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How I came across the video Keeping Mentally Fit I'm not quite sure — pretty sure it's a combination of my own YouTube content and Safiya Nygaard's decades videos — but when I first saw the video in my recommended feed, I naively expected it to be filled with such out-of-touch advice that it would be laughable to those interested in self-help today. While some of my 1950s-era expectations were certainly met (blatant racism, overt sexism, and a bizarre understanding of mental health treatment — 2 out of 40 high school graduates could expect to someday spend time in a mental institution???), I was surprised by how relevant the advice actually was.
While advice for living well has been part of human culture for centuries, it's booming growth in the late 20th century (and my own personal and professional focus on it) often makes me forget that, though it may not have always been as popular of an industry, self-help advice isn't new. And looking back at what was advised in the past not only gives us insight into how previous eras viewed self-help, but it also provides an interesting perspective of evergreen tactics for living life well.
This particular video focuses on four key elements for acquiring, maintaining, and improving mental health: expressing emotions naturally, respecting yourself, respecting others, and solving problems as they arise. While these tips seem simple and, perhaps, obvious, I think it's worth exploring each one a little bit because often it's the simple, timeless advice that's the most taken for granted.
Expressing your emotions was not at all what I expected to hear when I first started watching the video. There's so much talk in today's culture about how we all need to open up more about mental health issues, how we need to talk about more how we feel, that I was honestly quite surprised to see this advice being heralded back in 1952.
Most of us know that bottling up negative emotions is bad. We might also know that, when not expressed in a healthy way, bottled up emotions tend to come out in unexpected (and often unpleasant) ways. But this portion of the video also touched on how important it is to express positive emotions as well. It touched on facing and expressing not only feelings of pain, but also on sharing positive feelings, like love, as well. Additionally, it touched on expressing emotions with consideration for others, which is something we all can benefit from taking to heart.
This segment also highlighted the important notion of talking about feelings with a professional or trusted friend. The more you talk about your problems (particularly with a professional), the easier they are to solve. Expressing emotions can be really tough sometimes, but it's one of the best pieces of self-help advice out there, even all of these decades later!
Next up, the video dives into one of my personal favorite topics — self-love. While that specific term has only risen to popularity in recent decades, the concept has apparently been of value for some time in the self-help space. I was particularly pleased to see how the video addressed the topic of perfectionism. Aiming for perfection is a struggle for a lot of people and learning not to be so hard on yourself (remember: you're human!) is such a positive message to master.
There's often a struggle between the need to improve (the underlying, guiding force of a self-help video) and the desire to respect the self as is. The video addresses this, reminding viewers that it's great if you want to improve, but that doesn't mean you can't accept (and respect!) yourself just as you are right now.
As someone who has a very stereotypical idea of what life was like in the 1950s — perfect little families living in colorful houses behind white picket fences, a notion I know is not based on reality but I can't help but see in my head when I think of that decade — I was thrilled to see that the issue of perfectionism was tackled. No matter what the era (or the situation), no one's life is perfect and striving for perfection often gets in the way of lasting self-improvement.
In this segment of the film, the advice focused on getting along with others, having fun, and being part of the group. While this certainly isn't bad advice, it was a bit tricky for me to fully embrace in today's culture because I think we're realizing more and more that you don't have to have a large group of friends or fit in with the current trends to have a fulfilling, enjoyable life. Of course, surrounding yourself with positive people who enrich your life is always good advice but it's not always an easy thing to control, depending on one's circumstances and disposition.
Today, I think we have a better understanding of the idea that different people crave different levels of social interaction. Joining a club, as recommended in the video, won't work for everyone. That being said, even if you're an introvert and prefer time spent alone, that doesn't mean you can't gain something positive from socializing (perhaps one-on-one if that's more your style).
"There's no room for bashfulness in good mental health," something said in the video, isn't advice I'd agree with, but I do think the underlying point — that positive relationships have a big impact on mental health — rings true. Spending time with the right people is important for keeping mentally fit.
Likewise, being a positive person in the lives of others is equally as important. As the video suggests, it's important not to expect others to be perfect, to let them go their own way sometimes, and to cultivate give-and-take in relationships. It's also important not to dislike or distrust people who are different from you (this point certainly wasn't showcased in the video — everyone looked pretty much the same! — but the words are just as important today as they were then).
As someone who does a great deal of avoidance — I'm writing this post, in fact, because I sat down at my computer to do something that really needs to be done and instead of doing it, I've chosen to do this instead. Awesome. — I was so glad this was one of the four topics tackled in this video. Combatting a problem as soon as it comes up, rather than avoiding it as many of us are prone to do, is such obvious but important advice.
The video reminds us that, when we avoid the things we don't want to do, the problem becomes three-fold: we worry about facing it for however long we're avoiding it; we deal with the struggle of actually conquering it; and we may fret over it after the fact, wondering if things might have been different had we handled it promptly.
Of course, depending on the problem, it's not always easy to face, but the video really made me think about what life would be like if, when a problem comes up, I chose to face it right away with the three words they mentioned in mind: calmly, reasonably, and honestly. It seems, at first glance, that it would be difficult to do, but is it really more difficult than avoiding the problem and still having to deal with it later?
Though some of this mid-century advice might be a bit obvious, I'm glad I came across this video. It not only inspired me to pause and think about all four of these tips — each one really deserving of some attention — but it also opened my eyes to the fact that so much of what we talk about in the self-help space isn't new and, no matter what the decade, humans have always been working to improve their mental lives.
What do you think of this advice and, if you watched it, the video? Let me know in the comments section below!
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who was kept in the dark about the UFO subject during his official capacities. He was asked by a number of close associates " WHY - as a commander of the British Defence Forces - AND as a member of N.A.T.O. - do you continually make statements about UFO's ?" - He states that this subject (UFO's) has great significance and should no longer be denied and kept secret. He emphatically states, "That there is a serious possibility that we are being visited - and have been visited for many years - by people from outer space, from other civilisations" He goes on to state that we need to find out who they are, where they come from, and what they want."This should be the subject of rigorous scientific investigation, and not the subject of rubbishing by tabloid newspapers."
"quote" made in JULY 2000 by Hill-Norton.
It was his reputation for excellence and traditionalism within the armed services that seems so incongruous, to some, when laid alongside Lord Hill-Norton's very public interest in UFOs. He founded the pressure group UFO Concern, wrote the forward to three of Timothy Good's books, including 'Unearthly Disclosure' , and raised the matter of secrecy surrounding several British UFO incidents in the House of Lords. Upon chairing the House of Lord's investigation into UFOs, he publicly criticised the Ministry of Defence for destroying UFO-related documents after just 5 years in the archives.
"I have asked a number of questions about the base (RAF Feltwell in Suffolk) and never get a satisfactory answer"
To the so called "Rendelesham Forest Incident"- sometimes referred to as the U.K. Roswell.
In 1980 two air bases owned by the RAF, namely RAF/U.S.A.F Bentwaters and RAF/U.S.A.F Woodbridge were leased to the U.S. Air Force and reputedly held a large stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons. Woodbridge was also the home of the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron - a unit that reported directly to the U.S. Department of Defence in Washington.
At approximately 2 a.m. on the 27th December 1980,an unidentified object was picked up by radar at RAF Watton in Norfolk (UK). The object went off the screen in the area of Rendelesham Forest in Suffolk. RAF/U.S.A.F Bentwaters also tracked the unidentified object - Bentwaters being in the direct vicinity of Rendelesham Forest.
At approximately 3 a.m. two U.S.A.F security guards observed unusual lights outside the back gate of RAF Woodbridge and three patrolmen were sent to investigate. These three men reported seeing a strange , glowing object seemingly of metallic appearance and of a triangular shape. They reported it being approximately two to three meters across the base and two meters tall, giving off a bright white light which illuminated the entire forest. Also it had a pulsing red light on top and a bank of blue lights underneath - it was hovering but apparently had legs. When the men approached the object it manoeuvred through the forest and out of view, to be briefly seen again an hour or so later near the back gate.
Various theories have been put forward to explain away the Rendelesham Forest events including the idea that the lights were caused by a lighthouse on the coast - this theory is unfounded when the geography and topography of the area is examined. Another convoluted theory put forward by a skeptic (Channel 4 Television 10th April 2002), endeavoured to link the events to a craft (of some description) being carried by U.S.helicopters at about the same time, only illustrates the depths that "so-called educated skeptics" will sink to in order to enforce their opinions. One fact is certain - whatever happened it was witnessed by staff at the base - including very senior staff members as well as locals living nearby.
Lord Hill-Norton stated "I have no doubt that something landed at this U.S. Air Force base and I have no doubt that it has got the people concerned into a considerable state. The Ministry of Defence has doggedly stuck to it's normal line, that nothing of Defence interest took place. Either large numbers of people - including the commanding general at Bentwaters, were hallucinating - and for an American Air Force nuclear base - this is extremely dangerous - or what they say did happen. In either of these circumstances, there can be only one answer - that it was of Extreme Defence Interest to the U.K."
Lord Hill Norton has further stated "The evidence that there are objects which have been seen in our atmosphere, and even on terra firma, that cannot be accounted for either as man-made objects or as any physical force or effect known to our scientists, seems to me to be overwhelming... A very large number of sightings have been vouched for by persons whose credentials seem to me unimpeachable. It is striking that so many have been trained observers, such as police officers and airline or military pilots. Their observations have in many instances.. been supported either by technical means such as radar or, even more convincingly, by..interference with electrical apparatus of one sort or another"......actual quote.
What did Astronaut Gordon Cooper have to say ?
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I want to know if I use the patch and then take methadone, will I go into withdrawal? ## Hello, Spooky! How are you? The danger here is actually due to the fact that they tend to increase the effects of each other, which could be very dangerous and may cause a fatal overdose, thus they should not be taken together, or close together, unless your doctor specifically tells you to do so. The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Is there anything else I can help with?
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This is a usable article. Hilarious moment child girl meets her baby brother for As a result of the end of the 19th Century, Manchester was one of the 10 biggest built-up centres on earth even before counting the wider population, within 50 miles of the Northern England region, such as Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds, and Central Lancashire. National men's tailor chain . It has since moved into women's and childrenswear buy primarily online in several countries. Newly affianced bra mogul chats romantic Christmas Eve application, wedding plans and hen party as she launches new app Lady Gaga explains why she shunned Golden Globes after-parties to eat cereal in bed: Founded in Liverpool as a result of Walter Sugg and his brother Frank, the business grew to 11 shops by its closure in Founded as a specialist hit retailer by Sophie Mirman and Richard P. The business stayed in the family untilwhen it was purchased by a management coup.
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I am running AIx 4.3.3 ML.11-Post on a RS/6000-42W (PPC-604e @ 120MHz, 128MB ECC RAM), under perl 5.10.0, stdio, no threads, no largefiles, built with gcc-3.4.3 (built native). Output of perl -V appended. Module compiles withour error, but every test fails with the same fail message. I have tried the "suggested patch" from another reporter, but I do not get his results (cover will not run until Devel::Cover is basically installed---after copying the made binaries into /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/Devel/, cover runs, but that does not change the test results at all---they all still fail, just the same. Here is a typical error message: t/achange.t ............. Cannot close perl -I/usr/lanth/aux/PERL/MODULES/Devel/Devel-Cover-0.64/ -I/usr/lanth/aux/PERL/MODULES/Devel/Devel-Cover-0.64/blib/lib -I/usr/lanth/aux/PERL/MODULES/Devel/Devel-Cover-0.64/blib/arch -MDevel::Cover=-select,change,-ignore,blib,Devel/Cover,-merge,0,-coverage,statement,branch,condition,subroutine /usr/lanth/aux/PERL/MODULES/Devel/Devel-Cover-0.64/tests/change : at /usr/lanth/aux/PERL/MODULES/Devel/Devel-Cover-0.64/blib/lib/Devel/Cover/Test.pm line 187. END failed--call queue aborted. t/achange.t ............. Dubious, test returned 22 (wstat 5632, 0x1600) Failed 1/1 subtests Here is the output of perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 0) configuration: Platform: osname=aix, osvers=4.3.3.0, archname=aix-stdio uname='aix rowena 3 4 000059419100 unknown unknown aix ' config_args='-Dcc=gcc -Dprefix=/usr/local -Dinstallusrbinperl -DDEBUGGING -Uusethreads -Uuselargefiles' hint=previous, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define useithreads=undef, usemultiplicity=undef useperlio=undef, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=undef, usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include', optimize='-O -g', cppflags='-D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NATIVE_DLOPEN -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include' ccversion='', gccversion='3.4.3', gccosandvers='aix4.3.3.0' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=8 ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=4 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='ld', ldflags =' -Wl,-brtl -L/usr/local/lib' libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib libs=-lbind -lnsl -lgdbm -ldbm -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc -lbsd perllibs=-lbind -lnsl -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc -lbsd libc=/usr/lib/libc.a, so=a, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a gnulibc_version='' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_aix.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Xlinker -bE:/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.0/aix-stdio/CORE/perl.exp -bE:/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.0/aix-stdio/CORE/perl.exp -bE:/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.0/aix-stdio/CORE/perl.exp' cccdlflags='-fpic', lddlflags=' -bhalt:4 -bexpall -G -bnoentry -lc -L/usr/local/lib' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: DEBUGGING PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV Built under aix Compiled at Feb 25 2009 00:08:55 %ENV: PERL="/usr/local/bin/perl" @INC: /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.0/aix-stdio /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/aix-stdio /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl .
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The future of MagicWB - will there be any?
I would like to use this moment to speak to all MagicWB users as the author of my product.
A lot of users have asked me in the last months when they could expect a new MagicWB version with a new color scheme and more colors. With the release of MagicWB 2.0 I have already agreed that I will continue the development of MagicWB if the response to MagicWB 2.0 would be good.
Unfortunately I am more than disappointed at the lack of readiness of the Amiga users to support good shareware (that they use every day). In the last months I have well monitored the spreading and establishment of MagicWB and I can almost find it on any Amiga (even in department stores). Various tests prove it again and again that so many users do use MagicWB 2.0 on the one hand, but only few of them actually registered it on the other hand.
Only a fraction has registered MagicWB during the last year (i.e. 0.04% of all potential users have registered it). I would like to express my gratitude here to all those who were honest enough to support this project with their registrations.
You can not just expect others to register and support the further development of MagicWB, since other people unfortunately think the same way and this thinking has the result that I am no longer willing to invest so much time in a new version when I get so little feedback from the unregistered MagicWB users.
A new MagicWB costs me a lot of time and hard work and I expect to receive a certain incentive to do this by brushing up my pocket money. I am not working on MagicWB to improve it for myself, instead I do this because the users urge me to do it and because they reward me for doing it through their registrations. However it is not worth the energy and time any longer if no one registers MagicWB.
There are already specific plans in existence (since 1995) for a totally new and more colorful MagicWB. But I have frozen this project temporarily because I can not see a sense in it if only a fraction will register it. However I would really prefer to continue the MagicWB project... but for nothing I also won't do a thing!
Why am I writing this text? Well, I intend to address especially those who have not registered MagicWB to this day and give them food for thought: Without your support for MagicWB I will not continue it. One can not always take without giving. Shareware is based on mutuality ("to share").
I will now make this offer to all those who were too lazy to register: The "public release" of MagicWB 2.0 and especially this new website are means for me to test if you are still interested in a further development of MagicWB. I have made the registration process as easy as ever possible through new and very comfortable registration methods. So, from now on there should be no valid reason to say that you would register MagicWB if the registration would be easier. It is now the easiest thing it could get! If you don't register MagicWB now but have it still running on your Amiga, you are indirectly saying "no" to a future version and continued development of MagicWB.
The test extends over the coming months. The amount of new-registered users in this test period will be decisive of the future of MagicWB and if I will continue my work on it. If the amount of registrations within this period is not going to improve I will interpret this as a "no" to any further development of MagicWB and will eventually have to stop this project (as much as I would regret it).
It is indeed pitiable that I have to write this, but as always the subject "software pirating" also fits here: The more successful a software product is the more is it going to be pirated with the result that more and more users do not recognize the moral sense of duty to purchase a product they use. With this attitude these people will destroy more than they think (or intend). Please don't let me down -- I would love to continue the development of MagicWB and make the Amiga a better computer.
I also encourage you to copy & save this MWB-Now-Button and to place it on your homepage and also convince others to use it. With that you can actively support MagicWB and ensure its future for the Amiga. Thank you!
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I’m pregnant and searching for a great prenatal vitamin. The water soluble vitamins are greatest obtained by way of organic produce grown in mineral-wealthy soil. Nonetheless, the form mostly added to dietary dietary supplements is folic acid. Artificial B vitamins are sometimes extracted from crude oil products during distillation, but the residing advanced of co-factors is destroyed.
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Ubuntu is a free operating system based onDebian. Its name comes from the Zulu word "ubuntu", loosely translated as "humanity", describing the ubuntu philosophy: "I am who I am because of those around me," a positive aspect of community. Ubuntu's goals include providing an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease of installation. Ubuntu has been rated as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop, claiming approximately 30% of desktop Linux installations in a survey by desktoplinux.com.
Ubuntu is free and open source software, meaning it is free to download and use without monetary charge and is free to be modified and improved upon. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK-based company Canonical Ltd, owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Instead of selling Ubuntu for profit, Canonical creates revenue by selling technical support. By keeping Ubuntu free and open source, Canonical is able to take advantage of the talents of outside developers in projects such as Linux, Debian, GNU, X.org, etc., without developing the entire operating system themselves.
Canonical endorses and provides support for four Ubuntu-based distributions: Kubuntu andXubuntu, which use KDE and Xfce, respectively, as a desktop environment, replacing the defaultGNOME system used by Ubuntu; Edubuntu, a subproject and add-on for Ubuntu, designed for school environments and home use; and Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced "Juice"), a stripped-down version of Ubuntu, optimized for virtual appliances.
Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months and supports Ubuntu for eighteen months by submitting security fixes, patches to critical bugs and including minor updates to programs. LTS (Long Term Support) releases, which occur every two years, are supported for three years on the desktop and five years for servers. The current version of Ubuntu, Intrepid Ibex, was released on October 30, 2008.
Ubuntu focuses on usability, including the widespread use of the sudo tool for administrative tasks. The Ubiquity installer allows installing Ubuntu to the hard disk from within the Live CD environment without the need for restarting the computer prior to installation. Ubuntu also emphasizes accessibility and internationalization, to reach as many people as possible. Beginning with 5.04, UTF-8 became the default character encoding, which allows for support of a variety of non-Roman scripts. The default appearance of the user interface in the current version is called Human and is characterized by shades of brown and orange.
The most recent version of Ubuntu comes installed with a wide range of software including the OpenOffice.orgproductivity suite, the internet browser Firefox, the instant messenger Pidgin (formerly known as Gaim), the BitTorrent client Transmission, and the raster graphics editor GIMP. Several lightweight card, puzzle, and board games are pre-installed, such as Sudoku and chess. Ubuntu has all networking ports closed by default for added security; its firewalloffers fine-grained control of incoming and outgoing connections. GNOME 2.22—the default desktop environment of Ubuntu 8.04—offers support for 46 languages. There are numerous ways to install Ubuntu, outlined below.
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What are the most significant benefits of Garam Masala?
Garam masala in India helps to maintain cholesterol. Garam masala thus increases the good cholesterol in the body and reduces the bad cholesterol. Garam masala helps in building immunity of the body against cold, cough and fever. Another wonderful benefit of garam masala is that it provides the body with the right amount of digestive fire, which as described in ancient Ayurveda is extremely important for a healthy digestive system as well as good metabolism.
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So to explain a little Cameras are typically broken down into groups: ultra-compact, compact, prosumer or hobbyist, and digital SLR, and most manufacturers build units in several categories to capture more of the market. On each end of the range, the ultra-compacts are designed to be the most portable, often fitting into pockets easily and used as key chains, while the digital SLR cameras are professional quality tools that have the widest range of options, such as external flashes, lenses, and tripods (but are also often the largest and most cumbersome to carry). Most units fall into the middle two categories, with compacts having a good range of quality, resolution, and options, and the prosumer range including higher quality and greater control over manual options and accessories.
Buying by only the megapixel rating will mean you will miss out on the other features of the camera – portability, accessories, a good quality flash, but it is one of the most important considerations. Less than 3-megapixel cameras are suitable for basic snapshots; the camera will be small and good enough to take basic 'I was there' shots, but the images won’t be as clear if you want anything larger than standard 4x6 prints. Between 3 and 5 megapixels, you will find a good range of everyday use and vacation cameras – you can fill your photo albums with shots from cameras in this range or use them as desktop images, as you will generally find the images are good enough that you don’t need anymore and will be able to make good quality prints at a variety of sizes. From 5 to 10 megapixels, you will find more serious cameras for hobbyists that want to explore photography as an art or those that are looking to stay ahead of the curve – the images will take up more hard drive space but will be perfect for manipulation and printing out in larger sizes. A number of cameras are available across different categories with 10 megapixels or more, although this kind of resolution is generally overkilled for casual everyday use. Choose a 10 megapixel or higher resolution camera if you are a professional and expect to be paid for the work you produce, if you need the highest resolution because you expect to make significant enlargements of your photos for mounting/framing, if you want more flexible cropping options, or if you simply want the ultimate in image quality.
Zooming is another important consideration with digital cameras - there are two kinds of zoom: optical zoom and digital zoom. An optical zoom factor is one that relies on the lens itself magnifying the light coming in so that what is distant appears larger and closer in the resulting image. A digital zoom factor is one that takes the resulting image and magnifies it after the fact. Needless to say, an optical zoom factor is much more important than a digital zoom factor (and produces better quality results).
The way the images themselves are stored can be a factor in your decision, as some camera makers have proprietary storage systems that are incompatible with the cameras of other makes. Some common formats are Compact Flash (a fairly common format across both compact and professional cameras), Secure Digital (SD) cards (which are fairly common in compact cameras due to their smaller size), and Sony Memory Stick (unique to Sony cameras, but also supported by Sony computers, televisions, and other devices). Storage sizes can range from smaller 8MB cards/sticks, which can hold about a dozen three megapixel images, to larger 32GB cards/sticks and higher, which can hold thousands of images, and are especially useful when storing photos in a 'raw' format (a direct unprocessed copy of the image data from the camera sensor, available more commonly with digital SLR cameras, and takes much more storage space per photo). Prices have come down on most of the memory cards/sticks making a selection of the larger sizes more affordable and a smarter choice. Choose the largest size you are comfortable with, and ideally select a second smaller stick as a backup in case the first one becomes full – for example, a combination of a 512MB with a 4GB card/stick is good if you move all your images onto your computer on a regular basis.
Well, I hope this helps out some and can clear a few things up for you. Now when someone asks me what kind of camera they should get I can send them to my blog...LOL See differently!
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How does the ESTA differ from other USA visas?
Despite the fact that an ESTA is usually referred to as a visa, it isn’t one. The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is an automated system that determines one’s eligibility to travel to the United States based on their biometric information and the answers that they give during the application. with ESTA, people can travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, meaning that they can travel to the United States without first getting a visa. The passport has to be an e-passport that contains all of the biometric information regarding the owner.
Tourist/Visitor Visas – these are visas that are used for business and/ or pleasure. They are usually valid for short durations, and there are certain countries that are allowed to visit for up to 90 days without visas.
Student Visas – These are required for people that would like to study in the United States and are usually valid for the duration of their study, including practical training.
Specialty Occupation (Professionals) Visas – These are required by professionals that have at least a bachelor's degree (or its equivalent work experience).
Exchange Visitor Visas – When traveling to the United States for approved exchange programs, this is the visa for you. It usually covers students, trainees, international visitors, au pairs, and many other groups of people.
Intracompany transfer visas – These are given to professionals that are transferring to their employer’s US affiliates of facilities, and executives and managers are eligible for permanent residency without a labor certification.
Treaty and Investor visas – These are required by investors, traders, and their employees if their home countries have commercial treaties regarding visa eligibility with the United States.
Fiancé(e) visas – Fiancé(e) of people that are citizens of the United States are eligible for this visa as long as the marriage is concluded within 90 days.
Extraordinary ability worker visas – This is a visa for people with extraordinary skills such as athletes, business people, entertainers, and scientists.
Artists and athlete’s visas – This covers athletes and artists, who include entertainers.
Religious worker visas – These are visas for religious workers.
TC and TN NAFTA and US-Canada Free Trade Agreement Visas – This is for Canadian and Mexican nationals under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
Family sponsored immigration visas – These are for parents, spouses, siblings, and children.
DV-1 visas ("green card lottery") – There are 55,000 visas that are given out randomly every year to people that are from countries that underrepresented in the total immigrant pool.
So we can see that ESTA is an original type of travel authorization, that makes visits a lot easier for some travelers. Which gives us a couple of reasonable questions. Will there be more countries added to the VWP? And could we see travel becoming easier for citizens of other countries as well? Or will new restrictions make travel to US just more difficult?
Follow us to keep up with all of the latest updates and be sure to know everything you need to know before traveling to USA.
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Town in Union County, New Jersey, U.S.
Westfield is a town in Union County of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 30,316, reflecting an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the 29,644 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 774 (+2.7%) from the 28,870 counted in the 1990 Census. In March 2018, Bloomberg ranked Westfield as the 99th wealthiest place in the United States, and the 18th wealthiest in New Jersey. According to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield is considered to be the 30th-safest city to live in the United States.
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Question: I have a question regarding the text Faza'il - e - A'maal by Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi.
Question: I have a question regarding the text Faza'il - e - A'maal by Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi. From many I've heard that this text contains many weak hadiths and should not be read for thehadiths all are not saheeh. Is this correct? If so, please explain if this text would be appropriate to read and are the hadiths with strong chains? Jazakallahu Khayir.
Along with many sahih hadiths, Fada'il A'mal is also known to contain a number of weak hadiths. In fact many of the great hadith collections contain weak hadiths. This is the case with Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maja, al-Bayhaqi, al-Mustadrak of Imam Hakim, Mishkat al-Masabih, al-Tarqhib wa al-tarhib, etc. Besides these, popular works such as the Ihya 'ulum al-din of Imam Ghazali is one in which Allama 'Iraqi has judged many hadiths to be weak. However, these works have been overwhelmingly accepted by the majority of traditional scholars of Islam throughout the centuries. Furthermore, despite the rigorous authentication of the Sahih of Imam Bukhari, his other works such as al-Adab al-Mufrad and Juz' al-qira'a khalf al-imam contains many weak narrations.
What we understand from this is that it is not a crime to relate weak hadiths, as some like to advocate. Individuals have risen in the last century who have attempted to "purify" the books of the pious predecessors by sifting the weak hadiths from the authentic (many a time with great injustice) and have published the classical collection under new titles such as Sahih Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sahih Sunan Ibn Maja, etc.
The approach of the classical scholars was not such. It was accepted among them that works on the subject of virtues and fada'il did not have to meet the same levels of authenticity as was needed in discussions on the belief system of Islam or the laws and rulings of the lawful and unlawful.
Great hadith experts such as Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn al-Mahdi, 'Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak said, "When we narrate in regards to the lawful [halal] and unlawful [haram]we exercise extreme strictness and when we narrate in regards to virtuous and the like (stories and narratives) then we are more lenient. (See Suyuti's Tadrib al-rawi).
We learn from this statement that the scholars were more relaxed in the case of using weak hadith in virtues, but were very strict when it came to aspects of belief or fiqhi rulings. There were also other conditions for accepting weak hadith. For instance, the weakness should not be extreme that it is bordering on fabrication or the hadith should not be a spurious one. Likewise the weak hadith should not contradict an established principle of Shari'a or go against the spirit of the teachings of Islam (See Tadrib al-rawi).
If one takes the approach of shunning every book that contains weak hadiths would be left with very few books to benefit from. This would create great difficulty in regard to the din. Imam Tirmidhi has demonstrated in his Sunan as to how so many fiqhi rulings have been based on not-so-strong narrations.
The Fada'il A'mal is not a book of juristic laws. it is a book of virtues and as such there is no doubt that one can read it and practice on the virtues mentioned therein, even if they are from weak hadiths. Allah has granted this book such a widespread popularity that it is difficult in many countries to find a masjid without a copy. Many have benefited and softened their hearts for the remembrance of Allah and other such virtuous acts by reading it and the Fada'il Sadaqat by the same author.
The author Shaykh Zakariya Khandelwi taught the Sahih al-Bukhari for numerous years and spent his entire life in the service of the hadith of the Messenger (upon him be peace). His works include the editing of the Badhl al-Majhud (Arabic commentary of Sunan Abi Dawud), al-Hall al-Mufhim (Arabic commentary of Sahih Muslim), and al-La'ali al-Dirari (Arabic commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari); then the Awjaz al-Masalik is his Arabic commentary of the Muwatta of Imam Malik (Dar al-Fikr, Syria edition over twenty volumes), and the Khasa'il al-Nabawi, his Urdu commentary of the al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiya of Imam Tirmidhi. Besides these he has authored numerous other works in Urdu. He passed away in Madina Munawwara on Monday the 1st of Sha'ban 1402 corresponding to 24th May 1982.
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Poet, novelist and playwright Benjamin Zephaniah was born on 15 April 1958.
He grew up in Jamaica and the Handsworth district of Birmingham, England, leaving school at 14. He moved to London in 1979 and published his first poetry collection, Pen Rhythm, in 1980. He was Writer in Residence at the Africa Arts Collective in Liverpool, and was a candidate for the post of Professor of Poetry at Oxford University. He holds an honorary doctorate in Arts and Humanities from the University of North London (1998), was made a Doctor of Letters by the University of Central England (1999), and a Doctor of the University by the University of Staffordshire (2002). In 1998, he was appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education to advise on the place of music and art in the National Curriculum and in 1988 Ealing Hospital in London named a ward after him.
His second collection of poetry, The Dread Affair: Collected Poems (1985) contained a number of poems attacking the British legal system. Rasta Time in Palestine (1990), an account of a visit to the Palestinian occupied territories, contained poetry and travelogue. His other poetry collections include two books written for children: Talking Turkeys (1994) and Funky Chickens (1996). He has also written novels for teenagers: Face (1999), described by the author as a story of 'facial discrimination'; Refugee Boy (2001), the story of a young boy, Alem, fleeing the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea; Gangsta Rap (2004); and Teacher's Dead (2007).
