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I was just reading about a disease called mesothelioma. The reason why I am so interested to know more about the condition is because I heard that one of my friend's colleagues has it. It is quite a serious condition because it is a cancer of the mesothelium, the protective sac that covers and protects most internal organs of the body. The only known cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. This seems logical because, at the time of his diagnosis, my friend's colleague was also working in a job in which he was exposed to asbestos. Mesothelioma results from breathing microscopic asbestos fibers into the lungs.
For those who are diagnosed with mesothelioma, getting treatment is much more important than filing a mesothelioma claim. However, it is encouraging to note that there are is a mesothelioma law firm which can help the patient and his family learn more about what mesothelioma laws are in force and apply to them.
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Cold water diving often sends new divers or warm water divers running for the hills and screaming along the way.
The truth is that cold water diving is every bit as enjoyable as warm water diving, you just need the right scuba equipment and the right training.
Some of the best preserved shipwrecks in the world exist in cold waters, not to mention the amazing marine life that you will come across, such as the Grey Seals at Lundy or the Farnes.
Transitioning to cold water diving can be a challenging but highly manageable.
Divers use thicker, more buoyant wetsuits (or drysuits) in cold water, which requires the use of more weight. This is obvious, and most cold water dive centers will assist divers in selecting the appropriate amount of weight for thick exposure protection.
Plan ahead. Once a diver is wearing his gloves, it becomes very difficult to make small adjustments such as tucking mask skirt under the hood. On my first dive, I looked like a bit of an idiot when I put on all my gear but my mask, hobbled over to the entry platform, and then had to ask the divemaster to tuck my mask skirt into my hood because I waited to put my mask on until the last moment and couldn’t get the skirt under the hood with my gloves on.
Divers transitioning to cold water diver should be prepared for the short initial, shock of entering cold water. For the first few moments in the cold water, a diver may feel that he cannot breathe easily. This is a physiological reaction known as the Mammalian Diving Reflex, and it is perfectly normal when a person’s head is submerged in cold water. It will pass. I managed my reaction to the cold by floating on the surface with my face in the water until I could control my breathing and felt comfortable. After about twenty seconds I felt great, and was ready to start my dive.
When a diver’s body becomes cold, he will burn more calories to keep warm (no more fad diets for you!). He will use more oxygen and his breathing rate will increase. If the diver becomes very cold, he will shiver and his air consumption will increase more from the extra work of shivering. Thicker wetsuits and drysuits, as well as the extra weight necessary to compensate for this thicker exposure protection, will increase a diver’s drag, and thus his air consumption rate. I used a thick wetsuit for my dives, a noticed an increase in my air consumption rate as I became chilled near the end of the dives.
What is the solution to this problem? Wear proper exposure protection!
Most dive shops servicing cold water diving destinations rent or sell regulators appropriate for cold water diving. It is vital to use a regulator approved for cold water diving, as the first stage of a a non-cold water regulator may “freeze” due to normal cooling from gas expansion combined with chilly water, causing a free flow. Divers should also be sure to review standard protocols to avoid causing a regulator free flow, even when diving with cold water regulators.
Most divers find that the shock of cold water on the face makes exhaling to clear a mask difficult in cold water. This reaction can be overcome with practice, but divers must experience the cold water shock a few times before they learn clear their masks easily. It’s not hard, but practicing mask clearing in cold water is essential to being safe on cold water dives.
With proper preparation and gear, a diver shouldn’t be cold – even in cold water. When it is done correctly, cold water diving should be just as comfortable as warm water diving, and equally as enjoyable.
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How does the rock of the Earth’s mantle move?
When the mantle move it makes earthquakes. The top layer moves around because the solar system pushes it around.
One way I think that the plates move when volcanoes erupt because the mantle might be holding the lava that comes out of volcanoes. The other way I think the plates move is by earthquakes because I read about how earthquakes had something to do with the reason that land was split.
I claim that cooled down magma or rock causes the Earth’s mantle to move. My evidence is on diagram 4 it shows a ridge, and on diagram 2 it shows magma rising and when magma rises it turns into rock. And because it gets cooled down by the water above it, it gets more rock and new rocks mean that the older rock from before gets pushed down and gets burnt/recycled, causing a loop.
The Earth’s Tectonic plates move because of plumes of lava rapidly moving up pushing the plates. This process is similar to the way water moves ice under a frozen lake.
I claim Earth’s tectonic plates move because of convection cells pushing tectonic plates apart. My evidence is that the textbook claimed magma was heated near the core rose up pushed against two plates causing them to push apart.
My guess is that maybe they move because of the Mantles temperature or maybe it just moves on its own, but I do know that when the Mantle’s plates move, that it would cause Earthquakes. It could also move because of the inside of the earth, what if thats whats causing it to move.
I claim that the rocks of the earth’s mantle would move because of Convection. My evidence is that when heat rises it causes magma to form and come out, and when that happens the crust moves to make room for more. That’s what I think causes the earth’s mantle to move.
I believe that the earth’s mantle shifting is just its way of adjusting the weight of billions of people being on the surface. Otherwise the earth would just fall apart and their will no longer the humane society.
I claim the earth’s mantle moves because of convection. My evidence is that when magma rises, it forms convection currents. Convection currents carry heat from the interior of the earth to the surface.
The earth moves by, the top part of the mantle. The mantle has loose rocks on it outer layer called plates,the plates move and sometimes collide, making an earthquake. The wavelengths of an earthquake can be very weak or extremely powerful. The outer layer underneath the mantle is mainly magma,making the rock on the mantle hot and more moveable.
I think in the mantle the rock might have a little bit of weakness like melting. I also think it might have something to do with the ocean down where we can’t reach there might be a current that keeps shifting the bottom.
Maybe volcanoes when they erupt and the magma is coming up it moves the plates? well I honestly don’t really know tho, I think gravity has something to do with it but I’m not 100 % sure.
I claim that the heat from convection makes rocks move.
My evidence is that in my journal on picture number 2 it shows that the magma rises and it gets cooled off by the water above the magma, and it turns in to rock.Then when new magma comes and gets cooled off it causes the rock that hardened to move to the side taking the tectonic plates with causing them to go/rub into other plates eventually causing earthquakes or volcanoes or even trenches in the deep ocean.
I’m not sure but I think the heat from the lower layers causes a layer of magma like liquid to form under the first rock base. When that sort of moves or gets hotter the plates begin to shift which could cause Earthquakes. They could also cause more lava-like disasters to happen.
The earth move by a force in space that I don’t know whats it’s called moves the earth. But i don’t know how it works.
I know the earth’s mantle moves because of convection which is a movement of cells that are heated by magma (underground lava) and cause it to bring up magma into the ocean making new land (sea floor) and the old sea floor travels under toward the mantle and is recycled into new land and it’s called seafloor spreading.
I think that the Mantle’s rocks move because the magma makes it so the rocks aren’t pushed together and can move. I think because they can move gravity will hold it in place and the earth will move which makes it seem like the rocks are moving to us.
I claim that convection cells push tectonic plates apart. My evidence is that convection cells rise up and push against two plates causing them to be pushed apart. I also know that happens because we have mountains and mountains are formed by tectonic plates being pushed together.
How does the rock of the Earth’s mantle move good question i don’t exactly know but I think the mantle makes the rocks move and the heat. The Earth makes the rocks move because of force.
I claim that Earth’s mantle moves because cells are pushing plates apart. My evidence is on diagram 4 it shows magma rising and it looks like it is making the plate move.
I claim that Earth’s mantle moves because cells are pushing plates apart because of force. My evidence is on diagram 4 it shows magma rising and it looks like it is making the plate move.
I don’t know how the rock moves, but my guess is that the Earth’s rotation causes it to move. It wouldn’t move as fast as the Earth does, though, just way slower.
How does the rock of the Earth’s mantle move? Well, the mantle is made of solid rock, but it does get more liquid when it gets deeper in the mantle. So maybe the heat from the magma in the mantle cause the rock(tectonic plates) in the upper mantle to move. That might cause an earthquake to happen or a volcano to erupt. Depending on how the magma heats the plates causing them to move.
Plates grind on one another because of magma currents. these currents move the plates to push up and make volcanoes.
How does the rock of the earth’s mantle move? My best guess would be when the lava or magma travels up it moves the plates. I don’t know for sure if this is true but it would be my best guess, that is most likely not the only reason but it seems like the most logical thing to me.
I claim that the tectonic plates move because of convection cells. Convection is the movement of heat through a fluid and that movement causes movement of the lithospheric plates.
My evidence is that on the diagram for mantle convection you can see that when the fluid moves it moves the plates with it causing trenches and ridges, and that on question seven of the review and reflect it mentions how convection in the mantle can shape the geosphere by forming volcanoes, mountains and trenches.
The Earth’s mantle moves by the tectonic plates, when the plates shift, the minerals on the earth start to move. The plates shift because of the excessive heat from the Earths’ core magma. Another way the minerals move is earthquakes, because when the ground starts to shake its the moving of the tectonic plates rubbing each other, going over each other, or pulling away from each other.
What I think what it moves to create stuff like earthquakes is by rubbing together then boom. It creates a big thing what makes a earthquake. But when it rises it’s warm material under it and thats all i know.
I claim that the crust moves because of the convection cells in the earth. My evidence for that is the convection cells move the crust to the sides and so the crust although slowly, is moved to the sides at a rate of 3 mm per month on average, which is about as fast as growing fingernails.
I claim that the force that causes the mantle to move is heat. My evidence is that when something gets heated up it becomes less dense so it will move up. The mantle gets heated up and rises and then cools at the top and falls back down, much the same way as a lava lamp. Some of the hot magma pushes up on the ocean ridge and pushes the other rock off to the side. This is seafloor spreading. The rock eventually dips down and melts back into magma and starts over in the convection cell.
I claim that the force that causes most of the plate movement is thermal convection. My evidence is where heat comes up under from the mid- ocean ridge, causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the plates of the crust along with them.
I claim that the new magma from the mantle pushes the crust aside into the trenches and then it gets recycled back and when that happens it causes mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes. My evidence is that the Plates at our planet’s surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth’s core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down. Convection currents in the mantle causes tectonic plates to move when material near the Earth’s core rises, and colder mantle rock sinks down.
I claim that heat from the core and the earth’s gravity cause the movements in the earth’s crust and mantle. My evidence is that heating something will make it less dense and that heat from the earth’s core would definitely heat the lower rocks in the mantle because they are cooler than the core. The less dense rock would flow up because the more dense rock would push past it. This would cause convection cells in the mantle.
I claim that as new crust is formed it pushes the old crust out of the way and it gets recycled. My evidence is that magma rises and the seafloor spreads. This happens by the convection current get moved out of the way by magma rising and it takes the rock with it.
I claim that the tectonic plates move because the rocks get pushed to the side. My evidence is that when the magma rises it moves the plates and creates the crust this moves the plates to the side.
I claim that the rock on the Earth’s mantle gets pushed out and recycled. My evidence for this is during sea floor spreading in the mantle the magma gets super hot and expands and since heat rises it will try and push it’s way out and takes the flowing rocks along with it.
I claim that as new crust is made then the mantle pushes the seafloor and spreads. My evidence is that the rocks in the geosphere are always recycling and the crust is recycled as well. As the heat rises from below and cools from above at the top of the ridge it then spreads the seafloor. Convection happens when magma rises and when touched by the ocean it cools the magma. When the seafloor spreads it takes over millions of years.
I claim the earth’s mantle moves when rocks get pushed to form new crust while the old crust gets pushed back into the Earth’s mantle. My evidence is that when, convection occurs by heat from the mantle below the magma pushes up and seafloor spreading happens, then cooling from above makes new crust. The old crust gets pushed back into the mantle earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes can form.
I claim that the Earth’s crust moves because the rocks get recycled and get’s oozed back up to form new crust.
I claim that as new crust is made the old crust gets pushed out and is recycled back into the mantle.
My evidence is seafloor spreading because of the heat from the earth rises magma and pushes old crust out of the way for newer crust. The new crust gets cooled from the ocean as sea-floor. Now when old crust is pushed it get recycled back into the mantle in and it happens again and that’s called mantle convection as it continues. When that happens again the new crust will now be the old crust and that’s the cycle of it.
I claim that the magma rises from the rift valley and pushes the older rock aside to form newer rock. My evidence is that in the mantle, there is flowing rock and in between, the magma starts rising, the plate above the mantle,the Lithospheric Plate, splits in two, forming a rift valley. The magma rises from the rift valley and flows over the ridge crest, pushing the older rock aside and slowly starts to harden, forming new rock and new seafloor or sea crust.
I claim that the earth’s rock moves because of convection cells. My evidence is the convection current happens when magma heat rises up from below the water and then cools down making more rock. Then the rock moves away from where it rose and soon it enters a trench then more magma turned into rock comes up to replace it, basically recycling.
I claim that the plates move from force while the new magma pushes the old crust to the side so a new crust can be form and while that happens mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes can occur and all that good stuff. My evidence is that the earth’s mantle is containing hot magma which is new well more like recycled wish the world was more like the mantle reusing things, now convection cells and currents help with seafloor spreading which allows magma and heat to rise up from the inner core and help with the new crust coming and old crust going.
I claim that the plates of the earth move because the geosphere moves around the magma. My evidence is that we know that the heat moves in a circle during mantle convection. When the heat goes up it can cause a ridge, and when cooler magma goes down it can cause a trench.
I claim that the rock in the earth’s mantle gets moved by heat from convection cells. My evidence the is magma coming from the bottom part of the mantle rises and when it cools from above it turns into volcanic rock. The magma that keeps rising is pushing the rock aside into the mantle and creating trenches.
I claim that when the new convection cells rises it replaces the new ones so what forces the new ones i don’t know but what i know is. In the north and south pole have like a magnetic pole in both sides so that’s what causes it.
I claim it’s from magma in the mid-ocean ridge. My evidence is from the cooling magma moves the rock.
I claim that the rocks of the earth’s mantle move by gravity and heat flowing up from the earth’s core to the mid-ocean ridge. My evidence is convection cells with heat from the magma below make the magma rise then it comes through the mid ocean ridge. Then it is cooled from above and new rocks are formed. Then this causes the seafloor to spread.
My evidence is that movement is caused by heat from below in the rising magma. It will cool down and become a tectonic plate. And when those plates scrape on each other they will cause an Earthquake or a mountain. The way the rocks move is that when the magma rises it cools down and becomes a solid until it moves away from the ridge back to the point that it recyceles to magma in the mantle.
I claim the rock of the Earth’s mantle moves because of the convection cells pushing tectonic plates apart. My evidence is that when the mantle rock melts it turns into magma, which causes the magma to rise up because magma is less dense, so this action from the magma causes the plates to move apart.
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The emergence of contemporary ethnomusicology is typically traced to the 1880s. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1887—ethnologist Jesse Walter Fewkes was the first to use the cylinder machine in his fieldwork (with Native Americans in 1890 and 1891). During the 1880s, British physicist and phonetician Alexander J. Ellis developed the cents system that divided the octave into 1,200 equal units and allowed for the measurement and comparison of scales from different societies. Ellis concluded that musical scales were not grounded on natural laws but "capriciously" differed from one society to the next. Thus he introduced the need for a culturally relativistic approach to musical analysis and understanding that became a fundamental cornerstone of ethnomusicological thinking, and that predated Boas's first direct statement about cultural relativism.
In 1885, Guido Adler published an article outlining the field of musicology. Adler divided the study of music into two subfields, historical and systematic musicology, and part of the latter was Musikologie—"comparative study [of non-Western music] for ethnographic purposes" (quoted in Nettl, p. 20)—a field that became known as comparative musicology, that grew into contemporary ethnomusicology, and that, along with historical musicology, has become one of the two main branches of musicology. As it has developed, historical musicology is devoted to the study of European and European-derived elite music repertories and composers with an emphasis on style development as well as studies that describe European elite music in its cultural context. By default, the remainder of the world's musics, including European and American "vernacular" musics, became the defining subject of comparative musicology and later ethnomusicology (e.g., see Kunst, p. 9).
Comparative musicology is most strongly associated with the "Berlin School" (originally based at the Psychological Institute of Berlin), and Carl Stumpf, Erich M. von Hornbostel, and Otto Abraham, and their students and associates including Curt Sachs, Kolinski, George Herzog, and Klaus Wachsmann. In his synthetic discussion, "The Problems of Comparative Musicology" (1905 ), Hornbostel emphasizes the need to compare scales, intervals, and rhythmic organization of the world's peoples; his primary emphasis is on issues of musical sound, with theorizing about psychological and anthropological issues being secondary—a position maintained by Kolinski and many others.
Drawn generally from anthropological tradition, by the 1950s fieldwork became a basic prerequisite for professional standing in ethnomusicology. The early comparative musicologists, however, had little fieldwork experience and often based their research on recordings made by others—a style of work that became known as armchair ethnomusicology. The lack of in-depth fieldwork precluded the type of detailed social-musical analytical integration that began to emerge in the 1970s under the banner the anthropology of music.
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Was very nice stay and good food.
I have stayed at this hotel previously and always enjoy excellent customer service.
The hotel rooms and bar, beer garden is always very clean. I cannot fault this hotel in any way. Breakfast is always excellent. Love this hotel.
Amazing quality food in the restaurant - Fancy burger and a pint for £10.00, and the free breakfast was great as well.
The receptionist was extremely friendly and started simple conversation.
He made me feel welcome and directed me to the apartment. The apartment itself was fantastically furnished and looked very modern. Situated very central it makes for great access into town.
Unfortunately there was no hot running water in our room, and the blind was broken so could not be raised.
The provided breakfast was good.
Lovely clean rooms and the meals are great.
I had not stayed here before.
I will certainly return. I have no adverse comments about the hotel. Excellent room. Very big TV. Excellent food in the restaurant. The staff were very pleasant.
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A work of fiction that intrigues the reader with the trappings of a detective or a supernatural mystery, and then suddenly subverts his expectations; the mystery is revealed to be nonexistent, unsolvable, or unimportant to the plot, and the storyline takes on an entirely different direction, often launching into complicated philosophy, surrealism, or psychological drama. This trope is actually one of postmodernist authors' inventions: one of postmodernism's pillars is to mix the "high" and the "low" genres, basically creating philosophical tractates with pulp fiction covers.
Such stories typically feature The Un-Reveal, The Unsolved Mystery, The Walrus Was Paul, Red Herring Twist, Mockspiracy, and Riddle for the Ages, and are set in a World of Mysteries. Often overlaps with Deconstruction, and may be considered the mystery version of the "Shaggy Dog" Story.
A Sister Trope related to action/adventure/superheroics plots is Faux Adventure Story; they may also overlap.
David Lynch is quite fond of this; he's actually known as "the first popular surrealist" because his movies are Mind Screw in trendy neo-noir wrappers.
Mulholland Dr. starts as a quintessential mystery movie involving an amnesiac Femme Fatale Rita in Los Angeles, a young enthusiastic actress Betty trying to help her, a mafia syndicate, a hitman after a mysterious black book, etc. However, Betty and Rita's investigation doesn't really clarify anything, and the story gets a really surreal turn from a certain point... According to a popular interpretation, the whole complicated mystery plot was a dream of failed actress Diane Selwyn who reimagines the events of her life in a more favorable light (Betty is her alter ego).
The film was originally a TV pilot, and the mysteries were going to be explored more in the future episodes; however, Lynch also stated that "it would be a series of mysteries that spun out of each other and would never have a conclusion, unlike 'Twin Peaks'. He was very upset that Laura's killer had to be named and said he would not let that happen again", and "promised that when Rita's identity was finally revealed it would only open up other mysteries".
Inland Empire is quite incoherent from the very beginning, and yet it has mystery elements (like an old, allegedly cursed movie whose leads were murdered). Since it's a David Lynch movie, things get only weirder from there.
Michelangelo Antonioni was another king of this trope: a number of his movies can be described by "there's a mystery out there, but nobody would really care". Basically, the mystery plots are just backgrounds for psychological drama.
In Blowup, a young photographer accidentally uncovers a murder. He attempts to investigate it, but he doesn't seem very enthusiastic in spite of actually finding the victim's body, his investigation ends in vain and the ending implies that he doesn't or shouldn't really care.
L'Avventura centers around the disappearance of a young woman. The disappearance is never resolved, and the real focus of the plot is the relationship between two other characters.
The Passenger imitates the stylistics of a thriller road movie (a stolen identity, political intrigues, car chases, a young mysterious girl, etc.), but is actually a story of a depressed journalist trying to start a new life.
Indie film Zen Noir begins with a Private Detective trying to investigate the mysterious death of a Buddhist monk at a temple in California, while taking every opportunity to affectionately lampoon the classic hardboiled private eye genre. Before long the mystery elements get dropped and the film becomes a sometimes surreal examination of Buddhist philosophy, and the attempts of the detective and the remaining monks at the temple to come to grips with the various tragedies that have plagued their lives.
The Love Witch is an homage to pulps and the technicolor thrillers of the 1960s, and the protagonist Elaine whose charms cause the death of her lovers is largely inspired by the noir femme fatale characters. However, the thriller plot is merely a framing device for a feminist drama.
Under The Silver Lake has the form of a detective story about an amateur sleuth investigating a mystery by finding hidden codes in pop music, video game magazines, and cereal box images; however, it is more of a social commentary on Hollywood, consumerist culture, and humanity's existential need for mysteries and "hidden meanings".
Nocturnal Animals has a detective subplot (the plot of the detective novel written by Edward), and a few surreal scenes blurring the edges between the two storylines (one of the hoodlums from the novel actually pops out at Susan in a cell phone video, causing her to drop the phone), but it's all just a framing device for the story of Susan's relationship with Edward.
Broken Flowers does not reveal who sent Don the plot-instigating letter about his son, or if he really does have a son in the first place. However, the film is more like a study in the nature of human relationships and estrangement than anything else.
The Big Lebowski is an interesting variant, as the mystery is the focus and gets solved... but it turns out to be totally pointless. The conspiracy the Dude and Walter are pursuing doesn't really exist; the Big Lebowski was just looking for an excuse to bilk some money from his charity and the Nihilists are a bunch of losers who only pretended to kidnap someone. Nobody was really hurt or in serious danger, so there really wasn't any point in investigating it all. The Dude is not amused by this.
In The Man Who Was Thursday, the anarchist conspiracy the protagonist attempts to inflitrate does not really exist, the conspiracy's leader was also the one who recruited them to spy on it, and the thriller plot is just pretext for a religious story.
Cities of The Red Night by William S. Burroughs features a story of a private eye called Clem Snide on the trail of a missing teenage boy who gets involved in a story featuring dark cults, government conspiracies and ancient civilizations, obviously mirroring and parodying the pulp fiction cliches of the time. However, the storyline becomes increasingly surreal and incoherent, and the detective's story remains unresolved (one of the sequences even suggests that it could have been a fever-induced dream of yet another teenage boy).
In The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon, the conspirological plot about a secret organization called Trystero is never resolved, and it is heavily implied to be a metaphor for the philosophical questions faced by mankind.
What's more, in the end the protagonist is explicitly reluctant to pursue her investigation too far.
Basically the gist of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. The protagonists are attempting to uncover a number of mysteries related to their parents' death and a mysterious organization V. F. D. which they were members of; the reader is expecting that the ending books will provide the answers. However, the final book called The End has an entirely different focus; eventually, the whole series turn out to be more of a coming-of-age story than mystery fiction, and one of the author's points is that the world is full of unanswered questions.
In general, Snicket's novels have very much in common with Pynchon's, and the sixth book in the series ("The Erzatz Elevator") explicitly references "The Crying of Lot 49".
The novel Special Topics In Calamity Physics is about a young woman describing the events that led up to her finding her teacher dead in an apparent suicide. Throughout the story, several hints that the death was in fact murder and that a conspiracy may be involved are dropped, and the narrator forms a theory, but she can't prove anything and the novel turns out to be more of a psychological drama and a coming-of-age story. It is really indicative that the book has references to the aforementioned movie L'Avventura, which is a classic of this trope.
Word of God says that there is a definite solution but the author won't say which one it is.
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King is about a police investigation regarding a mysterious car which was left at a gas station and seems to have mystical properties. However, their investigation leads to nowhere, and the whole story is basically about coming to terms with the fact that some mysteries don't have answers.
Patricia Highsmith's sole book which approaches an orthodox detective story, A Game For the Living, is a deconstruction as its title suggests. The two lovers of a murdered woman who initially suspect each other but then decide to investigate her death together finally recognise that it's just a displacement activity for their grief, and the murder eventually turns out not to have been personally motivated at all but just a chance killing by an interrupted burglar.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime starts with the protagonist's discovery of a dog speared with a garden fork. The novel appears to take the direction of an amateur sleuth trying to unravel the mystery, but soon devolves into said sleuth talking about his own life, eventually leading to a revelation that spurs him to leave the city in search of his mother. We get the solution of the mystery subplot though.
Filth is formally a story of a detective investigating a murder mystery, but in fact it's a surreal, darkly humorous psychological/existential drama. Not to mention the protagonist is the murderer himself.
Lost has shades of this. Much of the show's mythology is eventually explained, but some mysteries are intentionally left unsolved, such as Hurley's cursed numbers. In-universe, characters and organisations who devote themselves to unravelling the Island's mysteries always meet a bad end, and Word of God says their focus throughout the whole series was the characters and their relationships, which is Lampshaded by the series' finale.
The Frankenstein Chronicles starts out as a Who Dunnit about a Hardboiled Detective following searching for a murderer who's stitching corpses together for some sinister purpose. However, partway through the first season the nominal mystery is solved and it takes a very different turn.
Thimbleweed Park opens with a murder and the first two playable main protagonists are FBI agents sent to solve it. However, both of them are quickly revealed to have ulterior motives for being in town and that they are using the murder as cover for their presence. The game later introduces other protagonists whose goals are unrelated to solving the murder. The murder is never definitively solved and several other mysteries crop up that also go unresolved because the real climax deals with the true nature of the world that the characters inhabit.
This is the whole point of Mike Tyson Mysteries, which are parodies of Hanna-Barbera mystery cartoons. In each episode, the mystery is just a framing device; they are often unsolved or revealed to be nonexistent at all, and many cliffhangers are unresolved.
The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries: The mysteries were always more of a framing device for the usual "cat-versus-bird-versus-dog" antics of the original Looney Tunes shorts, and many of them turned out to be non-existent or unimportant to the plot.
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“With hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria having left Turkey and returned home following recent military operations, Syrian women have urged Europe and other Western nations who granted asylum to young men from the Middle Eastern nation to ‘kick them out’ and send them back to rebuild their homeland, as Breitbart London reported last week.” – Virginia Hale, “Church of England demands UK welcome illegal boat migrants: Everyone is precious” – Breitbart, Dec. 31st, 2018.
“I saw what is arguably the world’s most famous and trusted media organization fabricate a false, sensationalist story. Through outright distortion – and by using only those pieces that fit its predetermined views – the BBC ‘documented’ the vicious attitudes of people who live in countries that are not sufficiently ‘diverse.’ The program had a scripted conclusion before a single camera was turned on.” – Jack Krak, “How the BBC manufactured hate” – The Unz Review, Dec. 28th, 2018.
“(A) number of western women publicly report regretting having had children; this is not a bad thing – in fact it is a sign of liberation from superannuated gender expectations; and isn’t it lovely that they have the courage to publicly wound their children with open admissions of their regret… The article’s implied takeaway: Let’s make this thing happen, ladies. Step up to the mic and admit your regret; we’d like to see this trend go viral.” – Barbara Kay, “Maclean’s magazine encourages women to regret having children” – The Post Millennial, Jan. 7th, 2019.
“The 90-year-old geneticist – one of three who discovered the DNA double helix – had lost his job at the New York laboratory in 2007 for expressing racist views… But in the new PBS film, American Masters: Decoding Watson, he said his views on intelligence and race had not changed since… He had told a magazine in 2007 he was ‘inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa’ as ‘all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours – where all the testing says not really’… While Dr Watson also said he hoped everyone was equal, he added: ‘People who have to deal with black employees find this is not true’.” – Sky News, “DNA pioneer stripped of honours amid ‘reckless’ race remarks” – Jan. 13th, 2019.
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Before continuing into the final section, you must be sure to have learned and practiced sections1 to7 correctly.These instructions assume SOUTH as the starting direction.
Shift weight to the right leg, bending at the knee and turning the left leg inward so that the toes of the left foot point north-east, both arms arc up and to the right. Shift to the left leg, bending at the knee, and make a fist with the right hand, as it circles down to in front of the abdomen; the left palm presses down to in front of the chest. Bring the fist up inside the left arm with the eye of the fist looking inward (both hands are palms down) while lifting the right knee slightly. As the right leg turns outward to do a twist step, the heel landing first and the toes tuning outward to the north-west, the right forearm and the back of the fist deflect downward so that the fist is about shoulder level, and the left hand ends up under the right elbow. Look over the fist.
Shift to the right leg, allowing the shoulders to turn to the right, and, while circling the lefthandclockwise ona horizontal plane around to the front, palm facing obliquely downward, pull the right fist in toward the waist, eye of the fist looking outward (palm up). Continue to look forward, over the left hand.
Step out with the left foot and, shifting to a left bow stance, punch forward with the right hand, turning the fist so that the eye looks upward, and draw the left hand back to touch the right forearm. Keep the right elbow slightly bent, and look forward.
Slide the left hand under the right elbow and turn it palm up. While shifting the weight back, bending the right knee, and lifting the toes of the left foot, slide the left hand forward, under the right forearm. Open the right hand, palm up.
Turn both hands palms down and press down to waist level. Shifting to a left bow stance, push toshoulderlevel, as in "Grasp the Sparrow's Tail." Keep elbows slightly bent, the shoulders down, and the eyes focused forward.
Turn the toes of the right foot out slightly and, while shifting to the right leg, arc the right handslightlyup and over to the right side; the left foot turns in to point north. Look over the right hand. Shifting to the left leg, both hands arc downward. Move the right foot to shoulder width from the left foot, so that the feet are even, and gather the hands to cross at the wrists, palms facing inward, right hand on the outside. Look forward and keep the space between the arms and the chest open, knees slightly bent.
Separate hands, palms down, by brushing the left hand over the top of the right hand, to shoulderwidth. Standing up, the elbows sink and both hands stroke downward, fingers lightly extended. Relax the hands at the bottom. Move the left foot in beside the right foot, so that the feet are together.
This concludes the 24 Form.
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If you're on a road trip to Washington, D.C. or have rented a car at the airport, you are likely wondering about how to drive on what locals call the Capital Beltway. It's actually Interstate 495, a 64-mile highway that encircles Washington. The highway passes through Prince George's and Montgomery counties in Maryland, and Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria in Virginia.
So I-495 is the Capital Beltway, or just "The Beltway." The two directions of travel, clockwise and counterclockwise, have become known respectively as the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop." Knowing the terminology is the start of knowing how to navigate this circular road.
Access to Washington, D.C. is via I-270 and I-95 from the north; I-95 and I-295 from the south; I-66 from the west; and U.S. Highway 50 from both the west and the east.
The most scenic routes from I-495 into Washington are via the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Virginia side of the Potomac River, the Clara Barton Parkway along the Maryland side of the river, and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, approaching downtown from the northeast.
Construction of the Capital Beltway began in 1955 as part of the Interstate Highway System that was created in the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The first section of the highway opened in 1961, and the highway was completed in 1964. Originally, I-95 was planned to serve downtown Washington from the south and north, intersecting the Beltway in Virginia and Maryland. However, the plan was canceled in 1977, and the completed portion of I-95 inside the Beltway from the south running north into downtown Washington, D.C.
By 1990, the eastern side of the Beltway was dual-signed I-95/I-495. Exits were renumbered based on mileage from I-95's entry into Maryland at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Understandably, this was confusing.
The explosive growth of housing and businesses in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs has created heavy traffic around the region, especially on the Capital Beltway. Despite numerous widening projects over the past few decades, heavy traffic is a continuing problem.
Intersections on the Capital Beltway that are ranked as the "worst bottlenecks in the nation" are the interchange at I-495 and I-270 in Montgomery County, Maryland; the interchange at I-495 and I-95 in Prince George's County, Maryland; and the Springfield interchange, where I-395, I-95, and I-495 meet.
Driving on the Capital Beltway and other Washington, D.C. area interstates can be a headache. You can lessen the chances of having problems by keeping informed and planning ahead.
Plan your route in advance and give yourself plenty of time to move to the right-hand lane when exiting. In heavy traffic, it can be difficult to switch lanes and might require more time than you would expect.
Traffic can be unpredictable. Be flexible and ready to use an alternate route if necessary.
Avoid traffic congestion by traveling during non-rush-hour periods. Washington rush hour is generally from 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Expect backups during rush hour at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the American Legion Bridge.
Construction can cause delays at any time of the day. Check state transportation websites before you leave to find out where construction is occurring.
The Virginia Department of Transportation opened high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, or express lanes, in Northern Virginia in 2012. The project added two lanes to I-495 in each direction from just west of the Springfield interchange to just north of the Dulles Toll Road and included the replacement of more than 50 bridges, overpasses, and major interchanges.
Drivers of vehicles with less than three occupants are required to pay a toll to use these express lanes. An E-Z Pass transponder is required to allow for electronic toll collection. Tolls are waived for buses, carpools of at least three people, motorcycles, and emergency vehicles.
If you are visiting from out of town and have an E-ZPass from another area, you can use these express lanes. Signs leading up to and within the toll lanes have an E-ZPass logo which tells you that you need an E-ZPass. Fortunately, there are 15 states that use E-ZPass and more than 26 million E-ZPass devices in circulation, so it is convenient for many visitors to use the Express Lanes.
If you do not have an E-ZPass device you cannot drive on the express lanes.
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A dangling modifier or misplaced modifier is a type of ambiguous grammatical construct whereby a grammatical modifier could be misinterpreted as being associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a writer may have meant to modify the subject, but word order used means that the modifier appears to modify an object instead. Such ambiguities can lead to unintentional humor, or, in formal contexts, difficulty in comprehension.
Take, for example, the sentence Turning the corner, a handsome school building appeared. The modifying clause Turning the corner is clearly supposed to describe the behavior of the narrator (or other observer), but grammatically it appears to apply either to nothing in particular, or to the "handsome school building".
Similarly, in the sentence At the age of eight, my family finally bought a dog, the modifier At the age of eight "dangles": it is not attached to the subject of the main clause, and could imply that it was the family that was eight years old when it bought the dog, or even that the dog was eight when it was bought, rather than the intended meaning of giving the narrator's age at the time the family "finally bought a dog".
Walking down Main Street, the trees were beautiful. Reaching the station, the sun came out.
In the first sentence, the adjunct clause may at first appear to modify "the trees", the subject of the sentence. However, it actually modifies the speaker of the sentence, who is not explicitly mentioned.
In the second sentence, the adjunct may at first appear to modify "the sun", the subject of the sentence. Presumably, there is another, human subject that did reach the station and observed the sun coming out, but since this subject is not mentioned in the text, the intended meaning is obscured, and therefore this kind of sentence is incorrect in standard English.
I saw the trailer peeking through the window.
Presumably, this means the speaker was peeking through the window, but the placement of the clause "peeking through the window" makes it sound as though the trailer were doing so. The sentence can be recast as, "Peeking through the window, I saw the trailer."
Similarly, in "She left the room fuming", it is conceivably the room, rather than "she", that was fuming, though it is unlikely that anybody besides a fumigator would interpret it this way.
Strunk and White describe as "ludicrous" another of their examples: "Being in a dilapidated condition, I was able to buy the house very cheap." The author obviously meant the house was dilapidated, but the construction suggests that he (the speaker or writer, identified as "I") was dilapidated.
Bernstein offers another ludicrous example: "Roaring down the track at seventy miles an hour, the stalled car was smashed by the train." The adjunct is meant to modify "train": it is the train that is roaring down the track. But the subject of the main clause is "the stalled car". The writer is suggesting that the stalled car, which really isn't moving at all, is roaring down the track. The sentence could be rewritten more felicitously: "Roaring down the track at seventy miles an hour, the train smashed the stalled car." Or: "The stalled car was smashed by the train, roaring down the track at seventy miles an hour."
These examples illustrate a writing principle that dangling participles violate. Follett states the principle: "A participle at the head of a sentence automatically affixes itself to the subject of the following verb – in effect a requirement that the writer either make his [grammatical] subject consistent with the participle or discard the participle for some other construction." Strunk and White put it this way: "A participle phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject."
The weather being beautiful, we plan to go to the beach today.
After years of being lost under a pile of dust, Walter P. Stanley, III, left, found all the old records of the Bangor Lions Club.
The above sentence, from a newspaper article, suggests that it is the subject of the sentence, Walter Stanley, who was buried under a pile of dust, and not the records. It is the prepositional phrase "after years of being lost under a pile of dust" which dangles.
"I know a man with a wooden leg called Smith." "What was the name of his other leg?"
In the case of this joke, the placement of the phrase "called Smith" implies that it is the leg that is named Smith, rather than the man.
Though under the most plausible interpretation of the first sentence, Captain Spaulding would have been wearing the pajamas, the line plays on the grammatical possibility that the elephant was instead.
Strunk and White offer this example: "As a mother of five, and with another on the way, my ironing board is always up." Is the ironing board (grammatical subject) really the mother of five? Less ambiguous: "As the mother of five, and with another on the way, I always keep my ironing board up." Or: "My ironing board is always up, because I am a mother of five, with another on the way."
Participial modifiers can sometimes be intended to describe the attitude or mood of the speaker, even when the speaker is not part of the sentence. Some such modifiers are standard and are not considered dangling modifiers: "Speaking of [topic]", and "Trusting that this will put things into perspective", for example, are commonly used to transition from one topic to a related one or for adding a conclusion to a speech.
Since about the 1960s, controversy has arisen over the proper usage of the adverb hopefully. Some grammarians object to constructions such as "Hopefully, the sun will be shining tomorrow.":19 Their complaint is that the term "hopefully" ought to be understood as the manner in which the sun will shine. In order to modify the whole sentence to convey the attitude of the speaker, they say, the "hopefully" should be moved to the end: "the sun will be shining tomorrow, hopefully."
"Hopefully" used in this way is a disjunct (cf. "admittedly", "mercifully", "oddly"). Disjuncts (also called sentence adverbs) are useful in colloquial speech for the concision they permit.
No other word in English expresses that thought. In a single word we can say it is regrettable that (regrettably) or it is fortunate that (fortunately) or it is lucky that (luckily), and it would be comforting if there were such a word as hopably or, as suggested by Follett, hopingly, but there isn't. [...] In this instance nothing is to be lost – the word would not be destroyed in its primary meaning – and a useful, nay necessary term is to be gained.
What had been expressed in lengthy adverbial constructions, such as "it is regrettable that ..." or "it is fortunate that ...", had of course always been shortened to the adverbs "regrettably" or "fortunately". Bill Bryson says, "those writers who scrupulously avoid 'hopefully' in such constructions do not hesitate to use at least a dozen other words – 'apparently', 'presumably', 'happily', 'sadly', 'mercifully', 'thankfully', and so on – in precisely the same way."
Merriam-Webster gives a usage note on its entry for "hopefully"; the editors point out that the disjunct sense of the word dates to the early 18th century and has been in widespread use since at least the 1930s. Objection to this sense of the word, they state, became widespread only in the 1960s. The editors maintain that this usage is "entirely standard".
Yet the choice of "regrettably" above as a counterexample points out an additional problem. At the time that objection to "hopefully" became publicized, grammar books[vague] relentlessly pointed out the distinction between "regrettably" and "regretfully". The latter is not to be used as a sentence adverb, they state; it must refer to the subject of the sentence. The misuse of "regretfully" produces worse undesired results than "hopefully", possibly contributing to disdain for the latter. The counterpart hopably was never added to the language.
^ Theodore M. Bernstein, The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage (New York: Atheneum, 1985), 128.
^ a b Wilson Follett, Modern American Usage: A Guide (New York: Hill and Wang, 1966), 117.
^ Strunk and White, 13.
^ The American Heritage Book of English Usage: A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1996. p. 1. ISBN 0-395-76785-7. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28.
^ Bangor Daily News 20 Jan 1978. Reprinted with discussion in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage p. 315.
^ Encarta Book of Quotations. St. Martin's Press 2000 New York. p. 616.
^ Strunk and White, 14.
^ Kahn, John Ellison and Robert Ilson, Eds. The Right Word at the Right Time: A Guide to the English Language and How to Use It, pp. 27–29. London: The Reader's Digest Association Limited, 1985. ISBN 0-276-38439-3.
^ Bernstein, Theodore M. Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins, p. 51. The Noonday Press, New York, 1971. ISBN 0-374-52315-0.
^ "hopefully." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2007. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hopefully (15 Aug. 2007).
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Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1. A working relationship is different because of boundaries, professional codes of conduct, employer policies and procedures. In your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you friends. 2. You work with different people doctors family colleagues give examples of how these are different 3.
As this sets out boundaries in your job role , enables you to know your role and responsibilities, knowing your own level of competence and skills, to know your job description Describe two types of working relationship in health and social care settings Relationships are probably the most involved and emotionally charged area of our lives. From the moment we are born we form relationships, each one requiring something different from us and giving us something different in return. In the health and social care setting there are many different working relationships.
