something that I absolutely do NOT agree with. The offences your friend is charged with are very serious and, in totality, will likely result in him going to jail if he gets convicted.
Yes, photograph the scuff on the car. The lawyer may suggest getting an auto body mechanic to look over everything. Some lawyers and paralegal firms have access to collision reconstruction experts who can also provide their two cents.
Orbit wrote: This might be some sort of personal injury scam.
Quite possibly. I'd get some serious, aggressive lawyer for this particular case. The lawyer will file for disclosure and get the officer's notes, the accident report, etc. Some of them will hire Private Investigators. The witness reports are not consistent with the vehicle damage. It will probably be expensive, but, unfortunately, there is no way to avoid it at this stage.
In future, your friend should stop whenever there is any contact with his vehicle, especially when some witness starts going off about how they are calling the police. It's all about CYA, even if the incident was exactly as you described.
Ridiculous situation, but lawyering up is what needs to be done.
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First version 1899: 1. Allegro, 2. Andante, 3. Scherzo, 4. Finale (quasi una fantasia); first performance in Helsinki, 26th April 1899 (Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Final version 1900: 1. Andante ma non troppo - Allegro energico, 2. Andante (ma non troppo lento), 3. Scherzo (allegro), 4. Finale (quasi una fantasia): first performance in Helsinki, 1st July 1900 (Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Robert Kajanus).
Sibelius started to plan his first symphony in the spring of 1898 in Berlin. The first plan, for "a musical dialogue", included a programmatic concept. Thus, the motto for the first movement would be, "A cold, cold wind is blowing from the sea." The second movement would draw its inspiration from Heine: "The pine of the North is dreaming of the palm of the South." The third movement would be "A Winter's Tale" and the fourth movement "Jorma's heaven" – a reference to Juhani Aho's novel Panu, published in 1897. This plan was not carried out, and it seems that it did not play any part in what eventually became the first symphony. However, in the same sketch book there are enthusiastic references to Berlioz, and one of the sketches marked "Berlioz?" ended up in the finale of the first symphony.
Sibelius was putting the finishing touches to his symphony in the spring of 1899, in the midst of a politically explosive situation. The "February Manifesto" issued by the Emperor of Russia aimed to restrict the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, and Sibelius reacted with several protest compositions. The Song of the Athenians was performed for the first time on 26th April 1899, at the same concert as the first symphony, which was initially called Symphony in E minor, or Symphony in four movements.
The Song of the Athenians aroused the public to a peak of enthusiasm, but of course the critics also paid attention to the symphony. "The greatest creation that has originated from Sibelius's pen", wrote Oskar Merikanto in Päivälehti.
Sibelius himself was not entirely pleased with his symphony, the original version of which is not known. He revised the work in the spring and summer of 1900 for the European tour of the orchestra of his friend, Robert Kajanus. The atmosphere was gloomy, since the Sibeliuses' third daughter, Kirsti, had died of an illness. She was just over a year old, and Aino had become ill from mourning the loss of her child.
Nevertheless, the revision proved useful. During the tour, in the summer of 1900, the first symphony became the work with which Sibelius achieved his international breakthrough. It was acclaimed by the critics in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Berlin and - to a lesser extent - in Paris. The work was found to be Tchaikovskyan, but above all people heard in it the voice of a fascinating new composer: "His symphony, a work full of unrestrained strength, full of passionate vivacity and astonishing audacity is – to state the matter plainly – a remarkable work, one that steps out on new paths, or rather rushes forward like an intoxicated god," wrote Ferdinand Pfol in Hamburger Nachrichten.
The beginning of the work is one of the most original in the history of the symphony. A solitary clarinet solo breathes a sense of desolation, which is from time to time emphasised by the distant rumbling of the timpani in the opening section, Andante, ma non troppo.
The orchestra steps forward in the brisk tempo of allegro energico, first with a major third G-B in the violins, then with a plunge into the main theme, which bears a remarkable resemblance to the introduction to Borodin's symphony in E flat major. One can indeed feel how the music rushes forward like an "intoxicated god" – wavering between G major and E minor.