In addition to his published writing, Benjamin Zephaniah has produced numerous music recordings, including Us and Dem (1990) and Belly of de Beast (1996), and has also appeared as an actor in several television and film productions, including appearing as Moses in the film Farendg (1990). His first television play, Dread Poets Society, was first screened by the BBC in 1991. His play Hurricane Dub was one of the winners of the BBC Young Playwrights Festival Award in 1998, and his stage plays have been performed at the Riverside Studios in London, at the Hay-on-Wye Literature Festival and on television. His radio play Listen to Your Parents, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000, won the Commission for Racial Equality Race in the Media Radio Drama Award and has been adapted for the stage, first performed by Roundabout, Nottingham Playhouse's Theatre in Education Company, in September 2002.
Many of the poems in Too Black, Too Strong (2001) were inspired by his tenure as Poet in Residence at the chambers of London barrister Michael Mansfield QC and by his attendance at both the inquiry into the 'Bloody Sunday' shootings and the inquiry into the death of Ricky Reel, an Asian student found dead in the Thames. We Are Britain! (2002) is a collection of poems celebrating cultural diversity in Britain.
He has recently been awarded further honorary doctorates by London South Bank University, the University of Exeter and the University of Westminster. Recent books include an autobiography, Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story (2011), and further books for children, When I Grow Up (2011) and Terror Kid (2014).
Benjamin Zephaniah’s background seems unlikely for a poet: a dyslexic who left school unable to properly read and write; a black British Brummie whose teenage years of petty crime culminated in a prison spell.
However, Zephaniah has ended up the people’s poet. Today he holds a handful of honorary degrees. In 2008 he appeared in The Times list of top 50 post-war writers.
Zephaniah’s work is often described as dub poetry, a form of oral performance poetry that is sometimes staged to music and which typically draws on the rhythms of reggae and the rhetoric of Rastafarianism. His poems are often inspired by political causes. Zephaniah has said that he ‘lives in two places, Britain and the world’, and his collections highlight domestic issues from institutional racism (Too Black, Too Strong, 2001) and the murder of Stephen Lawrence to conditions in war-torn Bosnia, the plight of occupied Palestine (Rasta Time in Palestine, 1990) and global environmental issues (see, for example, Talking Turkeys, 1994).
Unexpectedly perhaps, for a poet associated with protest literature, many of Zephaniah’s poems are tempered by hope, humour and laughter. For example ‘I Have a Scheme’, a parody of Martin Luther King’s famous Civil Rights speech of 1963, dreams of a world 'When all people, regardless of colour or class, will have at least one Barry Manilow record'. Parody is one of Zephaniah’s trademark devices. In his collection Propa Proaganda (1996), ‘Terrible World’ plays on Louis Armstrong’s ‘Wonderful World’, and opens with the words: ‘I’ve seen streets of blood …’. ‘Heckling Miss Lou’ on the other hand presents a playful dialogue with the pioneering performance poet Louise Bennett. If such poems seem to trivialize politics, this is arguably to neglect Zephaniah’s sense of the political. He has said that ‘[i]t’s a hard life being labelled "political". It seems that because I’m constantly ranting about the ills of the world I’m expected to have all the answers, but I don’t, and I’ve never claimed to, besides, I’m not a politician. What interests me is people.’ The political function of laughter in bringing different people together cannot be overestimated within this context.
Many of Zephaniah’s poetry collections are written specifically for children (Talking Turkeys and Funky Chickens, 1996), and he has recently written a number of very successful novels for young people. Face (1999) is a set in London’s multicultural East End, but its focus is on a white character, and of one boy's struggles to face his badly disfigured body following an accident. Martin is largely indifferent to the black culture that surrounds him on the streets of the city, but after getting caught up in a joyriding accident that causes terrible burns to his face, he starts to see the world differently. As Martin becomes sensitized to the prejudices of others, and finds himself othered, he starts to connect afresh with those around him, black and white.
In his highly regarded second novel, Refugee Boy (2001), Zephaniah tackles the theme of political asylum. Alem, the novel’s Ethiopian protagonist, thinks he is taking a brief holiday with his father in London. Everything is magical in the capital until he wakes up one day and discovers his dad has deserted him. Gradually, through a series of letters, he learns they are not on vacation at all, but fleeing the political situation in Ethiopia.
In his next book, Gangsta Rap (2004), we follow the downward trajectory of Ray, a disaffected teenager who falls out with his family, and is excluded from school before finding fame and fortune in a rap band. If Ray’s life seems to have changed immeasurably for the better, it is not long before his problems resurface and he is caught up in shootings and gang rivalry: an unsavoury underworld of male violence that eventually claims the life of his girlfriend. Male violence, and its victims, are also the central theme of Zephaniah’s 2007 novel Teacher’s Dead. The novel explores the difficult topic of a teacher being killed, a narrative told through the eyes of a sensitive 15 year old boy, Jackson Jones.
Like Gangsta Rap, Teacher’s Dead offers an anatomy of violence for today’s youth, revealing its complex causes in ways that trouble the boundaries between criminals and victims. More broadly though, and what characterises all of Zephaniah’s writing to date, is its stress on the redemptive forces of love, laughter, and peace.
@BZephaniah @deb20021966 OK. Now to get you dancing. Please bring me a bit of North Yorkshire vegan cake... If there's such a thing.
@BZephaniah @deb20021966 Yes, I can't wait to bring the bass to York. See you there.
@BZephaniah @CJS_languages @Colmore_Junior Your work is amazing. We are Colmore. We are British. We are one. Keep it real, and stay true.
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We show how labelled deductive systems can be combined with a logical framework to provide a natural deduction implementation of a large and well-known class of propositional modal logics (including K, D, T, B, S4, S4.2, KD45, and S5). Our approach is modular and based on a separation between a base logic and a labelling algebra, which interact through a fixed interface. While the base logic stays fixed, different modal logics are generated by plugging in appropriate algebras. This leads to a hierarchical structuring of modal logics with inheritance of theorems. Moreover, it allows modular correctness proofs, both with respect to soundness and completeness for semantics, and faithfulness and adequacy of the implementation. We also investigate the tradeoffs in possible labelled presentations: we show that a narrow interface between the base logic and the labelling algebra supports modularity and provides an attractive proof theory but limits the degree to which we can make use of extensions to the labelling algebra.
different modal logics are generated by plugging in appropriate algebras.
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NoSQL database- What is it?
These are following some of very famous NoSQL database.
Dynamo: Dynamo is created by Amazon and is the most prominent Key-Value NoSQL database. Amazon developed dynamo when they were in need of a highly scalable distributed platform for their e-commerce businesses.
Cassandra: Cassandra is open sourced developed by Facebook and is a columnar NoSQL database.
BigTable: BigTable is Google's proprietary columnar oriented database.
SimpleDB: SimpleDB is another database developed by Amazon.
CouchDB: CouchDB along is open source document oriented NoSQL databases.
Neo4J: Neo4j is an open source graph database.
One method to define NoSQL is to consider what its not. It's not SQL and it's not relational. Like the name suggests, it's not a substitute for a RDBMS but compliments it. NoSQL is designed for scattered data stores for very huge scale data needs. Think about Facebook with its 500,000,000 users or Twitter which accumulates Terabits of data every single day.
In a NoSQL database, there is no joins and no fixed schema . A RDBMS "scales up" by getting faster and quicker hardware and adding memory. NoSQL, on the other hand, can take advantage of "scaling out". Scaling out refers to scattering the load over many commodity systems. This is the component of NoSQL that makes it an reasonably priced solution for bulky datasets.
We are company which is trusted for remote database work. We undertake on site database work as well. The work which is taken are IBM DB2,Oracle,MySQL and SQL Server.
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R227ea R227ea is an HFC gas designed to replace CFC-114.
It is suitable for use in high temperature refrigeration applications, as well as some heat pump and heat transfer applications. R227ea is also used as a propellant gas, for example in some medical propellants and in some foam blowing applications, often blended with HFC-365mfc.
Retrofit gas or design for new equipment? R227ea is suitable for use in new equipment. It can also be used to retrofit some old R114 or R12B1 systems.
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environmental AND installation energy technology demonstrations. President Trumps early Executive Orders on deregulation, coupled with congressional and agency actions to repeal several Obama era mandates, have reshaped the atmosphere at the agencies in Washington. It also causes delays and damage to planes." 106 Main article: Aircraft noise Aircraft noise is seen by advocacy groups as being very hard to get attention and action. The local planning authority (or the Secretary of State as the case may be) should determine whether the project is of a type listed in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the 2017 Regulations: if it is listed in Schedule 1 an Environmental Impact Assessment.
For example, as part of this test Virgin Atlantic Airways flew a Boeing 747 from London Heathrow Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on 24 February short Story - A Surprise Pregnancy 2008, with one engine burning a combination of coconut oil and babassu oil. The local planning authority should consider whether the environmental information is adequate to assess the environmental effects of the development, and if so, take that information into consideration in its decision on the application in accordance with regulation 8 of the 2011 Regulations. When a planning application which has not previously been subject to a screening opinion or direction is called in for determination by the Secretary of State (under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ) and it is not accompanied. Subtitle, "International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions." 22 Dec. The extent to which mitigation or other measures may be taken into account in reaching a screening opinion depends on the facts of each case. While it is not possible to formulate criteria or thresholds which will provide a universal test of whether or not an assessment is required, it is possible to offer a broad indication of the type or scale of development which is likely to require. "Study: Lead exposure can cause autism". Local planning authorities will need to consider carefully how such measures are secured. Bows-Larkin., Mander., Traut., Anderson., Wood.
Racism and sexual oppression in Anglo-America: a genealogy. Who will take them? Was the reason eugenic legislation was passed. Negotiation and dispute resolution skills (including ADR techniques) are also important..
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The column is chock full of lies. (Sorry, with this crew there is no point in trying to be polite. They are liars, let's not pretend anything else.) It starts by trying to generically discredit CBO's analysis of health care plans.
"When Obamacare passed in 2010, the CBO projected a healthy individual market with 23 million people enrolled in exchange plans by this year. The CBO predicted that by 2017, exchange plans would be profitable and annual premium increases low."
"But this never happened. Today, there are only 10 million people enrolled in exchange plans — about 60 percent fewer than expected. (Contrary to some claims, this is not because more people have maintained employer plans than the CBO expected; the reduction in employer coverage has been greater than the CBO projected, and overall about 9 million more people are uninsured now than projected.) Absent the projected bounty of young, healthy consumers, health insurers are abandoning the exchanges, leaving a third of American counties with only one insurer to choose from. As insurers continue to flee the exchanges, consumers will face even fewer options next year."
"Actually, CBO was overly pessimistic about Obamacare. If we look to CBO's last report on the Affordable Care Act, before the exchanges began operation in 2014, it projected that there would be 29 million people uninsured as of 2017 (Table 3). In its most recent analysis, it puts the number of uninsured in 2017 at 26 million (Table 4). In other words, the number of people who are uninsured under the ACA is 3 million fewer than CBO had predicted back in 2012.
"In what world is overestimating the number of uninsured 'overly optimistic?' It is true that fewer people are in the exchanges than CBO expected. This is due to the fact that more people have qualified for Medicaid and also more people are receiving employer-provided insurance, as fewer companies than expected dropped coverage."
The premiums have risen more in the last few years than projected because they were originally lower than projected. Premiums for 2017 are pretty much right where CBO had projected. And in states run by Democratic governors who are trying to make the Affordable Care Act work, the exchanges are doing just fine.
In short CBO gets an A- for its record on forecasting Obamacare, the White House crew gets a big fat "L" for lying.
"Second, the CBO estimates that the Obamacare exchanges will average 18 million enrollees next year assuming the law remains in place. Yet only about 10 million Americans had exchange plans in 2015, 2016 and 2017 — and the CBO ignores Obamacare’s collapse. Simply put, the CBO predicts coverage under Obamacare that will never materialize."
Nope, CBO does not project a big jump in coverage in 2018. The document cited does show a rise in the number of people enrolled in the exchanges in 2018, but it is mostly at the expense of the number of people getting insurance through their employer. It projects no change in the number of the uninsured in 2018 compared with 2017.
Clearly Short and Blase knew they were fundamentally misrepresenting CBO projections in this effort to discredit its projections on the Republican plan. The Washington Post is not obligated to print anything the White House gives them. This is a column, not a news story, but I have had columns fact-checked, sometimes in great detail, by opinion page editors.
There is no justification for printing a hack piece from White House staff that includes deliberate misrepresentations with the explicit purpose of discrediting CBO. This is some serious darkness here.
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Oil vs. Natural Gas, which one is wrong?
However, the correlation broke down early 2009, when Oil started to rise, while Natural Gas remained very weak.
Oil set higher highs in 2010-2011, while Natural Gas set lower highs.
We have a relatively stable ratio going from roughly 4 to 14, which means Oil has been trading at 4 to 14 times Natural gas prices. When the correlation broke down in 2009, this ratio shot higher to as high as 28.
The ratio is declining the last couple of weeks, but is still far above the trading range.
The long term average is around 8, while the ratio is now at 20.5, meaning Oil is too expensive relative to Natural Gas (if history is any guide).
I made some calculations in Excel, and found out that the correlation from 1986 to January 2009 between Oil and Natural Gas ws as high as 88.71%.
We can see that the ratio is currently even higher than in 1990 during the Persian Gulf War. The historical monthly average from 1986 to today is 10.69, shown by the red line.
Supply of Natural Gas has increased due to new, cheaper technologies. When supply increases and demand remains the same, prices fall.
Oil prices have risen the last couple of years because people think the era of cheap oil is over. Costs of extracting oil increase because it becomes harder to find big oil fields, which limits supply. The Crisis in the Middle East and the surge in inflation have also helped Oil surge.
However, if the price of Oil would rise a lot, we can expect the demand to shift from Oil to the less expensive gas.Less demand for Oil and more demand for Gaswould likely reduce the price of oil and increase the price of Gas. The market should go back to an equilibrium point over the long run.
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What a great way to start a day with hot coffee and Peanut Butter cookies, right! This cookie is a good standing snack you can keep in your cookie jar for a quick sugar kick anytime of the day.You only need a few ingredients and requires very easy steps.
1. Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Set aside.
4. Add 1 egg and mix. Add other egg and mix again.
5. Add the flour mixture and mix it very well.
6. Add the peanut butter and cream it well.
7. Flour your surface area for rolling dough.
8. Roll the dough into a log.
9. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
10. Roll each piece into floured surface.
11. Press each roll on your palm using a measuring cup.
12. Lay it on the baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes @ 400 0F.
Enjoy your cookies with hot coffee or cold drinks anytime of the day. Thank you for reading, happy cooking!
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What is the best way to enter and track donations that are not given by a specific constituent?
Sometimes you may desire to track donations that may be given anonymously and are not necessarily tied to a particular constituent. For example, you may have a donation box, or jar, where patrons complete sales and drop in cash or checks. This solution entails how to accommodate this scenario.
Create a brand new constituent and add all the donations under this particular record. For example, the constituent could be added as an organization and named "Front Desk Donations." This will allow you to consolidate all the payments and allow you to easily access the Revenue History of all the donations.
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I am non US-citizen (on a F-1 international student visa now) but interested in non-academic job, such as state/federal government institutes, private companies, or NGOs.
Are these types of institutions usually require citizenship?
I will be probably able to be a Green Card Holder (permanent residency) through marriage in a few years, but not sure it will lead to full citizenship and how it will affect non-academic job market.
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When is the best time to change my winter tires? While you don’t want to wait too long, springtime in Canada is often unpredictable, so it’s important you don’t jump the gun and remove your winter tires too soon.
When can I remove them?
A general rule of thumb is to dispose of your winter tires once the temperature has risen above 7 degrees Celsius for at least a week’s time. There is no way to predict what mother nature will do with certainty – however this is a good rule of thumb.
Just because winter tires perform well in the snow doesn’t mean they’re superior on dry asphalt. While winter tires certainly do a good job of gripping the road when it’s cold, they aren’t designed for warmer weather, and have a harder time braking in the spring and summer time. This delayed reaction time could be the difference between getting into an accident and avoiding one, so it’s important you make the switch before putting yourself in harm’s way.
In addition, although winter tires are known for being long lasting, they tend to wear much quicker when the weather heats up, especially once the temperature starts rising into the double-digits.
Once you’ve determined the right time to make the switch, you’ll need to choose which type of tire to switch to. For most people, that means deciding between all-season and summer tires.
As we all know, all-season tires are built to withstand a number of weather conditions, whether that be snow, sleet or rain. They’re also designed to last a long time, and are generally considered the top value option on the market.
However, because they’re so versatile, they aren’t nearly as effective when the weather really starts to heat up. While summer driving may be less dangerous than winter driving, accidents still occur, which is why it’s important that you do everything in your power to stay safe.
Summer tires may be more expensive, but they’re also designed to better handle the hot pavement, helping your vehicle’s overall performance. This can also help to improve fuel economy, which will not only benefit the environment, but will also save you some extra cash at the pump.
Once your winter tires have been removed, it’s important that you check to see how much tread is left.
If the tire has less than 4/32 inches of depth left, they likely won’t be able to last another winter, meaning you’ll need to eventually buy another set. Put away money now, so you won’t having to worry about spending a good chunk of your pay cheque once winter rolls around again.
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Provide overview of why financial literacy leads to success.
Facilitator discusses his personal financial history. He describes how he made past financial decisions and where those decisions led. Then he talks about what he learned about making prudent financial decisions.
Explain reason why each participant should leave class with a full understanding of budgets.
Facilitator will show participants how to create a budget to guide them through various stages of their life. Successful participants will succeed in making a case to live beneath their means.
Facilitator asks class to participate in defining routine monthly expenditures. He will write those expenditures on board for all to see.
Facilitator evaluates basic, recurring monthly expenditures.
He explains how he prioritizes spending.
He creates plan that will advance his financial position in weeks, months, and years ahead.
Shows that effective budgeting requires tracking of both spending as well as positioning oneself for higher earnings.
Facilitator issues budget handout for each participant.
Facilitator asks group to complete budget they need to live stable life.
Facilitator asks group to use budget as a guide to show steps they must take to prepare for success.
1. Rank those expense categories in order of importance.
2. Determine what percentage of your income you should allocate to each item.
3. On a scale of 1 to 10, determine how well you’re doing at living within your stated allocations.
4. Determine what dollar amount you would need to spend on each category to define success in your life.
5. Determine how much income you would need to earn in order to live within your budget and maintain proper allocations of spending in each category.
6. What steps can you take today to position yourself for higher income in months and years ahead?
7. What expenditures can you cut out today to enhance your prospects for success tomorrow?
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Knowledge of influenza virus evolution at the point of transmission and at the intrahost level remains limited, particularly for human hosts. Here, we analyze a unique viral data set of next-generation sequencing (NGS) samples generated from a human influenza challenge study wherein 17 healthy subjects were inoculated with cell- and egg-passaged virus. Nasal wash samples collected from 7 of these subjects were successfully deep sequenced. From these, we characterized changes in the subjects' viral populations during infection and identified differences between the virus in these samples and the viral stock used to inoculate the subjects. We first calculated pairwise genetic distances between the subjects' nasal wash samples, the viral stock, and the influenza virus A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2) reference strain used to generate the stock virus. These distances revealed that considerable viral evolution occurred at various points in the human challenge study. Further quantitative analyses indicated that (i) the viral stock contained genetic variants that originated and likely were selected for during the passaging process, (ii) direct intranasal inoculation with the viral stock resulted in a selective bottleneck that reduced nonsynonymous genetic diversity in the viral hemagglutinin and nucleoprotein, and (iii) intrahost viral evolution continued over the course of infection. These intrahost evolutionary dynamics were dominated by purifying selection. Our findings indicate that rapid viral evolution can occur during acute influenza infection in otherwise healthy human hosts when the founding population size of the virus is large, as is the case with direct intranasal inoculation.Influenza viruses circulating among humans are known to rapidly evolve over time. However, little is known about how influenza virus evolves across single transmission events and over the course of a single infection. To address these issues, we analyze influenza virus sequences from a human challenge experiment that initiated infection with a cell- and egg-passaged viral stock, which appeared to have adapted during its preparation. We find that the subjects' viral populations differ genetically from the viral stock, with subjects' viral populations having lower representation of the amino-acid-changing variants that arose during viral preparation. We also find that most of the viral evolution occurring over single infections is characterized by further decreases in the frequencies of these amino-acid-changing variants and that only limited intrahost genetic diversification through new mutations is apparent. Our findings indicate that influenza virus populations can undergo rapid genetic changes during acute human infections.
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Dr. James Jackson’s Brickell home was featured in a movie entitled “The Greatest”. The movie was about Muhammad Ali’s life and starred the boxer as himself. Ernest Borgnine starred as Angelo Dundee and James Earl Jones starred as Malcolm X.
Jackson’s home at 1627 Brickell Avenue was built in 1919 and the family moved into it in 1920. The doctor named his residence “Homewood”.
The Jackson family owned the home until they sold it in 1944. Jose Ferre purchased the home in 1957. In the late 1960s, Ferre’s daughter, Mary Ann Ferre Coe, and family acquired ownership of the home until it was sold in March of 1979.
Coe rented the grounds and home to Columbia Pictures in 1977 for a scene in “The Greatest”. The scene was portraying the location of a party after Ali defeated Sonny Liston at the Miami Beach Convention Center in 1964. The backyard, and part of the home’s interior, were featured in the scene.
Another local shoot location was the Fifth Street Gym on Miami Beach. Although the gym was still standing when the movie was filmed in 1977, it was shuttered in 1992 and the building was knocked down in 1993.
Homewood, much like the Fifth Street Gym, was razed shortly after the sale of the home in 1979. Mary Ann had hoped to preserve the home, but a law suit and high taxes forced her to sell the historic residence. Built in 1980, The Imperial on Brickell now resides on the site of the former Homewood location.
Miami-History Article: Brickell’s Millionaire Row – Homewood.
Miami Herald: “Ferres Sister Sells Home”, March 21, 1979 by Mark Stein.
Cover: Muhammad Ali in the Greatest.
Figure 1: Homewood at 1627 Brickell Avenue.
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This article is about the jazz double-bassist. For other uses, see Ron Carter (disambiguation).
Ronald Levin "Ron" Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. Carter is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. Some of his studio albums as a leader include: Blues Farm (1973); All Blues (1973); Spanish Blue (1974); Anything Goes (1975); Yellow & Green (1976); Pastels (1976); Piccolo (1977); Third Plane (1977); Peg Leg (1978); and A Song for You (1978).
Carter was born in Ferndale, Michigan. He started to play cello at the age of 10, but when his family moved to Detroit, he ran into difficulties performing on cello due to the racial stereotyping of classical musicians, the vast majority of whom were white at that time. Carter switched to playing double bass. He attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, and, later, the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he played in its Philharmonic Orchestra. He finished his bachelor's degree at Eastman in 1959, and in 1961 a master's degree in double bass performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
His first jobs as a jazz musician were playing bass with Jaki Byard and Chico Hamilton. His first records were made with Eric Dolphy (another former member of Hamilton's group) and Don Ellis, in 1960. His own first date as leader, Where?, with Eric Dolphy, Charlie Persip, Mal Waldron, George Duvivier, and a date also with Dolphy called Out There with George Duvivier and Roy Haynes and Carter on cello; its advanced harmonies and concepts were in step with the third stream movement.
Carter came to fame via the second great Miles Davis Quintet in the early 1960s, which also included Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and drummer Tony Williams. Carter joined Davis's group in 1963, appearing on the album Seven Steps to Heaven and the follow-up E.S.P., the latter being the first album to feature only the full quintet. It also featured three of Carter's compositions (the only time he contributed compositions to Davis's group). He stayed with Davis until 1968 (when he was replaced by Dave Holland), and participated in a couple of studio sessions with Davis in 1969 and 1970. Although he played electric bass occasionally during this era of early jazz-rock fusion, he has subsequently stopped playing that instrument, and in the 2000s plays only double bass.
Carter also performed on some of Hancock, Williams and Shorter's recordings during the sixties for Blue Note Records. He was a sideman on many Blue Note recordings of the era, playing with Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Pearson, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Horace Silver and many others.
After leaving Davis, Carter was for several years a mainstay of CTI Records, making albums under his own name and also appearing on many of the label's records with a diverse range of other musicians. Notable musical partnerships in the 1970s and 1980s included Joe Henderson, Houston Person, Hank Jones and Cedar Walton. During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet. In 1986, Carter played double bass on "Big Man on Mulberry Street" on Billy Joel's album The Bridge.
In 1993, he won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group and another Grammy in 1998 for "an instrumental composition for the film" Round Midnight. He appears on the alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest's influential album The Low End Theory on a track called "Verses from the Abstract". He also appears as a member of the jazz combo the Classical Jazz Quartet. In 1994, Carter appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African-American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by TIME. In 2001, Carter collaborated with Black Star and John Patton to record "Money Jungle" for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Carter is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Music Department of The City College of New York, having taught there for 20 years, and received an honorary Doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in Spring 2005. He joined the faculty of the Juilliard School in New York City in 2008, teaching bass in the school's Jazz Studies program. Carter made an appearance in Robert Altman's 1996 film, Kansas City. The end credits feature him and fellow bassist Christian McBride duetting on "Solitude".
Carter sits on the Advisory Committee of the Board of Directors of The Jazz Foundation of America and on the Honorary Founder's Committee. Carter has worked with the Jazz Foundation since its inception to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived Hurricane Katrina.
Carter appeared as himself in an episode of the HBO series Treme entitled "What Is New Orleans." Carter's authorized biography, Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes, by Dan Ouellette, was published by ArtistShare in 2008. In 2013, Carter was one of four judges at Jazz at Lincoln Center's 18th Annual Essentially Ellington competition and festival.
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Rabbit Hole Metaphor for the conceptual path which is thought to lead to the true nature of reality. Infinitesimally deep and complex, venturing too far down is probably not that great of an idea.
Taking hallucinogenic drugs can be considered "tripping" down the rabbit hole, but it is also explored through philosophical and existential thinking.
The origin of the term is from the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland which leads into Wonderland. You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
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(CNN) -- As investigators seek to determine the cause of the deadliest wildfire in California history, the culprit that fire officials have linked to more than a dozen fires that ravaged large swaths of Northern California last year is again in the hot seat.
The suspect is not some deranged serial arsonist -- it's California's largest public utility: Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E.
The company, of course, is not suspected of intentionally causing any fires. Rather, it's under scrutiny for how it maintains its sprawling infrastructure that delivers electricity to some 16 million Californians -- much of it via above-ground power lines running through heavily forested public land.
Last year alone, PG&E equipment caused 17 fires, often after falling branches or trees came into contact with power lines, according to state fire officials. In 11 of those cases, state fire investigators found the company violated codes regarding brush clearance or related violations and referred the matters to local prosecutors for their review. No charges have been filed.
In the aftermath of this year's Camp Fire in Butte County, which has claimed at least 86 lives, PG&E reported "an outage" on a transmission line in the area where the blaze began, about 15 minutes before it started. Within the massive burn area, PG&E reported finding power equipment and a felled power pole riddled with bullet holes, according to a letter it sent to regulators. The company also reported finding a downed line with tree branches on it. The cause of the Camp Fire remains under investigation, fire officials said.
In the wake of the fires, PG&E is facing billions of dollars in potential liability that could exceed its insurance coverage. Its stock has plunged 50%. And it's also facing a wide-ranging investigation by the California Public Utilities Commission "to determine the best path forward" for the utility.
PG&E declined requests to be interviewed for this story. In response to questions from CNN, the utility said "the threat of climate-driven wildfires is the biggest issue facing our company today, and one of the most critical issues facing California."
The company provided a list of "new and enhanced safety measures," including upgrading its vegetation management efforts, conducting accelerated safety inspections and "proactively turning off electric power, only as a last resort, when extreme fire danger conditions are forecasted."
It also described a "longer-term" plan to install "stronger and more resilient poles and covered powers lines across 7,000 miles of highest fire-risk areas over the course of the next 10 years." PG&E said it has spent more than $15 billion to improve its equipment and make it more fire safe over the past five years.
As for the 2017 fires, "we look forward to the opportunity to carefully review the Cal Fire reports which have not been made public yet to understand the agency's perspectives. In the meantime, we will remain focused on helping the communities who were impacted by the 2017 Northern California Wildfires to recover and rebuild."
Electrical lines are not the top cause of wildfires in California, and PG&E is by no means the only public utility that has been found at fault for starting them. But they have been the source of far more than other companies in recent years, according to an analysis of CPUC data, first reported by the Sacramento Bee. The other utilities provide services to smaller, more urban areas with fewer trees abutting power lines.
PG&E and other utilities spent millions on a lobbying effort last year that resulted in legislation allowing them to spread out wildfire liability costs over many years and to pass along some of the expenses to customers.
Critics of PG&E say the problem it faces regarding fire prevention is not so complex.
"Most of these problems result from, really, a failure at gardening," said Jamie Court, president of the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog.
"What we have to do is put a fire chief in charge and make PG&E garden its power lines and make PG&E modernize its equipment," he said.
Court referred to the company as "a convicted felon" that "doesn't clean up its act when it doesn't have a police chief or fire chief standing over its shoulder."
Court was referring to the company's criminal conviction on six felonies for violating safety regulations and obstructing an investigation into a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people.
The judge overseeing PG&E's probation in that case last month ordered the utility to provide written answers about its potential role in recent wildfires.
John Fiske, an attorney representing more than 1,000 victims of multiple fires up and down California, called it "almost ridiculous" that a multibillion-dollar corporation like PG&E has been unable to address the problem of trees falling into power lines.
"They don't need to control Mother Nature," Fiske said. "What they need to control is their own assets."
Fiske, who lives in the San Diego area, points to improvements made by San Diego Gas and Electric after catastrophic wildfires in Southern California in 2004 and 2007.
The company spent more than a billion dollars on improving its infrastructure, including replacing wood poles with steel ones, according to a spokeswoman for the utility. It also adopted a more aggressive policy regarding when to de-energize its lines as a precaution in the event of high winds, she said.