These relationships will include: colleagues, manager, other professionals such as doctors/district nurse, service users and their family and friends Describe why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role It is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role as this sets out boundaries in your job role, enables you to know your role and responsibilities. Knowing your own level of competence and skills, knowing your job description. How do you access full and up to date details of agreed ways of working in your line of work? Agreed ways of working is working within the rules set out by your employer.
Following policies and procedures of the company. Important to have up to date agreed ways of working as there may be changes in policies within the law. Your company may have to implement them to help protect the vulnerable Explain two way it is important agreed ways of working at your work place When people are deeply upset about something, they need to get their story out. This is a basic principle of mediation and one that’s important to remember. Often in a conflict, the parties are so focused on minutiae that they lose sight of the big picture and its implications.
As the mediator, you need to bring people back to reality by wrenching their attention away from the grain of sand and having them focus on the whole beach. Doing so may help resolution arrive at a startling speed. Explain two way it is important to work in partnership with others Partnership can be formed between a number of individuals, agencies or organisations with a shared interest. Partnerships are often formed to address specific issues and have a common reason for working together and could often formed to target a short or long term issues.
In order to achieve a good partnership partners need to communicate, co-ordinate, co- operate. There are two types of partnership working: multi agency working and integrated working. Multi agency working and an integrated working Identify skills and approaches needed for resolving conflicts Increased understanding: The discussion needed to resolve conflict expands people’s awareness of the situation, giving them an insight into how they can achieve their own goals without undermining those of other people.
Increased group cohesion: When conflict is resolved effectively, team members can develop stronger mutual respect, and a renewed faith in their ability to work together. Improved self-knowledge: Conflict pushes individuals to examine their goals in close detail, helping them understand the things that are most important to them, sharpening their focus, and enhancing their effectiveness. Define person centred values Person centred values means the people whom we support are able to be involved and included in every aspect of their care and support. For example: * their needs,* Assessments, * Care delivery, and, * Support planning. EXPLAIN WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK IN A WAY THAT EMBEDS PERSON CENTRED VALUES. It is important to do this as person centred approaches, policies and procedures, as well as care practices should always put the people whom we support at the centre of the day-to-day activities, as well as including the residents and their families in the planning and maintaining of this. Explain why risk taking can be part of a person centred approach Taking risks means that you are able to choose and be in control of what you do.
You need to ensure that concerns about taking risks is not stopping you living the way you want to. A risk assessment can always be carried out to see if it is possible for someone to do something that they thought would not be possible. Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way Using an individual’s care plan will ensure that the person’s own needs and wishes are being met, rather than offering them a ‘choice’ of what is available.
Using their care plan, you can build on what they want and see where there are gaps that need to be addressed. How do you find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual? 1. You need to know their history because it may affect their care plan – for example a client (service user) who has been abused will need extra support. This also includes all past health issues and possible behaviour. 2. Part of working for equality and a high standard of care it is essential that client’s wishes are expressed. This is like anyone else on the planet.
A major part of the ‘wishes’ possess involves their deaths i. e. , would they like to buried, would they like someone to have some of their possessions. 3. To be able to formulate a care plan you must first find out what level of care a client needs going on their individual needs. Some clients may need extra support with washing/dressing. Other may need extra therapies such as hydro or music. How do you apply person centred values in day today work taking into account the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual?
Government policy should be founded on a clear, ambitious and measurable goal to improve the experience of patients and service users and to be delivered by a defined date. Setting an ambitious goal to improve patient experience should be reinforced by enhanced guarantees to patients with complex needs. These guarantees would include an entitlement to an agreed care plan, a named case manager responsible for co-ordinating care, and access to tableware and a personal health budget where appropriate.
Explain the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support It is important to establish consent because it is a basic human right for everyone to have the choice. Much of the treatment or support the individual receives is either invasive or personal, so consent is essential as it protects providers against legal challenge. Asking for consent is also part of the codes of practice for social care. Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established A capacity assessment by a qualified professional should be carried out to see if the individual has the capacity to make decisions.
These steps should be taken by professionals as stated in five principles set on in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Describe how active participation benefits an individual Active participation is an approach that enables individuals to be included in their care and have a greater say in how they live their life in ways that matter to them. The benefits of active participation can be divided into primary benefits and secondary benefits. Identify three possible barriers to active participation Physical benefits including greater activity levels.
People who work in health and social care constitute a large and diverse workforce looking after a predominantly vulnerable population. Employees have the right to work in a healthy and safe workplace, and the people using services are entitled to care and support that is safe and takes their needs, freedom and dignity into account. Explain why a worker’s personal view should not influence an individual’s choices The consequences are that the individual making the choice may make a decision that they might later regret or worse, that has a devastating impact on their life.
A person should never make a decision based purely on the personal views of others but should instead gather all the available information and decide for themselves what course of action is right for them – it’s a case of what is good for the goose isn’t always good for the gander. Describe how support an individual to question or challenge decisions conceding them that are made by others They have the right to make their own choices and decisions under the Human Rights Act, as long as the decisions they make do not put them at risk of harm or injury and they have the mental capacity to make them.
You could support them to question or challenge by speaking on their behalf but you would need to know exactly what their wishes are, and record it for them to sign. Explain how individual identity and self-esteem are linked with well being Because if you don’t feel good about yourself or don’t have a sense of purpose or identity you tend to feel more depressed therefore your wellbeing will be effected Describe attitudes and approaches that are likely to promote an individual’s well being Using what service in adult care? Do you mean the service OF adult care?
Those who give care should show respect for the elderly; be courteous, but also be friendly. Call the person by his/her last name unless invited to use the first. Don’t assume that ALL elderly people have forgotten everything they ever knew and are only good at bingo anymore. Support an individual in a way that promotes a sense of identity and self-esteem The first thing is that the person is an individual in their own right – you need to understand what they are about and not judge, pick the bright nuggets of information and use this as a a springboard to encourage self-esteem and their self-image.
old things for sale to help charitable areas. The scouts, Goodwill stores do these things. Roadside, creek, gulley, beach and parks welcome “clean-up crews”: volunteers who help together to pick up careless refuse, windblown trash.
Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting Legislations/codes of practice relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Riddor 1995, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health); Manual Handling operations regulations 1992; Health And Safety (First aid regulations 1981); Fire protection (Workplace) Regulations 1997; Food Safety Act 1990; Personal Protective Equipment and Management of Health and safety at work regulations 1999.
Describe two main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation that covers work related health and safety in the workplace.
The employer or manager Other in the work setting The main responsibilities for yourself whilst at work in a health and social care setting are to not put yourself or others at risk, to report any hazards or unsafe conditions, to co-operate with your employers, to not tamper with or misuse equipment provided, to attend training, be aware of and follow policies and procedures. Identify tasks relating to health and safety that should not be carried out without special training It generally takes special training to repair teeth. Prescribing medicine takes special training also.
Explain how to access additional support and important relating to health and safety 1. Protect service users from harm and abuse 2. Be personally fit at work 3. Maintain health and safety at work 4. Assess risk associated with work 5. Report incidents at work Exampling why it is important to access health and safety hazards posed but the working set or by particular activities Than the individual will know how to behave when it comes to that specific situation Explain how and when to report potential health and safety risks that have been identified You should report it immediately to your supervisor.
You do not need to wait for an inspection team to come by. In fact, health and safety legislation requires employees to report hazards to their supervisor. Explain how risk assessments can help address dilemmas between rights and health and safety concerns This follows from the previous dilemma question. Carrying out a risk assessment supports the individual to have their choice met in the safest way possible. For example, Freda doesn’t want to use her Zimmer frame any more. A risk assessment might show her that she can’t walk safely without some support, however she can manage with two sticks and she agrees to compromise.
This remains the basis of health and safety legislation, and “Sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and employees have to themselves and to each other” (HSE, 1996) HSE leaflet “Health and Safety Regulation” (HSC 13) 1996 The Act states that employers must ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees whilst at work and any other persons affected by their business activities. The Act is a general piece of legislation and not specific to moving and handling so is not considered here in detail.
Good practice in health and safety is good for your business – and it’s the law. HSE is here to help – our online advice and tools can help save you time and effort getting started. Spreading Outline emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a fire in the work setting How you react in the event of fire depends on how well you have prepared for a fire emergency. Therefore, departments should ensure that all employees are familiar with the procedure to follow in the event of an emergency as outlined in the University’s Emergency Plan.
Explain why it is important to have security systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care setting Mainly because of HIPPA (Health Insurance Accounting and Portability Act) laws, which are designed to protect the medical records information of all patients. Because of HIPPA, hospital computer systems are accessed by employees via passwords, and unless an employee is entering or legitimately looking up information on a patient, that employee is not allowed to snoop through that patient’s records on a whim.
Describe how to access guidance information and advice about handling information in your line of work ineffective or insufficiently trained management unfair treatment unclear job roles poor communications poor work environment lack of equal opportunities bullying and harassment unresolved problems from the past an increase in workload Explain what actions to take at working when there are concerns ever over the recording, storing or sharing of information The Data Protection Act requires you to process personal data fairly and lawfully.
This section explains how to comply with this requirement, and gives examples of good practice in handling personal data. Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection Prevention and control of infection The employee’s role and responsibilities include: To ensure that their own health and hygiene not pose a risk to service users and colleagues To ensure effective hand washing is carried out when working with service users, giving personal care, handling/preparing food. To ensure they use protective clothing provided when needed and appropriate.
Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards when are relevant to the prevention and control of infection relevant to the preventions and control infection The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Both employers and employees are responsible for their own actions in the Work place. All reasonable steps should be taken when carrying out your work duties and all staff should have adequate health and safety training, and measures should be taken to ensure that policies and procedures are in place and adhered to.
Describe how local and organizational policies relevant to the prevention and control of the infection Employees rights and responsibilities in the relation to the prevention and control of infection are to follow company’s policies and procedures, keep themselves safe and others, report any hazards which could lead to infection, attend relevant courses, use the PPE provided, keeping the work environment clean and tidy and to maintain good personal hygiene Describe procedures and systems relevant to the prevention and control of infection Food handling, waste disposal, cross infection through skin contact or unclean equipment etc., but mainly poor practice. Illness or death, inquiry, loss of registration, criminal charges. Think about PPI, waste disposal, hand washing, cleaning and decontamination, risk assessments etc. Infection protection and control policy, health and safety policy, dealing with accidents and emergencies policy, first aid policy, food hygiene policy, medication (handling meds) policy etc.
Explain the potential impact of an outbreak of infection on the individual and the organizational Individual – Short or long term illness, secondary conditions or further complications, depression, loss of trust in setting, death. Organisation – sanctions, loss of reputation and trust, closure, prosecution. Environment – distress of staff, individuals and families, unsettled atmosphere though loss of trust, disruption e. g. through an investigation and inspection or decontamination. Define the term risk A situation involving exposure to danger.
Explain the importance of carrying out a risk assessment Identify hazards. Analyse or evaluate the risk associated with that hazard. Determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the hazard. In practical terms, a risk assessment is a thorough look at your workplace to identify those things, situations, processes, etc. that may cause harm, particularly to people. After identification is made, you evaluate how likely and severe the risk is, and then decide what measures should be in place to effectively prevent or control the harm from happening.
Describe three different types of PPE and three USE PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses. It also includes respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
* Respirators- protect respiratory tract from airborne infectious agents. * Goggles- protect eyes * Face shields- protect face, mouth, nose, and eyes. Describe employer’s responsibilities regarding the use of PPE * It is the responsibility of employees to Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety and that of their co-workers and other persons in or near the workplace; * Report to management any hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or risks that they identify in their work environment.
* Participate in training provided by the employer, regarding the appropriate use, care, and maintenance of PPE. Describe employees in the application and removal of PPE The primary methods for preventing employee exposure to hazardous materials are engineering and administrative controls. Where these control methods are not appropriate or sufficient to control the hazard, personal protective equipment (PPE) is required. A work area assessment is required to determine the potential hazards and select the appropriate PPE for adequate protection.
Employees must receive training which includes the proper PPE for their job, when this PPE must be worn, how to wear, adjust, maintain, and discard this equipment, and the limitations of the PPE. All training must be documented. Describe the current practices in the application and removal of PPE PPE such as gloves, aprons and masks are single use items and should be disposed of after each procedure or activity to prevent cross-transmission of micro-organisms.
Describe the types of products that should be used for hand washing The main products currently in use are: – Soap – Aqueous antiseptic hand wash solutions – Alcohol-based hand rubs – Others including emollient soap substitute, tea tree-oil based solutions, water-based solutions and hand wipes. Describe correct procedures that relates to skin care Work-related skin problems are very common. Although skin problems can happen in most workplaces, certain jobs present a higher risk, e. g. the health and social care sector.
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As your skin changes, so should your skin care routine. First, daily skin care should involve protecting your skin from sun exposure. UV rays accelerate the signs of aging by damaging the elastin and collagen in your skin, so it's important to apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 on a daily basis -- even on cloudy days. If you're going to be outdoors for an extended period of time, wear a hat and protective clothing. In addition to regular protection from UV light, be sure to check your skin for signs of skin cancer, which can become more evident as you age [source: American Academy of Dermatology]. Wearing sunscreen every day can also help prevent age spots. Although the name may be misleading, age spots aren't caused by aging -- they're caused by the skin releasing pigment to protect itself from the sun [source: Hertzig].
Because dryness and itchiness are common characteristics of mature skin, you'll need to moisturize regularly. Certain soaps can further dry your skin, so avoid scented, deodorant and antibacterial soaps -- opt for a moisturizing body wash or soap-free cleanser instead [source: Fries]. After showering or bathing, use a towel to pat your skin dry, but leave it a little damp. Then apply a moisturizer within three minutes to help lock in moisture [source: American Academy of Dermatology]. If your skin is especially dry, try using a humidifier in your home to put moisture back into the air [source: WebMD].
Anti-aging products that contain collagen and elastin, proteins that keep skin firm and flexible, can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles [source: Mayo Clinic]. You can also try anti-aging moisturizers that contain alpha-hydroxy acids, retinoids or vitamin C. Alpha-hydroxy acids help lift the top layer of dead skin cells to reduce the appearance of fine lines, and these acids may also stimulate collagen production. Retinoids reduce wrinkles and repair sun damage, and vitamin C can increase collagen production and protect skin from UV rays [source: Bouchez].
For more information on how to fight the signs of aging, check out the links on the following page.
If at-home treatments aren't giving you the results you desire, consult your dermatologist for information on Botox, chemical peels, collagen injections, dermabrasion or surgical reconstruction procedures that help fight the signs of aging [source: American Academy of Dermatology].
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Review: This was a fun way to have gluten free chicken tenders. The tortilla chip crust was quite yummy, but I wish I'd been more heavy handed with the garlic and cumin. My favorite part about this recipe was that I had most of the ingredients in my kitchen.
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Tarsus (/ˈtɑːrsəs/; Hittite: Tarsa; Greek: Ταρσός Tarsós; Armenian: Տարսոն Tarson; Hebrew: תרשיש Ṭarśīś; Arabic: طَرَسُوس Ṭarsūs) is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km (12 miles) inland from the Mediterranean. It is part of the Adana-Mersin metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 3 million people. Tarsus forms an administrative district in the eastern part of the Mersin Province and lies in the core of Çukurova region.
With a history going back over 6,000 years, Tarsus has long been an important stop for traders and a focal point of many civilizations. During the Roman Empire, Tarsus was the capital of the province of Cilicia. It was the scene of the first meeting between Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the birthplace of Paul the Apostle.
Located on the mouth of the Berdan River (Cydnus in antiquity), which empties into the Mediterranean, Tarsus is a junction point of land and sea routes connecting the Cilician plain (today called Çukurova), central Anatolia and the Mediterranean sea. The climate is typical of the Mediterranean region, with very hot summers and chilly, damp winters.
Tarsus has a long history of commerce, and is still a commercial centre today, trading in the produce of the fertile Çukurova plain; also Tarsus is a thriving industrial centre of refining and processing that produces some for export. Industries include agricultural machinery, spare parts, textiles, fruit-processing, brick-making and ceramics.
Agriculture is an important source of income: half the land area in the district is farmland (1,050 km²) and most of the remainder is forest and orchard. The farmland is mostly well-irrigated, fertilised and managed with up-to-date equipment.
The ancient name is Tarsos, derived from Tarsa, the original name of the city in the Hittite language, which was possibly derived from a pagan god, Tarku, as Hittites were one of the first settlers of the region. First mentioned in historical record in Akkadian texts of the Neo-Assyrian era as Tarsisi. During the Hellenistic era it was known as Antiochia on the Cydnus (Greek: Αντιόχεια του Κύδνου, Latin: Antiochia ad Cydnum), to distinguish it from Syrian Antioch. It was known as Juliopolis to the Romans, Darson in Western Armenian and Tarson in Eastern Armenian.
Excavation of the mound of Gözlükule reveals that the prehistorical development of Tarsus reaches back to the Neolithic Period and continues unbroken through Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
The settlement was located at the crossing of several important trade routes, linking Anatolia to Syria and beyond. Because the ruins are covered by the modern city, archaeology has barely touched the ancient city. The city may have been of Semitic origin; it is first mentioned as Tarsisi in Neo-Assyrian records of the campaigns of Esarhaddon, as well as several times in the records of Shalmaneser I and Sennacherib, the latter having the city rebuilt. A Greek legend connects it with the memory of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus (Ashurbanipal), still preserved in the Dunuk-Tach, called 'tomb of Sardanapalus', a monument of unknown origin.
Anchiale, daughter of Iapetus, founded Anchiale (a city near Tarsus): her son was Cydnus, who gave his name to the river at Tarsus: the son of Cydnus was Parthenius, from whom the city was called Parthenia: afterwards the name was changed to Tarsus.
Silver coin of Achaemenid satrap (governor) Datames, minted in Tarsus, dated c. 375 BC. Obv: The God Baaltars seated. Rev: Datames wearing Persian dress, inspecting arrow held in hands. Winged solar disk to the upper right.
In historical times, the city was first ruled by the Hittites, followed by Assyria, and then the Persian Empire. Tarsus, as the principal town of Cilicia, was the seat of a Persian satrapy from 400 BC onward. Indeed, Xenophon records that in 401 BC, when Cyrus the Younger marched against Babylon, the city was governed by King Syennesis in the name of the Persian monarch.
At this period the patron god of the city was Sandon, of whom a large monument existed at Tarsus at least until the 3rd century AD. Coins showed Sandon standing on a winged and horned lion, and it is now thought likely that the Lion of Saint Mark on the pillar in the Piazza San Marco in Venice was in origin a winged lion-griffin from such a monument at Tarsus.
Alexander the Great passed through with his armies in 333 BC and nearly met his death here after a bath in the Cydnus. By this time Tarsus was already largely influenced by Greek language and culture, and as part of the Seleucid Empire it became more and more hellenized. Strabo praises the cultural level of Tarsus in this period with its philosophers, poets and linguists. The schools of Tarsus rivaled those of Athens and Alexandria. 2 Maccabees (4:30) records its revolt in about 171 BC against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who had renamed the town Antiochia on the Cydnus. The name did not last, however, due to the confusion of so many cities named Antioch. At this time the library of Tarsus held 200,000 books, including a huge collection of scientific works.
In 67 BC, Pompey, after crushing the Cilician pirates, subjected Tarsus to Rome, and it became capital of the Roman province of Cilicia. To flatter Julius Caesar, for a time it took the name Juliopolis. It was also here that Cleopatra and Mark Antony met and was the scene of the celebrated feasts they gave during the construction of their fleet (41 BC). In William Shakespeare's 1606 play Antony and Cleopatra (Act 5, Scene 2), after Antony's death Cleopatra says she is going to Cydnus to meet Antony, i.e., she will commit suicide to meet him in the afterlife; "Go fetch / My best attires: I am again for Cydnus, / To meet Mark Antony"
In the Roman period, the city was also an important intellectual centre, boasting its own academy. One of its leading disciples, the philosopher Athenodorus Cananites, was the tutor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, a fact which secured continuous imperial patronage for the city.
When the province of Cilicia was divided, Tarsus remained the civil and religious metropolis of Cilicia Prima, and was a grand city with palaces, marketplaces, roads and bridges, baths, fountains and waterworks, a gymnasium on the banks of the Cydnus, and a stadium. Tarsus was later eclipsed by nearby Adana, but remained important as a port and shipyard. Several Roman emperors were interred here: Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Maximinus II, and Julian the Apostate, who planned to move his capital here from Antioch if he returned from his Persian expedition.
Tarsus was the city where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, "Saul of Tarsus"[Acts 9:11] was born, but he was "brought up" ([Acts 22:3]) in Jerusalem. Paul was a Roman citizen (Acts 21:39; Acts 22: 25-29) "from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city". Saul became Paul the Apostle after his encounter with Christ (Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3), and he returned here after his conversion (Acts 9:30). After about eight years, Barnabas retrieved him from Tarsus to help with the work in Syrian Antioch (Acts 11:25).
Already by this time a Christian community probably existed, although the first recorded bishop, Helenus, dates only from the 3rd century. Owing to the importance of Tarsus, many martyrs were put to death there, among them Saint Pelagia of Tarsus, Saint Boniface of Tarsus, Saint Marinus of Tarsus, Saint Diomedes, Saint Quiricus and Saint Julitta.
The city remained largely pagan, however, up to the time of Julian the Apostate (r. 361–363), who reportedly planned to make it his capital. Following his death during his campaign against Sassanid Persia, he was buried next to the city walls, opposite the earlier tomb of the Tetrarch Maximinus Daia. Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) undertook public works in the city, altering the course of the Cydnus river and rebuilding the bridge. Towards the end of his reign, the city suffered from riots of the Blues hippodrome faction.
A cave in Tarsus is one of a number of places said to be the location of the legend of the Seven Sleepers, common to Christianity and Islam.
The first recorded bishop of Tarsus, Helenus, went several times to Antioch in connection with the dispute concerning Paul of Samosata. Le Quien mentions twenty-two of its bishops, of whom several are legendary.
From the 6th century, the metropolitan see of Tarsus had seven suffragan bishoprics (Échos d'Orient, X, 145).
The Greek archdiocese, again mentioned in the 10th century (Échos d'Orient, X, 98), has existed down to the present day, as part of the Patriarchate of Antioch.
At about the end of the 10th century, the Armenians established a diocese of their rite; Saint Nerses of Lambron was its most distinguished representative in the 12th century.
Tarsus is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees as a metropolitan see of both the Latin, the Maronite and the Melkite Catholic Church.
the exegete Diodorus, teacher of Theodore of Mopsuestia and consequently one of the fathers of Nestorianism.
Nicholas of Tarsus, who was exiled about 525.
Following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 630s, the city came first into contact with the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate. It is unclear when the town was first captured by the Arabs, but it is clear that it, and the wider region of Cilicia, remained contested between the Byzantines and the new Caliphate for several decades, up to the early 8th century. According to the Muslim sources, during his retreat the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641) deliberately withdrew the population and devastated the region between Antioch and Tarsus, creating an empty no man's land between the two empires.
It was not until the early Abbasid period that Tarsus, by then lying in ruins, was once more reoccupied and refortified, this time as an advanced strongpoint within the fortified zone of the al-ʿAwāṣim, stretching from Tarsus northeast to Malatya, and as an assembly centre for expeditions against the Byzantine Empire. The first attempt was undertaken by al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba al-Ta'i in 778/9, but it was apparently unsuccessful, and the city was not fully restored until 787/8, by Faraj ibn Sulaym on the orders of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809). 3,000 Khurasanis and 2,000 Syrians (a thousand each from Antioch and al-Massisa) were given houses and land in the new fortress city. Tarsus was apparently recovered by the Byzantines soon after, at some point at the turn of the century. The city probably remained in Byzantine hands during the Abbasid civil war of the Fourth Fitna, but returned to Muslim control by 830, when Caliph al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833) recommenced offensive campaigns against Byzantium, using the city as a base.
Henceforth and until the Byzantine reconquest in the 10th century, Tarsus was one of the main centres for the holy war (jihād) against Byzantium, comprising annual raids (ṣawāʿif) into Byzantine lands through the Cilician Gates when the mountain snows had melted and passage was possible. These were mounted by the local garrisons, maintained by the taxation not only of the frontier zone of the al-ʿAwāṣim but also by generous subsidies from the caliphal government, and large numbers of volunteer warriors of the faith (mujahidun or ghazis). Tarsus remained under direct Abbasid control until 878/9, when it and wider Cilician border zone were granted to the autonomous ruler of Egypt, Ahmad ibn Tulun. The local governor Yazaman al-Khadim returned the city to the direct allegiance to Baghdad from 882 on, but was forced to recognize the Tulunids again in 890. Tulunid possession of the border zone lasted until the death of Ibn Tulun's heir Khumarawayh in 896, after which Caliph al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902) re-asserted direct control. The area remained under Abbasid rule for the next four decades. After a brief period where the border zone was under Ikhshidid control, in 946/7, Tarsus recognized the overlordship of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla of Aleppo, who had become the new master of northern Syria and of the Byzantine borderlands. Facing a resurgent Byzantium, he was able to stem the tide for a while, but in 965, the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II Phokas (r. 963–969) captured the city, ending Muslim rule there. Throughout this period, the governors of Tarsus also operated an active mint in the city.
The terms of surrender of the city allowed any Muslim who wished to leave with as many of his possessions as he could carry. Many of those who left eventually settled, according to al-Muqaddasi, at Baniyas. Most of those who remained behind became Christians, and the local main mosque was either torn down or turned into a stable. The city remained under Byzantine rule until 1085. It was thereafter disputed between Latin Crusaders, Byzantines (1137–72), Seljuk Turks, and the Armenians of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Kingdom of Lesser Armenia). These last became definitively masters until about 1359, when it was captured by the Ramadanids with Mamluks. Finally, the area was brought under the control of the Ottoman Empire by Selim I in 1516.
In the Middle Ages Tarsus was renowned throughout the Middle East; a number of Arab writers praised it as a beautiful and well-defended city, its walls being in two layers with five gates and earthworks outside, surrounded by rich farmland, watered by the river and the lake. By 1671 the traveller Evliya Çelebi records "a city on the plain, an hour from the sea, surrounded by strong walls two-storeys high, moated on all sides, with three distinct neighbourhoods inside the walls".
Under Ottoman rule, it initially formed part of the Eyalet of Aleppo. After the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571 it became seat of a sanjak (sub-province) within the Cyprus Eyalet, before being transferred in 1608 to the sanjak of Adana as a kaza (district).
Despite its excellent defences, Tarsus was captured from the Ottomans in 1832 by the Mamluks of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, son of Muhammad Ali, and for 8 years remained in the hands of the Egyptians, who began growing cotton on the surrounding plain. Upon the return of the Ottomans this cotton drove a substantial growth in the economy of the area, due to increased world demand for the crop during shortages caused by the U.S. Civil War. A new road was built to the port in Mersin and the city of Tarsus grew and thrived. Still today many large houses in the city stand as reminders of the wealth generated during this period. However, after being a port for 3,000 years, by the end of the 19th century neglect resulted in Tarsus no longer having access to the sea, and the delta became a swamp. At this point Tarsus was a typical Ottoman city with communities of Muslim Turks, Christian Greeks and Armenians. At the founding of the Turkish Republic in the 1920s the swamp was drained and the River Berdan was dammed to build Turkey's first hydro-electric power station. Irrigation, roadworks and a railway brought the economy of Tarsus back to life, with new factories, particularly producing textiles.
The local cuisine includes: chargrilled chicken; hummus; şalgam (pickled turnips); tantuni (a sandwich of grilled meats); the tiny pizzas (lahmacun) called "fındık lahmacun"; and cezerye (a confection made out of carrots).
As of 1920, Tarsus was producing cotton, and had two cotton spinning mills with over 26,000 spindles.
Tarsus has two football statiums, Tarsus City Stadium and Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadium, and an arena, Tarsus Arena. Local football club is Tarsus Idman Yurdu.
Cleopatra's Gate – to the west of the city, the only ancient city gate still standing, where Antony and Cleopatra entered the city in 41 BC, though the "restoration" of this structure has involved covering much of it over with shiny new stone (see for a picture of the gate before the work was done).
The Roman bridge of Justinian over the Berdan River. It is still in good condition.
Tarsus Museum, containing lots of ancient coins and a severed mummified arm.
Kızlar Kalesi, a Medieval castle ruin.
The St. Paul's Church and well (it is now a museum, but occasionally Christian services can be performed there).
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Small business marketing strategies identify and implement the goals of the company. A sound marketing strategy is inevitable for the success of any business. The strategy helps to focus the marketing on the business target. Small business marketing strategies include market research, identification of customer groups and target competitors and efforts to tailor the product pricing. The success of the strategy relies on the proper implementation of the formulated methods. It also judges the effectiveness of the marketing plan. Small businesses have unique marketing strategies to meet customer needs, while offering maximum profitability with minimum investment. Attractive marketing materials and ambient after sales support are also a part of small business marketing strategy.
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Small business marketing strategies are a summary of the goals of marketing plans. They provide guidelines and motivate companies to achieve a competent sales record.
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Chimpanzees are one of two species of great ape that belong to the same family as orangutans and gorillas. They are found in parts of western and central Africa and the two species are separated by the Congo River. The common chimpanzee is closely related to the other species, known as the bonobo. However, the diet of the two species is actually quite different. If you want to know more about what the two species eat, keep reading to find out.
The common chimpanzee is an omnivore (eats plant and animal matter). They will eat fruit, leaves, nuts, and other parts of a plant. They also eat insects, birds, eggs, honey and small-medium mammals, which includes other primates. They are known for using tools to help them collect food, such as using a long stick to extract honey from a beehive. They are also known for hunting small monkeys in teams with different roles in the hunt. They distribute the meat from the hunt between all of the hunters.
The Bonobo is almost completely frugivorous (a fruit eater). However, they supplement this diet with leaves. They have also been known to eat small animals and, in rare cases, other primates. It has also been suggested that the bonobo may practice cannibalism in rare circumstances and there is one confirmed report of this in the wild.
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This gives insight into ones true nature, or the emptiness of inherent existence, which opens the way to a liberated way of living. According to tradition, Zen originated in India, when the Buddha held up a flower, with this smile he showed that he had understood the wordless essence of the dharma. This way the dharma was transmitted to Kasyappa, the patriarch of Zen. Buddhism was introduced to China in the first century CE, according to tradition Chán was introduced around 500 CE by Bodhidharma, an Indian monk teaching dhyana. He was the 28th Indian patriarch of Zen, and the first Chinese patriarch, the term Zen is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word 禪 which traces its roots to the Indian practice of Dhyana. Buddhism was introduced in Japan in the 8th century CE during the Nara period, Zen was not introduced as a separate school in Japan until the 12th century during the Kamakura period, when Nōnin established the Daruma-school. In 1189 Nōnin sent two students to China, to meet with Cho-an Te-kuang, and ask for the recognition of Nōnin as a Zen-master, in 1168 Myōan Eisai traveled to China, whereafter he studied Tendai for twenty years.
In 1187 he went to China again, and returned to establish a Linji lineage, decades later, Nanpo Shōmyō studied Linji teachings in China before founding the Japanese Otokan lineage, the most influential branch of Rinzai. In 1215, Dōgen, a contemporary of Eisais, journeyed to China himself. After his return, Dōgen established the Sōtō school, the Japanese branch of Caodong, Zen fitted the way of life of the samurai, confronting death without fear, and acting in a spontaneous and intuitive way. During this period the Gozan system, or the Five Mountains and Ten Temples was established and it consisted of the five most famous Zen temples of Kyoto, Kencho-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jomyo-ji and Jochi-ji. During the Muromachi period the Rinzai school was the most successful of the schools, in the beginning of the Muromachi period the Gozan system was fully worked out. The final version contained five temples of both Kyoto and Kamakura, a second tier of the system consisted of Ten Temples. This system was extended throughout Japan, effectively giving control to the central government, the monks, often well educated and skilled, were employed by the shogun for the governing of state affairs.
Chan, from Sanskrit dhyāna, is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism combined with Taoism. It developed in China from the 6th century CE onwards, becoming dominant during the Tang and Song dynasties, after the Yuan, Chan more or less fused with Pure Land Buddhism. Chan spread south to Vietnam as Thiền and north to Korea as Seon, the historical records required for a complete, accurate account of early Chan history no longer exist. The history of Chan in China can be divided in several periods, Chan as we know it today is the result of a long history, with many changes and contingent factors. Each period had different types of Chan, some of which have remained influential, little written information is left from this period. The Six Patriarchs, including Bodhidharma and Huineng, were among the first teachers of Chan, the split occurred between the Northern and the Southern School. The Classical period, from the end of the An Lushan Rebellion around 765 CE to the beginning of the Song Dynasty around 950 CE.
This is the time of the masters of Chan, such as Mazu Daoyi and Linji Yixuan, and the creation of the yulu genre. The Literary period, from around 950 to 1250, which spans the era of the Song Dynasty, monks compiled collections of gongan and deeds by the famous masters, appended with poetry and commentary. This genre reflects the influence of literati on the development of Chan, people from this time idealized the previous period as the golden age of Chan, producing the literature that portrays the supposed spontaneity of the celebrated masters. It was based on the practice of dhyana, and is connected to the figures of Bodhiharma and its principal text is the Two Entrances and Four Practices, attributed to Bodhidharma. Early Chan Chan took its first clear contours, main factions were the Northern School, Southern School and Oxhead School. Middle Chan Iconoclastic masters became to prominence, prime figures are Mazu Daoyi, Shitou Xiqian, Linji Yixuan, and Xuefeng Yicun. Song-Dynasty Chan Chan took its shape, including the picture of the golden age of the Chan of the Tang Dynasty.
Seungsahn, born Duk-In Lee, was a Korean Seon master of the Jogye Order and founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen. He was the seventy-eighth Patriarch in his lineage, as one of the early Korean Zen masters to settle in the United States, he opened many temples and practice groups across the globe. He was known for his style and direct presentation of Zen. Considered the highest honor to have bestowed upon one in the order and he died in November that year at Hwagaesa in Seoul, South Korea, at age 77. Seung Sahn was born in 1927 as Duk-In Lee in Sunchon, in 1944, he joined an underground resistance movement in response to the ongoing occupation of Korea by the Empire of Japan. He was captured by Japanese police shortly after, avoided a death sentence, upon his release, he studied Western philosophy at Dongguk University. One day, a friend of his lent him a copy of the Diamond Sutra. While reading the text, he inspired to ordain as a monk and left school. Seung Sahn performed a one-hundred day solitary retreat in the mountains of Korea, living on a diet of pine needles and it is said he attained enlightenment on this retreat.
While seeking out a teacher who could confirm his enlightenment, he found Kobong, in the fall of 1948, Seung Sahn learned dharma combat while sitting a one-hundred day sesshin at Sudeoksa—where he was known to stir up mischief, nearly being expelled from the monastery. After the sesshin was concluded, he received transmission from two masters and Keumoh. He went to see Kobong, who confirmed Seungsahns enlightenment on January 25,1949, Seung Sahn is the only person Kobong gave Dharma transmission to. He spent the three years in observed silence. Drafted into the Republic of Korea Army in 1953, he served as a chaplain and as a captain for almost five years, taking over for Kobong as abbot of Hwagaesa in Seoul. In the next decade, he would go on to found Buddhist temples in Hong Kong, while in Japan, he was acquainted with the kōan tradition of the Rinzai school of Zen, likely undergoing kōan study with a Rinzai master. Coming to the United States in 1972, he settled in Providence, Rhode Island and worked at a laundromat as a repairman, shortly after arriving, he found his first students at nearby Brown University, most of whom came by way of a recommendation from a professor there.
Shítóu Xīqiān was an 8th-century Chinese Chán Buddhist teacher and author. All existing branches of Zen throughout the world are said to either from Shitou Xiqian or from his contemporary Mazu Daoyi. The details of Shítóus life are found in traditional biographies and his years of life are conventionally given as 700 to 790. He was born in Gaoyao County in Guangdong with the surname Chen, at a young age, he became a student of the great Zen patriarch Huineng for a short time prior to the latters death. Shítóu became a disciple of Huinengs successor, Qingyuan Xingsi, after becoming, in turn, Xingsis successor, Shítóu resided and taught at Nantai Temple on Mt. Nanyue Heng in Hunan. There he lived on top of a rock, hence his first name Shítóu. After his death, he was given the posthumous name Wuji Dashi. There have been a series of disputed claims regarding the current location of Shitous physical remains, there is a mummy at Mt. Sekito Temple in Japan which is said to be Shítóus. Various Japanese sources state that this mummy was rescued by a Japanese traveller from a fire at a temple in Hunan during the chaos of the rebellion that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, Chinese sources often state instead that it was stolen by Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
In Zen Buddhism, zazen is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice. The precise meaning and method of zazen varies from school to school, in the Japanese Rinzai school, zazen is usually associated with the study of koans. The Sōtō School of Japan, on the hand, only rarely incorporates koans into zazen, preferring an approach where the mind has no object at all. Zazen is considered the heart of Japanese Soto Zen Buddhist practice, the aim of zazen is just sitting, that is, suspending all judgmental thinking and letting words, ideas and thoughts pass by without getting involved in them. In Zen temples and monasteries, practitioners traditionally sit zazen as a group in a meditation hall, the practitioner sits on a cushion called a zafu, which itself is usually placed on top of a low, flat mat called a zabuton. Before taking ones seat, and after rising at the end of the period of zazen, a Zen practitioner performs a bow to their seat. The beginning of a period of zazen is traditionally announced by ringing a bell three times, and the end of a round by ringing the bell either once or twice, long periods of zazen may alternate with periods of kinhin.
The posture of zazen is seated, with folded legs and hands, the hands are folded together into a simple mudra over the belly. One can sit comfortably, but not too comfortably, so as to avoid falling asleep, while each of these styles is commonly taught today, Master Dogen recommended only Kekkafuza and Hankafuza. Kapleau quotes Hakuun Yasutanis lectures for beginners, in lecture four, Yasutani describes the five kinds of zazen, gedo, shojo and saijojo. Very generally speaking, zazen practice is taught in one of three ways, concentration Koan Introspection Shikantaza Koan practice is usually associated with the Rinzai school and Shikantaza with the Sōtō school. In reality many Zen communities use both depending on the teacher and students. The initial stages of training in zazen resemble traditional Buddhist samatha meditation in actual practice, the student begins by focusing on the breath at the hara/tanden with mindfulness of breath exercises such as counting breath or just watching it. Mantras are used in place of counting.
Seon is the Korean variant of Chan Buddhism, a school better known in the West through its Japanese variant Zen. Chan was transmitted into Unified Silla, who studied with the Fourth Patriarch Dayi Daoxin, was the first to bring the teachings to Korea. Beomnang transmitted his teachings to Sinhaeng, who traveled to China. Sinhaeng studied with Puji, a successor of Yuquan Shenxiu, the head of the East Mountain Teaching of Chan, Seon was further popularized by Doui at the beginning of the ninth century. Mazus successors had numerous Korean students, some of whom returned to Korea, the number of these schools was fixed at nine. Seon was termed the nine mountain schools at the time, eight of these were of the lineage of Mazu Daoyi, as they were established through connection with either him or one of his eminent disciples. The one exception was the Sumi-san school founded by Yieom, which had developed from the Caodong school, toǔi, who studied with Zhizang and Baizhang Huaihai is regarded as the first patriarch of Korean Sŏn.
He founded the Kaji Mountain school, the Nine mountain Schools adopted the name Jogye Order in 826. The first record of the Nine Mountains school dates from 1084, by the eleventh century Sŏn Buddhism became established in Korea. It distinguished itself from the existing Five Schools and their scriptural emphasis, tension developed between the new meditational schools and the previously existing scholastic schools, which were described by the term gyo, meaning learning or study. Efforts were needed to attain mutual understanding and rapprochement between Sŏn and these scholastic schools, the most important figure of Goryeo-era Seon was Jinul, who established a reform movement in Korea. In his time, the sangha was in a crisis of external appearance, Buddhism was seen as infected by secular tendencies and involvements, such as fortune-telling and the offering of prayers and rituals for success in secular endeavors. This perceived corruption was seen to create a profusion of monks, the correction and improvement of the quality of Buddhism were prominent issues for Buddhist leaders of the period.
Trúc Lâm Phương Nam, the largest Thiền temple in the Southwest region, located in Phong Điền District, Cần Thơ City.
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Fashion trend forecasters predict what's next, what colors, fabrics and styles consumers will be wearing a year from now. That information is valuable to the people who make and sell clothes. It's the business of betting on what will make shoppers spend money. The concept applies to not one, but all levels of the fashion industry including haute couture, ready-to-wear, mass market, and street wear.
Trend forecasting is an overall process that focuses on other industries such as automobiles, medicine, food and beverages, literature, and home furnishings.
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Analysis: Seeking international and regional legitimization for the Iranian presence in Syria and trying to discourage Israel from carrying out further strikes in Syria, the Iranians and Syrians have launched a diplomatic and military offensive with no intention of escalating the situation on the northern border. Israel is waging its own diplomatic offensive, but Netanyahu and Lieberman’s unnecessary threats are counterproductive.
It’s now perfectly clear that Syria and Iran have launched a diplomatic and military offensive aimed at deterring Israel from carrying out further strikes in Syria. The last incident was the intentional firing of five rockets into Israel as an act of provocation, so that Israel would respond militarily and the Syrians would be able to complain to the United Nations secretary-general and the Security Council.