The first movement truly takes hold of the listener with the richness of its motifs A melancholy motif, often referred to as a subsidiary theme, rests on a long F sharp pedal point; it is surprisingly closely related to the main theme.
This kind of solution – along with the rhapsodic development that follows the subsidiary theme - made Central European analysts think that Sibelius was merely pasting aphoristic inventions together, because he was defective in counterpoint and the control of form. However, at quite an early date scholars showed that the seemingly unconnected elements of the movement can in fact be traced to the clarinet introduction of the beginning. In his doctoral thesis Sinfoninen ykseys (Symphonic Unity) Veijo Murtomäki enthusiastically drew attention to the way in which this device "maximizes the internal thematic cohesion of the symphony". Robert Layton, an English Sibelius scholar, ventured to call the movement a "tour de force of organic symphonic thinking".
The development of the first movement shows brilliant orchestration. But one can also see how Sibelius is striving for greater formal conciseness: the end of the development is merged with the end of the repeat. The movement ends with two puzzling pizzicato chords.
The second movement (Andante) begins with a peaceful melody over a long pedal point in E flat. Now the music hovers teasingly between E flat major and C minor.
Sibelius begins to handle his material more and more dramatically. The bassoon motif is from the introduction to the first movement. The transition with the French horns is derived from the subsidiary theme of the first movement, and soon the flutes are warbling in a way which resembles the "bird warbling motif" of the first movement (the phrase used by Erik Tawaststjerna). In the development of these materials the composer calls up a real orchestral storm – in the middle of the slow movement! When the storm calms down, the main theme is allowed to return, and the movement falls into place.
The third movement, a scherzo, begins with pizzicatos from the violins. The timpani hammer out the main theme like a canon-shot.
The woodwind lead into to a violin theme which has a surprisingly dance-like character, and soon we a plunging into a fugato-like game. In the trio the horns and the flutes summon up ideas of nature in a way which bears a distant resemblance to Bruckner. With the return of the main theme the movement rolls solidly to its end.
In the finale, Quasi una Fantasia, the clarinet introduction of the first movement makes a come-back, now passionately orchestrated.
Only the flutes complement this "destiny theme", but the mythical primeval twilight of the first movement has turned into a musical image of a devastated landscape after a catastrophe.
Sibelius's orchestra would never play with more pathos and exuberance. At the end of the symphony the cyclic organisation is emphasised, when the questions raised by the first movement are answered and the work ends - as did the first movement - with two pizzicato chords.
The first symphony has remained popular since its first performance. It is Sibelius's magnificent and self-confident farewell to the 19th century. The 20th century brought new challenges which he was now ready to accept.
"It is music of a young giant, full of a fiery love for his country and flaming defiance against its oppressors. The symphony can be seen as the celestial counterpart of Finlandia. Both works are songs of praise to the beloved native land at a time of distress."
"The first symphony was mainly about getting to grips with heritage of the late romantic symphony."
"The first symphony is the energetic music of a young man. The young Sibelius was no wimp; the music contains the whole wildness and rage of the man."
"The first symphony (1899) has this tremendous, overflowing ME GODAMMIT feeling."
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A fugitive killer was jailed for six years today after confessing to stabbing a shopkeeper 25 years ago 'to get some peace of mind,' a court heard today.
Paul Marshall, 47, walked into a police station and admitted that he had stabbed a shopkeeper during an £80 robbery in September 1985.
Marshall said: 'I didn't mean to stab him, its been on my conscience ever since.
The Old Bailey heard Marshall was a jobless, homeless drifter in London at the time he raided a grocery shop in Archway Road, Upper Holloway, in Sept 1985.
Marshall stabbed economics teacher Nasir Ali Turabee through the heart in front of his 14-year-old son as they locked the shop up, the court heard.
Marshall admitted charges of manslaughter and robbery. His denial of a murder count was accepted by the prosecution.
Mr Turabee had a degree in economics and trained as a lawyer in India before moving to England in 1965.
He gave up on a law career after the birth of his son in 1971 and began to teach economics at Langham School in Tottenham, the court heard.
To help make ends meet Mr Turabee bought a grocers and off-licence in Archway Road in April 1985 where he would work on weekends.
