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How does a continuum of care benefit treatment?
The continuum of care involves an integrated system of care that guides and tracks client care over time through a comprehensive array of mental health and addiction treatment services. Spanning all the levels of intensity of care, the levels for each client will vary depending on their unique recovery needs.
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What follows is a rough outline for conducting an accessibility audit for a client.
Clarify the goals of the organization requesting the audit.
Why are they doing the audit?
What level of accessibility do they want to achieve?
What level of accessibility is required for them to achieve if any?
Do they have an accessibility policy? Will developing such a policy be part of the evaluation?
How much of the site needs to be tested.
Based on the clarifications from the above points, make some recommendations and act on the following tasks.
Make a list of accessibility checkpoints (based on standards) and create strategies to test for them.
Make sure the upper management is involved and discuss the importance of involving and educating the staff, especially those who will be responsible for creating and posting content.
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It must be fairly obvious to each one of us when we look at the world, and especially at the conditions in this country, that there must be some kind of fundamental revolution. I am using that word to convey, not a superficial, patchwork reformation, nor a revolution instigated as a calculated risk according to a particular pattern of thought, but the revolution that can come about only at the highest level, when we begin to understand the whole significance of the mind. Without understanding this fundamental issue, it seems to me that any reformation at any level, however beneficial temporarily, is bound to lead to further misery and chaos. I think this point must be very clearly understood if there is to be any kind of relationship between the speaker and yourselves; because most of us are concerned with some kind of social reformation. There is an enormous amount of poverty, ignorance, fear, superstition, idolatry; there is the vain repetition of words which is called prayer, and at the same time a vast accumulation of scientific knowledge, as well as the so-called knowledge gathered from sacred books. One has not to go to many countries to see all this; it can be observed as one walks along the streets here, or in Europe, or America. The physical necessities may be plentiful in America, where materialism is rampant and one can buy anything; but when one comes to this country, one sees this ruthless poverty. One sees also the class struggle - and I am not using that term `class struggle' in the communistic sense, but merely to convey the observation of a fact without interpreting it in any way. One sees the division of religions, the Christian, the Hindu, the Moslem, the Buddhist, with their various subdivisions, all clamouring to convert, or to show a different way, a different path. The machine has made possible miracles of production, especially in America; but here in India everything is limited, short. In this country, though we mouth the word `God', though we pray, perform rituals, and all the rest of it, we are just as materialistic as the West, only we have made poverty into a virtue, an inevitable necessity, and tolerate it.
Seeing this extraordinarily complex pattern of wealth and poverty, of sovereign governments, of armies and the latest instruments of mass destruction, one asks oneself what is going to come out of all this chaos, and where it is all going to lead. What is the answer? If one is at all serious, I think one must have asked oneself this question. How are we, as individuals and as groups, to tackle this problem? Being confused, most of us turn to some kind of pattern, religious or social, we look to some leader to guide us out of this chaos, or we insist on returning to the ancient traditions. We say, `Let us go back to what the rishis have taught us, which is all in the Upanishads, in the Gita, let us have more prayers, more rituals, more gurus, more masters'. This is actually what is happening, is it not?
There is in the world both extraordinary tyranny and relative freedom. Now, looking at this whole chaotic picture - not philosophically, not merely as an observer watching the events go by, but as one whose sympathies are stirred and who has a germ of compassion, which I am sure most of us have - , how do you respond to it all? What is your responsibility to society? Or are you merely caught in the wheels of society, following the traditional pattern set by a particular culture, western or eastern, and are therefore blind to the whole issue? And if you do open your eyes, are you merely concerned with social reform, political action, economic adjustment? Does the solution to this enormously complex problem lie anywhere there, or does it lie in a totally different direction? Is the problem merely economic and social? Or is there chaos and the constant threat of war because most of us are not concerned at all with the deeper issues of life, with the total development of man? Is it our education that is at fault? Superficially we are educated to have certain kinds of technique, which brings its own culture, and we seem to be satisfied with that.
Now, seeing this state of things - of which I am sure you are very much aware, unless you are insensitive, or are trying to block it off - , what is your answer? Please do not answer theoretically, according to the communist, the capitalist, the Hindu, or some other pattern, which is merely an imposition and therefore not true, but instead, strip the mind of all its immediate reactions, the so-called educated reactions, and find out what is your reaction as individuals. How would you solve this problem?
If you ask the communist this question, he has a very definite answer, and so has the Catholic, or the orthodox Hindu, or Moslem; but their answers are obviously conditioned. They have been educated to think along certain lines, narrow or wide, by a society or culture which is not at all concerned with the total development of the mind; and because they are responding from their conditioned thinking, their answers are inevitably in contradiction, and must therefore always create enmity, which I think is again fairly obvious. If you are a Hindu, a Christian, or what you will, your response is bound to be according to your conditioned background, the culture in which you have been brought up. The problem is beyond all cultures, beyond any particular pattern, yet we are seeking an answer in terms of a particular pattern, and hence there is mounting confusion, greater misery. So unless there is a fundamental breaking away from all conditioning, a total cleavage, we shall obviously create more chaos, however well-intentioned or so-called religious we may be.
It seems to me that the problem lies at a different level altogether, and in understanding it, I think we shall bring about an action entirely different from that of the socialistic, the capitalistic, or the communistic pattern. To me, the problem is to understand the ways of the mind; because, unless one is able to observe and understand the process of thought in oneself, there is no freedom, and hence one cannot go very far. With most of us, the mind is not free, it is consciously or unconsciously tethered to some form of knowledge, to innumerable beliefs, experiences, dogmas; and how can such a mind be capable of discovery, of searching out something new?
To every challenge there must obviously be a new response, because today the problem is entirely different from what it was yesterday. Any problem is always new, it is undergoing transformation all the time. Each challenge demands a new response, and there can be no new response if the mind is not free. So freedom is at the beginning, not just at the end. Revolution must begin, surely, not at the social, cultural, or economic level, but at the highest level; and the discovery of the highest level is the problem - the discovery of it, not the acceptance of what is said to be the highest level. I don't know if I am explaining myself clearly on this point. One can be told what is the highest level by some guru, some clever individual, and one can repeat what one has heard, but that process is not discovery, it is merely the acceptance of authority; and most of us accept authority because we are lazy. It has all been thought out, and we merely repeat it like a gramophone record.
Now, I see the necessity of discovery, because it is obvious that we have to create a totally different kind of culture, a culture not based on authority, but on the discovery by each individual of what is true; and that discovery demands complete freedom. If a mind is held, however long its tether, it can only function within a fixed radius, and therefore it is not free. So what is important is to discover the highest level at which revolution can take place, and that demands great clarity of thought, it demands a good mind - not a phoney mind which is repetitive, but a mind that is capable of hard thinking, of reasoning to the end, clearly, logically, sanely. One must have such a mind, and only then is it possible to go beyond.
So revolution, it seems to me, can take place only at the highest level, which must be discovered; and you can discover it only through self-knowledge, not through the knowledge gathered from your ancient books, or from the books of modern analysts. You must discover it in relationship, discover it, and not merely repeat something that you have read or heard. Then you will find that the mind becomes extraordinarily clear. After all, the mind is the only instrument we have. If that mind is clogged, petty, fearful, as most of our minds are, its belief in God, its worship, its search for truth, has no meaning at all. It is only the mind that is capable of clear perception, and therefore of being very quiet, that can discover whether there is truth or not; and it is only such a mind that can bring about revolution at the highest level. Only the religious mind is truly revolutionary; and the religious mind is not the mind that repeats, that goes to church, or to the temple, that does puja every morning, that follows some kind of guru, or worships an idol. Such a mind is not religious, it is really a silly, limited mind; therefore it can never freely respond to challenge.
This self-knowledge is not to be learnt from another. I cannot tell you what it is. But one can see how the mind operates, not just the mind that is active every day, but the totality of the mind, the mind that is conscious as well as hidden. All the many layers of the mind have to be perceived, investigated - which does not mean introspection. Self-analysis does not reveal the totality of the mind, because there is always the division between the analyzer and the analyzed. But if you can observe the operation of your own mind without any sense of judgment, evaluation, without condemnation or comparison-just observe it as you would observe a star, dispassionately, quietly, without any sense of anxiety - , then you will see that self-knowledge is not a matter of time, that it is not a process of delving into the unconscious to remove all the motives, or to understand the various impulses and compulsions. What creates time is comparison, surely; and because our minds are the result of time, they are always thinking in terms of the `more', which we call progress.
So, being the result of time, the mind is always thinking in terms of growth, of achievement; and can the mind free itself from the `more', which is really to dissociate itself completely from society? Society insists on the `more'. After all, our culture is based on envy and acquisitiveness, is it not? Our acquisitiveness is not only in material things, but also in the realm of so-called spirituality, where we want to have more virtue, to be nearer the master, the guru. So the whole structure of our thinking is based on the `more', and when one completely understands the demand for the `more', with all its results, there is surely a complete dissociation from society; and only the individual who is completely dissociated from society can act upon society. The man who puts on a loincloth, or a sanyasi's robe, who, merely becomes a monk, is not disassociated from society; he is still part of society, only his demand for the `more' is at another level. He is still conditioned by, and therefore caught within, the limits of a particular culture.
I think this is the real issue, and not how to produce more things and distribute what is produced. They now have the machines and the techniques to produce all that is required by man, and soon there will probably be an equitable distribution of the physical necessities, and a cessation of the class struggle; but the basic problem will still remain. The basic problem is that man is not creative, he has not discovered for himself this extraordinary source of creativity which is not an invention of the mind; and it is only when one discovers this timeless creativity that there is bliss.
Question: I have come here to learn and to be instructed. Can you teach me?
Krishnamurti: It is really quite an interesting question, if we can go into it. What do we mean by learning? We learn a technique, we learn to be efficient in earning a livelihood, or in performing some physical or mental task. We learn to calculate, to read, to speak a language, to build a bridge, and so on. Learning is finding out how to do things, and developing the capacity to do them. Apart from that, is there any other kind of learning? Please do think this out with me.
When we talk about learning, we mean accumulation, do we not? And when there is any form of accumulation, can the mind learn? Learning is a necessity only in order to have capacity. I could not communicate if I did not speak a language; and to speak a language I have to learn it, I have to store up in my mind the words and the meaning of those words, which is the cultivation of memory. Similarly, one learns how to build a road, to work a machine, to drive a motorcar, and so on.
Now, the questioner does not mean that; he is not here to find out how to drive a motorcar, or anything of that sort. He wants to be instructed, to learn how to discover that which may be called truth or God, does he not? When you go to a guru, to a religious teacher, in order to learn, what is it you are learning? He can only teach you a system, a pattern of what to think. And that is what you want from me. You want to learn a new pattern of behaviour, conduct, or a new way of living, which is again the cultivation of memory in another form; and if you observe this process very clearly and closely, you will see that it actually prevents you from learning. It is really very simple.
You are all Hindus, or whatever it is you are, and when something new is put before you, what happens? Either you translate the new in terms of the old, and therefore it is no longer the new, or you reject it - and that is what is actually happening. So a mind that is accumulating, thinking in patterns, a mind that is full of so-called knowledge, that is out to learn a new way of thought or behaviour - surely, such a mind can never learn.
And what is there to learn? Please follow this. What is there to learn? Are you going to learn about reincarnation, about God, about what truth is? When you say, `Instruct me, teach me, I am here to learn', what does it all mean? Is it possible to teach? Teach what? How to be aware? You know very well how to be aware. When you are interested, you are aware completely. When you want to make money as a lawyer, you are jolly well aware at the time. When you want to do something with deep, vital interest, your complete attention is there.
Attention is not something to be taught. You can be taught how to concentrate, but attention is not concentration. You see, the mind is always thinking in patterns: how to meditate, how to build a bridge, how to play cards, how to read faster, how to drive a motorcar, how to walk properly, or to have the right kind of diet. Similarly, you want to learn what is the way to God, to truth, you want somebody to show you the path which leads to that extraordinary state. Obviously, there is no path to that state, because that state is not static, and any man who says there is a path to it, is deceiving you. A path can exist only to that which is static, dead. There are not many paths to truth, nor is there only one path; there are no paths at all, and that is the beauty of it. But the mind rejects this fact because it wants to be secure, and it thinks of truth as the ultimate security; so it seeks a path by which to arrive at that security.
Now, if you see this whole process, then what is there to learn? And can you be free through learning? Please think it out with me, don't accept or reject it. This is your problem. Can a mind that is learning, accumulating storing up, ever be free? And if the mind is never free, how can it find out, discover? And surely it is essential to discover; because to discover, to find out, is the creative potential in man. So the mind must be free of all authority - the poisonous authority of so-called religion and the religious leaders - , for only then is it capable of finding out what is truth, what is God, what is bliss.
Sirs, if you are really paying attention to what is being said, and are not comparing it with what you have learnt, or worrying about how it will affect your commitments, your vested interests, your position in society, and all the rest of the silly nonsense, then you will see that there is freedom and discovery immediately.
Learning will not bring truth nearer. It is only the mind that is on a journey of everlasting discovery, that is no longer accumulating, that is dead to everything it accumulated yesterday and is therefore fresh, innocent, free - it is only such a mind that can find out what is true and bring about a revolution in this world. It is only such a mind that is capable of love and compassion - not the mind that is practising love and compassion, cultivating virtue according to a pattern, which is all self-concern.
I am afraid it is too late to answer another question.
If we understand what it is to pay attention, then perhaps this deep revolution will take place in spite of us. If each one of us can be purely attentive without wanting to bring about a result, or to transform ourselves, then we shall see that the mind is not a thing of time. Time comes into being only when there is comparison; and the mind that is comparing is not attentive. Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to watch something, just to observe a quality, a person, an idea, a felling, without any sense of denying, condemning, or justifying it? When the mind is capable of so observing, you will find that reaction has no meaning at all, and in that state of complete attention, the whole content of consciousness can be wiped away.
After all, the totality of our consciousness is the result of many influences: the influence of climate, of diet, of education, of race and religion, of what we read, of society, and the influence of our own intentions and desires. I hope you are listening to me with attention, not merely with memory, and are actually experiencing the fact that your consciousness is the result of many influences. These influences are man-made; and can the consciousness which is conditioned by them find something beyond itself, however much it may try? Obviously it cannot. It can only project its own state in a different form. So consciousness is conditioned, and anything that springs from that consciousness can never be free; and yet it is only the free mind that can discover.
Now, when you are aware that the process of thinking at any level, however deep or shallow, is conditioned, you realize that thinking is not the liberating factor; but you must think very clearly to see the limitation of thinking. Any thought springing from the conditioned mind is still conditioned. When the conditioned mind thinks about God, its God is itself. If the mind is totally aware of this and gives complete attention to it, then you will see there is freedom. Then the mind is no longer the plaything of society, it is no longer put together by man, and only then is it capable of experiencing something that is beyond itself.
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What is a Shooting Board?
Shooting boards are essential accessories used in various woodworking projects. Typically, a shooting board will be used along with a hand plane to precisely square and trim the ends and edges of different types and sizes of planks and similar pieces of wood. The board makes it much easier to maneuver the board into position so that the hand plane can be used to make smooth passes along the surface of the planking in much less time than would be possible otherwise.
The configuration of a shooting board workbench is very simplistic. A flat surface is positioned on top of a base, which makes for a stable work area. At one end of the surface, usually referred to as a board, there is a small stop that somewhat resembles a bench hook. The purpose of the stop is to prevent the planking from slipping out of position while the trimming or jointing is taking place.
There is also a second surface just below the upper board or surface. Running parallel with the upper surface, this surface is known as a fence. The space in between the board and the fence allows room for the blade in the hand plane to move with ease and precision. At the same time, the fence also helps to keep the plane properly aligned during the trimming and jointing. As a result of the dual functions of the stop and the fence, it is much easier to maintain control of both the plane and the wood that is being trimmed or jointed, which helps to cut down on the potential for error.
Outside this basic configuration for the shooting board, there are some differences in design, based on function. With jointing, the surface of the board is usually much longer than when engaging in end grain trimming. This is because there is a need for a longer surface on which to position the planking, and keep it in position while using the plane to trim the ends to specification. Many boards also have a design that is known as a ramped shooting board, which adds a slight slope to the fence. This innovation is thought to help minimize wear and tear on the blade of the plane, making it possible to finish more work without having to stop and sharpen the blade as often.
The shooting board is used in professional wood crafting businesses, as well as with woodworking at home. As with many types of tools, it is possible to purchase a basic woodworking shooting board that will do fine for most projects around the house. Boards that are larger and capable of standing up to daily use are more often utilized in commercial shops, and will cost considerably more than the simple home types.
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For most people, the morning brings enough energy to get going. That is, the majority of people who do not have fibromyalgia.
Those who suffer from fibromyalgia, can barely walk during the morning, however, they get it.
Some days, the mere pressure of putting your feet on the ground is unbearable.
The feet are stiff and tingly, the legs are stiff, the knees are throbbing, and it takes extreme effort to walk from the bedroom to the kitchen.
A restless night’s sleep makes you feel like you’ve run a marathon.
Sleep with pillows under your feet, between your ankles and knees and make sure your legs touch as little as possible.
Does this scenario sound familiar? This condition of numbness and tingling is called paresthesia, and is seen in one in four people with fibromyalgia.
Why is numbness common in fibromyalgia?
There are some theories about what causes numbness and tingling for those who suffer from fibromyalgia.
So, why do many with fibromyalgia often experience numbness and tingling in our hands, feet, legs or other parts of the body?
There is no definitive answer for that.
• Muscle spasms and muscle stiffness. Tense or spasmodic muscles can put pressure on the nerves, causing numbness, tingling or even the feeling that something crawls on your skin.
• Cold-induced vasospasm is also known as Raynaud’s disease or syndrome.
This occurs when cold or stress causes a spasm in an artery, usually in the hands or feet, which causes blood vessels to constrict, which limits the blood supply. This leads to the area feeling cold, tingling, numbness and changing colors.
One study suggests that people with fibromyalgia are more likely to have cold-induced vasospasm.
• Vitamin deficiency. A deficiency in vitamins B-1, B-3, B-6, B-12 or E, can cause neuropathy due to nerve damage.
• Excess of vitamin D. Having too much vitamin D in your system can also cause neuropathy.
• Magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is a vital mineral for our bodies to function. Not having enough leads to an increase in muscle spasms, which in turn can cause pressure on the nerves and cause numbness.
If numbness and tingling is not something that you commonly experience with fibromyalgia outbreaks, but it is a new symptom, it is important to consult a doctor, because it could be a symptom of other conditions such as multiple sclerosis, hypoglycaemia or peripheral neuropathy in diabetes. .
Effective exercise involves increasing cardiovascular (aerobic) capacity, as well as stretching and mobilizing sore muscles.
Low-impact aerobics, such as fast walking, biking, swimming or water aerobics, are usually the best way to perform an exercise routine to minimize pain.
Physiotherapy can be useful, and could be included as help for these problems.
Massage with heat and ice, hydromassage, ultrasound and electrical stimulation to help control pain.
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Condensed from an article by Arthur W. Newell, D.D., a former Senior Pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. Additional material was taken from an article written for The St. Paul’s Messenger in 1960 by Clara M. Scherffius.
Although St. Paul’s United Church of Christ was organized on December 15, 1890, its roots may be traced from the German immigrants who settled in the area, to events which happened many years earlier in their mother country. The Reformation had produced two predominant strains of Protestantism: The Lutheran Church, which followed the teachings of Martin Luther (a German Priest), and the Reformed Church, which followed the teachings of Ulrich Zwingli (a Swiss priest). The rivalry of these two branches, together with that of the remaining Roman Catholic Church, kept Germany a quarreling and divided country. To remedy this situation, the German Emperor decreed that the two Protestant churches would be unified into one church. As a result of this decree, the Evangelical Church of Germany was formed in 1817. A freedom of conscience clause permitted different theological interpretations within a united church.
The German immigrants who settled in the Evansville area arrived fifteen to twenty years after this union in Germany. Since a great many of the immigrants were farmers, a whole series of rural churches were established in Posey and Vanderburgh counties before the first Evangelical church came into being in Evansville (Zion in 1848). There was also a German Reformed Church on Elsas Avenue.
A settlement west of Pigeon Creek had grown, and numbers of young German families moved from the rural areas into this part of expanding Evansville. The yearning for a church to serve their needs was strong, and the pastor of Elsas Avenue German Reformed Church met with a group of interested men and agreed to help them organize into a church and secure a pastor.
Once organized, they chose the name The Evangelical St. Peter’s Reformed Church. They began worshiping in the facilities of a German Methodist Church on Indiana Street until a sanctuary of their own was built at the corner of 12th Avenue and West Michigan Street. The new sanctuary was dedicated on May 22, 1892. Unfortunately, the Germans coming into the area had been reared in the Evangelical tradition with its greater freedoms of conscience. The hoped-for growth did not materialize, and the debt incurred to build the new sanctuary was a constant worry.
In 1895, the young church made an appeal to Zion Evangelical Church to help with the financial burden. As a result of this appeal, an offer was made by the Evangelical Synod of North America to render aid. The membership met to determine the next course of action, and the decision was made to accept the Synod’s offer of help. The Evangelical Synod immediately sent an experienced pastor to help with the transition. The members decided to change the name of the church to St. Paul’s Evangelical Church to reflect the denominational switch.
There were years of growth as the community grew, and there were times of change within the church services as well. There was an increase in the number of services presented in the English language, and German language services continued to be held on Sunday mornings.
The years of World War I were difficult, and the German services had to be dropped. Once the war was over, St. Paul’s grew in both numbers and in programs. Improvements in transportation made it possible for people to travel great distances to come to church, and St. Paul’s benefitted from its location and drew from even rural areas. It was the during this period that there was rapid growth in Sunday Church School, so major additions were completed in 1922 (Parish Hall) and in 1935 (classrooms).
The Evangelical Synod of North America merged with the Reformed Church in the United States, and the church’s name became St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1934. There was continued growth, and in 1955, it was decided to add an assistant pastor to the staff.
Another merger in 1957 between the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Church created the United Church of Christ. St. Paul’s United Church of Christ continues under that denomination today. Still more growth necessitated the construction of an education building in 1962, a renovation of the sanctuary in 1974, and the construction of more classroom space and a gymnasium in 1985.
Over the years, several programs and events have become institutions unto themselves. St. Paul’s Annual Sausage Supper is a well known local event that continues to take place each November. In recent years, St. Paul’s has enjoyed great success with three separate home repair blitzes called Give Big. Neighborhood outreach continues to be a priority of St. Paul’s as demonstrated by the Open Gym ministry.
St Paul’s has stood on the corner of Twelfth Avenue and West Michigan Street for over 125 years. With God’s blessing, we look forward to the next 125 years and beyond!
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The Charleston is a major influence on Lindy Hop, and the Back Charleston is the move that is most directly descended from that influence, deriving from the Charleston Basic. The Lindy Hop version is more linear and involves less swivelling, but it is still recognizably the same move as the Charleston Basic. The conversion to a more linear style also means that this move is ideally suited to faster tempo music.
While the dancers are kicking their feet, their arms are also swinging in opposition to their legs—as the left foot goes back, the left arm goes forwards and the right arm backwards (and vice versa).
In social dancing, the main danger with the Back Charleston is that the dancers may kick each other. To prevent this possibility, it is often best to kick slightly out to the sides, particularly when dancing with a new partner. There's also a danger of kicking other dancers, so kicks backward should be kept small on a crowded dance floor.
1. B:PbL Start with the leader standing behind the follower, facing in the same direction, with the leader's left hand holding the follower's left hand and his right hand holding her right hand; both dancers have their weight on their right feet. Both the leader and the follower point backward with their left feet, moving their left hands forward and their right hands backwards.
2. B:StL Both the leader and the follower lift their left feet next to their right feet, with the left knee bent, returning their hands to their sides.
3. B:KfL Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet, moving their right hands forward and their left hands backwards.
4. B:TL Both the leader and the follower close their left feet to their right feet, returning their hands to their sides.
5. B:KfR Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their right feet, moving their left hands forward and their right hands backwards.
6. B:StR Both the leader and the follower lift their right feet next to their left feet, with the right knee bent, returning their hands to their sides.
7. B:KbR Both the leader and the follower perform a kick backward with their right feet, moving their right hands forward and their left hands backwards. The follower should be careful not to kick backwards too far or too vigorously, just in case the leader is not kicking backwards at the same time.
8. B:TR Both the leader and the follower close their right feet to their left feet, returning their hands to their sides.
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Stan Kowalski (born Bert Smith; May 13, 1926 – October 20, 2017) was an American professional wrestler. He was one half of the tag team Murder Incorporated with partner Tiny Mills in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1960 to 1975.
Kowalski wrestled and played football at North High School. Afterward, at age 17, he joined the U.S. Navy and served on a Pacific submarine for three and a half years during the Second World War. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota after the war. He joined the wrestling team, where he met local promoter Joe Pazendak, the Universitys unofficial assistant wrestling coach. He turned down a chance to play football for the Green Bay Packers in 1950.
Kowalski turned to professional wrestling, debuting as Buddy Marco for a NWA promotion run by Tony Stecher. He traveled to Los Angeles, where he trained with Sandor Szab In 1955, promoter Jack Pfefer changed his ring name to Krusher Kowalski; Kowalski was a family name.
He later formed a tag team with Canadian wrestler Tiny Mills as Murder Incorporated. They wrestled together in Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. They won the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championships twice while working for the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club. When that promotion became the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1960, Mills and Kowalski became the first AWA World Tag Team Champions. They also won the Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, defeating Billy "Whipper" Watson and Ilio DiPaolo in 1960. They lost the championship early in 1961. Later, he managed Ivan Koloff.
In 1969, he has a brief appearance in an Ohio promotion, Ohio Wrestling Classics. Then, in 1970, he went to New York to wrestle in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) as Krippler Karl Kovacs. In Pennsylvania, Kowalski and Bruno Sammartino set a record attendance and gate of $86,000.
After retiring from professional wrestling, Kowalski owned a night club with wrestler Blackjack Daniels, worked as a police officer, union negotiator, and business agent. He resided in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was active in charities, fundraisers, and speaking engagements. He volunteered with the United Way and helped homeless veterans. Kowalski was married to his wife Cleo since 1961 and had two children, a son Scott Smith, and daughter Stacy Smith. He lost part of his colon due to cancer in 2006. He died on October 20, 2017.
Kowalski received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Improved Order of Red Men in 2016. In addition, the Veterans of Foreign Wars presents an award named in his honor.
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Where can I find answers to my hiking questions?
The Hiking Resources is a definitive trip planning guide for everyone from new hikers up to experienced Long Path end-to-enders. Also visit our Hiking FAQs for additional resources.
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Fiction-Food Café: Pro-Bending Popcorn for "The Legend of Korra"
Pro-Bending Popcorn for "The Legend of Korra"
1. Make each seasoned popcorn one at a time (cleaning your bowls after each use). Empty one bag of fully popped popcorn into a large bowl with a lid, pour the oil or honey on top of the popcorn, & then secure the lid on the bowl & shake it until the popcorn is evenly coated. In a small bowl mix the dry ingredients (except in the case of the Air Nomad popcorn) & then sprinkle the seasonings over the popcorn. Put the lid on the bowl once again & shake until the popcorn is well coated with the seasonings. Now they're all done except for the Air Nomad popcorn!
2. Preheat your oven to 250ºF & spread the Air Nomad popcorn in a single layer on a large baking tray. Slide it into the oven on the middle rack & bake for about 15 minutes or until light & crispy. Serve the Pro-bending popcorn in separate bowls or in individual serving popcorn boxes or bags (the ones I used were near the popcorn in my local grocery store). Sprinkle the bacon bits over the Fire Nation popcorn & the crasins over the Air Nomad popcorn. As a real treat, conceal an electrified glove in each container!
These have inspired me to create my own versions! Haven't gotten very far, yet (spices in rural grocery stores tend to be a bit lacking) but my version of Firebender popcorn includes garlic salt, curry powder, chili powder, and paprika. Smoked paprika, I think, would give it more of that fiery, smoky flavor, but it's pretty good as-is!
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What is the Antiochian Orthodox Church?
The Orthodox Church is the most traditional of all Christian churches. In the early centuries of Christianity there was one church, one faith. When important questions arose about the faith, the Bishops for each branch would come together in council to debate and decide the answers to the questions.
Eventually, the Bishop of Rome came to hold a position of greater visibility and then began to use that position to make changes to the faith including changes to the Nicene Creed, our statement of faith. Finally around 1054, a time known as the Great Schism, the Western (Roman) and Eastern branches of the church separated. The church under Rome became known as the Roman Catholic Church and the bishop as Pope of Rome, and the churches in the East (Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Russia) became known as the Orthodox Church with a Bishop for each branch and with the branches together sharing the same faith.
Our branch of the Orthodox Church is named for the city of Antioch mentioned in Acts, "...and they were first called Christians at Antioch." Until the city of Antioch was destroyed, our bishop was seated there. Now Damascus, Syria is the city for our Patriarch (bishop), currently, His Beatitude Patriarch John X. Our bishop of North America is Metropolitan JOSEPH.
Our church holds the faith and traditions from earliest Christianity and those have been handed down since before the Bible was compiled some time around 300 A.D. All the branches share the same faith and doctrine but over time different ways of worship have developed, generally adapting somewhat to the local culture. The Western Europeans, the Slavik peoples, the Middle Eastern peoples, etc. have all developed forms of liturgy (worship) which still teach and pass on the faith and traditions, but do so in ways beautiful to each culture.
Communion to Orthodox Christians is a sacrament taken with preparation and fasting. Those who are not Orthodox Christians and who do not share the Orthodox understanding of Holy Communion may not take Communion. If you are not Orthodox, you may, however, approach the altar rail at Communion time, cross your arms over your chest, receive a blessing from the priest, and receive the blessed bread (Antidoron) from the basket.
We hope you'll join us for worship soon.
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What are the expectations of therapy in this setting?
We know on average that when women have progressed on first-line endocrine therapy, the median progression free survival unforunately remains under 1 year. We really want to think about incorporating a targeted agent with the anti-estrogen therapy, or participation in clinical trials. What I would tell this patient is that if I were to start her on an anti-estrogen agents such as exemestane in combination with everolimus, that at least when it was studied with that combination in the first-line setting, the median progression free survival, and there were different endpoints, was about 10.6 months compared to 4.1 months when the anti-estrogen agent was used alone.
I'd also tell the patient that there are added side effects when you add everolimus, and these include mucositis, anemia, and a very rare form of lung irritation/inflammation known as pneumonitis. With everything we do in cancer, we have to highlight the benefits, which is if we add this pill, it will make your anti-estrogen work better, but also highlight the possible side effects.
To summarize what I would tell the patient, I think we would use both pills, which would be a exemestane everolimus combination. It has this benefit of adding about 6 months longer to how the drugs work. There are these side effects and we would have to monitor them closely, at least in my practice when I start it I see the patients 2 weeks into it and 4 weeks into it, so it makes it very similar to the monitoring requirements we see with other targeted agents. Just because I think when patients go home with a pill, they think "oh I don't need to call the doctor because it's not chemotherapy," but I really try to educate the patients up front so they don't get into trouble with the side effects, and I would tell the patient that I think it's worth doing.
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What is a conspiracy? To act together by design is one interpretation. Some times you could say that there are "systematic", a result of bureaucratic systems, laws, regulations and acts that have been place in the public and some having secret classifications.
They have certainly been conspiracies in the United States. The reason for conspiracies are various, some are to achieve a secret agenda, which is positive for those that initiated the set of events. Others are there to hide official criminal or illegal activities, some of these activities are deemed in the interests of "national security", which is a very dubious term, and criminal activities with in the government system itself, usually for self interest purposes.
Conspiracies by there very nature, are hard to pin down, unless there are witnesses willing to expose such activities, or a paper trail which indicates or exposes the conspiracy. There are examples which have been exposed which have been officially confirmed, the Pentagon Papers scandal is one, and the famous Watergate incident is another.
You will find that those that conspire try to divert the attention away from the purpose, the existence, and those responsible for such activities. They can be in the form of finding a fall guy or group or even organization, to take the blame for the results of such conspiracies. Or blend it in the "background" so it seems nothing has happen , and no conspiracies have occurred.
One thing I have not mentioned is this. Those in power can create internal security instructions, which could even be time managed, which allows such activities to occur, such as suspending constitution rights, and domestic laws. These certain activities which would normally be a violation of the constitution and laws, would be allowed to occur. Obviously some form of law is followed in some of theses circumstances, others activities would be goal orientated, means to an end. Some of these occurrences would be in secret thus could be considered a conspiracy.
I can safely say conspiracies will occur in the future for political, national security, criminal, and manipulative purposes, and many for large goals, and personal gain.
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Natural abundance is the measure of the average amount of a given isotope naturally occurring on Earth. The abbreviation for natural abundance is NA. The atomic weight listed for each element on the periodic table is the natural abundance on Earth. Sometimes the value changes as scientists obtain more data about the isotope ratio of samples. The natural abundance of elements on the periodic table is not the same everywhere in the universe. The ratio of isotopes in the Sun or on Mars, for example, might be different.
There are two natural isotopes of boron: 10B and 11B. The natural abundance is 19.9% of 10B and 80.1% of 11B. Put another way, if you took a 100 gram sample of boron from anywhere on the planet, you could expect 19.9 grams to consist of boron-10 and 80.1 grams to consist of boron-11.
The natural abundance is a global mean, so if you sample an element at one location, you won't get exactly the average ratio of elements. Why is this so? Scientists believe the chemical composition of the solar system was isotopically homogeneous during its formation, but that deviations began to occur when fusion started in the Sun. Also, radioactive decay leads to differences in isotope ratios. This is because decay is a random process.
Clayton, Robert N. (1978). "Isotopic anomalies in the early solar system". Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. 28: 501–522.
Lide, D. R., ed. (2002). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (83rd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0483-0.
Zinner, Ernst (2003). "An isotopic view of the early solar system". Science. 300 (5617): 265–267.
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Part 2: So I Have My Crystals, Now How Do I Use Them?
Yea! You have selected your new crystals and they are cleaned, charged and ready to go. Now, what do you do with them? How can they be used for healing? There is a variety of ways to use crystals to improve and heal your life.
Another way to use crystals is in combination with the Chakras. Each person has seven major Chakras: Base, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye and Crown. A great way to align the Chakras is by placing particular crystals over the location of each Chakra. Each Chakra is associated with a specific color and basically any crystal in those colors will resonate with that Chakra. The colors are: Base - Red/Brown/ Black; Sacral - Orange; Solar Plexus -Yellow; Heart - Green/ Pink; Throat - Blue; Third Eye - Indigo; and Crown - Purple/Clear. While there are many crystal combinations that will work for this, a basic set could include Red Jasper, Carnelian, Citrine, Green Aventurine, Sodalite, Lapis Lazuli and Amethyst. There are also pendants, necklaces and bracelets available that incorporate seven Chakra crystals that you can wear all day long to keep balanced and centered.
One of my favorite ways to use crystals for healing is to make crystal water or an elixir. When crystals are placed in or near water, the water absorbs the crystal energy and becomes a valuable tool for healing. To make gem water, place washed (gentle soap, water and a soft toothbrush) and cleared crystals inside a glass pitcher or container and fill the container with spring or distilled water and leave for two to twelve hours. I also like to place my water in the sun or moonlight to give it an extra boost. This water will stay charged for 24 hours to one week in a tightly sealed container inside the fridge, or you can add one part of alcohol, such as vodka or brandy, to ten parts crystal water to preserve it for several months. Cider Vinegar can also be used instead of alcohol. Before using crystals with water, always consult a reference to make sure the crystal is not toxic. (We have a list of Crystal Cautionsavailable on our website.) A great reference book for making these is Gem Water by Michael Gienger and Joachim Goebel. If you would like to make gem water or an elixir with toxic crystals (or you just want to be careful with all crystals) you can place the crystals just outside the glass container or in a small glass jar before placing them in the water, and the water will still be energized. Drink the energized water at least twice daily for best results. Start with a small dose at first and increase gradually, as some gem water can have intense healing energies.
Have fun healing with your crystals – I hope you enjoy the experience. : ) Love, Light and Crystal Blessings to you!
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How You Can I Curl My Eyelashes?
Is there anyway with the help of which I can curl my eyelashes? If you have any answer then you can suggest to me because I have not found yet any effective ways.
Step1: In the very first step, you can place your fake eyelashes as per the instructions of the manufacturers. After this step, let the glue to dry thoroughly before trying to curl them.
Step 2: After this, you can place your open eyelash curler very close to the base of the eyelash. But do not forget that your natural and fake eyelashes must be within the eyelash curler.
Step 3: After the step 2, you need to squeeze the eyelash curler very close to know if you are excessively pulling at the fake eyelashes or enough to pinch the skin of the eyelid.
Step 4: Now you can easily release the eyelash curler and move if halfway up the section of the eyelash. After this, you can squeeze the eyelash curler on the eyelashes again. You can then hold the curler for another 15 seconds and then repeat this process.
Step 5: At last, you can apply a coat of mascara to the newly curled eyelashes to help bond and keep their actual shape.
You can try all these steps and know the best ways to curl your eyelashes as soon as possible.
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Can Avery Bradley continue his hot start?
Avery Bradley has been the best player for Boston through the first five games. He's putting up career numbers in just about every category and is proving to be an essential part of the Celtics game plan. If AB is able to maintain these stats, would he then be considered the most valuable member of the team? With all the early success, it will be interesting to see if Bradley can carry this momentum throughout an entire NBA season.
Up to this point, the most noticeable improvement has to be the rebounding numbers. Though it is an area of weakness for the Celtics overall, Bradley seems committed to crashing the glass on both sides of the floor. Generally, it would be a lot to ask of an undersized guard to keep hitting the boards at the pace he is currently on. I would expect his per game totals to take a little bit of a dip as the year progresses, but it should still be well above his career average (2.7).
It's crazy to think that Bradley is the longest lasting Celtic on the current roster, having played six total seasons in green. Now he is about to turn 26-years-old, having yet to really enter his prime, but is essentially leading the C's squad in multiple facets of the game.
Avery Bradley has emerged as one of the best two-way guards in basketball. Elite defender. Has made another big offensive jump this season.
"Elite" two-way guards don't come often in the NBA, because of that, Bradley's $8 million contract over the next two seasons may be one the best bargains in the league. Especially when considering the ridiculous deals players are getting in free agency. Make sure to enjoy the Isaiah Thomas-Avery Bradley discounted backcourt while you still can.