But the battle Syria and Iran—or Iran and Syria, to be more accurate—are waging against Israel is much wider.
The Iranians would like to achieve two things: One, international and regional legitimization for the Iranian presence and military activity in Syria; and two, to deter Israel from continuing its attacks within Syria, which not only sabotage the Iranian efforts to expand in the country, but also have a negative effect on the Assad regime’s prestige and on his ability to impose his authority in Syria.
The Iranians and the Syrian regime want to achieve these two goals without a war with Israel. An all-out-war, and even an escalation, would interfere with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s plan to regain control of additional areas in Syria and with the Iranians’ plan to pursue their “crawling penetration” into Syria in different military areas and in civil areas as well.
The Iranians are now trying to take over oil fields in Syria and civil rehabilitation activities in a bid to make money. An escalation or a war with Israel would sabotage this activity, which is being carried out primarily by the Revolutionary Guards. The bottom line, therefore, is that Syria and Iran will carry out diplomatic, PR and limited military activity to achieve their goals, but will be careful not to spark a war.
On what levels are the Iranians and Syrians operating? The first level is military: In recent months, the Syrians have made several attempts to intercept IDF planes over Lebanon off Syria's shores in an effort to threaten Israel’s aerial supremacy and freedom. They know the IDF needs aerial freedom of action in Lebanon’s skies, and sometimes over Syria too, for its intelligence gathering activities and to thwart Iranian attempts to supply Hezbollah with precision-guided missiles, in addition to the tens of thousands of statistic missiles the Lebanese organization already has.
The purpose of the Syrian surface-to-air missile batteries locking in on Israel Air Force planes and the SA5 missiles that were fired is to create a deterrence equation vis-à-vis the IAF. The Iranians are hoping to create deterrence indirectly as well through the Russians, who are being dragged—likely unwillingly—into these conflicts in the air. Moscow is being asked to protest to Israel and even to threaten to supply Syria with modern anti-aircraft missile systems.
Another measure is inviting the Iranian military’s chief of staff on an official visit to Syria, that will include the signing military cooperating agreements. This move is highly important as it aims to provide international legal legitimization and diplomatic authorization for the Iranian penetration into Syria.
It’s important to note that the Iranian military’s chief of staff, Mohammad Baqeri, heads an official and internationally recognized Iranian state institution. He is not the Revolutionary Guards commander, but part of the legitimate government in Iran which is led by relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
The Syrians and Iranians are well aware of the fact that the Revolutionary Guards are a subversive organization which US President Donald Trump was about to declare a terror organization. The Revolutionary Guards operate the Shiite militias too, which are also unrecognized and illegitimate organizations in the international arena, and especially in the Middle Eastern arena.
So the person the Iranians sent to Syria is the chief of staff who heads the state army, which was hardly involved in the battles with Sunni rebels in Syria. This dirty work was done by the Revolutionary Guards and the militias for the Assad regime, but now that it’s time to reap the fruit, they are sending the military’s chief of staff to sign agreements with Syria’s official army, in accordance with international conventions.
The purpose of the visit and the agreements signed between the Syrian and Iranian armies is to diplomatically legitimize Iranian penetration into Syria. These agreements are dangerous, however, because they officially and openly allow Iran to transfer weapons and military technologies—like advanced anti-aircraft missiles—to Syria, yet denying Israel the possibility to complain to the Russians and even to the UN that Iran is placing its own weapons in Syria and transferring them to Hezbollah.
In the near future, we are expected to see advanced Iranian weapon systems in Syria, mainly in the anti-aircraft field, which is aimed at limiting the IDF’s aerial freedom of action, and in the field of accurate missiles which the Iranians will allegedly supply the Syrian army with, although they which will actually reach Hezbollah.
The fourth area of the Iranian-Syria offensive is conscious deterrence through psychological warfare against the citizens of the State of Israel. After each incident on the border or airstrike in the north, the Syrians warn that “the Israeli aggression will be met with a serious response” from Syria.
This threat is made time and again in Syrian army statements and on the Syrian media, and its purpose is to create the feeling in Israel that another alleged Israeli attack on an Iranian arms workshop in Syria, and further responses to “spillover” fire in the Golan Heights, will lead to a general flare up. Both the Syrians and the Iranians have no intention of escalating the situation to a war, but they want the Israeli public and media to be concerned and keep worrying that a war is about to happen.
What is Israel doing against Syrian offensive?
Israel is currently waging its own diplomatic offensive. The goal is to reach an American-Russian collaboration that will lead to a long-term arrangement in Syria in which the Iranians will have no military presence, neither on the border with Israel in the Golan Heights nor in more remote air and naval bases on Syrian territory.
The new national security advisor visited Washington last week for that purpose, and then flew directly to Moscow for talks with his Russian counterparts. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is in Washington too right now, following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu last week. And if that were not enough, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot left for Washington on Sunday.
• Preventing Hezbollah from arming itself with precision-guided missiles and with sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons.
• Preventing rocket fire and ground attacks on Israeli territory in the Golan Heights.
• Preventing Syrian use of chemical weapons.
• Preventing an Iranian expansion near the Golan border to avoid a situation in which, in case of a war, the Iranians will operate against Israel from Syrian territory while Hezbollah operates against us from Lebanese territory. The Iranians and Hezbollah are interested in turning the north into one front.
Israel won’t give up its aerial freedom of action in the northern skies either. Israel is rightfully insisting on these red lines, with considerable success, through the confidential and non-confidential “war between wars” the IDF is waging in the north.
The harmful and less successful part is Defense Minister Lieberman and Prime Minister Netanyahu's frequent public statements on the Iranian and Syrian issue. Up until now, Israel knew how to act without talking, but for the past six months the defense minister has been releasing unnecessary threats in every direction.
If we attacked Syrian army posts, which were the source of spillover fire in the Golan Heights, Damascus got the hint. There is no need to add a series of threats that only prevent the Syrians from quietly fixing what needs fixing and, at the end of the day, force them to engage in provocations in an attempt to prevent further harm to the regime’s prestige.
The prime minister is exercising the same unnecessary noisy public diplomacy. The Russians and the Americans, whose help we are seeking in neutralizing the Iranians in Syria, are in no need of empty bombastic declarations in the media. They are receiving the Israeli messages directly from the prime minister, the defense minister, the national security advisor and the chief of staff, and don’t need public threats which only require the Russians to demonstrate that they are helping their proteges and providing them with a diplomatic umbrella and sophisticated weapons.
Lieberman and Netanyahu's statements are achieving the opposite of the desirable outcome for the State of Israel and its citizens.
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You must find the following recipes that appear as glowing scrolls at the locations listed in the quest text throughout the Shire.
Psst. Over here. Yes, you; who else would I be talking to? You standing right in front of me, you foolish <race>.
'I had an idea -- a vision, if you will. It is a dream, of the Ale Association. It sounds wonderful, does it not? A true guild of ale-loving dwarves, with our finest recipes. The problem is that those woolly-toed, rascally hobbits beat us to it!
'Here's what you should do. Are you familiar with the Inn League initiation? We shall put a stop to that, and choke them at the very beginning so that they cannot grow anymore. You should steal the recipes for their precious beers and ales. Without recipes, there can be no Inn League.
Jónar, a sinister and surly resident of Thorin's Hall, has grown increasingly sour towards the success of the Inn League.
The very precious Inn League recipes can be found throughout the Shire -- in Stock outside the Golden Perch, in the Great Smials of Tuckborough, in the Brockenborings Watch Office, and in Waymeet.
The dwarf Jónar has asked you to steal the recipes of the now-famous Inn League bests: Fern Beer, Gunderic's Ale, Perry's Porter, and Rootknot Cider.
Townsperson says, "You there! Hey!"
Townsperson says, "You tell your Inn League friends to pay up!"
Townsperson says, "These copies of my recipe don't grow on trees, you know."
Townsperson says, "Unbelievable fall! Humph!"
Inn League Brewer says, "Always busy this time of year! Where is that recipe of mine?"
Inn League Brewer says, "Oh dear...."
Inn League Brewer says, "My old family recipe has gone missing again!"
Inn League Brewer says, "Good thing I have it all memorised. I shall go write it down again now."
Bounder Primstone says, "Hey! You there!"
Bounder Primstone says, "You're not allowed to take that..."
Bounder Primstone says, "...without my famous advice, that is!"
Bounder Primstone says, "You'll want to drink that with a spot of nutmeg."
Bounder Primstone says, "I am a great fan of that recipe as well! I hope you enjoy it -- we have plenty more to go around."
Drunkard says, "That there's my family recipe. Lots of folks have been borrowing copies. But why did you have to go wake me up?"
Jónar eagerly awaits you at the inn in Thorin's Hall.
You should return with the recipes to Jónar, for he will wish to hear all that has passed during your brushes with the members of the Inn League.
Jónar: 'Those foul little hairy-footed, shorn-faced devils! I hate all hobbits! I did not expect that those recipes would be duplicated and given out to all the nosey <class> who fancied one!
'Well, I have learned one thing that will be of advantage to the Ale Association, the greatest league of ale-enthusiasts in all of Middle-earth: we know now that hobbits do not guard their secrets as the dwarves do, and this will be their undoing. Ha!"
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In Western Music there are less than five Composers that after centuries they lived, scholars, musicologists, musicians and performers unanimity coincide that every piece they wrote is unique Master Piece!
One of those composers is Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote an "almost impossible to perform" repertoire for Baroque Lute. The music manuscripts that survived have not even the smallest notation of how they were easily played in Europe by many renowned and virtuosi eighteenth century Lutenists, including Bach himself.
Why such a pragmatic composer like Johann Sebastian Bach could wrote a so intricate and diabolically difficult repertoire for Lute that is a just a little less than impossible to play?
Nowadays, that invaluable and extensive repertoire is considered by millions of Classical Guitar performers as simply just impossible to play in modern Guitar, while this instrument has the same difficulty level, same tuning, and dimensions equivalent to the eighteenth century Lute that Johann Sebastian Bach played.
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Fortunately, NetFlix skips the early season 1 crap when the show was still figuring itself out & starts with the 1st Barnabas Collins ep.
Ep 3. Creepy handyman hasn't been seen since he opened the wrong coffin. However, 'Cousin' Barnabas has just shown up.
Gotta wonder where he found the modern suit & tie if he's been stuck in a coffin for the last 180 years or so.
Barnabas, for someone who supposedly grew up in England, you're missing the accent.
Barnabas, did you get a crash course in 'how not to sound like an antiquated dork' from Willie? You are far too smooth here.
Victoria, did you just send the kid out to play? Barnabas is in the study. That means it's dark out. You hate the kid, right?
Oops, he still sounds antiquated to the kid. Needs to work on those modern English lessons.
Victoria, you sound stoned whenever you're narrating.
Caroline, if you need to take a taxi to get home from the pub, how did you get there? Teleport?
Meh. Thought we were going to find out why Blackmailing Git is blackmailing Elizabeth. Nope. Just hints and relationship angst.
'With a little technique & practice'.
Yes, Barnabas knows about doorknobs.
Context: 'the wind' blew the double door shut. Victoria tugs hard on the doorknobs, can't open the door. Barnabas steps up to the door, turns the doorknob, and the 'stuck' door opens.
Old Collins House should be on the Historic Register. And ought to be restored, if everything Barnabas says is correct.
Enter Uncle Roger. Egads, that suit is hideous!
Barnabas, you've noticed the rest of the Collins household is oblivious, so you're making these sly hints to us, aren't you?
"Dear viewers: I am undead. Thus my quips about 'the house not being INTENDED as a tomb' & how living the other Collins are.
Victoria is still boggling over Barnabas's skill at turning doorknobs.
Apparently, Barnabas does drink... wine.
This is a rant; if you think I'm talking about you, I may well be, but you are not the only one. That's the problem, really: It's Not All About You.
..engraved with ancient script, strange monsters, altars, and mysterious symbols. You would suspect that the ancient text might be dark rituals to summon the monsters, or a cryptic warning against some demonic horror.
In actuality, the stone is a kudurru or boundary stone from ancient Mesopotamia. It's a real estate charter, detailing surveyed farm land granted to someone, with all the witnesses and officials involved. The monsters and altars? They represent the gods and demons who are invoked to curse anyone who moves or hides the boundary stone, tries to appropriate the land, or deny the rights of the legal owners.
1. Legal contracts in those days were a lot more interesting.
2. Most ancient writings are pretty mundane.
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how does the speed of the haplotypeCaller usually compare to that of the UnifiedGenotyper?
When I try to use it, it seems to be about 90x slower.
I've noticed the same thing, and was wondering if this is expected or not.
1) By default, the Unified Genotyper calls only SNPs, while the Haplotype Caller calls both SNPs and indels. That alone causes a significant difference in speed.
2) Downsampling currently does not work with the Haplotype Caller. The program is not complaining because the argument is given to the engine, so it is considered valid, but the downsampling is not communicated to the HC, so the HC actually calls on the entire set of reads. If you have high coverage, that will slow the run down significantly. This will be fixed in the future, but for now it is a caveat you need to take into account.
Fortunately there are some tweaks you can use to speed up the process, I'll ask the author of the HC to contribute some tips in this thread.
The command line argument which most determines the runtime of the HaplotypeCaller is -minPruning. This argument controls the amount of pruning that is performed on the local de-novo assembly graph which is generated for every variant region. The default value is -minPruning 1 which means events have to been seen by more than 1 read in order to remain in the graph. This is a very conservative default designed not to miss anything. By raising this threshold fewer haplotypes will need to be evaluated and this reduces the runtime. The optimal value for this parameter depends on your project design and so experimentation is required.
Is my command looking OK to you? As you mentioned, the high-coverage data would slow down quite a bit, which occurred to me. my question is: does the new released version V2.2-4 have added Downsampling feature that would work for HC caller? also to use -minPruning option, is there any general suggestion (e.g., -minPruning 2 or -minPruning 5 etc), if my exome-seq data is average 60X coverage and about 20 samples from the same family? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
It is still running right now, but using the same data, The Unified genotyper only took 4.6 hours whereas the HaplotypeCaller already took 12hr alone for just chromosome 1 based on the log file (it is still running and not sure when will finish).The link you refer to me seem showing smaller difference between the HaplotypeCaller and Unified genotyper in the newest version, but in the case of my data, the difference seems bigger? Any suggestion?
It looks like you aren't using the minPruning parameter that is mentioned in this thread. The default value is -minPruning 1 which means every event seen by more than 1 read remains in the assembly graph and has to be evaluated. This is a very conservative default designed not to miss anything.
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I am aware of that trick as mentioned in my initial post above , in which I asked about any advice or details to use -minPruning option: is there any general suggestion (e.g., -minPruning 2 or -minPruning 5 etc), if my exome-seq data is average 60X coverage and about 20 samples from the same family? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Also the link pointed by Geraldine (http://www.broadinstitute.org/gatk/guide/version-history) showed a big difference in the plot between before and after the improvement, does that use the -minPruning as well or still used the default -minPruning (as 1)?
The optimal value for this parameter depends on your project design and so experimentation is required.
Unfortunately we can't give you a number, you really do need to try out different values and see what works best for you.
Use of minPruning still applies with the new version, yes.
As you can see I already used -minPruning 10 (default is 1), however, the job has already run about 100hr, still just on chr2 and expected 3.9w ahead to finish. However, for the same set of samples, the Unified genotyper only took 48 hr to finish the job.
Does my command looks reasonable, what else I shall do to increase the speed? Shall I keep increasing the -minPruning to 20 or more, or any reasonable larger number here?
Thanks again for your help. You can imagine how painful to wait for so long for the result, which becomes a bit almost unreachable now? Also my secondary thought is: given so much cost in time for the HaplotypeCaller callset, how much benefits can be gained from that? Unfortunately, I have not been able to get the HaplotypeCaller callset and can not compare its result with UG callset yet.
One option -- if you are willing to experiment -- is to enable the experimental downsampler and set the dcov value to like 10. This is likely to help with regions of excessive depth. If you do use this, please let us know how it performs... we are intending to turn on by default the new downsampler for the upcoming GATK 2.3 release.
Shall I use -dcov like UG (-dcov 200) or better start from what you suggested: -dcov 10?
Thanks again for the suggestion, very anxious to try.
The name of the argument is --enable_experimental_downsampling and I'd use -dcov 10 because it means that no more than 10 reads starting at the exact same position will be included in the analyzed data. The HC is fundamentally different from the UG, and so the downsampling has use a new approach. Let me know how it goes. I suspect that this will speed things up dramatically, but do not there may be some bugs (which please do report, we are going live here with this as the only option for GATK 2.3 so we need to sort out bugs now).
The time quickly jump from 14.0w to only 10.6 d now. Looking promising!
Hope my command is Ok, let me know if my understanding is correct. Thanks a lot for your great help!
I think everything looks good. Let us know how the calls look. It's good to hear that things are progressing well. Let us know how the calls look. I suspect everything will be find. Allowing 10 reads per sites for 100 bp reads is like allowing up to 1000x coverage at each position.
Looks like still a long way to go. Any idea or suggestions?
Yes, this is what I'd expect. There's a lot of coverage in the centromere, and passing through the centromere will increase the cost of the compute estimates over the whole genome.
Interesting point. Thanks for the info, Mike.
problem 1: as you can see from the log, after 79.7h run, it is still at chr2 with 3.3 weeks expected. which is still not feasible for routine project like this. Any more aggressive way to speed up?
when you say "scatter gather", you mean split the reads from my bam files e.g. by chromosomes into subsets of bam files and then call the SNPs separately on each chromosome and then combine the chr-wise vcf files all together, right? If I do that, I do not have to change any setting of my command? Sounds useful idea.
Is this idea generically feasible and reasonable for all GATK steps, I know VQSR step would need or like more variants to build up the model? Sounds like the GATK can help do that by implementing a way to split the one big process into multiple parallel processes to deal with reads from each chromosome one at a time in parallel fashion.
There is an upper limit on the active region size. It's set per walker, and the size is 300 bases for HaplotypeCaller.
Scatter/Gather is the technique that Queue uses to split up large tasks in the way you're describing. If you create a Queue script which runs a walker with a scatter count of 100, it will split your inputs into 100 pieces (Scatter), run the walker on each piece in parallel, and combine the results into a single output file (Gather).
Thanks for the info about Queue. I had not tried out the Queue yet, which seems very useful in such cases. I will give a shot.
not quite follow what you mentioned about the upper limit on the active region size, how does that impact the HyplotypeCaller?
It means that the work unit for the HaplotypeCaller is a region with a maximum base size of 300bp.
After running for about 16 hours, I get an estimated run time of 18.1 weeks! I know that this is a demanding analysis, but that kind of time is just ridiculous.
Is there anything I can do to speed this up and also be confident that I get as good results as possible? I mean, increasing -minPruning might decrease run time but this might also lead to a lower quality call set, right?
Ouch, that's a long time.
Well, keep in mind that the value of minPruning you can afford to use (without excessive effect on call quality) is to a large extent relative to the coverage you expect throughout your data. If your coverage is very consistently above, say, 50, then you can comfortably increase minPruning to up to maybe 10 if you assume events that occur at 20% in a diploid are probably junk anyway. But if your coverage is not very consistent and you have alternating regions of high and low coverage, then you have to be more careful because in low coverage regions, a high value of minPruning may cost you real calls. So for this it's important to know how good your data is, because it tells you how robust it will be to harsher parameter values.
If you're nervous about playing with minPruning, you can instead turn up the downsampling, which is more robust to coverage issues. Note that as explained earlier in this thread, the downsampling applied to the HC is different from regular downsampling, so you can use a much lower value, e.g. 10 instead of 200.
Finally, you can also look into using scatter/gather to parallelize execution of the HC.
Thank you for explaining and thanks for the helpful tips! I'll play around with minPruning and dcov and hopefully get a shorter execution time.
Glad to help, @nikmal. FYI, the impending 2.5 release is going to be quite a lot faster, and I am told 2.6 will be "blazingly fast"
By the way, to nuance my earlier recommendations, try getting to the speed you need by adjusting the dcov first, since comparatively speaking it is safer than increasing minPruning, which is best used conservatively.
The --enable-experimental-downsampling flag is no longer allowed in version 2.5.2 - is the HaplotypeCaller-specific downsampling now enabled through the usual -dcov/-dt parameters?
I have ~100 exomes (62mbp) at ~75 coverage. Using 1024 cores UnifiedGenotyper took about 5 hours. Given the increased memory requirements of HaplotypeCaller, I can only run 4 threads per 24GB node, instead of 24 threads, so already times will be at least 6x longer than UG. I am on a PBS Pro system, so I can't use Queue, but I ran some practice runs. I broke the 10MB of the HLA region into 40 parts, each covering about 15,000bp of exons. It took 80 core/hours to run total (~8hr/1mbp), so I was expecting about 25,000 core/hours (~150core/weeks) to process the entire dataset. On the cluster I was hoping to finish within 4 weeks.
I am using minPruning 4 and dcov 2, and many of the threads are estimating between 4-12 hours/1Mbp, but some are estimating several days/Mbp, with several weeks for the segment (and these are all <10Mbp!). As I am starting 4 threads per node, and can't use more nodes until all threads are finished, this will mean I am using many 24 core nodes with a single thread! Is there a way to tell HaplotypeCaller to process to a certain time, instead of a segment size? Otherwise I will be wasting many nodes, and waiting many weeks for the job to finish.
This is really the current worst case for HC performance. Internally we use the HC for deep WGS projects at near production scale (such as < 50 WGS sample), but many deep exomes really doesn't perform very well at all yet. Our target to is to improve performance on exomes for 2.7. But I'd recommend you stay with the UG for such project.
I am using GATK v2.6-5 to call variants on three genomes. With two genomes it only takes 90 hours but when I add the third it runs forever and the estimated running time keeps increasing (was up to 12 days before I stopped it).
I decided to speed it up using the -dcov/-dt parameters where I set the -dcov to 10 but it didn't run and insisted that it should be at least 200. When I resorted to the minPruning and set it to 7 to increase the speed it ran much faster!!. I understand though that minPruning should be used with caution!
My understanding is that in the minPruning 7 would mean that events have to been seen by more than 7 reads in order to remain in the graph. Does that mean for a region to remain in the graph, it has to be present 7 times in each of the three genomes?
My other question is, is minPruning 7 safe for coverages of 22 x, 24 x and 17.8 x ?
I would appercieate your help with these questions.
Glad to help, nikmal. FYI, the impending 2.5 release is going to be quite a lot faster, and I am told 2.6 will be "blazingly fast"
The graph is constructed with data from all samples, so the pruning requirement is that the event has to be seen N times overall (not per sample). So that gives you a bit of margin when running on multiple samples. That said, at lower coverages you have fewer chances of seeing events, so you should be more cautious with minPruning. We haven't tested this systematically at different coverages so I can't give you a specific answer to your question; you may want to test a few different settings.
I got it. Yeah, I guess I have to experiment with it a bit and see what best works for it.
Hi Geraldine. Is there somewhere an up to date explanation of what the current best practice is for speeding up HaplotypeCaller?
No, we haven't made this a documentation point yet but perhaps this would be a good idea. I'll add it to my to-do list. In the meantime, the same recommendations apply as previously explained in this thread: minPruning and downsampling at the parameter level, and multithreading/scatter-gather parallelism at the execution level.
I have a general question about the Haplotype caller. I've been playing around testing how long various calling software takes (just with wall clock time - I'm the only one using our cluster, so I figured the time should be comparable if I only run one job at a time..). I compared two different chromosomal lengths (5 Mb and 10 Mb), and various numbers of samples. At around 40 samples, the wall time required by the HaplotypeCaller seems to reach a peak (see attached file).
I've just ran a variant calling using several RNAseq libraries and I did a joint variant calling feeding multiple Haplotype Caller with all these samples. Do you think this might bias the Genotyping results or simply slow down the process?
We have not yet validated multi-sample calling on RNA-seq data. Have a look at this article. Although the article talks about applying the GVCF workflow to RNA-seq data, the same is applicable for running HaplotypeCaller on multiple RNA-seq samples in normal mode.
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Ann: Kirst, I’ve made a batch of spiced Elderberry syrup. I think with the weather starting to cool and with seasonal viruses around its a good idea to be prepared.
As a naturopath could you explain a bit about the medicinal use of elderberry?
Kirsty: Elderberry is high in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-influenza properties. It’s packed with vitamins and minerals for the immune system. Kids love it, which is a bonus in our house.
Elder was the first plant, that I planted on the farm, traditionally it is thought to plant Elder in the corner of the herb garden as it helps the other herbs that grow there.
Ann: I’m not keen on making syrups with sugar, so I’ve made this one with honey. I always add the honey at the end after slightly cooling the elderberries so that the honey isn’t cooked as traditionally raw honey is seen as healthier. What’s your take on the use of syrups and honey?
Kirsty: Syrups are great for colds and sore throats, as they coat the mucus membranes in the throat and keep the herbs in direct contact with the part that needs to be soothed.
Honey adds to the medicinal properties compared to using sugar which depresses the immune system. Spices also enhance the flavour of the syrup but have the extra benefit of stimulating the circulation and have excellent antimicrobial properties.
Ann: Great because I’ve also added some herbs and spices to this formula. They taste delicious, but from a healthcare perspective what are their advantages?
Kirsty: The Liquorice in the formula is sweet and soothing to mucous membranes, it is antiviral and anti-inflammatory, can be used to make other herbs taste better in herbal medicine.
All the warming and invigorating spices you’ve chosen bring a beautiful warmth to the mix with their delicious, warming energy.
Long Pepper – similar to Black Pepper is a metabolic stimulant, warms the body and clears mucus.
Cinnamon – is antimicrobial, mildly stimulates the circulation and gently warms the body, so helps remove feeling of coldness….
Ginger – multi facetted healing spice, internally warming. Along with Cayenne and Cinnamon has a carrier function, it helps enhance the absorption of the other herbs in the body.
Cloves – effective against colds and flu, dilate blood vessels, helps with circulation, high in antioxidants and antimicrobial.
Star Anise – Interestingly, most of the star anise production is used to isolate a constituent to produce Tamiflu (antiviral medication against influenza A + B).
Nutmeg – Is antimicrobial and I love its fragrance as it is freshly grated.
2 cups of raw honey or equivalent vegan syrup alternative, you could also use stevia to sweeten but it wouldn’t give a syrupy result.
Place berries and herbs and spices into a stainless steel or heatproof glass pan if possible as the elderberries may stain enamel.
Bring to the boil and then reduce kto a gentle simmer uncovered for about 30-45 mins or the liquid has reduced to about half.
Cool slightly and strain through a fine mesh sieve, pressing on berries with the back of a spoon to extract all the goodness.
Add the honey stir until dissolved.
Pour into sterilised glass bottles and cap.
*only use dark blue/black elderberries as the red ones are potentially toxic if eaten in large quantities. Never eat raw elderberries, cook them before consuming. Always know and trust your elderberry source.
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How do I care for babies.
Newborn gently in his arms and take hold in the horizontal position, with his head bent at the elbow to a hand. You can hold it vertically, supporting his head with his mitt. Taking a baby in her arms, the mom always accompanies these movements with gentle words.
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عن أميرِ المؤمنينَ [أبي حفصٍ عمرَ بنِ الخطَّابِ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقولُ: "إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بالنِّيَّاتِ وإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ ما نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَو امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ". رواه إماما المحدِّثينَ: أبو عبدِ اللهِ محمَّدُ بنُ إسماعيلَ بنِ إبراهيمَ بنِ المغيرةِ ابنِ بَرْدِزْبَه البُخاريُّ. وأبو الحُسَيْنِ مسلِمُ بنُ الحجَّاجِ بنِ مُسلمٍ القُشيْريُّ النَّيْسَابوريُّ في صحيحيهما اللَّذين هما أصحُّ الكتُبِ الْمُصَنَّفةِ.
"Verily actions are based upon the intentions (behind them) and every man shall have (in accordance) with what he intended. Thus, he whose migration was (for the sake of) Allāh and His Messenger, then his migration was indeed for Allāh and His Messenger. And he whose migration was to attain a portion of the world or to take some woman in marriage, then his migration was for that for which he migrated."
It was related by the two Imāms of the Muḥaddithīn, Abū ʿAbdillāh Muḥammad bin Ismāʿīl bin ʾIbrāhīm bin al-Mughīrah ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhārī and Abū al-Ḥusayn Muslim bin al-Ḥajjāj bin Muslim al-Qushayrī al-Naysabūrī in their two Ṣaḥīḥ compilations which are the most authentic of compiled books.
This is one of the ḥadīths upon which the whole of Islām revolves. Imām Aḥmad and Imām al-Shāfiʿī (raḥimahumallāh) said: “One third of all knowledge enters into the ḥadīth, ‘Actions are but by intentions’.” as related by al-Bayḥaqī and others. The reason is that a person’s earning occurs through his heart, tongue and limbs, and the intention is one of these three categories, (the heart).
Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd (d. 676H) in Sharḥ al-Arbaʿīn al-Nawawiyyah, p. 10.
He is Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar bin al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu). He took the khilāfah through appointment by Abū Bakr (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), and this appointment is an [acccepted] legislative one.
Shaykh Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn in Sharḥ al-Arbaʿīn al-Nawawiyyah (1435H), p. 9.
This ḥadīth is mash-hūr in relation to the end part of its chain, but gharīb in relation to its first part. This is because it was not related from the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) except by ʿUmar bin al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu). And no one related it from ʿUmar except ʿAlqamah bin Abī Waqqāṣ. And no one related it from ʿAlqamah except Muḥammad bin Ibrahīm al-Taymī. And no one related it from Ibrahīm except Yaḥyā bin Saʾīd al-Anṣārī. Then it became famous after that and more than 200 people related it, most of them were Imāms (in ḥadīth).
Meaning: [That actions] are [judged] in accordance with the objectives of the people and their pursuits. Hence, it is desireable for a Muslim to make his intention sincerely for Allāh in every action that he works, from among the righteous actions.
As for the worldly actions, they do not need an intention. Such as when one eats, drinks, puts on clothes or drives his car. These do not require an intention. What is intended by ‘actions’ here are the righteous actions, these are the ones which must be founded upon an intention.
This ḥadīth is needed in everything, it is needed in fulfilling the commands, avoiding the prohibitions, and leaving the doubtful matters. This is because a duty-bound person is in between a command that is either an obligation or recommendation, or a prohibition that is either unlawful or disliked, or the affair is doubtful, so he abandons in. And [none of] that will not be righteous except through desiring the Face of Allāh—the Lofty and Exalted—by it, and that is the intention.
The letter bā (ب) [in ‘based upon the intentions’ (بالنيات)] is for causation (sababiyyah). Meaning, actions are only accepted, or are valid due to the intention. Hence, this is establishment of a general principle.
The intention (niyyah) around which this ḥadīth revolves, is the intend and desire of the heart. Hence, it is connected to the heart which means that its place is not on the tongue nor the limbs. Rather, its place is in the heart. A persaon intended something (nawā), meaning he intended and desired this thing with this heart. Thus, actions are conditioned by the intent and desire of the heart.
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Āl al-Shaykh in Sharḥ al-Arbaʿīn al-Nawawiyyah, p. 25.
Action, what is intended by it is whatever emanates from a duty-bound person and statements enter into it [as well]. Thus, by ‘action’, a separate category to speech (qawl) and belief (iʿtiqād) is not intended [here]. Rather, ‘actions’ here are everything that arises frrom the duty-bound person of both statements and actions. The statements of the heart and the actions of the heart. And the speech of the tongue and the action of the limbs. Thus, everything that relates to faith (īmān) enters into his saying, ‘Verily, actions are by the intentions (behind them)...’, because faith itself is speech and action: The speech of the tongue, the speech of the heart and the action of the heart and the action of the limbs. Thus, everything that emanates from a duty-bound person enters into his saying, ‘Verily, actions are by the intentions (behind them)...’.
Select any of the options below to read commentaries in Arabic on hadith 1 related by ʿUmar bin al-Khaṭṭāb.
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Music that is thought to be highly innovative or ahead of its time. Avant-garde music necessarily pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable as "music" to specialists as well as to the population at large. Historically speaking, musicologists primarily use the term "avant-garde music" for the radical, post-1945 tendencies Modernism in several genres of art music after the death of Anton Webern in 1945. In the 1950s the term was mostly associated with serial music. Today the term may be used to refer to any other post-1945 trend of Modernist music not definable as experimental music, and is most frequently characterized by the rejection of tonality. Avant-garde can refer to radical or innovative classical music, psychedelia and neo-psychedelia, noise, jazz, electronic music, or music that is simply unclassifiable. Serialism is a method or technique of composition (Griffiths 2001, 116) that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schönberg's twelve-tone technique, though his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as one example of post-tonal thinking (Whittall 2008, 1). The twelve-tone technique orders the 12 notes of the chromatic scale, forming a row or series and providing a unifying basis for a composition's melody, harmony, structural progressions, and variations. Other types of serialism also work with sets, collections of objects, but not necessarily with fixed-order series, and extend the technique to other musical dimensions or "parameters" such as duration, dynamics, and timbre. This is often called integral serialism or total serialism. Composers such as Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono, Milton Babbitt, and Jean Barraqué used serial techniques of one sort or another in much of their music. Other composers such as Béla Bartók, Luciano Berio, Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland, Olivier Messiaen, Arvo Pärt, Walter Piston, Alfred Schnittke, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, and even some jazz composers such as Yusef Lateef and Bill Evans used serial techniques in only some of their compositions or sections of compositions. Aleatoric music (also aleatory or chance music) is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of the composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer(s). The term is most often associated with procedures in which the chance element involves a relatively limited number of possibilities. The term became known to European composers through lectures by acoustician Werner Meyer-Eppler at Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music in the beginning of the 1950s. According to his definition, "a process is said to be aleatoric [...] if its course is determined in general but depends on chance in detail" (Meyer-Eppler 1957, 55). Indeterminacy in music, which was first used early in the twentieth century in the music of Charles Ives, and in the 1930s by Henry Cowell and his student John Cage beginning in 1951 (Griffiths 2001), came to refer to (mostly American) music composed by a group of composers that grew up around Cage. This group included members of the so-called New York School: Earle Brown, Morton Feldman and Christian Wolff. Others working in this way included the Scratch Orchestra in the United Kingdom (1968 until the early 1970s) and the Japanese composer Toshi Ichiyanagi (born 1933). Surrealist music uses unexpected juxtapositions, automaticism, and other surrealist techniques. Discussing Theodor Adorno, Max Paddison (1993, 90) defines surrealist music as that which "juxtaposes its historically devalued fragments in a montage-like manner which enables them to yield up new meanings within a new aesthetic unity," though Lloyd Whitesell says this is Paddison's gloss of the term (Whitesell 2004, 118). Anne LeBaron (2002, 27) cites automatism, including improvisation, and collage as the primary techniques of musical surrealism. According to Whitesell, Paddison quotes Adorno's 1930 essay "Reaktion und Fortschritt" as saying "Insofar as surrealist composing makes use of devalued means, it uses these as devalued means, and wins its form from the 'scandal' produced when the dead suddenly spring up among the living" (Whitesell 2004, 107 and 118n18).
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Why can't I see further ahead on my calendar?
First check, did you set an end date for your classes?
3. Click on Edit beside the class that is missing are missing.
4. Scroll down to the bottom and click Advanced settings.
5. Check if an endate has been set.
If no end date has been set check your timetable settings.
1. Click on the 3 horizontal lines in the top right and click settings on the menu.
3 Scroll down to the option "Timetable displays X weeks of classes"
This setting will not update automatically but runs once a day, the next day you check, the classes will be populate according to your timetable display settings.
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Future California (CA) precipitation projections, including those from the most recent Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), remain uncertain. This uncertainty is related to several factors, including relatively large internal climate variability, model shortcomings, and because CA lies within a transition zone, where mid-latitude regions are expected to become wetter and subtropical regions drier. Here, we use a multitude of models to show CA may receive more precipitation in the future under a business-as-usual scenario. The boreal winter season-when most of the CA precipitation increase occurs-is associated with robust changes in the mean circulation reminiscent of an El Niño teleconnection. Using idealized simulations with two different models, we further show that warming of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures accounts for these changes. Models that better simulate the observed El Niño-CA precipitation teleconnection yield larger, and more consistent increases in CA precipitation through the twenty-first century.
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When was the last time you mapped your customer journey?
CUSTOMER journey maps are a critical component of many organizations’ customer experience (CX) framework because they provide insights about how a customer is brought to the brand, how they’re engaged, and what causes them to move away from the brand.
Obviously, understanding this helps to gain visibility into the events and moments that need to be created in the customer journey to wow them and keep them coming back.
According to a Gartner study, however, almost one-third of organizations still face difficulty incorporating journey maps into their CX efforts.
When businesses create a customer journey map, they’re able to plot a desirable customer journey and a map the existing customer journey.
Doing so allows them to identify gaps between their expectations and their perceptions of the experience delivered by a brand at steps along the journey.
Brands like Adidas and Vans do this well — by organizing sporting and music events to engage with customers after they’ve made the purchase.
According to Gartner, the main goal of journey mapping is to determine the challenges and opportunities a brand faces in improving its CX and improve satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy.
“While CX leaders have long understood the value of customer journey maps and the impact they have on an organization’s ability to exceed or meet customer expectations, many still struggle to utilize them effectively in their CX initiatives,” said the company’s Senior Research Director Jane-Anne Mennella.
According to Gartner, the main objectives of a customer journey map should be to identify specific CX problems and opportunities, and to gain alignment and consensus on how to address those problems and opportunities.
The same attention paid to laying the groundwork for journey mapping initiatives should be given to the actual creation of the journey map itself.
Affirm leadership and key stakeholder support, build a cross-functional team composed of representatives from all departments who support the CX, assess data sources and needs, and know the audience for whom you are mapping the journey.
Determining and building successful customer journeys requires clear communication among the team and a strong understanding of the entire journey the customers take.
CX leaders should start by aligning team goals and expectations.
Next, the customer journey map should include the following criteria: It should be created from the customer’s perspective and reflect the customer’s entire journey — from evaluation, purchase, use through to loyalty, satisfaction and/or advocacy.
Lastly, CX teams should consider validating the data included in the journey to ensure it accurately reflects the experience, feelings, thoughts, and actions of the customers.
When journey maps fail, research shows it typically happens following the design phase.
To get maximum value from customer journey maps, CX leaders must turn the insight derived from journey maps into action and experiences, ensure those journey maps are current, and develop a communications plan to reinforce progress toward realizing the customer’s desired journey.
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Do all psychological studies use numbers?
Most psychological studies are quantitative and rely on the translation of psychological traits and behaviors into variables that can be analyzed statistically. Qualitative research, however, also has a place in psychological research. In qualitative research a smaller number of subjects are observed or interviewed intensively. The observations are recorded not in numbers but in a long, detailed narrative. From these narratives, the researcher identifies themes that can be explored with greater precision in later quantitative research. Thus, qualitative research is hypothesis generating vs. hypothesis testing. It is more broad-based and open-ended than quantitative research but less precise and reproducible. It is best understood as a preliminary type of research.
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Given two objects of same class and the task is to merge both objects into single object.
Approach 1: Convert object into data array and merge them using array_merge() function and convert this merged array back into object of class stdClass.
Note: While merging the objects using array_merge(), elements of array in argument1 are overwritten by elements of array in argument2. This may nullify the resulting elements in final object if array in argument2 has null values.
Note: Functions are not copied using this approach. Only use this approach if class only contain variables.
Approach 2: Merge the object using array_merge() method and convert this merged array to object using convertObjectClass function. This function is used to convert object of the initial class into serialized data using serialize() method. Unserialize the serialized data into instance of the final class using unserialize() method. Using this approach obtain an object of user defined class Geeks rather the standard class stdClass.
Approach 3: Create a new object of the original class and assign all the properties of both objects to this new object by using foreach loop. This is a simple and clean approach of merging two objects.
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LST - 350 was laid down on 10 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 7 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Terry; and commissioned on 13 February 1943. During World War II, LST-350 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings--September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-350 was redesignated Chandra (ARL-46) on 25 May 1945, but the redesignation was subsequently cancelled. The ship was decommissioned on 26 May 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1946. On 2 December 1946, she was sold to the Suwannee Steam Ship Co., Charleston, S.C., and converted for merchant service. LST-350 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 351 was laid down on 9 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 7 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. P. F. Wakeman; and commissioned on 24 February 1943. During World War 11, LST-351 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 On 12 December 1944, she was transferred to the United Kingdom. The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 15 October 1946 and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 December 1946. She was sold to the Netherlands sometime between 30 December 1946 and 17 June 1947. LST-351 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 352 was laid down on 9 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard-, launched on 7 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Virginia Henley; and commissioned on 26 February 1943. During World War If, LST-352 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings September 1943 West Coast of Italy operations: (a) Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings-January through March 1944 (b) Elba and Pianosa landings-June 1944 Invasion of southern France August through September 1944 On 24 December 1944, she was transferred to the United Kingdom. The tank landing ship was returned to United States Navy custody on 2 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 29 October 1946. She was sold to Greece sometime between 21 November 1946 and 6 January 1947. LST-352 earned four battle stars for World War If service.