"PG&E does have a much larger service area and a much larger number of customers," Fiske said. "However, the technology is definitely there for them to step up to the plate."
Norma Quintana, who lost her home in the Napa Valley to the 2017 Atlas Fire, said she decided to join in litigation against the company to send a message. That fire ignited in two locations, according to Cal Fire. At one spot, the agency said, "a large limb broke from a tree and came into contact with a PG&E power line."
It's not about the money, said Quintana, a documentary-style photographer who is married to a physician.
"I just want to hold them accountable," she said. "This needs to be up-front and clear as to who is responsible for such a disaster."
James Engel, a deputy chief with Cal Fire, the agency charged with investigating wildfires in the state, said it remains to be seen whether PG&E could face criminal charges for its role in the 2017 fires.
He said his officers had completed investigations, made recommendations, and forwarded their work to local prosecutors, some of whom also have sought a review from the state attorney general.
"Those fires we're talking about from last October are still in the process," Engel said in a recent interview with CNN. "We've done our part and we're waiting for the rest of it to fall into place."
Nelli Black and Drew Griffin contributed to this report.
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Simulations have been performed to investigate the impact of radial variation of neutral atoms (neutral puff) on the edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak. It was demonstrated that, the variation of neutral atoms (neutral puff) in edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak generates additional large radial electric field and large radial electric field shear near separatrix which can significantly influence global confinement by affecting the transition from low (L) to high (H) confinement. This simulation was performed by using B2SOLPS0.5.2D fluid transport code based on a reduced form of the transport form of transport equations. These transport equations are implemented in B2SOLPS0.5.2D fluid transport code and solved for the parameters of Small Size Divertor tokamak. The results of simulation by fluid transport B2SOLPS0.5.2D code can be summarized as follow: 1) The Plasma Parameters are significantly effect by neutral atoms puffing in the edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak; 2) Contrary to previous expectation of the predominant role of neutral viscosity on toroidal flux, anomalous transport was found to be mainly effect on toroidal flux; 3) Puffing of gas (neutral) in the edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak produce strong ITB; 4) Puffing of gas (neutral) in the edge plasma of small size divertor increase plasma density especially in SOL through charge exchange and ionization processes; 5) Puffing of gas (neutral) in the edge plasma of small size divertor has significant effect on the distribution of plasma heat flux; 6) The radial electric field is affected by gas (neutral) puffing in the edge plasma of small size divertor; 7) Puffing of neutral (atoms) in the edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak produce large radial electric field shear which contribute to L-H transition; 8) The centrifugal effect has no influence on distribution of the radial profile of parallel (toroidal) velocity of edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak during gas (neutral) puffing; 9) The bootstrap current in edge plasma of small size divertor tokamak is significantly affected by gas (neutral) puffing.
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How to edit captions on Instagram?
If you need to fix a typo or error in your Instagram caption, then you must ensure that you have Instagram's latest version. The updated version of Instagram allows you to go back and edit your old captions. This is great if you've made a typo or need to correct an error.
In order to edit captions, you will need to have the latest version of Instagram. You can update Instagram from your device's app store.
Open the photo or video you want to edit the caption for. It must be a photo or video that you uploaded yourself.
Tap the "Edit" button that appears.
Edit the caption to your liking.
Add a location to the image by tapping "Add location". You can change the existing location by tapping the location name.
Tap "Done" to save your changes. The word "Edited" will appear above the caption whenever someone taps the Comment button.
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I love when the seasons change but the transition to spring has to be my all-time favorite. There is something about fresh flowers and the feeling of warm weather that is so uplifting. To celebrate, I wanted to create a new spring tablescape that wouldn’t break the bank. So I thought, what would be cost-effective, edible and also felt like spring? Citrus!
To create my budget-friendly spring tablescape, I ordered a bunch of fresh lemons, citrus and, flowers from Peapod. I think I spent a total of $15 on these things!
1. Since my plates and napkins are black and white, I decided to stick with yellow as my pop of color.
2. I ordered a bundle of simple yellow tulips for the centerpiece, which looks super chic when you only put one flower in each mini vase. You can also do this with mason jars or small vases lined up on the table.
3. I then put down greenery on the table and placed the citrus over top of it.
4. Instead of fancy name cards, I used lemons!
5. I think it’s fun to stick with the citrus theme and serve citrus inspired drinks and dishes.
6. We had mimosas with fresh-squeezed tangerine juice, blueberry-lemon muffins, and fresh grapefruit sprinkled with sugar.
7. To stick with the simple theme, make an egg casserole in advance and just pop it in the oven when your guests arrive. It’s easy to make, super filling and your guests will love it!
So before you invite your friends over for your next weekend brunch, start by sprucing up your table setting. Refresh your table with crisp linens, fresh blooms and citrus inspired centerpieces!
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued guidance indicating that public companies may use social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, to publicly disclose corporate developments while complying with Regulation FD. The SEC issued the guidance in the form of a Report of Investigation (the “Report”) in connection with the SEC’s investigation of whether a post on the personal Facebook page of the chief executive officer of Netflix, Inc., Reed Hastings (“Hastings”), violated Regulation FD. In June of 2012, Hastings posted on Facebook that for the first time in company history, Netflix had streamed one billion hours of content in one month. Neither Hastings nor Netflix had previously used Hasting’s personal Facebook account to announce company metrics, and Netflix had not issued a press release, filed or furnished a Form 8-K, or otherwise informed shareholders that it would use Hasting’s Facebook page to disclose information about Netflix. Further, the Facebook post was not accompanied by a press release or a post on Netflix’s own website or Facebook page. According to the report, after the Facebook posting, the price of Netflix’s stock increased from $70.45 at the time of the post to $81.72 at the close of business on the following trading day. Based on the above facts, the SEC investigated whether Hasting’s Facebook post violated Regulation FD. While the SEC decided not to pursue an enforcement action against either Netflix, Inc. or Hastings, the Report seeks to clear up any confusion about the applicability of Regulation FD to communications made through social media channels.
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In what ways are expository essays similar to business communication?
❶You can repeat this exercise many times to continue to refine and develop your ideas.
This topic would be an explaining essay that would give the details of how this would happen. If your assignment is to make an argumentative essay, then you could ask the question, "What is the best procedure for having elementary students go to lunch? Writing Jobs for Stay at Home Moms: How to Get Cheap Life Insurance: How to Find Lego Assembly Instructions: The process of expository writing is the same as writing an argument essay.
However, don't be confused by the word "argument" because, in this context, it doesn't mean you are trying to "argue" your point with someone. What it means is that you are trying to explain your point of view about a claim, which can be a statement of:. How to write an argument essay: How to write an explaining essay: How to write cause and effect: How to write problem solution: Will this topic work for an expository essay: Why is it required? How to be so? What happens when you below the mark?
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How do you do it? How does it work? What is the history of it? What are the effects? What is the meaning of it? How can I do it well? What caused it to happen? Why should it matter? Follow these three easy steps: Choose a great topic: Scan the list of topics below, or pick something you either know a lot about or would like to learn about. Writing is always easier if you are interested in the topic.
It may take 30 minutes or more if you do research , but when you are done you should be ready to write. Use your computer's spell and grammar check program, and use Grammarly, which is a free check for errors. Have at least one other person read your paper and give you advice. Finally, read your paper out loud so that you slow down as you read and notice your errors.
College Experience Paper Ideas One of the easiest topics is to write something that explains a person, place, event or organization at your University. Interview other students, staff, or faculty.
You can use their quotes or stories as evidence for your paper. Observe the place you are writing about. Sit down with a notepad or your phone and write down your sensory experiences what you smell, hear, see, taste, and touch. You can even listen to conversations and observe people. Vividly-written details and personal experience make your expository paper stand out. Research by looking at past issues of your college paper or on the college website. You might also find information posted on buildings around campus, the library, or in pamphlets at the visitor's center.
What is the history of your college? Who are the students at your college? What is the background of most students? How are students different? What do they have in common? Pick a professor at your college to interview. What is their background and how did they get interested in their subject? What is the history of your college mascot? Describe in detail a statue or memorial marker on campus. Research the history of the marker and the person or event it commemorates.
How does one join a sorority or fraternity? How can you stay healthy while dining on campus food? What's the best way to choose which college activities to be involved in as a freshman? How has your college has changed over the years? What do you need to do to get ready for a college football game or other sport at your school?
Why should people attend games of a less popular sport? Pick one you like. What's the worst way to study for finals? How can a student survive the first few weeks of college? How can you be a great roommate? What are ways to use the local coffee house to avoid studying? What causes college freshmen to be depressed?
How can you help a suicidal friend? What do you have to do to win a campus election? What should you leave at home when you go to college? How best to decide which college to go to? How to get scholarships for college.
How can one pay for college without getting into too much debt? What are the best scandals or memorable events in your college's history? Pick a building on your campus: Describe its history and describe how the building got its name especially if it is named after someone. How can a person best separate from their parents in college? How can someone avoid dating the wrong people in college? How long does your expository paper need to be? Social Problem Essay Topics What happens to juveniles who break the law?
What causes people to be homeless? What is the Salvation Army? How do they help the needy? Or choose another non-profit charity that helps the poor. What are the effects on a family when a parent becomes a meth addict? What causes teenagers to run away? How does having a single parent affect children in the areas of education, hygiene, and nutrition? How do people without health insurance get medical treatment? Keep in mind that your introduction should identify the main idea of your expository essay and act as a preview to your essay.
You could start with an anecdote, an informative and attention-grabbing quote, a bold opinion statement, or anything that will make your readers want to continue with your essay.
Provide enough background information or context to guide your readers through your essay. Think about what your readers will need to know to understand the rest of your essay. Provide this information in your first paragraph. If you are writing about a specific day in history, summarize the day's events.
Then, explain how it fits into a broader historical scope. If you are writing about a person, name the person and provide a brief biography. Keep in mind that your context should lead up to your thesis statement. Explain everything your reader needs to know to understand what your topic is about. Then narrow it down until you reach the topic itself. Provide your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should be sentences that express your main argument.
If your essay is purely informative, it should address your methods for presenting your information to your readers. Determine how many paragraphs to include. The most common length for an expository essay is five-paragraphs, but an expository essay can be longer than that.
Refer to your assignment guidelines or ask your instructor if you are unsure about the required length of your paper. A five-paragraph essay should include three body paragraphs. Each body paragraph should discuss a piece of supporting evidence that supports your thesis.
Each paragraph should discuss a piece of supporting evidence. Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence. The topic sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph. It should introduce one piece of supporting evidence that supports your thesis. If you're working with a specific text, you may start with a direct quote or a properly cited paraphrase of the argument you're referencing.
For example, if you are writing an expository essay about the use of dogs in the US Marine Corps during WWII, your main ideas and topic sentences could be something like: Elaborate on your supporting evidence.
After you have stated your topic sentence, provide specific evidence from your research to support it. Offer a new piece of evidence for every body paragraph in your essay.
Your evidence could also come from interviews, anecdotes, or personal experience. Try to provide at least two to three pieces of evidence to support each of your claims.
For example, if a paragraph starts with, "War dogs were even eligible to receive military awards for their service," the supporting evidence might be a list of dogs who got awards and the awards they were given. Analyze the significance of each piece of evidence. Explain how the evidence you have provided in that paragraph connects to your thesis. Write a sentence or two for each piece of evidence. Consider what your readers will need to know as you explain these connections.
Conclude and transition into your next paragraph. Each paragraph should transition into the next. The conclusion of each body paragraph should sum up your main point while showing how it works with your next point. You could write, "Even though Dobermans were the most common breed used in WWII, they were not the only breed, and were not the only dogs recognized for their help.
Restate and rephrase your thesis. The first sentence of your concluding paragraph should restate your thesis. But you should not just restate your thesis. You should also say what the evidence you have provided has added to your thesis.
It just says it in a new way while also hinting at the information you included in the body of the essay. Summarize and review your main ideas. Take one sentence to summarize each main piece of supporting evidence, as presented in your essay's body.
Once the thesis works, the rest of the essay falls into place more easily. While your essay should be clear and concise, it can also be lively and engaging.
Having a friend read the essay helps writers edit with a fresh perspective. The important thing is to learn from the experience and use the feedback to make the next essay better. Essay writing is a huge part of a education today.
Most students must learn to write various kinds of essays during their academic careers, including different types of expository writing:. Time4Writing essay writing courses offer a highly effective way to learn how to write the types of essays required for school, standardized tests, and college applications. A unique online writing program for elementary, middle school, and high school students, Time4Writing breaks down the writing process into manageable chunks, easily digested by young writers.
Students steadily build writing skills and confidence, guided by one-on-one instruction with a dedicated, certified teacher.
Our middle school Welcome to the Essay and Advanced Essay courses teach students the fundamentals of writing essays, including the expository essay.
What Is Expository Writing? The purpose of the expository essay is to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner. Without bells and whistles, these essays present a fair and balanced analysis of a subject based on facts—with no references to the writer’s opinions or emotions.
Knowing how to write an expository essay is a valuable skill, and you’ll write lots of them in college. It’s easy, but if you need some essay writing help - you can always rely on our service. An expository essay usually builds on the simple 5-paragraph-essay structure. An expository essay is an essay that requires to examine a specific topic and give arguments. It involves a presentation of the main thought in a clear manner using the contrast and comparison and including the relevant examples and explanations of certain phenomena.
Oct 02, · Expository Essay Topic Ideas, Writing Tips, and Sample Essays. Updated on May 15, Virginia Kearney. more. Virginia has been a university English instructor for over 20 years. She specializes in helping people write essays faster and easier. Expository Essay artspot.cfs: Expository essays discuss topics by using facts rather than opinions, requiring students to evaluate and investigate while setting forth their arguments clearly and concisely. Teachers often include expository essays as part of assessments, especially in college-level courses, so students can help.
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Follow the steps mentioned below to generate Appointment report grouped Month-wise.
1. Go to REPORTS-->APPOINTMENT REPORT.
2. In Search Type from the Details Reports select Group By Month.
3. From Select Date choose a Date Range.
4. Next Click SEARCH to generate your Appointment report grouped by month.
Use Advanced Search Features, to filter the report for Services, Staff or Client.
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Cirque du Soleil (French for Circus of the Sun) has remained one of the most successful theatrical producers in the history of the entertainment industry. It is a hybrid of circus, acrobatics, and dance performance. Today, the organization has blossomed to 5,000 employees, 1,300 are artists, on five continents. The case is how Cirque du Soleil manages organizational culture and teamwork in a challenging entertainment industry.
It is intended for class study and the application of concepts learned in the classroom and designed to complement knowledge derived from concepts in organizational culture and teamwork.
Despite early financial hardships, Cirque du Soleil (French for Circus of the Sun) has remained one of the most successful theatrical producers in the history of the entertainment industry. What started as a troupe of street performers in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada named Les Echassiers de Baie-Saint-Paul (French for the Wading Birds of Baie-Saint-Paul) has grown into a global entertainment business whose performances have been seen by over 100 million spectators in nearly 300 cities worldwide (Cirque du Soleil, 2013; Hoovers, 2013).
Cirque du Soleil is a hybrid of circus, acrobatics, and dance performance (Berry, Shankar, Parish, Cadwallader, & Dotzel, 2006). It is a multi-level production without the menagerie of exotic animals, yet is one that captures the magnificence of the human form, agility, and creativity. The performers toured the Canadian province of Quebec in the 1980s as a performing theatre troupe. Les Echassiers encountered financial setbacks that were relieved in 1983 when the government of Quebec extended a grant to the troupe as part of its 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's discovery of Canada (Biography.com, 2013). In less than 30 years, the company had over 5,000 employees worldwide, including more than 1,000 artists, and redefined the circus industry (Hoovers, 2013). The company integrated street entertainment, eccentric costumes, and cabaret with its worldly performers and artistic shows, winning the hearts of millions of spectators worldwide.
While Daniel Gautier was the financial and production manager, Laliberte was responsible for all creative elements of productions and performances. Initially, Cirque employed only 73 people, yet by 2001, that number had grown to 2,100 employees worldwide, 500 of whom were performers (Hoovers, 2013). Between 1984 and 1989, Cirque performed only one show at a time. Today, the organization has blossomed to 5,000 employees, 1,300 are artists, on five continents (Cirque du Soleil, 2013). The productions are divided into groups designated as Resident and Touring. Resident indicates occupancy of one location, whereas Touring indicates visiting different cities. Cirque had eight Resident locations in Las Vegas and one in Orlando, Florida. The ten Touring productions can be found across five continents. Of these, five are under the Big Top and five are in arenas (Cirque du Soleil, 2013). The International Headquarters in Montreal is home to 2,000 employees, administration offices, creative laboratories, artisans, and expert performers.
As the company traveled across the U.S. and Europe, the success of the organization grew, but not without managerial and organizational disputes, including "artistic rebellions" and partnership clashes (DeLong & Vijayaraghavan, 2002). Furthermore, given that no global entertainment competitor is on par with Cirque du Soleil, the company has to make strategic decisions as it embarks on its third decade in business.
Publication information: Article title: Cirque Du Soleil: An Innovative Culture of Entertainment. Contributors: Ghazzawi, Issam A. - Author, Martinelli-Lee, Teresa - Author, Palladini, Marie - Author. Journal title: Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. Volume: 20. Issue: 5 Publication date: July 2014. Page number: 23+. © The DreamCatchers Group, LLC. COPYRIGHT 2014 Gale Group.
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Background and experience: I've had a varied career, including corporate and government public relations, daily newspapers, voluntary organization management, campaign management, arts festival management and farm worker. Highlights are reaching the position of news editor on a daily newspaper, co-owning and managing my own farm, and managing an information unit that included a radio station, video and film production unit, print publications and a news/feature service.
What matters to me: Spending time with family, working for socially responsible organizations, managing my own workload, balancing work and social life.
Why I joined: To reduce the burden of hunting down contracts as a freelancer, and to work with an organization that had well-established payment, supervision and feedback systems.
The work I do for them: I summarize articles for a range of newsletters and trend trackers.
How ClickNwork works for me: Most of my income now comes through ClickNwork, but I keep space in my schedule for other work. I'm generally reluctant to rely too much on any one organization, particularly if it's web-based, but my experience with ClickNwork has been all positive.
Input: I work about 10-15 hours a week for ClickNwork and would like to increase this to 20-25.
Benefits: ClickNwork pays above-average rates for the work I do in relation to the New Zealand market. I can also work my own hours, within deadlines set for the various Smoke Detectors I work on. I can also work wherever I can find a computer or can find space for my laptop.
Room for improvement?: About 65% of my workload for ClickNwork currently falls in the first two weeks of each month. I'd like to take on more in the second fortnight.
What's Next?: I'd like to keep working with ClickNwork, and take on more tasks and more responsibility. My primary technical skills are as an editor and in publication layout and design. I am also an experienced people and production manager.
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Can a grandparent can pay a grandchild's tuition directly to the college without any gift tax problems?
Yes. The general rule is that any gifts over the $13,000 annual gift tax exclusion from one person to another are subject to federal gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT). However, an exception to this rule exists for certain tuition payments. Specifically, any tuition payments made by a grandparent (or anyone else) directly to a qualifying educational organization (e.g., a college) to cover a student's tuition expenses are exempt from federal gift tax and GSTT, even if such payments exceed the annual gift tax exclusion. The key is that such payments must be made directly to the qualifying educational institution. You will not qualify for the exemption if you gift the money directly to the student with instructions to apply it to tuition expenses. The unlimited exclusion does not cover books, supplies, or room and board expenses.
This type of gift may still be subject to state gift tax and/or GSTT. Call a tax attorney in your state for more information.
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You know how a fanfare is a fancy little blast on a trumpet or bugle? Imagine someone who toots out a fanfare to celebrate her own accomplishments. A fanfaron is someone who brags a lot.
So, fanfaronade is a big show of bragging--and whatever is being bragged about is usually exaggerated or completely false.
This is a fancy and rare word, so it's best used tongue-in-cheek. Saying "fanfaronade" is like saying "la-di-da:" you're echoing, and thereby making fun of, whatever boastful display you're talking about. Even if your listeners don't know this word, they'll recognize its relationship to "fanfare," and your context and tone will also make the meaning clear.
Talk about someone doing something with fanfaronade, with much fanfaronade, with unrelenting fanfaronade, etc., as in "He announced his bid for the presidency with all the expected fanfaronade."
And, you can use the word possessively: "her fanfaronade is getting on my nerves," "their fanfaronade is ridiculous."
You can also talk about a fanfaronade of something: a fanfaronade of media attention, a fanfaronade of obnoxious advertising, a fanfaronade of praise in the obviously fake online product review.
Lastly, just talk about fanfaronade in general. For instance, you could shake your head at all the fanfaronade at a meeting, or point out when someone's bragging is "only fanfaronade," meaning it's definitely just exaggeration or lies.
I tend to skim past Facebook updates that start with "I'd just like to thank..." because whatever follows is usually fanfaronade, not gratitude.
His latest album has two catchy songs followed by eleven that are pure fanfaronade.
Look away from the screen to explain the definition in your own words. You’ll know you understand what "fanfaronade" means when you can explain it without saying “empty bragging" or "boastful display."
Think of someone you know who brags a lot, and fill in the blanks: "(Person's) claim that _____ turned out to be just fanfaronade."
Example: "The parent's claim that her child was light-years ahead of his classmates turned out to be just fanfaronade; the kid was great to work with but fairly average in academics."
2. Without a shred of his usual fanfaronade, he said, "_____"
A. Let me show you a fantastic way to do that. I invented it myself.
B. I'd like to be able to help you with that, but it's outside my skill set.
C. If we can keep at this for just a few more hours, I think we can meet the deadline.
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Abt 925 - 976 (~ 51 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
With the aid of Emperor Nicephorus II 's wife, Theophano, John had Nicephorus murdered and himself proclaimed emperor. John gained the favor of the patriarch of Constantinople by revoking his predecessor's anticlerical legislation. He regained E Bulgaria from the Russians and extended Byzantine power in Syria at the expense of the Muslims. He was succeeded by Basil II.
John was born into the Armenian Kourkouas family and his nickname was derived either from the Armenian tshemshkik, meaning "red boot," or from an Armenian word for "short stature." He was born sometime in 925 to an unnamed member of the Kourkouas family by the sister of the future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas . Both the Kourkouai and the Phokadai were distinguished Cappadocian families of Armenian origin, and among the most prominent of the emerging military aristocracy of Asia Minor . Several of their members had served as prominent army generals, most notably the great John Kourkouas , who conquered Melitene and much of Armenia.
Contemporary sources describe John as a rather short but well-built man, with reddish blonde hair and beard and blue eyes who was attractive to women. He seems to have joined the army at an early age, originally under the command of his maternal uncle Nikephoros Phokas. The latter is also considered his instructor in the art of war. Partly because of his familial connections and partly because of his personal abilities, John quickly rose through the ranks. He was given the political and military command of the theme of Armenia before he turned twenty-five years old. His marriage to Maria Skleraina linked him to the influential family of the Skleroi.
At the time the Empire was at war with its eastern neighbor, the Abbasid Empire. Armenia served as the borderland between the two Empires. John managed to successfully defend his province. He and his troops joined the main part of the army, which was campaigning against the enemy under the command of Nikephoros Phokas.
Nikephoros (which means "bearer of victory") justified his name with a series of victories, moving the borders further east with the capture of about 60 border cities including Aleppo . By 962, the Abbasids had asked for a peace treaty with favorable terms for Byzantines, that secured the borders for some years. John distinguished himself during the war both at the side of his uncle and at leading parts of the army to battle under his personal command. He was rather popular with his troops and gained a reputation for taking the initiative during battles, turning their course.
On the death of Emperor Romanos II in 963, John urged his uncle to seize the throne. After helping Nikephoros II to the throne and to continuing to defend the empire's eastern provinces, John was deprived of his command by an intrigue, for which he retaliated by conspiring with Nikephoros' wife Theophano to assassinate him.
After his coronation in December 969, John dispatched his brother-in-law Bardas Skleros to subdue a rebellion by Bardas Phokas , who aspired to succeed his uncle Nikephoros II. To solidify his position, John married Theodora , a daughter of Emperor Constantine VII . John proceeded to justify his usurpation by the energy with which he repelled the foreign invaders of the empire. In a series of campaigns against the Kievan encroachment on the Lower Danube in (970-971) he drove the enemy out of Thrace , crossed Mt. Haemus and besieged the fortress of Dorystolon ( Silistra ) on the Danube. In several hard-fought battles he defeated King Svyatoslav I of Kievan Rus so completely, that he left Tzimiskes master of eastern Bulgaria and Dobruja . On his return to Constantinople, Tzimiskes celebrated a triumph, divested the captive Bulgarian emperor Boris II of the imperial symbols, and proclaimed Bulgaria annexed. He further secured his northern frontier by transplanting to Thrace some colonies of Paulicians whom he suspected of sympathising with their Muslim neighbours in the east.
In 972 he turned against the Abbasid empire and its vassals, beginning with an invasion of Upper Mesopotamia . A second campaign, in 975, was aimed at Syria , where John's forces took Emesa , Baalbek , Damascus , Tiberias , Nazareth , Caesarea , Sidon , Beirut , Byblos and Tripoli , but failed to take Jerusalem . He died suddenly in 976 on his return from his second campaign against the Abbasids, and was buried in the Church of Christ Chalkites , which he had rebuilt. Several sources state that the imperial chamberlain Basil Lekapenos poisoned the emperor to prevent him from stripping Lekapenos of his ill-gotten lands and riches. John was succeeded by his ward and nephew, Basil II , who had been nominal co-emperor since 960.
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Revise the Drop Check (dropck) part of Rust's static analyses in two ways. In the context of this RFC, these revisions are respectively named cannot-assume-parametricity and unguarded-escape-hatch.
cannot-assume-parametricity (CAP): Make dropck analysis stop relying on parametricity of type-parameters.
unguarded-escape-hatch (UGEH): Add an attribute (with some name starting with "unsafe") that a library designer can attach to a drop implementation that will allow a destructor to side-step the dropck's constraints (unsafely).
The Drop Check rule (dropck) for Sound Generic Drop relies on a reasoning process that needs to infer that the behavior of a polymorphic function (e.g. fn foo<T>) does not depend on the concrete type instantiations of any of its unbounded type parameters (e.g. T in fn foo<T>), at least beyond the behavior of the destructor (if any) for those type parameters.
drop t, running its destructor and freeing associated resources.
For example, this allows the compiler to deduce that even if T is instantiated with a concrete type like &Vec<u32>, the body of foo cannot actually read any u32 data out of the vector. More details about this are available on the Sound Generic Drop RFC.
The parametricity-based reasoning in the Drop Check analysis (dropck) was clever, but fragile and unproven.
Regarding its fragility, it has been shown to have bugs; in particular, parametricity is a necessary but not sufficient condition to justify the inferences that dropck makes.
Regarding its unproven nature, dropck violated the heuristic in Rust's design to not incorporate ideas unless those ideas had already been proven effective elsewhere.
These issues might alone provide motivation for ratcheting back on dropck's rules in the short term, putting in a more conservative rule in the stable release channel while allowing experimentation with more-aggressive feature-gated rules in the development nightly release channel.
However, there is also a specific reason why we want to ratchet back on the dropck analysis as soon as possible.
The parametricity requirement in the Drop Check rule over-restricts the design space for future language changes.
In particular, the impl specialization RFC describes a language change that will allow the invocation of a polymorphic function f to end up in different sequences of code based solely on the concrete type of T, even when T has no trait bounds within its declaration in f.
Revise the Drop Check (dropck) part of Rust's static analyses in two ways. In the context of this RFC, these revisions are respectively named cannot-assume-parametricity (CAP) and unguarded-escape-hatch (UGEH).
Though the revisions are given distinct names, they both fall under the feature gate dropck_parametricity. (Note however that this might be irrelevant to CAP; see CAP stabilization details).
The heart of CAP is this: make dropck analysis stop relying on parametricity of type-parameters.
The Drop-Check Rule (both in its original form and as revised here) dicates when a lifetime 'a must strictly outlive some value v, where v owns data of type D; the rule gave two circumstances where 'a must strictly outlive the scope of v.
The first circumstance (D is directly instantiated at 'a) remains unchanged by this RFC.
The second circumstance (D has some type parameter with trait-provided methods, i.e. that could be invoked within Drop) is broadened by this RFC to simply say "D has some type parameter."
That is, under the changes of this RFC, whether the type parameter has a trait-bound is irrelevant to the Drop-Check Rule. The reason is that any type parameter, regardless of whether it has a trait bound or not, may end up participating in impl specialization, and thus could expose an otherwise invisible reference &'a AlreadyDroppedData.
cannot-assume-parametricity is a breaking change, since the language will start assuming that a destructor for a data-type definition such as struct Parametri<C> may read from data held in its C parameter, even though the fn drop formerly appeared to be parametric with respect to C. This will cause rustc to reject code that it had previously accepted (below are some examples that continue to work and some that start being rejected).
cannot-assume-parametricity will be incorporated into the beta and stable Rust channels, to ensure that destructor code atop stable channels in the wild stop relying on parametricity as soon as possible. This will enable new language features such as impl specialization.
It is not yet clear whether it is feasible to include a warning cycle for CAP.
For now, this RFC is proposing to remove the parts of Drop-Check that attempted to prove that the impl<T> Drop was parametric with respect to T. This would mean that there would be more warning cycle; dropck would simply start rejecting more code. There would be no way to opt back into the old dropck rules.
The heart of unguarded-escape-hatch (UGEH) is this: Provide a new, unsafe (and unstable) attribute-based escape hatch for use in the standard library for cases where Drop Check is too strict.
The original motivation for the parametricity special-case in the original Drop-Check rule was due to an observation that collection types such as TypedArena<T> or Vec<T> were often used to contain values that wanted to refer to each other.
An example would be an element type like struct Concrete<'a>(u32, Cell<Option<&'a Concrete<'a>>>);, and then instantiations of TypedArena<Concrete> or Vec<Concrete>. This pattern has been used within rustc, for example, to store elements of a linked structure within an arena.