For the remainder of the season, a large part of the Celtics success will depend on if Bradley will be able to sustain his efficient play. Thomas can only create so much by himself, while Al Horford has yet to really impress anyone with his numbers. Not to say the team lives and dies by AB's game alone, but if Boston wants to make a deep playoff run, Avery has to continue to step up.
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Once upon a time there was a girl who could run for hours, climb trees with ease, jump rope for days, and hang upside down on her swing set until the sun went down...all while wearing a skirt, no less.
That girl grew up to do more running on tracks and in gyms. Whistles shrill-tweeting to stop-go-stop-go-drop-jump-go-stop...faster, faster, faster, push harder, just a little more, keep going, find the strength, MTXE (mental toughness extra effort), push, push, push...Yes, pushing that hard in 100 degree heat just over 10 years ago had me drop 20 lbs in less than 2 weeks time. Unhealthy, um....yes. But it proved to me that I could push my body to extremes and survive.
Back then, I didn't appreciate the beauty of youth. If I mis-stepped and popped/rolled an ankle, I sprung back up because my ligaments were used to it. I might've been tight for a couple of days, but nothing that had me limping for a week. Standing flat footed, I could coil down and jump straight up in the air and touch the middle of a basketball net. Give me a step, then jump and I could graze the rim. I could whip out a mile in no time at all, all this after a volleyball tournament because I was invariably in trouble and had to make up my punishment runs. Trouble not because I sassed back or voiced an opinion, but trouble because I wasn't perfect. Each serve, every pass, and most importantly, ever set had to be P-E-R-F-E-C-T. Yes, an unhealthy complex developed and I eventually walked away from something I held very near to me because I'd made a promise that once it was a job and no longer fun, I'd part ways. That whole life lesson proved to be invaluable, even to this day. Sometimes it really, really hurts to walk away, but that's what you have to do.
Fast forward to yesterday and I willingly signed up to visit a personal trainer who would yell at me and push me to extremes that were extremely reminiscent of times past. It is a small training group, 3 of us to be exact. I'm the only female. I told the guy that I'd rather be the worst in the small group, instead of the best. Sure, I had a lot of anxiety, but I knew it would be worth it. There were no whistles, but there were lots of words of encouragement and high fives. He pushed me hard. I pushed myself, all the while thinking, "I must be out of my damn mind!" It took me back to those glory days, days that I hated, but looking back is now bittersweet. I've made my peace with all of that, and so I hit the track and the gym hard, nostalgic for those tweet, tweet, tweets echoing off the gym walls. When I walked into the small gym, the familiar dirty sweat smell enveloped my senses and to me, that's the smell of work! I'm sore, but excited. I told myself I would commit to a month and we'll see what happens. Financially, I'm not sure if I can make it work out, but I'm going to do my darnest to keep up with it. Because quite frankly, I like how positive I feel. I like that energized feeling and I LOVE working out again. It makes me feel great!
So great in fact, that the next night, tonight, we had Sias Track Night (immediately after yoga). Here I am getting a warm-up lap in. Yep, I'm pushing that jogging stroller.
Go!!! This is the end of the lap. See how her arms are out and she's slightly leaning forward for the finish?? That's my girl!
I'm so proud of her and I hope she enjoys physical fitness as much as Don and I.
Whew, all that running calls for a water break!
Here's my nice dirty-sweaty family. Cheers to health!
And cheers to a better quality of life. See my gut in the above picture, that's all that's leftover from Mari. I've lost all of the "weight" but now that flab needs to firm up. I'll be about 2% sad to see it go since it did provide help in making my baby, but I want to be a good example of health for her. I don't want to take it for granted.
I'm extremely appreciative of having that foundation set for me early on by my own parents. While my mom may be in a wheelchair, boy you should see her fly in it! On days where she's feeling up for it, she'll zoom past you in her walker! And daddy too, he's a walking machine, especially around the expansive Tech campus. :) Well, and sister too! She has RA and is doing triathlons and half marathons. She says the movement helps to keep the RA at bay.
Now go on out there and get some fresh air and take advantage of your health! (and have a shot of tequila, as my grandfather would say...a tequila a day keeps the heart strong...ha ha! I think he just celebrated his 82nd birthday, so he knows a thing or two about longevity.).
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As a result, this type of notation is uncommon. Logograms are symbols that represent parts of words or whole words. They are not binary choices but the ends of a continuum, with many possibilities in between.
The advantage of the broad transcription is that it usually allows statements to be made which apply across a more diverse language community. In the first case, the exact one-to-one correspondence may be lost for example, some phoneme may be represented by a digraph Phonetic writing of a single letterbut the "regularity" is retained: Versus orthography[ edit ] The pronunciation of words in many languages, as distinct from their written form orthographyhas undergone significant change over time.
Phonemic orthographies are different from phonetic transcription; whereas in a phonemic orthography, allophones will usually be represented by the same grapheme, a purely phonetic script would demand that phonetically distinct allophones be distinguished.
This is sometimes labeled the Americanist phonetic alphabet, but this is misleading because it has always been widely used for languages outside the Americas. Therefore, phonetic transcription can provide a function that the orthography cannot.
The actual letter-to-phoneme correspondence, however, is often low and a sequence of sounds may have multiple ways of being spelt.
Ideograms Ideograms or ideographs are symbols which graphically represent abstract ideas. Orthographies such as those of GermanHungarian mainly phonemic with the exception ly, j representing the same sound, but consonant and vowel length are not always accurate and various spellings reflect etymology, not pronunciationPortugueseand modern Greek written with the Greek alphabetas well as Korean hangulare sometimes considered to be of intermediate depth for example they include many morphophonemic features, as described above.
This is sometimes labeled the Americanist phonetic alphabet, but this is misleading because it has always been widely used for languages outside the Americas. Frenchwith its silent letters and its heavy use of nasal vowels and elisionmay seem to lack much correspondence between spelling and pronunciation, but its rules on pronunciation, though complex, are consistent and predictable with a fair degree of accuracy.
In its alphabet Latin as well as Serbian Cyrillic alphabetthere are 30 graphemes, each uniquely corresponding to one of the phonemes. This is most common with loanwords, but occasionally occurs in the case of established native words too. This is done with angle brackets or chevrons: The advantage of the narrow transcription is that it can help learners to get exactly the right sound, and allows linguists to make detailed analyses of language variation.
The difference between broad and narrow is a continuum. All are enclosed in brackets. As with many languages spoken over a wide area, it would in any case be hard to construct an orthography that reflected all of the main dialects of English, because of differences in phonological systems such as between standard British and American Englishand between these and Australian English with its bad—lad splitor even between adjacent counties of Britain.
It displays a one-to-one relationship between symbols and soundsunlike traditional writing systems. The difference between broad and narrow is a continuum.
Realignment of orthography[ edit ] With time, pronunciations change and spellings become out of date, as has happened to English and French. That is the case in Italian: That affects the predictability of spelling from pronunciation but not necessarily vice versa.
And in much technical jargon, the primary medium of communication is the written language rather than the spoken language, so the phonemes represent the graphemes, and it is unimportant how the word is pronounced.
The correct pronunciation of the prayers was considered to be important. The latter transcription claims that there are two vowels in the word even if they cannot both be heard, but the former claims that there is only one. Most American dictionaries for native English-speakers— American Heritage Dictionary of the English LanguageRandom House Dictionary of the English LanguageWebster's Third New International Dictionary —employ respelling systems based on the English alphabet, with diacritical marks over the vowels and stress marks.
A disputed example of an ideally phonemic orthography is the Serbo-Croatian language. It should be noted, however, that Italian is far from perfectly phonemic, with many phonemes which are impossible to determine from orthography: Turkish orthography, however, is more strictly phonemic: Analphabetic[ edit ] Another type of phonetic notation that is more precise than alphabetic notation is analphabetic phonetic notation.
This is unlike alphabetic notation, where the correspondence between character shape and articulator position is arbitrary. Aspects of alphabetic transcription[ edit ] Other alphabets, such as Hangulmay have their own phonetic extensions.
There are two distinct types of deviation from this phonemic ideal. Turkish orthography, however, is more strictly phonemic: That is often for historical reasons the Polish letters originally stood for different phonemes, which later merged phonologically.
Also, some consonant combinations have silent consonants.
In the first case, the exact one-to-one correspondence may be lost for example, some phoneme may be represented by a digraph instead of a single letterbut the "regularity" is retained:Phonetic transcription (also known as phonetic script or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phones).
The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet. In phonetic writing, what does italics mean? up vote 6 down vote favorite. This appears to be an ad hoc, non-standard phonetic spelling system. There is no use of italics in IPA.
Anyways, it appears that uh is italicized to set it apart as a digraph representing a reduced, Usage of italics in writing. In linguistics, a phonemic orthography is an orthography (system for writing a language) in which the graphemes (written symbols) correspond to the phonemes (significant spoken sounds) of the language.
In English, certain phonological features, as length and aspiration, are phonetic but not phonemic. Show More. noun (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character. Show More.
Origin of phonetic. This page allows you to easily type phonetic transcriptions of English words in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
You can edit your text in the box and then copy it to your document, e-mail message, etc. The English alphabet is phonetic—that is, the letters represent sounds. The Chinese alphabet, however, isn't phonetic, since its symbols represent ideas rather than sounds.
But even in English, a letter doesn't always represent the same sound; the "a" in cat, father, and mate, for example, represents three different sounds.
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(CNN) – President Obama announced Thursday he is appointing an ambassador to Burma and easing bans on U.S. investments.
The decision comes in the wake of the president’s move last November to provide a U.S. opening in Burma for the first time in decades. In a statement released by the White House, Obama said he was heartened by progress in the country since then.
“Pesident Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma have made significant progress along the path to democracy. The United States has pledged to respond to positive developments in Burma and to clearly demonstrate America's commitment to the future of an extraordinary country, a courageous people, and universal values. That is what we are doing,” Obama said in the statement.
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the relationship between the United States and Burma. Since I announced a new U.S. opening to Burma in November, President Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma have made significant progress along the path to democracy. The United States has pledged to respond to positive developments in Burma and to clearly demonstrate America's commitment to the future of an extraordinary country, a courageous people, and universal values. That is what we are doing.
Today, I am nominating our first U.S. Ambassador to Burma in 22 years, Derek Mitchell, whose work has been instrumental in bringing about this new phase in our bilateral relationship. We also are announcing that the United States will ease its bans on the exportation of financial services and new investment in Burma. Opening up greater economic engagement between our two countries is critical to supporting reformers in government and civil society, facilitating broad-based economic development, and bringing Burma out of isolation and into the international community.
Of course, there is far more to be done. The United States remains concerned about Burma’s closed political system, its treatment of minorities and detention of political prisoners, and its relationship with North Korea. We will work to establish a framework for responsible investment from the United States that encourages transparency and oversight, and helps ensure that those who abuse human rights, engage in corruption, interfere with the peace process, or obstruct the reform process do not benefit from increased engagement with the United States. We will also continue to press for those who commit serious violations of human rights to be held accountable. We are also maintaining our current authorities to help ensure further reform and to retain the ability to reinstate selected sanctions if there is backsliding.
Americans for decades have stood with the Burmese people in their struggle to realize the full promise of their extraordinary country. In recent months, we have been inspired by the economic and political reforms that have taken place, Secretary Clinton’s historic trip to Naypyidaw and Rangoon, the parliamentary elections, and the sight of Aung San Suu Kyi being sworn into office after years of struggle. As an iron fist has unclenched in Burma, we have extended our hand, and are entering a new phase in our engagement on behalf of a more democratic and prosperous future for the Burmese people.
Maybe Burma has finally come full circle since WWII. Time will tell.
You realize "FOWARD" is a socialist rallying cry, right? You probably don't!
DOES THAT MEAN A-S-S BACKWARD IS A CAPITALIST RALLYING CRY?
Did you bother to look it up? It appears your a little early for comedy hour! Sorry!
I DON'T BOTHER TO LOOK UP INCONSEQUENTIAL NONSENSE. WHY DO YOU KEEP BRINGING IT UP?
Don't like what I post? Don't read it and don't respond to it! Real simple!!
yes clinton is into this up to her smelly arm pits... you know the woman with all that Rose Law firm fraud and etc... no good comes from people like her.
JERRY WOULD KNOW WHAT CLINTON'S ARMPITS SMELL LIKE? I'M NOT SURE IF THAT"S SOMETHING YOU WOULD ANNOUNCE ON CNN. HAHAHAHAHAA!!!
WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR POINT STEVEO? DO YOU EVEN HAVE A POINT WHENEVER YOU SPEW THIS NONSENSE? DID OBAMA SLAP YOUR MOMMA?
You're 2/3s of the way there!
Did Obama slap my Momma? Now that is just plain silly!
SO SOMEONE ELSE SLAPPED YOUR MOMMA? SO WHY SO B-U-T-THURT OVER OBAMA?
Dem: BLAH BLAH BLAH OBAMA IS GREAT BLAH BLAH BLAH”….
Republican: ”I respectfully disagree with your point of view, here’s mine, thank you”…..
IF THAT'S ALL YOU SEE AND HEAR, MUST BE BECAUSE YOUR HEAD IS RECTALLY IMPLANTED. HAHAHAHAHAA!!!
hahahahha... you are really just funny.
ok...now how much American dollars are going into this sink hole of a country that is rife with human rights violations and human trafficking and etc..
ONCE AGAIN, ALL I SEE IS RESENTMENT FOR OBAMA BUT IF SOME REPUBLITARD PRESIDENT DID IT, IT'S OK. NICE GOING REPUBLITARDS!!
Its nice to see Burma opening up and beginning to free their political prisoners. As long as they keep moving forward on human rights and democracy we should keep moving forward in opening relations with them. It be great if in 10-20 years Burma was turned around and their military junta was dissolved into a full fledged Republic.
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Weinbrenner, Friedrich (1766–1826). The most important architect working in South-West Germany in the first quarter of the C19. Having met Genelli, David Gilly, and Langhans in Berlin in the early 1790s, he was introduced to the severe Franco-Prussian Neo-Classicism that was to inform his work for the rest of his life. After a period in Rome (1792–7) he studied the ruins of the Greek temples at Paestum and Sicily, and later prepared the illustrations for Die Baukunst nach den Grundsätzen der Alten (Architecture According to the Principles of the Ancients) by Alois Hirt (1759–1834) of 1809. Most of his buildings were erected in Karlsruhe, which he transformed into the Neo-Classical Grand-Ducal capital of Baden from the time he was engaged as a State official in 1797 until his death. He superimposed a sequence of urban spaces over the existing town-plan, including the Marktplatz (Market Place—1797–1826) with a pyramid at its centre, the whole modelled on urban spaces in Antiquity. His Schloss-strasse (Castle Street—begun 1799) led to the severely Doric Ettlinger Tor (Ettlinger Gate) of 1803, and was composed as a series of episodes, asymmetrically disposed, giving a Picturesque effect more varied than that of Nash's Regent Street in London. All Weinbrenner's buildings in Karlsruhe were of an impressively grand, if severe, quality, especially the Roman Catholic Church of St Stephen (1804–14), which was inspired by the Pantheon and the Imperial thermae in Rome, and by the Graeco-Egyptian Gothic Synagogue (1798—destroyed 1871), one of his most eclectic compositions. His startlingly bold scheme for the Langestrasse (1808), with both sides lined by a continuous colonnade of plain arches carried on slender undecorated piers, was not realized, but was an inspiration for certain C20 Neo-Rationalists (notably Grassi). He was responsible for six of the major public buildings, including the Sculpture Gallery (1804), and Kurhaus (Assembly Rooms (1821–4)) at Baden-Baden. Weinbrenner published Architektonisches Lehrbuch (Architectural Textbook—1810–17) and Ausgeführte und projektierte Gebäude (Executed and Projected Buildings—1822–35). His ideas for Karlsruhe and his style were effectively ended by his successor Hübsch.
"Weinbrenner, Friedrich." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
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Takes an image, finds the sentiment of the image and does object recognition. Later a RNN makes a poem on the image. The RNN is trained on famous poets of the past like Shakespeare,Robert Frost and T.Elliot. The RBM generates the music from the image based on its sentiment.The RBM is trained on famous musicians and try to convey the feelings of happiness, sadness, scary and suspense.
We created two deep generative models: RNN and RBM. Later, we used the Microsoft Cognitive Services API to get objects and emotions given an image. This API has been implemented in the iPhone. As soon as the iPhone receives the tags and emotions, it sends to the servers for text and music generation. Connection between the iPhone and the servers is established using Flask and Rest APIs. On top of that, we create a GIF using 20 frames of the image. We provide the user a culmination of all senses in the form of text, music and image using just a picture. What makes it even more interesting is, the text and music is dynamically generated by the computer. And, the poems generated are created based on the style of different poets.
Deep neural nets require a lot of computation power due to which training takes a lot of time. And since we were creating models for different poets and different emotions of song, time was a huge constraint.
Establishing communication between our servers (laptops) and the iPhone was very complicated. We used sockets initially but it wasn't working.
After working on the previous problem for few hours, we came up with the idea of implementing Flask and creating our own Rest APIs.
Learning something as diverse as Rest APIs was a challenging problem.
After creating all the models of the project, getting everything to perfect together was difficult, but we completed it.
Two of our members did not have enough expertise on front end development. But, they learnt about Flask and Rest APIs and was able to merge it with their existing back-end code.
The fact that we were able to work together as a team on different concepts and implementations and ultimately being able to merge everyone's code without much difficulties shows how well we communicated as a team.
Initially we didn't think of implementing GIFs for a given image. It was one of our team-mate's idea that lead to that and this kind of shapes up our entire application as a whole.
We created a new iteration of GIF which includes music and text generation.
Most importantly, we have been able to inculcate modern state of the art techniques to bring back the art form of legendary poets and musicians into something which is considered to be the most famous form of media -- Image. This is our version of 'Hack the Past'.
We learned the importance of working together as a team and communicating at every point of time. This gives all the members an idea of the progress being made by the members.
Setting a deadline for every task boosts up the performance of all the team members and also gives enough time to validate an evaluate the project at the end.
Our main motive will be to entertain the users by providing a fun, intuitive and an interesting UI which not only presents the information in a fun way but also brings back the memory of poets and musicians who are not alive, by dynamically generating poems and songs in their style.
Along with the existing RBMs and RNNs, we can introduce a recommendation engine that suggests users about poets with respect to the location of the user. eg: If the user is in Cambridge, MA suggestions like Robert Frost might pop up. In India, suggestions like Rabindranath Tagore might appear.
For the users, we will be improving the performance of our app for a better overall experience.
In terms of research, our data can be used by scientists to measure correlation between different forms of data -- image, text, music and come up with better models of interaction between different forms of media.
I worked in the development of the iOS app using Swift. I mainly worked in the backend of the iOS app, implementing Microsoft Cognitive Services API (Computer Vision and Sentiment Analysis), in Swift. Then, I helped to implement the restful API developed in Python (Flask). Lately, I contributed with the communications between server and iPhone, where I created and played MIDI (audio) files in iOS. I strongly contributed in the main design of the app.
Implementing the Microsoft Computer Vision and Emotion Analysis for iOS was a real challenge. Microsoft doesn't have any documentation in Swift to make it work... However, there was a GiHub project really useful. The MS evangelists were really helpful as well!
Also, working with MIDI audio (and sending over the net) was a real challenge as it was something really new for me.
Lastly, helping to implement the Restful API was challenge due to the main reason.
I worked on creating the Restricted Boltzmann Machine to generate music.
Later I worked on a REST API on Flask that is used to collect and send data to the frontend, mainly the MIDI files which were encoded and sent .
I worked on the front-end of the app and connecting the iOS app to the backend. In the front-end, I worked on implementing the AVFoundation camera to allow the user take a 20 frames of an image taken in 0.5 seconds. I also worked with Fabian to decode the base64 into MIDI and this was one of our biggest challenges.
I worked on the poem generation part of the backend. I used Keras with Tensorflow as the backbone. Models were trained on .txt files containing poems of famous poets.
After getting access to the poem, I was responsible for writing a server program which interacts with the iOS device. This was done using Flask and my own Rest API.
1. Getting data set of poems of different poets was time consuming.
2. Being able to train the models for separate poets was challenging (RNN training is computationally expensive, hence, takes a lot of time).
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TL;DR: I did a computer simulation of behavior evolution of monkeys, continue reading to see how problem was stated originally in The Selfish Gene. First part shows my Java implementation, second part shows charted results and conclusions.
I read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins recently, very wide-opening book despite being 40 years old. While the original text is sometimes outdated ("you could pack only a few hundred transistors into a skull - more like trillions these days, hello Moore's law) general claims are as appealing as they used to.
Suppose B has a parasite on the top of his head. A pulls it off him. Later, the time comes when A has a parasite on his head. He naturally seeks out B in order that B may pay back his good deed. B simply turns up his nose and walks off. B is a cheat, an individual who accepts the benefit of other individuals' altruism, but who does not pay it back, or who pays it back insufficiently. Cheats do better than indiscriminate altruists because they gain the benefits without paying the costs. To be sure, the cost of grooming another individual's head seems small compared with the benefit of having a dangerous parasite removed, but it is not negligible. Some valuable energy and time has to be spent.
Let the population consist of individuals who adopt one of two strategies. [...] Call the two strategies Sucker and Cheat. Suckers groom anybody who needs it, indiscriminately. Cheats accept altruism from suckers, but they never groom anybody else, not even somebody who has previously groomed them. [...] the cheats will be doing better than the suckers. Even if the whole population declines toward extinction, there will never be any time when suckers do better than cheats. Therefore, as long as we consider only these two strategies, nothing can stop the extinction of the suckers and, very probably, the extinction of the whole population too.
Quote from: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, ISBN 0-19-857519-X.
Later on the author conducts a series of computer simulations to observe how these three strategies play together under various conditions. Obviously source code is not available, and I'm actually happy about it. Firstly because I had an opportunity to write some code for fun. Secondly: book was published in 1976, 4 years after C was invented and many years before C++ (to put you in perspective) and I am not really in a mood for (I guess) Fortran.
This allowed me to capture the concept of random period of time with expected value, standard deviation and normal distribution. make() method simply generates one such random period. I am not going to explore full source code of this simulation, it's available on GitHub. Now it's finally time to run it a few times and observe how population grows (or extincts). By the way I use the same planner and action mechanism to peek what happens: I simply inject Probe action once every year (logical time!) and output the current population size.
Do you see how grudgers quickly expand and almost always outnumber suckers? That's because suckers are much more vulnerable in an environment where cheaters sometimes appear due to a mutation. Did you noticed how population quickly shrinks every time even a small number of suckers appear? Grudgers are vulnerable as well: they groom newborn cheaters without knowing yet who they are. However they don't repeat this mistake like suckers do. That's why suckers always loose, but they don't extinct entirely since they are somewhat protected by grudgers. Not directly, but grudgers kill cheaters by not grooming them, reducing the threat. That's how different behaviors cooperate. So why did the population extinct after all? Look carefully at the end of the chart, at some point for a random reason the suckers outnumbered grudgers - this was especially possible in the absence of cheaters at that time. So what happened? A few cheaters appeared suddenly due to a mutation and this society of monkeys was doomed.
Interestingly suckers dominated in the population for quite some time, but yet another epidemic attack of cheaters killed most of suckers. Unfortunately the last growth of cheaters reduced the number of grudgers to the point when they could no longer protect suckers and suddenly everyone dies.
You are free to extend conclusions to human society. Full source code is available on GitHub, feel free to experiment, pull requests are welcome as well!
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Where do we stand today with respect to AI adoption and maturity of the technology in India viz-a-viz globally?
India stands at a nascent stage in terms of AI adoption and maturity viz-a-viz globally. While in the developed economies AI has been actually implemented in various cases in an effective manner, India has just started experimenting with the technology.
In India, many of the senior executives want to use AI in their businesses but do not know where to use and how. Also, the biggest challenge is of experimenting without investment. They fear to invest in building something new.
However, chatbots have seen good adoption in India in segments like travel, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare, and education. Computer vision and recommendation technologies are few other AI applications seeing growth. We expect that over the next few years AI will see reasonable adoption in sectors like supply chain/logistics, agriculture, construction, engineering design, manufacturing, finance, BFSI, healthcare, education, and security.
At present, lots of use cases are being built on AI but it may take 2-3 years to attain mid-level of AI adoption and maturity in India.
How do you expect AI to transform sectors like manufacturing, retail, banking, healthcare, automobile, and logistics?
Mundane tasks – Tasks which are repetitive in nature like data-entry from documents, document matching, customer support, and answering to ticket/calls.
Product or service customization – New product offering, new services, and new product customization as per the customer need in sectors like retail and banking.
BPO/KPO related jobs – Most of these jobs will be overhauled by AI due to a lot of repetitive processes.
Maintenance/regular checking – Service-related checkups for maintenance in segments like manufacturing, automobile and oil and natural gas, will be done by AI-enabled sensors.
Operation or decision-related processes: Most of the operation-intensive processes like account opening, loan approval, pathology, payment processing, claims settlement, home interior designing, automotive manufacturing, and personalized education will be done by AI.
In addition, in the manufacturing segment, AI will help enable processes like automated welding, surface finishing, product designing, and assembling. Robotics will make this possible without any human intervention with great scale and high precision.
In retail, AI will help in consumer risk experience, customized products, computer vision-based product matching, brick-n-mortar store-focused customer experience, auto payment processing, real-time product recommendations, automated inventory processing, vendor matching to buyers, catalog quality check, warehouse optimization, and product description quality check.
Further, in banking AI will enable tasks like automated account opening, cheque processing, fraud detection, alternative data intelligence for loan, credit or insurance, claims processing, payment processing, KYC/document check, and risk profiling.
In healthcare, AI will help in diagnosing the diseases better, X-Ray/MRI report check, pathology processes, preventive health, complex operations and so on. AI will enable logistics industry for driver behavior analysis, accidental stoppage, route planning, cargo planning, and fuel and cost saving.
Similarly, AI will impact many such industries in a big way over the next few years.
Reliability of AI systems depends primarily on quality and quantity of the data. As the availability of relevant data is still a challenge, how are you treading this challenge to develop a self-reliant AI system, which works without active human intervention?
That’s true. Reliability of an AI system depends on quality and quantity of data but most importantly the reliability depends on the contextual learning for the particular industry.
Availability of data is surely crucial as the winner will be the one who will have a large amount of high-quality data. At the moment, these problems are being solved through public data, which are being shared by research institutes or enterprises where small PoCs are developed and then the same system is trained with massive data on the business premise to make it more self-reliant. Large enterprises have enough data and working effectively for AI-related solutions. Governments are also opening new data options which are helping to develop these cases.
Segments like retail, finance, automobile, and manufacturing have plenty of data available. We are working with our clients to develop self-reliant AI systems with the help of a massive amount of past data in a step-by-step process.
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Almost a year ago, in June 2017, Games Workshop has released an expansion for skirmish games, a band-oriented approach to playing Age of Sigmar, with just a handful of models. This scaling preserves the simplicity of Age of Sigmar's original framework and breaks the games playtime down to 30 to 60 minutes.
The rules of AoS Skirmish aim at building small, thematic warbands. Choosing your warband is limited only within the grand alliance, not within a specific battletome. The size of the warbands is estimated throughout a points value called "renown" and is usually between 25 and 100 renown large. From there on, the game takes on a size that is already sufficient for regular Age of Sigmar games. The gangs clash in different scenarios, half of which are designed for a balanced game, while the other half contains a certain imbalance. All six scenarios can be played as a linked sequential campaign.
The background section briefly summarizes the history of the setting and describes a special event around the destroyed city of Shadespire. Yes, the same Shadespire that is mentioned in Warhammer Underworlds.
Three of the six scenarios are suitable for quick games in between, as they are fairly balanced. There are also a few minor adjustments to the basic rules, which concern the abilities of heroes and prevent a given faction from receiving too many benefits. Also typical for a skirmish system is that each model is treated as a single unit, but possible bonuses affect all models of the same Warscroll.
The last part of the book lists the selectable units of the big alliances. Not all models of the range available a year ago are listed. This has probably been done in favor of balance ... but that's just a guess, as it's also noticeable that on the part of the miniatures side it's only the ones available in plastic.
How is Age of Sigmar Skirmish played?
Since the game almost completely uses the rules of the basic game, players who already had contact with AoS will find their way quickly. However, the rules for magic and heroic abilities have been adjusted due to their strength. The wizards, in particular, have been significantly weakened by limiting the spells to a general selection for all factions. The heroes' abilities though are not affected. However, a general selection of abilities and items for them is also present and helps especially those armies whose rules are older or have not yet been ported to the current Warhammer setting.
The three scenarios "Collision at dawn", "Treasure hunt" and "Get the relic" are most appropriate for balanced games. In "Collision at dawn" it's just a matter of taking more than half of the opposing warband out, which can be quite tricky, as the placement of your units is determined randomly and must remain clear at least nine inches around the center of the field.
"Treasure hunt" also provides a powerful random element as the potential treasures are hidden at five different points on the map. Since the game is limited to five rounds, the first discovery of a treasure generates an unprecedented speed and pressure for both players, since at least one of the players is always forced to act.
The same goes for "Get the relic," where the participating warbands have to reach a point in one corner of the field and have to hold it with more models than the opponent. Further pressure is created by decreasing the safe area of the field from round to round. Models outside this range suffer D3 mortal wounds.
Since the release of the skirmish expansion, Games Workshop has released some warband boxes, such as the Ironjawz Weirdnob Warband or the Stormcast Eternals Hammerstrike Brotherhood. All warbands have a renown value of about 80 renown and complement each other well with existing Getting Started boxes. Otherwise, it has recently become a bit quite in the skirmish department, which is not least connected with the appearance of numerous new boxed game sets.
At this point it would be a nice touch of customer service, if Games Workshop would provide a free downloadable PDF extension supplement the missing factions, or to complete the existing ones. In any case, the community has already gotten around here and the document "Full Points List" can be found on the forum tga.community, which adds renown values fort the missing models.
For just eight euros (8 EUR) you get more than you see at first glance on the 40 pages of the skirmish expansion. People like me, who are already count as old geezers in the hobby and due to family and work have rather little time to play, are getting a compact game that can be played well and fast with a few miniatures already. In my test games I got the impression that the renown value up to 50 points almost represents the equivalent of the game time in minutes.
Also, you need only a little material per se. At this point I even recommend not exceeding a score of 30 fame and keeping it across multiple scenarios. Following this simple limitation will generate very atmospheric warbands and it will be worth the time and effort you invest in painting the models and/or terrain.
People who like playing campaigns will get their money's worth as well here. Although the scenarios all play in Shadespire, they can effortlessly be used as framework scenarios that allow you to make up your own story. This way it is also possible to slowly build a foundation for small Age of Sigmar games, or get the first units ready for a "Path to Glory" campaign.
A special icing on the cake is that most Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire bands are already playable in "Skirmish" with their constellation, or combine well with another Shadespire faction to form a larger band. Once I've managed to persuade Bunker boss Dennis to a mini-campaign, I will also introduce some possible band combinations.
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Seneca, the famous Roman stoic philosopher, tutor of two Roman emperors, successful businessman, regent, playwright, and inspiration for many of the exercises in From Rebel to Ruler, describes an interesting visit he had to Scipio Africanus's villa.
Scipio had lived about one hundred years before Seneca (who lived 2000 years ago). He was the general who finally defeated Hannibal. Scipio was a hero to Romans.
Seneca pays close attention to Scipio's bathhouse; it was small, cramped, and dark. The bathhouses of his time were luxuriously appointed with fine marble, precious stones, elaborate fountains, and huge windows. He says that many visitors found Scipio's bathhouse shockingly "primitive" and were appalled that he used cloudy rainwater to bathe.
Seneca mocks the modern Roman as too luxurious. People went to bathhouses several times a day, were overly concerned with their personal hygiene, and "stunk of perfumed oils."
Seneca contrasts that life with Scipio's simplicity. Scipio would work the land on his farm all the way into his old age. Seneca praises the fact that Scipio would wash only his arms and legs daily, leaving the rest untouched. Responding to criticism that Scipio must have smelled bad, he snorted, "What do you think he stank of? Hard soldiering, hard work, and manliness."
We seem to always look at the world of our grandparents as more pure and governed by stronger values. It is jarring to realize that they did the same thing. Is "the old school" - a simpler time of quality and courage - an illusion?
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What should Mr. Gomez think about?
1. What information does Mr. Gomez want to know?
Because Mr. Gomez is evaluating the effectiveness of the district’s foreign language program, he may want information on the proficiency levels attained by students. In addition, he may also want to know about achievement in the skills his program targets.
Mr. Gomez would also want to consider what skills his district emphasizes. If the foreign language program emphasizes communicative ability, he may want to find a test with a speaking section.
2. What decisions might be made based on this information?
The test results will be used as part of a program evaluation. Test results may be used to make decisions about the effectiveness of foreign language instruction in the district and may guide future revisions to the program. The results of the test will also provide feedback to parents, students, teachers, administrators, and the community about students’ progress. Finally, the results may help Mr. Gomez gain additional funding to expand the program.
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When I talk about showing up as a “respectable” white person, I don’t mean playing respectability politics or suggesting that members of marginalized groups aren’t respectable, and it’s not about being a white savior. Rather, it’s about using your privilege to act as a buffer to help ensure that others can protest safely.
We live in a racist society where social and government structures are set up to protect middle class and wealthy white people, especially white women. Recognizing the privilege that respectable-looking white women have in American society, at protest marches and events it’s important to use that privilege to help protect those who are more marginalized. The reality is that the police are less likely to crack down on a crowd full of respectable-looking white people, and white nationalists are less likely to start beating up respectable-looking white women because the entire system is set up to protect us.
Until we are successful in dismantling the systems of white supremacy in this country, it’s important for white people to recognize what our privilege gets us and use it as a defensive strategy. Since I don’t really read as queer even if I shave half my head, and since I’ve got the ability to clean up nicely and play the part of the respectable establishment politician, I figure the most important defensive action I can take is to play that to the hilt. I can do more to prevent injuries or the loss of life by putting on business clothes and a flag pin than if I put on my armored motorcycle jacket and boots and took up Nazi punching.
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My sister has a taxable brokerage account with Interactive Brokers and invested in GE stocks (which collapsed, resulting in a massive capital loss written off on Line 132 of Schedule 3 on her T1 return). However, I did not realize that the W8BEN form was not filled, therefore she faced 30% withholding (should be 15% under the Canada-US tax treaty) for dividends received.
So, the amount that is overwithheld ($115.92) automatically appeared on Line 232 of her T1 as "other deductions", but is this all she is going to get--a tax deduction for the amount paid, but not a tax refund? Is there a way to make the IRS refund the amount? Thank you.
In other words: My sister is a non-resident alien living in Canada and has no ties to the United States. She has US sourced qualified dividend income subject to 30% withholding, which should be 15% withholding under the US-Canada tax treaty. So, does she get a refund from the IRS for the excess tax paid, or is this a non-refundable withholding, for which only a tax deduction is available on the Canadian side? So, no point in filing a 1040NR?
If -- absent the massive capital loss -- she would have been due a US$500 refund from the IRS, why go through this two-step complication?
Receive a US$500 "check" from the IRS.
The IRS sends her another US$116.
Much simpler for them to just send her US$616.
Or am I completely misunderstanding you?
As far as I can see, the phrase "non-refundable withholding" doesn't return any hits on Google (there are plenty of pages involving some or all of those words, such as non-refundable credit, but not that exact phrase). I'm not a tax lawyer, but I really don't think there is such a thing. File a 1040NR, calculate the tax owed, then report the withholding as tax paid. Tax owed minus tax paid is then your payment due (or if negative, refund). You could also just wait until a later year where you owe money (i.e. have less withholding than your tax liability), then file a Schedule 5 and claim the excess withholding from 2018 towards the outstanding amount in the later year (there may be a time limit on this, if so, I don't know what it is, but I'd be very surprised to find it to be less than three years). Money that is withheld is money that the IRS has received towards tax. You can think of it as every time you have a tax liability, the amount of liability "consumes" the corresponding amount of withholding. If there's not enough withholding to cover the liability, then you owe a further payment at the end of the year. If there is withholding left over, then that money is "in your account" so to speak: it's money that available either for further liability or for a refund.
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I'm writing a paper on the Walter Ulbricht "niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten" speech and wanted to do an analysis of how it was interpreted into French and English. Does anyone know any resources where I could begin my hunt? I'm guessing there isn't a database somewhere of interpreted East German speeches, but if there is, now is the time to speak up.
Do you know for a fact that the international press conference of June 15th 1961 was interpreted live into FR and EN?
You could try ina.fr, their public archives don't show anything concerning Walter Ulbricht in 1961, but they also have a paying archive service AFAIK.
I'm pretty positive it wasn't at the press conference (no one in the video has headsets, from what I see). But I'm assuming it was aired on TV in French and English speaking countries with VO interpreting. I suppose I should poke around French, British and American TV archives and see.
I doubt if it was aired on English or French TV at all at the time as this remark only became relevant AFTER the wall had been built (a few months later). Therefore it would only have been dug up, translated and quoted after the event. As such it is most likely a later translation of a transcript of the speech which was then read by an announcer on EN or FR TV (if at all).
That's a good point. This paper that seemed so clever is now like a hopelessly sinking ship. Maybe I'll do the same thing but with a different Ulbricht speech. Maybe one at an international conference that was interpreted.
It was at a press conference and Ulbricht was answering a question put by Annemarie Doherr.
Annemarie Doherr: "Ich möchte eine Zusatzfrage stellen, Doherr, "Frankfurter Rundschau". Herr Vorsitzender, bedeutet die Bildung einer freien Stadt Ihrer Meinung nach, dass die Staatsgrenze am Brandenburger Tor errichtet wird, und sind Sie entschlossen, dieser Tatsache mit allen Konsequenzen Rechnung zu tragen?"
Ulbricht: "Ich verstehe ihre Frage so, dass es Menschen in Westdeutschland gibt, die wünschen, dass wir die Bauarbeiter der Hauptstadt der DDR mobilisieren, um eine Mauer aufzurichten, ja? Mir ist nicht bekannt, dass solche Absicht besteht, da sich die Bauarbeiter in der Hauptstadt hauptsächlich mit Wohnungsbau beschäftigen und ihre Arbeitskraft voll eingesetzt wird. Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten!"