LST - 353 was laid down on 15 July 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 12 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Estelle Lynette Cushman; and commissioned on 27 November 1942, Lt. L. E. Reynolds, Jr., USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-353 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Consolidation of southern Solomons-June 1943 New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November 1943 On 21 May 1944, she was sunk by internal explosion while moored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and struck from the Navy list on 18 July 1944. LST-353 earned three battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War If service.
LST - 354 was laid down on 15 July 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 13 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Jean Browne McCall; and commissioned on 27 November 1942, Lt. B. W. Robb, USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-354 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November 1943 Green Islands landing-February 1944 Capture and occupation of Saipan-June 1944 Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945 Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April 1945 Following the war, LST-354 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945. She was decommissioned on 30 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 16 December 1947, the tank landing ship was sold the the Southwest Steel Corp., of Pittsburgh, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-354 earned six battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War 11 service.
To meet the complex needs of amphibious warfare, including the delivery of mechanized equipment and personnel directly to the beachhead, some 79,000 specialized landing craft of all types were mass-produced on both coasts and by many inland yards. Workhorse of the landing craft flotillas, the versatile LST (Landing Ship, Tank) is a barge-shaped ship of shallow draft, self-propelled by Diesel motors. Loaded topside with smaller craft, their tunnel-like holds packed with tanks, vehicles, guns, or cargo, the LSTs were a vital weapon in the battle of logistics.
The LST-355, along with its sister ship the LST-356, was commissioned as a vessel of the U. S. Fleet in formal ceremonies held at the U. S. Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, on 22 December 1942. A representative of the Commandant, SIXTH Naval District, read the directive authorizing the commissioning of the ship and Lieutenant Norman L. Knipe, Jr., D-V(S), USNR, assumed command as her First Commanding Officer.
The month of January 1943 was spent in outfitting the ship for sea, and on 3 February 1943 the ship sailed for Little Creek, Virginia, where she underwent training in the Chesapeake Bay. The ship proceeded to New York; there on 28 February 1943 she joined the second group of LSTs destined for overseas duty in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. On March 1943 she proceeded in convoy from New York for North Africa. The convoy touched at Bermuda for four days before proceeding to North Africa, arriving off Oran, Algeria, on 13 April 1943. The ship was further ordered to Arzew where she docked the same day.
At this time fighting was still in progress up the coast toward Tunisia, and Arzew and other ports in the vicinity were subjected to periodic air raids. This was the ship's first combat experience and the first time her guns had actually fired at the enemy. During the last week of April 1943, Captain Knipe volunteered to use the ship in a beaching operation near Arzew. The ship broached on rocks and was severely damaged. She was towed back to Arzew where she lay dock-side during May, June, and July 1943. During this time she was cannibalized a great deal by repair forces who used mechanical parts from the 355 for repairs on LSTs operating around Tunis and Sicily. The damage she received during the beaching operation near Arzew prevented the ship from participating in the Invasion of Sicily.
On 31 July 1943 LST-355 was towed to Oran, Algeria, where she was placed in the huge French floating dry-dock which had been repaired and put in operation by the Americans. When repairs were completed the ship proceeded to Bizerte, Tunisia, arriving on 3 September 1943 to prepare for combat operations. Lieutenant A. J. Cadaret, USN, was commanding officer of the ship at this time; succeeding Lieutenant Knipe officially while the ship was under repairs at Oran. On 6 September 1943 she sailed as a part of the invasion convoy for Salerno Bay. On the night prior to clearing Bizerte, a large force of German bombers set off an ammunition dump and a gasoline dump near the harbor.
Severe enemy air attacks were encountered while underway for Italy and several vessels were hit. While under repairs at Oran it had been decided to install various anti-aircraft armament on the main deck of the 355; base forces and repair forces filled the main deck with 40MM, 20MM, and .50 calibre weapons. The installation was originally made to provide ack-ack training for amphibious gunners, but the extra guns came in very handy around Tunisia and Italy.
The ship arrived unscathed in the Bay of Salerno on 9 September 1943, despite a torpedo bomber attack and a daylight aerial attack by German planes using several glider bombs. Soon after daylight on D-Day LST-355, along with 12 other LSTs, was ordered to Red Beach, Safta, "to beach at all costs." Stiff opposition by the Germans had made all our beaches precarious and radio communications to most of the beaches had failed. Shortly after daylight it was observed that the Red Beach was heavily armed with German equipment. LST-355 weighed anchor about 0930 and in company with the other LSTs started in toward the beach from the outer transport area. A destroyer led the column of LSTs toward the beach. While proceeding to the beach German fighters attempted to bomb and strafe the ships. LST-355 was credited with the downing of one enemy plane, which was believed to be an ME109.
As the LSTs arrived within artillery range of the beach, directly North of Agripoli, Italy, German shore batteries and mobile guns promptly opened fire on the LSTs. The destroyer returned the fire but found more targets than she could handle. As a result the USS PHILADELPHIA, a light cruiser, launched her observation planes and moved in to provide additional fire support. Some of the LSTs turned back toward the open sea before reaching the beach, but the LST-355 continued toward the beach under fire with most of the other ships. All the lead ships were proceeding at flank speed and this vessel is believed to have been the first LST to actually beach with the other LSTs hitting the beach in quick succession.
Despite the flank speed, the flat gradient of the beach prevented this ship from discharging its combat engineers with their equipment, and also the ship lost its stern anchor and cable in the attempt. The majority of the other ships discharged their equipment over pontoons brought in by LSTs such as the LST-356 and 338. All the ships were under heavy enemy fire at this time and hits were being scored by German gunners. Another destroyer had been called in to provide fire support, but German armored equipment could be plainly seen on the hills back of the beach. Tanks rolling off LSTs came off firing and tank battles developed right before the eyes of the LST personnel, Seabee Officers, and men who were handling pontoon gear.
It was at this hectic moment that a German Tiger tank came over the brow of a hill directly in front of the ship. The Gunnery Officer of the 355, Lieutenant (jg) L. A. Wilson, USNR, ordered the bow 40MM – a single mount Army-type gun – to open fire on the tank. The gun crew promptly began to pour HE shells into the body of the tank from maximum range and the tank caught fire and was destroyed. Both the Army and the flag aboard the USS BISCASYNE gave the 355 official credit for destroying the enemy tank. This ship is believed to be one of the few LSTs in the fleet having a destroyed tank to its credit.
The ship than managed to retract from the beach and returned to the transport area where it remained until discharging its equipment on LCTs. Concentrated air raids were being made by the enemy day and night; the ships antiaircraft weapons were fully manned at all times. Upon unloading, the ship was ordered to Palermo, Sicily, and then to Bizerte. Enemy air attacks continued through this period and several ships were damaged by mines.
The ship was then ordered to prepare for a trip to the United Kingdom, and sailed on 12 November 1943 from Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria, for Gibraltar and the United Kingdom. She was in company with eleven other LSTs, under the flag of Capt. W. D. Wright, USN, who at that time was aboard the LST-356. At Gibraltar the LSTs joined Convoy MKS 30 for the voyage to the United Kingdom. There were about 85 ships in the convoy with the U. S. LSTs being the largest group of American ships in the convoy. Operational control was British and all the escorts were British or Canadian. After several days out of Gibraltar, an enemy search plane was sighted. He continued to follow the convoy during the daylight hours, and was apparently spotting for submarines.
Several submarine attacks were made during the night; as a result of the attacks one British destroyer was sunk. Anti-submarine aircraft from the Azores furnished support during the several surface battles with enemy submarines. On the fifth day out of Gibraltar while approximately 500 miles off the Bay of Biscay, a force of about 27 German HE177s suddenly attacked the convoy with glider bombs and ordinary high explosives. The American LSTs, steaming at the after end of the convoy where the major attack was being launched, engaged the enemy planes with their 3-inch guns and other weapons but scored no definite kills. During the two and one-half hour attack on the convoy, one ship was sunk and three damaged by glider or other type bombs. Four to six enemy planes were destroyed either by ack-ack or friendly patrol planes. During the trip the escorts had been increased from about 13 to 37 to provide additional sub and air protection. No LSTs were hit in the attack but a near miss caused minor casualties on one LST.
No more enemy aircraft were encountered in the remainder of the voyage, but submarines continued to be active, and escorts were kept busy fighting off the attackers.
One Canadian corvette engaged a German sub in a surface gun battle in sight of LST-355 and sank the sub after a short engagement. When the convoy arrived off the tip of Southern Ireland, the LSTs were detached from the convoy and sent - with a Canadian anti-aircraft cruiser and five escorts - directly to the South Coast of England. This convoy (MKS 30) later received much publicity in England and the United States. A detailed story was printed in the Bupers Monthly Bulletin with a chart showing the exact location of the convoy when it was taken under attack by the HE177s. Four enemy submarines were known to have been sunk during the voyage and two believed damaged.
The 355 put in at Falmouth, England, on November 1943 and was promptly given duty training anti-aircraft gunners for the coming invasion of France. During the next six months it remained on the South Coast of England training thousands of amphibious craft gunners. It also participated in Operation Duck around Dartmouth, Devon. Numerous enemy air raids were experienced as the enemy struck at Southern England ports with its Luftwaffe. Enemy planes attacking Plymouth during May 1944 flew in at masthead height over the ship to bomb and strafe the harbor, as well as mine the entrance channel.
The last days of May 1944 was spent loading the ship for the Neptune operation and LST-355 sailed from Falmouth on June 5 1944 with Force "B" for Omaha Beach. It arrived off the beach on D-Day loaded with field artillery, personnel, and equipment (155 MM rifles), but did not discharge until the following day, 7 June 1944. Two boatloads of medical supplies were sent in on 6 June 1994 to Omaha Beach. The ship returned immediately to England and joined the now-famous LST shuttle service across the English Channel. From D-Day to 16 April 1945 when the ship left the United Kingdom for the United States, she had completed 44 trips from England to France. During this time it carried wounded and dead Allied troops and enemy prisoners of war. Two Navy medical officers and one Army doctor, including many enlisted medical aid men, were aboard during the early days of the invasion to give medical attention to casualties.
LST-355 was also part of the railroad shuttle from Southampton Hants, England to Cherbourg, Normandy, France and carried hundreds of U. S. Army railroad cars to France. Special rails were laid in the tank deck for this work and the cars were loaded and discharged over specially built ramps operated by U. S. Army railroad companies. During this shuttle service every conceivable piece of equipment - from bicycles to the heaviest tanks and road grading equipment - was carried successfully across the Channel to France. During the terrific storm that lashed the Allied beachhead several weeks after the initial landing this vessel was underway from the beachhead area to England, and made the trip intact despite the fact that many LSTs were opening seams in their main deck during the trip.
During the Ardennes break-through in December 1944, this vessel was pressed into service as a straight troop carrier for infantry replacements taken directly to France to stop the Nazi Offensive. It continued to operate without the benefit of radar through the worst of the winter in the Channel and is believed to be the last LST in the ETO to receive radar equipment.
On 13 March 1945 Lieutenant Cadaret was relieved of his command by Lieutenant E. L. Rankin, Jr, 149376, USNR(D), at Portland, Dorset, England. The ship was ordered to Falmouth, Cornwall, for availability and there received a radar set. During her availability period orders were received to remove all her deck guns and make the main deck ready to lift an LCT back to the States. This was accomplished in record time and the LCT was lifted at Plymouth, England for its return to the U. S. On 16 April 1945 LST-355 sailed as a part of an LST convoy consisting of 15 LSTs for Norfolk, Virginia, escorted by three American and three English DDs. Heavy fog was encountered soon after leaving Plymouth, so for three days the entire convoy had to depend on their radar equipment and accurate maneuvering to bring them through safely. Several sub contacts were made and the escorts made depth charge attacks. The British DDs left the convoy near Brest and the remains of the convoy proceeded to the Azores and from there to Norfolk, arriving on 5 May 1945.
After five days in Norfolk the ship sailed as part of a Coastal convoy for New Orleans, arriving there on 23 May 1945 and reporting to Commandant, Eighth Naval District, for a 30-day overhaul and conversion into an ordnance installation ship. All hands were granted 30 days leave, with one half of the officers and crew reporting back to Camp Bradford, Virginia, for reassignment; while new officers and men reported to the ship to replace the crew members who had been transferred. Getting underway from New Orleans LST-355 proceeded to the Todd-Johnson Shipyard at Algiers, Louisiana, where she remained across the Mississippi River from New Orleans until 27 July 1945 when it proceeded to Gulfport, Mississippi, to pick up side carry pontoons. While at New Orleans the LST-355, along with LST-308 and LST-392, was given a ten-ton crane on the main deck, a 40MM dual mount, and full equipment for installing 40MM dual mount guns with Mark 51 directors on ships in the forward area. The ship's company was increased to 10 officers and 127 enlisted men. When the ship sailed from New Orleans it carried approximately 15 million dollars worth of ordnance equipment on board.
From Gulfport, Mississippi the LST355 steamed to Galveston, Texas for a brief inspection that resulted in having a new radar antenna installed. On 3 August 1945 the ship sailed from Galveston to Coco Solo, Canal Zone, arriving there on 10 August 1945. Following this date she transited the Panama Canal heading for Pearl Harbor, T. H. On 14 August 1945 word was received of the Japanese surrender.
The ship continued on its original course until it was within five days of Pearl Harbor, when radio orders were received directing her to proceed to San Francisco, California. From San Francisco LST-355 was ordered to Mare Island, Navy Yard, and Vallejo, California for removal of all its ordnance gear. Here she was stripped of all her 40MM dual mount guns including the ten-ton crane and special equipment that had been installed at New Orleans, Navy Yard. The ship's company was reduced to eight officers and 104 enlisted men to serve as a full complement for the LST-355.
On 26 September 1945, 355 sailed for Pearl Harbor, T. H., arriving off Diamond Head on 4 October 1945. Soon after arrival the ship was ordered to Kewlo Basin to load cargo for Japan. Shortly after shoving off for Japan the vessel developed engine trouble and had to be returned to the Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, for repairs.
By 1 November 1945 USS LST-355 had completed a total of 35,503 miles of steaming since it left Charleston, South Carolina in February 1943.
On 5 November 1945 while at Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant E. L. Rankin, Jr. (D)USNR was relieved of command by Lieutenant John J. Kelley, (D) USNR, who took over as commanding Officer of the LST-355.
Having made an excellent war record with the amphibious force during World War II, the LST-355 was placed out of Commission and disposed of by the War Shipping Administration in March 1946.
1. Your performance of duty as Commanding Officer of the USS LST-355 during the invasion of Normandy, France, 6 June 1944, and during the subsequent build-up period, is deemed worthy of special commendation.
2. As Commanding Officer of the USS LST-355, you handled your ship skillfully in overcoming the hazards of weather and enemy activity during the initial assault on the beaches of Normandy and during the long and arduous task of the build-up which followed the assault phase. Through February 1945 your ship completed forty round trips across the English Channel, landing personnel and material to support the Allied armies. On two occasions your ship was held for long periods on the far shore to act as a towing vessel, and because of your fine seamanship, these operations were eminently satisfactory, despite adverse winter weather in the Channel.
3. I commend you for your splendid devotion to duty and outstanding professional ability in the performance of your duties, which reflect credit upon yourself and the United States Naval service.
4. You are hereby accorded the privilege of wearing the commendation ribbon pursuant to the authority delegated by ALNAV 179-44.
5. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the Chief of Naval Personnel to be filed in your official record.
LST - 356 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 16 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Harold Rivington Parker; and commissioned on 22 December 1942, Lt. G. A. Jaguemot in command. During World War II, LST-356 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normany-June 1944 LST-356 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 21 September 1945. On 1 July 1955, she was named Bledsoe County (LST-356) after a county in Tennessee. The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 1 September 1960 and sold to the Mechanical Equipment Co., New Orleans, La., on 8 March 1961 and subsequently scrapped. LST-356 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 357 was laid down on 24 October 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 14 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Richard Wilder Smith; and commissioned on 8 February 1943, Lt. J. C. Reynolds in command. During World War II, LST-357 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation in July 1943 and the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Following the war, LST-357 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October and November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 8 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July 1946. On 1 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-357 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 358 was laid down on 24 October 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 15 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Arthur Hinners; and commissioned on 8 February 1943. During World War II, LST-358 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of southern France August and September 1944 LST-358 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 24 December 1944. She was returned to United States Navy custody on 27 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August 1946. On 3 October 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to the Southern Trading Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-358 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 359 was laid down on 21 November 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 11 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Miller Penn; and commissioned on 9 February 1943, Lt. James A. Ferreola in command. During World War II, LST-359 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July and August 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Convoy KMS-31-November 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-359 was sunk on 20 December 1944 by a submarine torpedo in the eastern Atlantic. On 8 February 1945, she was struck from the Navy list. LST-359 earned five battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 360 was laid down on 21 November 1942 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 11 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Willard James Riddick; and commissioned on 9 February 1943. During World War 11, LST-360 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July and August 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 The tank landing ship was transferred to the United Kingdom on 29 November 1944 and returned to United States Navy custody and decommissioned on 10 June 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 August 1946 and sold on 8 October 1947. LST-360 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 361 was laid down on 10 August 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 10 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 16 November 1942. She was returned to United States Navy custody on 7 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 11 October 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to Luria Bros. & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa., for scrapping.
LST - 362 was laid down on 10 August 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 10 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Francis E. M. Whiting; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 23 November 1942. She was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on 2 March 1944. LST-362 was struck from the Navy list on 28 April 1945.
LST - 363 was laid down on 2 September 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 26 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Kendall Preston; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1942. The tank landing ship was returned to United States Navy custody on 26 January 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 4 December 1947, she was sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, Va., for scrapping.
LST - 364 was laid down on 3 September 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 26 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Harold B. Buse; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 7 December 1942. She was sunk due to enemy action in February 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 11 July 1945.
LST - 365 was laid down on 14 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 11 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Miles Sherman; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1942. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 October 1946 and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 December 1946. On 5 June 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to Fresh Frozen Foods, Ltd., Ayrshire, Scotland, for conversion for merchant service.
LST - 366 was laid down on 1 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 11 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth Blood; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 21 December 1942. She was returned to United States Navy custody on 26 January 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. The tank landing ship was sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, Va., for scrapping.
LST - 367 was laid down on 13 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 24 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred W. Anthony, Jr.; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 29 December 1942. She was returned to United States Navy custody on 17 December 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946. On 18 March 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to the Great Atlantic Iron & Steel Corp. for scrapping.
LST - 368 was laid down on 13 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 24 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph T. Hazen; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 4 January 1943. She was returned to United States Navy custody on 16 March 1943. During World War 11, LST-368 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the occupation of Saidor in eastern New Guinea in February 1944. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 March 1946. The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 17 April 1946 and was destroyed on 16 June 1948. LST-368 earned one battle star for World War 11 service.
LST - 369 was laid down on 13 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 24 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Claude L. Turner; and commissioned on 8 January 1943. During World War II, LST-369 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations. Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-369 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 29 November 1944 and returned to United States Navy custody on 29 November 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on I August 1947. On 7 October 1947, she was sold to the Tung Hwa Trading Co., Singapore. LST-369 earned three battle stars for World War 11 service.
LST - 370 was laid down on 31 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 12 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Frederic F. Agens; and commissioned on 13 January 1943. During World War II, LST-370 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-370 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 7 January 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946 and sold to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd., on 3 February 1947 and converted for merchant service. LST-370 earned three battle stars for World War 11 service.
LST - 371 was laid down on 29 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co., launched on 12 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. John E. Varney; and commissioned on 16 January 1943. During World War II, LST-371 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 On 17 November 1944, LST-371 was transferred to the United Kingdom. She was struck from the Navy list on 26 February 1946 and returned to United States Navy custody and decommissioned on 16 March 1946. The tank landing ship was sold to Bosey, Philippines, on 5 December 1947. LST-371 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 372 was laid down on 14 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 19 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Paul W. Watson; and commissioned on 23 January 1943, Lt. Marvin F. Studebaker, USNR, in command. During World War 11, LST-372 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-372 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October and November 1945 and saw service in China in December 1945 through March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, the ship was decommissioned on 9 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August that same year. On 3 October 1947, she was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., of Baltimore, Md., and subsquently scrapped. LST-372 earned three battle stars for World War 11 service.
LST - 373 was laid down on 14 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 19 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Louis P. Davis; and commissioned on 27 January 1943. During World War II, LST-373 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-JuIy 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 She was transferred to the United Kingdom on 9 December 1944. LST-373 was returned to United States Navy custody and decommissioned on 16 March 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 26 February 1946 and sold to Bosey, Philippines, on 5 November 1947. LST-373 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 374 was laid down on 12 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 19 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Victor D. Herbster; and commissioned on 29 January 1943 During World War 11, LST-374 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation in July and August 1943 and the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 29 May 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1946. On 14 January 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to A. G. Schoonmaker. LST-374 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 375 was laid down on 25 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 28 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick C. Sachse; and commissioned on 2 February 1943. During World War II, LST-375 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-375 performed occupation duty in the Far East in January and February 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 18 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 10 June 1947. On 31 December 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-375 earned three battle stars for World War 11 service.
LST - 376 was laid down on 25 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on I February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Harold C. Pierce; and commissioned on 5 February 1943. During World War 11, LST-376 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-376 was torpedoed and sunk by a German surface craft in the English Channel on 9 June 1944 and struck from the Navy list on 28 June 1944. LST-376 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 377 was laid down on 28 November 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 1 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Edward T. Dobbyn; and commissioned on 8 February 1943, Lt. A. C. Parks, USNR, in command. During World War 11, LST-377 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-377 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. The ship was decommissioned on 7 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July 1946. On 1 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-377 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 378 was laid down on 12 December 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 6 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Herbert A. Hope; and commissioned on 10 February 1943. During World War 11, LST-378 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-378 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-January 1946. She was decommissioned on 20 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 March 1947. On 1 June 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to the United States Military Government, Korea. LST-378 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 379 was laid down on 12 December 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 6 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Virginia Collins; and commissioned on 12 February 1943, Lt. John T. Salistean in command. During World War II, LST-379 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landin gs- September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-379 performed occupation duty in the Far East in September 1945 Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 28 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 20 March 1946. On 12 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and subsequently scrapped. LST-379 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 380 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 10 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Callahan; and commissioned on 15 February 1943. During World War II, LST-380 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-380 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 20 November 1944 and returned to United States Navy custody on 11 April 1946. On 7 June 1946, the tank landing ship was sold to the United States Military Government, Korea, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. LST-380 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 381 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 10 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Everett Goodrich; and commissioned on 15 February 1943. During World War 11, LST-381 was assigned to the European theater of war and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings-January and February 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-381 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 19 December 1944. She was decommissioned on 10 June 1946 and returned to United States Navy custody. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. On 11 September 1947, she was sold and subsequently scrapped. LST-381 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 382 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 3 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Emily F. Cass; and commissioned on 18 February 1943. During World War II, LST-382 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-381 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 29 November 1944. On 23 January 1948, she was transferred to France on lease and ultimately sold to France for further service on 21 March 1949. The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 28 April 1949. LST-382 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 383 was laid down on 16 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Estelle Lynette Cushman; and commissioned on 27 October 1942. During World War II, LST-383 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings - January through March 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-383 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 20 November 1944. She was retransferred to the Netherlands East Indies Maritime Customs as a sale on 10 June 1946. On 3 July 1946, LST-383 was struck from the Navy list. LST-383 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 384 was laid down on 16 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Alice Palen; and commissioned on 2 November 1942. During World War II, LST-384 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: ,Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings-January and February 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-384 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 22 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 8 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Wash., and subsequently scrapped. LST-384 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 985 was laid down on 19 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Janet Lee Peebles; and commissioned on 6 November 1942. During World War II, LST-385 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Convoy KMS-31-November 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings-January and February 1944 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 She was transferred to the United Kingdom on 29 November 1944. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 26 February 1946. She was decommissioned on 16 March 1946 and returned to United States Navy custody. On 5 December 1947, LST-385 was sold to Bosey, Philippines. LST-385 earned five battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 386 was laid down on 9 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Mary Randolph Scott; and commissioned on 10 November 1942. During World War II, LST-386 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Tunisian operations-November 1942 through July 1943 Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings-February and March 1944 Invasion of Normandy--June 1944 LST-386 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 9 December 1944. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 October 1946. The ship was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 December 1946. On 5 June 1947, she was sold to Frozen Foods, Scotland, and converted for merchant service. LST-386 earned five battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 387 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Roberta Adele Fitzhugh; and commissioned on 17 November 1942. LST-387 served in the European theater. On 22 June 1943, she was damaged by a German submarine torpedo, between Algiers and Bizerte, and subsequently repaired. The ship was decommissioned on 2 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. On 22 December 1947, she was sold to the Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and scrapped.
LST - 388 was laid clown on 20 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Barbara Ann Besse; and commissioned on 20 November 1942. During World War II, LST-388 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Tunisian operations-November 1942 through July 1943 Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 After the war, she was decommissioned on I February 1947 and struck from the Navy list on 25 February 1947. On 7 April 1948, the ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration and later sold. LST-388 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 389 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Clara Elizabeth Ashe; and commissioned on 24 November 1942, Lt. George C. Carpenter, USNR, in command. During- World War II, LST-389 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 LST-389 was decommissioned on 12 March 1946. She was redesignated Boone County (LST-389) after eight counties in the United States on 1 July 1955 and struck from the Navy list on I June 1959. In May 1960, the ship was transferred to the government of Greece as grant aid where she served in the Royal Hellenic Navy as Lesbos (L-172). LST-389 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 390 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 15 October 1942; sponsored by Miss Robin Holzbach; and commissioned on 28 November 1942, Lt. W. J. C. Baker, USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-390 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations : Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November and December 1943 Capture and occupation of Saipan-June 1944 Capture and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945 Following the war, LST-890 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 12 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 29 September 1947. On 3 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., and subsequently scrapped. LST-390 earned three battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 391 was laid down on 14 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 October 1942; sponsored by Miss Katherine Wendell Blewett; and commissioned on 3 December 1942. During World War II, LST-391 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings-September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 In May 1960, LST-391 was transferred to Greece as grant aid where she served in the Royal Hellenic Navy as Rodos (L-157). LST-391 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 392 was laid down on 14 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 October 1942; sponsored by Miss Jane Lewis Irvine; and commissioned on 7 December 1942, Lt. Louis R. Lemaire, Jr., USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-392 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Tunisian operations-May through July 1943 Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Salerno landings- September 1943 Invasion of Normandy-June 1944 Following the war, LST-392 was decommissioned on 12 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 8 October 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to the H. H. Buncher Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and subsequently. scrapped. LST-392 earned four battle stars for World War II service.
I have read your report on LST 392 and found it not complete. You seemed to leave out its Pacific Tour and assignments which fell by the wayside. Some of your dates mentioned are also different than mine.
USS Lst 392 was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Virginia. Commission on 7 December 1942.
On 19 March 1943 she was sent to Oran, Algeria. She shuttled between parts of Algerian, Tunisian in support of the Tunisian and landing in Sicily Campains until Sept. 1 compleating 8 voyages to France earning 4 battle stars.
April 16, 1945 she left Falmouth England for the United States where she was converted to an Ordinance Instalation Ship (ARL). On 2 July 1945 she left New Orleans for Pearl Harbor Hawaii. I was a member of her crew for its Pacific assignment. LST 392 made one solo trip to the South Pacific to repair an US Destroyer that was badly damaged in action with the Japanese Navy. We came along side of her moored with her while underway in case of enemy attack and four days and nights working around the clock till all repairs were completed. All of her damaged guns were replaced. They also had a hole in the bow starboard side of the ship that we welded a thick steel plate over it. They were so anxious to get back into the fight hardly giving us any time to paint thier ships number on her bow. We sent them on thier way with a thumbs up sign. That was the end of our tour as an (ARL) we returned to Hawaii to be reconverted back to USS LST 392.
On 11 October 1945 Lt. Blalock was replaced as skipper of LST 392 by Lt. (J.C.) James C Watkins U.S.N..
Carrying a cargo of supplies we were sent to the Christmas, Canton and Faning Islands below the equador. It took us about 29 days to get there from Hawaii.
18 November 1945 Lat. 00000 and Longitude 163' 23' there appeared within our domain the USS LST 392 crossed the equater bound for Christmass, Canton and Faning Islands. Captian was James C. Watkins USN. From there we took abord US Army personel and cargo back to Hawaii. They had enough points to get out of the service by now.
24 Janurary 1946 we left Pear Harbor to sail to San Francisco CA. 25 February 1946we were sent to Galveston, Texas and two days later to New Orleans, LA. We arived 27 March 1946. Here LST 392 was placed out of commission 18 April 1946. Transfered to the Maritime Commission for Disposal.
8 October 1947 the tank landing ship LST 392 was sold to the H.H. Buncher Co. Pittsburg PA. Subsequently scrapped ending a brilliant carrer of having the honor of serving in both campains, European and Pacific Tours. Just want to bring this to your attentio to correct your records.
I was a member of its crew that sailed the pacific and helped to decommission LST 392 in New Orleans, LA 18 April 1946.
History courtesy of the Great Lakes Navel Memorial & Museum here in Michigan.
Nesteled here in Muskegon "Hertiage Landing". 1346 Bluff, Muskegon, Michigan 49441. Phone 1.231.755.1230.
USS LST 393 was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Newport News, Virginia. Miss Lucy Jean Sorensen acted as the sponsor at the launching on November 11th, 1942.
The Landing Ship Tank was commissioned on December 11, 1942 at which time Lt. John H. Halifax, USNR assumed command as the ships's first Commanding Officer. USS LST 393 participated in three invasions in the Atlantic, Mediteranean and made 75 voyages to foreign shores. She carried (9,135) over one-half of the a Division of Army Personnel and 3,248 vehicles ranging from Long Toms to Jeeps. She also carried 5,373 prisioners of war and 817 casualties.
The ship covered some 51,817 nautical miles in her first three years of service and her anchor touched bottom in 38 parts of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, Wales, Ireland, France and the Canal Zone.
USS LST 393 won three Battle Stars on the European, African and Middle Eastern Area and was awarded Service Medals for participation in the following operations.
USS LST 393 was decommissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana on March 1, 1946 and stricken from the Navy list one year later. On March 20, 1948 she was sold to the Sand Products Corp., of Detroit, Michigan for conversion to merchant service. She was renamed the M.V. Highway "16" in lieu of the extension of U.S. Highway "16" from Detroit to Muskegon, Michigan spanning Lake Michigan to Milwaukee where U.S. "16" begins again.
USS LST 393 is the newest fleet member of the Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum. Plans are to restore USS LST 393 to her World War II configuration and to obtain National Historic Landmark statist. This vessel will be available to LST Assoications throughout the United States of America for conventions and memorials. The museum will also organize programs to educate present and future generations of the roll of the amphibious force.
Moored in Falmouth Harbor, Falmouth, England. Received signal from Flag Ship to weigh anchor at 0810. Anchors aweigh at 0823 and underway forming in convoy of Task Group 126. 4 to commence operation plan 1-44 with rhino ferry in tow.
Underway in convoy of LSTs and various other ships enroute from Falmouth, England to Colleville, France, carrying army vehicles and army personnel. At 1010 let go bow anchor in 10 fathoms of water off Fox Green Section of Omaha, Beach, Colleville, France. Casualties brought aboard at 1135.
Sounded G.Q. at 0115, enemy planes overhead, we held our fire. Anchors aweigh at 1515, underway to proceed in closer to Beach. At 1531 let go stern anchor in 7 fathoms of water in Baie de la Seine off Colleville, France. Men from LST 75 aboard for transportation at 1532. Casualties aboard at 2025. Wanchors aweigh at 2119 to proceed to North Bound convoy anchorage area, at 2217 formed in convoy of LSTs bound for Portland, England.
At 1630 English ship alongside to take off casualties and survivors.
Underway in convoy of LSTs, enroute Portland, England to Colleville, France. At 1104 anchored off Sugar Red Section, Utah Beach, in 3 fathoms of water.
Underway in convoy to Sothampton. Moored bow and starboard side to in Berth 6, in outer dock, Sothampton, England. Casualties taken off at 1137.
Underway at 0017 to form in convoy and proceed to Beach inBaie de la Seine, Colleville, France. Anchored at 1352 in 8 fathoms of water. Underway at 1523 to proceed closer to beach. Anchored at 1530 off Omaha, Fow Red Beach, in Colleville, France. Underway at 1738 passing through breakwaer standing out of landing harbor, Omaha Beach, Colleville, France.
Beached off Dog White, Omaha Area, Vierville, France. At 0003 sounded G.Q. after receiving red alert. No action secured from G.Q. at 0028. Commenced unloading of vehicles, and army personnel at 0345.Completed at 0400. Received orders from HMS Ceres to proceed to Portland, England, with LCT 210 in tow. Underway at 1200. At 1312 temporary bulkhead on LCT 210 gave way. LCT was ordered to return to beach. Underway again at 1345 to join convoy ten miles ahead.
Underway in convoy of the following LSTs 355(F-S), 400, 523, 27, 393, 288, and 532, enroute Portland, South England, to Omaha and Utah Invasion Beaches, Baie de la Seine, France, course 079 degrees, speed 6 knots.Beached at 1231 on "S" Red Section of Utah Beach. 1438 commenced unloading vehicles and personnel on to beach. Commenced taking on casualties and survivors from beach at 1515, completed operation of unloading ship at 1635. Completed taking on casualties and survivors after taking on 302 at 1630.
Underway at 0745 to proceed to HMS Ceres for further instructions. Came to anchor off Omaha Beach south east of Kansas Light Ship in Baie de la Seine, France at 0910 underway maneuvering around due to storm at 0937. Underway to proceed to form convoy headed for Sothamption, we acting as commodore of convoy, speed 4, course 025 degrees true.
Pilot aboard at 0014. Moored bow and starboard side to Hard "S-3" in Southampton Harbor, Southampton, England. At 0955. Bowsdoors open and commenced unloading of casualties, completed operation of unloading casualties and commenced loading ship with British Army vehicles and personnel. Completed loading operation after taking on 417 men and 12 officers, Bristish personnel, and 68 behicles of various types. Underway at 2109 to proceed to anchorage in Solent. Anchored in St. Helen's Road, Eastern Solent.
Underway at 0000 to proceed in convoy of LSTs to Bristish section of invasion Beach, in Baie de la Seine, France. Underway to proceed to anchorage at 2223. Anchored at 2314 off Juno section of British Beach in Courseuelles in Baiede la Seine, France. Sounded G.Q., planes over head, bombs dropped, at 2318 secured from G.Q.
Anchored off British section off Courseuelles in Baie de la Seine, France. Sounded G.Q., red alert in area, at 0125; secured from G.Q. at 0230. At 0827 moored starboard side to port side of British Ship, Empire Rhodes, Baie de la Seine, France. Commenced loading with Army personnel and vehicles at 0835. Completed operations after taking aboard 17 trucks from British Empire Rhodes. Underway to British Ship Falstaff at 1224. At 1300 moored starboard side to portside of British Ship Falstaff to unload their army vehicles. In Baie de la Seine, Courseuelles, France. Commenced loading British Personnel and vehicles for English Liberty Ship Falstaff, at 1435. Completed loading operation of vehicles with 13 vehicles aboard, at 1512. Underway to proceed into beach at 1515. Beached on sector Nan-Green on Juno Beach. Began unloading of ship at 1745. Unloading operations completed at 2259. Underway to proceed to anchorage, at 2350. Anchored off British invasion beach in Baie de la Seine, off Courseulles, France.
LST - 394 was laid down on 27 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 11 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Louise Comstock; and commissioned on 15 December 1942. During World War II, LST-394 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation-July 1943 Invasion of southern France-August through September 1944 The ship was transferred to the United Kingdom on 24 December 1944. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 12 May 1946. On 19 June 1946, the tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list and sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, Va., on 10 December 1947 and subsequently scrapped. LST-394 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
LST - 395 was laid down on 28 September 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 23 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Audrey Jane Terry; and commissioned on 19 Decemeber 1942, Lt. A. C. Forber, USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-395 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Consolidation of southern Solomons-June 1943 New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November 1943 Hollandia operation-April 1944 Western New Guinea operations: (a) Biak Island operation-May 1944 (b) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944 Balikpapan operation-June and July 1945 Mindanao Island landings-April 1945 Following the war, LST-395 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 19 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 1 May 1946. On 26 September 1947, the ship was sold to the Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md., and subsequently scrapped. LST-395 earned six battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 396 was laid down on 28 September 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 23 November 1942: sponsored by Miss Ann Hathaway Callis; and commissioned on 23 December 1942, Lt. E. W. White in command. During World War II, LST-396 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Consolidation of southern Solomons-June 1943 New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 LST-396 was sunk by accidental fire and explosion off the Solomon Islands on 18 August 1943. She was struck from the Navy list on 3 September 1943. LST-396 earned one battle star and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 397 was laid down on 28 September 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 23 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Gretchen Lou White; and commissioned on 28 December 1942. During World War II, LST-397 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Consolidation of southern Solomons-June 1943 New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November and December 1943 Hollandia operation-April 1944 Western New Guinea operation: (a) Biak Island operation-June 1944 (b) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944 (c) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944 (d) Morotai landings-September 1944 Leyte landings-November 1944 Lingayen Gulf landing-January 1945 Mindanao Island landings-March 1945 Following the war, LST-897 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 26 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June that same year. On 30 September 1947, LST-397 was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., of Baltimore, Md., for scrapping. LST-397 earned seven battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 398 was laid down on 28 September 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 23 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Mary Sherwood Giese; and commissioned on 2 January 1943. During World War II, LST-398 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Consolidation of southern Solomons-June 1943 New Georgia Group operations: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina-November and December 1943 Capture and occupation of Guam-August 1944 Following the war, LST-398 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 27 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 28 August 1947. On 28 March 1948, LST-398 was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Wash. LST-398 earned four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
LST - 399 was laid down on 28 September 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 23 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Valerie Macpherson; and commissioned on 4 January 1943. During World War II, LST-399 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: New Georgia Group operation: (a) New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation- July 1943 (b) Vella Lavella occupation-August 1943 Treasury Island landing-October and November 1943 Capture and occupation of Guam-July 1944 Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945 Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April 1945 Following the war, LST-399 performed occupation duty in the Far East in the fall of 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 8 December 1945. The tank landing ship served with the Military Sealift Command as USNS LST-399 (T-LST-399) from 31 March 1952 until struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1973 and subsequently scrapped. LST-399 earned five battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War 11 service.
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Reddit's Milwaukee community asked its members, "What's your favorite non-chain, mom and pop restaurant?" and the group responded very passionately. Here's some of the top responses. View the original thread here.
Reddit's Milwaukee community asked its members, "What's your favorite non-chain, mom and pop restaurant?" and the group responded very passionately. Here's some of the top responses. View the original thread here. // Ono Kine Grindz is located at 7215 W North Ave. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Reddit's Milwaukee community asked its members, "What's your favorite non-chain, mom and pop restaurant?" and the group responded very passionately. Here's some of the top responses: // Nite Owl Ice Cream Parlour & Sandwich Shoppe is located at 830 E Layton Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reddit's Milwaukee community asked its members, "What's your favorite non-chain, mom and pop restaurant?" and the group responded very passionately. Here's some of the top responses: // Oscar's Pub & Grill is located at 1712 W Pierce St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Tandem is located at 1848 W Fond Du Lac Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Tricklebee Cafe is located at 4424 W North Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Koppa's Fulbeli Deli is located at 1940 N Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Swinging Door Exchange is located at 219 E Michigan St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Tomken's Bar & Grill is located at 8001 W Greenfield Ave. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Jonny Hammers is located at 6300 W Lincoln Ave. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Ka-Bobs Bistro & Catering is located at 6807 W Becher St. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Mad Rooster Cafe is located at 4401 W Greenfield Ave. West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sammy's Taste of Chicago is located at 1234 S 108th Street , Hwy 100 West Allis, Wisconsin.
West Allis Cheese & Sausage Shoppe is located at 6832 West Becher St. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Taqueria Buenavista is located at 6000 W Burnham St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Honey Dip Donuts is located at 5306 S 27th St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Glorioso's Italian Market is located at 1011 E Brady St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Ethiopian Cottage is located at 1824 N Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
EE Sane is located at 1806 N Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Chilango Express is located at 6821 W Lincoln Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Double B's BBQ is located at 7420 W Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Crave Cafe is located at 3592 N Oakland Ave. Shorewood, Wisconsin.
Chef Paz Restaurant is located at 9039 W National Ave. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Al Pastor is located at 6200 W Burnham St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Caradaro Club Pizza is loacted at the corner of 5010 W Vliet St. and 1417 S. 70th St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Blue Star Cafe is located at 1619 N Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Capri Di Nuovo is located at 8340 W Beloit Rd. West Allis, Wisconsin.
Bombay Sweets is located at 3401 S 13th St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Asian Papayoyo is located at 2040 W Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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How much does an Intel data center chip cost?
If you go to Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) investor relations website, you'll find that the company has a link to a processor price list that it updates periodically. The last update was on Oct. 8, 2018.
On that list, you'll find that the company's latest Xeon Scalable processors -- which come in a multitude of configurations ranging from four cores to 28 cores -- are priced anywhere from $213 for the lowest-end part to $13,011 for the fastest 28-core chip.
Based on these list prices, you might think that the average selling price for Intel's Xeon server processors is well into the thousands of dollars. However, on its most recent earnings call, Intel revealed a metric that shows just how out of touch with reality that price list actually is. Allow me to explain.