Without the parametricity special-case, the existence of a destructor on TypedArena<T> or Vec<T> led the Drop-Check analysis to conclude that those destructors might hypothetically read from the references held within T -- forcing dropck to reject those destructors.
Of course, the whole point of this RFC is that using parametricity as the escape hatch seems like it does not suffice. But we still need some escape hatch.
This leads us to the second component of the RFC, unguarded-escape-hatch (UGEH): Add an attribute (with a name starting with "unsafe") that a library designer can attach to a drop implementation that will allow a destructor to side-step the dropck's constraints (unsafely).
This RFC proposes the attribute name unsafe_destructor_blind_to_params. This name was specifically chosen to be long and ugly; see UGEH stabilization details for further discussion.
Much like the unsafe_destructor attribute that we had in the past, this attribute relies on the programmer to ensure that the destructor cannot actually be used unsoundly. It states an (unproven) assumption that the given implementation of drop (and all functions that this drop may transitively call) will never read or modify a value of any type parameter, apart from the trivial operations of either dropping the value or moving the value from one location to another.
The above assumption must hold regardless of what impact impl specialization has on the resolution of all function calls.
The proposed attribute is only a short-term patch to work-around a bug exposed by the combination of two desirable features (namely impl specialization and dropck).
In particular, using the attribute in cases where control-flow in the destructor can reach functions that may be specialized on a type-parameter T may expose the system to use-after-free scenarios or other unsound conditions. This may a non-trivial thing for the programmer to prove.
Short term strategy: The working assumption of this RFC is that the standard library developers will use the proposed attribute in cases where the destructor is parametric with respect to all type parameters, even though the compiler cannot currently prove this to be the case.
The new attribute will be restricted to non-stable channels, like any other new feature under a feature-gate.
It may be possible for future language changes to allow us to directly express the necessary parametricity properties. See further discussion in the continue supporting parametricity alternative.
This section shows some code examples, starting with code that works today and must continue to work tomorrow, then showing an example of code that will start being rejected, and ending with an example of the UGEH attribute.
In the above, we are building up a vector, pushing Concrete elements onto it, and then later linking those concrete elements together via optional references held in a cell in each concrete element.
We can even wrap the vector in a struct that holds it. This also must continue to work (and will do so under this RFC); such structural composition is a common idiom in Rust code.
The main change injected by this RFC is this: due to cannot-assume-parametricity, an attempt to add a destructor to the struct Foo above will cause the code above to be rejected, because we will assume that the destructor for Foo may invoke methods on the concrete elements that dereferences their links.
NOTE: Based on a preliminary crater run, it seems that mixing together destructors with this sort of cyclic structure is sufficiently rare that no crates on crates.io actually regressed under the new rule: everything that compiled before the change continued to compile after it.
If the developer of Foo has access to the feature-gated escape-hatch, and is willing to assert that the destructor for Foo does nothing with the links in the data, then the developer can work around the above rejection of the code by adding the corresponding attribute.
As should be clear by the tone of this RFC, the unguarded-escape-hatch is clearly a hack. It is subtle and unsafe, just as unsafe_destructor was (and for the most part, the whole point of Sound Generic Drop was to remove unsafe_destructor from the language).
However, the expectation is that most clients will have no need to ever use the unguarded-escape-hatch.
It may suffice to use the escape hatch solely within the collection types of libstd.
Otherwise, if clients outside of libstd determine that they do need to be able to write destructors that need to bypass dropck safely, then we can (and should) investigate one of the sound alternatives, rather than stabilize the unsafe hackish escape hatch..
One might consider adopting cannot-assume-parametricity without unguarded-escape-hatch. However, unless some other sort of escape hatch were added, this path would break much more code.
Since we're already being unsafe here, one might consider having the unsafe_destructor_blind_to_params apply to lifetime parameters as well as type parameters.
However, given that the unsafe_destructor_blind_to_params attribute is only intended as a short-term band-aid (see UGEH stabilization details) it seems better to just make it only as broad as it needs to be (and no broader).
We could add the escape hatch but continue employing the current dropck analysis to it. This would essentially mean that code would have to apply the unsafe attribute to be considered for parametricity, but if there were obvious problems (namely, if the type parameter had a trait bound) then the attempt to opt into parametricity would be ignored and the strict ordering restrictions on the lifetimes would be imposed.
I only mention this because it occurred to me in passing; I do not really think it has much of a benefit. It would potentially lead someone to think that their code has been proven sound (since the dropck would catch some mistakes in programmer reasoning) but the pitfalls with respect to specialization would remain.
There may be ways to revise the language so that functions can declare that they must be parametric with respect to their type parameters. Here we sketch two potential ideas for how one might do this, mostly to give a hint of why this is not a trivial change to the language.
Neither design is likely to be adopted, at least as described here, because both of them impose significant burdens on implementors of parametric destructors, as we will see.
One feature of the impl specialization RFC is that all functions that can be specialized must be declared as such, via the default keyword.
foo is not allowed to call any functions that have the default keyword.
All fn drop methods would be required to be #[unspecialized].
It is the second bullet that makes this an ad-hoc effect system: it provides a recursive property ensuring that during the extent of the call to foo, we will never invoke a function marked as default (and therefore, I think, will never even potentially invoke a method that has been specialized).
It is also this second bullet that represents a signficant burden on the destructor implementor. In particular, it immediately rules out using any library routine unless that routine has been marked as #[unspecialized]. The attribute is unlikely to be included on any function unless the its developer is making a destructor that calls it in tandem.
So, perhaps it would be more natural to express this requirement via a bound.
We would start with the assumption that functions may be non-parametric (and thus their implementations may be specialized to specific types).
But then if you want to declare a function as having a stronger constraint on its behavior (and thus expanding its potential callers to ones that require parametricity), you could add a bound T: ?Special.
The Drop-check rule would treat T: ?Special type-parameters as parametric, and other type-parameters as non-parametric.
The marker trait Special would be an OIBIT that all sized types would get.
Any expression in the context of a type-parameter binding of the form <T: ?Special> would not be allowed to call any default method where T could affect the specialization process.
Like the previous proposal, this design represents a significant burden on the destructor implementor: Again, the T: ?Special attribute is unlikely to be included on any function unless the its developer is making a destructor that calls it in tandem.
What is the real long-term plan?
Should we consider merging the discussion of alternatives into the impl specialization RFC?
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Wildebeest (plural, wildebeest or wildebeests), also called gnu, is the common name for an antelope of the genus Connochaetes, characterized in both sexes by horns that are smooth and initially curving downward or outward, elevated shoulders, and thin legs. Gnus belong to the family Bovidae, which includes cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes only two extant species, both native to Africa: The black wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).
The blue wildebeest, which sometimes can be found in huge herds, particularly those migrating in the Serengeti of Tanzania, are key components of food chains in their ecosystems. Exemplifying bi-level functionality, they advance their own survival and reproduction through grazing on grass, while they also provide food for lions, crocodiles, and other large predators.
Humans have almost completely exterminated natural populations of the black wildebeest, killing them as a source of food and hides and further motivated by the desire to reserve grazing lands for cattle. Existing populations of the black wildebeest are reintroductions from captive animals. Additionally, for humans, the large free roaming-herds of the blue wildebeest provide a favorite ecotourism sight, adding to the wonder of nature.
Wildebeest are antelopes, which are a diverse group of typically hollow-horned and swift bovids native to Africa and Asia. Antelope species do not form a taxonomic group but are spread throughout the subfamilies of the Bovidae family (bovids) of the order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).
As members of the Artiodactyla order, wildebeest walk on the third and fourth toes of each foot, which are covered and protected by hoofs—specialized claws. Standing on the toes has the effect of lengthening the legs, which gives them greater quickness and speed in running and jumping and lets them hold their heads higher above the ground to better watch out for predators (Huffman 2007).
White bearded wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
As members of the Bovidae family, wildebeest are ruminants, which means that they have a four-chambered stomach that allows them to digest foods—notably grasses and the leaves of trees and bushes—that are too low in available nutriments for many other animals. No animal is able to directly digest cellulose, the material of plant cell walls; ruminants rely on a symbiotic relationship with bacteria and other microorganisms in their first stomach, called the rumen, to break down cellulose by fermentation.
Wildebeest typically are further classified as members of the subfamily Hippotraginae (grazing antelopes) and tribe Alcelaphini (Taylor 2004). The Alcelapini also includes the hartebeests and the sassabies.
Wildebeest have a medium to large body, of somewhat stocky build, a long head, elevated shoulders, thin legs, and smooth, initially downward or outward curving horns, found in both sexes (Taylor 2004). They also have a very long, tufted tail, a beard, and a mane (Taylor 2004). Wildebeest grow to 3 ft 9 in–4 ft 7 in (1.15–1.4 meters) at the shoulder and weigh 330–550 pounds (150–250 kilograms).
The black wildebeest occurs only in South Africa, but the blue wildebeest occurs from South Africa to Kenya and Angola (Taylor 2004) inhabiting grasslands and open woodlands, especially the Serengeti. Wildebeest can live more than 20 years.
Like almost all bovids, the wildebeest are social animals that live in groups, called herds.
The principal food source of wildebeests is grasses. While the blue wildebeest may be sedentary, nomadic, or migratory, depending on local conditions of rain and green grass, the seasonal nature of the African grasslands in the Serengeti of Tanzania forces spectacular and regular migrations of herds in that area (Taylor 2004). The main migration is in May, when around 1.5 million animals move from the plains to the woods; they return in November as summer rains water the plains.
Wildebeest generally graze on grass and blue wildebeest prefer to graze areas of short grass; the black wildebeest also will browse on plants during the winter (Taylor 2004). Since the diets of wildebeest and cattle are broadly similar, they tend to want to graze the same land. As a result, expansion of livestock herds has inevitably led to a reduction in the wildebeest populations (Taylor 2004).
The name wildebeest derives from the Dutch and Afrikaans words wild and beest, which together mean "wild animal;" additionally, "beest" in Afrikaans means "cattle" (or "steer"). Although the name is derived from the Dutch language, the name wildebeest does not officially exist in the Dutch language. The Dutch name for wildebeest is gnoe (where the Dutch "g" is pronounced [x], as in loch).
Afrikaners (Afrikaans-speaking South Africans) may have started using the name wildebeest for the animal as they had no other name for it when it was first encountered. "Gnu" is from a Khoikhoi language (which pronounced the [g]), likely an imitation of the grunting noise that a wildebeest makes.
The pronunciation of [gnuː] was popularized in English by the comic song "The Gnu" by Flanders and Swann, in which all words starting with n have a g prepended: "I'm a g-nu, I'm a g-nu, the g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo."
The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is found mainly in east-central South Africa, particularly in eastern northern Cape and Free State (Taylor 2004). The natural populations of this species, endemic to the southern region of Africa, have been almost completely exterminated, but the species has been reintroduced widely, both in private areas and nature reserves throughout most of Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, and Kenya. The primal herds were exterminated, being seen as pests, with the secondary advantage of using the hides and meat. The tails also were valued as fly swats (Taylor 2004). Thus, this animal exists primarily in herds derived from captive specimens; there do not appear to remain any animals that are truly wild (Taylor 2004). They may have had extensive migrations or movements at one time, but are now restricted by fencing (Taylor 2004).
The black wildebeest is characterized by a tuft of stiff hairs on the face. It grows to 5.6 to 7.3 feet (1.7 to 2.2 meters) in body length, 3 to 4 feet (.9 to 1.2 meters) in shoulder height, and with a 2.6 to 3.3 foot (.8 to 1 meter) tail, with a weight of 242 to 396 pounds (110 to 180 kilograms) (Taylor 2004).
The blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus), also known as the blue and white-bearded wildebeest, is found in open and brush-covered savanna in south and east Africa. It derives its common name from a conspicuous silvery blue sheen (Estes 1991) to the short-haired hide, differentiating this species from the plainer black genus member, black wildebeest. In reality, the adult's hue varies from a deep slate or bluish gray all the way to light gray or even grayish-brown. The dorsal coat and flanks are slightly lighter in hue than the ventral hide and underparts, and there are dark brown vertical bands of slightly longer hair that mark the neck and forequarters, which from a distance lend a perception of skin wrinkling. Sexual dichromism is exhibited by the males displaying decidedly darker coloration than the females. Young blue wildebeest are born tawny brown, and begin to take on their adult coloration at age nine weeks.
Blue wildebeest have a slight hump above the shoulders, a slight slope toward the rear, a black mane, and a flowing beard in both sexes (Taylor 2004). The manes of both sexes appear long, stiff, thick, and jet black, a color assumed by the tail and face as well. It has a beefy muscular front-heavy appearance with a distinctive robust muzzle; it strides with relatively slender legs. Head and body length range from 67 to 95 inches (1.7 to 2.4 meters), with a shoulder height of 45 to 57 inches (1.15 to 1.45 meters) and a weight of 308 to 640 pounds (140 to 290 kilograms)(Taylor 2004). The male is larger than the female.
The wildebeest migration in the Serengeti.
Probably the most conspicuous feature of the blue wildebeest are the large horns shaped like parentheses, extending outward to the side and then curving up and inward. In the male, the horns can attain a total span of almost 90 centimeters (35 inches), while the female's horn width is about half the size of the male. These cow-like horns of both sexes are somewhat broad at the base and are without ridges. However, as further sexual dimorphism, the male horns have a boss-like structure (a round swelling) joining the two horns.
The blue wildebeest is found in southern Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, south to Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and northeastern South Africa; it is extinct in Malawi (Taylor 2004). The Serengeti boasts over one million blue wildebeests, but Southern Africa's large herds have diminished over the last several centuries under pressure from hunting, cattle ranching, and habitat intrusion stemming from overpopulation of humans.
Estes, R. 1991. The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520058313.
Huffman, B. 2007. What is an ungulate. Ultimate Ungulate. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
Taylor, B. 2004. Bovids II: Hartebeests, wildebeests, gemsboks, oryx, and reedbucks (Hippotraginae). In B. Grzimek et al., Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition. Detroit, MI: Thomson/Gale. ISBN 0787657921.
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What is it that makes women put up with abusive relationships and not walk out on the men?. Women tend to go to any length to save the relationship even if it means they have to bear the brunt year after year. There are many theories that are put forth by psychologists. The way a woman chooses to react to an abusive relationship has largely to do with her own personality and perception of self. A self respecting woman who is economically and emotionally independent may not choose to suffer such a relationship. On the other hand a woman who is weak may choose to go to any length to put up with the relationship. Psychologists trace such behavior patterns to their childhood and their relationship with their father who may have been dominating. There are also cases where women confuse violence with love and believe that abusive nature of the man is representative of the man in him. Then there are other women who are more worried about what the society will think of them and fearing adverse reaction from family and friends choose to remain married and put up with whatever treatment they get.
Men on the other hand may not put up with a bad marriage and abusive wife as easily as the women do. Though women may not be abusive physically, they can be argumentative, verbally abusive, insulting and nagging wives. Women are known to be insulting enough to infuriate any male. Men are very sensitive about themselves. In fact men derive their sense of identity and self esteem from their physical prowess and libido. Any personal problems and short comings in terms of male incompetence can drive them up the wall. Male incompetence is one issue that robs men of their identity and their inner strength. Unable to face their problems and perceived failure they often turn aggressive and abusive. If you take the case of men who turn alcoholics who turn to drinking to drown their miseries, you will find in them a perceived sense of injustice, failure and low self esteem. Under no circumstances will a man like to admit that he is unable to engage in a physically satisfying relationship with his spouse. This could sound the death knell of marriage. Perhaps this could be the reason why many marriages fall apart when the couples are nearing their fifties.
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can this be installed on top of wooden fence?
You can install bird spikes almost anywhere. For the top of a fence, depending on how wide the cap is or if there is a cap board at all, Regular wire strung across the perching areas would work.
If there is a cap board and it is 4-6" wide, then you could use the Bird Spikes or you could use 2-3 runs of wire across the top of the board. This wire would be secured at the ends with eye bolts.
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I left State A (a state with a very high state income tax) to move to Europe three years ago. I will return to the United States, and probably to State A, at some point in the next decade or so, but I have no current intent to return at any specific time. I have not voted, nor have I paid state income tax, since I moved to Europe three years ago, but I do want to vote in the Presidential election.
A friend of mine told me that if I vote by absentee ballot in State A in the Presidential election, State A will then be able to impose on me its state income tax, not just for this election, but for the whole time since I left State A to move to Europe. How does this work? Does my voting by absentee ballot have any effect on my liability for state income tax?
UOCAVA gives absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters the right to vote in primary, general, special, and runoff elections for Federal office (President and Vice-President, United States Senator, and United States Representative). UOCAVA's final section defines eight terms used in this law, including those two terms.
Because you are not a member of one of the United States uniformed services or Merchant Marine, and you are not a family member of a uniformed services or Merchant Marine member, you do not qualify as an absent uniformed services voter. You do, however, qualify as an overseas voter as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6(5). UOCAVA entitles you to vote by absentee ballot for Federal offices in the last place where you were domiciled within the United States, even if you have been away from the United States for many years and have no present intent to return (assuming, of course, that you have retained your United States citizenship).
UOCAVA provides as follows on the question of the effect of voting on tax liability: The exercise of any right under this title shall not affect, for purposes of any Federal, State or local tax, the residence or domicile of a person exercising such right. 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-5. Under Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution (commonly called the Supremacy Clause), a Federal statute (like UOCAVA) supersedes and overrides a conflicting state statute or state constitution.
I suggest that when you apply for an absentee ballot, you should make clear that you are only eligible to vote and only wish to vote for Federal offices, and request that the election official send you a ballot that is limited to Federal offices. If the official nonetheless sends you a full ballot, you should only mark it for Federal offices. Then, you should send the official a separate letter, in a separate envelope, and point out that you had requested a ballot that was limited to Federal offices and that you only marked your ballot for Federal offices. (Do not include this letter in the same envelope with your marked absentee ballot, because notes accompanying absentee ballots are generally neither read nor preserved.) Keep a copy of the absentee ballot request and the letter, just in case.
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Are you tired of your normal day to day work wear? Why not try something new or different. These are my suggestions to spice up your current wardrobe. They are simple and easy, but they can really spruce up an ordinary outfit.
Brooch ~ Pin a fun brooch to a plain colored sweater.
Chunky Necklaces ~ A statement necklace can add some lift to a traditionally boring outfit.
Printed Blouse ~ A printed blouse always looks fashion forward while maintaining the appropriate dress code.
Pencil Skirt ~ A colored pencil skirt can kick things up a notch. You can pair it with another bold color or something more neutral.
Colored Heels ~ More conservative dressers can add color to any outfit by choosing some great heels. Red is always a classic go to, but teal, orange and bright yellow are all great choices as well.
Scarf ~ A scarf is another great way to add in some pattern to an otherwise neutral outfit. You can pick a silk one for a more dressed up feel.
Sheath Dress ~ A sheath dress is the perfect canvas to dress up with jewelry, heels or a sweater.
Stacked Bracelets ~ Stacked bracelets are a great way to create visual interest without having to buy new clothes.
Wrap Dress ~ A wrap dress is a perfect example of a universally flattering shape that will look good on all body types. A well fitting wrap dress will accentuate your curves and hide your trouble areas.
Tights ~ Depending how strict your work dress code is, printed tights can be a great addition to your wardrobe. Plenty of stores have subtle print patterns as well.
Plaid Blazer ~ Plaid blazers have become pretty popular this fall and can definitely be dressed up for a work wardrobe. A relaxed work dress code is best for something like this.
Long Necklace ~ Wear a long necklace with pullover sweaters.
Summer Dress ~ Pair a summer dress with tights, pumps and a cardigan to make it more fitting for the cold weather.
Leopard Print Belt ~ Any printed belt will do, but a leopard print belt will go with just about everything already in your wardrobe.
Tweed Skirt ~ Tweed skirts are great for winter with tights and a nice pair of leather boots. Sweater skirts are another alternative to look for.
Coat ~ Get a coat that is both flattering and fun. This coat is perfect for fall before it gets too cold.
Statement necklaces are my very favorite accessory!! They are the perfect way to complete an outfit and add a little wow factor. I know they may seem a little overwhelming to some due to the size, but they can add so much to an otherwise simple or basic outfit. If you are scared of the statement necklace, then check out these easy ways to wear them… and as you look at these outfits, think about how simple and / or boring they would be without a statement necklace. They really are the perfect addition to liven up an outfit.
This pink statement necklace was just what it needed to pull the pink stripes and pink bows all together. Acting as a cohesive element, this statement necklace makes the outfit complete.
With a monochromatic dark blue outfit like this, brighten it up with a light and bright piece like this fun yellow bubble necklace. The contrast of dark to bright makes the necklace really stand out and draws attention up toward your face.
The combination of mint and white creates such a clean, fresh palette. Adding a necklace in the same hue as the top completes the look without taking away from the clean look.
When wearing a t-shirt, you want to make sure it looks intentional. So add a sparkly statement necklace, and your outfit looks purposeful and put together.
For a simple outfit, like denim on denim, try a fun statement necklace combo, like this large and small bubble necklace.
For outfits with one or two neutral colors, add a pop of color to brighten things up the look.
A simple maxi dress like this is gorgeous, but adding a big chunky statement necklace adds some interest up at the neckline and completes the look.
When you wear a collared shirt, the collar is just asking to be paired with a statement necklace. A big sparkly necklace also looks so great under a peter pan collar.
Sometimes just a hint of statement is all that is needed. Pair this yellow bubble necklace with a bright sweater and shoes, but tone down all the brightness by partially covering it with a khaki cargo vest.
As you probably already gathered, I am a shopaholic. I could shop every weekend if my budget would allow it. I wanted share some items I have purchased recently that I have not blogged about and where to find them.
My favorite jewelry store is Charming Charlie. In my opinion, it is a grown up version of Claires. I found an awesome cocktail ring similar to this one for only $10. I have already wore it three times, so my cost per wear is ridiculously inexpensive.
I found these booties last week on Justfab.com. When you sign up for Justfab.com, is it $39.95 and they will send you a new pair of shoes or boots every month. You can skip a month or two if it is not in your budget that month, and your credit card will not be billed. These booties should be arriving any day on my doorstep. Who is ready for boot season?
I bought a silver chevron necklace a couple of weeks ago at Ann Taylor Loft for less than $20. I seem to be wearing it more than once a week. So again, my cost per wear is awesome. Here is a picture of a similar one.
These bad boys are from my shopping trip to Atlanta last month. I was not even looking for shoes on this shopping trip, but now I cannot wait to wear them. I found them at DSW for under $50. Anyway, who leaves DSW empty handed…..I had to have these.
My last favorite item is my white zippered vest from Ann Taylor Loft. I found this when I had a coupon, so it was only $30. I am literally wearing it today over a royal blue jersey dress with the silver chevron necklace.
Pictures from Pinterest, EBay and Charming Charlie.
Sequins are a seasonal go to this time of year for parties, dinners, or even the office in moderation! Believe it or not, sparkles are more versatile than you might think. Here are some simple tips to follow to get your sparkle on this holiday season. First of all, you need to create contrast. Pairing something uber-glam, like a sequined jacket, with something totally casual, like distressed jeans, is a modern way to do sparkle. Also remember that less can be more!! Sure, you want to shine this holiday season, but do not forget that there are plenty of subtle ways to do it. Your old LBD will look sassy and brand new with the addition of a pair of sequined tights, a sparkling clutch, or the perfect ruby red heels. You definitely do NOT want to impersonate a disco ball. It should go without saying, but sequins make a major statement and need to be used carefully. If you are going to bite the bullet and go for a dress covered in bling, from top to bottom, opt for one that a.) Does not have an overly trendy silhouette, like this one-shouldered super-mini b.) Sticks with one color (black, gold, and silver are all classically gorgeous) or a small color family that is definitely complimentary c.) Fits you perfectly. Everyone is definitely going to be looking at you when you are covered in sparkles. You just do not want to get carried away with the glam factor. Resist the urge to bedazzle with abandon!
Here are some easy ways to wear larger jewelry if you are petite or have fine features, but still make more of a statement with it.
1. Wear pieces that are made from multiple smaller pieces.
2. Layer many small beads to create one larger scale piece.
3. Make it see through. If you can see skin through it, it will not feel so heavy or large and dramatic.
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Nato’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made an unprecedented pitch to Congress for unity amid transatlantic tensions on Wednesday, as he marked 70 years since its founding charter was signed in Washington. Mr Stoltenberg gave a ringing defense of "the most successful alliance in history," which has often been derided by Donald Trump, the US president. He used the speech to underscore America’s "enduring support" for the historic alliance and downplayed disagreements with Mr Trump, saying: "Nato has been good for Europe, but Nato has also been good for the United States." He added: "We have to be frank. Questions are being asked on both sides of the Atlantic about the strength of our partnership. And, yes, there are differences. "The strength of Nato is that despite our differences, we have always been able to unite around our core task: to defend each other, protect each other, and to keep our people safe". Jens Stoltenberg addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Credit: Reuters Members of Congress, who greeted Mr Stoltenberg with repeated cheers and standing ovations, said they viewed his address as a chance to reaffirm the American commitment to the Nato alliance. His address to a joint session of Congress – a rare honour usually reserved for heads of state – is the first by a Nato chief. The invitation from Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House Speaker, and Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the Senate, has been seen as a rebuke of Mr Trump and his repeated bashing of the alliance. An invitation to meet with Mr Trump at the White House was later extended to Mr Stoltenberg. The Trump administration’s relationship with Nato has been fractious, with the president publicly pressuring other partners to pay their "fair share" in defence spending. During an on-camera meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Mr Stoltenberg appeared at times stony faced as Mr Trump criticised German defence spending and predicted the US would get along with Russia. However he acknowledged that Mr Trump’s demand appeared to be paying off, telling the president: "As you just mentioned, after years of cutting defense budgets, Nato allies have now started to invest more. And by the end of next year, they will have added $ 100 billion more into their defense budgets since you took office." Mr Trump has continued to criticise other allies' spending commitments Credit: Rex Mr Stoltenberg also used his speech Wednesday to warn of the threat "a more assertive Russia" posed to the alliance, including its violations of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. "Nato has no intention of deploying land-based nuclear missiles in Europe," Mr Stoltenberg said. "But Nato will always take the necessary steps to provide credible and effective deterrence." Mr Stoltenberg’s address is part of a two-day meeting in the US capital for foreign ministers from the 29-member alliance to mark its 70th anniversary. The celebrations are also intended to show a tough, united front on a resurgent Russia but Mr Trump’s rhetoric is not the only chord of disunity among the allies. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu insisted Wednesday that his country would push ahead with buying Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. "The S-400 deal is a done deal and we will not step back from this," he told a think-tank forum in Washington. Mr Cavusoglu went on to say that Turkey still backed Nato on core concerns with Russia and would never recognise Moscow’s 2014 takeover of Crimea from Ukraine. But he said Turkey turned to Russia as it could not buy US Patriot missiles and claimed Mr Trump had said in a phone call that his predecessor Barack Obama had made a "mistake" not to sell the system to Ankara. It was also announced this week that Nato is to fund a $ 260 million weapons store at an airbase in central Poland to ward off Kremlin aggression. Mr Stoltenberg said the weapons store, along with improved infrastructure will "underpin the increased US presence in Poland". Sign up for your essential, twice-daily briefing from The Telegraph with our free Front Page newsletter.
Co-host Brian Kilmeade went after Mr Trump on Thursday for the jabs, saying that the president diverted attention away from his accomplishments in order to unearth his feud with a dead man. “The problem is he swapped his own message by going after George Conway and in that speech inexplicably segueing to go after John McCain,” Mr Kilmeade said Thursday morning, reviewing a speech Mr Trump made in Ohio where he attacked the late senator and the husband of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.
Kurdish-led fighters advanced in the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria, confining holdout jihadists to a tiny pocket on the edge of Baghouz village, the force said Tuesday. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said those IS fighters who had not yet surrendered had been forced out of their main encampment and cornered into a very small area on the banks of the Euphrates River. “SDF is in control of the Daesh encampment area in Baghouz,” spokesman Mustefa Bali said on Twitter in English, using the Arabic acronym for the jihadist group.
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Michel Bacos (born 1924) was captain of Air France Flight 139 when the plane was hijacked on June 27, 1976, by Palestinian and German terrorists. The hijacking, by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was part of an international campaign of Palestinian political violence.
Bacos is a recipient of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France. He also was awarded a medal by the Israeli government, for refusing to leave his Jewish passengers behind when the terrorists released their non-Jewish hostages, and offered to release Bacos and his crew.
His Airbus A300 plane originated in Tel Aviv and was on its way from Athens to Paris, with Bacos at the controls. Minutes into the flight, Bacos heard screams and quickly realized that the plane was hijacked. Bacos was forced to re-route the plane, at gunpoint. He recalled later: "The terrorist had his gun pointed continuously at my head and occasionally he would poke my neck not to look at him. We could only obey the orders of the terrorists". Bacos was forced to turn the plane south to Benghazi, Libya, for refueling, and then he was forced to fly it in a south-eastern direction. He ultimately landed the jet at Entebbe in Uganda, with only 20 more minutes of fuel left.
Plot: In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages. The film is based on the true facts and follows the events since the flight's takeoff and until the hostages' return to Israel.
Alma Raviv: Ephraim, what are you staring at?::Ephraim Raviv: They look like Arabs.::Alma Raviv: Oh stop it. They're tourists, just like us.::Ephraim Raviv: I don't trust them.::Alma Raviv: Stop your nonsense. Take your book out and read. Really.
Wilfried Boese: Ladies and gentleman, this is your new captain speaking again. For your information, in thirty minutes we will be landing.
Wilfried Boese: [when offered to drink some champagne] Thank you. But I have my own label.
Wilfried Boese: This plane now is under our control. It will answer to the name of "Haifa". And only to that name.::Ephraim Raviv: How dare he call the plane "Haifa"?
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Recently, veterinarians discovered that grapes, raisins and currants (fruits from Vitis species) can cause kidney failure in dogs.
What types of grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs?