It's quite possible that there wasn't an EN and FR booth, but only foreign correspondents who at the time did speak German. And a broadcast, if any, dubbed into the target language, but not actually live interpreted simultaneously.
Thank you for the link Gaspar. It seems like 'Absicht' was really his mot du jour.
Yeah, everything I could find seemed like modern read-out translations done after the fact. The angle I was hoping to attack the paper from was only really relevant to the in-the-moment booth decisions. Thank you for the link, though!
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Get a unique primitive representing an object.
This uses the object's schema, or the provided schema to return a unique string or number that represents the object.
A value that uniquely represents the object.
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Write an article titled "Anker Nebula Capsule II vs JMGO N7L, Which Smart Projector Should You Buy?"
1. Compare the Pros and Cons of the Nebula Capsule II and JMGO N7L, and tell people it may be more cost-effective to buy the 1080p 700ANSI JMGO N7L for $539 than the 720p 200ANSI Nebula Capsule II for $499.
2. 8,00 - 1,000 words.
Dear Sir, Is Remote Control available with N7L? Which app is used to control the projector from smartphone?
Sir, Can we add apps on JmGO N7L using Playstore?
Sir, detailed specifications of JmGO N7L's 1)power suply and consumption 2)battery 3)speaker wattage are required.
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Despite improvements in medical care, about two-thirds of patients with Crohn's disease develop complications requiring intestinal surgery at some time, and post-operative healing can be complicated. Clinicians now report that pre-operative optimisation of patients with Crohn's disease with exclusive enteral nutrition (liquid nutrition formula) is associated with reduced rates of post-operative abscess or intestinal leakage by nine-fold.
Only one of 38 patients (three percent) who received liquid feeding developed these complications, compared with 15 of 78 patients (20 percent) who went straight to surgery. Moreover, one-quarter of patients who received liquid feeding avoided surgery completely.
"Enteral nutrition is underutilised in adult patients with Crohn's disease. Our study suggests that exclusive enteral nutrition may be used as a bridge to semi-elective, and arguably therefore, safer surgery in patients with complicated Crohn's disease," said Dr. Neel Heerasing, lead author of the Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics study.
Article: Exclusive enteral nutrition provides an effective bridge to safer interval elective surgery for adults with Crohn's disease, N. Heerasing, B. Thompson, P. Hendy, G. A. Heap, G. Walker, R. Bethune, S. Mansfield, C. Calvert, N. A. Kennedy, T. Ahmad, J. R. Goodhand, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, doi: 10.1111/apt.13934, published online 20 January 2017.
Wiley. "Pre-operative liquid feeding reduces complications following Crohn's disease surgery." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 23 Jan. 2017. Web.
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Concrete cistern or plastic tank?
As opposed to concrete cisterns, due to their lower weight plastic tanks can usually be moved without heavy equipment and therefore avoid major damage in the excavation pit and in the garden. This is especially important if you are installing a rainwater utilization system in your garden at a later date. Another advantage of a plastic tank is that it is easier to clean, since concrete tanks have rough inner walls where dirt can accumulate more easily. There is also the risk that particles of cement leaching out might pollute the rainwater and in the worst case cause damage to the pump. Calcium secreted from the concrete of the cistern can also actually make the initially lime-free rainwater "hard" and thereby shorten the life of your washing machine.
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Cyberattacks deliberately exploit computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks using a malicious code resulting in disruptive consequences that can compromise data (Kim et al 2014). Malware and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDOS) are arguably the most prevalent forms of cyberattacks globally (Verizon 2016). Malware is code or software that is designed to disrupt data, hosts, or networks. Damage from malware varies from minor irritation to entirely disabling systems and networks (Cisco 2016). DDOS attacks attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users and are often driven by political motivations (Nazario 2009).
The inherent legal characteristics associated with cyberspace and the use of semi-state actors by governments to target political opponents arguably enables this practice to be categorised as informal.
Traditional forms of political targeting include physical violence, which breaks clearly defined laws that have been constructed to penalise such illegal activity (Zimmermann 2013). Thus for example, a non-fatal physical attack on a political dissident within the UK constitutes a crime under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 act and if convicted, the offender, (assuming they did not hold diplomatic immunity), could be sentenced to life in prison (CPS 2016a). Empirical studies suggest that countries tend to observe almost all principles of international law (Pawlak and Petkova 2015) thus whilst countries tend to avoid overtly breaking international law, they may rely on legal technicalities or seek to exploit the grey area between legal and illegal practices, thereby using informal practices that are neither legal nor illegal to achieve their ends (Craig 2013).
In contrast to the substantial legal landscape covering physical crimes traditionally used to target political opponents, the cyberattack legal landscape is underdeveloped (despite vast legal issues surrounding cyberattacks) which, in conjunction with the use of semi-state actors, gives rise to the informal nature of this practice (Egloff 2015).
International law has been slow to adapt to the increasing prevalence of cyberattacks as shown by UN Charter Article 2(4) which states that if actions do not include violence or the threat of violence, such actions do not constitute a cyberattack (UN 2016). Therefore, cyberattacks using malware or DDOS can be a powerful weapon with which governments can target political opponents internationally without resorting to conventional attacks (such as war), which make a government subject to international law and has the potential to leave it exposed to economic and political repercussions. Furthermore, it is significantly more cost effective to launch cyberattacks than conventional attacks and the effect of cyberattacks can nevertheless be great because industrialised states tend to be dependent upon computer networks (Hathaway and Crootof 2012).
Due to the current lack of international law regulating cyberattacks, governments are able to exploit the situation therefore many nation-states have a vested interest in ensuring that existing laws, such as the UN Article 2(4), are not revised make them applicable to cyber attacks. However, Sigholm (2013) hypothesises that should such laws be introduced, covertly outsourcing cyberattacks to semi-state actors could be a viable method to circumvent these new laws. Thus, many nations are keen to continue to exploit the grey area that exists currently within the legal landscape.
National security is a concept through which a government protects the state and its citizens against aggression from domestic and external actors. Cyberattacks are arguably one of the greatest threats and infringements to a nation’s national security (Hare 2010). The alleged use of semi-state actors by a nation state in cyberattacks, and the challenge of measuring the attack’s origin, enables a state to circumvent the aforementioned informal constraints by obtaining a ‘plausible deniability’ because the attacker’s true identity is concealed (Nazario 2009).
Egloff (2015) identifies three distinct categories of actors operating within cyberspace. Firstly, he identifies state actors who comprise of cyber units of militaries, intelligence agencies and police forces. Secondly, he identifies semi-state actors who comprise of actors working in the political and economic interest of a specific country. The last category he identifies is that of the criminal actors – the so-called cybercriminals. Whilst criminals consciously break formal rules such as laws, state actors such as militaries work in accordance with the law, therefore the actions of semi-state actors can be seen to occupy the grey area between the legal and illegal (Egloff 2015).
There has been an increasing prevalence in the recruitment of semi-state actors by governments, resulting from their desire to benefit from the semi-state actor’s experience and leverage their cyber knowledge (Sigholm 2013; Lennon 2015). Semi-state actors are motivated to work with governments for a variety of reasons including curiosity, economic gain, political agendas, attraction to technical challenges, or purely out of boredom (Sigholm 2013). However, in recent years there is an increasing trend for governments to recruit semi-state actors with nationalistic tendencies to conduct cyberattacks (Egloff 2015).
The use of semi-state actors recruited through informal channels to conduct cyberattacks enables the instigating nation state to achieve its strategic objectives whilst escaping recrimination (Sigholm 2013; Lennon 2015) since this practice provides a country with a plausible deniability (Nazario 2009) due to the difficulty in establishing the origin of cyber-attacks (Elgoff 2015). Firstly, the association between an attack and a specific hacker group needs to be established; this is sometimes determined on the basis of inference according to the specific targets selected, mistakes made, or the techniques, tactics and procedures used. A frequent problem for researchers however is that attacks may be staged by a group deliberately using the known techniques, tactics and procedures of a different group in order to conceal the attacker’s true identity. Secondly an association between a specific hacker group and a specific government needs to be established which is extremely difficult to prove (Egloff 2015). Thus, when a specific government is attributed to a specific cyberattack, the political attribution is typically based on a researcher’s interpretation based on internal information such as the identity of the victim and type of attacks seen. Furthermore, external sources such as news reports may be used to validate the findings (Nazario 2009).
Plausible deniability is essential because should cyber-attacks be linked back to the initiating nation-state repercussions could be politically damaging with the revelation of culpability having the potential to lead to escalating tension between two nations, which could ultimately lead to conventional warfare (Lewis 2011). Due to this potential for political or military recrimination, nation-states have little incentive to openly admit their involvement in initiating cyberattacks (Sigholm 2013; Lennon 2015).
Since 2007, Estonia, Lithuania, Georgia and Ukraine have all suffered high profile cyberattacks allegedly originating from Russia. Whilst there is arguably little beyond circumstantial evidence of the Russian government’s involvement in attacks targeted at governments, organisations or individuals critical of the state, the existing evidence suggests that when organisations, individuals or countries oppose the Russian state, there is an increased likelihood of being the target of such an attack. These attacks are designed to counter opposition and ‘persuade’ or influence the country, organisation or individual to change their policy or stance (Ashmore 2009).
The informal practice of cyberattack has numerous economic effects on its target. As of 2014, the cost of cyberattacks on the global economy was in excess of $400 billion per annum, with the regions of North America, Europe and Asia experiencing the greatest losses whilst Africa suffered the least. This finding is attributed to differences in the income levels of these territories, with highly developed economies losing the most and countries with emerging economies losing the least (CSIS 2014). However, these figures are not necessarily representative of the true costs of cyberattacks on the global economy. In the first instance the economic cost is difficult to measure due to a lack of consensus about what constitutes a cyberattack, resulting in an inconsistent approach to data collection (UNCTD 2005). Secondly, the financial losses resulting from cyberattacks are underreported (Pawlak and Petkova 2015). Lastly, such figures fail to account for the intangible costs of the attacks such as the loss of business intelligence, intellectual property and damage to reputation (Ernst & Young 2014).
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Denver is the capital of Colorado, and is the most populated municipality in the state. This city is also known as the Mile High City, as it is elevated approximately one mile above sea level. This also makes it one of the highest major cities in the country. Denver has the 18th largest metropolitan economy in the country. Some of the industries driving this economy include media and telecommunication as well as manufacturing. Notable companies including the Lockheed Martin Corporation, United Airlines, and MapQuest all have bases in the city.
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater: A trip to the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy hiking through beautiful sandstone cliffs, while at the same time offering excellent views of the Rocky Mountains. Visitors should take note that the weather is normally hot and dry in this part of the country.
The Denver Zoo: This is one of the few zoos in the country that have been modeled after a Kenyan preserve. It is home to more than 4,000 animals from all around the world. The park has a lot to see and do, providing visitors many hours of exploration.
Larimer Square: This is often considered to be the first port of call for people who are visiting Denver for the first time. Larimer Square is home to a large number of restaurants, shops,and nightclubs that offer excellent shopping, sightseeing and mingling opportunities. Interested visitors can check the Larimer Square website before visiting to find out what new events are coming up, so that you can prioritize which one to attend.
16th Street Mall: This is the alternative destination to Larimer Square. It is home to a large number of shops, restaurants and other points of interest for the casual shopper or diner who likes to walk down a pedestrian and transit strip, in search of local merchandise and cuisine. Street performers are also commonly seen here.
Washington Park: For a tranquil time alone with nature, you can visit the Washington Park. Set in 165 acres of land, the park is a popular hangout spot over the weekends due to the large number of activities including cycling, fitness classes, and more. Sports-minded visitors can take part in a game of sports, such as tennis at the park.
Denver International Airport (DEN): This is the major commercial airport in the Denver area. It occupies a land area of 53 square miles making it the largest airport in the country by acreage. It also has the longest public use runway in the country as well. The Denver International Airport is ranked as the 15th busiest in the country, and serves over 53 million passengers a year.
Centennial Airport (APA): This is available for public use, and is owned by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority. It is located 15 miles southeast of Denver. It covers an area of 1,400 acres and has three asphalt runways.
The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC): This is a public use airport located close to Broomfield in Colorado. It is operated by the Jefferson Country and is 16 miles away from Denver. This airport is currently the closest airport to downtown Denver. It is also categorized as a reliever airport for the Denver International Airport.
Front Range Airport (FTG): The Front Range Airport is a small general aviation airport used mainly by private jet charter users. It has been expanded over the past few years to accommodate more air traffic. It is one of the most popular bases for flight training and recreational flying.
Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU): Boulder Municipal Airport is used exclusively for general aviation. It covers an area of 136 acres and has two runways. It has an average of 60,000 aircraft operations a year.
Erie Municipal Airport (EIK): Erie Municipal Airport sits on 115 acres of land elevated at 5000 feet above sea level. It has one concrete runway and records an average of 60,000 general aviation operations a year, or an average of 260 a day.
Colorado Springs Airport (COS): This is the 2nd busiest airport in the state, located in El Paso county. Colorado Springs is also the 2nd nearest international airport to access the city of Denver, after Denver International Airport. It covers an area of around 7,000 acres, and has three paved runways. It records an average of 200,000 aircraft operations a year, an average of over 300 a day.
Fort Collins – Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL): The Fort Collins Loveland Airport is a general aviation airport located in Fort Collins. It is located west of the Interstate 25, making it the ideal airport for those interested in visiting the touristy areas of Colorado such as the Rocky Mountain National Park. It covers an area of around 1,065 acres, and has two asphalt runways. It records an average of 100,000 aircraft operations a year.
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Sagittarius Take the adventurous, idealistic, optimistic, spontaneous, open-minded, and good humored nature of one Sagittarian and double it. Both are great at hiding and avoiding intense emotions. In fact, your sign can reveal a deeper look into your tendencies as a lover and a friend. Your energies combined could bring the world some quality products. Rationale behavior rules the day, not emotion.
With both signs being aggressive it can mean power struggles and power plays will arise. This friendship isn't vapid or shallow in the least bit. Taurus April 20 - May 20 Taurus people are known for their stubborn ways. Sagittarians are always up for game and an Aries friend always brings him that challenge that he seeks for. The adaptability and changeability of Aquarius also lend to relationship success. When signs are sextile, they have compatible elements influencing them as well.
Likewise, Sagittarius needs a level of independence. Geminis tend to love their routines, which means that they can sometimes take things a bit overboard and get a bit caught up in them. Generally, Taureans keep their friends on the same level of respect and affection which they normally reserve for family members or lovers. They tend to enjoy the same activities. Having a Sagittarius as a friend can open your mind to alternative viewpoints you may not have even known existed. The Sagittarius male must commit himself to his lady if this is to work out.
It may be busy, leaving you feeling anxious and tired. Cancer: The fourth sign of the zodiac represented by Crab is Cancer. Scorpio Friendly with: Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer and Pisces. Well, first of all, a Cancer's emotional state is sporadic and unpredictable. Libra Friendly with: Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini and Aquarius. These two need to make sure not to get too fired up around each other, but they definitely enjoy their time together.
They put a lot of effort into cultivating their friendships and staying close as they have an intense interest in others, but only if a friend is intellectual will they remain close. These two are both clever and intelligent, so their conversations will never be dull. These two simply don't understand each other and will drive one another crazy! Aquarius and Sagittarius Sagittarius is one of your favorite people in the whole world. What keeps the Aquarius and Sagittarius love match together? The ruling planet is Mercury. If they relate to their friend at the intellectual level, they will remain friends forever. Virgo and Pisces make for a great friendship because they are both problem solvers. Furthermore, they are both direct and can be honest with each other no matter what the case is.
The attraction between Aquarius and Sagittarius is undeniable. However, if there does come a time when you need to talk about something painful, you can be sure that your Capricorn friend will not only listen attentively, but keep your secret safe. Virgo You are very compassionate and you really and genuinely care about other people, especially those who are weaker than the rest. Libra September 23 - October 22 Libras are all about balance, as represented by their zodiac symbol, the scale. Make sure you know the truth with a today! Two of our emotional, compassionate, empathetic, and sensitive water signs are very compatible in the friendship realm, along with their third counterpart, Pisces. This match is likely to be great initially, the physical side of this relationship won't be a problem but long term, Sagittarius will find Pisces needy, too sensitive, sometimes confusing, and often depressing.
Capricorn Friendly with: Scorpio, Pisces, Taurus and Virgo. A wealth of free knowledge awaits at Building Beautiful Souls! When this sign trusts you and confides in you, they also let their guard down. Ideal friend: Aquarius They are very easy-going which is the total opposite of Scorpios. Aquarius and Sagittarius Clashes There are few clashes between the Aquarius persona and the Sagittarian born. They cannot keep secrets and preach a lot which might bother some of us. Discussing your personal life may be another matter altogether, as neither one of you feels comfortable with revealing deep, dark secrets.
Capricorn and Taurus Your friendship with Taurus is more precious than gold. However, since they're both so passionate and full of life, it's likely that the two of them are going to be doing some pretty dynamic things together. Remember to take some of your compassion for humanity and apply that to your individual relationships! If a relationship is going to work out long term, they will have to deal with these dichotomies. Zodiac Friendship Compatibility tries to give you a score on your friendship compatibility with another person. They also will blame themselves for everything that may be wrong, even the most unreasonable things. Furthermore, the two of you are also drawn to New Age subjects like Tarot, Astrology, and Numerology.
Get in-depth info about the! But keep in mind, they have a tendency to stretch the truth - not in a malicious way, their adventures simply grow with each telling of the story. It isn't about winning huge pots of cash - Find Your Lucky is about making the most of the wonderful blessings already surrounding you. Pisces women are similar in the sense that they love to turn on and off their social switch, too. Leo's jealous, controlling nature strikes the one strong note of potential discord in what would otherwise be a harmonious relationship. Pisces You are a very mysterious sign and although you may look carefree and simple, you are actually very wise.
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Is House of Cards' reign coming to an end in China?
China keeps foreign media in the country on a tight, short leash, capping the number of foreign films at 34 a year. They also have an ever-expanding system of censoring the web known as the Great Firewall. So it surprised many when it turned out that House of Cards is wildly popular in China, and that it had “survived” the country's notorious censors. Well, that time might be coming to an end. The state media watchdog will now be following the “censor first, broadcast later” policy for streaming content that feature films have endured for decades.
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Samsung has obtained a permit to test self-driving cars in California, according to an update to the state's DMV website. A few months ago, the tech giant was granted a similar permit in its home country of South Korea.
Context: It's not surprising to see Samsung venturing into self-driving car technology—it recently acquired Harman, a maker of auto tech, for $8 billion. Rival Apple has also obtained a self-driving car testing permit in California and is reportedly working on a car project.
TechCrunch first spotted Samsung's testing permit.
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Sedition in Catalonia (1): on the brink. Photo: Sasha Popovic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
As a Spanish and European citizen, I write these lines mired in profound sadness. Something has gone wrong in my country. I ask myself how can it be that Catalonia, one of the most prosperous, autonomous, cosmopolitan, modern and attractive regions on earth, is about to jump over a cliff? The situation is so tense that the level of anxiety, medical visits and sleepless nights has increased both in Catalonia and the rest of Spain over the past weeks. After the so-called referendum of 1 October 2017 – when images of riot police beating voters reached all corners of the world– most of my colleagues at the Elcano Royal Institute were unable to sleep properly, as I was myself. We feared that the following weeks would be dramatic and, to some extent, they have been.
On 10 October Carles Puigdemont, the Premier of the Catalan regional government, first announced a unilateral declaration of independence and seconds later suspended it – calling for dialogue–. A few days later, Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, sent him a letter asking him to confirm whether he had declared independence. If so he would trigger article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which partially suspends the autonomous status of Catalonia. However, if Puigdemont were to backtrack, Rajoy would be willing to engage in dialogue but always within the current legal framework. In other words, Rajoy sent a clear message to Puigdemont: ‘secession is not on the cards, no matter how hard you push’.
However, Puigdemont pushed hard because in his letter of response he explained that independence had been declared and then suspended, but that if the Spanish Government refused to go to the negotiating table and instead trigger article 155, the Catalan Parliament would vote the declaration of independence. This apparent threat led Rajoy to call for the application of article 155 by the Senate, starting on Friday 27 October. In response, on the same day, Puigdemont finally opted for a unilateral declaration of independence in the Catalan Parliament. Brinkmanship had taken everyone to the very edge. Catalonia is now governed from Madrid while Rajoy has called for regional elections to be held on 21 December.
This ‘game of chicken’, reminiscent of the confrontation between the Syriza government and the Eurogroup in 2015, has, of course, its economic costs. During the diplomatic toing and froing between Puigdemont and Rajoy, most of the major Catalan companies, including the two leading banks, CaixaBank and Sabadell, moved their legal headquarters to other parts of Spain. The business community has had enough of the independence pipedream and has started to vote with its feet. Roughly 150 companies moved out of Catalonia every day in October, and the total is now almost 2,000, although the sacked Catalan Government did not seem to care that much. It continued to say, and is still claiming, that it has all been a Madrid ploy to foil Catalonia.
Adding further tension to the drama, on 16 October a Spanish High Court judge, Carmen Lamela, ordered the two leaders of the main pro-independence civil society organisations –Jordi Sànchez (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart (Òmnium)– to be remanded in custody. On 2 November, following the proclamation of independence, the entire former cabinet of the the Catalan regional government (Generalitat) –apart from Carles Puigdemont and a few other members who fled to Belgium– was also brought into custody on charges of sedition, which the Oxford dictionary defines thus: ‘conduct or speech inviting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch’. Indeed, I believe sedition is what we have witnessed in Catalonia. There seems no better word to describe the situation. I am also convinced the Catalan government’s actions are not for a noble cause (I don’t think Gandhi would have approved). In the following paragraphs I shall try to explain my position on the matter.
As a Galician who speaks Galician at home with his parents but was born and raised in Basel (Switzerland), where the language used in daily life is baseldütsch (which is quite distinct from Hoch Deutsch, High German), I have always been sympathetic to the Catalan’s desire to preserve their regional language and culture. I have also admired the Catalan people’s capacity to be highly organised, fight for greater autonomy and, whenever their moderately conservative ‘nationalist’ party Convergencia i Unió (CiU) was necessary to build a majority in the Spanish parliament, extract from the central government in Madrid as many concessions and privileges as possible. Yes, in certain ways, I admired the Catalans. I thought we Galicians should do the same. Only thus would we obtain the infrastructures necessary to be connected to the outer world. Bear in mind that even today the train journey from Madrid to A Coruña (where my parents live) lasts six hours, while that from Madrid to Barcelona two and a half although the distance is similar.
Politics –democratic politics that is– is a game, and the Catalans have always played it rather well. So much so that they have convinced many people, including myself until relatively recently, that they should have the so-called ‘right to decide’ their future (the Catalan version of the right of self-determination). As the Scots and the Québécois had the opportunity to decide in a referendum whether they wanted to be independent or not, why should the Catalans not have the same right? Overall surveys show that roughly 80% of Catalans want to be able to have a vote on the matter.
Following this reasoning, I have always thought that if one part of Spain wants to leave, then the rest of Spain has a problem: it is not attractive enough. Perhaps a referendum (as I thought when I was living in the UK regarding a referendum on the EU) would finally make the case for staying easier to understand, as intellectuals and politicians would come out and explain why it makes sense for Catalonia to be part of Spain.
However, I was wrong on both Brexit and Catalonia. In recent years, after many discussions with a cousin of Galician origin but born in Catalonia, who feels Catalan and speaks Catalan daily, I began to change my mind. He pointed out in no uncertain terms that according to the Spanish Constitution – incidentally approved by roughly 90% of Catalans in 1978– the only sovereign entity is the Spanish people and that any decision affecting them needs to be decided by Spain as a whole. In other words, if Catalonia votes to be independent this would affect him as a Catalan but also me as a Spaniard, so I should have the same right to vote as he has. Looked at from this angle, things are slightly different: Spain has a problem if Catalonia wants to secede, but Catalonia, or at least those who seek independence in Catalonia, equally have a problem if they are unable to convince the rest of Spaniards that it is in the best interests of the Spanish, who are sovereign, for the Catalans to have ‘the right to decide’.
The democratic tools are certainly there. The Spanish Constitution can, and could, be reformed in order to allow for a binding referendum on Catalonia. To do that, it would be necessary to have a two-thirds majority of the votes in the Spanish Parliament. That may seem to be setting the bar high, but all advanced western democracies have high thresholds for institutional changes of such magnitude. The separatists in Catalonia claim the argument is fallacious: it would be impossible for them to gain two-thirds support in the Spanish Congress and –after years of tirelessly seeking negotiations– they are therefore left the unilateral route as the only resort.
This is a weak argument. One cannot just say ‘oh, I don’t like this type of democracy. I have tried to change it, but I can’t, so I will create my own democracy’. While no Spanish government has ever had an electoral mandate to negotiate a referendum with the Catalan authorities (because the overwhelming majority of Spaniards do not want it and this needs to be respected, something that the secessionists in Catalonia forget), over the years, support for a binding referendum has increased in Spain. In fact, Podemos, the new left-wing party which gained over 20% of the vote in the last general election in 2016 and which draws support from all over Spain, is in favour of the idea. Who knows? Perhaps in 10 or 20 years’ time the issue will have ample support among Spanish citizens (in Part 3 of this trilogy I discuss the appropriateness of a referendum as a solution to the conflict).
But no, the Catalan secessionists have had neither sufficient patience nor the necessary long-term strategy to convince the rest of Spain, and neither have they had the support of a majority of Catalans in the first place. For them, independence had to be achieved now, no matter what. As you can understand, this is not very democratic.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Mexico's president reiterated his nation will not pay for a wall along the US-Mexico border just hours after President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down on his campaign pledge to force the country to do so.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto made his comments during a speech at an assembly of foreign diplomats at the National Palace Wednesday. While stressing his desire for a positive relationship between the two countries and naming several issues on which he said they could cooperate, Peña Nieto assured his nation they would not be footing the bill for Trump's wall.
"It is evident that we have some differences with the new government of the United States, like the topic of the wall, that Mexico of course will not pay," Peña Nieto said in the address.
In the days following Congress coming back into session, reports have emerged saying Trump has moved to break with part of his signature campaign pledge -- telling members of Congress that US taxpayers would pay for the border wall and not Mexico. But at his news conference on Wednesday, Trump vociferously denied these reports in part.
"Reports went out last week, 'Oh, Mexico is not going to pay for the wall because of a reimbursement.' What's the difference? I want to get the wall started," Trump said.
He said the US would move to build the wall quickly, using US money to fund the project at first before getting Mexico to reimburse the US. As for the mechanism he would use to force Mexico's hand, Trump was noncommittal outside of pledging it would indeed occur.
"We're going to build a wall. I could wait about a year-and-a-half until we finish our negotiations with Mexico, which we'll start immediately after we get to office, but I don't want to wait," Trump said.
He also recalled the earnestness and popularity of the wall at his campaign rallies, where he regularly did a call and response with his supporters over the promise to have the US' southern neighbor pay for a border wall.
"I would say, 'We are going to build a wall,' and people would go crazy," Trump said. "I say, "Who's going to pay for the wall,' and they will scream out, 'Mexico.'"
During the campaign, Trump visited Mexico to meet with Peña Nieto. And although Nieto did not agree to fund Trump's wall at the time, afterward, Trump told supporters stateside that even though people in Mexico "don't know it yet," Mexico would pay for the border wall.
The stark difference between Wednesday's comments from the two North American politicians showed the disagreement remained as wide just days before Trump takes office as it was when Trump's victory was regarded as a longshot.
CNN's Angela Barajas and Deborah Bloom contributed to this story.
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the separation of people from the normal routines of everyday life within organizations such as prisons, asylums, long-stay hospitals, the armed forces, and boarding schools. Long-term incarceration can lead to the problem of INSTITUTIONALIZATION, and so to problems of adjusting to independent existence, e.g. for former prisoners or patients.
Decarceration normally implies a more general policy of releasing people from institutions like mental hospitals. The policy of ‘care in the community’, embraced by Conservative governments in Britain in the 1990s, and in Italy before this, is an example of this philosophy See also TOTAL INSTITUTION OR TOTAL ORGANIZATION.
is so punitive, and why, as a nation, we incarcerate so many of our citizens of color.
It's less expensive to educate than to incarcerate.
California and Florida now spend more to incarcerate people than to educate their college age populations.
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The prompt is “‘Blackberry picking’ (https://goo.gl/jiuvhU) presents a speaker who deals with memory. Read the poem carefully. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze the poetic techniques the writer uses to make a point about memory. The poem can be found online it is authored by Seamus Heaney.
Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot. You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet Like thickened wine: summer’s blood was in it Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for Picking. Then red ones inked up and that hunger Sent us out with milk cans, pea tins, jam-pots Where briars scratched and wet grass bleached our boots. Round hayfields, cornfields and potato-drills We trekked and picked until the cans were full, Until the tinkling bottom had been covered With green ones, and on top big dark blobs burned Like a plate of eyes. Our hands were peppered With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeard’s.
We hoarded the fresh berries in the byre. But when the bath was filled we found a fur, A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache. The juice was stinking too. Once off the bush The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour. I always felt like crying. It wasn’t fair That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot. Each year I hoped they’d keep, knew they would not.
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Taking the time to know the facts about heart disease is one of the first steps to help with prevention. Here are some facts relating to heart disease that may help you with your battle so you can win easily.
1. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in America.
2. Heart disease death rate per 100,000 populations for the five largest cities in the U.S. based on racial and ethnic groups are Hispanics 69.2, Asians and Pacific Islanders 73, American Indians 82.5, Blacks 189.8, and Whites 235.5.
3. Coronary heart disease is the principle type of heart disease. In 2005 over 445,000 died of coronary heart disease, which equals 68.3% of all heart disease deaths that year.
4. 47% of all cardiac deaths occur before emergency services or transportation to the hospital.
5. Heart disease is projected to cost more than $304.6 billion, which includes the health care services, medications, and time off work.
6. In 2005, more that 7.6 million people died from heart disease worldwide.
7. Risk factors noted in 2003-2004 for adults with heart disease were contributed to 32.1% of people 20 years or older with hypertension or taking medication for hypertension; 16.9% of people 20 years or older with high cholesterol; 10% of people 20 years or older with doctor diagnosed diabetes; 32% of people 20 years or older with obesity; 18.4% of people 18 years or old that smoked; and 39.5% of people 18 years or older that did not have a standard exercise regimen.
8. 37% in 2003 reported having two or more of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, which include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, current smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes.
9. In 2005, 92% of people suffering from chest pains recognized the symptoms of the possible heart attack with only 27% correctly knowing they were having a heart attack and contacted the emergency authorities for assistance. Timely access to emergency services can mean the difference between life and death. Knowing the signs and symptoms of heart attacks can and will save your life when you act accordingly.
10. According to studies, people with heart disease can lower their risks of heart attacks when they lower their cholesterol and blood pressure as well as avoiding needing surgery for heart bypass and angioplasty. To reduce the risks, take the steps to lower the blood pressure and cholesterol.
11. According to studies of people without heart disease, they reduce their potential risks of heart disease by lowering their cholesterol and high blood pressure.
When a person changes their unhealthy life style patterns, they reduce the risks of heart disease and strokes.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian PM Modi finally sealed the bullet-train deal.
Japan declared that it will contribute $12 billion (almost Rs.80,136 crores) of soft-funding towards the bullet train project.
Modi said in a speech, "this enterprise will launch a revolution in Indian railways and speed up India's journey into the future. It will become an engine of economic transformation in India".
Japanese premier Shinzo Abe reached India for his 3-day bilateral visit.
He was received by Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha.
He is expected to call on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.
Soon after his arrival, the Japanese Prime Minister attended the Japan-India Innovation seminar and addressing the audience said, "Indo-Japanese relations will contribute to peace and prosperity in Asia and the world".
This is Abe's 3rd visit to India since he took over as Japan's premier in December 2012.
The prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi conferred Shinzo Abe with an honorary doctorate in International Relations.
He was presented with the doctorate by JNU Vice Chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory for "Japan's role in India's economic development."
Declaring his faith in the relations of the two countries, Abe extended Japan's assistance towards the development of India and JNU.
Abe said that a strong India was good for Japan and vice versa. Further, he praised Modi's economic policies calling them 'safe and reliable'.
Modi highlighted that for the first time India will be exporting Maruti Suzuki cars to Japan.
He also thanked Japan for making 'Make-in-India' a success.
India and Japan inked 4 pacts including the one on the bullet train, others being in the areas of defense and nuclear energy.
The two leaders also addressed global and regional concerns of mutual interest including the UN security reforms.
Modi also declared that from 1 March 2016, Japanese visitors coming to India would get visa on arrival.
During PM Shinzo Abe's visit, India and Japan signed a MoU which will pave the way for Indo-Japanese nuclear energy co-operation.
Japanese companies are leaders in the global nuclear technology supply chain.
India and Japan have been working on a nuclear agreement since the 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal was signed.
Sources state that technical details still need to be worked out.
Why is Japan critical to India's nuclear deals?
Japan has a strict policy barring technology exports to non-NPT signatory, nuclear weapons states.
Hitachi owns US firm GE and Toshiba owns Westinghouse, the two US companies providing technology to India under the Indo-US deal.
Due to issues with India's stance on the NPT, several hurdles are yet to be overcome with Westinghouse and GE.
A deal with Japan can help clear these hurdles.
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Can someone please explain to me why Americans only cook and eat Irish food around St. Patrick’s Day? I mean, sure, it might not be the healthiest of cuisines, but boy is it comforting, especially with a pint of Guinness or Kilkenny. It’s the one time of year when people seem to flock to their nearest Irish pub to indulge on Irish stew, shepherd’s pie, corned beef and too much soda bread. I fully admit to spending last St. Patrick’s Day eating corned beef in a parking lot of the local dive bar, which I’m hoping not to repeat this year.
To date, I have one other St. Patrick’s Day recipe on the blog, Guinness Glazed Salmon, so I figured it was time for a change. After college, one of my best friends lived in the British Isles for about a year and when she came home, she set out on a mission to find or make a version of bangers and mash that was reminiscent of what she had experienced throughout the United Kingdom.
I remember part of her struggle was finding British-style bangers year-round. I’ll admit that I don’t generally go out of my way to find them, so when I accidentally stumbled across some “authentic” bangers, I was pleasantly surprised. When I got home, I texted my friend and asked her for some helpful tips to make these bangers as delicious as possible.
According to her, it’s all in the gravy.
British-style bangers are paired with a Guinness Gravy and melt-in-your-mouth potatoes.
In a skillet, warm 2 tablespoons butter. Once melted, add the onions until they begin to soften. Add garlic and continue cooking for another 5 minutes, until the onions have begun to carmalize and the garlic is fragrant. Remove from heat.Over medium-low heat, sauté the bangers, turning every 5 minutes until they’re evenly browned on all four sides.Using the same skillet used to cook the onions, melt another 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour and continue cooking until the roux is brick red. Add the beef broth and Guinness, whisking until there are no lumps. Add the Worcestershire sauce and onions, and the mustard. Keep warm until ready to serve.To mash the potatoes, melt the remaining butter over moderate heat, add the half & half or whole milk, and potatoes. Using a masher, smash the potatoes until you reach the desired consistency. If desired, use an immersion blender to purée them into a smooth, airy mixture. Serve with a generous spoonful of peas.
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Interleukin 10(IL-10) inhibits cytokine synthesis by human monocytes: an autoregulatory role of IL-10 produced by monocytes.
In the present study we demonstrate that human monocytes activated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) were able to produce high levels of interleukin 10 (IL-10), previously designated cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor (CSIF), in a dose dependent fashion. IL-10 was detectable 7 h after activation of the monocytes and maximal levels of IL-10 production were observed after 24-48 h. These kinetics indicated that the production of IL-10 by human monocytes was relatively late as compared to the production of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), which were all secreted at high levels 4-8 h after activation. The production of IL-10 by LPS activated monocytes was, similar to that of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF alpha, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and G-CSF, inhibited by IL-4. Furthermore we demonstrate here that IL-10, added to monocytes, activated by interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), LPS, or combinations of LPS and IFN-gamma at the onset of the cultures, strongly inhibited the production of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF alpha, GM-CSF, and G-CSF at the transcriptional level. Viral-IL-10, which has similar biological activities on human cells, also inhibited the production of TNF alpha and GM-CSF by monocytes following LPS activation. Activation of monocytes by LPS in the presence of neutralizing anti-IL-10 monoclonal antibodies resulted in the production of higher amounts of cytokines relative to LPS treatment alone, indicating that endogenously produced IL-10 inhibited the production of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF alpha, GM-CSF, and G-CSF. In addition, IL-10 had autoregulatory effects since it strongly inhibited IL-10 mRNA synthesis in LPS activated monocytes. Furthermore, endogenously produced IL-10 was found to be responsible for the reduction in class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) expression following activation of monocytes with LPS. Taken together our results indicate that IL-10 has important regulatory effects on immunological and inflammatory responses because of its capacity to downregulate class II MHC expression and to inhibit the production of proinflammatory cytokines by monocytes.
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How to make solar panels? or, is it difficult to build solar panels?, they are questions that can one get done after knowing the high price of new photovoltaic panels. Is it better to buy solar panels used?. Both possibilities, the construction and the second hand panels are good choices. The decision should not be taken lightly because it depends on the efficient and lasting operation of an installation of photovoltaic panels. I then briefly detail my analysis of both possibilities through the search and study of the options available on the internet. Buy solar panels used.This seems the most logical option after discarding the purchase of new panels. There are a variety of prices, brands and qualities which makes it possible to choose the most appropriate to our needs. This wide range of offer is very good, but on the other hand it may present a certain complication.
It is necessary to know the technical foundations of the generation of solar energy to make a good choice and purchase. Be carried away by an excellent price without rigorously check the status of operation of the panels should be avoided. Construction of solar panels.It may seem strange, but to build photovoltaic panels need not be technical. These devices are surprisingly simple and there are many manuals, guides and instructions available for their construction. The great advantage is that a panel made in house is built with new parts at a price much lower than that of a used panel. The disadvantage is obvious, desire and time are needed to undertake this work. My decision.I prefer new products, especially in the case of electrical devices, due to this and the low costs involved I decided to build my own photovoltaic panels.