On Intel's most recent earnings call, CFO and interim CEO Bob Swan revealed that the company shipped "more than 8 million CPUs into an annual server, storage, and network CPU [total addressable market] that is greater than 30 million units."
Intel breaks down its data center group (DCG) revenue into two buckets: platform and adjacency. Platforms, Intel explains in its most recent earnings release, "incorporate various components and technologies, including a microprocessor and chipset, a stand-alone [system-on-a-chip], or a multi-chip package."
Adjacency products consist of Intel's "remaining primary product lines," which in the case of DCG include things like 3D XPoint memory modules, Ethernet products, and silicon photonics products.
Armed with this knowledge, we can now figure out the average selling price of an Intel Xeon processor.
In the third quarter of 2018, Intel reported that its DCG platform revenue was $5.64 billion -- up about 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
To figure out an approximate average selling price for Intel's DCG platforms, we simply divide that revenue figure by 8 million to arrive at $705. Also keep in mind that Intel said "more than 8 million," so this price estimate is going to be a little on the high side of things.
The point, though, is that we're in the right ballpark.
Now, to be fair, Intel doesn't sell just its latest Xeon Scalable processors into the data center. It sells Atom-based products (processors that are generally cheaper than their Xeon brethren) into several markets, and -- as it showed at its August Data Centric Innovation Summit event -- Intel is still selling its last-generation Xeon Processor v4 chips and is even still moving some of its two-generation-old Xeon Processor v3 chips.
Nevertheless, the point is that there's a big gap between the list prices that Intel prints and what its major customers are actually paying.
Intel doesn't typically offer revenue guidance by segment but Swan actually provided DCG guidance on the last earnings call, saying that "[we] expect DCG to set another revenue record of approximately $6.3 billion in the fourth quarter."
Based on that guidance, the company is calling for year-over-year revenue growth of about 12.9%. That's a slowdown from the roughly 25.5% revenue growth that DCG has enjoyed over the first three quarters of the year -- something that Swan explained is due to "a much tougher [comparison] because [the] fourth quarter last year was a great quarter for the DCG business."
Although Intel's list prices and real world chip prices don't really mesh, the trend in Intel's data center platform average selling prices has been up over the course of 2018, driving a significant amount of the growth in overall DCG platform revenue that the company enjoyed this year.
Indeed, according to Intel's most recent earnings release, over the first three quarters of 2018, DCG platform unit volumes rose 15% and average selling prices grew 10%.
I look forward to seeing how both average selling prices and unit volumes move in the fourth quarter of 2018 and how they trend over the course of 2019.
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The Alzheimer's Association notes that Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It also points out that out of the top ten causes of death, it's the only one without an effective treatment or cure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also highlight Alzheimer's as a significant cause of death, pointing out that between 1999 and 2014, deaths attributed to Alzheimer's rose by 55%.
One of the challenges in tracking deaths from Alzheimer's is that Alzheimer's disease is not always identified as the cause of death on a death certificate. Sometimes, the conditions that develop from Alzheimer's are listed instead as primary on the death certificate. In other cases, Alzheimer's may have never been officially diagnosed. These challenges in tracking Alzheimer's deaths are demonstrated in one study that found that deaths from Alzheimer's in people over the age of 75 may be as high as six times the count officially recorded.
Average life expectancy for people living with Alzheimer's is four to seven years after diagnosis, although some people may live as much as 20 years or more. But, what actually causes death in people with Alzheimer's disease?
In late stage Alzheimer's disease, people become extremely confused and disoriented. The behavior of someone with late stage Alzheimer's may become more agitated and restless, while other persons experience withdrawal and apathy. Sometimes, people with later stage dementia cry and call out. Eventually, they lose the ability to communicate, and they may not respond at all.
Additionally, people in the late stages are unable to care for themselves, becoming bedbound and completely dependent on others for their activities of daily living. Their ability to be continent of bowel and bladder declines. Their appetite decreases as well, and eventually, they lose the ability to swallow, leading to poor nutrition and a high risk of aspiration. Aspiration, where a person's food goes "down the wrong tube" when they swallow it, greatly increases the risk of pneumonia developing because they're not able to fully cough and clear the food out of their esophagus and then it settles into their lungs.
Under these difficult conditions, it's not hard to imagine how vulnerable people with late-stage dementia become to succumbing to infections, pressure sores, and pneumonia. One study found that half of all people with dementia admitted to a hospital for pneumonia or a hip fracture died within six months of leaving the hospital.
Another study that examined autopsy reports of people with dementia found the main causes of death were pneumonia, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary embolism, cachexia, and dehydration.
Other factors that impact the death rate in Alzheimer's disease include advanced age, increased falls and delirium.
Some important decisions to make prior to a person's decline in later stage Alzheimer's disease are related to advanced medical directives. These directives include designating a healthcare power of attorney and a financial power of attorney, making end of life decisions such as a decision about resuscitation, and conducting research about palliative care and hospice care for someone with dementia. Although these decisions may be difficult, making them ahead of time can increase your peace of mind and allow you to focus on your loved one at the time of decline, instead of on difficult choices and options.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014.
Javier, Noel S.C., MD, "Palliative Care for the Nursing Home Resident with Dementia", Medicine and Health Rhode Island 93; 12:379-81, December 2010.
National Institute on Aging. Number of Alzheimer’s deaths found to be underreported. May 22, 2014.
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Have you ever considered how scientists are able to count transparent cells in a see-through solution? Traditional methods involve dyes, microscopes, time and effort. Now there’s a new technology on the market: Ovizio Imaging Systems has developed a technical solution to this longstanding problem. Using an imaging technique called digital holographic microscopy, Ovizio’s devices perform cell counts by reconstructing 3D images using light. This new type of imaging provides quantitative information about cells, including their number, morphology and viability, all without a drop of dye!
Digital holography is a phase contrast microscopy technique that uses the interference of light waves to create an image. You can think of it in terms of waves on a beach: if there is a rock off-shore, refracting the waves around it, you could reconstruct the shape of that rock by measuring the pattern of waves hitting the sand.
With digital holographic microscopy, the waves are light beams and the rock is often a cell held suspended in a solution. By measuring the phase shift of light passing through the cell, a 3D holographic image of that cell can be reconstructed using a digital algorithm. That image can then be used to analyze a wide range of morphological parameters, such as cell volume and shape. Other important parameters can also be computed, including viability, viral load, cell cycle and apoptotic state. When scaled up, you can use this method to obtain accurate cell counts and viability data for an entire biological sample, non-invasively and in-real time.
Image: Digital holographic microscopy works by using the phase shift patterns of light passing through an object to reconstruct a 3D image using AI.
Digital holographic microscopy is not common but there are some other companies using their own version of the imaging technique. However, these other companies usually use lasers as their coherent light source. This is adequate for material sciences, where the lasers are shone at inert objects, but presents problematic side-effects when applied to living cells. Ovizio’s technology differs from these laser-based devices in that they instead use partially coherent light, based on LEDs. This eliminates the complications, like phototoxicity, caused by more intense laser lights.
Ovizio’s patented devices can be used in a range of applications, including hematology, material sciences and even the food industry. However, the Brussels-based team has developed the technology to address a specific challenge: the monitoring of cells in suspension. Currently, they are the only company in the world providing online monitoring solutions for suspension cell culture bioreactors.
Bioreactors are cell production factories used for many important biopharmaceutical processes, including vaccine manufacturing and CAR T-cell therapy. Ovizio’s digital holographic microscopes present a real game-changing alternative to the imaging methods traditionally used to check cell viability and proliferation in these therapeutic areas, such as phase contrast microscopy and Trypan blue stains.
The advantages of Ovizio’s technology are significant. Current monitoring practices typically involve off-line sampling: to measure cell viability, you need to extract cells from your sample via a syringe, stain those cells and put them through an off-line cell counter. This method immediately presents several major issues: you risk contamination by interfering with the cell culture, a huge concern if you’re working with cell therapy. Sterility cannot be compromised under any circumstances as the cells will ultimately be injected into a patient. If you are working with a very small initial sample, you are also losing cells, which is not ideal. Finally, the process is time and labor intensive and does not provide you with real-time data on how the cells in your sample are faring.
Ovizio’s technology provides a solution to all of the aforementioned issues. Digital holographic microscopy does not need cells to be stained to count them or measure their viability, so the procedure is label-free and non-invasive. The device works using a closed-loop system, meaning no sample is lost and there is no increased risk of contamination and compromising sterility. Finally, Ovizio engineers have automated the entire system, meaning you can obtain real-time information on your samples with a minimal time and energy investment.
Image: One of Ovizio's microscopes with a display showing a cell viability count.
At the core of Ovizio’s technology you’ll find an intelligent piece of software: a program based on machine learning that allows for the automation of the bioreactor monitoring process. This AI driven software can be taught to classify the holographic images obtained by the Ovizio microscopes into different categories, such as cell types, based on deep learning algorithms. The adaptive capabilities of the program also mean that Ovizio’s technology can be used for a wide variety of different applications and can be adjusted to different tasks simply by re-educating the computer. It also eliminates user bias caused by the slight (or not-so-slight) variations in results caused by the differences between individual technicians.
Ovizio have endeavored to make their microscopes as user friendly as possible, bringing their technology in line with the needs of a 21st century lab. The data extracted by their microscopes is remotely accessible, in real-time; much better than ordinary off-line bioreactor measurements, which typically require plenty of downtime and weekend work. By combining data acquisition and analysis with their machine learning software, Ovizio’s technology can save researchers both time and effort. This is especially important for a therapeutic area like CAR-T, where the manual labor costs for technicians drives up the price for what is already an exorbitantly priced therapy.
To achieve the full potential of new scientific solutions, like cell therapy, we often require new technological advances. Though phase contrast microscopy is a perfectly sound imaging method for obtaining qualitative data, the quantitative information provided by digital holography is more in-line with the needs of emerging therapeutic areas like CAR-T. In a fast-paced world, automation and refinement of data-gathering processes is key to pushing the limits of our medical capabilities.
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Dizziness and lightheadedness can make you feel faint, like you need to pass out. Causes of dizziness, including vertigo- that whirling sensation you may experience while sitting still- may include anemia from vitamin B12 deficiency or low iron, heart disease, or one of several other conditions that share symptoms of nausea, fatigue, and loss of balance.
Many people confuse vertigo with standard dizziness. This is an important distinction, because actual symptoms of vertigo may indicate a serious underlying health risk, such as tumor or stroke.
With dizziness, you may feel faint, unsteady, and slightly nauseas while walking around. Usually, lying down will relieve dizziness and lightheadedness, but not always.
Conversely, vertigo makes you feel dizzy while standing still. If you’ve ever spun around in a circle and stopped abruptly, you’ll recognize the feeling of vertigo that occurs, that sensation of your surroundings tilting and whirling around you, making it hard to stand still, or walk without falling down.
If you experience constant wooziness, fatigue, nausea, or vertigo, then it’s important to see your doctor immediately, so that he can rule out rare life-threatening causes of dizziness and lightheadedness.
Below are 25 causes of dizziness, including chronic conditions and rare illnesses.
Dizziness and fatigue are some of the earliest symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, or pernicious anemia. Lightheadedness due to low vitamin B12 levels may result from peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage), low red blood cell count, hypoxia (decreased oxygen), and cognitive mood disorders.
Symptoms include loss of balance (ataxia), brain fog, dizziness, disorientation, memory loss, fatigue, muscle weakness, difficulty holding an upright position, and numbness or tingling sensations in the arms and legs.
In addition to vitamin B12 deficiency, other forms of anemia, including low iron may be causing frequent dizziness and lightheadedness.
Chronic dizziness is a term that doctors use when they are unable to find the exact cause for faintness, fatigue, nausea, and vertigo. People with chronic subjective dizziness may be hypersensitive to bright lights, movies, and dizzying images.
Low blood sugar may cause a shock to the system that results in fatigue, dizziness, and weakness.
A demyelinating illness, multiple sclerosis damages the nervous system, causing impaired muscle control, instability, and many other severe handicaps.
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include muscle stiffness, tremors, dementia, anxiety, depression, and loss of balance.
Shock from sudden low blood pressure, particularly when you get up too quickly from a seated or lying position, may cause dizziness.
Rarely, dizziness and lightheadedness that doesn’t go away may indicate hemorrhage or internal bleeding.
Heavy blood flow during menstrual periods may also cause extreme dizziness, nausea, and weakness.
Sometimes, dizziness may result from a seasonal or food allergy.
Colds and flu are common causes of sudden dizziness, wooziness, and fatigue.
If you feel dizzy during hot, dry weather seasons, or after exercising, then you may be experiencing severe hyperthermia, or dehydration.
Dizziness, heart palpitations, fatigue, and nausea are common symptoms panic attacks, anxiety, or depression.
You may be breathing too fast, or too deeply, without even realizing it. Some people experience frequent dizziness and lightheadedness caused by hyperventilation from stress or sitting hunched over.
Dizziness or faintness may result from decreased blood flow to the heart caused by arrhythmia.
Illegal drug use and excess alcohol are common causes of vertigo, dizziness, and fatigue.
Certain medications may cause side effects of dizziness; these include medications for heart disease, hypertension, anxiety, and seizures.
One of the most common causes of severe vertigo, BPPV causes dizziness and head-spinning sensations when you sit up suddenly or turn over on your side while lying down.
Meniere’s disease occurs with excessive buildup of fluid in your inner ear, and causes tinnitus (ear ringing) and dizziness.
Inflammations of the inner ear, including labyrinthitis and other ear infections often cause constant dizziness and loss of balance.
Excruciating headaches aren’t the only symptoms of migraines- other signs include neck stiffness, eye pain, brain fog, dizziness, nausea, and severe fatigue.
Rarely, dizziness may be the result of insufficient blood flow to the brain.
Another rare cause of dizziness and lightheadedness, vestibular schwannoma is a noncancerous (benign) growth on the vestibular nerve.
Dizziness, paralysis, disorientation, fatigue, and loss of speech are some symptoms of stroke.
If dizziness, tiredness, memory loss, and other qualifying conditions persist, your doctor may order an MRI exam in order to rule out rare brain tumor.
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What is the better all around dog for pheasant hunting a pointer or Retriever?
It seems like everyone is asking what is better, a Labrador Retriever or German Short Hair Pointer? There are many differences between the two but understandably it is going to come down to personal preference of the hunter. In my opinion these two breeds are representatives of the best qualities a hunting dog can have and this article will discuss some of those impressive traits.
Okay, first I want everyone to know that I enjoy hunting with both breeds! Whether it be together or separately...they always impress us. Its fun to watch a GSP and Lab work together through a field and show off their own special abilities. Its even better to see them doing what they instinctively know when its just a lab or just a pointer by your side.
Some of the other differences between the two is going to be their temperament and size. The Lab is generally 60-80 lbs and the GSP would be 40-55lbs. Not an extreme difference but it could be a deciding factor. The coats these two breeds have differ as far as the amount of shedding...GSP's have very short/dense hair and minimal shedding as where a Lab has thicker/longer hair and this does cause more shedding. Now, on to temperament! A GSP is a family dog but has a very strong personality and may be too high-strung around small children where the Lab has a more friendly/sweet personality and could be considered the more popular family dog. The similarities GSP's/Labs share as far as attitude are as follows: intelligent, loyal, playful, reliable, easily trained, and attentive.
As far as retrieving I believe the Labs will have the edge here. They are known for making remarkable retrieves from areas/situations that a GSP may not, especially in very cold weather water. Not to say that a GSP will not retrieve! Many consistently do for their owners and I have seen some that do. The fact is though, a GSP is named a "pointer" for a reason just as Labs are named a "retriever." This is one of the biggest differences between the two breeds. Retrieving, flushing, and pointing! Consider this: you are hunting pheasants and as we all know they like to run, a Lab will chase and pressure that bird until it flies. GSP instinct to point can leave you chasing false points across a field because these birds don't generally hold.
In the end, it most definitely comes down to personal preference and which dog will suit the specific needs of the hunter and the type of hunting to be done. It also rests on the family to which it will become a member of. If you do some research on the history of these breeds and the opinions of other breeders you will find that there is plenty of mixed feelings about which is better. I believe that they are both amazing breeds and have proven that they deserve our respect for the work they do!
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The demand in enterprises to build mobile apps fast has never been greater - and neither has the demand for mobile developers. There simply aren't enough qualified application developers to go around to meet the growing need to mobilize enterprises. With no mobile developers at hand, how do you make mobile apps for your business?
With that in mind, developers must make sure to keep designs as simple as possible. That means not mimicking native UI controls, using a flat design for a clean interface, using a clean an minimal CSS, and using vector images, CSS, and Web fonts, because they will provide the app with a much crisper look.
Although the design shouldn't try to emulate native device controls, they should mimick interface behaviors that make the app seem as if it's native to the device -- for example, making sure that buttons respond to touches in the same way they do on native apps, or that the device responds to a drag across the screen in the same way.
Web designers should also provide constant visual feedback to users -- make it clear when action needs to be taken, and when a previous action is complete. CSS3 can be useful to do this by designing smooth transitions. Web designers should also create app icons and splash screens for devices, because users expect them to be there.
Finally, Web designers should use an agile client architecture. One of HTML5's great benefits over native app development is how much more quickly and easily it can be changed. Apps are never static and frequently need to be updated. An architecture should be chosen with that in mind.
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Can you summarize the books of Timothy?
Timothy, Epistles Of Paul To. Are called the Pastoral Epistles, because they are principally devoted to directions about the work of the pastor of a church. The First Epistle was probably written from Macedonia, A.D. 65, in the interval between St. Paul's first and second imprisonments at Rome. The absence of any local reference but that in (1 Timothy 1:3) suggests Macedonia or some neighboring district. In some MSS. and versions Laodicea is named in the inscription as the place from which it was sent. The Second Epistle appears to have been written A.D. 67 or 68, and in all probability at Rome.
The following are the characteristic features of these epistles:-- (1) The ever-deepening sense in St. Paul's heart of the divine mercy of which he was the object, as shown in the insertion of the "mercy" in the salutations of both epistles, and in the "obtained mercy" of (1 Timothy 1:13) (2) The greater abruptness of the Second Epistle. From first to last there is no plan, no treatment of subjects carefully thought out. All speaks of strong overflowing emotion memories of the past, anxieties about the future. (3) The absence, as compared with St. Paul other epistles, of Old Testament references. This may connect itself with the fact just noticed, that these epistles are not argumentative, possibly also with the request for the "books and parchments" which had been left behind. (2 Timothy 4:13) (4) The conspicuous position of the "faithful sayings" as taking the place occupied in other epistles by the Old Testament Scriptures. The way in which these are cited as authoritative, the variety of subjects which they cover, suggests the thought that in them we have specimens of the prophecies of the apostolic Church which had most impressed themselves on the mind of the apostle and of the disciples generally. (1 Corinthians 14:1)... shows how deep a reverence he was likely to feel for spiritual utterances. In (1 Timothy 4:1) we have a distinct reference to them. (5) The tendency of the apostle's mind to dwell more on the universality of the redemptive work of Christ, (1 Timothy 2:3-6; 4:10) and his strong desire that all the teaching of his disciples should be "sound." (6) The importance attached by him to the practical details of administration. The gathered experience of a long life had taught him that the life and well being of the Church required these for its safeguards. (7) The recurrence of doxologies, (1 Timothy 1:17; 6:15,16; 2 Timothy 4:18) as from one living perpetually in the presence of God, to whom the language of adoration was as his natural speech.
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Igamon: H...how can...Omegamon be an enemy...?
Hideto: Why do you have it...?
Igamon: You think you're taking Rei with you?
Igamon: I won't let you!
Igamon: Whoa! This energy wave... I...I can't move!
Taichi: What's the matter? Sick of waiting?
Taichi: Rei was kidnapped by an Alias?
Zero: Why did he take Rei...?
Gabo: But they seemed to know each other!
Taichi: That pendant is the Digimental?
Igamon: Taichi, what's a Digimental?
Zero: Don't say that, Gabo!
Zero: Rei's not a bad person!
Zero: It's the Alias who's bad!
Gabo: He's a holy warrior who only fights in the name of justice.
Zero: I'm gonna save Rei!
Taichi: Hey, calm down, Zero!
Taichi: Why would a good Monster like that...?
Gabo: That's what I want to know. Are we fighting for the wrong thing...?
Zero: Anyway, let's go, Taichi!
Zero: We've got to save Rei!
Rei: I've walked quite a bit.
Rei: I had no idea...you were in this world, too, Hideto.
Zero: We've caught up with you!
Taichi: Zero, be careful not to hurt Rei.
Hideto: Hehe! Don't worry. You won't be able to lay a finger on Omegamon.
Hideto: And even if you do, you won't be able to hurt him.
Rei: Is Zero a rare Monster?
Rei: Stop! Don't fight Zero!
Hideto: They followed us; I'm just fighting back.
Zero: We'll save you soon, Rei.
Taichi: Why is a holy warrior of justice like you fighting on Neo's side?
Hideto: Because Neo is on the side of justice.
Hideto: I'd expect nothing less from an ancient type, but his override his in a different league.
Omegamon: I thought as much.
Taichi: Are you okay, Zero...?
Taichi: There's no way we're giving up!
Taichi: No way... Zero's punch had no effect?
Omegamon: Don't you realize it's useless?
Hideto: There's no need to chase us any further!
Taichi: Rei is Neo's sister...?
Hideto: Don't worry, Rei... I made sure the last attack missed.
Omegamon: It wouldn't do to underestimate them.
Taichi: Yeah. We don't know for sure yet!
Taichi: It's too soon to make a decision!
Taichi: Let's go to Demon's Castle!
Taichi: We'll find all the answers there!
Taichi: Zero, how are your wounds?
Zero: I'll be fine soon!
Taichi: Okay, we'll get going as soon as you're healed!
Taichi: First we've got to get revenge on Omegamon!
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If you called up two people at random in a particular country and ask them their ethnicity, what are the odds that they would give different answers? The higher the odds, the more ethnically diverse the country.
African countries are the most diverse. Uganda has by far the highest ethnic diversity rating, according to the data, followed by Liberia.
Japan and the Koreas are the most homogenous.
European countries are ethnically homogenous.
The Americas are often diverse. Canada rate as more diverse than the United States or even Mexico.
Wide variation in the Middle East. The range of diversity from Morocco to Iran is a reminder that this part of the world is much less monolithic than we sometimes think. North African countries include large Berber minorities, for example, as well as some sub-Saharan ethnic groups, particularly in Libya. The diversity of Jordan and Syria are reminders of their internal complexity. Iran, with large Azeri, Kurdish and Arab populations, is one of the region’s most diverse.
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What would have happened if Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson had made a Christmas album together? That's the concept for this new and very fun CD entitled "Winter Dance Party...Holiday Greetings to You!" and is performed by critically acclaimed John Mueller, Ray Anthony and the Big Bopper's son Jay Richardson backed by the award winning Winter Dance Party Band. There's some fun new arrangements on old standards like "The Twelve Days of Christmas" replete with Buddy-isms, Ritchie-isms and Bopper-isms. There's "O Little Town of Bethlehem" done ala "Peggy Sue" and "Feliz Navidad" with a"La Bamba" feel while "Frosty the Snowman" gets the Bopper treatment. There's some more traditional renderings of "Silent Night," "The Christmas Song," and "O Come Little Children" as well. Additionally, the Winter Dance Party Band is featured in "Sleigh Ride," a rocking instrumental. There are 14 tracks total produced by Grammy winner Michael Acosta (Brian Setzer's 'The Dirty Boogie). "The Winter Dance Party" is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper's final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. The show has been featured on national TV and to much acclaim at performing art centers and concert halls across the USA. John Mueller, the critically acclaimed former star of the U.S. touring version of the London/Broadway hit musical 'Buddy..the Buddy Holly Story,' performs as Buddy Holly and Jay P. Richardson, Jr. fills his legendary father's footsteps as the Big Bopper. Jay is actually the Bopper's son and brings with him the heritage and feeling that only he can offer. Ray Anthony performs as Ritchie Valens and is a renowned star of the 'Legends of Rock and Roll' show at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. The very authentic and energetic four piece band (guitar, drums, stand up bass and sax) includes George Mueller on lead guitar, Ed Maxwell on bass, Sammy K on drums and Mike Acosta on saxaphone. 'Flawless....rings as clear and true as a chord from a Fender Stratocaster.' -The Chicago Tribune.
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Can a healthy Rams secondary slow down Saints' passing?
When the Rams traveled to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Week 9, they were undermanned and outgunned against the Saints' vaunted aerial attack. The absence of Aqib Talib - arguably Los Angeles' best defensive back - allowed New Orleans to take advantage, as quarterback Drew Brees went 25 of 36 for 346 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-35 victory.
In that game, the Rams had no answer for Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, who finished with 12 catches for 211 yards and a touchdown. At times, Los Angeles tried shadowing Thomas with cornerback Marcus Peters, but that matchup largely worked out in New Orleans' favor.
Here, Thomas is lined up in a "plus" split - outside the numbers - at the near side of the field with Peters in press coverage. Once the ball is snapped, Thomas takes a hard jab step inside, which forces Peters to follow suit, giving the receiver space to release outside. From there, Thomas separates just enough at the top of his route to make the catch despite pass interference from Peters.
On this play, Thomas is aligned in a reduced split - between the hash marks and the numbers - on the wide side of the field with Peters in press coverage. The receiver then releases outside while using his inside hand to swipe away Peters' attempts to make contact. Due to the clean release, Thomas is able to get behind and stack Peters, before using his speed to pull away and give Brees a target.
However, things should be a little easier for the Rams this time, as Talib will be active and should see plenty of snaps against Thomas. They've never faced off before, but Talib possesses the length, speed, and awareness to give Thomas some trouble. And while Peters certainly struggled against Thomas, he won't have the same problems against the rest of New Orleans' receiving corps.
Overall, the domino effect of Talib being in the lineup will aid the Rams' entire secondary and give the group a much better shot at slowing down Brees, Thomas, and Co. through the air.
Brees is the NFL's best at stepping up in the pocket to avoid pressure - giving himself extra time to throw - which is why opposing defenses must create havoc in the interior of the line.
Luckily for the Rams, they possess one of the best interior pass-rushers of all time in Aaron Donald, who led the league in sacks (20.5) and quarterback hits (41) this season.
On this play, Peat's lined up as the uncovered left guard. At the snap, Redskins nose tackle Da'Ron Payne (No. 95) slants right because of a slot blitz, putting him in a one-on-one matchup with Peat.
Peat tries to quick-set Payne, but does a poor job of moving his feet to mirror the defender's lateral swim move. To make matters worse, Peat lunges with his strike, making it impossible to recover once Payne gets to his outside edge. From there, the defender penetrates into the backfield and sacks Brees.
Like most teams, the Saints will probably double-team Donald as much as possible. However, Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is excellent at manipulating alignments to create one-on-one matchups for the superstar. When that happens against Peat, look for Donald to take full advantage and spend plenty of time in the backfield.
Can the Saints limit the Rams' running game without stacking the box? Todd Gurley finished third in rushing yards this season, which was aided by seeing eight-plus defenders in the box on just 8.2 percent of his runs (the third-lowest rate in the league), according to Next Gen Stats. That's because Rams head coach Sean McVay often uses alignments and formations that make it difficult for opposing defenses to stack the box. New Orleans will likely have to find a way to stop the run without loading up.
Will the Rams be better on third and fourth downs? In the Week 6 matchup, Los Angeles' third- and fourth-down struggles were a major factor. While the Saints went 7-for-12 on third downs and converted both of their fourth-down opportunities, the Rams went just 3-for-8 on third downs and failed to convert either of their fourth-down tries. L.A. must sustain more drives to win Sunday's game.
Kicking game could be X-factor: Given how close this matchup is on paper, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the contest decided by field goals - and both teams possess very good kickers. Los Angeles' Greg Zuerlein went 27-for-31 on field goals this season, including 8-for-12 from 40-plus yards, while New Orleans' Wil Lutz finished 28-for-30 and went 13-for-15 from 40-plus. If Sunday comes down to a last-second kick, both teams should feel confident in their guy - although pressure has a way of making things more difficult.
New Orleans opened as a three-point favorite, hit -3.5 shortly after, were bet back down to -3, and once again pushed up to -3.5 during the week. However, the early money and the ticket count are both backing the Rams on the spread. So is the moneyline at approximately +155.
After these teams combined for 80 points in the regular season, it's no surprise that 55 percent of tickets and 71 percent of the overall money are on the over. This matchup opened up at 56 before immediately jumping to 56.5.
John Owning: McVay proves to be the preeminent offensive mind in the NFC while Donald gets well-acquainted with Brees in the backfield and Talib slows down Thomas. Rams 27, Saints 24.
Alex Kolodziej: After a slow start in last week's win over the Eagles, the Saints come out firing and don't look back in a lower-scoring game than the experts are predicting. Saints 26, Rams 17.
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Nottingham ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, 128 miles (206 km) north of London, in the East Midlands.
Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle (notably Raleigh bikes) and tobacco industries. It was granted its city charter in 1897 as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2011, visitors spent over £1.5 billion – the thirteenth highest amount in England's 111 statistical territories.
In 2015, Nottingham had an estimated population of 321,550 with the wider urban area, which includes many of the city's suburbs, having a population of 915,977. Its urban area is the largest in the east Midlands and the second largest in the Midlands. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan area is estimated to be 1,610,000. Its metropolitan economy is the seventh largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $50.9bn (2014). The city is also ranked as a sufficiency-level world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
On 11 December 2015, Nottingham was named a "City of Literature" by UNESCO, joining Norwich, Melbourne, Prague and Barcelona as one of only a handful in the world. The title reflects Nottingham's literary heritage, with Lord Byron, D. H. Lawrence and Alan Sillitoe having links to the city, as well as a strong contemporary literary community, a thriving publishing industry and a vibrant poetry scene.
Nottingham City Council is a unitary authority based at Nottingham Council House in Old Market Square. It consists of 55 councillors, representing 20 wards, who are elected every four years; the last elections being held on 7 May 2015.
The city also has a Lord Mayor who is selected by city councillors from among themselves. The position is ceremonial and has no formal power or authority.
Nottingham has three UK parliamentary constituency seats within its boundaries. Nottingham North has been represented since 2017 by Labour MP Alex Norris, Nottingham East since 2010 by Labour MP Chris Leslie and Nottingham South since 2010 by Labour MP Lilian Greenwood.
There are weather-reporting stations close to Nottingham – the former "Nottingham Weather Centre", at Watnall, about 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the city centre; and the University of Nottingham's agricultural campus at Sutton Bonington, about 10 miles (16 km) to the south-west of the city centre. The highest temperature recorded in Nottingham (Watnall) stands at 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), whilst at Sutton Bonington stands at 34.8 °C (94.6 °F) both recorded on 3 August 1990, and the record high minimum temperature is 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) recorded in August 2004. On average, a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) or above is recorded on 11.0 days per year at Watnall (1981–2010), and the warmest day of the year reaches an average of 29.4 °C (84.9 °F).
For the period 1981–2010 Nottingham (Watnall) recorded on average 42.9 days of air frost per year, and Sutton Bonington 47.1. The lowest recorded temperature in Nottingham (Watnall) is −13.3 °C (8.1 °F) recorded in January 1963 and January 1987. The record low maximum temperature is −6.3 °C (20.7 °F) recorded in January 1963. For the period of 1981–2010, the coldest temperature of the year reaches an average of −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) in Nottingham (Watnall).
Four further education colleges are located in Nottingham. Bilborough College is solely a sixth form college. Central College was formed from the merger of South Nottingham College and Castle College. New College was formed from a merger of four smaller further education colleges.. The Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is a further education college that specialises in media, and is owned by Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham also has dozens of sixth-form colleges and academies that provide education and training for adults aged over sixteen.
Nottingham is home to the headquarters of several companies. One is Boots the Chemists (now Alliance Boots). Other large companies include Chinook Sciences, GM (cricket bats), Pedigree pet food company, American clothing VF Cooperation, Chinese-made automobiles Changan Automobile, the credit reference agency Experian, the energy company E.ON UK, the betting company Gala Group, the amusement and gambling-machine manufacturer Bell-Fruit-Games, the engineering company Siemens, the sportswear manufacturers Speedo, the high-street opticians Vision Express and Specsavers, the games and publishing company Games Workshop, the PC software developer Serif Europe (publisher of PagePlus and other titles), the Web hosting provider Heart Internet, the American credit card company Capital One, and the national law firm Browne Jacobson. Nottingham is also the home of the Nottingham Building Society (set up in 1849), the offices of HM Revenue and Customs, the Driving Standards Agency, BBC East Midlands offices, and formerly, the Government Office for the East Midlands.
Nottingham was made one of the UK's six science cities in 2005 by the-then Chancellor of the Exchequer (and later Prime Minister), Gordon Brown. Among the science-based industries within the city, is BioCity. Founded as a joint venture between Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham, it is the UK's biggest bioscience innovation and incubation centre, housing around eighty science-based companies.
Until recently, bicycle manufacturing was a major industry, the city being the birthplace of Raleigh Cycles in 1886, later joined by Sturmey-Archer, the developer of three-speed hub gears. However, Raleigh's factory on Triumph Road, famous as the location for the filming of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, was demolished in Summer 2003 to make way for the University of Nottingham's expansion of its Jubilee Campus. The schools and aerial photographers, H Tempest Ltd were Nottingham-based for many years, until relocating to St. Ives (Cornwall) around 1960.
Nottingham City Council, owners of the Broadmarsh Centre, have been attempting to redevelop it for "almost two decades". Work on redeveloping Broadmarsh, at a cost of £400,000,000 (creating 400 stores, 136,000 m2 of shopping space), was due to start in 2008. However, the economic downturn meant that redevelopment was delayed throughout from 2008-2010. In the light of the Victoria Centre's redevelopment plans, Westfield announced in 2011 that it was once again planning a £500,000,000 development of Broadmarsh, which would start in 2012. This, however, did not take place either. Broadmarsh was finally sold to Capital Shopping Centres, the owners of the Victoria Centre. The purchase prompted an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, who were concerned that the company's monopoly over the city's shopping centres could have a negative impact on competition. CSC subsequently rebranded itself and the centres use the "Intu" name. Although the new owners wished to start the planned development of the Victoria Centre, Nottingham City Council insisted that Broadmarsh must have priority, with the Council offering £500,000,000 towards its redevelopment. The deputy leader of Nottingham City Council said the Council would withhold planning permission for the development of the Victoria Centre until they saw "bulldozers going into the Broadmarsh Centre."
The Creative Quarter is a project started by Nottingham City Council as part of the Nottingham City Deal. Centred on the east of the city (including the Lace Market, Hockley, Broadmarsh East, the Island site and BioCity), the project aims at creating growth and jobs. In July 2012, the government contributed £25,000,000 towards a £45,000,000 venture capital fund, mainly targeted at the Creative Quarter.
There is a Cineworld and a Showcase in the city. Independent cinemas include the Arthouse Broadway Cinema in Hockley, and the four-screen Art Deco Savoy Cinema .
Nottingham also has a selection of smaller venues, including the Albert Hall (800-capacity), Ye Olde Salutation Inn, Malt Cross, Rescue Rooms, the Bodega, the Old Angel, the Central, the Maze, the Chameleon and the Corner. 1960s Blues-rock band Ten Years After formed in Nottingham, as did the 1970s pop act Paper Lace and the critically acclaimed Tindersticks. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the city has produced a number of artists to gain media attention, including; Jake Bugg, London Grammar, Indiana, Sleaford Mods, Natalie Duncan, Ady Suleiman, Dog Is Dead, Saint Raymond, Childhood, Rue Royale, Spotlight Kid and Amber Run.
Wollaton Park in Nottingham hosts an annual family-friendly music event called Splendour. In 2009 it was headlined by Madness and the Pogues. The following year it was headlined by the Pet Shop Boys and featured, among others, Calvin Harris, Noisettes, Athlete and OK Go. In 2011, it featured headline acts Scissor Sisters, Blondie, Eliza Doolittle and Feeder. In 2012, performers included Dizzee Rascal, Razorlight, Katy B and Hard-Fi. In 2014, Wollaton Park hosted the first ever No Tomorrow Festival, featuring the likes of Sam Smith, London Grammar and Clean Bandit.
Nottingham is known for its hip-hop scene. Rofl Audio Recording Studios opened in 2013.
Nottingham has hosted an annual Asian Mela every summer since about 1989. Nottingham also hosts a parade on St Patrick's Day, Fireworks at the Chinese New Year, Holi in the Park celebrating Hinduism, a West Indian-style Carnival, and several Sikh events.
In October 2015, Nottingham was named as the official Home of Sport by VisitEngland for its contributions and recognition of the developments of the games of Football, Cricket, Ice Hockey in Britain, Boxing, Tennis and general Athletics, Gymnastics and Water sports.
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Choosing the best packaging for medical device manufacturers would need for you to consider many factors. You would want to consider safety, leak proofing and durability. Whether you choose hand wraps or flat packaging or pouches, or bags, there are some things you would need to consider when making the selection.
The dimensions of the product to be packaged must be considered. You would need to take into account length, breadth and depth. Very thin products such as plasters can be packaged in thin pouches which are easy to carry. For heavier items you might choose bulkier but lightweight packaging. Capacious bags can be used for packing voluminous items.
Many packages are lined with a material called Tyvek for added durability and to make the packaging non porous. The coating does not break down under extreme conditions of heat or exposure to radiation, up to a level, and this makes the packages suitable for sterilization methods. Not all medical packaging incorporates this technology, but they may be more cost effective. Your choice depends on the sterilization requirements, and how durable you expect the packaging to be.
The sealing process should be convenient. Heat sealing is a reliable method for creating leak proof pouches and packaging. The sealing strip usually consists of polyester of similar substance for easy, smooth sealing and opening. You would also need to take into account processing with machinery needed, such as with thermoform packaging, where the package has to be molded, filled, and sealed. Some packaging needs to be manually sealed.
Sometimes, manufacturers may feel that the existing set of products in the supplier catalog does not perfectly address their needs. They may therefore request customized products. This type of packaging will take into account your special requirements, helping you package even the most innovative or unique products.
Manufacturers need to order large quantities of the packaging products, so they must check if the supplier offers bulk items. You should be able to order large quantities of stock for your needs. You would want to check the number of items in each batch to ensure you are getting sufficient quantities of the stock.
You would want to consider pricing as a factor when choosing supplies for packaging medical products. You would want to think about things such as bulk discounts, loyalty purchase, and long term purchase to buy the best products. This will enable you to choose high quality products at the right price.
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'The Avengers,' 'The Vow,' Katy Perry and Adele also land multiple nods.
The nominations for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards have been announced, and the CW's hit drama "The Vampire Diaries" snagged a leading six nominations, with "American Idol" and Justin Bieber following close behind with five each.
"Diaries" earned nominations for Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi nods for both Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, and Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi nominations for Nina Dobrev and Kat Graham. Somerhalder is also vying for Choice Male Hottie against Bieber, multi-nominee Ryan Gosling, Liam Hemsworth and Robert Pattinson.
The Choice Female Hottie contest pit pals Katy Perry and Rihanna against Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and model Kate Upton.
Among the other top TV nominees are "Pretty Little Liars," "Gossip Girl," "Supernatural" and, oddly, "Bones," and HBO's racy "True Blood," which is up for Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi and Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi for Anna Paquin.
All of the usual candidates are among the top film nominees, with "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" scoring nominations for Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner (who is also up for Choice Movie Actor: Action for "Abduction"), and Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Kristen Stewart.
They face stiff competition in the Sci-Fi categories against "The Hunger Games," which landed nominations for Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and acting nominations for leads Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, and "The Avengers," which along with its Choice Movie nominations scored individual acting nods for Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson.
Among the other top film nominees are "The Help" (Choice Movie: Drama and Choice Actress: Drama nominations for Emma Stone and Viola Davis), "The Vow" (Choice Movie: Drama, Choice Actress: Drama for Rachel McAdams and Choice Actor: Drama for Channing Tatum, who is also up for his comedic performance in the much-nominated "21 Jump Street") and, inexplicably, the released-today comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting," which earned four nods, for Choice Movie: Comedy, Choice Actor: Comedy for Chris Rock, and Choice Actress: Comedy nods for both Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez.
On the music side, the Choice Single by a Female Artist nominees are "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele, "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson, "Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, "Part of Me" by Perry and "Eyes Open" by Taylor Swift. On the guys' side are Bieber ("Boyfriend"), Drake ("Take Care"), Flo Rida ("Good Feeling"), Bruno Mars ("It Will Rain") and Pitbull ("Give Me Everything [Tonight]").
Many of the same artists will vie for Choice Male Artist (Bieber, Drake, Mars, Pitbull and Blake Shelton) and Choice Female Artist (Adele, Lopez, Perry, Rihanna and Swift).
The genre-by-genre breakdown of the nominations mean there are a lot of Teen Choice Award contenders. For a full rundown of the nominees, visit the Teen Choice Awards website, where you can also vote for your favorites.
The Teen Choice Awards air live on Sunday, July 22, at 8 p.m. ET.
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Do wars drive technological advancement?
Technologies like radar were developed during war.
According to the late Edwin Starr, war is good for absolutely nothing. But how much of the technology we depend upon today began as a kind of military technology? Is it possible that if we were a peaceful species we wouldn't have developed technologies like microwave ovens or the Internet?