Poisoning has occurred in dogs following ingestion of seedless or seeded grape varieties, commercial or homegrown fruits, red or green grapes/raisins, organic or non-organic fruits, and grape pressings from wineries. Foods containing grapes, raisins, and currants (such as raisin bran cereal, trail mix, granola mix, baked goods) are all potential sources of poison.
What is the toxic dose?
Unfortunately, there is no well-established toxic dose for any of these fruits but two principles seem to prevail: 1) Dogs are more likely to become poisoned if they ingest large amounts of fruit and, 2) there is significant individual sensitivity amongst dogs. Some dogs appear to tolerate small doses of the fruit without consequence while other dogs may develop poisoning after the ingestion of just a few grapes or raisins. There is no way to predict which dogs may be more sensitive.
Why are raisins, grapes, and currants toxic?
Some researchers suspect that a mycotoxin (a toxic substance produced by a fungus or mold) may be the cause. Some suspect a salicylate (aspirin-like) drug may be naturally found in the grape, resulting in decreased blood flow to the kidneys. However, so far no toxic agent has been identified.
What are the symptoms of grape or raisin toxicity?
How is this poisoning treated?
The best treatment is to decontaminate a patient right away via the induction of vomiting and administration of activated charcoal. Following decontamination, more treatment might be necessary including aggressive intravenous fluids to flush any absorbed toxins out of the body as quickly as possible and to help maintain kidney function. Dogs need to be hospitalized on intravenous fluids for 24 to 48 hours following ingestion.
What is the prognosis following poisoning from grapes or raisins?
If a dog only ate a few grapes or raisins (depending on the size of the patient) and received immediate treatment, the prognosis is excellent.
Onions, garlic, alcohol, chocolate, cocoa, macadamia nuts, fattening foods, and foods containing the sweetener xylitol can also be fatal.
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A small farm can take advantage of many tax deductions.
2. What Is the 6,000-Pound Vehicle Tax Deduction?
The number of small farms in America is on the rise, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning that increasing numbers of people are filing farm-related taxes every year. While the USDA defines a small farm as one that produces less than $250,000 through the sale of agricultural commodities, the reality is that the majority of small farms have sales of under $10,000. No matter how much their sales are, farm owners typically spend a lot of money bringing goods to market, so it is important for them to be able to take advantage of every possible tax deduction.
The IRS allows farmers to deduct normal operating costs for their farms, including such expenses as feed and fertilizer, as well as livestock, seed and other essential items. Farmers may also deduct a reasonable amount of costs for things such as utilities and upkeep, provided they do not deduct costs that were for personal use only. Mileage is an allowable deduction for a vehicle used for farm work, including the sale of goods, and the taxpayer can choose whether to use the standard deduction or actual costs.
Conservation expenses are deductible if they are for the preservation of farmland and water, the prevention of erosion or protection for endangered species. Allowable expenses include the construction of dams and ditches, brush clearing and windbreak planting. Soil projects such as terracing and soil treatment to restore fertility are also deductible, as are any specific operations done as a part of the Endangered Species Act. Before conservation projects can be deducted, farmers must demonstrate that the projects are part of an approved plan from the USDA or another agency.
Small farm owners can deduct the cost of the depreciation of farm equipment such as trucks and tractors, buildings, improvements and necessary machinery. They may not deduct depreciation of their homes, personal vehicles or anything else not directly involved in producing income. Depreciation is also not allowed on furniture, land or animals purchased for resale.
Small farmers are allowed to deduct the cost of hired labor, including anything paid toward retirement plans or health benefits. Other allowable deductions are interest expense related to the farm and its operations, insurance, repairs and the renting or leasing of farm vehicles or machinery. Property taxes, employment-related taxes and equipment taxes are all also deductible.
The IRS does not allow the deduction of any personal living expenses, such as repairs to the family home, that do not result in farm income. They also do not allow farmers to deduct the value of anything raised for personal use or consumption, nor can farmers deduct the value of farm animals that died. In addition, no deductions are allowed for any type of personal losses or the loss of inventory, no matter what the reason. If the IRS determines that the farm is not being run as a business, it may apply what is called the “hobby loss rule,” and deductions will be limited to the amount of income for the year.
Can I Write Off Hotel Expenses for a Job?
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Exercise videos offer a vast variety of instructors, intensity levels, and types of workouts. Videos can be purchased for cardio/aerobic training, strength training, circuit training (cardio and strength combined), interval training, yoga and stretching, and more. Some are developed to address specific populations, situations, or conditions, such as seniors, pregnancy, children, pool workouts, and relief of back pain. Videos can be found for a variety of workout methods, including step aerobics, hi-lo aerobics, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, latin dancing, jumprope, spinning, and ballet. Video complexity can range from very choreographed dancing to very simple marches.
Many videos use no equipment at all while others may make use of aerobic steps, stability balls, free weights, tubing, medicine balls, body bars, mini-trampolines, and more.
Working out at home offers many advantages over using a gym. You can workout any time of day without having to wait for equipment or a scheduled class. You have a virtually unlimited number of video instructors from which to choose. You save time by not having to drive to the gym. You can wear whatever clothes you want! Your equipment and videos will be yours to use for as long as you want versus a gym membership which is expensive and requires an ongoing payment.
Videos and equipment can be easily purchased in a number of stores and also online. Internet search engines can help you find the best price. Many video instructors have their own websites. Online communities such as forums and video reviews sites can help you choose the instructors and specific tapes that will help you to meet your fitness goals.
I have worked out to videos at home for about 12 years and simply want to let others know how great it is!
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Are there any protected plants and animals I should know about?
A list of plants and animals with special protections are defined by law and the appropriate state or federal agency with jurisdiction. In most instances, the County requires an environmental survey for the presence of protected species in the review of proposed land development activities.
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Ornithosis is define as an infectious disease that affects many bird species worldwide such as parrots , macaws , cockatiels , parakeets ,pigeons , sparrows , ducks , hens , sea gulls etc & generally spread to humans from birds, specially psittacine, or parrot-like, birds. It can also be moved to other mammals. Ornithosis is also known as parrot fever , parrot disease & psittacosis . It is recognized as a zoonotic infectious disease produced by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci.
This disease appears in the hole world specially to those people who are associated with occupational exposure to birds such as poultry farming, which is spread to humans by birds. This infectious disease ornithosis is characterized by pneumonitis and systemic symptoms (throughout the body).It is sometimes applied to infections from birds other than birds includes the parrots, macaws, and parakeets.
Ornithosis is an contagious disease originated by chlamydia and can be spread from birds,animals to man. The bacterium Chlamydia psittaci are discharged in the lachrymal fluid, droppings, beak and throat mucus and the crop milk. Sometimes transmission appears through direct or close interaction with contaminated secretions or body tissues, as in laboratory personnel who work with birds. Person-to-person transmission seldom occurs but generally results critical ornithosis.
The infected birds by ornithosis become the carriers & discharge the pathogen. The birds contract the disease by breathing in dust having the pathogen, by ingesting contaminated feed or water & by billing or feeding their young.
The infection may moved to the upper respiratory tract. Nasal catarrh appears, a milky yellow liquid may extract from the nostrils and then dry & obstruct them. The inflammation produces itching & pain , which the pigeon will try to scratch.
The incubation period in humans is 5-14 days & symptoms occurs from illness to systemic illness with severe pneumonia .The symptoms in the humans include are rash, mild fever, headache and commonly pneumonia. But in birds, the symptoms occur such as low appetite, ruffled appearance, eye or nose discharge, and diarrhea.
The acute ornithosis can be occur in young pigeons from wheezing noises, uni- or bilateral conjunctivitis & muco-aqueous enteritis with diarrhoea .
The chronic ornithosis is more often developed in adult birds, which, however, show few or no symptoms of the infection.
In some complex situations encephalitis, endocarditis , hepatitis , myocarditis , arthritis & keratoconjunctivitis may sometime occur.
Tetracycline, an antibiotics are often recommended to treat ornithosis in both humans and birds.
If the patient can't able to tolerate tetracycline, penicillin G procaine or chloramphenicol is recommended as an alternative.
Chlortetracyclin is also used for many years to ebb the as it is the one of the good drugs to treat the ornithosis.
About the Author: Steve Mathew is a writer, who writes many great articles on conditions, diseases and various other ailments. For more information on ornithosis, visit http://www.health-diseases.org.
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lagers; to rack or not to rack?
That is one of my questions. I've got a split batch of Pils. Half is Urquell 2001, half is Bohemian 2206. Both fermented for 20 days at 48*F, then were moved to the laundry room where they could rise to 68* over the past week to clean up diacetyl. Tomorrow I plan to begin bringing them down to the mid thirties for the tertiary fermentation. What do you think? Should I rack them to clean carboys or leave them in the primary carboys? How long do folks like to run their cold fermentations? Seems like sometimes folks say they rack to steel. I'm assuming this means generally a corny keg. If you rack to a corny after the D-rest, do you pressurize the same as if you were carbonating or just to certain degree, or at all?
Re: lagers; to rack or not to rack?
If it were me I'd get them out of the primary and off the trub at this point. Go straight to kegs and seal them with CO2 but not force carb. Store the kegs at lager temps.
I usually transfer mine to a clean carboy after the d-rest, but that's more to free up the bigger carboys for the next batch than for any real scientific reason. There is still plenty of yeast in suspension to clean up the beer during lagering.
I rack to a keg and lager in there under pressure. That way when it's done lagering, I have carbed beer ready to get dropped into my serving fridge.
I ferment cold until they're almost done, raise them for a few days of d-rest, then cold crash them back down to drop the yeast, all in the primary. This all takes 2-3 weeks. Then they're transferred to the keg and lagered under pressure.
This is exactly what I do. If you wade through Kaiser's great writing about this stuff you'll find that this is pretty to close to schedules C and F here: http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fermenting_Lagers#Maturation_of_the_beer I run closer to F.
Then I'm lagering at about 33F under 10-11 psi, which means whenever my beer is done (a month for Pilsners, longer for various Bocks, etc), the beer is carbed and ready to drink.
IMHO-Bring it back down to lagering temp so any residual yeast falls out and cakes, rack and lager.
As others have chimed in I agree. After the diacetyl rest rack to another fermentor for lagering.
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Studies that have been done to determine overall brain power put humans as #1 and dolphins as #2.
It is believed that dolphins follow similar types of humans patterns in their communication efforts.
There are many studies out there that compare the size of brains from one living thing to the next.
Is it True that Dolphins Greet as Part of Socialization?
Dolphins are considered to be one of the most social animals in the world. Dolphins may greet as a way to socialize.
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What’s the difference between an ape and a monkey? In high school I would have answered: a tail. In college I would have answered: somewhere between 3%–6% genetic differences. In law school I will answer: the amount of legal protections available to the animals.
Lately I have been thinking about chimpanzees. I have been fascinated by them since one spit on me as a child, and then overwhelmed by my first visit to Gombe National Park in the months before I began practicing law, when I saw their natural lives, as perfect as anything I could have imagined. At about the same time I began to become painfully aware of their treatment by humans. I’ve never fully returned from those first views of the Gombe chimpanzees and (on the same trip) the Rwanda gorillas, in the sense that I have always felt since that point that something had gone seriously wrong on the planet, and that my species was responsible. What I mean is things like gorilla-hand ashtrays and chimpanzees in biomedical research where they are tortured daily, by virtue of their confinement in tiny cages with no enrichment, no stimulation for their minds, lying on metal floors alone in frightening situations. The contrast between Gombe and that reality make heaven and hell seem like adjoining bedroom communities of the same large city.
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It was like a scene from a movie. My husband on top of his bed, in blue pyjamas, his skin pale against the contrast of royal blue and white sheets.
After a brief exchange, I took off down stairs in search of a cup of coffee leaving my husband and daughter mid conversation. I needed sustenance but had the presence of mind to take my mobile with me in case the doctor arrived before my return.
We weren’t expecting this doctor till after seven but as with most things in this hospital – in any hospital, I imagine – very little goes to plan.
Just as earlier that day when I’d rung to hear from my husband the results of the TOE test he’d undergone that morning to determine the fate of his infection, I couldn’t raise him.
I tried his mobile, his hospital room phone and then I tried the nurses’ station.
‘Your husbands with they eye doctor,’ the nurse reported when I asked his whereabouts.
This was news. An eye doctor now. I knew he’d had a bout of what my husband thought was conjunctivitis but since when do people need to visit a specialist over gritty eyes?
My husband rang back soon after to say that the doctors had become alarmed at something he’d mentioned to them, though not to me. Three days earlier he’d noticed some blurring of his vision in the lower quadrant of his right eye.
At first the caravan of doctors seemed little concerned but that morning when my husband mentioned it again they decided to act. After all today was the day he was due to go home, all being well with the results of the TOE test.
And so we found ourselves several hours later on Friday night waiting for a visit from the surgeon who was to take a biopsy of my husband’s temporal arteries to establish whether a new development had arisen, whether as a consequence yet again of the antibiotics – iatrogenesis gone wild – or the result of something else, some sort of autoimmune thing that might signify a disease, Temporal Arteritis, which the eye doctor had told my husband might have ‘catastrophic’ consequences for him, including stroke or blindness.
With warnings like this, you tend to go along with whatever course of action the doctors recommend. In any case, there I was on a Friday night – these things seem to happen on Fridays, I’d just reached the counter at the café ready to order my coffee when my phone rang.
‘The doctors here,’ my daughter said and I bolted back upstairs to behold a tall man in a dark suit leaning over my husband and pointing to the sides of my husband’s head where this surgeon planned to use his knife.
‘Here on both sides, a neat cut beyond the hairline.’ He had explained all to my husband in the three minutes it took me to run back to the ward.
‘What will you do?’ I asked and the surgeon sighed as he explained once more that he would cut out a tiny piece of artery on either side to send off to the pathology lab for testing.
‘If this is merely a consequence of the antibiotics and it will rectify itself once he’s off the antibiotics (which was the case now given the doctors had finally after 42 days stopped all antibiotic infusions) is this test really necessary?’ I asked.
The surgeon stood to his full height and waved his arms around as he backed off towards the door.
And so it was that my husband, a day later sported two red lines of stitched blood down his temples, neat wounds I might add, and not too painful.
We wait now for the results of this test before he can go home.
The endless waiting in this tedious drama.
A drama to us perhaps, but just another day in the life of a busy hospital surgeon.
My daughter quoted a friend who works in the health industry who reports that some seventy five per cent of complaints in hospitals are about doctors and their poor communication skills.
And one of the reasons people take themselves off to alternative therapists, quite apart from the treatment modalities, is the fact that the so-called ‘quacks’ have better bedside manners.
You can go a long way on good manners.
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Challenges and opportunities for hybrid microgrids.
Maintaining 24-hour system reliability is a priority for all electricity system operators. Consistent (or non-intermittent) energy sources such as diesel and hydropower can deliver energy around the clock. Conversely, intermittent sources of energy such as wind and solar power deliver a variable output, complicating grid operations in a number of ways for microgrids. Nonetheless, there are many successful examples of renewable energy sources being integrated in remote communities to create hybrid microgrids — and the list continues to grow as projects demonstrate they reduce operating costs, carbon pollution, and reliance on imported diesel fuel.
It’s also important to consider the role that energy demand plays in enabling more renewable energy in microgrids. Matching supply to demand is even more challenging when energy demand fluctuates throughout the day — as people cook, run appliances, and use electric heaters. Reducing overall demand through energy efficiency, and making demand more consistent throughout the day with smart grid technologies can help make a microgrid easier to operate.
Researchers, industry, government, advocacy groups, and Indigenous leaders at the forefront of solving technical challenges are driving remote communities toward a clean and sustainable energy future. This transition is already underway in remote microgrids across Canada, and the Pembina Institute is committed to working with all of these groups to unlock pathways to eventually eliminating the use of diesel fuel in remote communities.
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It looks nice, but it is not well made. We are disappointed. We would not recommend this product.
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Let's look at some fun and innovative cusine recipes for eye health.
Wherever possible, try to use fresh vegetables, herbs, and other ingredients. Frozen ingredients should be your second choice, and canned goods should be the final option.
Everyday items, such as salsa, are acceptable when premixed, but first check the label to make sure the item is low in calories and fat, particularly saturated fat.
As you become more familiar with a healthy diet, you can begin to experiment.
Find ways to make your favorite recipes for eye health in a more healthful manner. For example, substitute ingredients that are lower in fat, such as skim milk for whole milk or cream, and fat-free cheese for its fatty counterpart.
Add vegetables and fruits that increase your antioxidant intake, such as fresh spinach in a sandwich instead of iceberg lettuce.
Improve the nutritional content of recipes such as stir-fried vegetables by including more of the vegetables that are high in antioxidants.
By exploring the recipe section and looking at the nutritional content of different items, you will get a better idea of ways to meet your nutritional goals. And once you are familiar with preparing food in a nutritious manner, it will be easier for you to create your own recipes, choose from among others, and order meals in a restaurant.
Whatever you do, have fun and enjoy eating a healthy diet. Your eyes will thank you for it.
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A calculator is a device for performing numerical calculations. It should not be confused with a calculating machine. Nowadays many people have a calculator with them as part of their mobile phone and/or personal digital assistant. Engineers and accountants make use of calculators for problems where a computation is not complex enough to demand the use of a general-purpose computer. In most developed countries, Students use calculators for schoolwork. Also, some wrist watches contain a calculator (although this was more a fad of the 1980s).
Today calculators are electrically powered, most often by battery, and are made by numerous manufacturers, in countless shapes and sizes varying from cheap, give-away, credit-card sized models to more sturdy adding machine-like models with built-in printers. Only a very few companies develop and make modern professional engineering and finance calculators; the most well-known are Casio, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Texas Instruments (TI). Such calculators are good examples of embedded systems.
In the near past, mechanical and clerical aids such as abaci, comptometers, Napier's bones, books of mathematical tables, slide rules, adding machines, were used for serious numeric work, and the word "calculator" denoted a person (most often male) who did such work for a living using such aids as well as pen and paper. This semi-manual process of calculation was tedious and error-prone.
Today most calculators are handheld microelectronic devices, but in the past some calculators were as large as today's computers. The first mechanical calculators were mechanical desktop devices, which were soon replaced by electromechanical desktop calculators, and then by electronic devices using first thermionic valves, then transistors, then hard-wired integrated circuit logic.
A pocket calculator is a small battery-powered or solar powered electronic digital computer made possible by integrated circuit and semiconductor technology. Typically they are limited to an 8–10 digit single-number display and a few basic functions of arithmetic, but some modern ones have more of the features of a general-purpose computer. Pocket calculators rendered the slide rule obsolete.
Calculators vary in their capabilities. Some are limited to only basic arithmetic; others support trigonometric and other mathematical functions. The most advanced modern calculators are programmable, can display graphics, and include features of computer algebra systems.
One of the first calculators was Pascal's calculator invented in 1645. This was used for taxes in France until 1799. Later on in 1954, IBM demonstrated a large all-transistor calculator. In 1957, IBM released the first commercial all-transistor calculator (the IBM 608). The first handheld calculators, as opposed to desktop ones, went on sale in 1970 with models from Japanese manufacturers Sharp and Canon weighing around 1.7 lb (770 g).
The first pocket-sized calculator, the Bowmar 901B measuring 5.2×3.0×1.5 in (131×77×37 mm), came out in the fall of 1971, with four functions and an eight-digit red LED display, for $240, while in August 1972 the four-function Sinclair Executive became the first slimline pocket calculator measuring 5.4×2.2×0.35 in (138×56×9 mm) and weighing 2.5 oz (70g). It retailed for around $150 (GB�79). By the end of the decade, similar calculators were priced less than $10 (GB�5).
The first pocket calculator with scientific functions, i.e. the first slide rule-replacing model, was the 1972 HP-35 from Hewlett Packard (HP); it, along with all later HP engineering calculators, used reverse Polish notation (RPN) (where a calculation like "6 – 2" is performed by pressing "6", "Enter↑", "2", and "–"; instead of algebraically: "6", "–", "2", "=").
Most common among early scientific calculators was the TI-30 from Texas Instruments (TI). The first programmable hand-held calculator was the HP-65, in 1974; it had a capacity of 100 instructions, and could store and retrieve programs with a built-in magnetic card reader. A year later the HP-25C introduced continuous memory, i.e. programs and data were retained in memory during power-off. In 1979, HP released the first alphanumeric, programmable, expandable calculator, the HP-41C. It could be expanded with RAM (memory) and ROM (software) modules, as well as peripherals like bar code wands, cassette tape and floppy disk drives, paper-roll printers, and miscellaneous communication interfaces (RS-232, HP-IL, HP-IB).
The two leading manufacturers, HP and TI, released steadily more feature-laden calculators during the 1980s and 90s. At the turn of the millennium, the line between a graphing calculator and a PDA/ handheld computer was not always clear (forgetting the keyboard for the sake of the argument), as some very advanced calculators such as the TI-89 and HP-49G could differentiate and integrate functions, run word processing and PIM software, and connect by wire or IR to other calculators/computers.
In March 2002, HP announced that the company would no longer produce calculators, which was hard to fathom for some fans of the company's products; the HP-48 range in particular had an extremely loyal customer base. Nevertheless, HP restarted their production of calculators in late 2003. The new models, however, reportedly didn't have the mechanical quality and sober design HP's earlier calculators were famous for (instead featuring the more "youthful" look and feel of contemporary competing designs from TI).
The business calculator HP-12C is still produced. It was introduced in 1981 and is still being made with nearly no changes. In 2003 several new models were released, including an improved version of the HP-12C, the "HP-12C platinum edition".
The word "calculator" is occasionally used as a pejorative term to describe an inadequately capable general-purpose microcomputer. The synonym of this meaning is "bitty box", as discussed in the Jargon file.
A curious episode of the mid 1970s involved the Melcor 635, a scientific calculator with a bug in its trigonometric functions. Because the CORDIC algorithms used in most calculators cannot compute the inverse functions of zero, these need to be hardcoded —and some engineer at Melcor got it wrong. For any input other than exactly zero, even for instance 1.0E-99, the calculator worked correctly; the user simply had to remember not to compute the arc-cosine of zero. The company discovered this after making 50,000 calculators. The upshot was an advertisement in Scientific American headlined 'Somebody Goofed', offering these calculators for sale at half-price.
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An effective fitness program should include warm-up and cool-down exercises, plus specific workouts for each of the four basic fitness components, which are: (1) Cardiovascular Endurance. (2) Muscular Strength. (3) Muscular Endurance. (4) Flexibility. Crosstraining - engaging in different types of exercise either in the same workout, or successive workouts - helps to reduce muscle-strain and other exercise-overload injuries. So, space your workouts throughout the week and avoid consecutive days of identical hard exercise.
Perform 5-10 minutes of light exercise like: walking, slow jogging, knee lifts, arm circles or trunk rotations. An effective fitness warmup should always include a series of slow stretching exercises.
Do at least three 20-minute workouts of continuous rhythmic aerobic exercise, each week. Popular aerobic conditioning activities include brisk walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, rope-jumping, rowing, running and some continuous action games like handball, racquetball and squash. Aerobic gym machines include: treadmills, elliptical trainers, rowing or skiing machines.
Perform a minimum of two 20-minute sessions per week that include exercises for all the major muscle groups. Lifting weights is the most effective way to increase muscle fitness and total body strength, and tone muscles for a shapely figure. Weight-training should be done carefully and built up slowly to avoid strains. Alternatively, do specific exercise like plyometrics, or use exercise equipment like an exercise bike, treadmill or rowing machine to develop muscular strength in different parts of the body.
Do at least three 30-minute sessions each week that include exercises such as calisthenics, pushups, situps, pullups, and weight training for all the major muscle groups. Alternatively, play squash or tennis singles, or swim laps.
Do 10-12 minutes of daily flexibility training. Flexibility exercises use gentle, stretching movements to increase the length of your muscles and the range of motion around your joints. They can include a series of specific stretching exercises (may be included after a warmup or during a cooldown), or be part of a larger workout program such as yoga or Tai Chi. Although flexibility exercises don't offer the dramatic benefits of aerobic or weight-training, regular stretching is very beneficial for posture, mobility and coordination, especially in middle age and later.
Do a minimum of 5-10 minutes of gentle exercise, such as slow walking, combined with stretches.
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There are several kitchen layouts from the Galley kitchen, to the L- Shaped kitchen to the ever increasing popularity of the One-Wall kitchen. Explore three of the most popular kitchen layouts and determine which one works best for you!
The Galley kitchen layout is typically characterized by two parallel walls or countertops with both ends open into other parts of the home. More recently, the Open Galley Kitchen has become more popular, where one wall is open to the dining room or living area to make way for casual entertainment.
This layout is popular because of it’s space saving characteristics in a home with limited space. It is also popular for it’s ease of use in terms of cooking and cooking prep. Most galley kitchens will have the sink on one side and the range on the other, making it easy for the cook for move back and forth between the sink, range and refrigerator.
It is important to consider using good lighting such as skylights, overhead and under-cabinet lighting in a galley kitchen to keep it bright. Also consider using a balance of lighter colored tile, cabinets and/or countertops to keep the space from appearing too constricted.
A common “go-to” when there is not enough room for a kitchen island in the home or space, is the U-Shaped kitchen. The U-Shaped kitchen layout is a larger version of the Galley kitchen layout as it comprises of three walls or sides, with one end closed off. The U-shape allows for a much more open floor plan in a limited space, making it easy for the cook to move around the kitchen, while being able to entertain at the same time.
The peninsula in a U-shaped kitchen provides extra prep or cooking space, as well as an informal or casual area for others to dine or work.
One of of the most popular layouts these days is the L-Shaped kitchen due to it’s versatility and open concept. The L-Shaped kitchen is ideal for entertaining and socializing, as well as tons of storage. As the refrigerator, sink, oven and range are positioned farther apart in an L-Shaped kitchen, zones for specific functions such as prep, cooking, baking and eating are established vs. the implementation of the traditional work triangle.
Another reason for the layout’s popularity is due to the popular demand of the kitchen island. An island in the kitchen allows for extra storage, countertop space and multifunctional use in the kitchen.
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Select from the following questions about cashing checks.
I need to cash an $8,000 check. The bank said it needs sufficient notice to provide that much cash. What can I do?
I received my payroll check and went to the bank the check was drawn on to cash it. The bank refused to cash the check since I do not have an account with them. Is this legal?
I went to a bank to cash a check that was drawn on the bank. I do not have an account with the bank and they refused to cash the check. Can it do this?
Why doesn't a bank have to cash a check that is drawn on them?
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I'm a designer who's excel in strategizing ideas and solutions to existing user problems, with user-centered, simple and intuitive visual solutions. Strategy and interaction are my core strengths. These enable me to excel in end-to-end processes, user research, user testing, information architecture, content strategy and front-end development.
Interest and hobbies include personal fitness, sports enthusiast, spending time with family or reading up on design and technology.
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I think the poem was really good.
Thats a great poem! Did you write that??
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DFW Real Estate Investor Club - Opportunity Zone investment (new tax code) similar to 1031 exchanges?
Opportunity Zone investment (new tax code) similar to 1031 exchanges?
I was wondering about this new part of the tax code. Opportunity Zone investments (via a trustee or fund /REIT perhaps) appears to have the potential to take appreciated property (profits) and roll them into another long term investment (10 years to be fully deferred).
Obviously all the CPAs we know are working toward the deadline of April 15 but this could be a topic worthy of some looking into.
Are you just asking if someone can verify that your interpretation is correct?
Hi Terry, I've seen this referenced a lot lately too. I think to a person who does not know anything about 1031 exchanges this would sound very attractive but the 1031 exchange does have some considerable upsides to it that the "opportunity zones" do not.
For a Qualified Opportunity Fund, you can only defer your tax until December 31, 2026....or whenever you sell the property. A 1031 you can defer it much longer.
A 1031 you can also invest in "like kind" real estate - so even commercial can qualify and just about any location too. Not so with the "opportunity zones". Opportunity zones are only in select areas AND it must be in residential property.
However, investments into Opportunity Zones may come from the sale of ANY investment property...whether real estate or investments in the stock market. That's a pretty big deal.
There's lots of good information out there and I'll include 2 links below that might be able to help with the understanding of opportunity zones. Thanks!
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Nikah is an Arabic term used for marriage. It means "contract". ("Aqd in Arabic). The Quran specifically refers to marriage as "mithaqun Ghalithun,". Which means "a strong agreement".
The Quran also uses the Arabic word "Hisn", suggesting "fortress" for marriage. Marriage is considered the fortress of chastity.
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a skilled and proficient workforce which has a long track record of successfully completing projects and large-scale developmental infrastructure.
Among the host of other countries involved in the development of Iraq, China enjoys the optimal financial, political and logistical positions to bid competitively on large-scale infrastructure projects, while remaining profitable and domestically compliant in a harsh environment, irrespective of the massive political and security risk.
Mainland China's clear interest in Iraq's oil is driven partly by the highly lucrative petroleum profits, but also by its domestic need for natural resources. The table below demonstrates the amount of Chinese activity in Iraq pursuant to the first and second-bid rounds.
The four major Chinese oil companies competing in Iraq are all state owned. These companies arrived in Iraq with the clear domestic Chinese mandate to secure as much sustainable petroleum access as possible. Given China's unique combination of a communist political system and capitalist economic ideals, it can be inferred that such a mandate comes with the full support of the Chinese government and access to all China's resources.
The four state-owned Chinese oil companies involved in Iraq are: CNPC, SINOPEC, Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation and Sinochem.
CNPC is currently involved in the Ahdab oilfield, the Rumaila oilfield, the Halfaya oilfield and the South Pars gas field. SINOPEC is involved in the Kurdish oilfields following an acquisition of Addax and was not involved in the bidding rounds in Iraq due to its presence in the Kurdish oilfields, most notably Tak Tak oilfield. Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation is involved in the Misan oilfield, while Sinochem recently withdrew from the Missan oilfield project due to low profit margins.
While the recent global economic downturn has brought with it a drop in the demand for petroleum, China's oil consumption increased from 7.6 million b/d in 2008 to almost 8 million b/d in 2009. Despite being the fifth-largest oil producer in the world, China now imports more than half of its oil consumed in 2009 (approximately 4.1 million b/d). This number is projected to increase to 9.1 million b/d by 2020. Securing access to natural resources has become critical to China's economic expansion plans and also a salient nature of its worldwide foreign policy.