It would like to now share the results of my search, wishing that this information is helpful for those who want to switch to clean energy and significantly reduce their costs of energy supply. A good summary of that is in the link I put below It is in my opinion the best existing option in terms of photovoltaic systems construction. It is a professional guide with step by step videos designed so anyone can follow the instructions, regardless of the lack of technical knowledge or the level of English.
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Create a twister in a bottle, and you'll see how tornadoes work. While most real tornadoes are made of air, this easy science activity for kids uses water to demonstrate the same swirling action that tornadoes display.
Step 1: Pour water into a 2-liter plastic bottle until it is about three-quarters full.
Step 2: Use a pen to trace around the bottle's opening on a piece of cardboard, and cut out that circle. Then cut a 1/4-inch hole in the center of the circle.
Step 3: Place the cardboard circle on top of your water bottle's opening.
Step 4: Turn the second 2-liter bottle upside down, and tape the two bottles together, top to top.
Step 5: Wrap the bottle necks with tape so the connection doesn't leak.
Step 6: Flip the bottles so the bottle of water is upside-down on top.
Step 7: With one hand, hold the bottom bottle to steady it. With the other hand, begin moving the top bottle in a circle.
Step 8: Watch what happens. You'll see a tornado in a bottle.
Water tornadoes, such as the one you just made, happen in nature, too. When a tornado forms over water, it's called a waterspout.
Look on the next page to learn how you can make a whirling color wheel that makes a rainbow of colors disappear.
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For the electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Gippsland. For the aircraft manufacturer, see GippsAero.
As at the 2016 Australian census, Gippsland had a population of 271,266, with the principal population centres of the region, in descending order of population, being Traralgon, Moe, Warragul, Morwell, Sale, Bairnsdale, Drouin, Leongatha, and Phillip Island. Gippsland is best known for its primary production such as mining, power generation and farming as well as its tourist destinations— Phillip Island, Wilsons Promontory, the Gippsland Lakes, Walhalla, the Baw Baw Plateau, and the Strzelecki Ranges.
The area was originally inhabited by Indigenous Australians of the Gunai nation and part of West Gippsland by the Bunurong nation. Before permanent European settlement, the area was visited by sealers and wattle bark gatherers, but who did not settle. Samuel Anderson (1803-1863), a Scottish immigrant from Kirkcudbright, agriculturist and explorer, arrived in Hobart, Tasmania in 1830, and in 1835 established a squatter agricultural settlement on the Bass River in Gippsland, the third permanent settlement in Victoria (then called the Port Phillip District). His business partner Robert Massie joined him in 1837. Both had worked for the Van Diemen's Land Company at Circular Head, Tasmania. Samuel's brothers Hugh (1808-1898) and Thomas (1814-1903) arrived at Bass shortly after, where they established a successful farming venture.
Further European settlement followed two separate expeditions to the area.
The township of Bass was surveyed and settled in the early 1860s.
The intensive settlement of south Gippsland began late in the 1870s. The story of that process is told in, The land of the Lyre Bird (1920).
East Gippsland (Shires of Wellington and East Gippsland).
Sometimes a fifth region, Central Gippsland (corresponding approximately to the Shire of Wellington), is added to refer to the drier zone between the Gippsland Lakes and Yarram.
The climate of Gippsland is temperate and generally humid, except in the central region around Sale, where annual rainfall can be less than 600 millimetres (24 in). In the Strzelecki Ranges annual rainfall can be as high as 1,500 millimetres (59 in), while on the high mountains of East Gippsland it probably reaches similar levels – much of it falling as snow. In lower levels east of the Snowy River, mean annual rainfall is typically about 900–950 millimetres (35–37 in) and less variable than in the coastal districts of New South Wales. Mean maximum temperatures in lower areas range from 24 °C (75 °F) in January to 15 °C (59 °F) in July. In the highlands of the Baw Baw Plateau and the remote Errinundra Plateau, temperatures range from a maximum of 18 °C (64 °F) to a minimum of 8 °C (46 °F). However, in winter, mean minima in these areas can be as low as −4 °C (25 °F), leading to heavy snowfalls that often isolate the Errinundra Plateau between June and October.
The soils in Gippsland are generally very infertile, being profoundly deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium. Apart from frequently flooded areas, they are classed as Spodosols, Psamments and Ultisols. Consequently, heavy fertilisation is required for agriculture or pastoral development. Despite this, parts of Gippsland have become highly productive dairying and vegetable-growing regions: the region supplies Melbourne with most of its needs in these commodities. A few alluvial soils (chiefly near the Snowy) have much better native fertility, and these have always been intensively cultivated. In the extreme northeast is a small section of the Monaro Tableland used for grazing beef cattle.
Gippsland possesses very few deposits of metallic minerals (gold rushes in the nineteenth century around Foster, Buchan petered out quickly). However, the deep underground gold mines operated at Walhalla for a fifty-year period between 1863-1913. Gippsland has no deposits of major industrial nonmetallic minerals, but it does feature the world's largest brown coal deposits and, around Sale and offshore in the Bass Strait, some of the largest deposits of oil and natural gas in Australia.
Like the rest of Australia, the seas around Gippsland are of very low productivity as there is no upwelling due to the warm currents in the Tasman Sea. Nonetheless, towns such as Marlo and Mallacoota depended for a long time on the fishing of abalone, whose shells could fetch very high prices because of their use for pearls and pearl inlays.
For Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the electoral divisions of Flinders, McMillan, and Gippsland lay entirely or partly in the Gippsland region. Flinders and McMillan are currently held by the Liberal Party, while Gippsland is held by the Nationals.
For elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the electoral districts of Bass, Narracan, Morwell, Gippsland South and Gippsland East lay entirely or partly in the Gippsland region. Bass and Narracan are currently held by the Liberal Party, while the other electorates are held by the Nationals.
The Gippsland region contains the Alfred National Park, Baw Baw National Park, Coopracambra National Park, Croajingolong National Park, Errinundra National Park, Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park, Lind National Park, Mitchell River National Park, Morwell National Park, Snowy River National Park, Tarra-Bulga National Park, The Lakes National Park, and Wilsons Promontory National Park.
There are also large areas of State forest that contribute towards conservation objectives.
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^ Niel Gunson (1966). "Anderson, Samuel (1803–1863)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ Wells, J. (2003), "Colourful Tales of Old Gippsland", p. 92.
^ Webster, Theo (1967). "McMillan, Angus (1810-1865)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
^ The land of the Lyre Bird: a story of early settlement in the Great South Forest of South Gippsland; being a description of the big scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardships of its early explorers and prospectors also accounts by the settlers of clearing, settlement and development of the country, Gordon & Gotch for the Committee of the South Gippsland Pioneers Association, Melbourne, 1920 (reprinted 1966).
^ "Profile of the electoral division of Flinders (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ "Profile of the electoral division of McMillan (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ "Profile of the electoral division of Gippsland (Vic)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Bass Coast (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Bass Coast (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Baw Baw (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Baw Baw (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: East Gippsland (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: East Gippsland (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Latrobe (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Latrobe (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: South Gippsland (S) (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: South Gippsland (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Wellington (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Wellington (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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Are you apprehensive when your dog or cat eats grass, then throws up afterwards? You'll doubtless feel relieved to know that pets eat grass for the reason that their bodies need it.
Dogs and cats have been drinking grass for a long time. In fact, grass is so all the rage among dogs that one species, dog grass, is named after them. Dog grass is also known as couch grass and quackweed, and it grows in all but the southern-most states.
You can think of grass as an herbal medicine. It acts as an domestic cleanser, expelling dissipation mucus, bile, and other impurities. It also cleanses the innards and expels worms. Cornflakes grasses be full of enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Grass also contains chlorophyll, which was used for relieving pain, treating infections, ulcers, skin diseases, and anemia prior to the use of antibiotics.
Some pet owners grow grass expressly to give to their pets to avert or treat diarrhea, anemia, cataracts, fleas, tumors undue shedding, and other pet shape problems. Pets that are fed grass on a accepted basis are less possible to crave open-air grass. So, if you don't feel comfortable with your pet intake the grass in your lawn, you may want to grow your own grass for them to eat.
Try developing rye or barley sprouts. These sprouts are favored over wheat grass as some animals are easily hurt to wheat.
Follow these directions to grow rye or barley grass. Soak one cup geographically grown grain in one quart water for 8 to 10 hours. Then drain the container and leave it on its side in a warm place, away from aim sunlight. A tiny white rootlet will burgeon from each grain surrounded by 24 to 48 hours. Caution: If you don't see these rootlets, your grain isn't viable and be supposed to be frightened away.
Next, allotment the budding grain on one inch of moist potting soil or top soil in a false plot tray. For drainage conceive a one inch conduct about the soil.
For two days, cover the tray. Then discover it, and water thoroughly. Place the tray in address sunlight or under grow lights. Keep the soil moist by watering when needed.
When the grass is 6-8" tall, cut it with cutters or a sharp knife. Place grasses in a ziploc bag, along with a damp paper towel. Be sure to expel air from the bag beforehand sealing. Then store the grass in the refrigerator.
When feeding the grass to your pet, cut or mince it into tiny pieces, or place a small quantity in a food processor or food computer with other foods. To be sure your cat or dog will admit the grass, begin feeding just a little bit of a teaspoon. Become more intense the quantity increasingly to approximately one tablespoon per 50 lbs. of body weight.
Once your pet is given the sum of grass his body needs, you in all probability won't be bearing in mind him drinking the grass in your lawn. And you can feel relieved conscious that you're feeding him amazing that he craves and that his body needs.
Why paint your cat? After all cats are charming creatures if you want to be grateful for the arrival of a feline, you look at the cat not at a painting.Some of the reasons that you may want to paint your cat are:To capture your pet at a detail age, in a actual pose, in a actual place.
Location of your aquariumSo, you bought your very first fish tank. And you doubtless previously categorical where to place it.
Why does one breed ask to a character over another? Why do some of us love the size, looks and makeup of a Great Dane and others would never own no matter which but a Toy Poodle?Every breed has their pros and cons. As a prospective puppy buyer/dog owner, you must be aware of the traits, both good and bad, of the breed you are considering.
Did you know that your goldfish can live for over 10 years? Under the right situation he can live even longer but most never make it past the first year! If you want your goldfish to live long and good for you lives, you've got to afford the apposite environment.It's a customary fallacy that a goldfish can live in a tiny bowl.
Correcting Cats Bad Behaviour: How To Branch of learning Your Cat; Youll Be Happy; Your Cat Will Be Too!
At some time or a new even the sweetest cat "misbehaves." Ironically, a cat's bad act is as a rule quite average activities for her, but may have a answer humans don't like or want.
West Flat terrain White Terriers began their description as the undesirable white offspring of the dark-colored Cairn Terrier. With the dog's popularity today, it is hard to have faith in that the early Westies were commonly drowned or shot.
If you are keen on breeding Goldfish, you ought to know that it's not an easy task. It will take a lot of patience, a lot of space in the tank and quite a bit of money too.
What is Canine Bloat?Bloat refers to the bloating of the stomach. For all intents and purposes it is a build up of gas in the stomach which is incapable to be released.
We have all grown up with at least one hero in our life, but how many ancestors can call their hero Duke or Spot? The answer- everybody who has had their life saved by a rescue dog.Whether it is a house fire, storm rubble, snippets from an earthquake, or flowing water after a tempest front, these in particular qualified rescue dogs rush in with no concerns for their own welfare, pulling out victims, some dead and some still alive.
Dogs have been known as man's best alone for decades. Owning a dog can be a positive, enjoyable come across for the intact family.
Having a pet is an experiance that I think each must have. It reaches us on a level that few other experiances can.
There are many seats to find Westie merchandise, but ahead of you make a buy for by hand or your Westie, believe first a seller or non-profit association that uses sales of Westie produce to allowance the breed.WestieMed, Inc.
Biting & Nipping Actions Can Kill Your Dog!
Dog bite injuries are distressingly the most conventional acclimatize that we human be diagnosed with from as a conclusion of call with dogs. In the United States alone, there are among 1-2 million associates bitten by dogs each year.
"Dogs have owners; cats have staff," and I have worked for some astonishing cats in my time. The one I loved best was named Buster.
Protecting Physically From Online Pet Classifieds Scams!
Internet Fraud, Classifieds Scams, Abuse and Suspicious Replies are world wide issues that have be converted into extensive in targeting sellers and buyers far and wide individually on the Internet. Often this involves buyers from Nigeria, Africa, Holland and other countries.
Do you especially get the fullest sum of enjoyment out of your fish?, or is it in a weak position by a small amount fears and anxieties?Do you every so often worry that you may be expenditure too much time with your fish? I often hear associates comment that though they enjoy their hobby, the everyday maintenance tasks complicated detract from the fun.In this month's aspect we will explore how we can augment our fun by maybe compelling a another approximate to those mundane tricks that are so central if we are to keep our fish in tip top condition.
As we find ourselves in the central of winter, it's crucial to pay exact concentration to our pets when they're outside. When temperatures get into the twenties and below, with thrashing winds, pets can be ill with acute physical condition problems.
Dog Shock CollarsDog shock collars are a irritable area of interest among beast owners. While their goal is to train a dog to be a consequence a set of rules, many colonize feel they can be cruel to animals.
This enigmatic cat is firstly from the kingdom of Siam, now known as Thailand. Siamese cats were approvingly admired by generations of Siamese monarchs, even to the boundary that they resided in the royal palace.
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Find words if you know some of the letters that it contains.
Find words that can be built from the given set of letters; unscramble words.
"scrabble" - "laser", "barbel"; "abcdelmnrsu" - "unscrambled".
Find words and word combinations by rearranging all letters from the given set.
"anagram" - "a rag man".
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Legalizing abortion has been one of the most controversial issues for decades. According to WHO, there are approximately 125,000 abortions per day because of different reasons: age, financial capability, tradition, family pressure and so on. It is supported by a large number of people and already become legal in many countries. However, the trend of anti-abortion has risen recently with strong arguments. This essay will focus on the most popular arguments against abortion and analyse the validity of them.
The first and also the most common reason is “abortion is murder”.
The legal definition of murder under the common law of England and Wales is 'the unlawful killing of a human being in the Queen's peace, with malice aforethought' (Hughes, 2005), which can be explained as one person kills another with the intention to unlawfully cause either death or serious injury. Analysing whether or not abortion is murder involves two aspects: first, whether or not a foetus in utero is a person, and, second, if a foetus is a human being, whether or not abortion can be appropriately called murder since it is legitimate in numerous countries.
“The life cycle of mammals begins when a sperm enters an egg.” (Okada, 2010) or “Human life begins at fertilization, the process during which a male gamete or sperm (spermatozoon development) unites with a female gamete or oocyte (ovum) to form a single cell called a zygote.” (Moore, 2003).
From the above evidences, it can be concluded that a foetus is generally considered as a human. Therefore, when a woman abort her baby, it means she intentionally kills another human or cause serious injury, which is the definition of murder.
The second popular against abortion is the pain of the foetus. The pro-life (anti-abortion side) believes that the foetus can feel pain during the abortion procedures. Ashley Morrow Fragoso from Family Research Council, a Masters graduate from Harvard University conducted a paper revealing the myth. Her result showed a mix conclusions where it was proved that unborn babies react strongly to harmful stimulation by sixteen weeks after fertilization, but many experts who specialize in foetal pain believe that the capacity for physical suffering sets in between eleven and eighteen weeks of life. Psychologist Stuart Derbyshire from University of Birmingham, who denies the possibility of foetal pain, suggests that the undisputed discovery that the neonate and foetus launch a hormonal and neural response to aggressive practice cannot be considered evidence that they are capable of feeling pain. Derbyshire and his colleagues suggest that “real” psychological pain, as experienced by adults, should thus be distinguished from nociception, the brain’s physiological response to invasive stimuli, which is generally present by 18 weeks of gestation.
Another argument is that abortion can increase the risk of breast cancer. This myth was quickly denied by WHO in 2000. The last famous argument against abortion is the argument from uncertainty. This argument suggests that if there is an uncertainty whether or not a foetus has the right to live, then killing it is equivalent to taking the risk of killing another human. David Boonin in his book “A Defence of Abortion” argues that if this kind of argument were correct, then the killing of animals plants or any other nonhuman life forms would also be morally wrong, because it is not known for certain that such beings lack a right to life. The pro-life replies that plants and animals are not and never will be human, they are a different case from the foetus case.
This essay only focuses on analysing the argument against abortion, or the anti-abortion side. In order to fully understand the debate, analysing the support-abortion side is critically needed. Despite that, this essay can give you a glance that there is no correct answer for the question should abortion be legal. It depends on countries’ culture and people’s beliefs. Even though there are scientific facts which are stated in the essay that can support or oppose abortion, they are not enough to fully deny the other side.
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What are the benefits of maintaining a 401(k) solo if I am no longer invested in self directed real estate?
I am 69 years old. I am a sole participant in 401(k) solo. The 401(k) solo only investment was rental property which I recently sold. I am contemplating rolling over to IRA and terming 401(k) solo. I pay $200 to 3rd party to keep 401(k) solo updated. The sponsor of plan (2012) is my LLC rental property.
I do the same thing with an SD401K. I haven’t sold the properties yet. Nonetheless, your company which owned the real estate is/was owned by your 401(k), not by you. Yes, you own the 401(k), so it’s a bit of legal fiction, but that’s how it works.
If you did it like I did, your 401(k) bought all or most of your company in return for cash which you then used to buy houses. The only way to unwind that is to figure out how much profit you made, and realize that really it was the 401(k) which profited.
If the house cost say, $100K and you sold it for $150K, then you unwind the 401(k) by giving it back 50% more than it gave you/the company. It gives back the stock it owns in the company as part of the deal and you’re done.
Typically, the IRS will not accept your guess. You probably need to spend a thousand bucks on an independent appraiser who says what it’s worth. The only given is that it did grow or shrink based on what happened to the house(s) it once owned.
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I’ve never heard of this dish before. What country does it come from?
It’s a Middle Eastern dish. I always have a bowl of it ready for snacking, it’s great.
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Q: I'm using TLS mode with no --remote option on the server. When I start the server then the client it works ok. I can restart the client with no problem, but if I restart the server and the client is connected I get the following problem: "TLS Error: Unknown data channel key ID or IP address received from 111.222.333.444:10203". In this case I need to restart the client again to make it work. Do you know what the problem is?
This problem occurs because when you restart the server, there is nothing to trigger a new TLS key exchange. The server can't trigger it because it doesn't have a --remote option giving it the address of its peer, so it wants to sit and wait for a client to connect. The client doesn't trigger it because it doesn't know the server was restarted (remember that UDP is connectionless).
Add a --remote option to the server which points to the client, making the connection peer-to-peer rather than client/server. When one peer restarts, it will force a new key exchange with the other peer.
Use the --ping and --ping-restart options to force a key negotiation any time that packets are not getting through the tunnel. Restarts always trigger a new key exchange.
Use static keys which allow OpenVPN to run in an essentially stateless manner.
Use TCP rather than UDP as your tunnel transport (available currently in the 1.5.x and higher with the --proto option). TCP is a connection-oriented protocol, and as such, either side of the connection knows immediately when the other side has disconnected.
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Yitzchak Meir Rotenberg-Alter (Polish: Icchak Meir Rothenberg Alter, Hebrew: יצחק מאיר אלתר, 1799 – 10 March 1866), was the first Rebbe of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, which he founded in the town of Góra Kalwaria (known as "Ger" in Yiddish), Poland. He headed the Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Kollel Polen (Poland) Varsha (Warsaw) (Hebrew קופת רמבעה"ן כולל פולין ורשה / וארשא). He was also known as The Chiddushei HaRim (החדושי הרי"ם) for his Torah writings, and was sometimes fondly called Reb Itche Meir (Yiddish) by his followers.
Alter was born in Magnuszew, Poland, in late 1799. He came from a very distinguished family of rabbis, among the most prominent in Germany and Poland. He was a descendant of Rashi and of the Tosafist, Rabbi Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg.
He married Feigele Lipszyc, daughter of Moshe 'Halfon' Lipszyc, in 1811, and settled in Warsaw. They had fourteen children, according to most published sources, most of whom died in infancy.
Alter became known as a Talmudic gaon. At first he was close to the rebbes of Kozhnitz. After some years, he was drawn to Rebbe Simcha Bunim of Prshischa, whose close adherent he became. After the demise of Simcha Bunim, Alter became a disciple of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, also known as the Kotzker Rebbe, who was famous for his acerbic wit and Talmudic brilliance. He was soon followed by a large number of Simcha Bunim's followers. Alter and the Kotzer Rebbe eventually became brothers-in-law, when the latter married Chaya Lipszyc, the sister of Alter's wife Feigele.
In 1830 he was forced to change his name to Alter because of his support towards the Poles during the November Uprising.
Alter was succeeded as the Rebbe of the Ger hasidim by his colleague and disciple, Rabbi Chanoch Henoch of Aleksander.
One of his sons, Avraham Mordechai, and three daughters, Cyna Pesia, Leah Hudes, and Esther, survived to adulthood and married. However, by the time of Alter's death on 23 Adar 5626 (1866), only one child (Esther) remained alive.
Toldoth Horim, by Itshe Myer Broder of Ger.
This page was last edited on 28 February 2019, at 16:39 (UTC).
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Theresa May lost by 344 to 286 in yesterday's showdown as 28 Tory hardliners refused to fall into line - enough to have left her just two short of an unlikely victory.
Despite an intense whipping effort the Prime Minister was still defied by 34 Tory MPs - 28 hard Brexiteers and six pro-EU Remainers. She also failed to win over the DUP and their 10 MPs.
If all the Brexiteer rebels backed the deal Mrs May would have lost by just two - 316 to 314 - and might have gained enough momentum to get the deal over the line next week.
The Brexiteer rebels include Priti Patel, the former Aid Secretary seen by some as a possible leadership contender, and former Cabinet ministers Owen Paterson, David Jones and Theresa Villiers.
The group is made of the so-called 'Spartans' in the hardline European Research Group who have vowed never to back the deal. They are led by Steve Baker and Mark Francois.
Their main objection is focused on the Irish border backstop, which they claim risks leaving Britain permanently chained to the EU.
But they have protested other elements of the deal including the £39billion divorce bill and the political declaration on the future UK-EU relationship, which they warn paves the way for Britain staying too close to Brussels.
Yesterday, Brexit-backing Tory MP Michael Fabricant, who decided to back the withdrawal agreement last week, said his refusenik colleagues had made a soft Brexit more likely.
He tweeted: ‘If Brexiteers think that a victory has been won, because Remainers and Labour voted down the deal, think again.
Spartan leader and former part-time soldier Mark Francois has vowed to fight Theresa May's deal until the very end, and insisted he would rather 'put a shotgun in my mouth' than vote for the PM's plan.
The Rayleigh MP underlined Mrs May can never win back all of her Tory rebels if and when she brings back a vote to approve her Brexit deal.
Previously, the Essex MP had said that, having been in the Army, he was 'not trained to lose' – although critics pointed out that the short and portly MP's soldiering experience was limited to a spell in the Territorial Army in the 1980s.
Why do they call themselves the 'Spartans'?
The self-flattering description refers to the warrior race in ancient Greece renowned for fighting to the death.
The 300 warriors died in battle, but saved their city.
The Brexiteer rebels started referring to themselves as Spartans because they are still willing to go to war with the PM's deal even now that many of their peers have caved in and backed it.
Another anti-Brussels hardliner and fellow member of the 'Spartans' within the European Research Group is Steve Baker.
Living up to the 'Spartan' moniker, he told colleagues he'll oppose Mrs May's plan 'til the day I die'.
And the ultra Brexiteer revealed to MPs he could quit the Conservatives rather than be party to Theresa May's deal.
After today's vote, The Wycombe MP said: 'This must be the final defeat for Theresa May's Deal. 'It's finished. And we must move on. It has not passed. It will not pass.
'I regret to say it is time for Theresa May to follow through on her words and make way so that a new leader can deliver a Withdrawal Agreement which will be passed by Parliament.
Leading Brexiteer Owen Paterson has been an outspoken critic of the European Union throughout his career and is on the political advisory board for the Leave Means Leave group.
The North Shropshire MP's position on Mrs May's Brexit has remained unmovable since the PM revealed the terms of her deal.
He said he refused to vote 'for an agreement which sees the UK broken up, have laws imposed upon it by a foreign power, subjected to substantial fines for non-compliance, from which there is no unilateral right of exit, and pay £39 billion for the privilege'.
Peter Bone is also one of the self proclaimed 'Spartans'. He called on all Brexiteers to write to their MPs and demand the UK leave the European Union on April 12 following the vote today.
The Wellingborough MP joined Leave supporters marching on Westminster to voice their outrage at not leaving the EU on the chosen deadline of March 29.
Another one of the self-styled Spartans is former Brexit minister Suella Braverman who resigned in November last year to protest the draft deal.
She said Friday was a 'sad day' because the UK was not leaving the EU as scheduled last year. The Fareham MP took aim at the Prime Minister for not honouring this departure date and slammed the takeover of Government business by MPs as a 'Parliamentary massacre'.
Hardline Brexiteer and fellow 'Spartan' Andrew Bridgen refused to back Mrs May's deal for a third time today and has vowed to fight it until the very end.
The Eurosceptic MP for North West Leicestershire warned the EU can 'extort any amount of money' out of Britain for a delay to Brexit, saying the EU has a 'special place in hell' reserved for the UK.
Sir Bill Cash is also no stranger to forming alliances with like-minded MPs to plot against his own party.
The long-time Eurosceptic who chairs the influential European Scrutiny Committee was one of the 'Maastricht rebels' who opposed former prime minister John Major's plans to invoke the then new European treaty.
He challenged Theresa May in the Commons this week over the legality of ignoring the March 29 scheduled departure date.
He claimed that some lawyers and former judges were 'convinced' an agreement over the Brexit date was not lawful.
Witham MP Priti Patel was another of the self-proclaimed ‘Spartans’ that voted down the PM’s deal for a third time on Friday.
Eurosceptic Patel – the ‘poster girl’ for the Vote Leave campaign in 2016 – considers the EU ‘undemocratic’ as it ‘interferes too much in our daily lives’.
She helped to launch the Women For Britain campaign for anti-EU women and compared their movement to that of Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes.
Ahead of Friday's vote, Patel seemed to hint at voting on the deal when she told MPs that trust in politics was in danger if Brexit did not happen.
Sir Bernard Jenkin - one of the most vocal supporters of the Eurosceptic pressure group Leave Means Leave - revealed he fought Mrs May's deal and resigned to the idea of a longer extension because it was a much better option than the current 'draconian withdrawal agreement'.
The MP for Harwich and North Essex is a long-standing critic of the European Union, believing that the European Union undermines the UK's national sovereignty.
He said on voting down May's deal: 'I think it is far more likely that we go into a longer extension and I have long made up my mind the withdrawal agreement was so bad, it would be far better for the Prime Minister to have all the freedom to maneuver and the ability to leave at the end of an extension without an agreement, than to be locked into the draconian withdrawal agreement'.
Andrea Jenkyns rose to fame in 2015 when she ousted then Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls from his Morley and Outwood constituency. But she has since made her mark as a ferocious Brexiteer who is not frightened of openly criticising Mrs May.
Along with being in the Spartan gang of Brexiteer MPs, she is also a member of the Leave Means Leave group.
The ERG's Marcus Fysh voted down the Prime Minister's deal along with his 'Spartan' peers for a third time on Friday because the agreement would leave the UK 'shackled and begging to be let out'.
The lifelong Eurosceptic, who is also a public supporter of Leave Means Leave, said it was 'shameful' that the UK had not left on the March 29 date.
Former Welsh Secretary and fellow 'Spartan' David Jones is the only Conservative Brexiteer MP from Wales who is refusing to swing behind Mrs May's deal while it includes the so-called backstop arrangements for the Irish border.
The Tory MP for Clwyd West and ex-Brexit minister said the entire country has been cheated now that Brexit has not gone through on the March 29 deadline.
He lead the Welsh arm of the Vote Leave campaign for the EU referendum in 2016.
The group's objection to the deal is based on the damage it will do to the economy - which most forecasts say will be worse off than remaining. The group argues it is very different to what was offered in 2016.
The six Remain Tories are all former ministers - Dominic Grieve, Justine Greening, Sam Gyimah, Guto Bebb, Jo Johnson and Philip Lee.
Most would back down and support the deal in return for a referendum.
Switchers from the last vote on March 12 were led by Brexiteers Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg - who all admitted their fear of no Brexit at all was greater than their worries over the deal.
Mrs May got five Labour MPs in her lobby today - two better than the last vote as Rosie Cooper and Jim Fitzpatrick joined Kevin Barron, Caroline Flint and John Mann.
The day before the result, Tory moderates had rounded on their hardline colleagues, demanding they be suspended for not falling into line.
In response, the minister for suicide prevention urged politicians to tone down their language. Conservative MP Andrew Percy said: ‘It is now time the Government got tougher and made clear that any Tory MP who now opposes the Prime Minister’s deal – which is the only one the EU will accept – will have the whip withdrawn.
The final 28 Brexiteer rebels are the most hardline Eurosceptic left in the Tory Party and have vowed never to pass Theresa May's deal.
The group is led by ringleaders Steve Baker and Mark Francois and counts a raft of former ministers - including Owen Paterson, Theresa Villiers and David Jones.
How did your MP vote as May's deal was defeated for a third time today?
Theresa May's Brexit deal was defeated by a majority of 58 today - the third time it was crushed.
Listed below are how every MP voted. It does not count the four Speakers or seven Sinn Fein MPs.
Tories Andrew Stephenson and Craig Whittaker were tellers for the Ayes, while Labour MPs Nic Dakin and Thangam Debbonaire were tellers for the Noes.
Four MPs missed the vote today - Labour MPs Ronnie Campbell and Dennis Skinner, Independent Kelvin Hopkins and SNP John McNally.
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire).
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness).
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This article is about the geographical term. For the region that it applies to, see Middle East.
The Near East is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia. Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire. The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the terms "Middle East" and "West Asia", the former of which may include Egypt, and the latter strictly Southwest Asia including the Transcaucasus.
According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey". As of 1997, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defined the region similarly, but also included Afghanistan.
First used in 1856, the term Near East was defined specifically against the Far East and referred to the region in Asia that’s west of India. Today, the region of the Near East is imprecise and overlaps with the Middle East. It typically refers to southwest Asia, particularly Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and other nations of the Arabian Peninsula. It is not as commonly used as Middle East.
At the beginning of the 19th century the Ottoman Empire included all of the Balkan Peninsula south to the southern edge of the Hungarian Plain, but by 1914 had lost all of it except Constantinople and Eastern Thrace to the rise of Balkan nationalism, which saw the independence of Greece, Serbia, the Danubian Principalities and Bulgaria. Up until 1912 the Ottomans retained a band of territory including Albania, Macedonia and Southern Thrace, which were lost in the two Balkan Wars of 1912–13.
The Ottoman Empire, believed to be about to collapse, was portrayed in the press as the "sick man of Europe". The Balkan states, with the partial exception of Bosnia and Albania, were primarily Christian, as was the Arab zone of Lebanon. Starting in 1894 the Ottomans struck at the Armenians on the explicit grounds that they were a non-Muslim people and as such were a potential threat to the Muslim empire within which they resided. The Hamidian Massacres aroused the indignation of the entire Christian world. In the United States the now aging Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, leaped into the war of words and joined the Red Cross. Relations of minorities within the Ottoman Empire and the disposition of former Ottoman lands became known as the "Eastern Question", as the Ottomans were on the east of Europe.
It now became relevant to define the east of the eastern question. In about the middle of the 19th century "Near East" came into use to describe that part of the east closest to Europe. The term "Far East" appeared contemporaneously meaning Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam. "Near East" applied to what had been mainly known as the Levant, which was in the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Porte, or government. Those who used the term had little choice about its meaning. They could not set foot on most of the shores of the southern and central Mediterranean from the Gulf of Sidra to Albania without permits from the Ottoman Empire.
Ptolemy's Geography divided Asia on a similar basis. In the north is "Scythia this side of the Himalayas" and "Scythia beyond the Himalayas". To the south is "India on this side of the Ganges" and "India beyond the Ganges". Asia began on the coast of Anatolia ("land of the rising Sun"). Beyond the Ganges and Himalayas (including the Tien Shan) were Serica and Serae (sections of China) and some other identifiable far eastern locations known to the voyagers and geographers but not to the general European public.
By the time of John Seller's Atlas Maritima of 1670, "India Beyond the Ganges" had become "the East Indies" including China, Korea, southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific in a map that was every bit as distorted as Ptolemy's, despite the lapse of approximately 1500 years. That "east" in turn was only an English translation of Latin Oriens and Orientalis, "the land of the rising Sun", used since Roman times for "east". The world map of Jodocus Hondius of 1590 labels all of Asia from the Caspian to the Pacific as India Orientalis, shortly to appear in translation as the East Indies.
To support the "sick man" in the Near East is an arduous and costly affair; let England, France and America too, beware how they create a "sick giant" in the Far East, for they may rest assured that, if Turkey is [a] European necessity, China is a world necessity.
Much of the colonial administration belonged to this club, which had been formed by the Duke of Wellington. Meadows' terminology must represent usage by that administration. If not the first use of the terms, the letter to the Times was certainly one of the earliest presentations of this vocabulary to the general public. They became immediately popular, supplanting "Levant" and "East Indies", which gradually receded to minor usages and then began to change meaning.
"Near East" remained popular in diplomatic, trade and journalistic circles, but a variation soon developed among the scholars and the men of the cloth and their associates: "the Nearer East", reverting to the classical and then more scholarly distinction of "nearer" and "farther". They undoubtedly saw a need to separate the Biblical lands from the terrain of the Ottoman Empire. The Christians saw the country as the land of the Old and New Testaments, where Christianity had developed. The scholars in the field of studies that eventually became Biblical archaeology attempted to define it on the basis of archaeology.
The regions in their inventory were Assyria, Chaldea, Mesopotamia, Persia, Armenia, Egypt, Arabia, Syria, Ancient Israel, Ethiopia, Caucasus, Libya, Anatolia and Abyssinia. Explicitly excluded is India. No mention is made of the Balkans.
In the last years of the 19th century the term "Near East" acquired considerable disrepute in eyes of the English-speaking public as did the Ottoman Empire itself. The cause of the onus was the religiously motivated Hamidian Massacres of Christian Armenians, but it seemed to spill over into the protracted conflicts of the Balkans. For a time, "Near East" meant primarily the Balkans. Robert Hichens' book The Near East (1913) is subtitled Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople.
The change is evident in the reports of influential British travelers to the Balkans. In 1894, Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a journalist, traveled to the Far East, afterwards writing a book called The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, which came out in 1895. By "Far East" he meant Siberia, China, Japan, Korea, Siam and Malaya. As the book was a big success, he was off to the Balkan states with his wife in 1896 to develop detail for a sequel, The People and Politics of the Near East, which Scribners planned to publish in 1897. Mrs. Norman, a writer herself, wrote glowing letters of the home and person of Mme. Zakki, "the wife of a Turkish cabinet minister," who, she said, was a cultivated woman living in a country home full of books. As for the natives of the Balkans, they were "a semi-civilized people".
The planned book was never published, however Norman published the gist of the book, mixed with vituperation against the Ottoman Empire, in an article in June, 1896, in Scribner's Magazine. The empire had descended from an enlightened civilization ruling over barbarians for their own good to something considerably less. The difference was the Hamidian Massacres, which were being conducted even as the couple traveled the Balkans. According to Norman now, the empire had been established by "the Moslem horde" from Asia, which was stopped by "intrepid Hungary." Furthermore, "Greece shook off the turbaned destroyer of her people" and so on. The Russians were suddenly liberators of oppressed Balkan states. Having portrayed the Armenians as revolutionaries in the name of freedom with the expectation of being rescued by the intervention of Christian Europe, he states "but her hope was vain." England had "turned her back." Norman concluded his exhortation with "In the Balkans one learns to hate the Turk." Norman made sure that Gladstone read the article. Prince Nicolas of Montenegro wrote a letter thanking him for his article.
Throughout this article Norman uses "Near East" to mean the countries where "the eastern question" applied; that is, to all of the Balkans. The countries and regions mentioned are Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (which was Muslim and needed, in his view, to be suppressed), Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Romania. The rest of the Ottoman domain is demoted to just "the east."
Subsequently, with the disgrace of "Near East" in diplomatic and military circles, "Middle East" prevailed. However, "Near East" continues in some circles at the discretion of the defining agency or academic department. They are not generally considered distinct regions as they were at their original definition.
In the 20th century after decades of intense warfare and political turmoil terms such as "Near East", "Far East", and "Middle East" were relegated to the experts, especially in the new field of political science. The new wave of diplomats often came from those programs. Archaeology on the international scene, although very much of intellectual interest to the major universities, fell into the shadow of international relations. Their domain became the Ancient Near East, which could no longer be relied upon to be the Near East. The Ottoman Empire was gone, along with all the other empires of the 19th century, replaced with independent republics. Someone had to reconcile the present with the past. This duty was inherited by various specialized agencies that were formed to handle specific aspects of international relations, now so complex as to be beyond the scope and abilities of a diplomatic corps in the former sense. The ancient Near East is frozen in time. The living Near East is primarily what the agencies say it is. In most cases this single term is inadequate to describe the geographical range of their operations. The result is multiple definitions.
The United States is the chief remaining nation to assign official responsibilities to a region called the Near East. Within the government the State Department has been most influential in promulgating the Near Eastern regional system. The countries of the former empires of the 19th century have in general abandoned the term and the subdivision in favor of Middle East, North Africa, and various forms of Asia. In many cases, such as France, no distinct regional substructures have been employed. Each country has its own French diplomatic apparatus, although regional terms, including Proche-Orient and Moyen-Orient, can be used in a descriptive sense.
Some of the most influential agencies in the United States still use Near East as a working concept. For example, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, a division of the United States Department of State, is perhaps the most influential agency to still use the term Near East. Under the Secretary of State, it implements the official diplomacy of the United States, called also statecraft by Secretary Clinton. The name of the bureau is traditional and historic. There is, however, no distinct Middle East. All official Middle Eastern affairs are referred to this bureau.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) is a non-profit organization for research and advice on Middle Eastern policy. It regards its target countries as the Middle East but adopts the convention of calling them the Near East to be in conformance with the practices of the State Department. Its views are independent. The WINEP bundles the countries of Northwest Africa together under "North Africa". Details can be found in Policy Focus #65.