Wars put an enormous demand upon a nation's resources. Those resources include everything from materials to military personnel. It's expensive to wage war. And war places a burden upon a nation's citizens. As soldiers march off to battle, the people left behind must work even harder to keep the nation's infrastructure from collapsing.
But wars can also have beneficial effects on economic and technological development. In general, wars tend to accelerate technological development to adapt tools for the purpose of solving specific military needs. Later, these military tools may evolve into non-military devices.
A relatively recent example of this is radar. While scientists around the world worked on using radio antennae to detect distant objects during the early part of the 20th century, we credit Sir Robert Watson-Watt with building the first practical radar set in 1935. The British Air Ministry adopted his design and used it to detect aggressors during the early days of World War II [source: Wired].
Radar became an important tool in militaries around the world. In turn, radar's adoption required countries to adapt to new warfare strategies. It also prompted the United States to invest in research and development for new ways to confound radar. The result was stealth aircraft technology.
On the civilian front, radar played a different role. A scientist by the name of Percy L. Spencer made an interesting discovery while standing near a magnetron -- a device that powers radar sets. Spencer had a chocolate bar in his pocket. The bar began to melt when Spencer stood near the magnetron. This piqued Spencer's curiosity and he began to examine what was going on. This led to the invention of the microwave oven.
Next, we'll take a look at how the threat of war indirectly aided in the creation of the Internet.
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How did you spend the longest day of the year? Miles Daisher spent the extra hours of daylight on the summer solstice, June 21, 2017, by throwing himself off a bridge — 63 times, to be exact.
The feat earned him the record for the most unassisted BASE jumps in 24 hours.
A BASE jump is parachuting or wingsuit flying from a fixed object. The acronym BASE stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, and Earth (cliff).
An unassisted BASE jump means that the jumper cannot use an outside source (such as an elevator or crane) to return to the jump point — he must get there by walking, hiking or climbing.
Daisher set the record jumping off the I.B. Perrine Bridge, a 486-foot-high truss arch span located above the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The bridge is a mecca for BASE jumpers, as it is one of the only man-made structures in the United States where BASE jumping is allowed year-round without a permit.
After each jump, Daisher landed on the bank of the Snake River and climbed up a treacherous, rocky trail out of the canyon. Throughout the 24-hour period, Daisher climbed more than 30,500 vertical feet, about 1,500 feet higher than Mount Everest.
Daisher originally set the record in 2005 with 57 jumps, and his record stood until 2016, when Dan Weiland jumped 61 times.
In addition to now holding the 24-hour unassisted record, Daisher also holds the unofficial record for most BASE jumps ever, having jumped 4,520 times in his lifetime.
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- First step was cutting the leg to approximate size. I already had a rolling pin from IKEA, and used that for measurements (see pics). Lucky for me the width of the leg was perfect.
- Second step was marking the center of each end for positioning on the lathe.
- Third step. Turning the square leg to a cylinder. For this step you replace the tool rest with a tool holder. You attach a sharp stick of metal in the tool holder. On the lathe I use, the fitting for the tool holder can be positioned sideways and forwards/backwards using two hand wheels. Using those hand wheels you move the tip of the metal piece a few mm forward, then all the way along the length of the wood, before you adjust it forward another few mm and repeat until the piece is completely cylindric. I will try to get pictures of that later.
- Fourth step. Marking the handles. When the piece of wood is completely round, you mark the handles with a pencil. To do this, turn the machine off, measure the wanted length and make a line of a few cm on the wood. Then turn on the machine again, and place the pencil on the now only slightly visible mark, to get a line going all the way around.
- Fifth step. The handles. I used what appears to be called an artisan spindle gouge for this part. It may not be the best tool for the job, but I'm a beginner and it worked just fine. I recommend getting used to it first, since depending on the angle of the 'u' (the shape of the gouge) the gouge will move in different directions. Also make sure to not move the tip of the gouge lower than the imagined center line of the turning object, and keeping the tool rest close to the turning object for increased control.
The shape of the handles is not measured, neither have I done anything to get them completely equal, just comparing the look and feel until they seemed the same.
- Sixth step. Sanding. Make sure to remove the tool rest before this, to avoid getting your hands jammed between it and the spinning object.
- Seventh step. Stop the machine, remove the piece of wood and cut the ends off with a saw.
I think a picture is needed it sounds like a interesting attachment what make is you lathe?
Are you using a wood turning lathe or a metal turning lathe? I don't quite understand what you are using in step 3 if you are on a wood lathe.
I'm using a wood lathe. I have now tried to reword step three to be more clear, let me know if that makes it better.
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Is now the time to move my retirement savings into the stock market?
I've got $200k in cash ... is now the time to jump into the stock market?
Party time on Wall Street!
I think it's impossible to know in advance when it's the best time to invest in stocks (or bonds, for that matter), and futile to pretend otherwise. We had a perfect example of this recently. A few days after Brexit, or British voters' decision to leave the European Union, U.S. stocks plummeted more than 5% and many pundits predicted much worse was still to come. So what happened? Within three weeks the Standard & Poor's 500 index rebounded and hit an all-time high.
I have no idea whether over the next few months or years this bull market will continue to climb to new peaks, or descend into a potentially devastating bear. But I can tell you this. There is always cause to worry that stocks might be on the verge of a setback and are thus better avoided for now. To quote Gilda Radner's iconic Roseanne Roseannadanna character from the early seasons of Saturday Night Live, "It's always something. If it ain't one thing, it's another." If it's not Brexit, it's worries about the coup attempt in Turkey. Or weak growth in China. Or an economic crisis in Greece. Or the downgrading of U.S. Treasury debt. Or low global interest rates...You get the idea.
What's more, even if you get what you've been wishing for and stock prices drop precipitously, how will you know when it's time to get back in? We know now with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight that stock prices fell more than 50% from their 2007 highs prior to the financial crisis to their early 2009 lows. But as this decline was happening, investors had no idea how far prices would drop.
So someone like you who was waiting for a big correction might have figured it was okay to get back into the market after stocks had fallen 20%, or 30% or 40%, only to see prices plummet further. Or such an investor could have stayed on the sidelines until early March 2009 when prices hit a trough, but still remained in cash for fear that more losses were to come, thus missing some of the rebound.
All of which is to say that you're playing a guessing game that you can never win, a game that in this case at least has already been costly for you. Over the past three years, hunkering down in a money-market has probably earned you an annualized return of somewhere around 0.10%. During that same period a 50-50 mix of stocks and bonds would have gained an annualized 7% or so.
Related: Do you really need stocks in retirement?
So what do I recommend that you and other investors who want to participate in the market's long-term gains but are wary of getting whacked with short-term losses do?
Given the inherent uncertainty in investing and the fact that you can't outguess the market, the most prudent thing you can do is hedge your bets by investing in a diversified mix of stocks and bonds that you can stick with in markets good and bad. Ideally, that mix should provide the long-term growth you need to achieve goals like a secure retirement but also enough protection so you don't freak out and sell in a panic when the market is going haywire.
You say you intend to split your cash stash equally between stock and bond index funds. That sounds like a reasonable plan to me. But just to be sure, you might want to complete this 11-question risk tolerance-asset allocation questionnaire, which will suggest an appropriate stocks-bonds mix based on your answers and also show you how that mix as well as others have performed in the past over long stretches and in up and down markets.
Once you've decided how you want to divvy up your money between stocks and bonds, the question is how to go from all-cash to your target asset allocation. The conventional wisdom says that you should dollar-cost average, or move from cash to stocks and bonds gradually over the course of a year or so to protect yourself against the possibility of a stock downturn in the near term.
Dollar-cost averaging may be psychologically appealing and emotionally comforting, it makes little sense financially. Besides, the whole point of going through the process of allocating your money between stocks and bonds is to deal with the uncertainty of the market. Dollar-cost averaging undermines that effort.
So once you've settled on a mix of stocks and bonds that makes sense for you, I recommend that you go to that mix immediately. If the thought of going from cash to your preferred mix all at once is just too upsetting for you, then at least do so as quickly as you can, say, over the course of two or three months rather than taking a year or longer.
But what you don't want to do is continue playing this game of wait-and-see. You've already made two good calls: deciding to divvy up your money between stocks and bonds and to invest your stash in low-cost index funds. Now it's time to make another good decision and implement your plan.
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The study concludes that "no single issue seems to be the dominant explanation for the selection of a nonanimal product lifestyle."
It seems that one of the most common questions omnivores have for vegans and vegetarians is: "Why? Why don't you consume animal products?"
A study presented at the 2011 Joint Animal Meeting (JAM) conference held by the American Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Science aimed to answer that question (keep in mind: it was from the perspective of an agricultural context). Scientists from Texas A&M and Oregon State University surveyed self-identified vegans from 14 US states who attended vegan/vegetarian trade shows and festivals in 2009 and 2010.
Data from the 121 survey participants in 2009 showed an association between education level and factor 5; data from the 27 participants in 2010 showed that dietary habits influenced responses to factors 1, 7, 8, and 9 and education and farm background influenced responses to factors 4 and 6, respectively. The study concludes that "no single issue seems to be the dominant explanation for the selection of a nonanimal product lifestyle."
So please, keep asking us: "Why?" We'll all have a different answer for you!
What would you answer? Given the above nine options, which factors are most important to your decision to be a vegan/vegetarian?
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If I sell my investment, when do I receive the money from the sale?
When you sell an investment, the SEC requires a two business day hold on the money from the sale. During this time, your sale proceeds will be listed as “unsettled funds” in the Accounts section of Stash.
On the third business day, your money will be added to the ‘Withdrawable Cash’ segment of the of your Cash Balance. Once you see it there, you can withdraw it.
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Last night, the winds howled, as though they were desperately seeking their raison d'etre, as though they were in pain. They cried a curtain of rain.
I woke up to find the floor on the 8th storey dormitory mildly flooded and to discover that I've a slight cold.
While I was collecting pebbles for an artwork, I sauntered past a gesturing French couple. They were pointing to a cluster of feathers on the pavement - about the size of a clenched fist - and shuffling around it.
It was a baby fruit dove. A fluffy ball of feathers. At that moment, I wished for a camera-phone - to capture the enchanting innocence of a fledgling.
The baby dove looked something like this.
The guy pointed to a branch. Above fifty centimeters above us - quite near, really - there was an adult dove. It has a rich emerald plumage, with vermillion bars across its wings and a dusky violet head. A brilliantly coloured bird. We supposed that it was the helpless parent - able to look at its offspring, yet unable to help.
I wanted to return the baby bird to its nest but we couldn't find it. Perhaps, I should have kept it - at least it wouldn't be under the mercy of the elements, or be vulnerable to the rats.
But what could I offer it?
A life behind bars? Vision past metal grills? A home with a pet cat that carries the occasional dead sparrows back? A life of constant unease?
The parent dove looked something like that.
Even so, how could I carry the fledgling away when its parent was watching with its beady crystal-like eyes? We shifted the moulting baby onto the adjacent grass strip, away from the pebbled pavement where people might have trampled it.
After an art workshop, after mulling for three hours, I thought that I could offer it a home. At least, hopefully, what it would consider as a home.
When I went back to find the fledgling, it was no longer visible. Perhaps cowering within the thicket of vines. The adult dove was nowhere to be seen as well.
I wish these birds all the best. Just the other day, I glanced out my windows and saw a flock of flying green doves. Everything seems well.
Just discovered, through the magic of Google search, that doves can live up to thirty years in captivity but have an average lifespan of 1.5 years in the wild.
Does this boil down to a choice of a brilliant and carefree, but short, life or a long, endlessly dreary existence?
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Newspaper Article: Oscar H Eck died suddenly Saturday evening, about 10 o'clock. Had Mr Eck lived until Sunday he would have been 67 years old. For thirty-five years he was an employe of the Heilman Furniture Company. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Ralph, of this city; six brother, William H. Eck, of Ecktown; David F. Collomsville; Ellisworth A., Augustus and Richard, all of this city, and Daniel of South Williamsport. The deceased was a member of St. Boniface Society, the Holy Name Society of St. Boniface Church, also of the Harmonia Society. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, from St. Boniface Church. Interment will be made in Wyoming Street Cemetery.
Newspaper Article: Chris Eckert, 75, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Christiansen. Funeral services will be held at the Christiansen home at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Adam Sommers officiating. Burial will be at Ralston.
Newspaper Article: CAMMAL MAN'S WOUNDS FATAL - W L Elliott age 47, dies at Jersey Shore Hospital, result of sliding loaded gun on porch. - Wellington L Elliott died at the Jersey Shore Hospital at 7:15 o'clock last night of gun shot wounds. He found the gun in the woodshed at his home and picked it up to take it to the house. Believing that it was not loaded, he slid it onto the porch and it exploded wounding him seriously in the right leg above the knee. Surviving him are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Haines, of Wellsboro; and two brothers, John Elliot, Pine City, NY; and Howard Elliott, Elmira; also a sister, Mrs. Minnie Bonnell, Los Angeles, Cal. Prayer services will be held at the home of his father-in-law, Grover Stradley, at Cammal, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, with further services in the church at Cammal. The Rev. Howard R Ritter of Waterville, will officiate. Interment will be made at Cammal.
Newspaper Article: Former member of high school faculty dies at home - Stanley L Eppihimer, of 1113 Memorial avenue died at 5:30 o'clock last night at his home. Mr. Eppihimer came to this city when a young man and was employed by the Williamsport Wire Rope Company in the machine shop as a master mechanic. He was also and instructor in machine shop practice in the vocational classes of the Williamsport High School. He was a member of Trinity Church, Lodge No 106 F and A M and the Williamsport Consistory. He leaves his wife and a son, Robert Lewis.
Newspaper Article: Mrs. Viletta Favel, 83 years old, widow of Martin Favel, who had resided at the Green Home at Roaring Branch for the past several years, died at the Williamsport Hospital at 1 o'clock Monday morning. She had broken her hip six weeks ago when she fell at the Green Home while getting ready for bed. Surviving her are several nieces and nephews. Prayer service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Bastian-Maneval Funeral home here, with further services at the Brick Church, Liberty with interment in the Brick Church Cemetery. Friends may view the body this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock at the funeral home.
Note: funeral record spells Violetta Fable, while newspaper states Viletta Favel.
Date of Funeral June 5, 1933 Name of Mother Sarah ?
Newspaper Article: Torrence Albert Ferguson, 64, died last evening en route to the Williamsport hospital from the home of his son, Paul at Nisbet. Death was caused by a heart attack. Surviving Mr. Ferguson are his wife and six son, Torrence, Elwood, LeRoy, Kenneth and Harry at home and Paul of Nisbet; and two sisters, Mrs. D V Edwards of Jersey Shore and Miss Anna May Cox of Nisbet. Funeral services will be held at the home Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock with Rev. W C Hanning, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, officiating. Interment will be made at Jersey Shore.
Newspaper Article: Oliver Fetterman, 63 of Montgomery, died in the Williamsport Hospital at 1:50 o'clock this morning. Mr. Fetterman was born at Shamokin, the son of Allen and Hannah Fetterman, and lived in this city for eighteen years. Surviving are his wife and fifteen children as follows: Mrs. Marguerite Cady, Mrs. Fronnie Cassidy, Mrs. Ruth Gensel, Mrs. Olive Hill, Mrs. Beverly Armanda, Williamsport, Mrs. Irene Frye, Shenandoah; Mrs. Ida Detrich, of Elmira, NY; Mrs. Gladys Loudenslager, Lansing, Mich; Allen Fetterman, Naugatuck, Conn; Arthur Fetterman, Milwaukee, Wis.; Elmer, William George, John and Robert at home. Funeral services will be held at the Bastian-Maneval funeral home here, Saturday at 1:30 pm. The Rev. J. Moulton Thomas, of Trinity Episcopal church will officiate. Interment will be made in the Montoursville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and evening.
Newspaper Article: Rollin Irvin Fiester, aged 80, died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock at the home of his niece, Mrs. L R Harper with whom he lived. The funeral will take place at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Bastian-Maneval funeral home with interment in Salladasburg. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening.
Newspaper Article: Charles Fogle, aged 91 years, died at his home last eening. He was a life-long member of the First Evangelical church and for thirty-three years had been connected with the old Adams Express Company. He is survived by his wife, and these sons and daughters: Robert W. of Rochester; Clayton K., and B C Fogle, this city; Harry E Lowell, Mass; Mrs. G O Challinor, Mrs. Paul Henry, Mrs. Elinora Walters and Miss Martha Fogel of Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Rev J H Fleckenstone will officiate. Interment will be made in Wildwood cemetery.
Date of Death July 9, 1934 Name of Father Jacob Long Sr.
Newspaper Article: Mrs. Louise Long Foltz died this morning at 10:15 o'clock at the home of her son, Elmer J Foltz, 414 Rose Street. Besides her son, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Frick, Gardenview; and a sister, Mrs. Truman Thomas, Detroit, Mich; a brother, George A Long, Cogan Station. She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church at Quiggleville. Funeral services will be held at the home of her son, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The Rev. L G Shannon, Pastor of St. John's Lutheran church will officiate. Interment will be made at Quiggleville.
Newspaper Article: Freeman Daniel Frahm, 49, died Wednesday evening at 9:40 o'clock at his home after a long illness. Mr. Frahm was an employe of the Reading Railroad Company and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Surviving are two daughters and two sons: Mrs. Ruth Lowe, Mrs. Dorothy Eder and John H Frahm, this city; William F at home; also four sisters, Mrs. Mame Anderson, Mrs. Anna Cherry, Mrs. Mabel McGinnise and Mrs. Ella Fortune, Shamokin; and two brothers, Walter A, Montoursville RD; and William Frahm, Shamokin; also four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home. The Rev L S Sassaman will officiate. Interment will be made in Wildwood Cemetery.
Newspaper Article: Mrs. Eva F (Beiter) Freer died at her home last evening. She is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs. Dora Beiter, three daughters, Mrs. R J Gonard, and Mrs. W J Calhoun, of this city, and Mrs. B F Hartzell, of Harrisburg; one son, Ross H. of Louisville, Ky; three brothers, Captain William Beiter, of Elmira, NY, John of Berwick, and Leonard of South Williamsport; and the following sisters, Mrs. Domer Foye, of this city; Mrs. George Yaggi, Elmira, NY; Mrs. John Gudykuntz, Oil City, and Mrs. Edward Ring of Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clcok Tuesday afternoon. The Rev J Ray Houser pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church of which she was a member will officiate. Interment will be made in Wildwood.
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Can computers think? Since the 1950s we have been trying to make computers that mimic the brain's complex neural networks. There has been success with specific challenges, such as when Deep Blue beat chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, but consciousness and general intelligence remain long term goals. More recent developments such as IBM's question answering system Watson, and Apple's intelligent personal assistant Siri have focused on answering user's closed questions.
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How long does it usually take you to work on a piece?
Days or weeks, but I think of it in terms of how many sessions of work it takes. I tend to work on the whole surface at one time, in "layers" more or less. This painting took probably two weeks of working almost every day on it. Between painting sessions, I'm thinking of what comes next in the process.
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Those with nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA) required louder tones to hear the frequencies tested in pure-tone audiometry, with worse peripheral auditory function compared with healthy older controls and a group with Alzheimer's disease.
Thus, the findings add to evidence that nfvPPA is "a disorder of communication signal processing that extends beyond neurolinguistic impairment; it may be timely to reevaluate the progressive aphasias from this fresh perspective," they urged.
This condition may also be a model for interpreting the interplay of peripheral hearing and cognitive function in neurodegenerative disease more broadly and "evaluating physiologically informed hearing and communication therapies in people with dementia," the authors wrote.
The link between cognitive impairment and hearing loss is still a "chicken and egg" question that researchers may have better luck answering in a more focal group like nfvPPA than in the larger population with Alzheimer's disease, agreed Zachary Miller, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco Memory and Aging Center.
"When someone has sensory impairments, does the brain become shut off and does it lose the ability to stay in touch with the world? There are these kinds of arguments that if you restore someone's sight or hearing, could that be beneficial?" he said in an interview. "Nobody quite knows if there's a directionality."
It's also possible that hearing loss is related to the underlying disease pathophysiology of nfvPPA, which would make hearing loss a possible biomarker for measuring therapy or disease progression, Miller added.
Warren's group conducted their study on 19 consecutive patients with nfvPPA (mean age 70.3 years, nine women) who were compared to 20 Alzheimer's disease patients and 34 control participants at their center.
Miller, calling the study findings "somewhat unexpected, even serendipitous," suggested that the logical next step would be to look at the other two variants of primary progressive aphasia (semantic and logopenic) and to have the data validated in a larger population.
This work was supported by grants from the Alzheimer's Society, the National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, the University College London Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre, Action on Hearing Loss–Dunhill Medical Trust, the Medical Research Council, the Association of British Neurologists, the Wolfson Foundation, and the Wellcome Trust.
Anomic Aphasia Anomic aphasia is one of the milder forms of aphasia. They may have speech that is far more impaired than their language comprehension or ability to read and write. Patient-oriented strategies reflect things that the person with primary progressive aphasia can do to enhance communication, such as establishing the topic at the outset of a conversation, using gestures, and using pictures, writing or drawing. However, it is also possible that lesions present in the left hemisphere cause other deficits and alterations also related to language (American Speech-, language -Hearing Association, 2015). Compensatory strategies can be patient-oriented or other-oriented, or a combination of both.
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It’s disappointing when your darker garments look faded after a few washes. Here are some suggestions for keeping your favorite clothes looking brand new.
Wash only when necessary: We tend to wash many clothes too often, especially coarser fabrics like denim. Washing is harsh on dark dyes, leading to a quicker fade. Wash denim items less, and if possible, spot clean them rather than washing the whole garment.
Measure detergent: It’s easy to just pour detergent by eye when you’re doing the laundry, but take the time to properly measure, especially when it comes to darker clothing. Using too much will cause your clothes to fade faster. Be careful with drying: Dry your clothes on the lowest setting possible, and turn them inside out to shield them from extra friction with other garments. For the gentlest possible drying, hang dry your clothes on a rack or allow them to dry on a flat surface.
Wash in cold water: Drying on high heat can damage and fade your clothes quickly, and the same is true for washing in hot water. Wash your darker garments in cold water (in the shortest cycle possible), and use a detergent that’s designed for washing in cold water.
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How to capture live video feed from an external HD camera and encode it for a live webcast?
In my previous blog post, I gave a high-level overview of the workflow when producing a live webcast for an event. In this post I will discuss in detail what hardware is necessary to produce a high-quality live streaming with one external camera, as well as how to configure the software encoder to stream to a media server.
Most professional HD cameras have a number of outputs - HDMI, SDI, HD-SDI, etc. Older models also have an IEEE 1394 (also known as iLink, or FireWire) connector. In order to capture live video from any of those outputs, you need to have a capturing device, or a peripheral connected to your encoding machine. You could do that via USB 3.0, IEEE 1394, Thunderbolt, HDMI or other method.
Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder - a free live encoding software product from Adobe, currently available for MS Windows and Mac OS X. It produces one of the highest-quality H264 video streams, but does not provide any functionality for embedding videos, or presentations in your live stream. Basically you can stream only the contents of your live video feed.
Wirecast - a proprietary paid live encoding software product from Telestream, available for MS Windows and Mac OS X. It allows you to embed videos, presentations, multiple cameras, remote desktops viewers, etc. in your live stream. Wirecast is one of the best live video production tools available at the moment. For more information, check the website.
VidBlaster - another proprietary paid live video production software. It is available only for MS Windows. It also allows for the embedding of videos, presentations, multiple cameras, etc. in your live stream. For more information, check the website.
If you are using Selfstream, you could download an already configured profile, which populates the server configuration fields automatically. Just open it from the File menu.
By default you would inject 1 keyframe per 4 seconds, which equates to 1 keyframe every 100 frames, if you a streaming a 25fps video.
A setup with one of the capture devices listed above and one external HD video camera is quite easy to handle. If you are getting into live webcasting, I suggest you try this first, before moving to more complicated setups involving multiple cameras. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below as well as share your current streaming setup.
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Text: Shinichi Tateyama (Blackwater Design) is located in the Kashii district. Coordinated by architect Isozaki Arata, Nexus World was constructed in 1991, consisting of apartment complexes designed by 6 internationally acclaimed architects to showcase uniquely designed apartment buildings. The “Nexus” is named after the city development project in Momochi, the west part of Fukuoka, as a part of the water-front development plan of Fukuoka.
As you walk up to the apartment buildings, you will first see the complex designed by Oscar Tusquets. Two different complex buildings connect together with a gate. It is designed in the post modern style with classic details to make it chic using a light brown base color. There are some windows made with stained glass.
Behind the Oscar Tusquets complex is the one designed by Christian de Portzamparc, who designed a white facade which gives a feel of modernism. People will be surprised by the minimal exterior and rhythmical harmony of the openings. This complex consists of 4 buildings including a premium white main building. One of them is designed in a concrete building with black granite in a large courtyard and the other is like a crow’s nest. Both are connected with a bridge, which gives an accent to the complex.
What you will see next is the concrete building complex designed by Osamu Ishiyama. As you look up, you will notice the wall is slightly constructed at an angle. Built spread like a fan, the complex is uniquely designed with randomly projected-out balconies and roofs. Simple yet dynamic buildings look unexpectedly comfortable to live.
The very colorful one is the Mark Mack complex. It is interesting to see the color pattern of yellow and red. The ground floor is used for shopping tenants with more space for pedestrians. The use of colors and open space on the 1st floor reminds me of “Unite d’Habitation” by Le Corbusier.
The highlight of Nexus World is the Rem Koolhaas complex. With a black stonewall-like facade on the upper part, the apartment looks like a fort with few openings. Opposing to the “luxury” design, the complex has its distinct texture using stonewall-like paint for the facade, and many fence nets for handrails and fences. A long slope designed toward the entrance on the 2nd floor is one of the signatures of Rem Koolhaas who often takes advantage of using the level differences. This complex gained much attention as his first housing project, and still looks keen.
Next to the Rem Koolhaas is the Steven Hall complex, where the 2nd floor and above are built in the comb structure with tenant space on the ground floor. There is a shallow water pool designed on the rooftop of the 1st floor. Beautiful and sophisticated housing complex with minimal design and randomly arranged window openings.
Surrounded by Nexus World, the Nexus Kashii Central Garden contains 4 buildings, which feature facade designs supervised by Arquitectonica and landscape design by Martha Schwartz. Lastly, the only high-rise at the site, Nexus Kashii Westside Central Tower. The primary plan was to build twin towers but it turned out to be only one because of the budget squeeze.
The Nexus World gives opportunities to change lifestyles with keen designs created and offered by the leading architects in the world. Many of people would like to live in this kind place once in their lives. Realizing ideas by the notable architects, the Nexus World should be the most rare housing building in the world.
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on a system without access to the kernel itself (firmware)?
Precisely: I have a NAS (CH3MNAS) which seems to run some kind of Linux based on kernel 2.6.22.7. I already managed to open it for additional software but some of my desired additional features need kernel support: 1) For NTFS-disks on the USB port I need the kernel to support NTFS natively or at least FUSE for use with e.g. NTFS-3G), 2) for a VPN server I need kernel support of PPP. Neither of these 3 features is activated in the firmware by default (of course - because space is limited on this machine).
I found the modules "ntfs.ko" and "fuse.ko" and started with "insmod ntfs.ko" => Segmentation fault. The second try bricked my NAS completely and "reset-proof" and therefore I thought I'd better ask someone who knows what he's doing ;-): YOU! Obviously I'm missing something or have misconfigured something (I answered all those menu-config questions not more than inuitively).
Did you just compile on your Linux machine or did you do a cross-compile for the appropriate architecture? If you don't cross-compile you will be producing x86 code which is no use for your NAS.
Cross-compiling for an embedded device like this can be fairly tricky and, as you have discovered, unless you get it right you tend to brick the device. Google "Cross compile Linux ARM" (substitute the appropriat processor architecture for "ARM") to learn more about cross-compiling.
I don't have a Linux machine, therefore I compiled directly on the NAS. I might setup a virtual machine for that, but as far as my understanding was, this should be the safest way, too, shouldn't it? No trouble with mismatching toolchain, or the like. Or did I get something completely wrong?
The "google" you recommend resulted in trillions of results, but I resigned after 10. Without in-deep understanding I would never find what I might need. Can you point me to a (really) relevant page?
Ah - I misunderstood. Compiling on the NAS itself is certainly the right thing to do. The only other thing that I can add is that, ideally, your kernel configuration should be exactly that used to produce the original kernel.
I can only suggest that you Google around to see if you can find anyone who has done this sort of thing on your particular machine. I've played around with this on Buffalo NAS servers (which are very well supported in this respect) and I can tell you that it is not easy. Ideally you need some access to the machine other than telnet or ssh; normally this involves modifying the circuit board to enable a serial interface; whether this is possible for your machine I don't know.
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That doesn't sound too good :-(. My NAS is quite similar in architecture to the DNS-320, which is also very good supported. Most of the addons I'm using (funplug) were orginally written for the latter. Just kernel modules compiled for that one don't seem to work.
As I said before I managed to find (only!) one kernel module for my NAS on the internet: usbdisk.ko, and of course it was my first idea to contact the person who built it, but as for now I couldn't find him/her.
Please, could you explain, what I might need a serial interface for? My kernel does support loadable modules, which is proven to work (usbdisk.ko!), so why would I want to do things to the machine that go beyond this? I don't want to put a modified kernel on the system, I just want to add 3 kernel modules, and therefore like to know how to compile these correctly.
- Do you agree that a mismatching toolchain could be the reason for my problem?
- If so: How can I find out the toolchain the kernel was originally built with (gcc and the like were stripped off the firmware) - other than googling, because that one failed already?
- I read that for building a modified kernel the "make" config file of the original firmware might be helpful. Do you agree? And if so: Can I regenerate it somehow, if I don't find on the internet (which unfortunately is true so far)?
A serial interface can be useful in the event that a device becomes bricked; it's the only way to see what is going on at boot time and perhaps interrupt the boot process (well, that's not quite true - there is also netconsosle, but this requires a working netconsole for your particular device).
I wouldn't have thought that the version of gcc (although you might want to make sure it's the same major version number - i.e. 3 or 4) or binutils would matter; uclibc might conceivable cause probems. The original "make" configuration would obviously be very useful; failing that you might want to compile the kernel as well as the modules - but that is an almost certain route to bricking the device. I don't know how you can recover that information. Although Linux allows you to embed that information in the kernel itself the chances of that being the case for your device are pretty close to zero.
Your best bet would definitely be to try and find that person who has experience with your device. My Buffalo Linkstation is great because so many people have played with it, even to the extent of producing alternate distributions, but I also have a Linksys NAS and an Emtec media device that I would like to do this sort of thing with. Unfortunately finding information about them is pretty difficult - I can't even telnet or ssh into the Linksys.
I'm afraid that I've not really been a lot of help other than to confirm how difficult your task is. But the best of luck with it; and if you do succeed be sure to write it up somewhere to help other brave souls.
I don't exactly know how to use this "CodeSourcery" toolchain, but we well see.
Furthermore I found a (not quite up-to-date) source code for my NAS on the internet. It's still downloading (over 200MB!), and therefore I don't know what expects me there, but hopefully I'll find a suitable "make" config file somewhere inside.
Solved! The source code offered everything I need: Toolchain and kernel source code including .config file for exactly my system. First the toolchain gave me errors, but only until I found out, that it's intended to run on "i686-pc-linux" (not on the NAS itself!). I was really astaunished how easy it was after all: Download the source from Conceptronics ftp site -> Unpack kernel and toolchain -> Modify $PATH to point to the toolchain -> make menuconfig -> make -> copy the compiled modules -> done.
Good stuff. I suspect that finding that .config file was the key.
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The term eating habits (or food habits) refers to why and how people eat, which foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as well as the ways people obtain, store, use, and discard food. Individual, social, cultural, religious, economic, environmental, and political factors all influence people's eating habits.
All humans eat to survive. They also eat to express appreciation, for a sense of belonging, as part of family customs, and for self-realization. For example, someone who is not hungry may eat a piece of cake that has been baked in his or her honor.
People eat according to learned behaviors regarding etiquette, meal and snack patterns, acceptable foods, food combinations, and portion sizes. Etiquette refers to acceptable behaviors. For example, for some groups it is acceptable to lick one's fingers while eating, while for other groups this is rude behavior. Etiquette and eating rituals also vary depending on whether the meal is formal, informal, or special (such as a meal on a birthday or religious holiday).
A meal is usually defined as the consumption of two or more foods in a structured setting at a set time. Snacks consist of a small amount of food or beverage eaten between meals. A common eating pattern is three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) per day, with snacks between meals. The components of a meal vary across cultures, but generally include grains, such as rice or noodles; meat or a meat substitute, such as fish, beans, or tofu; and accompaniments, such as vegetables. Various food guides provide suggestions on foods to eat, portion sizes, and daily intake. However, personal preferences, habits, family customs, and social setting largely determine what a person consumes.
In each culture there are both acceptable and unacceptable foods, though this is not determined by whether or not something is edible. For example, alligators exist in many parts of the world, but they are unacceptable as food by many persons. Likewise, horses, turtles, and dogs are eaten (and even considered a delicacy) in some cultures, though they are unacceptable food sources in other cultures. There are also rules concerning with whom it is appropriate to eat. For example, doctors in a health facility may eat in areas separate from patients or clients.
Humans acquire, store, and discard food using a variety of methods. People may grow, fish, or hunt some of their food, or they may purchase most of it from supermarkets or specialty stores. If there is limited access to energy sources, people may store small amounts of foods and get most of what they eat on a day-to-day basis. In homes with abundant space and energy, however, people purchase food in bulk and store it in freezers, refrigerators, and pantries. In either case there must also be proper disposal facilities to avoid environmental and health problems.
There are innumerable flavors and food combinations. A liking for some flavors or food combinations is easily acceptable, but others must develop or be learned. Sweetness is a universally acceptable flavor, but a taste for salty, savory, spicy, tart, bitter, and hot flavors must be learned. The more a person is exposed to a food—and encouraged to eat it—the greater the chances that the food will be accepted. As the exposure to a food increases, the person becomes more familiar and less fearful of the food, and acceptance may develop. Some persons only eat specific foods and flavor combinations, while others like trying different foods and flavors.
There are many factors that determine what foods a person eats. In addition to personal preferences, there are cultural, social, religious, economic, environmental, and even political factors.
Every individual has unique likes and dislikes concerning foods. These preferences develop over time, and are influenced by personal experiences such as encouragement to eat, exposure to a food, family customs and rituals, advertising, and personal values. For example, one person may not like frankfurters, despite the fact that they are a family favorite.
States, however, eat "veggie-burgers" made from mashed beans, pureed vegetables, or soy, and people on diets may eat a burger made from lean turkey. In the United States these are appropriate cultural substitutions, but a burger made from horsemeat would be unacceptable.
Members of a social group depend on each other, share a common culture, and influence each other's behaviors and values. A person's membership in particular peer, work, or community groups impacts food behaviors. For example, a young person at a basketball game may eat certain foods when accompanied by friends and other foods when accompanied by his or her teacher.
Religious proscriptions range from a few to many, from relaxed to highly restrictive. This will affect a follower's food choices and behaviors. For example, in some religions specific foods are prohibited, such as pork among Jewish and Muslim adherents. Within Christianity, the Seventh-day Adventists discourage "stimulating" beverages such as alcohol, which is not forbidden among Catholics.
Money, values, and consumer skills all affect what a person purchases. The price of a food, however, is not an indicator of its nutritional value. Cost is a complex combination of a food's availability, status, and demand.
The influence of the environment on food habits derives from a composite of ecological and social factors. Foods that are commonly and easily grown within a specific region frequently become a part of the local cuisine. However, modern technology, agricultural practices, and transportation methods have increased the year-round availability of many foods, and many foods that were previously available only at certain seasons or in specific areas are now available almost anywhere, at any time.
Political factors also influence food availability and trends. Food laws and trade agreements affect what is available within and across countries, and also affect food prices. Food labeling laws determine what consumers know about the food they purchase.
Eating habits are thus the result of both external factors, such as politics, and internal factors, such as values. These habits are formed, and may change, over a person's lifetime.
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Volumetrics is a weight-management plan that encourages dieters to control calories while eating enough food to feel satisfied. People who eat according to the Volumetrics plan focus on eating water- and fiber-rich foods to achieve satiety, the feeling of fullness after a meal.
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Every business faces crises, and while many are avoidable, it's likely that your business will get swept into one eventually. This is because many crises aren't the fault of the organization. Instead, uncontrollable factors can create unanticipated situations that force your business to respond immediately.
When a crisis does hit, it's easy to panic. However, it's important to remain calm and remember your plan for handling the situation. Often times, it's how an organization handles a crisis, and not the crisis itself, that determines its reputation moving forward.
Communication theorist, Timothy Coombs came up with a theory to better understand how an organization should communicate in response to a crisis.
According to Coombs, a crisis is a negative circumstance involving an organization and its stakeholders, such as employees, customers, and investors. In these situations, the business needs to interpret who was responsible for the crisis and how the issue will affect the stakeholders' relationship with the organization.
There are three main types of crises, each based on who was responsible for the crisis and how the crisis affects the organization's reputation. It's important to note that the threat to the organization's reputation is often determined by its history with crises and existing reputation with its stakeholders.
This type of crisis occurs when the organization is perceived to be a victim of the crisis. For example, a victim crisis can happen when the organization is rumored to be at fault — like when Tylenol was wrongly accused in 1982 of poisoning seven Chicago-based people. Instead, the deaths were actually caused by a killer lacing Tylenol with cyanide in stores. Tylenol nearly took the blame for a crisis that they had no way of preventing.
A more common example of victim crisis is natural disasters. These events can destroy the physical infrastructure of a company, leaving it with no facility to conduct its business. In cases like these, a victim crisis presents the organization with little to no reputational threat because the situation is unavoidable and the company has no way of preventing it.
This occurs when the organization is at fault for the crisis, but its actions were unintentional. An accidental crisis can occur when an organization faces product or equipment failure —like when Samsung had to recall the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016 due to batteries catching on fire and exploding.
Additionally, accidental crises can occur when an accuser challenges the organization. One example of this when Starbucks was sued for underfilling their lattes. While this may not seem like a pressing issue on the surface, these crises can still cause significant damage to your brand's reputation. Even if they seem trivial, it's important to address these crises quickly before they have time to escalate.
This occurs when the organization intentionally takes a risk that leads to a negative outcome or event. An example of a preventable crisis occurred during the 2010 Haitian earthquake when the American Red Cross raised $500 million, claiming to use the funds help 4.5 billion people “get back on their feet.” However, instead of investing the money into Haitian infrastructure, the organization only built six permanent homes.
A preventable crisis is the worst possible threat to an organization because there is a high reputational threat to the business. In these situations, there's immense pressure placed on the organization's response as well as their actions moving forward after the crises. While the brand may take measures to resolve the situation, it's extremely difficult to rebuild your reputation after one of these types of events.
Based on these three crisis types, Coombs was able to create the Situational Crisis Communication Theory.
The Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) identifies response strategies that organizations can use to handle a crisis. It's based on who was responsible for causing the crisis as well as how significant the threat is to the business's reputation.
SCCT outlines a path for crisis communication, but the business still determines what actions they'll take based on the situation. Not only is SCCT based on the organization's understanding of the crisis, but also on their pre-conceived notion of how stakeholders will respond to each type of response.
To plan for stakeholder responses. there are four main crisis response communication strategies.
This strategy aims to rebuild relationships with stakeholders by redeeming the organization's reputation. This is achieved by taking responsibility for the crisis and offering apologies or compensation to those affected by the outcome.
Rebuild crisis strategies should most frequently be used in response to accident crises, especially when the organization has had a history of similar crises and/or has developed a negative reputation in the past. Rebuilding strategies should also always be considered for preventable crises where stakeholder relationships may be permanently damaged. While it may take more time to rekindle the relationship, these actions will mark the first step towards that recovery.
This strategy works to minimize the amount of responsibility placed on the organization. This is achieved by offering excuses for or justifying the company's actions.
Diminish crisis strategies should most frequently be used in response to victim crises where the company is not at fault for the issue. If used in response to accident crises, diminish crisis strategies should be used when the organization has had no history of crises and has a relatively positive industry reputation. For smaller crises, this strategy can help businesses minimize the negative effects of the situation while still avoiding taking unnecessary fault.
This strategy completely re-assigns the blame away from the organization. This is achieved by confronting the accuser(s) for their invalid accusations, claiming that there is no crisis, or blaming another party for the crisis.
Deny crisis strategies should be used in victim crises when the organization is faced with rumors or accusations that harmful, but not true. Rather than rebuilding the relationship, it's best to confront the cause of the crisis immediately to avoid further escalation. It's important to keep in mind that this strategy is only effective if your business is truly at no fault for the situation.
This strategy works to position the organization as an asset to its stakeholders. This is achieved by reminding stakeholders of its former good deeds and praising stakeholders for their dedication and loyalty. Bolster crisis strategies can be used in conjunction with other primary crisis strategies, especially when the organization is faced with victim crises.
While each of these strategies is predicted to be effective in the specific crises laid out, it's impossible to know exactly how stakeholders — and the overall public — will react to an organization's chosen response. So, it's important to prepare not only for the public's response to the crisis but also for their response to your follow up actions.