The Chinese government also contributes to the ability of the four state-run companies to be involved in upstream oil production and has used sovereign debt as a method to contribute towards its effectiveness. For example, China recently forgave 80% of the $8.5 billion debt owed by the Iraqi government to China. While the official statement identified furthering the long-term policy of assisting Iraq in its realization of stability and development as the reason for the cancellation, it was also meant to foster preferential business relationships and secure good relations within the three Iraqi oil and gas bid rounds.
China has already spent $557 million on signing fees alone in order to secure its oil position in Iraq. Given China's current focus on resources and its consistent national policy of growth, essentially a state-controlled oil firm has greater access to credit than any similarly situated private company.
Even before the Second Gulf War, China maintained significant ties and connections with Iraq. In fact, China was one of Iraq's top-five trading partners in 2000. At the end of 2000, 60 Chinese companies held more than 650 contracts with Iraq, valued at $1.6 billion. China advocated internationally and publicly for relaxing UN sanctions on Iraq. However, even before such statement was made, Chinese corporate interests were the recipient of $1.34 billion of projects which had already obtained UN approval.
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Samit Rohit Patel (born 30 November 1984) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he plays first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Patel made his One Day International debut for England in August 2008, however was later dropped from the side after failing to meet fitness levels. After an absence of 2 and a half years, he returned to the ODI side in 2011 and made his Twenty20 International debut, before becoming the 651st player to represent England at Test cricket by winning his first cap on the tour of Sri Lanka in 2012.
Samit Patel was born in Leicester on 30 November 1984, to Rohit and Sejal. His parents originated from Gujarat, India, where he has relatives. Patel's brother Akhil (b. 1990) has also played for Nottinghamshire, making his debut in 2009. Patel was educated at Eastwood Comprehensive School but later studied at Worksop College in north Nottinghamshire where he was a member of the 1st XI cricket team for five seasons. Whilst at the College, Patel represented England at under 15, under-17 and under-19 levels. He helped them record wins over such schools as Repton, Manchester Grammar School and Shrewsbury School and such clubs as the MCC.
Having been previously included in England's ODI and T20 squads for the tour of the West Indies in March and April 2009, Patel was dropped over fitness concerns. Hugh Morris, the director of English cricket, stated that "Samit Patel is a talented cricketer but he, like every other player who joins the senior England team, must be aware of the strict fitness criteria that will be set. It is extremely frustrating that Samit has not heeded the warnings of his county, Nottinghamshire, and Geoff Miller [national selector] as well as the England management and strength and conditioning team. In the circumstances we had no option but to de select him from the tour ... his fitness levels have regressed between his first assessment during the build up to the England Lions tour and the second Test during the first week in New Zealand." Despite the setback, in April 2009 Patel was selected for England's 25-man performance squad. Having worked to improve his fitness, Patel said "I have had to accept some difficult truths ... I don't want to be in a position again where I miss out on selection because of a lack of fitness". Initially included in the 30-man preliminary squad for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, Patel failed to make the final 15-man squad because of ongoing fitness problems. Geoff Miller commented "I'm disappointed for us and for him, but we've laid down the rules and players have to abide by them. He feels he's been putting the work and time in, but he cannot explain it – the figures are there". In September 2009, a year after he was granted an incremental contract with the ECB, Patel's England contract was not renewed for 2009–2010. He remained on the fringes of selection, however his level of fitness prevented his selection. In January 2010, Miller stated that "He knows what is required ... the ball is in his court now and he has to go away and understand what is necessary". When England's provisional 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup was announced in December that year, Patel was included. England coach Andy Flower had commented that Patel's style of play would be well suited to the pitches in the Indian subcontinent, which was hosting the tournament, however persistent fitness problems meant he was not selected in the final squad of 15 and not called up when the squad sustained injuries.
Since making his début for Nottinghamshire at the age of 16, Patel has featured consistently in the team, in both first class and List A matches. He became the only man in the history of the English Twenty20 competition to claim a double-wicket-maiden, when Nottinghamshire played Derbyshire at New Road, Worcester in 2006. He scored 887 runs in the County Championship in 2007 including four centuries – he also took 10 wickets and topped the county's bowling averages. In the 2008 season, Patel made a steady start to Nottinghamshire's first-class campaign, scoring a century against Durham and three half-centuries. Nottinghamshire were runners-up to Durham in the 2009 County Championship; from 15 matches Patel scored 712 runs (the 4th most for the club that year) at an average of 30.95, with a highest score of 95. He also took 32 wickets at an average of 47.84, with two five wicket hauls. In January 2010, Patel signed a three-year deal with Nottinghamshire. He part funded a journey to the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy in Australia where he spent February and March, part of which was aimed at improving his fitness. When Nottinghamshire won the County Championship in 2010, Patel contributed fewer runs: 641 from 16 matches at an average of 26.70, making him the club's 6th highest run-scorer in the year's competition. His solitary century in the competition, an innings of 104 from 185 balls, came in a defeat to Somerset in July.
Patel made his debut for England's senior one-day team in a match against Scotland on 18 August 2008. His first wicket was that of Neil McCallum and he finished with figures of 1/22 from seven overs; he also took a catch and ran out the Scotland captain, Ryan Watson. Patel remained part of England's ODI team for the series against South Africa later that summer, taking the notable wicket of Herschelle Gibbs in the first ODI of the series at Headingley. He recorded figures of 5/41 and scored 31 runs off 49 balls in the third ODI to win the man of the match award as England claimed the series. In September 2008, it was announced that Patel and six other players – the group was mostly made up of ODI specialists – would be given incremental contracts with the England Cricket Board (ECB).
Patel played in the first ODI against India. India scored 387, with Patel taking figures of 2-78. He scored a run a ball 28 in reply, but England lost by 158 runs. India also won the second ODI, with Patel taking 0-37 and making with the bat. Patel made 26 in the third ODI as England were bowled out for 240, and again failed to make an impact with the ball. Patel took his third wicket of the series in the next match, but England again lost, this time by 19 runs on the DL Method, to go 4-0 down in the series. England lost the final game of the series, with Patel not required with the bat and he again failed to make an impact with the ball.
Patel was recalled to the England squad in June 2011 to face Sri Lanka in a T20I and five ODIs. Miller explained that Patel had been selected due to "excellent form and plenty of hard work". He made his Twenty20 International debut on 25 June against Sri Lanka; Patel was run out without scoring and bowled two wicketless overs as England succumbed to a nine-wicket defeat. For the fifth and final match of the ODI series, Patel returned to play his first ODI since November 2008. He scored eight runs and took 1/49. Patel also played in the one off game against Ireland, which England won by 11 runs on the DL Method. He took one wicket and scored 13 runs.
Patel was named in the England squad which enjoyed success over India on home soil. He played in the first two matches of the series, taking figures of 1-42 in the first match which had no result due to rain. In the second match England won by seven wickets, with Patel bowling just one over for eleven runs. He returned in the fifth match of the series, and while he was not required to bat, he took figures of 0-55 as England won by six wickets.
In October, England toured India for five ODIs and a T20I. Although England lost the series 5–0, Patel scored 160 runs and took four wickets at an average of 45.50. In the first ODI he took 1-49 and made 16 with the bat. In the second match he made 42 but didn’t take any wickets as England lost eight wickets. During the third ODI Patel scored his maiden half-century, 70 from 43 balls, beating his previous highest score in the format of 42. In the fourth ODI he made very little impact with the bat or ball as England slumped to another defeat, while in the final match of the series he took three wickets and made 18 with the bat.
Patel had been in the preliminary list for the player auction ahead of the 2012 Indian Premier League but opted to withdraw to concentrate on English domestic cricket as participating would have meant missing up to seven County Championship matches.
The new year began with Patel's inclusion in the England Lions squad to tour Sri Lanka in late January and early February 2012 for a one-day series. Patel played in all five matches and scored 128 runs with a highest score of 50, and was the leading wicket-taker on either side in the series with 12 wickets. When the ODI squad to face Pakistan was announced in February Patel was included. In the first ODI he made an unbeaten 17 and took 3-26, as England won by 130 runs. England won the next game by 20 runs, with Patel taking figures of 2-51. Patel was not required to bat in the third game, as England recorded a nine wicket victory. England won the fourth game by nine wickets, although Patel did not pick up a wicket. During the series, which England won 4–0, Patel was given an incremental contract by the ECB.
England had suffered a 3–0 defeats in the Tests against Pakistan and when they toured Sri Lanka in March, struggling batsman Eoin Morgan was dropped and Patel was selected in the Test squad for the first time. Patel played in both Tests against Sri Lanka, batting at number 7 England lost the first Test by 75 runs, with Patel taking 2-27 in Sri Lanka's first innings, although he did not pick up a wicket in the second. He made scores of two and nine and was dismissed each time by a spin bowler. In the second match, which England won by 8 wickets, he took figures of 0-32 in Sri Lanka's first innings before making 29 with the bat. He took a wicket in the second innings to help put England in control and they went on to win the match. Patel began the English season in April with a run of low scores, amassing 33 runs from his first four innings.
He was selected for the final two matches of the series against Australia. In the fourth match he did not take a wicket and was not required to bat as England won by eight wickets. In the fit ODI he finished with figures of 0-17 and was again not required with the bat as England won by seven wickets on the DL Method. He played in the second ODI against South Africa, after taking 0-47 he top scored for England with 45 with the bat, but it wasn’t enough to prevent an England defeat. In the next match he finished off the innings for England, scoring an unbeaten 13 to help England to a four wicket victory. England won the fourth ODI by 6 wickets, with Patel bowling economically and finishing with figures of 0-28. Patel could only make nine in the final match of the series, as South Africa secured a convincing seven wicket vicoty.
Patel made his first appearance of the tournament against Afghanistan, and finished up with exceptional figures, takin 2-6 off three overs, as England won by 116 runs. He also played against the West Indies, but was more expensive, finishing with figures of 0-38, with England losing by 15 runs. He played in England’s final match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, when he topped score with 67 as England reached 150, 19 runs short of Sri Lanka’s total. England failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Patel played in the first Test against India, but struggled with bat and ball. After taking 1/96 in the first innings, he didn’t take a wicket in the second innings and scored just ten runs in the match as England lost by nine wickets. Batting at six, he scored 26 in England’s first innings of the second Test, but did not take a wicket as England won by ten wickets. In the third Test, Patel did not bowl in India’s first innings, but scored 33 in England’s reply as they built a big lead. He only bowled one over in the second innings as England won by eight wickets. In the first ODI, Patel scored an unbeaten 44 as England won by nine runs. He scored an unbeaten 30 in the next match but England were bowled out for 158 and lost the match. Patel was dismissed for a duck in the next match as England suffered a seven wicket defeat. He played a limited role in the next match, scoring just one and bowling just three overs as England lost by five wickets. England won the final match of the series, after scoring 226 in the first innings. Patel took figures of 1-46 in India’s reply as England won by seven wickets.
Patel played in the two T20 internationals against New Zealand. England won by 40 runs, with Patel taking 0-17. He kept his place for the next match, but was expensive, bowling two overs for 20 runs. He was ran out for six with the bat and New Zealand won by 55 runs.
After a three-year absence from England's Test squad, Patel was called up for England's series against Pakistan in October 2015 after Zafar Ansari was ruled out with a hand injury. He played in the third Test, and took figures of 2-85 in Pakistan’s first innings before making 42 with the bat. He took 1-79 in Pakistan’s second innings but was then dismissed for a duck as England lost by 127 runs.
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Is the future of design veering towards gaming?
The message of Talk to Me is that designers today cannot just think of form, function, and meaning. They also have to think of script. Now, as a designer, you really have to think of how those objects are going to interact with people. Of course, this comes naturally to interface and interaction designers, but not as much to product designers or furniture designers-but they all have to learn that this is what’s necessary today.
So maybe art leans a little bit towards interactivity, and maybe gaming is leaning a bit towards exploring the essential truths about humanity along with allowing for pure play, and all of a sudden we might have a Gaming Revolution on our hands.
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I am a human-machine communication scholar studying artificial intelligence, virtual assistants, and automated-writing technologies.
Most communication and media researchers study how people interact with one another. In contrast, I focus on how people make sense of and communicate with devices designed to talk back.
I'm interested in what you think about Amazon’s Alexa, the crazy things you say to Microsoft’s Cortana, and how you've come to rely on Apple’s Siri. I also study the automation of journalism, including the increasing use of software that writes news stories. I'm interested in people's interactions with technology as well as the larger social and cultural implications of applications and devices designed to step into the role of communicator.
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for those ages 6 months and older.
Cost is $36. High Dose is available for $66.
Influenza (“the flu”) is a common respiratory illness that is highly contagious and is caused by various types of influenza viruses (the most common being Type A and Type B). It infects the nose, throat and lungs, with symptoms that include fever, cough, sore throat, a runny nose and fatigue.
How do I know that I have the flu?
Symptoms for the flu illness are often just a mild and unpleasant hindrance that lasts a few days, but in some cases, the complications can become severe. Young children (those under 5), older adults (65 and older), pregnant women and those with medical conditions (especially illnesses involving the lungs, kidneys, liver, heart and blood) are at higher risk for developing the severe complications that can lead to pneumonia, ear and sinus infections and even death.
Symptoms typically last 3 to 5 days, but adults can transmit the illness to others from 1 day before the symptoms develop to up to 7 days after becoming sick. Flu “season” in St. Charles County ranges from September through May, but the illness can occur at any time during the year. For more information on preventing the spread of the flu, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to the CDC, the best means for preventing the flu is for all individuals ages six months and older to get a flu vaccination annually. The vaccination is designed to protect against all strains anticipated for the coming season.
While getting the flu vaccine is the most important step in protecting against the illness, there are many additional things you can do to prevent the spread. Washing your hands regularly, especially after coughing or sneezing and before eating, will help to kill the virus. In addition, if you cough or sneeze, remember to cover your nose and mouth and to throw away soiled tissues. Another precaution is to avoid sharing drink glasses or utensils. Lastly, if you do become sick with the flu, medical professionals advise staying home until fully recovered.
Symptoms for the flu and the cold are similar, although they are typically milder when involving a cold. Since the symptoms are so similar, it is difficult to distinguish one from the other without undergoing a special test during the first days of the illness. Caused by different types of viruses, the biggest difference between the two is that colds generally do not develop into the more serious complications.
A pandemic illness is one that spreads throughout the community and is one where the population has little or no immunity. This is a serious incident as the illness spreads easily to a wide range of people and will seriously impact the community. The risks involved in the rapid spread of illness are that the health care system would be overwhelmed, medical supplies will likely be inadequate and that economies would suffer from the lost output of sick workers. While seasonal flu strikes annually, a pandemic is a rare and significant occurrence.
H1N1 virus (“Swine Flu”) - It was first detected in the United States in April 2009, the H1N1 virus is estimated to have caused more than 1 million cases - with schoolchildren, young adults and pregnant women the most affected. The U.S. Public Health emergency declared for the 2009 H1N1 expired in June 2010. Current flu vaccinations are designed to protect against the spread of this illness.
H5N1 virus (“Avian Flu”) - Highly contagious and deadly among birds, around 500 human cases of infection have been reported since the virus was detected in 2003 (none in the United States). Since humans have little or no immunity to the H5N1 strain, the World Health Organization monitors the threat of this pandemic.
“The Great Pandemic” (1918-1919) - Occurring in three waves throughout the United States and Europe, the 1918-1919 Flu Pandemic killed more than 30 million around the world, including more than 675,000 Americans.
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A basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water in which the candidate for baptism is immersed, or over which he is washed, in the ceremony of Christian initiation. In the Church's present practice it is ordinarily a decorative stone basin, though metal or wood are used; supported on a pedestal or columns at a convenient height for receiving the water which is poured over the head of the person baptized, a form which marks the term of a development graphically illustrating the history of the mode of conferring baptism.
In the Apostolic Age, as in Jewish times ( John 3:23 ), baptism was administered without special fonts, at the seaside or in streams or pools of water ( Acts 8:38 ); Tertullian refers to St. Peter's baptizing in the Tiber (De bapt., iv); similarly; in later periods of evangelization, missionaries baptized in rivers as is narrated of St. Paulinus in England by Bede (Hist. Eccl., II, xiv-xvi). Indoor baptism, however, was not uncommon ( Acts 9:18 ; 16:33 ) and, for the sake of both privacy and solemnity, came to be the rule; while reverence for the rite itself and for the water, which came in time to receive a special consecration, gave rise to the use of a special basin or font for the baptismal ceremony and, at a later period, for the preservation of the water. With the establishment of distinctively Christian places of worship this font became one of their important adjuncts. In the East it took the form of a pool or cistern, similar to those of the baths, often larger, and deep enough to permit total immersion. Whence it was called kalymbethra (swimming-bath), a name which in its Latin equivalent, natatorium , was also used in the West, as was the term piscina with its apt allusion to birth and life in the waters ( Tertullian, De bapt., i; St. Augustine, De schis. Donat., III, ii). The name fons (a spring of water) was also in early use and came to prevail.
The oldest western fonts are found in the Roman catacombs, cisterns hewn from the tufa in the floor of baptismal chapels. (See BAPTISTERY.) Examples are to be found in the Ostrian Cemetery, where in a small shallow basin in the floor a spring wells up in the Cemetery of Pontianus, where an oblong reservoir about eighteen square feet in surface area and three feet in depth, is yet filled with water (Marucchi, Archéologie Chrétienne, II, 63); that of St. Felicitas (ibid., 304); and of St. Priscilla, where in 1901 was found a basin of particular interest on account of its presumably high antiquity as a baptismal center (Marucchi in Nuovo Bullettino, 1901, 73). Besides these actual specimens, the font is also depicted in the remains of early Christian art. In nearly every instance it is a shallow pool or basin in which the neophyte stands with feet immersed, while water is poured on him from an overhead stream or from a vase held by the person baptizing. That this was the ordinary mode of baptizing during the early centuries, is a view the acceptance of which is compelled by all recent study in the archaeology of baptismal fonts (de Rossi, Bullettino di Archeol., 1876, 8-15; Duchesne, Les Eglises séparées, Paris, 1905, 89-96). With the church-building activity of the fourth century the font was reverently enshrined in the magnificent baptisteries which date from that period. It took the form of a basin which was either entirely below the level of the baptistery floor or was partially raised above it by a low curb of masonry, over which the neophytes passed by steps, in going down into the water; to the ascent and descent, as well as to the number of steps this involved, there was often attached a mystical significance ( Isidore of Seville, De divin. off., II, xxv). These fonts were either circular or octagonal in form and rarely hexagonal or square; a few were in the form of a cross ( Gregory of Tours, Mirac., I, xxiv), a type more common in the East than in the West, while an occasional sarcophagus-shaped font was suggested, perhaps by the allusion to baptism in Romans, vi, 4.
In size fonts varied, but as a rule they were large enough for the simultaneous baptism of a few catechumens. Their average depth of less than three feet points to the continued prevalence of but partial immersion down to the eighth century. Water was provided either by natural springs or by pipes leading into the basins, though there are many examples of its being poured in from above the font, over the heads of the neophytes. Drain pipes conducted the water into the earth or into a nearby stream after the ceremony. These early fonts were lined and paved with marble or other decorative stone and were often highly ornamented, features more common in the West than in the East where simpler fonts, sometimes even of wood, were used. The "Liber Pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, I, 174) describes in detail the Constantinian font in the Lateran baptistery as a porphyry basin heavily ornamented with silver; on its rim were a golden lamb and seven silver stags from whose mouths gushed water from the Claudian aqueduct; the golden lamb was flanked by statues of the Savior and of St. John the Baptist. From the center of the font arose a porphyry column bearing a golden lamp in which, during the ceremonies of baptism, was burned an oil of fragrant odor. This font was despoiled by the barbarian invaders, but its general design may be seen in the present day structure. The passing of the period of adult conversion to Christianity and the growing prevalence of infant baptism with a consequent frequency of administration determined a change in the structure of the fonts. Instead of a basin below the floor level, walls of masonry were built up to a height of three or four feet, to facilitate the ministers holding a child over its opening; or a font hewn from solid stone rested on the chapel floor. Immersion of children had come to be the rule, and as the practice was adopted too in the case of adults, the fonts were sometimes large enough to admit of their being immersed. With the thirteenth century, however, simple infusion came by degrees to be adopted, and with its general use, the font became smaller and more shallow, and was raised from the floor on piers or columns. The older type of font continued to find favor in Italy, but in the Northern countries the winter chill of the waters hastened the general use of infusion, and as this rite required for each person baptized but a small quantity of water, the font generally took the simple form and small dimensions it has today.
Two important liturgical functions center at the font, the baptismal rite itself, and the blessing of the font. The earliest allusion to such a blessing is by Tertullian who refers to the sanctification of the water by the invocation of God (De bapt., iv). St. Cyprian speaks of its being purified and sanctified by the priest (Ep. lxx, Ad Jan.); St. Basil considered the blessing, already of long-standing practice in his day, as of Apostolic institution (De Spiritu Sancto, xxvii); St. Ambrose first refers to an extended ritual including blessings, exorcism, and invocations (De myst., iii, 14-20). The oldest extant rite is that of the Apostolic Constitutions (VII, xliii). an extended prayer in Eucharistic form. The blessing of the font is henceforward an important feature of the sacramentaries and ordines, which contain nearly all the features of the present rite. It served as the preliminary to baptism, which was solemnized on the vigils of Easter and Pentecost; and notwithstanding the increasing frequency of solemn baptism, the blessing was reserved for those two days on which it should now be carried out in all churches having fonts (Decreta S.R.C., 3331-4005). This blessing is in the form of a long Eucharistic prayer the burden of which is an appeal that the Holy Spirit descend on the water and endow it with regenerative virtue, during which the celebrant performs a series of expressive ceremonies of high antiquity. He divides the water in the form of a cross; signs it with the cross; divides the water and casts a portion of it toward the four cardinal points; breathes on it in exorcism and dips in it the Paschal candle . After the prayer he pours into the water first the oil of catechumens, then the Holy chrism, a rite alluded to by St. Gregory of Tours (loc. cit.), and finally the two oils simultaneously.
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Here is a timeline which gives you a summary of how Parish Registers began, and how they have changed over time.
1538 Cromwell, from the court of Henry VIII, ordered that every wedding, baptism and burial was to be recorded.
1553 There may be gaps in Parish Registers between 1553 and 1558 and the Catholic Mary Tudor was on the throne.
1558 Although early records were made on paper, in 1558 parchment was used, and the older records were supposed to have been copied (although some never were and have been lost).
1597 A second copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop.
1642 There may be gaps in the records during the English Civil War and Commonwealth (1642-1660), as records were poorly kept or hidden, and some have been lost.
1678 Between 1678 and 1814 an affidavit was required to be sworn that when buried, the deceased was buried in wool or a fine of £5 was given.
1751 Calender changes - One calendar year became Jan 1st to 31st December, rather than having each year start on March 25th.
1783 A stamp duty of 3 pence was imposed on every entry, although paupers were exempt. Tax evasion naturally occured, and the Act was repealed in 1794, and declared unsuccessful.
1812 Baptisms, marriages and burials were entered in seperate, specially printed books, eight entries per page and including more information.
1837 Civil registration is introduced.
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What's going on here? We've got a good mother, who clearly cares a lot about her daughter and wants her to eat and be healthy, but somehow instead of succeeding in feeding her daughter, the mother ends up feeling unhappy and frustrated.
Here is an experience that most (if not all) parents share. You want the best for your child, you try to do what you feel is right and somehow, instead of everything working out as you planned, your child ends up ignoring you.
So what should this mother be doing differently? In my opinion, the main problem here is that the mother needs to have realistic expectations and be able to adapt her parenting approach to her child's developmental level. What does this mean in a layperson's terms?
In this case it means that you can't reason with an 18-month-old. Children under the age of two (and usually also until age three) simply do not understand or listen to reason. No child of this age will understand the threat of "not going to the park," nor is it meaningful to tell her that she should eat food because "God made this food and we need to appreciate it."
Basically, this mother is talking to herself and reasoning as she would with an older child or an adult, instead of using an approach that is meaningful to a one-and-a-half-year old.
So what should she do instead? Well, there are no guarantees at this age, but here is what I would suggest.
Young children often simply don't want to be bothered with the formalities of the eating experience. Sitting in a highchair and being fed is simply not fun. So get out a book and read while you feed your child. Sing some songs in between bites. Sometimes kids aren't really opposed to eating, they just feel they have better things to do. Make the experience enjoyable and you may be pleasantly surprised.
Also, eating does not only have to happen in the high chair or booster seat. Perhaps instead of worrying about getting her daughter to eat before going to the park, the mother could pack a picnic lunch and try to feed her daughter outside.
It's important when it comes to children and food, not to get overly involved in any one eating experience. Sometimes, no matter what we do, kids are just not in the mood to eat. As adults we have a concept of how often and how much kids need to eat. But that does not always fit with the child's realities.
Yes, as parents we need to do our best to help our children eat right. But we cannot let the desire for our child to eat a certain amount at a certain time affect our relationship with her. Is eating bananas at this point so important that it is worth letting a child feel anger and disappointment, instead of love and acceptance?
If you have a child who consistently refuses to eat or whose weight is below average, then a trip to the pediatrician and/or a nutritionist is certainly in order. But if your child is functioning and growing at a normal level, then making a "big issue" out of eating habits will probably not pay off in the long run. While many children are picky about what and how much they eat, most children will not starve themselves.
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Great movie, horrible book. If you thought the movie was violent, the book was worse. I could not finish it.
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What is the dictionary definition of Writ Of Execution?
A Writ of Execution is an order issued by a court to enforce a judgement; A writ is addressed to a court officer specifically instructing said officer to carry out an act, such as collecting monies or seizing property.
A writ of delivery is a writ of execution that directs a High Court Enforcement Officer to either seize goods and deliver them to the plaintiff or to obtain their monetary value, according to an agreed assessment.
If the writ doesn’t allow for the defendant to retain their goods by paying their assessed value as an alternative, this is defined as a writ of specific delivery.
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An aura of corruption drew Radagast the Brown to the Red Swamp. He needs help to uncover the source of this corruption.
Objective: Collect bog moss from bog-prowler nests (0/10).
The bog-prowlers wander in Haragmar, east of Ost Guruth.
In order to learn what might be causing the corruption of the swamp, Radagast needs bits of moss from the nests of bog-prowlers.
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I am a beginner photographer, I just bought my first SLR (Minolta Maxxum 5) 5 months ago. I have taken many rolls of print film and have been expressed with my pictures. I then noticed the slides of my friend. The colors seemed to be more vibrant and saturated. My question is, which film is better for a beginning photographer, negatives or slide film?
Slides often look better than prints because the light shines through them giving them a luminesence, while prints can only reflect light.
Slides are very unforgiving of exposure errors and so are a good learning tool, especially if you keep notes. You can compare your notes to the slides and learn when your camera's meter is likely to be fooled so that you can recognize when exposure compensation is required.
Print film has very wide exposure latitude and is very forgiving of exposure errors. It is difficult to judge the negatives because of the reversed colors and orange mask, and the quality of your prints is heavily dependent on the printer getting the focus and color balance right. Adding +1/2 to +1 exposure compensation to many print films results in more saturated colors.
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Can human intervention diminish the force of a hurricane? From the mid-1960s through the early 1980s NOAA actively pursued Project STORMFURY, a program of experimental hurricane modification. The general strategy was to reduce the intensity of the storm by cloud seeding. The seeding, it was argued, would stimulate the formation of a new eyewall that would surround the existing eyewall. The new eyewall would contract, strangling the old eyewall and reducing the intensity of the hurricane. However, research carried out at AOML showed clearly that these "concentric eyewalls" happened often in unmodified hurricanes, thus casting doubt on the seemingly positive results of seeding in earlier experimentation. Hurricane Luis provides an example of this behavior. Moreover, observations showed that hurricanes contain little of the supercooled water necessary for cloud seeding to work.
The American Meteorological Society policy statement on planned and inadvertent weather modification, dated October 2, 1998, indicates, "There is no sound physical hypothesis for the modification of hurricanes, tornadoes, or damaging winds in general, and no related scientific experimentation has been conducted in the past 20 years." In the absence of a sound hypothesis, no Federal agencies are presently doing, or planning, research on hurricane modification.
Some techniques besides seeding clouds that have been considered over the years include: cooling the ocean with cryogenic material or icebergs, retardation of surface evaporation with monomolecular films, changing the radiational balance in the hurricane environment by absorption of sunlight with carbon black, blowing the hurricane apart with hydrogen bombs, injecting air into the center with a huge maneuverable tube to raise the central pressure, and blowing the storm away from land with windmills. As carefully reasoned as some of these suggestions are, they all fall short of the mark because they fail to appreciate the size and power of tropical cyclones. For example, when hurricane Andrew struck South Florida in 1992, the eye and eyewall devastated a swath 20 miles wide. The heat energy released around the eye was 5,000 times the combined heat and electrical power generation of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant over which the eye passed. Better building codes, wiser land use, and more accurate forecasts seem prosaic compared with environmental mega engineering but they are a great deal cheaper and have overwhelmingly favorable cost-benefit ratios.
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What is Medal of Honor: Airborne?
Medal of Honor: Airborne is a Action, World War II, FPS PC game, developed by EA Los Angeles, available on Steam and published by Electronic Arts.
According to Steam user reviews, 0% of the 0 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive. For all time, 0% of the 0 user reviews for Medal of Honor: Airborne are positive.
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Identity: Aelfyre Whitemane's existence was unknown to the general populace of Earth.
History: Aelfyre Whitemane, who went by the nickname "Whitey," was a Kymellian, a member of an alien race dwelling somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy. Whitey was a scientist whose field was the study of alien races, and his first assignment was the observation of Earth's human beings. He carried out this assignment by monitoring Earth communications transmissions and by tapping into Earth computers from his sentient starship, called a "smartship."