The United Nations formulates multiple regional divisions as is convenient for its various operations. But few of them include a Near East, and that poorly defined. UNICEF recognizes the "Middle East and North Africa" region, where the Middle East is bounded by the Red Sea on the west and includes Iran on the east. UNESCO recognizes neither a Near East nor a Middle East, dividing the countries instead among three regions: Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa. Its division "does not forcibly reflect geography" but "refers to the execution of regional activities." The United Nations Statistics Division defines Western Asia to contain the countries included elsewhere in the Middle East. Its total area extends further into Central Asia than that of most agencies.
Resorting to this verbal device, however, did not protect the "Ancient Near East" from the inroads of "the Middle East." For example, a high point in the use of "Ancient Near East" was for Biblical scholars the Ancient Near Eastern Texts relating to the Old Testament by James Bennett Pritchard, a textbook of first edition dated 1950. The last great book written by Leonard Woolley, British archaeologist, excavator of ancient Ur and associate of T. E. Lawrence and Arthur Evans, was The Art of the Middle East, Including Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine, published in 1961. Woolley had completed it in 1960 two weeks before his death. The geographical ranges in each case are identical.
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Which brand of CPU and GPU that currently sells the best, and how does the parameters of the hardware affect the price?
When someone wants to check out a newly released hardware, Newegg.com is always the right place to go. The broad product line, great deals and good service makes this online retailer very popular among computer fans. The highly organized web structure also makes it well-suited for getting and comparing hardware parameters. Therefore I decided to scrape this website for all the data needed for analysis.
CPU and graphic card, in my opinion, are top-2 hardware in a desktop that directly determine its computing power. Hundreds of channels can be found on Youtube that benchmarking the gaming performance for each CPU and graphic card product everyday. Besides video gamers, data scientists need good computers too. A good CPU and save great amount of computation time when working on a relatively large dataset. More interestingly, GPU computing via graphic cards is going mainstream at this moment. The reason behind this is that a modern GPU will have far more cores than a CPU, thus make GPU well-suited for parallel computing. Today more and more people use high-end graphic cards to perform heavy computational work, like training models for neural network.
As shown above, when searching for a type of desktop components, a page consisting of 36 products will be displayed. The URL contains the information like page number, number of products in a page, and the criteria for sorting the products. The main panel consists of 36 icons. When clicking the "View Detail" bottom, you will be directed to single product page. In this page, most of the parameters can be found under "Specification" tab.
Generate a list of URLs ranging from the first page to the last page.
At each page, grab the customer rating data, generate a ranking number for each product, filter the undesired (Refurbished and Open box) item, and extract the URL for each product.
Go to each product page, grab the hardware parameters under "Specification" Tab, and yield the item info.
It should be noted that the product information becomes less organized in the latter pages. Such case are handled by multiple "try/except" statements. The complete code for web scraping can be found here.
After web scraping from Newegg.com, the data were cleaned using this R script.
Other variables like L3/L2 cache for CPU, and memory clock/interface for graphic cards are not included in data analysis.
In this part, exploratory graphs are drawn to visualize the selling trend of CPUs and graphic cards. In terms of the overall market distribution, AMD and Intel are competing for dominance in CPU area, while AMD and Nvidia are two biggest GPU chip manufacturers.
First let's look at the customer rating distribution of CPU and graphic card that are currently selling on Newegg. For CPU, the customer ratings is ranging from 4 points to 5 points, indicating that CPU is overall reliable for nearly all products. On the other hand, some graphic card get rated only 1 points and 3 points, meaning the quality for graphic cards varies from product to product. When looking at the overall markets distribution, the number of Intel products is greater than AMD CPU. As for graphic card market, AMD fall behind Nvidia.
From the barplot above, there are 10 companies sharing the graphic card markets. Some of them, like Powercolor and Sapphire, stand on the AMD side, while others like EVGA and PNY adopt Nvidia GPUs only. It is interesting to note that for companies that use both GPUs, they tends to have more Nvidia chip products over AMD chip.
From the figure above, we can see that in top-100 best selling CPUs, although the average price of Intel product is higher than it opponent AMD, it is still leading in popularity.
Above is the product price plotting against selling rank for top-50 CPU products. The average price increases from $200 to $500 as the rank increases to around 25, and drop below 200 when reaching rank 50. There are three Intel products ranking between 20 and 30 that are selling at above $1000 dollars, thus pulling up the average price in this region.
As shown from the boxplot above, a positive correlation can be observed between price and number of cores. We can also clearly observe the price gap between two CPU manufactures, and such gap becomes more clear at higher number of cores.
In this section, the relationship between the price of CPU products and their parameters is explored. First let's look at the correlation plot including all numeric variables in the CPU dataset.
Figure 9. Correlation plot of CPU dataset.
It is interesting to note that the price of CPU almost has no correlation with the operating frequency, meaning that the operating frequency no longer reflects the computing power. Today CPU manufactures direct their attention on cores, threads and inner architecture to increase the performance, instead of simply adding clock speed.
Now let's see if we can use linear regression to model the price of CPUs against other variables. First let's check the normality of the price distribution.
From the Q-Q plot above, the prices are not quite normally distributed. Therefore we do a box-cox transformation.
From figure 11, we take the natural log of response value to increase the normality. For variable selection, CPU brands, series, number of core, power consumption and operating frequency are selected as the full model. Then AIC was applied to select the best linear model via step function in R. The variables for final model are series, power and number of cores.
Increasing of the power consumption will slightly increase the price, and CPU will cost a lot more when adding more cores to it. According to the p-value of the F-test, the overall regression model is significant, where 87% of the variability can be explained.
In summary, all CPU and graphic card product information was scraped from Newegg.com using Python Scrapy module. the data showed that the price of the CPU have a negligible correlation with the operating frequency. When looking at both CPU and graphic card data, although AMD has a wide range of product line, it is dominated by Intel and Nvidia in CPU and GPU market, respectively. A linear regression model is selected to model the natural log of price using CPU series, core and power consumption as predictors, which can explain 87% percent of variability.
Build an interactive app to allow others to explore and subset the dataset.
Scrape more features from the web, like product release date and customer reviews.
Apply machine learning algorithms to predict the user rating of a product based on the hardware parameters and reviews.
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¿Un videoclip solo con fragmentos de las mejores actuaciones de 'In my blood' de Shawn Mendes? Dicho y hecho.
2018 Shawn Mendes Cute Funny Moments.
Shawn Mendes Challenges A Super Fan In A Trivia Battle | Fan Vs. Artist Trivia.
SHAWN MENDES - In My Blood | Kyle Hanagami Choreography.
Shawn Mendes: His Life Story.
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Duet - Mashup Songs | Artist Challenge.
Diana Kalashová - Shawn Mendes : In My Blood | The Voice Česko Slovensko 2019.
Shawn Mendes Y Sus "tierra Trágame".
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Locate a Drug Rehab near me in St. Joseph, MI.
Addicted individuals need to have a drug rehabilitation program in St. Joseph, Michigan which will give them results that aren't only going to be temporary when they are there, but will last them the remainder of their lives. If the drug rehabilitation program doesn't aim for these kinds of results, than really what's the point ? Unfortunately, many facilities say they can provide these kinds of results but don't provide the right treatment environment nor do they offer enough treatment so that individuals can confidently go back home ready to live a drug free life. This is often the situation with centers which offer only a 30-day rehab plan, or outpatient facilities which don't give individuals the change of environment they need to really get the most out of rehabilitation. In St. Joseph, MI., the most beneficial rehab options aren't essentially the most convenient or easy ones, but are the centers which require most time and commitment. Long-term inpatient and residential alcohol and drug rehab facilities in St. Joseph, Michigan usually demand a commitment of 4 months to 6 months, and this has been the most efficient approach based on the success rates of clients while in treatment and long after they complete treatment and go back home. Many inpatient and residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers accept private health insurance, and in some instances might even provide a sliding scale fee. So financing quality drug and alcohol rehabilitation in St. Joseph is possible for most people, even if they believe it might not be.
If an individual isn't readily accepting help, the issue is never going to get better by itself, and it is likely time for loved ones to step up and hold an intervention. Although it may seem daunting, an intervention is actually a lot easier and much more productive than you think, and can be held right away with the help of a St. Joseph, MI. rehabilitation counselor or interventionist.
Land Demographics, St. Joseph, MI.
Household and Income Statistics in: St. Joseph, MI.
Lakeland Hospital St. Joseph is a Hospital Inpatient Drug Rehab that can be reached at 269-983-8846. They specialize in Assistance For Hearing Impaired and accept the following forms of payment: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance, Private Insurance.
They are located at 1234 Napier Avenue St. Joseph, MI. 49085.
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The most important one was Article X which stated that "all members undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and political independence of all members of the League"
This meant that money and military staff would have to be sacrificed if ever one nation was under threat.
USSR and Germany did not support the Versailles Treaty nor the League as they had been excluded from these and Germany was blamed for starting the war. This created tension instead of a reconciliation that Wilson had proposed.
Since Germany and the USSR were excluded from the League, once they regained strength and sought to recover their lost territory, it excluded the possibility to discuss the terms of the settlement and negotiate a compromise, instead it would lead to an inevitable conflict.
The exclusion of both of these countries also lead to the Treaty of Rapallo which represented a major threat for the League as these two where both major powers that now where co-operating economically and militarily. It also undermined the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as Germany could increase its armament and train military staff in the USSR without the League knowing.
France and Britain had very different mind sets about the treaty and Germany, Britain wanted Germany to rebuild its economy for the purpose of trade and France wanted to make it as hard as possible for Germany to recover economically as it was worried about a German attack in the future. This created conflict within the League.
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who wrote an article about the infrequency of Canadian music performance by Canadian Symphony Orchestras.
I have a theory about why Canadian music is not often performed. The theory is based on my fifty years of professional music experience, but unsupported by scholarly research.
The music most often performed by today’s symphony orchestras, was written in a 400-year span of time beginning about the 18th century.
These 400 core works were composed by approximately 100 composers, or four ‘core’ works per composer, per hundred years. (I take the 100 composers statistic from various on line classic CD retailers, “Google” lists and again, from personal experience.) Further, these composers lived primarily in thirteen western countries, or in countries where western art music prevailed: i.e. Russia & Japan.
Thus, every 100 years,each country has contributed to the core symphonic repertoire about seven and a half works .
In light of this, and Canada’s youthful fifty years in the symphonic music game, I believe two or three regularly performed Canadian works to be about equal to the western world’s average.
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Here is a message from my daughter. We have just told her that we are moving to Canada next year. It would be great if you have children who could share some good news about what it's like to live there.
yes we have homework here, but they are not difficult for someone educated in Africa cos back home, we have a much stronger education system.
Welcome to Canada Trinity. I like your name. It reminds me of Trinity, the girl from the Matrix movies, who just happens to be canadian by the way.
When it's a snowy day, you can make a snowman or have a snowball fight. I like the snow because once I built a snowman and I made snow angels.
I hope you'll enjoy Canada when you get here."
My 2 boys are 9 (Tristan) and 8 (Alex). They love being in Canada. Their favourite part is being able to cycle or walk to their friends, and they do not have to wait for Mom or Dad to take them there. They do not get a lot of homework, and in fact Tristan has had less homework in 2 years here than he did in Grade 1 in South Africa. Tristan loves Canadian school because he does not have to wear a school uniform. The boys each have a cat, and most of their friends have pets as well.
Alex (8 years old) is able to go cycling with his brother around the neighbourhood, and we let him go to the park on his own. He loves Canada because there are so many parks near us, one across the road from us, and another near the school. In South Africa, he never went to the park.
Winter and the snow is a lot of fun, and they spend hours outside on their sleds in the park. Tristan also cannot wait until he is 10, because then he will be able to stay at home alone, without any parents. Then, he will not have to come out with us wherever we go.
Another thing both boys love in Canada is driving with the car windows open.
My name is Robyn, I was also 9 years old when I moved to Canada,I am now 13! I was quite nervous as well but you have nothing to worry about, its amazing here there is snow and awesome scenery There is homework here but not a lot=) You are allowed dogs, but I only have two cats. I have made a lot of amazing friends and I know you will to when you come back! There is lots of animals here like deer,bear,moose and geese! When you are here you will realize that there is so much freedom, like I can ride my bike to the store and back and I don't have to worry. I have gone on a lot more holidays than I ever did when I was in south Africa! You will catch onto the accent really easily.Schooling is really good here!
Here is my email, so if you ever need to know anything just email me and i will be happy to reply!
I am old but my youngest daughter is 11.
Canada is a great place for children.
School is school, but Canadian schools are a little different to South African ones.
The first thing that we thought was crazy was that classes are sometimes mixed, like grade 4 and 5! It sounds weird, but seems to work okay.
We just love the teachers here, they seem to be really smart and nice.
Kids here have tons of activities to choose from, you get to try a whole lot of new things. Also, the school day works a little differently here. You start about 8:00am and come out about 3pm. It sounds long, but there are breaks of course. They do give homework here, but it depends on the teachers.
Here they also have "PA" days, which means that you get a Friday off every month - how cool is that !!
In the winter there are snow days - which means the buses are not allowed to drive, so the kids get to stay home and play - lucky!
Kids here also have indoor and outdoor shoes at school - that's because the school does not want all the snow and mud in the halls, so when you get to school, you change into indoor shoes. Many children walk to school in the mornings, it's fun and healthy - they walk in families or bunches, or sometimes alone.
School is mostly on during the winter - so you are all cozy inside while it's cold outside. Then when the summer comes, you have a long holiday. During the summer kids here do all sorts of sports and things at summer camps. Canada has so many trees, rivers and lakes - it's water paradise. There are many small wild animals to be seen, like ducks and geese, rabbits and raccoon (which are naughty). People here love their pets, so it seems like most people have a dog or a cat.
I think you will love Canada, don't be scared or worried, people here are really nice. South African kids fit in well and make great friends in no time at all.
Here they also have "PA" days, which means that you get a Friday off every month - how cool is that !!In the winter there are snow days - which means the buses are not allowed to drive, so the kids get to stay home and play - lucky! .
PA days?!? Is that for work or school?
These are days when the kids do not go to school. I think it stands for professional activities. It's for the teachers.
In Ontario it's called P A days or Professional Activity days. While it will be a day off school for students, some teachers will spend the PA (professional activity) day learning themselves.
During this subject-specific event, teachers will be supporting teachers by sharing best practices, strategies and technology skills.
In British Columbia it is called Pro-D days (Professional Development Days).
Trinity, there are quite a few differences between Canada and South Africa. For instance, You will probably become the older buddy of a younger child in Kindergarten or grade one. Buddies look out for each other. Your buddy will come to you when he/she is sad, hurt or have a little problem. You will spend organised time together, participating in activities like reading, painting or crafting.
When you get a little older, it will be expected that you do some volunteering. Our granddaughter has been working twice a week at a daycare center since she was ten-years old.
Then there is the shoe thing. It is considered polite not to enter anyone's home with your shoes on. You remove your shoes at the front door and walk around in your socks.
Pets are very well behaved. Puppies are expected to attend puppy training classes. This will be followed by more training as they get older. They will never leave the yard unless they are on a leash, and you are expected to pick up after them. Here are off-leash areas where they may play with other dogs, but they had better be trained to socialise. One is expected to walk your dog every day.
Most of the cats are indoor cats. This is because cats are great hunters and can play havoc with the local bird population. We have large supermarkets in Canada where you can buy everything under the sun for your pets. Many of these indoor cats have their own jungle gym in the house, so they still get lots of exercise.
You summer break is going to be long. It usually lasts from the last week in June to the first week in September. If you watch the show "Phineas and Ferb" you'll know all about this..
Oh and also, can you keep your dogs outside or do they need to stay inside?
A lot of children volunteer at the SPCA and animal shelters. They love it! For children who love nature and animals, the 4-H youth clubs are the place to be.
Dogs love to be outside in summer, but not so much in winter. Who would forego a nice warm house when the snow lies thick outside? They still go for walkies though. Ever seen 'n dog wearing a warm coat and booties?
Another strange thing is Canadians and coffee. Your mom and dad had better get used to the idea that Canadians are never far from their mug of coffee. They carry it with them when they go for a walk, or go to work. They drink coffee in trains, on the sidewalk, while doing shopping, going to the playground.... Heck, once I even saw a guy on a skateboard drinking coffee!
Volunteering is the BEST thing in Canada. SPCA is called the Calgary Humane Society here in Calgary. Check out their very cool website. They even have volunteer opportunities in their Job Opportunities section. I am sure every town/city here in Canada has a special website dedicated for their needs.
Like Cathy also said... there are LOTS of smaller animal rescue groups too and pet clinics that will take volunteering staff too.
You are a very cool 9year old!
It is lovely to sense your enthusiasm.
Every province has different laws re. volunteering/wprking age. In BC our youngest wasn't allowed to volunteer at a horse ranch as he was under 13 at the time.
Even if you volunteer for friends, they may have to have special insurance for you if you are too young. Canadians are very careful about young kids/teenagers getting hurt in the work/volunteer place so they have special rules and laws in place to protect kids.
You sound like a very special girl.
Kids in Canada love to earn their own pocket money. The Red Cross offers babysitting courses for children who are 11-years old and older. Almost all the girls in our granddaughter's class completed the course and they all do babysitting in their spare time.
Many nine-year olds have a paper route. Their parents will accompany them at first, but they enjoy doing it on their own and they make quite a lot of money.
You know it is summer when little lemonade stands appear on the sidewalks. You can even buy a kit to built your own lemonade stand. Canadians love going for a walk and there are always thirsty customers.
Trinity, you will enjoy Canada. I promise. Life is going to be different, but you will enjoy so much freedom and fun. Do you know where in Canada you're going to live? It's the second biggest country in the world!
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Recently my brother's iPhone 6S was stolen, when he called to me, he said that he opened the iCloud service also opens FindMyiPhone, but he can't find the location of the iPhone because the thief shut down it. But due to my brother turn off "Send Last Location", I can't find the last location, it ended in failure.
How to find your lost iPhone when it's no battery or be shut down by someone? Most parts of people knows that find the lost iPhone with find my iPhone, but it’s more important to set your iPhone before you loss. It is very frustrating for my brother's situation.
Set something in your findmyphone, it will be very helpful to find your iPhone when it lost or stolen. It will send the last location to Apple, even when your iPhone has no battery, or be shut down.
1. Open your iPhone, enter Settings->iCloud. login iCoud with your Apple ID.
2. Enter iCloud-> Turn on Find MyiPhone.
3. Turn on Send last location, it will send your last location of your iPhone when the battery is low or it be turn off by the thief.
When you lost iPhone, you can use findmyiphone on iCloud website or another iPhone.
1. login www.icloud.com with your apple ID which is the same as your lost iPhone iCloud account.
2. Enter findmyiphone and select your iOS device in All Devices.
3. It will show detail information on the map, And there are three mode to select: Play Sound, Lost Mode, Erase iPhone.
--Play Sound Mode: Your lost iPhone will run findmyiPhone alert ring.
--Lost Mode: It will put your iPhone in Lost Mode immediately, and allow you to send a message to your lost iPhone.
--Erase iPhone Mode: This will delete all the data on your phone, preventing the thief from accessing it.
1. Find FindMyiPhone in AppStore and login with your Apple ID.
If the device you're looking for is turned off or out of battery, isn't connected to the Internet, or has had its Location Services disabled, it won't show up on the map. If you turn on "Send Last Location", Find My iPhone will show the last location on the map, Check the Notify Me When Found box to have Find My iPhone let you know when your device connects to the Internet so you can find it.
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You are leading a project to build an oil pipeline in a foreign country, and you are looking for local contractors to outsource some of the construction work. You are in the process of preparing the bid package for prospective sellers. Which of the following documents would you leave out of the package?
HINT: To answer this question correctly, you need to consider the flow of information between the buyer and prospective sellers before the procurement selections are made.
Preparing the bid package for prospective sellers implies you are carrying out the Plan Procurement Management process. Bid documents (with the request for proposal (RFP) among them), procurement statement of work (SOW), source selection criteria, independent cost estimates are among the outputs of this process. These documents are also among the inputs to the Conduct Procurements process. However, not all of these documents are provided by the buyer to the prospective sellers. Sometimes, to benchmark procurements, the buying organization develops independent cost estimates either internally or using external resources such as a professional estimator. Buyers do not usually provide these estimates to the prospective sellers since a benchmark range may prejudice the sellers into proposing prices that do not actually work for their business model and resources. The buyer uses these benchmark estimates principally to verify if bids are reasonable, or if a large number of outliers indicate an issue with procurement processes or communications. Thus, of the choices provided, leaving the independent cost estimates out of the bid package makes the most sense and is, therefore, the best answer to the question asked.
Incorrect. The RFP, along with the request for information (RFI), and request for quotation (RFQ) are all bid documents that directly invite prospective sellers to bid for the project so that they may be included in the selection analysis. One of these types of documents should be in the bid package.
Incorrect. The SOW describes in detail the required products, services, or results. Without such detail, prospective sellers may not be able to determine if they can fulfill the requirements. Either the SOW or a similar document, terms of reference (TOR), should be in the bid package.
Correct. The buying organization develops independent cost estimates either internally or using external resources such as a professional estimator. Buyers do not usually provide these estimates to the prospective sellers, because they are primarily for internal benchmarking purposes.
Incorrect. Competitive selection methods may require sellers to invest a large amount of time and resources up front. Therefore, it is a good practice to include the evaluation method in the procurement documents, so bidders know how they will be evaluated.
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Find out which 4 restaurants were out of compliance during January.
Below are the establishments that were either inspected due to a complaint, had a follow-up inspection or found to be out of compliance during food safety inspections in January by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
1 violation: Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. Observed active leaking at the compression fitting below the dedicated hand wash sink. A catch basin was used to catch the leaked waste water. Part ordered. Picture taken.
3 violations: A sanitizer wiping cloth container at the hand wash station was not labeled; observed wet wiping cloth lying on a dining room table and not stored in sanitizer solution between uses; frozen pork patties were found thawing on the counter top.
4 violations: The food facility does not maintain Food Employee Certification records, as required. Information was unavailable to determine that a certified employee is available at the facility; food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view (sixth notice); outside waste handling unit has no drain plug. (repeat violation - twice in 2016 and once in 2017); old unused equipment and boxes of single service items, stored in rear area, should be removed from food facility, if not in use. Equipment and boxes have accumulated over several inspections, without abatement (Repeat in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017).
3 violations: An interior thermometer was not found inside the reach in cooler. Outside indicator was reading 28 degrees, when the actual temperature was reading 39 degrees; a tong was stored on the oven handle at the grill area. Item moved; plumbing system not maintained in good repair. Observed leaking at the second basin steel fitting (a different location than before). Discussed options with management.
8 violations: Ham butts held inside the Master-Bilt cooler were not date-marked; food employees observed in food prep area not wearing proper hair restraints, such as net or hat; food employee observed touching toast, a ready to eat food, with bare hands; loose rubber caulking and dust was found at the galvanized hood seam, that was directly over a food prep area; frozen pork shall be thawed using an approved method and not on the tabletop (repeat); food was held inside the Master-Bilt reach in cooler and the stainless steel stand up cooler at the service area at 48 and 50 degrees, rather than 41 degrees, or below as required. Discussed options; single-use gloves were stored inside equipment that smelled musty, upon opening the door. Discussed options; no sign or poster posted at the female restroom hand wash sink was found to remind food employees to wash their hands; paper towel dispenser was empty at the kitchen hand wash sink.
14 violations: Management does not have adequate control of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection and repeat violations; a gallon container of pesticide (half used) was found on the floor inside the employee restroom. Directions stated against the use inside a food facility. Manager stated that it is only used outside the building; employees were eating lunch at one food prep table in the kitchen. Owner states that the table is cleaned and sanitized after use and before using it as a food prep table, again; some food trays were loosely covered inside the walk in cooler; food boxes were on the floor on the walk-in freezer; raw food were over ready-to-eat foods; loose caulking was found at the seams inside the grill hood. This material was directly over a food prep area and shall be removed immediately to prevent contamination with foods directly below; food is hanging on multiple shelves inside the walk in cooler. Shelves shall be cleaned to prevent cross-contamination of food directly below; chicken wings and multiple foods inside three separate steam tables were held at 109-120 degrees, rather than 135 degrees or above, as required. All foods were internally checked with a calibrated and sanitized thermometer. Restaurant recently opened. Thermostat adjusted on all units. (repeat in 2013 and 2015). Multiple temperature checks validated hot food temperatures, prior to departure; food facility does not have available or could not find chlorine sanitizer test strips to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of the third basin nor of the dish machine's effectiveness; black mold residue found on the steel ice deflector plate and the white attachment of the ice machine at one waitress station. (repeat); Several shelves inside walk in cooler had rust and have food debris. Cleaning has not been recent. (repeats in 2012, 2014 and 2016); Hibachi Grill and back kitchen hand sink hot water knob was turned off, due to leaks. Opened valve to check hot water. Water restored. Repairs are scheduled; plumbing system not maintained in good repair. Observed excessive leaking at both triple sinks at the bases and above the knobs at several fixtures. The dedicated hand wash sink by the front Hibachi grill and by the kitchen triple sink valve was closed, due to adjustments/leaks (repeats); The lid to the grease container outside was left open during the inspection. Grease residue was found on the top, front and ground; black mold-like residue, bubbling of paint and salt deposits were found along the interior wall of the employee's restroom adjacent to the hand sink. Picture taken. Discussed abatement options with owner.
12 violations: Facility has written procedures, but does not have the actual spill kit, as discussed during the previous inspection year; management does not have adequate control of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection and repeat violations; Food employee observed changing tasks. Wiped down the prep area, placed frozen food in the microwave oven, etc. that may have contaminated hands without a proper hand wash in between. Again, the employee wiped off an in-use knife with sanitizer and continued to make food, touch rolls with her gloved hands; food employee was observed in food prep area, not wearing proper hair restraint, such as a net or hat; frozen steak was found on the Bain Marie cooler shelf without protection below; employee wiped an in-use knife with a sanitizer cloth and placed it back in use. Procedure stopped immediately. Discussed the importance of sanitizer and cross-transfer to foods that are ready-to-eat; loose caulking found at the hood seams, directly below the fryer unit; food was held at 46-48 degrees in the cooler unit area, rather than 41 degrees or below, as required. Cooling recovered prior to my departure; pre-packaged subs and salads were not labeled properly with the ingredient statement and net weight, as required; an in-use knife was not allowed to air dry after being placed in sanitizer. This knife was then used to cut rolls; hand wash sink at the dish room was blocked by a mop bucket and has not been cleaned nor used. Discussed options; upon arrival into the female restroom noticed a foul sulphur odor. Toilets and sinks were flushed, without abatement; A/C and heater vents show black static dust. These vents were found above the ice machine and throughout the dining room area.
7 violations: Observed foods stored under dirty ventilation ducts and subject to potential contamination; wood legs/concreted block legs/steel legs supporting equipment in the area are not smooth, non-absorbent, corrosion resistant; interior wall of walk in cooler has broken base and is in need of repair; several storage racks and shelving, possible food contact surfaces, were observed to have food residue and was not clean to sight and touch; non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil; the handwash sink in the produce prep area was blocked by case lots and storage crates and not accessible at all times for employee use; storage and walk in cooler areas of the food facility are extremely dirty, dusty and in need of cleaning; wall in the produce prep area has a hole or is broken and in need of repair; wall in the storage area has a hole/block separation and in need of repair.
1 violation: Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. Again observed leaking at the triple sink faucet base (repeat).
2 violations: Heavy flour dust, charred debris and food residues were found on mixer equipment, baking pans, floor, ingredient bins, etc. in the bakery. Discussed aggressive cleaning options with the owner; ceiling tile, directly over the pan pans is still open in the bakery. Discussed options.
2 violations: The food facility does not have an original certificate for the Certified Food Employee posted in public view (second notice); outside waste handling unit has no drain plug. Part ordered.
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How does a website help a business?
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Do you live in Newmarket?
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Newmarket's Old Town Hall – Situated in the historic Main Street area.
Newmarket is a town in York Region in the Canadian province of Ontario located north of Toronto. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. In the Canada 2011 Census, the municipal population of Newmarket was 79,978. It is the regional seat of York Region. Many Newmarket residents commute to Toronto and its surrounding communities. Some of Newmarket's most noticeable landmarks are the Upper Canada Mall, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Main Street Heritage Conservation District, the Fairy Lake Conservation Area, as well as many other parks and recreation areas.
In 2013, MoneySense magazine ranked Newmarket 10th out of 200 cities in Canada, and 4th out of the "Top 10 Small Cities" in Canada in its "Canada's Best Places to Live in 2013".
Newmarket's geographical coordinates are 44.05°N, 79.46°W, and its elevation above sea level is 239 m. It has an area of 38.33 km². The town is bounded on the south by Aurora, on the west byKing, on the north by East Gwillimbury and on the east by Whitchurch–Stouffville.
There are two reservoirs in Newmarket; Fairy Lake (which is managed by the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority), a favourite recreational area in the centre of town, is a former mill pond on the East Holland River; and Bogart Pond, also a former mill pond, is fed and drained by Bogart Creek in Bogarttown. Furthermore, the water level in the reach of the East Holland north of Davis Drive is controlled from an unfinished Newmarket Canal lock, now used as a weir.
The land is characterized mainly by glacial deposits from the last ice age, known as "Newmarket Till". The town is underlain mainly by sand and gravel, ground by the icesheets that covered the area until about 10,000 years ago. No outcrops are to be found anywhere in Newmarket, so deep are the glacial deposits.
The John Bogart House on Leslie Ave is the oldest residential structure in Newmarket, and the oldest two storey residential building north of Toronto. It was built in 1811 and still serves as a house today.
Newmarket's location on the Holland River long ago made the area a natural route of travel between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe. A majorportage route, the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail ran one of its two routes down the Holland, through the Newmarket area, and over the Oak Ridges Moraine to the Rouge River and into Lake Ontario. A more used route ran down the western branch of the Holland River, over the moraine, and down the Humber River. In 1793, John Graves Simcoe travelled the trail, northward along the main route to the west, and south to York (nowToronto) along the lesser used eastern route though Newmarket. Selecting the eastern route as the better of the two, Simcoe started construction of Yonge Street along the former trail in late 1795, starting in York in Toronto Bay, and ending at the newly named St. Albans (Holland Landing), north of Newmarket.
In June, 1800, Timothy Rogers, a Quaker from Vermont, explored the area around the Holland River to find a suitable location for a new Quaker settlement. Some of the United States Quakers were interested in moving northward, disturbed by the violence they were expected to take part in during the American Revolution. In 1801 Rogers returned along with several Quaker families who had left their homes in Vermont and Pennsylvania.
By the Christmas of 1801, Joseph Hill had constructed a mill on the Holland River, damming it to produce amill pond that is now known as Fairy Lake. The town of "Upper Yonge Street" sprouted up around the mill, which explains why its primary downtown area was centred on the Holland River, and not on the nearby Yonge Street. Hill also built a tannery just to the north of the mill, and the first store and house, as well as additional mills. By 1802, Elisha Beman had begun to establish businesses and buy land in Newmarket. A mill was first and other businesses (including a distillery) soon followed. The town continued to grow through the early 19th century, along with the formation of Aurora and Holland Landing, and a market held in the current downtown location gave rise to the name "Newmarket".
Newmarket played a central role in the Rebellion of 1837. The Town was a focal point of discontent against the manipulations of the governing Family Compact, of whom it was said "were robbing the country". Rebel leader William Lyon Mackenzieorganized a series of meetings leading to the Rebellion. During the first of these meetings, on August 3, 1837, Mackenzie delivered his first campaign speech from the veranda of the North American Hotel at the corner of Botsford and Main Streets. This speech is largely credited for being the initial spark to the rebellion as it was heard by about 600 farmers and others sympathetic to Mackenzie’s cause, who later that year armed themselves and marched down Yonge St. to take the capital. A number of leaders from this area were later attainted for high treason, convicted and hanged.
Newmarket was incorporated as a village in 1857 with a population of 700. In 1880, with a population of 2,000, Newmarket became a Town and William Cane was elected as its first mayor. In later years Cane's sash and door factory became the first in Canada to manufacture lead pencils. In 1858, Robert Simpson co-opened "Simpson & Trent Groceries, Boots, Shoes and Dry Goods" in downtown Newmarket, the first store in what would become the Simpsons department store chain.
In June 1853 the first train pulled into Newmarket on the Toronto, Simcoe & Lake Huron Union Railroad, the first railway in Upper Canada. It eventually linked Toronto to Collingwood on Georgian Bay, a major shipbuilding centre. Today, this line is the "Newmarket Subdivision" of theCanadian National Railway system, running north out of Newmarket towards Bradford, and south towards Toronto.
In 1899 the Toronto and York Radial Railway arrived in Newmarket. This operated along Yonge Street south of Newmarket, but turned east to run through the downtown area along Main Street; it would later be extended north. At the time, it brought significant numbers of day-trippers to Newmarket to shop at the market. Automobile traffic on Yonge Street, and the already existing mainline railway, had a significant effect on ridership, and the Radial was discontinued in the early 1930s.
North of Davis Drive in Newmarket, the East Holland River was straightened to prepare it for use as a commercial waterway to bypass the railway, whose prices were skyrocketing around the turn of the 20th century. Sir William Mulock, the local Member of Parliament, proposed a canal system running down the Holland River through Holland Landing and into Lake Simcoe. This would allow boats to connect from there to the Trent-Severn Waterway for eventual shipment south. The canal was almost complete by the summer of 1912, when it was cancelled by the incoming government of Robert Borden. Today, the locks are still visible and are known as the "Ghost Canal". The turning basin in downtown Newmarket was filled in and now forms the parking lot of The Old Davis Tannery Mall, on the site of the former Hill tannery.
For much of the 20th century, Newmarket developed along the east-west Davis Drive axis, limited to the area between Yonge Street on the west and between Bayview and Leslie Street in the east, and running from just north of Davis on the north to the Fairy Lake area on the south. By the 1950s, Newmarket was experiencing a suburban building boom due to its proximity to Toronto. The population increased from 5,000 to 11,000 between 1950 and 1970. The construction of Upper Canada Mall at the corner of Yonge Street and Davis Drive in 1974 started pulling the focal point of the town westward from the historic Downtown area along Main Street.
By the early 1980s, the original historic Downtown area suffered as most businesses had built up in the area around Upper Canada Mall, with additional strip malls developing directly across the intersections to the south and southeast. A concerted effort to revitalize the historic Downtown area during the late 1980s was successful. More recently, a $2.3-million investment was made by the Town in 2004 in streetscaping and infrastructure improvements to roads and sidewalks in the historic Downtown. The historic area of Downtown's Main Street is once again a major focal point of the Town.
The arrival of Highway 404 reversed the westward movement, pulling development eastward again, and surrounding the formerly separate hamlet of Bogarttown at the intersection of Mulock Drive and Leslie Street. Since then, Newmarket has grown considerably, filling out in all directions. The town limits now run from Bathurst Street in the west to Highway 404 in the east, and from just south of Green Lane to just north of St. John's Sideroad, taking over the former hamlet of Armitage at Yonge Street south of Mulock Drive. The outer limit of the Town is contiguous with Aurora to the south.
Armitage was the first settlement of King, named in honour of its first settler Amos Armitage. He had been recruited by Timothy Rogers, a Loyalistfrom Vermont, who in 1801 had travelled along Yonge Street and found the area appealing, and so applied for and received a grant for land totalling 40 farms, each of 200 acres (0.8 km2).
Other defunct communities once located within the modern boundaries of Newmarket include Garbut's Hill, Paddytown, Petchville, Pleasantville, and White Rose.
For over 100 years, the town's downtown area, centered around Main Street, has acted as a hub of commerce and cultural activity. This area contains numerous early 19th Century buildings worthy of preservation, and in October 2013, this area was recognized as a Provincial Heritage Conservation District. This status serves to protect and officially recognize many of the heritage sites and buildings along this historic thoroughfare and its many side streets.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is poised to impact business and personal communications and transactions almost universally in the coming years and beyond, and at no point is it’s value more apparent than with the potential of an AI wireless network. AI can provide neural capacity to networks that will streamline operations, troubleshoot issues, and transform the user experience.
Wireless network user needs are rapidly changing with the expansion of big data analytics, network capacity, and open source technologies. Traditional wireless operation and management processes are becoming obsolete. This is happening for three reasons. First, Wifi has become the primary internet access technology, and as such, it must be predictable, reliable, and measurable. Second, mobile users increasingly rely on personalized wireless services based on contextual data such as location services. Third, managed cloud services are becoming standard for core business practices, including HR, finance, and sales.
This has optimally positioned the industry for the inclusion of AI wireless network integration points. The following strategy elements must be considered to meet existing and future user needs.
AI sustainability relies on access to enormous amounts of relevant data. In fact, it builds its intellectual capacity through data collection and analysis, so the more data available, both relevant and diverse, the more quickly it can grow. Data from the WiFi/BLE domain is sent ot the cloud, where it is analyzed by AI algorithms.
To identify and monitor data trends, metadata from BLE and mobile apps must be available, including client behavior, location, from various device types, operating systems, applications, and beyond. This enables contextual services within AI wireless network platforms.
Using design intent metrics, or specific data categories that organize and monitor wireless user experience, AI can enable problem solving across IT, healthcare, entertainment and beyond. The AI model is trained using small segments of problems via domain-specific knowledge.
The above mentioned domain-specific metadata is next fed into larger neural networks and unsupervised machine learning environments in order to achieve actionable insight.
A powerful tool in the AI arsenal is the ability to detect unexpected network activity that could potentially be an existing or even a day-zero threat. This capacity includes the use of location technology to locate accidental and malicious rogue devices.
With the ability to enable collaborative filtering in AI, such as that utilized by Google ads or Amazon recommendations, large data sets can be sorted and turned into meaningful action and knowledge. In other words, it can function as a virtual wireless expert on any subject, however complex.
The potential to enable predictable, reliable, and measurable wireless operations through AI wireless network integration is both a simple and cost-effective option toward available to wireless users.
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Do people with autism have higher IQ scores?
The simple answer to this question is no. Various studies have concluded that having autism does not make a person more likely to have a higher IQ score, and, in fact, people with autism may be more likely to be mentally disabled (with an IQ score of less than 70 points). This was shown by an epidemiological study published in the journal Psychological Medicine, which assessed 156 children with autism between ages 10 and 14. Of the sample children, just 28 percent had average intelligence, while 55 percent had IQ scores below 70. Only 3 percent had IQ scores higher than 115.