You may be thinking, this is all great, but how does SCCT actually help my business in the long run? Can't I just tailor each crisis communication strategy to the specific crisis at the moment?
These are great questions. SCCT can save you time and headaches by ensuring a smoother crisis response when and if your business faces a crisis. In addition to a short-term response, below are a few examples of the long-term benefits SCCT can provide for your company.
1. It helps you practice and prepare for crises in advance.
How nervous would you feel if you went into a big, important job interview completely unprepared? You haven't done any research on the organization or practiced interview questions, and you have no idea who's interviewing you. I'm guessing you'd be feeling extremely nervous and not performing at the best of your ability.
The same goes for crisis response. You never want to go into a crisis blind without having ever prepped for it. This is why it's important to role play with your team using example case studies. Everyone on your crisis communication team should be on the same page about how to immediately handle negative events that impact your organization.
2. It makes it less likely that you'll panic when an unexpected crisis arises.
It's easy to panic when facing a major crisis, especially if it's one you didn't see coming. Your nerves get the best of you, you're feeling discouraged by slashing comments on social media, and the pressure gets to your head. This is usually a recipe for disaster, resulting in a last-minute, unplanned response that makes matters worse.
When you know that you have crisis strategies laid out by SCCT, you can breathe knowing you don't have to come up with the proper response to your crisis completely from your imagination. Rather, you can reference your existing SCCT strategies to come up with a plan of action for an unexpected crisis.
3. It helps you categorize each crisis, making it easier to handle.
SCCT makes you categorize your crisis into one of three types: victim, accident, or preventable. Even if you don't have a specific plan for the situation at hand, this categorization gives you a baseline to work off of. Having that starting point to work from will make you feel like you're taking action to resolve your crisis, rather than waiting and wondering what to do next.
4. It reminds you to prioritize the public opinion.
It's vital that a company doesn't prioritize its own needs when responding to a crisis. Just as in any organizational action, the focus is on the customer's success, not the organization's.
You may believe that the best way to respond to a crisis is to immediately deny the accusations and protect your organization's reputation. However, what do your stakeholders want to hear? What's going to make them trust you again? Sometimes, that means putting aside your pride and taking responsibility for your actions, in the hopes that your honesty will regain their loyalty.
For more information on crisis management, read about how businesses can be threatened by different types of crisis.
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Alex, a sisteen-year-old girl with brian cancer, was hiking into the woods when an elecrtomagnetic impulse swept the country, destroying every electronic device and killing thousands of people between 25 and 60. Alex teams up with Ellie, an eight-year old girl whose grandfather was killed by the pulse, and Tom, a young soldier on leave from Afghanistan. They soon discover that the United States are in disarray and that among the teenagers who were spared, many have turned into flesh-eating monsters.
This book is action-packed and full with heart-thumping twists. It's almost as if it were divided into two parts: the first half featuring Alex, Ellie, and Tom fending off for themselves; and the second half, in which Alex is separated by her companions and finds shelter into the community of Rule. The first part was much more interesting than the second; even though the mystery of Rule was engaging, there was just no match. I wanted to learn more about Tom and what happened to him, and kept waiting for him to turn up.
The main character, Alex, is a strong girl who lost both her parents in a car crash a few years before. She was living with her aunt and fighting against brain cancer. At the beginning of the book, she's decided she will not undergo another cycle of therapy and has left her aunt's house to go hiking alone. Then, the mysterious pulse happens. The United States are now filled with teenagers turned into flesh-eating zombies. Well, there's not proper zombies, since they never died; but they behave exactly like zombies, so it's safe to consider them so.
Alex, Ellie, and Tom are left to fend off for themselves. They are actually very good at that. As a trained soldier, it's natural that Tom would have some experience in survival techniques. Alex, however, was way too good at that. The explanation given by the narrator was that she learned it all about from her father, but he has already been dead for years. Moreover, when the group finds shelter in the ranger's cabin, they could very well spend the winter there. Instead, they decide to move up north in order to find a "secluded" place where they can settle and start farming. But they already were in a secluded place... one provided with food and various equipment (including a generator!). Why would they need to leave? It's obviously a device to keep the plot moving, but I'd rather a more sensible motivation was given.
As for Alex's powers... I found that to be the weakest element in the plot. We already have a mysterious electromagnetic pulse (where did it come from?), mysterious killings (why did everyone between 25 and 60 die? Why only spare children, teenagers and old people?), and flesh-eating zombies (why were some spared?). You don't need superpowers, too.
Once Alex arrives in Rule, the narrative pace slows down considerably. It's obvious something's wrong there, and Alex is driven to find out exactly what. She's also alone, now, so she needs to find help. The book ends in a big cliffhanger - it would have been frustrating, had I not started to read Book 2 immediately.
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Below is an essay on "How Far Was the Russo-Japanese War Responsible for the Outbreak of the 1905 Revolution?" from Anti Essays, your source for research papers, essays, and term paper examples.
The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905, and arose from Japan and Russia’s shared desire for expansion into Korea. Russia suffered many defeats in the war, against a country that was considered inferior, as well as not being one of the Great Powers. This was humiliating for the people of Russia, and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II, as well as causing great military, economic, and political problems for Russia. I would therefore argue that the Russo-Japanese War to be partly responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution.
Huge military defeats took place in the Russo-Japanese War, which highlighted the weakness of the Russian military and caused national humiliation, which contributed to the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution. An example of such defeat was in January 1905 when the army had to surrender their Port Arthur naval base in Northern China, which they had possessed before the start of the war. Another example of a great failure of the military was at the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. The Russian Baltic Fleet consisting of the 35 warships had sailed from northern Europe to the Far East, only to lose 25 warships in a defeat by the Japanese Navy. The crushing of Russian’s military added movement to the 1905 Revolution, as it made the people of Russia aware of the weakness of their military, making many people become un-patriotic. They were losing to a nation very few had heard of and it was humiliating. However, many of the defeats to the Russian military occurred after the Revolution had started, not causing its outbreak, but merely adding to the opposition to autocratic rule by the Tsar and prolonging the Revolution.
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oakley radar ev sunglasses, Frequently asked questions about Oakley sunglasses Would you buy a pair of Oakley sunglasses but you do not know what a? Here are a number of questions that for you to determine what kind of Oakley sunglasses you need! 1. It is necessary to wear Oakley sunglasses?I have no problems with it in order to walk in the sun? Sunlight contains UV rays which especially between 11 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon to be broadcast, oakley radar ev sunglasses.
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What if the bris falls on Shabbos or Yontiff?
If the 8th day falls on a Shabbos or Yontiff (Jewish holiday), if possible the bris should be on that day. This is because a bris is so important, it supersedes the laws of not doing work on Shabbos or Yontiff. It is actually a special mitzvah to have a Shabbos or Yontiff bris. However, the mohel needs to be able to walk to the bris. If you do not live in walking distance of Dr. Katz, you can choose to have the bris at one of several synagogues in his walking distance (Hebrew Educational Alliance, Temple Sinai, Ahavas Yisroel). He has even hosted Shabbos brises at his home, if you would prefer.
If your home is too far for him to walk to, it is permissible to postpone the bris until the next non-holiday day. There are also several instances where, according to Halacha (Jewish law), the bris cannot be on Shabbos or Yontiff. These include a Cesarean section delivery, a bris postponed past the 8th day for health reasons, and, according to some interpretations, a bris where the baby's father is not Jewish.
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It seems to be the perfect photos album. It also comes in handy if you want to edit photos, providing different editing features and filters. This can be made with a built-in writer which allows you to select the pictures with or without an integrated slideshow function and with or without the Picasa application. Download directly from the developer. You're dealing with Windows' wonky color management, not an issue with the viewer.
I want the program to take all my photos from all the folders in my list, and sort them via date, as Picasa did. Sometimes publishers take a little while to make this information available, so please check back in a few days to see if it has been updated. Here are a few options and functions you can find with the best free photo editing software: Disclaimer Picasa is a product developed by. You can expect to find some leading softwares that provide unlimited editing options and features absolutely free. Here's how it works: 1.
Edit: This is why I can't use the built in picture viewer in Windows. One of the best features of photo editing softwares is that is it absolutely free of costs. Picasa Editor's Review Picasa is a nice stand-alone graphic utility developed by Google. Users with a Google+ account receive unlimited storage for photos of a resolution less than 2048x2048 pixels; all others receive unlimited storage for photos of a resolution less than 800x800. So these are no good. I'm hitting my head against the wall not understanding why this is happening. Picasa is a software developed by Google, Inc.
Google that they were killing off the Picasa App for windows, which has been my main photo app and organizer since about 2003 when it was paid software, long before google acquired it. Sharing your best photos with friends and family is as easy as pressing a button! The multiple levels of the undo function makes it very easy to com back to the original form, if you don't like the result picture after applying several effects and filters. Windows 10 Month List The photo viewer is very nice as well, and plays videos too very smoothly. I like it for the ability to browse thumbnails without leaving junk files in every directory. On February 12, 2016, Google announced it was discontinuing support for Picasa Desktop and Web Albums, effective March 15, 2016, and focusing on the cloud-based as its successor.
According to the official website, the Hello project was shut down on May 15, 2008. My number one suggestion for dealing with the confusion of Photo Viewer is simply to turn it off. Picasa Web Albums, a companion service, was closed on May 1, 2016. The app seems to create albums automatically based on time, location, and what it detects in the picture? Picasa is free photo editing software from Google that makes your pictures look great. I'll reboot later and see if there is a difference. Another pluspoint is the large number of single-key shortcuts, e. About the interface: just hide the menu bar, you can do everything with shortcuts anyway.
Simply drag and drop pictures from one folder. Matt, how do you kill it, get rid off Picasa photo viewer? Picasa, aside from being renowned the world over for its capability to sort your image files, can also edit pictures using basic tools such as red eye reduction, filters, cropping, sharpness and color enhancement, and text captions. The Official Google Picasa Blog. Currently, Google has only officially offered Picasa 3. Picasa can be installed on all major platforms such as Windows, Linux and Mac. There are also other customize features such as the opacity of the light box, you can make dimming darker or lighter, which can be access by right clicking on any image. You can also optionally choose which types of picture open with the Picasa Photo Viewer.
Enjoy the freedom to find, organize and edit your photos faster, easier and with better results than ever before. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. I've done most of my photo editing on Macs, which have a better color management workflow, so I may have some of the details a little off for Windows. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. The Picasa 64 bit version was specifically designed for 64 bit Windows Operating Systems and performs much better on those. It also offers several basic photo editing functions, including color enhancement, reduction, and. The image was still the wrong color.
When you launch Picasa, you can immediately organize and edit the photos on your hard drive. I would recommend to get Adobe Lightroom for the professional stuff and use Windows Photo for quick view. There can be a dozen reasons why we may need to edit a few pictures, for example getting rid of a red eye, or cropping away unnecessary parts of the image. I also use it to quickly edit and save screenshots. You see — the picture is still coming from the email. I need my images to show up the correct colors everywhere like any normal photo you download on the internet.
In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa from Lifescape and began offering it as. Additional information about license you can found on owners sites. Why Download Picasa using YepDownload? Searches are live, so that displayed items are filtered as one types. With a simple click, you can download and install a fully featured photo editing software on your desktop, mobile phone, or any other device. Windows Photo Viewer in Slideshow Mode does the exact opposite.
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(a) Tobacco plants are damaged severely when infested with Meloidegyne incognitia. Name and explain the strategy that is adopted to stop this infestation.
(i) Disease causing gene was identified and isolated from the nematode Meloidegyne incognitia and is incorporated into the genome of tobacco plant with the help of a suitable vector.
(ii) It is introduced in tobacco plant in such a way that both sense and anti-sense mRNA is produced. These RNAs being complementary get paired to from a double stranded RNA.
(iii) This double stranded RNA induces RNAi in the tobacco plants which neutralize the mRNA of the nematode during actual infection. Thus nematode is unable to live such as transgenic host and therefore the tobacco plant become resistant to the pest.
(b) The vector used for introducing the nematode specific gene in tobacco plant is Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
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Do I want this story to be based more around mystery or action? Set in an artificial war zone or the peaceful city of San Francisco (with droid/clones)? Decisions, decisions.
I need to flesh those two ideas out into a little more detail to see which one is more appealing to me. There are a few different ways that I could do this. I think the two main divisions that I could follow would be either starting with a character and a situation and just moving forward with the story, or I could build a plot outline first. Let's try some of both. First I'm going to work on a basic plot idea for each idea, then I'm going to think more about the character and see if that changes anything.
First, there was mystery. I think this will be the harder of the two to write, but it has great potential. I want this to end with some kind of shocking reveal about droid clones, but I'm not exactly clear on how to do that. If I want it to end in a kind of bad way then I want it to start with a little turbulence and have a part that seems like everything is going well in the middle somewhere.
Maybe the big reveal is that his wife, who he thinks he's found, is actually her droid clone and he only realizes it when he looks deeply in her eyes when they get to the house and realizes that the eye doesn't look completely human. That seems like a good story idea, but the droid clone idea is not that the people have been replaced but that they are still living in a vat of goo somewhere in a way that disease, death, and injury have been eliminated. I guess I could amend this and make it so that there is a transfer of consciousness into droid clones. That's not a bad idea. Then she probably wouldn't want to tell him because she would be afraid that he would freak out, so she keeps it a secret and when he realizes it she tries to assure him that she is still herself. I just realized a fatal flaw to this idea, this reveal lends itself to not being that positive or optimistic, and that is one of the requirements. Alright, I'm going to jump to the artificial war zone idea and only come back to this one if that doesn't seem to be working.
Okay, artificial war zone, here we go. I think this idea has so much potential. I think I want to start with Winston, that's my protagonist, on the ground but referring back to the plane ride. And, I think the plane has to be shot down, or at least an emergency landing. Winston will be very surprised that they are shot out of the air and completely disoriented, so . . . he's standing around getting shot and someone tackles him before he gets killed. The soldier for Team USA is also confused and wonders why they are sending fake civilians into The City of Peace. The soldier assumes Winston is a droid clone like himself, but he is corrected. Graham, our soldier, quickly explains the situation to Winston and tells him that there are no options for evacuation. Winston's been injured and Graham uses his med kit to heal him. He communicates the situation to the rest of Team USA and they decide to get Winston to the edge of the war zone where a forcefield is setup to contain the war. The problem is that the border won't open until this war is done, which could be days. Winston is the only human in a war zone, the only human that has been in a war in five years, in the entire world. They give him some of their rations and equipment for communication and health. Winston is issued a weapon and the Team Captain tells Graham to keep him alive. It might be interesting to leave the story off right there, with an unknown future. A utopia waiting outside if Winston can survive to see it. Maybe there should be cameras so that other people can view this too, no, all soldiers are droid clones controlled by a single individual, but anyone else can connect with the droid clone as well and have the complete experience by being fully immersed, just without having control. This is how people satisfy their aggressive urges. Hundreds of millions of people login to The City of Peace everyday.
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RAW's Dynamic Range -vs- JPEG's?
I read about a technique to double process raw files. I understand the process fine but my question is: The camera's sensor captures a higher dynamic range than can be shown on a computer screen or what? I guess this is where my confusion is. What exaclty is the different in captured range between a RAW file and a Processed file?..
Using double developments of one RAW file doesn't increase the dynamic range..
You can adjust a raw image by about the equivalent of one exposure stop in either direction. This will recover data from either the black or the white end that was previously "blown out", but, of course, it may cause data at the other end to be pushed into the "blown out" zone..
The process that your are referring two is to create three different output files from the raw converter, one at exposure -1, one at normal exposure and the other at exposure +1. In Photoshop you then merge sections from the two adjusted exposure files into the normal exposure file to avoid sections of blown highlights or blown shadows.Chris R..
You might want to read this:http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/pdfs/linear_gamma.pdf.
Anyway, the dynamic range of the scene that is displayed depends on curves. Curves can do a thing called "dynamic compression" that allows you to see more dynamic range in an image. Increasing the brightness of the shadows, while darking the highlights is dynamic compression. The draw back is that it will start to look fake if pushed too far, and it will make noise more apparent..
Here is a normal jpeg (each line is one stop brighter than the line to it's left):.
And this JPEG shows dynamic compression:.
Okay, next question then regarding the technique itself. All the tutorials on this I can find use layer masks in photoshop by manually painting in the areas you want to show through/be blocked. Is there a more automatic way to get the layer mask made? For example, isn't there some way to select just the shadows/highlight below/above a certain threshold to create the mask that way rather than painthbrushing it in?..
The point of processing, presumeably, is to get a photograph to resemble what you perceived when you looked at a scene. The eye/optic nerve/brain is a complex image processor that automatically performs a lot of dynamic range compression along with other processing and these steps are local, that is, the processing changes as the scans across portions of the scene. The resulting perceived scene typically has less dynamic range than the original scene. Cameras with their processing try to imitate this processing. As a first step, the entire dynamic range in an image must be captured. This can be large.
If you do it well, the photograph should resemble what you remembered from the original scene. When I began to be able to do this successfully a few years ago, I soon realized that the photograph was typically displayed on a medium with rather less dynamic range than the original scene and it still looked like I remembered. I also have returned to many locations to validate my memories. Since the photograph matched my memory and the photograph was the result of compressing the dynamic range of the original captured data, I concluded that the eye/optic nerve/brain processing also greatly compresses dynamic range. If this was not true, photography would not work very well..
The answer to your question is that a scene can need a lot of dynamic range to capture the image data and that the same scene as perceived by the eye/etc. and a photograph displaying that scene both have a lot of dynamic range compression. In other words, there are really two dynamic ranges relevant to photography, the one needed to capture the scene on a camera and the one needed to display the final processed image. The first can often be significantly larger than the latter. Hope this helps.Leonhttp://homepage.mac.com/leonwittwer/landscapes.htm..
There is another issue I should mention. Many cameras do not use all of the dynamic range of the captured data to make jpg. My camera puts the jpg maximum brightness about a stop below the maximum that can be captured by the camera (and used if you shoot raw). There also can be some capture dynamic range lost on the bottom end also. This loss of dynamic range of the processed image is above and beyond that discussed in the last message.Leonhttp://homepage.mac.com/leonwittwer/landscapes.htm..
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Feisal Abdul Rauf (Arabic: فيصل عبد الرؤوف, born 1948) is an Egyptian American Sufi imam, author, and activist whose stated goal is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West. From 1983 to 2009, he served as Imam of Masjid al-Farah, a mosque in New York City. He has written three books on Islam and its place in contemporary Western society, including What's Right with Islam Is What's Right with America, and founded two non-profit organizations whose stated missions are to enhance the discourse on Islam in society.
He has condemned the 9/11 attacks as un-Islamic and called on the U.S. government to reduce the threat of terrorism by altering its Middle Eastern foreign policy. Author Karen Armstrong, among others, has praised him for his attempts to build bridges between the West and the Muslim world. In 2010, Sufi Imam Rauf received national attention for his plans to build Park51, an Islamic Community Center, two blocks from Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan.
Rauf was born in Kuwait. His father, Egyptian Imam and Sunni scholar Muhammad Abdul Rauf (1917–2004), moved with the younger Rauf to New York City in the 1960s. The elder Rauf assisted with efforts to create the multimillion dollar Islamic Cultural Center of New York, the first building designed as a mosque in New York City, which took 25 years to complete and opened in 1991. His father, Abdul Rauf, was actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement with Malcolm X. Rauf studied physics at Columbia University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering in 1969, before earning a master's degree in plasma physics at Stevens Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey.
After finishing college, Rauf focused on religion, and became the leader of a New York City mosque. Rauf has written three books on Islam and its place in contemporary Western society, including What's Right with Islam, later printed in paperback with the changed title What's Right with Islam is What's Right with America. Rauf served as imam of Masjid al-Farah in New York City's Tribeca district between 1983 and 2009.
The organization is now headed by his wife. He is a member of the Council of 100 Leaders (C-100) on West-Islamic World Dialogue at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and has received both the Alliance for International Conflict Prevention and Resolution's annual Alliance Peacebuilder Award and The Interfaith Center of New York's annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award (2006). He was a major speaker at the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions in Melbourne, Australia. In 2003, Rauf founded the Cordoba Initiative, another registered nonprofit organization with offices in both New York and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As CEO of Cordoba Initiative, Rauf coordinates projects that emphasize the bonds that connect the Muslim world and the West.
Following the September 11 attacks, Rauf conducted training and speeches for the F.B.I. and U.S. State Department. However, some U.S. politicians have voiced concerns about his views, referring to comments Rauf made when interviewed by Ed Bradley on CBS 60 Minutes on September 30, 2001. Rauf's website says he was referring to the US CIA in the 1980s "financing Osama Bin Laden and strengthening the Taliban." Columnist Jonathan Rauch wrote that Rauf gave a "mixed, muddled, muttered" message after 9/11. Nineteen days after the attacks, he told CBS's 60 Minutes that fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam. Rauch said that the message was mixed, however, because when then asked if the U.S. deserved the attacks, Rauf answered, "I wouldn't say that the United States deserved what happened. But the United States' policies were an accessory to the crime that happened." When the interviewer asked Rauf how he considered the U.S. to be an accessory, he replied, "because we have been accessory to a lot of innocent lives dying in the world. In fact, in the most direct sense, Osama bin Laden is made in the USA." Although this CIA-Osama bin Laden controversy has been brought up by many others, Rudy Giuliani, Peter T. King, Rick Lazio, and Sarah Palin expressed concern about these remarks when discussing Rauf as the driving force behind the Park51 project.
Speaking at his New York mosque in 2004, Imam Feisal said: "The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians. But it was Christians in World War II who bombed civilians in Dresden and Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets." He also said that there could be little progress in Western-Islamic relations until the U.S. acknowledged backing Middle East dictators and give an "American Culpa" speech to the Muslim world, because there are "an endless supply of angry young Muslim rebels prepared to die for their cause and there [is] no sign of the attacks ending unless there [is] a fundamental change in the world".
Responding to a question during an interview on New York WABC radio in June 2010 regarding the U.S. State Department's designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization, Rauf said, "I'm not a politician. The issue of terrorism is a very complex question ... I am a peace builder. I will not allow anybody to put me in a position where I am seen by any party in the world as an adversary or as an enemy."
Rauf plans to build an Islamic center at this former Burlington Coat Factory, two blocks from Ground Zero.
Sharif El-Gamal, chairman and chief executive of Soho Properties, bought 45 Park Place in July, 2009. "It's really to provide a place of peace, a place of services and solutions for the community which is always looking for interfaith dialogue." Plans for the project include a mosque which would accommodate 1,000–2,000 Muslims in prayer. Rauf won support from the local Community Board, and received both support and opposition from some 9/11 families, politicians, organizations, academics, and others. The initiative was supported by some Muslim American leaders and organizations, including CAIR, and criticized by some other Muslims such as Sufi mystic Stephen Suleyman Schwartz, director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism in Washington.
Controversy over the location—in close proximity to Ground Zero—ensued, and in an interview with Larry King on September 8, 2010, Rauf was asked "... given what you know now, would you have said, listen, let's not do it there? Because it sounds like you're saying in retrospect wouldn't have done it." Rauf answered: "If I knew this would happen, this would cause this kind of pain, I wouldn't have done it. My life has been devoted to peacemaking." On September 12, 2010 on This Week with Christiane Amanpour, Abdul Rauf repeated that if complaints had been raised in December 2009 when the project was front page news in The New York Times, he would have moved it, but at that time there was broad support for it, which did not change until May. He furthermore expressed concern that a move would be used by radicals internationally to claim that "Islam is under attack in the Western world".
On January 14, 2011, Park51 developer Sharif el-Gamal surprised Rauf by unilaterally announcing that Rauf would no longer speak for or raise money for Park51, replacing him with Imam Abdallah Adhami. The split was attributed to a number of differences in vision for the project—Rauf had wanted a larger interfaith center named Cordoba House, but el-Gamal had changed the name to Park51, wanted it to primarily serve Muslims, and to have a local scope. The removal of Rauf from this leadership role raised concerns that the project would be unable to raise the necessary funds to build the planned center. On January 29, Rauf announced that he would move the Cordoba House to a different site if one were offered to him and if the new site was "on par, or even better" than the current Park51 site.
Building at 2206 Central Avenue in Union City, New Jersey, one of several in Hudson County owned by Rauf.
Rauf owns several apartment buildings in Hudson County, New Jersey, including four in Union City, and one in North Bergen in which he lives. By 2010, numerous residents of Rauf's properties in Union City had alleged that those properties have fallen into disrepair over the course of the prior several years, with some of the residents attributing this to time Rauf spends on his activities in Lower Manhattan. On September 8, 2010, Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack, who criticized Rauf as a "slumlord", announced court actions to have a custodial receiver take over management of these properties, and the creation of a Quality of Life Task Force to identify 15 apartment buildings in need of renovations, including Rauf's.
A September 15, 2010 hearing revealed that following a September 7 inspection that determined imminent hazards, police began monitoring two of Rauf's buildings, due to inoperable fire alarms and sprinklers, and failure on Rauf's part to hire a private fire patrol. Judge Thomas Olivieri gave Rauf's lawyers until September 23 to produce plans and evidence of efforts to address these violations, lest Rauf face loss of control over the buildings. On November 9, Judge Olivieri placed the Central Avenue property into temporary custodial receivership, with $7,000 in rent payments held in escrow from Rauf's attorney set aside to pay for the repairs.
According to 2010 reports by the Bergen Record, Rauf met with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez around 1991 when Menendez was Mayor of Union City, to request state funds to renovate three of his properties. As a result, Rauf received $80,000 in city funds, $384,000 from the Union City Community Development Agency, $1.3 million in construction loans from Hudson County's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and $630,900 from the state. Rauf was also sued for fraud in 2008 by his one-time business partner, James Cockinos, over a $250,000 mortgage that Cockinos gave Rauf for his Central Avenue property, ownership of which Rauf then transferred to Sage Developments for a second $650,000 mortgage. Rauf and his wife, Daisy Khan, made payments to Cockinos for 11 years, but ceased after a fire damaged the property. The two parties settled out of court.
Fareed Zakaria praised Rauf for speaking of "the need for Muslims to live peacefully with all other religions", for emphasizing the commonalities among all faiths, for advocating equal rights for women and opposing laws that in any way punish non-Muslims.
Walter Isaacson, head of The Aspen Institute, says Rauf "has participated at the Aspen Institute in Muslim-Christian-Jewish working groups looking at ways to promote greater religious tolerance. He has consistently denounced radical Islam and terrorism, and promoted a moderate and tolerant Islam."
During an interview on New York WABC radio in June 2010, Rauf declined to say whether he agreed with the U.S. State Department's designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization. Responding to the question, Rauf said, "Look, I'm not a politician. The issue of terrorism is a very complex question ... I am a peace builder. I will not allow anybody to put me in a position where I am seen by any party in the world as an adversary or as an enemy." Sarah Palin and Lazio criticized his refusal to agree with the assessment of the United States that Hamas is a terrorist organization, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani alleged that Rauf had supported radical causes that sympathized with Islamic terrorism.
Rauf's first wife was an American woman who converted to Islam. Rauf later married a Malaysian woman. Rauf has two children with each of his first two wives. He has been married to his third wife Daisy Khan since the late 1990s. Khan, a native of Kashmir, India is a professional interior architect, but since 2005 has worked full-time for the two non-profit organizations founded by Rauf, and at times functions as his spokesperson. They live in North Bergen, New Jersey.
"Building on Faith", The New York Times. September 7, 2010.
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I need to transfer money from an European bank to an account holder of your bank. To do this I need the SWIFTCODE of your bank ande the routing code of your bank. Can You please give me these???
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In the years 1969 to 1973 a conflict took place over the lake Mývatn and the river Laxá in the district of Skútustaðahreppur in Iceland. The company Laxárvirkjun, owned by the Icelandic state and the town of Akureyri, had plans to build a hydroelectric power station in the Laxá river. The plan included redirecting 3 rivers into lake Mývatn to generate more power, as well as building a 37-57 m high dam, with the consequence of putting the entire valley of Laxárdalur under water. The farmers of the valley were not offered compensation for their properties and land but instead they were given a date when the river valley would be flooded.
A massive resistance to the project took place with protests, the creation of a landowner union as well as an environmental protection agency named SUNN. News articles were written, and legal actions were taken; all with the intention to discuss and change the plans with the company and the government. The culmination was when farmers on the 25th of August 1970 blew up a smaller dam (named Miðkvíslarstífla) in lake Mývatn, that was of high importance to the hydro power project. 113 people claimed to have conducted the bombing and in the end it was never revealed who the bombers were. 65 people received a suspended sentence.
Why? Explain briefly. After a long and complicated legal process the company did not build the dam but instead built a smaller flow power station that did not have severe effects on the people of the land and that would not result in expropriation.
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Why have comic book annuals become rare among today’s comics?
As a young comic book fan, one of the things that I looked forward to were the books that came out in the summer, especially the Annuals.
Before the massive crossovers that now seem to exist perpetually in both the major comic universes, the Annuals were always great stories that served as an opportunity for creators to do interesting and unique things that wouldn’t necessarily fit in the regular titles and books.
Sometimes the annuals would crossover in some way, as in the case of New Mutants and X-Men for instance. Other times they would be stand alone stories that just allowed a different take on a character. Almost always they were great storytelling, in a longer page count that seemed like a perfect addition to the long hot days of summer.
Today, annuals have become rare. In a world where the main titles are double shipped each month and it feels like every series is tied into the last crossover, annuals have lost their punch. But here are a few examples from the past of great annuals.
Captain America Annual #8. While the Captain America book was in the middle of a major resurgence, this standalone book had one major draw: Wolverine! Many times annuals were used as a great way to tell a team-up story between some characters who might not otherwise connect. In this annual, Captain America got a call on his newly formed 1-800 number and goes to investigate a crime, only to encounter Wolverine, where they inevitably fight before having to work together to fight the bad guy, a classic one-shot villain, who as far as I know has only ever been in this annual.
New Mutants Special Edition #1 and Uncanny X-Men Annual #9. These two books stand out as classic examples of great annuals for a couple of reasons.
First, they allowed some top notch creators, who likely could never commit to a regular monthly book, to work in the Marvel universe. In this case, Art Adams as the illustrator does some gorgeous work and designs; his designs of the graduation costumes of the New Mutants in X-Men Annual #10 is stellar!
Second, they can have characters that would not normally interact within the Marvel universe suddenly be mashed up. The mutant world and Asgard seem like a very unlikely mix but in this case, it works really well to tell a story, especially with Loki as one of the main villains. Thor and his ilk aren’t needed; the crossover appeal here lies in the villains of one character and the heroes of another part of the universe interacting! It is especially interesting to watch the interaction between the two sorceresses: Magik and the Enchantress! Using the clear tie-in of Magik to help tell this story is an example of elevating one character’s traits and gifts that sometimes get lost in their regular book.
Third, occasionally annuals were a great way to move a character forward rapidly. In this Asgardian Wars segment, young Danielle Moonstar becomes a Valkyrie, adopts the pegasus Brightwind and has a dramatic shift in her character that has radical ramifications in the New Mutants title.
Fourth, it lets the creators tweak the characters in a new way while keeping their core essence; seeing how the different New Mutants would adjust to an Asgardian life gives the reader a deeper look into the core heart of the characters in a relatively safe environment of one contained story. The same kind of work happens with the X-men as well, as we see the different Asgardian versions of them, reveals their character even more.
I do miss the annuals. The long stories, the complicated interactions and the crossover of characters who might not otherwise interact are definitely missed in our current era where everything seems to be already tied into the universe wide crossover or as a part of the ongoing stories that are being written for the trades. I wish we could see more standalone stories that annuals gave us, potentially with creators who just can’t keep the pace that modern comics seems to demand.
Was X-Men First Class the Inspiration for X-Men Blue?
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Like the forbidden knowledge of the Chinese Temple of Heaven, the ancient history of Babylon begins in 2200 BC about fifty to one hundred years after the Great Biblical Flood of Noah's ark. It records the famous epic of Gilgamesh which describes the second most famous account of the flood as the result of the anger of their wise and benevolent God Ea. Ea tells Utanapishtim to tear down his house and build a ship. The size of the ship is approximately the same size as that described in Genesis, except the height is equal to the width and it is seven stories high. The dam of the waters beneath the earth is broken, just as in the Bible, and the water on the earth rises. A storm so intense that darkness prevails seven days, and the ark is surrounded by sea in every direction. Then some islands appear that are the peaks of mountains. Utanapishtim sends out a dove, which returns. Then he sends a swallow, but it found no resting place, and it returned. Finally he sends a raven, which found food and a resting place, and it did not return. Utanapishtim then released everything from the ark and made a sacrifice on the top of the mountain, the same as Noah did in the Bible. He then told the god Enlil that he would not flood the earth again, but instead would cause a famine because of sinners. Thousands of Babylonian inscriptions on clay tablets and pottery as well as papyrus in Egypt and writings found in other ancient countries coincide with Biblical scripture. This similarity is sufficient reason that the ancient flood history of Babylon and the Flood of Noah's Ark history in the Bible should be studied in detail.
Almost every ancient civilization that existed before the flood made records of 360-day years, which changed at the time of the flood, most likely because the earth tilted from rotating around the North and South poles to its present rotation.
Archaeologists place the time of this flood to about 3000 to 2900 BC at the end of the ruling city Eridu to the beginning of the new ruling city Erech to the south, the King's List of eight kings before the flood, the Epic of Gilgamesh and the original coastline of Babylon. Ancient pre-Flood history of Babylon is so obscure that the Babylonian Kings List cites one king reigned 28,000 years, another 36,000 years and two others as reigning a total of 64,800 years.40 The ancient flood history of Babylon and the Biblical Flood and Noah's Ark are remarkably similar.
40. H.W.F. Saggs, 1988. THE BABYLONIANS - - A SURVEY OF THE ANCIENT CIVILISATION (sic) OF THE TIGRIS-EUPHRATES VALLEY, The Folio Society, London.
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Avigilon's stock went down 25% the day after it announced earnings.
The stock had already been down by more than 60% from its peak.
The market is very unhappy with Avigilon's performance, and it has to do squarely with Avigilon's quiet slashing of camera pricing 30-50% that we reported exclusively.
In this note, we break down what happened, why the market is so concerned and what to look for next.
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May I add, if Hikvision really want to pummel the whole NA market, buy Avigilon now.
Canon vastly overpaid for Axis, now Hikvision can get Avigilon on the cheap.
Or Dahua, if they wanted to really put the scare into Hikvision.
Wow, that would be a truly shrewd move.
No one ever saw the "d" before anyway, so its perfect!
Interlogix/UTC should buy them - give them (Interlogix) some rejuvenation on the surveillance side.
Very interesting read. I know Hik has been causing the market to plumet due to its incredible pricing however I had no idea industry leaders like Avigilon have been affected so immensely.
I know in the past Hik has tried to aquire other large cctv providers such as Milestone and failed however with markets just absolutely plumiting it would not surprise me if they where to absord the companies that are slowly dwindling in profits.
I had no idea industry leaders like Avigilon have been affected so immensely.
Everybody that sells cameras has been impacted.
To the extent that Axis is growing now is because it has switched to a 'solution' model where they are generating more revenue per sale by selling VMS / appliances.
One thing that makes more sense now is the late June Appearance Search announcement. We noted the strange timing, especially since it is still not scheduled to ship for months.
It might help sales people distract some prospects and partners but obviously investors don't care about that as much as the steep margin drop.
Avigilon stock ended the day under $10, down more than 25%.
To put it in perspective the stock price is now down to November 2012 levels despite revenue being ~4x higher. 2012 Avigilon annual revenue was ~$100 million CAD. 2016 annual revenue is on pace for $400+ million CAD. Same valuation.
On the other hand, profitability is the problem. Avigilon's 2012 net income was ~$7 million, so far in 2016, net income is negative. Especially as companies mature, there is a greater expectation for generating profits but between overly aggressive investments and the entire video surveillance markets profits down, Avigilon is in a tough position.
Based mainly reporting from IPVM, our company has resisted Hikvision and Dahua. We have competitors that are all in on the Hikvision line. Avigilon has been our lead for 2 years, and they have been/are great partners. It is uncomfortable, to say the least, to think of them being sold to either of the Chinese giants. Time for hedging bets is on us. We still like Milestone and Axis, and wish they would be married.
What about Samsung. Pretty good performance and low price.
We still like Milestone and Axis, and wish they would be married.
Right now they're more like "friends, with benefits".
I remember switching from Pelco to Avigilon after Schneider Electric bought them. Before Schnieder good customer service and decent quality kept us a Pelco customer for many years. When the Sarix line was introduced bought 20 and had 8 bad cameras right out of the box plus connectivity issues with Endura. Then tested Avigilon and the security operators caught on ACC with little training. Been using Avigilon for several years now and for the most part been pleased with customer service, quality and their video management system. Now only matter of time that Avigilon will be taken over. Looks like IP cameras will be nearly disposable, just plug in the next one and see if that works.
I think the only reason Hik would buy Avigilion is to tie themselves more with a North American company, but IMO thats not a good enough reason to buy them.
If hik wanted to make products like or better than Avigilon, then they can easily do that. Which IMO, product wise, they are kind of there already. Software wise, probably not.
IMO, I dont think a purchase of Avigilon is good for Hikvision, they are market dominators and I see no need for this. For Dahua though, it would be perfect.
1) They have invested more than $150 million in Analytics with NO visible return on the investment. Their assumed strategy of using the analytics in the cameras to offset price competition from China was flawed from the start as only a small percentage of users actually need the analytics.
2) Their opening of a duplicate manufacturing facility was a terrible move as they stated earlier that the existing facility could support their projected sales volume until the end of 2017. The results are duplicate inventory ( now up to $54 Million as opposed to $32 at the start of 2015), duplicate personnel, facilities, etc.. All expenses that were not needed.
3) Their financial position has changed dramatically from $105 Million Cash at the start of 2014 and no debt to one of minimal cash and long term debt of $85 Million ( a swing of more than $150 million). Their receivables are $73 Million vs. $32 Million at the start of 2015 ( being loose with credit drives some sales).
"They have invested more than $150 million in Analytics with NO visible return on the investment."
There is ~$100 million just on the patents and I do agree that they need to show a return sooner rather than later on that as they have claimed so far that patent licensing has been immaterial.
That is an interesting point I had not considered. I do not know enough to assess that claim but one element in your favor is that the second facility was to help get to $1 billion in revenue, which is looking more and more unnecessary given their growth rates.
Their receivables are $73 Million vs. $32 Million at the start of 2015 ( being loose with credit drives some sales).
I do agree that receivables increased significantly from the end of Q1 to Q2 2016 but I do not know how loose they have been with credit.
One other element is how many favors / discounts / pleading etc. did Avigilon deliver at the end of Q2 to get the number to what it was. They must have known the numbers were weak before the end of the quarter, so did they just let it be or did they pull in as much as they could, which could put more pressure on Q3, etc.
Similar in motive to a Big Bath strategy?
Sorry about the $32 vs. $42 million, typo.
I have no factual basis on the increased receivables but for sure it is either looser credit or worse - stuffing the channel.
On the manufacturing; they could have expanded their Canada facility before the end of 2017 if they met sales goals. Much less costly than duplicate facilities. The other unexplainable move was doing the facility in the USA. If they wanted a second facility they should have just done it in China and had the benefit of the costs there vs. the Texas costs.
"If they wanted a second facility they should have just done it in China and had the benefit of the costs there vs. the Texas costs."
Avigilon selling itself is even more likely now. The continued stock pounding and corresponding emotional beating it imparts provides more impetus to sell.
Achieving their run rate at the sacrifice of profitability does nothing for the stock price nor their ability to sell the company at a price they would like.
The financial community looks for bottom line profit. They will give a startup time to get there but Avigilon is far past the stage of sales in lieu of profit.
Something like 1 1/2 to 2 years ago on an investor call Fernandez made the classic company head bo-bo. He told the analysts that Avigilon was sacrificing short term profit to drive sales and that the profit would come in the future. They rebelled at this concept ( correctly so).
Agreed. Though if they were to miss it, IMHO, it could start a small sell off, as it may be the last prediction the die hard longs have left.
Then again, hope springs eternal.
In the ~3 weeks since the financials were released, price is down another 12.5% steadily from ~$10 to $8.72. Hard to say something positive about this except that an acquisition becomes especially attractive, with a market cap of now under $300 million USD, under 1x this year's revenue.
You are correct about nothing positive. I would think with their management style they will not use the lower market cap to an advantage to get acquired. They will for sure take the direction that any offer based on the low stock price in beneath them and their thinking process will be that once they meet their sales goal and bring profits up there will be a much better offer. Unfortunately they are in a down spiral that will continue and the future offers will be lower.
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Egypt has been a republic since June 18, 1953. President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has been the President of the Republic since October 14, 1981, following the assassination of former-President Mohammed Anwar El-Sadat. Mubarak is currently serving his fifth term in office. He is the leader of the ruling National Democratic Party. Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif was sworn in as Prime Minister on July 9, 2004, following the resignation of Dr. Atef Ebeid from his office.
Although power is ostensibly organized under a multi-party semi-presidential system, whereby the executive power is theoretically divided between the President and the Prime Minister, in practice it rests almost solely with the President who traditionally has been elected in single-candidate elections for more than fifty years. Egypt also holds regular multi-party parliamentary elections. The last presidential election, in which Mubarak won a fifth consecutive term, was held in September 2005.