Through monitoring Earth computers, Whitey learned that the scientist Dr. James Power had discovered a method of converting matter to anti-matter without impractically large expenditures of energy. Power's machine, which he called a matter/antimatter converter, would also cause antimatter to contact matter under controlled conditions.
In ages past the Kymellians had discovered the same matter/antimatter conversion process, but they had tested it without realizing that they had not yet mastered all of the physics that the process involved. As a result, they had unwittingly set off a chain reaction that had destroyed their planet, killing all the Kymellians living upon it. However, there were many Kymellians living on space stations and on planets they had colonized, so the race survived. Whitey feared that the testing of Dr. Power's matter/antimatter converter might similarly destroy the Earth, and he sent a message to the Kymellians telling them of Power's discovery and asking permission to warn Power of the conversion process's dangers despite Kymellian laws against interference with alien races.
The message was intercepted by the Z'nrx, a reptilian race from another galaxy whom Whitey called "Snarks." The Sharks intended to use Power's matter/antimatter conversion process as a weapon for conquering their own galaxy, and shot down Whitey's smartship. Damaged, the smartship landed on Earth near Dr. Power's home. The Sharks .then kidnapped Dr. Power and his wife Margaret, intending to force them to reveal the formula for the matter/antimatter conversion process.
Dr. Power's four children found Whitey's smartship, and two of them, Alex and Katie, met Whitey himself. Whitey used his powers to rescue the two other children, Jack and Julia, from the Snarks, but in doing so, Whitey was mortally wounded by a blast from a Snark laser gun.
A Kymellian can transfer his powers to another Kymellian. Whitey decided to try to divide his powers among the four children, so that they could escape the Snarks and stop the converter from being activated. Aelfyre Whitemane initiated the transfer of power to the children and then died, vanishing from sight. The children soon discovered that they each now had one of Whitey's superhuman powers; although the powers did not function in exactly the same way that they did for Whitey. Using their powers and their own wits, the Power children escaped the Snarks, destroyed the converter, and rescued their parents. The Power children, calling themselves the Power Pack, still operate as adventurers today.
Strength Level: Aelfyre Whitemane possessed the normal strength of a Kymellian of his age, height, and build who engaged in moderate regular exercise. It is not known exactly how this strength compares to that of a human being.
Known Superhuman Powers: All Kymellians are born with the potential to absorb and project energy, by altering the molecular density of matter, to move themselves at superhuman speed through teleportation or flight, and to vary or reverse gravitational attraction. However, a Kymellian must spend years of training to develop real skill with these abilities. A Kymellian who does so is called a "sorcerer" by the Snarks, although these powers are not magical in nature. Having devoted his life to science, Aelfyre Whitemane had not engaged in the continual training necessary to develop his powers fully.
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A millionaire car dealership owner is being investigated for allegedly shooting wombats with rifles and pistols and reportedly posing for photos alongside the slain animals.
Tony Azzi, who owns Larke Hoskins Honda dealerships in Sydney, is under investigation by National Parks and Wildlife Service over the wombat shooting allegations.
The shootings are alleged to have occurred on Mr Azzi's private property at Bookham, about 300km south of Sydney, over a four year period.
Mr Azzi released a statement on Monday night, defending himself against the allegations and saying he does not kill local animals for sport on his land.
'Cats, foxes, rabbits and other animals are known to destroy flora and kill native animals by the tens-of-millions each year, and as a licensed gun owner it is my responsibility to keep them off my land,' Mr Azzi said.
'For the record, I do not kill native animals, and any suggestion that I do is wrong.
It comes after the Office of Environment and Heritage confirmed to Daily Mail Australia they were investigating the alleged shooting of wombats, but could not go into detail while it was under investigation.
NSW Police referred the case on to the government department to investigate as wombats are classified as protected fauna and it is a criminal offence to harm them.
Unless a licence has been granted, people can face fines of $11,000 and possible jail sentences for killing wombats.
A former associate of Mr Azzi gave a statement to the National Parks and Wildlife Service about his alleged shooting sprees, Fairfax Media reports.
He said he witnessed Mr Azzi killing wombats, kangaroos, ducks and goats on his property over a four year period.
Photos of Mr Azzi reportedly show him posing with a rifle next to a dead wombat. He was also pictured with his sales manager Nick Karagiannis in 2013 armed with rifles.
Mr Azzi told Fairfax Media that he had shot wildlife on his property but not before checking with local farmers for advice.
'I do not shoot animals for fun and when killing them it will be done in a very human [sic] manner. I am an excellent marksman,' he said.
His employee, Nick Karagiannis, reportedly suggested that any photos of the pair posing alongside the carcasses of dead animals would have been altered because he has never fired a gun or shot an animal on Mr Azzi's property.
Mr Azzi owns the Larke Hoskins car dealerships in Rosebery and Homebush in Sydney.
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The publication, based in Hong Kong, believes that the time is right because China-US trade talks and interest in them are heating up.
It's already launched three US sites aimed at young readers and is on the hunt for a US marketing director.
When Alibaba bought the South China Morning Post in 2015, CEO Jack Ma said his goal was to make his new business a "global media outlet."
Since then, the Post has quietly launched three sites in the US for what it called the "China-curious": Goldthread, covering Chinese culture; Abacus, a consumer-tech site; and Inkstone, a China-focused news site. It has launched a US edition of its website and partnered with Politico to report in the US and Asia.
But the Post is upping its game, with plans to hire a marketing director and grow editorial resources to build its US audience.
"We know there is strong interest from America about China," said Elsie Cheung, the Post's chief operating officer. "SCMP's goal is to become a news organization not only for the 'China-interested' but also for the 'global-curious.'"
The Post is an English-language newspaper based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1903, it prides itself on being editorially independent of mainland China but close enough to report deeply on the country. Because of the name, though, it can be perceived as China-based, and some critics and former editorial staff members have said the paper has shied away from running stories critical of the Chinese government.
Cheung said that while the Post's core readers are often people who understand China and Asia's importance, it also sees a growing opportunity to reach younger readers who aren't business or political elites but are curious about the world.
It's that group that the three new verticals are aimed at, with article headlines like "How China inspired the makers of Netflix's 'Love, Death & Robots'" and "Video of mother kicking 3-year-old fuels outcry against child modeling."
In addition to providing news for that casual audience, the verticals also serve to promote the Post's identity and drive traffic to its site.
The post listed responsibilities including using digital campaigns to increase brand recognition, building a global audience for the Post in key markets, and finding new opportunities in North America.
The marketing director would join the Post's growing US presence, with nine people working in editorial, partnerships, and marketing, and bureaus in New York and Washington.
Alibaba's acquisition of the South China Morning Post has been compared to the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' acquisition of The Washington Post in 2013.
Alibaba said it was motivated by a desire to improve China's image and be an alternative to Western media's China coverage, which it saw as biased. While the company said that fairer and more balanced coverage would lead to a more positive image of China over time, observers worried the paper would soften its coverage of China to protect Alibaba's business interests there.
Ma said at the time that the paper's coverage should remain impartial and objective and that he would give input on the business side but not take part in editorial decision-making, echoing Bezos' approach at The Washington Post.
Non-US media companies have had limited success making a dent in the US market; the best-known examples, like The Economist and the Daily Mail, are based in the UK. The South China Morning Post's three US verticals have flown under the radar so far. They don't appear in Comscore, suggesting their audience is too small to be measured, and combined they have barely 300,000 followers on Facebook.
But the Post has a long history of punching above its weight, and it has an opportunity to grow as the China trade issue becomes more important, said Raju Narisetti, a business-journalism professor at Columbia University who was formerly a CEO of Gizmodo Media Group and a longtime exec at News Corp, where his duties included international responsibilities.
"They have the ability to engage with an audience on a topic that's only going to become bigger," he said. "The only question is how do you tap it?"
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How can I add a progress field to tasks?
Depends on how you're defining "progress"?
I want to set and show progress in percentage, for example 10%, 20% etc. Best option for me it would be if it's possible to show progress in graphic version, as a progress bar.
What is "progress"? How are you measuring it? Lets say you want your progress to say "20%" - 20% of what?
However, you would probably get a lot more from estimates and worklogs. If you use estimates, you put in an estimated amount of time to do the work. Your developers log how much work they do. You'll be able to see progress as Jira will calculate it automatically, but also if the estimates are wrong, changes to the estimates, and there's quite a lot of reporting on estimates available too, so you won't be scrabbling around having to build even simple estimate/progress reports from fields that aren't really designed for it.
I think you need to be a bit more clear on exactly what you're trying to track, why, and how your users are going to use it. Think through what you really want the reporting to track (again, that "20% of what" is important - 20% bricks? 20% of the hours estimated? 20% of the Story points? 20% of the subtasks? 20% of arbitrary-work-units?). Once you have a clear definition of progress, you can then define how you want to report on it, which then determines how you're going to enter and update it.
The estimate field does do a lot of this for you, and gives you progress bars. It might not be right for you, but you do need to think carefully about what you are measuring before you can start looking for solutions.
<sigh> That's a pretty useless metric. 20% is a proportion of <something>, but it's useless without the measurement unit. Are you estimating time? Effort? Subtasks? Number of lego bricks?
Without a unit to tell what you're measuring, your field is pretty much useless. There's also no "arbitrary percentage telling us nothing" field in Jira, so however you implement it would probably be a bodge or a non-calculable compromise which you can't really usefully report on.
On the human side, your users are unlikely to use it correctly - they'll forget, or put random numbers in, mostly because they'll be thinking in different units - I measure progress by how much time I've estimated it will take vs useful time spent on the task. At one site. At the next one, we work in Story points.
I am completely agree with Pawel, I come from Redmine where such a simple widget exists and it is very useful.
It is not necessary for Jira to provide some logic to that progress, it is just a progress and the progress and what is it are being decided by developer, stop.
I'm not complicating anything, I'm simply pointing out that there is no definition of "progress" here, so we can't answer the question.
What are you measuring? Time spent vs estimate? Story points? How many lego bricks you've added to the model?Without knowing what you are measuring, saying "it's 80% done" is utterly useless.
How do you can state that it is useless?
Users asking features decide what is useful for them, I don't know if you represent Jira or not sorry, anyway imho Jira should only evaluate request without entering to much deep since the logic is often user-side, so why so many questions, why Redmine did it many years ago and users want it, imaybe is it really useful?
Ok, let me put it another way. It is useless because it tells us nothing.
"Progress" is a "suitcase word". It has a generally understandable concept (suitcase = a box full of things I carry), but tells you nothing about the actual meaning.
"This is 80% complete". As a user, looking at an issue with that on it, what does it actually tell us?
When me, my coworkers, my boss, my project-manager etc... open whatever issues list, they immediately could see the progress, the progress which the issue owner think surely, it will be his responsability inside his company declare something helpful and meaningful, am I wrong?
That's a circular answer that does not answer the question.
80% progress means I've done 80% of it.
What does 80% done mean?
What is it measuring? I've already explained that "progress" is meaningless because you aren't measuring anything.
What is the 80% actually OF? A percentage without knowing what it is a proportion of is meaningless.
No hope with you I'm sorry, you are asking the same question, the thread starter has already answered and I think I gave you much more elements to better interpret request.
No, you're just failing to answer the question, the same way the thread starter did.
Let me put it this way: You say "80% complete".
Do you mean you've spent 80% of the money? When will it be done? Is 80% of my house physically built? What?
instead of arrogantly repeating your invalid statements over and over again, you should actually listen to what is being said.
First of all, percentage, by definition is a unitless measure. I'm not one to teach basics of calculus, but CAKE divided by CAKE does not result to % OF CAKE, it results to %.
And now, to the problem at hand, it can be % of whatever user needs. It's up to the defined process to decide what the % mean to them. It can be % of time taken, scope done, money invoiced or resurses used, DOES NOT MATTER. Progress is progress.
So yea, it does have a real use, even if it's counting cakes.
That is exactly my point. I think you've misunderstood what the others are saying, and have understood what I've been saying. The percentage is utterly usless unless you know what it is measuring. A percentage without knowing what it is a proportion of is meaningless.
Why would you assume they don't know? It's up to them to decide what it's supposed to mean, and letters "€", "h" or "SP" near the field is not required for it to be useful.
Because that's what the posters above explicitly stated - they wanted a percentage complete without defining what it meant. Which is useless. You don't have to put a unit on it on-screen, the point is that 80% of <i don't know> is useless.
No, that's not what they stated.
You want them to define what it means to them, but they do not have to.
It's up to them to agree how they define the progress. It can be absolutely subjective gut feeling for all it matters. They just want a tool to be able save it, and display it.
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What produces the unique phenotype associated with a specific allele?
Answers from physics, chemistry, and the study of infectious disease gave rise to the field of molecular biology. Biochemical reactions are controlled by enzymes, and often are organized into chains of reactions known as metabolic pathways. Loss of activity in a single enzyme can inactivate an entire pathway.
Archibald Garrod, in 1902, first proposed the relationship through his study of alkaptonuria and its association with large quantities "alkapton". He reasoned unaffected individuals metabolized "alkapton" (now called homogentistic acid) to other products so it would not buildup in the urine. Garrod suspected a blockage of the pathway to break this chemical down, and proposed that condition as "an inborn error of metabolism". He also discovered alkaptonuria was inherited as a recessive Mendelian trait.
George Beadle and Edward Tatum during the late 1930s and early 1940s established the connection Garrod suspected between genes and metabolism. They used X rays to cause mutations in strains of the mold Neurospora. These mutations affected a single genes and single enzymes in specific metabolic pathways. Beadle and Tatum proposed the "one gene one enzyme hypothesis" for which they won the Nobel Prize in 1958.
Since the chemical reactions occurring in the body are mediated by enzymes, and since enzymes are proteins and thus heritable traits, there must be a relationship between the gene and proteins. George Beadle, during the 1940s, proposed that mutant eye colors in Drosophila was caused by a change in one protein in a biosynthetic pathway.
In 1941 Beadle and coworker Edward L. Tatum decided to examine step by step the chemical reactions in a pathway. They used Neurospora crassa as an experimental organism. It had a short life-cycle and was easily grown. Since it is haploid for much of its life cycle, mutations would be immediately expressed. The meiotic products could be easily inspected. Chromosome mapping studies on the organism facilitated their work. Neurospora can be grown on a minimal medium, and it's nutrition could be studied by its ability to metabolize sugars and other chemicals the scientist could add or delete from the mixture of the medium. It was able to synthesize all of the amino acids and other chemicals needed for it to grow, thus mutants in synthetic pathways would easily show up. X-rays induced mutations in Neurospora, and the mutated spores were placed on growth media enriched with all essential amino acids. Crossing the mutated fungi with non-mutated forms produced spores which were then grown on media supplying only one of the 20 essential amino acids. If a spore lacked the ability to synthesize a particular amino acid, such as Pro (proline), it would only grow if the Proline was in the growth medium. Biosynthesis of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) is a complex process with many chemical reactions mediated by enzymes, which if mutated would shut down the pathway, resulting in no-growth. Beadle and Tatum proposed the "one gene one enzyme" theory. One gene codes for the production of one protein. "One gene one enzyme" has since been modified to "one gene one polypeptide" since many proteins (such as hemoglobin) are made of more than one polypeptide.
The Beadle and Tatum experiment that suggested the one gene one enzyme hypothesis. Images from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Linus Pauling used electrophoresis to separate hemoglobin molecules. Sickle-cell anemia (h) is a recessive allele in which a defective hemoglobin is made, ultimately causing pain and death to those individuals homozygous recessive for the trait. Pauling reasoned that if Beadle and Tatum were correct, there should be a slight (but detectable) difference between the structure of a normal (HH) and sickle cell (hh) hemoglobin due to genetic differences. Heterozygotes (Hh, also sampled by Pauling) make both normal and "sickle cell" hemoglobins. Later, Vernon Ingram discovered that the normal and sickle-cell hemoglobins differ by only 1 (out of a total of 300) amino acids.
The coats of viruses act as antigens, initiating an antigen-specific antibody response. Remember that vaccines work by either prompting the immune system to make antibodies or by supplying antibodies. If a virus (or anything else for that matter) mutates its antigens, the immune system is forever playing catch-up.
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) was discovered after DNA. DNA, with exceptions in chloroplasts and mitochondria, is restricted to the nucleus (in eukaryotes, the nucleoid region in prokaryotes). RNA occurs in the nucleus as well as in the cytoplasm (also remember that it occurs as part of the ribosomes that line the rough endoplasmic reticulum).
The central dogma. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
The blue-background graphics throughout this chapter are from the University of Illinois' DNA and Protein Synthesis site.
RNA polymerase opens the part of the DNA to be transcribed. Only one strand of DNA (the template strand) is transcribed. RNA nucleotides are available in the region of the chromatin (this process only occurs during Interphase) and are linked together similar to the DNA process.
The code consists of at least three bases, according to astronomer George Gamow. To code for the 20 essential amino acids a genetic code must consist of at least a 3-base set (triplet) of the 4 bases. If one considers the possibilities of arranging four things 3 at a time (4X4X4), we get 64 possible code words, or codons (a 3-base sequence on the mRNA that codes for either a specific amino acid or a control word).
The genetic code was broken by Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei, a decade after Watson and Crick's work. Nirenberg discovered that RNA, regardless of its source organism, could initiate protein synthesis when combined with contents of broken E. coli cells. By adding poly-U to each of 20 test-tubes (each tube having a different "tagged" amino acid) Nirenberg and Matthaei were able to determine that the codon UUU (the only one in poly-U) coded for the amino acid phenylalanine.
Steps in breaking the genetic code: the deciphering of a poly-U mRNA. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Likewise, an artificial mRNA consisting of alternating A and C bases would code for alternating amino acids histidine and threonine. Gradually, a complete listing of the genetic code codons was developed.
Deciphering the code: poly CA. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
The genetic code consists of 61 amino-acid coding codons and three termination codons, which stop the process of translation. The genetic code is thus redundant (degenerate in the sense of having multiple states amounting to the same thing), with, for example, glycine coded for by GGU, GGC, GGA, and GGG codons. If a codon is mutated, say from GGU to CGU, is the same amino acid specified?
The genetic code. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Prokaryotic gene regulation differs from eukaryotic regulation, but since prokaryotes are much easier to work with, we focus on prokaryotes at this point. Promoters are sequences of DNA that are the start signals for the transcription of mRNA. Terminators are the stop signals. mRNA molecules are long (500- 10,000 nucleotides).
Subunits of a ribosome. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Two models of tRNA. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Translation. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Termination. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
Many ribosomes translating the same message, a polysome. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.
We earlier defined mutations as any change in the DNA. We now can refine that definition: a mutation is a change in the DNA base sequence that results in a change of amino acid(s) in the polypeptide coded for by that gene. Alleles are alternate sequences of DNA bases (genes), and thus at the molecular level the products of alleles differ (often by only a single amino acid, which can have a ripple effect on an organism by changing ). Addition, deletion, or addition of nucleotides can alter the polypeptide. Point mutations are the result of the substitution of a single base. Frame-shift mutations occur when the reading frame of the gene is shifted by addition or deletion of one or more bases. With the exception of mitochondria, all organisms use the same genetic code. Powerful evidence for the common ancestry of all living things.
Protein Synthesis Cartoon by Millard Susman (University of Wisconsin) Download an animation of the process (sorry, you will need a Macintosh).
Animated GIF of Translation From the Gene Zine.
Amino Acid Anatomy Cartoons and animations on the basics of amino acids.
Amino Acids Linear formulae and links to images of the twenty amino acids common to all life (at least as we know it).
Protein Synthesis Slideshow (West Georgia College) Slideshow and downloadable animation of the process.
Ribosomes A text with links to illustrations. More than you ever wanted to know about ribosomes!
Protein Synthesis A series of drawings (all on one web page) illustrating the process.
The Genetic Code (Whitman College) and modifications.
Codon Usage Database Search for your favorite organism and check out its genetic code.
DNA and Protein Synthesis (University of Illinois) Nice graphics and text as well as links to additional resources. The color drawings above are from this site.
The RNA World (IMB Jena, Germany) Links to WWW RNA sites and resources. Lots of very cool images.
Text ©1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, by M.J. Farabee, all rights reserved. Use for educational purposes is encouraged.
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You have seen the χ2 test statistic used in three different circumstances. The following bulleted list is a summary that will help you decide which χ2 test is the appropriate one to use.
H0: The two variables (factors) are independent.
Ha: The two variables (factors) are dependent.
The goodness-of-fit test is typically used to determine if data fits a particular distribution. The test of independence makes use of a contingency table to determine the independence of two factors. The test for homogeneity determines whether two populations come from the same distribution, even if this distribution is unknown.
Which test do you use to decide whether an observed distribution is the same as an expected distribution?
What is the null hypothesis for the type of test from [link]?
Which test would you use to decide whether two factors have a relationship?
Which test would you use to decide if two populations have the same distribution?
How are tests of independence similar to tests for homogeneity?
Answers will vary. Sample answer: Tests of independence and tests for homogeneity both calculate the test statistic the same way . In addition, all values must be greater than or equal to five.
How are tests of independence different from tests for homogeneity?
For each word problem, use a solution sheet to solve the hypothesis test problem. Go to [link] for the chi-square solution sheet. Round expected frequency to two decimal places.
Is there a difference between the distribution of community college statistics students and the distribution of university statistics students in what technology they use on their homework? Of some randomly selected community college students, 43 used a computer, 102 used a calculator with built in statistics functions, and 65 used a table from the textbook. Of some randomly selected university students, 28 used a computer, 33 used a calculator with built in statistics functions, and 40 used a table from the textbook. Conduct an appropriate hypothesis test using a 0.05 level of significance.
H0: The distribution for technology use is the same for community college students and university students.
Ha: The distribution for technology use is not the same for community college students and university students.
Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the distribution of technology use for statistics homework is not the same for statistics students at community colleges and at universities.
If df = 2, the chi-square distribution has a shape that reminds us of the exponential.
The test statistic is always positive and if the expected and observed values are not close together, the test statistic is large and the null hypothesis will be rejected.
Testing to see if the data fits the distribution “too well” or is too perfect.
Comparison of the Chi-Square Tests by OpenStaxCollege is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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I returned from my backpacking trip over a month ago, but it's been difficult for me to sit down and write about it. I figured it would be easy for me to gush about all the beautiful places we visited, but instead, I've been intimidated and overwhelmed by the idea of adequately translating my experiences into words. This morning, I realized I just need to start writing. So, here I am!
We started off our trip with a quick visit to Paris. I'll be perfectly honest: Besides seeing the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, I wasn't very interested in Paris. I tend to shy away from major cities and gravitate towards small towns. However, I wanted our trip to be a balanced mixture of both. So, we ended up visiting several small cities, with a handful of major cities thrown in between. Paris was our first destination, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
When we arrived, we were extremely jetlagged. We flew from Baltimore to Reykjavik, and Reykjavik to Paris, and neither of us could sleep on the plane. I knew Charles De Gaulle was a big airport, but I didn't anticipate how enormous and busy it would be. We had to take a bus from the main terminal to a different terminal in order to get our train tickets, and I was in a foggy haze the entire time.
Once we were on the train, it took 45 minutes (and two transfers) to get to Paris. Our AirBnB host gave us detailed directions to his flat, but we were so tired that we ended up getting lost. It was frustrating at the time, but it's funny to look back on now! We were both carrying 25-pound backpacks, sleepy and hungry and cold, wandering around in the freezing rain. We walked in a big circle for two hours and asked several people for help in broken French, but everyone shooed us away. Such a warm welcome, right? But in the end, everything worked out. We found our flat, drank some tea, and slept for the next 14 hours.
The next morning, we looked out the window and were met with gray skies and steady rain. We grabbed an umbrella, walked to the Louvre, and waited in line for an hour to enter the museum. We spent half the day walking around various exhibits, eating chocolate croissants, and drinking coffee, but we could have easily spent multiple days in there. It was huge! After that, we went back to our flat to work.
The next day was for sightseeing and being typical tourists. Kyle bought tickets for the L'OpenTour bus, which was perfect because we were able to see many of the city's main attractions in a short amount of time. There were 19 stops total, some of which included the Arc De Triomphe, Notre Dame, and the Eiffel Tower. We were given headphones to listen to the audio portion of the tour, and my favorite moment was listening to Champs-Élysées while driving down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. That song was stuck in my head for days afterwards.
We hopped off the bus at the Eiffel Tower, and I was freaking out from excitement. Standing right next to such an iconic monument was surreal and magical. We indulged in some delicious macarons from Ladurée and ice cream from a street vendor while snapping photos and walking around.
After getting back on the bus and finishing the tour, we were hungry for dinner. We went to SOPI Bistrot, a charming little restaurant just a few minutes from our flat. Kyle ordered the penne a la crème de figatelli, which we split, and we couldn't resist the clementine crème brûlée for dessert. Paired with a sweet white wine that our waiter recommended, it was a wonderful meal.
I ended up liking Paris a lot more than I thought I would. The patisseries filled with pastries and baguettes on every corner were charming, the fashion was flawless, the coffee was strong, and the umbrella-filled, cobblestone streets were romantic. I found that even though the people weren't incredibly friendly, they appreciated our genuine attempts to speak French. I also felt very safe there. Armed guards stood on every street, and our bags were inspected in every shop doorway before entering.
The next day, we woke up bright and early to catch our train to Metz.
I recently got home from an epic adventure I didn't believe I'd ever be able to accomplish. After daydreaming for years and devouring travel blogs and websites, I finally took the plunge and bought a one-way ticket to Paris. Kyle and I spent five weeks backpacking through Western Europe, and it was unbelievable and eye-opening and stressful and amazing and chaotic and pretty much everything I imagined it would be.
Our decision to go on this trip was pretty spontaneous. My health stabilized in January after six months of battling an intense gastroparesis flare, so I felt like it was the perfect opportunity for me to hop on a plane and satisfy my wanderlust. Gastroparesis is so unpredictable. Flares develop out of nowhere, and you never know what the next day or week or month will hold. Because of this, I felt an intense yearning to accomplish a goal, to do something for me, while I felt good. I wanted to feel alive and carefree again after six difficult and draining months. I was driving home from an appointment in late February, blasting "Come Back to Me" from Urban Cone, and it just hit me. I had to get on a plane. I had to go somewhere. And not for a week or two. For longer. That night, I booked our tickets!
Our departure was set for the end of March, so I had one month to plan the logistics of our trip, save money, and mentally prepare myself for a strenuous (but fulfilling) journey. I started off by purchasing my backpack: the Osprey Farpoint 40. (Kyle chose the Osprey Porter 46.) I did a ton of research before choosing the Farpoint 40, and there were a few key things that made it stand out. It's front-loading, so it unzips like a suitcase. It's also within the carry-on measurements for most airlines. I took it on Wow Air, RyanAir, and Aer Lingus without any issues. This was important to me because I brought along my laptop, my Kindle, and my Canon G7X, and I didn't want to check my pack and risk losing those items. I also liked that it was only 40L. I figured the smaller size would prevent me from packing unnecessary items. The Farpoint 40 ended up being a great choice!
I initially struggled with packing wisely and efficiently. The rule of thumb is to leave some empty space and breathing room, but I felt like it was totally stuffed when I did my test pack a few nights before our flight. There were several moments when I thought we were crazy for planning a winter backpacking trip. It would've been so much easier to throw some summer dresses, tanks, and sandals in there. Eventually, however, I figured out a method that worked. I'm here to tell you that backpacking in the winter with a 40L pack is totally doable.
Here's a concise breakdown of everything I brought, followed by my post-trip thoughts in each category.
What should I have done differently? Looking back at our trip, I would have packed one more sweater and left the t-shirts at home. I would have left the leggings at home and worn a pair of jeans on the flight. I would have packed one less beanie and one more scarf. (Worried about wearing the same outfits over and over? Accessories are your friend. When you mix up scarves and beanies, your outfit can look totally different!) I also would have packed black tights and a simple black dress, because there were times I wanted to dress up, but I didn't have the right clothes.
What should I have done differently? Next time, I'll leave the flats at home. I thought the weather would be warming up by the end of April, but I think our warmest day was 60 degrees, and that was a freak occurrence. Most days were high 40s, low 50s. I only wore my flats once (on the very last day of our trip).
What should I have done differently? Nothing! It would've been nice to leave my laptop at home, but I needed to bring it with me so I could work.
What should I have done differently? The only item on this list I never used were the tissues. I thought they'd come in handy, but I didn't end up needing them.
I had to worry more about prescriptions than the average person, but I still brought very few things.
What should I have done differently? All of these items were great to have, except the sleep mask. I can't sleep on planes, but I read online that sleep masks can help you doze off in uncomfortable places. I tried it out a few times, but I never managed to sleep. I won't be bringing it with me next time.
That's it! All of this stuff (miraculously) fit into my Farpoint 40. How, you ask?
I started out with some packing cubes I ordered off Amazon, but my pack still felt way too full. I was shopping for some last-minute things at Marshalls, and I randomly picked up two large compression bags. They were amazing. I used one bag for shirts, sweaters, and pajamas, and I used the second bag for socks, underwear, pants, beanies, gloves, and scarves. When you zip the bags up and squeeze all the air out of them, they become flat and packable! It's awesome.
I thought I would feel limited with only a small backpack during our travels, but honestly, it felt freeing. For the past year, I've been really interested in learning about and practicing minimalism (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up fueled this), and living out of a backpack showed me that I really don't need as much as I think I do. Would it have been nice to have more outfit options? Yes. But did it really matter while we were traveling? Not at all. I was more concerned with the experience than the clothes I was wearing. The essentials were all I needed.
Have you been backpacking in the winter? Is there anything you're really glad you packed, or wish you had packed?
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The politicization of the highly anticipated report from special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE is now in full swing. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiTrump pushes back on impeachment talk: 'Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!' Moulton enters 2020 White House race Trump takes aim at Dem talk of impeachment MORE has argued the report is a necessary prerequisite to begin impeachment proceedings, while the public availability of the report has created confirmation headaches for attorney general nominee William Barr.