Despite results like these, some researchers believe that autistic children are more intelligent than what can be concluded from their test scores. An article from Scientific American suggests that the problem may be that children with autism aren't able to accurately take traditional timed IQ tests, such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children or the Stanford Binet assessment, because of the tests' structures and focus on societal and cultural knowledge.
Isabelle Soulieres, a researcher from Harvard, tested autistic children on both the WISC and Raven's Progressive Matrices, an assessment more in line with how their brain processes information, and found that they scored much higher on the Raven's test.
"Many of those who are considered low-functioning - if you give them other intelligence tests, you will find hidden potential," Soulieres told Scientific American. "They can solve really complex problems if you give them material that they can optimally process."
Interestingly, despite the fact that autistic children don't appear to be any more likely than the general population to have higher IQ scores, people who are born with the genes that are associated with autism may be a different story. A study published in Molecular Psychology researched nearly 10,000 individuals in Scotland, and discovered that those who had more of the genetic variations that have been linked with autism - but who don't have the disorder - are more likely to score better on cognitive assessments. Researchers aren't sure why this is, but say that it's an interesting development for research regarding the link between IQ and autism.
"Links between autism and better cognitive function have been suspected and are widely implied by the well-known Silicon Valley syndrome and films such as Rain Man," Nick Martin, co-author of the study, said in a statement.
Anxiety in social situations is a commonly cited symptom of some autism disorders, including Asperger syndrome. Research has found that autistic children who do have above-average intelligence may experience this anxiety more than others with ASD. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, of 231 autistic children between the ages of 2 and 9, those with higher IQ scores were more likely to have anxiety, especially if they also had a better understanding of social skills and showed more aggression than other children.
Clearly, various research has been done to determine whether autism and intelligence are connected, but there is still a lot more to do.
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""" The wrapper submodule forms the core of the Python XML-RPC communication.
"""Contains the standard values for the error handler settings.
* NONE prints errors in human readable format to *stdout* and continue.
* UNEXPECTED prints non-XMLRPC errors and re-raise XMLRPC errors.
* XMLRPCLIB prints XMLRPC related errors and re-raise other errors.
* ALL will not print anything, but re-raise all errors.
to decide what to do with the errors.
""" A generic Wrapper error. """
""" This is the generic XMLRPC Python Wrapper superclass.
This class should be treated as abstract, and should not be instantiated.
errorlevel (RaiseErrors): The level of errors that should be raised.
uri (str): The URI of the xmlrpc server to connect to.
""" This function simplifies error handling.
errors are raised, but the user will be informed in a sensible way.
error should be handled in each case.
This function requires self.server to be set.
maxtries (int, optional): Number of times to try the connection.
Use the default number of 10 tries.
A trivial case. Trying 0 or less times will always fail.
# ECONNREFUSED is the expected errno if 20-sim is not started.
the default ExeTool for that wrapper.
"""Create a connection to a Tool using XML-RPC.
Override with sensible tool specific connect in subclass.
uri (str): The URI to connect to.
autostart (bool): Start program if no instance is running.
version (string): Version of the program to connect to.
# Divide uri in protocol and remainder.
# Prepend default protocol to uri. Since the user forgot it.
# Extract port number from remainder.
# Partition is useful because part is empty if not found.
# it uses the Python XMLRPC client default port.
# Otherwise subsequent calls can affect the running 20-sim.
# It seems the connected tool is correct, so we save it.
*Note*: If *no* kind is specified, *all* kinds are retrieved.
names (list): names of the variables to be set.
provided it has no more than 2 dimensions.
# Test whether the given arguments have the same length.
# Default size is one.
# All sorts of array structures.
# 1. Ravel to one-dimension.
# 2. Convert to standard python list.
# Encapsulate single number or string in list.
"""Sets model settings to the provided value.
To set only a single setting, you can pass the key and value as strings.
For the list of available settings, call :py:meth:`.query_settings()` once.
keys (list): The list of settings.
"""Close the application you are connected to. """
# the actual XML-RPC call.
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"I can't feel my face!" I thought, as I felt my face, wiping off the sprayed snow. Five-day-old stubble does not quite fulfill the biological purpose of a real beard. Or a scarf, but I didn't have one of those either.
A more correct subvocalization might have been "My face can't feel.", but it was cold, and I was tired. I had just fallen down trying to descend a particularly steep part of the slope. I wiped the snow off of my face, and put my glove back on, retrieved my missing ski, and descended the rest of the way without incident.
The day began with a phone call. Heather called to say that she wasn't going skiing after all. I tried to call Laura, but I kept getting her voicemail, so I just hung up and went back to bed for a while. I got up a while later, and decided to go skiing on my own. I made myself some breakfast, and then headed off. On the way, I called Doug to ask where to go. You see, I've never gone skiing, and I wasn't familiar with the lifts. There are three ski areas at Snoqualmie Summit with different sets of slopes. Since I hadn't ever skied before, he recommended I start at the conveyor belt, which was at Central.
I found Central, put on my boots, and headed up to take a look around. I found the conveyor belt pretty easily. It was a mostly flat area with a gentle incline and several groups of people teetering on their skis and snowboards. You know what they say, "When in Rome..." So, I went to the top of the slight incline and teetered along with them. I had never skied before, but I had heard lots of theory on the subject. When you learn to ski, the two most important things to remember are: pizza and french fries. To go slow, you point the front tips of your skis inward, making the shape of a slice of pizza. To turn in this configuration, you shift your weight onto the foot pointing the way in which you wish to go.
Parallel turnining is like french fries. It's a bit trickier, but the idea is to have your skis parallel, or very nearly so. Actually, the skis should be slightly open. You lean on the outward foot, and guide the turn with the other. The trick, as far as I can make out, is to shift from one direction to the other in sort of a zig-zagging pattern.
I spent a while on the slight incline, watching the others and doing what they were doing, and then decided that I was ready for the bunny slope. I fell a lot, at first. I like to ride the edge of my abilities, and the surest way to know the edge of your abilities is to exceed them. Also a great way to improve. I was at it for a while until I got hungry, so I checked my skis and poles and had a burger at the diner. After lunch, I went back to the 'Holiday' slope for a few runs, and that's about when the sun started going behind the mountain. I didn't want to spend all day on the bunny slope, so I took one last ride on the chairlift and cut across to the "Central Express" lift.
Once at the top, I decided to look for a way down where I would get to do some real skiing, but also not kill myself (those were, in that order, my two goals for the day). An arrow to the left said, "Easiest way down", no doubt a message for all the newbies who had taken the wrong lift and didn't want to hurt themselves. Meh, not for me. Several arrows pointed in the other direction, many of them black, but, in keeping with my goals, I selected a blue rout that, if you look here, is labelled 'Alpine'.
It was quite a rush. I fell a few times, but after a while I started to get the hang of it. There was one part that was especially steep. I tried going sideways, but I would get going too fast, and when it came to turning around, I was at too much of an angle and it was too steep for me to pull off the turn with any regularity. I knew the proper thing to do would be to point myself straight down and jump side to side, but you'll remember my second objective. I wasn't confident that I could control my descent on such a steep, long hill. After that first run, I did the same one again, and then again, each time falling less and having more fun, but never quite satisfied with my performance on that one hill.
On my fourth run, I realized that I couldn't feel my face, my legs were tired, there was snow in one of my boots, and it was getting dark. My technique was improving, but I still always had trouble on that one part. I would have left then, but I didn't feel like walking all the way to where my car was parked along the road.
I've never skiied or snowboarded before, but it's one of my goals for this year. (Or rather, next year.) Sounds fun though, despite all the falls.
Are you going to be down for conference?
Pictures please? Please? PLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSEEEEEE? Look it's the weekend now! All this free time! I think a blog post would most certainly be in order!
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From its fabulous museums to its top restaurants, find out why The City of London is a must-see area of London.
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Create a Warm and Inviting Bedroom.
The easiest way to make your bedroom feel warm and inviting is by layering a lot of textures. Think about pillows, throw pillows and blankets at the end of the bed.
Finesse the Furniture. Strategically place major pieces so they can be used for balance while moving through the room. Keep pathways clear, particularly if walkers or wheelchairs are necessary.
Improve Access. Place frequently used items in waist-high cabinets and drawers. Keep phones near beds and sitting areas. Situate lamps for unrestricted access, and ensure switches are easy to operate. Switch dresser knobs to drawer pulls for an easier grip.
Reduce the Risk of Falls. Avoid unsecured scatter rugs. All rugs should be non-slip and contrast in color with the flooring beneath. Tuck electrical cords behind furniture, or use cable management products, which are available in most office supply stores.
Increase Visibility. Make sure that major pieces of furniture, walls, drapes and floors are clearly defined through contrasting colors. During the day, allow as much natural light as possible into living areas. At night, illuminate the path between the bed and the bathroom with motion-sensor night-lights.
Create a Safer Bathroom. Place seating in front of the sink and in the shower for easy, comfortable grooming. Install non-slip strips on the shower floor and grab bars near the shower, tub and toilet.
Choosing a common color scheme in a room will add some flow and make it feel larger. A main color and up to two accent colors are perfect for smaller spaces without being too overwhelming. Consider cool, serene blues and greens as well as warm shades of beige for a calming atmosphere.
Control clutter by investing in storage boxes and closed storage furniture. These items allow for easy storage of papers, photos, miscellaneous items and unsightly necessities, while presenting the opportunity to showcase some favorite items. Always be mindful of labeling boxes for easier identification, and keep them small so they don’t get too heavy.
Choose furniture that is safe, sturdy, easy to maneuver around and able to support weight without slipping or sliding. Other good options include side tables with soft edges and low-maintenance warm woods. Avoid using glass furniture, which may be difficult to see.
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Response to claim: "According to Smith, he found the plates after he was directed to them by a heavenly messenger"
Response to claim: "whom he later identified as the angel Moroni"
Response to claim: "According to the story, the angel first visited Smith's bedroom late at night, on September 22"
Response to claim: "Oliver Cowdery initially dated the angel's visit to the "15th year of our brother J. Smith Jr's, age", Cowdery changed the statement to read the 17th year of his age"
Response to claim: "Moroni told Smith that the plates could be found buried in a prominent hill near his home, later called 'Cumorah'"
Response to claim: "Before dawn, Moroni reappeared two more times and repeated the information"
Response to claim: "But the angel would not allow Smith to take the plates until he obeyed certain 'commandments'"
Response to claim: "Smith recorded some of these commandments, and contemporaries to whom he told the story said there were others"
Response to claim: "that he have no thought of using the plates for monetary gain"
Response to claim: "that he never show the plates to any unauthorized person"
Response to claim: "Smith's contemporaries who heard the story—both sympathetic and unsympathetic—generally agreed that Smith mentioned the following additional commandments"
Response to claim: "that the plates never directly touch the ground until safe at home in a locked chest"
Response to claim: "Some unsympathetic listeners who heard the story from Smith or his father recalled that Smith had said the angel required him...to wear "black clothes" to the place where the plates were buried"
Response to claim: "to ride a 'black horse with a switchtail'"
Response to claim: "to call for the plates by a certain name"
Response to claim: "to 'give thanks to God'"
Response to claim: "In the morning, Smith began work as usual and did not mention the visions to his father"
Response to claim: "because, he said, he did not think his father would believe him"
Response to claim: "Smith said he then fainted because he had been awake all night"
Response to claim: "When Smith then told all to his father, he believed his son and encouraged him to obey the angel's commands"
Response to claim: "Smith then set off to visit the hill, later stating that he used his seer stone to locate the place where the plates were buried"
Response to claim: "Smith said he saw a large stone covering a box made of stone"
Response to claim: "Using a stick to remove dirt from the edges of the stone cover, and prying it up with a lever"
Response to claim: "Smith saw the plates inside the box, together with other artifacts"
Smith referred to the visitor as an "angel of the Lord" at least as early as 1832 Smith (1832) , p. 4, and possibly as early as 1829 (Early Mormon Documents 1:151-152). Some early accounts related by non-Mormons described this angel as a "spirit" (Hadley (1829) ; Harris (1833) , p. 253; Chase (1833) , p. 242) or a "ghost" Burnett (1831) ; see also Lewis (Lewis) , p. 1 (a later-published account using the "ghost" terminology). In 1838, however, Smith later said that the "angel" was a man who had been "dead, and raised again therefrom" Smith (1838b) , pp. 42–43.
whom he later identified as the angel Moroni.
Smith (Cowdery) , p. 180; Smith (1838b) , pp. 42–43. In distinction from his other accounts, Smith's 1838 autobiography said that the angel's name was Nephi Smith (1838a) , p. 4; nevertheless, modern historians and Latter Day Saints generally refer to the angel as Moroni.
We would be interested to see a reference by Modern day historians or Latter-day Saints who do not refer to the angel as Moroni.
Note that the name "Moroni" appears in the critical work Mormonism Unvailed - 1834, reprinted as History of Mormonism in 1840.
Some Church sources give the identity of the angel that visited Joseph Smith in 1823 as "Nephi" instead of "Moroni"
Question: Did Joseph Smith originally identify the angel that visited him as "Nephi" instead of "Moroni"?
Question: Which sources mention Nephi as the angelic visitor who told Joseph Smith about the gold plates?
Question: Are there sources which identify the angel that visited Joseph as "Moroni" that date prior to the "Nephi" error?
Question: Did the prophet Nephi visit Joseph at some point in time?
D. Todd Christofferson: "The June 1839 Manuscript History of the Church says it was Nephi who appeared to Joseph Smith in 1823 rather than Moroni"
Improvement Era (1970): "This wording in the present Pearl of Great Price is modified from the first printing, in which the messenger was identified as 'Nephi'"
September 22 was listed in a local almanac as the autumnal equinox, which has led D. Michael Quinn to argue that the date had astrological significance in Smith's worldview (Quinn (1998) , p. 144; however, this ostensible astrological significance is never mentioned by Smith or his contemporaries.
Smith's first mention of the angel in later histories is an appearance on the eve of September 22, 1823 Smith (1838a) , p. 4; however, other accounts say or imply that the angel may have appeared a year earlier in 1822. Smith's first history in 1832 said the angel's first visit was on September 22, 1822, although he also said he was "seventeen years of age" Smith (1832) , p. 3, which would have made the year 1823 (he turned 17 in December 1822). In 1835, after Oliver Cowdery initially dated the angel's visit to the "15th year of our brother J. Smith Jr's, age", Cowdery changed the statement to read the 17th year of his age (16 years old, or 1822)—but he said this visit in Smith's "17th year" occurred in 1823 Cowdery (1835a) , p. 78. Smith's father is quoted by an inquirer who visited his house in 1830 as saying that the first visit by the angel took place in 1822 but that he did not learn about it until 1823 Lapham (1870) , p. 305. A Smith neighbor who said Smith told him the story in 1823 said the angel appeared "a year or two before" the death of Joseph's brother Alvin in November 1823.
Summary: When Oliver Cowdery published his version of the history of the Church in December 1834 and February 1835 he did not include a recital of the First Vision story - thus implying that it was not known among the Saints by that point in time. It is claimed that Cowdery's history contradicts Joseph Smith's later official history by saying that the Prophet's first visionary experience was of the angel Moroni in 1823.
Question: Was Oliver Cowdery aware of the details of the First Vision that were written in Joseph Smith's 1832 history?
Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, "The Cowdery Conundrum: Oliver’s Aborted Attempt to Describe Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 1834 and 1835"
Moroni told Smith that the plates could be found buried in a prominent hill near his home, later called Cumorah, a name taken from the Book of Mormon.
Smith (1838a) , p. 4 (identifying the hill, but not referring to it by a name); Cowdery (1835b) , p. 196 (referring to the hill as Cumorah).
Before dawn, Moroni reappeared two more times and repeated the information.
Smith (1832) , p. 7; Smith (1842) , p. 707.
But the angel would not allow Smith to take the plates until he obeyed certain "commandments".
Smith (1838a) , p. 6 (saying the angel told him to obey his charge concerning the plates, "otherwise I could not get them"); Clark (1842) , pp. 225–26 (the angel "told him that he must follow implicitly the divine direction, or he would draw down upon him the wrath of heaven"); Smith (1853) , p. 83 (characterizing the angel's requirements as "commandments of God", and saying Smith could receive the plates "not only until he was willing, but able" to keep those commandments).
Smith recorded some of these commandments, and contemporaries to whom he told the story said there were others, all of which are relevant to the modern debate about whether, or how closely, events of early Mormonism were related to the practice of contemporary folk magic.
See, e.g., Quinn (1998) .
Response to claim: "that he tell his father about the vision"
Smith's mother Lucy Mack Smith said he was commanded to tell his father during the third vision Smith (1853) , p. 81, but he disobeyed because he didn't think his father would believe him, and the angel appeared a fourth time to rebuke him and reiterate the commandment (82). Joseph Smith and his sister Katharine said the angel gave him the commandment in his fourth visit, but did not say whether he had received the commandment earlier that night (Smith (1838a) , p. 7; Salisbury (1895) , p. 12). Smith's father is quoted by a skeptical interviewer to say that in 1830, Smith delayed telling his father about the vision for about a year Lapham (1870) , p. 305. Smith's brother William, who was 11 at the time, said the angel commanded him to tell his entire family Smith (1883) , p. 9, although he may have been remembering Smith tell the story that night after he visited the hill, according to their mother's recollection Smith (1853) , p. 83.
and (3) that he never show the plates to any unauthorized person.
Hadley (1829) ; Smith (1838a) , p. 6.
This commandment is described in the account of Joseph Knight, Sr., a loyal Latter Day Saint friend of Smith's Knight (1833) , p. 2, and Willard Chase, an associate of Smith's in Palmyra during the 1820s Chase (1833) , p. 242. Both Knight and Chase were treasure seekers, but while Knight remained a loyal follower until his death, Chase was a critic of Smith's by the early 1830s.
and (5) that the plates never directly touch the ground until safe at home in a locked chest.
There is agreement on this commandment by Smith's mother Smith (1853) , pp. 85–86 and sister Salisbury (1895) , p. 14 and by two non-Mormons (Chase (1833) , p. 242; Lapham (1870) , p. 305).
Chase (1833) , p. 242 (an affidavit of Willard Chase, a non-Latter Day Saint treasure seeker who believed Smith wrongly appropriated his seer stone). Chase said he heard the story from Smith's father in 1827. Fayette Lapham, who traveled to Palmyra in 1830 to inquire about the Latter Day Saint movement and heard the story from Joseph Smith, Sr., said Smith was told to wear an "old-fashioned suit of clothes, of the same color as those worn by the angel", but Lapham did not specify what color of clothing the angel was wearing Lapham (1870) , p. 305.
Chase (1833) , p. 242 (affidavit of Willard Chase, relating story heard from Smith's father in 1827). A friendly but non-believing Palmyra neighbor, Lorenzo Saunders, heard the story in 1823 from Joseph Smith, Jr., and also said Smith was to required to ride a black horse to the hill Saunders (1884b) .
Chase (1833) , p. 242 (affidavit of the skeptical Willard Chase).
and (9) to "give thanks to God."
Saunders (1893) (statement of Orson Saunders of Palmyra, who heard the story from Benjamin Saunders, who heard the story from Joseph Smith).
because, he said, he did not think his father would believe him.
Smith (1853) , p. 82; Salisbury (1895) , p. 12 (stating that Smith told the angel during the fourth visit that he was afraid his Father would not believe him).
Smith said he then fainted because he had been awake all night, and while unconscious, the angel appeared a fourth time and chastised him for failing to tell the visions to his father.
Smith (1853) , p. 82; Smith (1838a) , p. 6.
When Smith then told all to his father, he believed his son and encouraged him to obey the angel's commands.
Smith (1853) , p. 82; Smith (1838a) , p. 7. Smith's brother William, who was 11 at the time, said he also told the rest of his family that day prior to visiting the hill Smith:1883 , pp. 9–10, although he may have been remembering Smith tell the story the night after he visited the hill, according to their mother's recollection Smith (1853) , p. 83. Smith's sister Katharine said that Joseph told his father and the two oldest brothers Alvin and Hyrum the morning prior to visiting the hill, but Katharine was too young (10 years old) to understand what they were talking about Salisbury (1895) , p. 13.
Harris (1833) , p. 252 (statement by Henry Harris, a non-Mormon Palmyra resident); Harris (1859) , p. 163 (statement by Martin Harris, a Latter Day Saint who became one of the Three Witnesses of the Golden Plates). According to one hearer of the account, Smith used the seer stone to follow a sequence of landmarks by horse and on foot until he arrived at the place the plates were buried.Lapham (1870) , p. 305.
but that he "knew the place the instant that [he] arrived there."
Smith (1838a) , pp. 6–7.
Smith said he saw a large stone covering a box made of stone (or possibly iron).
Most accounts, including those written by Smith, say the plates were found in a stone box (Cowdery (1835b) , p. 196; Smith (1838a) , pp. 15–16; Whitmer (1875) , calling it a "stone casket", and stating that Smith had to dig down for the box "two and a half or three feet"); according to two non-believing witnesses, however, Smith said they were buried in an iron box (Bennett (1831) , p. 7; Lewis (Lewis) , p. 1).
Smith saw the plates inside the box, together with other artifacts.
Smith (1838a) , pp. 15–16. According to various accounts, these artifacts may have included a breastplate (Cowdery (1835b) , p. 196; Smith (1838a) , p. 16; Salisbury (1895) , p. 13, saying it was the "breast-plate of Laban"), a set of large spectacles made of seer stones (Chase (1833) , p. 243; Smith (1838a) , p. 16; Salisbury (1895) , p. 13), the Liahona, the sword of Laban (Lapham (1870) , pp. 306, 308; Salisbury (1895) , p. 13), the brass plates of Laban Salisbury (1895) , p. 13, the vessel in which the gold was melted, a rolling machine for gold plates, and three balls of gold as large as a fist Harris (1833) , p. 253.
The wiki editor has used a source which does not support the claim made in the main text.
They said that the plates he then had in possession were but an introduction to the Gold Bible -- that all of them upon which the bible was written, were so heavy that it would take four stout men to load them into a cart -- that Joseph had also discovered by looking through his stone, the vessel in which the gold was melted from which the plates were made, and also the machine with which they were rolled; he also discovered in the bottom of the vessel three balls of gold, each as large as his fist.
For a detailed response, see: Is there a cave in the Hill Cumorah containing the Nephite records?
↑ Eber Dudley Howe, Mormonism Unvailed (Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, 1834), 277.
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This documentary, produced by actor-producer-director Clint Eastwood, reflects on the life and journey of Bennett, using both archival and recent footages, including never before seen clips from his performance at the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival.
The movie Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends, released in 2007, features 26 songs from artists like Tony Bennett, Tony Bennett during the opening credits for _Goodfellas (1990)_, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong in a clip from _High Society (1956)_ and Tony Bennett and Ray Charles. What is your favorite song from Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends?
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Why is an 11-year-old daughter so angry around her transgender dad?
My friend was married to a gentleman, and they had two daughters. When the eldest daughter was five years old the father came out, saying that he wanted to be a woman. He changed from being male to being female and then the parents got divorced.
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The following code example demonstrates how to handle the RowPostPaint event to make the content of a cell span the entire row. This code example is part of a larger example provided in How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.
// Paints the content that spans multiple columns and the focus rectangle.
// Calculate the bounds of the row.
// Determine the foreground color.
// Get the content that spans multiple columns.
// Calculate the portion of the text area that needs painting.
// Draw the content that spans multiple columns.
// Paint the focus rectangle.
' Paints the content that spans multiple columns and the focus rectangle.
' Calculate the bounds of the row.
' Determine the foreground color.
' Get the content that spans multiple columns.
' Calculate the portion of the text area that needs painting.
' Draw the content that spans multiple columns.
' Paint the focus rectangle.
The RowPostPaint event occurs after a row is painted on a DataGridView control. RowPostPaint allows you to manually adjust the appearance of the row after the cells in the row are painted. This is useful if you want to customize the row.
Initializes a new instance of the DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs class.
Gets or sets the area of the DataGridView that needs to be repainted.
Gets a string that represents an error message for the current DataGridViewRow.
Gets the Graphics used to paint the current DataGridViewRow.
Gets the cell style applied to the current DataGridViewRow.
Gets a value indicating whether the current row is the first row displayed in the DataGridView.
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Get the bounds of the current DataGridViewRow.
Gets the index of the current DataGridViewRow.
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Draws the focus rectangle around the specified bounds.
Paints the specified cell parts for the area in the specified bounds.
Paints the cell backgrounds for the area in the specified bounds.
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It's no secret that enterprise security and organizational productivity can often conflict. Peter Sullivan looks at the root causes and how to address the friction.
from a given level of revenue or income. Two well-known strategies for increasing profitability are to reduce expenses and to increase organizational productivity.
Organizations expect their employees to perform work and carry out tasks that help the organization meet its mission, as well as to produce products and services that are delivered to customers to generate revenue for the organization. Basically, employees represent labor expenses, and they are expected to be productive for the benefit of the overall organization.
While productivity is a measure of the efficiency of an organization, a simple measure of organizational efficiency is revenue per employee for a given period. Using this system, a higher level of organizational efficiency, or productivity, is demonstrated by increasing the revenue per employee ratio. A higher revenue per employee ratio also indicates higher productivity and a more efficient use of available resources.
Of all the resources required to produce products and services, employees are usually the costliest resource, representing the largest operating expense. Therefore, a higher measure of employee productivity also represents an efficient use of the employee expense. If employees are one of the most important factors in measuring productivity, and they are also the most expensive resource, then it is clear that maximizing the effective use of human resources is a critical element in improving the efficiency of an organization, as well as improving productivity and profitability.
Another important resource that organizations need to deliver products and services is information, as well as the technology that supports information. Information technology (IT) as a business function is dedicated to providing the enterprise with the tools and technologies needed to become as productive and efficient as possible. Without the right information available when it is needed, employee and organizational productivity can be seriously affected.
Another function of IT is to secure information against attacks, errors and outages. Obviously, it is important to protect information resources in order to protect organizational productivity.
Protecting information in order to protect productivity is in addition to the need to protect information because of its value as intellectual property. This also helps protect the security and privacy of employee, customer and financial information.
The information security paradox exists when the controls used to protect information required to conduct business also make it difficult to access and use the information. The information security paradox is a conflict between organizational productivity and security. The underlying paradox is that information must be available and shared to be useful, but information security demands strict rules for access and availability.
The conflict between productivity and security is further exacerbated when taking into account the expenses of providing security, as those expenses also reduce organizational efficiency and profitability.
When an organization writes plans, policies and procedures for information security, and it implements other administrative, technical and physical information security controls, it is trying to protect information as a critical asset that is needed for business operations and continuity.
Ideally, various security controls are implemented to protect information. The business processes that require information also inform, instruct and set expectations with employees and business partners as to their role, and the critical nature of their role, in protecting information that the organization needs. Equally important is that these information security controls do not negatively impact the ability of workers to perform their day-to-day tasks.
The reality is often far different, however. Instead of making it easier for employees to do their work efficiently, without having to be uncertain of their role in protecting information, security controls are often an impediment to effective and efficient work processes and workflow.
A global security survey conducted by Dell found that 91 percent of business respondents believed that IT security negatively impacts their productivity. The required use of multiple passwords and additional security for remote work were frequently cited as security controls that negatively impact productivity. In the same survey, 70 percent of IT professionals said that employee workarounds to avoid security are the biggest information security risks to their organizations.
Information security requirements may put employees into roles that are wholly inappropriate for them, and which are counter to their work. For instance, workers are now put into the position where they are routinely expected to make security decisions that may affect security throughout the organization and may expose the organization to grave levels of risk. For example, non-IT workers are expected to analyze emails for signs of phishing attacks or the introduction of malware through attachments.
Risk-based information security decision-making establishes a level of security for information that takes into account the damage that might be caused by the loss, abuse, improper access to or modification of information.
To be able to implement risk-based information security decision-making, an organization needs to have an IT risk management program and knowledge of its most important information assets. That knowledge needs to be coupled with an understanding of the impact to the organization if these assets are compromised, as well as the impact security controls can have on worker productivity. Once that is in place, there are some technical controls that can reduce the impact on employee productivity, while providing needed security.
Single sign-on (SSO) is a type of access control system that enables users to log on once and be granted access to multiple information and network resources. Because SSO can enable widespread access, it should be combined with multifactor authentication systems to reduce the impact of lost credentials.
Role-based access control (RBAC) is a method of restricting access to systems and information to authorized users. With RBAC, permissions are not assigned to users, but are attributes of the user's assigned role.
With its attributes of role assignment, role authorization and permission authorization, RBAC systems can simplify user rights management. Thoughtful design of user roles can ensure the user is granted access to only the resources required for their job, and separation of duties can be automatically enforced. RBAC systems are also compatible with mandatory and discretionary access control systems.
Regardless of how much awareness and training employees receive on email phishing, emails with unwanted and malicious links and attachments can get through. If any employee -- even a security-aware employee -- is presented with enough phishing emails, eventually, someone will click on a malicious link or attachment.
Email security gateways can ensure that malicious links and attachments never appear on a user's desktop. Email gateways can also screen for spam emails before they go beyond the network perimeter.
Context-aware security is an access control mechanism that focuses on the context of the security request, and it can make real-time decisions regarding granting or denying access.
What is the user requesting?
How is the user connected?
When does the user need access?
The use of context-aware access control often complements other access control mechanisms, such as RBAC systems.
Organizations are obligated to maximize profitability. Profitability is closely linked to expenses and organizational productivity. Employees are a double-edged sword in that they are responsible for productivity and also represent the greatest organizational expense.
As the Dell survey shows, information security and productivity are often at odds with each other. To protect both productivity and information security, organizations need to take a risk-based approach to security that accounts for the business value of information, and which minimizes the impact of security controls on user productivity.
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Buenfil and the second or maternal family name is Lopez.
Teresa de Jesús Buenfil López (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈɾesa ðe xeˈsuz bweɱˈfil ˈlopeθ] : November 23, 1963 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) or commonly known as Erika Buenfil is a Mexican actress and singer. She is best known for her lead roles in several successful telenovelas including Amor en Silencio (1988), Marisol (1996), Tres Mujeres (1999– 2000) and Amores Verdaderos (2012–2013).
Buenfil started her career in show business at the age of 11. Her first telenovela appearance was in 1977 in Acompañame. More roles followed in Ambicion, alongside Edith Gonzalez; Conflictos de un Medico alongside Victoria Ruffo; and Aprendiendo a Amar alongside Susana Dosamantes. An outstanding role was Cristina del Junco in the telenovela El derecho de nacer in 1981, which gave Buenfil international exposure as an upcoming young actress. In 1983 she played the role of Vicky de Martino in El Maleficio. The success of the novela gave Buenfil her first starring role in 1985 in Angelica, where she played the title character. At this point she became recognizable in Latin America thanks to her success in novelas and hosting the Mexican show XETU. The following year, in 1986, Buenfil starred in El Engaño, alongside Frank Moro, Guillermo Garcia Cantu, and Luz Maria Jerez.
Two years later, in 1988, Buenfil appeared in Amor en silencio. This was her third starring role and the most memorable. She played two characters; Marisela in the first half, and Ana in the second half of the telenovela. Her leading men were Arturo Peniche and Omar Fierro. Amor en silencio, produced by Carla Estrada, became an instant hit due to the cast and the well-written story-line. However, her character was killed in a surprise twist during one episode. The story continued with the plot progressing 12 years, and emerged with Buenfil reappearing in the story, now playing the teenage daughter of her former murdered character.
Amor en silencio was the most awarded telenovela of the year, winning Best Telenovela and Best Actress for Erika Buenfil in 1989's TVyNovela awards. During this time, Buenfil's popularity had grown and her status as telenovela actress was at its highest. She made appearances in many entertainment magazines and on TV shows.
After her success with Amor en silencio, Buenfil took a few years off from telenovelas before returning in 1991 in Vida Robada alongside Sergio Goyri and Cynthia Klitbo. The telenovela had some success, but after it ended Buenfil disappeared from the spotlight once again. In 1993, she was being considered for the lead role of Monica in the epic novela Corazón salvaje, but the role went to Edith González. Buenfil was offered the part of the antagonist, "Aimee," but she initially refused it. In 1996, Buenfil admitted on El Show de Cristina that she had refused the role because she wanted to be the star and did not want to accept a secondary role. She said that she changed her mind over the weekend, but when she called the producer Jose Rendón, she was told that the role had already been given to actress Ana Colchero.
Buenfil began finding it difficult to receive new roles. Among the roles that she coveted was as the protagonist of Morir Dos Veces, another Jose Rendon production, starring Eduardo Palomo (the male star of Corazon Salvaje). Again, Buenfil ended up losing a part because Palomo was pushing for his wife, the almost unknown actress Carina Ricco, to star in the novela. It was an instant flop.
By the end of 1995, Buenfil had been absent from the TV screen for over four years. However, her fortune changed when she went to Televisa to ask for better treatment at the company. Her voice was heard and producer Juan Osorio wanted her to star in his upcoming production of Marisol alongside Eduardo Santamarina, in his first starring role. To the surprise of many, Marisol was a great hit with audiences, thanks to the great chemistry between the lead actors. It was a typical Cinderella-type story, criticized by many, but that brought much success. The success of the telenovela was such that Buenfil and Santamarina went on a promotional tour of various Latin American countries.
After the success of Marisol, Buenfil did some theater, made a special appearance in her friend Laura Flores' vehicle El Alma No Tiene Color, and was offered various scripts, including starring in 1998's La Usurpadora. She declined and the role went to Venezuelan Gabriela Spanic.
The next year, in 1999, Buenfil found herself headlining the cast of the novela Tres Mujeres, where she shared the lead with Karyme Lozano and Jorge Salinas, in their first starring roles. Even though Televisa placed the novela in a non-prime time slot, Tres Mujeres delivered better than the network's other primetime soaps. The show covered previous taboo issues in Latin American TV, such as homosexuality and adultery. The role of Barbara was also the first time Buenfil played a mature woman who committed infidelity. Due to the success of the novela, the cast of Tres Mujeres was asked to continue working on the novela, even though filming had ended. Eventually the novela lasted over eight months (most last a little over four months).
In 2000 Buenfil had a special participation in the children's novela Carita De Angel. In 2001 she started working on a new novela, Asi Son Ellas. Originally, Victoria Ruffo was also tapped to work on the novela, but controversy started regarding who would carry the first billing and eventually Ruffo withdrew from the project. The novela was not very successful in part because of the difficult afternoon schedule and because Televisa did not promote it well, delaying over a year to air it in Mexico.
In 2004, Buenfil starred in Corazones Al Limite. This telenovela was memorable because it reunited the Amor en silencio stars as lovers for the first time in 16 years. That same year Buenfil also had a small role as a villain in Amarte Es Mi Pecado. In 2006, she had an important role as the mother of the heroine in Duelo De Pasiones, produced by Marisol's producer Juan Osorio, and starring Ludwika Paleta and Pablo Montero. In 2008. she joined the cast of another Osorio telenovela, Tormenta en el Paraiso. In 2010, she had a secondary role in El Triunfo del Amor. This role was Buenfil's last before she returned to starring roles.
In June 2012, after an exhausting casting battle over the lead role in the telenovela Amores Verdaderos, Erika Buenfil was selected as the heroine. This marked her comeback as the lead star of a telenovela after eight years of not having a lead role. Her last one had been in Corazones al Limite in 2004. Other actresses who fought for the role were Rebecca Jones, Victoria Ruffo, Maribel Guardia, and Olivia Collins.
Amores Verdaderos debuted in prime time to high ratings in Mexico. Because of its success, the network extended its run until May 2013. For the role of Victoria Balvanera Gil de Brizz, Buenfil won the TVyNovelas award for best lead actress.
In 2014, Buenfil returned to television with a starring role in La Gata. On August 22, 2015 she performed in the Symphony Broadway Theater, acting as Fabiola in Infidelidades alongside Laura Flores, Alfredo Adame, Natasha Dupeyron, and Omar Fierro.
In 2015, Buenfil returned to television with a starring role in A que no me dejas, a remake of the telenovela she had led 26 years before; Amor en silencio. She was reunited with Arturo Peniche who was her partner in the successful telenovela they starred in in 1989.
In 2005 Buenfil became a mother, having given birth to Nicolás De Jesús. Controversy followed when the press pressured her to mention the name of the child's father, which she refused to do.
She appeared on many TV shows such as Cristina and Don Francisco Presenta, where she talked about the hardships on being a single mother in the TV industry, but said she was going through the happiest time of her life being a mother to her child.
On July 10, 2007, Erika Buenfil's mother Maria Martha died after complications from a rare disease that affected her heart.
Buenfil revealed that the father of her child is the son of Mexican ex-president Ernesto Zedillo. When asked how her relationship with the father of her child is, "It does not exist. Doesn't know where he is, he knows nothing."
"Ya no te Amo más"
"El Amor es un niño pequeño"
"Tu Amor a medias no me Interesa"
"La Noche no es para Mí"
"Pon Otra vez ese Disco"
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You are an analyst for the US Department of State tasked with examining the future of US-Libyan relations. Write a briefing paper outlining three policy options the USA could pursue towards Libya over the next five to ten years. These policies should aim to promote the USA's interests and ideology in the region and may include discussion of security, economy, democracy promotion, education, regional alliances and unilateral or multilateral initiatives. Discuss your policies and make a recommendation as to which is most preferable, including detailed reasoning for your choice.
The three policies are up to you to choose/develop. They may be three very different policies (e.g. one based on economic aid, one on military support, one of political intervention) or variations of the same idea (e.g. three different economic measures).
A traditional essay style is not required for this assignment, though you must still provide evidence for your arguments and you should present your briefing paper in an appropriately formal style. There is no specific format for a briefing paper. You will see from DFAT examples that even within the same organisation there can be differences in the way an analyst puts together a briefing. You may use sections, sub-headings and bullet points. You may even use graphical objects such as charts and graphs. However, be sparing with these, because ultimately we want you to produce a piece of persuasive writing, not a monthly sales report. The tone of the briefing paper should be formal. Remember, this briefing paper may end up before the Secretary of State or even the President.