In late February 2005, President Mubarak announced in a surprise television broadcast that he had ordered the reform of the country's presidential election law, paving the way for multi-candidate polls in the upcoming presidential election. For the first time since the 1952 movement, the Egyptian people had an apparent chance to elect a leader from a list of various candidates. The President said his initiative came "out of my full conviction of the need to consolidate efforts for more freedom and democracy." However, the new law placed draconian restrictions on the filing for presidential candidacies, designed to prevent well-known candidates such as Ayman Nour from standing against Mubarak, and paved the road for his easy re-election victory. Concerns were once again expressed after the 2005 presidential elections about government interference in the election process through fraud and vote-rigging, in addition to police brutality and violence by pro-Mubarak supporters against opposition demonstrators. After the election, Egypt imprisoned Nour, and the U.S. Government stated the "conviction of Mr. Nour, the runner-up in Egypt's 2005 presidential elections, calls into question Egypt's commitment to democracy, freedom, and the rule of law."
As a result, most Egyptians are skeptical about the process of democratization and the role of the elections. Less than 25 percent of the country's 32 million registered voters (out of a population of more than 72 million) turned out for the 2005 elections. A proposed change to the constitution would limit the president to two seven-year terms in office.
Thirty-four constitutional changes voted on by parliament on March 19, 2007 prohibit parties from using religion as a basis for political activity; allow the drafting of a new anti-terrorism law to replace the emergency legislation in place since 1981, giving police wide powers of arrest and surveillance; give the president power to dissolve parliament; and end judicial monitoring of election. As opposition members of parliament withdrew from voting on the proposed changes, it was expected that the referendum would be boycotted by a great number of Egyptians in protest of what has been considered a breach of democratic practices. Eventually it was reported that only 27% of the registered voters went to the polling stations under heavy police presence and tight political control of the ruling National Democratic Party. It was officially announced on March 27, 2007 that 75.9% of those who participated in the referendum approved of the constitutional amendments introduced by President Mubarak and was endorsed by opposition free parliament, thus allowing the introduction of laws that curb the activity of certain opposition elements, particularly Islamists.
Members of the Kefaya democracy movement protesting a fifth term for President Hosni Mubarak. See also video.
In 2005, the Freedom House rated political rights in Egypt as "6" (1 representing the most free and 7 the least free rating), civil liberties as "5" and gave it the freedom rating of "Not Free." It however noted that "Egypt witnessed its most transparent and competitive presidential and legislative elections in more than half a century and an increasingly unbridled public debate on the country's political future in 2005."
In 2007, human rights group Amnesty International released a report criticizing Egypt for torture and illegal detention. The report alleges that Egypt has become an international center for torture, where other nations send suspects for interrogation, often as part of the War on Terror. The report calls on Egypt to bring its anti-terrorism laws into accordance with international human rights statutes and on other nations to stop sending their detainees to Egypt. Egypt's foreign ministry quickly issued a rebuttal to this report, claiming that it was inaccurate and unfair, as well as causing deep offense to the Egyptian government.
Consensual homosexual conduct between adults is criminalized under Egyptian law as a "practice of debauchery". Since 2001, Egyptian authorities have made hundreds of arbitrary arrests of young gay men, many of whom have been tried and convicted for acts of "debauchery", while hundreds of others have been harassed and tortured, according to HRW. In February 2008, a new round of arrests and torture of HIV-positive citizens followed a man's admission to the police that he was HIV-positive, sparking international outcry that the Egyptian government was treating the AIDS disease as a homosexual "crime" instead of providing care, prevention and education.
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) is one of the longest-standing bodies for the defence of human rights in Egypt. In 2003, the government established the National Council for Human Rights, headquartered in Cairo and headed by former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali who directly reports to the president. The council has come under heavy criticism by local NGO activists, who contend it undermines human rights work in Egypt by serving as a propaganda tool for the government to excuse its violations and to provide legitimacy to repressive laws such as the recently renewed Emergency Law. Egypt had announced in 2006 that it was in the process of abolishing the Emergency Law, but in March 2007 President Mubarak approved several constitutional amendments to include "an anti-terrorism clause that appears to enshrine sweeping police powers of arrest and surveillance", suggesting that the Emergency Law is here to stay for the long haul.
Egypt's foreign policy operates along moderate lines. Factors such as population size, historical events, military strength, diplomatic expertise and a strategic geographical position give Egypt extensive political influence in Africa and the Middle East. Cairo has been a crossroads of regional commerce and culture for centuries, and its intellectual and Islamic institutions are at the center of the region's social and cultural development.
The permanent Headquarters of the Arab League are located in Cairo and the Secretary General of the Arab League has traditionally been an Egyptian. Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is the current Secretary General. The Arab League briefly moved from Egypt to Tunis in 1978, as a protest to the signing by Egypt of a peace treaty with Israel, but returned in 1989.
Egypt was the first Arab state to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, with the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in 1979. Egypt has a major influence amongst other Arab states, and has historically played an important role as a mediator in resolving disputes between various Arab states, and in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
Map of Egypt, showing the 29 capitals of governorates, plus the self-governing city of Luxor (numbers label 5 capitals).
Egypt is divided into 29 governorates (in Arabic, called muhafazat, singular muhafazah). The governorates are further divided into regions (markazes).
Each governorate has a capital, often having the same name as the governorate (see map, showing names of the 29 capitals).
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Why are some foods more allergenic than others? Some propose that in sufficient amounts, any protein may stimulate an allergic response. Others postulate that the structural properties of the protein are the main determinant. One fascinating study looked at the differences in allergens in species with varying evolutionary distance from humans. Muscle proteins called parvalbumins are either alpha (mostly fish, amphibians) or beta (mostly birds and mammals). The difference between these parvalbumins makes it more likely that the alpha parvalbumins will be recognized by the immune system as non-self. Likewise the tropomyosins of invertebrates (cockroach, dust mite and crustaceans) bear little similarity to vertebrate tropomyosin which also appears to account for the allergenic potential of these proteins. Evolutionary distance is related to molecular differences which in turn forms the basis for the stimulation of the immune response.
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What are some business ideas that will cost me close to nothing?
Nothing costs nothing, but in your position you have time and so investing your time is the cost of any endeavour you pursuit. They the question becomes what can I spend my time on which will get the result I want.
It is worth considering what you're goals are to, might be money or passion or something else.
Business ideas that cost basically nothing is working out something you are able to do that other's find valuable, it could be literally anything - start writing about it, talking to others in similar areas, find a way to engage with people that have the money (probably not other students) and are willing to pay for your ideas (information) and/or ability to do something for them (service).
These types of businesses are super low cost to start, you could start something basically fully on facebook and then expand when you are making money.
I've also heard a great strategy for starting something new, it was to focus on something high value and high cost initially, this will give you the capital to continue to grow the business and develop other areas of your business that might be low cost/low value but mass market and recurring revenue. High value and high cost generally is some form of consulting.
Best of luck, nothings - easy even with money - so stick it out and make it work.
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In the last few weeks, I have come across two posts and discussions on modeling football (soccer) games with Monte Carlo simulation. Thought it might be interesting for our readers. Yes, I am more used to calling this game football, but let's just skip that part, shall we?
The first one is a blog post detailing a simple model which tries to simulate the number of goals scored by each competing team in a match. The blog discusses quite a bit on the inner details of finding out distribution parameters using optimization, which may not be that relevant, but the post is interesting. Find the blog post here. The post models the world cup final of 2011.
The second model is from our own Dave Hammal, who has posted the model in our LinkedIn group. He models the ongoing English Premier league, and predicts the match-by-match results. To access the post and the model, use this direct link.
Both models are similar, in that, they try to use discrete distributions to model the number of goals that are going to be scored in the game, and they find out the parameters of the discrete distribution from the past data for that team. The first post also discusses a few interesting improvements to the model. Note that, the first post is a static analysis of an old event (something similar to what I mentioned about the World Cup Cricket final in this post), whereas the model in the second post is dynamic, in that the model predictions are updated with the new data as the league progresses.
Finally, here are two websites (I am sure there are more of these), which claim to contain stats related to soccer games: Squawka [link to TechCrunch coverage] and FTBPro [link to TechCrunch coverage]. None of these websites contain predictive modeling though, just stats and user generated contents.
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Daniel Hopfer (circa 1470 in Kaufbeuren – 1536 in Augsburg) was a German artist who is widely believed to have been the first to use etching in printmaking, at the end of the fifteenth century. He also worked in woodcut.
The son of Bartholomäus Hopfer, a painter, and his wife Anna Sendlerin, Daniel moved to Augsburg early in his life, and acquired citizenship there in 1493.
In 1497 he married Justina Grimm, sister of the Augsburg publisher, physician and druggist Sigismund Grimm. The couple had three sons, Jörg, Hieronymus and Lambert, the last two of whom carried on their father's profession of etching, Hieronymus in Nuremberg and Lambert in Augsburg. The two sons of Jörg, Georg and Daniel (junior), also became distinguished etchers, patronised by no less than the Emperor Maximilian II, whose successor, Rudolf II, raised Georg to the nobility.
Daniel was trained as an etcher of armour. There are only two proven examples of his own work on armour: a shield from 1536 now in the Royal Armoury museum (La Real Armería) of the Royal Palace of Madrid and a sword in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum of Nuremberg. An Augsburg horse armour in the German Historical Museum, Berlin, dating to between 1512 and 1515, is decorated with motifs from Hopfer's etchings and woodcuts, but this is no evidence that Hopfer himself worked on it.
The etching of metals with acid was known in Europe from at least 1400, but the elaborate decoration of armour, in Germany anyway, was an art probably imported from Italy around the end of the 15th century—little earlier than the birth of etching as a printmaking technique. Although the first extant dated etchings are the three by Albrecht Dürer of 1515, and despite the fact that none of his works are dated, stylistic evidence suggests that Daniel Hopfer was using this technology as early as 1500. It is often thought that Hopfer taught Dürer the technique.
The Hopfers prospered in Augsburg, and by 1505 Daniel owned a house in the city centre. He sat on the committee of the Augsburg guild of smiths, which at this time included painters and etchers, probably because these crafts were uniquely connected in the town, one of Europe's principal manufacturing places of arms and armour.
Daniel died in Augsburg in 1536. His achievement was widely recognized during his time, and in 1590 he was posthumously named as the inventor of the art of etching in the imperial patent of nobility bestowed upon his grandson Georg.
Hieronymus Hopfer: Three ornate vessels, probably a model for goldsmiths. With the Funck number, lower right: "68".
Daniel Hopfer's early etchings were done in line-work, but he and his sons soon developed more sophisticated techniques, referred to by armour historians as the Hopfer style. Applied to prints, this produced silhouetted designs on a black ground, doubtless by multiple bitings of the plates. The technically demanding procedure seems to have been both delicate and labour-intensive, and no other artists are known to have used this exact method. Their plates were all iron, rather than the copper that the Italians later introduced once appropriate acids had been discovered. Iron plates had to be handled carefully to be kept free of rust, which could develop quickly from even a fingerprint.
None of the Hopfer family was a trained artist, or a natural draughtsman: their designs show a certain naïveté that never gained an artistic following. But the extraordinary diversity of the Hopfers' works have made them collectors' items. From religious prints to designs for goldsmiths, secular subjects such as peasants, military figures (especially Landsknechts), portraits of contemporary worthies, mytholological and folkloric themes, the sheer range of the Hopfers' productions are both remarkable and unique, designed to appeal to a clientele far wider than the metalsmiths who bought his patterns to create their wares. However, the Hopfer family did not hesitate to plagiarize the work of their contemporaries: of Daniel's 230 known prints, 14 are copies of other masters, mainly Mantegna, whilst only a minority of Hieronymus' 82 plates are his original work—no less than 21 are copies of Durer's works, and around 30 others are copies from Jacopo de' Barbari, Raimondi and Altdorfer among others.
In the next century, a distant relative of the Hopfers, David Funck (1642–1705), a bookseller of Nuremberg, acquired 230 of the Hopfers' iron plates, and reprinted these under the title Operae Hopferianae, adding a somewhat crudely scratched number, known as the Funck number, to each one, thus creating a second state of the hitherto unretouched plates.
A further print run of 92 plates was made in 1802 by the publishers C.W. Silberberg of Frankfurt under the title Opera Hopferiana. The quality of the prints is a tribute to the care with which the Hopfer family maintained these rust-prone plates, many of which are in the Berlin print cabinet today.
^ Cohen, Brian D. "Freedom and Resistance in the Act of Engraving (or, Why Dürer Gave up on Etching)," Art in Print Vol. 7 No. 3 (September-October 2017), 18.
^ Bindewald, Maik. "An Undiscovered State of Albrecht Dürer's Large Cannon, Art in Print Vol. 5 No. 5 (January-February 2016), 6.
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There’s a report that Google is close to buying satellite imaging company SkyBox. The deal has yet to be confirmed. The article conjectures that Google wants the company for two potential reasons: More imagery for consumer maps Data for enterprise use cases I’m sure those are accurate assumptions.
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When you hear the word exercise, what do you feel? Some people love to work out while others dread the thought of it. Regardless, it's important to listen to your body and to exercise with the goal of feeling physically and mentally good, not because you feel obligated to do it.
If you are exercising only to gain or maintain a specific body shape, you are missing a big piece of the puzzle. Try to pay attention to how you feel when you move your body. Do you feel energized and ready to take on the day? If so, you're doing it right! Do you dread your workouts? In this case, it might be time to seek out a new way to stay active. Exercise should not be dreaded. It should bring you energy, new experiences and pride.
The good news is that exercise can take many forms. You don't need to sweat in a gym to stay in shape. Think outside the box! Maybe you like to dance, hike, bike, play with your kids or simply work an active job. If you don't like what you are currently doing, consider trying something new. It might take some time, but with a little effort and creativity you are bound to find something you enjoy.
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How many times have you heard people say ‘I would much rather not have nuclear power but we need it to combat climate change’?
This claim has been made so many times by the nuclear industry and its supporters that many people now just accept it as the lesser of two evils.
But the development of new nuclear power plants is actually no part of the solution to tackling climate change, and is in fact a big part of the problem.
Nuclear power is not carbon-free; is prohibitively expensive; all projects overrun wildly on both time and budget; is a source of harmful waste which no one yet knows what to do with; provides a terrorist target; produces routine emissions which are harmful to health; power plants are vulnerable to the flooding which will come as sea levels rise, and have to close down in times of drought; Chernobyl and Fukushima have shown the widespread and long-term health and environmental impact of accidents; and even nuclear advocates have recently admitted the close links to nuclear weapons.
CO2 emissions: It is estimated that, during the entirety of the uranium fuel chain, nuclear power produces 7 times as much CO2 as wind energy and more than twice as much as solar.
Cost: Hinkley Point C was expected to cost £6 billion over its lifetime in 2013. That figure now looks like being as much as £50 billion. Electricity will cost £92.50 per MWh, more than twice the current price, and the Government has guaranteed a subsidy for 35 years. Ballooning costs have caused new nuclear plants to be cancelled mid-construction, stranding ratepayers and taxpayers with the bill.
Long construction time: Flamanville in France is being built to the same design as Hinkley. Begun in 2007, it was expected to start up during 2012. That date is now some time in 2020, partly because of numerous and alarming faults, including in crucial safety components such as the Pressure Vessel, and the cost of construction is so far three times the original estimate. Olkiluoto in Finland has delays and cost overruns of similar magnitude.
Nuclear power diverts resources from renewables: This is very much the case in the UK. In 2017 there was a 56% reduction in investments in renewable energy, because of the hostile environment created by the Government, whilst the Hinkley plant will receive subsidies of around £30 billion. Money spent on development of renewables and energy efficiency is many times more effective in CO2 reduction.
Nuclear waste: Radioactive waste needs to be shielded from people and the environment for tens of thousands of years. In 1976, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution said we should not build more nuclear power plants in Britain till a safe disposal solution had been found. We are still no nearer to solving this problem, with the latest suggestion being to bury it under the Lake District National Park, an idea which has horrified both local businesses and conservationists.
Terrorist threat: Nuclear plants are vulnerable to attack by plane, to sabotage by workers or infiltrators inside the plant, and to cyber attack, with terrifying results.
Nuclear power is totally inflexible: Nuclear cannot fill in ‘when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow’. Although the plants are subject to unplanned shutdowns when problems occur, they cannot be shut down deliberately when demand is low as it takes far too long to power down and power up again.
Nuclear accidents: When disaster strikes, the consequences are dire, far-reaching and will affect future generations. Children are born in Belarus today with cancer or with genetic disorders as a result of Chernobyl. No one knows what the effect will be on the next generation.
The nuclear industry is in decline: Nuclear power is fading in most parts of the world. Even France is seeking to reduce from 75% nuclear powered electricity to 50% and there have been very few start-ups in the last few years. Why is the UK bucking the trend?
The link to weapons: Calder Hall in 1956 was promoted as producing electricity ‘too cheap to meter’. But its real purpose was to make plutonium for UK nuclear bombs. Britain now has the world’s largest stockpile of plutonium. And the link between nuclear power and weapons, and their proliferation, has remained close ever since.
Job losses and alternatives: Far more jobs could be created in the development and production of renewable energy, storage and conservation measures. Within the industry itself, there will be many jobs in the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and disposal of waste for the next century.
It is time the Labour Party rejected this failed and toxic industry.
Linda Walker is the founder of Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK) which works predominantly in Belarus. She is the 2018 winner of the Nuclear-Free Future Award in the Solutions category. Her blog, republished here, originally appeared on Red Green Labour.
You can read our earlier feature about Linda here.
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TL;DR – SMRT, what do you have to say for yourself now?
Earlier this year, two SMRT staff were killed in a work-related accident. As if the loss of two lives wasn’t tragic enough, SMRT made the decision to sack two staff in September, including the driver of the train that hit and killed the two staff. This astounding decision was made after it supposedly concluded its internal investigations, before the Coroner’s Inquiry is conducted or the police investigations were completed.
It’s clear that they were not pleading for leniency for the workers, but was pushing for fairness and to ensure due process.
So who’s been charged this morning?
As things stand now, official investigations have led to three parties being charged with wrongdoing this morning. One of these three parties charged included the assistant engineer, one of the two staff sacked in September. The other sacked staff, believed to the train captain, has not been charged, although investigations are still on-going.
If found guilty, SMRT faces a fine of up to S$500,000. We hope SMRT Trains being charged is warning enough for the train operator and in fact, all other companies to dedicate more attention and resources to workplace safety and health so that deaths and injuries can be minimised. One life lost is one too many.
SMRT’s director of control operations, Mr Teo Wee Kiat, 40, was charged under Section 48(1) of the WSHA. This section states that should an offence be committed by a company, an officer of this company (usually one of the directors) shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be punished. Anyone found guilty under this Act shall be liable to a fine not more than S$200,000 or jail of up to two years, or both.
The assistant engineer who was sacked by SMRT, Mr Lim Say Heng, 47, has been charged by the police. His charge sheet stated that he was the person in charge of the work party accessing the train tracks that day. He apparently did not ensure that the necessary safety measures were in place to make sure trains do not enter the train track while they were there. Lim has been charged for causing death by a negligent act under the Penal Code and may be jailed up to two years, a fine or both, if found guilty.
From what the charge sheets are saying, it seems that investigations by the police and MOM found that the accident was a result of a larger, systemic error by SMRT. That’s why SMRT, as an employer, was charged. That’s quite different from SMRT’s own internal “investigations”, which seem to have pinned all wrongdoing on just the two staff they sacked. Or at least that’s how it seems to us from the outside looking in.
All three parties charged will be back in court on 30 December for a pre-trial conference.
What about the train driver?
He’s not facing any charges for now, although as mentioned above, investigations are still ongoing to determine if any other individuals may be liable for workplace safety lapses in connection with the incident.
So what now? What does this tell us of how SMRT had treated its staff by sacking them just through their so-called internal investigations. They did not even suspend duties, they sacked the staff who had been working for them for over a decade.
This raises the question of how SMRT had conducted their own investigations. How did they come to the conclusion that only those two staff they sacked need to be punished? Why did they not think that their own management and director of operations need to be punished too?
Will SMRT admit that they were wrong in sacking the train driver if he’s not found liable by the police and not charged eventually? Will they then reinstate him? Will they compensate him for loss of income during the period when he was probably wrongfully terminated?
It is important to allow due process to take its course and all facts to be revealed before drawing any conclusions.
“We will continue to work closely with our member, to provide him and his family support, and to ensure he is fairly represented”.
So now, let’s now see what SMRT has to say for itself.
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Article This article considers the MHA Review's recommendations in relation to the Mental Health Tribunal.
Despite the fact that the mental health tribunal system is under considerable pressure, the Review makes significant recommendations to extend the jurisdiction of the tribunal. All of the recommendations are problematic and are open to the general criticism that it is inconsistent for the Review to state (at p.112) that the tribunal should not be given the power to direct a hospital to change a patient's "care and treatment plan", yet at the same time provide the tribunal with the powers set out below.
The first recommendation is that the tribunal "should have the power, during an application for discharge, to grant leave from hospital and direct transfer to a different hospital". The Review proposes that the tribunal should be able to consider, "when they have decided not to discharge a patient, whether to make directions concerning leave or moves to a lower level of security that would reduce the levels of restriction and give the patient a better chance of being discharged at a future application".
How will the tribunal be able prepare the comprehensive risk assessment which must precede the granting of leave?
How will the tribunal be able identify the conditions to be attached to the leave and confirm that arrangements to facilitate the conditions have been put in place?
Is it appropriate for a body to have the power to grant leave, yet have no responsibility for monitoring the patient's response to being granted leave or to exercise the recall power?
How will the tribunal undertake the comprehensive risk assessment which must precede a patient's transfer to a hospital that provides for a lower level of security?
What action would the tribunal take if that hospital refused to admit the patient?
Is the government likely to enact a power which directs a hospital to admit a patient given that the Court of Appeal has recently held that it is not for the High Court to substitute its judgment for the statutory decision-maker?
How can these powers be reconciled with the status of the RC as the clinician with "overall responsibility for the patient's case" (s.34(1))?
The second recommendation is that the tribunal should have "a limited power to direct that treatment and care be made available in the community, if it is clear that, without these services, the patient would have to remain detained in hospital". In the absence of details about the limitations that would be placed on the power it is difficult to provide a considered response to this proposal. Such a power, which is not available to the High Court, could enable the tribunal to make decisions about a patient's care or treatment which did not have the agreement of those who would be expected to provide the care or treatment. The proposal would also enable the tribunal to make resource allocation decisions relating to a single patient in the absence of information about how that decision would affect the generality of patients. Decisions on resource allocation in financially straighten times should surely remain with the bodies that have statutory responsibility for proving services. It is also the case that service providers have the necessary expertise to balance the needs of individuals and groups who require services, an expertise that is denied to tribunal members. If the recommendation is enacted it would be possible for differently constituted tribunal panels to make separate treatment and care decisions relating to a number of patients who reside in a particular area. This could obviously have unforeseen negative consequences.
The third and most troubling recommendation relates to treatment decisions of the RC and the SOAD. The Review states that they "believe there should be a route of challenge to a single judge of the Tribunal, supported by non-means tested legal aid. That judge would have the power either to require the Responsible Clinician to reconsider their treatment decision or to order that a specific treatment is not given where they find that it is a disproportionate interference with the patient's rights". The Review further recommends that such an application could be made to the judge by an IMHA or a NP if the patient lacks the capacity to make an application.
Is it appropriate for a lawyer to override the clinical decisions of two psychiatrists?
Although the Review states that they "do not think that the judge would, in most cases, need to obtain further clinical evidence ", how is a judge to reach a decision about the impact of withdrawing a particular treatment on the patient in the absence of independent medical evidence?
How is a "disproportionate interference with the patient's rights" to be identified given that a patient's objection to the treatment cannot by itself be a reason for the interference to be disproportionate?
The proposal would lead to an undesirable insertion of law and lawyers into medical decision making. An application would, in effect, be an appeal against the decision of a SOAD. Under art.6 of the ECHR, the SOAD would have to be joined as a defendant to the application which, if unsuccessful, could be appealed to the Upper Tribunal.
A better option that would respond to a patient's concern about receiving a particular treatment would be to require a SOAD to take into account the patient's wishes when authorising treatment and to provide a written explanation if such wishes were not followed.
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"Hosen runter". Successful decrease of food procurement costs – Case Study Schindlerhof. Klaus Kobjoll interviewed by Rolf Westermann (editor-in-chief of AHGZ) and Jochen Oehler (director of progros).
"For me business leadership means letting go"
The Nuremberg-based seminar and management agency Glow & Tingle GmbH lead by Klaus Kobjoll has been awarded the most coveted trophy for quality management in Germany: the Ludwig Erhard Award. The award is bestowed upon businesses that distinguish themselves through excellent integrated management geared towards customer satisfaction, process optimization and innovation by the initiative of the same name. The agency Glow & Tingle is the smallest business yet to receive the award. With Klaus Kobjoll–primarily known as a hotelier–and his daughter Nicole Kobjoll as well as general manager Meike Wilmowicz the firm merely counts three members. Nevertheless the mini was able to achieve profits of 1.5 million Euros in 2008. The prize was presented to Klaus Kobjoll and Meike Wilmowicz on November 26, 2009 in Berlin. It was an exceptional moment: Not only was the smallest company yet awarded. Just like Bosch–awarded in the category large corporations–it was able to achieve a record score in the judging process.
It's a sensation in quality management circles: Not only was it the smallest company to date to win the Ludwig Erhard Award in 2009, it did so with the highest score yet. After already receiving the Ludwig Erhard Award in the years 1998 and 2003 for his hotel Schindlerhof in Nuremberg, Klaus Kobjoll tackled the next challenge in 2008.
Glow & Tingle is comprised of only three members: Klaus Kobjoll, his daughter and successor Nicole Kobjoll and Meike Wilmowicz, the company's general manager who has been Klaus Kobjoll's right and left hand for over a decade. It was she who organized, structured and formulated the prize application and took charge of the project.
The Ludwig Erhard Award, often referred to as a "business Oscar", is–like the European Excellence Award–based on the excellence model of the European Foundation for Quality Management and is the award for sustainable top performance and competitiveness for businesses of all kind in Germany. In other words, this prize is the highest award that a German company can receive.
We are thrilled to once again receive this award!
Beyond that, Klaus Kobjoll received another distinction by being appointed ambassador of the initiative Ludwig Erhard Award. The reason: Through his work he has notably furthered the significance, the prestige and the profile of this prize. In his capacity as ambassador Klaus Kobjoll will continue to promote the commitment to business excellence and its pursuit among German businesses.
Klaus Kobjoll is awarded for his life's work and ceremoniously inducted into the German Speakers Hall of Fame.
Mannheim. As part of its annual convention the German Speakers Associated has inducted two leading speakers into its hall of fame. The lifetime achievement award was bestowed upon the cartoonist and "simplify your life" inventor Werner Tiki Küstenmacher (laudation by Prof. Jörg Knoblauch) as well as the Schindlerhof-hotelier and motivational trainer Klaus Kobjoll (laudation by Alexander Christiani).
In the category of "small" conference hotels (less than 100 rooms) the Schindlerhof in Nuremberg-Boxdorf came in first. In accordance with the publisher's rules the distinguished conference hotel lead by Nicole and Klaus Kobjoll was required to forgo the competition for two years after achieving first place three times in a row. This was the second time this "unfortunate" fate had "befallen" the Schindlerhof. Now the grand comeback with a total score of 4151 points.
How to score with friendliness and dedicated staff"
"Not afraid to make mistakes"
The Schindlerhof comes in 12th Germany-wide and receives special prize "Lifelong Learning"
"Beauty fades, but the appetite for well-roasted duck remains!"
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The Galapagos Islands are a haven for wildlife enthusiasts, birdwatchers, scientists, and of course the average tourist. The islands that inspired Darwin’s evolution theory, the archipelago totals 19 islands and is a living museum where you can observe species that are not found anywhere else on the planet.
Travel by cruise or by land?
The most expensive way to see the Galapagos Islands is on multi-day cruises, with the most popular selling out a year in advance. Cruises usually cover a great range of islands and you get the opportunity to see the islands that are further away with a good chance of observing different mammals and seabirds. The meals and bed are included in the price. Prices vary greatly, and the most expensive luxury cruises can cost up to $10,000, with the cheapest economy cruises around $400–$2,000.
The cheapest way to see the Galapagos Islands is to get to Puerto Ayora and book either day trips from there or a last minute cruise. There can, of course, be a chance of not getting a last minute cruise, however there will always be day-trips and hotel deals available.
What islands should I see?
There are 13 major islands with six smaller islands in the Galapagos. Some of the islands are unique where you can spot species found nowhere but on that Island. Nevertheless, many of the species can be seen on multiple islands.
Santa Cruz is a great starting point to many islands. On the island itself you can see giant tortoises in their natural habitat at El Chato, not to mention the beautiful beaches Tortuga Bay, Bachas and Garrapatero.
North Seymour is the best island to spot blue-footed boobies and magnificent frigatebirds.
Bartolome is popular for the Pinnacle rock and its breathtaking landscape.
Fernandina is the youngest islands in the Galapagos, where you can find species that are not on the other islands.
Floreana is mostly famous for its Post Office Bay where whalers got their mail sent out through fishermen. The Post Office is still operating.
Española is located in the far southwest where you can spot lava lizards, waved albatross and marine iguanas.
San Cristobal is a habited town where you can get tours to visit Kicker rock. You can see the giant tortoise reserve and the many beautiful beaches, like Purto Chino and Punta Carola.
Isabela is the biggest island in the Galapagos, where you can see a large range of species like flamingoes, penguins, giant tortoises and sea lions to name a few. You can also do a day trip to the Volcano Sierra Negra. Isabela should be done on a two-day trip if you want to explore both the volcanoes and wildlife.
Rabida is famous for its red sand and beautiful landscape. Also a great place for diving and birdwatching.
Santa Fe is a good spot for divers. The island has two trails where one leads to a cactus forest and the other one to a gorgeous viewpoint.
The Galapagos Islands have many animals native only to the archipelago, such as the marine iguanas, Galapagos tortoise, Galapagos penguins, Darwin’s finches, and Galapagos fur seal. You can also see other incredible animals like blue-footed boobies, land iguanas, magnificent frigatebirds, and the list goes on.
You can visit The Galapagos Islands anytime of the year, however, there are warmer and colder seasons, the warmest being from December to May, with the peak season from June to August. If you are interested in specific species and animals it can be a good idea to visit during their mating season. The hatching time for the giant tortoise eggs is in January and December, while blue-footed boobie mating season is in May where you can see their incredible courtship dance.
This depends on your budget and if you are doing a cruise. Most people stay from 4–10 days. There are numerous volunteer opportunities which can accommodate you for some weeks.
Any rules I need to follow while visiting the Galapagos Islands?
Do not get closer than two meters to any plants or animals.
Do not ride the tortoises or touch any animals.
Do not walk outside the walking trails.
Do not use flash when photographing animals.
Do not visit the inhabited islands without a naturalist guide.
You need to pay an entry fee of $100 when you arrive.
Do not take any organic materials like rocks, shells or plants when you leave the islands.
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Tired of extra items filling a room? Save space when moving and make an easy to navigate space by skipping unwanted items.
Avoid extra large, bulky, inexpensive, and perishable items. Simplify moving with a quick list of items not to pack in a walk-through. Keep an eye out for large or heavy items that might not have to be packed. No need to bring 100 pounds of filler or fill a truck with empty boxes!
Top items to skip are: old electronics, extra furniture, plastic storage containers, extra clothes and blankets, old pillows, food, cleaning supplies, books, dvds, cds, old yard and garage items, unused exercise items, and broken items.
Bulky tvs, unused electronics, and computer monitors can be skipped to free extra space. Unused items could include: inexpensive furniture, large decorative items, floor lights, old area rugs, extra clothes, shoes, blankets, comforters, old appliances, board games, kitchen items, extra seasonal items, old toys/stuffed animals, an old lawn mower, treadmill, weights, or an old bicycle.
Finally one group of items to make sure to take off the packing list are items than can be converted to a digital format. Cds, dvds, books, and video games can take up space and weight down boxes when packed. Create a digital library for music and narrow down the dvds, books, and video games you would like to keep. Some websites like this one have a way to convert dvds to a digital format for a certain amount per disk (usually around $2 per dvd).
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Oolong tea may be known by most Asians due to the health benefits for many years now. Most most people in China, Japan and Korea like the refreshing tea due to the unique taste, but some are also taking this tea for fat loss. Today, the amount of drinkers from The united states and Europe are generally increasing daily, as more people see its health positive aspects.
What makes oolong tea for fat loss popular? It first emerged inside 15th century inside Fujian province with China. Oolong tea contains a unique taste, since tea leaves raised for making it are generally partially oxidized. Tea leaves raised for green tea are generally unoxidized, while those raised for black tea is usually oxidized. Oolong tea actually leaves are somewhat concerning the leaves raised for green and ebony teas.
The tea raised for oolong tea contains a good amount of polymerized polyphenols that happens to be beneficial to your system. These polyphenols improve metabolism, while the lipids also obtained in the leaves allow minimize fat absorption in your body. These properties explain why is oolong tea for fat loss possible.
Try and take notice of the diet practices between Asians several Westerners. If you generate a comparison between the healthy eating plan of Asians together with westerners, you would recognize that the Asian eating plan is richer in vegetables and also other plants which results in fewer cases with weight related troubles. Although there are many Asians with already adapted that Western diet, some are still following that tradition of taking in oolong tea and other herbal tea after each snack. Oolong tea has become a 2010 regular part in the Asian diet for some decades, and this on a daily basis habit has enhanced the capability of their bodies to reduce fat absorption.
Referred to as Wu-long tea, this tea may be known in Asia to aid in beating weight problems and in providing other benefits to your body. You should never use it to excess just by losing weight nevertheless. The best method to lose unwanted pounds may be to stick to some sort of regimen of full of natural goodness, low calorie diet plus routine workouts.
There are several benefits you can receive from drinking oolong tea leaf regularly, aside from this being a fat loss option. You would probably also experience better metabolism, which suggests more energy to help burn. Toxins are removed from your system by drinking oolong tea leaf regularly, which can lead to a smoother skin color, an improved the circulation of blood and a thinner body.
Consider oolong tea for fat loss and enjoy these health improvements today. Losing body fat, smoother skin and then a healthier, longer life are most of the benefits you might experience.
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MVPspc takes the Statistical Process Control Chart and Performance/Capability routines from MVPstats, and puts them in a shareware product. This makes MVPspc great for teaching SPC classes. What makes MVPspc so wonderful?
MVPspc takes the Statistical Process Control Chart and Performance/Capability routines from MVPstats, and puts them in a shareware product. This makes MVPspc great for teaching SPC classes. What makes MVPspc so wonderful? Here are some of the unique features: - MVPspc uses simple text file input. Data can be copied and pasted directly from a Spreadsheet into MVPspc. - MVPspc can take data structured in dozens of different formats. For example: - A variable can be in a single column, where samples can be selected using another variable, a constant sample size, or for use in an individuals chart. - Sample data can also be entered in a rows, where each row represents a different sample. - Multiple variables can be in multiple columns, or in a single columns with a grouping variable.
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If enough weight is gained due to increased body fat deposits, one may become overweight or obese, generally defined as having more body fat (adipose tissue) than is considered good for health. The Body Mass Index (BMI) measures body weight in proportion to the square of height and defines optimal, insufficient, and excessive weight based on the ratio.
Weight gain has a latency period. The effect that eating has on weight gain can vary greatly depending on the following factors: energy (calorie) density of foods, exercise regimen, amount of water intake, amount of salt contained in the food, time of day eaten, age of individual, individual's country of origin, individual's overall stress level, and amount of water retention in ankles/feet. Typical latency periods vary from three days to two weeks after ingestion.
Having excess adipose tissue (fat) is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As much as 64% of the United States adult population is considered either overweight or obese, and this percentage has increased over the last four decades.
A commonly asserted "rule" for weight gain or loss is based on the assumption that one pound of human fat tissue contains about 3,500 kilocalories (often simply called calories in the field of nutrition). Thus, eating 500 fewer calories than one needs per day should result in a loss of about a pound per week. Similarly, for every 3500 calories consumed above the amount one needs, a pound will be gained.
The assumption that a pound of human fat tissue represents about 3500 calories in the context of weight loss or gain is based on a review of previous observations and experiments by Max Wishnofsky published in 1958. He notes that previous research suggested that a pound of human adipose tissue is 87% fat, which equals 395 grams of fat. He further assumes that animal fat contains 9.5 calories per gram. Thus one pound of human fat tissue should contain 3750 calories. He then critically analyzes the relevant literature and applies a number of additional assumptions, including that the diet contains sufficient protein and that the person is in glycogen and nitrogen (protein) equilibrium, leading to most weight loss stemming from the catabolism of fat. He concludes that a 3500 calorie excess or deficit for a person meeting his assumptions, would lead to the gain or loss, respectively, of one pound of body weight. He notes that if the assumptions he makes are not met, a deficit of 3500 calories would not necessarily equate to a pound of weight loss.
In any case, Wishnofsky did not take into account numerous aspects of human physiology and biochemistry which refute this simple equivalence. Unfortunately, the claim has achieved the status of a rule of thumb and is repeated in numerous sources, used for diet planning by dietitians and misapplied at the population level as well.
A study, involving more than 12,000 people tracked over 32 years, found that social networks play a surprisingly powerful role in determining an individual's chances of gaining weight, transmitting an increased risk of becoming obese from wives to husbands, from brothers to brothers and from friends to friends. .
The human microbiota facilitates fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates to short-chain fatty acids, SCFAs, contributing to weight gain. A change in the proportion of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes may determine host’s risk of obesity.
Lack of sufficient sleep has been suggested as a cause for weight gain or the difficulty in maintaining a healthy weight. Two hormones responsible for regulating hunger and metabolism are leptin, which inhibits appetite and increases energy expenditure, and ghrelin, which increases appetite and reduces energy expenditure. Studies have shown that chronic sleep deprivation is associated with reduced levels of leptin and elevated levels of ghrelin, which together result in increased appetite, especially for high fat and high carbohydrate foods. As a result, sleep deprivation over time may contribute to increased caloric intake and decreased self-control over food cravings, leading to weight gain.
Weight gain is a common side-effect of certain psychiatric medications.
Pathological causes of weight gain may be Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism, insulinoma, craniopharyngioma. Genetic reasons can relate to Prader–Willi syndrome, Bardet–Biedl syndrome, Alström syndrome, Cohen syndrome, Carpenter syndrome. Medications that list headaches and/or fatigue as side effects can indirectly contribute to weight gain since they decrease the motivation for outdoors activities.
Excess adipose tissue can lead to medical problems; however, a round or large figure does not in and of itself imply a medical problem, and is sometimes not primarily caused by adipose tissue. If too much weight is gained, serious health side-effects may follow. A large number of medical conditions have been associated with obesity. Health consequences are categorised as being the result of either increased fat mass (osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, social stigma) or increased number of fat cells (diabetes, some forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). There are alterations in the body's response to insulin (insulin resistance), a proinflammatory state and an increased tendency to thrombosis (prothrombotic state).
In centuries past, a degree of plumpness has been seen as indicative of personal or family prosperity: "Calories were scarce, physical labor was hard, and most people were as lean as greyhounds." Only in the early 20th Century did fatness lose this appeal. The connection of fatness with financial well-being persists today in some less-developed countries. Indeed, it may be on the rise.
Despite the connotations that excess weight had in the past, it has for some time been seen as "unacceptable" in contemporary Western society. An expansive market has taken root since the mid-20th century, focusing on weight loss regimens, products and surgeries. This market has been aided by the rising number of overweight and obese citizens in the United States. Data from the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, indicates that the average weight of women between ages 30 and 60 has increased by 20 pounds, or 14%, since 1976. Among women who weigh 300 pounds or more, the increase was 18%.
However, some research has indicated the opposite pattern. It has been suggested that obesity among women residing in the U.S. has become more socially acceptable. According to a study published in the July issue of Economic Inquiry, this is likely because more than one-third of women ages 20 and older are obese in the United States. The study found that the average woman weighed 147 pounds in 1994, but stated that she wanted to weigh 132 pounds. By 2002, the average women weighed 153 pounds, but said that she wanted to weigh 135 pounds. "The fact that even the desired weight of women has increased suggests there is less social pressure to lose weight," the researchers noted. However, the difference between women's average weight and desired weight had increased as well.
In any case, weight gain and weight loss are still charged topics. The ever-present social stigma concerning weight gain, can have lasting and harmful effects on individuals, especially among young women. These are thought to include eating disorders and body dysmorphia.
Weight gain is seen in professional sports most notably in combat sports because of their weight divisions. It occurs mostly in boxing, mixed martial arts, puroresu and professional wrestling.
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Does your horse have a runny nose?
Respiratory problems often go undetected. In mildly asthmatic ponies, a respiratory problem may only become apparent when the horse is asked to perform athletically.
Apart from mucus from the nose you might also notice reduced performance (e.g. reluctance to respond to aids) and coughing.
Also increased respiratory rate, increased respiratory effort, flaring of the nostrils, respiratory noise at rest or during exercise, and poor recovery after exercise.
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