Enter Barr, the nominee for attorney general. If he is confirmed, Barr would supplant Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod Jay RosensteinEx-Trump lawyer: Mueller knew Trump had to call investigation a 'witch hunt' for 'political reasons' Mueller questioned by TV journalist over details of report Cummings: Barr acting like 'defense counsel' for Trump rather than AG MORE as the overseer of the special counsel investigation, giving Barr the power to decide whether to publicly release the report. Barr has refused to guarantee the release of the report during both testimony and his statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
But whether the Special Counsel Transparency Act becomes more than just messaging legislation that purports to advance a particular interest but stands no chance of actually becoming federal law now rests squarely with new Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamHillicon Valley: House Dems subpoena full Mueller report | DOJ pushes back at 'premature' subpoena | Dems reject offer to view report with fewer redactions | Trump camp runs Facebook ads about Mueller report | Uber gets B for self-driving cars DOJ: Dem subpoena for Mueller report is 'premature and unnecessary' Dems reject Barr's offer to view Mueller report with fewer redactions MORE and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Mueller report is a deterrent to government service Senate Republicans tested on Trump support after Mueller Anti-smoking advocates question industry motives for backing higher purchasing age MORE. Their political interests pose some problems.
In theory, the bill introduced by Grassley and Blumenthal matches up nicely with the bill introduced by Graham, known as the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act. Bipartisan action to ensure that Mueller has the ability to complete his investigation, while also ensuring the American people will see the evidence his special counsel team has uncovered, would help restore Congress to a functioning institution. But legislative logic is rarely that straight forward. There are two problems.
First, the increasingly hard line support that Graham has shown for the White House agenda, especially with respect to border wall funding, creates an open question as to his political courage to serve the interests of the American people when those interests conflict with the political interests of the president. With what is already known about the contacts between his campaign and Russians, Trump has little political interest in the final report becoming public ahead of his bid for reelection in 2020.
Second, even if Graham moves the bills through the Senate Judiciary Committee, the willingness of McConnell to ensure public disclosure is likewise in grave doubt. Having finally come out of his hiatus during the government shutdown, McConnell is now the most important defender that Trump has in Congress relative to House Democrats, but only as a means to protect and maintain his Republican majority in the Senate.
As his role in ending the government shutdown has shown, McConnell understands that chaos is not a governing philosophy. But if past is truly prologue, and because he is facing his own reelection campaign in deep red Kentucky in 2020, the likelihood of McConnell embarrassing the president by bringing either legislation to a full Senate vote is minimal.
Thus, the road to full disclosure is depressingly in doubt. The idea that the American people may never see a detailed report of what Mueller finds ought to be repugnant to every citizen. The fact that it is not is yet another indignity of the Trump era. Now more than ever, bipartisan efforts like the Special Counsel Transparency Act are necessary and worthy of support.
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Is the email from someone that you know?
Have you received email from this sender before?
For each computer and service you use (email, chatting, online purchasing, for example), you should have a password.
Password should be Strong so that it cannot be cracked using dictionary attack.
• Use the latest version of a good anti-virus software package which allows updation from the Internet.
• System firewall must be ON always.
• Do not give out identifying information such as name, home address, school name or telephone number in a chat room, social networking site, etc.
• Do not add unknown person to your friend list.
• Keep your information in private setting.
• Keep your computer current with the latest patches and updates.
• Make sure your computer is configured securely.
• Choose strong passwords and keep them safe.
• Protect your computer with security software.
• Online offers that look too good to be true usually are.
Prevention is always better than cure. It is always better to take certain precautions while working on the net. One should make them a part of his cyber life.
One should avoid disclosing any personal information to strangers, the person whom they don’t know, via e-mail or while chatting or any social networking site.
One must avoid sending any photograph to strangers by online as misusing or modification of photograph incidents increasing day by day.
A person should never send his credit card number or debit card number to any site that is not secured, to guard against frauds.
It is always the parents who have to keep a watch on the sites that their children are accessing, to prevent any kind of harassment or depravation in children.
It is better to use a security programs by the body corporate to control information on sites.
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Beauty hub is a co-working space for exceptional beauty specialists in Auckland.
The idea of a united beauty salon belongs to their customers who were demanding to see all their specialist in the one place. Their friendly team each specialize in a specific service, but now they have come together to let their customers receive the best beauty services including Hair styling, Makeup and Brows, Nail Design and Sugar waxing all in the one place.
In other words, Beauty Hub NZ is salon founded by customers.
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How efficiently can you pack for a trip around the world?
I'm going through seven different countries on five different continents in 40 days...will I run out of underwear?
If you’ve ever found yourself on a common backpacker circuit, you’ll know what I’m talking about: the sweaty 22-year old gap year kid, clad in North Face and Merrells, with 100 pounds of dead weight strapped all over them.
I don’t really understand the need for so much stuff. It looks like they weren’t quite fast enough leaving home, and mom ran after them shoving half the contents of their childhood bedroom into the 75-liter pack on their back, the contents of the kitchen into the 30-liter strapped to their chest, and the contents of the garage into their cargo pants.
In a couple weeks, I’m leaving on a round-the-world trip. I’ll be hitting Iceland, Morocco, Dubai, Cambodia, Bali, and New Zealand in a matter of six weeks (I wrote an intro to my trip here).
I picked these countries for a few reasons. Some were on my bucket list, and others were great destinations for certain airline stopovers, and New Zealand…well, it’s just my most favorite country on the earth, so it’s hard to pass it up. And all of them are photogenic, and that’s my mission: to photograph, film, and record some of the most beautiful and inspiring backpacker destinations on earth.
The potential problem for a backpacker is that these are wildly different countries with wildly different climates. Switch hemispheres, and you also switch seasons. I’ll be expecting a cool summer in the North Atlantic, a sweltering August in the Sahara and the Middle East, a steamy monsoon season in the jungle, a moderately sunny week on South Pacific beaches, and then winter down under.
So how to pack minimally? I need clothes for every season, camera gear, and a laptop for work. Add to that the fact that I’m a dedicated minimalist traveler. I don’t check bags and I prefer to keep my gear with me at all times, so it needs to be light enough to carry all day. For several years, I worked on projects in developing countries where I didn’t like my gear being out of sight, so I was forced into becoming a lightweight traveler. Some take it even further (like Rolf Potts’ no-baggage challenge where he circled the world with no baggage) but hopefully I can tread a careful medium.
I’ve been on the search for the perfect bag for years. The first backpacking trip I took (three weeks through 13 European countries) was with a 45-liter Osprey. It’s a great bag, but far too big and far too heavy. I took way more than anyone should ever need. With each consecutive trip, I slimmed down my baggage.
I found a cool knapsack with a laptop sleeve. I bought a padded lens liner and, armed with super glue and industrial Velcro, made it into a camera bag. (I also got some of the super glue into my eyeball, and for about an hour I was freaking out about never seeing out of my left eye again). Then I sprayed the bag down with several layers of Scotchguard for waterproofing (try it…works better than you’d think!) It’s small, light, and most importantly super fashionable. I’ll be in Dubai, after all. I’ve heard they wear Prada like the Russians wear Adidas.
It helps that I only wear a single outfit, year-round. My jeans and button-up are a universal uniform that works in the summer or winter, so all I really need is to roll up my sleeves in Bali and throw on a light jacket in Iceland.
I take a little travel kit with a few ounces of pack soap, aspirin, deodorant, and toothpaste. I don’t need shaving supplies (I lost my shaving kit in Wanaka a few years ago, and discovered I could finally grow a beard).
Grand total: 18.74 lbs. Put it all together, and add a few miscellaneous items, and I shouldn’t be carrying more than 25 pounds. While that’s more weight than I’d prefer, half of it is dedicated to the bulky camera and laptop that I have to lug around.
I’m always tempted to take something more, but I’ve found that I’ve never actually needed additional items. I’m actually always wanting to discard something along the way.
Got any ideas? Have I missed anything?
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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-882 is to be kept in a fluid environment at all times, consisting of no less than 40% seawater. Object is to be kept suspended by non-metallic means, currently cotton fiber line that is to be changed daily. Object is also to be checked daily for any signs of rust flaking. If any part of SCP-882 appears uncoated with rust, it must immediately be immersed in a 100% seawater solution. Water must be taken directly from the ocean. Reduce concentration only when the object is again coated in rust.
No metal may be placed in containment area. Only organic materials are allowed in containment area, and any contact with SCP-882 requires the use of thick cotton gloves. Any metal making contact with it is to be heat-severed, melted down, and kept immersed in 100% seawater in a separate area.
Any auditory issues reported by staff must be reported immediately, and affected personnel must submit to a full psychological examination and, depending on results, either transfer to another facility or permanent containment at [EXPUNGED].
Description: SCP-882 appears to be a random assembly of gears, cables, pulleys, screws, and belts, all made of an amalgam of various metals. Object's size at time of recovery was approximately eighty-seven cubic meters. Current size is approximately twelve cubic meters. SCP-882 rusts quickly in seawater. No identifiable energy source has been found, but all components will begin to move if not coated in rust. SCP-882 is completely silent at all times, no matter what level of activity SCP-882 reaches.
Any metal touching the object will become permanently affixed to it, and over a period of a few days becomes a new part of the object. Organic matter remains unaffected. SCP-882 is extremely resilient, with tensile strength and toughness above those of aircraft grade titanium alloy by weight, even though its composition appears to be a random alloy of iron, tin, gold, and other metals, some as of yet unidentified. Extreme, focused heat must be applied over several hours to cut even a small portion free of the main assembly.
Persons remaining in the vicinity of the object for prolonged periods have developed auditory hallucinations while near the object, mainly the sound of grinding and clicking. The sound intensifies, and is abated only by throwing metal into the object. Subjects in advanced states of psychosis have thrown themselves into the object, resulting in almost instant death by crushing. The body is often drawn in, and impossible to recover.
SCP-882 was recovered from a location at the north-east coast of Banks Island. Area was barren of all metal and metallic ore in a one mile radius. SCP-882 was found at the geometric center of the area. SCP-882 had become submerged in seawater at the time of discovery. A small town was found nearby, abandoned for several years. SCP-882 was removed, and shortly started to flake off rust, causing the varied parts to begin motion. After several accidents, Dr. Gears authorized SCP-2519 to be played on loop, which successfully reduced the object's motion, enabling safe access. SCP-882 was then cut down and contained on site.
Note: SCP-882 is not to be brought into the vicinity of SCP-271 or any subject possibly contaminated by SCP-217.
Addendum: Please review Interview 882-1 for further information.
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DROPPED YOUR PHONE IN THE WATER?
i can't tell you how many times I see and hear about wet phones. It can be a very frustrating moment to see your phone drenched with water, but panicking and rushing to dry it with anything that you find is not the solution and may actually cause more harm.
According to Apple, in most cases, you can still save your iPhone after it has been exposed to water, but it’s important that you take the necessary precautions to limit the damage and avoid causing extra harm.
Here’s the process they recommend to deal with an iPhone that has been damaged by water.
If your iPhone is plugged in to a power source, unplug it immediately as it can cause short circuits. Also, disconnect USB cables, headphones, or any other accessories connected to it by a wire.
Completely dry the external surface of the iPhone with a piece of cloth. Avoid using electronic devices for drying, such as a hair dryer.
Hold your iPhone upside down and gently shake it to get liquid out of the ports and sockets.
If the iPhone is still turned on, power it off by holding down the power button.
If your iPhone is in a case, take it off to avoid any liquid being trapped inside.
Now that you’ve taken the necessary precautions to limit the water damage to your iPhone, you’re ready to dry the internals.
It’s a popular concept to stuff a wet device into a bag full of rice to dry the internals. Based on experience, this actually works and helps to absorb the moisture within the iPhone.
To get started, grab a plastic zipper-lock bag or anything else that can be filled with rice.
Now fill it with rice and place the iPhone in it so that its entire body is covered by rice.
Leave it there for about 36 hours or more until all the moisture is absorbed by the rice. Be warned that some dust or rice grains may get into the ports.
An alternative option is to use silica gel which is more effective in drying a wet device, but you’ll need lots of them to cover the iPhone.
Once you’ve waited for at least 36 hours and feel confident that the iPhone has dried completely, take it out and try switching on. In most cases, the iPhone will turn on successfully.
If your iPhone doesn’t turn on, then you should take it to a nearby Apple Store and have it inspected. Keep in mind that iOS devices have a liquid contact indicator that shows whether the device was damaged by water, so make sure that you don’t claim that the iPhone stopped working without any apparent reason.
Not all iPhones will survive a bath, so it’s best to play it safe from now on. You already use a case to protect your iPhone from accidental drops, but why not from water damage? To protect your iPhone from an early demise caused by water, use a waterproof case.
Visit a veterans' home. After the Civil War, the US found itself with a large number of indigent and disabled veterans who couldn't care for themselves or go back to work. The first veterans home was opened in 1864, and since dozens have sprung up to give back to our vets. It's the least the nation can do, but we as citizens can do more. Stop in, visit them! Chat with a vet for an hour or two, bring the kids to say hello, drop off a big plate of fresh baked cookies. Do something to let them know they are not forgotten.
Visit the local veterans cemetery. Some graves are well-maintained by family members, but when there are no living relatives, that chore falls on the shoulders of local veterans groups. Lend a hand by bringing some flowers and helping to beautify a few of the less cared for graves.
Attend a parade. This one's pretty easy, and a big hit with the kids, and it will give the veterans marching a big smile.
Attend a memorial service. Many veterans groups plan these events for the holiday, and they never say no to more participants.
Raise your flag. Some times showing your thanks can be as simple as flying Old Glory at your house. She should remain at half mast until noon, as per tradition.
The first rule of waves, especially in the open ocean, is that there are no rules. Kind of a hypocritical statement considering the intent of this, but it is a cold hard fact. There are simple physical factors that makeup the "normal" wave, but within the forces of nature, there a myriad of other factors that need be considered. Regardless, an understanding of what makes a wave can be of considerable benefit to the everyday sailor.
Waves take their time to develop; they don't spontaneously erupt from the ocean. It takes a certain speed of wind to blow over a certain distance for a considerable length of time to create lasting waves.
Ripples appear on smooth water when the wind is light, but if the wind dies, so do the ripples. Seas are created when the wind has blown for a while at a given velocity. They tend to last much longer, even after the wind has died. Swells are waves that have moved away from their area of origin and are unrelated to the local wind conditions -- in other words, seas that have lasted long beyond the wind.
Another class of students emerge into the cold reality of the world we live in.
We all are scared. Even those of us who have been emerged in it for decades. But, trust me, you get used to it. Take Will Ferrell, describing his own career journey, Ferrell said he graduated in 1990 from USC with a degree in Sports Information, “a program so difficult, so arduous, that they discontinued the major eight years after I left.” Instead of going into sports broadcasting, Ferrell knew in his heart that he wanted to pursue his hobby of comedy as a full-time job.
And that came with being open to failure. Ferrell said he “didn’t utter a word” the first time he participated in the comedian-training ground of Groundings, an improv and sketch group. “Even in this moment of abject fear and total failure I found it to be thrilling to be on that stage. I then knew I wanted to be a comedic actor.” He would perform at Groundings for years until he got his first big break after being selected to join Saturday Night Live in 1995.
A boater has a lot of choices when it comes to visual distress signals, But how does the boater who needs to make a decision proceed?
If performance is secondary to staying in the good graces of your local boating safety patrol, the Sirius Signal SOS light and a distress flag will cover the basics. If you're headed offshore, certainly add more and better flares to your list, and maybe a laser or automatic SOS light for good measure. And if you're somewhere in the middle, sticking with the tried-and-true might work for you.
None of the options is perfect and it's important to have additional other means of signaling aboard, be it a VHF, cellphone, or satellite-based device, depending on your needs. No matter which you choose, make sure you keep them up-to-date, easily accessible aboard, and know how to use them.
There are pros and cons to each type. The effectiveness of a distress signal comes down to whether or not an observer — who may be tired, careless, or untrained — can see and understand that the light is a signal. A distress signal must be big enough and bright enough for someone who may be miles away to positively identify and locate the source. So it's no surprise that the brightest and most intense flares, the SOLAS-approved or their equivalents, did so well. They're around 30 times brighter than a standard Coast Guard-approved flare. If this was simply a question of the best flares money could buy, it'd be simple. But what if you don't need that level of performance?
Flares have been around for more than 100 years, largely because they just plain work as a distress signal. Observers commented that they subconsciously recognized fire as a danger, especially when it appears where we know it isn't supposed to be. We know there's a problem when we see fire on the water.
Easy to recognize as a distress signal.
Very bright, SOLAS flares and their equivalents ranked in the top three spots at each distance tested.
All the flares emitted sparks, which can damage your boat or burn you. Our testers used welding gloves to hold the flares, and even with that, the heat from the flares made them almost too hot to hold.
Flares expire 42 months after manufacture, for good reason; flares become unstable over time and aren't as reliable.
The chemicals in flares are hazardous waste.
Light Emitting Diode devices are relatively new to the scene, and as the technology continues to evolve, prices are dropping rapidly. LEDs are durable and long-lasting, so more devices are expected to come on the market in the next few years.
Highest effective intensity of any electronic light available.
Easy to set a particular color, length of flash, or flash pattern.
With appropriate power, can work for days, rather than minutes.
Far safer to handle than pyrotechnic flares.
Can be hard to distinguish from background lights.
Not as bright as pyrotechnic flares. The best-performing light consistently ranked as less visible than the control, a USCG-approved, red Orion handheld flare.
With no expiration date, batteries need to be checked regularly.
People might not know a signal from an LED device is a call for help.
Doesn't have the range of visibility that pyrotechnic devices have. At five miles, the performance dropped off considerably.
Lasers have been on the scene longer than LED lights but haven't caught on as an alternative to flares. These devices are not like "light sabers" you'd see in the movies. Although under the right conditions, you can see the beam of light, especially with a green laser. The green Greatland flare was very popular with observers, especially at longer distances. Unlike laser pointers, which should never be aimed at aircraft (or other boats, for that matter) as they temporarily blind the operator, the flares tested emit light in a fan pattern, so the greater the distance from the viewer, the wider the fan. This pattern also protects the eyes of your potential rescuer, as the light isn't a focused beam that could burn your retina. The observer simply sees a green flashing light.
Green laser is very visible at night, and the farther away it is, the wider its beam becomes. Always ranked in the top three by our observers, it led the field at three miles and practically tied for the top spot at five miles.
Far safer than pyrotechnic flares.
Compact, and designed to last for five hours of continuous use.
Lasers are directional, so you must aim them at a potential rescuer, which means you need some idea where help might be coming from before they can be of much use.
The green color is more expensive than the red, but it was also easier to see. The red version ranked just under the USCG-approved red Orion handheld in all tests.
While legal for use in rescue situations and deemed "eye safe," pilots are taught to fly away from lasers.
Anna Jarvis is often considered the founder of the modern version of Mother's Day.
She fought against the commercialization of the holiday, working to protect it from "the hordes of money schemers."
But she was not first to want to honor mothers, there were others, albeit with different agendas.
Julia Ward Howe, better known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," promoted a Mothers’ Peace Day beginning in 1872. For Howe and other antiwar activists, including Anna Jarvis's mother, Mother's Day was a way to promote global unity after the horrors of the American Civil War and Europe’s Franco-Prussian War.
Frank Hering, a former football coach and faculty member at University of Notre Dame, also proposed the idea of a Mother's Day before Anna Jarvis. In 1904 Hering urged an Indianapolis gathering of the Fraternal Order of Eagles to support “setting aside of one day in the year as a nationwide memorial to the memory of Mothers and motherhood.” Hering didn't suggest a specific day or month for the observance, though he did note a preference for Mother's Day falling on a Sunday.
The white carnation was the original flower of Mother’s Day.
“The carnation does not drop its petals, but hugs them to its heart as it dies, and so, too, mothers hug their children to their hearts, their mother love never dying," Jarvis explained in a 1927 interview.
Knowing how to read a tide table can mean the difference between a good day and a bad one.
If you've ever waited anxiously for the twing of your antenna against the underside of a highway bridge, you know that playing with tides can be a game of inches. To pass safely under that bridge or over the bar that lies between here and home, we need to understand all the components of the tides. Along most of the coast, tides rise twice and fall twice each day. These are called semidiurnal tides. In some places, the tides cycle only once per day; these are called diurnal tides. And in still other places, one daily high tide is much higher than the day's second high tide; these are called mixed tides. Tide tables, provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov, tell you three important things for any given place: the time of high tide, the time of low tide, and the heights of each. But what about the times in between? For that, you'll need the Rule of Twelfths (see chart ).
The relationship between the wind and the waves is very important to boat to skippers. So important that a completely new classification system was designed as a guideline incorporating both wind speed and the wave conditions most readily found at those speeds. This system, called the Beaufort Scale, was developed in 1805 by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort of the British Navy. It is a guideline for what can be expected in certain conditions and a weather classification system. It assumes open ocean conditions with unlimited fetch.
Small ripples, like fish scales.
Short, small pronounced wavelettes with no crests.
Large wavelettes with some crests.
Increasingly larger small waves, some white caps and light foam.
Moderate lengthening waves, with many white caps and some light spray.
Large waves, extensive white caps with some spray.
Heaps of waves, with some breakers whose foam is blown downwind in streaks.
Moderately high waves of increasing length and edges of crests breaking into spindrift (heavy spray). Foam is blown downwind in well-marked streaks.
High wind with dense foam streaks and some crests rolling over.Spray reduces visibility.
Very high waves with long, overlapping crests.
The sea looks white, visibility is greatly reduced and waves tumble with force.
covered with patches of foam.
The air is filled with foam and spray, and the sea is completely white.
Aside from just wind speed, temperature is also a factor in creating waves. Warm air (which rises) moving over water has a less acute angle of attack on the surface than does cool air (which sinks). A cold front moving across open water will create much steeper waves and hence create breakers sooner than a warm front moving at the same speed.
So, what does all this mean? Why is it important to know how waves are made? Well... You can determine several things from waves.
One of the things you can tell based on waves, is boat speed. This assumes that your vessel is a displacement ship, like a keelboat, and not a planing one like a speedboat. When sailing a displacement vessel, the boat is constantly displacing a large chunk of water as it moves along. The heavier the boat, the deeper the trough it carves through the water. Now, along with the physics of waves we discussed above, we can add that the faster a wave travels, the longer it is. As a boat's speed increases, the number of waves that it pulls along the hull decreases until the boat is actually trapped between the crest and trough of a single wave that it has created itself moving through the water.
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American consumers Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, especially in this case. Lloyd Grove, a columnist for the New York Daily News, says that the pharmaceutical lobby in the United States, a group called PhRMA, actually commissioned the writing of a fiction novel designed to scare Americans into avoiding prescription drugs from Canada. The book was supposed to tell a story of terrorists who altered prescription drugs from Canada in order to kill Americans who were buying them over the internet or crossing the border to buy them at lower prices. Bizarre, huh? What an interesting tactic to try to convince people to pay sky-high prices -- monopoly prices, in fact -- for prescription drugs in the United States. But that's only part of this story. When the book project fizzled, the authors were offered $100,000 to keep quiet about the deal, says Grove. The book was also supposed to be "dumbed down" for women, because apparently women make up a large part of the prescription drug buyers in the United States, and the people in charge of this project wanted to make sure women could "understand it."
How disrespectful can this pharmaceutical industry be? To what lengths will it go to try to convince us that drugs from outside the United States are unsafe? I wouldn't be surprised if the industry actually commissioned a terrorist attack on drugs from Canada. Then it could say, "Look how unsafe drugs are from Canada! Now you have to buy them here in the United States." Prescription drugs aren't safe, no matter where you get them Prescription drugs are actually the fourth-leading cause of death in this country, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Those are numbers that come out of conventional medicine. The actual number of deaths caused by prescription drugs in this country is actually much higher when you look at independent sources of information, such as the Death by Medicine report, authored in part by Dr. Gary Null.
Just type "Death by Medicine" into any search engine, and you'll find that article.
I have a question, though: Suppose the pharmaceutical industry did commission a terrorist attack on the drugs coming from Canada, and suppose the American people started taking those drugs and dying. How would we know? How could we tell the difference between people dying from prescription drugs that are somehow tainted by terrorists, versus people dying from prescription drugs that are dangerous and toxic enough themselves?
People are dropping dead right now from prescription drugs in record numbers. In fact, according to my own analysis, prescription drugs are 16,400 percent more dangerous than terrorists. In other words, if you take all the prescription drug deaths since Sept.11, 2001 and compare it to the number of Americans who have been killed by terrorists since the Sept. 11 attacks, the drugs are 16,400 percent more dangerous than terrorists. Drugs are killing more people than terrorists, murderers, car accidents, plane accidents, swimming pool accidents and infant deaths combined. In terms of what's killing people in this country, nothing compares to prescription drugs.
We have a memorial in Washington, D.C. for all the veterans who died in the Vietnam War. It's a wall, and it's a fairly sizeable wall. It would take you some time to go through all the names on that wall. But if we had a wall built to honor all the American citizens who have been killed by FDA-approved prescription drugs, that wall would look like the Great Wall of China. It would stretch on for miles. You would never be able to read every single name on that wall unless you dedicated a couple of years to doing so, because prescription drugs are killing people in this country at a rate that dwarfs the number of deaths in the Vietnam War.
Big Pharma wants to scare consumers away from prescription drug alternatives In fact, what is happening in this country today is a chemical holocaust. We have drugs that are killing our children, causing them to commit violent acts and suicide. We have drugs that are killing middle-aged people and, of course, we have drugs that are killing our senior citizens in record numbers. What does the drug industry want to do about it? It wants to make sure that you're afraid of alternatives.
The industry message is this: "Don't you dare touch those herbs. Don't you dare think about vitamins, and don't make the mistake of thinking you can get nutrition from food. You need our prescription drugs to keep you healthy. You need to take these drugs every day for the rest of your life. And just in case you might think buying drugs from somewhere else as a way to get a good deal, we'll scare you with language about terrorists somehow tainting prescription drugs from Canada."
By the way, this is not the first time we have heard that language. People in the conventional medical industry brought this up more than a year ago. They said that drugs from Canada were dangerous because terrorists could attack Americans by tainting the prescription drug supply in Canada. They must have really great imaginations to come up with this stuff. It should be the first topic in the book, 101 Ways to Scare Americans into Doing What You Want Them to Do.
In this country, we have all types of fear at work in order to convince you to do something the people in charge want you to do, like giving up your civil liberties or paying ridiculous prices for prescription drugs in the monopoly market in the United States.
Profiteering and social engineering Some prescription drugs, by the way, are marked up as much as 55,000 percent over the cost of the raw materials. In most industries, that would be called criminal profiteering. In the prescription drug industry, I guess it's just called a return on investment. Shareholders are happy. The board members are happy, and that includes a lot of people who have high-powered positions in Washington. One of our biggest drug companies, Eli Lilly, was once home to people like George Bush, Sr. and Donald Rumsfeld, a man with a strong history in various food and drug giants. There are very strong ties between pharmaceutical companies and the Bush administration. I think that's why you see such a strong push to convince people they have to buy prescription drugs here in the United States at ridiculous prices to treat fictitious diseases that don't even exist, and then stay on those drugs for a lifetime. The report that the pharmaceutical lobby tried to fund a fiction novel designed to scare Americans away from buying drugs from Canada doesn't surprise me. I think this industry would do anything to make more money. I think it would put people's lives at risk, and I think it has done this and will continue to do so. I think it would fabricate fictitious diseases ("disease mongering") and market those to the American public to try to get people to take more drugs that they don't need. In fact, I think it would collude or conspire with federal regulators to make sure there is a drug-friendly environment in this country that discredits alternatives.
You can call it a conspiracy if you want, but I just call it straight old-fashioned corporate greed. It's all about money, and there's a lot of money changing hands in the drug racket now operating in this country. It's a swell deal if you're the guy at the top, pocketing the take, and if you don't have any ethics. Unfortunately, that's who we have running a lot of the corporations and government departments in this country today. It's sad, but true.
Public education can change the greedy U.S. drug racket All of this doesn't mean I'm a pessimist. I'm actually a cautious optimist.
I think we can change things for the better through public education. My aim is to help people realize how atrocious the pharmaceutical industry is and take action to make positive changes.
Obviously, we need a whole new system of medicine in this country. We need to hold people responsible for the crimes against humanity that are taking place right now in the pharmaceutical industry. I think a number of individuals, CEOs and legislators need to do a little prison time, and clearly the FDA needs wholesale reform from top to bottom so that it can once again act like an agency concerned with protecting the public rather than protecting the profits of the pharmaceutical industry.
I think we can make changes for the better. I think we can help people realize the healing power of foods if we teach the fact that foods contain all the medicine we need and that healthy, unprocessed foods make most prescription drugs obsolete. If we can talk about nutrition and the healing power of natural sunlight and physical exercise and drinking pure water, then we can change this world for the better. We can make a difference, and we can move past this era of the dark ages of modern medicine we're living in now. I think that, together, through public education, truth, honesty and integrity, we can unleash a new golden age of nutrition and healing.
That's what I wish to be a part of. That's why I'm bringing you information like this. Even though it may sound scary and negative at first, I just want to open your eyes to what's going on out there, so that I can invite you to a whole new realm of healing where you can live life free of chronic disease, free of fear, free of corruption and free of medical bankruptcies. You can be healthy, happy, energetic, energized and creative. You can be a super healthy human being if you turn to healing foods and do away with conventional medicine -- the "drugs and surgery" approach to "managing disease," which just manages your disease, without actually helping you get rid of it.
I'm all about pointing us in a new direction and continuing to learn from nature. My work is about helping us awaken to the idea that we can be healthier individuals. We can have healthier families, communities, cities, nations and a healthier world if we just realize what's going on and make some positive changes in a meaningful direction.
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It is extremely hard to avoid philosophy in everyday life, even with a conscious effort. Rejecting it involves measuring it against a system of values. Rejecting its value means rejecting the effectuality of certain types of thought and emphasizing the incapacity of humans to deal with certain types of question. So by rejecting it, a new voice within philosophy is being created. ‘Philosophy’ argues that philosophy must exist and that it shouldn't always be seen as abstruse and weird. What is the purpose of philosophy? Not all philosophy has sprung out of a need for a comprehensive way of living and dying. Most of the philosophy that has lasted has arisen from some pressing motivation to justify a deeply felt belief.
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