His 14-year-old son Ikhlaq was helping to lock up the store on the evening of Saturday, September 21, when Marshall pounced, the prosecutor explained.
Jeremy Donne QC, prosecuting, said: 'Son Ikhlaq went outside and started to pull down the security shutters over the windows.
'As he did so he was approached by a man wearing a green boiler suit, who asked if he was still open.
'The man turned away from him and then turned back having pulled a plastic bag with eye holes cut into it over his head.
The scared teenager was shoved into the shop where his father sat behind the till.
Marshall demanded cash and threatened to kill his son if he refused, the court was told.
It was when Mr Turabee rushed from behind the counter to protect his young son that he was stabbed twice in the chest.
Ikhlaq broke free and ran to the till so did not see the attack on his father.
Mr Donne said: 'Although he was aware of some sort of scuffle behind him between his father and the robber he didn't see what happened.
'The next thing was the defendant appearing behind him, snatching bank notes from the till and then running from the shop.
Mr Turabee did not appear to be injured and even spoke to the the 999 operator and said he 'was alright'.
But just moments later he collapsed.
'He said he felt dizzy and sat down,' the prosecutor said. 'His son and a number of other witnesses saw that there was blood staining on the front of his shirt.
The 45-year-old was taken to the Whittington Hospital but when surgeons opened his chest they discovered the sack around his heart had been severed.
He died in the early hours of September 22 from two stab wounds to the chest.
Police closed the murder case in 1986 due to a lack of evidence.
Marshall told police he was after cash for drink and drugs at the time but had reformed his lifestyle while living in the U.S. and since his return to London in 2002.
Moira McGowan, QC, defending, said Marshall had always been 'enormously troubled' and was relieved when he eventually was able to tell police that he was responsible.
Jailing Marshall for six years, judge Richard Hawkins said: 'This was a serious offence. You went armed with a knife with the purpose of robbing Mr Turabee of cash.
But the judge added: 'The prosecution have said without your confession you would never have been charged.
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September is a great time for sports fans. Baseball season is heating up as the regular season begins to wind down, and the playoffs are just around the corner (go Yankees!). If you're a tennis fan, the US Open is underway (will Roger win his 16th Grand Slam?). For golfers, there's the FedEx Cup series. And, oh yes, football season gets underway. There is something for (almost) everyone to watch . . . and talk about.
In fact, sports are one of the leading things people talk about. On any given day in America, about 40% of us have at least one conversation about sports, recreation, or hobbies – that's 120 million people. And it's not just one conversation per day, its closer to three.
Which sports, in particular, generate the most word of mouth? It's not even close. Football is far and away the most dominant. Across the course of an entire year – taking into consideration when the sport is "in season" and when it's not – 41% of the conversations about sports are about football. Basketball is a distant second, with a 22% "TalkShare™," followed closely by baseball at 18%. There is then a sharp drop with auto racing at 6%, and tennis rounds out the top five at 5%. Other sports, such as golf and hockey, drop below that with only 3% and 2% share of conversation, respectively.
All told, we estimate there are 6.6 billion projected annual conversational mentions about football, 3.5 billion about basketball, and 2.8 billion about baseball.
The dominance of football is truly impressive once the season begins. As soon as the professional and college football seasons begin in September, conversations about football begin to skyrocket, accounting for almost 60% of all sports conversations in the month of September.
At the same time, the share of conversations about baseball plummets – even though there are still lots of pennant races and the playoffs are yet to come. It could be a time when talk about baseball is still on the ascendancy, but instead we see the relative percentage of sports conversations about baseball drop from its high water mark of about 32% in July, to less than half that amount by the time September rolls around, perhaps as fans begin to conclude their favorite teams won't be in the playoffs.
Basketball, meanwhile, sees its peak in March (ah yes, March Madness), when it garners approximately one third of sports of conversations – a similar level to what baseball achieves in July.
Football is the word of mouth king of sports in large part because it stays part of the national sports conversation throughout the year, even when the sport is out of season. Indeed, its relative share of conversation never drops below 20%. In season it's dominant; out of season, it's still engaging. .