An example from another unit This was submitted by a student in AIE364 and received a High Distinction.
o Online submission via CloudDeakin ONLY.
o Word length must be strictly observed (3000 words). This total does not include your bibliography and a ±10% margin is acceptable.
o You should use at least ten sources and cite them.
o Use direct quotations sparingly, and seek to outline ideas in your own words.
o The use of other authors’ ideas or words without acknowledgement (plagiarism) is unacceptable and will result in a failure for this piece of assessment.
o The paper must be well structured: introduce, outline, and conclude a consistent argument that directly answers the question you are investigating.
o Each paper must include a bibliography.
o Please submit your paper as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) document. Other software such as Apple's Pages word processor cannot be read by the TurnItIn plagiarism system and are therefore not acceptable.
o DO NOT USE Cover Sheets.
o Late submissions will be penalised at 5% of the total marks available per day.
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How to cite: Black, R.D.; Rogers, L.L.. Sensory Neuromodulation. Preprints 2018, 2018110168 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201811.0168.v1). Black, R.D.; Rogers, L.L.. Sensory Neuromodulation. Preprints 2018, 2018110168 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201811.0168.v1).
Black, R.D.; Rogers, L.L.. Sensory Neuromodulation. Preprints 2018, 2018110168 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201811.0168.v1). Black, R.D.; Rogers, L.L.. Sensory Neuromodulation. Preprints 2018, 2018110168 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201811.0168.v1).
We describe a model of neurological disease based on dysfunctional brain oscillators. This is not a new model, but it is not one that is generally appreciated by clinicians. The value of this model lies in the predictions it makes and the utility it provides in translational applications, in particular for neuromodulation devices. We provide a perspective on the difference between neuromodulation devices that enforce an externally administered stimulus with devices that provide input to sensory receptors and thus stimulate endogenous sensory networks. Current forms of clinically applied neuromodulation are of the former type, including devices such as (implanted) deep brain stimulators (DBS) and various, noninvasive methods such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial current methods (tACS, tDCS). The challenge with these methods is that they are not sensitive to underlying neuronal dynamics and work by applying an empirically derived electrical current waveform to affect dynamical patterns. Neuromodulation of a sensory organ accesses the same pathways that natural environmental stimuli do and, importantly, the modulatory signal will be transformed as it travels through the brain, allowing the modulation input to be consistent with regional dynamics. We present specific examples of devices that rely on sensory neuromodulation and evaluate the translational potential of these approaches. We argue that sensory neuromodulation is well suited to probe and, ideally, repair dysfunctional brain oscillators, thus providing a novel therapeutic approach for neurological diseases.
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Why do we invest so much money in our hair? I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Hair is a HUGE part of our identity. We wear it on our bodies every day, and it is an expression of who we are (not only to ourselves but also to others). Our investment in our hair goes beyond the color and cut we receive at the salon. In order to maintain shiny, healthy hair, we must use professional products. From shampoo and conditioner to hairspray, volumizer, and heat protectant, the products we use impact the overall integrity of our hair.
Tip #1: Ask your stylist about the condition of your hair and ask what products they would recommend. For instance, if you have dry ends, they should recommend a mask to take home, or if you color your hair, they should recommend a professional color protectant shampoo and conditioner.
Think about it this way…If you spend a few hundred dollars on a color and cut, but you go home and use a non-color-protectant shampoo, you are going to strip your color SO much faster and ultimately damage your hair. Why would you want to undo your stylist’s great work and compromise your hair’s health?
Myth #1: You should purchase hair products online or from a drug store to get the lower sticker price.
No way! Some clients might say it's too expensive to purchase the products recommended by their hairstylist, but it’s actually worse if you buy hair products from a drug store at a lower price (even if the bottle falsely claims that it is "full of vitamins" and will "make your color last three times as long"). Buying UNPROFESSIONAL drug store products or online products can be dangerous and at times a product that is either filled with sulfates, is watered down, or is long past its expiration date.
Tip #2: Remember that professional hair products generally last for a long time, so the investment upfront will go a long way, and you will see a difference in your hair in between salon visits.
At times, clients tend to think hairstylists are trying to sell them something they don't really need just to make a sale, but that's not the case AT ALL. From a professional hairstylist's opinion, if we aren't trying to recommend a product for our clients to take home, it shows we don't care about their hair. We are trying to help our clients take care of their color and the integrity of their hair as long as possible--to keep it as healthy as possible.
IF YOU ARE INVESTING IN YOUR HAIR YOU MUST INVEST IN QUALITY PRODUCTS.
Myth #2: Your stylist will not know if you use salon-quality hair products, so you shouldn't budget it into your salon visit.
Trust that your stylist always has your hair’s best interest in mind and remember to budget for some professional hair products prior to your visit. Not only will you and your stylist notice a difference, your hair care solutions will shine through and boost your brilliance.
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Share the post "How trading CFDs can benefit from good money management"
Exercising good money management might seem to be a prerequisite for success in any form of trading not just contract for difference, but it is actually something that many novice investors ignore and many experienced traders lose sight of over time.
As there is no known form of trading that doesn’t carry an element of risk, managing money is a basic element in becoming involved, and although technical analysis and other tools can help make informed decisions, knowing every detail of funds and finances is the real key to winning.
A good trading system is something of a holy grail but it is also in reach of anyone, as experience and skill can combine to create a personal approach that fits individual aims and works to best outcomes. Of course, no system of rules and methodologies will result in guaranteed success, but over time a good trading system will produce results. However, even successful trades might not lead to overall profitability if there is a lack of discipline when it comes to managing money.
The reason for this is quite simple — if average losses outweigh average winning trades then a negative outcome is the result, and that’s even before trading costs are factored in. However, the opposite is also true, because even if a trader is wrong more often than they are right when choosing positions, careful money management can lead to a situation where an overall profit is still made.
Breaking self-imposed rules is all too easy and this simple lack of discipline is what causes many traders to move from an overall profitable situation into one of making a loss. By making a plan and sticking to it, not only is ’emotionless trading’ possible, but results can be quantified and analyzed in order to make changes and tweaks to optimize performance.
Discipline in terms of trading comes in many forms, and for CFDs this can often be most influential in a few areas, of which money management is an important one. As a leveraged product contract for difference offers investors a chance to take positions that they might not otherwise be able to fund, traders must also be aware that it also leaves them open to certain risks they might not otherwise encounter. This is definitely an aspect where strict money management discipline must be part of the overarching trading strategy, as margin calls can undo months of profitable work and, in the worst cases, deal a crippling economic blow.
Overextending a trading plan can involve more than simply using leverage advantages incorrectly. Another obvious cause is overtrading, such as having too many positions held open at any one time or overextending by taking positions in too many different markets. Each of these failings can seem attractive options in the first place, but the ‘hands on’ nature of CFD trading, especially on fast-moving markets such as Forex or crypto, can quickly get out of control if too many trades are being made at the same time.
One way in which money management can be applied successfully to CFD trades is by trying to make sure that losses from using stop loss orders are always less than gains from running positions. This might sound obvious but it is another aspect of managing an open portfolio that some traders can struggle with, especially those who are new to intraday trading methods.
Utilizing leverage is a great way to take positions that might not otherwise be feasible, but it isn’t the way to overnight success in the vast majority of cases. What is essentially using borrowed money to control bigger positions than available funds might otherwise allow, always runs the risk of larger losses too, so the aim of a well thought out trading plan that uses leverage to the best advantage will be to make small gains that compound on themselves as time goes on.
Risk management isn’t that different from money management but it isn’t the same either. Taking a safety-first approach by using stop losses is one of the things that draws many traders to CFDs, but risk is always a consideration even then. Money management would include ideas such as never risking more than a certain amount of available funds on each trade and adjusting trade size to perceived risk.
Of course, some markets are riskier than others, and that’s where research and data come into the picture in far greater detail. Simply dipping into a market and taking positions on hunches is a certain route to failure when using CFDs. Taking the time to research price movements and to predict trends is the only way that risk can be truly minimized to acceptable levels.
Any good trader will always utilize money management as part of a trading plan and this only works if it is then adhered to at all times. Balancing risk and reward is only one aspect to overall profitability, as other factors such as understanding the costs involved in holding trades open for certain times can be crucial when it comes to the final profit/loss tally.
It might seem obvious to state it clearly, but successful trading is by its very nature defined in the act of making more money than is lost. The trick is to understand that this is clearly different from winning or losing individual trades and has everything to do with the overall money management strategy that is in place.
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C'est l'objet de cet article : apprendre à créer un panneau de contrôle utilisateur pour notre plugin de la même manière que nous avions créé le panneau d'administration de notre plugin wordpress.
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Nous ajoutons donc un attribut $userOptionsName à la classe principale wp_jschat qui gérera ces options, nous lui affectons la chaîne unique 'wp_jschatUserOptions'.
De la même manière que pour les options d'administration du plugin, nous devons définir les options utilisateur par défaut. La différence est que ces options devront être accessibles en dehors du panneau d'administration, où les utilisateurs sont susceptibles de se rendre en étant connecté.
on renvoi les options pour l'utilisateur.
La méthode getUserOptions() peut être appelée n'importe quand pour rechercher les options d'utilisateur. Mais les paramètres doivent être initialisés lorsque le plugin est installé pour la première fois, nous appelons donc getUserOptions() dans la méthode init() que nous avons crée précédemment.
Une action wordpress a déjà été délivrée lorsque nous avons crée le panneau d'administration, inutile de la rappeler.
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For other people called Princess Alexandra, see Princess Alexandra (disambiguation).
Princess Arthur of Connaught, 2nd Duchess of Fife, RRC, GCStJ (Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife before marriage; 17 May 1891 – 26 February 1959) was a granddaughter of King Edward VII and great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Alexandra's father was Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife. Having succeeded his father as the 6th Earl Fife, he was elevated to Duke of Fife and Marquess of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom two days after his marriage in 1889 to Princess Louise of Wales, the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Princess Louise accordingly became the Duchess of Fife.
Alexandra was born at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond on 17 May 1891. After ten years of marriage and the birth in 1893 of Alexandra's younger sister Maud, no more children would be born to Alexandra's parents and the dukedom and marquessate of Fife were headed toward extinction since only a male heir could inherit those titles. On 24 April 1900 Queen Victoria granted Alexander Duff a second dukedom of Fife, along with the earldom of Macduff, stipulating by special remainder that these two titles would jointly devolve, in default of sons born to him and the Queen's granddaughter, upon their daughters in order of seniority of birth, and upon their respective agnatic male descendants in the same order.
As a female-line granddaughter of the British monarch, Alexandra was not entitled to the title of "Princess", nor to the style of Her Royal Highness. Instead she was styled Lady Alexandra Duff, as the daughter of a duke, even though she was born fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. Alexandra and her sister were unique among British princesses in that they were descended from both William IV (through his mistress, Dorothea Jordan), and William IV's niece, Queen Victoria, who succeeded him because he left no legitimate issue.
She was baptised at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on 29 June 1891 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson. Her godparents were Queen Victoria and the Prince and Princess of Wales..
On 9 November 1905, King Edward VII declared his eldest daughter Princess Royal. He further ordered Garter King of Arms to gazette Lady Alexandra Duff and her sister Lady Maud Duff with the style and attribute of Highness and the style of Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names, with precedence immediately after all members of the British Royal Family bearing the style of Royal Highness. From that point, Her Highness Princess Alexandra held her title and rank, not from her ducal father, but from the decree issued by will of the sovereign (her grandfather).
Around 1910, Alexandra became secretly engaged to Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, a son of King George I of the Hellenes. The engagement was terminated when their disapproving parents learned of the liaison. As Prince Christopher's father was a younger brother of Princess Alexandra's maternal grandmother, the hopeful couple were first cousins once removed.
The wedding day of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra of Fife.
On 15 October 1913, Princess Alexandra married her first cousin, once removed, Prince Arthur of Connaught at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London.
Princess Mary, daughter of King George V.
Princess Mary of Teck and Princess Helena of Teck, daughters of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck (brother of Queen Mary).
Princess May of Teck, daughter of Prince Alexander of Teck (brother of Queen Mary) and Princess Alice of Albany.
Princess Maud, the bride's sister.
Prince Arthur of Connaught was the only son of the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and thus a younger brother of her maternal grandfather, King Edward VII. As such, Arthur and Alexandra were first cousins once removed.
After their marriage, Alexandra was referred to as HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught, in accordance with the tradition that a wife normally shares the title and style of her husband.
With her husband, Alexandra also carried out royal engagements on behalf of her uncle, King George V, and later for her cousin, King George VI. She also served as a Counsellor of State between 1937 and 1944.
Princess Arthur of Connaught with her only son Alastair.
World War I gave to Princess Arthur of Connaught the opportunity to embrace a vocation of nursing in which she subsequently made a highly successful career. In 1915 she joined the staff of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, as a full-time nurse and worked untiringly in this capacity until the armistice. After the war she continued her training at St. Mary's, becoming a state registered nurse in 1919 and being awarded a first prize for a paper on eclampsia. She also served in Queen Charlotte's Hospital where she specialized in gynaecology, receiving a certificate of merit. Throughout these years Princess Arthur increasingly impressed her superiors by her technical skill and practical efficiency.
When her husband was appointed governor-general of the Union of South Africa, Princess Arthur ably seconded him and shared his popularity. Her tact and friendliness made her many friends among the South Africans, who also greatly admired the interest which she displayed in hospitals, child welfare, and maternity work throughout the Union. To these subjects she brought her exceptional personal knowledge and experience, which enabled her to make many effective and valuable suggestions.
On her return to London in 1923, Princess Arthur resumed her nursing career at University College Hospital, where she was known as Nurse Marjorie, and subsequently at Charing Cross Hospital. At this time she was specializing in surgery, proving herself a competent, dependable, and imperturbable theatre sister, who was capable of performing minor operations herself and of instructing juniors in their duties. Her services to the nursing profession were recognized in July 1925, when she was awarded the badge of the Royal Red Cross by George V.
The outbreak of World War II in 1939 afforded Princess Arthur further scope for her nursing abilities. She refused the offer of a post as matron of a hospital in the country, preferring to become sister-in-charge of the casualty clearing station of the Second London General Hospital. Shortly thereafter, she opened the Fife Nursing Home in Bentinck Street which she personally equipped, financed, and administered as matron for ten years with great competence.
On 26 April 1943 her only child, Alastair, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, died unexpectedly while in Canada, which came as "a crushing blow and a great shock" to her.
In 1949 the multiple-rheumatoid-arthritis, from which Princess Arthur had suffered for many years, rendered her completely crippled and necessitated the closing of her nursing-home. She retired to her house near Regent's Park where she wrote for private circulation two autobiographical fragments in a vivid and entertaining style: A Nurse's Story (1955) and Egypt and Khartoum (1956), in which she gave a graphic account of the shipwreck of SS Delhi which ran aground in fog and heavy seas in 1911 – Princess Arthur, her sister and mother nearly died but her father Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife subsequently died as a result of his injuries. She was engaged on a further volume on big-game hunting in South Africa when she died at her London home on 26 February 1959.
At her special request she was cremated, and her ashes were laid in St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar on the Mar Lodge estate.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife.
^ a b c d Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser Band III. "Fife". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1955, pp. 336–337. (German).
^ Prince Arthur is the first cousin of Alexandra's mother, Louise, Princess Royal, as both are grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
^ "Royal Wedding Group". National Portrait Gallery, London.
^ "'H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Connaught (the Duchess of Fife) and her bridesmaids'". National Portrait Gallery.
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Taurine is an amino acid that is commonly found in animal protein, but not in plant protein.
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This article is about the empire founded by the Wanyan clan. For the empire founded by the Sima clan, see Jin dynasty (265–420).
"Jurchen dynasty" redirects here. For the 17th-century Jurchen khanate, see Later Jin (1616–1636).
"Anchu" redirects here. For the novel, see Anchu (novel).
The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin (/dʒɪn/), lasted from 1115 to 1234 as one of the last dynasties in Chinese history to predate the Mongol invasion of China. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin or Jinn in English to differentiate it from an earlier Jìn dynasty of China whose name is identical when transcribed without tone marker diacritics in the Hanyu Pinyin system for Standard Chinese. It is also sometimes called the "Jurchen dynasty" or the "Jurchen Jin", because its founding leader Aguda (reign 1115–1123) was of Wanyan Jurchen descent.
The Jin emerged from Taizu's rebellion against the Liao dynasty (907–1125), which held sway over northern China until the nascent Jin drove the Liao to the Western Regions, where they became known as the Western Liao. After vanquishing the Liao, the Jin launched an over hundred-year struggles against the Chinese Song dynasty (960–1279), which was based in southern China. Over the course of their rule, the Jurchens of Jin quickly adapted to Chinese customs, and even fortified the Great Wall against the rising Mongols. Domestically, the Jin oversaw a number of cultural advancements, such as the revival of Confucianism.
The Mongols invaded the Jin under Genghis Khan in 1211 and inflicted catastrophic defeats on their armies. Though the Jin seemed to suffer a never-ending wave of defeats, revolts, defections, and coups, they proved to have tenacity. The Jin finally succumbed to Mongol conquest 23 years later in 1234.
The Jin dynasty was officially known as the "Great Jin" at that time. Furthermore, the Jin emperors referred to their state as Zhongguo (中國) like some other non-Han dynasties. Non-Han rulers expanded the definition of "China" to include non-Han peoples in addition to Han people whenever they ruled China. Jin documents indicate that the usage of "China" by dynasties to refer to themselves began earlier than previously thought.
The Jin dynasty was created in modern Jilin and Heilongjiang by the Jurchen tribal chieftain Aguda in 1115. According to tradition, Aguda was a descendant of Hanpu. Aguda adopted the term for "gold" as the name of his state, itself a translation of "Anchuhu" River, which meant "golden" in Jurchen. This river known as Alachuke in Chinese, was a tributary of the Songhua River east of Harbin. The Jurchens' early rival was the Khitan-led Liao dynasty, which had held sway over modern north and northeast China and Mongolia, for several centuries. In 1121, the Jurchens entered into the Alliance Conducted at Sea with the Han Chinese-led Northern Song dynasty and agreed to jointly invade the Liao dynasty. While the Song armies faltered, the Jurchens succeeded in driving the Liao to Central Asia. In 1125, after the death of Aguda, the Jin dynasty broke its alliance with the Song dynasty and invaded north China. When the Song dynasty reclaimed the southern part of the Liao where Han Chinese lived, they were "fiercely resisted" by the Han Chinese population there who had previously been under Liao rule, while when the Jurchens invaded that area, the Han Chinese did not oppose them at all and handed over the Southern Capital (present-day Beijing, then known as Yanjing) to them. The Jurchens were supported by the anti-Song, Beijing-based noble Han clans. The Han Chinese who worked for the Liao were viewed as hostile enemies by the Song dynasty. Song Han Chinese also defected to the Jin. One crucial mistake that the Song made during this joint attack was the removal of the defensive forest it originally built along the Song-Liao border. Because of the removal of this landscape barrier, in 1126/27, the Jin army marched quickly across the North China Plain to Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng). On 9 January 1127, the Jurchens ransacked Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song dynasty, capturing both Emperor Qinzong and his father, Emperor Huizong, who had abdicated in panic in the face of the Jin invasion. Following the fall of Bianjing, the succeeding Southern Song dynasty continued to fight the Jin dynasty for over a decade, eventually signing the Treaty of Shaoxing in 1141, which called for the cession of all Song territories north of the Huai River to the Jin dynasty and the execution of Song general Yue Fei in return for peace. The peace treaty was formally ratified on 11 October 1142 when a Jin envoy visited the Song court.
Having conquered Kaifeng and occupied North China, the Jin later deliberately chose earth as its dynastic element and yellow as its royal color. According to the theory of the Five Elements (wuxing), the earth element follows the fire, the dynastic element of the Song, in the sequence of elemental creation. Therefore, this ideological move shows that the Jin regarded the Song reign of China was officially over and themselves as the rightful ruler of China Proper.
The Chengling Pagoda of Zhengding, Hebei Province, built between 1161 and 1189.
After taking over Northern China, the Jin dynasty became increasingly sinicised. About three million people, half of them Jurchens, migrated south into northern China over two decades, and this minority governed about 30 million people. The Jurchens were given land grants and organised into hereditary military units: 300 households formed a moukecode: zho promoted to code: zh (company) and 7–10 moukescode: zho promoted to code: zh formed a meng-ancode: zho promoted to code: zh (battalion). Many married Han Chinese, although the ban on Jurchen nobles marrying Han Chinese was not lifted until 1191. After Emperor Taizong died in 1135, the next three Jin emperors were grandsons of Aguda by three different princes. Emperor Xizong (r. 1135–1149) studied the classics and wrote Chinese poetry. He adopted Han Chinese cultural traditions, but the Jurchen nobles had the top positions.
Later in life, Emperor Xizong became an alcoholic and executed many officials for criticising him. He also had Jurchen leaders who opposed him murdered, even those in the Wanyan clan. In 1149 he was murdered by a cabal of relatives and nobles, who made his cousin Wanyan Liang the next Jin emperor. Because of the brutality of both his domestic and foreign policy, Wanyan Liang was posthumously demoted from the position of emperor. Consequently, historians have commonly referred to him by the posthumous name "Prince of Hailing".
Having usurped the throne, Wanyan Liang embarked on the program of legitimising his rule as an emperor of China. In 1153, he moved the empire's main capital from Huining Prefecture (south of present-day Harbin) to the former Liao capital, Yanjing (present-day Beijing). Four years later, in 1157, to emphasise the permanence of the move, he razed the nobles' residences in Huining Prefecture. Wanyan Liang also reconstructed the former Song capital, Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng), which had been sacked in 1127, making it the Jin's southern capital.
Wanyan Liang also tried to suppress dissent by killing Jurchen nobles, executing 155 princes. To fulfil his dream of becoming the ruler of all China, Wanyan Liang attacked the Southern Song dynasty in 1161. Meanwhile, two simultaneous rebellions erupted in Shangjing, at the Jurchens' former power base: led by Wanyan Liang's cousin, soon-to-be crowned Wanyan Yong, and the other of Khitan tribesmen. Wanyan Liang had to withdraw Jin troops from southern China to quell the uprisings. The Jin forces were defeated by Song forces in the Battle of Caishi and Battle of Tangdao. With a depleted military force, Wanyan Liang failed to make headway in his attempted invasion of the Southern Song dynasty. Finally he was assassinated by his own generals in December 1161, due to his defeats. His son and heir was also assassinated in the capital.
Although crowned in October, Wanyan Yong (Emperor Shizong) was not officially recognised as emperor until the murder of Wanyan Liang's heir. The Khitan uprising was not suppressed until 1164; their horses were confiscated so that the rebels had to take up farming. Other Khitan and Xi cavalry units had been incorporated into the Jin army. Because these internal uprisings had severely weakened the Jin's capacity to confront the Southern Song militarily, the Jin court under Emperor Shizong began negotiating for peace. The Treaty of Longxing (隆興和議) was signed in 1164 and ushered in more than 40 years of peace between the two empires.
In the early 1180s, Emperor Shizong instituted a restructuring of 200 meng'an units to remove tax abuses and help Jurchens. Communal farming was encouraged. The Jin Empire prospered and had a large surplus of grain in reserve. Although learned in Chinese classics, Emperor Shizong was also known as a promoter of Jurchen language and culture; during his reign, a number of Chinese classics were translated into Jurchen, the Imperial Jurchen Academy was founded, and the imperial examinations started to be offered in the Jurchen language. Emperor Shizong's reign (1161–1189) was remembered by the posterity as the time of comparative peace and prosperity, and the emperor himself was compared to the mythological rulers Yao and Shun.
Emperor Shizong's grandson, Emperor Zhangzong (r. 1189–1208), venerated Jurchen values, but he also immersed himself in Han Chinese culture and married an ethnic Han Chinese woman. The Taihe Code of law was promulgated in 1201 and was based mostly on the Tang Code. In 1207, the Southern Song dynasty attempted an invasion, but the Jin forces effectively repulsed them. In the peace agreement, the Song dynasty had to pay higher annual indemnities and behead Han Tuozhou, the leader of the hawkish faction in the Song imperial court.
Jade ornament with flower design, Jin dynasty, Shanghai Museum.
Starting from the early 13th century, the Jin dynasty began to feel the pressure of Mongols from the north. Genghis Khan first led the Mongols into Western Xia territory in 1205 and ravaged it four years later. In 1211 about 50,000 Mongol horsemen invaded the Jin Empire and began absorbing Khitan and Jurchen rebels. The Jin had a large army with 150,000 cavalry but abandoned the "western capital" Datong (see also the Battle of Yehuling). The next year the Mongols went north and looted the Jin "eastern capital", and in 1213 they besieged the "central capital", Zhongdu (present-day Beijing). In 1214 the Jin made a humiliating treaty but retained the capital. That summer, Emperor Xuanzong abandoned the central capital and moved the government to the "southern capital" Kaifeng, making it the official seat of the Jin dynasty's power.
In 1216, a hawkish faction in the Jin imperial court persuaded Emperor Xuanzong to attack the Song dynasty, but in 1219 they were defeated at the same place by the Yangtze River where Wanyan Liang had been defeated in 1161. The Jin dynasty now faced a two front war that they could not afford. Furthermore, Emperor Aizong won a succession struggle against his brother and then quickly ended the war and went back to the capital. He made peace with the Tanguts of Western Xia, who had been allied with the Mongols.
Shi Tianze was a Han Chinese who lived under Jin rule. Inter-ethnic marriage between Han Chinese and Jurchens became common at this time. His father was Shi Bingzhi (史秉直). Shi Bingzhi married a Jurchen woman (surname Nahe) and a Han Chinese woman (surname Zhang); it is unknown which of them was Shi Tianze's mother. Shi Tianze was married to two Jurchen women, a Han Chinese woman, and a Korean woman, and his son Shi Gang was born to one of his Jurchen wives. His Jurchen wives' surnames were Monian and Nahe, his Korean wife's surname was Li, and his Han Chinese wife's surname was Shi. Shi Tianze defected to the Mongol forces upon their invasion of the Jin dynasty. His son, Shi Gang, married a Keraite woman; the Keraites were Mongolified Turkic people and considered as part of the "Mongol nation". Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou, Yan Shi and other Han Chinese who served in the Jin dynasty and defected to the Mongols helped build the structure for the administration of the new Mongol state.
The Mongols created a "Han Army" (漢軍) out of defected Jin troops, and another army out of defected Song troops called the "Newly Submitted Army" (新附軍).
Genghis Khan died in 1227 while his armies were attacking Western Xia. His successor, Ögedei Khan, invaded the Jin dynasty again in 1232 with assistance from the Southern Song dynasty. The Jurchens tried to resist; but when the Mongols besieged Kaifeng in 1233, Emperor Aizong fled south to the city of Caizhou. A Song–Mongol allied army looted the capital, and the next year Emperor Aizong committed suicide to avoid being captured when the Mongols besieged Caizhou, ending the Jin dynasty in 1234. The territory of the Jin dynasty was to be divided between the Mongols and the Song dynasty. However, due to lingering territorial disputes, the Song dynasty and the Mongols eventually went to war with one another over these territories.
In Empire of The Steppes, René Grousset reports that the Mongols were always amazed at the valour of the Jurchen warriors, who held out until seven years after the death of Genghis Khan.
Contemporary Chinese writers ascribed Jurchen success in overwhelming the Liao and Northern Song dynasties mainly to their cavalry. Already during Aguda's rebellion against the Liao dynasty, all Jurchen fighters were mounted. It was said that the Jurchen cavalry tactics were a carryover from their hunting skills. Jurchen horsemen were provided with heavy armor; on occasions, they would use a team of horses attached to each other with chains (Guaizi Ma).
"Great Golden Central State O-Giao Jeo-Shio" (1196), found in now Mongolia.
As the Liao dynasty fell apart and the Song dynasty retreated beyond the Yangtze, the army of the new Jin dynasty absorbed many soldiers who formerly fought for the Liao or Song dynasties. The new Jin empire adopted many of the Song military's weapons, including various machines for siege warfare and artillery. In fact, the Jin military's use of cannons, grenades, and even rockets to defend besieged Kaifeng against the Mongols in 1233 is considered the first ever battle in human history in which gunpowder was used effectively, even though it failed to prevent the eventual Jin defeat.
On the other hand, the Jin military was not particularly good at naval warfare. Both in 1129–30 and in 1161 Jin forces were defeated by the Southern Song navies when trying to cross the Yangzi River into the core Southern Song territory (see Battle of Tangdao and Battle of Caishi), even though for the latter campaign the Jin had equipped a large navy of their own, using Han Chinese shipbuilders and even Han Chinese captains who had defected from the Southern Song.
In 1130, the Jin army reached Hangzhou and Ningbo in southern China. But heavy Chinese resistance and the geography of the area halted the Jin advance, and they were forced to retreat and withdraw, and they had not been able to escape the Song navy when trying to return until they were directed by a Han Chinese defector who helped them escape in Zhenjiang. Southern China was then cleared of the Jurchen forces.
In order to prevent incursion from the Mongols, a large construction program was launched. The records show that two important sections of the Great Wall were completed by the Jurchens.
The Great Wall as constructed by the Jurchens differed from the previous dynasties. Known as the Border Fortress or the Boundary Ditch of the Jin, it was formed by digging ditches within which lengths of wall were built. In some places subsidiary walls and ditches were added for extra strength. The construction was started in about 1123 and completed by about 1198. The two sections attributable to the Jin dynasty are known as the Old Mingchang Walls and New Great Walls, together stretching more than 2,000 kilometres in length.
The government of the Jin dynasty merged Jurchen customs with institutions adopted from the Liao and Song dynasties. The pre-dynastic Jurchen government was based on the quasi-egalitarian tribal council. Jurchen society at the time did not have a strong political hierarchy. The Shuo Fu (說郛) records that the Jurchen tribes were not ruled by central authority and locally elected their chieftains. Tribal customs were retained after Aguda united the Jurchen tribes and formed the Jin dynasty, coexisting alongside more centralised institutions. The Jin dynasty had five capitals, a practice they adopted from the Balhae and the Liao. The Jin had to overcome the difficulties of controlling a multi-cultural empire composed of territories once ruled by the Liao and Northern Song. The solution of the early Jin government was to establish separate government structures for different ethnic groups.
Chinese gold plates and a chalice from the Jin Dynasty's Zhongdu.
Because the Jin had few contacts with its southern neighbor the Song, different cultural developments took place in both states. Within Confucianism, the "Learning of the Way" that developed and became orthodox in Song did not take root in Jin. Jin scholars put more emphasis on the work of northern Song scholar and poet Su Shi (1037–1101) than on Zhu Xi's (1130–1200) scholarship, which constituted the foundation of the Learning of the Way.
A significant branch of Taoism called the Quanzhen School was founded under the Jin by Wang Zhe (1113–1170), a Han Chinese man who founded formal congregations in 1167 and 1168. Wang took the nickname of Wang Chongyang (Wang "Double Yang") and the disciples he took were retrospectively known as the "seven patriarchs of Quanzhen". The flourishing of ci poetry that characterized Jin literature was tightly linked to Quanzhen, as two-thirds of the ci poetry written in Jin times was composed by Quanzhen Taoists.
Jin dynasty fresco of a Bodhisattva from Chongfu Temple (崇福寺), Shuozhou, Shanxi.
The Jin state sponsored an edition of the Taoist Canon that is known as the Precious Canon of the Mysterious Metropolis of the Great Jin (Da Jin Xuandu baozang 大金玄都寶藏). Based on a smaller version of the Canon printed by Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1125) of the Song dynasty, it was completed in 1192 under the direction and support of Emperor Zhangzong (r. 1190–1208). In 1188, Zhangzong's grandfather and predecessor Shizong (r. 1161–1189) had ordered the woodblocks for the Song Canon transferred from Kaifeng (the former Northern Song capital that had now become the Jin "Southern Capital") to the Central Capital's "Abbey of Celestial Perpetuity" or Tianchang guan 天長觀, on the site of what is now the White Cloud Temple in Beijing. Other Daoist writings were also moved there from another abbey in the Central Capital. Zhangzong instructed the abbey's superintendent Sun Mingdao 孫明道 and two civil officials to prepare a complete Canon for printing. After sending people on a "nationwide search for scriptures" (which yielded 1,074 fascicles of text that was not included in the Huizong edition of the Canon) and securing donations for printing, in 1192 Sun Mingdao proceeded to cut the new woodblocks. The final print consisted of 6,455 fascicles. Though the Jin emperors occasionally offered copies of the Canon as gifts, not a single fragment of it has survived.
A Buddhist Canon or "Tripitaka" was also produced in Shanxi, the same place where an enhanced version of the Jin-sponsored Taoist Canon would be reprinted in 1244. The project was initiated in 1139 by a Buddhist nun named Cui Fazhen, who swore (and allegedly "broke her arm to seal the oath") that she would raise the necessary funds to make a new official edition of the Canon printed by the Northern Song. Completed in 1173, the Jin Tripitaka counted about 7,000 fascicles, "a major achievement in the history of Buddhist private printing." It was further expanded during the Yuan.
Buddhism thrived during the Jin, both in its relation with the imperial court and in society in general. Many sutras were also carved on stone tablets. The donors who funded such inscriptions included members of the Jin imperial family, high officials, common people, and Buddhist priests. Some sutras have only survived from these carvings, which are thus highly valuable to the study of Chinese Buddhism. At the same time, the Jin court sold monk certificates for revenue. This practice was initiated in 1162 by Shizong to fund his wars, and stopped three years later when war was over. His successor Zhanzong used the same method to raise military funds in 1197 and one year later to raise money to fight famine in the Western Capital. The same practice was used again in 1207 (to fight the Song and more famine) as well as under the reigns of emperors Weishao (r. 1209–1213) and Xuanzong (r. 1213–1224) to fight the Mongols.
(1) Too long. Normally not used when referring to this sovereign.
(2) Too short. Easy to be ignored.
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The Qara Khitai, known as the Kara Khitan Khanate or Western Liao, officially the Great Liao, was a sinicized Khitan empire in Central Asia. The empire was usurped by the Naimans under Kuchlug in 1211, traditional Chinese, the empire was conquered by the Mongol Empire in 1218. Kara Khitan was the used by the Khitans to refer to themselves. The phrase is translated as the Black Khitans in Turkish. In Mongolian, Kara-Khitan is rendered Хар Хятан, since no direct records from the empire survive today, the only surviving historical records about the empire come from outside sources. Black Khitans has seen used in Chinese. The Jurchens referred to the empire as Dashi or Dashi Linya, Muslim historians initially referred to the state simply as Khitay or Khitai, they may have adopted this form of Khitan via the Uyghurs of Kocho in whose language the final -n or -ń became -y. Only after the Mongol conquest did the state begin to be referred to in the Muslim world as the Kara-Khitai or Qara-Khitai, the Qara Khitai empire was established by Yelü Dashi, who led nomadic Khitans west by way of Mongolia after the collapse of the Liao dynasty.
The Jurchens, once vassals of the Khitans, had allied with the Song dynasty, Yelü recruited Khitans and other tribes to form an army, and in 1134 captured Balasagun from the Kara-Khanid Khanate, which marks the start of the empire in Central Asia. The Khitan forces were joined by 10,000 Khitans. The Khitans conquered Kashgar and Beshbalik, the Khitans defeated the Western Kara-Khanid Khanate at Khujand in 1137, eventually leading to their control over the Fergana Valley. They won the Battle of Qatwan against the Western Kara-Khanids and the Seljuk Empire on September 9,1141, Yelü Dashi died in 1143, and his wife, Xiao Tabuyan, acted as regent for their son. Their son, Yelü Yiliu, became the ruler in 1150 and died in 1163, to be succeeded by his sister and she sent her husband, Xiao Duolubu, on many military campaigns. She fell in love with his brother, Xiao Fuguzhi. They were executed in 1177 by her father-in-law, Xiao Wolila, the empire was weakened by rebellions and internal wars among its vassals, especially during the latter parts of its history.
Cash was a type of coin of China and East Asia from the 2nd century BC until the 20th century AD. The English term cash referring to the coin was derived from the Tamil kāsu, the English word cash, meaning tangible currency, is an older and unrelated word from Middle French caisse. There are a variety of Chinese terms for cash coins, usually descriptive, Chinese qián is a weight-derived currency denomination in Chinese called mace in English. Traditionally, Chinese cash coins were cast in copper, brass or iron, in the mid-19th century, the coins were made of 3 parts copper and 2 parts lead. Cast silver coins were produced but are considerably rarer. Cast gold coins are known to exist but are extremely rare. Chinese cash coins originated from the barter of farming tools and agricultural surpluses, around 1200 BC, smaller token spades and knives began to be used to conduct smaller exchanges with the tokens melted down to produce real farm implements. These tokens came to be used as media of exchange themselves and were known as spade money, the hole enabled the coins to be strung together to create higher denominations, as was frequently done due to the coins low value.
The number of coins in a string of cash varied over time, a string of 1000 cash was supposed to be equal in value to one tael of pure silver. A string of cash was divided into ten sections of 100 cash each, local custom allowed the person who put the string together to take a cash or a few from each hundred for his effort. Thus an ounce of silver could exchange for 970 in one city and 990 in the next, in some places in the North of China short of currency the custom counted one cash as two and fewer than 500 cash would be exchanged for an ounce of silver. A string of cash weighed over ten pounds and was carried over the shoulder. Paper money equivalents known as flying cash sometimes showed pictures of the number of cash coins strung together. The Koreans and Vietnamese all cast their own copper cash in the part of the second millennium similar to those used by China. The last Chinese cash coins were struck, not cast, in the reign of the Qing Xuantong Emperor shortly before the fall of the Empire in 1911, the coin continued to be used unofficially in China until the mid-20th century.
Confucianism, known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life. In the Han dynasty, Confucian approaches edged out the proto-Taoist Huang-Lao, the disintegration of the Han political order in the second century CE opened the way for the doctrines of Buddhism and Neo-Taoism, which offered spiritual explanations lacking in Confucianism. A Confucian revival began during the Tang dynasty of 618-907, in the late Tang, Confucianism developed in response to Buddhism and Taoism and was reformulated as Neo-Confucianism. This reinvigorated form was adopted as the basis of the imperial exams, the abolition of the examination system in 1905 marked the end of official Confucianism. The New Culture intellectuals of the twentieth century blamed Confucianism for Chinas weaknesses. In the late twentieth century Confucian work ethic has been credited with the rise of the East Asian economy, with particular emphasis on the importance of the family and social harmony, rather than on an otherworldly source of spiritual values, the core of Confucianism is humanistic.