So for all you football fans . . . let the games, and the gab, begin.
Ed Keller, CEO of the Keller Fay Group, has been called "one of the most recognized names in word of mouth." The publication of Keller's book, The Influentials, has been called the "seminal moment in the development of word of mouth." Ed can be contacted at [email protected].
Read all Ed’s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Ed Keller - MediaBizBloggers.
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How much energy does recycling plastic save?
It might come to you as a surprise, but recycling saves a lot of energy. The simple logic that is used behind this fact is it recycling eliminates the need of making products from the scratch. Intensive consumption of energy and natural resources are required to make a single unit of a product. Thus, when you recycle it, the need diminishes, which automatically reduces the energy consumption.
There are actually seven different types of plastic available for the consumption of the consumers. According to various surveys, about 4% of total energy is consumed in order to make plastic products. When you discard plastic bottles after using them for once, they actually end up in the heap of trash. As plastic is non-degradable (they cannot be destroyed completely), they are usually dumped onto lands or into water bodies, contributing much to pollution. Thus, recycle bottle and other plastic products not only help curtail pollution but also save energy.
When we discard plastic products, we actually waste non-renewable resources. As mentioned earlier, plastic is non-degradable, which means they cannot be destroyed. When you burn them, they emit greenhouse gases which directly contribute to global warming (rising temperatures, changing precipitation and wind patterns). Disposing them onto land increases landfill, whereas throwing them into the sea harms the aquatic life. Thus, as responsible citizens of the planet, we should recycle plastic and save the planet. If every individual contributes their little bit towards saving the planet, we can bring about a change.
Before you dispose plastic products, make sure to consider your options. Many manufacturers are using high quality materials so that they can be used for a longer period. These products are also degradable which makes them safe to be used. Waste management companies are using eco-friendly methods to deal with plastic waste. They are effective and affordable, making them a great choice.
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The Titan Arum is considered by many to be the plant that produces the world's largest flower. Unfortunately looks are deceiving as this particular 'flower' is technically a flowering organ which acts as a sheath. This sheath surrounds a spike which produces clusters of many smaller flowers at its base. So if you want to be pedantic about things, and you should in this case, the largest 'true' flower is not the Titan arum, but is in fact the incredible Rafflesia arnoldii.
Like the Titan arum, it is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth, and for producing a strong odour of decaying flesh, hence its common name of 'corpse flower'.
It only occurs only in the rainforests of Bengkulu, Sumatra Island, Indonesia, and Malaysia, and is already near extinction due to loss of habitat.
The Rafflesia arnoldii plant is rare and difficult to locate. This is compounded because the buds take many months to develop and then flower lasts for just a few days.
The flowers are unisexual and therefore the close proximity of male and female flowers is vital for successful pollination. Combined, these factors make successful pollination a rare event.
When Rafflesia is ready to reproduce, a tiny bud forms on the outside of the root or stem and will develop to maturity over a period of a year. The cabbage like head that develops will eventually opens to reveal the flower. The stigma or stamen are attached to a spiked disk inside the flower.
A foul smell of rotting meat attracts flies and beetles which the Rafflesia needs for pollination. However, to pollinate successfully, the flies and/or beetles must visit both the male and female plants.
The fruit produced are rounded, and filled with smooth flesh including many thousands of hard coated seeds that are eaten and spread by tree shrews.
It lives as a parasite on the Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in undisturbed rainforests. Rafflesia lacks any observable leaves, stems or even roots, yet is still considered a vascular plant.
Similar to fungi, individuals grow as thread-like strands of tissue completely embedded within and in intimate contact with surrounding host cells from which nutrients and water are obtained.
How many of these plants still survive is unknown, but as the remaining primary forests of Borneo and Sumatra disappear it can be assumed that their numbers are dwindling.
Many individuals are known to be nearing extinction, so environmentalists are attempting to develop ways to recreate the species environment in an effort to stimulate their recovery. This has proved unsuccessful so far.
Steps are also being taken to conserve the forests of Sumatra and Borneo. To help counter the over-collection of this rare plant residents that have Rafflesia on their private property are encouraged to save the flowers and charge a small fee to see them.
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