While Tiān has some characteristics that overlap the category of deity, it is primarily an impersonal absolute principle, Confucianism focuses on the practical order that is given by a this-worldly awareness of the Tiān. Confucian thought focuses on the cultivation of virtue and maintenance of ethics, Some of the basic Confucian ethical concepts and practices include rén, yì, and lǐ, and zhì. Rén is the essence of the human being which manifests as compassion and it is the virtue-form of Heaven. Yì is the upholding of righteousness and the disposition to do good. Lǐ is a system of norms and propriety that determines how a person should properly act in everyday life according to the law of Heaven. Zhì is the ability to see what is right and fair, or the converse, Confucianism holds one in contempt, either passively or actively, for failure to uphold the cardinal moral values of rén and yì. In the 20th century Confucianisms influence diminished greatly, in the last decades there have been talks of a Confucian Revival in the academic and the scholarly community and there has been a grassroots proliferation of various types of Confucian churches.
Taoism, known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. The Tao is an idea in most Chinese philosophical schools, in Taoism, however. Taoism differs from Confucianism by not emphasizing rigid rituals and social order, the Tao Te Ching, a compact book containing teachings attributed to Laozi, is widely considered the keystone work of the Taoist tradition, together with the writings of Zhuangzi. By the Han dynasty, the sources of Taoism had coalesced into a coherent tradition of religious organizations. In earlier ancient China, Taoists were thought of as hermits or recluses who did not participate in political life, Zhuangzi was the best known of these, and it is significant that he lived in the south, where he was part of local Chinese shamanic traditions. Women shamans played an important role in this tradition, which was strong in the southern state of Chu. Early Taoist movements developed their own institution in contrast to shamanism, shamans revealed basic texts of Taoism from early times down to at least the 20th century.
Institutional orders of Taoism evolved in various strains that in recent times are conventionally grouped into two main branches, Quanzhen Taoism and Zhengyi Taoism. After Laozi and Zhuangzi, the literature of Taoism grew steadily and was compiled in form of a canon—the Daozang—which was published at the behest of the emperor, throughout Chinese history, Taoism was nominated several times as a state religion. After the 17th century, however, it fell from favor, Chinese alchemy, Chinese astrology, Chan Buddhism, several martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, feng shui, and many styles of qigong have been intertwined with Taoism throughout history. Beyond China, Taoism had influence on surrounding societies in Asia, Taoism has a presence in Hong Kong, and in Southeast Asia. English speakers continue to debate the preferred romanization of the words Daoism and Taoism, the root Chinese word 道 way, path is romanized tao in the older Wade–Giles system and dào in the modern Pinyin system. In linguistic terminology, English Taoism/Daoism is formed from the Chinese loanword tao/dao 道 way, route and the native suffix -ism.
Huining Prefecture was a prefecture in the Shangjing region of Manchuria. It served as the first superior capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty from 1122 to 1153 and its location was in present-day Acheng District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. During the early years of building up their empire, Jurchen rulers often moved people from elsewhere in China to their capital, the first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, Aguda resettled captives to the Shangjing area during his war against the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Agudas successor, Wuqimai conquered most of northern China in the wars against the Han Chinese-led Northern Song dynasty and he continued the policy, resulting in numerous wealthy people, skilled craftsmen from Yanjing and the former Song capital, being relocated to Shangjing. A variety of valuable goods captured in Bianjing was brought to the Jin capital as well, the city plan on Shangjing emulated major Chinese cities, in particular Bianjing, although the Jin capital was much smaller than its Northern Song prototype.
The Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period. Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered an age in Chinese history. To this day, Chinas majority ethnic group refers to itself as the Han people and it was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han, and briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han dynasty into two periods, the Western Han or Former Han and the Eastern Han or Later Han, the emperor was at the pinnacle of Han society. He presided over the Han government but shared power with both the nobility and appointed ministers who came largely from the gentry class. The Han Empire was divided into areas controlled by the central government using an innovation inherited from the Qin known as commanderies. These kingdoms gradually lost all vestiges of their independence, particularly following the Rebellion of the Seven States, from the reign of Emperor Wu onward, the Chinese court officially sponsored Confucianism in education and court politics, synthesized with the cosmology of scholars such as Dong Zhongshu.
This policy endured until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 AD, the Han dynasty was an age of economic prosperity and saw a significant growth of the money economy first established during the Zhou dynasty. The coinage issued by the government mint in 119 BC remained the standard coinage of China until the Tang dynasty. The period saw a number of limited institutional innovations, the Xiongnu, a nomadic steppe confederation, defeated the Han in 200 BC and forced the Han to submit as a de facto inferior partner, but continued their raids on the Han borders. Emperor Wu of Han launched several campaigns against them. The ultimate Han victory in these wars eventually forced the Xiongnu to accept vassal status as Han tributaries, the territories north of Hans borders were quickly overrun by the nomadic Xianbei confederation. Imperial authority was seriously challenged by large Daoist religious societies which instigated the Yellow Turban Rebellion. When Cao Pi, King of Wei, usurped the throne from Emperor Xian, following Liu Bangs victory in the Chu–Han Contention, the resulting Han dynasty was named after the Hanzhong fief.
The Zhou dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty. This period of Chinese history produced what many consider the zenith of Chinese bronze-ware making, the dynasty spans the period in which the written script evolved into its almost-modern form with the use of an archaic clerical script that emerged during the late Warring States period. He even received sacrifice as a harvest god, the term Hòujì was probably an hereditary title attached to a lineage. Jus son Liu, led his people to prosperity by restoring agriculture and settling them at a place called Bin, tai led the clan from Bin to Zhou, an area in the Wei River valley of modern-day Qishan County. Taibo and Zhongyong had supposedly fled to the Yangtze delta. Jilis son Wen bribed his way out of imprisonment and moved the Zhou capital to Feng, the Zhou enfeoffed a member of the defeated Shang royal family as the Duke of Song, which was held by descendants of the Shang royal family until its end.
This practice was referred to as Two Kings, Three Reverences, according to Nicholas Bodman, the Zhou appear to have spoken a language not basically different in vocabulary and syntax from that of the Shang. A recent study by David McCraw, using lexical statistics, reached the same conclusion, the Zhou emulated extensively Shang cultural practices, perhaps to legitimize their own rule, and became the successors to Shang culture. At the same time, the Zhou may have connected to the Xirong, a broadly defined cultural group to the west of the Shang. According to the historian Li Feng, the term Rong during the Western Zhou period was used to designate political and military adversaries rather than cultural. The proto-Zhou were first located in the Shaanxi-Shanxi highland, where they absorbed elements from the Guangshe culture, King Liu moved his people to the lower Fen Valley and to the western bank of the Yellow River, where they resumed agriculture. His son Qing Jie, led the Zhou to the valley of the Jing River.
Emperor Taizu of Jin, personal name Aguda, sinicised name Wanyan Min, was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries. He was initially the chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the Jurchen tribes which were subjects of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty, starting in 1114, Aguda united the Jurchen tribes under his rule and rebelled against the Liao dynasty. A year later, he declared himself emperor and established the Jin dynasty, by the time of his death, the Jin dynasty had conquered most of the Liao dynastys territories and emerged as a major power in northern China. In 1145, he was honoured with the temple name Taizu by his descendant. The name Aguda is transcribed A-ku-ta in Wade-Giles, the alternative, Aguda was the second son of Helibo, the chieftain of the Wanyan tribe. His mother was a daughter of the chieftain of the Nalan tribe and he was born in 1068 near the Ashi River within present-day Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.
He was well-known within his tribe for his bravery, and had participated in campaigns against rival Jurchen tribes at the command of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. In 1109, during the height of a famine, Aguda assisted his father in absorbing famished warriors from other Jurchen tribes to strengthen his own tribe. Later, he fought wars against other Jurchen tribes and succeeded to unify all Jurchens under the Wanyan tribes leadership, in 1113, Aguda succeeded his elder brother, Wuyashu, as the leader of his tribe. Like other Jurchens, Aguda loathed what he considered the exploitation of his tribesmen by corrupt Liao officials, in 1122, when the Liao ruler, Emperor Tianzuo, went on a fishing expedition in Jurchen territory, he ordered all the chieftains to dance for him. Aguda became famous among the Jurchens when he was the person who defied the order. In early 1114, Aguda sent spies into Liao territory and prepared to revolt against the Khitan regime and his chief advisors were Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin.
Yue ware with motif, 3rd century CE, Western Jin, Zhejiang.
The famous painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival is believed by some to portray life in Kaifeng on Qingming Festival. Several versions exist – the above is an 18th-century recreation – of an original attributed to the 12th-century artist Zhang Zeduan.
Games in the Jinming Pool, an early 12th-century painting depicting Kaifeng, by Zhang Zeduan.
Evening market at the Temple of Supreme Brightness (太清宫 Tàiqīnggōng), an urban temple of the Zhengyi order in Xiguan, Lanzhou, Gansu.
Temple of the Golden Measure (金台观 Jīntáiguan) in Baoji, Shaanxi.
A Taoist temple of Mount Longhu, in Jiangxi.
The Temple of the Town God of Wenao, Magong, Taiwan.
Temple of Hebo ("River Lord"), the god (Heshen, "River God") of the sacred Yellow River, in Hequ, Xinzhou, Shanxi.
Detail of Chinese silk from the 4th century BCE. The characteristic trade of silk through the Silk Road connected various regions from China, India, Central Asia, and the Middle East to Europe and Africa.
A view of the Fort St George in 18th-century Madras.
Coronation of Ögedei Khan in 1229 as the successor of Genghis Khan. By Rashid al-Din, early 14th century.
Bronze mould for minting Ban Liang coins, the mould was used during the Warring States period (475-221 BC) by the State of Qin, from an excavation in Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi province.
Machine-struck cash coins issued under the Guangxu Emperor in Guangzhou, Guangdong.
Cash coins minted between 330 BC and 1912 AD.
Three different cash coins from the Northern Song dynasty, the first coin reads clockwise while the others read top-bottom-right-left, the first and second coins are written in Regular script while the third coin is written in Seal script.
From left to right: Pak Chang-ok, Li Jishen, Kim Tu-bong, Zhu De, Kim Il-sung, Averky Aristov, Pak Chŏng Ae and Choe Yong-gon in 1955.
This painting, titled Horse and Archer, is believed to have been painted by Yelü Bei.
A stone rubbing of a carved relief from the Han dynasty depicting Jin Ke's assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang; Jing Ke (left) is held by one of Qin Shi Huang's physicians (left, background). The dagger used in the assassination attempt is seen stuck in the pillar. Qin Shi Huang (right) is seen holding an imperial jade disc. One of his soldiers (far right) rushes to save his emperor.
Jurchen cavalry charging Ming infantry in the battle of Sarhu.
Stone 'qing' (percussion instrument) from the Erlitou Culture. Unearthed at Dongxialeng, Xiaxian, Shanxi Province, 1974.
A poster outside a high school in Yangzhou urges people to "speak Putonghua, welcome guests from all parts" and "use civilised language".
Chinese pu vessel with interlaced dragon design, Spring and Autumn period.
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Richard was also the eighth earl of Surrey born c.1313 soldier, diplomat, and royal councillor, known as ‘Copped Hat’.
On 9th February 1321, in the chapel of the king's manor at Havering atte Bower, he married Isabella, daughter of Earl Edmund's political ally Hugh Despenser the younger; they were later said to have been aged seven and eight respectively. When his father was summarily executed, and subsequently condemned as a traitor, during the revolution which overthrew Edward II and the Despensers in 1326–7, Fitzalan was disinherited and he eventually fled the country. Following the execution of Roger (V) Mortimer in October 1330 he returned to England and petitioned Edward III for his father's titles and lands, many of which (including the earldom and castle of Arundel) were restored to him in the parliament of 1331, and others during the next few years. He was, however, forbidden in 1331 to wage a private war of revenge for his father's death against John Charlton of Powys, and not until 1343, when Charlton promised to found a chantry in memory of Earl Edmund at Haughmond Abbey, was their dispute resolved. He and the king were almost exact contemporaries, and from this time onwards he remained a loyal and trusted royal servant until his death.
Arundel served Edward III chiefly in four capacities: as war captain, diplomat, counsellor, and moneylender. As a war captain he took part in the campaigns to Scotland of 1333, 1335, 1336, 1338 (when he and the earl of Salisbury, as joint commanders, failed to take Dunbar), and 1342 (when he and the earl of Huntingdon were appointed wardens of the Scottish march), and in those to the continent of 1340 (he was at the naval battle off Sluys), 1345, 1346–7 (when he commanded the 2nd division of the English army at Crécy, and was subsequently with the king at the siege of Calais), and 1359–60; he was also with the king at the naval battle off Winchelsea in 1350, and promised in 1355 to go to the aid of the Black Prince should it prove necessary, which in the event it did not.
Arundel's diplomatic service began in earnest in July 1343, when he was sent on an embassy to Avignon; in March 1344 he and the earl of Derby were appointed as lieutenants of Aquitaine with power to reform the administration there, and simultaneously as plenipotentiaries to the kings of Castile, Portugal, and Aragon; following this latter embassy Earl Richard and Eleanor Beaumont, soon to become his second wife, also undertook a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In 1350 he was again sent to Avignon, and in 1353, when a major effort was being made to end the war, he twice went to Calais as one of the chief English negotiators with the French. In the winter of 1354–5 he accompanied the Duke of Lancaster to Avignon once more. He was also commissioned, in 1351, 1354, and 1357, to negotiate with the Scots for the ransom and release of their king, David II. He was constantly involved in the protracted negotiations of 1358–60, being appointed as the king's plenipotentiary to Wenzel, Duke of Luxembourg, in May 1358, travelling to Calais again in August 1359 to negotiate the release of the French king, and attending the formal ratification of the treaty of Brétigny at Calais in November 1360. In 1362 he was one of the commissioners to try to effect a settlement of the Breton civil war, and in 1365 he was one of the English negotiators of the treaty with the Scots.
When not abroad on the king's business, Arundel held a succession of great offices and commissions in England: justice of north Wales during pleasure from 1334, and for life from 1337; councillor to the seven-year-old Black Prince; keeper of the realm in the king's absence, from 1338 to 1340; commissioner to investigate the financial affairs of William de la Pole in July 1340, and, in December of the same year, to examine the misdeeds of the king's ministers following Edward's sudden return from abroad; and admiral of the north and west in 1340, and again from 1345 to 1347. In July 1355 he was appointed one of the guardians of England during the king's absence in France. There are numerous references to his membership of the royal council from the late 1330s onwards: in 1344 he was granted permission to lodge at St Mary's Priory, Southwark, because he ‘will have to come to London very frequently to treat of various matters for the king’ (CPR, 1343–5, 189) and, taking Edward III's reign as a whole, he witnessed more royal charters than any other lay magnate in the kingdom. Yet Earl Richard was not a man to buckle under pressure from the king: witness his behaviour in the parliament of April 1341, when he and the Earl of Surrey famously courted Edward's wrath by speaking up on behalf of John Stratford, the embattled archbishop of Canterbury. He was also described in 1347 as a member of the Black Prince's council, and in 1359 was appointed as one of the prince's general attorneys. He acted as feoffee for both Henry, duke of Lancaster, and John of Gaunt, and as attorney for Wilhelm, duke of Bavaria, in 1361.
For his services to both the king and his fellow peers Arundel was well rewarded. The first and most significant favour which he received from Edward III was his restoration in 1330–31, but this was soon followed by others: in 1336 he surrendered to the king his hereditary claim to the stewardship of Scotland, which was derived from his descent from Alan fitz Flaald, steward of Scotland in the early twelfth century, receiving 1000 marks from the issues of north Wales in return; in 1338 he was granted the franchise of return of writs and the sheriff's tourn in the hundreds which he held in Sussex, and in 1340 this was augmented to include the sheriff's aid. In 1345 he was granted the shrievalty of Shropshire for life, and in 1346 his right to inherit a substantial part of the estate of the childless John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, was, despite strong competition, confirmed by the king. Following Warenne's death in the following year he leased these lands from Warenne's widow (his own aunt), Joan de Bar, for £900 per annum, eventually succeeding to the title of Earl of Surrey after her death in 1361. In 1365 the Black Prince granted him ‘and his heirs for ever’ £400 in rent from his lands in Chester. As a consequence Arundel grew extraordinarily wealthy, as evidenced by his activities as a moneylender: between 1338 and 1374 he lent a total of some £70,000 to the crown, usually in the form of short-term credit to finance military campaigns; before 1360 no individual loan totalled more than £3000, but following the renewal of the war in 1369 he lent greater sums, the largest being £20,000 in the summer of 1370. He also made sizeable loans to his fellow magnates such as the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, and to lesser individuals or syndicates, mainly in Sussex and Shropshire, where his major landholdings were situated. Documents from his private archives suggest that by the later years of his life his disposable wealth amounted to over £70,000; at his death in January 1376 he left over £60,000 in cash alone, half of which was in ‘the high tower of Arundel Castle’ (BL, Harley MS 4840, fol. 393). The main sources of Arundel's wealth were probably threefold: his large estates in Sussex and Shropshire, efficiently and enterprisingly managed, especially for wool production; capital investment on a large scale with merchants such as the Bardi and the Londoner John Philipot; and the profits of influence and credit—unquantifiable as these are, for interest as such does not usually appear to have been paid on his loans.
But if interest was not paid, Arundel reaped the reward for his loans in the form of political support from the crown. Between 1363 and 1367, when he was involved in a bitter dispute with William Lynne, Bishop of Chichester, Edward III backed him to the hilt, seizing the bishop's temporalities and forcing Lynne first to flee to Avignon to seek help, and eventually to make a humiliating submission. Edward also supported him in the tricky matter of his divorce from his first wife and marriage to his second, Eleanor of Lancaster, who died in 1372 at Arundel, the daughter of Henry, third Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth; Henry was the son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster and Blanche of Artois; Edmund was the son of King Henry 111 and Eleanor of Provence. Eleanor of Lancaster was the widow of John, Lord Beaumont. Arundel's marriage to Isabella had been contracted largely to cement the political alliance between Despenser and Richard's father, Earl Edmund. By 1344, however, the attractions of an alliance with the Despenser family had become less obvious, and, notwithstanding that a son (Edmund, now aged seventeen) and two daughters had been born of the marriage, Arundel petitioned the Pope for an annulment on the grounds that the couple had never consented to the marriage but had been ‘forced by blows to cohabit’. Despite the implausibility of this argument and the consequences for the children, Edward III supported the petition, the Pope complied, and in March 1345 the marriage which Arundel had already contracted with Eleanor, in the presence of the king and queen at Ditton on 5th February, was declared valid. Isabella was given five manors in Essex, while Edmund was bastardized and, despite his persistent protests, disinherited, dying in obscurity.
Richard Fitzalan born in 1346 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England, he succeeded Richard as 11th Earl of Arundel. He married, firstly, Elizabeth de Bohun, daughter of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth de Badlesmere - a contract for the marriage to Elizabeth de Bohun was signed on 28 September 1359, by Papal dispensation. Elizabeth was born c. 1350 and died on 3rd April 1385. Richard then married, secondly, Philippa de Mortimer, daughter of Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster, on 15th August 1390, without Royal license , for which he was fined 500 marks.
Alice Fitzalan born 17th March 1352 and married in 1365 Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent.
Both Richard and Eleanor was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex. In his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed."
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Choose the sentence that has a subject complement. A. The day ended with many surprises. B. The nurse felt my pulse. C. I felt much better. D. We can't leave without seeing her.
The sentence that has a subject complement is I felt much better.
If you need 2,000 calories per day and you regularly consume 2,500, you'll A. lose weight. B. lose muscle mass. C. gain weight. D. maintain your weight.
Positive energy balance is important when A. a child is growing. B. weight stability is desired. C. you're stressed. D. weight loss is desired.
People who are overweight A. have no control over the food they eat. B. lack the motivation to try to manage their weight. C. are always genetically predisposed to being overweight. D. aren't necessarily well-nourished.
People who are overweight: lack the motivation to try to manage their weight.
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Why you need to ask these 7 questions to test soft skills during a job interview My life’s gotten better since I stopped worrying about these 4 things at work Over 50 and looking for a new job? Avoid these 8 resume mistakes 5 steps to outshine your competition in a job interview This iconic (and tiny) fashion trend will be all over your office this summer If your coworker does this when they speak, they may be a psychopath That bad restaurant review you read on Yelp may have been influenced by this odd thing Emotional intelligence: what is it and how can you improve yours?
At Vital, what we do matters. As a leader in the medical imaging software industry, this is at the heart of every product we develop, every service we provide, and especially each member of our team. Vital is part of Canon Medical Systems, and together we lead the industry with the latest health imaging informatics solutions.
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Our offices are based in Minnetonka, Minnesota; Waterloo, Ontario; Copenhagen, Denmark; The Netherlands; and Beijing, China. We value our team’s innovation, enthusiasm, and dedication to help improve the lives of patients. Do you want to be part of a passionate team that believes what we do matters? Then a career with Vital Images might be right for you!
In this role, you’ll work alongside senior resources to design, build, and implement solutions related to our enterprise applications such as Salesforce.com, NetSuite, Boomi, and JIRA.
When you’re not developing enhancements or resolving issues, you’ll be keeping yourself up to date on these and other technologies to look for opportunities for our organization to work and operate smarter and more efficiently. This is not a mundane role working with a sole application, technology, or focus.
Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to use a variety of technologies, programming languages, and applications to develop solutions that will directly benefit our organization and the daily work of our employees.
You’re a tenacious troubleshooter. No problem gets by you!
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An ICT system is a set-up consisting of hardware, software, data and the people who use them. It commonly includes communications technology, such as the internet.
ICT and computers are not the same thing.
Computers are the hardware that is often part of the ICT system. ICT systems are used in a number of environments, such as; offices, shops, factories, aircraft and ships. They're also used in fields such as: communications, medicene and farming.
By using ICT systems we are: more productive - we can complete a greater number of tasks in the same time at reduced cost by using computers than we could prior to their invention, we are able to deal with vast amounts of information and process it quickly and we are able to transmit and recieve information rapidly.
There are three types of ICT system: information systems - this type of ICT system is focused on managing data and information. Examples of these are a sports club membership system or a supermarket stock system. Control Systems - these ICT systems mainly control machines. They use input, process and output, but the output may be moving a robot arm to weld a car chassis rather than information. Communications systems - the output of these ICT systems is the successful transport of data from one place to another.
ICT systems work by taking inputs (instructions and data), processing them and producing outputs that are stored or communicated in some way. The higher the quality and better thought-out the inputs, the more useful the outputs.
What is an ICT system?
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As a U.S. citizen, a tax payer, a voter, a parent, a grandparent, I urge that your commission issue a rule requiring publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their political spending.
Surely you recognize that you have a fiduciary duty to protect investors from corporate abuse of their rights as investors and shareholders to know how corporations they've invested in are spending corporate income. This requires that all publicly traded corporations disclose their campaign contributions to their stockholders and to the public at large.
It is also in my interest to know how corporations are participating in the political arena, particularly since the infamous Citizens United decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.
I need to know which corporate interests are lobbying to poison my water, pollute my air, endanger my food supplies, restricting my voting rights, as we; as endangering my life and my rights as a pedestrian by covertly lobbying in state legislatures to pass Kill on Sight Gun Laws.
No unlimited secret corporate contributions to campaigns.
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When designing a PLC control panel, one of the fundamental decisions is how to provide overcurrent protection for I/O modules. Should each I/O module be fused with a single fuse, or should each I/O point be fused individually? Here are 11 things to consider when deciding how and when to fuse I/O points.
1. Always follow specific customer project requirements and specifications when they are provided. Note that many times it is appropriate from an electrical standpoint to fuse each I/O module with a single fuse. However, customers may require individual fusing per I/O point (or per field device) so that one fault only disrupts the one point.
2. Review and consult I/O module product documentation for any specific product details and requirements to ensure that the I/O modules are being installed in a compliant manner with manufacturer’s minimum recommendations.
3. Fusing is generally preferred over circuit breakers for I/O protection because fuses interrupt faults more quickly than circuit breakers. Fuses are more effective at minimizing let through energy and therefore offer better protection for downstream devices. Fuses are also generally more cost effective in the necessary size ranges. Additionally, small form factor fuses for I/O are typically used in a disconnecting style terminal blocks which allow the field wiring to be conveniently isolated from the control panel for startup, testing, and maintenance purposes.
Analog input modules will have one fuse per module.
Analog output modules/points will not be fused since they are generally self-protected.
Digital input modules will have one fuse per module.
Digital output modules will have one fuse per module.
5. Check the I/O module documentation for on board fusing details and make sure any external fuses coordinate with on board module fuses. If I/O modules are electronically fused or current limited there should not be a need to use external fuses.
6. Be aware that in food production or facilities that limit glass, glass fuses may not be allowed. Ceramic fuses are generally a better choice in most applications.
7. Fuse selection should give consideration to minimizing the number of replacement parts which must be stocked. Since fuses are replaceable items, there should also be consideration to selecting non-overlapping fuse sizes to facilitate proper replacement. Be aware that extremely low amperage fuses are expensive and usually not warranted. Generally, fuses for I/O will be fast-acting type for better protection (whereas power distribution in a panel will require use of time-delay fuses).
8. The 5x20mm fuse size is popular and often used for I/O fusing since it offers a minimum footprint size that fits well with traditional cage-type terminal blocks. However, some customers may require the 0.25 in x1.25 in format. Fuse holders are preferred to be blown fuse indicating type if budget allows, with touch-safe swing-out arms where possible. Indicating type fuse holders require different types depending on voltage level and voltage type.
9. Output modules have an overall module current rating and a per point current rating. For example, a module may have a total current rating of 8 amps, but each output is only rated for 2 amps. Going by the book, you probably don’t want to limit your total current at 2 amps, so you put an 8 amp fuse on the module supply, and 2 amp fuses on each output. There may also be times when you do not want to fuse a single control point, but rather want a whole group fused together for safety or other sound engineering reasons. If several I/O points of any type are connected to the same field device, it may be preferable to protect all of these points with a single fuse so that there is a single disconnection point for the device.
10. Wire sizing could influence fuse sizing. Make sure that the fuse size selected does not exceed the amperage rating of the wire.
11. Be aware of the ramifications for fusing I/O in safety systems. A blown fuse can cause a false system shutdown and add additional points of failure in a system. This is especially true for non-redundant I/O in safety systems.
Do you have published standards and practices? If not, by following the suggestions above, you can be assured that your I/O modules, field devices and control panel wiring will be protected.
This post was written by Joe Weathers. Joe is a senior designer at MAVERICK Technologies, a leading automation solutions provider offering industrial automation, strategic manufacturing, and enterprise integration services for the process industries. MAVERICK delivers expertise and consulting in a wide variety of areas including industrial automation controls, distributed control systems, manufacturing execution systems, operational strategy, business process optimization and more.
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Gather and organize essential moving supplies before you pack to improve your moving experience and protect your belongings during the move. These supplies are not very expensive, and they are available at most local stores. Getting your moving supplies organized right away can help you plan the move in the most effective and time-saving manner possible, making it worth preparing in advance.
Use a detailed supply checklist to plan your move. Lists are invaluable because they help you organize and pack all of your belongings into boxes that are properly sized and clearly marked to ensure safety during transport and handling. Save time by going through each item on the checklist, and save money by purchasing moving supplies in bulk whenever possible.
The most common moving supplies are boxes and bubble wrap. Many small moves can be performed with these basic items. Perforated bubble wrap allows you to accurately size each section of wrap in order to protect small valuables and other delicate items, for example. In addition to standard moving boxes, you may need to use customized moving boxes as well. These are available for unique items that have unusual shapes, and this is an excellent option for protecting electronic equipment and valuables that have unusual dimensions.
Use a variety of boxes, and protect your valuable belongings by reducing the amount of excess space around each item. This essential step will ensure that your possessions are not damaged during transport. Each size of box has a common use, so follow these guidelines as a standard packing practice to ensure the best results. For example, small boxes are suitable for kitchen spices, music, pencils, stationary, glassware and other delicate belongings. Books should be packed into small boxes instead of one large box to avoid the problems that inevitably come with heavy, bulky boxes.
Box reinforcements and bins are accessories that can supplement this process. Medium boxes are suitable for most items. Always place heavy items on the bottom. The box reinforcements are recommended whenever you pack heavy items into moving boxes.
Moving bins are appropriate for miscellaneous items like clothes, shoes and certain types of sports equipment. The side handles provide a convenient alternative to moving boxes. Large and extra-large boxes are appropriate for light, bulky materials like blankets, clothing, lampshades, cushions and curtains.
After you separate your belongings into groups, the next step is to identify specific types of protective materials. Examples include picture packing kits, quilted pads, paper pads, bubble wrap and stretch film. Bubble wrap comes in small, medium and large sizes. The sealed air pockets protect fragile items from breaking. Always use bubble wrap when packing delicate glassware, antiques, electronic equipment and dishes. In general, use small bubble wrap on small items and large, anti-static bubble wrap on large items. Use the large bubble wrap to line your moving boxes and restrict the potential for any movement.
Protective wraps are also used to protect fragile belongings. They are made from shock-absorbing materials, and they are very cost effective. Foam protective wraps are light and flexible, and they are often made from recyclable materials. Corner protectors prevent damage to furniture edges and the walls. Large furniture items will not fit into containers, and the edges may scrape against the walls while loading or unloading. This can happen when you are moving tables and couches. Use corner protectors to cover the edges of the furniture and prevent scrapes and scratches.
Customized packaging and shipping options are available for special items, but you have to know about these services in advance. Any fragile valuables or other special items should be packaged and shipped separately using custom boxes, which are designed to maximize safety during transport.
Scissors and tape are used to secure the open edges of the moving boxes. For the best results, always purchase more tape than you think you will need. Always use heavy-duty packing tape. Examples include aluminum foil tape, shipping tape, box tape and duct tape. Moving labels take the guesswork out of the moving process. Quickly color code and label a variety of moving boxes, bins and tubes with brightly colored labels. Use a sharpie to categorize each label, or use pre-made labels marked for each room in the home.
Business moving supplies are distinguished from residential supplies primarily based on their load-carrying capacity, which is often very high. Moving business equipment from one location to another often requires large carts, hand trucks or dollies. These supplies usually list their weight-bearing capacity as a key feature. Use this special equipment if you are moving many heavy items. You might need to rent a pallet jack, which can handle extremely heavy loads. Loading ramps are essential for moving any heavy equipment with wheels. They are placed over curbs or gaps, and they allow you to move the equipment on an improvised ramp.
Dollies and hand carts come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some of them have handles, and others will fold out into vertical or horizontal positions. Residential moves can be facilitated by using a simple hand truck to stack moving boxes of different sizes. However, moving a business may require the use of an industrial-grade platform truck instead of a light dolly. Always check the weight-bearing capacity of any dolly, hand cart or platform truck to ensure a seamless move. Keep your furniture pads close to the dolly or hand cart in order to avoid searching for them when moving furniture.
Bungee cords and other fasteners can secure your items in the moving truck. They are also invaluable when transporting stacked items on a hand cart. Rubber straps and assorted hooks can be used in conjunction with bungee cords to secure your load vertically and horizontally. These hooks are also used to fasten the ends of a bungee net. Wrap the net around large, bulky items, and fasten the ends with the hooks.
Shrink wrap is an effective part of any moving kit. It can be used to bind several large boxes together, and it is equally useful when securing small items inside of a bin. Shrink wrap can be used in conjunction with bubble wrap when preparing glassware and fragile items for packing. Although shrink wrap is commonly used during business moves, it is equally handy to use in a residential move.
Hazardous material labels are necessary items for businesses involved in transporting certain types of materials that must be labeled in a specific manner for O.S.H.A. and D.O.T. regulations. Always check the relevant manual to ensure that all hazardous materials are packed, loaded and labeled according to the requirements of the law.
Before and after the move, you will need a variety of cleaning supplies to avoid any liability for the condition of your home or apartment. It is easy to overlook the clean-up stage, so make sure to assemble a kit complete with a broom, dustpan, paper towels, sponges and a degreaser spray before you get distracted by the packing process.
Use personal protective gear to avoid harmful bacteria and reduce your exposure to cleaning agents. If you are working in a dusty environment, get a box of dust masks, for example. Plastic gloves, trash bags and hand wipes are essential supplies. Use a moisturizer to replenish your skin after wearing gloves for extended periods of time.
Protective covers are specifically designed to protect common household items like mattresses, furniture and perishables against dust, moisture and other debris. To prevent scratching, use felt floor pads when handling large furniture items on hardwood floors.
Creating a comprehensive moving checklist is the fastest way to get organized. Getting all of your moving supplies together before packing your belongings will help you keep track of each category, maintain safety during the move and improve your overall experience. Every move will require different types of supplies, and residential moves normally require less expensive materials than business moves. Determine the most important packing supplies for your overall situation. Repeat this process for each room until your entire inventory can be safely packed. Think about how many people will be involved in the move, and make sure additional supplies are available when needed. Protect your valuable items and save time by preparing this list of moving supplies well in advance.
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There are four unknown numbers.
The mean of the first two numbers is 4.
The mean of the first three numbers is 9.
The mean of all four numbers is 15.
If one of the four numbers is 2, what are the others?
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Read the definitions of the human organs below. With a Crayola® crayon, colored pencil or marker, match the organ to its name. a. The brain is the body's control center. It controls all thinking, feeling, moving, and communicates and is the memory bank. The brain receives, sends, and stores information. b. The stomach collects the food that we eat. This is important in the digestion process. The stomach breaks down food into small particles to travel into the intestines. c. The heart pumps blood through our bodies. The heart pumps blood, by contracting and dilating muscles. d. Lungs help you breathe. The lungs bring oxygen from the air we breathe into the blood, and exhale carbon dioxide.
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Top 10 most beautiful capitals in the world!
1. London: The leading global city London is the capital and most populous city of England and United Kingdom, considered as most advanced and prominent city for arts, commerce, entertainment, finance, learning, specialized services, research and development, and tourism. This city, undoubtedly world’s cultural capital is home to wide range of people and cultures with more than three hundred spoken languages while also being the most beautiful capital in the world. Some of destinations in extensive variety of attraction in London are Tower of London; Kew Gardens, Palace of Westminster, Greenwich, St Margaret’s Church and Westminster Abbey.
2. Islamabad: The capital city of Pakistan Islamabad is also one of most beautiful capitals in the world, it’s one of the most multi-ethnic and urban cities of Pakistan. Islamabad Capital Territory is with population of a million approximately and is also resident of foreign diplomats, politicians and administration employees. The most developed city in Pakistan has several natural attractions such as Pakistan monument, Faisal Mosque, Parliament of Pakistan, and Rawal Lake View Park.
3. Berlin: Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany for its massive population of nearly 3.5 million, holds second position in most populous cities in European Union. Berlin is primary continental hub for air and rail traffic having highly complex public transportation network. The city is becoming the most attractive place tourism wise by beating Rome and Paris in Europe following its fastest growing tourism activities to grab maximum people to visit the capital. Berlin is also well known for being more diverse and cultural and traditional city for contemporary arts and architecture.
4. Washington: Located along the Potomac River on East Coast of United State, the capital city Washington is twenty third most populous cities in the United States. Being the capital of superpower of America Washington has number of government owned landmarks and buildings like Anderson House, Christian Heurich Mansion, DAR Museum Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens and International Spy Museum, however, the whole list can’t be mentioned here. The city has been listed in top most beautiful capitals in the world for being more attractive, advanced, startling and eye-catching.
6. Rome: Rome is one of most beautiful capitals in the world, one of largest and most populous city in 2.9 million residents covering the area of 496.1 square miles. The capital of Italy has been cited in central-western region of the Italian Peninsula and third most visited in European Union making it one of most popular tourist attraction in Italy. The archaeological hub has several dazzling and eye catching places which include Forum Romanum, Colosseum, Pantheon, Trajan’s Market, and other exceptional destination. Rome is also renowned all over the world as famous fashion capital following its extensive line of luxury fashion houses and jewellery chains.
7. Tokyo: Tokyo is the capital of Japan placed on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu in the Kantō region, named as alpha+ world city. The third Most Liveable City has been considered as most vibrant city among other cities for being very secure, hygienic, fresh, art and cultural. Tokyo is home to Japan’s most of prestigious universities, architecture, buildings and volcanic islands including Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Bunkyo Civic Center and Roppongi Hills Mori Tower.
8. Budapest: Budapest is one of the largest countries in European Union and also the capital of Hungary. It is the most important city to Hungary when it comes to politics, culture, trade and business, commercialization and transportation. Hungarians arrived in this territory in the 9th Century after the Romans. It’s impressive and monumental world heritage includes the banks of Danube River, The Buda Caste quarter, Hero’s square and the famous Millennium Underground Railway, which is the second oldest system of railways in the world and perhaps the most durable too. This city is also in the list of op 25 most popular cities of the world because it attracts 4.3 millions tourists every year .In addition to this, Budapest is also into sports! It has 7 professional football teams. The city also happens to be the home for Olympics, World and European Championships winners and medalists.
9. Ottawa: Situated on the south bank of Ottawa River in eastern region of Southern Ontario Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, famous for some of its outstanding and delightful natural attractions. Canada’s fourth-largest city is home to nearly one million inhabitants that cover the area of 1,072.9 sq mi, considered as one of political and scientific centre of Canada. Ottawa has various natural and historical landmarks such as Canadian Parliament, Byward Market, Rideau Canal, Ottawa off the Beaten Path and National Gallery of Canada.
10. Moscow: Moscow is the capital of Russia. It is the most beautiful city and the last but not least one to be named under the top ten beautiful capitals of the world. People think of this city as the city with long history and with lots of skyscrapers too. Moscow has the largest group of people of billionaires in the world. Moscow is the northernmost mega city on Earth along with it; Moscow is the most crowded city in Europe.
The city is served by a wide-ranging passage set-up. This setup includes four international airports and the nine railway terminals along with one of the deepest subversive metro systems in the world. That deepest subversive metro system is known as the Moscow Metro, which is ranked third to Tokyo and Seoul in conditions of passenger figures. It is acknowledged as one of the city’s landmarks due to the well-off and speckled structural design of its 188 stations. Moscow is the beautiful, stunning, sparkling, dramatic, eye-catching, surprising and attractive place to visit. It stood first in terms of beauty in nature as well as in development of structures too. Over all a beautiful place to see and feel.
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